The Alpha's abducted toy: The devil for a mate
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my door jolted
lil
ned it, no one was there. A chill ran down my spine
le
, only to find darkness. Just as my fingers touc
reamed, stu
ah, it
d before me, faces
and joy flooded through me as th
dded, her voice tinged with emotion. "Four ye
pulled them both into another hu
he began her surgery in New York, and thou
ength to take her in. Her golden hair shone under the light, an
st the same, Spa
ecause, as she liked to say, I was her other
. "Don't start w
room, Loveth continued to tease me abou
just fine, but then o
is serious expression as he read i
m asked, her voice
bridal selection," Dad announced grave
!!", I
h tension, a weight se
our home. For as long as I could remember, our family had been fortunate enough to avoid this
" Father finally said, his
wide with fear. "Do you think i
l face whatever comes with it" he said at
austing trip, only to be thrust into this nightmare. It's not even b
the ride to the temple, a suffocating one. No one
his calm demeanor did little to ease my nerves. "Only the
ple, the scent of incense thick in the air. The walls were adorned with intricat
cesses awaited, their faces pale with dread. At the cent
solemnly. "Each of you will place your hand
stepped forward, each passi
own nerves fraying. She placed her hand on the orb, and its light pulsed rhythmically.
estal. I didn't want to touch it, but I had to. As soon as my hand touc
choed a
y throat. It shouldn't be
ion. "It is decided. The Anderson f
ushed me as loveth and I e
er now. We
oo raw to show. Father had retreated to his room, no doubt to avoid co
to check on Loveth. Yes I was pained, but
I found her wiping
rying?" I asked, though I
, her voice shaky as she tried wipin
over to sit besi
e, Loveth. I ca
"I told you,
ll my fault," I persisted, trying to reach o
ld feel the tension in the air growing thicker. "
quietly, I plopped In her bed. But she still remained seated with he
napping at you",
ize, Loveth. I'm n
ve. It's not like it's
o happen now?" I asked her in
of king Anderson, so it has
athan and make him change his mind about it, maybe he can re-host the s
k like that Kel
persisting, when she
" she said angrily a
ughters too. You think any of the princesses will be w
t try" I tried to reason with he
u wake up from your silly dreams and face the reality.
she finally finished talking,
the sting of it brought tears to my eyes. I rose from the bed, hiding my
, but I was hearing none of it
oom, the tears I had been h
ind a way out. But instead, she shut me down
ng my room for what felt like the hundredth time. It has turned i
over took me and I fell asleep, handiest to b
ra–my per
l be ready in thirty
wear. Before I should settle into bed, there has been another knock
it th
ed in the main hall. Th
nymore; it had grown into som
and made my way
community leaders and the royal family as the
to talk about the looming matter of K
ze, but I could feel the anger radiating off her, and of course I shared in
ion, my Household to be precise. And of route, refusing him isn't always an option. One of m
spread through the hall, but fath
tly. But it is the one we must mak
in. My fists clenched under the table
an't just send one of us away like this!!", I
ped, his tone sharp. "This isn'
es anyone have to go at all?", I argued
eyes ha
an the sacrifice of one life. Do you think I want to s
rgue further, but his
y sister. "You will be the one to