Mated to the Ruthless Twin Alphas

RUBY POV

"What is wrong with you?" A low husky voice asked behind me, jerking me out of my thoughts.

I looked up from my feet and stared into a face which carried the greenest pair of eyes I had ever seen. The man before me had a stern frown on his face. If I didn't know him, I would be foolish to assume that he was asking that question because he cared enough to know what was wrong with me.

Hell, no!

My tongue felt heavy, and I was unable to make any word.

"Are you dumb?" He growled, closing up the space between us.

He didn't wait for a response, rather, in an instant, the man before me swung his arm in the air, and his large palm landed on my face with a force.

"Kpash!"

It felt hard, causing me to stagger backwards, until I felt my back against the wall behind me.

I blinked back my tears, as I met his green eyes again. This time, they were much darker, and a muscle in his jaw twitched.

"It's not too late to return you to your stepmother, you know," He said, advancing towards me.

I shook my head in disapproval, finally finding my voice, "No, please. Don't take me back there, I don't want my younger sister to replace me." I pleaded as I clasped my hands in front of me.

He twisted his full lips in a snarl, "Then, why don't you act like you are happy being a stock-my stock! I paid for you. So, you're mine."

I nodded, as tears streamed down my face.

"Yes, Sir." I muttered, "I'm yours."

"Good." He hissed, "If I sense any more attitude from you, I will not hesitate to drive all the damn way back to your wretched home and buy your sister too."

His threat hung low in the air as he started walking back to the car. I followed him closely and got into the back seat of the car.

His last words filled my head. The more I thought of it, the more terrified I became. I would rather die a thousand times than witness my only sister become a stock.

Stocks were worse than slaves, only loyal to the person who bought them. Stocks were known to have no life of their own, no identity bedsides existing to do the will of others.

It was a life I didn't even wish on my worst enemy.

Sadly, it was a life I had to get used to. The man who bought me from my stepmother had turned up his nose in disgust at the sight of me earlier.

"I need a prettier girl!" He had said to my stepmother, "Is this all you've got?"

I had been smart enough to send my sister away into the woods, so I could take her place instead.

My plan worked out, just the way I had expected it, but the future ahead of me was not something I was looking forward to.

Barely a few days after being sold to Kor, the stock trader, he told me about his plan to have me auctioned off to the Cruel Alpha Twins of the infamous Ashton Pack as their breeder.

As their breeder, I would be their private sex toy; their plaything.

They could ravage my body for their pleasure, as much as they desired. The only thing I owed them for keeping me alive would be healthy pups; heirs to the Alpha throne that I would never be able to claim as my children.

As Kor drove the small truck down the rocky part, my heart felt heavy within me. I was no longer able to cry, and my eyes stung.

A sense of panic and uncertainty settled over me, not because I was afraid of being the breeder for the twin Alphas, but because I was so damn sure that I wouldn't even be picked.

Hundreds of stocks, just like me, were travelling from almost all packs to the Ashton Pack, where the Alpha twins resided.

I was so sure that there would be worthy women, even more beautiful and endowed than I was who would catch the attention of the Alphas.

Of course, there would be other Alphas, but every sensible stock would rather be picked by the twin Alphas of Ashton Pack, than anyone else.

"Powder your face, Ruby," Kor said breaking the silence in the car. He was driving, with his attention on the wheels before him.

I nodded as I frantically began to search my small purse for the smooth, white powder that Kor had gotten for me on our way here.

I had on a skimpy red gown which showed off my long legs. As a result of how my boobs were way too big for the dress I had on, they spilt out from the undersized bra I had on.

I was still applying the powder on my face when Kor shot me a quick glance over his shoulder, "That's better." He said, "What's the rule, again?"

I sat upright in the car, so straight that my shoulders almost hurt from being stiff.

"Wear a smile at all times," I mumbled.

"And, if you are asked?" He said, without looking at me.

"I'll tell anyone who cares to know that I am of the Ashton Pack," I said, as the words mechanically rolled off my tongue.

He nodded satisfied, "We have finally arrived."

My eyes almost popped open as the large, magnificent castle of the Ashton Alphas came into view. If I wasn't going in there to be sold as a breeder, I would have been in awe.

An unexpected sharp pain began to stomach at the back of my head, causing me to clutch at it.

Kor found a decent spot to pack the car, then he flung a piece of clothing at me, "Put that on!"

He got out of the car, while I remained in the back seat, bent over as I silently begged the moon goddess to take away the pain which was now coursing through me.

"Ruby!" Kor's commanding voice barked from outside the car.

I shuddered and struggled to put the small hood over my head. I looked outside the car window and saw other young women with similar hoods on.

I swallowed hard and adjusted it so that it could conceal my face.

The ache in my body had now spread to the back of my head and was pounding harder than ever.

I weakly pushed myself out of the car.

As soon as my feet hit the ground, my body started to shake uncontrollably, and I held on to the car door for support.

My vision blurred, and I felt my strength leaving me.

Before I could make sense of anything, my body hit the floor with a heavy thud. I slipped into darkness.

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When my eyes opened a few minutes later, Kor stood over me. There was a deep frown on his face.

"You wretched girl!" He hissed, "Is this your plan of sabotaging the only way I can milk these Alphas for their money?"

"I'm so...sorry-" I started to say, but I was cut shut as his clenched fists collided against my face.

"Keep that apology to yourself!"

I tasted something on my lips.

Sticky, thick and metallic.

Blood.

I touched my lips, the exact spot he had just punched, and when I held up my hands in front of me, I saw that I was bleeding.

"Get up right now before I-" Kor said, just before he was interrupted.

"Don't you dare touch her again!" Someone growled behind Kor. His voice was low, heavy and filled with so much venom. I couldn't see who it was as I was still on the dusty floor, and Kor covered my view.

Kor swung his head around and sprang to his feet. "Alpha Derek!" Kor said with a shaky voice, "It's a pleasure to meet you...again!"

Now that Kor was out of my way, I was looking at the man in front of him.

Alpha Derek?

Like, one of the dreaded Alpha twins? I wondered in silence.

His icy-blue eyes settled on me, narrowing at the sides, "The next time you lay a finger on her, I'll let you feel the wrath of my sword." He hissed, not taking his eyes off me.