Accidentally Marked By the Ruthless Alpha

CHAPTER TWO

I woke up to the sound of running water on the stone beside me. Turns out I had blanked out from the shock of Alpha Eric’s rejection. I have no idea how many hours I had spent lying on the hard ground there. But one thing was sure, I'm alone here.

Groaning under my breath, I managed to convince myself to go home that evening.

All I just wanted to do was to lock myself in my room and cry my heart out. Who knew that the day I finally shifted was going to be my worst day ever?

Diana my wolf winced and recoiled back with pain. The pain of losing our mate is unbearable to her too.

I lie on my bed with a shattered heart. I just want to die… How could the moon goddess do this to me?... How can she allow me to be subjected to these sufferings all these years when I'm not actually wolfless?... How could she give me a wolf that is mated to the man that will reject me instantly?...

I grieve with pain, my wolf and I each bear our share of pain and unable to console each other.

I want to protest, I know deep down that something is not right. But how do I fix it? I need to do something.

“What if I prove to him that I'm not weak.” I remember that Diana had mentioned that we were a different kind of breed. And she's as huge as an alpha wolf. “What if he rejected me because he thought I was just a mere servant girl ?”

Remember, I was exempted from official pack duties because I'm wolfless. Now that I have Diana, I can take my rightful role as a pack member.

I jump up from my bed as the idea brews in my head. Even Diana likes the sound of it.

All we have to do is to find a way to convince Alpha Eric that the moon goddess did not make a mistake with our mate bond. We will prove to him that we aren't weak. “But how?” I bite my fingernails as I try to rack my brain, trying to come up with ideas on how to carry out my plans.

“Open up Enya, I know you're in there!!” I heard Saphire’s sultry voice across my door as her persistent knocks pulled me out of my thoughts. I wonder what she is doing here by this time. I haven't seen her all day.

“Go away” I return sharply. I don't need any distractions right now.

“Enya, Open this door now or I'm going to shift right here and break this door?”

I don't doubt her at all because I know she means it and she will definitely do it.

I reluctantly dragged my feet to the door “What do you want, why can't you leave me alone” I snapped at her as I swung the door open. I just want to be left alone.

“Holly moon goddess! you look like a ghost Enya. See your face all puffed up. Have you been crying?”

I try to dry my tears with the back of my hands as she steps aside and enters my room.

“I overheard some pack rumours that you shifted today. Congrats girl!! Finally. Thanks to the Moon goddess” She happily giggled.

Seems news has spread about my shift, who could have started it? I wonder. Maybe those men beside Alpha Eric. Does she know I was rejected by Alpha Eric too? I study her body movement to ascertain how much she knows, but I have no clue.

I sigh sadly placing my hands on my face “Yeah, I shifted and got instantly rejected by my fated mate” “Saphire, you know I've always had a huge crush on Alpha Eric?”

“Yeah, who doesn't know? Girl you're crazy about him” she teased me

“Well turns out he's my-my mate but he rejected me instantly, saying I'm too we-ak for him” I burst out with tears.

“Enya, stop crying. This is not the end of the world.” She pulls me into a hug and tries to dry my tears.

“I actually came with Keira and Adam. They said they wanted to congratulate you on your first shift. They are downstairs waiting for you” “Get yourself together girl, we're going to the club tonight”

“Enya, I get it. Parties aren't your thing, but tonight's different. You deserve to celebrate your shift and you need to tell me all about your new wolf” She pinched my cheeks with delight, and in that split second I saw some emotions that I couldn't identify flicker in her eyes.

Despite my reluctance, I decided to attend the party. After all, I need some alcohol in my system if I want to face Alpha Eric. The party sounds like the best distraction I need to cool off my worked-up emotions and come up with an airtight strategy. I plan to sneak to his chambers later tonight to persuade him not to abandon me. No, I won't allow him to give up on me

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It was a miracle how Saphire, Keira and Adam managed to drag me to the “Forbidden Nest”- a popular night club for shifters. Seems it isn't a bad idea after all.

For once, I feel light, tipsy and happy from the many shots of tequila I've taken, I must confess, I've lost count. I came here to get drunk after all.

I've caught a couple of unmated male pack members stealing lustful glances at me, lust written on their faces as they ran their heated gaze up and down my body. It must be the power of this sleek crimson dress that clings to my curves like a second skin, they can look all they care, but I'm not interested in any of them.

I smiled sheepishly at the effect I had on them and continued bobbing my head to loud music blaring from the speakers.

Just when the music was in full blast and the crowd was getting wild. The DJ stopped playing suddenly out, of nowhere, and the noisy crowd immediately grew quiet when a man wearing a dark tailored suit entered the club.

All eyes were turned in his direction as the wolves all stood erect in respect to allow him to pass. Then that irresistible smell of hot chocolate mixed with musk hits me again.

Alpha Eric casually strolls into the club looking like all manner of forbidden sins and temptation. My throat got clogged up and I struggled to catch my breath.

In that instant, our eyes locked and my stomach twisted when his eyes rolled down my body. I saw raw hunger in his eyes as he struggled to remember where he had seen me before as his hot gaze remained on me. My chest pounded and my hands unconsciously flew to my breast, as if to stop my heart from tearing away.

I stare as recognition registers in his eyes then he dismisses me with a nonchalant nod. I shuddered and felt a shiver of dread roll down my spine as he walks past me to his reserved exclusive VIP section.

I immediately make up my mind to meet him here instead of waiting till I can speak in his private chamber. I feel confident that I can persuade him in this sexy dress.

I continued vibing to the party beats, plotting a thousand ways to shake off my friends, so they don't see me enter that VIP corner and mess myself up.

Moments later, I noticed Saphire was nowhere to be found, Keira and Adam were dancing together on the dancefloor. Now is my time to strike.

As I find my way to the VIP section weaving drunkenly through the crowd, I reached out to Diana through our link to give me courage, as I try to remember the speech I've memorized.

I hear some high-pitched laughter coming from there, which indicates that he's got company but it's too late to turn back now.

Nothing under the heavens prepared me for the sight before me. I flinched and froze dead in my tracks. I just couldn't believe my eyes. I wish I had just stayed away.

All wrapped up in a passionate kiss with Alpha Eric was my best friend Saphire. Looks like they're aggressively making out with the way her platinum blonde hair is in such a mess, her long legs draped across his knees.

“Saphire, No!!” I screamed.

Saphire and Alpha Eric sensing my presence quickly sat up. My scream had attracted some attention and people were gathering towards the scene.

Alpha Eric looked enraged like he was a split second away from snapping my head off.

“What are you doing here? Who granted this stupid b***h entrance to my VIP room?” he growled at me with bloodshot eyes. The crowd behind me fell silent.

Sapphire simply tried to fix her hair while she maintained eye contact with me wearing a wicked smirk.

“The next time you try this with me, I will have your head on a platter for treason. You're weak and can never be my mate. That is why I have rejected you.”

“Don't even think in your thick skull that you can make a claim over me, or get me to change my mind about the rejection.” he continued tearing me apart with his words. I feel my knee get wobbly, threatening to give up.

“I don't want to have anything to do with you, you should be thankful that I spared your life” “Look at me!!” he barked

Drawing my inner strength, I lift my eyes to meet his gaze.

“Saphire here is the woman I have chosen to be my Luna, unlike you she is strong and can defend this pack with me” Saphire let out a soft moan as his hands touched her, she pulled closer to him and planted a flirty kiss on his lips.

The crowd gasps in amazement at this announcement as they watch them seal it with their unending kiss.

A cold chill ran over my entire body and shook me with a rollercoaster of emotions - pain, anger and helplessness. The pain of Saphire’s betrayal hurts even more than the Alpha’s rejection. Saphire is the only person in this world that understands how hard I've loved Alpha Eric. Why will she see him behind my back after knowing all I've been through? Why did she hide her affair from me? I thought we kept no secrets from each other.

She was even the one that convinced me to come to this dumb party. “ So she can humiliate us in front of everyone, I've always sensed that she was up to no good” Diana replies in my head. I need to leave here now before I do what will cost my head.

I frantically searched for an escape route, I didn't mind that my vision was clouded by the tears running down my eyes in torrents. I was so focused on running away that it was too late when I bumped into something hard and solid.

The impact was so strong that I lost my balance. Strong powerful arms grabbed my wrist before I almost hit the ground. I try to regain my balance and slowly drag my eyes to meet his gaze.

I found myself lost in the most alluring pair of glowing amber eyes I've ever seen. In that instant, the coldness I'd been feeling suddenly disappeared and I was overwhelmed with this dangerous heat. I hear his wolf as if it was calling out to me.