" I can smell your wolf" his deep grumpy voice whispered " I have no wolf" she protested and a deep chuckle left his mouth "Is that your excuse to reject me?" He asked and her heart started trembling in her chest" Reject you?" She frowned. Annabella, a wolfless she wolf they say, became the biden for her sister's freedom when the ruthless alpha Roman who was known for his terrific nature requests her sister's hand in marriage to seal their alliance but instead her father gave her out like a piece of trash and let her elder sister clenched onto her mate, the only man she ever loved. Broken, betrayed and hurt, Annabella left to her new pack to face her new life. What happens when the ruthless beast finds out he was fooled and given the younger Wolf-less daughter? What will be Annabella's fate?
ANNABELLA'S POV
' You have always wanted to leave this pack and I guess this is it. I should have known how cheap and desperate you are. Who the hell did you think you were? '
'I'm sorry Summer, it's my father's decision and not mine '
' I hope you will be happy with that ruthless beast. You both deserve each other '
I turned on my back to face the ceiling with tears stuck in my eyes as I recalled my conversation with Summer earlier. " I wish this whole madness would stop," I whispered, clenching my fingers tightly on the surrounding sheet.
' I have decided to marry you off to Alpha Roman instead of your sister because the pack will need her and her mate', were my father's exact words when he called me to his office.
I pulled down the sheet from my body, stepped down from the bed, and walked slowly towards the window in my white night dress, my long black hair falling smoothly behind my back. The cold night breeze raced inside the room. Immediately, I pushed the window open, my skin feeling the coldness and my bleeding heart turning hopeless in my chest. Why me and not Olivia? I thought, my hand pressed against my chest in pain.
'But father, I also have my mate, and we are planning to get married. '
'Summer is a beta wolf, and he doesn't need a wolf-less mate.' Father's words hurt, and besides being wolf-less has never been a problem between Summer and me, but why now?
I shut my eyes to let down my heavy tears. It couldn't have hurt any less. The pain was ripping my heart out of my chest and I wish I could just make it stop. It hurts a lot to be told the truth, especially by the people you love.
' You will only get him killed if you mate him. Summer is a good kid, and I am planning on handing the pack over to him and making Olivia his mate, so better make up your mind'
I ran my hand on my aching chest while standing by the window with tears wailing down my face as I recall every conversation I had with my father concerning this marriage thing.
' Did Summer know this?'
' Summer is aware, and you are the only person standing in the way '
I lowered my head painfully and just then a soft knock came through the door. I turned back before cleaning my face to receive whoever it was. " Come in," I said, folding my hands on my chest. " Anna, a parcel has arrived for you." One of my pack's omegas informed me.
" Is my name written on it?" I asked with a nonchalant face. " Not really, but it fits your description," she said, and I frowned as I ordered her to leave it on my bed.
I heard the door shut, back, and I sighed, letting myself turn to look at what it was that was sent to me and who it could be from. " My Bride" I read it out loud with a deep frown on my face. I took off the tag angrily and shredded it into pieces before shoving the red box under my bed for good. I still can't believe I am getting married tomorrow.
I sat on my bed with tears welling up in my eyes. How could I get married and forget all my promises to him? I shut my eyes painfully and the door just opened.
I cleaned my face and stared up at the uninvited guest" What do you want, Olivia?" I asked coldly, and she grinned" I can see how prepared you are for the wedding." She teased" Am sorry to cut your fun, Mom and Dad request you join us for dinner since it's your last dinner with us" Olivia said still having that stupid smile on her face. " Before I forget, Summer and I will be having a date for our four-month anniversary," she said, and I stilled, not knowing what to think. Four months what? My eyes widened." Oh, sorry to be the one to break the news to you. Summer was supposed to tell you everything" she mocked," Why are you doing this?" I asked, and she strode in, closing the door behind her. " Summer and I are meant to be together, don't you get it?" Olivia said angrily.
" Summer doesn't like you". I told her, we both knew how much he hated her because of her arrogant personality. Throughout our years together, Summer has not for once looked at her. The only time he talked to her was when he saw her bullying me in front of the whole pack.
" You think he will tell you if he is interested in me, how naive?" She rolled her eyes and turned to leave. " I don't believe you." I let her know. Anyone in my shoes wouldn't buy any word that comes out of her mouth.
She was no better than a bitch, she grabbed every opportunity to make me look stupid, and I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction she wanted. " Don't forget your last dinner," she pulled the door closed and once again I was left to battle with my thoughts.
If there was anything, I knew Summer would never do that to me. He wouldn't betray me for anything, not the Summer I knew.
I strode down to the dining room and sat on my seat without uttering a word." Alpha Roman sent a message for you" Father broke the silence and I stopped chewing whatever food was in my mouth, the mention of his name brought a sour taste to my mouth just like it did with everyone else. My hands felt heavy as I could feel Mother and Olivia staring at me. " He sends his apology for his absence from tomorrow's event." Father added, and I felt my heart tighten in my chest." He said he had something important to deal with before your arrival" he finished, and my fingers unconsciously tightened around the fork, I could feel my tears threatening to leave my eyes, but I held them back with the last strength in me" It seems he is getting ready for his mate" Olivia said sarcastically and father hemmed in response as if impressed" He sure will be better than we expected" mother said with a smile shoving food in her mouth as she glared at me from the corner of her eyes with a smile.
I lost my appetite.
At this point, there was no single doubt in my head that I was a burden to them.
They seemed to be very okay with the fact that they were pushing me to my death. Alpha Roman wasn't your typical sexy alpha because rumors said that he was nothing good for the eyes. They say he was a giant and ugly as a beast, they say his face was decorated with numerous horrifying scares.
Others say he was cursed because of his cruelty and others say because he killed his uncle who was good to him. It was a fact that his pack was the strongest with gold and diamonds, but I guess that wasn't enough to make him attractive. It was Olivia who was supposed to be prepared, she was the one who was supposed to be in my place because he chose her and not me. He demanded Olivia to be his bride and not me, the Wolf-less Anastasia, daughter of alpha Christopher.
But I guess my parents loved her more to see her run into such an uninterested fate. They appreciated her too much to let her marry such a beast.
It has always been her, Olivia. Even when we were kids, they preferred her more, yet everything became worse when I didn't shift on my eighteenth birthday. My wolf failed to show up even though the pack seer claimed nothing was wrong with me. She said I had a wolf in me, yet I couldn't feel it, and neither could anyone. Things I thought I had crumpled to my face and the only person who held me and told me it was okay to not have a wolf was Summer, our beta's son and my fated mate.
He never abandoned me like my family did, he made me feel important even when my parents were acting all ashamed of me.
I never felt this pain because I had Summer by my side.
I blinked back my tears.
They never took me to parties. It was always Olivia, the better one. I wasn't allowed to leave the alpha space and whenever a new alpha was visiting the pack they would lock me up in my room like I was some smelling piece of trash. Olivia was the one they introduced as their daughter. No one cared about how I felt just because my wolf wasn't showing up.
" Ana, eat your food. It's getting cold" Mother said, and I slammed out of my thoughts. " Summer and I will be going out on a date, so I don't want to eat too much," Olivia said, staring teasingly at me.
I didn't want to believe her, but I was scared she might be telling the truth. Summer was angry with me because he heard I was getting married to alpha Roman, but would he go as far as being with my sister? I wanted to discard the thought and call it stupid, but somewhere within me, I sensed some truth in Olivia's words. Olivia was the biggest snob, but she would never make up stories like that if there wasn't any truth in them.
And Summer, he might hate Olivia for many things, but there was no doubt she was beautiful.
Short black hair, pink lips, beautiful gray eyes, and her slender figure were quite a great catch. I could feel my stomach boiling in fear. I didn't want it to be true, but Father did say he had plans to make Summer the next alpha of the pack.
I didn't know why but I was scared.
" Annabelle!"
" Yes, mother...." I replied, biting on my lips. " What are you thinking about? You have been out for more than a minute", mother complained.
" I don't want to get married," I said, staring at my father and at that minute I felt Summer's presence. I noticed him walking towards us from the door and his pretty eyes fixed on me. My stomach twisted and tightened at each step he took. His short brown hair looked disheveled like always with a strand lying on his forehead.
" We have already discussed this," my father said, and my eyes moved from Summer." No Father, we haven't" I said, shifting my gaze back to Summer, who was helping Olivia out of her seat, so they could leave for their stupid date.
" It's tomorrow and that is final" Father slammed his hand on the table before standing on his feet.
My heart hammered in my chest as I stared at Summer and Olivia stepped out.
Were they going to deprive me of my mate too?
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