Nicks POV
"Nick, what the hell is going on with you?" Simeon asked after watching me roam about for a couple of minutes.
I called him up after I felt like I was going insane back at The Packhouse.
The whole place has suddenly become filled with her scent making all my efforts to control my anger and the feel of betrayer was impossible.
It was most disheartening because I have been looking forward to this day for as long as I can remember.
The more I tried so hard to not think about the witch's betrayal, the more my heart aches and yawns for her. Seeing her with Richard makes me so mad to the extent of wanting to hurt her, even though I might not be able to.
I'm sure Richard and his mum have nothing to do with this, she is the one that is eighteen years old so she must have known that I was her mate before she decided to go for Richard. So, if I am going to hurt anyone she is the one I am going to hurt.
"Come on nick, stop sulking, today is your birthday, you should be mate-haunting not looking restless" Simeon continued.
"I have seen my mate," I said after I finally sat down placing my head on my hand out of frustration.
"What? That is some good news, man, so tell me who is she, OK wait let me guess" he said bursting with a new source of happiness that one might even think that he is the one that just found his mate.
“is it Tricia?" he asked after humming for some time.
The name he called would have brought smiles to my face on a normal day. Tricia is one of our very few alpha she-wolves, we don't get along too well and Simeon had often joked about her being my mate since we are always on each other throats. Even though I do not like her so much, I would wish this moment that she was my mate, if for nothing just to ease the aching pain in my heart.
“It's the rogue girl,” I said quietly to a suddenly confused looking Simeon
“which of the rogue girls?” he questioned with raised eyebrows
“The witch rogue girl,” I said with an irritated smile playing at the side of my lips and that was enough for Simeon to go ballistics.
“But how is that possible, she is already mated to Richard, can one person have more than one mate, oh my god, what are you going to do?” he questioned absentmindedly.
“I'm planning to go rogue, I'm tired of this place, it's evident that this place has nothing other than pain and grief to offer me, even the all-loving moon goddess seem to enjoy my misery," I said with a deep sigh.
“so you are just going to leave her? do you think, you can be able to do that, why don't you talk with her and see where that takes you,” he said calmly.
"can't you see that she doesn't want me, she knew she was my mate, and yet she chose to be with Richard just because he is the heir," I said at the top of my lungs as I allowed myself to be consumed in fresh anger that flowed through my veins like lava.
Suddenly there seem to be a storm cloud gathering all over the sky with flashes of lights and thunder shooting across the sky. that was strange because the sun was just up. I could feel tons of electric waves shooting all over me, even if it made me powerful, I was also scared of what was happening to me. I turned to look at Simeon who had his mouth open and was staring at me in horror.
"Who are you?" he asked in a surprised state.
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Miranda's POV
“Mother, I am telling you, the bastard has some sort of connection with that witch,” Richard kept disturbing me with his endless rant as we head back to my room.
“What makes you think that,” I asked as we stopped at the door leading to my room.
"did you see how angry he was when he came to the dining room this morning? now the question is what was he doing in the dining room since he has never bothered to be there before unless of course he was asked to come,” he asked as he looked at me for some sort of explanation which I didn't have.
“come off it Richard, he might have just ignorantly passed through there since you made me cancel his supposed birthday party at the last minute,” I said rolling my eyes as I pushed the door open and we both went in.
“I didn't want to tell you mum, but I also saw the witch staring at him yesterday,"
“Okay, what do you want me to do Richard, plug out both eyes? they are both necessary evil you will have to tolerate for the main time, you need the bastard to help protect the pack before you become the king and you need the witch to give you a hybrid that will make you become a powerful king, and if they are mate which I highly doubt, I will take care of them when the time comes,"
“Just don't say I didn't tell you should anything happen to our plans,” Richard sorted and at the same time the door opened and Peter walked. Instantly I can see anger and disgust all over Richard's countenance.
“What the fuck are you always doing in my mother's room,” he charged at peter who seem thrown off by Richard's sudden outburst.
“The king asked me to......" peter was mumbling when Richard shut him up
“Then you stay outside or ask one of the servants to deliver your message”
“Richard please leave now, and have you lost your manners, how dare you to talk to your father's best friend in that manner?” I spurred at him.
He just looked at me briefly before returning his gaze to peter.
“I hope you know what you are doing mother,” he said before storming out of the room.
His exit was followed by a deafening long silence. I for one was thinking of what Richard had said about the possibility of the witch being Nick's mate, if by chance any of that is true, it changes everything. I have always known the moon goddess was daft and cunning, but this I never saw coming.
“you still haven't told him, have you? Peter asked in a cold voice.
There was once upon a time when his voice made me shiver in fear when he had me under his control to manipulate as he deemed fit, but not anymore.
“I will tell him at that the right time and now is not the time”, I said turning to look away from him.
“When will the time be right Miranda? you seem to forget how you got to be where you are now, do not forget that I am watching every step that you take and that I won't hesitate to take you out anything I feel pleased,” peter threatened.
of course, I knew very well what peter was very much capable of, a man who sends his mate to disguise as a mistress to his best friend, and also helping to inflict his best friend with a terrible illness through the use of dark magic is very much capable of anything.
That is the reason I also have my plans already set into motion. the moon goddess has in her stupidity given me a mate whose heart is as black as the scarlet as a curse. And I will, in turn, ruin everything good she has ever made beautiful, starting with that half-breed bastard.
"what are you talking about, I am not doing anything against your wish, I'm only saying that you should exercise a little bit of patience till your son ascend the throne before telling him that you are his father," I said to him in a quieter tune. First, because I don't want anyone to know about my most well-kept secret and secondly to tame peter down a bit.
“I do certainly hope you do not have any games up your sleeve”, he said in a calmer yet threatening voice. I walked up to him seductively and lifted his face till his eyes were on mine, why would I ever want to betray you, you are my mate after all,” I said sexily.
I could feel him release a deep sigh of relief and an evil smile played at the corner of my lips.