Alpha's Tempting Stand-In Mate

Avery "Ah... so tight and hot, baby," his hoarse and magnetic voice penetrated my ears. My eyes shot open, jolting, and breaking into a cold sweat. I looked around, finding myself in my bedroom. Closing my eyes in relief, I covered my heated cheeks as my heart raced intensely. Five years had passed, yet I still hadn't forgotten a thing. I still dreamed about that night. Knowing that getting back to sleep was not possible, I got up and went to the bathroom, splashing some cold water on my face. It helped clear my mind instantly. But the water pitcher was empty. As I went downstairs to get some water, I overheard a secret conversation in the pack house's hall. "There's no way I'm marrying that old ugly insane Alpha, dad!" Lillian screamed. "The whole world knows that Alpha Killian Eaton is an ugly monster. No she-wolf, not even a gold digger, would dare marry him." "Don't cause trouble just obey," Alpha Martin growled lowly. "Why am I supposed to obey, dad?! Five years ago, he was burned and disfigured, then his wolf went insane. I heard that he killed and ate two she-wolves that were supposed to be his brides! There's no way I want to become his chosen mate!" she declared, taking a long and deep breath before continuing, "Besides, Avery should be the one to marry! She is not an Alpha's daughter anymore and is wolfless. She's not pure or a virgin. She has even given birth to a child and has experience with men and... dirty stuff. It's no loss to marry that insane Alpha to a defective wolfless b***h like her.” "Lillian!" Alpha Martin growled at her with a warning glare. "Avery is your sister!" he reminded her. "Dad, she's not my sister. In truth, she means nothing to our Alpha family," Lillian gritted her teeth. "I’m your biological daughter, while Avery is someone that stole my place for eighteen years! I lived a life of poverty for a wild seed like her. I finally returned to our pack. Now I have my own career and a soulmate that I have yet to find. You can't force me to get married!" she asserted, glancing at her mother with begging eyes. "I agree with my daughter, Martin," Luna Clara arrogantly stood up from her seat. "Lillian has already handled our pack's affairs and become famous in the werewolf world. She is the pride of our pack. There's no way I will sacrifice my daughter to Alpha Killian Eaton," she paused and lazily lifted her eyes to look at me standing on the stairs. "We've raised a wild seed for twenty-three years, it's time for her to repay us, right?" Following Luna Clara's gaze, Alpha Martin and Lillian raised their hands together in my direction. I clenched the water glass tightly in my hands. So this was the situation. They wanted me to marry an ugly insane Alpha, but they didn't want to sacrifice their own daughter. I took a deep breath, went downstairs, and stretched out my hand towards the Alpha. "Give me the papers." Alpha Martin was puzzled, "What papers?" "I don't think this marriage is going to take place without benefits for you. I will marry in your daughter's place to repay the Alpha family for their kindness in raising me all these years. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear another kindness from the Alpha family. Otherwise who knows, one day I might have to marry a pack of rogues in order to repay your kindness."  The Alpha, Luna, and Lillian stood  there stunned speechless for a moment at my statement, yet not one of them argued as they were aware of their own wickedness. Alpha Martin passed the papers to me. I signed my name and filled in the required information. "Don't you want to read it?" I chuckled, "Please, you can drop the act. I know you don’t care. Don't worry, I will marry Alpha Killian,"  Leaving the papers on the table, I quickly went to the kitchen to get water, then turned and went upstairs. Lillian grabbed the papers like a greedy cat pouncing on a mouse to read them. Her eyes shone while staring down at my signature. She looked up at my back as it vanished upstairs and murmured, "Mom, is that b***h really this stupid? Did she really just agree to marry that ugly Alpha instead of her boyfriend?" There was a sense of mocking in her voice. Luna Clara quickly covered her mouth and looked up in my direction, fearing that I would overhear and regret my decision. However, I had actually heard it all. The mention of my boyfriend stabbed my heart, but a bitter smile took over my lips. Just two days ago, I did have a boyfriend, one that I had been in love with for six years. I was ready to give him my everything, but no more. Not after the betrayal I had faced. After his betrayal, there was no meaning in whom I married, where I lived, or where I went. *** Three days later I had to leave the Green Wood Pack, where I had spent my entire life. I had to go to Crystal Bright Pack. Alpha Killian’s Beta Slater came to retrieve me in a luxurious car.  To my surprise, there was no wedding or anything. I was simply asked to live in the grand packhouse, which was originally a villa, before any decisions about marriage were made. In other words, even if no she-wolf dared to marry Alpha Killian, he was not someone that would marry just anyone either. That was a problem for me to handle. Alpha Martin had ordered me to please Alpha Killian, lure him into marriage, and become his chosen mate so that he could secure a treaty with the Crystal Moon Pack. That night, an Omega arrived with a revealing nightgown. The bra and underwear were so provocative that my cheeks heated. I hesitantly put them on, knowing I would have to face this sooner or later. Later, I sat quietly in the beautiful bedroom, waiting for the Alpha's arrival. "Pa—!" There was a sound, then  the power went out. I immediately put my hand over my chest as the villa instantly became dark. My body trembled instinctively. I was afraid of the dark! After that night five years ago, I no longer dared to be alone in darkness. It triggered to moany of my memories and nightmares. Even when sleeping, I had to keep a light on by the bed to feel at ease. At that moment, my fear doubled as I was in an unfamiliar environment. I subconsciously hugged my knees to my chest and tried to calm myself, but my shivering body and drumming heart betrayed me. I was so scared that I didn't even notice that the door to the room opened, and someone came in. A touch on my foot and hand froze caused me to freeze on the bed. Holding my breath, I felt something sticky and cold rubbing against my hand. I instantly turned pale, as all the blood in my body seemed to solidify. “AHH…” I screamed at the top of my lungs, scurrying back on the bed. My back hit the cold hard wall, I almost fainted from the pain of it. I struggled to keep myself together as I peered into the darkness, but the unknown creature crawled towards me again. Then there was a noise as hoarse and rough as the opening of a broken wooden door, "Mate, my mate… where are you..." a man’s voice echoed. With that, all the lights in the room suddenly turned back on. I could finally see, but there were these "blob" like things right in front of my face. He was a man with a terrifying visage! Perhaps, they couldn't even be called human features. He was stooped, resembling a dwarf, even his hands and feet resembled black stumps, with indistinguishable joints. The man was wrapped in a bathrobe and lay beside me on the bed, gazing at me with his dark, eerie eyes. That countenance of his... it could no longer be called a "face." His visage was marred by various scars, and his facial features were grotesquely distorted, like an evil specter crawling out of hell! "Ahhh!" Even though I had mentally prepared myself, I still instinctively screamed when I saw the inhuman figure before me, claiming me as his mate. The man chuckled and said, "Mate, are you afraid of me? But you promised to marry me. Come, let me mark you..." Screaming uncontrollably, I bolted out of the bed in a panic and ran trembling out of the room, not daring to look back at the man again. I was in such a frantic state that I didn't even notice when my leg hit a flower pot in the corridor, causing it to bleed! *** Third POV: "Hahahahahaha——" Watching Avery disappear into the corridor, the "man" on the bed climbed out of his bathrobe, took off his gloves and mask, revealing a fair and cute little face. "You want to be my mommy, NO WAY!" Flynt smirked. He climbed off the bed and ran to the small study excitedly. "Brother, I scared away that she-wolf!” In the small study, another little boy who looked identical to the first was sitting under a lamp with his head lowered. "Oh," Flavio replied. Flynt sat down unhappily in the small chair beside his brother. "Can you pay more attention to Daddy? He obviously refuses to have contact with women. Grandpa already insisted on arranging one or two fiancées for him. This is the third one." The little boy, Flavio raised his eyebrows slightly, his palm-sized face showing a maturity that was inconsistent with his age. "Yeah."  Flynt,"……" This brother of his had a super high IQ, but he was always cold towards others and cherished words like others did gold. Just like their father, he was a boring gourd! Then Flynt flattened his lips and ran to the large study room on the third floor. With his small body, he pushed the door open and said, "Dad, your third fiancée isn't any good either!" Hi everyone! If you like this book, you can follow me on sss and i********:! Instagram account: pooj_a6710 FB: Author Pooja