Half Sisters[The Quest]

CHAPTER 2

Taking Speed

Eileen's POV

“Look into my eyes,” my father told me firmly. “You are my daughter and I mean my legitimate daughter. You are the child born by the love of my life. You should never compare yourself to Emily.”

Upon saying this, he let his hand off my throat. He never gripped me tightly, so I didn't need to cough like most dramas would portray. He held my hand and made me sit on his chair. Then, he looked into my eyes. I was as focused as ever before in this situation.

“Emily might be easily bullied because she is illegitimate. I still regard her as my daughter and I love her. It is sad but the only thing I can do for Emily is what I am doing right now. She will lead a soft life like a princess. I have nothing more for her,” my father said calmly.

“But what about me? What do you have for me?” I asked desperately. “Is it adolescence without experiencing luxury and youthful exuberance?”

My father laughed. It had been a long time since I saw him do this.

“I have a secured future waiting for you. It won't make much sense now, but you will understand in the future!” My father told me on that day. Even though I didn't understand like he presumed, I felt like I had been served a full plate of my best meal.

And as he said, I only realize it in the future.

And by the future, I mean ten years later when I am twenty-five. And that's where the actual drama started.

***

“Your father is…” Fiona started to sob. She didn't need to complete the statement before I knew what happened. I broke down as well, unable to contain my feelings.

I can remember the night before my father set out to that village with the military troops. There had been an invasion from the neighbours to the north, and my father had to help the affected towns out. My father smiled so brightly that night as he left with his men.

Everyone was devastated to hear that the main forces had been ambushed and killed by the enemy and my father's little soldiers were all that were left. His men were only twenty and when my father wanted them to attack an enemy with a thousand-man army, they refused bluntly for the first time in their life.

Ten ran away, while ten stayed with him regardless. When the enemy attacked, my father defended ten men and they held the thousand men from moving forward until reinforcements came. However, the result was that all ten men died and my father had three major injuries when the reinforcements arrived. He was brought back to be treated, but he died eventually from excessive bleeding.

He died a hero.

“Miss Eileen!” I heard someone call. I raised my head only to find someone I never knew watching me. The man was fairly aged and he walked towards me carefully. “I am Elder Wallace. I have heard so much about you from your late father.”

“Well, I know nothing about you though,” I replied calmly.

“You are a great lady. Your face shows it all!” Elder Wallace smiled. I nodded in shyness. “I am sent by the whole elder community. You shall be in the great hall tomorrow.”

“But… that is impossible!” I exclaimed. “The great hall is not for women. I am a girl. I am a lady, in case you forgot.”

Elder Wallace smiled.

“The great hall is for the Alpha's women as well,” he replied with a smile fixed on his face. I had a normal expression before but my face turned sour.

“I do not belong to the Alpha,” I replied calmly. I didn't know what to think of the joke which Elder Wallace made up. The Alpha's women were simply his concubines and his Luna. Even though my father was a late Beta, I still had nothing that made me qualified for any of the positions.

“You will be a woman for the Alpha!” Elder Wallace replied. “This isn't formal yet, but you will be Luna, my dear child. Come to the great hall tomorrow and I will undoubtedly bow to you for the first time.”

I was going to laugh it off, but he looked so serious. He nodded when he saw that I had comprehended what he said, and he walked off instantly. I was overshadowed in shock and I couldn't believe it until the next day at the great hall. It was barely twenty-four hours after my father's death that all this happened. I was allowed to enter the great hall and I could see the gathering of the elders and the Alpha sitting in that high seat.

I could see the space of my father as the Beta, but it was left as an empty space.

This was the first time I saw the Alpha. I knew his name was Andy Lillie and I had met his late father and his late grandfather, whom my father also served. I met his grandfather and father on the same day actually, when I was eight years old. Seeing him on his majestic seat reminded me of that day.

Andy was very huge, unlike his father and grandfather. I had heard tales of how his grandmother was like a giant and I had to conclude that he was just like her. He was not the most handsome man I had ever met, but I appreciated his strong appearance. He looked like the type to be able to defend me in every situation. Even his look would send chills to my bully's spine.

“Your name is Eileen, young lady,” Alpha Andy asked indirectly.

“Yes, my lord,” I replied, trembling due to his majestic presence.

“You look beautiful enough. I am not looking for much in a Luna myself,” he muttered, like he wasn't interested. However, Elder Wallace stepped outside.

“She is the legitimate daughter of your late Beta, who died as a national hero, my Lord. I think she is very beautiful. I mean one of the finest in this Pack and attractive as well,” Elder Wallace said confidently. Alpha Andy looked at me one more time and stood up from his seat and walked up to me. I could feel my heart beating harder as he took my hand.

“I will be mated to you, and we will live happily ever after! Our love story will inspire others in this pack, and we will be known forever because different scholars will write about us,” Alpha Andy. His words seemed out of pace, but I didn't mind. I smiled and, with my heart beating hard, he led me to his throne. I sat beside him and all the elders stood up, bowing now.

“Long live the Alpha! Long live the Luna!” They shouted.

This was one of the major twists in my life and I accepted it with urgent hands. I never expected it to happen in my life.

We had our mating ceremony and on our first night together, I got ready to be defiled. I had kept my virginity like a chaste bride. Alpha Andy was gentle with me that night and even though it hurt, I was proud of myself. Alpha Andy seemed to be in so much pleasure with the way he moaned into my ears. I was glad that my pain could give him pleasure.

But after he ejaculated inside me, he pushed me off the bed.

I fell, hitting my knee on the hard floor.

I raised my head only to meet a wicked smile on Alpha Andy's face.