The Proposal

7. The Proposal

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"Oh, finally, you are here!" Alpha Eric smiled for a second before his face contorted into shock. My parents were also present , and they stared at me with similar expressions on their faces. There was an older man present whom I did not recognize, and he maintained a straight face. "What happened to her? She looks like she fought a pack of wolves," Alpha Eric queried.

I was about to respond, but Dean beat me to it. "I found her in this state. Maybe she tried to hurt herself after what happened yesterday."

I blinked in confusion as my gaze focused on Dean, who just lied easily. Even his heartbeat was so steady that no one would be able to detect it was a lie.

"Oh, Sahel!" my mother cried, rushing over to my side, while I tried to make sense of everything. Why would he be covering up for Ted? I did not hurt myself; Ted tried to kill me.

"Sahel, I know life has been difficult for you, but you do not have to harm yourself. There are still people who care for you, your family, and I, your Alpha," Alpha Eric said with a subtle smile, his facial expressions softening towards me. I had never seen him like that.

"That was not what happened, I—"

"All will be fine, Sahel," Alpha Eric cut me off. "I even have good news for you," he cheered.

"Good news?" I muttered in confusion. My mother was smiling so widely, as though we had won a lottery.

"Yes, there is someone here to see you. They have a proposal for you, one that I am sure you will love and will get things back to normal," he said.

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. Was it really possible to get anything back to normal around here? Had they possibly found a way to raise the dead?

"This is Elder Ambrose. He is the one here to see you. Elder Ambrose, this is Sahel Rivers, the girl we spoke about," Alpha Eric introduced.

I turned my attention to the middle-aged man sitting on the black sofa to my right. He was dressed in a black fitted suit and held a cane. He smiled at me softly.

"It is finally nice to meet you. I have heard good things from your parents. Lucy and Sam here have been praising you nonstop, but I am sure that is what parents do," he laughed in a strong way, just like his voice.

I was still confused. What was really going on? Whatever it was, it could not be more important than Ted trying to rape me and Dean trying to cover it up, even though he had witnessed it all.

"What is this all about?" I asked.

"Someone is seeking a mating with you," Alpha Eric answered.

My eyes widened in shock. "Him!" I almost yelled. I know my life was horrible, but do I have to be whisked away to mate with an old man because I have somehow become undesirable to my peers and generation? This was completely ridiculous.

Ambrose burst out into a fit of laughter, and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"You have quite a sense of humor, my dear. Of course, it is not me. It is my nephew, Alpha Killian. He is the Alpha of the SilverMoon pack."

"An Alpha? Why?" I asked, still in shock. Were they being serious right now? An Alpha was willing to mate with me.

“Sahel!” My mother scolded. I shrugged.

“Sahel, I assure you everything is okay, this is a wonderful mating, you get to become a Luna” Alpha Eric stated.

I had no issue with that, this was somehow a miracle or something , I had never imagined being a mate to an Alpha but why would an Alpha choose me and I know my story was not only heard in this pack.

“Why me? I am cursed” I blurted out.

My mother gasped “She does not know what she is saying, she is definitely not cursed” she chuckles in a panic.

“It is okay Lucy. Sahel I know of what you have being through, three mates dying before the mating ceremony is indeed tragic but I am quite certain that you are not cursed, I don’t believe in such nonsense” Ambrose responded

My mother released a breath of relief, okay fine, he did not think me bad like the rest of my pack members but that does not answer why they would choose me, I did not know Alpha Killian personally, I have heard of him, just like everyone else, he was quite powerful in the region and he controlled the strongest and biggest pack down south.

“I know you are curious about this whole thing my dear but I want to let you know that your parents are good people, your father is a very renowned man and mating with one of his daughters would be a blessing to any family, your family’s strong gene is something to boast of” Ambrose explained

My mother was smiling from ear to ear while you could see the pride in my father’s eyes, they were really happy about this. I should be as well but I am scared, I am not all giddy in mating with an Alpha, I knew nothing about him and he would know nothing about me either, why was he consenting to this all thing if he is has powerful as people claimed, he could choose better brides, daughters of other alphas or betas in other packs but somehow they were choosing me with my predicament, what if he suffers the same fate like the past ones, it would be more tragic, I was already in hell for being blamed for killing regular pack members but if Alpha Killian dies my suffering would be ten times worst, Blue-moon pack already hated me then SilverMoon would hate me as well, why was no one reasoning this.

“I am grateful for this opportunity but I cannot accept” I stated

“Sahel!” Her father warned this time, there was a frown in his face, I have never seen him look at me this way.

"Why would you want to reject this opportunity?" Ambrose asked.

"I—I do not want to be blamed for his death. I already have enough blood on my hands," I dropped my head down in shame.

"Killian is an Alpha. He cannot be killed easily. He is always guarded. We do not believe you are responsible for those three mates' deaths. There is no proof that you were involved. It is sad to say, but your pack members are being ridiculous for blaming you," Ambrose assured.

I was about to respond when my mother beat me to it.

"She does not know what she is saying. She is letting her fear control her. We accept the offer, Elder Ambrose. We thank you for this honor," she said, smiling brightly at him for a second before sending me a warning glare.

I held back. I do not want to upset her. My mother has stood by me throughout this time. If this will make her happy, so be it. But if Alpha Killian dies, I will die with him.

So I stay silent.

"Very well, I see we have come to an agreement here," Alpha Eric says.

"Of course, the mating ceremony will be held here in your pack in a week's time. This is Alpha Killian's photograph. He could not be here because he has very important things to attend to today, but this will help you get familiar with him a bit," Ambrose handed me the picture, which I accepted.

I look at the picture. He was quite attractive. Raven hair, dark eyes, sharp jaws. Though he had a stoic expression, he looked breathtaking. Another reason why it was strange that he would agree to mate with me. I was pretty, but I was not extraordinarily beautiful like him. He could do better. He could have gone for the most beautiful girls. He could have chosen someone without stains on their clothes, without blood on their hands.

"Oh, he is beautiful!" my mother gasps, snapping me out of my train of thoughts. I had no idea that she was looking at the picture.

"Yes, he is. He took after his mother. She was an extraordinary woman," Ambrose praised.

"Where is she now?" I asked curiously.

"She is dead, along with my brother Walsh, the former Alpha. They both passed away in a tragic accident when Killian was seventeen," Ambrose answered.

"Oh!" I muttered quietly.

"That is so sad," my mother said.

"It is alright. Killian was a strong boy, and he is a stronger man now. He has lifted SilverMoon pack to greater heights," Ambrose stated with a smile.

"Exactly," my father and Alpha Eric chorused.

"Thank you all for accommodating me for this short while. I will be leaving now. Sahel, I will be seeing you next week. Take care of yourself before then," Ambrose stood up from the sofa, walked to me, and patted my shoulders.

"I will see you out," Alpha Eric stood up from his seat.