Lottie POV
"Get your lazy ass up!" Lilly demanded, her shrill voice making me groan; flopping onto my stomach, I pulled her pillow over my head, hoping to silence her.
"No!" I grumbled, images of Knox and I last night still floating around my head, making my thighs ache, and pussy clench deliciously. I could deny it as much as I like, but no male has ever had me feeling as alive as Knox! It pissed me off beyond belief that the male that had managed to ignite such a fire in my core was so bloody undesirable!
"Char! Come on!" Lilly groaned, pulling the sheet off me; the cold air assaulting my body had my nipples hardening further against the soft fabric of Lilly's Pj's. "It's my big day! I need my best friend at my side!" She complained, but the edge to her tone told me she was not about to give up any time soon.
"Fine! I am up!" I grumbled, throwing the pillow in the direction Lilly's voice came from while pulling myself up. Smelling strong coffee, I smiled sleepily over at Lilly, the last remnants of my dream and her sexy brother slowly fading from my mind as I took the coffee she handed me.
"Are you ok? You're very flush! You're not getting sick, are you?" She puffed, taking a step back as if I had the plague.
"I dunno, sleeping with your best friend's brother is kinda sick!" Sage grinned, teasing me.
"I didn't sleep with Knox!" I huffed, sipping my coffee and ignoring my melodramatic best friend and pain-in-the-ass wolf.
"I can't get sick today, Char!" Lilly moaned, watching me as she handed me a mirror to show me how red-faced I was, dropping it on the bed, not needing to look to know I was blushing.
"It's just from a bad dream!" I assured her, hoping to drink the rest of my coffee in peace.
"Well, you aren't lying! You were terribly... bad... in those dreams! Very bad indeed! I mean the way you spread your legs and let him nuzzle that handsome face between them!" Sage whispered seductively in my mind.
"Charlotte! Are you ok? You're shaking?" Lilly inhaled, taking the coffee cup from my hands before I dropped it. Her hand pressed to my forehead sympathetically. "Charlotte?"
"Do you think he will be as skilled with his tongue as you imagine him to be?" Sage continued, making me blush further. "Lord knows he was good with his.."
"Enough!" I screamed at my wolf, cutting our link off so I could focus and calm my trembling hands and racing heart. The concern on Lilly's face startled me back to reality.
"I am ok! Honestly!"I muttered, shaking my head at the images Sage had interjected into my mind on a loop.
"You haven't caught one of those human bugs, have you?" Lilly's face was pulled into a mask of distress.
"I should tell her! In the 18 years we have been friends, I have never lied to her! I don't feel right doing so now!" I stated guiltily to Sage, only to remember I had cut her off- and for good reason too!
I knew exactly what she would say on the matter, too: Dick, dick and more dick!
It seemed since we left Knox's room, it was all she could think of! And a certain male's dick in particular.
Sucking down my breath, seeing Lilly's frantic eyes searching my face needily. Today was her big day! She had been dreaming of this day for as long as I had known her, finding her mate, making it official and making her family and pack proud.
It was what Lilly had been bred for!
I, on the other hand, needed more! I needed the rawest form of love, trust and security, all of which was something Knox could not offer me! The thought cemented what I already knew; It was a one-off! Despite how glorious his dick felt rubbing up against me. Sighing, I softened my features, ignoring the aching between my thighs.
"I think the last 24 hours have caught up with me, seeing Mike and that trollop in my bed! That's all!" I expressed lying to her face for the second time in a few hours.
"I'm sorry, Char; he really is a piece of shit! Want me to ask Knox and Kane to give him a good hiding." Shaking my head dramatically with a nervous laugh, I gripped her hands and pulled her onto the bed, ignoring her protests.
"NO!" It's embarrassing enough that I caught them having sex in my bed; I don't want the whole pack talking about it!" I groaned, grabbing the pillow and throwing it at her with an arched brow. "And it's not like your brothers don't like a good gossip as much as the next or are short of bedfellows for pillow talk!" I admitted rolling my eyes at the jealousy eating at me.
"Hmmm, yeah, I understand that!" She chuckled, throwing the pillow back at me as she got back off the bed, holding her hand out to pull me up.
"But if he becomes a bother! I will tell them! I know you think they don't care about you, Charlotte, but they see you as a little sister! They won't stand for his bullshit!" She expressed, looking at me in the mirror as she fixed her hair. I could feel her eyes stalking my features, hoping I was taking note.
"Lord, I hope they don't see you as a sister! Not sure how I feel about incest!" Sage grunted, working her way through the barrier I had put up. "Although... I am up for calling Knox Daddy if you are?" She added with a wiggle of those thick brows of hers.
"Way to lower the tone, sage!" I huffed, ignoring her like before as I helped Lilly prepare for her big day!
Two hours later, we were making our way through an empty pack house; Alpha Leigh had seen to it that no one would see his daughter until the ceremony, so not a single person remained in the pack house but Lilly and I.
"Are you not nervous?" I asked; standing at the back doors, I squeezed her hand. She looked beautiful! But then Lilly always did; her Alexander Mcqueen wedding dress was fit for royalty, which was accurate given that Lilly was mated to the heir to the Meadow Pack, with their ancient ties to royalty among the Lycan community. Lilly would bring power and title to her and our pack through this ceremony.
"No, just excited!" She whispered, pushing the doors open to peek out at the beautifully decorated garden with its subtle nod to the pack's colours: white and blue tulips lined the cobbled path, and above, suspended like bunting, hung the stunning white and blue jasmine vines that I know Luna had shipped especially for today, wanting to show respect to her daughters intended but more so the Luna of The Meadow pack, word had it they were her favourite flower. No expense had been spared for today! Everything was perfect and precise! Like Lilly!,
"Wow, it's stunning." I gushed as the door heaved open, and Alpha Leigh stepped in, his eyes falling on his daughter and blurring with tears instantly in a way only a proud father could.
"Told you, you looked beautiful!" I grinned, nudging Lilly's hip with mine seeing him try not to cry at the sight of his daughter in her ceremonial dress.
"You like Daddy?" She screeched, turning slowly to show him what his money had brought. It was an exquisite dress, floor length, made with the softest of silk-like her bridesmaids; it had a deep V cut out the front down to her navel, the area had been filled with lace, the pack's crest embroidered onto it in the staple deep blue. The back was open, showing off her beautiful tanned skin, lines of crystals again in the staple blue running across her shoulder, attaching at each shoulder to hold her dress in place, it was a very contemporary dress, and she pulled it off perfectly but definitely a little low cut for my tastes, but it screamed Lilly!
"You look like a princess!" He gushed, straightening no doubt in an attempt to control his emotions; his eyes scanned me with a warm smile, looking at my dress with a chuckle.
"I half expected you to turn up in yoga pants and a hoodie Charlotte!" He teased with an affectionate wink. He was right, of course; I lived in training and gym clothes. When your Father was the Beta, you tended to spend the majority of your time training.
"Daddy!" Lilly scolded, "Don't encourage her! It took me weeks to bribe her into the dress!" She scoffed, popping her hip out, giving me a firm stare.
"Ooo, Bribe? What is it costing me, huh!" He chuckled, pulling his pouting daughter to his side and looking at her one last time!
"Her firstborn child is being called Charlotte!" I grinned up at him, satisfied with myself.
"And if it's a boy?" He laughed, shaking his head at our antics.
"Still, Charlotte!" I giggled playfully, seeing Alpha roll his eyes and turn back to his daughter with pride.
"Charlotte, can you excuse us a moment, I would like a minute with my baby before...." He whispered, his voice cutting off as his eyes locked on his daughter with such love.
"She will always be your baby girl!" I whispered, leaning up on my tiptoes to press a soft kiss to my alphas cheek; he was like a second father to me and seeing him so overwhelmed at the sight of Lilly was very out of character for him, even behind closed doors he always seemed to favour the twins.
Winking at my best friend before slipping out the doors and into a solid form and familiar scent, I groaned audibly; even Sage was finally waking up, sensing the danger.
Lottie POV
"What are you doing here!" I questioned, trying to keep my tone neutral, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of seeing my upset. Allowing my eyes to roam over a dark blue pin-stripped tailored suit that barely fit the muscular form of Mike. His dark eyes trained on me, his lips pulled into a scowl as he looked down my body, his lips twisting in distaste.
"Nice to see you too, baby girl!" He sighed, having just referred to Lilly as 'baby girl' to her father; hearing it slip from Mike's lips felt wrong, but I couldn't be bothered to argue with him about his pet name for me now, not when Alpha and Lilly are on the other side of the door.
"Lottie?" He huffed, waiting for me to say something, but I had nothing to say, trying to hide his frustration by running a hand through his dark hair
"When he does that, he looks like he has just gotten out of bed!" I whispered to Sage, who was watching Mike cautiously through my eyes.
"He probably has!" She sighed memories of walking in on him and another dancing across my mind. "She's probably still there!" She added to drive her point home.
"I missed you last night." He tried again, clearly trying to engage me in conversation.
"I wish I could say the same!" I grunted, annoyed at myself for acknowledging him, I crossed my hands across my chest. A part of me wished he would turn and leave me alone, go back to the she-wolf he had allowed to keep him company last night, but the stupid, naive part of me wanted to cling to him and ask him to fight for me!
"Your father sent me to find you!" He grinned a pearly smile that had my stomach fluttering; I hadn't told my father about the breakup, so he meant well, I assured myself.
"I can make my own way to the ceremony." I snapped, lowering my eyes from Mike's face; the displeasure washing across his face made me feel self-conscious enough without another dig slipping past his lips.
"Lottie!" He tried as I pulled my elbows closer, hugging them around myself, his cruel remark about my weight last night still raw, even if I hadn't let him know it had hurt me.
"You took forever!" He stated. "Probably putting all that slap on your face!" Pulling on my elbow, he half dragged me down the beautifully styled pathway towards the old church grounds at the back of the property.
"You're hurting me!" I winced, a burn rising to my cheeks at the mention of my make-up! "Do I look that bad?" I moaned softly.
"Yes!" He sneered, not even looking at me.
"No! You look beautiful!" Sage interjected, lending me some of her strength to try and pull my arm back from his iron-tight grip.
"You don't even have time to change! The guests have all arrived!" He grumbled, ignoring me and shoving me forward so hard I slipped on one of the petals lining the old cobbled path. "Fuck sake, Lottie, you always have to show me up!" He hissed, looking down at me with contempt.
"Get up then!" He snarled, his eyes lingering on the deep V neckline that barely held my boobs in place; Lilly had picked the dress; like her wedding dress, it wasn't my style, but this wasn't my day! It was hers! Left speechless, I sat on the floor, looking up at my so-called mate, feeling the cold stone through the thin fabric.
"I can't believe you, today is an important day for the pack, and you turn up dressed like... that! Representing me! Are you trying to destroy my reputation?" He snarled, shoving his hand out and grabbing my elbow again, yanking me up by it painfully and shoving me forward.
"You look like a whore!" He growled from behind me, shaking his head angrily; I could feel Sage's anger rising, and as much as I was grateful she had my back, now wasn't the time to cause a scene. It was Lilly's big day and an important day for the pack; with the Meadow pack all in attendance, along with all surrounding Alphas, it was a huge event in our world. The last thing Alpha Leigh needed now was his Beta’s daughter causing a scene.
"Well, you'd know all about whores!" I seethed quietly, spinning to face my so-called mate, "How many whores have you had in our bed?" I scoffed, looking at him with pity but unable to stop.
"Tell me did they fake it like I did? They must have because there is no way your .. little.. friend could have satisfied them! Lord knows it never did me!" I blurted out angrily, narrowing my eyes at him challengingly. The darkening in his iris had my heart skipping a beat, and not for the right reason. He was pissed!
"That's your problem, Charlotte; you have never known your damn place." He grinned manically, taking a step toward me before I had a chance to react; his hands scrambling to my wrists that I had crossed across my chest, gripping them in a solid vice, he pulled me non to gently into an alcove of the garden, hidden by the white Jasmine vines.
"But that's ok; I will teach you now!" He breathed into my ear as he slammed my chest against the stone wall, knocking the air from my lungs and leaving me unable to cry out even if I wanted to. Gripping my hands again, he yanked them above my head, holding them together with one of his large hands.
"I really did miss you last night!" He groaned, rolling his hips against me, pressing himself up against my back, his body flush with mine. Feeling the hardness of his dick against my back, I sucked down what little air I could manage and stilled, knowing from experience with Mike there was no use fighting; it would end bloody and with him getting his way regardless!
"So you're going to give in?" Sage moaned. "Fuck this!" Pushing against my attempts to silence her, I felt a tear slip free and rain down my face.
"He is bigger, stronger and quicker than us!" I whispered to her, trying to calm my almost feral wolf.
"AND!" She screamed at me, making me wince and not from Mike's roaming hands travelling down my side.
"If we try to fight him now, he will be more brutal with us, and this is Lilly's day! I refuse to let this bastard ruin it for her!" I snapped, feeling relieved as Sage backed down slightly. She loved Lilly as much as I did, and we both knew all hell would break loose if we appeared at this ceremony with any marks or bruises.
"So you're just gonna let him.. what? Fuck you!" She asked, disgust rattling through her as Mike kneed our legs open, his hand grasping the hem of my dress and lifting it up my legs.
I couldn't answer! Because I didn't know! I didn't want this! To be taken against my will, what girl would! Yet.. he was all I knew! This was all I knew! And in his fucked up way, this was how he showed me he cared! Loved me even!
"This isn't love!" I heard Sage grumble, shutting herself off from what we both knew was coming.
Mike's hot breath fanned against my neck, his lips trailing up to my ear, where he sunk his teeth into the soft flesh of my lobe; blood trickled down my neck making me whimper from the pain and fear. Finding myself praying it would not touch my dress, THAT Lilly would notice!
"Nothing smart to say now, huh?" Mike whispered into my ear, I didn't need to look at him to know he was smirking smugly down at me, but from his position, I imagined it looked like he was indeed teaching me a lesson, and perhaps he was! But not the lesson he thought!
"I can smell your arousal!" He moaned into my ear huskily. Despite my compromising position, my sex was throbbing, desperate for attention! I wanted to scream at Mike, to tell him the wetness between my thighs wasn't for him but leftover remnants of my time with Knox last night.
However, even I knew that would only prove his point! That I was a whore! So I kept quiet, instead focusing on the feeling of his hands gripping my burning flesh, the sensations rippling through my body as his hard cock rubbed up against me.
"You're enjoying this?" Sage spat disgusted at me. Shame tore through me at the realisation that I was!
"I don't know!" I admitted although I knew a part of me liked the feeling of being helpless, vulnerable and at his mercy!
"You were right; I know a thing or two about whores!" He grinned, pressing his hips into my ass harder, his hand on my wrist tightening as if wrongly expecting me to fight whatever move he was about to make. Gripping the hrm of my dress again, he lifted it onto my hips, baring my ass to him, my pussy only covered by the tiny nude thong I was wearing.
"And I know that you, Lottie, will always be MY whore!" Sucking in a breath, hearing the familiar sound of his zipper, I knew what was coming and as much as I hated to admit it!
I wanted it!
