His, Forever

Chapter 3: Next Morning

Olivia's P.O.V

My eyes fluttered open and I slowly sat up, confused, as I didn't recognise my surroundings. I'm sat in a huge fluffy bed, nowhere near as comfortable as mine and my head is throbbing in pain.

Then it hit me. Yesterday's events replayed in my mind and I instantly felt sick. How could he do that? 

My mate! The one person in the world who is supposed to love me, protect me, cherish me, and instead he r***d me!

That wasn't even the worst part. He forcefully marked me! Marking someone is meant to be a symbol of your love for a person as you claim them as yours forever. 

If my mate doesn't even want me, why would anyone else? After my family died, I knew that I would be all right because somehow out there was a man who would love and take care of me for the rest of my life. Now I don't even have that.  

I quickly pulled the satin sheets off my bruised body and climbed out of the huge bed, instantly regretting the sudden movement, as a jolt of pain shot through my body. 

I limped over to the main door, but obviously it was locked. I tried to channel Aria to increase my strength but she was still weak and hurt from last night.

My eyes flicker to the right and I notice a huge glass door. I moved closer towards it and figure out that it leads to a beautiful balcony, showcasing the amazing view. 

I wondered if that could be my escape route, but then remember that the room was located on the fifth or sixth floor and even in wolf form there was no way I could land the jump. I would very much rather be trapped with my psychotic mate, than paralysed for the rest of my life. 

I walked across the room to a door I assumed to be the bathroom. I opened it and observed the beautiful features. I never thought a bathroom could look so good, but this proves me wrong.

There was a large jacuzzi tub in the corner of the room and a huge glass shower in the middle, big enough to fit ten people. There were two sinks one on either side of the shower and a toilet to the right when you walk in. 

I looked into the mirror and could hardly recognise myself. 

My once beautiful silky hair has turned greasy and flat, my eyes were tear stained and had black mascara smudged underneath my eyes. 

My neck was forever scarred, with a mark the shape of a large wolf and the name Lex scribed underneath. The writing was in black making it look like a ink tattoo whilst the wolf was bright red and stained with blood, probably from the fact that it was forced and not consensual.    

Lex. I guess that was his name and it seemed like a fitting name for him. The name of the man who was destined for me, the man who abused me. I slowly trace the outline of the wolf and continue to stare at my inhuman appearance. My thoughts were interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

 I froze, thinking it may be Lex, but then I realise that he would probably storm in and the knock sounded so soft and fragile. I opened it cautiously, and it revealed a girl around my age carrying clothes, a towel and some toiletries.

She had bleach blonde hair that fell to her shoulders and light blue eyes. She was quite small, around my size, and had a huge bright smile across her face.   

 "Hi! I'm Kylie. The alpha asked me to bring you these and tell you that after you get ready, to meet him in his office which is just down the hall, last door at the end." She spoke in such a peppy tone that it reminded me of Casey and I instantly felt at a pang of sadness as I remembered her. I noticed how her smile faded as she took in my appearance, her eyes lingering on the big red mark, on my neck.    

 "Thank you." I replied in a small voice and she gave a sympathetic look before leaving. 

I showered, changed into a light pink dress and dried my hair. Looking at myself, I looked a lot better and prayed that the meeting I'm about to have with my mate would be better than the last. I followed her instruction walking down the hall until I reached a set of big oak doors. 

I hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to walk in or knock. I decided to be the strong confident  girl I was raised to be, and swung the doors open. 

I froze and my heart clenched at the sight in front of me. A wave of anger, sadness and betrayal rolled over me, as I saw the sight in front of me.

My mate was sitting on a large leather chair, behind his desk, with a tall blonde on his lap attacking his lips like a vulture. I felt sick as his hands roamed her body, seeming to enjoy her lips sucking on his neck where I was supposed to mark him.

I decided enough was enough and wiped the tears that had fallen down my cheek, before slamming the door shut, gaining their attention.

Lex looked at me in shock and I half expected him to push her away and apologise to me but he just granted me with a wicked smirk and kissed the w***e sitting on his lap. 

"Sorry babe. We'll continue this later." He said, his hands still roaming her body.

"Uh, fine but be quick." She replied in a high pitched voice that made my ear drums bleed. She kissed him once more, before barging past me nearly pushing me to the floor.

"We should kill her right now for just touching our mate." Aria growls and I clench my fist, trying to control her from unleashing all the rage that consumed us both right now. The blonde b***h scoffed at me and walked out before shutting the door. 

"Finally, I thought you would never wake up." Lex said a sly smirk on his face. 

"Well who knew that after being r***d and forcefully marked that you need a couple hours to recover, Lex." I screamed back, finally having enough. Who did he think he was?

" You know my name?" He asked genuinely surprised. 

"Of course. I kind of have to if it permanently written on neck forever. Guess I'm not as stupid as you thought." I retorted, rolling my eyes in frustration.

" Yeah, guess you're not." He murmured, an amused smile playing on his lips.                                                                                                                  

"But you should know that's not my actual name, it's just my nickname and what most people call me apart from alpha of course." Curiosity overtook, as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Well, what is your real name?" I asked and he smirked at me.

"Alpha Alexander Mason." He whispered, making the words seem even more deadly, and I gasped.

I was in awe. I thought that those stories I had heard were just legends, but standing in front of me was the Alpha of the Red moon pack, one of the most vicious and violent packs in the world. 

The pack is infamous for their ruthless warriors, who are rumoured to be trained to not feel anything, including pain, loss and love.

The Alphas of the Red moon pack have been known to abuse and torture their mates with the philosophy that mates are a weakness and stop an Alpha from fulfilling their true potential. As a form of torture for their enemies, they often kill their mates in order to weaken them, before killing them slowly.

They are dangerous, cruel and the leader of all of them is my mate!

"I don't understand if you knew we were mates then why did you treat me like that?" I cried, tears threatening to fall out of my eyes. 

"Because you disgust me, well not just you, the whole concept of mates and how we are all destined for one particular person and will do anything, be anything for them. It's ridiculous.The moon goddess claims to have created mates as a reward for werewolves but I just see them as a burden. I have to spend valuable time taking care of you, when it could be spent helping my pack."  I flinched as he spat out those cruel words.

"Then why not just reject me. You could have left me there in that alley. At least then I would have just been r***d by a stranger, instead of my mate. You're a monster! No-one could so such a cruel thing to their mate not even seem guilty or remorseful. " I screamed, finally unleashing the words that I've been wanting to say all morning.

It seemed to shut him up because, for what felt like hours,  he just at there staring at me. I looked like he was having a conversation with wolf, as he kept rolling his eyes and muttering things under his breath.

"I can't reject you. Don't you think I want too? I've tried to say the words but if I don't have you it will make me weak, therefore making my pack weak. I don't need to sleep with you or even look at you but I want too. The stupid mate bond is making me want you so I'll have you and anything else I want." Dominance oozed from his voice and his Alpha authority was starting to show.

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused about his intentions. He didn't want me, yet he had to have me?

"Well since the mate bond is forcing me to need you in order to be a strong leader of my pack, then you'll stay here as the Luna of my pack, but not my mate ." I stood there bewildered and shocked by his statement. A part of me was happy that he wanted me to be his Luna, but I wanted to be his everything. His Luna, his love, his mate.

"Now that we've discussed your use for me, onto the rules" He announced, followed by a devilish smirk.