Chapter 3

Sylvia's pov

I walked up to the sexy man that lay sprawled on the bed, temptations rose in me as I attempted to touch him. I tried to keep still and try not make any noise as I was overcome with an insane urge to reach out to him.

Something happened and he snapped up on the bed, eyes wide awake and alert.

"Shh. It's just me" I tried to say, even as he sat up straighter than a pin, arms out in a defensive position and ready to attack. His stance made him even hotter as I was getting even bolder to touch him.

"Who are you?" He asked, wide awake and still flexing his muscles in defense. I licked my lips as the muscles budged, even more, making him appear bigger and fiercer but his moves didn't scare me at all.

"My name is Sylvia. I must have gotten into your room by accident" I lied. I didn't enter his room by accident, I was compelled and I liked what I saw. I watched as his muscles flexed and relaxed, his defensive position relaxed and a smile warmed its way to his face, softening his features and making him even more handsome.

If not that I was pretending to be sick, I would have been caught drooling all over my dress.

"Oh. You're the princess. Your Highness, are you better now?" He asked curiously and genuinely.

I was touched by how much he cared for a stranger, even if it was technically a lie that my parents had told so I wouldn't get into so much trouble, not to talk about the trouble I was going to get in for clearly branching off into a place I wasn't supposed to.

I was deeply touched, it warmed my heart.

"Yes, I'm so much better now. I just got back from the doctor's quarters not too long and I came here to render my apology for not coming to the meet-greet" again I lied.

It was funny how I was lying to cover up the fact that earlier today, I didn't care enough for the meet-greet of a stranger who I was sure that I wasn't going to fall in love with.

I cared more about helping Danielle get some limited heels than meeting this stranger and now, as I stood before him, trying to catch my breath and make sure that I wasn't drooling.

"Well, I'm glad you are alright and I'm sure you're going to make up for the missed meet-greet. You didn't miss out on much anyway, honestly" he said and I chuckled. He was a kind gentleman, I liked that about him already but I noticed something.

Even though I was standing in front of my very hot mate, my wolf wasn't jumping in ecstasy, instead, she was nearly quiet.

I was almost offended but I took it as she was tired and so she really couldn't display the obvious reactions needed. Thankfully, I could help both of us out on that, especially since he was smoking hot and fucking kind!

" I imagine, it must have been pretty boring with all the old people present in the room. No offense to our parents!" I quickly added and threw my arms up in mock apology. He seemed to catch my joke and chuckled in response. He was completely relaxed now and I loved how he look when he wasn't fierce or anything.

"I'm sure you had a pretty long day, be that you were at the doctor for a long time. How about you get some rest, I wouldn't want to wear you out before tomorrow" he said, his eyes saying a lot, pouring out a lot of kindness and concern.

He was beautiful.

I smiled, genuinely and nodded my head.

"You're right. I do need some rest and as I said before, I came here to tender a heartfelt apology" I said, lying through my teeth and placing both hands crossed on my chest for a mock demonstration. He smiled showing off his pristine whites. I could faint here and now.

"And it was heartfelt. Thank you. That's very kind of you" he said again. I nodded awkwardly and gave a princessy bow before walking towards his bedroom door, as I opened it I turned back to look at him. His eyes met mine.

"Good night," I said.

"Good night princess" he replied. I smiled again, opening the door wider and slipping out, the way I had slipped in and closed the door behind me.

Danielle had stayed at the side of the door, away from his line of sight as I closed the door. She had her mouth in an 'O'. I didn't wait for her to start as I started walking towards my bedroom, getting back en route to what it was I was supposed to have been doing.

Danielle started to walk fast, holding my elbows to try to get my attention. My belly was in flutters as butterflies did dirty things to me and my mind brought up the nastiest forms of fantasies.

All the juicy things we could do together, that we would do together. I wasn't even paying any attention to Danielle as I kept biting my lips in a smile.

"Tell me!!" She nearly screamed in my ear as I plopped down on my queen-sized bed, head lost in my dirty images.

"Huh?"  I asked her, finally coming back to reality as I supported my weight with my elbows, my knees kicking back and forth as I turned on my belly to face her.

" What's huh? Tell me... What happened? I was hearing a lot of things and your voice changed in there" she said, wiggling her eyebrows to emphasize what she meant and what she knew I knew.

I chuckled a bit, letting my elbows rest and my face rest on its side as I continued to daydream.

"Let's just say... It's a match made perfect"  Danielle made an 'oh' sound, I laughed into my bed.

#

Remus pov

"Slyvia huh?" Brent suddenly asked out of the blue, I looked across from the mirror where I stood, buttoning my cuffs in my bedroom.

"What do you mean?" I asked Brent, brushing off some wrinkles that had begun to set on my cuffs.

Brent smirked.

"Don't tell me she didn't come to your room yesterday and offer an apology for not coming for the meet-greet yesterday?" He asked and when he realized that I still had no clue what it was he was talking about. His eyes widened in shock.

"Shit!" he exclaimed.

"She probably thought I was you... We switched rooms last night" he exclaimed again, meanwhile, I was thinking about how much it was a blessing that I didn't get to see her last night.

"Calm down Brent," I said, a smirk playing on my lips.

" This could be a blessing," I said again, evading my eyes from the mirror. I heard Brent's voice hitch.

"What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean?" He asked. I turned around from the mirror, loving the sudden focus Brent had on me. For the first time and in unusual situations, Brent was serious.

"Well..." I began, riling in the attention as I created suspense.

"What if you continued to play me?" I asked. I saw Brent's expression change immediately.

"Absolutely Not!" He exclaimed and got up from the chair he was seated in.

"Hear me out," I said commanding his attention. He folded his arms and looked at me like I had something waving over my head.

"I could use a few more days to enjoy my freedom before I get married to a stranger, it would help remove the pressure that is mounting on me already. Please" I said, giving off the necessary pitiable energy I could muster.

Brent seemed to think about it for a painstaking while before resigning himself.

He grunted impatiently as I closed my palms together to signify my desperation.

"Alright. Fine!"Brent  said

"No funny business Remus!" He shouted.

"Alrighttttt. I've heard you" I smiled.

***

Another day passed without my mate and I meeting, there was a meeting scheduled for today, and all the times we could have bumped in the dining hall, she was never present and I was more than fairly certain that she was not going to show up again today.

Brent and I were walking towards the dining hall to meet with my dad and her parents for breakfast and something told me that she was not going to be there. My wolf was disappointed but I on the other hand expected nothing less.

I stopped suddenly remembering that I had left something in my quarters. I turned to Brent whose expression was already cooking up a good scolding. I sighed.

"I'll be right back Brent. It's not like I can run away" I said, seriously considering the option. Brent grunted like he knew what it was I was thinking.

"Come right back down, alright? You know your father doesn't like surprises" Brent said. I gave a Curt nod and began to walk back, mentally palming myself for forgetting to wear my mother's watch.

As I rounded a corner, I bumped into someone. Spilling their drink everywhere. On further inspection it was a petite girl with too much hair, hair she had managed to pack into a messy bun. She was lazily dressed as I looked her over.

"I'm so sorry" I immediately uttered. The girl in question gave a big scoff and threw her head up at me. I was mesmerized by her alluring green eyes. Eyes that flashed so much anger.

"Are you blind!?" She asked, making me speechless as I reached out to help her.

"Don't fucking touch me, you twat! How am I supposed to... You know what? Get. The. Fuck?" She threw her arms in the air, flipped an invisible amount of hair, and before I could utter one more word, she left.

I was perplexed that anyone could speak to me in that manner and then my wolf was extremely excited by her. Something told me she was my mate but now that I knew how rude she was, I was suddenly glad that I held no previous expectations.

***

Sylvia pov

I had the maids tighten my corset to give me that perfect figure, not that I was lacking any of that but I wanted to look spectacular as I could.

My Excitement was so hard to hide as Danielle caught me grinning as I observed every side of myself, my mate and I were supposed to meet for lunch in the emperor's garden. It was a luxury and since I knew what he already looked like, I was happy to know that I wasn't about to be disappointed.

"You're going to snatch his heart so fast, he won't know what hit him!" Danielle said as she stood by my side and smiled as I grinned.

The car was already parked and waiting for my arrival. The journey to the garden took less than five minutes, but it felt faster than that as my heart skipped. I kept a hand on my chest to steady my heartbeat.

I alighted from the vehicle with the help of a servant, as a bodyguard trailed my every step. For the first time in a long time, I didn't mind the bodyguards that followed my every step, it was worth the entrance. For him, it was worth it.

I sat down, having a light drink placed in front of me as I watched for my prince charming to arrive. First I heard the cars drive into the venue. Ten the multiple footsteps of men as they showed themselves dressed in all black and like a flower, they let a single man walk through.

I stood up, my anxiety having a field day as gradually his face started to appear, My smile started to morph into a frown.

I mentally asked myself, folding my arms as I got ready to strike. This wasn't the man who was warm to me that night, this was the random guy that decided to ruin my meet-greet this morning by rudely bumping into me.

"Is this some sort of joke?" I demanded as he closed the short distance between us and stood before me. His grin widened tauntingly, as a mysterious stout man came out of nowhere, he was an announcer.

Well, they all had some kickback explaining to do because if this was a prank, I was sure going to make sure they never heard the end of it when I got back home.

"Announcing!!..." The stout man began and as he took a deep breath, my irritation spiked as this man in front of me, regarded me with a bored expression.

"Where's the alpha?" I uttered, already getting cross at what was happening.

"Alpha Remus..." He said and again took a shocked breath

Wait, what?

My eyes darted back and forth in surprise at what I had just heard.

It couldn't be, I mean, I had already met my handsome stranger last night who was impossibly nice to me, but shock waves were spreading like wildfire all over me, and worse, my wolf was excited.

No way! It couldn't be.

"... of the Vetus pack!!" The stout man finished and disappeared.

"Cat got your tongue?"  I managed to hear him say, or rather sneered– as my eyes widened in horror.

What had I done?