Chosen By the Ruthless Alpha

Chapter 24: The Mate

As I sat down, Parker did the same and settled next to me. "You look really good."

"Hmm, thanks," I said, remembering how we fooled around earlier. Just then, he leaned towards me and whispered, "You know, if we weren't surrounded, I would've ripped that off of you."

His words sent butterflies to my tummy. I stifled a nervous laugh and met his gaze. "Please don't. This is a gift from your sister."

Chuckling, he moved his chair closer to me, letting our arms touch each other. "Alright then, I'll gently take it off of you later."

"Erm..." I didn't know what to say, so all the things that could come out of my mouth were weird noises. Why is he turning me on in the middle of this gathering? He's so annoying yet seductive! The urge to kiss him was overwhelming that if it weren't for the people looking at us, I would've seized him too. "Stop it," I whispered to him, but he only whispered back, "Why? Are you getting turned on?"

I looked at him with wide eyes. "N—No," I denied and he laughed

"Okay. If you say so." Then, he turned to the stage and we both stayed like that in silence. Before anything else, there were some performances and spills from the most important pack members and most talented youths.

Then, whenever there were some intermissions, Parker would drag me around for small talk with the people. He would introduce me as the Luna to everyone.

Everytime he did so, I would feel this fleeting enthusiasm. To be honest, I enjoyed the fact that so many people approached me. I fully expected to receive immense resentment, but surprisingly, that wasn't the case. Everyone was so kind that I questioned myself if this was really the Blue Moon pack everybody feared of.

Nonetheless, I couldn't care less. I was officially Luna of the Blue Moon Pack now.

After mingling for a while and having myself attached to Parker all this time, I decided to take a break and walked over to the food stands. I was choosing a drink when someone approached me from behind.

"Hey..." I heard a womanly voice call, and I turned towards her. My eyes propped up upon seeing her beautiful face. She was super sexy and definitely confident as heck because of her revealing body con.

"H—Hi..." I greeted her shyly, feeling intimidated by her aura. She seems so classy that I can't bear to look at her. In all honesty, I kinda feel insecure.

"You're Cassandra?" she asks, which made me purse my lips. Who the heck is Cassandra?

Crossing my brows, I gently said my name. "Uhm, my name is Aubrey." Honestly, I tried to sound as nice as possible, but upon seeing her contorted expression, I had a hunch of where this was going.

"Oh, okay. I see you're Parker's new fling."

My heartbeat stopped upon hearing her claim. New fling? Does that mean he had flings in the past? Gloomy thoughts took over my mind, and I looked down with a sad frown. I felt as if a bucket of cold water has been splashed over me.

But, now that I'm thinking about it, Parker is a good-looking man. It's inevitable for him to fool around. Still, I'm his mate, so I shall stand my ground. I met the woman's gaze.

"No. Actually, I'm his mate, and you should have some respect for your future Luna." I was expecting her to be at least intimidated, but she didn't back down and only laughed like a big bitch.

"Whatever, Aubrey. You think I've never heard that before?" her sarcastic question paired with raised eyebrows made me tense. I couldn't answer as I didn't know what to say. I just felt so small. "I'm certain he'll drop you after a month."

At that point, Ariana awoke and I felt her rage coursing through my veins. I fisted my palm, and I could feel my shoulders slightly shaking. "Shut the heck up..." I mumbled, but the bitch before me laughed even more.

"Why? What are you going to do, huh?" she taunted, and I unleashed the beast. Ariana took over me, and I could feel my body lunging towards the woman. "You bitch!" she screeched as I pull her hair. Almost immediately, people crowded around us, wanting to stop the brawl, but I was too passionate about getting back on this whore for speaking ill of me and my mate.

"Stop it!" she screeched and I growled, "No—"

However, my words were cut off when someone lifted me up in the air. Judging by the scent I loved the most, I knew it was him. His presence made me calm as he put his body in between me and the other girl.

"What the heck is happening here?" he questioned, checking on me and holding my chin up to see if I had any wounds.

I was about to curse the woman, but she decided to speak up before me. "That bitch hit me, Alpha Parker—"

"Shut the fuck up, Rachel!" Parker's daunting voice echoed throughout the venue. Everyone stopped in their tracks, including me. Even the woman, whose name turned out to be Rachel, paused with fear evident in her eyes.

"I—" Rachel was about to explain, but Parker spoke up first. "How dare you disrespect your Luna like that, huh?! You will be severely punished!" he growled intensely and added, "Gabriel! Take this woman away and make sure you deal with her properly."

Gabriel then immediately walked over and snatched Rachel by the arm. "What? Wait... No!" she screamed as she got dragged away. I was heaving in anger as I looked at her disappearing figure. That tasteless bitch. Did she think I wouldn't fight her?

"Are you okay?" Parker's voice brought my gaze over to him. Then, I recalled what Rachel said and my blood boiled even more. He has been with many women before, huh? Then it seems like he deserves my resentment too. Fuck him!

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he had the audacity to jest and I just sneered.

"I'm going home," I said and was about to walk away. However, he grabbed me by my wrist. My brows furrowed and I looked back at him. "Let me go!" I said, but he shook his head with a sly expression and just dragged me towards the elevator.

I was trying to resist his pull, but this man whore is just too strong! "I said let go!" I screamed as we passed by everyone. I knew that practically, all of them were looking, but I couldn't care less about my image.

"Damn it—" I screeched as he easily swung me over his shoulder. My jaw dropped wide and I couldn't believe he was embarrassing me like this. "What the heck, Parker? Put me down!" I yelled and struggled to make it harder for him to carry me like a sack of potatoes, but he just laughed until we reached inside the elevator.

Eventually, we got to the top floor, and he stepped inside one of the seemingly hotel bedrooms. Finally, he put me down with ease and looked down at my angry face.

"You're so cute," he stated annoyingly.

"And you're so annoying! What'd you bring me here for?! I said I wanna go home!" I fought back, but he just chuckled.

"Why are you mad, Luna Aubrey?" And now, he have the audacity to call me that? Just how thick is his skull. Once again, my mouth ran before I could even think first.

Oh, you wanna know why I'm mad?! Rachel told me that you used to fool around! That's why I'm mad!" I was breathing heavily as I said that, and meeting his sorry gaze didn't do any wonder to ease the painful feeling fleeting inside me.

"So, you're jealous?" He calmly asks, taking me aback.