? Gina
I fell to the ground, hugging my legs to my chest, and rested my head on my thighs, sobbing my heart out.
I realised I love him and I will always love him, with or without the mate bond.
I have loved him since we were kids; he was my hero who saved me from my demons.
*Flashback *
I was 8 years old, and he was 10.
One day, I was in the woods, sitting on a rock, crying my eyes out. Some kids bullied me, tripped me, and I fell on the floor. I broke my glasses and injured my knees and elbows.
“Why are they so mean to me? Why do they hate me so much? I didn’t choose to be orphaned or born human,” I sniffed.
I looked at my torn clothes and wailed more.
“Great, I will get punished for damaging my clothes at home.”
“Will you stop crying?” “You gave me a headache,” Xander said.
” Sorry ”
“So why are you crying like a baby?”
“Some mean kids tripped me and I fell; my glasses are broken, my clothes are torn.”
“Come with me.”
He took me to the pack’s hospital, treated my wounds, got me new glasses, and bought me new clothes; being a prince, it’s a privilege.
Since that day, we have been inseparable; he was my only friend and protector; no one dared touch me; he threatened every child who tried to bully me.
Until everything changed when he reached the age of fourteen, we drifted apart. He grew up and became more handsome and attractive; he was always surrounded by beautiful girls and elite boys; we no longer hung out with each other. He was ashamed of me, the nerd girl, the ugly orphaned human girl; kids was back to hurt and bully me because I am no longer his friend; i was back to be the loner girl; he watched me getting bullied, but he chose to stay silent because of his newly bad body image; he broke my heart; the only person I loved, the only person I considered a friend once turned his back on me; I knew that I would no longer love him.
*End of flashback*
A knock on the door startled me, interrupting my chain of thoughts.
“Your majesty, can I come in?” my beta said through the door.
“Just a second.”
I wiped my tears and checked myself in the office mirror.
“Come in.”my beta Lucas took a step towards me and had a worried look on his face.
“Alpha, some of the pack families report missing family members, including children too.”
“How long have they been missing?”
“Two days, your highness.”
“Form a special team to investigate their despair and contact the nearby packs and the other kingdoms about the missing members.”
“Noted Alpha, and about your parents’ murder investigation, the day that your parents went to celebrate the werewolf prince’s birthday, one of the former guards who were patrolling that night told me that he witnessed your parents leaving in a hurry, like they were running from someone, and with a terrified expression on their faces.”
My heart beats for a second. If someone
intentionally wanted to hurt my parents, it means that the rogue attack was planned.
“Keep on your investigation until you find a solid clue leading to my parents’ murders.”
“Okay, your majesty, I will leave you now.”
I have a headache after all this day’s excitement. There’s nothing that a nice, long, warm bubble bath with a glass of red wine can’t fix.
My phone rings, and Belinda’s name shows on the screen. Belinda is a nice coworker I met in the coffee house; she was like a mother figure to me; she’s a vampire; her age is like 1000 years but she never ages; she looks like a twenty-year-old; her mate is a werewolf but died in a car accident; she remained single and refused to elope with another man. However, we kept in touch all these years, even though we drifted apart.
“Gina, baby, I missed you.” “How are you and the kids?”
“Aunt Belinda, I missed you too.” “I am good, and so are the kids.”
“I was thinking if I could come to visit you for a couple of days, I would be taking a break from work.”
“Sure, what time will you arrive?”
“next week”
“Okay, the kids will be happy to see you.”
“Me too.” “I can’t wait to meet them.”
“See you soon.” I hung up the phone and made my way out to the kids’ playroom.
“Mommy!” they all screamed.
“My babies, I missed you all day.” I kissed them, sniffing their sweet scent.
“Mommy, look at these gifts; did Grandpa Juju buy them for us or did you?”
“Actually, your dad bought it for you.”
“Daddy, is he here?” “I want to see him now,” Angie asked.
“He’s not here now, but he will come back.”
tomorrow.” “We are excited about seeing him.”
“Yesss,” they all said together.
“Will he leave us again, mommy?” Kilyan asked.
“No, baby, he loves you all,” and I pulled them into a tight hug.
“Mommy, we can’t breathe,” they all giggle.
I attacked them with sloppy kisses, and the whole room filled with laughter.
? Jared
I took my great-grandchildren to the beach to spend the whole day.
Gina is not feeling well this week; she’s been on edge lately since that dick -head Xander’s mating ceremony and wedding day will be held this week, and she’s also been stressed about Pack’s new problem, the missing of the kingdom’s members, which is tiring her.
We head to the beach, and the pups are overjoyed; a beach picnic is one of their favourite outings.
We settled in our beach tent and a large blanket to sit on, the food basket filled with food (veggies or fruit sandwiches and mixed salads), not to mention the chocolate and ice cream as dessert squished in the cooler with water and juice. We stripped to our swimsuits; Princess Angie is wearing a cute pink bikini, and the boys are wearing cute swim shorts. We took a short swim with Max the dog, then went back to the tent.
I watched the kids laugh at Max shaking off the water from his fur, which was wetting them. After all the beach activities (collecting shells, paddling, making baby footprints from stones in the sand, writing their names in the sand, building a sand castle, a beach race, and playing ball), we had our food and drinks.
We watched the sunset while eating ice cream, then we packed our stuff and took our leave back to the palace.
“Thank you Grandpa Juju for the day; we had a lot of fun.” My princess kissed me, and the boys joined her in thanking me.
“It’s my pleasure, my baby.”
When we neared the palace, my lycan was restless, I felt uneasy, and my senses went on alert. We went to the living room, where we heard Gina talking with someone.
A sweet smell went through my nostrils-the sweetest thing I ever smelled-a mixture of flowers and fruits-the scent that made my beast push to the surface, wanting to claim what belongs to us-possessive much?
“Mummy, we’re back.”
I scanned our surroundings, and that’s when I saw it-a gorgeous pair of green eyes looking at me with a shocked expression.
“Mate,” my Lycan is chanting in my mind.
I blinked twice, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. The moon goddess has granted me a second chance mate. I was blessed after the loss of my fated mate all these years.
She’s a gorgeous creature with pale white skin, fiery red hair, and pinkish lips.
A possessive, guttural growl leaves me before I know it. I am striding toward her, and my eyes are filled with primal, carnal desires. I can tell from the look in her eyes that she senses it.
I haven’t felt it in decades; it’s like a magnet pulling me towards her, and I have no intention of going against it. I want her; I want to claim what’s mine.
“Mate,” the words leave my mouth in a possessive way, then I pull her body to me and slam my lips against her in a hard way, kissing her passionately, pouring my heart out to the kiss. She responds to my kiss with equal passion, and she melts in my arms like she belongs there.
? Belinda
He’s kissing me, the sexy hunk. He’s kissing me with so much hunger and passion, holding me in his wide, muscular, bare chest, making my knees go weak. I’m not bothered by the taste of salt on his lips or the sea smell in his body; it’s his natural scent, and I like it.
He makes me feel a tingling sensation in my body that I have never felt in years. I was lost in his spell until a crying voice broke our kiss.
“Grandpa Juju, stop.” “What are you doing, ewe?”
She’s getting in between us, pushing us apart with her tiny hand.
“Stay away from Grandpa; he is only mine,” she said, crying.
“My princess, let’s let Grandpa rest, and me and you will head upstairs to your room and get you cleaned up with your brothers.”
“No, I want Grandpa Juju to do it.” “Grandpa, hold me.” He lifted her in his strong arms, and she clung to him.
I held back a laugh about the girl’s possessiveness over her grandpa.
“Sush, my princesses, I am sorry. Don’t cry. I will take care of you. I am not going anywhere”.
I think I will be sharing my man with another woman. I smiled at the scene in front of me: a big guy like him was holding a tiny girl, soothing her.
“I will be right back; stay right there.” He looked at me with a lustful look and a promise of a wild night in those eyes, sending a shiver down my spine.