The Alpha Prince And His Bride
Episode 33

Eric was standing over me with a predatory look as he waited for me to respond .

A shock of pure horror lashed through me as my eyes scanned the room , I was surrounded by five other men and they all were looking at me as if they were just waiting for orders from Eric before they pounced on me . My gaze fell on the only woman in the room , her presence a strong one amongst the men … she gave off a powerful dangerous aura , everything about her screamed black magic .

A witch , I silently thought … and not one of the good kinds either .

” What do you want from me ?” I asked , trying to calm my racing heart as I turned my attention back to Eric .

He smiled and took a seat opposite me . ” Your death .”

I gasped , staring at him completely terror struck .

“Why? ” I asked , my hands shaking . ” What have I ever done to you ?”

He sighed turning to the rest of his apprentices in the room . ” What has she done she asks ?” He told them , shaking his head at me as if to say I should have already known what I did .

“You know Lucy , before you came everything was going as planned and then as soon as you entered the picture my plan started to fail . I should have expected this from you however , like father like daughter . Your father almost ruined my plans years ago and you came to do the same . Luckily just like your father , I would get rid of you and get away with is just like I’d done in the past .”

“What are you talking about ?” I demanded , his words not making any sense to me .

He chuckled . ” Should I tell her ?” He asked the witch .

She smiled licking her dark lips . ” I think you should .”

“My plan has always been to overthrow Jeremy , then Austin took over the pack and my plans changed to overthrowing Austin instead , my pack always deserved the number one position you see . Anyway , years ago your father overheard my plans to ambush Jeremy’s pack but before he had time to tell Jeremy of my evil plot , I turned the entire thing on him . My allies weren’t strong enough at that time to finish off Jeremy’s pack , so I knew I had to at least get rid of your father so that he couldn’t sell me out . Some of the members of your father’s pack had already agreed to join forces with me and thus I had them attack Jeremy and put all of the blame on Richard . A brilliant plan don’t you think ? It doesn’t matter what you think actually for it did work . I separated good friends in a matter of seconds and it was honestly one of the best days of my life till date. “

“You sick –“

“But wait , there is more .” He cut me off with a wave of his finger .” I needed someone close to Austin , someone who could spy on his every move … someone he would listen too . Someone he thought he couldn’t live without and who else would that be but his mate ? I put two and two together , I had a young daughter who could possibly bring the alpha to his knees , the problem was that she wasn’t his mate and he wouldn’t look her way for even a second . That’s where this powerful lady comes in .” He continued motioning for the woman to step forward . ” This is Marianne Leslie , one of the most powerful witches I know . She created a spell so powerful that Austin never doubted Ariana was his mate for even a split second … until you entered the picture that is. “

“Now why do you think that is Lucy ?” He asked .

When I refused to answer he continued to tell his story , answering his own question . ” Because … his true mate is none other than you .”

Shock tore through me , my body paralyzed by his words . It all made sense now , the way I always drowned in Austin’s eyes , the way his touch always ignited a fire deep within me … it explained why the more I had of him the more I wanted as though he were a drug that I was crazily addicted too , a drug I needed every single day of my life in order to survive. But it was more than that , much more than that , for I knew that even without the mating bond ,I would have loved Austin with all my heart … I just knew that the love I had for him ran way deeper than that , so deep … like I was destined to be with him , like I was made just for him .

” I had my suspicions from the moment you arrived , for Austin had already been drifting away from Ariana . My suspicions were confirmed however when he almost killed Zagan for merely touching you … It’s such a shame that both of you were so clueless and couldn’t even recognize the mating bond right there in front of you . I knew how insecure you were about Ariana , could tell by your body language whenever she was around and so I told her what she had to tell you to make you leave and guess what … it worked .”

“You’re a disgusting person .” I shouted , thrashing against the chair as I tried to break free . I wanted to murder this man for everything he put all the people I cared about through . Because of him I was separated from my parents , because of him my family lost their closest friends and were forced to join the council . Because of him Austin didn’t recognize me as his own mate , we were all in this big mess because of this monster and his greed for power .

“If you think so now what would you think after you’ve heard the rest… For I had a spy following your every move and I paid your doctor a little visit only to find out that you’re pregnant with Austin’s baby . It’s a pity , I was going to let you go as long as you left the palace and never returned but after I found out you were pregnant I knew I had to get rid of you for good .”

My b***d crawled at his words . How sick could one person be ?

He finally rose up from the chair with a wicked smile , I wanted more than anything to wipe that smile off his face .

” It felt good to actually tell someone my story after all of these years .” He said taking a step closer to me . ” It’s a pity though that you wouldn’t live to tell the story to anyone else .”

A loud noise outside the room caught his attention and he stepped back from me to stare at the doorway .

“Father !” Ariana shouted rushing through the door , her hair was in a mess and her eyes were wide with terror .

“What’s wrong ?”

“The spell .” She gasped out . ” It’s broken !”

For a moment Eric’s eyes were unfocused and it took a second for him to interpret her words but when it finally sunk in on what she had said , he was pacing the room and shouting out orders for everyone around him to follow.

“f**k !” He roared . ” We need to act now !”

Her words gave me hope , if the spell had broken then Austin should know we’re mates by now , which meant he would come for me . Despite everything happening around me I felt glee at that thought . But the happiness immediately died down at Eric’s next words .

“Show them no mercy , kill them all .” He told his men .

The thought of any harm coming to Austin and his family sent me into panic , the anger that was growing within me intensifying further .

” You’ll never overthrow Austin , he’s too powerful , his pack would destroy yours in a second .” I shouted , my words echoing throughout the room .

Eric stiffened , turning to me with a glare . ” That’s where you’re wrong , you really think I waited patiently all these years just to fail in the end ? I’ve thought this out a million times in my head , I’ve assembled over five packs to defeat Austin , in fact all who’s held something against him in the past have teamed up with me to bring him down .”

I gasped , my body shaking in fear … afraid of what was about to go down. Austin wouldn’t even see the attack coming , which meant he wouldn’t have time to prepare , no one would . I could feel my own pulse quicken at the thought of losing Austin to these heartless beasts .

“It’s going to take us almost a day to assemble all of the packs so we must leave now .” He ordered the men in the room .

“Ariana .” He called turning to his daughter . ” I thought I would have gotten the pleasure of killing Richard’s beloved daughter but I would leave the honor in your hands … Finish her off .”

“Yes father .”

As soon as the room emptied out Ariana turned to me . ” Scared ?” She asked .

I narrowed my eyes glaring at her .

All this time she knew Austin was my mate and she deliberately made me believe he was hers , making me leave before I could have told him about my pregnancy .

“How could you do this to Austin and his family ?” I asked in disgust .

She laughed . ” I’ve always had an obsession with Austin , he was one of the very few men who didn’t look my way no matter how hard I tried to get his attention , so when my father proposed the witch’s spell I was more than happy to go along with his plans . However , I’ve never cared for Austin or his family , they mean nothing to me … In fact , I despise half of them .” She explained . ” I admit it was fun , especially when you came here Lucy . I enjoyed seeing the pain on your face each time Austin tended to me and totally forgot about you .”

” You’re just as bad as your father … you both deserve death .”

She gave a fake yawn at my words . ” This conversation is getting quite boring , let’s kick it up a notch .” She said as she walked over to a table with several knives laid out on top of it . She glided her fingertips over each of them before picking out the sharpest one .

“So I heard you’re pregnant .” She announced as she took a step closer to me with the knife in her hand.” How about we get rid of the baby first .” She suggested as she grabbed onto my hair and pulled my head back roughly .

My b***d boiled at her ruthless words and never before had I ever wanted to rip someone’s throat apart .

NO ONE THREATENED MY BABY’S LIFE AND GOT AWAY WITH IT …NO ONE!