Contracted to Alpha Maximus - Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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ZIA
“ I love you. ” Aiden, my husband said.
The woman in front of him giggled when she heard his confession. My heart was crushed at the sight.
“ I love you too, Aiden. ” Emily replied slyly. And shot me a side glance.
All eyes turned towards me. Today was my husband’s birthday. I, as his Luna and wife of three years was supposed to stand by his side but it was Emily Crusher on the floor, receiving his confession of love in front of the crowd.
“ Luna. ” Tara whispered, squeezing my shoulder sympathetically. “ please gather yourself. The love of Alphas is always fragile like this. It’s nothing new in our world. ”
On the outside, I appeared emotionless. But on the inside, my heart was bleeding. For me, the world was slowly ending, and my husband was oblivious to it.
Aiden paraded Emily around the hall, greeting the Alphas of the neighbor packs. I was a laughingstock among them as they shot me pitiful looks.
“ Aiden, Zia looks mad at me. Maybe I should leave the party now. ” Emily leaned in towards my husband and whispered in his ear.
Instantly, he turned around and shot me a murderous glare. A piercing headache started in my head. He was using his Alpha aura to make it hurt.
‘ Don’t you dare try to scare her. She is just an innocent girl! Why must you hurt her like this? ’ His venomous voice sneered in my head.
I clutched my chest and rushed out of the Hall. The laughter of people followed me. I didn’t know if they were laughing at me or among themselves, but it hurt.
Tears cascaded down my cheeks as I stepped out into the rain. The cold water couldn’t quench the anger burning inside my veins.
Three years ago, my father, the Alpha of the Night Howlers Pack, suggested I marry Aiden Caine. I had to fulfill a prophecy by mating a man from the Caine family or else it was predicted by an oracle that my pack and most of the werewolf packs would perish in a dangerous war.
I hated the idea of getting forced into a mate bond. However, when I met Aiden for the first time, we clicked.
Aiden was understanding, kind, and ambitious. He told me he would care for me my whole life. Together, we would make sure that the promised destruction, if the prophecy was not fulfilled, never came.
Shortly after, we mated with each other and married in an intimate ceremony. Three months after my marriage, my father passed away, leaving me to become the Alpha of the Night Howlers’ Pack.
To take better care of my people, I merged our packs, and let Aiden become the Alpha.
I, as the Luna, helped him with all his tasks. In a short time, we became the most powerful pack in the North region.
But, a month ago, a war broke out between our pack and the Half Moon Pack. Aiden had to lead the war while I stayed behind to manage the pack’s affairs.
When he came back, he brought Emily Crusher with him. She was Alpha Nathan’s slave and according to her, she was abused for years in his pack.
That didn’t faze me as much as the words Aiden spoke did. He said, “ She is my fated mate. I can not reject her but I promise to not reject you either, Zia. You are my Luna and together, we shoulder a great responsibility. I will never risk anything over my mate bond. ”
That turned out to be a lie.
First, Emily gained Aiden’s pity. He gave her a place in our home and disregarded my protests. Then slowly, she climbed into his heart too.
Just like this, my husband who claimed to love me every night, now hated me and loved another woman- - - his fated mate.
“ Luna, how can you leave? She is in your place! You need to fight for your rights or you will lose Alpha forever. ” Tara followed me out.
I wiped my tears and straightened up. I needed to talk with Aiden. He couldn’t keep this up.
I walked back inside the Hall. I was drenched and grabbed everyone’s attention but it didn’t bother me.
“ Alpha Nathan was close to Alpha Rhys of the Nightcrawlers Pack, Alpha Aiden. It’s possible, he will be coming for your pack soon for revenge. ” Another Alpha was standing beside Aiden and Emily, talking about the upcoming threats of war.
“ Don’t worry, Alphas. I am meeting the Alpha King, my Uncle Maximus in a few days. No Alpha can match his power and disobey his orders. ” Aiden spoke proudly about his uncle who was barely a few years older than him but more powerful than any other werewolf in the world.
It was rumored that he was a pure-blooded Lycan but no one dared to talk about this in the open because people feared him. One look from him could freeze someone in their place, and take their breath away.
I heard rumors of his intelligence and masculine charms too, but I never met him or saw him before. For some reason, he never visited our pack or invited us to his pack before.
When I got close, Emily gasped before bursting into mocking giggles. “ Goddess, Zia. Did you fall into the pool? ”
“ Aiden. ” I ignored her and shifted my focus to my husband.
I thought he would show me some consideration after seeing me in this ruined state. But all I saw in his eyes was displeasure.
An invisible hand tightened around my throat. I steeled my nerves and spoke.
“ It’s inappropriate for your mistress to be around when you are talking about Pack matters. It’s disrespectful to other Alphas. And me. ”
Aiden snorted. “ And it’s not disrespectful for my Luna to walk half-naked in a Hall full of men? ”
I stiffened at his remark. My eyes lowered to my dress. I was indeed in a bad state. I looked like a woman who was losing her mind, completely disheveled and damaged.
“ Don’t humiliate me, Zia. Go stay in your room until you regain your sanity. ” Aiden hissed under his breath.
Unable to take it anymore, I walked away from them. I entered our shared bedroom and decided to change and wait for my husband there.
Tonight, I needed to get dressed for him and attract him back to myself. We couldn’t risk the destruction of the werewolf race over Aiden’s pitiful mate bond.
With that thought in mind, I washed up and changed into sexy red lingerie. It was Aiden’s favorite color.
My nerves were jumpy as I waited for him but even until the middle of the night, he didn’t show up. The pattering sound of rain matched the deafening rhythm of my heartbeat.
I wanted to wear my clothes and go after Aiden again. I had to fix things.
But before I could act on my thoughts, a sharp pain started in my stomach and spread to my limbs. In moments, I was screaming.
What was happening?
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I dropped to my knees and writhed in agony. My heart felt like it would explode out of my chest at any moment.
Suddenly, my husband’s voice echoed in my head.
‘ I love you. Gosh Emi, you are so beautiful! I can’t hold back tonight. ’
‘ What about your Luna? ’ Emily’s lewd voice followed.
‘ She doesn’t have a say in it. If I want to sleep with you tonight, I will. She will learn to deal with it. ’ Aiden moaned.
Blinded by pain, I crawled to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Water fell over my head as I sobbed between my palms.
Aiden was having sex with Emily under the same roof as me, and he didn’t even care how it would bring me endless pain.
Because it was the Moon Goddess’ rule. Whenever a mate, chosen or fated, cheated on the other, the partner would feel the pain. It felt like a cruel way to tell me that I was not enough for my mate, for the husband I loved for three years.
I didn’t know how long I cried under that water. Sometime during the night, the pain disappeared but the deep-rooted melancholy settled into my bones. My heart hurt.
When the omegas found me under the running shower in the morning, their eyes screamed how pathetic I had become for them. Everyone seemed to love the meek Emily while they hated their strong-headed Luna.
“ Luna, be strong. This time will pass. Alpha Aiden is momentarily infatuated with Emily because of their mate bond. Soon, he will come back to you. ” Tara rushed to my side as I sat on my bed lifelessly.
All hopes of saving this marriage left me last night. Even if Aiden returned to me, how would I ever forget what he did?
“ I need to talk to him. ” I mumbled in a trance.
“ You can’t, Luna. ” Tara whispered under her breath.
“ Why? ”
“ Alpha has gone out with Emily. ”
My mouth turned sour. “ when will he come back? ”
“ Alpha went to attend the Council Meeting, Luna. He wanted to meet the Alpha King. He might not be back until a week later. ” She revealed reluctantly.
My heart dropped. The Council Meeting was a meeting between 5 allied Alphas of the North region led by the Alpha King himself. It was held whenever there was a threat of war. A Luna was supposed to attend with her husband and greet the Alpha King.
Did it mean Aiden was considering Emily his Luna now and trying to get other Alphas to recognize her as well?
“ I love you. ” Aiden, my husband said.
The woman in front of him giggled when she heard his confession. My heart was crushed at the sight.
“ I love you too, Aiden. ” Emily replied slyly. And shot me a side glance.
All eyes turned towards me. Today was my husband’s birthday. I, as his Luna and wife of three years was supposed to stand by his side but it was Emily Crusher on the floor, receiving his confession of love in front of the crowd.
“ Luna. ” Tara whispered, squeezing my shoulder sympathetically. “ please gather yourself. The love of Alphas is always fragile like this. It’s nothing new in our world. ”
On the outside, I appeared emotionless. But on the inside, my heart was bleeding. For me, the world was slowly ending, and my husband was oblivious to it.
Aiden paraded Emily around the hall, greeting the Alphas of the neighbor packs. I was a laughingstock among them as they shot me pitiful looks.
“ Aiden, Zia looks mad at me. Maybe I should leave the party now. ” Emily leaned in towards my husband and whispered in his ear.
Instantly, he turned around and shot me a murderous glare. A piercing headache started in my head. He was using his Alpha aura to make it hurt.
‘ Don’t you dare try to scare her. She is just an innocent girl! Why must you hurt her like this? ’ His venomous voice sneered in my head.
I clutched my chest and rushed out of the Hall. The laughter of people followed me. I didn’t know if they were laughing at me or among themselves, but it hurt.
Tears cascaded down my cheeks as I stepped out into the rain. The cold water couldn’t quench the anger burning inside my veins.
Three years ago, my father, the Alpha of the Night Howlers Pack, suggested I marry Aiden Caine. I had to fulfill a prophecy by mating a man from the Caine family or else it was predicted by an oracle that my pack and most of the werewolf packs would perish in a dangerous war.
I hated the idea of getting forced into a mate bond. However, when I met Aiden for the first time, we clicked.
Aiden was understanding, kind, and ambitious. He told me he would care for me my whole life. Together, we would make sure that the promised destruction, if the prophecy was not fulfilled, never came.
Shortly after, we mated with each other and married in an intimate ceremony. Three months after my marriage, my father passed away, leaving me to become the Alpha of the Night Howlers’ Pack.
To take better care of my people, I merged our packs, and let Aiden become the Alpha.
I, as the Luna, helped him with all his tasks. In a short time, we became the most powerful pack in the North region.
But, a month ago, a war broke out between our pack and the Half Moon Pack. Aiden had to lead the war while I stayed behind to manage the pack’s affairs.
When he came back, he brought Emily Crusher with him. She was Alpha Nathan’s slave and according to her, she was abused for years in his pack.
That didn’t faze me as much as the words Aiden spoke did. He said, “ She is my fated mate. I can not reject her but I promise to not reject you either, Zia. You are my Luna and together, we shoulder a great responsibility. I will never risk anything over my mate bond. ”
That turned out to be a lie.
First, Emily gained Aiden’s pity. He gave her a place in our home and disregarded my protests. Then slowly, she climbed into his heart too.
Just like this, my husband who claimed to love me every night, now hated me and loved another woman- - - his fated mate.
“ Luna, how can you leave? She is in your place! You need to fight for your rights or you will lose Alpha forever. ” Tara followed me out.
I wiped my tears and straightened up. I needed to talk with Aiden. He couldn’t keep this up.
I walked back inside the Hall. I was drenched and grabbed everyone’s attention but it didn’t bother me.
“ Alpha Nathan was close to Alpha Rhys of the Nightcrawlers Pack, Alpha Aiden. It’s possible, he will be coming for your pack soon for revenge. ” Another Alpha was standing beside Aiden and Emily, talking about the upcoming threats of war.
“ Don’t worry, Alphas. I am meeting the Alpha King, my Uncle Maximus in a few days. No Alpha can match his power and disobey his orders. ” Aiden spoke proudly about his uncle who was barely a few years older than him but more powerful than any other werewolf in the world.
It was rumored that he was a pure-blooded Lycan but no one dared to talk about this in the open because people feared him. One look from him could freeze someone in their place, and take their breath away.
I heard rumors of his intelligence and masculine charms too, but I never met him or saw him before. For some reason, he never visited our pack or invited us to his pack before.
When I got close, Emily gasped before bursting into mocking giggles. “ Goddess, Zia. Did you fall into the pool? ”
“ Aiden. ” I ignored her and shifted my focus to my husband.
I thought he would show me some consideration after seeing me in this ruined state. But all I saw in his eyes was displeasure.
An invisible hand tightened around my throat. I steeled my nerves and spoke.
“ It’s inappropriate for your mistress to be around when you are talking about Pack matters. It’s disrespectful to other Alphas. And me. ”
Aiden snorted. “ And it’s not disrespectful for my Luna to walk half-naked in a Hall full of men? ”
I stiffened at his remark. My eyes lowered to my dress. I was indeed in a bad state. I looked like a woman who was losing her mind, completely disheveled and damaged.
“ Don’t humiliate me, Zia. Go stay in your room until you regain your sanity. ” Aiden hissed under his breath.
Unable to take it anymore, I walked away from them. I entered our shared bedroom and decided to change and wait for my husband there.
Tonight, I needed to get dressed for him and attract him back to myself. We couldn’t risk the destruction of the werewolf race over Aiden’s pitiful mate bond.
With that thought in mind, I washed up and changed into sexy red lingerie. It was Aiden’s favorite color.
My nerves were jumpy as I waited for him but even until the middle of the night, he didn’t show up. The pattering sound of rain matched the deafening rhythm of my heartbeat.
I wanted to wear my clothes and go after Aiden again. I had to fix things.
But before I could act on my thoughts, a sharp pain started in my stomach and spread to my limbs. In moments, I was screaming.
What was happening?
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I dropped to my knees and writhed in agony. My heart felt like it would explode out of my chest at any moment.
Suddenly, my husband’s voice echoed in my head.
‘ I love you. Gosh Emi, you are so beautiful! I can’t hold back tonight. ’
‘ What about your Luna? ’ Emily’s lewd voice followed.
‘ She doesn’t have a say in it. If I want to sleep with you tonight, I will. She will learn to deal with it. ’ Aiden moaned.
Blinded by pain, I crawled to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Water fell over my head as I sobbed between my palms.
Aiden was having sex with Emily under the same roof as me, and he didn’t even care how it would bring me endless pain.
Because it was the Moon Goddess’ rule. Whenever a mate, chosen or fated, cheated on the other, the partner would feel the pain. It felt like a cruel way to tell me that I was not enough for my mate, for the husband I loved for three years.
I didn’t know how long I cried under that water. Sometime during the night, the pain disappeared but the deep-rooted melancholy settled into my bones. My heart hurt.
When the omegas found me under the running shower in the morning, their eyes screamed how pathetic I had become for them. Everyone seemed to love the meek Emily while they hated their strong-headed Luna.
“ Luna, be strong. This time will pass. Alpha Aiden is momentarily infatuated with Emily because of their mate bond. Soon, he will come back to you. ” Tara rushed to my side as I sat on my bed lifelessly.
All hopes of saving this marriage left me last night. Even if Aiden returned to me, how would I ever forget what he did?
“ I need to talk to him. ” I mumbled in a trance.
“ You can’t, Luna. ” Tara whispered under her breath.
“ Why? ”
“ Alpha has gone out with Emily. ”
My mouth turned sour. “ when will he come back? ”
“ Alpha went to attend the Council Meeting, Luna. He wanted to meet the Alpha King. He might not be back until a week later. ” She revealed reluctantly.
My heart dropped. The Council Meeting was a meeting between 5 allied Alphas of the North region led by the Alpha King himself. It was held whenever there was a threat of war. A Luna was supposed to attend with her husband and greet the Alpha King.
Did it mean Aiden was considering Emily his Luna now and trying to get other Alphas to recognize her as well?
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