Mated To Alpha Gregory

Lilith’s POV;

Her silky, wavy, fiery red hair spilled out of the hood of her cloak, flowing down her shoulder. She looked angelic with her emerald green eyes, which seemed to light up as they stared into mine. A smile was playing on her full, pink lips.

My mouth parted slowly as I stared back at the reflection in shock. I was glancing at the mirror, but the person staring back at me wasn’t me; it was someone else.

The urge to glance behind me in order to be sure that she wasn’t behind me was strong, but I couldn’t feel her presence, and I was very sure that I was the only one alone in the room.

I closed my eyes and opened them almost immediately to be sure that this wasn’t a dream, and to my surprise, she was still there.

I swallowed the painful lump in my throat as my curiosity heightened, my heat slamming hard against my chest as a cold, dreadful shiver worked its way down my spine.

“Who are you?” My voice came out in an unintended whisper, and her grin widened, mirroring the expression in her eyes.

I wasn’t expecting her to respond, as my heart was thudding wildly in my chest. I wanted to run away, but I just couldn’t.

“Soon, my dear. Soon, very soon, you will find out.”

I jumped back with fright. Just like her face, her voice also sounded angelic; it was the most lovely voice I ever heard, and surprisingly, her voice calmed my raging heart.

“W-what?” I breathed out, taking a slow step toward the mirror again.

She placed her hand on the mirror as if she wanted to reach out to me, and even though I knew it was impossible, I felt a warm, fuzzy feeling in my chest.

Suddenly, it seemed as if the more I stared at her, the more I saw her smile fade away, finally giving way to a gloomy expression, making her once beautiful green eyes that twinkled with joy become a dull shade of green.

“What-what’s wrong?”

There was a sudden knock on the door, making my heart skip and giving way to panic, and I turned around slowly, my heart thudding wildly in my chest as I watched the doorknob turn.

I had completely forgotten that the Alpha King was waiting for me outside.

He had agreed to marry me, and a date had already been set for the marriage, but I had to be introduced to the council of elders first. He had told Cara and a few other maids to make sure I was ready, but I had told him that I was fine on my own.

“Who is there?” I tried to sound as calm as possible, but I was sure that my voice came out laced with nervousness.

“Come on, Lilith, let me in.”

I spun around just as I heard the door open, and to my surprise, she was gone, and all I saw was my own reflection.

A wave of disappointment washed over me.

“I guess you’re not ready yet.”

His tone was calm, but underneath it was disappointment, and I swallowed hard as I realized that he had seen the look on my face.

“No,” I blurted out, ignoring my raging emotions and the many questions that I had.

I raised my head at him to see that he was holding a tray that had a small cake in it.

“This is a thank you,” he said as soon as he saw that I was looking at the cake, and I collected it and placed it on the nightstand. I wanted to ask him what he was thankful for, but I really didn’t care.

“It’s good to see you looking so well. I brought you something,” he said, looking nervous, and I wondered what it was that he brought that made him look like that.

“Come in,” he said, turning to the door, and I followed his eyes to see Cara entering with a box.

He left without a word, and I stared at his retreating figure until he was out of the room, and then I glanced at Cara.

“His Highness personally picked this for you,” she said, a shy smile on her face.

He had so many servants. In fact, one thing I had learned from living in the mansion for weeks was that there was a servant for everything. There was a maid for cleaning my room, a maid who made sure I was called upon for dinner, and another one for breakfast.

So him picking a dress for me when there were other maids to do that was indeed unusual and sweet?

I took the box from her, and inside it was a deep purple dress. I glanced at it and nodded without a word.

“The dress is perfect!” She held it up for me to look at it.

I couldn’t agree more on that. The dress was indeed beautiful. It had lace and satin and looked like what the royals would wear.

But what attracted me to it wasn’t its color or feel; it was the fact that it was conservative and not revealing at all.

“And it’s Gregory’s family color,” she said in a low voice, and I mentally rolled my eyes as Lexi purred.

He was indeed sweet and has been trying to prove that he wasn’t like I thought he was, but I wasn’t stupid enough to fall for such lies.

A few minutes later, I stepped out of the room, and as soon as he saw me, his eyes lit up. He had this smile on his face that every man has whenever he sees a beautiful woman.

I wasn’t delusional enough to believe that I was a raving beauty. He walked towards me and placed his hand on my back as we walked towards the room I had entered a few days ago.

It was the room where the meeting was going to be held, and as soon as I walked in, I could feel several pairs of eyes on me as I took my seat beside him, not caring about their gazes or those judgments. It was evident in their eyes.

‘What does he see in her?’

‘She is just an Omega!’

‘A traitor!’

‘Why would he choose to marry this one?’

‘There are much prettier women out there, and he chose a traitorous Omega!’

As he introduced me to them, I could see the disappointment in their eyes.

I felt a hand on mine, and I glanced up to meet his concerned face.

“Should we leave?”

I shook my head, realizing that my expression had betrayed me.

“I’m fine, your highness.”

“Call me Adams.”

I could feel the elder’s gaze on us, and I nodded and turned as he continued addressing them.

There was no way I was going to call him Adams anyway.

“Join us by this time next week for the mating ceremony,” I heard him say, and the room erupted with cheers.

“Congratulations, Your Highness!” The elders chorused, and he stood up and reached out his hand towards me. I held it, and just as we were about to reach the door, it opened, and a man who looked exactly like the Alpha King but was a bit older entered.

His eyes, which were the only difference between him and Adams as he was a dark shade of brown, twinkled with mischief, and he grinned.

“Congratulations, brother!” He walked towards Adams and patted his back, and I could swear that his grip on my wrist tightened.

“I have been hearing about the new woman in the mansion, and I was wondering when you were going to tell us. I figured that since you had forgotten to inform us, I had better come to congratulate you.”

He glanced at me, and I subconsciously leaned towards the Alpha King. I didn’t know who he was, but I suddenly didn’t like him.

“And you must be the lucky woman!” His arms were stretched out to me, and I realized that he wanted a handshake.

I hesitantly brought out my hand, and just as I was about to shake him, I felt my hand being yanked back.

“What do you want?” It was the Alpha King, and his tone was harsh. I had never heard him use such a harsh tone.

“Seriously? I just told you that I came to congratulate you.”

He winked at me just before Adams interrupted him.

“I don’t know what games you’re playing this time, Ben, but-”

“Seriously?”

I turned around, and as I had thought, the council members were also there to witness what was going on. But surprisingly, they didn’t seem surprised.

“Go to your room,” I heard Adams say, and realized that he was speaking to me, and even though I wanted to let him know that the council members were watching, I walked out immediately and went to my room, resisting the urge to eavesdrop on their conversation.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.