Mate!

Yes, Xylah laughed to herself. Eulla was already engaged to Caspian, the previous king's son, and the notoriously useless and retarded prince; does that mean Eulla had purposely fainted to stop her from going? But then, there's no need to faint. She thought.

Nobody noticed, but Corinne's face changed upon hearing the mention of that engagement and the useless good-for-nothing prince, but she kept quiet and restrained herself.

"Blah! Moon Goddess." Xylah walked toward her room, dejectedly. "There's no mate, again!" She thought.

She froze when she saw Errol sitting on a chair. She didn't know he hadn't left; he looked so sexy and handsome sitting on that chair, and it made her heart beat fast.

A blush crept up to Xylah's face, and she nodded to him in greeting, but when she saw him nod and smile at her. Her heart almost froze, and she ran inside as if she were being pursued by a silver bullet. Xylah seemed to hear a loud chuckle, but she didn't know if it was her illusion or not.

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Xylah couldn't sleep all night; Rylee was howling and restless, which made her unable to rest, and now it's making her angry and frustrated, coupled with Eulla's stupid actions. The inability to go out and witness the rumored fun that always happens in the mating festival made her unhappy, so she scowled at Rylee in a hard voice. "Shut up."

"I'm not kidding, Eullah. I keep getting the feeling that our mate is neat to us." Rylee said again, whimpering continuously.

Apart from witnessing the fun, Xylah's mind was completely gone from the Mate Festival since she heard her stepmother's words, but a part of her that always wanted this is still there "There's only the servants and Errol. You tell me who is the mate among them." She sneered at Rylee.

"It's true but…"

"But nothing. Sleep. I don't know what Eullah and stepmother will have in store for me tomorrow."

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"Honey, do you have the mind to send our daughter into the hands of that retarded prince?" Corinne asked with anxiety. "Everybody knows that Caspian has no wolf; he's useless and retarded were prince; how can our innocent Eulla be his bride…"

Prime Minister Conan continued to go through his document, saying, "The marriage had been arranged by the late king; it can't be changed or canceled."

"I…"

Prime Minister Conan interrupted. "Moreover, the Ministers raised the engagement discussion today. So next tomorrow, Caspian will be married to our daughter, provided he chooses her…" Even if Prime Minister Conan's heart hurt for his daughter? What can he do? If he cancels the marriage, it'll blacken his reputation.

Corinne suddenly began to sob sadly, tears continually trickling from her face. "How can you be so cruel to Eulla? Will you really watch…"

"There's nothing I can do." Conan declared with a dissatisfied glare.

"Honey, we can still do something." Corinne declared and walked over to him. She sat on his lap and placed her head on his chest. "Since you didn't drop a name, why don't you let Xylah go instead?" Corinne convince

"Huh. That…"

Corinne quickly strikes the iron while it's still hot. "Xylah is not mated. Moreover, she's just an Omega." Corinne spat out the omega with disgust.

"Who would want her as a bride? Every one of the minister's sons wants to arrange a marriage with Eulla. Who has ever come for Xylah's hand?" Corinne convince. "Hmm. Perhaps Xylah could even catch the crown prince's eyes? What do you think…"

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A pleasant, masculine smell drifted into the sleeping Xylah's nose; it was stronger especially when the full white moon came into view.

The scent was so enticing and tempting that Xylah immediately came out of the room. Both she and Rylee took over, so a part of her eye was black while the other was purple. She made her way downstairs, and then she saw Errol approaching.

"Mate!" Rylee screams in her head. "Our mate! Errol is our mate."

Xylah was shocked by the news, but she soon became worried. Errol was Eulla's friend; would he accept them? She was just an omega, but he was the son of a minister. "But, he is always with Eulla; would he accept us? What if he rejected us, instead?" Xylah's eyes watered, and she took steps back in sadness.

Errol was about to leave for home when a beautiful smell invaded his nose. It was by far the most beautiful smell he had ever perceived, and it made him hunger for more. He was beginning to trace the smell when Xylah appeared before him. She was dressed in a soft silk gown, and her figure looked beautiful that midnight.

'Mate!' His wolf, Liam, called and howled in excitement. But Xylah suddenly looked at him with panic and took steps back. It made them sad.

"Why is she afraid of us?" Liam asked with sadness and pain, and Errol shook his head to signify that he also didn't know.

"Xylah. Wait." Errol quickly walked to her when he saw her leaving.

Xylah paused in her step, tears welling up in her eyes, and she muttered quietly with a sniff. "You'll reject us, right?" She just met her mate, and she couldn't believe that she'd be losing him so soon.

"What are you talking about?" Errol furrowed his brows in confusion because he never mentioned rejection.

"I'm just a useless omega. Someone like you'll want a…"

"Shh, don't ever talk to yourself like that…" Liam quickly rushed to her side and pulled her into his embrace. They both sigh in relief when the sparks continuously run through the place where they both had contact. Rylee purred in ecstasy.

"What are you talking about? I will never reject you." He muttered to her and inhaled her scent. He had just noticed her appearance; she was thin and bony.