THE LOVE OATH!

LUCINDA's POV

The coldness of the night oozed into my thin fabric and blew my hair wildly around my face, my long and very thick hair blew into my mouth but I immediately spat it out, shivering before we even got to the mating ceremony, my step mother didn't allow me to take a sweater along as she was rushing me to get dressed.

Now, standing in front of my angry mate who had been ranting and yelling in my face for over an hour, I realised why she wanted me here.

I was beyond surprised when she agreed with me about going out tonight to find my mate. She didn't want happiness for me and I wondered why she didn't put up a fight or warn me not to leave the house.. , But standing in front of my mate trying to stay emotionless to his ranting, I suspect why.

"You are just a whore! A piece of rag! And a cheap prostitute!!... Do you ever think I will settle for a liar and foolish person like you... ? your step mother and sister already exposed you and I reject you this instant!" His cold voice reached my inner brain, I circled around to look at my gloating step sister.

"Alpha Eric... please ... at least listen to my side of the story, you can't conclude without an investigation... at least ... please..", I was begging hysterically, holding the leg left of my mate. At that moment my fear of losing the only person that I had hoped would save me filled my thinking.

I would Roll on the floor if I had to, I would worship him forever if he would just have me now. My wailing increased when I sighted my step sister from the corner of my swollen red eyes. She wrapped her hand around my mate's neck and he smiled back at her.

My step sister was grinning from ear to ear, they were having an affair even before he met me, and he had the guts to call me cheap and a cheater, because he needed something to send me off with, he chose to listen to whatever rumour he heard about me.

Rossy finally spoke out, smirking as she did, "My darling ... throw this dirty thing out. She doesn't deserve you!" Other pack members around us who had also attended the mating ceremony to find their mate, were staring at us and the look of pity on their faces towards me was annoying and repelling.

"I won't throw her out! She will stay here and work as an ordinary maid, I will make sure she suffers for sleeping with other men!...." With that said, he ordered for his guards and two of them rushed toward me, yanking me away from him.

"Please.... I'm not that type of person, my step mother and sister are lying against me... you can ask my friends about me" my eyes landed on my two friends, abigeal rushed after the guards with me, while Isabella stood still and frozen. Maybe the shock was too much for her.

Before I knew what was happening I was locked up in my mate's prison, my stepmother's victorious laughter kept ringing loud and heavy in my ears, the glare she sent my way while the guards dragged me out was an unforgettable & Stomach turning one, "I told you I would ruin you" type of glare.

I couldn't stop crying all through the night, my life is a shit hole but I didn't dream of ending up in a prison let alone of being placed there by my own mate, the one person I thought would save me?.

"Get ready to meet your mate ... it's tonight and I need you there very early!" My step mother's voice seeped into my thoughts again, now I realise why she was so concerned and impatient about me meeting my mate tonight. It's because she wanted to see me in pain.

"Ahaaa... my neck!" I cried out, rubbing my stiff and red neck, Alpha Eric had choked my neck, while screaming at me, he called me all sorts of degrading names, The thought of everything that happened spanned over in my head repeatedly, hot tears kept flowing from my already tired eyes, I hugged my trembling body to comfort myself.

"I miss you fa... father, This life is nothing without you... I want to die!" I muttered to myself, the loss of my father punching harder on my gut at that moment, The realisation that my father is no longer alive to cuddle me and tell me everything will be okay shook me more than my mate's rejection, the fact that I had no one on my side.

He even kissed my step sister in my presence, I would never be able to love any man after what I have been through tonight. The guards stationed in front of my prison gate snorted loudly at me before they resumed their mocking conversation.

"She's just so unlucky ... I would have married them both if I were in our Alpha's shoes ... This one is more beautiful with highlighted curves..." one of the guards was telling the other three who weren't there when the whole thing happened.

I swallowed my sobs with my nose and ignored them, they were the least of my problems right now, they can say any gibberish they want to, my worry right now is how my life will proceed, Especially now that I'm my step sister's servant.

The same step sister and mother who promised to make life a living hell for me?I wasn't really surprised about the stunt they pulled, Only shocked about how my mate agreed with them and took my sister as his Luna in my place!.

"You believe all their lies and deceit over what I want to say to you? Over my own story?" I had asked him but I was rewarded with a hot slap instead. remembering the sting from the slap, I tut my teeth together and reached for my red face. The ache from my face forced me to jerk my hand away.

Tonight is a bad dream and I hope to wake up from it. Had I known what was before me I would have ran fast into the bush to evade tonight, "a night that was supposed to be my night of joy ... why me!... Even abigeal found her mate tonight!". I complained to myself in anguish and sadness.

The next day I was given the maid cloth to wear and my step sister in her highly expensive designer bag, shoe and cloth couldn't stop mocking my condition. My mate got her a car too, he had started to spoil her with his money just to spite me.

"Why did I open my heart to love? ... I should have realised that I'm unfortunate and ill fated...!" I cried to abigeal, she had sneaked into the maid quarters to see me.

As expected, rossy; My step sister, had warned both of my friends to stay away from me or receive unforgettable punishment, yet Abigeal came without thinking twice.

She held my hands and allowed me to express myself, "Abi...Abiiigeal!.. These people have been after my happiness since I stepped my legs in my fathers' house, and now that he's dead ... ohooo... I'm in serious trouble! They will kill meeee!" I expressed my fears to abigeal.

Abigeal said nothing, she held me closer to her heaving chest and consoled me, I could feel her chest heaving rapidly by the seconds, she was almost ready to cry with me. I smiled at her In appreciation and held her tighter for comfort.

"You will not die ... Lucinda, don't talk like that.. I'm here, I will involve my parents if I have to? You cannot die here... we will find a solution, she assured me while raising her burrow for more emphasis.

But the solution didn't come soon. Who were abigail's parents in the presence of Alpha Eric? Of course they came for me, to rescue me, but he threw them out unceremoniously. My step mother and sister turned me into their punching bag.

All through my ordeal, I almost slit my hand one night but stopped once my fathers voice reached deep in my mind. On his deathbed he made me promise to fight for my life and happiness.

My mate joined my enemies in taunting me everyday , "you will die here in your maid quarters ... I won't let you go to another man and I will spite you with your step sister, I will destroy your life" he threatened me with a horrific growl while I served his dinner one night, sinking his hand into my waist and causing immense pain for me.

I winced and rushed away from his side, the deadly glare in his eye was enough to express his hatred towards me clearly.

His threats shook me to my bones, caught my step sister grinning wickedly at me, she was definitely enjoying every bit of my discomfort, I don't know what they told him that made him so bitter and furious toward me but I will definitely find out.

"My darling, an idea came to me right now and I think I know what we can do with this cheap slot!" My sister remark got my attention at once, unconsciously accelerating my heart beat due to the malicious desire in her voice.

ROSSY's POV

"Let me go!... what haveI do wrong? Please let me go!" I yelled at the top of my voice, hoping someone would see us and save me but one of the hefty guards shut my mouth with his huge hands.

I couldn't voice out anything after I felt his heavy hand over my mouth, left struggling against the thick rope used to tie my hands behind my back, then I heard the voice.

"Lucinda ... you don't know me well enough even after living all your life with me!" My step sister roared at me like a wounded lion, sometimes one would think she's mad.

Because right now I don't know why she's shining her eyes at me like it would pop out anytime soon, barking like a rabid dog. If she could read my mind right now she would beat me to a pulp.

With her standing position and Scrunchy sweaty face alone I knew she was angry and the reason is as well known to me, but it wasn't my fault that her husband who is my mate still pines after my body after swearing to have nothing to do with me again.

As if she could read my mind that instant, she grabbed my hair and pulled me with it on the bare floor toward the waiting old truck in front of us.I closed my eyes as i winced in severe agony, have known rossy to be jealous of my beautiful hair and now she wants to pluck them out of my scalp!. ,

"You go back to my mother and tell her we are on our way to that place and you both should come with me... you go back to the house and make sure the Alpha doesn't suspect anything" she spat orders at her guards.

My heart was beating faster now.. fear gripped me in my heart that I forgot the pain in my head, the two guards threw me into the back of the smelly van and I hit my head on one of the old wooden chairs there.

I couldn't even cry out because my mouth had been wrapped shut but I could feel the blood oozing out of the new injury on my head. Rossy tut her tongue against her lips, laughing out loud like a happy witch at my state before walking away to sit at the front seat of the van.

The truck roared to life and the journey to the unknown began. I don't know where she was taking me to but I knew my end was near, she would kill me.

My mate became more obsessed about me as the days passed by causing this whole problem for me, I tried to stay away from him as much as I could, I even reported him to rossy. What else does she want?

Yet he wouldn't let me go, "you belong to me ... even though I rejected you, I still have the mate bond with you!" He had snarled at me last night, before yanking me from my quarters to his bedroom.

He had already torn my cloth to shreds and I was scared he would be able to rape me this time but the timely arrival of his furious wife; my step sister saved me, I have never been so relieved to see Rossy.

But instead of Rossy being furious at her unfaithful and greedy husband, She turned all frustration to me, pushed me out of the room, instantly ordering the guards in front of his door to beat me up.

I haven't recovered from the beating and here we are again, "it's better if we just die" I whispered to my wolf, who whimpered sadly back at me In response but said nothing. I really pity my wolf and I'm so sorry to her that I can't be of any help, I couldn't make her happy and yet she stands by me and tries to cheer me up.

"You should take yourself out of here Lucinda... leave your mate as he will never love you, go to another pack and live your life there" Isabella had advised me on her one time visit.

It's weird because she had come that day to particularly give me that advice, I saw her just that once and she hasn't visited since then.

I should have listened to her and tried to leave the pack but the security placed around me by my mate is too much.

I wouldn't have been able to escape even if I tried.

The van stopped moving and I tried to peep from the closed window but it was useless, the back door flung open and I gasped at the view before, which unconsciously sent me running back into the van.

The sellotape was removed from my mouth, the burning pain I felt when the scary looking guard tore it away from my mouth couldn't stop me from uttering the next thing that sprang out of my mouth.

"please just kill me ... I choose death over this place... please rossy, I beg you!... Stab me with silver or wolfsbane right now and I will kiss your feet before I leave this world ... please!" I begged while backing away from her guards.

I will die happily rather than allowing them to take me to the sight in front of me, the gold castle of the great hybrid king!.

"You can't die that easily my dear ... you will die in the hands of the mixed breed king, he will suck your blood dry and call me and my mother to take your dead body out of here .... And guess what? We will give it to the animals to eat!... get her out of the truck now!"

The last sentence was directed to her guards, in a flash and with a firm pull, I was dragged into the inner gate of the hybrid king mansion.

With every step that I was forced to take, I imagined several ways of dying in the hybrid king's hand, the well known Devil and domineering king, women call him "handsome devil", with the body of a god and Heart of the devil.

Known to kill women like chickens, suck them dry even as he pleasure them to death!, I wish I had the chance to kill my self or even choose my Abusive mate.

It would be better than living here with the devil king, dying slowly in his hand is much worse, filled with torture and terror. At this point, nobody can save me from this lion's den.

HYBRID KING SPENCER POV

The moment I set my eyes on her disturbed and teary face I knew I wouldn't let her out of my sight ever, something shifted deep within my cold and unfeeling heart and I couldn't sit still, my mixed feeling was instantly supported with my throbbing cock under my designer jeans.

For the first time in a long while myself and my wolf were both excited about something, nothing has changed x cited us in years now, until we saw her.

"You will obey me and listen to everything I say.. this place is your apartment and I don't want to see you with my other whores... you stay here and your maid will attend to all your needs until I call For you".

"I have warned them to stay away from you and nobody will dare to bully you here" I informed Lucinda, trying to keep my voice and desire in check.

"But ... but why me.. what do you want from me?, I'm just an omega .. please let me go" she repeated the same thing she had been singing since her arrival, like a broken record.

I closed my fist immediately in a bid to keep my anger from blowing out, because once it comes I won't be able to control it and I'm a wrecking ball whenever my darkness takes charge.

" you can't leave me Lucinda ... you are mine now ... I bought you... I paid for you... ask your step sister and mother!" I reminded her but her next reaction made me realise that she didn't know she had been sold.

She burst into Another long round of tears and I almost clutched my chest to reprimand myself, the anger I felt toward her trying to leave me directed itself to the people who were making her so sad and heartbroken. "You've been crying since you got here ...

"At least give me a chance to ... to show you my real self, I'm crazy ...and can be destructive, I know that but I can be soft towards you.... I will learn... I need you Lucinda ... I have never felt this way...I..." I stopped talking when I realised she was glaring at me in confusion.

Of course she thought I had gone mad, my sister ; Sarah asked me the same question when I told her about my new feelings, how I can't think straight or stop thinking about my new blood bag.

"You've never felt like this toward any of your blood bag, you know it's unhealthy to have feelings for someone who you suck blood from, it could kill the person..." my sister's worried voice had warned me.

I smiled as I remembered the way her eyes popped open as she tried to advise me on guarding my feelings but I wasn't listening because I know it won't work, my cock never throbbing like the way it did for any of my other blood bags.

Lucinda controls my inner desire, at the mere sight of her my cock twitches and turns, my heart racing like never before and I feel like a young teenager in love, I wanting to mark her and make her only mine.

"You can never be my blood bag alone ... we have more to do together" I muttered to her, sauntering toward her briskly with quick strides, my voice low and menacing, she took Some steps away from me, i chuckled knowing that she can never escape from me unless I allow it, my reflexes are as fast as a vampire breed.

"That won't save you from me.... You know that right?" I asked her and she shook her head in agreement, I grinned again at her innocence, wondering why her mate was foolish enough in the first place to ever let her out of his sight.

"Lucinda ... sit down..." I ordered her but my voice was soft and kind. She opened her mouth to say something to me but shook her head slowly and sat back on one of the soft red couches in her inner room.

I smiled lustfully at her and reached for her hands but she jerked them away as soon as my hand made contact with hers, I withdrew my hand and let it be. As expected my wolf was angry that she didn't want us close to her but I shunned him, at least for now.

Let me try again, I will try to reason with her... although I have never allowed myself to reason with anyone but I found myself wanting to do that for Lucinda, I want her to understand and accept me.

"I don't want to ever have to force or compel you into doing things you won't like ... but you don't like my guts ,so I don't think I will be able to keep that promise ... I'm not as bad as you think and I don't see myself hurting you..." I almost stuttered, trying so much to focus on what I was saying seemed difficult around her.

known by my women to love sex, I never get satisfied easily by women, my loin is always ready to have any woman anytime and I know nothing about caring for or loving someone except for my little sister.

But now, with Lucinda, I sensed it would change soon, because as much as I wanted to plunge my cock into Lucinda until she lost her senses and screamed my name, I also wanted to please her and make her happy.

"You ... you kill the women who give you blood, you are cold blooded with no emotions, and I understand because you can't help it but please don't drag me into

It..." her soft shaky voice reached my gut.

Like I suspected, it made my cock heavy with desire instead, "my popular identity is the fact that I kill my whores and blood bags but that's not true Lucinda.." I said to her, trying to clarify my name.

But she looked away and started to sob quietly, I breathed out in frustration and almost pushed her television out of its hinges due to the incoming raging anger but I pushed the fury down.

"You should rest and get ready to give me blood tonight ... I won't touch you until you want me to, I promise you" I added , she cleaned her tears with beautiful and small hands, stareing at me as if I had thousands of horns on my head.

I was shocked at myself too, being so considerate towards an ordinary omega. The moon goddess must be pulling my legs... I thought she said I had no Mate due to my excessive power and she feared I might end up killing my mate because I will love her too much and I won't be able to stop myself from sucking her blood until I lynch her to death.

So why is she giving me one now, not my mate but someone I'm attracted to and obsessed with? The emotions were making me feeble and confused as I have never felt like this before in my entire life.

Even as I closed the door of her apartment behind me? Her sad eyes kept reaching deep into my heart, I kept worrying about how to control my yearning for and desire for her, I have never had to do that for anyone.

Right now for the first time, I'm so scared that I would kill her like the moon goddess warned, my demons and dark sexual urge will finally kill her. My promises of keeping her safe was a bluff.

The realisation almost forced me to double over in agony. I don't want to lose Lucinda ... "never!", but saying it alone wouldn't guarantee her safety from my darkness and demons when they come,

"This time we have to fight with ourselves, I can finally feel the life stirring back to me, with Lucinda I can be happy again, I can feel it"muttered to my elated wolf, this time loud and clear with so much determination .

I know exactly what to do to make her accept me and to keep her safe and that's exactly what I will do. This time I will make things right, but will it work? Can I keep my demons away from Lucinda?.