Chapter 2: Chapter 2
DUSK
That’s what I thought as the maid took me through the hallways to meet the Alpha.
But, unfortunately, when we got to his chambers, he wasn’t around. I felt a bit relieved, though, because I didn’t know how I would be treated by the Alpha the first time he saw me. Would he welcome me? Would he look at me with disdain just like he did in my thoughts? I didn’t know.
I got to find out the name of my mate from the maid that escorted me to go see the Alpha. His name was Lucius.
While I was taken back to where my mate was, many eyes were on me. They all looked at me disgustingly, like I was dirt or a stain on their clothes. They knew I was Lucius’ mate, and they despised me because they probably felt a weakling like me was not worthy to be his mate. How fast news spread. I could tell that no one here accepted me, but I hoped that Lucius would. After passing through different hallways, I could now see Lucius standing and waiting for me. He looked handsome and cool, and I was lucky to have such an attractive man as my mate.
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LUCIUS
I wanted to see how the auction I planned to destroy was faring. I was really against the slave trade in this kingdom, but I wasn’t yet in a position to stop it. Seeing people, especially the weak ones, sold for different purposes made me furious, and I really couldn’t stand it.
But when I got to the auction house, I felt a strange aura; it was an aura that attracted my wolf and made it restless. I found my mate!
I went to the auction that I hated so much to observe how things were faring there, but I ended up leaving with a slave myself—I ended up purchasing my mate!
I didn’t want to get involved with her when she was auctioned off to be sold, but my wolf kept urging me to purchase her. As much as I tried to ignore my wolf's persistent urgings, I found myself drawn towards the slave girl. Her silky hair cascaded down her back in waves, and her innocent, doe-like eyes seemed to plead with me to save her from a life of servitude.
She was beautiful, but she was a slave, and a weak one at that. I was not interested in having someone like that by my side. If it had been possible to send her away after buying her, I would have done that. But I couldn’t. In a weird way, I found myself drawn to her, and I hated it!
Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she eagerly soaked in every moment of the unfolding events. But I couldn't understand it—how could anyone find joy in being sold like an object or becoming a slave?
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I had instructed one of the maids to take her to see my father, the alpha, to let him know I brought a mate home. And in a few minutes, I saw them coming back.
"The Alpha isn’t around, young master." The maid said, lowering her eyes.
"Alright," I replied, signaling for her to go.
"Follow me," I said, coldly, to my mate.
Without objection, she followed me like a dog following its master, and I was more disgusted, but I held it in.
We got to my room, and I pinned her shoulders firmly to the wall and gave her a stern look.
She looked frightened at my sudden actions, but I didn’t care.
"I do not want you to do things that would irritate me because even your presence is making me annoyed at the moment. You get that, right?" I shouted at her, slamming my palm against the wall.
"Y..yes," she replied, in a shaky voice.
"If you keep irritating me, I would have to reject you, alright?" I threatened, snarling at her.
The more I looked at her, the more I realized how weak the mate that was fated for me was, and the more intense the anger within me became. I could not endure the anger building in me, so I quickly left the room before I could do anything stupid.
"Damn it! Why would the moon goddess give me a mate as weak as this? What did I do to deserve this?" I snarled as I angrily stomped my foot hard on the floor.
Angrily, I went out of the palace to the forest and called Ariadne—my girlfriend—to meet me in the forest. Maybe her presence would soothe me, I thought.
After what seemed like thirty minutes, she arrived, and I observed how she walked towards me with grace, poise, and confidence. Now, this is the kind of mate one should pray to have. No one could step on Ariadne anyhow, and that was cool. But how does it sound when I, as the upcoming Alpha, have a weak luna? She would be an easy target for the enemies, and that would be a disaster that I wouldn’t want.
"Hey Lucius." She said, smiling widely with her nice set of teeth.
"Hey," I said as I looked at her with lust and quickly hugged her. "Seeing you makes me feel better right now." I sighed. "Why don’t we go to the palace and have some fun?" I suggested keeping a straight face.
"Of course, that would be lovely." She replied as her lips spread into a smile.
We walked back to the palace, and when we got to my room, I pulled her clothes off and she did the same to me as well. She looked even more sexy without her clothes on, and it was a nice sight to behold. I planted a deep kiss on her lips, and she reciprocated. As things became steamy between us, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.
“Who are you?” I growled.
"Young Master, the Alpha asked to see you." I heard a maid say from behind the door, her voice sounding tiny.
Why was it now of all times that I had to be interrupted? when I was about to get my mind off the anger of having such a weak mate.
With frustration clawing at my chest, I jumped out of bed and put on my clothes. I trudged to the door afterwards and yanked it open. Upon opening the door, a mixture of anger and lust started rising up within me as I stared at the figure before me. My mate!