Alpha Axel POV

Gianna broke the kiss; it felt like a quick peck to the lips. She had a fearful look on her face; I didn't know if she was afraid of me or if she was afraid of her mate, who froze in place behind her. Either way, I found her situation amusing.

I curled my hand on her head and smashed my lips against hers. She didn't fight against me but gave in easily and allowed me to slowly kiss her in front of her mate. Her lips were soft and tempted me with desires to devour her mouth with my tongue, but I resisted the urge and slowly pulled away. The thumb of my fingers moves through her red cheeks. This time I couldn't stop the amused smile from coming to my lips.

"Gianna?!" Alpha Nathan's voice was broken; the expression on his face made me feel like kissing his mate again. "What is this? How could you have done this to me on our wedding day?"

I left Gianna as she turned around and faced her mate; for a second, she looked guilty, but the emotions were quickly replaced by anger and hatred. "What you did is even worse."

I made hand gestures to his neck, where the female wolf he had sex with left a noticeable love bite for his mate to see. As an alpha, my senses were stronger than other werewolves, the scent of another woman wrapped strongly around him, to show that his curseful betrayal has been recent, and yet he wants to play the victim and act as though he was innocent.

A pale look flashed on Alpha Nathan's face as he tried to use his hand to cover what had been left on his neck; the love bite left him with shame; his hand couldn't save the relationship he had already destroyed.

"I, Gianna Benton, reject you, alpha Nathan Holland, as my mate." Gianna said in a cold tone, If she felt any pain from her words, she didn't show it. "This wedding isn't happening," she stated firmly, and strangely at that moment, I thought she was cool.

Gianna Benton. I knew who she was before she had bumped into me by mistake. Secretly, I have been doing research about her family and the mysterious blood that flows in their veins that makes her family special and well respected for generations. When Alpha Nathan sent me his wedding invitation, I didn't want to come, but using his invitation as an excuse to come to his pack and find a wife, Gianna's sister, to be exact, was too perfect to miss out on. What I didn't know was that what I wanted would come running to me.

If Gianna thinks that I'm going to let her go after the words she muttered to me, then she was dreaming; I'm never letting her go, not after she willingly threw herself at me.

Alpha Nathan gave out a dry laugh; his regret was replaced by anger as he said, "You reject me?" He questioned in disbelief, "Who do you think you are to reject me?" He had a mad look in his eyes as he slowly approached Gianna.

She trembles slightly as she moves her body backwards, closer to me. Her pitiful situation was perfect, because once I saved her from her crazy mate, she would feel indebted to me and would be willing to marry me, not that she had a choice either way; I was going to make sure that I got what I wanted.

"Back off." I stood between Alpha Nathan and Gianna.

Alpha Nathan was angry, but his sense wasn't totally gone, because he didn't make any attempts to attack me. I was in the mood to please the woman who was hiding behind me so that I could use her without her knowledge. If Alpha Nathan let himself make the mistake of attacking me, I was to make sure that I put on a nice show, although we were both alphas; not all alphas were equal, and Alpha Nathan is far below me.

Alpha Nathan sighed heavily, roughly ran his finger through his hair in frustration, and said softly, "Come back to me, Gianna; let's forgive each other and move on away from this." He stretched his hand out for Gianna to take hold of it, but she ignored him and didn't even bother to look his way.

I smirk at Alpha Nathan, his mate is mine now, and to prove that to him, I repeat his actions and say to Gianna, "Come to me." She took my hand.

"Gianna, if you reject me, you are never going to find another mate, never again; no man would want to love a weak woman like you."

Gianna chuckled as she placed a hand on my chest. "I already found another mate; Alpha Axel is my second chance mate." She stared into my eyes pleadingly. I was so impressed with how smoothly she lied; it sounded so true that I would have believed her if I were Alpha Nathan.

"I didn't come here to attend your wedding; I came to take my mate away." I held Gianna's hand. "We are getting married tomorrow; of course you are invited, Alpha Nathan. The wedding might end up happening today if my mate insists. I brushed a piece of Gianna's hair that was covering her eyes; the shock on her face was amusing. "After all, I know that she can't wait to get married."

Nathan walked away; he was speechless.

"Are you sure about this?" beta Carl asked, and he looked at me through the rearview mirror from the driver's seat. "It's not too late for you to change your mind; our plan was to get her sister, not her." He said in a stubborn manner, "From what I heard, her sister is better than her. As alpha, you must be careful with who you choose to be your Luna."

I smiled at Carl's lecture; he was making a big deal out of nothing. I wasn't marrying because of love; "It doesn't matter which of the sisters becomes my Luna; all that matters is the blood that flows in their veins."

Gianna was outside the car talking with her parents, who were probably giving her good advice to run away from me. I was waiting in the car; my car was soundproof, so my conversation with Carl couldn't be heard. After Alpha Nathan's rejection, he lied to his pack members that Gianna cheated on him with me, and because of that he was breaking off their marriage. His pack members, along with Gianna's parents, hated her. I'm so happy that they resented her and want her out of their pack; that way she won't have silly thoughts of coming back to her pack after leaving with me.

"Let's go, Carl," I said after Gianna sat down in the car.

She was nervous as she turned to me and said, "About the wedding..."

"There's no negotiation about that; you begged me, and I accepted," I held her chin. "I'm the one who is in charge of the time and day of our wedding; take it as payment for my services. What I did earlier with you wasn't for free." My fingers brushed her lips; she pulled her face away from me and stared at the window.

You are trapped with me. Gianna Benton, from today onwards, you belong only to me. 

Gianna POV

Alpha Axel. Proposing marriage to him wasn't entirely out of desperation to escape Alpha Nathan. Although I was desperate, I knew what Alpha Axel wanted. In the past, he had a relationship with Quinn because of my family bloodline, thinking that Quinn was my parents true daughter, not knowing that she was adopted. In the past, because of how dangerous Alpha Axel is, I made a deal with him because of Alpha Nathan, back when he was my husband, to stop Alpha Axel from destroying the pack simply because he felt deceived by Quinn. I had to let him study my bloodline and take samples of my blood; Nathan didn't allow me to do anything more than that.

"Is she ready?" Camilla asked; she was Alpha Axel's mother, but she looks nothing like her son.

"Yes, ma'am," the maid who was dressing me up in my wedding gown said as she zipped up the gown quickly.

"Come on, dear, I'm here to escort you to the ceremony." Camilla said sweetly.

Only a day had passed since I got to Moonlight Pack, and Camilla hadn't done anything to make me want to stay clear of her; still, I couldn't shake off the gut feeling I had that I needed to be wary of this nice woman. It was strange because she was Axel's mother, and she was so nice to everyone.

Alpha Axel wasn't kidding when he said that our wedding will be held as soon as possible. As I walked down to the altar where Alpha Axel was already standing, waiting for me, I searched around the crowd hoping that I could see a familiar face, even if it was just one, but there was no one from my family, no one from my pack. My wedding with Alpha Axel wasn't only rushed, but I had no one to support me. Most of Axel's pack members didn't show up, and he didn't care. Those that showed up had a questionable look on their face; some of them didn't bother to hide their frown. They probably didn't approve of the stranger their alpha had brought into the pack to be their Luna, but no one could stand against Alpha Axel's decision to marry me, not after he had quickly announced to everyone that I was his mate after bringing me to the pack. Although this wasn't my dream wedding, I needed the safety that came with marrying alpha Axel. I held my chest as Alpha Axel took my hand on the altar. This wedding didn't mean anything to the both of us; still, I couldn't push away the pain I felt from being alone, from having no one to stand by my side. A part of me wished my parents were here, even though I knew that my silly wishes were dreams that would never come true.

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alpha Nathan POV

Quinn grabbed my face and laid little kisses on my cheekbone all the way to my lip. I pulled my face from hers; I wasn't in the mood. She didn't give up and continued trailing kisses on my skin. She kissed my neck, my chest, and down to my waist. She wanted to unbuckle my belt, but I stopped her.

"Okay, what is wrong?!" Quinn asks in frustration.

"Nothing is wrong." I lied, "A lot is going on in my mind; that's all."

Everything felt wrong; I didn't understand what was wrong with me; perhaps I was acting like this because I was still in shock because Gianna rejected me. I thought she was deeply in love with me and that no matter how much I screwed up behind her back, she wouldn't stand up to me. Everyone in the pack knew who Gianna was. She wasn't feisty; she wasn't bold either. Her personality was the type that was willing to please everyone, regardless of who they were. But yesterday, my Gianna was a completely different woman.

"I heard news from Moonlight Pack that my sister is getting married to that man today."

Quinn sat down on my lap and rested her body on my chest. She was in her lingerie, but I felt no lust towards her body like I always do. Knowing that my mate was getting married to another man broke a part of my heart, and I didn't understand why, because I have never wanted her; I have always been sure that I have never wanted Gianna ever since I found out that she was my mate. The only reason I couldn't reject her all this while was because of the relationship her parents had with my father; being with Gianna had always made me wish Quinn was my mate instead of her.

"Why are you being so quiet?" Quinn asked in a playful tone, "I thought you would be overjoyed because you finally got rid of her."

Quinn's words made me feel nauseous: "Get up." I pushed her away from my lap and took a deep breath. My fingers ran through my hair in frustration as I questioned myself, 'What is wrong with me?!' I wanted this. I have always wanted Gianna out of my life, yet when she rejected me, I couldn't bring myself to accept her rejection, almost as though I didn't want her to leave.

Quinn knelt on the floor between my legs and ran her hand up my lap. I stopped her hands; I needed to think, and she was disturbing me. She gave me a suggestive smile and said in a seductive tone, "My sister is finally gone; this is good for us. Now you can get married to me and make me your lun_"

I stood up from the chair and walked towards the window of my office; just like the door, it was locked. My relationship with Quinn could never be brought out in the open. "I can't get married to you; your father will never approve."

"My parents love me, and they are willing to do anything for me."

I placed both of my hands in the pocket of my trousers and sighed. This whole mess was my fault; I shouldn't have given Quinn hopes that I would marry her if I ever got the chance to.

"Even if you somehow got your parents to agree, what would members of the pack say? As an alpha, I can't bring a bad reputation to my family name; you are Gianna's younger sister."

"They won't condemn you; after all, you are the alpha. You are allowed to do whatever you want, and besides, everyone in the pack knows that Gianna was the one who left you."

"Let me think about it." I lied.

Quinn frowned almost as though she could tell that I was lying.

When I had spoken to Quinn about wanting to marry her instead of Gianna, I thought I meant it, but now, I feel so confused. 

Gianna POV

I opened the door to Axel's office, and just as I had heard from the maids in the house, he was surrounded by naked girls who were barely dressed.

"busted." His friend laughed at him. "I'm leaving," he said when I threw a death glare his way. The girls who were with Axel followed him out of the door; they didn't care that I was Axel's wife as they smirked at me.

Not this again. I thought I wasn't going to let myself go through this again. My experience with Alpha Nathan was enough, and I don't need another.

"I want a divorce," I said with a strong voice, my hands on my waist as I stared at Axel, who was still sitting at his desk. He had a bored expression on his face and wasn't worried about my impossible request for a divorce; our marriage hadn't been up to a month. Nothing had happened between us; we both slept in separate rooms since I came to the pack. I barely bother to come out of my room. My foolish decision to marry Alpha Axel hits me every day after the day of our wedding. I should have thought more about it; there are other ways to escape alpha Nathan that didn't include handing my life over to alpha Axel.

"If I didn't know better, I would have said that you are jealous." alpha Axel stared directly into my eyes, trying to understand me.

I'm not jealous; after what had happened to me in my past life, I don't want another cheating husband, not again.

"We both know that I'm not going to give you a divorce; besides, you are overreacting." Axel said, "I want an heir from you; I can't get that if we divorced."

"I don't want to carry the baby of a cheating man." I thought back to my past life.

"Dax, you idiot." Axel muttered to himself, "You are misunderstanding things, Gianna; Dax only brought those girls here because he didn't want to believe that I got married."

There was nothing he wanted to tell me that I didn't see for myself. I saw the way he smiled at them while their hands were all over him. I wouldn't have known what was going on if the maid hadn't purposely gossiped loudly at the door to my room, almost as though they were telling me that they know the truth about who I was, a sad, pathetic woman who wasn't alpha Axel's real mate. Their words dared me that I couldn't do anything to stop him if he wanted to cheat on me. Our marriage wasn't a love marriage, but I'm not letting this handsome bastard cheat on me.

"I don't care about your explanations; just give me a divorce." If what he wants is to sleep around like a man whore, he's free to do it after divorcing me, not while I'm legally still his wife.

Axel stood to his feet and walked towards me; his scent engulfed me as his face was inches away from mine. For a dirty cheater, he smelled good, so good that I felt like grabbing him by his collar just so that I could breathe in his scent deeply.

"If you know that you don't want any trouble from me, you are going to fulfill your duty as my wife and Luna and give me an heir." His voice was soft, but his threats brought chills to my spine; it wasn't an empty threat, alpha Axel was a dangerous man; everything about him didn't hide it. "I'm sure you must know by now that most of my pack members don't like you, and you have already been rejected by your parents and your pack. If you divorce me, where will you go, Gianna?" He asked in a mocking tone; his words pierced my heart. It hurts because it was true.

"You want an heir because of my bloodline, don't you?" a shocked expression came to his face as he asked, "How did you _?"

"It's not hard to figure out why a man like you will marry a woman like me. Everyone who knew my family knows about our bloodline and how rare it is." I lied; I messed up by mentioning what I knew from my past life.

Marrying alpha Axel isn't so bad; he wants to use me, and I could also use him; gaining full authority as his wife could give me enough power and influence to gain my parents love and expose Quinn. I could also get revenge on Alpha Nathan and Quinn for what they did to me in the past.

"Okay, let's do this." I said to Axel. He stared at me with fascinated eyes that made me wonder what he was thinking. "You give me the full authority that comes from being your wife, and I give you the heir you want so much, but after birth, we divorce and go our separate ways."

I was a terrible mother in my past life, a foolish mother who couldn't protect her child. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't afraid of getting pregnant again. I didn't want to think about it, but I can't forget how my first baby died in my womb. I never got the chance to hold that child in my arms. I'm not confident with taking care of a child, so I will leave the baby with Alpha Axel.

"Sounds like you are trying to form a marriage contract with me," he said in a tone that wasn't displeased.

"Of course I want you to be a faithful husband while we are married."

Alpha Axel wraps his hands around my waist. "That's easy; you are the only woman I currently want on my bed." He leaned his face towards me.

"What are you doing?" I asked in a panicked tone as I tried to escape his grip.

"I'm starting our deal by getting the heir I want," Alpha Axel kissed me.

Our contract hasn't been drafted yet, but he didn't care.