The Alpha’s Arranged Bride

LAVENDER’S POV

I knew something was wrong. Everything started well, but I was not too sure how when the mood dropped, but I knew it did. The way they looked and spoke to my mom was strange. My mother was very nice, and she knew how to act around people that were stronger and more important than her.

I saw no reason for them to treat her the way they did. In a way, it felt like the knew her before now. Mom kept smiling awkwardly, but I kept shoving it off like it wasn’t relevant until the head of the sentinels started acting weird.

The looks they gave her were demeaning and, in a way, I felt it was better for the ground to open up and swallow us whole. Then the way he asked me to leave was strange considering that he was very proud of me earlier. I could be overthinking it, but I could not shove it aside.

To clear my head, I went to the garden. I needed to shake off the feeling. Worrying about nothing is just going to stress me out. Taking a seat in front of the flowers, my eyes were focused on them, yet lost in thought. “Sweetie,” mother called, and I turned to the side.

She had a smile on her face, which I returned but halfheartedly. She took a seat beside me, then frowned. “Is everything okay? You don’t seem fine,” she pointed out.

“I hope it is. I can’t shake off the feeling that the Elders do not like me,” I confessed.

“But they seemed okay a few minutes ago,” she said, but I knew she was only trying to make me feel better

Everyone in the room knew something was wrong with the same thing else after some time. And I know she noticed it too. I could tell from her sigh that she knew I wasn’t buying what she said. “I’m sure it is nothing to worry about. Maybe we are all reading everything wrong. I’ve heard a few good things about you, and I know the Elders are also aware of it. Don’t worry. I know you love Alpha Caramel. You’ll be his Luna,” she comforted me, then gave me a hug.

“Thank you,” I appreciated, taking in her sweet scent. I’ve missed her so much.

Two minutes later, we heard some commotion coming from the gates. We quickly stood up and rushed out of the garden to see what was going on. From the moment I stepped into the pack, there was never something like that. When we got to the front of the building, I saw the crowd matching into the premises with an unhappy look on their faces.

I smiled, hoping to ease them a bit before Caramel arrived. The moment I opened my mouth, the spokesperson for them spoke. “We do not wish to speak to you. We want to speak with our Alpha,” he said in a rude manner.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

This action surprised me because none of them had ever behaved like this with me. There were a few familiar faces in the crowd, and we had related very well, so I wasn’t too sure while they were looking at me like I had committed some kind of sin.

They did not have to wait long, as Caramel arrived moments later. Everyone bowed. “Alpha.” they chorused.

“This is an unexpected visit. You don’t seem happy. What is the problem?” He spoke like the true Alpha he was.

“We love you, Alpha and that is why we are here to stop you from making a mistake?” the spokesperson said

“What mistake?” Caramel frowned.

They all turned to me, anger in their eyes. “Lavender” They all chorus and I could sense the hatred in their voices

I was visibly taken aback by their words. They all said they wanted me to be the Luna whenever we interacted, so why were they saying I was a mistake to Caramel? I stepped forward, planning to speak and understand why they said such a thing in my presence. The moment I opened my mouth to speak, I saw something coming towards me.

I yelped and Caramel pulled me to the side, luckily, saving me from getting hit with a stone. Caramel turned to them in anger. “You will not disrespect my wife!” He yelled at them.

“She has successfully become your wife,” the head of the Elders spoke behind us, catching all our attention. The Elders walked closer to us and only when he was a few distances away from where we stood did he finish his statement.

“But she cannot be the Luna of the pack,” he added, and my heart fell to the ground.

“What changed?” The frustration and anger were evident in his voice. “Only moments ago, you all loved and sang her praises.”

“If Joanna is her mother, then she is not fit to be our Luna,” another Elder spoke.

What do they mean?

“Joanna was banished and marked as an exiled meaning she can never be accepted in any pack. And that meant her daughter too. They should be thrown out,” Another spoke, and I felt my heart being squeezed.

I held my chest. “I will not throw my wife out for any reason,” Caramel firmly told them, his grip around me right as he did so.

“We understand that you love her, but Lavender is a fruit of deceit. Joanna deceived, slept with and got pregnant for Alpha Toot. Joanna was banished for her sins. We cannot accept her,” the head of the sentinels said.

I swallowed as their words sunk deep into my heart and mind. My eyes quickly began spinning. This cannot be happening. I had worked hard to get to this point. Why now? Why all of this? Why were they rejecting me? I thought they loved me.

I stumbled back, my hand on my forehead, which alerted Caramel. “Lavender,” his voice sounded faraway.

My sight was foggy, and I felt weak before I was overshadowed by darkness.