VICTOR’S POV~
The radio came on and I heard his irritating voice, hot hush.
When I find him, id take my time, his torture will please me.
“Uh oh, trouble in paradise? Nope, it's official VSquare is finally getting married! If it's not, why did we see Hope Harbour’s own COO Valerie Ashborne coming out of Reine d’amour? Where only the expensive brides go. Is it happening? Is Victor going to man up and face his mentor finally? Or is this a political match? If it is Senator Ashbourne, I'll say the poor choice of husband you’ve chosen for daughter dearest.”
I banged my palm on the table over and over. Valerie has always been a source of ridicule when she has done nothing but love and understand me.
No one gets me the way she does, yet im forbidden to be with her, because I'm a wolf and her father and the elders in the council would rather die than have a human be my Luna.
She was more capable than any other she-wolves in Fellwood forest, and I trusted her with my life.
All she wants is to be my wife nothing more.
Then there’s my pride as a Harrison, the man my father raised me to be.
The lord Alpha of fellwood forest, a throne I must never give up, a name I must uphold and honor.
“Victor dearest” I heard a soft voice call, I turned, and like instinct, I moved to her, “Grandma” I called taking her hand before calling out to her nurse.
A young woman came running, “im so sorry sir she wandered off again” she explained as she gently took hold of my aged grandmother.
“Watch her! The next time this happens your head will be your severance package” I threatened.
She shook with fear, curtseyed and left my room hurriedly.
“Be a good boy Victor dearest” she murmured as she departed, I smiled, crazy old coon.
Her condition worsened after my father died and she kept going on about a curse.
The moon goddess placed a curse on our family, lies told to scare us, but I will not be.
A death caused by no other than the b***h and her crazy squad who robbed and stole f***o.
“Sir” a voice called, it was Elena my beta, I turned, “The girl, Bella Frost would like a word” she continued.
“A word? Has she chosen where she would serve out the rest of her days?” I laughed, satisfied with last night’s victory.
“No sir, she says she’s got a proposition for you, one that would interest you” she continued, I raised my eyebrows curiously.
“Really and what exactly can she offer that id possibly want than her ass back in prison”
“She’s pure blood, sir, her father was the original Frost.” she finished.
I was silent, what exactly was she thinking?
I followed Elena to the bedroom where she was kept, and the Frosts greeted me.
“So nice of you to finally make it James, I see you got my message?” I started, standing by the door.
“Lord Alpha,” he started before pausing, “ go on and explain yourself, first your daughter rejected me as her mate and ran off with god knows who and now your other daughter was caught with the criminals who robbed my house! Explain it!” I thundered with a wolf growl.
“Sir…”
“I'll take her place, I'll be your Luna on one condition” I heard her say, "I snickered.
“And what makes you think I want to be seen publicly with my father’s murderer,” I asked, my tone laced with disgust.
“Because I know you need a pure-blood luna to secure your throne as lord alpha of Fellwood forest,” she said leaning back, her frame curved in a very unattractive way.
“On one condition” she repeated, I was silent, “let my friends go” she finished.
I laughed, and then settled my face sternly, “You must be insane to think that I…”
“Fine, take us back to prison, I don't have a problem. I'd be happy to be rid of you and this wretched family, but we all have problems and right now we are each other's solutions,” she smiled.
“So on that note, if you let me friends go I'll take my sister’s place and help you secure your throne, or I go to prison and let the council give your throne to Silas Blackfur” she stated victoriously.
I clenched my jaw in anger, I can't believe I've been bested by this murdering b***h, but she was right.
“You are lucky I need you, you are lucky that the blood flowing in your veins is what I need, just know this any slight provocation, any mistake at all, I won't take you to prison, I'll feed you directly to my rogues, you've heard the stories, best believe I will make it come true on your behalf” with that I turned back out towards the door, I took a heavy step.
One laced with pain.
“Prepare her, tomorrow is the next full moon, we will perform our mating ceremony”
Elena’s voice came next “As you wish lord alpha”
Bella’s pov~
My mother spared no time preparing me, and elena had shown me all I needed to see in my new home, my sleeping quarters and especially the forbidden area.
Much later in the afternoon, I took a walk with my friends, this would be the last time I see them for a while.
They had to lay low somewhere.
“Im sorry about this Bella” Christy started, 2 eyes punched my arm playfully, “yeah sorry”
I sighed and turned to them, “This is not the first time you guys have dragged me into s**t” I smiled, “ill miss you guys, stay out of trouble” I said.
We hugged each other and giggled.
“Will you be okay, he did send you to prison, arent you pissed?” 2 eyes inquired.
“Trust me I am, plenty pissed, but I have to do this, you guys deserve a chance at life, so many adventures, find someone and start your life, it seems I have unfinished business back home, something much deeper I got to figure out,” I said.
“You?” I heard a voice call from behind, I turned, Valerie Ashbourne? Here in Fellwood forest how? She’s human.
Then She must also know how to get through the trapdoor.
It seems I'm not the rule breaker after all.
“It's you from the foundation aren't you, the i***t who spilled soup on my expensive silk” she started.
I scoffed, “What are you doing here? Who let you into Victor’s house, are you a cleaner? If not you are fired, I cannot let a stupid thing like you work here. You are incompetent” she finished eyeing me in the most belittling way possible.
“You really must be deeply delusional to think you could ever have a chance in our world, look around, this is fellwood forest, not oakfield city, the rules don't apply here, you don't call the shots maam” My friends gasped and I saw her face go red with anger.
She was about to slap me when Victor came out from the house, “she calls the shots everywhere, and if you so much as talk back at her again I will snap your neck in two” he declared before taking her hand and walking away with her, a confused look on her face.
I was enraged, just who the hell do they think they are to talk down on me, he ruined my life and now im going to endure all of this.
“I need to make one last stop at Oakfield City before I say I do,” I said.
By dawn the next day I was home and content with my decision, the hour for the mating ceremony came.
And I walked down the temple of the moon goddess, a happy woman.
“Share blood” the Wiccan ordered, pointing at the bowl under us.
Victor transformed his hand into a claw and slit his arm and blood dripped into the bowl.
I pricked my finger and a tiny drop of my blood joined him, he hissed with anger, “That’s all you are worth to me, a tiny drop” I said, my face straight as I repeated after the Wiccan.
“ With our blood joined under the amber moon of our goddess, I mate with you Victor for all moons”
His eyes narrowed in anger as he repeated his.
“With our blood joined under the amber moon of our goddess, I mate with you Bella for all moons”
“Share touch,” the Wiccan high priestess Lana said, we both hesitated, but slowly we leaned closer to each other and our lips touched.
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What the hell was that? A memory?
The wiccan left and the radio came on, hot hush and his secret scoop.
“Sad news folks, it seems Victor is the scumbag we always knew him to be.
News coming to me right now is that he is indeed getting hitched, but not to our very own star, our favourite girl Valerie Ashbourne.
Heartbroken she may be, we all sympathize with her, but the question in everyone’s mouth is who is this mystery woman who has stolen the heart of Hope Harbor CEO Victor Harrison”
Victor grabbed my arm and pulled me to his burning gaze, his eyes filled with pure hate.
“You have until next month to get pregnant, if you don't I will feed you to my rogues”
He pushed me aside and walked away angrily, my heart started to beat out of my chest.
My anxiety soared through the roof.
How can I get pregnant when I just tied my tubes yesterday?