“You really didn’t know the king had another son?”
Winrose asked as the car which had come to pick us up from the place we went to get lunch sped along the way, surprisingly, my driver came to find me but I told him to drive ahead with my bags while I catch a ride with my friend, Winrose refuses to believe that I didn’t know about this Kendrix guy but I truly had no idea, all this while I thought our king had just three sons, never once have I heard of Kendrix.“Rose, I won't lie, I didn’t, if I did I surely won’t have gotten into the car with him,”I responded, and it was the truth, he may not have wronged me but knowing he is the brother of the man that hurt me? I would have felt uncomfortable in his presence, but thankfully, I won’t have to see his face ever again, once Rose’s wedding is done, I will leave, and might not return here again, I already know I won’t be well come, I am sure my father knows I am in town already, he has people for those things but he still didn’t call me or ask why I am back in Owhen, he just didn’t give a flying fuck about me and he doesn’t hide it.“Kendrix is not like his brother though, he is nice but also dangerous,”She informed.“What do you mean? How can a nice person be dangerous?”I asked.“Well, he is known to wine and dine with vampires, plus his mom is human, he doesn’t believe in a lot of the ways of the old and believes vampires are not a threat to us,”She revealed.“I don’t even know what to say to that, I mean I have faced more rejection and humiliation from my own people, and not once in my whole twenty-six of living have a vampire been mean or bad to me so I can’t argue, for me, werewolves have done worse to me,”I lamented and those were true, I haven’t met a lot of vampires but the ones I have met either ignore me or play nice, I couldn’t say the same for my own people, not even my family, so this Kendrix guy might have a point, that doesn’t make him dangerous.“Yeah, I am sorry I dragged you back here, I know what you went through but I am selfish, I want my best friend here when I marry,”Rose said, reaching for my hand.“Rose, I won’t miss your wedding for the world, and who knows? Maybe my father would accept me now, eight years can do a lot of magic,”I said the lie out loud, I knew my father still didn’t care about me, if he did, he would have reached out to me.“I hope so, but if you feel you are not comfortable in the mansion, you can always stay with me, in fact, I think it is best that you stay at my place, I need my chief bridesmaid with me,”She said but I shook my head in refusal, Rose still lives at her parent's house and they didn’t show that they dislike me but I know they do, everyone in the pack except Winrose had a hate boner for me, they just love their daughter so much and can’t say no to her which is why I can still be her friend when we had been eleven, one time, I had overheard Rose’s mom telling her to mind the way she plays with me and Rose had defended me, that was the day I fell in love with Rose and knew she was and is my soulmate, my one true friend and she never stopped being my friend, when Jordan had rejected me, she had been by my side and cried so hard when my dad had practically dragged me to the airport, the pain I felt that day was still fresh in my memory.“Rose, don’t worry, I am an adult woman, I can take care of myself, plus, I lived alone for so long, Dad ignoring me won’t affect me at all,”I responded to Rose who didn’t seem convinced.“I am not about to argue with you but I don’t want you feeling unhappy here, I dragged you back down here so I should be responsible for you,”She insisted.“I will be fine,”I said and we rode the rest of the way to my family mansion in a comfortable silence, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to be back in the home I grew up in, a place where I wasn’t welcomed. When we got to the mansion, I waved Rose goodbye as I walked up into the house, I met the driver who had brought my things, I thanked him and also tipped him before making my way into the main house, I met a few employees I knew and they greeted out of respect, most of them were shocked to see me, I asked for where my dad is and someone pointed out that he was in his home office and I headed towards his office, my heart beat increasing, the last time I was face to face with my father in his home office was when I came to boost to him that my mate was our alpha king older son and that I will be the wife of the future king, well jokes on me because that didn’t go well.I shook off the thoughts and knocked gently before opening the door, my dad was seated on his usual chair, nothing much changed in the office in the last eight years and my father’s seating position was exactly the way it had been on that day I had walked in to tell him I found my mate.“Dad? I am home,”I said in greeting, my dad looked up at me and I saw his face turn to one of distaste, he didn’t say a word or acknowledge my presence.“Dad, I am home,”I said out loud when my dad remained silent. He looked up from his papers and went right back to it as if he didn’t see me, it hurt but I was used to it, he never acknowledged my presence so it should not be new to me but the fact that I have been away for eight whole years and not once did he come to visit me or allow me to visit made it hurt even more, the little I saw of my dad in the last eight years was when he or my brothers showed up in the papers, no calls or contacts, why did I expect to be treated better? I should have taken Rose’s offer and just spend the next month with her until I can return to where I will not feel unwanted, I turned around to leave, until I got to the door opened it, and stepped out, I was expecting my father to say a word to me, anything, but he just kept quiet, the hated he had for me heavy in the air, I swallowed hard trying to dissolve the nut that formed in my throat, I hated this feeling of being unwanted, of never being appreciated, I wish there was something I can do to change him, I wish he didn’t hate me so much, even my brothers.My brothers, I should not even call them my brothers, because they were all strangers to me, none of them reached out to me, none of them tried to be nice to me, they did not care and I have seen more strangers I don’t know than my family.“That’s why you should have gone with Rose, I don’t like it here,”My wolf said in a sad voice.“I am sorry,”I whispered, I walked down the hallway, through the numerous room before I arrived at my old room, it was just the way it was when I left eight years ago, the picture of my favorite boy band then still where I left it, my books, photos, and piano were all still in the room and what more, the room was clean, which can either mean my dad was aware that I was in town or they have always just kept the room clean, either way, I lay on my bed as tears welled up in my eyes.I closed my eyes trying not to let my dad’s silent treatment get to me but there is only a little I could do, I have feelings, and getting hurt all over again would break anyone, I never asked to be born, I wasn’t there when my mom died, I was an innocent child who knew nothing yet I face the hate, I face the discrimination. I lay in my bed wallowing in self-pity for the next couple of hours. I finally had the courage to go take a bath and lay back on my bed right after still feeling sorry for myself. My phone beeped and I picked it up thankful for the distraction, it was a text from Winrose.“Hey, I am hitting the club tonight since Jayden wants to have a boys’ night, do you wanna tag along?”The test read, I was tired and had a jet leg but anything to be out of this place that felt like a prison that I walked back into myself, what’s the point of being in my father’s house if I am not welcomed?“Sure, pick me up in thirty minutes,”I texted back and hurriedly walked to where my bags was kept and brought some of the clothes inside, found a dress I was comfortable in and quickly did a light make up, before brushing my hair, I was at the gate of our big mansion twenty minutes later and Winrose showed up a little over two minutes after I got there, without a word, I hopped into the car ready to party and forget all thoughts of being unwanted and feeling less of myself.Arielyn“I told you to come stay with me, I honestly don’t know why you choose to put up with being ignored in that house, your father or your brothers do not deserve you, they don’t know what they are missing out by keeping you away from them, I want to be with you all the time, it is their loss,”Rose said after I finished telling her what happened with my dad, I knew I shouldn’t have told her, I didn’t want her to feel guilty for bringing me back here but Rose was my best friend for a reason, I could never hide my feelings and emotions from her, she took one look at me and knew I wasn’t okay even when I told her I was so I had to tell her the truth, she talked about my brothers, I didn’t even meet them yet but I already know they would ignore me just like my dad did, they follow his lead.“I don’t want to be a burden to you Rose, besides, I lived alone for eight years and I have been isolated all my life, trust me, my dad ignoring me is nothing,”I said trying to make light of how
“It’s her, she is ours,”My wolf yelped in excitement, even before I saw her, I knew who he was referring to, it was her, the pretty doctor from earlier today, she has been at the back of my mind the whole time, and there was no getting rid of her when my wolf was head over heels for her, she was his latest catch and until he gets bored, he would have to deal with it, hopefully, he would forget soon.“Never,”My wolf let out and I mentally rolled my eyes.She was seated and frowning while nursing a glass of drink, even the dim light did nothing to hide her beauty, her pretty red hair called for attention.“She belongs to us, she is mine,”My wolf sang.“She is not ours, we already found our mate, she died,”I cautioned my wolf quietly, but the werewhore was bent on having his way, and the pretty redhead sitting alone and looking like the saddest person ever didn't help either. I knew I should ignore her and just continue on my way home but I don’t know how I ended up walking towards h
Arielyn The feel of his lips against mine, the fact that I haven’t kissed anyone since forever, and the alcohol that I took combined and I felt elevated by it, I couldn’t believe what was happening, I was kissing someone who I met today, what’s more, I liked how he tasted, like alcohol and a mix of something else I couldn’t quite describe, I just knew he tasted amazing and I wanted to kiss him forever, his hands moved to cup my face as he deepened the kiss, I opened my mouth without realising and his tongue dived into my mouth, and I felt my legs turn to jelly as his mouth devoured mine, the pressure of his mouth against mine, his hands on my face, yup, it definitely felt like heaven and I wanted to be lost in it forever, forget every of my pains and heartache and just drown in this feeling for the longest of time, he broke the kiss suddenly and I opened my eyes to see him watching me, his breath heavy as mine, I wanted more, I didn’t want him to stop so I pulled him to me and kissed
KendrixI watched her walk away and cursed under my breath, what was I thinking kissing her like that? And why did I like it so much and even told her about it? Even went as far as insinuating that I wanted to sleep with her, I felt like my wolf took over and now he was letting me lead again, that was the only logical explanation for what happened.“Hey, that’s not on me, don’t blame it on me, I didn’t do anything but watch.My wolf scolded.“Yeah, right, we should go home before I do something I might regret tomorrow,”I said as I made my way out of the rooftop, I decided to use the back exit to avoid meeting her again, all I wanted to do this night was have a little fun but I ended up on the rooftop with one of the hottest woman I have ever met and made out with her, the night wasn’t bad but I damn well knew I should have kept my hands to myself, I drove home in silence and quietly entered my room to avoid waking up Raul who was probably sleeping already, I still have to go see my d
Arielyn“Are you going to sleep all day? It is three pm, Ariel,”I heard Winrose's voice and covered my ears with both of my hands, in an attempt to go back to sleep, Rose wasn’t having it as she pushed the bed cover off me.“Let me sleep, Rose,”I pleaded, we didn’t arrive home until past two am last night as Rose had insisted we stay at the club, plus one of her soon to be in law got engaged at the club last night and it was like a mini celebration, I ended up consuming a lot more alcohol than I could handle and right now, I was facing the consequences of my action, I woke up earlier with the most horrible hangover I have ever had, I threw up over four times and Rose had to give me hangover meds to calm me down, I rub my eyes as I remembered the look on her mom’s face earlier when she had came to say hi to me, I was so sure she would call Rose to the corner and tell her to unfriend me.I should have gone home to the mansion but Rose had insisted we come here and I didn’t want to be
Arielyn I couldn’t believe he was walking towards me and smiling like we are friends, I felt my anger rise and felt Ae restlessly react to his coming close to us, she was still affected by what he did to her, and of course, she took the bigger blow between the both of us.“You are back in Owhen? I thought I would never see you again,”Jordan said, side-hugging me on the shoulder, when he got close to me, I pushed his hands off my shoulders glaring at him.“Hey, that’s not how you treat an old friend,”The moron said and I couldn’t believe his audacity, why was he acting like we are friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time instead of the enemies that we are, he made an enemy out of me and he had no right coming to me like we were cool, besides until I went to school for promo preparation, I didn’t even know him personal, I just saw him on newspaper and the news as he was the alpha’s son, plus he was four years behind school which was why he attended he did prom with us in h
Kendrix“I can’t believe you dragged me away after that bitch slapped me, not once but twice, I wanted to teach her a lesson you moron,”Jordan yelled at me after I dragged him off, I wanted us to leave the restaurant altogether but the fool said he wasn’t leaving, the slap was the least she could have done, he deserved it and more for how he acted.“That’s because you deserve it,”I said pushing the ice the waiter had brought to him, he took it and placed it over his red face, the slaps must have hurt cuz his whole face was red.“If I lay my eyes on that bitch again, I would beat the living day out of her, you saved her this time but you won’t be around to save her next time,”He let out.“Dude, bring your voice down, how can you so loudly say you want to beat up a woman? Don’t even start with the she hit you first, you deserve it,”I said sitting down, I honestly wanted to get up and leave him here but Arielyn was still here, and knowing the kind of person Jordan was, he might go to
Arielyn“Ariel darling, will cheer up? Why are you still sulking girl? You did well, you gave him a piece of your mind and gave him two slaps he would never forget, I am telling you right now that you didn’t lose anything when he rejected you, the man is a pure jerk and a loser, the only thing he has going for him is that ego he has which is bad,”Rose said trying to bring me out of my present mood but my mood was already ruined way beyond anything words can fix, we were on our way back and I kind of wished I didn’t run into him at all, I should have stayed at the house, that way I wouldn’t have run into the bastard, I mean what are the chances that he would show up at a restaurant we choose with how big Owhen was, well the chances were kind of high but I just never thought about him to think he would be where I am at the same time, I knew his father’s palace wasn’t far from here, now I had to deal with the aftermath of my actions, we created a scene and everyone was looking at me whi