Reborn As the Mate of the Cursed Alpha King

Chapter 2: From Nightmares to Reality.

　　Emily's Pov

　　"Daddy, she can't do this," Nina says, pouting towards my father.

　　"Nina, your sister is eighteen, and I fully approve of canceling the engagement," David announces with an authoritative voice. "You don't have to pressure your sister about something that doesn't concern you."

　　Before Nina could protest my father's warning, our mother, Minnie Turner, entered the room, smiling and super excited. "My wonderful and grand princess! May the stars and the sun sing with joy and love for you on this special and important day. The day of your birth is my second favorite day!" Minnie declares, her arms embracing me with so much affection and tenderness that I truly feel happy on my birthday.

　　"Thank you, Mom," I responded sincerely. Minnie steps back and sits next to Dad; they exchange a quick and affectionate kiss. Next to me, the maid arrives with my espresso. I sip a bit, hoping that things will improve now with Mom joining our breakfast.

　　"Why do you have that look, Nina?" Mom asks with a concerned voice and a furrowed brow. Nina has sad eyes and a slouched posture.

　　"Mom, Emily doesn't want to marry Jimmy Doorson," Nina announces with her melancholic tone. Mom looks at me in surprise, and her eyes turn to my father, who nods calmly. I see Mom breathe a sigh of relief and close her eyes for a moment.

　　"I admit I'm relieved with the news, dear," Mom declares to my surprise and Nina's as well. "You have plenty of time to decide to get married. If your father is not against this decision, neither am I." Minnie smiles reassuringly in my direction, and I breathe a sigh of relief. Nina forces a smile and straightens up in her chair.

　　"You're right, Mom. You have my support, sis," Nina announces with a friendly voice. "I just hope Jimmy takes the news of the breakup well."

　　A shiver runs down my spine upon hearing that. Would Jimmy do something now that I don't want to proceed with our marriage? Sensing the change in my hormones, Dad asks me:

　　"Are you okay, my little wolf?" David says, concerned.

　　Leaning forward, resting my elbows on the table, I let my concern show through my voice. "It's just that..." I say with a bit of hesitation, "What if Jimmy harbors some resentment when we break off the engagement? I worry about the idea of causing resentment in him against you, against our wolf pack, Dad." I knew how cruel Jimmy would be in the future. Could he already be planning his revenge now?

　　"Don't worry about Jimmy, my daughter. He won't harm you or us. You are my daughter, you have the protection of our entire wolf pack; Jimmy cannot go against that. You are safe, always will be."

　　"We are your family, dear. We will always love you above all," Minnie, my mother, declares with an affectionate voice, and I feel more secure hearing that.

　　I realize how much I had lost this in my old life by marrying Jimmy. I was so stubborn to marry him, influenced by Nina, that I ended up distancing myself from my parents. I didn't want to know more. I only wanted to serve my husband and fix our marriage. I didn't care how this helped Jimmy's plan against my parents. With little connection with my parents in my past life, Jimmy managed to falsely accuse them of something they didn't commit, causing the death of my parents and the domination of our wolf pack. I was so naive and in love in my old life that I feel ashamed now for being so foolish, so deceived by Jimmy and Nina.

　　The rest of our breakfast is taken up by other matters regarding our wolf pack and my birthday. Nina still subtly tries to convince me otherwise about the marriage breakup. Mom and Dad can't see how manipulative Nina is; she's always kind, lovely, and friendly. I fell into her web of manipulation in my past life. My wolf Lily feels increasingly fierce inside me, wanting to attack Nina at any moment. Lily's thirst for revenge merges with mine. It makes me more determined to get revenge on Jimmy Doorson. I want to reveal Nina Turner's true personality to everyone.

　　Almost in the middle of the afternoon, when we were all separated, my parents were busy with family and wolf pack business. I decide to rest before getting ready for the banquet of my birthday with the guests. I sit in a rocking chair in our garden; the breeze plays with my loose hair and makes me a bit more sober to plan my revenge. My wolf Lily, would take control and destroy Nina now, but that wouldn't solve the problem and would get us banned from the wolf pack. It's necessary to unmask Jimmy and Nina.

　　My mind thinks of many revenge scenarios. They make me fall asleep in the rocking chair. In my dreams, I am dragged to the moment of my death in my old life.

　　I'm cornered in the room that was mine and Jimmy's; there's fire around me, making it difficult to see and breathe. I try to find the exit, but I'm prevented. Someone pushes me with great force, making me fly against a cabinet on the wall, vases and books falling on top of me, leaving me disoriented and injured. Jimmy emerges amidst the smoke and the crackling of the fire; a few steps behind him, Nina appears with a malicious smile on her lips.

　　"What..." I say with difficulty, coughing and feeling my lungs burn. "Why are you doing this?" I ask with suffering in my voice.

　　Nina takes a few steps forward, standing in front of me. She crouches down and grabs me by the hair, forcing me to tilt my head back.

　　"You always had everything. So spoiled, so loved and cherished by our parents. So unbearable." Nina spits poisonous words at me. I try to summon my wolf Lily, but I have no strength. I feel destroyed by the betrayal, by the flames around us.

　　"Nina, what will our wolf pack think of this? Don't do this, Nina," I whimper to my sister. Nina, in turn, laughs and throws my head back, making me hit the cabinet forcefully and feel even more disoriented.

　　"The Blue Bay Pack is destroyed, Emily," Jimmy declares proudly, his lupine eyes appearing on his human face. "You never had what it took to rule our wolf pack, and I made sure of that. You are too weak." Nina speaks with disdain. She approaches Jimmy, and they kiss with a sickening passion in front of me.

　　I try to get up, but Jimmy kicks me hard in the stomach, knocking me down again on the floor. The fire is spreading more and more through the room.

　　"Let's go; she's no longer of any use to me," Jimmy announces arrogantly. "I have a new kingdom to rule."

　　They move away and blend with the thick smoke. I try to follow them with difficulty, but when I manage to find the door, the doorknob is extremely hot, burning the palm of my hand. I bang on the door in desperation, screaming for someone to come to my rescue, but no one comes, and I am consumed by the fire.

　　I wake up startled and in shock. My claws retract, having been embedded in the arms of the rocking chair, and my wolf vision still tingles with

　　the sensation of survival. I need to take deep breaths several times to regain control. Lily is struggling within me; she was so weak in my other life, as desperate as I was to survive.

　　"Miss Emily?" the calm and gentle voice of a maid emerges behind me. I quickly look back, still on alert. "The banquet is about to be served, Miss. Would you like help getting ready?"

　　"Thank you, it won't be necessary. I'll be ready as soon as possible." The maid nods and withdraws. I rub my temples, trying to organize the facts of my past life. I hadn't remembered that Nina's betrayal went beyond my marriage; she also wanted the destruction of the Blue Bay Pack wolf pack.

　　I need to be consistent with my next steps; I still can't just attack Nina and Jimmy. I need to assess and observe when they start having an affair, and when they begin planning the ruin of our family. Lily growls within me; she wants revenge, and I will give it to her, but it will be served on a silver platter.