Clara
The Party is now at it’s climax. All the important activities have already been carried out and the only things remaining are drinking, eating and dancing. Perhaps talking too.
Most people have resorted to conversations now. I think the party is going to last all night for those who don’t want to go home yet.
After finding Emily, my excitement level shot higher than in the beginning. We talk talked and laughed until Matt snatched her away for a dance.
I have received many requests to dance, but I am not in the mood of dancing. I just want to sit down and watch people as they enjoy their night.
It is not my fault that I only want to be with one person. It hasn’t even been a day since I last so him but I really miss him so much.
Talking of missing Damien, father never asked me about him. He introduced me to his guests but never asked him where my mate is. I guess it is because people were watching us, but I think I am in for it when the party is over.
I am now debating between having another glass of wine and getting on the dance floor to shake my ribs off. I am getting pretty bored here and I don’t want to move about because I might run into dad.
“Having fun?” a familiar voice sounds from behind me. I immediately turn and find Alpha Liam standing behind me with a wide grin on his face. Ofcourse my father invited him to the party when I left them talking outside the other day I had spent the night at his house.
“I don’t know the correct answer to that as for now,” I reply and he shakes his head.
“I must say the party was a success. Everyone had fun. I had fun. Your father is a really great Alpha having pulled off such a big celebration,” he says.
“It’s good that you had fun,” I say. It is not surprising how everyone praises my father. I am used to it. Only those who live closer to him know who he really is.
“So how are you doing?” he asks me.
“I am doing great,” I reply. I know the last and first time we met wasn’t that good. I was in real pain because of those damn heat waves.
“That’s good to know,” he says and picks a glass of wine. He takes a sip and looks around.
“So where is he?” he asks me.
“Who?” I inquire from him while looking around in confusion.
“Your mate,” he responds. Oh, now I understand. Only werewolves with mates get heat waves. If I am okay now then I must have mated with him.
“He isn’t here,” I respond.
“Why? Wasn’t he invited?” he asks.
“Be was invited but he couldn’t make it because he had really important matters to attend to,” I reply.
“Is he an Alpha? I can understand how busy pack leaders can be some times,” he says. I don’t know what to tell him now.
“No he is not an Alpha but he is also a leader,” I just reply. I don’t know if that makes sense but he seems to be buying it.
“I see. I hope I can get the chance to meet him. You never know we could be good friends,” he says.
“I also hope so,” I say with inner doubt. When you are a daughter of an Alpha, everyone wants to know who your mate is because the powerful he is, the more powerful your father’s family is considered. That is why my father has always wished that I can get a rich and powerful mate like Liam. I think that’s why they get along so well.
Damien is also filthy rich. You can’t own that big expensive mansion and everything inside plus all that land around it and be anybody. He is a damn hot Vampire prince and others don’t hesitate to run to him for help.
I don’t understand whatever groups Vampires live under but his father was a leader of his entire Clan. He is definitely his successor and everyone knows how Vampires are more powerful than werewolves.
If the situation between my father and Damien was a neutral and peaceful one, he would be very lucky to have Vampires as part of the family. He would be bragging about him wherever he went.
But I have to remind myself that things aren’t the way I wish they were. They are completely two different individuals on the worst of terms.
“Wanna dance?” Liam offers.
“Not really,” I respond while shaking my head.
“I know it will more fun than sitting here letting the night end on you,” he tries to convince me.
He is right. I have been sitting here for too long since Matt took Emily away from me. I feel so damn bored out of my mind and I miss Damien a lot.
“Okay. I give up,” I say resignedly and he smirks.
“That’s more like it,” he says and then gives me his hand to hold. I first stare at his hand while rethinking my decision. Hell! What is wrong with me? Why can’t I just loosen up and have some fun. There is nothing wrong with dancing with another man, is there?
“Are you coming or not?” he asks me with a raised eyebrow.
“Ofcourse,” I respond while getting up from my seat. A bright smile forms on his face as he leads me to the dance floor.
He wraps his hands around my waist making me shiver. This kinda feels wrong but also right. I know Alpha Liam is unmated so there is nothing holding him back. I think I am the only one who is having second thoughts.
Liam is quite a good dancer unlike me who keeps paying attention to my feet so that I don’t end up stepping him. I am not that bad at dancing, but you know when you meet with a professional, you start doubting your own skills.
Liam notices my nervousness and easies on his moves. Now we start swaying to an fro according to the music playing. Liam is quite swift on his moves. I must say I am impressed with his dancing skills.
Something about the atmosphere has changed. I can smell Damien’s scent. Ha, I must be hallucinating. I had smelled his scent before and he wasn’t here. Why would he be here anyway?
“It has been my pleasure,” Liam says while dropping me back where I was sitting when he found me.
“It was my pleasure too,” I tell him and let go of his hand.
“I will be on my way now,” he says.
“Have a safe journey back,” I tell him and he smiles at me.
“Next time I see you and want to see that guy who has stolen you heart because he is so lucky to have you,” he tells me and my cheeks heat up in shyness.
“I hope so too. You so nice,” I tell him and he waves me off.
“Don’t mention it. That’s just who I am,” he says.
“Then your mate will be so lucky when she finds you,” I tell him.
“It’s good that you think so. I will make sure she feels like as lucky as you think,” he says, making me smile at him. He will make such a perfect mate.
I see his eyes cross and I can immediately tell that he is trying to mind link someone. Probably someone he came with. A blonde guy comes dashing towards him.
“Yes, Alpha,” he says to Liam.
“Clara, meet Ace, my Beta,” Liam says, introducing the blonde to me.
“It’s nice to meet you,” I say while offering my hand for him to shake.
“It is my pleasure to meet you,” the blonde says while shaking my hand.
“Okay. We will now get going. Tell you brother and his fiancé that we had a great time and I wish him all the best,” Liam tells me.
“I promise I will,” I tell him and he gives me one last smile before turning on his heels and walking away.
The blanket of boredom covers over me again when Liam disappears into the crowd. Oh, jeez! It must be so late. Some guests have already left.
I decide to go upstairs to my bedroom and call it it a night. I climb the stairs slowly because of exhaustion and the dress being really long.
Every step that I take, the mouthwatering scent of my mate keeps getting stronger and stronger. I don’t care if it is a hallucination but it is giving my body comfort whenever I breath it in.
I climb the last stairs quickly because the scent has grown stronger and my wolf has started panting
Mate! Mate! Mate!
It feels like the first time when I found Damien in the alley that night I had gone to buy groceries just to spend time. The distance from the stairs through the corridor to my room feels like forever. The heels that I am wearing feel itchy on my feet, so I remove them and break into a run.
I stop on the door of my room so as to catch my breath. He is here. I can feel it. I turn the door knob slowly and the door opens.
There he is standing wide eyed beside the bed. I throw my heels in the air and jump into his embrace, catching him completely offguard!