Monster Fairytales

~Jezabelle Beast~

~Jezabelle Beast~

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My eyes widen in surprise as I hear the bad news with my own two ears. I have never been so horrified or embarrassed in my life. That is, until now.

"What do you mean that I have to get married," I said, crossing my arms over my chest. Dad let out a sigh before resting his chin on his palm, his arm resting on the arm of the leather recliner inside the den filled with heads of creatures dad caught and beheaded. The sight is gruesome, although I'm personally used to it. It's just like my father to kill other creatures just so he could mount them on the walls.

"Jezabelle, don't make this harder than it needs to be," Dad said, his light brown eyes searching mines for any other emotion other than loathing, horror, and anger.

"But why?" I asked him, my consciousness currently aware of how much that sounded a lot like a whine but I couldn't care less, nor could my inner wolf, who was already snarling out loud inside of me due to anger.

"Because we need more allies and by marrying you off to a much bigger pack who are willing to save us when help is needed, we can finally be safe. Hold on, let me rephrase that, if I let you get married to their eldest son, a strong Alpha who you're more than likely accept once you meet, our pack can finally live safely. Your sister and those you care for will no longer need to look over their shoulders," Dad explained to me in a calm and understanding way. The more he acted composed, the fiercer my anger bubbled inside of me, making my whole body shake. Yes, I'm aware my eyes have turned bright gold and that my inner wolf wanted so badly to be released, but I need my mouth to speak so I suppressed the urge to transform.

"But da-," I started to say but he interrupted me with a flare from his now black eyes, a sign that he is mad. The hell if he's mad. I need to tell him that I don't want to marry a guy that I never even met, nor will I ever do such a stupidly horrible thing.

"Jezabelle, this discussion is over. You will marry whoever I tell you to marry, do you understand me?" Dad said in a stern voice that a regular werewolf in our pack would not dare to disobey. But I, as the Alpha's daughter, has the wonderful ability to disobey my father even if he uses his Alpha voice on me. If he thinks that I'm just going to lower my head and walk away like an angelic little puppy that he thinks I am, he has another thing coming. I'm a grown woman, for goodness sake I'm already nineteen years old. I'm not a small puppy anymore, actually I'm more like a bitch, in more ways than one.

"No!" I yelled, stomping my foot like the brat that I am. My dad's black eyes widened in shock at my act. But the shock that registered in his eyes was quickly replaced by fury and this time he glared at me with narrowed eyes.

"What did you just say, Jezabelle Anne Di Angelo Beast?!" Dad boomed, using my full whole name with his voice rising a bit at the end of his sentence. Backing down would have been the most sensible thing to do by now, but I was never really known to our pack as a sensible person, nor was I known into anything close to being sensible.

"I said no," I repeated myself, making my father much more angrier than he already is.

"You shall do what I say, Jezabelle. I am your father and I am the Alpha of this pack," he said, rising from his chair. I know he was mere seconds away from shifting but you can never stop me from getting what I want and right now, I want my dad to know that I will never submit to marrying anyone other than my real mate. So I did what I would have never done unless I get desperate.

"Mom would never let you do this to me!" I screamed at his face, "If mom was here-,"

"But she's not!" Dad yelled harshly, interrupting me in the middle if my sentence. What he said dumbstruck me and what he said afterwards shocked me even more.

"She's dead, Jezabelle! You mother is dead and has been dead for the past six years! She doesn't have any say on this and neither do I! It's for the greater good of the pack and you will do as I say or so help me, Jezabelle Anne Maria Di Angelo, I will ban you from this pack forever!" Dad shouted at me, his full height towering over my 5'6 frame. Tears clouded my eyes as what dad said sank inside me. He has never said that mom is dead. He was always hopeful that she was still alive and that she was only missing, wandering aimlessly somewhere on Earth, completely lost.

The years that mom hasn't been here with us was torture but I learned to live with it, hopeful too that dad was right about her being lost. But now that he said out loud what might be the truth, and along with his plans of handing me in a miserable marriage, I think being banned from the pack is a far more better choice than living in this hell-hole.

"I, Jezabelle Anne Di Angelo Beast, accept the banishment," I said calmly, turning on my heels to leave the room, its smell suddenly suffocating me. I almost reached the handle of the door before my dad spoke up, regret seeping in his tone.

"Hold on, Bell-," Dad started to say but I cut him off by opening the door then slamming it behind me. I can't, and won't, listen to what dad has to say to me. He made up his mind and I made up mines. I'll leave the pack house and start living as a lone wolf without any pack. Now, I just have to find my duffel bags somewhere deep inside my closet and I'll be good to go. I let out sigh before taking a step towards the stairs that leads up to my room. I only feel numbness and a hint of shame. I can't believe I accepted the banishment all for a stupid act of selfishness. It all happened so fast. But there's nothing I can do about it now.

Before I could climb two steps, someone tugged at the hem of my dress. I looked down and saw my youngest sister, Alice, looking up at me with those bright blue eyes of hers which she inherited from mom. She's clutching her Raggedy Ann doll tightly with her left hand while the other clutched the hem of my dress in a death grip. The picture of complete cuteness that can tug the heartstrings of anyone.

"Jezzy isn't really going, right?" she said, looking at me with those puppy eyes of hers. I could never resist my youngest sister's puppy eyes and I know that leaving her will only hurt her. She grew up never knowing her mother, only knowing me who took care of her like she was my own pup. I can't leave her here, but what choice do I have. As an Alpha's daughter, I grew up to never take back my word and I could never do that even if I wanted to. I accepted the banishment and even my own father can't undo what I just did.

"What do you mean I have to go?" I asked her, playing dumb. "I never said I was going anywhere, little one."

"I-I heard you and daddy yelling," she stuttered, casting her eyes down, "And daddy said he was going to banish you if you don't listen, but-but you accepted the banishment even though you didn't do anything wrong."

I was struck suddenly with remorse. My little Alice heard all that? What am I supposed to say to her?

She looks up at me with brightened eyes glistening from tears. "Does Jezzy really have to leave?"

I guess there's no other choice but to tell her the truth. Even if I lie, Alice is a smart girl and she'll never forgive me if I left with lies surrounding her. And I could never live the rest of my life knowing that my dearest sister hates me because I lied.

"I'm sorry, Alice, but Jezzy has to go," I said, picking her up as she let my dress go.

"But I don't want Jezzy to go," She whispered while snuggling at the crook of my neck, embracing her doll tight in her arms. I let out a sigh and I instantly knew that this will be harder than I imagined. I thought that I could just leave without any complications, but I guess I completely forgot about Alice and what my departure would do to her. For this one moment, I truly hated myself.