SOLD TO MY CURSED ALPHA KING

CHAPTER ONE

FALL OF LUNA ISABELLA

"I reject you, Luna Isabelle, as my mate. Not only were you caught in bed with another man but you sold the crucial information of the pack out, which could cause a huge loss for the pack."

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The Moon Cave Pack was filled with people of different races. They were jubilating because, after the murder of the Alpha and Luna of the Moon Cave pack, the pack had been in mourning for over a month.

What kept them going was that, the Luna and Alpha were able to produce an heir before their sudden deaths.

However, the heir to the throne turns out to be a she-wolf.

Isabelle Kingsley becomes an heir to the throne after her parents and her new title will be given to her alongside her mate tomorrow.

In a twinkle of an eye, everyone became confused when a wolf suddenly howled on the rooftop, signaling to everyone that there was a piece of important information to pass across.

They all stopped wining and dining and wondered what was happening. The coronation of Isabelle will be tomorrow, as she will be pronounced Luna of the Moon Cave Pack. Could there be something wrong?

Everyone gasped when they saw a woman dragged forward with just a towel wrapped around her body. A naked man was dragged by the guards to stand beside the woman. This naked man was badly beaten as blood dripped out of his body. He was on the verge of death.

Shock marred everyone's face when they discovered it was Isabelle who got dragged to the stage like a criminal.

Isabelle's heart palpitated in her chest as she looked at everyone under the shade of the canopy.

She was confused and also tongue-tied because she wasn't sure about what was going on.

She woke up only to find a man by her side and they were both naked. Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and guess who came in?

It was none other than Blake, her fated mate chosen for her by the moon goddess. The Alpha of the Coven Pack.

"Drag the whore out!" Those were the cold words that escaped Blake's lips.

She wasn't even allowed to explain and now she was dragged out to face the pack member.

"I'm so sorry, everyone but this celebration will have to be put on hold." Blake's cold voice reverberated through the crowd.

"What is going on?"

"Who is that man beside Luna Isabelle?"

"Could something be wrong?"

"This woman here just committed a grave crime," Blake added. His head hung low as he wiped his face as if he were crying.

His eyes closed in pain as he stared at Isabelle, who hadn't grasped what was going on yet.

"I just caught Luna Isabelle on the bed with one of the pack members."

"Ahh!" Everyone exclaimed in shock when they heard the words uttered by Alpha Blake.

No one could step out to question him because he is one of the most fearful Alpha.

Isabelle's heart stopped!

It felt as if a cold bucket of water was poured on her. Her lips trembled as she looked at the naked man beside her.

It can't be true! Could it be she..

No!

Isabella was sure she had spent yesterday evening with Blake in her room. She remembered drinking some wine while watching TV as they discussed her coronation about her new status as the Luna of Moon Cave Pack in two days.

She suddenly realized what was going on. Isabella dragged her feet and tried to stand upright but two guards held her down.

"That's not true!" Isabella screamed with every ounce of her strength. Her throat hurt as the lump in her throat threatened to make her burst into tears.

It wasn't the tears of joy. It was the painful tears of betrayal.

She became a fool.

"I didn't do that," she whispered lowly while her eyes wandered around in circles. Her voice began to break as she whispered.

She held her head, trying to remember what happened, but she remembered nothing.

Her head was blank!

Her head became fuzzy as she felt a sudden headache.

She was void of any information, and she hit her chest in anger.

They all looked at her with disgust.

"The evidence is right here, members of the Moon Cave Pack. You know I loved Luna Isabelle but I can't accept this. This man right here was caught in bed with Luna Isabelle."

Isabelle's mouth opened in shock as she looked around. She shook her head in denial.

"That will never happen. I swear on the Moon Cave Pack. I didn't do it, please."

"Please hear me out," Isabella muttered with teary eyes but no one believed her.

No one!

And this shattered her heart more.

"Isabelle didn't only commit this crime but I saw these papers lying on one of her bookshelves." Blake said as he dropped the title behind Isabelle's name.

Blake made eyes with everyone as he raised the papers. He smirked inwardly when he saw the look on Isabelle's face.

Where is the brave girl?

"I found out Isabelle was planning to sell the pack out to the enemy pack because she was afraid she was not fit to be the Luna of Moon Cave Pack."

Now, Isabelle was sure she was done for. Adultery in Moon Cave Pack is not always taken lightly if the elders caught a whiff of it, but now that another crime has been added, Isabelle wasn't sure if she would escape today.

With her breath hitching and her knees weakening, Isabelle felt the tears trickle down her face.

She couldn't breathe well and a few words escaped from her shaking lips.

"I will never do that. That's not true, Blake. I loved you with all my heart"

Her words got swallowed up by the crowd as everyone pointed their fingers at her.

"She should be killed!" Someone said in the crowd.

"Have her serve as a lesson to others. She is nothing like her parents," someone else added.

"I thought we were finally going to have a Luna but who knew she was nothing but trash? I feel sorry for Alpha Blake."

Isabelle wasn't sure about what to say again. She was still shocked and in a dazed state. Her gaze began to blur with tears as she tried to find a reasonable way to prove Blake's claim false.

But no one...

No one was on her side. She lost her mother and father in a day at the hands of the enemy pack. She has decided to become stronger with Blake by her side but she was wrong.

"Because of these groundless claims," Blake said and he walked towards where Isabelle kneeled on the floor.

She knew what Blake was going to say but she wasn't planning for this.

"I have someone who could prove that I was with you yesterday, Blake. Please, someone set me up," Isabelle muttered with teary eyes.

This is not the same Blake she knew because he looked different. More like a cold person.

"Then who is it?"

"Violetta. She will prove it. I didn't know this man, Blake. Please believe me."

Blake turned away abruptly and faced the crowd.

"Violetta, please step forward," Blake said, and Violetta stepped out of the crowd.

"Isabelle claimed that you can prove her alibi, is that true?"

"Yes Alpha. I didn't know Isabelle was interested in other men until last night. I saw her kissing this man on the terrace last night, but I didn't know it would result in this," Violetta explained, her voice etched with pain.

"Violetta! What are you doing?" Isabelle's heart broke when she heard her best friend say this.

It was all planned but who could be the orchestrator of this plan?

"Since you have all heard the truth, here is my first verdict."

"I reject you, Luna Isabelle, as my mate. Not only were you caught in bed with another man, but you sold the crucial information of the pack out, which could cause a huge loss for the pack."

Isabelle shook her head as she stared at Blake. The man she once looked up to with love and admiration has now caused her downfall.

"I accept your rejection," Isabelle murmured through tears.

Pain shot through her heart. The bond broke, and her wolf whimpered in pain.

Her entire being was crushed right in front of her. Subconsciously, Isabelle raised her head the moment she heard Blake's next words.

"As an Alpha of Coven Pack, it's deemed fit that I must have a Luna by my side. I hereby pronounce Violetta as my mate and the Luna of my pack!"

CHAPTER TWO

BETRAYAL AND HEARTACHE

Isabelle watched in shock as Violetta looked at Blake lovingly. All her life was a lie. She got betrayed by her friend too.

Her heart. Her soul. Her entire body seemed to not be able to digest Blake's words.

She held her towel close to her chest and bowed her head in defeat.

She was just too sad to cry or utter any words right now. Too tired to stand up and ask the moon goddess if she was dreaming right now.

Please wake me up," Isabelle muttered with a shaky voice while her lips quivered in shock.

"Isabelle will be stripped of her title and will be given the best punishment for disgracing not only me but also the late Alpha and Luna."

Blake's words cut through her flesh, cut through her heart in a slithering motion. It felt as if her heart would be ripped out of her body as her lips parted, but not a single word escaped from her lips.

Her wolf was hurt. She was heartbroken too because she had missed the signals.

"Serve her right."

"I'm disappointed with her."

A table was brought forward in front of Isabelle.

"She cannot bear the mark anymore," Blake added with an expressionless face.

"No! You can't do this to me, Blake." Blake turned deaf ears to Isabella cry.

She tried to break free from the guard's hold but they held her in place and pressed her against the table.

Tears pooled in her eyes. A hot iron was brought forward. The mark has been passed down from generation to generation.

This was the only thing that defined her as the heir, but Blake was going to get it removed from her back.

Isabelle screamed in pain when the hot iron was pressed into her back. A jolt of electricity went down her spine to settle at her back.

Her screams echo through the walls of the castle.

She has been stripped of her title and everything else.

What was now left for her to do?

"The man who partakes in the treachery act will be thrown in the dungeon while I discuss his judgment. Take her out of here," Blake declared with an authoritative voice.

Isabelle was dragged away towards the dungeon. All the while, she tried not to black out because of the pain.

She steeled herself as she pressed her lips tighter but her throat hurt.

It hurts so much.

She got dragged away and the crowd dispersed.

***

A cold bucket of water was poured on Isabelle's face and she fluttered her eyelids open. She had blacked out on the way.

"You are awake, Luna," the voice said.

Isabelle raised her head. She knew who this voice belonged to.

She never for once thought she would hear this voice and it would infuriate her like this.

Isabelle managed to stand up. Her leg wobbled as she walked towards the iron door of the dungeon.

"Since when have you been planning this, Blake? Tell me this is not true." Isabelle's voice came out as a whisper, which she didn't like.

She hated being weak, and this was why she tried hard to train herself.

"I know you are shocked but that is understandable. Wear this." Blake tossed a cloth inside the jail room.

"Violetta was kind of sad to see you in just a towel. Wear this dress, you will be sold to an Alpha as a way to bring peace to the Moon Cave Pack."

"Was this your plan all along? Did you set me up just to take over my parent pack? You will pay for this, Blake. Mark my words!"

"Let's see if you will still be ranting by the time you get out of here. No one will know you as Luna there because you will be sold as a slave to the pack, Isabelle. I thought you were smart but you are not."

"I will make you pay Blake. I will make sure you pay for causing me so much pain and-"

The jail door was unlocked and Blake stepped inside. He caught Isabelle's chin and pushed her to the wall.

"I know you have a sharp tongue. Shall I rip them out for you?" Blake sneered.

He grabbed Isabelle's buttocks and squeezed them, eliciting a negative reaction from her because she nodded Blake on his forehead.

"Ouch, that hurts," Blake said before slapping Isabelle.

"Thank your stars that the car is already here to take you out. If not, I would have fucked you right here in the dungeon."

Isabelle wanted to hit him again but she stopped. She was sure Blake could do that right here if he wanted, though she was still a virgin; she wasn't planning to have herself offered to Blake.

"Take her out of the dungeon if she is not willing to wear the dress," Blake said, facing the guards.

"Get her safely to the Alpha pack. If possible, chained both her legs and hand." Blake gave the order and walked out of the dungeon without saying a word.

Isabelle wore the dress, ignoring the wound on her back. She zipped the zipper up.

Her legs were chained by their guards. Isabelle walked out of the dungeon while the guards dragged the chain to the floor.

The maid stopped what they were doing to take a look at Isabelle while they whispered among themselves.

"She is getting sold out to an alpha as a slave." One of the maids said but Isabelle heard it. She has always been blessed with good hearing abilities.

"I heard she will be offered to the man who killed her parents!"

"You mean Gabriel Phoenix? That's cruel for her!"

Thud!

Isabelle's heart stopped in her chest. Her eyebrows raised, and her pupils dilated in confusion.

She stopped and slowly turned her head in the maid's direction.

"What... What did you just say?" Isabelle asked in denial, not sure if she had heard them right.

"Move forward," one of the guards said. He pushed Isabelle forward while the maid watched her in sadness.

This can't be true!

Isabelle was sure her parents were murdered by Gabriel Phoenix, the ruthless and most fearful Alpha in the whole realm of supernatural beings.

Though no one could prove that he is the one behind Moon Cave Alpha and Luna's deaths, Isabelle has not for once forgotten this man.

And now, she will be getting sold to her pack enemy!

She wanted to kill herself. She just wants the ground to open up and swallow her whole.

The cold, fresh air assaulted Isabelle's body. Goosebumps were dotted on her skin.

A beautiful black car was pushed open from the inside and Isabelle was pushed inside the car.

She didn't dare look at her side to know someone was sitting beside her.

"Why chain her?" He suddenly asked, and Isabelle's head subconsciously raised to look at the man beside her.

When she saw him, her breath ceased in her throat.

CHAPTER THREE

SLAVES PLIGHT

Isabelle's heart accelerated in her chest when she saw the fearful Alpha beside her, sitting in the backseat with her. To add more to his fearsome reputation, he was rumored to be cursed, but no one knew what it was.

What got her tongue-tied was the way his dark hair tousled back to adorn his beautiful face.

Handsome was an understatement; he looked so unreal. More like a fictional character but that's not true.

Women flock toward him and he is the dream guy of almost every young lady. His firm pink lips were pressed together and his chiseled, hard jaw was shaved clean.

He tilted his head to look at Isabelle, and she averted her gaze instantly. His emerald green eyes caught her interest and she swallowed the lump in the back of her throat.

"Drive the car to the pack," he commanded.

The car engine was started and the car hit the tiled road.

None of them talked with each other, but Isabelle knew Gabriel was disgusted with her.

Right now, she just wishes to die.

Just yesterday, she was busy discussing how she was going to rule her pack members alongside her mate.

She had laughed, smiled, and fooled around but today...

Today, she wasn't sure if killing herself would make the suffering end.

"You can't die yet, Isabelle," Isabelle murmured with her eyes closed. Her hand held the hem of the dress she wore as she tried to take a deep breath.

"Everything will be fine, Isabelle." But she wasn't sure anymore.

She was sitting in the same car with her parents's murder, yet she couldn't do anything. She couldn't move or try to ask Gabriel why he would do that.

Why would he buy her?

Or was he planning to make a mockery of her?

"I killed her parents, and now I bought her as a slave" These thoughts lingered at the back of her mind as she silently looked at the street.

It was a long ride and Isabelle's brain was calculating what to do. She couldn't think of anything reasonable and this broke her heart more.

The car stopped in front of a huge gate. A man opened the gate to let the cat drive in.

Gabriel was the one who got out of the car first. Some men rushed toward him to welcome him back.

He caressed his jaw and faced one of the men.

"Let her join the maids in doing chores, and make sure you give her a very hard job. Let's see how much she will have to keep in to talk," Gabriel declared to his Beta.

The Beta tilted his head to see who the alpha was talking about.

"Isn't she the Luna of the Moon Cave pack? She looked familiar."

Isabelle's eyes were piqued with interest when she heard their words. They were talking about her family, so she was right.

Isabelle felt something stirred in her heart. She suddenly has a second thought.

"We may not be able to produce an heir but you are our joy, Isabelle. You will turn out to be great even when you are female," her father's voice resonated in her ear. It was during the time she just clocked 18.

The words uttered by then had become a source of energy for her. She clenched her fist when the car door was pulled open.

A guard dragged her out, holding her clothes and his hand brushed Isabelle's wounded back.

She wanted to scream but she steeled herself. She couldn't appear weak again for the first time.

"I will serve everyone according to his portion," Isabella said with gritted teeth.

She threw one last look at Gabriel Phoenix before facing ahead of her again.

Isabella was pushed into a room with two other girls inside.

The guards came in and untied the chain from her hand.

"Get her to the field and let her pull out some of the weeds outside. She must not leave until it's time for dinner." The guard instructed the girls and they nodded their heads in unison.

Isabelle tried to stand up from the floor but she kept falling back down.

"Hey, stand up and follow me," the petite girl said as she rested her hand on her waist.

"Look at you, looking all dirty and weak. If you don't work, you won't eat, girl. Stand up now!"

If it was yesterday, Isabelle would have cautioned the girl to show some respect but now there was nothing she could do, and she wasn't going to cry.

She already has a motive to keep leaving.

Revenge!

This is the only thing that kept Isabelle moving. She has tasted what life is and it was time to face reality.

Isabelle stood up and faced the girl, asking, "Where is the field?"

"Good girl. You must maintain that energy till the end and who knows, the Alpha might take a liking to you if you are hardworking. He might bed you if you are lucky," the girl blabbered on.

Isabelle cringed upon hearing this. That was the last thing she would do however, she planned her revenge and put it into action.

"I think you should let her be. That's Okay" The slim maid cautioned the petite girl.

"Okay, follow me."

***

Gabriel sat on the plush cushions in his room while he stirred the glass of wine he was holding. His Beta just asked him a question and he was finding it hard to answer.

"Why would he buy her when everyone thought you killed her parents? And I'm sure she is aware of that."

"Her case is different. I found out something interesting about her." Gabriel tilted his head to the side with a faint smile on his lips.

"She was rejected by her mate for committing a grave crime. She should be grateful because I saved her life," Gabriel tsk and this irks his Beta a little.

He knew Alpha Gabriel would never do anything without a reason. The alpha has always been a meticulous man.

"I guess you are telling me not to pry too much. I will have to do that to obey your command. But if she poses a threat in the future, I won't hesitate to make her pay.

"There is nothing she would be able to do. Have her do chores."

"Alright Alpha,"

***

The moon has already cast its warm glow over the earth. Thanks to the moonlight, Isabelle was able to pull out a few weeds, but she was not close to a quarter of the field.

She hasn't eaten anything since she woke up, and she has not tasted any water. She was damn thirsty but the maid assigned to her was not even there.

She was getting weaker with each passing second but she kept going.

The bell rang for every servant in the castle to come in, but someone was missing.

"Where is the girl sent here today?" Alpha Gabriel's voice reverberated through the servant's quarters wall and they cowered in fear.

"Sh...She is the fie.. field" the petite girl stuttered, and all hell broke loose.

"Take me there right now! "