FIONA
I let go of the newspaper not believing what I just read but at least he left out the part where we hooked up. I looked at my Mom, who was looking at me for some answer.
"That can't be right." I finally managed to get out. "There must be a mistake somewhere." A knock sounded on the front door and using that as a way to escape the conversation at hand, I hurried to answer it.
I immediately wished I didn't because standing tall and proud there is Alpha Xavier. If it had been someone else I would have slammed the door in his face but this is my Alpha and unless I have a death wish, I didn't dare.
"Now what?" My mum asked as I stood frozen at that door, opening the door wider for her to see, her whole demeanour changed as Alpha Xavier stepped inside.
"Good Day Ma'am..." He looked at the newspaper on the coffee table. "The announcement was just to teach a little runaway a lesson. I'd like to discuss something with you."
"No." She outright told him.
"No?" He repeated, as if giving her a chance to say it again.
"You heard me, I said no. You might be the Alpha but she is my daughter! And isn't she mated to Prince Jeremy already? I'll not have my daughter ridiculed publicly like this." She growled, like a papa bear.
"I guessed she hasn't told you anything yet so let me be the bearer of good news, she has rejected him for cheating on her with her best friend." How he considered that goodnews was beyond me.
"Fiona?" Mom's eyes widened as she hurried to my side. "Why didn't you tell me? Are you okay?" She asked.
Swallowing my embarrassment, I melted into her arms. "I'm fine Mom, I was the one who rejected him." I told her.
"My answer is still no Alpha Xavier, my daughter will not be marrying you... I mean how could you possibly even consider it? She was mated to your son!" She said incredibly.
I wanted to die because I could imagine the disappointment if she ever finds out that I hooked up with him. I darted a quick look at him, he seemed calm and unaffected by everything Mom was saying to him and that scares me.
"Unless your daughter decides she doesn't want me then I'm afraid your no doesn't count. She is my mate and last time I checked, mate bonds do not work like that, right sweetheart?" He turned those icy eyes at me.
"What? Mate?" The shock in her voice made me dizzy, she was probably thinking it couldn't get any worse than it is. "Someone tell me what the hell is going on!" She cried, sitting down.
"Unless she rejects me, I do fully intend to marry her tomorrow night under the full moon. Can I talk to you, Miss Fiona?" The formal way he addressed me even though he had seen me naked made me feel sick.
I looked at Mom, she looked at me then looks away. Alpha Xavier was right, she doesn't have a say in anything unless I reject him. And why does the thought of rejecting him despite how wrong it is makes me feel even sicker than him addressing me Miss Fiona.
Stepping out with him to the front pouch, I suddenly became aware of the body guards position almost everywhere around our house. "You shouldn't have published that, do you have any idea what you've done? And you're out of your mind if you think I'll be marrying you tomorrow or ever." I blurted out, forgetting at that moment that I was talking to the Alpha.
"Is it our age difference?" He asked. "I admit that some girls might find it weird but old has never been applied where I'm concerned." He smiled as if recalling something.
He was right, he was only nine years older than I am now that I really think about it. I must have exaggerated before but it still weird, even though I had a girlie crush on him, he was still Jeremy's father but I couldn't cross that line.
"I'm going to reject you." I declared, expecting a reaction.
"Go ahead Fiona, I bet your Mom and everyone else will be interested in knowing we've... What did you call it? Hooked up."
"What!" My eyes widened. "Are you blackmailing right now? Are you going to blackmail me into marrying you?" I didn't know what shocked me more, Alpha Xavier blackmailing me Fiona, a nobody when he could literally have anyone he wanted or him just blackmailing me in general.
"You have until tomorrow to think about it." He stepped closer, his eyes darkening a bit. "You might not remember but you will eventually, the way your body responds to my touch." My breath hitch at his words.
"Is that why you are marrying me? What if I tell you my body responds like that to everyone?" Our gaze collided, his eyes burning an angry fury against mine.
His gaze slid lower at my lips then he looked at me again before moving away. "I doubt that Fiona but to answer your question, that's only part of the many reasons why I want you." He walked away then.
The following day in school, I was getting looks, angry, curious, you name it look. With my head down, I strolled over to my locker already wishing this day to be over.
I grabbed the books I needed and slammed the door shut, standing there in front of me was Jeremy. Anger flooded through me as I recalled the last confrontation we had. Everything was his fault! If he hadn't cheated on him, I wouldn't have gotten drunk and hooked up with his Dad!
"Fiona..." He called as I attempted to walk away. "I know you are mad at me and you have every right to be...but getting married to my Dad? Is that your way of revenge?" He demanded, sounding hurt.
"Who I choose to mate with is none of your business or you care business I'm going to be your step-mom?" I snickered, purposely saying that to hurt him.
And it worked because his fist angry slammed into my locker. "There is no fucking way that will happen you whore!" He growled, attracting a few people's attention in our direction.
"I'm the whore now?" I laughed. "I'm getting married to my mate and yet you stand before me and call me a whore? Is that the way to talk to your step-mom?" This caused a series of laughter and without expecting it, Jeremy slammed his fist into my face.
I staggered and my vision blurred from the effect of his blow. I turned to look at him, not believing he would hit me. By now the crowd had gone silent, watching us and probably wondering what I would do next.
"You know what? I didn't want to get married to him despite us being soul-mate but for hitting me, you better change your bedroom because I'll be fucking him all night long before the ink on our marriage certificate dries!" I snarled, matching away.
My face was still throbbing as I settled next to Milena in class. I'm going to make sure he regrets the day he decided to cheat and hit me! For the first time in a long time, I wanted class to be over. Yeah... I guess that made me a nerd.
My little display with Jeremy in the locker room has already spread throughout the school, some were even quoting it back in my face but I ignored them. Once school was over, I bade Milena goodbye and hurried to the pack house, my mission clear.
It wasn't my first step of going there but it felt different this time because I wasn't going as Jeremy's mate but Alpha Xavier. As a maid hesitantly led me to his study, I recalled the first time Jeremy introduced us, I had been so flustered and stunned.
I don't recall ever setting eyes on a man that beautiful still hasn't and it has been two years. I took a deep breath as we arrived outside his study, I knocked gently, finding it strange that I haven't recalled anything yet.
Especially with the way my body heats up each time he's near, he was no small man... Talking about his size... Goddess Fiona! His body! I pushed those thoughts away before they spiral out of control.
"Come in." That dang voice! I could go on and on about the effect it has on me and words wouldn't fully describe it.
I went in after his command, his eyebrow raising in surprise at seeing me. I blushed, forgetting everything I rehearsed on my way here. "Good day Alpha." I muttered in a voice that sounded strange to my hearing.
"Hmmmm." Was the only thing he said even though he kept his watchful eyes on me.
"Jeremy hit me." I blurted out, it wasn't what I wanted to start with but we will get there eventually. "He got angry about the fact that we were getting married and he hit me." I didn't mean to cry, I swear that wasn't even part of it but the water work started and I couldn't stop.
"Everything was his fault! He cheated on me! Do you have any idea how hurtful that is? Especially with one of your best friends? I've been going around acting like I didn't care but it hurt so much." I felt his arms around me.
His body tensed against mine, I could feel his anger radiating from him but then recalling the fact that I was crying into my ex father's arms, I jumped away from him.
He chuckled like he was inside my head. "Leave Jeremy to me, go home and prepare for our ceremony tonight."
"But... I didn't say..."
"The minute you stepped into my office, the decision has been made, Fiona. You belong to me and I fully intend to claim what's mine." He growled softly.