CHAPTER SEVEN
NOLAN'S POV"How is she?" I ask Alex who's standing by Catania's room door.Trust me, even I myself do not know why I have come here. I tried to get her off my mind, to stop thinking about how unsafe she feels right now, but I couldn't, so I made a rash decision to come and check up on her.Absurd thing is, I'm not even thinking about it's mate who is in my bedroom right now, prolly waiting for me to come to her. I'm not thinking about her at all, but here I am, obsessing about Catania's safety and comfort.There's something fundamentally wrong with me."Well, she hasn't screamed or broken things or cried, she should be fine""Oh…" I gently open the door and peek in. Ander sprints up on my mind when I see her petite frame lying on the bed, probably asleep.The smell Caramel mixed with honey and chocolate fills my nostrils and I close my eyes and sniff in a long deep breath. All my nerves and senses go in total disarray and my entire body feels giddy.There's this weird tingly feeling in my stomach, like three are a million butterflies flying in it. I look around and when I see Alex staring at me, I quickly step into the room and close the door.No one else can know that this girl affects me so much. This is just absurd."Mate!" Ander screams yet again in my mind and I ignore him.I don't know why, but I suddenly feel very hot and I'm sweating out of nervousness. I have never felt like this before anyone before.I am Alpha Nolan, Paramount Alpha of the Ten Lands and I do not tremble in the presence of any werewolf. On the contrary, other werewolves and their Alphas tremble before me. They do not have the courage to look me in the eye during a conversation because of my rank, my power and of course, my reputation, but here I am, squirming in the presence of an eighteen-year old girl.I stop walking when Catania shakes on the bed. I watch in fascination as she mumbles incoherent words in her sleep as she changes her sleeping position. Her black hair is all over the place and her snow white skin is almost unnoticeable in those while sheets. Her breasts rise and fall as she takes in short breaths, her pink rosy lips look so succulent and I find myself wishing how they would taste and feel on mine.They will definitely taste like strawberries.She's gorgeous.Perfect and I can stand here and stare at her all day without batting an eyelid. But I can't do that.I need to get away from here, away from her before I lose my mind!I swirl around and head out of the bedroom without glancing back even once because I know if I do, I will go to that bed and join her in her nap.That is how much her pheromone affects me.******************************************"How is she?" Nigel asks the moment I walk into my office. I'm actually startled to see him here. We had agreed to meet again during dinner."Who are you talking about?""Catania, of course. I was told she was found roaming around the corridor"Rumour indeed travels like wildfire"Ah… yeah. Of course you've been told. She's fine. She's actually asleep right now""I see…""I just don't want her causing any commotion among the unmated guards.""Yeah, we wouldn't want that""But then… Why does this feel wrong?""What feels wrong?" He asks, concerned and I heave out an exasperated sigh."Me wanting to give her to my brother. I don't know why, but after all that you have explained, I feel like… no… no… what am I saying. What I'm doing is the right thing. It's her stealer pheromone that's making me think all these things"I really need to stop going too close to that girl. She's clouding my judgement and her pheromone is making me say things I'm not supposed to say.Nigel smiles as he walks over to me."All I want to know is how you intend to go about this?""What do you mean?""You mentioned the fact that you want to give her to Kai. How do you intend to go about that?""Well, as of now, Kai is still in a manic state and Catania's scent will only enrage him the more. He might harm her if she is taken close to him" I explain and he lets out another heavy sigh."Nolan, I really don't want to sound judgy, but don't you think that's unfair? I learned the young girl just turned eighteen and she's still trying to understand herself. Her wolf has not been awakened and she just found out that she is a stealer. You have taken her away from her family to this strange pack where she has to be a rebound to some strange man who had lost his mate. Don't you think that's a lot for that little girl to take in?""So, are you trying to say I'm heartless""No, not at all. I'm just asking you to put yourself in her shoes.""Nigel, I know exactly what I'm doing. It might seem cruel, but trust me it's for her own good. She's not just going to be Kai's rebound, she's going to be his mate, his wife and that is a good thing for her. I am trying to give her a decent life""But she doesn't see it that way""Because she's so stubborn and she has totally refused to use her head""Well, can you blame her?" He asks with a creased brow and I roll my eyes."Nigel just leave me the hell alone okay. I am the Alpha here and I know exactly what I'm doing, I promise""Of course you do." He says walking to the door.I know that tone of his.He is upset and he's going to spend the next two weeks treating me like a stranger."Nigel don't be mad" I try to follow him."No I'm not, I'm just disappointed. You can do better"Then he exits my office, banging the door hard behind him.Yeah, he is mad and I'm finished.Why is he even taking Catania's side on this issue? She is a stranger for goodness sake!CHAPTER EIGHT.NOLAN'S POVThe events occuring today are overwhelming. Catania is unbelievably stubborn and her pheromone is making me think and say things I'm not supposed to say and Nigel is not making matters any better by slipping into his black list mood with me.This is the moment I need him the most, not as a beta, but as my best friend, but he has decided to shun me away.Stubborn as hell.The only person who can help me out of this stress is my mate, Mia, that is why I'm walking to my bedroom right now to see her. It's been a whole lot of hours and I miss her very much. I miss the smell of her sweet pheromone and also her very charming smile.I have to mark her tonight!I have to make her mine…"Mate!" Ander screams in my mind the moment I'm done ascending the staircase. I look over to the West Wing where Catania's bedroom is located and I can perceive her pheromone from here. Damn!It's sharp and hypnotizing. I close my eyes and huff heavily as I take the right wing where
CHAPTER NINE.CATANIA'S POVI can bet my life that Alpha Nolan was here a while ago. When I woke from my siesta, I could perceive his scent in the entire bedroom, but he was nowhere to be found.He must have definitely come to reprimand me after the news of me roaming around got to him. Poor me.I have been in this bedroom for hours now, waiting for that door to open up and for soldiers to drag me to Alpha Kai so he can devour me.I have never seen Alpha Kai before. According to the rumours, he used to be the good brother, but when his mate died, everything went down the drain for him. I have never really known whether he is way older than his little brother or not. Whatever be the case, I hope his face is at least lookable. I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life sleeping with a man I can barely even look at.Sweet Moon goddess, please hear me out.The sound of my room door opening snaps me out of my thoughts and when I look up, I roll my eyes hard when I see my evil, treache
CHAPTER TEN."What's going on here?" The question flies out of my mouth the moment I walk in and see Mia holding both cheeks and she looks like she is about to burst into tears. I heard the sound of a smack as I opened the now and now that I'm in this room and looking at the two girls, I think I understand what happened.Catania just smacked Mia.The audacity of this girl!I feel a growl mold in my throat as I walk closer to both girls."What do you think you are doing?" I hear Ander ask from within and I halt on my tracks."Can't you see that the stealer girl just hurt our mate?" I reply in my mind and Ander lets out an angry growl. "Mia is not our mate. I'm warning you Nolan, do not hurt our mate, Catania! Don't you dare!" He warns and I immediately shut him out without a second thought.I understand why he is acting that way, it's all because of Catania's stealer pheromone. It's making him say things he is not supposed to say. I had a similar experience yesterday and even right now
CHAPTER ELEVEN.CATANIA'S POV.I don't know for how long I've been crying, but I know I have cried past my limit. My tear glands must be exhausted and my heart is pumping hard. I don't even want to talk about what's going on in my chest right now. My heart is definitely going to stop beating soon.Watching Alpha Nolan behave like a bewitched fool is heart wrenching!I die ten times every time he takes Mia's side in an argument. He has no idea the kind of person Mia is.She is manipulative and mean. She hates me to the core and she will do everything in her power to make my life miserable. Why can't he see her?I know Mia is a gorgeous girl, but then, that's not enough reason for him to choose her over me.I am his mate for goodness sake! Why can't he just accept it?Honestly, I don't think I can live like this. I thought I would be at peace when I finally mate with Alpha Kai, but I don't think I will.I die everytime I see Mia and Nolan together. I mean he is my mate and I long for hi
CHAPTER TWELVE.CATANIA'S POVRight now I'm in a dilemma. I don't know whether to run away, or to stay and try my luck to make Alpha Nolan understand that I am his mate. It's so confusing and I would cry right now, my tear glands seem to be having a malfunction. The only thing I can do is overthink the issue.It's already nightfall, and the wall clock reads seven pm. I hope I get some sleep tonight, but I doubt I will.My life it so pathetic that it makes me laugh. First I was adopted and raised by people who showed me no love and rught, I have been rejected by my mate. My very own mate has chosen to be with my sister, the same sister who assisted in making my life miserable in the past. I swear if ever the the tables turn and I have to get my revenge on Mia, I will kill her with my bare hands and not regret it.She is worse than a monster and only the moon goddess knows how much I hate her.The sound of my door opening snaps me out of my thoughts and I quickly rise from my bed, hopin
CHAPTER THIRTEEN.NOLAN'S POVI don't know whose tears make me feel miserable right now, Catania's or Mia's. Both girls are crying and my heart aches, but I have no idea whose pain is making my heart ache.I was I'm my office, signing some documents when a sharp pain coursed through my heart. I could feel that my mate was being hurt somewhere and immediately, a guard barged into my office, panting and telling me that the two girls went to Kai's chamber. I immediately abandoned what I was doing and rushed here to see for myself and what I saw shattered my heart into a million pieces.Kai was going to kill them both if I had not intervened.What were they even thinking?Or what was Catania thinking bringing her sister here?"She's lying!" Catania's sobbing voice comes through and I give her a deadly look. I'm so mad at her right now that I don't even know what to do with her. She is so annoying and stubborn!I know the pain I felt in my heart a while ago was because Mia got hurt. She's
CHAPTER FOURTEEN.CATANIA'S POVCold.Empty.Scary.Dark.It's just the same as the dungeon back at my pack. This is the second time I am being locked up in a dungeon for no reason. I didn't do what they are accusing me of and for Mia, she's a manipulative bitch and I swear I will get my revenge on her one day. She will pay for all that she is doing to me right now.I'm sitting on the cold floor of the dungeon with my knees snuggled to my chest and I'm almost freezing from the frostiness of the cell. It seems like I was brought to a special side of the dungeon, because I'm alone in here and I am so scared. Everywhere is dark and void and it gives me this eerie feeling in my stomach.Everytime I close my eyes, all that comes to my mind is the satisfied smirk Mia had on her face when the guards were dragging me out of the bedroom. She had this all planned out.She's a mischievous bitch!The sound of footsteps approaching my cell jerks me out of my downing thoughts and I hastily look up
CHAPTER FIFTEEN.NOLAN'S POV"Call the pack doctor!" I roar in anger the moment the servant I sent for walks into my room. He seems to be taking too long to arrive. Mia looks very weak and hurt and it stings my heart to see her this way. Both Catania and Kai ganged up on her and who knows what would've happened if I didn't go there. I swear I will have Catania punished. I will have her punished so bad that the next time such a thought crosses her mind, she will instantly forget about it."Baby" I call as I hold her in my arms. The bruises she had on her cheeks have healed completely thanks to our fast healing potential, but she looks shaken by what had just transpired.I feel anger spike up within me and I clench my fists by my side and grit my teeth as I try to calm myself down because if I let my anger get a hold of me, many things will go wrong.By this time, I expect my wolf, Ander, to be seething in fury as well, but he is calm and unbothered by what has just happened to our