“Please stop!” She had pleaded, trying to sound as firm as possible, but her whole body shivered in fear and disgust.
“Stop what? You know just how much I want you, Jasmine.” Chad teased, making Jasmine even more angrier and disgusted than she felt before.
“Please, just let me go!” She said firmly as she pulled away from his tight hold on my waist, and took few steps backward. She became even more brave when she miraculously heard a voice of someone walking into the inner room. It was Andrea.
“Good morning Chad.” Andrea’s usual cold voice broke the silence. Jasmine bowed her head slightly, and looked straight into Andrea’s eyes. It took a lot of guts to look the Luna in her eye, but It was obvious she didn’t want to act guilty of anything, because she had actually not committed any crime.
“Jasmine, what are you....?”
“I came to pick up his outfit for the coronation. He asked me to come get it for laundering.” Jasmine finished, just before Andrea could even ask. Andrea turned and shot Chad a glare, then quickly fixed her gaze back at Jasmine, observing her from head to toe, before ordering her to leave.
Jasmine bowed her head slightly, and walked past them, making her way out of the room. Realizing she didn’t take the outfit along with her, just after she had closed the door behind her, she released a frustrated sigh. Luckily, Andrea may have noticed the outfit still lying on the bed, and ordered another maid to take it out.
“Natasha, take the outfit to the laundry room.” Jasmine heard her say, then disappeared almost immediately, with her heart still racing and thankful that Alpha Chad didn’t succeed with stripping her clothes off in his chambers.
It was really not news that the notorious soon to be Alpha of the blood moon pack; Chad, was looking for every opportunity to make Jasmine be at his mercy. She was so glad he didn’t accomplish his mission this time as thoughts of how he had always tried to lure her into being his personal bed warmer flashed through her mind. He was really disgusting and thoughts of him having his way with her, agitated her entire nerves. Thinking about it again, she may have never liked Chad’s rather malevolent mate, but was really thankful to her for showing up when she did. Jasmine only hoped Andrea would continue to show up, whenever her mate sets his mind on having her like he did earlier.
Jasmine patiently waited for Natasha to bring Alpha Chad’s outfit for laundering, while working on the washing machine and drying ventilator.
“Hey, you seem lost, are you okay?” Jasmine quickly snapped out of her thoughts, when she heard Natasha’s voice.
“Not really, just feeling sick.” She replied, turning around to collect the Alpha’s regalia from Natasha.
“Sick?” Natasha asked, raising a brow and twitching her lips to the side, in a way that made Jasmine smile. Jasmine had made lots of enemies amongst her fellow omegas who craved and hoped for the kind of attention the Alpha gave to Jasmine.
Amongst the few others who had enough brains to not hate her for being effortlessly beautiful and noticed by Alpha Chad, was Natasha. Jasmine could say with so much trust and surety, that Natasha was her friend.
“You had better not be sick, the day just started. And there is really a lot for us to do in preparation for the event tonight, before we get thrown into the dungeon if anything goes wrong.” Natasha sighed in shared sympathy.
“I knowww.....” Jasmine drawled, already feeling tired of how hectic the day was going to be.
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“Wow, your hair is on fire pretty girl. Do you want to use the fire to cook for the coronation?” Chad teased his mate, not bothered by the angry look she was giving him. Her red hair seemed to have ignited fire the more.
Her expression reminded him of an angry dangerous wild animal, about to maul someone, probably not him. A sane person would have fled by now from the glare he was receiving, but he was not a sane person either.
“What was she doing here, Chad?” Andrea finally spoke after a long minute of silence, staring at him angrily.
“You heard the young lady, Andrea. She came to get my regalia for the coronation, so she can fix it all and get it ready for tonight.”
He further explained, as though he was explaining to a five year old.
“I know Chad, but she isn’t your personal maid and shouldn’t be handling this kind of task either.”
“Hmmm...but she’s still a maid, isn’t she? And yes, Jasmine seems to be very organized and knows how to do things orderly. So it wouldn’t be that bad to make her one of my personal maids after the coronation, would it?” He asked rhetorically, feeling satisfied with the valid reasons why Jasmine should become one of his personal maids.
He had always wanted an opportunity to be close to her and this was just perfect.
“Is it because she is organized or because you want to get in between her legs?” She asked not shifting her gaze from him.
“My goodness, Andrea! why would I even think of an ordinary omega, when I have you dear mate, huh?” He smirked and pulled her in for a tight hug, hoping it softened her enough to get her mind off Jasmine. It probably worked as she snuggled even closer to his body, inhaling his scent, and giving him access to nibble on her ear lobe and bite it lightly as she released light moans.
Seeing Jasmine this morning had gotten him really hard and erect down there, so he could just have a quick one with Andrea before meeting up with his father over breakfast.
He had said there were issues needed to be discussed before the coronation tonight.
Andrea seemed to have read his mind as she joined their heads together, and began biting his lower lips softly.
“There is no much time Chad. Father would send for you shortly.” She said with a smile, and he couldn’t help but notice how beautiful she really was. Beautiful, but could be very crazy and dangerous. He carried her bridal style, and headed for the bed.
Half an hour later, Chad strode into his father’s chambers, still recovering from the high of his f**k session with his mate.
“I thought you wouldn’t be coming for breakfast?” Alpha Reon; Chad’s father asked. Chad could sense the annoyance in his voice.
“I’m sorry dad, I didn’t mean to keep you waiting.” He apologized. Alpha Reon raised his hand to dismiss his son’s apology.
Chad wondered what could have been so important for his father to discuss with him before the coronation. The look on Reon’s face this morning, was all Chad needed to know that whatever it was, must be really important as he munched on his scrambled eggs and cheese.
“Dad, is there something wrong with the pack? What’s going on?” Chad asked again, because it seemed like he didn’t hear him the first time, though he knows he did.
“We haven’t heard a word from our Priestess since the slaughter of the Red Dragon’s clan, and I really don’t want anything to go wrong at the coronation if some issues are not dealt with. He finally spoke.
“So what solution do you think the Priestess would come up with now, that wouldn’t affect anything?” Chad asked, hoping that nothing went wrong in the event tonight.
“The priestess has not yet revealed who will give birth to the last evil dragon that will close the gate of darkness. But then, a sacrifice can be made to close the gate forever. That should likely be your first assignment after the coronation tonight.
Don’t worry about anything son, just focus on the tonight’s event. I’m Reon, the great Alpha….” He trailed off. “You seem to have forgotten who your father is. I would rather stir up trouble, than allow trouble come to me.” Reon said in a final tone, tapping the back of Chad’s palms lightly, as Chad fixed his gaze on him across the table and smirked in return.
He knew for a fact that his father was one of the strongest Alphas and could get away with anything, just the way he accomplishes everything he sets his mind to do. And he knew that he followed in his footsteps.
“Eat up son, your breakfast is getting cold”.
Later that evening, guests were arriving for the event already, and different Alphas from several packs were trooping in their numbers. Chad trusted his servants to help them settle in well and comfortable.
Sweet floral scents filled the entire hallways, making the atmosphere feel lighter. It was sunset but everywhere was lighted up with blue, red and white lights that gave a royal ambience. Chad knew that Crown Prince Tristan was going to be representing the royal family today, and he was trying his very best to make the crown prince feel very welcomed. To put it straight, he was trying to be in Tristan’s good books. Soon, Tristan was going to find his mate, and would be crowned as Alpha King. It was definitely the best option to be one of the king’s most trusted Alphas, and Chad was working towards that in every way possible.
He hadn’t caught a glimpse of Jasmine since their meeting this morning. Another Servant had brought in his outfit, and a smile made a way to his face at the thought of the fact that she was avoiding him. He liked it! The more difficult the prey, the sweeter the catch!
He realized he had been lost, smiling to himself, and quickly regained composure as
other slaves dashed in and out of the halls, making sure everything was in order. He strode past them, welcoming his guests and other Alphas.
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It was almost time for the coronation to begin as the large hall was already filled with guests and visitors from across the different packs, both far and near.
Alpha Chad’s coronation was really an event no one would dare miss, as there was always something to leave tongues wagging after every event. The Blood moon pack was really a dramatic one, and everyone knew that.
Jasmine tried as much as possible to avoid Alpha Chad, and was glad she didn’t bump into him anytime during the day. This was the first coronation ceremony she was ever witnessing in her life, and was really oblivious to what the coronation entailed, and the processes in crowning Alpha Chad as their new Alpha and ruler, after the long reign of his father, The Great Alpha Reon.
She knew this was going to be a long and tiring night, as all the omegas had to do was slave the night, and make sure everyone was comfortable at the event.
It was time to serve the refreshments and Jasmine could feel her head throbbing in pain and threatening to split in two, if she didn’t get some rest immediately.
She carried the glass jug of wine steadily to their tables to serve them when she felt it. Yes, she really did feel it! There was no doubt that she had caught a whiff of an intoxicating scent. It wasn’t choking, but she could feel herself gasping for air, and it was like she felt heat in her head, daring her to lose balance.
She knew she was already sick, but there was something more to why she her hands felt so electrified, and she was losing her grip on the jug. She kept trying to hold it firmly, but guess this was just beyond her composure, as she mistakenly bumped into guard behind her and ended up tripping to the ground. Then just as she had expected, the jug of wine flies off from her hand and lands on a table with a loud squash, breaking into pieces. She looks up in horror as she see the most handsome man she had ever laid eyes upon, frowning slightly as he looks over his wine stained clothes. What in the moon goddess’s name had she done?!! Given his position in the front row of the Alphas’ reserved seats, he was a very powerful Alpha.
Everything happened in a blur and very quickly. She was trembling in fear and just wanted to disappear, and wake up to find out it was all a dream.
She caught a glimpse of Alpha Chad and could swear she saw him smiling to himself, because she was so sure he had finally found an opportunity to punish her and make her be at his mercy.
Jasmine tore away her eyes quickly from his, and it landed on the weirdly calm Alpha, whom she had just spilled wine over. Just then, the scent she had caught a whiff of, intensified, and her heart began beating so wildly. She felt her wolf jumping for joy, and that was when she understood who this man was! He was….
She found it hard to believe she could have a mate, and worse still, had found him in such a pathetic situation. She wanted to scream the word ‘mate’, but it was stuck in her throat, probably because her mate in question wasn’t saying a word. He was just gaping at her in an almost unbelievable manner.
Just then, she started to hear whispers, the voice of Alpha Chad overshadowing them all. She could hear him yelling at her, and instructing the guards to lock her up in the dungeon.
The guards had indeed come for her, grabbing each of her arms as her eyes widened in fear. The next scene happened all too quickly, causing her to feel dizzy.
One minute, the guards were grabbing her arms, and the next minute, this beautiful stranger she just found out was her mate, stood with such authority, exuding grace and strength as he growled loudly.
“Get your filthy hands off my mate!”
Whole place fell silent, including Alpha Chad who never goes speechless.
The fact that this undeniably powerful Alpha had just publicly claimed her; a lowly omega, as his mate, made Jasmine feel more dizzy. The next second, she was falling to the ground in unconsciousness.