Arranged To The Beast Alpha

Leah’s POV

“Leah” I hear my name being called around my room and I figure there is no use hiding from the inevitable, in fact, I have simply come down to accept my fate because they will eventually find me sooner or later, and when they do, I will get my punishment for causing fire in his stable and releasing his fine horses to freedom.

My father is going to use all of my weaknesses against me, he knows exactly what to do to make me succumb to his demands, My sister.

So I sigh in resignation, get up my feet from behind my room closet, and walk straight to the voice that called me.

The moment my brother sees me coming towards him, he closes the distance between us in seconds. I should run, seeing the death stare on his face, but I know that is also only delaying the inevitable.

My brother does not like me, he has never hidden that fact, and everyone knows it. Including my father and he allows it.

I don't mind though, as long as that takes away the focus off my sixteen-year-old mute sister who has not said a word since my mother died ten years ago.

My brother’s rough hand meets my cheek in a forceful hit, bringing me out of my thoughts. Damn! There is no way I can ever get used to his hatred for me or the alliance between my soft cheeks and his rough hands.

“Where did you go? You fucking idiot! Father has been looking everywhere for you. You have cost him a lot of money” He growls

“You could have just communicated with your words, brother. There is no need to be violent” I reply with a smirk, which lands me another slap.

Now, I don't make any sound, I don't reply. A decision I should have made earlier if I knew what was good for me. Adrian has always been wary of me, we don't share the same mothers but I have seen step-siblings who have unbreakable bonds. I wonder why ours is just different.

“Leah, you should know by now that acting smart will only get you more punishments. You should know better to keep your mouth shut when I'm talking to you” he says calmly, but I know it's just a pretense, he is trying to get me to reply so he could find an accusation to pin on me.

And when that happens, my sister, Sarah, is constantly pushed into it.

I don't mind these punishments, it reminds me of the reality of getting the fuck out of here the first opportunity I see and taking Sarah with me.

I don't even care to wait or depend on my savior mate to get me out of here, I am my own savior. Nobody really cares enough to put their lives on the line to save me. My father is that feared.

“Yes, brother. Please speak” It's his turn to smirk, he likes it when he thinks he is in control.

“We are expecting Alpha Damian the Dark Wood Pack in our Pack, Leah. And father would like to impress him. I hope you know what that means. It means you and your sister better stay clear. ” He says and that gets my attention away from my feet to look at his face.

Alpha Damian? The fearless and the most powerful Alpha Damian? Father is going to allow someone as powerful as Alpha Damian into his territory? Why?

“Why?”

“You can ask Father that question when you go to see him, he has summoned you” I looked up at his green eyes, the only thing we have in common. I must have said that out loud.

“Is there something wrong?” I push my luck, I can not help but worry.

Father is a proud man, there is no way he is hosting and acknowledging Alpha Damian in his Pack. Father likes to hold the highest rank wherever he goes or gets Invited too. Especially someone with the largest pack.

He holds my chin, digging his nails into my thinning skin and forcing me to look at him. “This is important to me, bitch! If you so much as disturb this visit, I'm going to kill you myself” He releases my chin and starts to walk away.

But I keep asking why. Why is my father acting out of character? He could not be because of his horses who are currently on their way to freedom and it could definitely not be the fortune he is going to put into build another Stables as soon as possible.

Closing my eyes, I slide down to the floor. I hated this house and the only reason I have not planned my escape is my sister. I could not leave her in this shit hole of a place.

I knock on my father’s Study and wait for him to let him in. He is sitting behind his desk while some papers are laid out in front of him.

But my father does not look distraught in any way, in fact, I would say he is excited, and content.

“You wanted to see me” My father never acknowledges people he considers beneath him a second sooner than he feels fit. He enjoys seeing them fidget while he practices his might over them.

Thankfully, I am aware of his powerplay and I don't want to indulge him.

“Sit down,” He says, pointing to a chair before him.

“No, I'd rather stand”

“Suit yourself”

And in just ten minutes, I'm sitting on the chair he offered me earlier, mouth wide open with shock, finally understanding the reason behind the Alpha senseless visit and it has nothing to so with my actions this morning. “Is this a joke?”

“It’s not a joke.” He drops his shoulders and passes a hand through his gray hair.

“Okay, let me get this straight. You need to hold onto more power and pay the dues that you owe and you’re asking me to marry the most fearful alpha in history.

“You could say I want more power, yes. But I don't owe anyone anything. This is simply collaboration to birth a relationship so powerful, no one would be able to look me in the eyes and challenge my authority” He throws his arms in the air, stands up, and starts pacing behind his desk.

“Exactly! You want to join hands with the most powerful alpha to refuse to pay what you owe and instead of paying what you owe, you would rather give your useless daughter away as collateral?! What the fuck are you thinking?”

I'm doing exactly what my father hates the most. Challenging him.

“Don’t you talk to me like that!” He points an accusatory finger at me. “I’m your father! And the leader of this pack”

“You are asking me to marry a ruthless brute who killed his own father, to save yourself, Father. I think I can talk to you any way I want, all things considered. I refuse and you can't force me”

He walks from behind his desk to me, grabs my arm, and slaps me across my face. “I can't force you?”

“I hope you know now that a slap as weak as that would not make me go back on my word,” I say and turn to leave the room. I'm expecting that his worst would be throwing me into the moist dungeon and refusing the maids to give me food for the next couple of days. None of which I'm not already used to.

“I don't think you will enjoy the result of your disobedience, Leah. If you don’t, your sister will”

That stops me immediately in my tracks, I am visibly scared now, I know he will do what he says he will. My sister is barely seventeen and mute. How was she going to keep herself safe in a strange land, especially if she didn't talk?

Won’t I be like my father if I allowed my sister to sacrifice herself and take my place?

“I see that has gotten your attention, now come back here”

“You have failed as a father if you would threaten me with your second daughter”

He smirks in reply, then goes back to what he was saying as if I had not said a word.

“As much as I would like your anger and disobedience to be someone else's problems, you will be a dutiful wife, let him fuck you as much as he wants, and make sure he trusts you. Let him underestimate you completely and maybe you can go unnoticed while you find out every single reason why he is as powerful as he is. His plans, his techniques, and those in his inner circle, do you hear me? Everything”

I nod in response.

“I don't think you will have difficulty proving yourself to be useless and underestimated when you don't have a wolf. ”

It does not matter what he thinks of me or how low he makes me feel, I’m not putting my life in danger for him. I'm doing this for Sarah. Knowing she is safe is enough for me to go on living.