Chapter 1
It was a bright morning at Silver treasure pack. Beams of sun rays shone in the room through the opened window. Hannah Quinton woke up with a faint smile. She was getting married that day.
She was not really happy about it since it was arranged marriage. Her father, alpha Desmond Quinton had arranged her wedding to Aiden Anderson, the second son of Alpha Wilson Anderson, the alpha of Red moon pack.
Hannah reluctantly made her way to the bathroom. She had always dreamt of getting married someday but to her fated mate, not a random man arranged by her father.
She sighed sadly as she recalled how the arranged marriage started.
Hannah walked out of the bathroom and met two females waiting for her in her bedroom.
" Good morning, my lady. We were sent by the alpha to dress you up for the mating ceremony, " the young ladies said in unison.
" Okay, get to work. I don't want to be late for my mating ceremony, " Hannah told the ladies. The ladies got to work immediately.
Some minutes later, Hannah was all dressed up. She looked extremely beautiful. Just as she made to open the door, a maid ran into the room. If not for the sharp reflexes of Hannah, the door would have hit her face.
" What the hell is wrong with you? How dare you barge into my room like that? " Hannah yelled angrily.
" I'm sorry, my lady. There is a problem, " the maid apologised and said at the same time.
" What kind of problem will make you forget the courtesy to knock before entering someone else's room? " Hannah asked angrily.
" It's your bridegroom, " the maid simply replied shakily.
" What about my bridegroom? " Hannah asked curiously.
" He...... he...... he....... " the maid stammered but could not complete her statement.
" He what? " Hannah asked with a raised voice. She was losing her cool.
" He took the money the alpha offered for the marriage and ran away, " the maid said in one breath.
Two months ago............
Hannah was on the training ground having training sessions with the warriors of the pack when one of the palace guards came to inform her that her father needed to see her urgently.
She tried to find out from the palace guard the reason her father sent for her. But he could not reply because he had no idea why alpha Quinton wanted to see her urgently.
Hannah hastily made her way to her father's office with different thoughts running through her mind.
" Good morning, father. You sent for me. Is there a problem?" Hannah greeted and asked as soon as she got into her father's office. She was so curious to know the reason her father sent for her, that she failed to notice the presence of her four brothers in her father's office.
" Easy, baby girl. Father will tell you the reason he sent for you," Daniel, her immediate elder brother said with a smile.
" I wasn't talking to you, Daniel," Hannah snapped at Daniel. Though she was shocked to see her brothers, she maintained a blank facial expression.
" That was rude!" Denis, her third elder brother said and clicked his tongue. Hannah rolled her eyes at him and made to reply him, but her father beat her to it.
" Hannah, I'm sure you are here to see me and not to batter words with your brothers," Alpha Quinton said sternly.
" I'm sorry, father," Hannah apologised immediately.
" It's okay. Have a seat," alpha Quinton said with a smile. Hannah nodded and took her seat.
There was silence in the room for some minutes but it looked like forever to Hannah, who kept tapping her foot impatiently as she waited to hear why her father called her.
" Seriously? Why are you not saying anything?" Hannah asked with a raised voice.
" Watch it dear. You don't talk to father like that Damon, her second eldest brother said sternly. That only earned him a loud hiss from Hannah.
" Father, please tell her why she is here so that she can go back to her training," Dave, Hannah's eldest brother said pointedly.
Alpha Quinton let a loud sigh before he let the cat out of the bag.
" You are getting married in two months, " alpha Quinton said in one breath.
" What do you mean, father? " Hannah asked calmly even though she was red with anger.
How could her father choose her mate? Hannah asked herself silently.
" You see, you are wolfless. It will be impossible for you to find your mate. I don't want you to remain single all your life. So I arranged a mating ceremony between you and the youngest son of alpha Anderson, the alpha of Red moon pack, " alpha Quinton explained vividly.
All the anger Hannah had against her father, was depleted immediately she heard his reason for the arranged marriage.
Truly, she had no wolf. Her wolf had refused to surface when turned eighteen. For years, she had hoped to meet her wolf but it never came.
Some of her pack members began to bully her as a result of her wolfless nature. Hannah took the bull by the horn and engaged herself in vigorous training in order to defend herself against her bullies.
But as time went on, Hannah grew to be the strongest warrior of the pack. She was feared and respected within and outside the pack.
With her fame, Hannah became arrogant, rude, and sassy. But her father and brothers cherished her. Hannah led her pack to war and returned with victory.
Though she had no wolf, nobody could beat her even in their wolf forms.
She had never had a man in her life. She gave up on having a mate when she realised that none of the males in her pack was ready to marry her.
" What did you use as bait? " Hannah asked curiously. She knew that there was more to what he was telling her. Moreover, she knew that no male would want a wolfless for a mate except there was a big catch in it.
"One-fourth of our pack's finance, " alpha Quinton replied with a smile.
" What? That's a lot of money, " Hannah exclaimed in disbelief. How could her father offer such a huge amount of money to a man to marry her? What if the man only came after the money? She asked herself silently.
" Father, what if........ " Hannah started to say but alpha Quinton cut her off.
"There are no what if's. I understand your fears but don't worry, I have put certain things in place to
ensure that whoever marries you, will stick to you. I will make arrangements for both of you to meet so that you can get to know your future mate better before the mating ceremony, " alpha Quinton said with a smile.
What was the point of meeting her future mate when it would not change anything? Hannah asked herself silently.
" Father, there will be no need to meet him before the day of our meeting ceremony. I trust your judgment, " Hannah said with a genuine smile.
Though she was not happy with her father's decision, she accepted it because she knew he had her interest at hand and did not want to disappoint him. Moreover, she trusted her father's decisions since he had a good sense of judgment.
" Can I go now? " Hannah asked impatiently.
" Why are you always rude?" Damon asked with a smirk.
" Thanks for the compliment, " Hannah said with a smile and blew Damon a kiss.
" Hannah get going. The warriors are waiting for you at the training ground, " alpha Quinton told Hannah dismissively.
" Alright, father, " Hannah said with a smile and took her leave immediately.
" I never knew that she will take this whole marriage thing calmly, " Dennis said with a smile.
" Well, that's Hannah for you. She is so unpredictable," Daniel added with a smile.
present...
There was silence in the room. No one moved or said a word. The young ladies who had dressed Hannah up were equally shocked by what they heard.
Hannah could not believe her eyes. She needed to confirm what she heard. Without a word, she left the room for the venue of her mating ceremony. But as soon as she entered the ballroom, the venue for her supposed mating ceremony, laughter erupted at every corner.
" Oh my goodness! Even a gold digger can not afford to marry a wolfless princess. He has absconded after taking the money, " a man said and everyone laughed.
" I don't know what lady Hannah was thinking. Did she really think she will marry the second son of alpha Anderson? She is so pathetic, " a lady said with a smirk.
" No matter how strong she is, she is just a weak human, " yet another lady said.
Hannah did her best to ignore the nasty comments thrown at her.
Hannah was enraged. How dare he disgrace her family like that? No! She was not going to allow it to slide. He would pay with his blood. Hannah swore silently.
In one swift move, Hannah was out of sight. Despite being wolfless, Hannah possessed some abilities no other wolf had. She had a sharp sense of smell.
With her sharp sense of smell, she was able to pick her supposed bridegroom's scent. She ran in the direction of the scent of her 'supposed mate'. It was easy for her to pick his scent since she was familiar with the scent of her pack members.
Hannah could see a male figure from afar about to enter a boat to cross their pack's border. No! She can not allow him to get away. She increased her pace and in no time, she caught up with him.
Aiden Anderson was already in the boat about to sail when Hannah jumped into the water and gave him a punch that sent him flying. He painfully hit his back on a tree before he slumped to the floor.
'Is her hand made of iron? ' Aiden thought silently. Before he could recover from the pain, Hannah was already holding a silver dagger to his neck.
" How dare you humiliate my family and my pack that way? " Hannah yelled angrily. Aiden gave a confused look. But Hannah ignored him.
" I'm going to end your miserable life and hang your bloody body at the entrance of your pack, " Hannah stated coldly and increased pressure on the dagger in her hand.
Was he really going to be killed by a lady? Aiden asked himself silently.
