Chapter 4 I hate you

Everyone bowed their heads as they heard the clear words of Silas Stone. Daisy's eyes welled up in tears as she bowed, and her throat felt parched from the shock. She swallowed the saliva at the back of her throat and straightened her back, just like everyone else, raising their heads.

When she stared at the king this time, he wasn't looking at her. Alex gave everyone a beautiful smile, while his fated Luna, Ivy, did the same. The woman was wearing a green dress with petals of flowers designed on it. The dress exposed some of her cleavage, and her neck was adorned with beautiful jewelry. She is a very beautiful woman.

Daisy recognized her, and so did everyone in the hall. Everyone was told to sit down on the seat, but Daisy couldn't keep her emotions intact as she found herself in a trance state, her mind reeling.

"Daisy, what is wrong?" Her mother asked as she held her hands. "Your mind is elsewhere, Daisy; what are you thinking about? If it's about your fated mate, you will see him before the end of today, just like how the King met his fated Luna today." Daisy's heart only shattered more when she heard this. Her gaze began to blur as tears welled up in her eyes, but she wasn't going to break down now.

She didn't know how to tell her mother that the man who claimed to be her mate was the king. "I'm fine, mother. I'm just happy for the king." She said to her mother in a calm tone

"OK, child. You will get to smile too before the end of today," Charlotte assured her daughter before looking at her front to see the king and queen standing beside each other.

"People of Blackwood," Alex called, his eyes fixated on a woman in the crowd. "As you all know, I finally found my mate after several years of searching. I won't waste any more time and will marry Ivy Hawthorne tomorrow at this same hour of the day. Everyone is welcome at the palace. Enjoy the rest of the party," Alex declared in his deep voice, which resonated through the hall, cutting through the silence of the hall. His eyes were still fixated on that woman in a blue dress. The crown jubilates as the music begins to play again. Daisy found herself looking at him before he departed the hall with the future Queen of Blackwood. Without wasting any more time, the celebration began again as people began to wine and dine. Everyone was happy with this great news, except Daisy.

Daisy wondered if the king had made some mistake in approaching her, but what would make the great Alpha King approach someone like her? Daisy made her way out of the hall to at least catch some fresh air. Her skirt flowed behind her as she stood on the terrace of the stairs, far away from the hall and from where the people were singing and jubilating. Her eyes appeared lost as she stared into the darkness that enveloped the castle.

"Don't tell me you are trying to kill yourself by falling off the balcony." Daisy recognized the voice and turned abruptly towards it, stepping on her long skirt. She felt herself almost falling off the terrace, and her heart accelerated, wondering if she was finally going to die after withstanding the insults and humiliation thrown at her face all her life without having the time to prove to them that she was strong.

However, before she could fall, she saw the Lycan King draw her closer by her waist, preventing her from falling and regaining her footing on the floor.

"Weak human," he mumbled quietly as he observed her not being able to make eye contact with him.

"Thank you, my king. I will be more careful," she said shyly in a deep bow. Alex released her waist, and she stepped back in reflex. Daisy didn't know if she should ask him what he meant by calling her his mate when he had already found his mate. She didn't know how to say it to the king, but she decided to leave instead of asking him stupid questions that could cost her life.

"I will take my leave now, my king," she said, about to turn her back and go back to the hall, when he suddenly asked her. "Where are you running off to, young woman?"

His deep baritone voice washed away her worries as her feet remained glued to the floor.

"I... I just..." She found herself stuttering when his brown orbs stared into her black ones.

"I never knew my fated mate would be such a weak human. You are not even a werewolf yet, and I can sense that you haven't shifted," he commented, walking around her as he dipped his hands into his pocket. Daisy thought the king would have a grumpy face with lots of beards, just like his father, but who knew he cared about his looks?

"My king, I don't know what you are talking about."

"Or are you just pretending not to have heard?" He asked as he stopped behind her. She felt him smelling her neck as if she were some sweet honey.

Daisy opened her mouth to ask him what he was doing, but he beat her to it.

"What is your name?" He asked, still standing behind her; he was no longer smelling her neck.

"Daisy," she replied, feeling herself vulnerable before him like an open book.

"Hmmm..." He hummed before walking around to stand before her.

"You will be my concubine, and you will be confined within the walls of the palace."

"What?" She asked, and her eyes doubled as she asked this question. This time, she didn't stutter, and she praised herself for this. "What do you mean by concubine? I'm just a young woman living through hard days and struggling. One moment you said I'm your fated mate, and now you say I will be a concubine, or do you mean a breeder?"

"I thought you weren't listening before, Daisy," he said, her name rolling off his tongue in his sweet voice. "You are my destined mate, but why do you think I would declare in front of everyone that you are my mate? You are weak and powerless. Which kingdom wants a weak human as their Luna?"

Daisy's eyes stung at this as her heart tore into pieces. She wished he could stop and just tell her he was only joking, but why would the feared Alpha King joke about something like this?

"I only want to take you in as my concubine to save you from humiliation because you are mine and mine alone, and no other werewolf will claim you. I don't want you to be left alone without a mate. We can find something to do about you not shifting, but I can smell your wolf eager to make her appearance." He paused. "Maybe when you are strong enough to fight alongside me, you will be the true Luna of my kingdom." Alex paused to make sure she got his message across.

Daisy watched the tears spill from her eyes. All her friends and family hated her and called her a weak wolf. No one wants to relate to her, so she has to marry her books and make them her friends.

Knowing that she would find her mate and also get turned down by him just like everyone else, the king's words hurt her more than anything.

"I hate you!" She cried out as she cursed her damn fate. "I hate you! It would have helped if you hadn't let me know. You should have left me alone and just married the fake Luna. You didn't have to say all this to me! You should have ignored me," she snapped as more tears trickled down her eyes. Alex watched as the turmoil of emotions marred her face before declaring. Seeing her crying, he felt the urge to draw her closer to himself and claim those full pink lips, but he wasn't ready to love the woman. He knew it was the bond working.

"Take her to my chambers."