The Alpha’s Vengeful Bride

Loggerheads

Tristan’s POV

I hated my life.

Being the successor of the pack came with a lot of privileges, but the pain and sacrifice were not worth it. I have been trained all my life to be the alpha of the pack, to throw away every single thing I liked to do because of the expectations that my father had of me. It was exhausting and draining, but there was nothing I could do about it.

My coronation was in a few months and my father has been on my neck, trying to make me perfect in my duties and urging me to get him a daughter-in-law. It was in the traditions of our pack that before the alpha is crowned, he has to be married. I had told him several times that I didn't have any interest in that. Ever since my first ever girlfriend got lost after I had fallen deeply in love with her, I was not willing to ever give love a chance again.

But that was the least of my father’s concerns. He wasn’t going to take that as an excuse for me. He always preferred the pack over any of his children, so it wasn’t surprising that he was not going to consider my feelings.

“There is a deadline,” he told me when he came into my room earlier. “I am not going to allow you to put the pack in danger because you choose to be weak. You are my first son, so you are going to inherit the throne.”

“I am not being weak,” I grumbled, my chest tightening from his harsh words.

“Then get a wife. Get married and then we will both be happy. I am not going to disturb you over anything once you get crowned.”

“What if I don’t want to be the alpha anymore?” I was exhausted from all of the expectations.

When Anna, my girlfriend, got lost, I was not allowed to grieve for her. I wasn’t even allowed to look for her. Some of the pack guards were sent out and after a day of scouring in the woods and they didn't find her, my father told them to come back and that was it. No one spoke to me about her again and I was expected to go back to my duties just like before, while I was still dealing with the pain.

I didn't know if I was ever going to be in love again after her. I didn't want to get married to anyone I didn't love because it was not going to be fair for either me or her.

“Then you are going to face my wrath in this pack.” He threatened, his voice laced with venom.

“It will be nothing that I haven’t faced.”

“You are not going to get your inheritance and if you choose not to be the alpha, then I am going to banish you from the pack. You are never going to be allowed to see your mother or siblings and if you attempt to see them, then I am going to take them very far away from this pack.”

He meant every word. He didn't care about my mother or the rest of his children. We were just there to serve his one true love, this damn pack. I wished I was able to take them all away but I couldn’t afford that. Even if I managed to pull it off, he would hunt us down to the place where we went and he would never allow us to live in peace again.

“I don’t know what you expect me to do. How am I supposed to marry when I don’t have a woman I love?” I gave up, looking away from him as I felt my heart burn with pain and anger.

“I don’t know, but you have to find someone to marry. I am going to give you two weeks and after that, I am going to take away your inheritance. You will wish you listened to me in the first place instead of being a complete and total brat.”

I nodded without taking another glance at him. The man had no heart. He was part of the reason I never wanted children, because I would hate for them to feel the same way I was feeling about my father. I wouldn’t be able to stand them hating me the way I hated mine. He left the room, banging the door behind him.