Mated To The Enemy Alpha

ELISE’S POV

The moon shined brightly over Silvermoon territory, so bright it felt like it was watching me. I hated that. The Moon Goddess had never answered my prayers before, so why would tonight be any different?

I pulled my scaf tighter around my shoulders, trying to hide the shaking in my hands. My heart wouldn’t slow down. Maybe it was the cold. Or maybe it was fear. All around me, the clearing was filled with wolves from both packs. My pack, Silvermoon, stood on one side with their heads high, and their jaws clenched. Across from us, the Bloodfang wolves stood like a dark force with their usual cold expressions. And at the front of them… him. Alpha Kade. I had never seen him this close before. The stories said he was ruthless, a cold-blooded killer who rose to power after his father’s death. They said he was worse than the demon himself, that he was born under the eclipse, and that even the stars themselves were hiding from him that night. Looking at him now, I understood why. His dark hair fell across his forehead, his jaw was hard as stone, and those eyes… They were grey, like a winter storm, sharp enough to cut through bone. I hated him already.

“Don’t look at him,” my cousin Mia whispered next to me. “Don’t draw attention.”

I tore my gaze away, swallowing hard. “I know.” But it was too late. When I glanced back, his eyes were already on me. I felt my heart twist painfully, like it knew something my mind refused to see.

Alpha Nolan, my pack’s leader, cleared his throat. “We’re here to discuss peace. We’ve lost too many to pointless bloodshed.”

Alpha Kade didn’t even flinch. “Peace? Or surrender?” he tilted his head.

A ripple of anger spread through our side, and I felt it too. Bloodfang had attacked our patrols for years. Wolves had died, wolves I grew up with. And now they dared to talk about surrender? How dare they?

Alpha Nolan stayed calm. “No. A real truce. For the sake of our young wolves.”

Alpha Kade’s gaze swept across us lazily, as if he couldn’t care less. Then his eyes landed on me again an muy breath caught. I felt… something. A strange pull in my chest that felt hot and cold at the same time. It made my knees weak and I didn't even know why. Or maybe I did and I was just too afraid to believe it. No. Not him. Anyone but him.

Alpha Kade stepped forward, with a calm and confident aura, causing my wolf to stir in restlessness and confusion. “Who is she?” His voice was deep and cold as he asked the question.

My heart dropped. He couldn’t mean me. Surely he couldn't. But his eyes didn’t move, they stayed on me.

Alpha Nolan looked at me, then back to Kade. “She’s Elise. One of our Omegas”

“Omega,” Kade repeated, like it tasted bitter on his tongue. His eyes narrowed, and for a moment, I thought I saw something like shock. But it vanished quickly, replaced by cold hate. And then it happened.

The world blurred around me as I felt my wolf push forward inside me, howling. My chest burned like fire, and a single word echoed in my head, louder than thunder. Mate.

My eyes widened in horror. No. No, no, no. I stumbled backward, hitting Mia’s shoulder. My heart pounded so hard I thought it might break my ribs. My wolf kept howling, desperate to get closer to him. But my mind screamed in horror. It couldn’t be him. The Moon Goddess wouldn’t be that cruel.

But Kade’s jaw tightened. His eyes flashed silver for a second, betraying his own shock. He felt it too. He felt the bond. My mate was the enemy Alpha. The man who's pack had all but wiped out my entire pack.

“What is the meaning of this?" he spat, voice cold as ice. “I refuse. I will never take an Omega from a weak pack as my mate.”

The words cut deeper than any blade and I felt like I couldn’t breathe, like the ground had dropped away beneath me. I wanted to cry, to scream. But my body wouldn’t move. Around us, shocked whispers spread like wildfire through the crowds. Even Mia’s hand trembled where it held my arm.

“Alpha Kade,” Alpha Nolan began, trying to calm things. “The bond is sacred—”

“I don’t care,” Kade snapped. His gaze locked onto mine. “I would rather reject the Moon Goddess herself than claim an Omega.”

Tears burned in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Not in front of him. Not in front of everyone. My wolf whimpered, the sound echoing painfully in my chest. I could feel her pain mixing with mine, twisting like a knife in my chest. Kade turned away sharply. “This meeting is over.”

He stalked back to his wolves and they parted for him like water. No one dared question him. Everyone just obeyed. Alpha Nolan put a hand on my shoulder, but I pulled away, staring at the ground.What was that?

I had dreamed of finding my mate since I was a child. I thought he’d love me, protect me, see me as more than just an Omega. Instead, fate had been cruel enough to give me the coldest, cruelest Alpha in the world, and he’d rejected me without a second thought.

The walk back to our pack felt longer than I remember. No one spoke to me. What could they say? Even Mia stayed silent even though I could feel her worried glances.

Back in the pack house, I rushed to my small room, slamming the door shut, before I slid down to the floor, hugging my knees to my chest. Why me? What did I ever do to the moon goddess to deserve such cruel fate?

My wolf whimpered again, and I felt her pain echoing through me. “I know, Rya,” I whispered aloud, breathing heavily. “I know it hurts.”

“I didn’t want him either,” I muttered, shaking my head in disbelief. “But now we’re stuck.”

Because the bond doesn’t vanish just because one mate rejects the other. The pain stays. The emptiness stays. It eats at you alive from the inside, until there’s nothing left.

I don’t know how long I sat there, staring at the wall. The sun had set completely and darkness filled the room with the only light coming from the moon outside my window.

A knock sounded on my door. “Elise? It’s Mia.”

“Come in.” I called out without looking at the door.

Mia stepped inside, carrying a tray of food. Her dark eyes softened when they saw me. “You have to eat something.”

I shook my head. “I’m not hungry.”

“Elise…” She set the tray on my desk and knelt in front of me. “I know you hate him. I do too. We all do. But the bond—”

“I don’t want to talk about it,” I whispered. She nodded, but worry still clouded her face. “Just… don’t do anything stupid, okay? Promise me, Elise.”

I sighed heavily then nodded. “I promise.”

She squeezed my hand, then left quietly. When she was gone, I pushed myself to stand. My legs felt weak, but I made my way to the window. The moon was high now, watching silently, and I had a lot to say to it tonight.

“Why him?” I whispered. “Out of everyone… Why him?”

But the Moon Goddess didn’t answer. Just like always. That night, sleep refused to come. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face. The cold glare, the disgust when he realized what I was to him. And every time, my chest burned with the bond’s ache.

Around midnight, I left my room quietly and stepped outside, wanting to get some air and clear my head. My wolf stirred again, restlessly. She wanted to run, to escape. So I shifted.

Bones cracked and fur spread across my skin. In moments, I stood on four paws, my white fur glinting silver under the moonlight. For a moment, I felt free. I ran through the trees, over rocks and roots not caring how late it was. The pain of rejection didn’t vanish, but it felt lighter when I ran. My paws pounded the earth, my breath came in sharp gasps, and for a moment, I wasn’t the rejected Omega. I was just a wolf, wild and alive.

But the bond still pulled at me, like a chain on my heart. No matter how far I ran, it tugged me back toward him. Toward the mate who hated me. After a moment I shifted back to human form and got dressed.

I walked over to the border of our territory, with my chest heaving. Beyond the line lay Bloodfang land. His land. And it suddenly felt too close for comfort. A rustle in the darkness made me freeze as a familiar scent hit my nose. Kade.

He stepped into the clearing in human form and our eyes met.

“What are you doing here?” I growled in a rough voice.

He didn’t answer. For a moment, he just stared at me. His eyes softened barely, for a second but then hardened again.

“You shouldn’t be here,” he said coldly. “Go back.”

The bond ached painfully between us, like a wound that had been ripped open. I wanted to turn and run. I wanted to fight him. Instead, I stood frozen.

“Why?” I asked, my voice shaking. “Why do you hate me so much? I didn’t choose this.”

“I didn’t either,” he spat. “I will never accept an Omega as my mate. Especially one from your pack.”

Pain flared in my chest. My wolf whimpered softly, but I lifted my head.

“Then reject me properly,” I whispered. "Set us both free, alpha Kade. Let me go my way and you can go yours."

He hesitated, his jaw clenched. For a moment, I thought he might. But then he turned away. “Go home, Elise.”

And then just like that he was gone, swallowed up by the darkness.

I stood there for a long time, feeling the bond burning like fire in my chest. I have been bound by fate to my greatest enemy. He doesn't want me, and yet he won't reject me officially.