VERA POV

“Why am I being held?” I questioned as some of the guards caught up to me while I was running and began putting me in chains.

“Oh, you're going to bind me because I stood up for myself against some girls who were trying to bully me? Now I'm the crazy one?” I yelled hoping that whatever happened to those guards happened to this one but nothing was forthcoming.

“Let go of me.” I wrestled along as they tied me up with the chains and one of them hurled me over his shoulder.

“The pack soldiers don't involve themselves in girls’ fights but the Alpha said you're to be held as you're his breeder.” They informed and I scoffed, staying still on top of the person that was carrying me.

“In other words, he means his sex slave? Is your Alpha sex-starved? Didn't he just get a Luna who is in fact, my sister? Why would he even think that I would in any situation agree to be his breeder?” I questioned though it was more rhetorical to me, I wasn't seeking for their answer.

“I'm sorry but you don't really have a choice here, miss.” One of the guards informed and all I could see ahead of me was blood.

If I got my hands on a dagger wherever Alpha Blake was, he has to consider himself dead because I'm going to stab him to death without batting an eyelid.

They carried me back into the pack house while his maids began to wash and dress me up, doing all the glamorous and frivolous things and I was still in chains.

How would Tricia feel if she even heard of this?

“You know what? I'm sick of this. I want to speak to the Alpha directly.” I said, frustrated by the turn of events, “Do not touch me.” I yelled and they immediately stopped.

“I'm sorry to inform you but the Alpha is currently in a meeting with the Alpha of Fur Croft. He would attend to you right after.” They informed and I scoffed.

“Yeah, right. Attend to me or try to sleep with me? Untie me, I'm being held against my wish, isn't that against my rights?” I scrunched my face up as I dragged my hands around the chains but it only made their hold even tighter.

“Under other circumstances, it would be but not on this one. The Alpha ordered and everyone is a slave to him.” One of the head maids answered and I already knew by the way that she rolled her eyes, it seemed she hated the Alpha as much as I did now.

“But my wrists are hurting. Am I going to die before y'all realize that I'll stay put? Release me.” I begged staring at the head maid in the eyes and she heaved a sigh before signaling to one of the guards to unbound me, but only my hands,my leg was still bounded.

“It is not ideal to loosen a slave. She might try to escape.” He remained firm and I clicked my tongue while relaxing on the chair.

“Special demands: The Alpha is here.” One of the maids offered and their entire demeanor immediately changed as each of them held a poker-faced expression.

He walked in seconds after and his gaze remains fixated on me like a hungry beast.

“Ah, Vera darling. Ever so innocent.” He muttered running his hands down my cleavage and at this point, I just wish the ground can open up and fucking swallow me.

I cringed at his touch and spat on his face.

“How dare you—” one of the guards raised his hands to slap me but he held his hands up and stopped the guard.

“Get me a wipe.” It was in his hands in seconds and after wiping his face, he forced it into my mouth.

“You have no say and you will do as I order. Your first official serving as a slave.” He said like it was something joyous to speak about while the guards untied me and made me stand.

My knee was wobbling as I was handed a jug of drink and made to follow him.

I couldn't protest, to live in a good condition, I had kind of figured out that I had to be a fool for this man.

When we got into the room where the other Alpha was waiting with his men, I fucking choked on the smoke that engulfed the room.

Keeping my head low as the head maid had recommended, I began pouring their drinks one by one, but what I could feel was the deep and heavy glance of someone on me.

Someone was staring at me, I was sure of it.

I went to the next table and my eyes suddenly locked with this person, he smiled at me and somehow his eyes felt familiar.

A pair of icy blue eyes!

Those were the exact eyes that had stared at me from those trees earlier and for some reason, he didn't seem like he was going to take his eyes off me anytime soon.

“Let's get this discussion started and I hope we can focus more on bringing in yield. I would like to purchase the small pack that is like a demarcation between both of our packs.” The man with the pair of icy blue eyes started as my hands steadily and stealthily poured in the drinks.

My eyes were sharp and I quickly refilled the glass of each Alpha that had exhausted theirs.

“That pack isn't for sale.” Alpha Blake stated.

The way the man stared at me was doing things to me, a lot of foreign things that I couldn't quite explain.

“Why not?” The man with the pair of icy blue eyes which I had found out was called Alpha Gideon spoke up and I swallowed at the sound of his voice.

Alpha Gideon intertwined both his hands together and leaned forward on the table.

Blake was smiling like a maniac, I almost wished I could punch him right now.

“Because Gideon, that pack was handed over to me by their ruler pending his return so if I say it isn't, then it isn't.”

“You put it up for sale, Blake, I know it’s yours. Now, quit with the lies and tell me the price,” I smiled, almost biting my lips at the comeback.

“Only if you'll pay twice the market price.” Blake sneered.

“I'm offering the market price, Blake. Why not take it while I'm being so nice?” Blake thinks he's so high and mighty, that I would pay anything in the world to see him have a good downfall and I think he has met his match

“Twice the market price or you forget about it.” Blake relaxed in his seat while I stood in my corner silently.

“I'll pay twice the market price if she can be sold to me.” My heart stopped as I looked up to where Alpha Gideon was pointing.

Dear goddess, let it not be me, please.

I looked up and indeed, he was pointing at me.

“She?” Alpha Blake tilted his head and scoffed.

“I must say Alpha Gideon that you have really bad taste. She isn't even worth that price and she was to be one of my playthings. I could get you someone nicer if you want.” Blake sneered at me and if I was against getting sold before, I'm not so sure now.

Anything to get away from this horrible Alpha.

“Blake, that choice would only matter to you if you were the one buying and you're not. I don't want someone else.” Alpha Gideon’s eyes were still fixated on me and I instantly felt small.

“Okay then. Why am I stressing? You can have her.” Blake said and one of Gideon’s men offered the document to Gideon who signed immediately.

This is the stupid prick that I would have been mated for, I'm not too hurt now and the only person I pitied right now was my sister.

“What's your name, little one?” He asked and I looked up immediately.

“Are you talking to me?” I asked just to be sure when I heard a glass cup crushing into the wall missing me by a hair breath.

“Of course, he is talking to you,” Blake yelled.

“Blake.” Alpha Gideon called calmly, “How or if she chooses to reply to me now shouldn't be your business but mine. I am her owner and if you hurt her, you hurt my pride and I would most definitely do something about it.” He warned.

I've been a freeborn my entire life but now I was a slave with an owner, but I do believe being sold off to whoever this is would be definitely better than mistakenly getting mated to Alpha Blake.

“What's your name, Diva?” He asked again and I bit my lips. Two nicknames within minutes.

“Vera Stormborn,” I said, pushing my hair out of my face.

“Quite ethereal.”