Chapter 8 Life goes on and she went on her way.

We are about to arrive at the Coven and the truth I had forgotten, how much I loved to travel; Paris is a beautiful city. I wish Arya were here to enjoy it together.

"Lanox, I hope you will be patient with my daughter; she is something special; I think you could tell by how she reacted at dinner when she mentioned Faith," said Alpha Maximus.

"You have nothing to worry about. She is my mate; I will try to understand her; by the way, what is going on between them? I could tell that Arya was not a big fan of her. Did something happen that I should know, now that we will be family" I said, looking at him, waiting for some answer for my mate's reaction when he mentioned his sister?

Maximo strangely looked at me, as if he was debating on telling me something, but in the end, he just told me a stupid excuse; I know something is up, and I hope to find out, my Alpha instinct tells me I should be alert.

"Don't worry, sibling rivalry as in any family; it will happen," she told me, and we continued on our way.

When we arrived at the Coven, we were greeted by a woman named Silvana, who stared at me as if she had seen me before, which I thought was strange because I had never seen her before today.

"Maximo, your highness, how nice to see you so soon," she said.

"Please, Silvana, leave the title and give me a hug," Maximo said with a smile when he saw her.

"Welcome, we were not expecting you so soon; Faith knows what to be here," she asked.

"No, I want to surprise her," he said.

Silvana looked at us a little seriously; I still felt uncomfortable the way she was looking at me as if she knew me.

"Silvana, let me introduce you. She is Elora North daughter of Alpha King Isaac, this is ............"

"Lanox North, future Alpha King," she said, looking at me.

"Nice to meet you, and welcome, come in. We will be more comfortable in the castle; it's almost snack time," Silvana said and guided us to a beautiful garden.

"Wow, what a beautiful garden, you really know how to take care of nature," said Elora marveling at our surroundings.

"It's magic dear, this used to be Maxon's garden since he's gone it always blooms, it's a matter of magic, his essence is everywhere, and you always see it like this, growing, blooming, and even at night the view is beautiful, you can see the fireflies and the moonlight up everything."

"It's one of Faith's favorite places; by the way, where is she," said Maximo.

"Where do you think she is," she said.

"I got you where I wanted you, my beautiful muse," said Owen challenging me.

"Really, we'll see about that, you silly, keep on believing it," said Faith.

I love this kind of fight, where I always demand even more from myself, and at this moment fighting Owen, I know it's a battle worth it.

He lunges at me, trying to punch me in the stomach, but I jump backward, staying in my

I perform a jump backward, staying on the ground in a fighting stance; he looks at me and smiles.

I know he is flirting with me, he has always been in love with me, and I know it, we have dated, and he has wanted something more and has tried something more, but I have always been firm in showing a total stop to his advances.

I get up and run towards him, spinning twice in the air, and land a kick to his abdomen that knocks him off balance, and he falls to the ground.

He stands up and raises his hands and is about to use his magic, he throws fireballs at me, and I raise my hands and disintegrate them in the air with my magic; my eyes intensify their blue color, and I know he is using my magic.

Owen approaches, and suddenly he generates white smoke, a mist, which confuses me. I look all around, and for this one, he vanished; II look behind me, and it's too late, he is already behind me, with his arms around my waist and his breath in my ear.

"You're distracted today, you've never been so easy to beat, plus you look beautiful today; let me take you out to dinner today," Owen said.

I smiled at Owen's invitation; even in the middle of a fight, he usually knows how to take advantage of the situation and be close to me; on more than one occasion, he has touched me in a way that makes me feel something between my legs, a desire that I can't explain.

He is handsome, and his body is worthy of a Greek god; any girl would be happy to have him as her mate muse; if he weren't waiting for my mate, I would let myself be sculpted by his caresses and his hottest desires.

Owen is the Earl of Caranthir; after my family, he is next in line to the throne of our Coven; since I arrived, he was my only friend and confidant, but over time he began to show another interest in me.

I will not deny that I like him and the truth is I have considered accepting his proposal to be my mate by choice, but more and more I think that maybe that would be the best solution, to accept him and finally be happy, why deny myself to be loved by him.

Suddenly he turns me around, and we are facing each other; he looks at me and is only a few centimeters away from my face, "Faith, just tell me yes, I'm dying to have you by my side, how much longer will I have to wait for you" he said while caressing my cheek.

I stared at him, and many things went through my mind; it was not like my mate would appear in front of me today, or if suddenly my parents asked me to come back to the pack, the Coven is my house, my home. It's only logical that I will make my life here with someone who loves me and is better than Owen.

"Alright, Count Owen Caranthir, I accept you as my mate by choice,"  I said with a smile, and he lifted me, screaming like crazy, spinning us around endlessly.

"Finally, I thought I'd be stuck with an old man, behind your shadow, begging you to accept me and don't get me wrong because I'd gladly do it," he said and suddenly stopped.

Without stopping hugging me, he lowered me until my feet were level with the ground, his arms went around my waist, and he pulled me closer to him; he caressed my cheek and said, "You don't know how many nights I dreamed about the day you would accept me, I love you, and I know it, you still don't, but I know you have feelings for me, and that's more than enough, I will make you love me and I swear I will make you happy."

"Owen, I agreed to be your girlfriend, not your wife; I think you are moving too fast," I said, smiling at him.

"It's the beginning, and I don't plan to stop the march until you Faith Knox are mine completely, my queen my muse, because I won't accept anyone else, only you," he told me, and he leaned in and took my lips between his, with a demanding kiss with need.

It was the first time he kissed me, and his lips had a different taste, sweet intoxicating; it was my first kiss, and the truth was wonderful; the way his body approached mine made me awake a desire that I thought I would only feel when I found my mate.

When we were kissing, my wolf Eve got nervous in my mind; she wasn't a big fan of Owen. Still, she didn't dislike him either; something was happening to her; she felt extraordinary, maybe it was because we were in Owen's arms, but I know that she will assimilate that he is our happiness with time.

No one in the world loves us as he does, nor are there any plans in the future for my mate to show up; what can happen to ruin our relationship and complicate my life, nothing, I will let myself go, and this is something I want.

And there will be no one to make me change my mind.