Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 31

'I have found my mate mother' she said raising her chin in defiance.

'What? Who?' Isabella stuttered, her mind reeling as her daughter held her gaze.

'It's Rowan' Gabriella replied, as she grabbed the warriors hand in hers and held it tightly in her own.

Isabella's mouth dropped as she stared silently at the pair, her eyes swinging from Gabriella to Rowan before they clouded momentarily.

Moment's later Riley burst through the door, his hair dishevelled from the run to the office.

'What? What is it? What happened?' he gasped, his eyes riveted on his wife's face, 'why were you screaming through the link? is it the kids? Gabby? Oh Goddess what has that child done' he added in panic. His eyes suddenly slid around the room, taking in Vaughn, Olivia and Gabriella before finally landing on Rowan.

The Luna's eyes widened in shock before they narrowed in anger, 'you!' he growled, advancing toward the warrior who watched him warily.

'Daddy! Stop it' Gabriella shouted, placing herself between her father and her mate.

'what? Baby girl, you have no idea who that is' Riley said, as he advanced on the pair.

'Yes I do, he's my mate' Gabriella replied angrily.

Riley halted, his jaw going slack before he looked back at his wife, his face pleading with her to tell him his daughter was joking.

Isabella nodded, 'yeah, that's why a called you' she replied angrily.

'No, this is not happening! I forbid it' Riley roared furiously, lunging forward and pulling his daughter out of Rowan's grasp before diving at the warrior, Vaughn barely catching hold of him in time.

'Dad! You can't forbid my mate! The Moon Goddess choose him for me' Gabriella shouted angrily.

'Well the Moon Goddess is wrong! You can be with any werewolf you want except for him' he growled pointing his finger at Rowan who looked back at him expressionless.

'Mum! Tell him' Gabriella demanded, stamping her foot in fury, trying to get around her father and Vaughn who were still struggling with each other, Riley continuously pushing her away from the Warrior. 'Gabby' Isabella started, her voice strained as Gabriella spun around to face her.

'Don't you dare' she growled in fury, 'don't you dare take dad's side on this! Rowan is my mate and I want him, and neither you nor dad are going to stop me. If you try and interfere I promise you that I will sever all ties with this pack and go Rogue to follow him! Riley slumped in Vaughn's arms at the princess' words, all fight going out of him, 'baby girl, please' he whispered desperately, 'anyone but him.

Gabriella crossed her arms defiantly, 'neither of you get a say in this, Rowan is my mate, chosen by the Goddess and I am going with him'.

Vaughn carefully removed his arms from around the Luna's waist when he was sure that Riley was no longer going to attack.

Isabella looked at her daughter in exasperation, 'Sweetheart, Rowan is the man who kidnapped me' she said softly.

Gabriella and Olivia stared at the Alpha in bewilderment, 'how is that even possible?' Olivia asked confused, 'he is our age, how could he possibly have been the one to kidnap you when you were a teenager.' Vaughn decided to take the lead as he cleared his throat, 'Rowan is immortal' he replied weakly.

'Excuse me what?' Gabriella asked disbelief written across her face, 'no one Is Immortal, even Vampires have a shelf life, albeit centuries and centuries of it, Rowan is not immortal.

Rowan met the princess' gaze sadly and slowly nodded his head before looking down at the floor.

'How?' Olivia gasped, her head swivelling between the two men sat either side of her.

Vaughn shrugged his shoulders, 'we don't know, it could be tied into why he cannot claim Gabriella' he admitted.

'Rowan can't claim you?' Riley jumped in, a relieved grin spreading across his face, 'well then there is no reason for you..

'Daddy' Gabriella warned, her expression sullen as she glared at her father, 'no Rowan currently cannot claim me, he actually cannot speak when I'm near him or instigate any kind of physical or emotional connection. Isabella looked between her daughter and the warrior before slowly saying, 'sweetheart, are you sure Rowan just doesn't want to hurt your feelings?'

Rowan's eyes flashed in anger at her words, his fists clenching automatically though he still remained mute.

Gabriella though was very vocal as she growled angrily, 'I am very sure on how Rowan feels about me, he cares about me and we will try to replace a way to break through his silence together. We may never break it but I know for a fact that we can't work on it if I am not with him.'

Riley dropped into the chair by his wife, placing his head in his hands as he groaned, 'why him Moon Goddess? Why would you give my daughter to him?'

'Maybe because I'm the one that can fix him dad' Gabriella replied, her voice softening as she watched her father try to control his emotions.

Riley looked up, reaching out a hand to his daughter who took it gently, allowing him to pull her too him, 'I can't tell you that I am happy about this baby girl' he said sadly, 'I really wish I could, I wanted the day you found your mate to be the happiest day for everyone, but I can't forgive Rowan for his past. I understand you have to go with him, and despite my feelings toward him, I know he will protect you, but please be careful.

Gabriella hugged her father tightly, 'I will dad, I promise I will be fine, I just know Rowan will protect me with everything he has, trust me.'

Looking up to her mother, the princess waited hesitantly as Isabella remained in thought for a few more moments before pushing herself off of the desk and walking over to Rowan, holding out her hand to help him up from the chair. Standing slowly, Rowan met the Alpha's gaze momentarily before bowing his head and baring his neck in submission.

Isabella laughed, 'Rowan, you and I both know that you are not built to submit to any Alpha, it's not in your nature, but I appreciate the display! Fixing the warrior with a steely glare she added, 'you may take my daughter with you but understand that if so much as one fingernail on her hand gets broken I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth. I will attach you too a rope and drag you behind me as I run at full wolf speed through brambles and nettles, once you are sufficiently bloodied and stung I will smear you in honey and tie you up outside of a bear cave, if anything is left of you after that I will cut you a thousand times with a silver knife making sure that no part of your body is left untouched and then finally I will spend your immortality trying out every new torture technique that I can replace. I hope you get just how serious I am right now warrior.'

Rowan swallowed, his eyes widening as he nodded his head, 'Good' Isabella replied before she smiled and put her arms around him, 'take care of my baby Rowan' she whispered in his ear before stepping back and moving over to her husband, pulling Gabriella from him and hugging her tightly.

'Be safe Gabriella, you are strong and fearless, but also reckless and headstrong, think before you act and do not leave Vaughn and Rowan's sides' she said thickly, her voice holding back her sobs.

'I'll be fine mum' Gabriella replied squeezing the Alpha tightly, 'I know you want to protect me, but something deep in side me is telling me that this is what I am supposed to do!

Pulling back again she smiled at her parents before reaching out for Rowan's hand, grabbing it from his side and clasping it tightly, looking back at the leaders she said, 'I need to go pack if we are going to set off tomorrow' before heading to the door. Her steps suddenly halted as she felt a tug on her arm, looking back she found Riley holding on to her wrist, his face broken as he held onto the teenager.

'Riley' Isabella said softly, 'let her go.'

'I can't' Riley replied painfully, 'I'm not ready.

'Riley' Isabella repeated firmly, 'she's ready, let her go.'

Reluctantly Riley released his grip on Gabriella's wrist, his whole body slumping forward as he realised he was powerless to stop his daughter from leaving.

'I'll be back dad' Gabriella said softly, giving him an encouraging smile before walking out of the room, pulling the warrior behind her, Vaughn and Olivia following suit.

Once outside the door, Vaughn let out a long sigh of relief, 'well that was interesting' he said with a small grin, 'when were you planning on telling us that you were going to be gate crashing our trek?' he asked, trying to keep his voice light while his insides knotted. Gabriella shrugged, 'just then' she replied nonchalantly, 'I am not letting you take my mate away from me Vaughny, he has to go with you so I have to go with him!

Vaughn nodded slowly, 'yeah but maybe your parents have a point, it could be really dangerous getting back to the castle, and what if the castle tries to take ownership of you? Surely its better to remain here and then Rowan can come back to get you when he has finished his mission. he said with an encouraging grin.

Olivia gave the Vampire a confused look, 'you told me that you only have to introduce me as a guest and the castle can't take ownership, surely the same could be done for Gabby' she asked.

'Uh, yeah that is true' Vaughn muttered flustered.

'So there is no reason for Gabby to stay behind, Rowan will protect her with his life if he has too' Olivia added.

Vaughn mentally clutched at her words, 'right! That is right, but what if Gabby and I are both in danger? He is sworn to protect me, is it fair to put him in that kind of position where he had to choose between breaking his oath and not protecting his mate?' he demanded.

Gabriella and Olivia looked at each other perplexed, before Olivia looked back at Vaughn, 'I'm pretty sure that a Werewolf, Vampire Hybrid, that is the only heir to the Vampire King is more than capable of taking care of himself' she replied evenly, 'unless you are saying you are not, in which case I am not sure that I want to go with you, how can you protect me if you can't even protect yourself Prince Vaughn?' she asked.

Sighing in defeat, Vaughn nodded, 'yes you are right, of course I can protect myself and you!

Gabriella jumped happily, 'well that is settled then! Lets go and pack Liv, we want to be ready to go first thing after breakfast. Grabbing the she wolf by the hand, she dragged her along the corridor leaving Rowan and Vaughn staring after them. 'What the f**k do we do now' Vaughn asked in panic before turning and hurrying back to his own room, Rowan right behind him.