It was 7:27 pm, and by 11:30 pm, the family would be at the palace for the annual mating season, where everyone from all over would come over in search of their mate. Hopefully, she would see her mate also; she had just turned sixteen last week, the official age to meet your mate.
Perhaps her stepmother has seen her glance; she sneered at Xayla and said. "Oh, you're also interested in the mating festival. A useless bitch like you thought someone would be interested in you? You're just useless to everyone. Who in GoldenPact will want to mate with you? You're just a useless omega." Xylah's face immediately paled, and she gave herself a mocking glance. Her happiness drained away when she heard the 'useless' word. Yeah, what was she thinking? How could she forget? Everyone had always seen her as a useless omega famed for being a family destroyer; what did she expect? Her happy mood was destroyed, and she turned back to go to her room when she heard her stepmother say 'get lost'. On her way to her room, Errol appeared, he was wearing a black t-shirt and white trousers. He was tall, sexy, and domineering, and a look from him was enough to make her face red and her knees weak. Unfortunately, he was only Eulla's friend.' Xylah thought and shook her head sadly. Xylah didn't know when she started falling in love with Errol. But she has always envied Eulla for being able to catch Errol's attention. Errol was caring, meticulous, and attentive to feelings. He always respects her, never says bad things, and always nods in greeting, unlike everyone else. Xylah nodded back to him and walked to her room."Oh my, look who's here." Eulla suddenly yelled and waved her hand at him excitedly. "Errol!" She yelled at her fans. "He came over for me, he's so sweet…" Xylah glanced at the scene and shook her head in sadness. Suddenly, she envied Eulla. Eulla is the one who has everything—parents' care, werewolves' love, boys' attention, etc. But she's just a useless omega. She thought as she entered the room."AHHHHH!!!" Eulla suddenly screamed in pain before she could stand up; her face had gone pale, and her live had gone haywire. She had broken into sweats, and she was shivering slightly while biting her lips.The sudden scream almost made Xylah jump. She held her chest in shock and hurriedly turned to look at Eulla, that bitch who had suddenly yelled and made the poor omega almost develop a heart attack, and Xylah saw Eulla shaking like someone with epilepsy. The scene was so comical, and it almost made her laugh. What rubbish is this person playing at? She doesn't even know how to fake it."Baby, tell me what's wrong?" Corinne quickly held Eulla's hand with worry. Even Errol now stood by Eulla like a knight in shining armor, and that image had made Xylah's heart sting in pain, which she didn't understand. After all, if Errol wanted a partner, it'd be Eulla, the perfect alpha daughter. But she didn't understand why her heart was breaking in pain."I…" Eulla's lips parted as if she wanted to say something, but before she could, she fainted. Xylah held her chest and turned to look at Eulla, but she squinted her eyes in surprise when she saw the scene… Wait! Eulla fainted! Fainted? What the hell? Who's just shouting? Is she dreaming? A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: is this to throw the GoldenPact social network in jeopardy? But why would she do so few hours to the mating ceremony? Xylah sighed and returned to her room. She didn't even want to know what would be going on in Eulla's live comment section."Eulla." Corinne shook Eulla in panic. "Quickly call the doctor, please." She said to Errol. Errol nodded, and he immediately picked up his advanced mobile device. His eyes unconsciously drifted toward Xylah's room, but he soon snapped out of it.A few minutes later, the doctor came out of the room in his coat. His hand was placed in his pocket, and he replied, "The patient needs more rest. Let her sleep tonight. I'll be here to check on her health tomorrow." Xylah, who had been watching them from her room, immediately ran out. She panicked when she heard the doctor's words. "What about Eulla?" She asked again as if to confirm the doctor's word. The doctor's cold expression softened when he saw the omega show her care. He gave her a nod of approval when he saw her care. Young Miss truly cares for her elder sibling. Perhaps the doctor was on live before; who knows? "The first miss is sick and would need to rest tonight to be strong. Worry not, she'll be hale and healthy tomorrow…""What?" The sentences fell on Xylah like a cold basin, and it made her fall on her butt in shock. The happiness and anticipation for her outing and mating night, everything had disappeared, and all that was left were the doctor's echoing words. So she won't be able to go to the Mate Festival? She repeatedly asked herself. It was certain Xylah wouldn't. Eulla is sick, so the family would have to cancel their plans for the night to take care of the sick patient, which means they won't go."Didn't that mean Eulla wouldn't be able to attend the mating festival?" Xylah suddenly muttered after everyone had left except the family."Why would she need to attend?" Prime Minister Conan strides in and continues. "She was betrothed to Caspian." He completed and touched Eulla's forehead.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?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.____X
"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. Her face looked tired, too, but that wasn't enough to deny her beauty. "You won't, really?" Xylah was skeptical, and her beautiful eyes stared into his eyes."She's so cute," Liam whined with happiness. "Yeah, she is." Errol agreed"No, I won't," Errol spoke firmly. "We will be having our mating festival at the palace tomorrow also…"Xylah's heart skipped a beat in happiness. "Are you seriou…"Papa.The sudden clapping interfered with Xylah and Errol's sweet discussion. "How sweet! Are you mates?" Eulla suddenly appeared in their view. Her figure was unsteady, so she stood by the wall for support; her face was also pale.Xylah's heart skipped a beat, and it began to thrum in fear when Eulla asked that question because she knew that Errol and Eulla were close friends. And she didn't know if Errol would be…"Yes, she is." Errol's fac
"Do you smell that? I smell his scent. Quickly. Hurry up. There!" Rylee nudged Xylah in Errol's direction hurriedly. Despite all the playful interactions with Rylee, a faint smile was playing on Xylah's thin face, making her beauty more otherworldly. Xylah was calm until Errol's beautiful musky scent invaded her nose. She broke into a wide grin when she saw Errol, and her heart started pounding in excitement Errol was standing beside her father and stepmother, and he had that sexy, cold expression. He was in a black suit, and his hair was slicked back, which made his handsome face appear more prominent. Xylah smiled shyly at him, she was dressed beautifully like this for him, so she wondered if he'd like it. Xylah's lips parted, and she was about to say 'Hi' when... Eulla suddenly appeared in front of them while holding her camera. She was live. "Hi, guys!" Eullah waved, and a lot of comments and gifts bombarded her screen. "Thank you all for inquiring about my health. I'm fine
Xylan wanted to disregard the information because why would her father be so cruel? It seemed to be one expensive joke she Jahr didn’t find a way to accept. She just got rejected and was still trying to brush off the humiliating pain but the next action was to get her married? Her life was a mess and it was ruined and now they didn’t even let her sober up before imposing marriage on her? She saw this all as a scheme from Corrine because she knew she could go head over heels just to make sure she made her life as miserable as possible. “I decline this marriage,I do not want to be a burden to anyone anymore and to be humiliated over and over again. Just leave me to myself, I plead. I won’t disturb you for anything but I just don’t want to get married and at least not now.” Xylan said, trying her best to hold back tears. She tried to reason with her father but his expression didn’t look like he was even going to listen to anything she had to say. She tried to erase the rejection s
Xylan woke up the next morning to the shining rays of the sun which shone brightly on her face. She yawned slightly as she gently rubbed her eyes trying to look for a way to pull her cutton over her face to protect her face from the schoring sun. Her hair wasn’t a mess surprisingly because she was expecting some hair to have fallen over her face but her face was feeling very refreshed. She stood up and then she noticed immediately she was in a car and not her usual relaxing bedroom. “What?” She exclaimed, hitting herself to be sure she wasn’t dreaming. She was very demented and didn’t understand what was going on. She sat properly so she could evenly access her environment. She was so surprised to find herself in a car. It was one of her dad’s cars,he didn’t really use this one and it was his most expensive yet. “What is going on?” She asked the driver who was keen on the road and acted like everything that was happening back there was none of his concern. “I am just doing wh
Caspian is seen in the last large garden space scolding a guard who was on his knees in front of him. “So? You really need to understand that here I answer to no one but myself and if you know you don’t want me to have my eyes on you then shut up.” Caspain retorted to one of his guards. “Yes sir but I don’t mean to offend you. I am simply saying what is written there, please pardon me." The guard tried to explain but he was soon interrupted. “But nothing. If you are sure you want your head where it is, don't question the things that I do.” He said and turned to leave, still leaving the guard in that position. He walked slowly yet firmly back into his room and shut the door behind him. He picked up a paper before him clearly showing its content and shredded it into so many pieces and then threw it away. He hated it whenever someone tried to act like they were equal to him. To him he was equal to no one and he was always above and anyone who thought otherwise perhaps wanted to los
Caspain knew his father was trying so hard just to suppress him but he made sure to disappoint him by not giving him anything to use against him. Caspain didn’t put any mind on the wedding as he had already planned something big for the wedding and they would bever be able to suspect. He refused his father’s call because he knew he would want to discuss Xylan since she was already on her way. But he had nothing to discuss with him because he warned them to stay off his issue but they were quite persistent. He has made sure to give them a shock they would never forget that would teach them to know their place. The guard went over to tell that Caspain had refused to seek his father’s audience in front of the whole council. “Does he even know why I was calling him?” He roared out. He was angry not only because he tended to disgrace him and in front of the whole council this time around. “I told him you have something important to discuss and he said he might come if he has the tim
Caspian is seen in the last large garden space scolding a guard who was on his knees in front of him.“So? You really need to understand that here I answer to no one but myself and if you know you don’t want me to have my eyes on you then shut up.” Caspain retorted to one of his guards.“Yes sir but I don’t mean to offend you. I am simply saying what is written there, please pardon me." The guard tried to explain but he was soon interrupted.“But nothing. If you are sure you want your head where it is, don't question the things that I do.” He said and turned to leave, still leaving the guard in that position.He walked slowly yet firmly back into his room and shut the door behind him.He picked up a paper before him clearly showing its content and shredded it into so many pieces and then threw it away.He hated it whenever someone tried to act like they were equal to him. To him he was equal to no one and he was always above and anyone who thought otherwise perhaps wanted to lose their
Epilogue"The long awaited day has arrived dear viewers," The female reporter smiled brightly at the camera "We've just been informed that our dear Queen has gone into labor and a little prince is expected soon. The whole world is in anticipation and we're sending our hearts, prayers and heartfelt wishes to the Royal family. We wish the Queen nothing but a safe delivery"Caspian walked back and forth, his eyes darted towards the closed door every now and then. The whole of the chambers was dead quiet save for the constant screams and cries coming from behind the door and the loud thudding of his heart.His heart pounded against his chest so fast, he was sure it was going to explode any moment. He still couldn't believe what was happening— his wife, his queen, his mate was finally in labor.Caspian had waited for this day ever since that night and now that it was finally here, he didn't know why he felt this nervous. A fear nagged at his being, one that refused to go away no matter ho
Xylah sat in front of her dressing mirror, dressed in all white and a veil over her head, a single tear flowed down her cheeks. Today marks the third month after Caspian's day and today, everything was going to change for her. She was getting married, again. And to whom? Sire Onyx himself. Xylah recoiled at the mere thought of marrying Caspian's uncle but she was helpless, just like she was on the night she stabbed Caspian.The whole city had gone into mourning after his body had been found cold the next morning. The cause of death was said to be a stab in the heart with a silver knife. Silver was lethal to all werewolves— it took their lives like it meant nothing.Investigations had been carried out but Sire onyx ofcourse got the case closed. Days passed by and Caspian was soon forgotten, he was but a useless prince after all.Xylah shook away the thoughts and took a long sigh as she's escorted out of the room.' Today was going to be a long day' She thought, clutching the small kni
Xylah slowly made her way to the dinner room flanked by her attendees. It's been days since her meeting with Sire Onyx Xylah had tried really hard to forget all about it but having to see him everyday was a constant reminder on its own. The royal family had this tradition He had given her time and his eyes held the same amount of warning whenever it met hers.Today was no different, the moment Xylah had stepped into the dinning room, her eyes met his Onyx's first. A disapproving look crossed his face. Onyx had already given her the instructions on what to do and was expecting the results for days now. Xylah couldn't bring herself to just do it.She sat in her place at the table, opposite her husband and looked everywhere but at Onyx. She felt his eyes bore into her soul as the kitchen maids serve breakfast. Xylah made it a mental note to eat quickly, excuse herself and hurry out of here before Onyx was done. She didn't want him to trap her like he always did the rest for the day.Ch
You.." Jane growled the moment she reached Xylah."Oh, mothe—" Xylah barely had the chance to complete her words when a heavy slap.lamded on her cheeks, the sound resounded across the entire drawing room. Two amidst who stood there gasped at the same time Xylah did."Mother?" Xylah called out in shock, a hand to her cheek."I am not your mother!" Came Janes harsh growl "Don't u ever call me that you filthy bitch" she barked, the veins on her forehead Popping. Xylah has seen Jane angry so many times but this was the first time she was seeing her like this. She looked mad, almost possessed. She looked up at the maids who stared at them in shock."Leave us" She simply said and they nodded almost immediately before scurrying out of the room. Jane humped "You must be enjoying yourself are you not? You must be so happy after ruining my daughter's life!""But what did I do?" Cykah had no idea why so much anger was being directed at her. she hadn't done a thing."Everything!" Jane yelled and
"Come now, let's go" Ian said finally releasing her from the hug" We don't have much time left as it is"His hands held hers as he pulled her along and of course, Xylah's feet betrayed her, they trotted after him mindlessly as they headed for the door. It was only when she saw him open the door that her heart started to race.She can't do this, she can't go with Ian. His life was already on the line and if they leave like this, then—No, Xylah swallowed. She wanted nothing more than to run as far away from here as possible and start a new life with her mate, of course. But she knew she couldn't do that."I can't come with you!" She used all the strength she had left to scream those words, stopping Ian dead in his tracks. He turned to look at her, his eyes filled with questions."Xylah?" His voice broke as his grip on her loosened. Xylah used that opportunity to free herself."Yes Ian I'm sorry but I can't come with you""But why? Wh–""I don't owe you any explanation" her jaw tighten
Ian stopped on front of Xylah's door, his hands raised as he dropped a soft knock on the door"Xylah?" He called out, his voice even softer "Are you in there?" He asked. It was a stupid question ofcourse, as she most certainly was in there. She couldn't go anywhere else.Moments later, he heard the shuffling of feet and the door being unlocked before it was pulled open, the face of his mate coming into his view. The smile on Ian's face disappeared the moment he saw her."Xylah?" A small frown made it's way up his face. "What's wron—" she didn't let him complete his sentence as she crashed into his arms without warning.Whether or not Ian was taken aback, Xylah didn't know because she felt him wrapped his arms around her a moment later. The familiar sparks were sent running across her body again, it felt like she was electrocuted but not bad electrocuted, electrocuted in a good way. Xylah closed her eyes, it felt oddly comforting.How grateful she was he didn't say anything through ou
Xylah returned to her room devastated after her discussion with Aeon and Raphael. They had given her an ultimatum knowing fully well which one Xylah would pick. With a heavy heart, Xylah obviously ended up picking the latter— to save Ian's life.Xylah would endure anything, but she couldn't tolerate a single scratch on Ian. He was her friend and savior, he had given her a new life, chose to hold her hand when others didn't and above all, Ian was her mate.She couldn't let any injustice come to him when it was her fault after all. The reason they had both snuck out was for her to enjoy some fun time.As she collapsed on her bed , face first, she couldn't hold back all of the tears threatening to fall, all of them came down in a huge stream. Her bedcovers were stained in no time as Xylah cried. She cried and cried, her body racking with powerful sobs yet she didn't even try to stop them. She let herself cry her sorrows away.Xylah couldn't believe how unfortunate she was. Just yesterday
Xylah took a step back, the surprise and shock on her face was evident as she watched the grown up man drool and mumble some incoherent words which she couldn't understand at all. She watched him burst into laughter and pointed at her while an idiot which made her gasp.It looked like she was the only surprised one because the other two men in the room looked ok as if nothing had happened– as if all was just normal to them.Xylah now understood why everyone refered to him as the useless prince. Horror washed over her as she wondered what could've turned such a fine man into something as dreadful as this?He had beautiful ocean blue eyes, accentuated by thick black lashes, a long and perfect nose sat on his face.Xylah could swear she had never seen a finer man all her life. His features were enough to make one drool but he was drooling instead?She watched the prince pick up a piece of salad from one of the bowls on the table and bring it up to his face. He blew on it, then sniffed it
'You're getting married to the prince tomorrow'Those were the only words that kept repeating themselves over Xylah's head as she walked down the long hall leading to the dining room.The hallway she walked in was adorned with gold paintings and intricately carved sculptures and the whole floor was covered with a red carpet, which contrasted with the long dark pink gown she had chosen to wear.On a normal day Xylah would have been looking around, at the paintings and designs curiously and marveling at how beautiful they were but that day was not just today. Her mind was filled with so many thoughts, it was so jumbled up that she had a hard time time knowing what was what.Earlier, she had chosen a pretty decent pink gown and decided to wear it to her meeting with the prince. She allowed her hair to fall down in her natural waves and didn't see it necessary to do any makeup or anything of the sort as she was going to meet the prince.Xylah was just going there to finally see this "pri