Twist of Fate

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Taya's POV

I wanted to scream as loud as I could but it wouldn't solve anything at all. It would only make me feel slightly better but it wouldn't solve the issue. My mother was forcing me into an arranged marriage with a damn Alpha Werewolf!

I knew that I would be used for some type of alliance to further my mother's cause but I had always thought that she would consult me first. BUT NOO!! She and her damn henchman, James, went around my back and planned everything.

If my father were still alive then this would have never happened. I slam the door to my room and threw myself on my bed, fighting back the tears threating to spill down my eyes.

Alya my maid entered my room and rushes to my side, " I am so sorry my Lady. Is there anyway your Uncle King Leo could help you out of this arrangement that your wicked mother made?"

I huff then sit up, " I wish he could but he is in full support of this marriage. He believes that marrying the Alpha will secure the treaty that he has been working on."

Alya places her arm around my shoulders,"We will find away out of this arrangement."

I shake my head at her, "No, we will not. I will not allow my King's treaty for peace to fall apart because I refuse to be used as a pawn in my mother's ever growing need for power. I always knew that I would have to wed one day."

I stand up from my bed and walk onto my balacony that overlooks our land. My eyes are drawn to the Werewolf Lands. After I wed the Alpha those lands would be my new home. I wrap my arms around me and sigh. I look up at the sky and whisper, " I miss you Papa."

Raydon's POV

I glance over the Treaty Contract that King Leo had sent over. So far the Treaty seamed reasonable. Werewolves would get more land, a better trade agreement, and the King would hold a ball every year so that any of age wolves could find their mate. The Humans would get patrol through their lands, better game for food, and end to our war. The only downside of the Treaty was that I would have to marry the King's niece.

I mind link my brother Lance, who is also my beta, ' Lance, come to my office.'

In a matter of minutes Lance walks into my office with a folder in his hand, " You summoned me big bad brother of mine?"

I smirk at him, "Yes I did. Is that the file on the King's neice?"

Lance nods and hands it to. He sits down in the chair in front of my desk, " You won't like what is in the file."

I arch my eyebrow at him, " Why won't I like what I see?"

Lance huffs, " The only things we could find ut about her besides the fact that she is King Leo's family is the basics. She is an only child. She is 22 years old. She has short brown hair, gold brown eyes, not fat but not exactly skinny. Her father was Lord General Caillien Kronos."

My eyes shoot up from the file and at Lance. Lord Gerenal Kronos was a legend. He was a weapons master, a brilliant war planner, and a friend of mine.

I ask Lance, " What do you mean was?"

Lance gives me a grim look, " He fought bravely during the last Human-Vampyre War."

I growl, " Who killed him?"

Lance flinches, " Draco"

I growl louder and can feel myself beginning to shift but I stop. I take a gulp of air, "How did that leech slay one of the best warriors of any creature known?"

Lance stands up and walks around my desk to stand by me. He flips threw the file til he finds what he was looking for.

My heart almost stops as my eyes land on the photo. It is of a girl with brown hair, brown eyes, the girl is sobbing as the blood sucker Draco has his teeth in her neck feeding from ehr. The next picture is of General Kronos on his knees before the girl and Draco, Kronos sword is in front of him in thr ground. The pictures shows that Kronos was giving up himself to save the girl.

I slam the file shut, " Stop showing me and just tell me!!"

Lance growls," Draco kidnapped the General's daughter. He fed on her in front of the General after the General had already gave up. When draco threw the girl on the ground the General rushed to her and that is when Draco attacked the General. The General was able to injure Draco but Draco had already dealt the General a major blow. The General was able to get his daughter and troops back home to safety before he died."

I closed my eyes, " When was this war? Why didn't he ask for aid?"

Lance placed his hand on my shoulder to help soothe the beast inside of me, " This was 3 years ago when we were in the middle of Witchland getting Micah back."

I open my eyes and stand up, " I am sorry for their loss. It will be an honor to wed my dear friend's daughter."

Lance scoffed. I look at him with disbelief, " What Lance?"

Lance shrugs, " What happened to you saying 'No mate, No marriage'?"

I shake my head, " She isn't my mate. She is the daughter of a well respected General and this is an arranged marriage for peace. I am tired of all the fighting. I would like to have a break from war and blood shed."

Lance nodded, " Understandable. Will you going to the Treaty Summit or I am going in your place?"

I shoot himm a sly smile, " You go. Meet my future bride. I have other things to tend too."

Lance laughs, " Give Mina my best."

Taya's POV

I was in his arms with his teeth in my neck. My eyes never left my father's. I wanted to scream as Draco sunk his teeth deeper in my neck. I wanted to scream for my father to to get up but no soiund would come out of my mouth. The moment my father stabbed the ground with his mighty sword is when I was thrown to the ground and my father wrapped me in his arms. Draco attacked. He slashed my father in the stomach.

I shot up from my bed and was gasping for air. I placed my hand over the cresent shape mark on my neck. It had been 3 years since it all happened. I felt the tears slide down my face.

I had been so stupid back then. I had thought I was in love with Draco. He whispered promises and sweet words in my ear. In the end he was the one who wanted to kill my father and had plans to take over the Human lands and claim himself king. I was just his bait.

It was my fault my father was dead. I would have cried more but Alya came charging in with her good mood, " My Lady it is time to rise."

I groaned, " Why are you so cheerful in the morning?"

She shrugs," I have the other maids heating the bathing chamber. You must look your best today."

I groan again. Today was the Summit meeting. It is also the day that I would meet the Alpha that I am marrying. I slowly rise from the bed and pull on my robe while Alya opens the curtains to allow the bright sunlight into the room.

I stand in the light soaking in the warmth hoping that it will banish all my negative thoughts and the remants of my nightmare.

Alya places her hand at my back and leads me to the bathing chamber, " I will lay out your best dress. I told the bathers to add in the bathing salts that you like. Maria will be waiting in your room to do your hair and then I will help you into the dress."

I fight back a yawn and roll my eyes. I hate all this pampering. I hate dresses. If I could I would dress only in sweat pants and hoodies but alas I can not. I allow Alya to help me out of my robe and sleep clothes.

I slowly walk into the bathing pool and relax.

I have been soaking for an hour when Alya comes to hurry me along so that we are not overly late to the Summit. I step back into my bed room and spot the dress that Alya had hung up for me. I almost cry when I see it. It is my Grandmother's dress. It is a light forrest green, with a slight revealing cleavage, an opening slit on the left leg, and was backless. My Grandmother wore this dress the day she was crowned as Queen. I wiped a tear away.

Alya smiled at me, " I thought you would like to wear something of her's today so that you could borrow her courage."

I smiled at her. Alya then guided me to the chair where Maria was standing and holding a brush in her hand. Once I was seated Maria began her work on my hair while Alya was doing my make up. What seemed like hours, they finally finished with me. They refused to let me see what I looked like until I was dressed.

They both helped me into my Grandmother's dress and then they walked me to the floor length mirror. I didn't recongize the woman that I was looking at in the mirror. Maria whispered, " You look just like Queen Tonya did the day she married King Frances."

I smiled and then slowly headed toward my doom.