* Emma *
My brother uses a private jet in travelling his way to London that is why he was here fast enough to see me. As I stood in front of the white aircraft I couldn't help but gasp and be filled with awe. The last time I flew with this bird is when I left Langston land to rebel against my father. It brought back few undesirable memories.
The pilot stand at the end of the stairs waving his hands towards us, beside him stood two beautiful ladies in uniform.
"Come on Ems, go up and let me take care of the luggage."
I move my feet slowly, hearing his conversation with my two bodyguards who would take care of sending off the rest of my belongings including the Mercedes back to my homeland. As I took the stairs and begin to take careful steps, I feel the eyes of the crew looking at me with every step it must be my graceful walk as a model.
This jet belongs to the Alpha King, but my father uses this aircraft more often to do business outside the Langston lands in favor of him and he can use it anytime as long as none of the Langston family members is flying.
"Welcome aboard Miss Emma Bates!"
The pilot greets me together with two of his crew. "Thank you, everyone."
They help me carry out the hand luggage and my personal things above the compartment. I sat in the comfort of a soft leather seat with the luxury of a small built in table and the mini television. The crystal clear window shows the view outside the private jet. After a few minutes my brother came in to sit at the opposite side of my chair. I can feel his gaze on me as I pretend to observe the scenery outside the window.
The private jet could accommodate six passengers but today there is only me and my brother who's flying back to the Langston lands. After a while the pilot announce the plane ready for departure. We have six hours straight flight all the way into the private airport owned by the Great Alpha King.
"Are you alright Ems?"
My brother's voice sounded a little sympathetic and I stop looking outside to meet his gaze. "I am, don't worry about me. I am thinking about Dad and his condition, I almost forgot how old he is, I was thinking that he is not going to get older than he already is. It's so silly of me to think of it that way."
He sighed. "You know that there might be no coming back anymore. After you take over some of the family businesses, father would be relying on you and Brad since our mother will never do the work in the office."
Our father is an old wolf, being old means centuries old. He is one of the Royal pack elders, A friend of the Great wizard Maleficus and the grandfather of the current Alpha King. My family belongs to the Royal bloodline in the Royal pack that if the blood of the Langston diminish, which is far from happening, our bloodline would take over as the leader of the pack. For sure, one of my brothers will be a great candidate as the Alpha.
"I am going to miss the limelight and the crowd of London, but I guess I will be alright."
I softly whispered more to myself than him but I know he heard it all clearly.
"Mother and Robert will be at the airport waiting for our arrival when we reach the Langston lands. There are so many changes in town Ems, you should give our place a chance and the Royal pack have improved a lot over the years."
He is able to change the topic when we felt the plane finally going higher above the sky. Our seatbelt sign is on until we reach the height where flight takes a normal form. The stewards offered us food and beverages which I declined since I don't feel hungry. I saw my brother smiled towards them and took himself a glass of whiskey. My eyes returned towards the window where I could see the white puffy like clouds floating beside us.
I close my eyes and thought about our family and the big house we have on top of a hill. We only leave a few kilometres away from the Langston palace. It is more often that my family would go and visit the Alpha King and his family. I opened my eyes and let out a heavy sigh.
"Get some sleep Ems, I will wake you up when we arrive."
It's like following his command. My eyes automatically close and I succumb to the call of sleep as I felt the exhaustion of my brain from overthinking on my father's condition and the business that I have to handle. I don't remember for how long I have slept during the flight but my body rested so well that when I heard my brother's voice again, it is to inform me that we have already landed on the Langston's private airport.
"We are here Ems, you can wake up now sleepyhead."
There was a bit of amusement on my brother's voice when I opened my eyes and saw him towering beside me.
"Oh, I didn't mean to sleep the whole way."
"It is alright Ems, sleep will give you enough courage to see our father and hear from him his plan for your future."
I groaned disapproving the words he said. He just reminded me how my father manipulates our family most of the time. My brothers are more obedient towards him than I am, I guess if he is not ill then my brother would not have taken me back this easily.
"Thank you for flying with us Miss Bates, Mr. Bates."
The cheerful greetings of the stewards and the pilot made me aware of the reality that I am now back to my homeland. "After you Ems."
Dylan made me walk out of the plane first, the familiar scent in the air and the view of the small Langston airport reminded me of everything in this lands. My birthplace is just a few kilometres away, my childhood friends and the wolves of the Royal pack.
"Emma! Oh my baby you are finally back home!"
I slowly turned my head towards the familiar sweet voice coming from my mother when I took the final step off the jet's stairs. "Mom?"
She run towards me and opened her arms wide to give me a tight embrace. "We were so worried about you Emma, it's been years honey. How have you been? You look too skinny, have you not hunt and eat in London?"
Her voice sounded worried as I look in her face and noticed a few wrinkles. We are supposed to aged slow but my mother must be so worried with my dad that she is getting older like he is. I look behind her and saw my brother Robert, the oldest son of the family. Beside him is the skinny old man in a wheelchair then it took me a few seconds to realize, he is my father!
"Dad? Oh, what happened Daddy?"
I immediately excused myself from my mother's arms and bent down to my knees to see my father at eye level. His hair are all grey and his face wrinkled as his eyes surveyed me, he let out a slow smile.
"Emma, I thought you wouldn't come back."
He let out his arms to hug me and I engulf myself on his embrace. A slow and painful sob came out of my throat as guilt and regret consume me.
"I'm so sorry Dad, I shouldn't have left If I knew you would get sick and live like this."
"Oh, don't cry now sweetheart. Please, I would still live a longer life I would wait until I see my grand children from you and Dylan."
My oldest brother Robert is the one to first get married as soon as he found his mate in the Royal pack. "Welcome back Ems."
He taps me on the shoulders and I let go of my father for a while and give him a brief hug before looking 4 years back into the face of my brother. "What is this sickness that tied you on a wheelchair Dad? I thought your friend Maleficus has all the cure to any kind of sickness in this pack and what are the pack doctors been doing in the palace?"
I asked worriedly which earned a chuckle on my father. Robert is the one who opened his mouth to give me an answer. "Our father is not sick Ems, he is physically well but his strength is lowering due to the length of time that he'd spent living. His wolf is already weak and won't be able to shift after the full wolf moon."
* Emma *My poor Dad. I could only say that in my mind, for I know that he would not accept it if I tell him that I am feeling his pain. His arrogance is still there, everybody's eyes turn to him when he forces himself to stand up from the wheelchair. Robert immediately came to his rescue but he slap his hands away. The humor in his eyes is gone, I feel that he is hurting as he slowly stood in front of me with a slight tremble in his legs, he wanted to make me see that he can still do it."I still have my strength to live for a decade Emma but I want you to stay with us during these times. I am giving you and Robert the authority to manage our business as Dylan will dedicate himself to the safety of the pack."I let out a heavy sigh. It's not even a few minutes since I arrive and saw him but now he is already talking about business. My worried mother look at me and then touch my father's hands."Honey, let us bring Emma home and let her get some rest before we talk about these matters
* 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
* 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