child for the lycan king

CHAPTER THREE

JANE'S POV

I immediately realized that the person I was looking at was Alpha Luke; this was the first time in months I was getting a reaction from my wolf.

I was starting to think I'd lost my wolf; I didn't want to put much thought into it then. But I was so excited now to realize it's still there.

I saw different emotions cross Alpha Luke's eyes; he looked at me with so much intensity I knew he felt the mating pull, too.

“Who is this maid?” he screamed at me. I felt him trying so hard to fight the mating bond and my wolf whined.

Everyone started looking at us, and the people sitting at his table looked between us with confusion written on their faces wondering what was going on.

“Is she that desperate for power she had to pretend like the alpha is her mate?” Someone whispered from behind me.

“How could a lowly wolf like her be mated to the alpha? It's not even possible,” another person said.

People kept on whispering things around us, I stood there waiting for the alpha to react and prove them wrong and show them that I wasn't lying.

Then the next thing I heard wasn't really what I was expecting to hear, and I felt so shocked.

“Throw her into the dungeon, she must have used something to trigger a mating bond between the both of us”

I tried to say something, but the guards didn't let me speak as they held me back and started leading me out of the hall where the event was taking place; people kept on talking.

I heard different Insults from different people as I was thrown into the dungeon; there was no need for begging; I knew no one would ever believe me.

They treat me like a slave and don't even regard me, and when I finally find my mate, he makes a mockery of me and throws me into the dungeon.

I sat on the floor, fighting the tears that threatened to slip out of my eyes, my wolf was whining, and I tried to calm it down.

I lost track of time as the dungeon was always dark, with little to no light. Two times a day, food was brought to me by a guard, which I always forced myself to eat because it was thirsting like dirt.

A few days later, a guard came to the dungeon and brought me out. He took me straight to the Alpha's quarters, and as he led me, I could see a few people laughing and cursing at me.

“You deserve it, Serena; what were you expecting?” I heard Stella say as I passed her. I ignored all their comments and followed the guard with my head bowed to the ground.

I went to the Alpha's wing, and they took me to his office, where they pushed me to the ground as I entered.

“Who gave you the chemical you used in triggering the mating bond”

He asked, looking down at me with so much hatred in his eyes.

“I'm sorry, alpha, but I didn't use any chemical,” I explained, my voice coming out so low I'm sure he wouldn't have heard me if he was just a normal human being.

“The moon goddess couldn't have possibly mated me to a lowly wolf like you, I'm an alpha so my mate needs to be strong and not a weakling, you can't possibly be my mate”

I felt a slight pain in my chest as I heard those words. All my hopes shattered, and my wolf became eerily quiet; I kept quiet, not wanting to provoke him further.

“You'll be working in my wing as my maid, I need to keep an eye on you and be sure you're not up to something”

I nodded my head quietly, I could still feel the mating pull even though it was faint now. The guards dragged me up and took me to a room.

An actual room this time around, not a tiny cubicle. They gave me three different clothes and three different uniforms I would be using.

Early in the morning the next day, I came out of my room to start my new duties when I saw people moving towards the hall.

I immediately followed them, wondering what was going on. I got to the hall, and people tried their best not to stand close to me.

“Look who I stumbled upon,” I heard someone say behind me, and I turned to see Maliya.

“Good morning,” I greeted her and her friends, bowing my head.

“So bold of you to assume the alpha will accept you as his mate,” she said to me with a smirk playing on her lips.

She dragged me by my ears and placed me in the middle of her friends.

“You're just a lowly omega, and you're not fit to be the Luna of this pack; you should know your place,” she spat on me, pushed me out of the way, and walked out with her friends.

The Alpha climbed the podium and started talking and the next thing I saw Maliya standing beside him and people screaming.

I couldn't understand what was going on, and after a while, everyone dispersed.

I slowly walked back to the Alpha's wing to start cleaning to avoid getting into trouble. I saw people moving things into his room and started hearing whispers as I passed.

“Maliya is going to become our new Luna, alpha Luke has taken her as his chosen mate”

They looked at me as they spoke, smiling and giggling.

That was when I realized what really happened that day. He must have introduced her as his mate.

I ran back to my room and lay down on my bed with tears spilling from my eyes. I knew there was no hope in this pack for me but there was nothing I could do.

I had nowhere to run to, not even a friend I could talk to, which only added to my pain and frustrations.

That night I sneaked out of the pack house and started roaming around till I found a club. I didn't have much money on me, but I still entered. Hopefully, I could find something cheap to buy.

I just needed to drink and get numb. I entered the club and everywhere was so loud. People were almost naked, and everywhere I looked, I saw couples cuddling each other and drinking together.

I went to the bar and sat down. “What can I offer you?” The bartender asked.

I couldn't even think of anything. I've never been to a club before, and I've never had any reason to drink.

“Just get me anything you have,” I said to him.

I sat there and watched him mixing the drinks. “Here you go,” he said, placing a drink in front of me. I thanked him, took a sip of my drink, and frowned. It was hot and bitter.

But there was nothing I could do. I just needed to get drunk, I hope I won't regret it.

I gulped down the drink at once and pushed out the cup for the bartender to pour more drinks for me.

“Wow,” I heard him say, “I guess someone's about to get drunk tonight.” he filled my cup and pushed it back to me.

It didn't take long before I started feeling dizzy.

I felt someone tapping my back and turned to see a hot guy towering over me, I had to raise my head to see his face.

He smiled down at me and I felt heat pull between my legs. I got tongue-tied and didn't know how to answer him.

“You know it's dangerous for a pretty girl like you to be here alone, you could be a pre for the wolfs here”

He called me pretty.

I repeated the words in my head, feeling giddy and excited. The warmth spreading through my chest wasn’t just from the alcohol alone. The drink was already getting to my head, but I didn’t care. With a grin, I picked up my cup, tilted it back, and drowned the remaining liquid in one swift gulp. Then, I stood up.

Bad idea.

I needed to use the restroom so badly, but the moment I got to my feet, the room spun violently. I must have miscalculated just how drunk I was because before I could steady myself, I felt my balance slip. My stomach lurched.

I was falling.