The Alpha’s Arranged Bride

Lavender’s POV

Blood was everywhere in the room. My mother was chained to the ground, with blood underneath her. She had bruises on some parts of her body. I never expected to see her this way. She looked weak. She looked like she had been starved and beaten. She was not her usual bright self. She looked battered.

My heart instantly ached for her. I caused this. I need to know what happened to my mother. I had no idea how she got here, but she would not have been here if it wasn’t because of me. My mother has gone through so much all because of me. I had heard the screams and the noises for hours, but I had no idea who it was.

I did not know that my mother was here and going through all of this. I couldn’t help but blame myself. Despite the beatings, she refused to stop. She refused to be quiet. She wanted to be free. I rushed over to her with quick steps before falling to the ground before her, wrapping my hands around her in a hug. She had her eyes closed, but the moment she heard me coming, she opened them.

When she saw me, I saw the happiness in her eyes before tears clouded it. She hugged me back tightly. “Oh, my baby,” she said as she sobbed.

I could no longer hold my tears. I had been holding it for a while, but being in my mother’s embrace, I just could not anymore. We both cried in each other’s arms. She pulled me away after a few minutes as her eyes scanned my body. “Are you okay? Did they hurt you? Are you fine?” she asked in haste while scanning me.

She was concerned about me when she was the one that needed that concern. She needed a doctor. If she kept losing blood, she might die. “Mum, you need a doctor,” I said, sniffling.

“Are you okay? Tell me. What did he do to you? Did they hit you?” she asked, and I shook my head. She hugged me again, but I pulled away.

“You need a doctor. I’ll tell them to get you a doctor. You have lost a lot of blood,” I told her, but she shook her head.

“I’m fine now that I have seen you. You do not have to worry about me. Just take care of yourself,” she said, and I shook my head.

“I can’t, not when I know you are not well,” I said, then turned to the guard at the side.

“When last did she eat?” I asked him but he did not give me any reply so I turned to my mother, and asked her the same question, but she too refused to answer me. That only meant that she had not eaten.

I held her hands, squeezing it tight as I placed a kiss on it. Fresh tears rolled down as I looked at her. She looked really fragile. I had never seen her in such a state before, not even when she was sick. I whimpered, and she hugged me, trying to comfort me. “I am fine, okay? Alpha Caramel will save us soon,” she whispered in my ears.

I nodded, hoping he would come quickly. I wanted to stay with her some more, but then the guard spoke. “It’s time to leave. Stand,” he instructed, but I did not want to.

I wanted to stay with my mother. I wanted to be here. I paid no heed to the guard’s words and kept holding my mother’s hand. The guard had enough and immediately picked me up from the ground. I tried to struggle with him, but that did not work. Mum also tried to hold on to me, but we were both weak compared to the guard.

When I stepped out, Alpha Toot was standing outside. He did not step into the room with me. It seemed he could not look at the person whom he had betrayed years ago in the eye. The only thing he could do was torture her without any food. I wanted to yell at him. I wanted to tell him that what he was doing was wrong.

But I held my tongue. I knew that would not end well for me. “Don’t mind that. I needed your attention quickly. There is someone I would like to introduce you to,” he smiled, but I did not return it. He expected me to move first, but I did not, so he instead decided to lead me to whomever he was talking about.

A part of me wished it was Caramel, but I knew that would not be possible. Alpha Toot would not be so readily available to take me to the person if it were Alpha Caramel. I was curious to know who this person was, and why it seemed important for me to meet him. I wiped my face to look less like I had just cried my eyes out five minutes ago.

We got to his private chamber. I looked around and noticed a young man seated on one of the chairs. For a brief moment, he had his gaze on the table, but the moment he realized people had walked in; he turned to the door. He locked eyes with me for a second before rising to his feet. Alpha Toot smiled as he turned to me.

“Daughter, my son, Grey,” he then turned to Grey. “Son, my daughter, Lavender,” he introduced us. I had no idea that Alpha Toot had any other child. Clearly, this is not a matter of him not having a child and wanting someone to take on the role.

I was still yet to understand what he wanted to use me for because the only thing I could think of was my heart being scrapped out. “Nice to meet you, Lavender,” Grey said with a nonchalant look in his eyes, and just as I was about to reply to his comment, he turned to his father.

“Is that a Restrictor on her? So you are also mean to your daughter too? It appears to be just fun for you,” Grey said, and Alpha Toot might react to it.

Certainly, Alpha Toot could not kill Grey, but he could still punish him. Alpha Toot glared at his son for saying such words. Grey, on the other hand, did not seem to care, and to be honest, I completely back him up for that because that was the best way to deal with Alpha Toot.

I requested a doctor, and food for my mother. I did not like the state that I saw her. I needed her to get better. Alpha Toot agreed to do it, and I was glad before I was taken to my cell. It might be a room to others but it was a cell to me. I had nothing to do for most of the day and kept my gaze on the door.

There was little to no commotion after meeting my mother, so the palace was peaceful. However, I was restless. Hours later, night came, and I decided to visit my mother. I tiptoed out of the room, darting my eyes from side to side before locking the door behind me and then heading for the room where she was kept.

I was careful to look around and avoid any guard or maid I saw on my way. The moment I got to the hallway that led to her room, a guard caught me. My eyes widened, and he immediately charged at me, but then Grey appeared out of nowhere and hit him in the head with a stick. It happened so quickly, and the guard fell. However, Grey caught him before he could get to the floor. He then turned to me and winked.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.