TXUNAMY’S POVThe servants soon started to serve dinner. The dinning was abuzz with the conversation between the two Alphas and their Luna, and of course, their two favourite children, Oliver and Riele, but not me.I was sitting four seats away from them and it didn't seem odd to any of them, but I had no trouble sitting there alone. I was used to being the lone kid, the one they never paid enough attention to and it didn't hurt. As long as they let me have my peace, I had no trouble with being alone.When my eyes went to Riele, she was smiling at me. I knew it was what she wanted. She was sitting directly opposite Oliver now, and for every eye contact that they made ostentatiously, I felt bile rise in the pits of my stomach. They were showing their pleasure with each other and it made me wonder if all those years ago when I had first been betrothed to Oliver had been a joke.I had spent years preparing to be a royal bride, only to be rudely awakened to the fact that I was not goi
TXUNAMY I did not realize I had been holding my breath until he spoke and I had to expel the breath I had been holding.How did he have the power to affect a room full of people so much?How did he walk with such suave and authority that left the eyes on him, unblinking?I was trembling inside now.He was sitting next to me, as a matter of fact, we were both isolated from the other members of the household. It was just us sitting away from the rest of them. When the maids got over their surprise and Started to serve him food, I saw the look on Oliver's face. It was the look of disgust coupled with jealousy.No, he didn't have the same impact that Chase had. He didn't make the room go still and all heads turn in his direction when he walked into a room, and that brought the puzzling question to mind again,Who the hell was Chase?Why did he possess as much authority as he did?Why did he affect everyone so much even without visibly trying?I held my breath again, and then when my ha
Txunamy.I felt my hands grow numb at his words. He had just made a declaration that would shake even the strongest of heart.“You do not mean what you said,” Oliver said.I could see the look on his face as he stared at his brother and me. If there was anyone more shaken by this. It was me who had become the spotlight in the matter.My father’s eyes held a disbelief I had not seen in a long time. I shook my head, although subtly to let him know I knew nothing of this sort would happen.“You all heard me right. She is the one I wish to be mated with,” he said, letting us know he knew what he said the last time. I wanted to tell him he wasn’t sure of his decision and should have a rethink, but my mouth remained glue, feeling the warmth seep from his body into mine.“You did not tell me you knew him or that you have met another man asides from the one you were betrothed to,” my father said. The cutlery in his hand clanging on the ceramic as he dropped them.“She did not have to tell you
Txunamy’s POVFather’s eyes told no tale, waiting for the answer I would give. He was not the only one waiting, as alpha Lucas waited as well. Riele stared at me with eyes that could kill if I gave an answer that wasn’t worth her agreeing.“Yes.” My answer came as a shock to me. The air turned deathly stale, with everyone trying to hold in their breath. Father nodded his head, taking in a deep breath before turning to the meal before him.“Yes, Father. I want to marry Chase,” I repeated myself, feeling Chase take a deep breath beside me. It felt like my answer gave him everything he wanted. Down to the thought he had towards me.“You can not agree to his marriage talks,” Oliver said, letting out a chuckle that I knew was nervous.How could he? How could he think he could plan my life or chose the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with when he picked my sister over me? His mistakes were no problem to me, but he could not stand up to me, hurriedly picking his lust over respo
Txunamy’s POV I walked with him until I was sure we were out of earshot. There was no way a fine face and the butterflies rumbling in my stomach would take away the thought of a humiliation from me.“What’s the matter?” He asked, holding his arms wide in a gesture to speculate his curiosity.There was nothing those unfathomable eyes could hold against me as I rubbed my hands together after I had swung his hands away.“You ask what is the matter?” I threw the question back at him as I paced in front of him.He looked at me like someone lost for words, having nothing to say other than watch me throw my tantrum.“Don’t look at me like that,” I said, stopping and pointing a finger at his face. “You feel I do not know what game you are playing right now?”He stood there like a statue, his eyes glued to my body with every move I took. “If I played games with you. I doubt you’d know something about it,” he said, giving me a straight face that caused me to doubt my suspicions.“You say it is
Oliver’s POVThere was no way father would just sit there and let Chase do everything he wanted. I pushed my chair backwards, loudly, for everyone to hear and see the displeasure on my face.“Are you leaving the dining already?” Mother asked, seeing I was leaving.“What is there to stay for?” I asked as I looked at her with furrow brows.She let out a sigh, shaking her head as she turned to my father. “It is enough that you’ve made him angry already. You can call off the union between them and not ruin his special day.”“It is a good thing that both my sons can get married on the same day and with the people they want. There is nothing for me to do,” father said, taking a sip of wine like nothing bothered him at that moment.“There is nothing for me to do here then,” I said, wiping my lips with a towel. I threw it down on the table before I stomped out of their presence. “Who do you think you are, Chase?” The question left my lips as I continued my walk out of the dining.“What are yo
Oliver’s POVA chuckle escaped my lips as I stared at my former betrothed. It was not one of happiness, more of shock as she stood, spilling out what felt like her innermost desires.“Were you always like this?” I asked as I let go of Chase. It was more like a surprise. She was the soft-spoken one. The one who would do anything so others would have a good time. That was what I had taken her to be.“I do not think it is for you to decide,” she said, pulling Chase away from me. It was a heated moment for me, seeing nothing of them act like that.“Do you still think this is a game?” Chase asked, wrapping his arms around her waist like there was always something between the both of them.I chuckled as I stepped backwards. There was something wrong somewhere that I was either not seeing or I missed altogether. “This feels more like a game now more than ever,” I said, wagging a finger at them.“You can’t tell my mate to fuck off. Where is your respect, Txunamy?”I stopped to see Riele stand
Txunamy’s POVMy hand waved through the air. I couldn’t stop it in time as in connected to Riele’s cheeks. She fell to the ground with a loud thud. I stood there, watching with mouth agape.“I didn’t mean to,” I said, watching Rieke squirming on the ground from my hit.“What have you done?” Mother came into our midst in time, pushing us away from Riele, who laid on the ground. “I did not mean to hit her. She put herself in front of him and I hit her instead,” I said, placing my fingers in between my teeth from worry. Her life wasn’t the only thing I was worried about, as I could see the look on my mother’s face the instant she walked out.“You very well meant to do everything you did right now to her,” mother said as she picked Riele’s body with Oliver helping her by the side.The words came, but my mind could not process how quick everything was happening. Alpha Lucas came, towering over me with his chest heaving. “What’s happening?” He asked with his eyes, watching every activity.