CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR.CATANIA'S POV.Thirty minutes later, there's a knock on the door and I immediately know it's Alpha Reagan and his servants again. Groaning, I rise from the bed and walk to the door. I swing it open with all my might, not even bothering to hide my irritation. Alpha Nolan's handsome face comes into view. The three servants who came a while ago are standing behind him. They don't look too pleased by what's going on.“So?” Asks Alpha Nolan. He’s asking to know if I’ve decided to be a good girl, or not. I roll my eyes and step away from the door. He makes way for the maids who come into the room. He steps in last and closes the door behind him. I look at him with surprised filled eyes.“Why are you coming in?”“I don't trust you not to throw another tantrum the moment I leave, so I'm going to stay here while you shower and we'll eat lunch together.”“No.” I instantly rebuke the idea. “I don't want you in here while I shower?”“Why not?” He asks with a creased brow. I wa
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE.CATANIA'S POV.Alpha Nolan is long gone by the time I wake up, but I can still perceive his lingering scent over my body and my bed. I close my eyes and inhale heavily, smiling like an idiot when his sweet smell fills my nostrils and travels up to my brain. It triggers memories of the events that took place last night. He came in with maids and waited for me to shower. We ate dinner together and he tucked me in bed. He even kissed and stroked my hair. I hug myself with my eyes closed, reminiscing about how his strong arms held me tight on his chest last night.As much as all those gestures make me happy, they confuse me as well.During the day yesterday, he told me I was not his mate and that even if I was, he would never accept me because I'm still the prime suspect for Mia's murder. But after I threw a few tantrums by refusing to eat or accept the clothes he sent to me, he came by himself and made sure I showered, ate and then he put me in bed.He was gentle, so
CHAPTER ONE.CATANIA’s POV.I have been gazing at the elegant red dress on my bed for more than thirty minutes now with so much glee in my heart that I can hardly contain it.Today is the day!Today is my eighteenth birthday and to think that is not enough, it is the day of the ceremony where my wolf will be activated and I will be able to live like a normal full born werewolf.I am so excited.I pick up the dress from my bed and walk over to my mirror stand when I place it before me and imagine how perfect it's going to be once I put it on. Since no one seems to be excited about my birthday, I have taken it upon myself to stay happy and positive, because I know that after this ceremony, once my wolf will be awakened, things will change for the better.That I believe.Now, you must be wondering what I mean, but not to worry, you will soon find out and once you do, you will understand why I have such high hopes for this night.The sound of my room door opening snaps me out of my though
CHAPTER TWOCATANIA’S POV.Alpha Chase addresses us all and soon announces for all the youths who turned eighteen years old this year to come forward. This day is our day, our wolves will be awakened. Some of us will find our mates, others won't, but I pray I fall in the category of werewolves who will find their mates.A cold silent breeze blows across the hall as our pack witch, Rivera gracefully walks into the hall. She is the one to call out our wolves. This is our pack tradition.All the butterflies rise haphazardly in my stomach when she stands before us. We are roughly fifty in number, both male and female werewolves and I'm certain each and every one of them are just as excited for this as I am.I can see it on their faces.Like… who wouldn't want to live like a full werewolf. All the crazy things we can do in our wolf forms and above all, the fact that we finally get to find our mates. Ahhh… I can't wait."Our creator and Moon Goodness…" She begins to recite as she holds up
CHAPTER THREE.NOLAN’s POV“Alpha Nolan, we have arrived” My driver announces as the car comes to a halt and the engine dies. I wait patiently for one of my guards to open the door for me and when he does, I graciously step out of it and stand straight with both hands shoved in my overall pockets.My outward demeanour is not a very friendly one and I know it. Everyone standing around bows down the moment they set their eyes on me, including the Alpha of the Pack, Alpha Chase Phoenix. I am in his pack today to do the usual annual inspection which involves me moving around the pack to look around and make sure that Alpha Chase is handling everything just well and of course not treating his subjects like slaves.I am the Paramount Alpha and none of the Alphas around here like me. Werewolves from other packs hate and fear me because of the rumours surfacing that I am a ruthless Alpha and that I kill my subjects or any other person without reason.Well… I’m not going to try to defend myse
CHAPTER FOURCATANIA’s POV “It’s time to go” A guard announces as he walks into the bedroom I was taken into last night.I barely got any sleep. I mostly cried and asked the moon goddess why all these things were happening to me. Begging her to tell me where I went wrong in life. Why would she pair me with an Alpha and still give me the identity of a Stealer?It’s unduly agonizing.It’s all too much for me to bear and I wish I could die so all this would end.Without letting out a word or resisting, I quietly walk out of the bedroom with the guards following me close behind.I had thought on my eighteenth birthday, I would find my mate who will take me away from my adoptive parents who never loved me, but I found my mate and he doesn’t want to believe that I’m his mate and right now I’m being taken to his pack to be a rebound for his widowed maniac brother.What a pity!Once we get out of the mansion to the compound where multiple cars are parked, the first thing I pick up is my mate’
CHAPTER FIVE.NOLAN’s POV“Are you okay baby?” I ask Mia whose eyes seem to be watery. I hate that she is always around to witness the drama between Catania and I. I can only imagine how bad she feels, because if I were in her shoes, I would feel the same. Having someone else try to claim your mate before your eyes is a very vexatious thing to witness."Uh…yeah…" She stammers and the pain in her voice is inevitable. "Yeah, I'm good. You know, I'm actually used to this by now""No baby, don't get used to this. I promise everything will be fine soon. I promise!""Ah… yeah. I know everything will be fine, Alpha. But what I actually meant was that I'm used to my sister always trying to steal what's mine. You see, while growing up, she never wanted me to have anything nice. If our parents bought something good for me, she would steal it and hide or destroy it so I won't have it anymore. That's why right now I'm not surprised that she wants to take you away from me" She elucidates sadly and
CHAPTER FIVE.CATANIA'S POVAll my life I have been unloved, but I have never felt so ridiculed. How can my mate deliberately refuse to accept me, but offer himself to Mia who isn't his mate. She is the imposter here!I have always known Mia to be a sly fox, but I didn't think she was up to this level. How did she even succeed to do this? How did she know I was his mate? How did she pick up my smell? How on earth did she manage to convince my mate?She must have said and done something!She must have said something to turn my mate against me and I have to find out. All my life, Mia has been stealing my spotlight. She always made me feel like a lesser bring every time she went out and I let her have her way with me all this time, but right now, I won't!This is my mate we are talking about, my happiness, my future, my life as a whole. I cannot let her steal it from me.I can't.I have to find Alpha Nolan so we can have a one on one talk.Maybe after I have explained things to him ,he w