Chapter 4

Jake~

The silence in the room would’ve been alarming if I didn’t know the reason. I felt my heart beat plummet faster as I locked eyes with the lady sitting beside William. The air was filled with Vanilla and strawberries. The lady’s eyes wouldn’t leave mine. The room felt empty, like it was only her I could see. Her scent was calling me and I had the strongest urge to claim her right there and then.

Mate…

My wolf chanted in my head.

I swallowed hard, eyes leaving hers and now settling on the hand William had placed against hers. Just like that, I felt every bit of excitement I felt earlier leave my body. Taking a look at the person sitting beside him and how cozy they looked, I felt a bile ride up my throat.

This has to be a fucking joke.

My mate is William’s soon to be wife?

I took a step forward but it only seemed like I got drenched in her scent. Truly, it was surprising as to how the rest of the pack sitting were not bothered with the strong pheromones she was letting out or how William himself hasn’t noticed how frightened his future wife seemed to be.

I couldn’t help but look at her, she was dressed in a royal blue dress, her brunette hair was let down and curled, her lips moulded in a shiny lip gloss. She looked so beautiful yet there she was sitting beside the one most despicable man ever even though he is my father.

I heard William took another one but never in my wildest imagination did I think the next victim of his whim would be my future mate.

The one I’ve tried my possible best to avoid. I felt dread rise up deep within me on noticing the same brown eyes stocked on me. I knew she could tell we were mates, judging by how much pheromones she released, how she gulped shakily. She knows.

“What are you doing here, son?” William voiced out breaking me out of the eye lock I was in. I shifted my gaze from my mate to William whose eyes was stuck on me, a grin tugged on his lips.

I palmed my lips into a thin line, walking closer to him. I couldn’t understand how the rest of them couldn’t perceive the pheromones my mate was letting out, she was nervous as hell and I could perceive it from her scent. She looked like she was trying to get it under control but it wasn’t working.

I suppressed the urge to roll my eyes, shifting my gaze to William.

"As the Alpha next in line, I challenge you, Alpha Williams of the blue moon pack to a fight, Whoever wins get to be the Alpha of the blue moon pack.”

Series of gasp could be heard in the room as soon as those words left my lips. William tilted his head sideways, his gaze turned dark.

“What?” He growled.

Growing up, him slamming his hand against the beats test surface and growling would have me cower back in fear. It would have me shaking but not anymore.

“I challenge you, Alpha Williams Of the Blue moon pack to a fight, whoever wins will be the Alpha of the pack.” I repeated, staring into his eyes unwaveringly.

Williams stood up, outraged by what I just said, slamming his fist into the wooden table.

“You insolent piece of trash!”

“Maybe we should discuss this matter privately, it shouldn’t be-“ Beta Mateo spoke up, immediately reaching for William where he stood.

“No! I will rather discuss this here.” William barked out, raising his hand to shut every effort the Beta might make. Irritation was visible in my face as I watched a few of the pack members scrambled away, William had successfully instilled fear into the heart of the people he is supposedly leading. Such a man shouldn’t be allowed to lead

“Do you think you can go against me? Your father?” He asked lowly, standing straight, pumping his chest out as he locked eyes with mine as though daring me to back out.

“I have no intention of backing down from this. I have challenged you and I await your response.” I spat out. He leaned back as Beta Mateo spoke into his ears. Advising him, maybe.

A grueling minute went by and he finally spoke up. “I Alpha William of the Blue moon pack accept your challenge” he finally says, eyes twinkling under the light.

First step has been done.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” Beta Mateo asked, his eyes silently pleading for me to back down, but I couldn’t. I wouldn’t. This is the only chance I have to get him off the throne. This is the only chance I have to avenge my mother’s death and I’ll be damned to let it go to waste.

He sighed, “Pack Alpha William of The Blue Moon pack as accepted the challenge of Alpha Jake, the next alpha in line and his son. The fight will happen on the pack ground two days from now.” He declared and that was it.

Two days from now, I’ll be fighting my very own father.

“Goodluck son, you will need it.” William says, eyes glaring at me. In that moment, I’ve never felt the overwhelming urge to sink my claws into the neck of the man I call father. I’ve never felt the electrifying urge to kill him. I shook my head, getting out of those darkening thoughts that’s plagued my mind ever since I can remember. I watched as he turned to speak to his Beta.

I turned to walk away but paused on noticing the lady still sitting, her eyes was on me, taking in every movement, everything I said.

My wolf called out to her immensely but I couldn’t do anything here. I had to restrain myself. I had to…

She stood up abruptly, face blazing red, eyes unfocused as she stared at me, staggering forward slightly. My wolf threatened to take over in just that slight minute of seeing our mate in pain.

Our mate?

I didn’t get the chance to rethink the word that rang through my mind, the only thing I could focus on was the lady whose eyes shutting close.

I felt my heart beat plummet heavily as she fell. In a second I was right beside her, clutching her arm in mine, feeling the softness of her skin between my fingers.

One sniff of the air and I knew I was done for.

My mate was in heat.