*Abi POV*It’s early hours of the morning by the time Terrence comes over and Omario leaves. I feel sick the moment he is out of the door. This can’t be right. For a full hour, Terrence is just staring at me and it’s making me uncomfortable. Him and I are usually open with each other but right now it feels like we are strangers. “Say something, please,” I finally break the ice. He smiles when our eyes meet. “I am curious. How did you get him to finally leave your side?” he asks. “His fiancée is injured. I did not have to do anything.”Terrence chuckles, the way he usually does when he does not believe me. “You are a lot of things Abi, a good liar is not one of them.”I look at him and swallow my saliva. He is my best friend, I want to be honest with him but I don’t understand what’s happening to me right now. Maybe it’s gratitude. That happens to a lot of people, right?“How did you get him to go and see her?” Terrence asks again. “How did you get the horses to fight for you?”
*Omario POV*It’s after one in the morning when I finally leave my chambers to visit Oli, because Abi just can’t let this go. I understand her intentions and it is the right thing for me to do, but I am already dreading meeting Brenda and going through Oli’s recent moods. Titan on the other side is furious with me for agreeing to leave. Him and I don’t seem to agree on anything at all lately. “Oli is our mate and she’s hurt.” I don’t know why I have to be the one reminding him of this. It is unfortunately, Brenda who opens the door. She’s so excited about me coming over while I am disgusted that she is here as my dad’s mistress. On top of that I have to forcefully suppress Titan who wants nothing less than to tear her apart. “Titan.”“She tried to cut Abi’s arm off.”Titan’s vendetta and everything really, revolves around Abi these days. “She’s dad’s concubine now, stand down if you want to see Abi again.” This, me threatening him with Abi every time I need him to comply is on it
*Omario POV*It’s after five in the morning and I have not slept a wink. I am still in Oli’s bed because she is sleeping on my chest and I don’t want to wake her up, but my mind is not here. I know that Abi is okay. I can count on Terrence to take care of her, but I can’t help wanting to see that with my own eyes. This is fucked up. I and my mind should be here with my mate, not this. I look down to find Oli staring at me. Shit! I have been in my own world and did not notice that she was awake. Good thing she can’t read minds. “Morning, Rio.” The sweet melodic voice of my mate should bring my wondering mind back in line. Should is the keyword but it’s doesn’t. I smile and plant a kiss on her forehead. “You are miles away. Thinking about her?” she asks and I can see her breaking. I shake my head and lie through my teeth. “No, Babe. Thinking about our honeymoon actually.”Oli melts. It’s better than telling her the truth, right? I have no idea where we are going for the honeymoon
*Omario POV*I am pacing up and down, fuming. I summoned Terrence three minutes ago, yet he is still not here. Some people have death wishes. He better not be busy claiming Abi because I will crush his neck. Just the thought of it gets my blood pumping. Mate or no mate, I have publicly claimed Abi, for him to do anything with her would be disrespectful and right now, I can’t tolerate that. “You are jealous,” my stupid wolf says. “Shut up, Titan.”“Your Majesty.”I have been lost in my head I did not even see Terrence approaching. “You are damn ….” I am ready to tear him apart but when I turn around and…I can’t. “What happened to you?” I ask. Anger completely replaced by concern. Terrence looks like shit, nothing like a man who just found his mate. “Abi is my mate.”I can’t quite read his tone when he says this. “I heard.”“She rejected me.”I hate myself for being relieved while he is so crushed. What the fuck?I recollect myself. Something does not make sense here. Abi would n
*Omario POV*Titan immediately rushes to Abi’s side. He whimpers and whines while licking her face until it slowly gets colder in the room and Abi opens her eyes. Terrence narrows his eyes but keeps quiet and watches Abi and Titan. “Hey big boy,” Abi says while sitting up and hugging Titan but Titan gets off her grip. “I am sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. I must have tripped on my way to the bathroom,” she explains but Titan continues whining and circles around her as if inspecting her for something. “Hey, I am okay. I’m okay,” she urges.Titan eventually stops whining and rests his head on Abi’s lap. I swear I heard a low growl of pleasure when she ran her hand over his fur. I can’t believe this wolf!Terrence must have heard it too because he starts laughing while shaking his head. Whatever is happening now is just too intimate but either of them are aware of it.Abi turns her head to see who is laughing. “Terrence, I had no idea you were in here,” she says but her hand cont
*Abi POV*I feel like screaming my lungs out the moment Omario leaves me, but my lungs feel like they have been punched really hard. I pant continuously to force the air into my lungs because I can’t breathe. What did you expect Abi? He is the prince for heaven’s sake!No amount of scolding myself makes the dull aching pain in my heart better. A few days ago, Omario was a hot, kind and engaged prince, who was helping me. I did not even think of him as anything more, but that kiss and those videos he made me watch and commanded that I think of him like that, sent my mind to places I did not even know existed. Now being told that Terrence is my mate seems to have turned a screw in my head I can’t undo. I am still bathing in self pity when I get summoned by Brenda. I drag myself out of the bed to her wing in the castle. Alpha Theo is laying lazily on the couch in the lounge when I arrive. “My number one enemy,” he sneers and a slap lands on my left cheek. I turn to find Brenda glarin
*Omario POV*Titan increases pace and climbs up the hill against the wind. This is harder against the resists but Terrence accepts the challenge and is right behind him, but Loyd is left a few meters away. He is gonna have to train harder to keep up because I don’t suppose this pace is going to slow down in the future. Titan is right on the top of the hill when the feeling starts and he turns right back, almost crushing into Terrence. “This woman can’t stay safe for a minute!” I complain to Titan“We are meant to protect her and here we are,” Titan responds. I don’t know why I expected anything else from him. “Whoa!” Terrence exclaims leaping over Titan and turning around in a spectacular spin. So smooth!“Whats going on?” Loyd asks when we dash past him again. “Dashing off to save your mate?” Terrence links. This is not supposed to happen. He is in my head and completely shut Loyd out. Rufus can look into souls and read minds, but not this.“Stop reading me, and get out of my he
*Abi POV* Brenda’s dogs turn out to be adorable darlings. I was sure that they will tear me into pieces when they ran towards me, but all they did is lick the blood I spit on the floor and wang their cute tails, like Titan does when he wants to play. It turns out that they actually like playing and being bathed too. I think I am a dog person because after twenty minutes I don’t mind when they grab my feet or arms. I am not terrified of these supposedly vicious dogs. A few giggles and running around, I have forgotten about Omario and the dull pain that still lingers on my chest. I am still playing with the dogs and they are pulling me into different directions when Omario matches in. Olivia and Loyd stand on the other side of the gate and watch us. “Abi, do you have any idea how… what are you doing here?” Omario yells with his whole face trembling. I look at him, confused. He looks very angry for some reason. I have never seen him like this. “Answer me! Do you have any idea how stu
*Omario POV*A day later, Luna Sarah bids us farewell to return to her pack. She and my mother have had very long conversations. Our warriors will accompany her all the way. With the sceptre on her hand and determination to make her pack better, I have no doubt that she will just be fine. The whole nation is fussing about our pup, I don’t know how many times I have seen his name on ships, billboards and television adverts. Having Terrence, Duncan and Loyd around has made my job so much easier. I get to spend a lot of time with my mate and pup, knowing that everything is taken care off. Abi is also thrilled to have mother back. The two of them spend hours giggling, it warms my heart to see them so happy. Two months later, mother and Terrence’s pup is born and my cocky friend is now worse and insists on being addressed as father Alpha. I have accepted it because in reality, he is the ultimate Alpha and I am thrilled that our people have accepted him just like we have. Abi, Mother an
*Omario POV*Rufus keeps my eyes open. Alpha C’s face is priceless when Dire’s razor sharp teeth sink into his neck. His lifeless body is thrown into the floor like the useless piece of garbage he was. Olivia’s wolf must have deemed the scene too much to witness because she is now in her human form. I don’t feel the least sympathetic as she holds her chest and screams in horror as the disgusting stolen bond fades. “His Highness is slipping away. I can’t hold him back anymore!” It is the first time I hear Rufus so distressed. I guess the prophet really did love me. Dire growls at Olivia, who shrinks and trembles. Shaking his head, he shifts, hurries towards me and kneels in front of me. “Leave his eyes alone,” Terrence commands. “He will surely die!” Rufus cries but Terrence laughs at him. “No, he won’t.” He sounds so certain but I am not so pessimistic. “Unless he is an idiot, then he will,” he adds. I guess the time away has not done much to change his cocky attitude. “Liste
*Omario POV*“We need the pup to keep Omario in check. Cut it out, give it to me and kill her,” Alpha C instructs while I am on my knees begging for them to spare my mate. Him and Olivia have been this back and forth trying to come up with the best way to kill Abi while keeping themselves safe. Olivia shakes her head. “If I do that, then she will shift into that fire monster. You were there when she killed everyone in a flash. She has to die before the pup is born or we are as good as dead.”Alpha C sighs. “You are right. What can I do without you?”Olivia giggles and sticks her tongue down the old man’s throat. It’s a disgusting sight but the least of my worries right now. My mate is groaning with labour pains while her life hangs by a thread. “How about I will kill her and quickly cut out the pup before it dies?” she suggests. I have to agree that is the best strategy for them, but really deadly for Abi. She won’t shift and risk killing our pup, but that hands her right into ene
*Omario POV*I know when Duncan leads me to the secure study that whatever this royal visitor has to say must be really serious and sensitive.“Alpha Omario,”Luna Sarah of the Palmland pack bows respectfully the moment I walk in. “To what do I owe this visit?”She will have to forgive my lack of hospitality. I really don’t have the patience nor the time. My mate is in excruciating pain, I should be by her side. She must have read my mind because she immediately explains herself. “I am sorry to arrive unannounced, but this is urgent. Clement and that seductress you exchanged your father’s horses for are coming to overthrow you.”I can feel her anger when she utters the seductress. My curiosity is already piqued. The Clement she is referring to is famously known as Alpha C of the Palmland pack. He was dad’s friend, that’s why I had suggested he gave him the horses when he wanted them killed. Those are the same horses Terrence bought back a few months back in exchange for Olivia. “Al
*Omario POV*We are preparing to visit the families of the dead elders when Rufus arrives. I can tell from his expression that it’s not good news. Taking a stroll in the garden to get away from eavesdroppers and my mate, he quietly follows. I stop right in the middle. “Speak.”“The vision is now clear, Your Highness.”I already guessed that it was about that. “Proceed.”“It is not good news, My Lord.”“I have gathered that much. I need to know.”“Very soon, you will be faced with a difficult choice. The kingdom for your mate and heir.”My heart sinks, Abi might not approve but it’s a clear choice for me. He reads through me and proceeds. “It’s not that easy and clear, Your Highness. You will also have to choose between your heir and your mate.”“No!”“I am sorry, Your Highness.”“I can not make that choice, ever.” I am saying this more to myself than to Rufus. He sighs and looks away from me. A cold chill goes down my spine. This can’t be good.“What?”I still need to know as mu
*Omario POV*It’s been just over eight months since Terrence and Mom left. They do call from time to time, they even send photos of them all over the world, but it’s not the same. We really miss them. Teresa and her mate Duncan, have really proved themselves as worthy Betas. Besides the elders who don’t seem to agree with any of our decisions, our people are happy and our kingdom is really thriving. “Good morning, Omar,” my puffy, almost hundred kilograms mate says with a yawn the moment she opens her eyes. She stretches her arms and tries to get off the bed. I catch her just on time, bringing her back to the bed. I really believed that pregnant women got tired a lot, until I met her. She is heavily pregnant with swollen feet but I swear she has more energy than most people. “Morning Beautiful. Where do you think you are going?”She looks at me with the same cute disapproving expression. “For the hundredth time, Omar, I am pregnant, not sick. The doctors told you that.”I can’t h
*Omario POV*Mother, Abi and I are standing outside when Terrence pulls up. I instinctively hold my mate’s hand. She and I are gonna have to really trust and have each other’s back. We spoke the whole night about it, it’s now time to put it into practice. Terrence gets out of the car and I immediately sense something strange and powerful about him. I can feel his majestic wolf demanding submission from mine. This can’t be good. Abi narrows her eyes before turning to me. “Something is different about him.”I nod my head. “I feel him too.”“It’s happening, isn’t it?”“I don’t know, Babe, but we will find out soon enough.”“Your Highnesses,” Terrence bows with a huge grin on his face before hugging Abi longer than he usually does. “Watch it,” I warn and feel Titan growl inside. Terrence laughs, letting go of Abi and embracing me very tight. “What’s wrong with you?” Terrence is acting very strange even for him. He is already squeezing my mother by the time I recollect myself and rea
*Abi POV*An hour after everyone has left, Omario is still hoovering over my tummy, whispering sweet nothings to his foetus. I still can’t get myself to maintain eye contact with him when he lifts up his head. I don’t even see him shift into Titan until I feel the soft fur against my skin. My heart suddenly dances and my soul is at peace when my big fluffy smile-keeper jumps to my arms and licks my face. I can’t stop giggling as I run my hands through his soft fur. I don’t think I have been this happy since he and Omario left. He slightly backs away and looks at me as if trying to recall something. His eyes are suddenly filled with sadness. “T?” his sudden change terrifies me. Nothing and no one else gets to him, except me. He only looks like this when I did something hurtful. “You tried to reject us,” he reminds me. I close my eyes, wishing I could take back that day. “I was angry and stupid. I’m so sorry.” I don’t even know how to explain myself. I have to learn to deal with
*Abi POV*It’s been a week since Omario left with Olivia, yet I am still raging inside. None of this would have happened had he listened to me the first time. Another bout of nausea hits me, sending me flying to the toilet. I hardly sleep these days. If I am not cursing my mate, I am throwing up everything. I am just glad that seems to be early morning and evenings when I am alone. The last thing I need is everyone fussing over me. As is, Mother Luna Nala is fussing enough. She is even insisting on cooking all my food. I appreciate all her support and the love she is showering me with.Unlike Terrence, who openly tells me that I am overreacting, she has never even once blamed me for anything. “You know what this means, right?” Nina links. I ignore her, gag and throw up some more. “Abi,” Nina calls me, impatiently. “Yes, Nina, I know,” I snap. “He gets to walk and be with his childhood love while I…”“He would be here if we didn’t threaten to kill Olivia and her pup,” my stupid w