The Alpha’s Arranged Bride

JOANNA’S POV

“I’m sorry” were the only words I could utter.

I knew this day would come, but I never thought it would come this early or in such a manner that Lavender would suffer from it. I made mistakes. I was foolish and young.

I was a human who trusted a wolf blindly. Not everyone was that way, but I should have known. I should have been more cautious about everything I did. I wouldn’t say I liked the fact that I was stupid. Why did I not listen?

Why was I not smart enough to dodge such a massive bullet? My heart was aching. I was the reason Lavender was being treated that way. I put her in this predicament. I kept making mistakes upon mistakes until it was too late. I should have avoided him.

It was never the plan to end up like this. I pictured the future with Alpha Toot. I did everything just to please him. But at the end of the day, I failed my daughter. My tears slowly turned to sobs. My husband came to me, hugging me tight to console me.

I had to tell him a little about Alphas and wolves so that he would understand what was going on before we came to visit Lavender. I had to tell him the truth; the father and how I birth Lavender. It was a secret I had kept for years, but I had to confess to him this time.

Unlike what I had imagined, he understood me. He did not try to judge me for what I did. He even told me it was normal as we were kids once in our lives, and we were eager to explore with some, leading us to make mistakes. I thought he was going to stop loving Lavender or would want to divorce me, but Axel was not Toot.

They were different from each other. Axel was loving, caring and kind to both me and Lavender, even though she was not his biological child. Out of everything, I was glad I met him. However, despite his attempt to calm me down, I could not stop crying.

I failed everyone. The memory came flooding back to my mind, and it only made me feel worse and worst as it grew.

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~~19 years ago~~

I glanced around the living room, then slowly walked back to my bedroom, shutting the door behind me. It was evening, but I had already told my parents I needed to study, so they would not bother coming into the room. However, I planned to stay out for a long time, so I had to make the bed look as though I were sleeping.

Once that was secure, I opened the window slowly, trying my best not to make a sound before leaving the house through the window. Our house wasn’t that big and there were no stairs, so I could jump off the window without hurting myself.

I was a normal human girl living in a pack of wolves. I got here thanks to my parents who took compassion for me, however, they must not know I was leaving. Since I was human, I could not jump a long height like other wolf girls. I was careful as I landed to not alert my father as he has a really sharp hearing sense.

The moment my legs reached the ground, I darted my eyes around, adjusted my dress, then ran off into the woods. I was to meet with the prince there. I had always met him there because he did not want anyone to know about us just yet.

He said the moment he became the alpha he would take me in as his wife and Luna as his father could not permit him to mate with me because I was human, even though I was his mate. Yes, he told me I was his mate. Being human prevented me from verifying this, but it doesn’t bother me. The problem was that his father would have told him to reject me, which he did not want to do, so that’s why he has not introduced me to his family yet.

I believed him. When I got to our usual spot, he was not there. I looked around, then took a seat beneath a tree, waiting for him. I waited for over two hours for him. My eyes kept moving around, anticipating his presence, and I was slowly losing hope. He was the one who asked me to come, so maybe something was holding him back.

Not long after, he arrived, and a warm smile appeared on my face. Quickly, I forgot how long I had been waiting. All that mattered was that he was here now. I jumped to my feet, dusting my clothes as he approached. When he got closer, I noticed the scrawl on his face which made me worried.

“What happened, babe?” I asked him, worried arched in my voice.

He sighed, then took a seat. “I’m sorry for coming late. My parents just made me upset,” Prince Toot told me.

I quickly took a seat and then held his face. “What did they do?” I inquired.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“They introduced me to some princess of another pack. They wanted me to get married to her. I tried to tell them that I didn’t want to, but it just brought an argument. They threatened to take my title, then give it to one of my brothers,” he explained.

“Oh,” I said, moving closer to him.

I knew how much he loved the title of being the heir, so I understood how that threat must have affected him. “Why don’t you introduce me to them? Maybe they would accept us,” I suggested, but he quickly grabbed me, tossed my hand to the side, and then stood up.

“It seems you no longer cherish our relationship,” he said.

I quickly got up. “No, I do. I-,”

“Then stop bringing that up. If you keep this up, then we might as well end the relationship now,” he threatened.

I shook my head. “No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it that way. I would never bring it up again.”