Chapter 2 Mate

• I had to escape before his son came home!
• I had to find my mate!
• And I knew he would use the silver cuffs and wolfsbane the next time I tried to escape.
• I needed to make my next attempt my last!
• Alpha Friaser walked to the lockbox and opened the door.
• He smiled at Golden because no matter how bad he beat and tortured her, she was still beautiful.
• If he had no Luna, he would take her for himself.
• The girl would be strong when she would be given her wolf, he could sense it.
• Maybe he should reject his mate and claim her for himself when she is finally of age.
• “Golden, you can’t continue behaving this way. Otherwise, I’ll be forced to lock you in the basement and only let you out on the leash.”
• Golden stared him down with a defiant look.
• He hated how his Alpha voice never worked on her; while also pondering about the prophecy from long ago, and if it could possibly be related to her.
• However, she wasn’t of Alpha blood nor was she of a royal bloodline.
• She was a lowly omega, a servant.
• He grabbed her leash and dragged her into the house.
• “I expect you to go wash up and clean this whole house before tomorrow. Asher and his friends will be visiting this weekend, and you will be presented as his gift.”
• Golden rushed to the servant quarters and cleansed herself.
• After a week in the lockbox, she needed this moment.
• She proceeded to dress in her maid clothing and got ready to start the day with cleaning.
• She had a routine, which included her avoiding everyone, because any interactions usually ended with her being punished.
• When she was almost done with her cleaning for the day, she bumped into Lucy, the Alpha's daughter.
• Lucy hated her with a vengeance.
• “Well if it isn’t the little slave whore… Didn't you have enough of my daddy’s dick to keep you from acting up?”
• Lucy had caught the Alpha in Golden’s room late at night.
• He had tried to force himself on her, but was unsuccessful in his attempt.
• It was the night that he learned his Alpha command did not work on her.
• He beat her so bad that she was bed ridden for an entire month.
• Golden ignored her and kept cleaning.
• The quicker she could make it back to her room, the safer she would be.
• Lucy snatched her by her hair and dunked her head into the filthy mop water.
• “You answer me when I speak to you whore …”
• Golden wanted to kill her, but she needed to escape this place.
• “Help me leave if you don’t want me around. I’ll be happy to go …”
• “Oh, I’ll help you leave alright! As long as you aren’t here, my family is safe from your whorish ways!”
• Lucy left the room while pondering on how to get Golden away from her family.
• She saw how her father wanted her, and she would never let him hurt her mother that way.
• Golden would be gone tonight!
• She pulled out her cell phone and made a call.
• Golden finished cleaning the house and retired to her room where she was served plain porridge and stale bread for dinner.
• She showered and got dressed.
• All her belongings stayed in her backpack, and she found out no one ever touched her old home.
• Nor did another pack take it over, so she planned to go back home and start over.
• She could hide out until her eighteenth birthday, which was only five years away.
• Golden awoke to Lucky yanking her out of the bed around two in the morning.
• “My father is going to pick up my brother. Go on a walk with me…”
• She snatched up Golden's leash and dragged her through the back door, yanking her into the woods.
• “When you get to the border, run as fast as you can and don’t ever come back!”
• Lucy removed the collar and shoved her forward as Golden caught herself and took off running into the night.
• Calling Nella forward to run faster so no one could catch her.
• She was finally free!
• Back in Xenon
• Alpha Jacob came to check on his most prized possession, Fallon.
• He had verified that she was in fact the one to fulfill the prophecy and decided to mark her ahead of time.
• He couldn’t wait to benefit from her extraordinary gifts and claim the throne of the Alpha King.
• Who was more deserving of the title besides him?
• He would relish in the power and fame, but was in for a rude awakening as soon as he walked into the inn.
• His wolf, Vine, went insane as the sweetest scent of honey and vanilla washed over him.
• His eyes darted around in the room frantically as he searched to find her.
• As they both locked eyes, they both screamed out …
• “MATE!”
• His mate was Hera, the daughter of Alpha Fredrick.
• This was someone he couldn’t offend, so he would have to settle on having Golden as a secondary partner until he could find a way to rid himself of his Goddess-given mate.
• As he thought this, his wolf Vine whined in his head at the thought of severing the bond bestowed upon them by the Moon Goddess.
• But Vine’s human counterpart pushed aside the feeling as he played his part.
• Everything was going well, until he found he couldn't sense or smell Golden anywhere in the inn.
• He also noticed the innkeeper wasn’t around.
• He could tell that something was wrong.
• He finally escaped from his mate and found the new innkeeper to make his inquiries.
• “After selling off the slaves hes moved on with his wife and children. Last I heard he made his way to Biloxi to stay with family. He kept muttering about escaping a cursed slave …”
• Jacob’s stomach dropped and he ran to his room.
• Pulling out his phone he made a series of calls to find the girl.
• She would be his no matter the cost.
• He smelled his mate before she could knock on the door, she wanted to complete the mate bond.
• Vine pushed forward and shut Jacob out.
• He would not let Jacob ruin their lives.
• Vine opened the door for Hera and pulled her inside, Hera was startled to see the hazel ring around Jacob’s eyes.
• She caressed his face while cooing
• “Little wolf has come out to play …”
• Her wolf, Ariel, came forward to complete the mating bond with Vine.
• As they circled each other, Vine could scent her passion increasing with each touch, the bond sending the sweetest of tingles through their touch.
• He grabbed her, enveloping her mouth in his, kissing her deeply.
• Ariel wrapped her hands around his neck, pulling him deeper into the kiss and parting her lips, allowing their tongues to face off in a glorious dance for control.
• She submitted to him and they continued to seal the bond throughout the rest of the night.
• The next morning, she awoke alone.
• However, she looked down to find his mark engraved into her chest in the soft flesh adorning her collarbone.
• It was shameful that she’d have to rid herself of a weakling like him as he would never be able to embody the role of her mate.
• What was the Moon Goddess thinking, pairing her with a low life like him …