* Nick *
"Nick!"
I opened my eyes at the sound of my name being called out by a female voice, blinking twice while placing my hand on the space beside me. She called out again making me realize that it was Riza. Then my hand caught something, or rather someone. My head immediately turns to the right and sees the face of an unknown woman in bed with me. "What the!?"
I gritted my teeth before I could utter a series of explicit. Catching my head with both my hands I recalled what happened last night. We had too much to drink and I remember this beautiful wolf approaching me to give me her greetings. But her eyes scream wild sex and she is more than willing to follow me, wearing a very short dress that fits her body like a second skin. Any male species would be happy to take her out that evening and I haven't dated for a while since my father declared that we have to find our mate. So I didn't say no when she employed we continue drinking over at my place.
"Hey, wake up babe!"
I could not remember her name, he stirred but did not wake up. Riza knocked another time on the door so I have to answer her before she panics and took the spare key to my room. This is not my room, I suddenly realize it when I get down and place my feet on the cold floor. Or this is mine as I recently bought a new place?
"Riza, I am coming out in a few seconds stop banging the door like it's a matter of life and death!"
I muttered a series of curse words making the woman in my bed wake. She has a to-die-for body but her face is not the kind you easily remember. Some females are unrecognizable after removing a bunch of makeup from their faces. My nakedness causes her to gaze at me with wide eyes. Must be pleasant for her to see naked early in the morning.
"Nick!"
She smiled and removed the sheets completely showing herself but I groaned and manage to put on some pants and a t-shirt. "You must get dressed and get out of here as soon as you can, my mother's assistant is here and I don't want her to report back to my mother with bad news."
"Oh!, but."
She stops in mid-sentence when I pick up her only piece of clothing on the floor. Just a mini short dress that only a hooker would wear. I lost my patience when she did not move however I need to stay calm or it would alert Riza who is just waiting outside the condo where I am staying in the city.
I threw the dress in front of her and did nothing with the scowl on her face. Her eyes change when she looks at my body, I wonder how we did it last night as I was so drunk.
"You can fix yourself in the bathroom while I talk to the my mother's assistant outside."
"Oh, alright my prince."
I slowly open the door when she got out of bed and get in the bathroom.
"Riza, what's up? You are early."
I meet her gaze pretending to be surprised by her presence. She frowned and tried to look behind me but I am taller and I did not open the door wide. She can't peek inside the apartment.
"Yes, Nick. Your mother wants you in the palace now! It is very important that you did not forget the event this evening."
I sighed. "I see, then wait for me in the car while I fix myself and get some things to take with me."
She shut her mouth and look at me up and down. "I know what you've been up to Nick, I am not going to say anything to your mother but you need not do this again."
She turned her back on me just like the mean assistant that she always is. I should thank her for keeping this to my mother, or she would get mad and talk to the Alpha King. It wasn't my plan to take this woman here but I was drunk and I guess she took advantage. I couldn't even remember having sex with her.
The toilet made a noise and she came out after a few seconds. I took my wallet on top of the glass table beside my bed. I choose to pick the higher bills and counted five then showed her.
"This is for a taxi, and please don't say any word about this to anyone. You know who I am, and I know who you are. My father will not be pleased to hear about any scandal involving his sons."
Her face lit up and her hands accepted the cash immediately.
"I will not say anything to anyone at all. Thank you, my love!"
She put her arms around my neck and tiptoed to give me a kiss. My head automatically turned the other way so her lips touch my right jawline. Then my hand removed his arms.
"Take care and go around the back exit. I need to close this apartment and fix a few things."
She nodded. "Bye Nick! See you when you get the time alright? It was a very pleasant evening we had together."
Her smile turned wider as she look at the bunch of cash in her hand. Then she opened the door and left, leaving me with an irritable feeling as I look at the bed and realized that I have to ditch this place and here a better one. Or she will keep coming and ask for me. It's not like I can just hurt the women whom I accidentally sleep with because they get obsessed with following me around.
"What took you so long Nick?"
Riza is standing beside the black BMW and looking at me with a deep frown on her face.
"Come on Riza, I am here and we need to leave now if my mother wants to see me urgently."
She rolled her eyes upward and opens the door on the passenger's side for me. Still making sure that I won't get away and that I am going with her.
"Well, it is not just you who needs to be in the palace right now and we have trouble looking where he could be."
She sighed and get in the front seat besides the driver. The traffic is smooth when we get to the main road, I am sure that my mother have instructed Riza to come and pick me up. I groaned realizing that there is no secret between her and my mother. She chooses to send her to me because she will never cover up for anything. I let out a heavy breath and look outside the window.
I probably know what this event is going to be, and it is not about me. It's about my brother Brad, Maleficus had discussed his recent vision of my brother's mate. After that, he will be declared the heir to my father's throne. I wonder where that would place me, am I going to be just a backup in case my brother screwed up? Or I would be the head of the council for his advisors.
"Did my brother come back Riza?"
I thought about him being away in the palace just like me as well. Riza looks at the rearview mirror and then meets my gaze.
"He is still out, however, Beta Derek is already out looking for him. Everyone is busy with the event tonight but you two are busy with something else and your mother is not happy about it."
"Oh! But did father know about all this?"
Riza shakes his head. "All he knows is that Brad was still on a mission while you are celebrating with your friends."
I almost rolled my eyes upward. Then we arrived at the huge gates separating the Langston lands from the rest of the wolves. My brother is lucky to find his mates first, I guess it is as expected since he is older than me. Older by just a few minutes but still it is valid enough for the people in the palace to recognize him as the oldest son of the Alpha King.
* Nick *The noise outside my bedroom is confirming the start of a fancy dinner held in the palace's private dining hall. It's a family discussion first before we make it public. I look at my reflection in the mirror, wearing semi-formal attire. A light color blazer paired with skinny slacks and a belt. I am sure that my brother would be wearing more formal clothes than me."Nick, are you ready honey?"My mother's voice outside the door of my bedroom made me quickly finish wearing my shoes."Come in mother, I am ready."She turned the knob and went in, I turned around to see her. Despite her age, my mother would still pass as a woman in her mid-twenties. Her hair was tied in a French bun wearing diamond earrings and a black long dress well fitted her slim figure."The Bates family are already here son, they came on time and I don't want to make them wait on our table. Brad is already there with your father and Maleficus, come on, they are waiting for us."She smiled knowing that I am
* Emma *I thought I would go mad at what my father just said, my eyes searching for his deep eyes wondering if he is joking or telling the truth. The event at the Langston palace is tonight, if my decision will be considered by my family I wouldn't go with them."It is real Emma, Malificus and the Alpha King talked to me about all this. They need to choose a crowned prince very soon, so the wizard's vision is being looked at by Alpha King Vincent. You are fortunate that one of the princes is your mate Emma, any wolf would die to take your place. But also the prince is lucky to have you."My father looks very proud and the smile on his face as he looks at me shows how he is thrilled with the idea. I wanted to object and tell him that I don't want anything to do with the Langstons. The vision of the old wizard must be a mistake. As I recalled the two boys when I was younger, they both look spoiled and rich. That's a fact that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and I am not even attracte
* Nick *I choose to be late for a couple of minutes inside the palace comfort room in order for everybody to be at the table. But, when I saw all of them standing in front of the table and all their eyes are on me when I arrived I wanted to kick myself for being late. My mother who stand beside my father has her eyes full of conviction when they meet mine. Then my father motioned his hands to make me sit beside my brother Brad who's face is a little bit excited? If I am right."Thank you for coming later than usual Nick, we were all standing and waiting for you. I told everyone we couldn't sit except for Mr. Bates. But he insisted to stand with us, don't you know that he has a fragile bone condition which makes it difficult for him to stand on longer period of time?"I let out an exhausting breath when Maleficus and Mrs. Bates made a low chuckle. Then I notice a female wolf standing beside Mrs. Bates, her slim and alluring figure then my eyes move slowly to her skin revealing due to
* Emma *When I saw Brad Langston and Nick Langston after many years of meeting them when I was younger, I could tell the big difference! It's hard not to notice how they are both hot and so good-looking. Brad is taller by just an inch compared to Nick however the latter is bigger and looked like he could just carry me in one hand. The thought sent shivers on my skin which made me wonder, this is not the first time I saw handsome men in my life. In fact, I am always surrounded by them in the industry that I worked for. However, the big difference are, these men are not what you call normal due to the reality that apart from being filthy rich and powerful. They are also wolves just like myself.Nick's eyes when he looks at me, speak a hundred meaning more than his few words. While Brad give me recognition and a signal that he wanted to speak with me privately, I could feel Nick's eyes not leaving me and it made me shiver inside. I wonder why his gaze affected me more than Brad's and I
* Emma *"Brad?"I uttered his name but his presence is different as he is standing against the light of the moon and the palace, it took a couple of seconds before I realize that he is not Brad. His form seemed to be Brad yet it doesn't feel like him, is he, Nick? He did not answer me, not after a few seconds has passed."For goodness sake can't you tell the difference between me and Brad? I'm sure that I look more good-looking by a few points than him not to mention that I am more charming."His voice is deep and distinctive and I detected a little bit of humor with his words, or is it just my imagination? He sounded more irritated by the fact that I called his brother's name which confirms his identity. "Nick!? What are you doing here?"My heart turned erratic when he move forward and I see his face. A muscle in his jaw flex, and I notice how his face is well-shaven and clean unlike Brad who let his stubble grew an inch. Not like it mattered against his beauty but I prefer men with
* Nick *"Bring me a bottle of tequila in my room Riza!"As I passed by the busy kitchen of the palace, I saw Riza who was the only one with empty hands while everybody around her is busy preparing something for the wide dining hall. She shot me a questioning look but begin to move away into the door of the wine room. The Palace maids lowered their heads as I walk past them, they can sense my controlled temper. My feet walk faster as I will rather be in my room than in the dancing hall where my brother could be leading a dance with Emma!I am not sure what triggers my anger but it is evident that I wanted to kill somebody or perhaps challenge someone in a fight. Emma look so lovely that despite the fact of being mated to my brother I couldn't take my eyes off of her. "Shit!!"I utter a series of explicit words while slamming the door of my room shut. I took everything off, I must take a cold shower to cool down before I start drinking. This night is too long for me, and I could not g
* Nick *I look up at the sky with dark clouds and felt the weather changing from sunny to having a storm brewing fast. The smell of rain that is about to fall is evident in the air surrounding the outside of the Palace. We finished the rounds for the day and are ready to go home early because of the bad weather coming."Come on! Let's hurry up guys before the rain falls down heavily!"I lead the run towards the road heading back to the palace."Alright Nick, we are following behind you!"Beta Derek and the rest of the warriors are already left behind as I speed up my pace. This is the second day of my brother's test and I heard that he was taken on a yacht toward an island where they should finish before sunset. However it is already starting to rain, and it is just an hour before sunset. I am left with double the task since his hands are full giving his best to prove that he is worthy of being the crowned prince that will take my father's place in the future.The wind blew faster th
* Emma *"Enjoy your vacation in the palace Ems, I have to go back to my post now."My brother did not even get out of the car when he saw the Palace maids coming towards us to help with my things. This vacation is suggested by the Alpha King and the Luna Queen and my parents agreed to it faster than a bullet. He told me that on this side of the Palace, the Alpha King and Luna Queen keep the guests and visitors it is far from where they live. But it is near Brad's chambers."Take care Dylan, thank you for bringing me here." I gave him a peck on the cheek before I got out of the cat and open the compartment.My brother's schedule is full together with the warriors due to the storm last night. Brad entrusted him with duties that a lead warrior must do since he had other significant matters to attend to. I believe that Brad might not work with the warriors during my stay here, and he promises to spend time with me and make our parents believe that we are getting along pretty well.I don'