The Alpha's Bride: Caught in My Sister's Trap

Cassandra POV

To make matters worse, Caleb marched towards me and in one flick of his wrist, he tore the gold pendant which was around my wrist on a bracelet and held it up for everyone to see.

“You can keep denying it, bitch! Look at the gold pendant. You said it yourself that it was the first gift he ever gave and that you’d cherish it and you had the guts to come here with it today for our Mating ceremony. How shameless can you be, Vanessa? Tell me! Have you no shame at all?”

After saying that, he dropped the pendant on the ground, then with force, he stepped on it, the pieces of it flying everywhere, all over the room. That gold pendant alone was worth $50,000

“How dare you!” I spat my body shaking with anger. “That gold pendant is worth $50,000; you’ll have to pay every single cent back to me.”

The corners of his lips twisted into a sneer as his eyes flashed with amusement at me. “Really? You’ve got some nerves, Vanessa. Do you think this is over? Listen bitch, this is just the beginning. By the time, I’m done with you, you’d regret ever crossing paths with me.”

His words caused the hair at the back of my neck to rise and instantly, I became frightened. Worse still, his eyes glinted with murderous intent as if he would jump on me anytime soon and tear me apart.

“What will you do?” I questioned. “I’ve told you that I am not Vanessa. My ID card is in my bag, you can check it by yourself. You’ll see after you check it that I am not Vanessa” I shouted in desperation.

But Alpha Caleb didn’t believe me at all, instead, he rifled through my bag. I watched helplessly as he tossed my belongings onto the floor – my phone, my wallet and finally, a small velvet box. He held it up, his expression darkening, when he realized what it contained.

It was the Jade necklace I had prepared for Vanessa. He flipped open the box, revealing a stunning jade necklace. The green stones caught the morning light and glowed softly.

“Bitch, who gave you this?” he screeched. “You sold your body for this just because I couldn’t afford it?”

“No… No!” I shrieked reaching out to take it but he took a step backwards.

“Why?”

“Just give that back to me, that’s for Vanessa. I brought it as a gift for her today,” I said lunging forward but Caleb raised it higher, making it impossible for me to reach it since he was taller.

He sneered, holding the necklace up for everyone to see. “You brought this here? A gift for yourself? How pathetic, Vanessa.”

“No, it’s not…” my voice cracked as I fought to explain. “That necklace is for Vanessa! My twin – your mate, the woman you’ll be mating with today. I bought it to give her today. Please, don’t….”

“If I remember correctly,” he interrupted me “This necklace is worth $160,000, right? And I can’t afford, it, yeah? But you like it, don’t you? Alright then…” he walked towards me, “Watch this!”

He yanked the necklace in two, the pieces scattering across the floor like broken promises. The sound of the stone cracking echoed through the hall and my heart sank as I watched my carefully chosen gift reduced to shards.

“You think you’re so wise, don’t you?” he growled, closing the distance between us. “Well, today, you’re going to pay for all the shame you’ve brought upon me and my pack!”

With a swift motion, he shoved me backwards. I stumbled, my feet catching on the shards of the jade necklace. The broken pieces dug into my skin as I fell, slicing through the thin fabric of my dress and sending a sharp, searing pain through my side. I let out a cry, my body collapsing onto the jagged remains.

“You monster!” I whispered, tears welling in my eyes as I stared at the remains of the necklace in his hand. “You don’t even know what you have done.”

Caleb’s lips curled in disdain. “You dare speak to me after what you’ve done? You think a few tears will change anything?”

I pulled myself together, my eyes burning with defiance. “Why don’t you want to believe that I’m not Vanessa? You’ve dated her for a long time, how can’t you tell us apart? Look at me closely. I have a mark on my neck – Vanessa doesn’t. It’s proof that I’m Cassandra.”

I titled my head, revealing a small, distinctive birthmark just below my collarbone. The make was unmistakably something only I had, yet Caleb barely glanced at it, dismissing my pleas as another ploy.

“Nice try,” Caleb snapped, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “But marks or no marks, you can’t trick your way out of this one. You’re Vanessa, and you’re going to pay for what you did.”

The pack members rushed forward, holding my hands and legs so that I would not try to fight. Alpha Caleb grabbed my hair and pushed me down onto the shards.

“You want emeralds, right? Then you can lie in it!” he said and pinned me down. I cried out in pain as more of the glass pierced through my skin.

The pack members all had a satisfied looks on their faces as they cheered him.

“She deserves to bleed and die for what she’d done! She loves jade, right? She’ll have enough of it today!”

Since she won’t stop at nothing to get money, she deserves to be taught a lesson. This will serve as a warning to others!”

“That’s a befitting treatment for a traitorous Luna. Let her feel the pain she caused all of us and die!”

When they finally let go of me, I tried to stand up and walk away from the shards. I managed to reach for a few of them still pierced on my skin and tried to remove them. I could see blood spilling from my skin onto the floor now.

I looked up, my vision blurry with tears, but my voice rang clear.

“My mate owns his Grand gathering hall. When he comes, he won’t let any of you walk away from this.”