An Alpha's Loss, Another's Gain

Melissa's Pov

The day is almost over, and I'm beyond tired. I've been working all morning keeping the entire pack house tidy. Being the personal omega of the alpha's family came with a truckload of chores, and I'm glad I had just one more before I called it a day.

I walked over to Alpha James son Alfredo's study, to tidy it up. I folded my hand and knocked gently.

"Come in," his baritone voice came from the other end.

I entered, quietly shut the door behind me, and placed the bucket of water and mop I came in with at the side.

I stood at the entrance of the door, watching as he worked on some documents on his desk, looking handsome as ever

"I told you to not just stand at the door whenever you come in," he said, without looking up from what he was doing.

"You seem really busy with some important Pack affairs," I said as I could see a Silver Rose stamp on the documents he was working on. Walking over to his desk, I slumped lazily in the chair opposite him, not taking my eyes off him for a second. I could never get bored of looking at him, he looked like he just walked out straight from a fashion magazine.

Alfredo and I have been in love with each other ever since he was twelve years old, and I was ten, we spent almost every free time we had with each other. When I turned eighteen a few months back, I found out we were destined mates, and this made our love for each other triple.

Even though I was just an omega, Alfredo loved me with all his heart and treated me with respect. He just turned twenty and will soon take over Alpha duties from his fathers in a few weeks, so he has been extremely busy lately.

When Alfredo finally becomes an alpha, he would announce to his parents and the entire Silver Rose Pack that I was his mate, and soon to be Luna. The thought of it just makes my heart leap with joy.

I don't really care about the Luna position, all I care about is being with Alfredo. We wouldn't have to meet in secret anymore.

"Just trying to tidy this up before the meeting with the Elders," Alfredo's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "But I'm happy you came," he said with a warm smile spread across his lips. "Come over here!" He commanded, his eyes filled with lust.

"Someone might walk in," I said my voice barely above a whisper as my eyes darted toward the door.

"Allow me to worry about that. Now come to Papa," he said, tapping his lap.

I walked over to where he was and sat on his lap. He cupped my face, and kissed me passionately with his soft lips, as he nibbled on my lower lips gently.

I pulled away. "What if someone walks in?" I said in a hoarse voice.

He arched his brows."So?"

"I don't..."

"Are you embarrassed to be seen with me?" He asked, a little bit annoyed.

"Of course not!" I said in defense. "I just don't want problems, what if your dad walks in, or worse still your mom."

His lips curled up into a smile. "I'm soon to be alpha, no one dares barge into my study, without my approval," he said, his hand finding its way under my blouse.

"I just don't want problems."

He smirked. "Baby doll, I'm the problem myself," he said and resumed working his hand all the way up to my breast.

He squeezed it lightly, causing a moan to escape my lips.

"Do you like that?" He asked, stroking my left nipple.

"Uhmm," I bit my lower lips, trying to hold back my moaning loudly, as he sucked my right nipple, and fondled the left.

He trailed his fingers down to my wet panties and skimmed through them, making me whimper. He slipped a finger inside and began rubbing circles around my clit.

"Alf–"

"Shhh," he shushed me and thrust two fingers over my wet pussy. I bit down on my bottom lip trying to suppress my moans. After thrusting his fingers inside of me for a few seconds, he brought his hands out, looked me in the eye, and licked up all of my juices.

"Gosh, Melissa," Alfredo said in a husky voice, before carrying me down his lap and bending me over on his desk. "You're so fucking hot," his voice was filled with so much lust.

He raised my skirt up, and slowly pulled down my underwear, then brushed his fingers through my thigh.

"Get on the table, and turn around," he ordered, as he undid his belt and pulled down his panties.

I did as he ordered, my pussy dripping wet as he rubbed his hard cock against my entrance.

"Alfredo," I whispered his name, hungry to feel all of him inside of me.

"Patience, sweetheart," he told me, as he teased me continuously with his cock.

"Please, babe," I pleaded with the nickname that always turns him on.

"You asked for it babydoll," he said and thrust inside me slowly. He put one of my legs on his shoulders and slowly thrust inside me, as he fondled my breast.

Alfredo increased his pace as he thrust into me faster and faster. I couldn't hold my moan anymore, so I shamelessly moaned out not caring if anyone heard us, as we both moved together in rhythm till he poured all his seed on me.

"No one could ever make me feel this way," I told him, with a satisfied smile on my lips.

"No one will," Alfredd said possessively. "You and your body belong to only me."

I smiled and leaned in to kiss Alfredo before walking over with shaky legs to clean up myself in his study bathroom.

"I've got something for you," Alfredo said with a glint in his eyes, as soon as I walked out of the bathroom. I could recognize that look anywhere, that look was when he had done something he was proud of.

"What's that?" I asked, excited about what he could have gotten me. Alfredo doesn't just buy gifts, he buys meaningful and memorable gifts.

"Check over there," Alfredo gestured to the mini dining in his study. He created this dining specifically for the both of us so we could eat together without the prying eyes of his parents or other omega's.

I walked over to the table and saw a small wrapped box.

"I-is that what I think it is?" I asked, as my heart pounded in my chest.

Alfred smirked. "Why don't you find out?"

My legs suddenly became heavy, as I moved closer, and took the box. Could it be that Alfredo wants to propose? But he said he'll do that at his crowning ceremony. Different thoughts ran through my mind as I gently unwrapped the box.

"Alfredo," I said in between tears as I saw the dazzling ring.

"This is a testament to my unwavering love for you, Mel," Alfredo was suddenly beside me. "This is just temporary," he said, with so much sincerity. "You'll be marked officially during my crowning ceremony, but for now, please make do with this love."

I nodded my head sharply, as tears streamed down my face.

Alfredo collected the box from me and got down on one knee.

"Be mine forever, Melissa Rockwell."

Mellissa's Pov

I woke up today with a knot in my stomach and feeling extremely tired, which is quite unusual for someone who got proposed to yesterday. Glancing over at the clock on my bedside stool I realized I had overslept, the time was past 8 am. I stood up from bed abruptly as I knew I was in deep trouble, Mrs. Ironheart the head omega won't spare me for waking up late when I have chores to do. I wonder why she hasn't barged into my room yet and given me an earful already, most times she'll even pour water on my bed, and I'll have to sleep on the floor until my bed gets dried.

I quickly washed my face with cold water and brushed my teeth, bathing can wait a little longer, but Mrs. Ironheart's wrath won't. As soon as I stepped out of my room in the omega quarters, I saw Mrs. Ironheart addressing the omega's.

I tiptoed towards them and tried sneaking in to join the meeting without being noticed.

"Welcome, Queen of Queens," Mrs. Ironheart said mockingly, and all eyes were suddenly on me.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Ironheart, it won't happen again," I apologized immediately. "I had no idea what happened, I'm–"

"Make sure you do as I've instructed, mistakes won't be condoned" Mrs. Ironheart continued with her address, not sparing me another glance.

"Okay, Mrs. Ironheart," they all answered in unison.

"You're dismissed."

Everyone left and I was left confused as I didn't know what information she passed, from the look on everyone's faces it seemed to be pretty important information.

"Hey, Jerry," I called out to one of the omega's.

"What?!" He shot back.

"What information did Mrs. Ironheart give?" I asked, ignoring his rude behavior, it's not the first time anyway.

Jerry sighed like I was asking him for something big. "Alpha Prince, Alfredo's arranged mate, Princess Sheila, will be coming tomorrow. We–"

My mind froze at Jerry's words, I couldn't believe my ears. What's all this about an arranged mate? This has to be set up by his parents no doubt, but I'm sure Alfredo isn't aware of it if not he'd have told me about it yesterday and we would have come up with a solution together.

"Hey, did you hear any of the things I just said?" Jerry tapped my shoulders, snapping me back to reality.

"Yes, I did," I replied absentmindedly. "Excuse me, I have work to do," I said and walked out, I needed to speak with Alfredo as soon as possible.

"The least you could do is say thank you," Jerry called after me and hissed in irritation.

I know I was rude but I don't have time for such courtesies.

"Melissa!" Mrs. Ironheart's voice came from behind, as she walked up to me, anger boldly written on her face.

"Yes, Mrs. Ironheart," I answered.

"I ignored the fact that you woke up late today, but that's not an excuse for you to mess up things for me," she flared.

"I–"

"I'm not done," she cut me off. "I don't have time to deal with you at the moment, head over to the guest room beside Alfredo's room, that's where Princess Sheila will stay until the wedding is finalized."

Different thoughts were raised in my mind. If all this was indeed real because I'm yet to accept it until I speak with Alfredo and hear what he has to say, does it mean that Alfredo would do all the things he does to my body to her, he'll touch her...

"Snap of it, Melissa," I scolded myself and shifted such unsettling thoughts to the back of my mind.

I made sure I did my chores thoroughly and as fast as possible. I wouldn't want a situation where Mrs. Ironheart would request for me to probably redo a chore or something, because I needed all the time I could get to talk to Alfredo.

It was past 1 in the afternoon by the time I was done with my chores, it was as if Mrs. Ironheart was on some mission to prevent me from seeing Alfredo, she kept on giving me chores after chores, even the ones that were clearly not my work.

I headed straight towards Alfredo's study. I would have taken my bath if today was just a regular day, but the more time I wasted the longer it would take for me to get answers. Alfredo would still be in his study working before going for lunch with his parents by 2 pm, it was a regular tradition, while the both of us ate dinner together in his study.

"I'm sorry you can't go in?" The guard assigned outside his study stepped in front of me blocking my path.

This was quite unusual. Even though we don't talk apart from saying hello, he has never stopped me from entering Alfredo's study.

"Why can't I go in?" I argued. "I came to clean his study, I'm just doing my job."

"The study has been cleaned already," the guard informed me.

"How's that possible?" I asked, clearly confused. "I'm Alfredo's personal omega, I'm the one who cleans his study, and I'm sure I haven't come here today."

"Another omega came in today," the guard said coldly.

"But it's.... I just want to see Alfredo, please let me in," I pleaded.

"I'm sorry," the guard said, but I could see he was clearly not sorry. "Alpha Alfredo gave strict instructions that he wasn't to be disturbed, most especially by you."

I was at a loss for words as I stared at the guard in disbelief. I couldn't believe that Alfredo would ever give such an instruction.

"Alright, I'll clean the study tomorrow," I said.

"No need for you to come here anymore," the guard's next words threw me off balance."An omega has been assigned to clean his study,"

I looked at the guard and his expression was cold as ice. Not wanting to draw attention to myself, I decided to leave. I checked the time and saw that I had roughly about forty minutes before Alfredo would come out of his study for lunch, so I decided to use that time to take my bath.

At about ten minutes to 2 o'clock, I was done bathing, and I stood in a corner that led to the dining room and waited for Alfredo.

"Alfredo we need to talk," I ran over to him as soon as I caught a glimpse of him about to enter the dining room.

"Not now Melissa, I have a headache," Alfredo said, rubbing his temples. "We'll talk some other time."

"It would only take a few minutes," I told him. "I just–"

"Can't this wait?" Alfredo's tone was distant, and he avoided eye contact with me.

"Okay," I mumbled, as tears welled up in my eyes.

Alfredo didn't spare me another glance and just went into the dining, leaving me frustrated and confused.

"He's just overwhelmed by everything that's happening with the arranged mate," My wolf Lyra said, offering comfort. "Let's just wait till tomorrow, he'll definitely send for us, and explain everything."

"I don't know Lyra," I voiced my worries. "Something just doesn't feel right."

"He loves us, he has proven that over the years," Lyra continued to side with Alfredo. I'm not surprised though, she's a wolf and would always side with her mate. "He's our mate, just trust him."

I sighed as I made my way back to my room in the omega quarters. "Have you tried reaching Dex, maybe he can tell you something?" I asked Lyra. "Since Alfredo is not ready to talk yet, I don't think I can wait any longer."

Dex was Alfredo's wolf, and when Alfredo was battling things inside, Dex was the one who told us. He and Lyra could talk to each other without us having to shift.

"I already tried," Lyra said. "But Dex is being tight-lipped about the whole thing."

Melissa's Pov

I woke up to the sound of a loud banging on my door. Before I could react, some guards barged into my room.

"What's going on?" I demanded as I wrapped the duvet around my naked body. "Why did you guys just barge into a lady's room without knocking properly?"

"We've been ordered to search your room," one of the guards answered and flipped my bed over not minding that I was on it.

"By whom?" I asked as I watched them turn my room upside down in confusion.

"I gave the orders," Luna Aziza's voice came from outside as she walked into my room.

"Good morning, Luna Aziza," I greeted with a bow.

"Search every nook and cranny of this room, I'm sure you'll find it in here?" She instructed the guards.

"Find what?" I mumbled to myself.

"This girl right here is a thief."

"W-what?" I stuttered, with my duvet still wrapped around my body as I stood there surprised by the Luna's words. "I didn't steal anything!"

"Luna Aziza, is this the ring?" A guard walked over to her and showed her the ring Alfredo proposed to me with, two days back.

Luna Aziza squinted her brows. "This is it," she said and turned to me. "Arrest her!"

"I didn't steal it!" I yelled, but the guards didn't pay attention to what I had to say and clamped silver chains on me.

"I've always known you were a thief," Luna Aziza said with so much venom in her voice.

"Luna Aziza, I didn't steal it," I told her, ignoring the pain of the silver chains, as they melted into my skin. "Alfredo gave it to me himself, we're–"

Smack! Luna Aziza slapped me hard across my face, shutting the words in my mouth before I could even explain to her that Alfredo and I were mates.

"Liar! Instead of admitting you're wrong and begging for your life, you're sprouting lies!" She growled. "Alfredo is engaged to be married to Princess Sheila of Lockhart Pack."

"B-but I'm not lying," I defended myself in between tears. "Alfredo and I are ma–"

Smack! Luna Aziza slapped me again, but harder than the first, silencing me up immediately.

"You still dare to lie?!" She growled, her face etched with raw anger. "Lock her up in the dungeons," she instructed and turned around to leave. "Maybe her time there would bring her back to her senses."

My eyes were wet with cold tears, as they raced down my cheeks faster than a heartbeat.

The guards let me put something on, before carrying out the instructions given to them by the Luna.

As the guards took me away, the other omega's looked at me with pity and shook their heads. They've never really been my friend though, I've never had any friends. It has always been me and Alfredo against the world, but now I'm not so sure anymore.

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

I have spent four good days and nights of endless nightmares in the dungeon, surviving on only meager rations of bread and water Alfredo hasn't come to see me. I overheard some of the guards at the dungeon talking, and they said he traveled on some official Alpha duties. Every single day since that day I've held onto the hope that once Alfredo was back all these misunderstandings would be cleared, this is just a sacrifice I have to make to be with him and I don't mind doing it over and over again.

As I lay in the dungeon desperately waiting for the day Alfredo would come back and make everything clear to his mother, I caught a whiff of his scent.

"He's here!" Lyra squealed, and I stood up from the bed abruptly with my eyes fixed on the dungeon entrance.

"Alfredo!" I called out excitedly and relieved at the sight of him as he made his way towards my cell. "You need to talk to your–"

I paused mid-sentence, as I stared into Alfredo's eyes which always looked at me with so much love, but now it was nothing short of hate and contempt.

"Alfredo, what's going on?" I asked, in a trembling voice. "Is everything all right?"

"I'm going to make this easy for you, Melissa" Alfredo said coldly, ignoring my question.

"Make what easy, Alfredo?" I asked as I stared into his eyes for clues on what he was talking about, but they were emotionless. "You're scaring me, Alfredo."

Alfredo sighed, closed his eyes for a split second, and ran his hand through his hair. "I, Alfredo Colbourne of Silver Rose Pack, reject Melissa Rockwell as my mate."

I felt like I was being hit by a bus continuously.

"Wh– No! Alfredo, no!" I screamed, and a solemn tear fell down my cheeks. My body looked calm outwardly compared to how tangled my mind was. "What are you saying, Alfredo? What has come over you?" I demanded as I could not accept the fact that the same Alfredo who proposed to me a few days ago after making love to me was the one standing right in front of me and saying those cruel words.

"Just accept it, Mellissa," Alfredo said, his voice colder than before. "Let's save ourselves all this trouble."

"Trouble? Never! Alfredo, Never!" I declared, and tears blurred my vision. "I'll never accept that!" I told him. "I'd rather die, than accept this rejection, you're mine Alfredo, mine! The moon goddess never makes a mistake."

"This isn't negotiable Melissa," Alfredo told me as he looked at me without an ounce of remorse or hurt.

"Never Alfredo!" I stood my ground. "I know you're just tired from your trip, so I'll just assume this conversation never happened," I told him and went back to sit on my bed.

"Lyra," I called out to my wolf who has been whimpering ever since Alfredo said those formidable words. "Tell Dex to knock some sense into Alfredo, because we are not accepting the rejection."

"Mel," Lyra called out to me. "Why are they doing this to us?" She asked in a trembling voice.

"They're just exhausted from their trip, Lyra," I told her. "Everything would be fine," I assured her.

"Go to bed, Alfredo," I told him. "We will talk about this when you're in a better frame of mind."

"This decision is final, Melissa," Alfredo still kept on sprouting rubbish. "Just accept the rejection."

"I said I won't, didn't I?" I retorted.

"Have it in mind that whatever happens from now on is entirely your fault," Alfredo said, his voice void of any form of emotion. Then he walked away.

As soon as Alfredo was out of the dungeon and out of earshot, I slumped to the floor and broke down into uncontrollable tears. What could have happened suddenly? How could Alfredo do this to me, to us? What about his promise of eternal love, was that all a lie?

"It's all a lie, Mel," Lyra said. "The rejection is real, I can't seem to get to Dex, he has blocked all forms of communication with me."