The Alpha’s Arranged Bride

Lavender’s POV

I lost count because they left me on my own for hours. The pain from the antidote subsided with time. It relieved me, and I was less uncomfortable. However, I was still charged up, so that was making me restless. I tried to think of ways to set myself free from the chains, but it was not working. There was no key around, nor was there a pin or anything I could use to pick the lock on the chain.

It was so heavy I wanted it off as quickly as possible, but my so-called father wanted to bind me here. He wanted to turn me into his little puppy. No matter how I tried to make myself calm, it was not working. How could I be calm in a situation like this? I believed Alpha Caramel was trying to get to me, but I could not just stay put and do nothing.

I kept looking around the room, trying to calculate my steps or my actions to get myself free. A couple of times I have tried to get to the dressing table, but the chain was not long enough to get to it. I had fallen a couple of times since I regained my body. At some point, it felt like I was just wasting my time, but whenever I think of spending the rest of my days in this place, I get my motivation again.

My plan was to be with Alpha Caramel forever, and not with a deceitful man like Alpha Toot. I was yet to understand his motive for me. Was he trying to use me as bait for Alpha Caramel? This thought worried me greatly and made me want to leave as quickly as possible so Alpha Caramel would be saved.

After another unsuccessful attempt to get to the dressing table, I laid back down on the bed, trying to calm my heartbeat. I needed to get out of here. This was the only thing I could think about. At first, it started as my inspiration, but it slowly became a mantra. A couple of minutes later, the door burst open. It made me gasp in shock while jolting up.

A maid and a guard walked into the room and stood at the side. The maid placed her both hands in front of her on her abdomen with eyes on the floor while the guard spread his legs, and placed his both hands behind his back, and gaze on the ceiling. I followed both of their lines of sight, but I saw nothing of interest. Were they trying to confuse me? What was happening? I wanted to ask. I wanted to request that I be released from this chain, but the moment I opened my mouth, Alpha Toot walked into the room, and the servants bowed to him.

As usual, he had a sly smile on his face. Were they here to kill me? I asked myself as I glanced at the three people who were in the room with me. Alpha Toot took a seat on the bed at the foot of it as he looked at me, but he was not quick to say what he was thinking. Before meeting this man, I believed that anyone who hesitated to speak was simply afraid; now I see it was a tactic.

A tactic to make me scared, and to make me question everything, and wonder what was going on. He wanted to push me off the cliff. Alpha Toot didn’t speak on time. He would only reveal his purpose upon seeing fear or restlessness on the person’s face. I wanted to tell him to be quick with what he wanted to say. I was not too sure if you wanted to kill me or not, but I was curious to know what was happening. Not knowing was only making me feel restless more.

And as I had already predicted, it was only then he spoke. He tilted his head to the side. “I am not happy to see you chained up,” he said, then straightened his head.

“Release me then,” I said, my tone coming out to be more arrogant than I had expected it. I wanted him to know that I was not happy with him, but I knew that everyone had a limit. I did not want to push it too much, so he would not end my life before Alpha Caramel could get me.

“I am just scared. I feel you will be trouble and make silly attempts at escaping,” he said in the calmest voice I have ever heard. He almost sounded as though he cared for me and was genuinely not happy that I wanted to leave. Alpha Toot was a good actor. I wonder why he did not try to get a role in one of the movie industries because I believe he would get the role.

“I know your mother must have told you certain things that may not have been true. I know that a few things were my fault, but it was due to the situations of things. Your mother wanted us to elope, and forget all about this Pack, but I could not,” he began.

I quickly dismissed him from my mind because he was only filled with lies. I did not need a soothsayer to tell me that the man speaking before me was lying. There were so many issues with his story, and a few of them did not even add up. Even if by chance they were true, he did not give me any other impression to say otherwise from what my mother had already told me, so I would not believe him. A few times I would tune him, and I would instantly regret doing so. All he was saying was flying over my head, and not even trying to get in.

I used that opportunity to try to find a way to get out of this chain. My eyes were working as they moved through everything in the room, including the servants who silently stood at the side, nodding at everything my father said. I wondered why they were here, but a few times Alpha Toot would refer to them, and they would nod, which gave me the answer to my question.

They were here to act like an alibi, and I found it stupid. Alpha Toot’s story was stupid, and after a long time of his bullshit of a story, he realized I was not buying any of it, then waved the servants out of the room. The moment the door was closed behind them, he spoke. “Your mother lied because I did not want to run away with her and leave my duty,” he said.

“I want to go back to Shadow pack, to Alpha Caramel,” I said, ignoring his words as I was not ready to entertain any of it or it would continue or he would think that I bought it in any way. “I am sure he would be looking for me, and soon he would be here,” I added, and Alpha Toot laughed at my words.

“Even if Caramel came here, he would not get to you,” he said, and his smile disappeared into something more sinister as he moved his face closer to me with a more threatening gaze and tone. “Now, you better behave because if you don’t, be sure that I will make sure you watch him suffer and die,” he threatened.

“No,” I said in fear before swallowing. This here was what silenced me.