THE ALPHA’S CLAIMED MATE

CHAPTER 3

(DAMON'S POV)

Damon wakes up and the first thing his eyes land on is the alarm clock sitting on his side table.

"f**k!"

Damon says and hurriedly takes his clothes off and rushes into the bathroom. He wastes no time in doing his morning business and when gets done in no time. Taking his car keys, he walks downstairs and sees his father on his reclining sofa watching the news.

Without not much as a glance, Damon hurriedly walks out into his sports car and drives off. He gets to Reeds Enterprises and is greeted by his secretary who hands him his schedule for the day.

It's already past 12 when his father calls;

"We have a meeting soon. I need you in the chambers now" and with that, be hung up.

Damon already knew what that meant. A slave had gone against his father's orders and will now be punished. Damon puts his head on the table and sighs a deep sigh. He gets up and walks out of the building.

On reaching the Reed's mansion, he walks straight to the chamber and sees his father.

"Took you a while son. Now come over here," Vince Reed said and Damon sucked in a deep breath and marched over to him.

"This better be worth my time," Damon spat at his father.

"Watch your tone with me young man or I'll forget you're my son and have your head cut off," Vince said to Damon who just stood looking at him emotionless.

Before Damon could reply, some men walked in dragging a man with them.

"Tie him to the chair," Vince barked.

The men did as they were told and tied the blood face-stained man to the chair.

"You slave! How dare you go against my orders?" Vince asked the man. "You know why you're here. For going against my orders, you must be punished," Vince directed at the man.

The man whose name Damon didn't know was crying and begging for forgiveness but Damon and everyone else present in the room knew Vince was never going to c***k. He never goes back on his words.

Now, Vince Reed wasn't always like this. Once upon a time, he used to be the best father and a wonderful husband. Growing up, Vince fell in love with a human, secretly married her and got her pregnant which led to the birth of Damon. At the time, Vince's father, who was also Damon's granddad, was the leader of the werewolves. When news got to him that Vince had not only fallen in love but had gotten a human pregnant, he banished Vince's love and Damon's mother. Years passed and he didn't hear from her until one day, he got news that his love was somewhere in a small city and had been battling cancer at the time. Heartbroken, Vince set off to find his lover and his child. It took them some time but he reconnected with his lover and his son. He gave Damon everything and showered his wife with love. Year later, Damon's mother and Vince's lover passed away from cancer.

Revenge in mind, Vince killed his own father and took over as the leader of the werewolves but it didn't stop there. He then began to hate Damon. He saw Damon as the cause. He blamed him for everything. Blamed him for merely existing. He took him in only because he was a male child and he desperately needed someone that would take over him when the time came; an heir.

***Back to present***

"Son, today, I want you to make me proud by punishing this man," Vince Reed said to his son.

Damon snapped his head so fast you'd think it was going to fall off his neck.

"What does that even mean?" Damon asks his father.

"Oh don't be silly. You are going to punish him by feeding on him.

Damon looked at his father with so much rage in his eyes then said;

"You have totally lost your mind. You want me to kill a man?"

"That's where you get it all wrong son. He's not just a man. He's not human. He's a vampire which makes it even more interesting don't you think?" Vince said happily to his son.

"Don't waste your time father. I do not care who this man is or what this man has done but I do know one thing for sure," Damon said to his father, every word laced with venom.

"And what could that be, son?" Vince asked, confused.

"I am ten times the man you could never be and I'll never succumb." And with that, Damon walked out of the chambers.

He walks over to his car and speeds off. After an hour of aimlessly driving, he finds himself in the woods. This is where he'd always come as a child to escape his father after his mum passed away. Locking his car, he walked deep into the woods on a clearing he had done years back leading to the cabin. Once he gets in, he kicks the door closed and falls on the floor, crying.

"I miss you so much mom. Things aren't the same without you. Why did you leave me alone? Why did you leave me with father? I hope you can see me from up there mama,"

Vince said to himself with tears streaming down his face. Not too long after, he falls into a deep slumber.

(ANNA'S POV)

Anna looks up from her book to a call from May. Quietly she picks it up and places the phone close to her ear.

"Hey girl, how's it going?" May's voice comes from the other end.

"Good good. What do you want? Why are you calling?" Anna whispers.

"Umm…are you good Anna? Why are you whispering like a toad?" May asks confused.

"First I do not sound like a toad, thank you and I'm at the bookstore which means no phone calls," Anna replies.

"Oh s**t, I'm sorry. Totally forgot. Well I'm just calling to let you know I won't be home tonight," May shoots back.

"What do you mean May? Where are you going?" Anna asks, confused.

As far as she remembers, she's the only friend that May's got so where could she possibly be going? Before she could relay her concerns to May, May happily chipped in;

"Don't worry about me girl. I met someone and we're going over to his place for the night. Live a little Anna! I keep telling you," May says to Anna.

"Just be safe would you?" Anna asks worriedly

"I'll be fine, I promise. Love you munchkin," and with that, May ended the call.

"Great. Just great," Anna thought to herself.

Even her best friend is close to finding love. She'd never find the man of her dreams now. She'd probably be 40 with 8 cats living all alone. She needed to experience her parents' kind of love. Maybe she's just not destined for love? Maybe the kind of love she wanted only existed in her heart? We'll find out!

6 hours later, Anna is done and ready to head home.

"Goodnight Helena. See you tomorrow," Anna said to Helena.

"Bless you my child," and with that, Anna walked home.

Reaching her apartment, she put some food May had reserved for her into the microwave and rushed to the bedroom. She takes her clothes off and hurriedly takes a shower. Changing into her dinosaur pj's, the same one her dad had gotten her just before the incident, she walks out of her room and into the kitchen just in time as the microwave makes a sound signaling her that her food is ready. She takes a bottle of chilled water from the fridge together with her food and plops down on the chair in the living room. Switching channels, she settles for a romance story and begins eating.

Some 45 minutes later, she washes her plate then switches the tv off and heads to bed.