I shouldn’t have been surprised with her response, I turned away from my family and headed in the direction a maid had shown to me , my eyes took in the full beauty of the place. This castle was even more beautiful than the one back home, everything here looked like it cost a fortune. from the window frames to the curtains, even down to the flooring. After a few minutes of trying to find a washroom, I was convinced I was lost until I heard voices. I followed the sound hoping they could help me find my way.
I was close enough now to hear everything that they were saying.
“If there is any way to get out of this marriage I will.” I heard the guy say.
Any way to get out of this marriage? There was only one person getting married here today as far as I knew…Which only meant one thing.
Was that the prince I’m supposed to be getting married to?
I continued to listen to the conversation, my heart broke into tiny pieces with each word that came out both of their mouths.
They suddenly stopped saying anything and I peeped around the corner to see why, what I saw next had me doubling over in shock. My soon to be husband had another woman in his arms in a full on heated make out session!
The shocked gasp I suddenly heard forced me to break away from Ariana. My wolf demands that I do.
And that’s when I saw her.
She hurdled into a corner, clutching her wedding dress tightly as if it were the only thing keeping her from running.
My bride.
Her beauty in person was nothing compared to the picture of her I had seen just yesterday; as much as I hated to admit it, she was the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on; never had I seen someone look at me with such innocence and purity and it freaking undid me in a way impossible to explain.
But it was not her beauty or innocence that made my gut twist; the hurt and shock in her eyes. the protective instincts within me suddenly overpowered every other emotion raging through my body right now; the need to take away her pain was almost unbearable.
My wolf was raging inside me, and it took all of my self-control not to let him loose. I’d never felt him fight to be free this much before; his behavior confused me.
“This is the hideous woman you’re supposed to marry?” Ariana asked, breaking the silence and bringing me back to reality.
Princess Lucy’s gaze went over to Ariana, and not a single word came out of her mouth. However, Her beautiful lips parted, making me want to k**s it gently.
“Damn, babe, I think your future wife is mute.” Ariana continued with her insults.
Her gaze returned to me again; the confusion there was suddenly replaced with fear. Was she scared of me? The thought of that made me sick to my stomach. Before anyone could say anything else, she spun and ran off.
I paced again, fighting to control my raging wolf who wanted to run after my bride. the solid and unknown feelings caused me to hate the princess more than I already did. I didn’t know anything about her, and already, she had my emotions all over the place.
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LUCY’S POV:
I ran and ran and ran.
not for the reason you may think, I was accustomed to being treated the way that woman spoke to me; what scared me was my immediate reaction to the Prince. Something within me was pulling me towards him, and whether or not you chose to believe me, I could have sworn a voice within me said ‘mate.’
I can’t believe it; I was already going insane on my first day at this place.
Hearing voices, feeling an immediate pull to someone I didn’t know, feeling jealousy what was happening to me?
My heart was racing, and the stabbing pain of betrayal was eating at me raw; seeing the Prince wrapped his arms around another woman was enough to make me puke.
I fell back against the wall, trying to keep myself together. come on, Lucy, be strong; you don’t even know the Prince, so what if his arms wrapped around someone who wasn’t youyou shouldn’t care.
I considered asking my family to cancel the wedding but knew that would end up in a huge uproar, with me collecting a slap to my face, most likely from the queen.
Whether I liked it or not, I was stuck in this situation with Prince Austin.
My eyes scanned my surroundings nervously; I didn’t know anyone in the room besides my family. To the front of me, King Jeremy and his wife stood with welcoming smiles, along with another person I assumed had to be the Prince’s sister.
And, of course, none other than Prince Austin was suitable beside me, but I dared not raise my eyes to look at him after my earlier reaction to him. His gaze was burning into my body, however, and against my better judgment, my traitorous body responded desperately.
Traitor.
“There is no need for a full-on introduction; let’s just get the wedding over with.”The queen announced.
Wow, so happy to get rid of me, I see.
I saw King Jeremy give his wife a quick, confused glance before responding.”If that’s what you wish, let’s start the ceremony.”
The marriage officer motioned for Austin and me to stand facing each other, and the rings were brought forward; the vows were quickly spoken between us, almost rushed.
“Please accept this ring as a token of our marriage and a symbol of all we share.”
Austin reached for my hand, and the moment we touched, my body jerked alive, a small gasp escaping my mouth at the shock of the feelings stirring inside me.
What on earth was that?
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