It didn’t seem real until the day they’d tattooed their personal dragon symbol onto my neck , directly above the spot my mate was supposed to lay his claim on me .
I remember crying my eyes out , it wasn’t an easy thing to come to terms with the fact that you could never have a mate , or the fact that you’ll have to marry whomever the council chose for you .
Despite it all , I still remained strong for I knew I wasn’t the only one with this pain , my sister Isabella had the same horrible experience none of us had it easy , we were all suffering .
Still , I decided that I would be able to go through with it , as long as I never met my mate I would be able to go ahead and marry the man the council chose for me as long as I didn’t meet the werewolf destined to be mine , I could swallow the pain and move on .
But faith had other plans for me , for I did meet him . Under the worst circumstances I’d met him , he’d been on the ground tied in chains at the mercy of the council and he was none other than the brother of the mate of my sister Lucy ,the sister I hadn’t seen in years , the sister I’d grieved for , the sister our family was all incomplete without . We had finally been reunited with her even though it was for a short period , but in that short period I’d met him.
I touched the dragon tattoo , and closed my eyes as images of the man with warm deep green eyes that could be easily mistaken for blue haunted my thoughts yet again .
Alpha Prince James Lance Vinci, my mate .
Images of his rugged handsome features crossed my mind and I immediately pulled out the brushes and paint out of the draw in front of me . I pushed my wardrobe to block the door from opening as my eyes zeroed in on the wall in front of me .And then I began painting , working my fingers with the brushes , letting them do their magic , letting all my feelings pour out of me and into my masterpiece .
When I was done I stood back and stared at the image in front of me . My heart ached as I stared back at my mate , even here his eyes looked pained for it was the only look I’d seen on him , the only way I remembered him . On the ground with chains all over his body with multiple guards holding him down , his mouth was wide open as he roared to be released , roared to be near me . I closed my eyes and parted my lips as images continued to flow through my mind . Slightly tanned skin , full pink lips , sharp jaw , narrowed nose thick dark brown hair with golden highlights .
He was a masterpiece , my mate .
“EDEn!”
I jumped in my spot at the loud call of my name .
I was so lost in my thoughts of James that I hadn’t heard any footsteps .
I jumped at the first knock and hurriedly moved the wardrobe over the wall to hide my painting .
I quickly opened the door and came face to face with one of the council’s personal servant .
“The Prosecutor has requested your presence .” She told me . “You must do quickly , it’s urgent and he doesn’t want to have to wait another second for you .”
I nodded , my heart already beginning to race in my chest . It was never for any good when the prosecutor called me to see him personally , I always panicked right before the meeting .
Without a second thought I pushed my way through the door and shut it behind me as I rushed past all the statues in the narrow pathway and made my way to the dreaded meeting room , where most of the council’s important meetings were held .
I took a deep breath before knocking on the black door in front of me .
“Come in .” His cold voice echoed .
I pressed on the handle and spotted him at the window , petting Spade , the black crow .
I bowed on entrance , something that was required every time we were in his presence . “What can I do for you ?” I quietly asked , clasping my hands tightly together .
He continued to stare out the window , not sparing me a single look . “As you know , you’ve already been promised to Hunter , this is not something that we have ever hidden from you or your family .”
I stiffened at the mention of the heartless Alpha who was often given the name of a monster for his evil ways .
“Yes Prosecutor .”
“Good .”He muttered as he continued to stroke Spade’s head . “Then you shouldn’t be surprised with what I’m about to say- “
I held my breath as I waited for him to continue .
” The wedding has been confirmed between both of you , I’ve already made all of the arrangements with Hunter , as you must have already noticed , measures are already being put in place to prepare for the engagement that’s set to take place in two days .”
I held in the fear and pain that threatened to consume me whole as I fought to come to terms with his words . I knew that this day would come to me one day , I knew I had to be prepared for it and at a point in time I really thought that I was but all that had changed the moment I’d felt my mate . The moment I’d rested my gaze on him I knew , I just knew that being with anyone but him would completely tear me apart .
I would never be prepared for something like this , not today not ever .
James’s POV :
I jumped into the lake and closed my eyes as I felt the water engulfing me . Images of my sweet mate filled my vision , her beauty was like no other a rose among thorns . Images of her beautiful face swarmed through my mind, removing thoughts of anything else . Gorgeous blond hair and the f*****g sweetest lips I’d ever seen in my life , so f*****g sweet that I was dying to taste them . And her eyes , God those eyes were haunting me now , the prettiest shade of green I’d ever seen on anyone in my lifetime . The last time I had seen them they were wide with fear and panic fear for my own life . flashbacks of that day still made my body boil with anger and the water around me was doing nothing to help . I should have been strong enough , those chains should have never been able to keep me from her , but the f*****g damn things did . The only reason I didn’t retaliate was for both the sake of my family and hers , no good would have come out of a fight that day . I wasn’t prepared to attack the council , I still wasn’t .But that didn’t mean I wasn’t prepared to fight for Eden with everything in me , now that I’d seen her , now that I’d felt what it meant to have a mate I didn’t plan on letting her go .
As I stood perfectly still beneath the waters , I came to the sudden conclusion that I would kill for that woman , kill for her not only kill , would even f*****g die for her .
But she wasn’t mine how the f**k was that even possible ? The one woman that was made just for me , wasn’t mine to claim ? All because of the f*****g Black Council .
I pushed myself out of the waters and inhaled deeply . When I finally opened my eyes Clara , one of my pack members was waiting for me at the edge of the lake .
“What are you doing here ?” I asked her , stepping out of the water .
“I was worried about you Alpha .”She whispered , her face turning red as she openly stared at my naked chest .
“I told everyone that I didn’t want to be disturbed .” I explained , unhappy about her direct disobedience.
“I just thought that some company would do you good .” She replied . “I’m sorry .”
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