Loving her scent

IN THE DONNER'S PACK ✓

Dama gasped as she held a nearby wall to catch her breath, she glanced back at the hallway that leads to his room and sighed. What the hell is fate trying to do by making her go through this?

She passed the secret passage that led to the outside of the palace and she walked to her home which was just a few kilometers away as she thought about how Prince Danks would be feeling, he doesn't deserve it.

Kieth left as soon as she saw her from the window, calling her parents out but Dama was so lost in thoughts that she didn't even hear the commotion her sister was stirring.

Her mother came out in her short dress as she was getting ready to go shower because it was getting late, "Where are you coming from?" She thundered which made Dama flinch.

She had planned to enter the house silently, she glanced at her sister and Keith smirked. "Mother, I….." She was cut short by another question.

"Dressed like this???" She ran her eyes around Dama's body and Dama bit her lips, she was still in Danks shirt. Oh no! This isn't going to end well.

"You went to sleep with one useless wolfie right? Just what exactly do you want to turn yourself into?" Her mother yelled and she shuddered, "Mother, I know the scent on her body." Keith said.

Her mother glanced at her, urging her to go on. "It's Prince Dank's scent, I can't mistake his scent for someone else's." She said and Dama glared at her, "How did you—" She tried saying.

Her mother cut her off, "It doesn't matter how she knows, the main point is you went to sleep with someone who isn't your husband." She said and Dama gasped,

"You are supposed to marry Prince Henkel and you are here wasting your time with someone you can't be with." She yelled at her face.

Dama tried to wave it off but she couldn't stand her family insulting her mate this way because of their own selfish interest, "Mother, I have respected you but I've heard enough of this." Dama shouted back.

A fierce slap landed on her face and it threw her face backwards as her lips bursted out blood, "You will not disrespect your mother in my presence this way." Her father said.

Dama couldn't restrict the tears that begged to come out of her eyes as it rushed down. "Father…?" She whispered, looking at him shockingly, he just slapped her?

She tried to leave and go into her room straight or just go away from them, they were irritating her and causing her sadness too much, "Your introduction to Prince Henkel is in fourteen days." Her father said.

She didn't even wait to finish hearing her father's statement, she ran away from where they were, from all of them - from all the pain of accepting to follow their evil interests just because Prince Henkel being the crown prince is an eighty percentage for them,

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IN THE ALPHAEUS PACK ✓

Prince Lucius walked into his room removing the already loose shirt , he was still angry at all of them, he made a fool out of him. Who does that? He threw the shirt away as his throat burned to drink something appetizing.

"Freedma….?" He called and the door opened, revealing a blonde hair man. "Freedma has been suspended for a while, my prince." He bowed and it dawned on him that he was really the one that suspended him, darn it!

He sighed. "Get me a cup of tea with lots of sweet honey in it and little ice cubes plus red berries to taste nice." He ordered and the guard bowed before leaving.

Freedma already knew how he makes his tea but now that he's been suspended, I have to adjust and I forgot to ask his name. He thought and sighed again, walking into the bathroom.

The girl has to have her wounds attended to tonight. He quickly had a shower and smiled when he saw the tea on the table. He dried his hair and quickly wore something comfortable for the evening.

The tea was indeed cold from the outer surface of the mug which indicated there was ice in it but when he brought the mug closer to his nostrils, he couldn't get the scent of the berries in it. He repeated the same action but it was a negative result.

"Uhmm…guard?" He called since he didn't know his name, and there was no answer. Now, where did he go? He was supposed to be permanently positioned outside his door. "Guard!!!!" More authoritatively.

The blonde man entered and bowed. "What's your name?" Prince Lucius asked, "Marquis, my prince." He bowed again, "Marquis, why can't I perceive the scent of the red berries in the tea you served?" Prince Lucius asked.

Marquis glanced at him and quickly hung his head low. "Did you say red berries, my prince?" Marquis asked and Prince Lucius almost rolled his eyes. "I clearly said red berries, what did you put in it?" He asked.

Marquis swallowed nervously. "I'm sorry my Prince, I didn't hear you say red berries. Forgive me my prince." He quickly bowed and Prince Lucius sighed before waving him off, he already had enough arguments today, how can he not hear a whole phrase?

Prince Lucius just left the tea on the table and headed to the room where the girl who belongs to the Donner's pack was laid but was surprised to be perceiving a berry scent.

Is mother making red berries puree? He asked no one in particular but remembered that this wasn't Queen Howell's room. He walked closer to where the scent was coming from and opened the door but was confused to see the girl still on the bed.

The scent was faint but he could recognize it anywhere no matter how faint it was. He saw the girl move her hands and he rushed to her, the scent was entering his nostrils causing him to lose concentration.

He glanced at her and sighed when her face still remained the same, pale. He sniffed in again wondering why he didn't perceive the scent earlier but confirmed that she was coming slowly back to life when one of her fingers moved again.

The scent was now becoming a little stronger and it is confirmed by him, she had the same scent of his tea - red berries - he smiled while looking at her pale face, is the goddess aware of him loving red berries so much that she paired him with a girl who smelled exactly like those berries?

Well, that wasn't so important. What is important now is his berry mate waking up soon and how he would be so very happy to perceive the scent becoming stronger and to even see those eyes, the eyes he would never forget, not even in his dream - blue with specks of golden color,

#Author's note#

Note that there would be so many flashbacks in this book but don't worry, it isn't hard to understand as long as you follow each chapter - it will answer all your questions, blue for you!