His Vow

Two

She was a legally married woman.

She always thought that she’d marry the man of her dreams at a small wedding with their families and close friends. Instead, she was married off to a man who wanted nothing more than her death.

She couldn’t remember what her wedding was like. She was too shocked to process anything that had happened. There was only one thing she remembered and that was the alpha’s – no, her husband’s vow.

“Don’t get too comfortable. We may be married, but I vow to make your life a living hell. In the end either I’ll kill you, or you’ll kill yourself.”

There were many secrets amongst the Royal Alpha family; however there was one thing that everyone knew. The Alpha never broke a promise. From that moment on, she knew that her life would never be what it used to be like.

It had been a week since her marriage and she already felt like she was going crazy. Every time she heard footsteps outside of her bedroom door, her heart would start to beat erratically and she’d start to sweat. She didn’t know the alpha as much as she knew Stephan, but one thing she did know was that he was the opposite of his younger brother.

Stephan. She suddenly felt very angry. She knew Stephan since childhood and although he was only a few years younger than her, he always cared and looked out for her. She couldn’t understand why he would do something like this. Did he really want her to suffer? Is that how much he hated her? She preferred death over this lifestyle.

Someone suddenly knocked on her door making her freeze. She could feel the blood rush out of her face. She thought it would be the alpha but then quickly dismissed that idea as the alpha didn’t have enough manners to knock. She calmed down at the thought.

“C-Come in.”

Edward walked in to see the new bride sitting on the ground beside her bed with a nervous look on her face. He felt sorry for her, but knowing the alpha he wasn’t going to stop until he got what he wanted. Edward just hoped that this bride was strong enough to withstand the pressure of being Alexander’s wife. 

“His Royal Alpha Julian is waiting for you at the dinner table, Miss.”

“W-Why?” She croaked out. In the past two days, all of her meals were brought up to her. She didn’t walk out of her room at all. She didn’t want to either.

“It’s dinner time. His Royal Alpha wants to have dinner with his new daughter present at the table.”

To say she was nervous would be an understatement. She was shaking from head to toe as they walked to the dining hall. She wasn’t afraid of the Royal Alpha or anything else, what she was scared of was seeing Alpha Alexander. He had disappeared straight after their wedding and hadn’t returned until that day. When she heard the maid happily tell her that her husband was back, she wanted to jump out of her window. But she couldn’t. She tried her hardest to be strong. She had decided that she would be strong and fight against the alpha – she wouldn’t lose to him.

That didn’t stop the fear from growing though. She could smell her own fear and was sure that others around her could too. She tried her hardest to calm her nerves down but couldn’t.

“Are you ready, Miss?” Edward asked the new bride. Instead of answering, she nodded. Edward opened the door and nodded for her to go in.

She relaxed when she realized that her husband wasn’t present.

“Come along, dear.” The Royal Alpha called. She quickly walked over, bowed at the Royal Alpha and sat down in the seat that the maid was holding for her.