The Mute Alpha

Elena.

I never wanted my life to be like this. What does it mean to be forced to get married? On my own birthday, when I turn eighteen? I should be able to choose the person I want to spend my life with. Why is this happening to me?

Why am I standing here, looking at myself in the mirror, wearing a white dress covered in pearls? I'm wearing things I didn't even choose. I didn't even pick these earrings-they put them on me. Sure, the earrings are expensive. So is the necklace around my neck. Maybe it's worth more than a million dollars. But to me, it feels like I'm wearing chains-chains that will tie me to a prison.

They're marrying me to someone against my will. All because of the Alpha King-the king of the werewolves. He's the grandfather, the leader of our pack. He decided to pick a suitable girl to be his grandson's wife. The problem is, I've never even seen the Alpha. But I've always heard about him.

They say he's a killer. Not a cruel person, but a strong, wild killer and a fighter. People say he's like a beast. Everyone talks about how, when he turns into a wolf, he's huge and black, with red eyes like a vampire. He destroys his enemies easily and with so much power. They say he has no mercy and never forgives.

And somehow, the Alpha-the one I'm supposed to marry today-I don't even know how old he is or what he looks like, because I've never met him or even seen him from far away. This Alpha doesn't talk much. People say he only speaks at certain times. Some say he "talks with his hands"-he fights, he kills, he chokes, he points.

But what I know is I'm being forced into this marriage because they chose me. I don't even know how the Alpha King picked me. Why did the king of the werewolves choose me?

They say it's because no one has ever touched me. They say I never had any relationships with boys. They say I've never left my village. They say my family kept me inside most of the time. They say I don't have any friends. They say I studied at home, not at school. They say I was always respectful and still pure. They say I helped my parents with housework and farming.

That's true, but not because my family was strict. It's because my family was just average. Then my dad got sick, and I don't have any brothers or sisters. So I decided to help him. I didn't want to be a burden. I helped my family with love in everything.

But now, they think that by marrying me to the Alpha of our pack, they're helping me. They think I'll be happy forever-living in a palace, being the queen, having no one control me. They think I'll be able to travel, go out, wear whatever I want, have jewels, diamonds, gold, and servants.

That's why I agreed with them. But right now, as I look at myself, I see a totally different girl. All my life, I dreamed of waiting for my soulmate. I know that now it's almost impossible, and many people never find their true mate. But I still believe that maybe fate will send me my true mate one day.

Suddenly, I hear them knocking on the door. They're calling my name.

"Elena! Elena! Open the door! Hurry up!"

My breath gets faster.