His True Mate

StephenWalking the halls of the palace every day was always the same. People would stop and bow to me as I walked by. Some would never look at me, while others would smile and greet me politely. It's a never ending cycle that I have no choice but to endure. I walk toward the entrance knowing that my visitor will arrive at any moment.A few months back I found a girl that I was interested in. My father had taught me I was supposed to wait for my true mate. As king, he had done everything he could to try to force the issue of true mates. Being fated to one person he said was a gift from the Goddess herself.Up until the moment I met her, I felt the same way. But there was something about the blonde beauty that captured my very soul. Every minute was filled with thoughts of my sweet angel of a girlfriend. I had skipped training no matter what kind it was today. My distractedness has gone beyond just something basic, it was taking over everything in my life.I had never been a fan of lea

Alexia’s As we started making our way to King, Rae became restless, pacing back and forth. All of her weird actions are taking a toll on me. Then suddenly the smell of coconut and vanilla hit my nose and Rae screams “MATE”.I looked up to see the most handsome man I’ve ever seen. He swept his short, dark brown, almost black hair back from his face, where his sparkling gray eyes pierced my soul. Tattoos cover his neck and hands, and I wonder where else he has them. His smell is driving me wild and I have to restrain myself from jumping him in front of the King.My pulse speeds up, and Rae keeps pressing me forward. If something doesn’t happen soon, then I’m going to combust from desire. What an introduction that would be? Hi your majesties, I’m here to jump your son’s bones and maybe even climb him like a tree right in front of you and the entire kingdom.“Mate!” is all I hear from his mouth and I hear gasps from across the room. He quickly moves and takes my small hands in his large

Alexia’s “I’m sure there will be meetings about everything tomorrow. After we settle all this, do you want to grab a bite to eat and talk?” There is hope in Diego’s eyes as he asks. He really needs to talk just as much as I do.“I would love to. Just shoot me a text. Here’s my number. Thank you so much for everything. I don’t think I would have made it out of there on my own. Goodnight.” He nods and heads out as I go into my room.I link my mom, letting her know I’m back, safe, and heading to bed. I tell her we’ll talk tomorrow and head to take a shower. All I can do is stand here under the spray and cry. I feel my body convulsing with every sob that leaves my mouth. I’m shaking and crying my heart out with no one there to comfort me.How could this have happened to me? Haven’t I done everything I can to be the perfect mate, alpha, and luna? I’ve made it my mission to do what is right in life, and I just can’t understand why I’m being punished like this. Should I have put a stop to V

Stephen POVAfter what felt like an eternity, I was able to finally get the parents of my mate to go back to their room at the hotel and rest. Luna Angie looked as if she would crumble at any moment of stress and exhaustion. Upon leaving, they warned me not to do anything foolish and put their daughter at risk. Gaining everyone’s trust was something that I would most likely be spending the rest of my life gaining, not that I blame them. I look over at my mate to see her resting with what almost looks like a peaceful face. I wonder what she is doing there and if she has any idea how much I wish I could go back in time and never betray her.“I don’t know if you can hear me or if you may just be ignoring my every word. To be honest, if I was in your place I don’t know if I could even give life a chance. I know you feel like everything has been taken from you, and in a way, it truly has. The person in this world who was supposed to love and care for you betrayed you, and his father took y

 Alexia’s POV The last few weeks have comprised me listening to him. Over and over, I hear him apologizing and telling me all the things I wanted to hear when we first meet. He never leaves the hospital room. They bring everything he needs to him, and the only time I am not surrounded by vanilla and coconut scent is when he is in the restroom. He has invaded my every thought and every second of my day. The things he says lead me to believe that he never really wanted to hurt me or to even think about what it could do to me. He was dumb and there are no other words that can describe it. My thoughts often go back to Victoria and I still cannot understand what I did to make her hate me so much. She said that I always ruined everything for her, but I still can’t figure out what that is exactly. Everyone in the pact loved her and everyone who ever met her respe