Chapter 39
Before I know it I am being led down the corridor to the throne room. Father and mother will sit on the thrones as lo performs his mating ceremony. Then will be the ceremony that makes me the mate of Jacob white a vessel for someone else. He will mark me mate me then I will be able to mark him. My whole being so belonging solely to him. He will gain the power of the beta of betas. He will be second to my brother and no one else in the wolf world. I can partially see what's going on but I no longer feel anything. The only sense not dulled more than before is my hearing already being dulled to the level of a human. Things I use to be able to hear from the castle are no longer able to hear. The birds in the woods are silent. The babel of the creek just five miles away no longer helps me focus when I need a moment. The comforting sounds of the home were now deathly quiet to me. Closing my eyes knowing tears are now flooding my eyes unable to fall from my eyes.
On the stage both my brother and shay glare at me. Tilting his head to the side I can tell when he realizes I can no longer link with him or anyone. Concern fills his eyes. His gaze going over my shoulder a softness washes his face before a wave of hard anger reappears.. the hurt and anger both rolling off them both so thick I can almost see it. Stopping at my spot the whites step behind me. Jacob comes to stand next to me, leaning down to whisper in my ear. Low but loud enough for me to hear growls come from shay and lo. Jacob's hot breath washes over me as his words penetrate my ears. “you will never mark me as your bitch. Once you are carrying the heir I will no longer touch you and you will tell no one do you understand?” he sneers. I can hear the anger and hate in his voice. I then feel his cold lips against my skin “and I will love every minute you feel me with someone else.” just before he kisses my neck. Chills run down my spine as dread fills me.
Closing my eyes sending one last prayer to the moon goddess I even sent one last plea to my namesake hoping she would not agree with this. But the events start. Father clears his throat as he stands. Looking out I see the room full of wolves from packs around the country. This date has been on the events planner for the last four years. Only being made more of a big deal since lo found his mate and future Luna of Luna's. The whole while my father is talking I can see shay glaring at me I can almost see plots to get rid of me floating in her eyes. “she will never like or accept you. Once the heir is born I think I will let shay decide how you will for the rest of your life. And don’t think you will carry another of my offspring once the master has what he wants from you. I had planned to give you to Trevor after but then I thought once your belly is full he has nine months to play with you before shay can have her fun. How does that sound? Oh, what cat got your tongue?” he snickers moving away to listen to the ceremony.
“Today we are blessed with welcoming the future Luna of Luna's and the future beta of betas. As you know when twins are born the pack needs something to strengthen our pack. The female twin will bring in the new beta of the pack. We are being blessed with our future alpha of alphas who has met his mate. We will start today with the mating and marking of the future alpha and Luna of our pack.” the crowd roared out. “most of you know how the Winters mating and marking happens having grown up in the pack or being here when I found my Luna. For those of you who are new to the ceremony let me explain how things will happen. This will give you time to remove yourself from the area if you do not feel comfortable bearing witness.” the room remains quiet. Wishing this was over. Looking out over the crowd wishing just one wolf can see the plea in my eyes. They all remained quiet.
“first Apollo and shay will slice their palms with the winter's blade. They will both drop three drops of blood in the ambrosia wine. They will then mate in front of us all. At the peak of their union, they will mark each other. While connected still just after the marking they will both slice their palms again. Dropping three drops of blood in the wine. As the current alpha of alphas and Luna, we will add our blood to the mix. While they put robes on. They both then will take a sip. Dumping the rest in a barrel of ambrosia. Now, normally that would be the end of it. We all take a shot of the blood-laced ambrosia. Linking us all. But with the added birth of Artemis, we had to search the records. The last set of twins was over a hundred years ago when the pack moved from the tundra of the south to here.” taking a breath father looks around his gaze landing on me with a glare.
“Jacob white being a witch will start the same as Apollo and shay with a few changes. Artemis must be marked by her mate before she can be mated. A way for the gods and goddesses to make sure the power of the future beta of betas is only given to her mate. The one destined to strengthen the pack. Jacob will perform his marking ceremony marking her as his mate. Once marked he will take her virginity in front of us all. Collecting the blood from her maidenhood breaking to ass to the ambrosia.” flinching as a father speaks. Each word is a slap in the face. Did he even care for me? How could he do this to me? He knows Jacob is not my mate he was until now the only one that knows about the winter twins.
“with that being said I will give those who do not feel the comfortable time to leave.”
