The Cruel Mate

3. Meeting my mate

***FLASHBACK to 7 Years ago***

Every couple of months different Alpha’s threw a mating ceremony. This year it was hosted by Alpha Xavier Scar of the Shadow Moon Pack. The shadow moon pack lands is a dead forest, it gave you an eery feeling. They were know for being a strong and ruthless pack. No matter the location, I was excited of the prospect of finding my mate. I had just turned 18 and this was my first ceremony and hopefully my last. The Alpha’s son had also just turned 18, this is why he wanted to host the event. To give his son the best chance of finding his mate. We all waited at the stage for the Alpha to finish his speech, I made eye contact with his son and felt a magnetic pull to him. The way his red eyes were burning, he felt it too. Suddenly everyone around me started shifting but i felt captivated my his gaze. He walked towards me and shifted into his wolf form staring at me. His wolf was a huge black wolf with the same red piercing eyes. Most the shadow moon pack wolves were black with red eyes, they truly looked intimidating.

I quickly shifted into my snow white wolf and the moment our eyes met I knew he was my mate. He smelled of rainy forests and felt like home. Our wolves quickly ran to eachother and started playing. Then quickly took off to the forrest, both pushing eachother to see who was faster. We stopped at a river to take a drink and he shifted to his human form. I could feel my mouth drop, he looked like a greek god in his sculpted body. His black hair was short and neat, he stood at 6’5. I shifted as well and I could feel him staring at my naked body like i was a snack. He moved towards me quickly and smashing his lips against mine. We ended up mating and marking eachother in the forest. It felt perfect. We walked back in human form, “You know you are gonna have to move here now.”

“I know.” I smiled at him. He just nodded at me as we walked back, holding my hand. Him and his dad made preparations to grab my stuff.

A couple of weeks of living with him he slowly started showing his true side. We sat in the kitchen eating breakfast, as the head omega served breakfast she tripped a little and dropped an orange. She quickly started apologizing to me but i assured her it was okay. My mate slapped his fist on the table, his eyes burning,”What the f*** is wrong with you? Are you that stupid?”

“Don’t talk to her that way. It was a mistake, it’s not a big deal.” I said looking him in the eye, my first mistake. I saw the fear in the head omegas eyes as she stared at me. He turned his attention to me, and grabbed my arm. He dragged me up the stairs to our room not even letting me walk. I made eye contact with the omega as he started up the stares. She mouthed the words ‘I’m sorry.’ My legs scraped against the stairs. I tried to get his grip off my arm, demanding him to let me go. But the more i struggled the tighter his grip got. He used his claws to hold my arm in place. I whimpered from the pain of his hold. He kicked open the bedroom door and slammed it behind us, dragging me along on the ground.

“Since you want to disrespect me, I guess i need to put you in your place.” He smiled at me.

“I wasn’t trying to disrespect you Jordan.”

“THATS APLHA JORDAN TO YOU.” He screamed. He grabbed my throat and threw me on the ground choking me. “Learn your place little mate, or I will help you.” He breathed in my face. I could feel myself blacking out as he choked me. I clawed at his arms until he finally released me. I laid on the ground coughing and trying to catch my breathe. Ice whined in my head.

“I’m sorry Alpha Jordan.” He looked at me and smiled. He bent down and kissed me cheek. “Do you want to finish breakfast?”

“Y-ee-s.” I stuttered out, afraid to disagree with him. The guy i met at the mating ceremony, was not the guy standing over me.