Contracted to the wrong Alpha
Chapter 88
Lilia’s Pov
I was done with the duel, I was done with every damn thing that looked like a third wheel in my life, pulling me back and dragging me to a stagnant position in my life. Even when thought all hope was lost and I felt like I could likely die with the way I felt weak, he came for me and forced me to break the damn rules.
I did it and not even a wordd from Alveria could be heard and the most sweet part was the look of victory on Lex’s face. He couldn’t even hide his excitement that I bet all he wanted to do was kiss me the same way I badly wanted to.
But what’s it with such strange powerful smell that’s overtaking my body.
“Lilia, I think we’ve finally found out mate.” I heard my wolf tell me and I almost snorted because I knew that shit didn’t work on me. I was cursed and so was the ability of my wolf to sense our smell.
“I can sense him, damn Lilia, I’m sure he can sense us too. His wolf is calling unto me eagerly.” She stated excitedly and I looked around me to discover that the only person looking at me as if he couldn’t wait to lay his hands on me was Lex. Could it be that he knew, that I’m his mate?
I took further steps with anticipation, my heart slamming heavily against each other and hopes getting all high when I saw him paused as if something disrupted his whole world but I saw a tender little finger wrapped against his torso and I felt a burning ache at the bile of my throat.
The tears fell down at the name he called, his whole concentration at that instant was divided and I swallowed a huge lump.
“Yes, it’s me…it’s me baby. Look at me and feel me okay, it’s me Alex..” she cried so bitterly that for a moment I thought of having pity on her and felt emotional for her presence at the dire minute where I was supposed to hug my mate and enjoy his embrace but I felt nothing.
I felt angry, I felt jealous and I wasn’t even moving from the spot I stood.
“Oh my God! Seraphina…. I don’t know what to say. What the fuck happened? You were…they said you were dead and…you .”
“They didn’t tell you I was in a coma because they believed you would wait and they didn’t know how long I was going to be on the bed. They wanted you to move forward and focus on the affairs of your pack baby. I’m sorry but that’s what happened, I couldn’t help it not see you my love!”
I groaned inwardly at the titles, my hands scarred and itched to slap but I knew I was being triggered by my wolf.
“You know it’s not me Lilia, she’s a fucking bitch for ruining everything for us and I could feel a lie in all of her words! Go get our mate Lilia!” My wolf growled but I just stood there listening to their conversation
“Why didn’t you send a signal, why didn’t you let me know that you were alive somewhere and stopped me from the torture of thinking you were dead?”
“Because I couldn’t even walk!” She screamed, gathering the attention of the others.
“Because I knew how much you would worry and use your authority to destroy anything to get me out of there and I didn’t want that for you. I wanted you to concentrate and feel okay, because I know I’ll be coming over to you. I missed you so much that no amount of tears could fill the ache. Don’t you miss me too?” Lex cupped her face like it’s the most tender thing on earth and nodded. It ripped my heart into shreds and sent me into a state of blank darkness.
“You don’t know how much phina, you just don’t fucking know how much.” She hugged him tightly and cried more and I felt my world crashing, my months of hope and suffering for a man I thought I was going to have in the end, all going down the drain.
“Let’s go home Alex, please…. I’m feeling so cold. My parents are so eager to see you.” She murmured in his chest but felt reluctant, he turned to me and I bit my lips, rolling my tongue in raw displeasure and unable to hide my tears making me look like a pathetic selfish bitch.
“I need to take Flower and get her treated…. and..” she cupped his face and stared deeply as if she wanted to hypnotize him.
“I’m sure your contracted Luna would be extremely generous to understand this moment, it’s very important for us my love. Let’s go home.” She said, smiling at me which I couldn’t decipher if it was fake or real and I stared at her straight back without glancing away, wondering how she knew I was contracted!
“Carry me Alex, I feel cold please. My health is still in recovery.” She told him and he nodded.
“I got you Seraphina, just hold me tight.”
He whispered and carried her up, slowly retracting his steps till I couldn’t trace his back again.
“Are you done sulking Luna? You need to rest, a change of clothes and a happy hour of celebration for overcoming that bitch.”
Raven came to stand before me and I couldn’t hide the pain away from him. It hurts so bad that my heart could rip out without any care in the world.
“I thought they were wrong when they called me cursed and hopeless.”
He shook his head, brushing the strands off but I continued.
“I’m not just a cursed soul Raven, I’m unlucky. They gave that as a bonus to my curse. I hate my life right now, it hurts so freaking bad because…because….” I bursted out in tears in his chest and rocked me slowly.
“Because you’ve fallen for him and getting out of it is almost impossible right?” He helped me complete the statement I nodded.
“Common, let’s get you some rest. I’ll help you forget about him even if it’s the last thing on earth. Seeing my sister hurt again would not happen, I’ll never allow that to happen to you, Lilia.”
I didn’t know what he meant by being his sister but I loved it. I never had a sibling or have anyone supported what I do aside from Melody but hearing this from Raven itself, I feel so safe and that was how I slept off in his arms.
*****
The next morning, I was done with freshening up and getting ready for breakfast when the door was barged open rudely and a queue of maids filed in.
They removed my bed spreads, took off the pillow cases, the curtains, my cups and personal belongings that made me glare at them.
“And where do you think you’re taking my items to without informing me?” I yelled at one of them and she chuckled.
“You’re vacating their room for the real owner. Your room is next to the guest house.”
“On whose orders?” I asked and another released a snort before she answered me.
“On Luna Seraphina of course! She’s getting her room back! So fuck off and go to your new room. I already told you that this was going to happen no matter the effort you put in here.”
I growled, I was fucking raging and I knew someone would get it hurt from me this morning.
“Return back every item to the way it was if the orders didn’t come from Alexander himself.” I ordered and they kept working, acting as if I was an unidentified ghost.
“I just made an order, return back my fucking things!”
“Stop yelling at us, you have no right to do that when you’re nothing but a signed Luna on paper!”
I slapped the maid before me so hard that her hair went flying to cover her face and she fell down hard but I pulled hair over and made her stand.
“You want to see who has the authority in this pack, you fucking bitch?”
I asked her, trying to tame my wolf and she glared at me with her big eyeballs and I slapped her so hard again enough to make people stop working.
“When I talk to you, I expect your ugly big eyeballs down!”
“Guardsss!” I yelled with such a loud ferocity that surprised me and they trooped in at once. Raven followed suit and relief flooded through my veins.
“Throw this one in the dungeon and the rest of them for defiling my orders. Send a new set of maids to arrange my things back in order and the only reason they get out of that dungeon is when I’m no longer the Luna of the pack!” I spat out and they all bowed.
“That’s barbaric! You’re not our Luna bitch! Our real Luna is Seraphina so don’t think I’ll last a day in that dungeon, you’ll always remain on paper!” The maid yelled angrily and Raven’s eyes darkened.
“Exile all of them instead!” He ordered and they all fell to their knees.
“B.. beta Raven!”
“As from now henceforth, they are rogues.” He added and they all fell to their knees.
“Beta Raven? You…you can’t do that.” The guards shakily asked him and he scoffed, retrieving his phone to make a call.
“Hello Alpha..” the call was placed on a loudspeaker.
“Raven, is everything okay? I can’t get in touch because I want to speak with Alveria and my father.”
“I need your approval to exile some bunch of maids.”
“Why? Did they fucking disrespect you? Why would you need my approval for that? Send the bitches out of my pack!” He growled through the phone and a gasp echoed in the room.
“No, it’s your Luna.” He said, staring at me and I got nervous. What if he said I was unimportant so it was useless?
“Flower..” he said breathlessly and waited for a while.
“What did they do to her?”
“Nothing much, aside from calling her a bitch and Seraphina the real Luna just because she didn’t want any disruption in her room. I don’t want to kill them, Alpha.” Raven told him and we could all hear a curse and an excuse at the other end.
“I’m coming.” He said and cut the call and I heaved a sigh of nervousness.
“Call the maids to fix her room.”
He ordered and the door opened that moment to reveal Lex whose gaze was fixed on me.
“Why is her room a mess and why call your Luna a bitch?”
“I…we …. we were following Luna Seraphina’s order. We didn’t mean to cause any harm, Alpha!”
Alexander twitched his lips and sighed , ruffling his hair as if he was tired of everything.
“Actually, you caused harm. You insulted me instead and I can’t help but let the Beta give you a little punishment. Seraphina just returned yesterday and you’re already using her name for this?”
The door opened and Seraphina came inside, looking like a pale witch that would soon fall off.
“I’m so sorry baby, I just wanted a room next to you but she occupied it. Is that too much to ask? Why are you exiling them for something so trivial? I’m still sick and you know that.” She cried and I scoffed.
“This room is for Lilia! If you’re still sick, I’ll get the Medical team for you but don’t cross the line again Seraphina. She’s my Luna and any disrespect to her is attributed to me. If you want to see me, simply call or tell the guards and I’ll be there.” She gasped in horror and I was shocked as well.
“Why are you treating me like a stranger? I’m also your Luna!”
“You were almost my Luna, don’t make this hard for me please. I’m happy you’re alive but she’s mine.” Lex turned to me and came closer with purposeful steps and carried me up in bridal style that almost made my heart leap with extreme excitement.
“You should rest flower, let’s go to my room before they are done.” I nodded at him and he took me out of the room, leading me to his room instead right on the bed.
“D…d.. don’t you miss her or something? I thought…I thought..”
“That what? I would leave you and go back to her?” He completed the words and tears slipped from my eyes instead.
“Then what I told you would be a lie, if I ever act less than what I confessed to you then something else is wrong. Not when you’re mine, my fucking mate to complete my existence.” I cupped his face and gasped.
” I thought I was the only one that knew that.”
“Mm…that wouldn’t be fair. I knew first, the same way I fell first.” I chuckled and kissed his pretty eyes but he bent low to kiss my lips instead, pouring all the love from his heart and I invited him wholeheartedly. I kissed him hard and hungrily and he returned it, our breathing became tensed and the whole room suddenly became hot.