3

VIOLET

"The Alpha left?" I asked for the second time to make sure I wasn't hearing wrong.

"Yes." the palace guard grunted, still blocking me from entering into the hall.

My heart gave a struck as I looked sideways, trying to make sense of what was happening but I couldn't think of anything. Why would the Alpha left when we haven't get the marriage over with?

"Violet, what's going on?" my father growled, my shoulders jerked in fear as I stepped away from him.

He shouldn't be asking me that question when we both left house together, but in my father defense, if anything go wrong you should ask Violet. She must have done something wrong.

Maybe this time, he was right. But I couldn't pinpoint what made the Alpha left the hall and banned us from going in.

When my father saw that I wouldn't be answering his question, he turned to the guard and puffed out air.

"What happened?" he asked the guard who seemed to be having a bad day. "Why did the Alpha left? What happened before we got here, and what about the wedding?"

"That's too many questions." he groaned, hand resting on the edge of the dagger that was fastened to his chest, right above his sword. "I don't think we're close to be throwing questions around."

"Fuck this bastard." my father mumbled under his breath as he slowly turned around to stare at me. My chest tightened and I rubbed my clammy hands together.

"I swear I didn't know what..."

"Oh, you're still here?" a voice I would never mistake for anything in the world chuckled behind me. I abruptly turn to see Kira marching towards us with two guards trailing behind her.

"Thank goddess you are here." my father took a step forward, a tired smile crept up his face as he turned to face Kira. "You were here earlier, right? Do you think you have any idea what made the..."

"Shouldn't you be at the Palace now, confessing your sins?" she walked past my father, totally ignoring him as she came to stand in front of me. A maniac smirk plastered on her face.

"What sin?" my father barked, rushing back to me. He gripped my shoulders, claws piercing into my skin and I let out a soft gasp.

I let my gaze dropped to the floor, the look on my father's face was frightening and I might end up begging him to just kill me because that seemed to be what would happen anyway.

"She didn't tell you?" Kira fake gasped and I took my bottom lip in my mouth, nibbling on it until I could feel blood slipping into my mouth.

"I swear to the moon, if I find out you did something stupid to fuck with my business, I will kill you and leave your worthless body for the bird to feed on." he sneered, shoved me back before turning to face Kira. "Please dear, tell me what happened."

"Well," Kira shrugged off her shoulders, stepping away from the guards and smiled warmly at me. "You can hear for yourself when you get to the palace." she smirked at my father before turning to walk away.

"Take them. Alpha Ansel want them both, alive." Kira ordered the guards before walking away.

It felt like my air plug was cut off as I panted to catch my breath. What the fuck has Kira done? She didn't tell the Alpha about the mark, right?

"I would hate to mishandled you, Alpha's mate. Please come with us." one of the guards uttered, his face was void of emotion as he gave me a once-over look like just my mere existence disgust him.

"You can take her, let her sort whatever shit she has done. Stupid idiot daughter of satan!" my father hissed, turning around to walk away before another guy blocked his path.

"You're coming with us. Alpha Ansel want the both of you at the palace. Now, start moving."

For the first time in my life, I feared to leave the house. Perhaps I should just kill myself, but what about my father? What would happen to him if he was to be the only one to face the Alpha? Would he be able to forgive me?

We got inside the car and I have never felt this suffocating before. It felt like I was going to choke on my breath and die. Somehow death by suffocating didn't sound as bad as dying by the Alpha's hands.

I didn't know how long I had been in my head for because the car suddenly stopped moving and the car door opened at my side.

"We are here. Come with me." the guard announced and we hastily stepped out of the car, following behind the guard who looked like he might drive his dagger into the crook of my neck anytime soon.

My wedding dress was beginning to felt heavy the more I trailed behind the guard. Each step I took made me closer to wherever the Alpha was. I was frightened to meet him. This wasn't how I planned to spend my wedding day, but who was responsible for this if not me?

The double door to a large hall opened and the guard stepped away. "You two can go in. The Alpha is inside, waiting for you."

"You better haven't done something crazy because I'm so ready to be childless. So help me goddess." my father mumbled before entering into the hall first and I trailed behind him.

I didn't think it before, but now I realized coming here was a bad idea. I should have die long before arriving at the palace. I should have jumped out of the moving car earlier and hit my head on the concrete floor and die.

Murmur filled the hall as we walked in and I couldn't bring myself to raise my head to look at them. I felt like they were all judging me, that I might crumble if I could see their judgmental eyes, glaring dagger into my skull.

My world shattered as I walked down the hall with my father beside me. I couldn't breath properly, my shoulders heaved as I gripped my dress in both hands.

"Stop right there!" an husky voice howled, making me came to an abrupt halt.

My heart thumped hard in my chest, I slowly raised my head to see Alpha Ansel, the man I was supposed to be getting married to, sitting on his throne, with a murderous glare plasterd on his face.

"I..." the word lingered on my tongue as I watched my best friend, no, the person I assumed was my best friend walked in and moved closer to the Alpha. Kira whispered something into Alpha Ansel's ear before stepping away from him. Our eyes met for a brief second, I didn't miss the devilish smirk on her face.

Whatever was going on has to do with the mark, and they were all Kira's doing. She so much wanted to see me go down, even though I never did anything to earn her hatred.

"You better be right with your accusations," Alpha Ansel grunted before moving his gaze from Kira to stare at me. "Stripe her and show me you are right."

It felt as though my world was crumbling down at my feet. Kira took a long stride toward me, her lips curved into a sly smirk.

My father hastily turned to me, he gripped my shoulders and I felt his hands trembling. His eyes softened and he whispered in a shaky voice. "Violet, for the love of goddess, tell me what you did."

A tear slid down my face upon seeing the look on my father's face. For the first time since I was born, I saw my father looked scared. I wanted to assume he was worrying about me, but no, he wasn't. My father can't be worried about the daughter he had always wanted dead in place of his wife.

"I'm sorry," I cried out as I felt something pierced into my side, cutting through my dress before a hand yanked the fabric off my body.

I stood there, in just my panties and bra. Hot liquid rolling down my face as I bust into tears.

"I would rather die than lie to you, Alpha. Your mate is carrying a mark of another man!" Kira yelled out, pushing me to the floor.

"Violet!" my father yelled out my name in a tone I could call panic and fear.

The hall erupted in murmur as everyone present seemed to be having something to say, at the same time.

"Now," Kira stepped in front of my father, cupping his cheek, "you now know what happened. What are you going to do to get yourself out of the mess your dear daughter made?" she whispered to his face, bile rose in the back of my throat as I watched my friend, having fun with my situation.

She looked happy. She looked rather too happy for someone who had claimed to be my friend. Someone who vowed to stand with me through thick and thin.

"Now that you have known your crime I shall pass my judgment." Alpha Ansel announced, I felt my chest tightened in fear.

What could my punishment be? What punishment could my silly revenge brought to me?

"Alpha," my father dropped on his knees, the ground shook beneath me and I clenched my fists beside me. I felt ashamed of myself. I wished it was all a dream. I wished the past 24 hours was nothing but a dream.

"My daughter, no, I have sin against you, Alpha. Please, give me a chance to correct my mistake." My father pleaded, I felt my breath hitched hearing that from him. He seemed scared of the judgment the beast would pass onto me-us.

"For failing as a father, and for plotting a scheme on your Alpha..." he paused midway through his sentence and I felt balls of sweat roll down my face.

I wanted to yell that he made me do what I did. If he hadn't been a manwhore, I wouldn't have had the balls to share a bed with a stranger. If he hadn't cheat on me with my best friend, I probably wouldn't have thought of having a shameful revenge. But I couldn't say any of that, it would make my punishment severe for sharing the Alpha's personal life outside in the open.

"I shall behead you in front of everyone and your company will be taken over by the council. Your daughter will be stripped in front of the pack members and she will be stone to death. Anyone who try to help you will be considered a traitor and they would also face the same judgment..."

My father burst into tears, his muffled sob reached my ears. I wanted to crawl up to my father, to apologize for what I had done, but I couldn't move. I felt glued to the floor, and my body trembled in shock and fear.

"Guards! Take them away!" Alpha Ansel barked and I could heard heavy footsteps marching towards us. Fear gripped my entire body as I felt a pair of hands grabbed my arms and tried to pull me to my feet.

"What's going on here?!" A male voice asked from towards the exit. His voice sounded like the growl of a mighty beast, fierce and uncompromising.

The room was dead silent, I could no longer hear the muffled cries of my father. Alpha Ansel's eyes were burning with fury for interrupting his moment.

"I'll ask again Ansel, and you will answer me. What's going on here?!" The person asked again, the voice was cold, sending eerie chill down my spine.

For a strange reason, I felt the voice was somehow familiar. Beads of sweat rolled down my face at the thought that the stranger from the previous night might be the same person.

My heart hammered hard against my chest, and I shook my head, my vision blurring as I whispered to myself, "It can't be him. It must not be him."