Three.

Damien’s POV

I left when she asked, without even knowing her name. Her hands caked in the blood of a wolf that her mother killed. Which was a surprise in itself considering her mother was just an omega. 

Father shouted through the fight when he saw the omega passed out in my arms. Telling me to take her home, even giving me an address and I wondered why he even bothered to bring an omega to the fight but she was good, she was skilful and quick, not like the other omegas who were not quite as resourceful.

I had questions but my father was the Alpha and therefore I did as he asked

Carrying the omega through the forest, I find her house on the very outskirts of our pack land, the house was small but an amazing scent of fresh linen was wafting from the house.

Looking down at the woman I was carrying, the scent was not coming from her and as I boot the door open, there is a girl sat on the stairs, looking completely alarmed by my appearance but she gets to work in no time, grabbing everything she needed and cleaning up the woman, the woman she called mom.

The scent was strongest when the girl was near, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of her, the way she quickly cleaned up her mom, carefully checking her for wounds. It was like she didn’t even care that I was there.

It was obvious from her scent, she was somehow my mate and yet she just could not be, we were related it was just wrong. The Moon Goddess must have got something mixed up because Vivian and I have been together for years and I love her, well at least I think I do.

When I finally get back to the castle, I find my father in his office pacing, he was already cleaned up from the war and asks if the omega warrior is safe

“Yes, her daughter is looking after her”

I watch his reaction carefully. I had known for a long time that I had a half sister but he had never wanted me to meet her and now I knew why, he knew exactly who she was and that we were mated.

“You saw her fight, yes?” he skips over the obvious problem, instead I nod, she was very skilful for an omega. I couldn't deny that.

“Why didn’t you tell me father?

“I am telling you now, as the future Alpha, it is your job to know about your pack”

He continues on about how the woman was called Kelly and that she was the original Gamma of the rival pack, one of the youngest ever to become a Gamma, when she met her mate, my fathers old Beta and she left her old pack behind to join our pack.

“And he was a traitor” we all knew the story about how the old Beta betrayed us

He rolls his eyes at me and changes the subject to the girl and I knew immediately that there was more to the story than what everyone believed.

“Is she okay?”

“You mean my half sister?”

He takes a swig of whisky before looking at me

“Yes, is Irina okay?”

I nod but decide to keep my mouth shut about us being mated, it was not something I could do or accept and I was going to have to reject her when the time came.

“Why don’t you just move them in here, mom died along time ago, why are you acting like they don’t exist?”

“It’s complicated and it is not appropriate” he grips hold of the pocket watch mother had gave him, a picture of her sat inside and I hear him sigh

“She has your blood father, Alpha blood. You will not be able to hide from that forever, I assume she isn’t eighteen yet”

“A couple of months but you will marry Vivian” he knew what I was trying to say.

“You know?”

“Of course I know son, you met her the day after she was born, you couldn’t leave her alone and she would cry unless you were holding her, it was obvious although rare for children to find their mate so young”

“And that was why you never let us meet. But why now?”

“As I said, you are set to become Alpha, you need to know everything, but I trust that you will make the right choice”

I make my excuses and leave mostly because I was annoyed with what he was telling me.

The night was long and I barely slept, I couldn’t get the scent of Irina out of my head, her gorgeous fresh scent, her shoulder length messy brunette hair, the way she cared for her mother, how her honey coloured eyes shone in the darkness like a beacon calling to me. But she was different, shy but almost sassy and was not afraid to question me.

I groan, it was not what I needed. I was set to marry the Beta’s daughter, truly strengthen our pack and yet I could not get Irina out of my head, like her scent was calling to my soul, luring me in and as much as I tried to push the image of her caring for her mother out of my mind, my wolf was just yelling ‘mate’ over and over, refusing to let me sleep.

By the time morning arrives, I am already up and getting ready for a run when Vivian lets herself into my bedroom with another key she had copied. There was a reason I locked my door and I made her hand over the key.

She stank of makeup and honestly as a wolf and with our heightened senses I didn’t understand how she put up with it because it made me gag. I had told her a hundred times that she didn’t need it, she was a pretty girl with jet black hair and dark eyes to match but she never listened and instead would pout at me.

Today she was whining about how I didn’t pick her up from school yesterday

“Vivian, you have legs”

“I wanted to show you off to my friends”

She had been on about this for days now because even though we had been together for a long time, I always steered clear of the school, I knew what all the girls would be like, they would be practically throwing themselves at me, it was so cringey.

“Fine, I will pick you up later”

Her smile is almost ear to ear as she wraps her arms around me squealing “They will be so jealous that I am marrying the future Alpha”

I roll my eyes and thankfully she doesn’t see me, the upcoming wedding was all she talked about and quite frankly it was annoying and my feelings for her were waning.