Chapter 3: Foolish

 

Samuel

If I only knew attending my brother’s Pack’s event would bring me to my mate, I wouldn’t ever show up. But it was too important for my oldest brother, Arthur, that he needed us complete here.

As the Alpha of our region, he’s way responsible and has much responsibility in growing the Pack and this is one of them.

The event was yet to begin when my wolf started to act out of the blue. He was suddenly full of joy and excitement I knew we had never felt before, even with my girlfriend, Alice.

“Mate! Mate!” and when he began yelling those words, I groaned in annoyance.

I had already wished not to meet her for my whole life to the Moon Goddess, but it looked like my prayers were in vain.

“No, we’re not going to look for her,” I firmly talked to my wolf, sipping a glass full of champagne.

“But that’s our mate!”

My jaw tightens, placing the glass down to the table.

“We already have Alice,” I kept my words short as I knew my wolf had already had the knowledge that I was going to marry and make Alice my Luna no matter what happened. Even if I came to meet my own mate.

I promised her the throne as my Luna, and I love her so much to even disappoint her by any chance.

“No, Samuel. I just wanted to see our mate. Just let me see her at least.”

“No.” Seeing her would only cause my wolf to lose control and in the worst case, he might even take over me to shapeshift.

“I just want to see her and nothing more. I promise.”

I let out a deep breath, standing up from my seat. “Fine. But that’s just it. After seeing her, we’re off.”

“Yes! Go that way,” he instructed me to lead where the scent was coming.

Since almost four different packs were gathered for this event tonight, the hall was extremely crowded. I had to clear up my way just to make sure she wouldn’t get away from my sight.

“Quick! You will lose her!”

My steps were quick, extending my legs just to keep up with her pace. She was wearing a normal silver dress, facing the scene of the balcony in front of her as she roamed her eyes left to right as if she were looking for someone.

Her feet turn around, causing me to panic. In a swift motion, I leaped the distance to the nearest post, hiding myself.

“That’s it. You saw her.”

My wolf didn’t say anything in response but just small and low whimpers. Because of that, I decided to stay a little bit longer, hiding on the post while we watched her from afar.

I got a quick glance at her face. My brows shot up as I squinted my eyes to have a better look at her face, but the only thing I noticed was the scar on her left cheek.

It wasn’t that big, but it looked truly awful. She must have a terrible life to have that kind of scar on her face. Moreover, her fated mate already had someone else.

What an unfortunate life she has.

Shifting my head, I pinned to my mind that I shouldn’t care about her at all. If she would come to me and force us to be mates, then I would have no other choice but to reject her and break our mate bond.

I don’t want to be selfish, so in that way, she can have the chance to look for her chosen mate and love another man as well.

“Don’t do that, Samuel,” my wolf warned.

“We already have Alice!”

“But she’s not our mate! She is!”

While having those thoughts inside my head, I didn’t notice that her eyes were already staring right into mine. I hastily lean back to hide.

“I don’t care. I love Alice more than I could ever love our true mate.”

I could feel my wolf getting provoked with my answers, but that’s the truth. I shouldn’t have listened to him in the first place. Seeing our mate is driving him crazy and we might end up fighting if I don’t leave right now.

Making up my mind to leave with or without my wolf’s approval, I took a step out of the post I was hiding at. However, when I saw a familiar man making his way to our mate, through my peripheral vision, I immediately looked back.

Gerry, Arthur’s Beta, was talking to her. Seeing him widely smiling and talking to my mate made my blood boil in anger. Not in jealousy, but with pure wrath.

He could still smile so brightly while I lost mine after he killed my mother right in front of me. I have every bit of right to make him pay for what he had done, but my brother chose to make that murderer his Beta.

“I’m good, father. You don’t need to worry about me.”

I scoff, hearing her calling Gerry his father. A wicked smile formed on my face, slowly nodding as I glared at them. I had no idea he even had a daughter who unluckily ended up as my mate.

Then, if I couldn’t directly get my revenge on Gerry, I’d use his loved one just like what he did. As they say, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. He wouldn’t even foresee this coming.

“Don’t you dare think of using mate for your revenge!”

Moreover, having her in my hands would also mean strength and power.

I kept my straight face, shaking my head. “I’m afraid it’s too late for you to stop me.”

“Don’t hurt her, Samuel. She doesn’t have a wolf.”

Well, everything was going my way. Being wolfless, only makes my plan perfect. I can torture her all I want while being strong and powerful.

I waited until Gerry left and she was left alone again. I revealed myself and just what I thought, she already knew we were mates so fooling her wasn’t that hard.

“No, Samuel!” my wolf insisted. But I have already made up my mind.

She’s the only thing I can use for revenge and I wouldn’t let her slip away from my grip. It’s like having the most powerful card to twist Gerry’s world upside down.

With just a few lies and promises, I was able to convince her to come to my Pack and promise her a marriage that I knew wouldn’t happen.

“You’re so precious and I couldn’t wait till you're officially mine, my mate.”

I pushed forward to give her a kiss in order to make all of this believable, but seeing her scar this close, my flesh couldn’t take it.

“Why don’t we wait till the wedding?” I chuckle, pulling her closer to me.

Her eyes were twinkling with glee as she gracefully nodded before tiptoeing to wrap her arms around my neck.

“Yes, Samuel. Yes, I’ll marry you,” she giggled with her embrace going tighter.