Chapter 1
There was a saying that once you met your mate your life would never be the same again, for Elena it was just like that.
'I can't believe this' She said to herself as she ran, she had been running for 20 minutes afraid that she would get there too late. It had been 10 years since they last saw each other, excitement washed over her as she made a turn 'The elders must have given their speech by now' she thought as she started seeing figures at a distance, she was close now.
"... to lead with love, honor, discipline and strength from now till my dying breath" a deep voice filled her ears from the gathering upfront, there was a familiarity in the voice, she smiled realizing whose voice it was. She finally came to a halt as she reached Zu square, the largest square in the Pack Union and the only place that would contain the audience of a Coronation ceremony.
Panting and covered in sweat she made her way through the seated crowd, towards the center isle. His smile shone so brightly as he waved his symbol of authority in the air and the people cheered him on, then their eyes met and he froze, shock written all over his face.
"EI?" he managed to say.
'This is it, this is the moment I've been waiting for since forever' she thought to herself.
"What are you doing here? You are supposed to be dead" he said in confusion.
Shock and disappointment washed over her 'he thought I was dead?' she kept on pondering his last statement in her head, he hadn't seemed at all excited to see her again after so long.
"Who is that and what the hell is she doing trying to ruin this Coronation ceremony?", "Isn't that the daughter of White-fur, the Alpha killer?", "How do they know each other?", "She looks ragged" Voices began to murmur around her from the crowd and for the first time that day realization hit her. Looking down at her torn shoes she realized just how much she had changed, she looked like a beggar.
"Who let this woman into this ceremony?" Jared said with anger in his voice.
"Forgive me my Lord" it was one of the protector werewolves who served the Lycan King directly. "Forgive me my Lord" it was one of the protector werewolves who served the Lycan King directly.
"Get her out of here, she is ruining the ceremony" Jared said with no emotion in his voice.
The protector wolf bowed to Jared and signaled to his fellow protector wolves that were nearby and together they grabbed her and started dragging her out.
"Jared wait! Please hear me out, don't do this please! I just want to talk to you, please!" she yelled as she was dragged out.
"Elena!" Elena's best friend Karen who she hadn't noticed standing beside Jared this whole time called out to her.
"Don't do anything" Jared said, stopping her from going to her friend.
"In light of the coronation, I would like to make an excellent announcement, Karen here and I are engaged and to be wed in 2 weeks. This is great news because this wedding will solidify the union between the Han pack led by Karen's father Jack Light-fur and the Pack Union now led by me, Jared Stone-born and reinforce our Territory against other packs, we will be unstoppable" he announced with pride.
Elena still being dragged away could hear the cheers coming from the crowd which was now blurring into a distance.
'How could Karen get engaged to Jared when she knew they were mated? How could Jared treat her like that?' she sobbed quietly, still being dragged away.She wasn't always this pathetic. It wasn't always like this...
13 years ago
"Aaaaaaggghhhhh!" Jared exclaimed in pain "Stop it please, I beg you" he cried.
"We'll stop when you are no longer fat and ugly like a pig" one of the three boys hitting Jared scorned.
"I didn't know that Lycan Kings could give birth to pigs too" the tallest one laughed.
"Maybe he's adopted and they are waiting for him to fully mature so they can roast and eat him as pork" the third boy added.
"Woah, nice diss Sam" the tall bully commended.
"Yeah nice diss Sam, you must be really proud of yourself for coming up with that lame crap you just said, i***t" Elena jumped down from the tree she had been resting on.
"What did you say? Did you just call me an i***t?" Sam was furious. I
"Aside being an i***t Sam are you also hard at hearing?" Elena infuriated Sam further. She walked up to him, casually crossed her hands over her chest and stared him dead in the eyes, she wasn't intimidated by his or any of his two friends' heights or ages as they were obviously way taller and older than she was.
"Let's see how you can talk after I've ripped your mouth apart" Sam threatened.
"Well why don't you try it and see what happens" she smirked.
"Nothing is going to happen to me you little pest, I have my father's protection. Do you even know who my father is? He's the Alpha of the Zu pack, the strongest pack in the Union" Sam bragged.
"Oh yeah? Well do you know who my father is?" Elena asked.
"Oooh I'm scared, who is he?" Sam said sarcastically.
"White-fur" the pride was evident in her voice.
"And who the hell is that?" Sam asked.
"Dude White-fur is the scariest man in the union, they say he eats Alphas for breakfast. We better get out of here" the first bully exclaimed.
Sam's face turned white immediately as he realized who her father was "T...t...this isn't over little girl" he stammered as he turned around and ran away with his friends who had already bolted ahead.
Elena laughed loudly as she watched their backs disappear into a distance, she took out a handkerchief from her pocket and used it to clean Jared's bloody lips.
"Does your father actually eat Alphas for breakfast?" he asked shaking in fear.
"No silly, it's just what people started saying about him to show his level of strength after your father gave him the title of the strongest man in the Pack Union for killing the highest number of werewolves in the rivalry war 10 years ago" she explained.
"You know who my father is?" Jared seemed shock.
"Yes, everyone is aware that you are the second son of the Lycan king. Which is why I can't understand how you could let those losers bully you. I am way younger than they are and my father is way less significant than yours but they still got scared of me, how much more you who is their age mate and whose father is the most powerful in all the lands" she elaborated.
"I don't know how to do what you did. I am a disgrace to my family because I am fat, ugly and weak, they would never fear me" Jared sobbed.
"Don't worry, I'll teach you how to be strong" she wiped his tears with her hands "I'm Elena by the way, Elena White-fur" she said extending her hand.
"I'm Jared Stone-born, pleased to meet you Elena" he grinned as he shook her hand.
That was their first encounter, before they were mated 3 years later, before her father killed his brother.