Chapter 10
Skye before
The lace of the dress itched my skin but I’d had my hand slapped too many times today when I tried to scratch to try it again.
Even if I was alone.
The skin of my hand already stung enough from all the slaps as it was,
Trying to distract myself I glanced around. Taking in the room around me. It was sparse. All clean lines with a black and white colour scheme. There was nothing of note anywhere. No photos, no keepsakes. It was a room of someone who didn’t care about anyone and wanted the world to know if.
The bedroom of alpha Garret my new
new mate.
A man I was tied to on paper and would soon be tied to in front of the goddess and I hadn’t even spoken to him yel
Softly I moved across the carpet to run my fingers over the dresser. Nothing. Nothing at all, not even a spec of dust.
How was
“You”
I meant to relax in a room like this. It was so devoid of all emotion and it told me nothing about the man who was now my mate.
The voice held more animal growl then human compassion and I whirled around. The heel of my shoe turning my ankle over painfully. I cried our Lifting tear filled eyes to my new husband I half expected him to reach out and help me but he just stood there and looked at me coldly.
Maybe the room told me all 1 knew about my new mage after all. Both of them were cold and emotionless.
Righting myself 1 smoothed my hands down my thighs. Carrets eyes followed the movement and the first spark of interest flickered to life in his
“Alpha Garret.” Demurely I ducked my head. “Yea I am Skye. I didn’t mean to be snooping”
He continued to look at me. His eyes lingering on every part of my body except my face. Finally he met my eyes. “You are my mate.”
“Yes alpha”
“He took a step forward, tugging his shirt out of the waistband of his pants. Take your clothes off.”
“I suppose you will do.” I
I paled. Not sure I had heard him right. “I’m sorry what?”
“Are you stupid. Take your clothes off. I have things to do
A lump appeared in my throat. I had heard him right. “I’m not-“I stuttered. “Yes alpha”
He hated me. I didn’t know why but he did. I could see it in the curl of his lips. I just didn’t know why. Why would someone I had never met hate
me:
My hands trembled as I reached for the hidden zipper in the back. But it didn’t matter how much I tried or how I twisted my body I couldn’t get a grip on it
“Please.” I lifted my eyes to him and the moment I did I wished I hadn’t. His shirt was off. Baring a tanned muscle chest to my eyes. His skin looked soft and warm which was the complete opposite to the look on his face.
“You need help with a zipper?” He sneered.
What was his problem? Why was he being so mean, I hadn’t done anything wrong. At least I didn’t think I had
“I just can’t reach alpha”
With a growl he prowled towards me, his pants unbuttoned at the waist and hanging low on his hips. I couldn’t help it my eyes darted downward to the thin trail of black hair that disappeared into his pants.
“You are staring at me.” He stopped right in front of me.
Blushing, I forced myself to look at his face and not let my eyes wander. “Sorry alpha.”
“How old are you Skye!”
“Twenty One” I answered instantly,
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“And yet you look at me like I am the first man you have been with.” A softness washed over his face when I didn’t answer him. Pinching my chin between his thumb and forefinger he tilted my face up to his. “I am the first?”
“Yes alpha” My cheeks flamed red with embarrassment.
“That is why you were chosen then. You are a member of this pack from birth?”
“No alpha. My parents were given asylum by the old alpha. Your fayjer was very kind to them and to me as well. I don’t have any memories of where we lived before here”
“I see. How old was you when you came here!”
“I think I was three.
“Do you
you like living here?
I blinked at him shock. “This is my home, well not here. But I am sure I will like living in the pack house as well and I am going to try and be a good Luna to you. I will do my best to make you happy because you are my mate.
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“You won’t be able to.” He snapped and the anger was back in his voice. “You are my mate because of a contract not because I chose you.”
Pain ripped through me. Why would he even say that? To me on this night
“I am not saying this to be mean or upset you. I have a mate. One that I can not claim. You are Luna, I can’t do anything about that but she is my heart. Do you understand that?” He waited for my answer. “Skye!”
“Yea I understood. My heart felt like it was breaking and I didn’t know why. Maybe because I just wanted this to work. He scared me but I hadn’t been lying when I said I wanted to make him happy and it felt like he wasn’t even willing to give me a chance,
“Good. Now turn.
Shuffling my feet I did what he asked. Holding my breath as he stepped into my personal space. Two strong warm hands landed on my shoulders and squeezed.
“Relax” His breath was hot in my car.
Slowly y his hands left my shoulders and the sound of the zipper was loud on the sudden quiet. Cold air blew across my skin as he bared my back.
“Just try and relax.” Wrapping his arms around my waist he drew me flush against his front. His lips drifted over the naked skin of my shoulder. I shivered but not with fear but with longing.
Something sparked inside of my chest and 1 leant against him.
“You smell-” his nose flattened against my skin and he sniffed loudly. “Stranger”
“Strange”
“Yes. What perfume is this Reaching around me his hands slid up my arms, Pushing my dress down over my shoulders until I was almost bare from the waist up.
“I don’t know. It was a gift. If you don’t like it” 1 stuttered to a stop as his hands covered my breasts
“No. It’s pleasant. I like it” The two hands that covered my breasts squeezed and a tightness appeared in my stomach. “I just wish your skin is.”
A groan ripped its way out of his throat. A gutteral
Animal sound that made the tightness that clenched my core to turn liquid. I moaned abain. Whirling around I flung my arms around his throat. Reaching up I eagerly tried to find his mouth with mine. I wanted to kiss him.
I needed to..
He suddenly felt so familiar,
“No” Holding me out at arms–length he shook his head. “I will not kiss you. You
you. You are not the mate I want
“But-” standing in front of him with my breasts bare tears stung my eyes.
“This is an arrangement nothing more. Something I have to do. You are not the one I have chosen. You are nothing” His eyes flashed.
“There is someone che I hated the weakness in any voice. The way it shook and broke.
“Yes and you will never be her.”
Chapter 10
My heart shattered. He loved someone else and wasn’t even willing to give us a chance to be happy. I had met my mate as well. In the dark and knew he was out there somewhere. I had given him and any chance of happiness up because I had a duty.
Looking at Garret I knew that we would never be happy.
“But that doesn’t mean you will be unhappy here. And after tonight apart from when is needed I won’t touch you again.”
I didn’t want that I
I wanted a mate who adored me. That’s what all girls wanted wasn’t it? To have a man who would do anything for them.
I knew now that I wouldn’t get it with him.
I had given up my chance of happiness and now I was trapped. There could be no escape for me. As alpha he could take a mistress and no one would bat an eye but Luna I would have to stay true to him and him alone.
understand.” I didn’t understand. Not even a little bit but it wasn’t my place to argue with him. The contracts were signed.
“I hope so.”
“I do.” Gathering the long gathered fabric in mh hands I walked towards the bed. Sitting on the edge I stared at the carpet.
“Shall I lay down?” I knew what was about to happen. Of course I did I wasn’t a moron. I just expected my first time to be different,
“Yes” Garret book a step forward and then froze. His nostrils flared. “Mate.”
His darkly handsome face twisted into someone unrecognizable.
“Garret?”
I can’t do this. Without another word he rushed from the room. Slamming the door behind him and leaving me alone. Half undressed with my wedding dress around my hips
He had left on our wedding night.
He didn’t love me and he never would.
Sobbing I curled up on myself, sliding off the bed and sobbed
