"Shift!" He ordered once more, his voice sending shivers up and down my spine, and everyone obeyed, all the wolves turning into their human forms with hardened features and yet they were all males, not one female.

I took in a shaky breath when my gaze locked with the man, who had once held my heart in the palm of his hand, my dead husband Alfonzo.

"A-Alfonzo?" I asked myself, my words coming out loud making him chuckle while shaking his head, I sniffed the air, he still had his human scent but he does radiate some kind of power.

"Hello Celine, how are you on this fine day?" He asked me teasingly, his eyes narrowed as he stalked towards me, I gulped and furrowed my brows, this isn't the man I once married.

Suddenly I remembered what I was here for.

"Y-you have Arsenio!" I yelled out, but the words barely left my mouth in a whisper, and ended with a strong crack making me clear my throat, everyone snickered, earning a glare from him.

"He is my son, isn't he?" He asked me, I sighed and bit my lip, then I decided that I am not going to be a nervous wreck, if he has my son, I want my baby back!

"No!" I yelled out, my jaw clenching as his eyes narrowed once again, then a smirk tugged his lips while one eyebrow rose.

"No? Are you sure?" He asked me teasingly, his head tilting to the side as he tapped his chin, in form of mock thinking, I growled lowly.

"I'm positive, because no father threaten's their own son's life, their own blood!" I stated angrily, my finger flying out to scold him, his eyes glaring at my stretched out index finger.

"I will do what I want with my son." He grit out, while everyone around me growled lowly, all the men suddenly covered by a pair of shorts making me inwardly sigh in relief, no naked men to burn my eyes.

"He is not just your son, I think your forgetting about who carried him in her stomach and protected him!" I yelled out loudly, my heart hammering against my chest, soon pounding through my ears.

He smirked and crossed his arms against his chest, everyone around me snarled and showed their canines, I scoffed, if only they knew.

"You weren't the only one protecting him, Celine." He stated proudly, and yet an evil glint twinkled in his blue eyes, the beautiful eyes I had once fell in love with.

"Are you sure about that? Are you forgetting that you're just a little human? A pathetic case, who got killed by Niall!" I yelled out, my voice cracking as my heart clenched inside me, the love I had for him was still there and yet such hateful words escaped my lips.

Calm down.
Shut up Lia!
Celine, calm down.

I blocked her out.

I watched as his hands clenched and unclenched making me bite my inner cheek as his glare intensified, I heard the grass crunch as the men neared me slowly, protecting their leader?

"What happened Alfonzo? Did I strike a nerve?" I asked him teasingly, my lips tugging into an innocent smile as he let out a scoff, making me chuckle dryly while shaking my head, he is pathetic.

"Keep talking like that, and the only nerve that's going to be struck is the one on your son's neck." He grit out angrily, I gasped and let out a loud growl, he chuckled this time making my eyes widen.

How dare he threaten my son?

I suddenly lunged for him making his eyes widen as I snarled and growled loudly, the tree's around us shaking at the power of my inner wolf.

I pushed him to the ground and hovered over him, my hands placed on the sides of his neck, where he had threatened to kill my son, and tightened my hold, and yet he was smirking, which only angered me more.

I heard him mumble something and felt a prick on the side of my neck making my hands fly off him and my head snap to my side, standing there was a tall man, scrawny with blonde hair and a syringe in his hand with a long needle, I gasped and grabbed for him but I felt my body fall to the side and suddenly, I was in the dark once again, helpless and vulnerable.

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I groaned and stirred, hearing loud clatter behind me making me shake my head, something heavy pulling my head down.

"Axel? What are you doing?" I asked in frustration before groaning once again, my hands flying to my neck to rub my lightly squeezed skin, my eyes snapped open at the feel of a metal collar.

Suddenly all the previous events came back to me making me growl lowly, I blinked a couple of times and looked around the cell, it was dark inside of here with no windows, except a small hole in the wall.

I tried to slip my fingers underneath the collar but it was tightly pressed against my skin, the metal was cool but the skin under was also pretty numb, I sighed and shook my head, wincing at the pain it brought.

I squinted my eyes at the barely visible black door, my teeth grinding against one another.

"Let me out of here!" I yelled out loudly, my hands flying to the cold floor, giving it a hard and loud smack, but I hissed loudly at the pain it brought, and pulled my hands back while lowly whimpering as my palms started throbbing and aching.

I heard a chuckle coming from behind the door making me growl once again, my mind trying to contact Lia but she was blocked away by something strong and it wasn't by me.

Suddenly the door opened, a loud creak echoing through the cell walls making me cower back, in came a lady, not much older then me, with long black hair, dark orbs for eyes, deathly pale skin and plump lips, she was beautiful but she also held a very dangerous yet mysterious vibe.

"W-who are you?" I asked, my voice coming out hoarse making me cough, she sighed dramatically and shook her head, slowly shutting the door behind her.

"Alfonzo didn't tell you?" She asked me, her voice was angelic, nothing like her appearance, making my brows furrow, how is that possible? She gave me a small grin before walking closer towards me, I gasped and cowered back, all those years of torture finally taking tole on my reflexes once again.

"Relax I won't hurt you." She whispered, placing her hands in mock surrender before sitting in front of me, her eyes trained on my collar making me lower my gaze in embarrassment.

"I am Maddie Patch, Alfonzo's mate." She finally explained, rocking herself back and forth, she looked so calm, but I most certainly am not!

I gasped and my head flew up, but I didn't care about the pain that it brought because of the tight collar.

"M-mate?" I asked with furrowed brows, she smiled and nodded making my heart clench, but how is she his mate? He's human.

"We vampires are blessed with different kinds of mates, so are you werewolves but it's much more rare for you guys." She explained, I bit my lip as my eyes widened, she is a vampire?!

No wonder her skin is oddly pale and all her features are dark and dangerous, they are dead! She is dead.

"But I am very much alive." She pointed out with a chuckle, using her hands to motion to herself, my brows furrowed, how does she know what I am thinking about?

"I am the daughter of a councilman, well ex-councilman but I inherited a gift where I could read minds." She explained, once again reading my mind, I tilted my head and nodded in understanding, then I bit my lip to keeps my cheeks from warming up, I called her beautiful so many times, she must think i'm interested in her.

I watched her giggle and shake her head, this time making my cheeks warm up in embarrassment.

"Don't worry I understand why you would call me beautiful, vampires are blessed with beauty and pale skin, our features are darkened and more intense, so they intrigue others." She confidently explained, I straightened my head and pursed my lips while nodding, then the door behind her opened making her roll her eyes, I bit my lip and cowered back.

The door creaked open, just like it had when Maddie opened it and in came a smirking Alfonzo, his hand dug in his pocket and the other shutting the large door.

I watched as he walked closer towards us and stretched his hand out for Maddie to hold, I felt my heart clench as I remembered the times when he has done that for me.

He pulled her up and she dusted herself off, both of them staring at me making me uncomfortable.

"I want my son Alfonzo." I spat out angrily, my words finally coming out confident, I heard Maddie gasp making Alfonzo shake his head.

"Well, there are things you must do in order to get him." He stated, his eyes narrowing while that evil smirked remained etched on his lips, Maddie intensely gazed my way, probably trying to read me once again, my brows furrowed as I processed his words.

"Like?" I asked him, my fingers falling on my lap, over the purple fall of my once elegant, beautiful and clean dress.

"Like marry the vampire king." He calmly stated, making my stomach drop as I repeated his words in my head, over and over again, my heartbeat speeding up.

"Never!" I spat out, my voice quivering as my hands shook, his brows raised and Maddie stood there staring at me curiously.

"Then you won't get your son and the king will kill him." He explained, his hand letting go of Maddie's and crossing with his other one over his chest, my eyes widened, while my blood boiled in fear and anger.

"He is your son too!" I yelled out, my voice booming through the cell walls making Maddie step back in fear at how deep it suddenly got, Alfonzo just stood their smirking.

"And?" He asked me, shrugging as if what I just said had no affect on him, I raised my head and spat his way, Maddie snarled, but she held herself back, oddly enough.

"Why? Why do I have marry him?!" I asked, my eyes welling up on their own accord, while my small hands shook.

Why is this my life?

"Because, he wants you and now he has something that belongs to you and its enough to reel you in." He claimed, emphasizing the words 'you' making me cringe while taking in a shaky breath.

"Why does he want me?" I asked him, my voice still strong and confident, but my gaze wasn't on the mates anymore it was on my small hands which were shaking over my lap while the fear built up inside me.

"Because you are an alpha's daughter, mates with an alpha, and you are given a birthright for power." He explained, making my brows furrow, so they don't know the truth about me?

I put up mental walls blocking out Maddie's mind reading as another trick I learned from CreekSide pack.

"I won't marry a bloodsucking monster, and trust me when I say this I will get my son back, one way or another." I stated, my voice no longer my own as my head slowly rose up, fear morphing on both Maddie and Alfonzo's faces as they took in the color of my eyes, which were probably a red or darker color because of the anger forming inside me.

Once again the door creaked open making all of our heads snap to the door and in came the King.

In all his unknown beautiful glory.