"Celine, we're leaving tonight - whether you like it or not, your father had a say but he no longer does." Was what Dustin said once he opened the door to the room I was in, not once did he say hi or ask how I'm feeling and it only made me feel worse.

I grumbled and pulled my knees closer to my chest, my hands tightened against my legs and my cheek pressed harder against my dress.

"I don't want to ask if you understand or if you comprehend because I know you, and honestly I don't care because all you need to know is - you will be placed back into your true Rank once we leave." He stated coldly, his words sent a gush of wind my way making my heart skip a beat - I licked my dry lips and sniffed.

Not once responding.

"Marina will probably be joining us - I don't know for sure but I don't care about that matter either-"

"Do you care about anything?!" I asked angrily, my voice my hoarse and my throat ached from talking, my glare was on his and I finally allowed his eyes to look at my worn out face.

He clenched his jaw tightly and his hands fisted by his sides making me gulp - I couldn't deny the bond between us, it was only getting bigger and harder to resist.

"Honestly Dustin, I don't understand why you're telling me all of this, when I genuinely don't care!" I spat out in frustration, the tip of my index finger colliding with the wooden floor below me as I stressed my point.

My stomach churned with nerves and his glare only intensified - his stormy blue eyes darkened.

"Alpha! You will address me as Alpha! Know your Rank!" He avoided my words and twisted things up, it was always what he wanted and it makes me sick.

I grunted and stood up slowly, I watched as he gazed at me; his eyes not once averting from my own and I felt challenged and something inside me stirred. Hating it.

I chuckled menacingly and clicked my tongue (making a tsk noise) while shaking my head at him - his eyes narrowed.

"Alpha Dustin, I know my Rank fairly well, but clearly you don't know it as well as I do." I said, my voice wasn't my own and even he could hear how deep it suddenly got - I licked my lips.

I walked closer towards him, my steps were slow - torturous in the moment and my gaze was only on him and his reactions.

"I am a Princess- daughter of the Alpha King! I hold a Rank higher then your own! And I - with my own birth right - could strip you of your Alpha title. It is you Dustin that should know your Rank!" It wasn't me that said this and yet the words came from my mouth, my voice was hoarser and deeper, I could feel something crawling inside of me but my body fought it.

"Celine." He growled out menacingly, his voice alone shook me to the core and made my knees wobble - I averted my gaze and I tried my hardest to stand my ground, but I lost the confidence I had.

I heard his knuckles crack and it made me cringe, my shoulders slouched and I felt his figure hovering over mine all of a sudden - he was the dominant one.

"Oh Celine, you really need to choose your words wisely. You know yourself who holds the higher ground here, and it isn't you. Poor Celine, you get a title and a growing Devil inside of you and think that you're this tough women. But you aren't, you know you aren't, I know you aren't and everyone else knows you aren't." He claimed strongly, his words were so bold and insulting that they made me stumble back with the feeling of nausea rising inside of me.

I frowned and shook my head, not wanting to believe his words because Dusk told me the complete opposite before- he told me that I'm strong.

"Don't you remember Celine? When we first met? How weak and pathetic you were? Look at you now, still the same. No matter how hard you try, you'll always be the same. Weak and pathetic." He explained softly, he was calm and everything about him was calm, but his words hurt so badly - the pieces of my broken heart broke even more and I could feel tears burning inside of my eyes, wanting to fall.

"N-no." I mumbled out weakly, my legs felt numb and all I could do was shake my head, he chuckled and our eyes locked - blue to brown.

"Hm?" He teased while tilting his head, I growled inwardly and narrowed my eyes, my hands fisted by my sides - trying my hardest to stay strong and prove an already lost point.

"I am strong." I stated, I bit my bottom lip roughly when I finished and I already noticed how Dustin's stormy eyes laughed at me, and that made me shrink back.

"You don't look too sure." He said, letting out a sigh while shaking his head - I glared at him and tightened my clenched hands; I could feel the tips of all my nails dig into my skin and it sent a burning sensation through my palms but I didn't acknowledge it.

"I am sure. I-I know I'm strong." I stated, nodding my head firmly making him send me a smirk, his calloused hand ran through his messy dark hair making the pit of my stomach light up.

"And who told you that?" He asked me with a small laugh, as if he thought I was lied to and maybe I was, but I didn't care.

"Dusk! He told me!" I yelled out, almost stomping my foot just to anger him. I watched his whole face harden and his blue eyes suddenly turned pitch black making me gulp loudly.

He let out a loud, animalistic growl before lunging towards me and pushing me all the way to the wall; the feeling of my back unexpectedly colliding with the hard wall made me let out a loud grunt, pain shot up my spine making me arch my back.

Dustin's scent consumed me and the feeling of his body pressed up against my own made sparks shoot all around us; literally blinding my vision.

He was panting and I could feel his warm breaths on my forehead.

"So Dusk told you?" He asked huskily, his voice was a lot deeper and anger radiated off of him in waves making fear rise inside of me once again - an all too familiar feeling. I hesitantly nodded my head, and he growled loudly making me flinch.

"You spoke with another male?" He asked angrily, his lips curling up in disgust making my eyes widen; why was he so angry about that?

"Yes, I spoke w-with Dusk!" I yelled out, my hands clenching tightly by my sides as he glared down at me, his chest colliding with mine with every deep intake of breath.

"And who gave you the permission?" He asked, letting a growl rumble in his broad chest and sending vibrations onto my own; sparks flew all around us but couldn't they realize the anger he held, and the disgust he had for me?

I hung my head and shut my eyes, my eyes welling up from the pain of rejection hitting me once again, Dustin pushed my shoulders back against the wall making me grunt once more.

"You are sadly my mate! My Moon Written mate! You will only ever speak to me! I don't want to see you speaking to any male and ruining my name, but if you do, you will face the consequences!" And he was gone with the wind, his threatening words lingered in the air and my back remained pressed against the wall.

My cheeks were flushed and my eyes were still shut tight, tears dripped down my cheeks and my whole body felt numb.

I let out muted sobs and pushed my fist into my mouth harshly while shaking my head, my shoulders shook slowly with every shedded tear and I could barely hear my heartbeat.

I opened my eyes slowly and my vision was too glossy to even allow me to look at my surroundings, my body dragged downwards; using the wall as balance and soon enough, my bottom hit the ground and I was sitting back in my previous position.

You were wrong Dusk, oh so wrong.