Chapter 3

James POV.

"Father!" I cried out, " have I offended you in anyways?"

"Not at all, son, everything is about your future and the future of this great pack. So prep-up, the maids will be on their way."

He slammed the door. The fading away of his footsteps drove me mad.

I took the martini bottle and smashed it against the wall in anger. So intense that it attracted a concerned maid.

"I hope all is well, Alpha James?"

"Did I call you? Or did i tell you that all is not well with me, so get the fuck out of here!" I melted out my frustrations on the innocent lady.

"I am sorry my alpha." She replied by quickly shutting the door.

I scratched my head in frustration, wondering what to do next.

'Elope. James you need to elope. You need to elope with the love of your life. You need to elope now!' A tender voice instructed me.

These people think they can control your life like a video game console? Then you need to show them the stuff you are made up of.

I checked the time. I still have roughly five hours left for their ill-fated wedding. Not in this life will I be part of this shame.

To get to Sophia's place wouldn't take me more than an hour. Thankfully I have the keys to her apartment. An hour later we should be on the road out of this prison. We wouldn't take any luggage to prevent any suspicion.

I picked up my black card, the most important item in this life of sin to me now . I had to tip one of the drivers to help me with a car, parked a few kilometers away from the palace.

A few hours later, I was at Sophia's place. I do not have to move the car into her garage. I picked up her apartment keys from my car safe box. I knew she would still be at work by now.

My mind had been occupied by the event that had taken place at the palace and what lies ahead after we leave this pack. I thrust the key into the keyhole and I pressed the knob. I opened the door absentmindedly.

"What?" the word barely came out of my mouth.

Sophia gasped. Her hand flew around chest, trying to cover herself with the bedsheets.

She looked pale, shaking. Her voice was messy and crashing into each other.

"My alpha James!" She uttered.

She and a rogue wolf stood up from the bed to get the bed sheet to cover their nakedness.

"Can someone explain to me what is going on here?" I uttered with confusion my eyes darting to and fro around them like a pendulum.

Sophia's lover faced the wall like a scared little pup.

I yelled, "Turn around now!"

He did.

I felt like the floor disappeared beneath me. It was David, my formed chauffeur. Chewing my woman.

I could see her undies and that of her lover's boxer, scattered on the floor.

"So is this what you have been up to Sophia?"

"No, I can explain?"

"What explanation?" I fired back.

The room became tense like never before. Intense Sweat had been palpitating on my forehead.

Sophia was about to move closer to me.

"If you move an inch closer, it would be the greatest mistake you have ever thought of." I uttered with fury, my blood began to boil.

The other guy was jiltering at the corner close to the bed.

"It was not my fault, I have called you severally about the issue of your performance in bed, but you have refused to do something about it. I crave for sex a lot and you are not just available..."

"Shut your trap Sophia, you bloody harlot! Is that the reason you have been sleeping with this trash? My former-chauffeur?"

Pointing to him aggressively he still shakes at the corner of the room.

"And you, when have you been fucking her?" I asked point-blankly.

"I am so sorry sir..." He stuttered with words.

"You have not answered my question." I fired back in rage.

I said, "since when have you guys been seeing each other?

"Around that last year sir."

Sarah quickly interrupted, "it's a lie. He is lying, get the hell out of my room."

"Shhh... how many times do I need to tell you that you should stop interrupting me, I won't repeat myself anymore."

"Which means, you are the owner of this too." Pointing to Sarah's belly from where I stood.

He nodded yes and faced the ground.

My gaze returned to Sophia, "never in your life do I want to have anything to do with you again."

"Pls I can explain my Alpha."

I stomped out of the room in anger while she followed me, she had looked for ways to put on her crop-top and bum-shot to cover her shamelessness.

I promise this won't repeat itself again, Alpha James." Sophia uttered while pleading with me until I got into my car.

At this moment people have been gathering and this is what I detest most. Can you imagine breaking up with a woman now and seeing your face on the front page of the morning tabloid the following day as a newly wedded couple to an entirely different woman? That is too ironic.

I yanked off her hand, I slammed the door and I sped off. Sophia doesn't deserve me. I had to leave the lies, betrayal and fake love we have behind. I have to love myself. I have to stick with the elders' and my father's plan for me.

My father has always been right when he takes this kind of stance. I have to love my Luna with everything in me and everything I have and everything it takes for my marriage to work.

Afterall I don't even know Evren closely. Everything I have heard about her attitude were just rumors.

Elder Alexander POV.

"Brilliant, I never knew that you were such a good actor, look at the way you perfectly play your role. The idiot took it hook, line and sinker, likewise everyone." I slapped Elder Cedric shoulder and hugged him for a job well done.

"I have been acting since I was little, just never took it as a passion, when the stakes are very high like this I have to recall my passion." Elder Cedric smirked. While they both busted into laughter.

"But, how do you manage to convince your daughter, Evren?" He questioned with curiosity.

"Do you think Evren is ready for this? I do not think She is ready to condescend to this level, not to talk of any pack politics?" I uttered.

Elder Cedric's eyes opened in bewilderment, "so what are we doing now, because we only have a few hours to the wedding? I wouldn't be part of this if this is how you are going to mess me up. I thought Evren had agreed to the union, I never knew that this is the story you will be coming up with. And you know the repercussions if..."

"Enough Cedric!" I bellowed while my laughter suddenly transformed into intense anger.

"I have it under control. Just concentrate. Just focus." I commanded.

I reached for my phone in my pocket, and commanded, "bring in the package with you."

A fraction of seconds later, she was brought in. She was enveloped in blue clothing and black veil.

"Get this out of her?" I bellowed with anger, don't you guys know that she is an important asset to this mission?"

Immediately, the veil was uncovered? The lady was partially naked only with a bra and pants.

She quickly uttered,"father" and was about closing the distance for a hug. I quickly raised my hands to stop her on her track, "Don't father me!"

Elder Cedric quickly cut-in when he sighted the person in front of us.

"What have you done to Evren? Why did you have to go this far to subdue your daughter to this level? Your only daughter, Alexander. This clearly shows your desperation. But..."

"You talk too much, Elder Cedric!" I quickly cut-in and fired back in rage, sending a note of warning to his unguided tongue.

"This is Evelyn and not Evren." I uttered.

Elder Cedric's eyes felt like bulging out of his eye socket in shock.

"So, Evren had a twin sister?" Elder Cedric uttered in confusion.

"Tend her up, we are running late for the wedding!" I instructed the guards.

Chapter 4

Evelyn POV.

I stood in front of this man oblivious to me. Just a few minutes ago we met. It was indeed a cold reception. I knew he never liked me. He doesn't need to like me anyway. No one loves an arranged marriage.

It is always a bottomless pit, full of life surprises. You don't know what is waiting for you until you get in.

I had to play my script, and play it excellently smart. Otherwise I would regret the day I came to this earth. I have been well briefed and there is no sloppiness.

I need to use this to gain the trust of my father. Maybe my affection can find a way in his heart. I don't really want much. I just want him to love me half as much as Evren, my twin sister. Now everyone knows me as Evren. Not Evelyn, a poor forgotten child of elder Alexander.

"Will you Evren Blackwood take alpha James Radcliffe as your fated mate and the one and only love of your life?" the priest in front of us solemnly declared.

Alpha James had tapped me into reality, because the world was watching.

"Yes I do." my voice steady despite the storm inside, trying to fake the needed smile.

"You are proclaimed as husband and wife." The priest declared, his voice echoed through the grand hall.

The whole congregation was bemused with joy including my father and the other man who was with my father earlier. The duo sat in line with the king and other dignitaries, fake smiles plastered on their faces.

Everything here looks strange, the people, food, the extravagant dress and even the air carried a sharp, unfamiliar scent of luxury.

A short while later, I was ushered into an enormous room at the center,presumably the best I have seen. At its center, stood a grand bed draped with silk. The room shimmered with wealth every corner spotless, every glow surface reflecting the glow of chandeliers.

A rich heady fragrance lingered in the air, my fingers trailing over the smooth fabric unable to check the sense of ease growing through me.

I checked my burner, the one given to me by my father. Two unread messages blinked on the screen.

The first message reads: "Your first assignment is to implant chips on Alpha james before twelve a.m. You must make sure you have sex with him tonight for this mission to be successful. Everything you need is in the envelope, in the drawer, at the right hand corner of the room close to the bed." I turned around and I could see a mini-drawer, positioned beside the bed.

"Your failure to carry out this simple task shows that you are not fit for this mission. Hence, you will be withdrawn as soon as possible and other options will be considered."

'Options?'

Sweat broke out of my face, as I find it difficult to swallow saliva. My eyes traced its footsteps back to the second message sent a few minutes after the first one.

The Second message reads: "never forget the three rules.

Rule one: Focus is the name of the game, the end result is more important than anything else.

Rule two: Your cover is more important than your life.

Rule three: Obey the first and second rule."

I had to quickly locate the spot. I was lucky to come across a brown envelope, so I dipped my hand into it, luckily I could lay my hand on a silvery colored pen-like object.

Should I pick the object and hide it in my Bra or wrap it between my long hair.

Or I should leave it there, and when time comes, I will still come and pick it later? Does this place look like Alpha James' bedroom? I had to quickly scan the room to check if I could see any man's belongings, a sure sign that this may be his room. But I found none. Barrages of confusion enveloped me.

I read the second message twice, my father's echoed in my mind. The rules were more than instructions; they were a mantra he'd succeeded in drilling into me as long as I could remember.

I had to double check if there were any security cameras around.

Uneasiness filled me but I had to be man enough. I have never found myself in this kind of situation before.

Suddenly, I could hear the growing and resounding footsteps approaching the door. I quickly inserted the burner phone in my tight silky panty and wrapped the silvery colored pen in my hair. Thankfully it looks like a hair clip . The rule: Never blow your cover, it sunk into me.

Re-adjusted myself to the edge of the bed this time facing the door to prevent any suspicion.

Two maids stepped into the room, their faces looking accommodating and friendly. "I'm Antonia my Luna," she uttered. I could see her inviting white set of teeth and her impeccable skin.

I believe their work is more than house chores and domestic needs in the palace. They may also be available to attend to some tired guests of the king in the other room.

"The person right here is..."

"Leticia," the second lady quickly cut-in.

"We are here to tend to your hair and do other necessary things to get you prepared for the evening party." Antonia added with smiles.

Leticia had come in with a handy make-up bag. She was unpacking the content on the table attached to the mirror stand. On her way to the

"Tend my hair?" My eyes widely opened in astonishment.

Have I been caught? Definitely there are security cameras in secret places in the room which I have been unaware of? Or are these ladies mole? They are too friendly to be real. No one comes into a big palace with beautiful ladies like this and receives such a calm and welcoming reception whereas some of them would have a soft spot for alpha James.

She gravitated towards me , launching forth her slender hand to remove my veil. I quickly caught it in the air.

"Please don't!" I quickly countered and put on a fake smile to hide my insecurity, "I usually have a severe headache when people retouch my hair." A lie from the pit of hell trying to feign a smile.

"The only thing I need now is a warm bath to get me prep-up for the after-wedding party."

Alpha James barged into the room without knocking, "Everybody get out of here, I need to have some quiet time with my woman!" He speaks with a high level of intoxication as the stench of alcohol oozes from him and envelopes me.

The maids quickly dropped whatever they were doing,

"We are sorry, alpha james!" They uttered and hit the door as their legs could carry them.

I stared at him, and he stared back still hugging his bottle of champagne like the perching of a baby to her mother's back. I knew this was the time for me to strike.

I had to follow the script. I had to lure him into sleeping with me.

Then, he devoured me with his gaze, his greenish eyes pierced through me. I was calm. Trying to study his next move. He dropped the alcoholic drinks with him and gravitated close to me.

He tossed the veil on my head at one side of the bed and placed his index finger on my voluptuous lip. I jerked up my nerve a little but tried to put it under control. Then he placed soft lips on my lips. This time I couldn't control the shrill it sent through my spine.

My lower lip was glued to his for minutes as if there was a special honey to extract from it. This time he had stripped me of my gown, leaving me only with a bra and pant, the upper part of my breast bulging out into the air.

He flung me to the bed, I gave him time to unfasten my bra and gently placed a series of tender kisses from my nape to my waistline. I grabbed the bedsheet to support my emotional surge. This time James had gotten hold of my soft buttock and strip of my g-string.

I could not explain the spell he had casted on me that made so overt to his lustfulness. A part of me really yearned for him while another part of me told me this is what needed to be done to be on the good page of my father.

Maybe it was due to his drunkenness. By morning, he would have come back to his senses. My flower had been dripping and I had completely soaked the bedsheet with my wetness.

To carry out my assignment and for him to draw more into me, I whisper into his ears, " Please, eat me, my alpha."

He suddenly picked me up from the bed into his arms. I clung to his broad muscular chest, he took me straight into the bathroom. He calmly placed my right leg at the edge of the bathtub, and carefully tilting my buttock backward, he parted my legs and went underneath and dipped his index finger into my flower. I moaned as fluid rushed out. He placed his mouth on my flower devouring me like no one has ever done, until the door of the room suddenly opened.

Two men dressed in black suits stepped in.

"Ransack everywhere!" One of them ordered.

We tiptoed ourselves to the corner of the bathroom peeping through the space in between the door. We breathe in each other's breath, looking at each other as we perch to the back of the door.

"Check the wardrobe and the bathroom, we only need the girl."

My eyes open in astonishment. Why me?

We could hear an increase in the sound of footsteps coming into the bathroom.

"Clear!" The voice affirmed as he looked everywhere in the bathroom.

"Let's get out of this place as soon as possible." The first voice ordered. They hurriedly left the room.

While we still glue ourselves at the end of the door.

"I know that voice, it belongs to David." Alpha whispered.

"Who is David?" I asked.

Chapter 5.

Evelyn POV.

Our mouths laid on top of each other like we have been lovers.

I looked into his eyes. I squeezed my brow, curiosity filled me. I hope he will say something. Something meaningful about these unknown entities.

Who barged into the room, not just any room. One of the rooms in the palace mansions where the newly wedded alpha and his Luna are sleeping. In short, one of the safest rooms in the pack.

"Never mind," He whispered back. His warm breath laced with alcohol, caressed my skin.

"Have you ransacked the bathroom?" Their leader asked. His voice was distant.

The other quickly moved into the bathroom. I could hear the footsteps of his shoes approaching.

Our eyes lit up in shock behind the door. Alpha James quickly placed his finger tip on my lips. A sign of quietness.

Do not shake. Danger lurks. My breath seized. I looked into his eyes and fear gripped me. Sweat trickling down my face.

Hand on the knob. It turned. The bathroom door creaked open. It made a funny sound that danger is here. We glue ourselves like well flattened snakes at the bark of a tree, ready to attack his prey.

"Let's get out of here!" The voice from the bedroom snapped, "no sign of anyone here."

The one peeping into the bathroom replied, "cleared!"

He turned, and looked at the other wolf who was pacing around the room in anger.

"I saw Alpha James coming into the room not long ago, and Luna Evren had been in the room just immediately after the party. I asked guys to keep their eyes on them."

He retracted his footsteps back into the room. If he had fully gotten into the room, tilted the door a little bit, behind him, he would have seen us. He would have seen how we had perched to the back of the door.

"When you are not smart enough to give correct intelligence!" The other wolf voice snapped.

"Let's get out of here before anyone meets us here."

Not long. Their footsteps disappeared. The door shut.

I heaved a sigh but something caught my attention. Something important.

Alpha James wanted to hug me but I held back his arm.

"But, wait..."

He turned and looked at me. His eyes were devoid of nervousness or panicking which was the exact opposite of mine.

I just saw death. Someone just came in to threaten or exterminate me.

"Those guys called my name..."

I sought alpha James' faces for an answer. Still nothing.

"Why are they after my life?"

He looked into my eyes, smiled, and placed a wet peck on my forehead. It is nothing,

"Nothing?" I quickly cut-in.

"Yes nothing, " he answered, putting up a smile.

I didn't want to press too much. All I want for us is to continue what we started. So it could afford me the opportunity to carry out my plan. Sorry, my father's plan.

I paced my footsteps behind him as we walked out of the bathroom in stack nakedness.

"It's just normal pack business between some unruly people who don't want to see us together. Unfortunately, they have chosen today to strike."

He picked his clothes on the floor and started to put them on.

He turned to me, bent low and pecked me on the forehead.

"Give me a few minutes, my Luna. I have business to handle."

He stepped out of the room fuming with rage. I could hear his footsteps fading away.

"Fuck!" I balled my arms into fist as I slammed it onto the mattress repeatedly.

'Plan failed. Is he coming back into the room?' I said to myself.

If he failed to come back. It means I am screwed. What will I tell my father? That I couldn't chip Alpha James.

A baby task of this manner I couldn't successfully carry out? I think I am screwed.

Father wouldn't blink twice before he removed me from his plan. From the scheme of things.

I pray within me for Alpha James to come back into the room. But minutes turned to hours but yet, he didn't show up.

I looked around but I couldn't find anything that was close to a male possession to signify that this room is his .

I gravitated to the wardrobe. Just a few female shoes and bags. This room is meant to house alpha James'concubine or one night stand or...

I picked my undies, scattered on the floor. Would It be stupid of me to remove the hair clip and hide somewhere safe since I was not sure if he is coming back into his room.

The following morning I woke from bed with a knock.

Check everywhere in the room. Alpha James didn't show up.

"Fuck!" I muttered. Balled my hand and jammed it against the other in disappointment. I ran my hand through my hair.

Alpha James didn't show up. Not even his break light.

Then a knock on the door.

I rearranged myself properly. No one should see me moody.

" Please, your breakfast is ready," the word emanated from the doorway. "Can I bring it now?"

I paused a little bit before answering.

"Yes, you can come in."

Antonia, one of the attendants who had applied my makeup the previous day, entered the room wearing her palace uniform. She carried a tray laden with food and fruit, which she carefully set on a nearby stool.

She looked around, checked corners of the room and bathrooms to see if there was anyone.

She brought out a piece of paper from her inner wear and gave it to me.

"Boss said, I should give you this."