Sold by her mate

Chapter 4 - A Change of Heart

Chapter 4

Lilys POV

Snapper walked me home, chatty and bubbly, he made me laugh, a lot. This calmed the anger I felt at Apollo for not explain before he abruptly left me.  One thing stayed in the back of my mind though. There was no confusion. You never allow someone to call you Luna if you are not. Of course, in hindsight maybe I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions but a woman on her own and a young child living in his home without any explanation from him?

My guard was going to be up from now on. Something was off about his sister and I couldn’t put my finger on what.

Weeks went by and the summer turned into a cold winter, snow had fell and Lily was excited, Lula was head over heels, Apollo would shortly be coming to pick them up and whisk them off for a long weekend away together. It would be the first time they would stay in the same room and alone. Lily couldn’t even think about it without the feeling of heat between her legs. He had been so patient and gentlemanly with her. “We love him you know Lily.” Her wolf whispered to her, she was packing some of the sexiest lingerie she had ever owned from Victoria’s Secret, one of the few friends she had made from the Alphas court – Selena had taken her shopping to prepare for the weekend- thank god! Lily couldn’t wait to be with him, completely and fully in every way. She wanted to give him her virginity, she wanted him to mark her, she wanted to be his Luna and she wanted nothing more than to carry his pups. Lily dreamed of all of this often, and was always pinching herself that someone as confident, handsome and important as the Alpha could ever be this mild meek quiet wolves’ mate.

Throughout the past weeks of bliss though something had been niggling at her, this was his sister. The one-person Lily believed came before her in his priorities, despite her being his mate. Often and especially recently if they had plans for date nights or any type of time alone, it would always be cancelled, his sister always had some type of emergency or desperately need Apollo’s help. She was the only person Lily felt she was not even allowed to have an opinion of. This weekend away had been planned before, but been cancelled last minute as it was Nathans sports day, when Lily had simply asked that surely it was Hecate’s mate, father of her sons place to go to that, Apollo had bitten her head off, and never apologised.  This confrontation had made Lily question everything but also listen quietly and gather information on her future sister-in-law. Turns out Craigh was not Hecate’s true mate. He had been mated before her to another she-wolf for almost twelve years before Hecate set her sights on him. Coercing him to cheat on his mate, something that is so against all wolf values, hardly ever heard of and certainly punishable by pack law, but Hecate became pregnant immediately with Craigh’s pup. This infidelity drove Craigh’s mate mad and she was banished from the pack, Craigh had stayed by Hecate’s side but they was not a true family, he loved his son no doubt but he couldn’t fully forgive himself for what he had done to his one true mate, he threw himself into work as a warrior and was barely ever home. Instead Hecate it seems expected Apollo to fill this void. Which he had done as he had a good heart but now, he had his own mate and hopefully future family, he should be taking a step back, although it seemed Hecate was digging her claws into her brother despite the cost.   

Lily heard a car on the stones outside Appledean, she rushed to look out of her window. The blacked-out windows of the black range rover sport didn’t show who was inside, her heart beated faster she couldn’t wait to see her mate, but disappointment fell on her, her heart in her stomach as Snapper stepped out shaking his head softly at her. She closed the curtains and fell back onto her bed, sobbing into her pillow. This was it. The last straw.

Snappers POV

He drove up to Lily’s family home, she shouldn’t even still be living here she should be in the Chateau living life as Luna of The Glacier Peak Pack, mated and marked, that’s would he would have done if she was his mate. Snapper winced, sadly she was not his mate and never would be, for some unknown reason the goddess had mated him with the most bitter She Wolf there ever has been.

“You can’t do this Snapper you cannot betray her in this way!” His wolf was livid with him, “We take orders from the Alpha or are you forgetting?” He quietened his wolf down. The only living thing his wolf was afraid of was Elijah, but as they reached the door his wolf picked up again, “But she is our Luna, we serve to protect her as well”. Snapper sighed, the men behind him had got out of the car following him to the door. Lily wouldn’t have seen them; she would have no warning; his wolf could hear her crying into her bedding from the door. Letting this poor girl down again was bad enough, but what he knew was coming to her, damn he wasn’t sure he would ever forgive his Alpha or himself again.

Snapper knocked hard on the wooden door, his men at either side of the veranda, he heard the footsteps of Lilies mother come to open the door “damn can this get any harder? You should have told the bastard to come and do his own dirty work!” The Beta crossed his lips tight, having a wolf was a pain in the arse, a constant living talking damn conscience, that was always bloody right.

Faith answered the door and looked Snapper straight into the eyes, this is usually classed as the height of disrespect to the Alpha or any of his men, but Snapper knew she was just reading him. She nodded. She knew! “how in hell can she read our minds and we cannot get into hers at all, this gets worse and worse Snapper and you know it. This isn’t just the wrong thing to do this is a big mistake on the Alphas part” Wishing his wolf would be quiet for just a moment a voice broke into his mind silencing them both. “You are here for her, aren’t you?” Snapper simply nodded and the voice continued. “You have no idea who she is, who I am or of our line- this is a mistake for both you and your Alpha”. Who the hell does she think she is, being unable to mind link back Snapper simply replied “ He is your Alpha too.” The lady before him, who looked the complete personification of calm and reasonable shook her head “No he is not”.  Faith turned and was gone, literally gone as though she had melted into the breeze and flown with it across the forest. Snappers men came down from the stairs, they had Lily in silver handcuffs and a black hood pulled over her head. Her body slumped like it had already given up. Snappers heart broke inside, he felt his wolf leave him and knew he would not be back for a very long time.

Apollo’s POV

This girl had changed everything, I had known instantly I would marry this white wolf and love her with all my heart. I wouldn’t lose this one, praise be to the Moon Goddess for giving me a second opportunity. However over the last few weeks doubts had crept into my mind, I was always juggling with the fact that if word ever left that she was indeed a pure white wolf, so many would be after her, not only other packs but all types of supernaturals, putting my pack in constant danger. I should be an Alpha before I was a mate.

There was only two people I would trust with this knowledge, my Beta Snapper and my Sister Hecate. It was no good though they each gave me conflicting advice. Snapper was pleased and excited about the prospect of a Luna finally, once he learned she was a white wolf he could understand my inner conflict better but he simply put that our pack was the strongest in existence and that ever had been, clearly the Mood Goddess had given her to us because we were strong enough to protect her. Also with a white wolf in our ranks we would become even stronger. I reminded him that this must have been a fable, she was beautiful sweet kind and nurturing, everything a Luna should be, but strength she seemed to lack. My sister on the other hand was incredibly opposed to her. Believed her to be nothing more than a witch and that her white coat was nothing but a trap, had told me to expect her to try and come between us and break our sibling bond. Literally the day after Lily had had issue with cancelling our plans because my sister needed me- I had barked my head off at her. I had to make it clear I would never allow someone to come between myself and my sister. But I also had to go with my heart, I loved Lily and Elijah would never allow me to hurt his mates wolf Lula. Those two had a bond so close I have never witnessed.

I had to put these doubts to bed and make a decision and I had decided. I would take Lily away for the weekend. It was important to make this truly special, I wanted to nurture and bring out the confidence I hope she had inside her. My wolf was growling with excitement, he knew we would complete the mating bond and mark her, he knew we would be bringing a Luna back to our pack and he was howling about it. Since we lost out first mate he became hard and cold, completely shut off from the world. It was nice to have him back and feel him so happy.

I checked in the mirror and ran my hand through my hair, I heard footsteps rushing up the hallway outside to my door. “Brother Brother, you must come quickly.” I opened the door to see my sister her eyes flooded with tears, “Its Nathan.”

I rushed with my sister to the pack hospital, no one had given me much information at all, upon arrival I blast my way through the double doors “Where is he?” I stare at all the nurses and wolves in the waiting room, it went immediately silent. Dr Capaldi came to me, “This way my Alpha, your nephew is through here.” Following the Doctor into a white clinical private room I see Nathans tiny lifeless body, attached to several different machines all making different bleeps, he looked so tiny, his tanned skin now deathly pale. Why was no one speaking. My anger and confusion must have been radiating off me as the Doctor & Hectate answered simultaneously “It was Lily.”

I felt as though I had been hit with a cold hard brick wall. I could feel the colour draining from me now, “What on earth do you mean? What was Lily? And for crying out loud will someone explain to me what is wrong with Nathan?” my voice did quaver but inside I was scared. My mate wouldn’t do this? Not to a child? And not to a child who is like a son to me?

“Nathan has had some form of curse placed on him, he is stable but in a coma of sorts. He is comfortable and unaware of what has happened. I fear though we may never be able to get him to regain consciousness.” Dr Capaldi spoke coldly and professionally, no emotion in his voice at all. I felt like I couldn’t breathe, poor little Nathan so tiny lying there, having to fight some sort of curse.

I looked across to my sister she must be devasted, even more so than me. Her eyes had dried, and she just stood there reading my expression. I couldn’t sense any emotion from her at all and for a split second this did ring some alarm bells. “It was Lily, I heard her chanting over Nathan in the garden, she isn’t right and I have told you this, I told you she was jealous of your bond with Nathan and me, and you did nothing. Now Nathan has had to pay the price.” Hecate told me sternly. I felt immense guilt, how could I have put anyone, even my mate above Nathan, I loved him as though he was my own.

Snapper entered my head through mind link, he had followed me as I left the Chateau in such a rush and must have entered the clinic room some time ago, being in my state of despair I had not even noticed him, “There is no evidence or prove of this sir, I do not believe Lily, your mate would harm anyone and especially not a child.” I turned my head to him completely blanking his opinion. “Take the care, take my men and arrest her. I will have her held in the vault, until my next step for her is decided. Snapper nodded, he knew better than to argue with me in this mood, although I could have sworn out of the corner of my eye I saw Hecate smirk. I shook my head, she couldn’t have, her child is under the power of a curse and I am just not thinking straight.