The Alpha’s Substitute Mate

Isabella

I didn’t realize how hungry I was till a huge platter of food was set before us. Selena started eating immediately and I totally forgot about the new pack anxiety and ate to my heart’s content.

After we finished eating, she led me upstairs, through a broad passage that opened up to several more rooms. If I should say that the pack house was huge it would be a gross understatement. I marveled at the elegantly curved staircase that was coated in gold and black color.

The pack house was filled with rare antiques, luxury furniture, and magnificent decor. It was also splashed with flashy colors and paintings and some pillars were studded with beads. It was a beautiful sight to behold. I would have easily fallen in love with the beauty of Blood Moon Pack if I had not heard of the coldness in the hearts of people who reside here. Selena’s angelic voice brought me out of my reverie and I noticed we were standing in front of a huge open room filled with large mirrors and the walls were painted blush pink and teal color.

A large bed draped in silken sheets of the finest quality and decorated with lots of flowers. I stepped inside the room and noticed that my bags had already been deposited inside.

The room was beautiful with its own private en-suite bathroom.

” Make yourself comfortable, my daughter. I’ll send your personal maid to you immediately if there is anything you might need. She will assist you. Now you have to excuse me, I have to attend to my husband.” She smiled and hugged me while I returned the gesture and she left immediately, leaving me alone in the beautiful room, in the big strange house.

” Personal maid?” I blinked in confusion because I have never had a personal maid that would attend to me specially, I shook my head it felt like I was in a trance. The stories I have heard about the Pack were different from the kind of warm welcome I received.

A soft knock on the door made me turn around. It was a maid, I guess it was the maid that has been assigned to me.

” My lady, I’m your personal maid.”

My Lady?

I raised an eyebrow but she stood with her head bent low

” I am not your Lady. I… I don’t know how you came up with that but you have to address me by my name Isabella.” I said and waited for her reaction.

But she paused her lips nervously

” The Queen had instructed all of us to address you like that, my Lady.” “And also you’re the wife of Alpha Arden so I can not address you by your name else I won’t live to see the next day.” She explained

Please call me Isabella, I’m not really familiar with this new title.

She shook her head in denial and still bowed her head in respect

I noticed she wasn’t at ease and I tried starting a small chat so she could feel free

“What is your name?”

” Violet, my Lady.” She looked up and I noticed a small smile appear on Violet’s lips.

She was beautiful, cheerful, and sunny. She had a beautiful lilting voice. Her black hair was an uncontrollable hoot of curls spilled around her shoulders and her blue eyes danced with good wit like the kind of person that was genuinely happy right to the core of her being. I motioned for us to sit.

We sat down together on the bed and she helped me unpack my stuff and we gist about life in the pack.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

” How long have you been here?” I asked

Violet replied, ” All my life.”

” Are you among the people whose pack was auctioned to Blood Moon Pack?”

Violet nodded, ” Yeah, along with some other neighboring ones. But I was quite tender then so I was sent to the kitchen to work.” I had no idea on what to ask her next or how to pose my question but after deliberating over it for a while, I asked

” What is life like in Blood Moon Pack?”

At that, she relaxed and smiled

” It’s a good life, we work hard, we train hard, and we have lots of fun too. We can’t wait for your wedding celebration, I heard Queen Selena is planning a grand party and the whole pack will be invited.” She answered like an excited kid who had been offered a packet of candy.

” I see”

“And what about Arden? What is he like?”

I noticed that my question took Violet by surprise and for the first time she gave a smile that didn’t reach her eyes and her voice wasn’t that excited anymore. The way she cowered like the simple act of talking about him was terrifying her.

” Why are you not talking? Is everything okay?”

” He is very handsome and also tall. Taller than his immediate brothers. She said

“Brothers?” I thought they are just two

“She smiled and said they are three brothers but the other ones are very calm.”

” Hmmm, I see!”

” Okay he’s handsome but what about his character, what is it like?”

I noticed a bead of sweat running down her face and she bit her lips nervously and said ” It’s not in my place to speak about Alpha Arden and I don’t want my opinion to influence your impression of him and I think you should get to know him yourself.” With that being said she got up from the bed looking around as if she was making sure everything had been properly arranged.

” I need to go and see whether there are things I need to move to your room, if you need anything just call the housekeeper’s number and I will be here immediately, My Lady.” She bowed and slipped away while quietly shutting the door behind her.

I would be lying if I say I didn’t notice the way Violet quivered at the mention of Arden, and also her unspoken words were enough to tell me that all isn’t well.

If he was a nice guy she would have been eager to mention those qualities. The thoughts of Arden were making me grow increasingly nervous.

” What if he was the exact definition of what I heard? Then what will be my faith?” My eyes stung with tears, and I could feel my throat begin to close up and ****

I decided to rest my head for a moment from all the thoughts racing through it and didn’t know when I slept off…