The Alpha’s Arranged Bride

JOANNA’S POV

Quickly, I darted my eyes around. I was not too sure if he was alone, or he came with company. They must not get to me. I held my stomach, trying to protect my baby. Seeing me scared of him made him smile even more.

How did he suddenly become a monster? This was not the man I had fallen in love with. It seemed the moment he became an Alpha, he became different. Or was I blind to notice it all this while? Did my love blind me from seeing who I was in love with?

He was always so sweet to me. He told me how much he loved me every day. When we could not see each other, he would send numerous letters to me, telling me why we could not see each other, how much he loved me and how he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.

All these made me fall madly in love with him. I was livid. I was so preoccupied with all these that I didn’t notice his unkindness towards me.

It did not matter anyway because he always apologized after. He made me quickly forget that he did anything wrong or misbehaved. He promised me peace, respect, and freedom. All this and more he promised, but now, he was acting like there was never a time he showered me with love and care.

It felt like all those times were just some illusion; a fantasy I had eluded myself with. It was too much for me to think about. He knew how much I loved my parents, but he still killed them and humiliated me in front of everyone. He lied, with no remorse.

He chose not to disclose the details of his encounter with me during one of my stroll. The part where he confessed his love to me, even when I told him I feared my heart being broken. He did everything right, so I would date him, and I did. We had blissful memories. He made love to me and we both consented to it, but he made me look like the bad one.

He lied before everyone so he could banish me. I moved back, and he turned into his human form, his smile more deadly than the one I saw while he was in his would form. His aura was all over the forest, causing me to swallow in fear. “I knew you would be here,” he said. “Hiding away, trying to protect yourself and that bastard you carry.” His eyes glided to my stomach.

“You amaze me, Joanna. I never really thought you were going to be alive up to this moment. Well, it is my fault I should have killed you when I had the chance. That way you would never have had the opportunity to tell my wife of your stupid pregnancy,” he said, then took a measured step forward.

I took a step back, a shiver running down my spin with our gaze locked. “I only wanted you to be in the life of our child,” I managed to say.

He nodded. His sinister smile, not fading away. “We could have had a wonderful life together in secret. You were fantastic in bed. I would have given you some luxury mansion somewhere outside the pack or if I was too kind, in the pack, but you ended up getting pregnant, ruining all the good plans I had for you,” he said.

“You promised to marry me. You said I was your mate.” My voice was shaky.

He scoffed. “You weren’t.” My heart fell. “You still think we ever were? How long until reality sunk into your head? You are no good to be a Luna for any Pack. You are a mere human. A weakling. You would only weaken the Pack, causing other packs to laugh at us. That I cannot condone because I have plans to take over every pack. I know you cannot understand this, so I’ll spare you the boredom.”

“You could have lived, you know? Run off somewhere and start a new life, but you decided you wanted to mess up my life by telling my wife and mate about your stupid pregnancy. So here we are to end it all. No one will care about you, even if you scream out of your lungs. Once I kill you, I will feed your remains to rogues and vultures.”

He was slowly transforming, so I quickly took to my heels, dashing deeper into the forest, so I could avoid him. I could hear his footsteps chasing after me, but I could not look back. My gaze was forward and nowhere else.

He was faster than me, and I knew I might not be able to outrun him. I wasn’t just a human – I was actually pregnant. It was heavy, and it was hard for me to be fast enough, even for an average human. I took every turn I saw, not minding where it will lead me.

Just trying to get far away. I did not know how long I had run or how far I had gone, but I kept going. My body was telling me to stop, but I could not. I just needed out of here. I eventually stopped hearing him coming after me, but I could not stop.

I knew he was still coming. He loved hunting. I’m the prey, and he’s enjoying the chase. A few minutes later, I ran out into an open space. Seconds later, I had a screeching sound. I darted my eyes around the moment the cars stopped before running off.

Minutes later, I heard footsteps behind me. I took a second to look at who it was, but there was no one behind me. When I looked before me, someone I did not recognize was standing there, eyes red with fury.

It was Alpha Caramel of the Shadow pack. He probably thought I was sent by Alpha Toot to come after him, but I briefly told him I was just a helpless woman on the run from people trying to kill me. He was not too convinced, but he let me go. However, I needed help, so I pleaded with him. He refused. On the count he did not want to have anything to do with it, so I had to go for something very drastic.

“I promise, Alpha Caramel, when my daughter is of age, she’ll be yours. Please help me protect her from her father and help me leave this place.” I pleaded.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.