Alpha's Chosen Concubine

Today, the shopping mall was packed with so many young ladies all going about excitedly, shopping in preparation for the big day tomorrow. Tomorrow was the Concubine Selection day and the whole park was excited and looking forward to who the Alpha was going to choose as his concubine. The Alpha had been mated to his Luna for the past four years and they had not been able to produce a child. Because of their childlessness, a selection of a concubine was being organized for the Alpha by his mother so that the Alpha would have a child.

I had my nose snuck in the novel I was reading as I walked behind my twin sister into the mall. She kept bubbling on and on excitedly about how she was the most beautiful lady in the pack and would certainly pique the Alpha's attention. I couldn't argue with her. She was right. She definitely was the most beautiful girl in the pack. And the most ill mannered as well.

"Hazel. Are you even listening to me?" She barked at me and I immediately diverted my attention from the book and back to her. I pasted an apologetic smile on my face.

"I'm sorry, Harriet. You were saying...?"

Harriet rolled her eyes at me and flipped her long, perfect blonde hair behind her neck, cat-walking ahead of me while I ran to catch up with her like a dog trailing after its master.

When we got to the boutique section in the mall, we saw that there were several other girls in line, getting attended to by the staff. Harriet's eyes flew open in horror as she saw a girl holding her favorite dress– the type she kept going on and on about how much she wanted it. Seeing Harriet eye the girl with so much disdain was enough to make me sure of one thing.

Hell was about to be let loose today.

With the speed of a lightning, Harriet dashed towards the girl and snatched the dress from her hand. The girl gasped and gawked in surprise, mirroring the expression of the sales girls and the rest of the girls in the boutique.

I held my breath and watched my twin sister wreak havoc. If there was one thing I knew too well about Harriet, it was that she hated to share her things and would do anything just to have her way and get the thing she wanted the most. She was always used to winning and I was used to letting her win.

"You stupid piece of shit! Who told you that you could have this dress?"

"Excuse me!" The girl continued to glare at Harriet in pure disbelief.

"Are you deaf or just daft?" Harriet spat at the girl again.

"What the heck is even your problem?" The girl asked, confused.

I remember when I used to ask Harriet the same question when we were much younger. But as we grew up, I learned to put up with her terrible attitudes and let her have her way with everything.

Harriet and I were identical twins. Same long, blonde hair. Same sapphire colored eyes. Same height and body size. The only difference was our personalities. While I was the quiet, reserved and weak one, Harriet was the loud, outgoing and tough one.

"You cannot have this dress, missy." Harriet replied to the girl. "I already picked it even before you were here." She eyed her terribly before throwing the dress to one of the sales girls who caught it with a small stagger.

"Wrap that up for me."She demanded in a cold voice, ignoring the lady who got to the dress before her."

"Ok–okay, miss." The sales girl stammered before proceeding to wrap up the dress. The rest of the girls watched Harriet in shock and disbelief. Probably wondering how someone could be so confident, so full of herself and yet, so untouchable. It was obvious that Harriet would win against the girls on the Selection. Her beauty and confidence was unmatched. As for me, I never made a big deal out of my good looks and I wasn't the least interested in the Selection or anything related to royalty.

Harriet paid for the dress and strode past me again. "Let's get going, Hazel."

I quickened my pace after her and we left the mall, boarded a cab and headed for home. As soon as we arrived, Harriet received the warmest reception from my parents while they ignored me as though I was a ghost. It didn't bother me. I was used to them ignoring my existence and cherishing Harriet's.

"How did it go? Did you get the dress?" My mother drew Harriet a seat in the living room and I sat down on a solo cushion next to Harriet's.

"Yes." Harriet unpacked the dress from the packaging box. "I was just on time before some other girl got it."

"Lucky you." My mother commented and held the dress up to get a proper view of it. A proud smile crossed her face as she did so. "You are definitely going to slay in this, my dearest."

"Of course, she would. She is her father's daughter." My father gave Harriet a peck on the cheek and I rolled my eyes at the gesture before returning my attention to my book again.

"No, she is not." Mother chuckled and slapped father's arm playfully. "She is her mother's daughter. By the way, Harriet dear, your father made spaghetti with jarred pasta sauce and ground beef. Your favorite."

"Sounds yummy!" Harriet sounded ecstatic about the idea.

"I don't like spaghetti." I raised my eyes from my book and looked towards their direction.

My parents gave me a ridiculous look.

"Then go find yourself something else to eat." Mother waved me off and focused her attention back to Harriet again.

"You are going to be the fairest of them all at tomorrow's Selection. I wish I could be there to cheer you up. But the Alpha wanted it to be a private event."

"You don't have to worry about me, mother. I will win the Alpha's heart and bear him a child. That is definite."

"Your father and I have strong faith in you." My mother replied.

It was always obvious that my parents were desperately in support of Harriet partaking in the Selection because they were interested in having a tie with the Alpha and milking money from him. Sometimes, I wondered why the gods chose this family for me.

"Tomorrow is going to be my big day." Harriet squealed excitedly.

Only this time, Harriet was wrong and things didn't go her way as they used to. Because, the next day, which was the big day, Harriet fell from the stairs and twisted her ankle, badly. It was obvious she would not be able to make it to the Selection in that injured state.

And that was when my parents arranged for me to be her substitute for the Selection.

Who said a twist of ankle doesn't result in a twist of fate?

I stared at my reflection in front of the large mirror as my mother dressed me in a red, velvet dress in readiness for the Selection, which was only an hour away. She took her time to make me up and get my hair done. I could not remember the last time she had paid so much attention to all the delicate features in my body.

But then again, she was only doing this for her precious daughter and so that this golden opportunity would not pass her. I had never met a mother this selfish in my entire life.

She adjusted the corset of the dress and watched my reflection from behind me, her eyes critical and serious.

"Too tight?" She asked me and I shook my head and gave a small, polite smile.

"Not at all." I lied. I could hardly breathe in the corset and I would do anything to take it off my body. Harriet was better made for this kind of life. Not me.

"Remember, be respectful and courteous. Act like a lady; delicate and soft. Don't show everyone how clumsy you are or I swear by the gods, I will never forgive you if this opportunity slips past our family." My mother reminded me. This was not the first time she was telling me this. It was probably the hundredth time today. I knew if I messed up, my head would be served for dinner tonight. Not to talk of what Harriet would do to me.

As if on cue, the door was slowly pushed open and Harriet walked in, limping and using the aid of a clutch stick. Her eyes scrutinized the dress I was wearing. Her dress. The same dress she had almost started a fight at the mall for. She stared at me as sad, bittered tears filled her eyes. My mother's face fell and she left me to attend to Harriet.

"Oh, come on, darling. Don't be like that."

"I'm fine, mother." Harriet sniffed back the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes and she held her head up to gather her confidence again.

"That dress looks lovely on you." She told me. "Who would've thought you'd be the one who would get to wear my favorite dress instead of me?"

"I'm sorry, Harriet." I felt the strong impulse to apologize. "If you are not okay with me taking your place, I could just stay back and..."

"No." Harriet's strong, blunt reply came. "Don't. Don't stay back."

She helped herself to advance closer to me.

"You cannot stay back. You have to go there and save my spot. Promise me you'll come back victorious and top all the rest of the girls there." She said to me with pleading eyes that melted my heart. For the first time in a very long time, I pitied and felt sorry for her.

"I promise."

She gave me a small, encouraging smile and arranged the tendrils of my hair neatly. Her fingers slid to my cheeks, cupping my face into her hands. Her eyes locked to mine, the softness gone and a malicious determination in it.

"Oh, dearest sister. I am not asking you for a favor. I am commanding you to fulfill my heart's desires. If you mess this up, I will mess with the rest of your life. Are we clear?"

I blinked and gulped down dry lumps down my throat. Where was the pitiable girl from a few seconds ago? Being sisters with Harriet for twenty years, I should have been able to look past her manipulation and deception and know she didn't deserve any of my pity or compassion. As always, she was using me to get what she wanted and treating me like a nobody. Just like she had always done.

"Are we clear?" Harriet's grip on my face was harsher now and I tried my best not to let my eyes get teary. My mother was watching us without doing anything to save me.

"Yes."

.............

By the time we got to the Alpha Quarters, the castle was already filled with many young girls, looking both nervous and eager. I couldn't look past them as opportunists. All desperate for a chance to creep into the Alpha's life and trap him down with a child.

I waited in the great hall, eager and feeling all sweaty under my dress. I couldn't wait for all of this to end so I could tear this dress off my body and return back to my normal life and my books. The rest of the girls had their eyes traveling around, looking for the slightest sign of the Alpha. I was sure that just like myself, most of the girls had never met the Alpha or seen what he looked like. He was only seen in the upper class area of the pack and never in the lower class area and he hated public appearances on the television and the papers. Because of this, many people didn't know what he looked like but that never stopped the different speculations about his look to fly around. Some people said he looked as good looking as Zeus. Some said he looked like a hideous monster, which was why he didn't like to show his face.

Well, we shall find out the truth about his looks today.

"Oh my goodness!. The Alpha is here." A girl whispered to her friend and the rest of the girls turned their heads to stare at the direction of the entrance. The regalia of the Alpha and his mother was enough to confirm the girl's words and we immediately curtsied in greeting. We watched the Alpha's feet walk elegantly past us, our heart in our mouths. It wasn't until he was seated on his throne before we raised our heads again. The girls stole him some glances and I did as well.

I was a little surprised that he looked nothing like most of the rumors spoke of him. He looked nothing like Zeus or a hideous monster. He looked like a god even greater than Zeus. The handsome, siren and dark features of his face caused my heart to stop beating for a moment. Even as he was seated on his throne, he looked very tall and dominating. He had the most intoxicating good looks I had ever seen in my entire life.

Whoever would win today's selection would most definitely be a lucky girl.

"Let's begin." The Alpha's mother instructed and a younger woman stepped forward, a long scroll in her hands.

"Please step forward and present yourself as soon as you hear your name." The woman instructed and I waited nervously as she proceeded to read from the long lists of names.

"Penelope Landon."

A girl walked elegantly from the row we stood, gently and elegantly towards the Alpha and his mother; Luna Theresa. She curtised before the both of them. Luna Theresa's eyes analyzed her entire body critically while the Alpha's eyes looked bored as though he didn't want to be here in the first place. Luna Theresa waved the girl away with her hand and she curtsied for the second time before turning her back and walking towards our direction again. She looked a little red in the face and as though she was going to cry any moment from now.

She had lost and she knew it.

The woman called another name and the girl received the same treatment from Luna Theresa. It continued that way with the rest of the girls that followed. I was lost in my thoughts that I almost didn't hear my own name being called.

Or rather, my sister's name.

"Is Harriet White not in this gathering?" The woman's voice was stern and impatient this time. I almost jumped off my skin and I raised my hand quickly to identify myself.

"I'm here! I'm here! Oh, my god. I'm so sorry." I babbled and fetched my dress into my hands, quickening my pace towards them. It was not until I was halfway that I recalled that I should have strode towards them. Not half-ran, half-walked. I could already tell that I had lost. My family would definitely disown me today.

I cleared my throat and strode towards them regardless. As soon as I got to them, I curtsied.

"Rise." Luna Theresa commanded and I obeyed her order, feeling all the eyes in the room prick into my skin. I stole a glance at the Alpha and took my eyes away immediately, as soon as our eyes met. He had a small amused smile playing on his lips. Since the event commenced, I had not seen the Alpha smile. I wondered what could be funny to him right now.

"Teeth." Luna Theresa ordered again and I blinked, confused.

"Excuse me?"

She deadpanned and gave me an intense stare. "Show me your teeth, young lady."

"Oh. Shit. Sorry."

Fuck. Did I just curse? You're so screwed, Hazel. Screwed.

I opened my mouth and shone my teeth. A frown creased Luna Theresa's forehead.

"Is that a chocolate stain on your teeth?"

"What?" My eyes shot open in horror and I felt my teeth with a finger. I removed my finger again and stared down at it to see that she was right. There was a bit of chocolate stain hanging on my teeth. How could I be this messy and careless?

"Leave." Luna Theresa stared at me with disgust and waved me off with her hand. At least, I knew this was coming so I wasn't surprised when I got rejected. I curtsied before Luna Theresa again and turned my feet to leave but the Alpha's voice stopped me.

"No. Wait."

I turned around again to face them. He was standing on his feet now, looking tall and dominating. With our gaze meeting, I felt overpowered and small in his presence.

"Show me your teeth again." He asked me and I did as he ordered. The Luna stared at us in puzzlement.

"Harriet White, is it?" He asked for confirmation and I nodded my head.

"Yes, my Alpha."

He kept his eyes fixed on me and didn't take it off for a moment. He stared at me, intrigued. Almost like I was an object he was trying so hard to deciper.

"Harriet White. I, Alpha Kain of Vixen park chooses you to be my selected concubine."Wait. What! Was I hearing things correctly?

Luna Theresa mirrored my shocked expression. "What are you doing, Kain?"

"Choosing my concubine, mother." He moved his eyes to her and then back to me again.

"I shall send the guards to come pick you up from your home and bring you to my chamber in the castle tomorrow night."

He raised his gaze to look at the crowd of girls behind me and spoke with a tone of finality.

"The Selection is over, girls. The winner has been chosen. Go home to your families."

And just like that, he was gone, leaving me standing in daze while the rest of the girls whispered in jealousy and shock behind me. Luna Theresa stared at me suspiciously as though I had charmed her son.

Or maybe I had. Else, why would the Alpha choose me out of everyone else even after seeing how clumsy I was?

I guess I'll have to wait and find out tomorrow night. At least, I was lucky I won't get killed by my family now.

By the time I got home, it seemed the news of my selection had already reached my family before I did. My mother jumped on me and grabbed me into a big hug as soon I walked through the entrance door of our house. She was all smiles and grinning from ear to ear.

It had been years since she had hugged me and I cringed to see her act this way towards me only because I had won the Selection. My father was also grinning and smiling widely behind her as though he had just hit the jackpot.

Well, literally, he had.

"Hazel! I knew you could do it?" Harriet pulled me in a hug after my mother, her eyes bright and beaming with joy. "You do look exactly like me. He definitely wouldn't be able to resist your beauty."

"What else did he tell you?" My mother asked, taking my hand into hers and waiting eagerly for the news.

"Nothing much." I shrugged. "Only that he would like to see me in his chamber at the castle tomorrow."

"Oh, the merciful gods!" My mother shrieked in joy. "It's happening! It's happening! The Alpha wants you to take in immediately!"

I frowned, not able to comprehend a word she was saying.

"The Alpha is going to bed you tomorrow, my dearest." My mother added for clarity as if she could sense my confusion.

My eyes flew open and I stood, frozen and shocked. The Alpha would be making love to me tomorrow at his chamber? How could I not know that this was the reason he invited me to his chamber tomorrow?

"B...but, mother." I stuttered. "I am not ready for this." I was freaking out inside. I had never had sex before nor allowed any man to touch me in my entire life. Talk more of imagining the Alpha lay me.

"Hazel is right, mother." Harriet mirrored my panicked state, her tone sharp and harsh. "She cannot be the one whom the Alpha should bed. It has to be me. Me!"

"Don't worry, girls. Surely, you didn't think your father and I hadn't planned this properly, did you?" Mother chuckled lightly and in a deceptive manner as she shook her head at us. She dipped her hand into the pocket of her dress and produced a small potion bottle. She raised it up so we could have a proper view of it.

"This is a sleeping potion, Hazel. You are going to put it in his drink tomorrow night so that he wouldn't be able to bed you. When Harriet recovers in a few days time, she will take her place again and the Alpha would never notice any foul play."

"Woah! Mother! You are a genius!" Harriet's eyes danced and she applauded my mother while I stood still, my eyes locked to the potion bottle as fear gripped me.

"What if I get caught?" I couldn't hold back the question. My mother reached for my hair and smoothened it gently. Even with her show of affection, I did not feel any energy of motherly love from her. It was all a fake.

"You will not get caught, my dearest. Do this for your family, okay? You already know about the case of our bankruptcy. We need this badly. Do you understand?"

I sighed and nodded, my head downcast. I did not have a choice but to agree. I had never had a choice before.

"Yes, mother."

"Good." She held me by the hand again. "I made chicken parmesan and veggies for dinner. Your favorite."

When was the last time my mother ever prepared my favorite dish for me?

Nevertheless, I smiled sheepishly and let my mother lead me to the room. I wished that this moment was genuine and not because I did something that favored Harriet once again.

............

It was the night I was to meet up with Alpha Kain at the castle and more than ever, I was very nervous and wished to run away if I could. But I could never. If I jeopardized this, my family would never forgive me. Most especially Harriet.

At exactly 9pm, the guards came to pick me from our house and to the castle. I was dressed in a simple ankle length, floral gown with my hair curled and hanging over my shoulders. I was taken to his chamber and left alone to wait for the Alpha. It was a big, massive bedroom with tall closets, expensive furniture and a large king sized bed. As I stood and waited for him, my hands shook nervously and turned sweaty. There was an unopened bottle of fine burgundy wine on the table and I felt for the small potion bottle that was hidden inside the cleavage of my dress. I had never been more scared in my entire life and for that moment, my fear of getting caught surpassed my fear of getting laid by the Alpha.

Cautiously, I tiptoed to the bottle of wine and quickly opened it. I poured the wine into two wine glasses on the same tray and quickly diluted the potion into one. In a jiffy, I dumped the small bottle into my purse, just in time for the door to be gently pushed open and the frame of Alpha Kain walking into the room. I was startled and almost jumped out of my skin.

My heart did a flip as my eyes met with his. It felt undeserving for me to get laid by someone as high and mighty, plus devilishly good looking as Alpha Kain.

"Did I startle you?" His voice was deep and rich and his gaze was stern as he looked at me, making me feel like a prey about to be devoured by a predator.

"N...no." I stammered and looked down at my feet. His footsteps advanced towards me and my heart raced faster the closer he came. He stopped in front of me, barely an inch away, such that I could smell his expensive earthy, sandalwood cologne. I had never felt this inferior before anyone in my entire life.

He reached for my chin with his hand and gently raised my head to look at him. My eyes met with his violet eyes that seemed to search through mine.

"You are probably wondering why I chose you out of the other girls."

I gulped, waiting. Curious and nervous. His thumb stroked my chin slowly and I felt an electrifying feeling spark through my body.

"It was because you looked more...innocent. More naive. Soft. Like a delicate, unplucked flower." His other hand pushed a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

"Are you afraid?" He asked me and I shook my head, lying.

"Good." He leaned his head closer and brought his lips nearer to mine. My heart thumped so fast, I was afraid it would jump out of my mouth. He was about to kiss me. I could feel it. The realization made my heart flutter and caused a kind of unfamiliar heat in-between my thighs.

"You look afraid." He stopped when his lips were barely an inch away from mine. "Have you never done this before?"

I gulped, embarrassed and red in the face. "No."

"Really?" He asked me, his fingers trailing slowly and intentionally down to my waist. He was making me feel...things. The kind of feeling I had never felt before.

What was I doing? I should be handing the glass of wine to him now. Not letting him touch me this way. Why was I even enjoying this instead of obeying my family?

"Tell me a secret. Have you ever touched yourself before?" He whispered into my ear, his breath warm and mesmerizing.

I did not understand his question.

"H...how?" I asked, whispering back.

"Like this." His hand traveled slowly down my waist, stopping directly at the tight space in-between my legs. My legs screamed fire as he touched me there and my body yearned for more of him. For all of him.

"I..." I stuttered again and he hushed me quiet as soon as I opened my mouth to speak.

"Shhh. Don't talk. Just feel."

I nodded and followed his lead as he slowly led me to the bed, laying me down with his large frame towering over me. He planted a kiss on my lips and I felt my breath almost leave me as he did that. It was my first kiss and I loved the feeling.

Slowly, he undressed me, leaving me only to my undies. I bit my lips subconsciously, admiring his muscular and fit body as he took off his own shirt. He slid in-between my legs and kissed me again, his eyes looking steadily into mine, hungry and aflame with passion.

"Let me take you to heaven." He whispered to me and continued to kiss me as he touched my body in all of the places I had never felt before. Down the curves of my body, the molds of my breasts and the valley in-between my legs. And as he thrusted and surged his hardness into me, I felt my head in the skies at the painful, yet orgasmic feeling.

He had kept to his words. I was in heaven.

But little did I know that this heaven was the beginning of my hell.