The Arranged Marriage

Chapter 3

Two weeks go by, the month turned into October, only two months away from the winter solstice, and all the girls were going crazy about it. Walking through the hallway all you could hear was,
"OMG! My birthday is around that time!"
"OMG! Mine too!"
"Do you think Raven is the one? Her birthday is on the winter solstice after all!" I paused at that and turn towards the girl that said that, marching towards her, I growled,
"Don't ever say that again! I am nor will I ever be in an arranged marriage!" I said as I pushed her into the lockers behind her, she screamed and started to cry,
"Do you understand you little bitch?" She nodded her head and I let her go, I go to walk away when a voice called my name,
"Ms. Raven Mastermourn! Come with me!" I turned and looked at the girl who said that and glared as I walked passed her and walked towards the principal's office.

Mr. Glasgow sighed and softly shut the door to his office, I slumped down in one of the most uncomfortable chair I have ever sat in,
"Ms. Mastermourn, why did you slam Ms. Kendrick into the lockers?" Not meeting his eyes I said,
"She made a comment about something that I am very sensitive about." He wrote that down and said,
"What did she say?" I glared at him before harshly speaking,
"She said that I am the one in that fucking piece of shit arranged marriage! So I got angry at her!" He sighed and said,
"So throwing her into lockers was the solution to the problem at hand?" I nodded and Mr. Glasgow said,
"You're suspended for two days go." I got up and walked out slamming the door before flipping off Mr. Glasgow and his wife. And walked out the school's entrance doors,
"Good job sis!" I heard Desmond yell as I walked past him and his friends that were smoking a cigarette.

Wonder what father is going to do now I thought as I sat down under a willow tree in the park, is he going to hit me like last time? Or is he going to threaten to send me to an all girls school again? The possibilities are endless with him, I wish mother was back from her getaway already. Smoking another cigarette, a voice called out,
"You shouldn't be smoking underneath a tree! Or smoking at all." I looked up and saw that it was Mr. Noble, the packs most respected elder, chuckling softly I put the cigarette out,
"Good girl, now tell me why your not at school Ms. Mastermourn." I looked up at him and said,
"I got into a fight Mr. Noble. And I'm suspended for two days." He shook his head,
"Just like your father. Tell me Raven, what was the fight about?" He asked as he sat down beside me, sighing softly I began to tell him,
"Two weeks ago we started learning more about the Battle of Prosperity, and the punishment to both packs about arranged marriages, that have been around for generations, and it's been 30 years since the last one. And this one takes place around the winter solstice." He nodded and said,
"Ah! My great grandfather was in that battle, he died. It was a very bloody battle but it was a hell of one. You see Raven, that battle was a sign of reassurance to all of the wolf packs in the area, and across the world." I looked at him before asking,
"Then why did the Alpha Queen and King choose that punishment? Why not give them death?" He chuckled at my questions, he patted my hands and softly said,
"Because, the Queen didn't want to kill her most loyal alphas! She would have punished his family line then killing it off, I should know." I looked at him confused,
"What do you mean Mr. Noble?" He sighed and looked at the ever changing leaves of the willow tree,
"I was the second born of my family, I was put into an arranged marriage, did I like it? No, but I realize that it's not that punishable punishment everyone thought it was. Young Raven, I was just like you, I didn't want to have a mate, marriage or a family of my own. I was just wanting to lead the pack, but with the arranged marriage I put me with my destined mate. The moon goddess and the alpha queen work together in this punishment. Eventually you have to accept it." I then had a crazy thought,
"Is everyone in this old town related by blood and the arranged marriage?" He laughed loudly before saying,
"Haha! Oh! Goodness Raven ! You are one imaginative person. No sweetie there are not at all related. The moon goddess and the queen made sure of it. They take two completely different families and put them together, like for instance my family was the most loyal people you could ever meet! But my mate, my wife's family was the most harsh family you could ever meet! But when we're all together, we completely change one another. You will soon see what I mean young Raven !" Mr. Noble soon got up and left me there with more questions, I got up to run after him but couldn't find him anywhere, looking around the park i realize it was dark out, there was no one around me, panicking I pulled out my phone and checked the time, it's 12 o'clock in the morning. Turning around in every direction I was confused, where am I? Surely I didn't walk far from my school! I started to get a panic attack and couldn't breathe, soon the world became black.