ORTEGA: THE ALPHA’S HUMAN MATE

“But You don’t have a choice, Derrick.” Lord Fredrick cut in. “Whether you like it or not, you’ll marry Felicia and she’ll be the Luna queen of Whitestone kingdom.”

“I said I don’t want to marry Felicia. Why is that so hard for you to understand?” Derrick asked his father angrily.

“Why is it also for you to understand that Whitestone kingdom needs a Luna queen and you need a wife?” Lord Fredrick fired back.

“Just give me some time, father, and let me think about it.” Derrick said with his hands folded into a tight fist.

“I’ll be waiting for a positive response from you in two days time.” Lord Frederick replied, then he walked out of the chamber.

“Fuck!” Derrick cursed and punched the wall near him, creating a huge crack in the wall.

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(A/N: Just in case you’ve forgotten, Mr Nicholas is Ortega’s father, Mrs Lisa is Ortega’s stepmother and Vanessa is Ortega’s stepsister)

Mr Nicholas stepped out of the bedroom dressed in a black tailored suit with a suitcase in his left hand.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

He walked to the living room and dropped his suitcase on a couch before walking to the kitchen.

An unpleasant odour hit his nose immediately he stepped inside the kitchen, and he coveted his nose with his hand.

A deep frown appeared on his face as he stared at the disgusting sight in front of him.

Littered in the basin were dirty dishes which have not been washed for more than two days. The kitchen also looked dirty and unkempt, attracting flies and insects.

Nicholas angrily walked out of the kitchen and went straight to Vanessa’s bedroom. He knocked on the door loudly and Vanessa who was sleeping jolted up from bed.

“Open this goddamn door, Elizabeth!!” Nicholas shouted, banging the door angrily. Vanessa immediately climbed out of the bed and she rushed to the door to open it.

“Good morning d…..” Nicholas gave her thunderous slap before she could complete her statement.

The impact of the slap made Vanessa stagger backwards and she held her cheek with a shocked expression on her face.

She was shocked because she has never been slapped by her father. He always treated her like an egg and has never laid a finger on her. But that same father just slapped her early in the morning.

“And why the hell are you still sleeping by this time, huh?!” Nicholas asked in anger, and Vanessa flinched in fear. “Shouldn’t you be washing the dishes and cleaning the house, or do you think there’s a maid who’s gonna do the house chores, huh?”

“But… but it’s still early dad. I can do the chores later in the day..”

“Are you nuts?!!” Nicholas cut

Mrs Lisa rushed of her bedroom to see what the cause of the noise was. She was shocked to see tears on her daughter’s face.

“What’s going on here, Nicholas?, And why is Vanessa crying?” Mrs Lisa threw different questions at her husband.

“You wanna know what’s going on here and why she’s crying, huh?” Nicholas asked back.

“Yes, I wanna know.” Lisa replied.

“Well, I slapped your lazy and godforsaken daughter, and that’s the reason why she’s crying.”

“Why?” Lisa asked, and Nicholas raised a questioning brow at her.

“Why what?”

“Why did you slap Vanessa?” Lisa asked angrily.

“You didn’t just ask me that question, did you?” Nicholas asked back.

“Yes, I asked you that question, and I demand for an answer.” Lisa replied

“Oh, you also wanna know the reason why I slapped this nincompoop you call your daughter?” Nicholas asked, giving Vanessa a disgusted look.

Vanessa bursted into more years and ran inside the room without closing the door.

Lisa sighed out in anger.

“For Pete’s sake Nicholas, stop insulting Vanessa. She is our daughter so give her some respect and stop calling her names.” She said.

“Vanessa deserves all the names I’m calling her.” Nicholas retorted. “She’s nothing but a lazy brat, a fool, an idiot and a scallywag.”

“At least she’s better than that human daughter of yours.” Lisa fired back.

“Don’t you dare compare Vanessa with Ortega!!” Nicholas barked, and they both flinched in fright. “Ortega is far better Vanessa in every aspect. She wakes up before everyone in this house and she does the house chores. Unlike Vanessa, Ortega knows how to cook and she is very hardworking. Vanessa just a waste of my precious sperm.” He added.

“That’s enough Nicholas!!!” Lisa yelled at him, angrily.

“Did you just yell at me?” Nicholas asked, moving closer to Lisa.

“Yes, I yelled at you because you’re slowly losing your senses. You’re…..”

Nicholas gave her an ear-deafening slap before she could complete her statement. He pounced on her and started raining punches on her face.

“Don’t ever yell at me again you hideous bitch!!” Nicholas yelled as he disorganised her teeth with his punches.

“Arghhhh!! Nicholas please!!! Please I’ll.. never yell at you again!!” Lisa cried out in pain as Nicholas continued punching her face.

“Stop dad! Please stop!” Vanessa ran out of the room and tried to hold Nicholas’s hand in order to stop him from assaulting her mother, but Nicholas slapped her with the back of his hand, making her fall on the ground.

“Always learn to respect me and speak to me in a respectful manner.” Nicholas said, and he continued punching Lisa until he was satisfied.

By now, Lisa’s face was unrecognisable. Her face was badly bruised and disfigured.

“This is just the beginning of hell for the both of you. I’ll make your lives miserable and you’ll beg for death.” Nicholas said and turned around to leave.

“And one more thing, Elizabeth.” He turned to look at Vanessa who was crying beside her mother. “The next time you compare yourself with Ortega, I’ll beat you till you fall into coma. Nonsense.” He added, and walked away.