Michael’s POV
I kept silent and listened to Dad’s words. I could feel the anger flowing through. If I don’t try to control it, I may say or do something that I would definitely regret later on.
First, mom had tried to force me to mate with Luciana, Now they are trying to force me to mate with Luciana’s sister that I can’t seem to remember her name??
Can you believe that???
They simply want to use me as a pawn to have more allies. But guess what, I’ll never allow it.
My mind is made up already. Falcon had spoken to her which means that she’s out there somewhere. I don’t care how long it takes me, but trust me, am going to find her and when I do, I’ll bring her back with me and prove to them that the moon goddess never makes a mistake. She has a mate for me and am going to find her.
“Am going to find my mate, just like you found yours, MY KING… The Crown and scepter are in my room, MY KING… I’ll send it down as soon as I get up.
Sorry about the death of your daughter Alpha Robert, it is not my fault that she decided to use a spell on me instead of waiting for her mate to come to find her.
Am not mating with your other daughter, whatever her name is, so you can kill me now if you want to.
I have a mate and she’s out there waiting for me. Am going to find my mate and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
As soon as I made it clear to them that I won’t have anything to do with their crazy plans, I turned around and headed back to my room.
“Send someone to my room right now,” I ordered the house keeper through the mind link as I headed up to my room.
She came up a few minutes later with one of the maids following closely behind her and they both stood by the door, keeping a safe distance away from me.
I chuckled lightly when I realized that they were just trying to stay far from me because of what happened last night.
“I want you to pack up all my luggage. Am going on a very long trip today. When you’re done packing, Get the guards to load it into the car. Am going for a run in the woods. I want everything ready before I get back.”
I left the room after telling them what to do. I wasn’t going for a run, I simply wanted them to know that I won’t be close by while they pack my luggage.
If I stay close by, they won’t get the job done on time because they are afraid of me so I stepped out of the room and made my way down the stairs.
As I got to the foot of the stairs, I heard a heated argument coming from the throne room. At first, I wanted to ignore it and go down to my office, but when I heard Mom’s voice, I decided to eavesdrop on the conversation and find out what was going on.
I could hear mom’s voice as she cried and pleaded with dad, begging him to go up to my room and beg me to stay back. She promised to stay out of my business if only dad can convince me to stay back.
I can imagine the expression on Dad’s face right now. He’s in a very tough spot right now and I wouldn’t want to be in his position right now.
I turned around in an attempt to run away before they find out I was close by, then I heard dads voice in my head as he said,
“Come in Mike, I know you are standing out there.”
Fuck!!!
I always forget about Dad’s telekinesis. He must have been in my head all along and I didn’t even know. I keep letting my guard down around him.
“Get out of my head,” I yelled angrily as I ignored him and turned to leave.
“Come on son, you know we won’t just sit by and watch you leave. We can’t let you abandon everything mike, just come in let’s talk about it. If not for anything, do it for your mom. She’s been crying since you left the throne room.”
I stilled in my steps when he mentioned mom. I really can’t bear to see her this way. Am still mad at her for playing tricks on me earlier on but I just can’t let her go on this way.
The guilt is eating her up because she is still blaming herself for all this. I turned around and walked into Dad’s throne room. I just have to let her know that I know exactly what am doing, they need to know that I ain’t turning my back on my responsibilities, I simply want to find my mate.
The guard pushed the door open and I stepped in immediately. My heart broke into a million pieces when I saw Mom’s face that’s all red and messy with her smeared makeup and red swollen eyes.
The others must have left the meeting after I left them. Only mom and dad sat there facing each other in silence. I walked in and sat opposite mom at the other seats where Alpha Robert and his group sat earlier on.
“Before I say anything, I want you to take back your ring and put it on Michael. And don’t you ever take it off again. You are my son and you are the future king, nothing is going to change that.” he scolded me angrily as he glared at me with wide eyes. He paused and kept his eyes on me, waiting for me to pick up my ring.
I did exactly as he said, although I know that I may probably take it off again if he’s still bent on forcing me to mate with that Alphas daughter.
“So your mom and I have talked about it. There is absolutely no need to find you a mate when you already have a mate, as you claim. We have come up with a solution that would be fair to everyone involved in this case.
We have decided to let you go and find your mate, just like you want to. You have ten months to search for her and bring her to us, Michael. Ten months son, ten months.
BUT,
If you still can’t find her after ten months, you will have no other choice but to listen to us and mate with Alpha Roberts’s second daughter, Clara.
How does that sound??” he asked with a genuine smile on his face.
I was too stunned to speak. I can’t believe that they are letting me go out there and search for my mate. I kept looking from mom to dad and back to mom again. They were staring at me anxiously, waiting for me to decide.
Their plan is great and I love it because It’s what I’ve always wanted. I know am going to accept their offer but, I decided to push my luck a little further and see what it gets me,
“What if I say no dad. What if I chose to stay longer than ten months, I mean what if I decide to keep searching for her, even after my birthday,”
“Then you leave me with no other choice son. The throne would be taken from you and your sister will step in as queen and Gerald would be King.”
The mere thought of Gerald sitting on the throne as King is enough to make my stomach churn in anger. Sometimes I even wonder if Gerald is truly Erica’s mate because they are nothing like.
Who knows if she was tricked into bonding with him. They may have used the bonding spell on her too because I truly doubt that the moon goddess would bring such a proud, rude and arrogant mate for my sister.
“Alright dad, I accept. But you have to promise not to interfere in anything I do and you won’t make me reject my mate, again.” I said in a sarcastic tone, making mom to look at the both of us curiously because she had no idea what am talking about.
“Sure, I promise. As long as you don’t bring in a rogue or a traitor, I won’t make you reject her,” he smirked as he shot back at me, reminding me that he had only forced me to reject her because she was the daughter of a traitor.
“Alright, since everything has been sorted out, tell me, son, where do you intend to search for her.” mom asked with a sad smile on her face. She has been silent all along and I know that she simply doesn’t want me to leave the palace for such a long time.
I think it’s high time she learns to let us handle our lives. She likes meddling in our business, that’s why she wants us around. It’s true that I’ve never been gone for so long, but right now, I want her off my case.
So I thought of a perfect plan. I searched my brain for a town with no spies and no allies that she can send to keep an eye on me. I wanted to ask Falcon if he had found out where Phoenix is but I decided against it. I can search for Phoenix when am out of here, right now, I need to first get out of here.
As I searched my brain for the best city to go to, something just clicked on me. I said the words before I even realized what I just said,
“Los Angeles.”
“What!!!! Los Angeles???” They both screamed in unison.
Jeez,
What was I even thinking when mentioned Los Angeles??
Jeez!!!
Mom and dad would never let me go to Brandon Wellingtons territory. No wolf or Lycan has ever been allowed to step into Los Angeles ever since Brandon Wellington declared it as his base of operations.
He’s been dead for several years but no one had dared to go into Los Angeles for fear of being called a traitor.
“Falcon, did you make me say that??” I asked my wolf as I kept looking calm and neutral before mom and dad.
“What the hell is wrong with you Michael?? Why would you want to go to Los Angeles??” dad yelled angrily.
“Of all the cities you could go to, you choose Los Angeles!!! What the hell is wrong with you??” mom yelled furiously.
They were both glaring furiously at me while I kept looking at them, smiling like an idiot, thinking of the perfect answer I could give to them.