"You can't marry her off to that monster, she's your daughter for goodness sake"
Thane ,I know you love your sister but I cannot risk this pack being in a war with him , Ragnar isn't just like us he is a beast and he would wipe us all if we dare go against him .
Ragnar , that was the name I heard that rang bells in my head .
I slowly opened my eyes and all I could see were the beautiful ceilings of my room .
How long have I been sleeping?
I immediately stood up from my bed and looked ahead of my room, my door was still locked and there was food at the table .
I didn't want to eat , that was the last thing that I wanted , I wanted Lelia , I wanted to ruin her life like she had done with mine .
Before I could think about what I was hearing in my sleep,my door was instantly pulled open and my brother Thane was standing by the door .
"Thane" I called out , letting out the tears as I sprang towards him and hugged him tightly.
I felt his tensed body immediately lessened up .
Thane held me like a baby while I sobbed desperately in his arms .
It was Lelia , she told me to kiss a stranger before I got married , she literally set me up just to ruin my life.
Thane slowly pulls me away and softly grabs my chins as he raises my head up to look at him.
"You know I love you Akira , you will always be my precious little sister , but right now just do as I say , get in the wash and look nice and come down to the family dinner .
"But I don't," I trailed off before he cut me off .
"Trust me sister" he whispers silently as he walks up .
Absurd , that was so weird , it was literally the first time I had seen my brother Thant tense .
Ignoring the burning sensation and the little whining from my wolf , I went to the bathroom .
As I got into the shower , all I could see were just flashes of Lelia , her pretentious laugh and loving smiles , she had always hated me and I never noticed .
That bitch , I was going to ruin her life.
*****
The castle felt tense as I walked out .
The atmosphere seems a bit off and the looks I got from the maids and guards made my heart skip a beat.
I'm pretty sure the news of my stupid act had been shared , the mighty Akira who carried herself down high , having an affair with a stranger .
Those were the thoughts in their head , the judgmental looks they gave , I knew it .
I swallowed the lump as I approached the dining room.
As I looked ahead it was my father , my mom, Ryker , my sister , Ryker parents and my sister , seated together at the dining .
My eyes fell on Ryker , he was avoiding my gaze so badly , he didn't bother to ask me if it was true , he married my sister instead.
At that moment , I didn't know if I wanted Ryker or not. For some weird reason , I didn't feel angry but I wanted him dead and gone .
I sat at the far edge of the table ignoring Ryker's mom nudging me to come sit beside her .
"Akira, I never wanted us to end this way" Ryker's voice interrupted my thoughts and the sudden tears began to well up in my eyes .
" But you married the bitch that set me up without even talking to me"
" I didn't set you up , Akira , you were drunk and stupid and ruined your own life" Lelia yelled at me standing up and I lost it .
I hate you. I screamed as my claws snapped out of my fingers but before I could leap at her, Ryker grabbed me and pushed me away .
"You are not going to hurt my baby" he screamed at me as he threw me to the floor.
My head hit the wall beside me and I groaned as I tried to process what I had just heard .
Baby, what baby ?
When I raised my head Ryker parents looked away and so did my mom except my dad and that was when it all dawned on me .
They were all on this, it was a fucking set up by the same people that had judge me for kissing a man .
" Your sister was pregnant for him and it wasn't her fault that you were so stupid not to get pregnant firstly " my dad's cold and demeaning voice came out .
The tears never stopped flowing, the betrayal stung so hard more than I could have ever imagined
"it wasn't my choice that Lelia did this , your mom came up with the stupid idea because she couldn't see you hurt , but then you did the worst , you kissed Ragnar and now he wants you as a wife"
A wife , Ragnar .
Ragnar, was it the Ragnar I knew or the one I had heard tales of .
The hybrid king?
"What do you mean"papa I trailed off holding on to my gown nervously .
Last night the hybrid king had passed by our pack and since he wanted it to be quiet no one knew he was going to be here .
And you girls were stupid enough to go out last night and you foolishly kissed him .
"He wants you as a wife or the pack , there's nothing I can do Amira , you got yourself a mate "My father told me and the panic suddenly hid me .
"Breath Akira , breath"Thane screamed at me as he grabbed me.
I was having a panic attack .
This couldn't be, it wasn't happening , I couldn't marry him .
Ragnar , I heard so many talks about how ruthless he was ,he took over his father's pack after their death and had dominated all east and west of all wolf packs .
He was cruel and some even call him the devil's son because of how ruthless he was , no one had ever won a war against him and in battle he was a beast , maybe it was due to his hybrid nature , born of a vampire mother and werewolf father.
After wiping off the vampire clan he made himself the king and in terms of mate , before he turned 21 he had ruthlessly rejected 4 of his mates but why did he want me.
I thought it was just a myth , this couldn't be real.
I couldn't marry him .
"Thane please , tell me this a joke" I begged crying desperately but instead he fell silent like he had seen a ghost .
There was a sudden wave of silence that filled the dinner and that tension , I could feel it and when I turned he was there .
No, it wasn't just a tale or a nightmare .
Ragnar Blackwood was standing by the door .
His eyes held that coldness that I had never felt before in a man , it made my heart skip as panic flowed through me.
Our eyes ran into each other and that moment I felt my legs go weak instantly .
As Ragnar walked into the room, the air seemed to thicken, The candles on the table flickered,and I could feel his strong gaze never leaving me .
His footsteps were deliberate,The sound sent shivers down my spine, I could literally feel the tension all over the room.
How did he get into the pack?
When Ragnar stopped in front of me , his eyes locked onto mine , piercing into my soul, that fear, my wolf giving into submission as his presence filled the room.
"I want my wife," he said, his voice low and commanding, sending a shiver down my spine.