The Alpha’s Rejected Bride
Chapter 50

Josh pov

Derek pushes me into the small room with a satisfied smirk on his face. I growl at him but he growls back and hits me. Blood spit out of my mouth as I land on the floor.

"I think I'll be sending someone to give you one, two, or three of these every day,"

I get to my feet and glared at him

"Oh wait, that's part of the punishment, receiving about twenty strokes every day,"

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" A woman asks. I follow Derek's gaze and his entire frame goes rigid as a tall woman enters the room

She looks at me with nothing but disgust on her face and my demeanor shrinks. How can she make me feel worthless and dirty with her eyes? From the way she is carrying herself and how she talks, I'm sure she's from the royal pack They are the epitome of the best.

"So this is Joshua, the once so-called alpha and lady Lucy's ex-fiance?" Her voice is cold and a shiver runs down my body. Damn, I hate feeling powerless. She scoffs,

"Indeed the moon mother never makes a mistake, and will always give you what's yours,"

Her eyes are trained on me as she speaks.

"Yes, I can't imagine my Lucy being with a man like him," adds Derek.

"He's weak and a traitor, Lucy almost died because of this ungrateful bastard!" Lucy almost died? that's news to me

She continues to talk and her eyes are beginning to darken as she approaches me

I growl loudly at her and she raises her eyebrows with a bored expression before I can register anything, I feel something heavy break on my temple and my vision blurs for a few second

I touch my temple and notice that blood is streaming down there.

"Why did you do that?!" I growl, going to attack the women but Derek intervenes.

"That was for hurting lady Lucy, you i***t!" she shouts.

"Let's go, babe... Josh needs time to wallow," he says and holds her waist. I watch them exit the room happily.

"Can we see the b***h Crystal?" I hear the woman request before the doors close behind them.

I sigh and inspect the rooms, this is the place we hold criminals, there is a small bed, a table, a chair, and a bathroom

It always has one window, I feel like suffocating staying here.

How can a normal person stay in one room?

I sit on the bed and think about today's events.

To say I was shocked when I saw Lucy is an understatement, I've been wanting and hoping to see her for months now, and when I did, she was holding that f*****g Prince's hand. I was livid, Allen almost attacked him immediately but I had better sense than that. Rayan Altamonte is a Prince of wolves, he would end my existence without breaking a sweat. We are ranked differently and to wolves, ranks are very important

But my eyes burnt with angry tears and my heart is pounding every time he smiled or touched her during the meeting, how dare he? And why would Lucy just allow him to? I'm angry with her too.

I had to contain my emotions when I felt like bursting. I mind linked her several times but all she did was kick me out or ignore me.

I need to get Lucy back, she loved me once why can't she do it again? I messed up by cheating on her with that skank Crystal. It's something that I will regret

My life was good but my love for power and having stronger pups took the best part of me, that's why I betrayed Lucille.

Lucy has always been innocent and naive ever since she was young, she believed that the world was a better place, that people can change and I intend on getting her back.

I was watching her fight with Crystal very closely, she is stronger than any alpha around, even stronger than me and I was proud. I wish I ... What's the point to having regrets now, I need to focus on the future now and look for ways of getting out of here. 'How? Did you hear what the elders ruled? Hard Labor!' Allan reminds me

It was that Rayan who made them give that harsh punishment, but it's okay, I'll do everything they require of me until I escape.

Just as I drift into sleep, a scream startles me. Crystal has been screaming and cursing since she got here.

josh, josh!' I hear through the mind link.

I ignore Crystal as she cries and shouts. I blame her for all this.

My parents have disowned me, everyone hates me, it was all because of her f****d up brain, she was always envious of Lucy.

I close my eyes and allow images of Lucy to take over my mind.

She's so hot. I'm smiling to myself. She is taller, more beautiful, and confident than before.

How it would feel to be against her and hold her tight.

Crystal pov

I'm growling. I can't believe that little b***h would humiliate me in such a way. I'm the Luna for f**k sake.

I'm trying to wake my wolf but she's still out after the fight we had. The door to the hospital room opens and Bradley walks in. I try to smile for him but all I feel is pain and I see the disdain he has for me written on his face. "Are you healing?" my brother sounds like a robot. No emotions whatsoever.

"Yes, slowly," he sits on the edge of my bed and looks me into my eyes.

"Why?" He croaks, for the first time in a long time, he seems very surprised by my actions

"Why what?" I snap, I know exactly what he is saying.

"Lucy was your best friend for a long time and you tried to kill her in front of hundreds of pack members. She is the future Queen,"

I honestly didn't mean to, I just got so angry seeing her so happy and taking charge.

It reminded me once again that she will always be first, now she is even mated to a Prince! Lucy will have a happy future as queen of wolves, she'll be loved and worshipped by everyone while I'll spend my years in a tiny cell.

I lie my head on the pillow and close my eyes.

"Leave Bradley, you've overstayed your welcome," I say bored.

I love my brother but he's always on Lucy's side

"I'll send someone over with some things, I hope to never see you again," he says slowly but firmly, I sit up and look at my brother, he's the only family I have other than mom.

Tears are beginning to sting my eyes as realization sets, my brother doesn't want me. Again he chose Lucy. Bradley and I are half-siblings, we share the same mother but different fathers. His dad took me in when mom abandoned me the first time. I shake my head over again, begging silently that he shouldn't remove himself from my life.

He turns and walks away. He grabs the doorknob wanting to leave but I sob loudly.

"Bradl - dley, not you too, you're all I have," my elder brother turns looks at me, and I cry louder.

He stretches his hand towards me and I take in shakily while wiping my tears.

Memories of him comforting me whenever mom leaves are invading my head, he comes closer and I wrap my arms around his waist. His movements are slow but soon, I feel him touch my hair.

"I'll visit once a month," he says at last. I only nod and watch him exit the room without looking back at me.

I clean my face and fix my hair in a quick second. I can't have anyone know I was crying.

I hate looking weak, I'm only vulnerable before my brother, the only person who truly loves me. Minutes later, the guards enter my room.

"We are here to take you to your new room?!" The women laughed. I scowl and she jabs me "Don't give me that look traitor, you're not the boss anymore," she pushes me harshly. I growl

her and charge but her partner is quick to hit me in the stomach. I groan and glare at the muscular woman. She pushes me before dragging me out of the room.

After a long walk from the hospital, we reach my cell. A few more teasing and poking at me, then throwing me in like a bag of trash.

I take deep breaths and wonder,

How did it go wrong? I had everything then in a blink of an eye, I lost it all.

I growl loudly and grip the bars tightly, I shake them with all my might but they are electric so I'm forced against the wall Still, on the floor, I scream.