The Alpha's Forbidden Desire

02. Murderer

“How old did you say she is?” The Alpha asked Ariel's father, as his eyes never left Ariel for a second.

What she was wearing caught his eye.

He found it hard to resist what was presented before him. His meal.

Ariel, despite her initial refusal to wear this dress, had no choice after being blackmailed.

Almost her full-size breasts were out for the world to see, as if to grab the Alpha’s attention, which seemed to have worked.

Her stepmother wanted to make Ariel sexually appealing to the man who would be coming. According to her, “At least, if you are unable to get a good man with your behaviour and plain feathers, something else should get them.”

“Pervert!” Ariel muttered under her breath. He was thirty-two years old, for goodness' sake, while she just turned twenty-three. The age difference wasn't the problem, but he was ugly! He almost made her nauseous.

“Twenty-three, Alpha.” Ariel's father, Jefferson, responded with a thin smile. He could see that the Alpha was deeply interested in Ariel, and this made him happy. It was a good sign that he was going to make money off her tonight.

“Twenty-three? She is young.”

“Yeah, she is. She is young but old enough to settle down. We don't want her to be wayward. She has to be responsible quickly for her life.” Jefferson uttered and rolled his tongue.

The Alpha nodded.

“Is she up to your taste? Would you like to marry her?”

The Alpha bellowed in a mirthless laughter, “Who wouldn't want to marry this beauty? I just need her to do something for me before I make my conclusion — just a few more checks.”

“Sure. Anything.”

“Great.”

A few more checks? What was that supposed to mean?

The Alpha sat up and cleared his throat, preparing to enlighten them about the few checks of his that he was talking about.

“Your daughter has been rumoured to be cursed and desperate. By marrying her, I am actually lowering my standards. I am going to be reduced to the same level as she is. She doesn't have a good reputation, which is why you also want to send her off…I suppose. This is the final test. I need to see if she is indeed what I need in a woman.” He explained. Ariel looked at her Father. What nonsense was the man spewing?

She had been trying so hard to be calm. She didn't want to display her craziness at this point after the secret that she had just stumbled upon a few hours ago.

If she had not known about it, maybe she wouldn't have felt so much resistance towards this gathering. Surprisingly, he had no problem with it as he simply nodded.

“Alright then.”

“Stand up!” The Alpha ordered, and Jackie nudged Ariel to do so. Ariel was still confused.

“Turn around.”

She turned around.

“Is her womb intact, and is she still a virgin?”

Immediately she heard that question, Ariel scoffed in disbelief. Disdain was clearly written all over her face. He was working on a thin line.

“Why? Are you looking for a virgin to sacrifice?” she spat out, and Jackie smacked her butt. She saw the Alpha laugh as he stood up and approached her.

“We aren't even married yet, and you are already questioning my authority. Fine then, I know how well I deal with women like you. So is she?” He turned to her parents. Jackie positively responded that she was a virgin even though she was not. But they didn't know.

“Your breath? Do you smell nice? Is everything in place?” He took a step closer and started sniffing her body, which caused her great discomfort. He suddenly grabbed her breasts, and her eyes almost flew out of their sockets! Everything stopped for a moment in her head as her brain tried to process what was happening.

She snapped back to reality and landed a hot slap across his face. Ariel pushed him away from her, and he fell, hitting his head against the wooden chair that was behind him.

Jackie jumped up in pure shock at the “atrocity” Ariel had just committed. She screamed while Ariel continued glaring at him. Jefferson rose as well.

“What nonsense is this, Ariel? Have you gone mad?!” He yelled so badly at her. Hearing these words from him made her heart sting so much. The Alpha rose to his feet in anger.

“People said it, and I have confirmed it myself that she is a witch! She is cursed! She almost killed me! I almost lost my life because I was trying to do you all a favour by marrying your worthless and smelly daughter! If you are ready to get your other pretty daughter married, then you can call me.”

“Ewww, gross.” The other daughter instantly replied, showing her disinterest in that offer.

“For what she has done, get ready to face my wrath!” he added. He stormed out of the house.

Jackie was stunned. She turned to face her husband, her face literally asking him what else they were supposed to do? She then looked at Ariel.

“How could you have done this? Are you mad? This was the only suitable partner that we could find for you…”

“Why? Why exactly do I have to do the dirty work? Didn't you see the way I was being touched? I was molested. I was molested right in front of you, but none of you did anything. Why should I become a s*x worker? Don't I matter? Dad, don't I matter? I am your first daughter, am I not? Why am I being a scapegoat? Why?” She burst into tears. Jefferson's head was buried below. No one knew what he was thinking.

He suddenly stood up, “I knew you would fail me. I knew you would not be able to keep your promise.” He stormed in and, within a few minutes, he was back with a bag — Ariel's bag. Ariel was shocked.

“Dad…”

“I want you to leave my house right now, young lady,” Jefferson ordered, and Ariel fell to her knees, desperately in tears.

“Dad, please, I can't leave here. I have nowhere else to go, Dad, please forgive me. Please…”

“ I asked you for one little thing. Just something that you could have done to show how sorry you are for your sins. You promised that you would do it, but you didn't. I don't want to hear it. GET OUT, your murderer! I knew that there was no way you could be my daughter! Out! I am sure your mother must be rolling in her grave in regret because of you.”

Jefferson pushed her out so harshly that she fell from the staircase outside. She groaned in pain. Her bag was thrown out, hitting her in the face.

“Let this be the last time I will ever see your face. If you don't leave, you’ll regret it.” The door was slammed shut against her.

With tears in her eyes and pain in her heart, she slowly stood up and carried her bag with her.

The rain seemed to be against her, too, and it started pouring. She was soaked and walking aimlessly with no place in mind to sleep. After walking for a while, she sat beside a pole in the rain and cried.