RAYA
I could not control my shaky hands as I joined the rest of the room in curtseying to the king. The alpha king is my mate. I would be lying if I said I wasn't still in disbelief at those words. I dug my nails deep into my palm, trying to get myself to wake up. Maybe this was just a dream, one of my many daydreams. But I could feel it. I could feel the pain. And I was right here, the blue-eyed god who was my mate a few feet away.
Slowly, my confusion began to change to joy. He was here to pick his mate; not by wealth or by status. He was to pick his real mate. Which meant that right here, right now, every maiden in this room was equal. I couldn't help the small smile that pulled at my lips. My whole life was about to change. I would finally be free of everything that plagued me. I wou
