chapter two

Alpha king's pov

I arrived at the Stonegate's pack with my convoy of horses and escorts. The atmosphere of the pack felt calm and peaceful.I got down from my horse and in slow long purposeful strides I made my presence known in the pack. I prided myself in the fact that I was an Alpha although it came with responsibility. I loved every bit of it. The power, the authority, the ability to make rules and control everyone in the pack. Don't get me wrong, I love my pack , I would give my life for them if I had to and they know it. They don't just fear me, they respect me and that makes me an amazing leader. Having these thoughts made me smirk as I went into the main mansion where the Alpha Rex resides . The mansion was big but not as big as mine. I could feel the stares of the people and I was used to it because I am one sight to behold. My height also added to my charisma and I towered over most people I came in contact with. I was greeted by a lot of people on my way up but I couldn't bother to answer. I just wanted to get straight to the point. I really hated wasting time as patience is not a virtue I possess.

Alpha Rex and his family welcomed me in an elaborate way with various signature meals of the pack which I rejected, I couldn't bother to eat either. The entertainment performances didn't amuse me at all. I pretended not to notice as one of the betas tried all possible means to get me to notice her and give her attention but I was the least bit interested in that. I could get any type of woman I wanted but they just do not faze me. She was trying by all means to get my attention. The only means she didn't employ was physical contact which she avoided on purpose because she heard from her father that he hates physical contact especially with women asides his family. This made me attractive to many women who weren't my mates and at the same time frightening to people because they considered me to be weird..

I was sitting on a high chair across the hall facing all the pack members and performers. After some musical and dance performances that was being held in the pack's event hall for t me by some omegas of the Stonegates pack which didn't still amuse or excite me. I began to get really irritated. I couldn't take it anymore and out of impatience I didn't care how rude I sounded "none of these performances seems amusing to me,can I just collect this gift and leave ,I have other packs to attend to". I said in a low growl to my guard expecting him to relay this message to the hosts of this already boring event,even my wolf was getting irritated by the show.My guard shaking in fear from the tone of my voice walked over to Alpha Rex to deliver my message.Alpha Rex walked into a inner chamber and came out with three ladies approaching me,one on either sides wearing maid uniforms and the middle one putting on a white plain long dress and having puffed up eyes with red bruised fingerprints marks on her neck.

"Your gift,my king Alpha" Rex said.

Allie's POV;

Still in thought and in tears caused by Uncle Rex's statement regarding my father, I patiently tried to calm my wolf down as sensitive topics like my family affected her too. I laid back, staring up at the ceiling my thoughts a jumbled mess in my mind i couldn't even focus or concentrate.Hours later,I looked up towards the door when I heard it open just to see my cousin Lilian who I had been expecting all day.She walked up to me and gave me a big hug and assured me that everything would be fine,she added that she would have come earlier but she had a big fight with her parents and sister especially her father on

hearing his decision of giving me out as this year's pack gift to the most dangerous and scary Alpha king that has ever lived,but she said couldn't change her father's mind.I told her not to worry,that I and Akela had accepted our fate but even if things changed for better or worse that I would never forget her love and care for me despite her parents opposition.Not long after,the door creaked open and I was so alert that I just knew the time had come for me to be presented to the Alpha King as his gift. My nerves were racking and I could not bring myself to calm down. My palms were a sweaty mess and my wolf was insanely restless. I could feel the terra forming in my eyes but I knew better than to let them fall. I braced myself and mustered all the courage I could get. I wiped my eyes and cleared my face free from all expressions. I was wearing a white plain long dress and was walked out by two omegas side by side .I was feeling pains between my thighs and other parts of my body standing with the omegas but I couldn't show my weakness,not at that time where I was already in front of the King.I had no other thoughts asides the pains and sufferings that awaits me,being a gift to the Alpha King.I was made to kneel in front of the Alpha king by the omegas,I winced in pain as my thighs rubbed together due to bruises i have there, i felt so uncomfortable but i had to endure it and act like everything was fine so as not to anger my uncle any further. My uncle presented me saying"Your gift,my king. I felt my heart sink at the mention of me being a gift from the scary alpha but I dared not look up. I tried so much but i could not help the tear that rolled down my cheek, but during all this i noticed that my wolf was annoyingly calm but i decided to ponder on that later, my body was fidgeting so much and it was clearly not from the physical wounds i had alone, in fact i could tell a great deal of it came from my mind, my heart it was so much pain at once i felt so dizzy, it is actually happening I thought.

Alpha King's POV;

I was in shock at the presentation of a lady to me as gift,something which had never happened before.I questioned Alpha Rex and he said he is offering her to me as a maid,she is very hardworking and strong enough to work in your pack he said.I was astonished,as it's unusual to be gifted a human being let alone a maid by any pack.I looked at her, she was extremely beautiful, she was thin and she looked malnourished, she had the palest skin i had ever seen but she was beautiful, i also couldn't but notice the tears falling from her eyes. I was curious about the mark on her neck which was definitely unlike me to bother about, i cared about no one but myself but this was a different feeling i couldn't place a name on it, something just seemed different,so i proceeded to ask Alpha Rex what happened to her,and he replied me by saying "She got injured when she went on a run with the other omegas''. Is she an omega?I asked.

Yes she is,your highness but she sometimes acts above her rank. Immediately after he said this I heard a growl that was so low yet so powerful to ignore. Any normal wolf might not have sensed my alpha wolf senses and never missed anything, especially not something like this.

I stood up abruptly and looked around and asked, "who made that growl?