Mated To The Hybrid

Chapter 16

* WILLIAM’s P.O.V*

It was all starting to fall into place. The wolves, the rogues and now my beautiful Valentina. From the moment I laid my eyes on her, I knew I had to have her. She was all I thought about since then. She wasn’t my true mate but she would still be my mate nonetheless.

Now that Nick had accepted my sister’s marriage proposal, everything was indeed perfect. After today, nothing would stop me. Nothing.

“Ready” Valentina calls out as she walks out of the bathroom.

A true gift from the Goddess herself. It took everything in me not to take her to bed right now. No doubt in my mind that I was the true winner tonight.

“Beautiful as always” I compliment my wife, “Here”. I take out a rose gold square scarf and tie it around her neck. Luckily it matched the color of her dress.

“Won’t I look silly?” She jokes as she tries to loosen the scarf.

“Not at all” I say pulling her closer to me, “Unfortunately, you don’t bare my mark. The scarf will hide this”, I gently nuzzle my face in between her shoulder and head, “And I’ll have to leave my scent all over you”.

“Wh-“ I quickly cover her lips with mine as I cup her face. Gently playing with her hair as I continue to kiss her, I notice her becoming stiff. It was a reminder that I needed to spend more time with her. She never seemed to relax in my presence.

“Done” I finally say. I stand back to look at her as her face is beet red, “It’ll be enough until tonight”.

She only nods as she starts to walk out of the bedroom, but not before extending her hand out to me.

She belongs to me, I tell myself, No one would dare to try and claim her tonight. She’ll bare my mark once we return home.

The ride to the royals territory is fairly long as other wolves were also traveling there. Ezra and the gamma family were the only ones riding with us. I hold Valentina’s hand the entire ride as I notice her slightly anxious with each mile. She doesn’t say anything but I do see a hint of worry in her eyes. Ahh yes, my sheltered little wife…this must be overwhelming for her indeed. A big party like this after a life in hiding.

“We can leave early if you like” I whisper to her.

“No I’m fine” she says with a smile, “I’ve just never been to a huge event like this”.

“You’ve got me now” I say giving her another quick kiss, “We’ll have a good time”.

She nods but the the hint of anxiety doesn’t leave her eyes. I’ll have to make this up to her.

A couple of more hours and we start to see royal guards patrolling the area. Dozen of wolves roaming between the vehicles as the driver continues on ahead.

Fools, my wolf Ajax laughs, All this protection won’t save them soon.

Let’s just see if he actually marries Tamara, I remind him, Then we can remind them of how despised they are.

They say you and your wolf share the same desires and goals. Well Ajax and I were no different. He and I worked towards the same goals and nothing would stop us. He is the better part of me. Turning off the connection, we’re greeted by their commanders and the beta once we step out of the car.

“Alpha William of Silver Crescent Moon” The Beta states as he extends his hand, “A pleasure to have you here”.

“Thank you” I say as I wrap my arm around Valentina, “I’ve brought my Beta and his family. As well as my Luna”.

They all bow and greet each other before we head inside. For a wedding that had been planned yesterday, my mother really went overboard.The white roses were practically swallowing the halls. Pearls, crystals and chocolate fountains…what is this? The cheapest and tackiest wedding ever?

“Alpha William” my most loyal Ally greets me first, “I was wondering when I would see you”.

“Alpha Hudson” I greet him, “We have business to discuss”.

He nods and I look over at Valentina who’s gracefully smiling at both Alpha Hudson and his Luna Evelyn.

“Don’t worry Alpha William, I’ll show your new Luna around”. She smiles as she takes Valentina’s arm and drags her along. Either way she needed to mingle with our allies. Its her job as my Luna.

“She’ll be fine” Hudson says as he watches me stare at Valentina, “We have more important things to do”.

I nod and we walk outside again. This time another Alpha gestures for us to walk off to the side. In the distance I see a couple of more Alphas and betas. Including my favorite little toy, Cleobelle. The young daughter of Alpha Jackson. A twenty-two year old brunette who’s older sister, Kelly, was fighting to inherit her pack.

They all greet me and head into a clearing but I hang back as I see Cleobelle teasing me. Licking her plump lips, I pull her closer to me and grab her a** roughly. She softly moans as I start licking the side of her neck and biting her earlobe. My member pressing against her leg as I remember what an easy f**k she is.

“William” she says in between moans, “I need you”.

“Not right now” I whisper into her ear, “Meet me later”.

“You’ve never made me wait before” she starts to move seductively against me, “Don’t forget you aren’t the only Alpha I can get”.

I growl as she smirks in triumph. While I could care less who she slept with, I didn’t want her throwing it in my face. She starts rubbing her hand on my d**k now.

“You’ll be coming home with me” I say as I grip her hair and roughly kiss her, “Make up some excuse to your dad”.

“What about your little wife?” She says with a devious smile, “Won’t she get mad? Or will she join us?”.

Covering her mouth with my lips again, my hand starts to slide up her leg. But this time I hear someone approaching. Before I can compose myself, Cleo moans my name and I growl loudly. The person watching us having run off before I saw who it was.

“F***ing b***h” I growl at Cleo as I push her away. All these s**ts knew not to say my name. I didn’t need this getting back to Valentina.

“F**k you William” she hisses as she starts to fix her dress. Leaving her where she is, I start walking away as I compose my suit and tie. Not far behind, I hear her cursing my name and my wife’s name.

No one says anything as we finally catch up to them. They don’t have a reason to either. It wasn’t like they didn’t have their mistresses.

“It’s done” Hudson tells us, “We completed our part of the plan tonight”.

Sighing in relief, my mood once again lighting up. All the explosive devices were ready for when the time came. A true testament to the flaw in the Royal pack.

“Ready for phase two”, Alpha Quentin says, “It was easier than we thought”.

“We just need Tamara to complete her part” Alpha Robert reminds us, “Then we’ll truly be ready”.

“And she will” I tell them, “After tonight, she’ll be his mate”.

Tamara knew her part. Marry him, mark him and then dispose of him. She would inherit ten percent of his company through her marriage and once he was dead, she’d get a larger portion. She agreed to this plan from the start but lately she seemed off. I caught her staring at his pictures online before he accepted her proposal. I worry she might have started to like him. But I couldn’t voice these concern to them, they would begin to doubt my leadership.

“We shouldn’t meet me like this” Alpha Quentin says as he begins to look around, “The royals can hear us before we hear them”.

“It’s taken care of” I tell him, “No one is hearing us”. It was true, I used my secret weapon to disguise us right now. Or should I say, my secret little witch. But it wasn’t their business to know how I did it. They didn’t deserve to know.

“How?” He asks in a concerned voice, “Isn’t it impo-“.

“I took care of it” the annoyance in my voice rising, “Just remember your positions once my sister signs her marriage license”. Goddess…why do they insist on knowing everything?

“Kingston knows his job tonight” Alpha Hudson replies, “He’s just waiting for the signal now”.

“They know not to harm us right?” Cleo stupidly asks, “We won’t die because of them, right?”.

“Yes Miss Cleo” Alpha Hudson sighs as he looks at her with annoyance, “Him and his rogues know our scents apart from the others”.

“We should celebrate tomorrow then” Another young Alpha boasts, “To the end of the royals”.

They start laughing and clapping in celebration but I knew better then to join them. It was a bad omen to celebrate before victory.

“Let’s head inside” I suggest as I realize I’ve left my wife for too long. I had the sudden urge to see her.

I don’t wait for them to answer but I do hear Cleo giggling with a beta. That f**king sl*t was trying to make me jealous. She wanted to get a rise out of me and I wasn’t going to let her have it. I kept walking as Alpha Hudson and Alpha Quentin join me.

“Seems like Prince James took a liking to your sister-in-law” Alpha Hudson jokes as we make our way in. His total disregard for their royal hearing would not be overlooked. Prince James glares in our direction but we manage to suppress the urge to submit to him. Luckily for us, Maisie Harrington seemed to be a good distraction.

“Everyone seems to be enjoying the party” Alpha Quentin quickly changes the topic, “The string duo tonight is one of the best”.

We find our mates laughing and chatting in the middle of the room, surrounded by other Lunas and ranked women. My little mate didn’t look so nervous anymore. In fact, she was the center of attention. All the women were trying to be near her or even catch a glimpse of her. My beta Ezra makes his way through the crowd as the other Alphas go their own way.

“Sir, where did-“ He stops mid sentence as he sniffs the air around me, “Sir, you-“.

“When’s this thing going to start?” I ignore his idiocy, “I’m ready to go home”. Saying the last part while looking at Valentina, who was now talking to a beta’s wife.

“Sir-“ He’s interrupted when a royal announcer starts blowing a trumpet.

“The ceremony is set to begin now. If you can all please make your way inside the gallery room”.

Everyone starts to look for either their mate or family before heading to the gallery room.

“William, you-“

“Go on Ezra” I command him as I see Valentina walking towards me, “I’ll walk in with my mate”. He grunts in frustration but does what he’s told nonetheless.

“You’re the true star of the night” I tell her as she stands before me, “I couldn’t have asked for a better mate”.

It was true. A strong Alpha will always need a strong Luna. And right now Valentina was just that.

“Is that so?” She asks with an amused face. I nod as I start to caress her cheek. She leans into my touch and I feel her tensing again. Grabbing her by the waist, she wraps he arm around my neck. Right now, I thank the Goddess that everyone is almost gone.

“Val-“ She brings her delicate finger to my lips. The desire to take her here was growing by the second. Even my wolf, Ajax, wanted her right now. Granted, he only saw her as another bed-warmer.

“If I’m the ‘true star of the night’, then why do you reek of another woman?” she quietly whispers into my ear, “Who was she?”.

Stunned, I take a step back and see her perfectly relaxed. She was smiling like everything was fine.

“Valentina, I-I…”

“Save it” she quickly snaps, “You really are something, William”. She turns on her heel but I manage to catch her by the waist. She tries to move but I tighten my grip on her.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I ask with a growl, grateful that everyone was gone now, “She came on to me”.

“Sure she did” she scoff at my words, “Let me go”. She tries to push me off but I catch her hands.

“It’s true…everyone knows what a sl*t she is”

She laughs and I see the anger in her eyes, “I agreed to be your mate but I didn’t agree to you making a fool out of me”.

“It’s going to start. Get here now” Ezra interrupts me through mind-link, “Literally any second now”.

“I’m coming” I growl as I close the connection.

“We should head in” I tell her as I loosen my grip, “Let’s discuss this at home”.

She doesn’t react as she turns to walk away. She doesn’t even smile as we enter the room. Some men instantly snapping their heads in her direction as we continue to walk in. We reach the front where my pack is waiting.

“Where’s Austin?” I hear Valentina ask Ezra.

“Guard 19 is waiting by the cars” Ezra quickly responds, not wanting to answer more.

“Only family and ranked pack members stand here” I tell her while she continues to ignore me.

I hadn’t told her that Austin and Genevieve weren’t considered family. They were two of my father’s bastard children. He had done the unthinkable and had children with my mom’s sister. It’s one of the reason why my father made them part of the family. They easily passed as my mother’s real kids.

I could never do that to you, my love, I think to myself as I look at Valentina. But she doesn’t even look my way. She doesn’t even react when I bring her closer to me and plant a kiss on the side of her head.

“We’re lucky no one can see us” Ezra remarks through mind-link.

“I don’t remember asking for your opinion”, Closing off the connection. The doors begin to open as the royal commander begins to introduce the bride and groom.

This was it. Years of planning and the moment had finally arrived. The days were officially numbered for these royals.

“Crown Prince, Nicholas Montgomery-Hastings and Tamara Davidson”.

I started to clap when I heard a ferocious roar from the front.

“MATE”

It takes me a moment to register what just happened but I see Nicholas in front of Valentina. His eyes pitch black as he tries to take her into his arms. No…no…no. Not Valentina. No…she wasn’t his. She’s mine. I found her first. She belonged to me.

“MINE” I growl back. This can’t be happening. I reach for my little mate when the beast growls back and I feel myself flying in midair. Landing on guests who were on the other side of the room. Vases of flowers shatter in the process as it sends glass flying everywhere.

“Valentina”, I weakly called out. A large shard of glass piercing my stomach as I tried to get up.

“Come on” I hear Alpha Hudson whisper to me, “He took her already”. I tried to look up but the glass was too deep inside. When the f**k did he take her? And why the h*ll did Ezra let him?

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*EZRA’s P.O.V*

Wedding of the century, if anyone asked me. Between the tacky decorations and the glass confetti, I’d say this ended rather well. All we need now is the cake.

“So what’s the plan?” Our Gamma Diego asks, “What happens now?”.

“Mark Romano is still in the private room with Prince Nick and his family?” I ask him.

He nods, “They went in with Luna Valentina’s parents”.

I try not to react as I hear this. That was new. I didn’t know they still cared for their daughter. William had told us that Alpha Harrington offered her in exchange for an alliance. In fact, he said he was rather happy to get rid of her.

“Is she in a room by herself?” I switch to talk through mind-link. I had a plan and I didn’t need the royals eavesdropping.

“The royal commander and Prince Winston are guarding her room”, Diego continued through mind-link, “But no one is allowed inside”.

I nod as I close the connection and begin to text one of the guards. All we needed was a distraction so that I could break Valentina out.

There are many flaws with your plan, my wolf Leo points out.

Well, it’s the only thing I have, I say back.

“Can I have a word?” One of the Alphas who was nearby says, “It might be of interest”.

We walk outside of the mansion to where all the guests are waiting. Some covered in blood and some simply drinking.

“We have a plan to get your Luna out” He says quietly, “Make sure to be near her room but not enough that the royals notice you. You’ll wait for the signal and then take her”.

“Okay” I whisper back, “Wait, who are you?”. I ask the guy who’s suddenly so eager to help.

“Doesn’t matter” he snarls back, “Go before we lose more time”.

What an a**, but I listen nonetheless. I needed to get Valentina out before William blamed me for what happened. He’d blame me for Prince Nick taking Valentina. If he only knew she tried to sneak out the night before…

I text Diego and Austin to have two cars ready. Anything could go wrong right now.

Damn it! I didn’t even ask what the signal would be, I grunt to myself.

Way to go genius, my wolf Leo laughed.

You could have reminded me, I tell him.

Why?, he lazily asks, She’s the Crown Prince’s mate. Leave her.

I roll my eyes as I ignore my wolf. There was no way I’d be able to leave Valentina here and live. She needed to come home and I had to make sure.

Now what? I think go myself as I look around. No one was around as everyone was downstairs now. It was eerily quiet upstairs. Almost too quiet.

Now what!?, I think to myself, What do-

A sudden blast rattles the mansion and I’m thrown backwards. Sirens begin to blare as I hear the howling of wolves. Screams of multiple people are now heard outside.

“Rogues!“ Gamma Diego shouts through mind-link, “Take cover!”.

“No!” I shout, “I’m coming. Have the cars ready”.

I guess that’s my signal. I make my way further upstairs as I see the royal commander standing alone.

“Who are you?!” He shouts as he notices me from afar, “Step away and hide somewhere else”.

“I’m just looking for my sister”, I quickly lied, “She’s ten and-“.

Another blast, but this one doesn’t sound close. More wolves start howling as we hear the cries and screams of people. No way the rogues penetrated this far into royal territory. This had to be planned.

“She’s not here” he states firmly, “Leave now!”.

“Can I at least look?” I ask in a desperate voice, “She has-“

He growls as he runs towards me and pins me up the wall. His abnormally large arm pressing against my neck, “I said no. Don’t make me hurt you!”.

He releases me and I start violently coughing. What the actual f**k! Geez, this guy could’ve just punched me instead.

“Fine” I managed to wheeze out, “I’ll go”.

I started to get up when I heard the growl of a wolf coming upstairs.

“F**k!” The royal commander shouts, “Who’s here?!”.

The wolf doesn’t wait as he jumps over me and attacks the commander. Going straight for his abdomen, I noticed the smell of rogue on this wolf. Yet, he didn’t seem like a typical rogue. He was too muscular and coordinated to be a rogue.

“Shift ba-“ the commander doesn’t finish saying as the rogue bites the side of his face. Blood quickly gushing from his wound as the commander began to shift.

Now’s the chance, my wolf Leo reminds me.

I headed straight for the room as Valentina stepped outside. Her eyes widen as she takes in the scene.

“Let’s go” I say pulling on her.

The two wolves continue fighting as I see the commander gaining the upper hand. He notices us leaving and his eyes begin to cloud over.

Uh-oh…he was definitely mind-linking to someone now.

“Come on” I say as I pull Valentina to a staircase on the other side of the hall.

“What’s happening?” She asks me, “Where are my parents?”.

“We have to go” I shouted back as we ran down, “Hurry!”.

Once we reached downstairs, I took a moment to look around. A multitude of rogues were now in royal territory and it seemed like they were attacking certain wolves only. Screams and the sounds of muffled cries were now heard in all directions. How strange...

“Here”, a Luna quickly throws her coat on Valentina, “Head straight for the north exit. Don’t look back”. She shifts into her wolf and runs in the opposite direction.

“Come on!” I tell Valentina as I try to pull on her. She, however, doesn’t budge. She hesitates as she starts to look around. Her lip trembling and her eyes watering…Goddess! What now!

“I-I can’t go-"

“Yes you can!”, I shouted as we heard more sirens blaring, “Valentina! It’s now or never!”.