The Alpha's Contractual Human Mate

Chapter IV. Blood Oath

“She's not even beautiful. How come she's Dions mate?” I heard a woman's voice near me. I opened my eyes and blinked multiple times to adjust in the daylight.

“Shhhh, tone down your voice, Hayley. She might hear us.” another voice of a different woman warned her companion.

“I don't care! Dion is mine.” the woman's breath hitched, indicating that she was angry.“—I invested too many efforts and sacrifices. He shouldn't have a mate.”

I barely understood what they were talking about, but I felt my wounds weren't hurting, just like that night. I moved my body and opened my eyes. The environment felt silent and I roamed my eyes. “W-who a-are y-you?” I hardly asked. I haven't seen them anywhere. And I am sure that they are women talking to each other earlier.

I stared at them and they looked back at me. There were two of them...a petite tall woman that had cherry curly hair. A volumptous body with luxury screaming in her body. The other girl is also a petite woman but smaller and has less taste in fashion, I might say.

The taller woman nudged her companion's hand to let her speak to both of them.

"Uhm Haha”, she coughed fakely and smiled at me with a fake smile. “We are friends of Dion and we heard what happened, so” she looked at the other woman again and continued her sentence. “ We, uhm, visited you.” she smiled at me, trying to appear genuine but I can see through them.

“Uhm okay.” I replied stoically.

“I am Therese and here's my beautiful and gorgeous friend, Hayley,” she introduced, pointing to herself, then to the woman by her side. She stretched her hand for a handshake, which I gladly accepted.

“I'm Haley”, the other woman said, raising her brows for a second, but smiling at me for an instant, trying to befriend me. Fake. I mumbled.

“I'm Ariella” I replied to them. “Dions mate,” I added. As expected, their looks suddenly changed into uneasy ones. I can sense their fakeness. Hayley bit her lips, clutching her fist while looking at me.

“Why?” I asked innocently and gave them a small smile. “Are you not happy?” I took back my smile and flashed them my sad look.

“Uhm no! Of course not, Ariella. We are just…uhmm.” She hummed, thinking about what she should say next.

“We are just shocked.” Hayley added with a smile now. I nod at them and give them a flash of the curves in my lips.

They stared at each other and nodded. “I'm sorry Ariella, but we need to go now. Hayley has a lot of responsibilities as the daughter of the royal general.” Therese voiced out while they were preparing to get out of my room. I nodded at them and bid them goodbye.

They got out of the room and a deep sigh came out of my dried throat. I got up to sit on my bed and take away the fabric coating me. I checked my wounds that I remember but my eyes rounded from shock. I can't find anything. I carefully raided my whole body and I was right. There are no wounds or scars left. What happened? Is it just a dream? I shook my head but was iced on my seat when I heard a voice.

“How are you?” I looked into the door and found him. Dion.

“I am fine. Thanks for asking.” I replied with a small smile which he responded by a smile too. He walked in my direction and my heart beat frantically out of nervousness.

“Calm down. I won't hurt you.” He smiled wider and checked my hands.

“How come there are no wounds or scars left?” I bravely asked him. He looked at me and then back to my hands. He put it back in my side carefully and stood straight, his hands were now in his pants pockets. “I made the doctor heal them.” he smirked and dragged the chair from somewhere into my front. He moved the chair facing him and he sat facing me. Putting his arms on the frame.

“How do you feel?” He asked, staring at my facade. I deliberately looked away and replied, “I'm okay. I felt normal without any trace of pain from last night.”

“Last night? Haha, you fell unconscious for two nights and two days, mi lady.” He chuckled seeing my reaction. I looked at him shocked. I can't believe that I fell unconscious that long. “are my wounds that bad?” I asked for him, but he shook his head.

“Not really, but your weak body took those days to recover,” he shrugged. I nodded my head at him and we both fell silent.

“Who are Hayley and Therese?” I inquired silently. He looked shocked, raising his brows, then his expression changed to normal. “They've been here?” he asked back at me. I nodded my head in response.

“Don't mind them. They are just bunch of pain in my dad's ass. But be careful with Hayley. She's the daughter of one of my dad's generals.”

“W-why do you want me to be your contractual mate? ” I gulped, asking a serious question him . His expression changed into seriousness and I kept watching his movements. He seemed to be lost in his thoughts, then looked at me afterwards. “I don't want to take my dad's title.” He shrugged chuckling darkly without humor. I don't understand what he's talking about and referring to. I looked at him puzzled.

“My dad is the Alpha of this pack.” He soon revealed. He looked at me seriously and stood up on his chair. I can't decipher what he's thinking. “What are you doing?” He grabbed my wrist forcefully. A little squeal escaped my mouth out of fear with eyes welling up. “What are you going to do?” I repeated, looking up at him. My breath hitched from nervousness. The lump in my throat started to pain.

“We need to have a blood oath.” He rudely stated and his fangs showed in his mouth. Panic overpowered my own thinking and I tried grabbing back my hand. I tried kicking him but it was no use. “I, I don't want. What are you going to do?”

I looked away from him and I felt a surge of pain and a sharp thing pierced my skin in my palms. “Arghhhhh!” I groaned loudly and a moan of pain was heard in the whole room.

“The agreement will last until dad give up on me. Meaning it will be indefinite. Your wound will hurt if you tried leaving me without fullfiling our contract.” He let go of my wrist and blood dropped my wrist. He extended his hand on me and I looked at it. He's giving me a tissue which I angrily picked up from him and wiped the thick liquid flowing in my skin.

“And what would I benefit in this contract?” I asked with demanding tone at him. He hissed quitely but remained calm by my side.

“You won't be chased by your landlord.” he stated obviously.

“That's it?” I asked unbelieving him. “That's the exchange of me being killed and bullied here? Oh, come on, Dion! I will break this contract if that's only the gain I can have.” I frustratedly throwed the tissue out of nowhere.

“Tone down your voice. Other's might hear you and our plans will fail.” He gritted his teeth, but I can't sit here bargaining my life for a bare minimum.

“I will go back on my own home!” I angrily muttered and tried to go down the bed but before I did, a surge of pain attacked, in my wound again. It was burning and I can't help cry in pain. “Arghhhhhh! ”

“I told you, the blood oath is powerful.” Dion commented and went by my side. He grabbed my wrist gently and massaged the wound himself. It soothed and gradually subsided.

“You can't leave me without fullfiling the contract. Remember that.” He mumbled softly but my sweats started to drop my forehead. My eyesight started blurr again and I can't help whimper.

A sudden knock on the door almost made me jump. Logan stared at the door for a while and he looked at me. “My father is here. He's going to test if we are truly mates. Act like you are my mate and inlove in me.” He suddenly said and tapped my shoulders for encouragement. Panick again started to grow in my system and anxiety adds my frustration. Damn, what did I enter. Dion walked on the door and opened it.

“Greetings to the Alpha”, He bowed and gestured his father inside which I still can't see because of the door blocking his body.

“Is she really your mate?” I heard a deep authoritative voice coming inside and my heart skipped a beat.