chapter three

Lucien’s POV….

When I received the invitation from the organizers of the party from one of my betas, I did not want to attend. I did not even give it a second glance.

I knew that everyone at the party only wanted to suck up to me because they might have already heard that I was about to take over the power of city N. Such parties are always boring, so I did not want to show up.

But something in me kept yelling that if I don’t go to that party, I will definitely regret it. So, I did a last-minute decision and decided to rush to the party. It will cost me nothing and I still needed to find a few trusted families and packs that I can closely work with.

When I reached the hotel where the party was being held, I felt like something was not right. It was very quiet and not as lively as I had expected. But apart from that, a sweet and aromatic smell like a flower that has just bloomed wafted in my nostril without warning, making my heart skip a bit.

It was a distinct smell that I have never smelt before. I felt my heart thump and the sudden excitement made me raise my eyebrow a little.

What was going on? Why would I be excited at the sudden smell that I have never smelt before although I felt like it was extremely familiar?

I felt like I have been smelling it in my dreams for as long as I could remember. But how can that be possible? Andy, my wolf, has always laughed at me every time I have such dreams claiming that I was undergoing menopause for refusing to find our mate. I did not dwell on it much….

I picked up my pace without even noticing it and immediately made my way to the room. I was only following my instincts and I did not have much of an expectation but what my wolf said to me almost made to stop in my tracks.

“Yoh, Luc I think she is close,” Andy said in an excited voice. “What?!” I asked in a trembling voice, not quite understanding what Andy was talking about and the she, that was close?

“You don’t get it? Ooh my God, how could you be so dumb even at a time like this?” Andy said in a mocking voice. Extremely pleased with himself for having the upper hand. If I had time, I would have played this game with him, but all I wanted now was for him to get to the main point as soon as possible.

I almost blocked him off because he was getting on my nerve. He has always been like that, always saying one thing while he meant the other.

“Get to the point!” I growled at him.

“Why are you in a hurry? couldn’t you tell what I mean just from feeling how excited I am?” Andy said. It was like he was not sensing that Luc was starting to get irritated.

“Want to be blocked out again?” I asked. If it was possible, I would have taken him out and shook the hell out of him, but that was impossible after all we are one and the same.

“Ooh no don’t do that. I will tell you now!” Andy compromised. He has always behaved like he is above me but every time I talked about blocking him out of my mind, he has always relented.

“Shoot it! Who is close?”

“Our mate!” Andy said in a small, almost inaudible voice, probably still scared that he will be blocked out if he talked any more nonsense. But I could still catch on to the excitement that he was unable to hide.

“What! What did you just say?!” I almost yelled at him for being such a teaser when literally he was not at fault. I was just in a state of disbelief because something like that has never crossed my mind.

“Out mate?!”. “Yes. I can feel the bond between us but she seems to be in distress, please hurry up and see what is going on!” Andy urged me and I could feel the distress in his voice too.

Mates could sense each other. Even if they have not acknowledged each other, the mate bond would always pull them together, that is how they know that they are mates.

So, the sweet scent that I sniffed earlier was actually from our mate? something so magical like this, I never imagined that it will one day happen to me.

After a long waiting and searching and almost giving up, I was actually going to meet her? I am about to become complete.

I have never felt so much adrenaline rush in my body all my life. The world that has always been boring and ugly suddenly felt like it had been lit up with millions and millions of fireworks, it was simply too beautiful.

I could not hide the excitement in my heart. But wait, Andy said that he could sense she was in some kind of distress! Could someone be bullying her? Then I better hurry and see what is going on.

Without a second thought, I immediately rushed into the room and did not hesitate to cut my conversation with Andy. I knew that he was probably cursing me to the ends of the world but I did not care.

All I had in my mind was to meet the person I have been looking for, high and low on this planet. I had already lost hope of ever meeting her, but now that she was close, I actually felt a little nervous.

I hurried to the room but what entered my sight made my heart chill to the core.

After entering the room, the sweet and aromatic smell was even more apparent, it was all over the place that I was starting to feel unsettled. I just wanted to grab whoever it was and mark her there and then.

But what entered my sight was not something within my expectations. There were many people and all of them were standing in a certain corner just near the entrance. They were congested at the place and their expression spelled that they were enjoying a show.

I frowned a little. What kind of party was this? Why aren’t people partying and gathering in one place?

Just as I was about to ask my people to go over and take a look, I heard a shrill voice coming from the center of the crowd. It was sharp that I felt my eardrums hurt.

“Bitch, are you going to kneel and apologize, or should I call the security guards to throw you out?” I heard a woman’s voice shouting.

I felt my blood boil when I heard that. For some unknown reason, I felt my heart hurt from the words uttered by that woman.

It seems like they were insulting someone and they wanted to throw her out of the party.

I could not stand still. The feeling of wanting to get justice for whoever was being insulted was so strong that I was startled. I have always been a person to mind my own business and did not like getting involved in anything that does not concern me, but why am I suddenly feeling so overprotective of the person being abused?

My body was more honest than my brain because before I could process what was happening, I had already made some huge strides toward the crowd.

“What is going on here?” I asked in a cold voice. Maybe I did not notice how angry I was but the room quieted down and everyone turned their heads to look at me.

I could see the astonishment in their eyes when they saw me but I did not really care. “I can see that everyone is having an exciting party.” I added in a low growl.

“Alpha…. Master…. err…. alpha Lucien?” I heard someone stammering my name and I only had to gaze at him before he shut his mouth.

I knew who he was but at the moment I did not give a damn. He was the organizer who had sent me the invitation to this party.

By now, everyone had already dispersed and the only people remaining were a man and woman who seemed to be a couple, a lady who was standing, and another one who was kneeling on the floor in a sorry state.

But at the moment nothing was as attractive as her in this room. although she was kneeling in the most humiliating manner, I could tell from her gaze that she was not someone to give in to pressure. Her back was ramrod straight and although she had not uttered a single word, I knew that she was a gem.

I don’t know what came over me but I extended my hand toward her. I saw how she looked at my hand with cautiousness and the hesitation in her eyes. She was probably thinking that I wanted to embarrass her further.

I did not say anything and only gave her a small smile, a smile that even I did not see coming.

Her eyes were bright and pure. I could see a clear reflection on myself in them. I did not change my posture nor did I take my hand away, as she stared at me, I also stared at her, the sparks I felt just looking into her eyes were something I have never felt before.

As if time has stopped, we stared at each other like that. I don’t know how long had passed before I felt warmth in my hand, only to look down and see her small hand in mine.

The moment we made physical contact, something clicked in that she was the one.