CHAPTER FOUR
CATANIA’s POV“It’s time to go” A guard announces as he walks into the bedroom I was taken into last night.I barely got any sleep. I mostly cried and asked the moon goddess why all these things were happening to me. Begging her to tell me where I went wrong in life. Why would she pair me with an Alpha and still give me the identity of a Stealer?It’s unduly agonizing.It’s all too much for me to bear and I wish I could die so all this would end.Without letting out a word or resisting, I quietly walk out of the bedroom with the guards following me close behind.I had thought on my eighteenth birthday, I would find my mate who will take me away from my adoptive parents who never loved me, but I found my mate and he doesn’t want to believe that I’m his mate and right now I’m being taken to his pack to be a rebound for his widowed maniac brother.What a pity!Once we get out of the mansion to the compound where multiple cars are parked, the first thing I pick up is my mate’s smell. I turn my head to the direction and my heart chars in my chest when I see him seated in a car with my sister, Mia seated by his side.Tears sting in my eyes and I can feel anger rising in my soul.How dare she!Ever since we were growing up, she had always been the favorite everywhere we went, she always had the attitude of stealing my spotlight and right now, she has stolen my mate.I feel like shredding her into pieces!“Mate!” I hear a faded voice speak from me and I instantly curtail my tracks and look down at my chest.“What was that?” I whisper to myself in concussion. I glance around and observe that everyone is gawking at me like I have lost my mind, but that doesn’t upset me. I just heard my wolf talk within me.I just heard my wolf talk!“Hey! Are you there” I try to communicate with it in my mind but no response comes.“What’s going on?” A familiar voice speaks from behind and when I turn to look, my heart starts hammering in my chest when I see Alpha Nolan gracefully sauntering towards me.Last night I didn’t get to see his face too well because the lights in the banquet room were dim and multicolored, but now that I’m seeing him here, I can say out loud that he is a very fine man.He is different from all others. Handsome, in every conventional sense, and he has that appearance which could make him stand out in the crowd. He is fair, almost pale white. His unfathomable, golden brown eyes contrast exceptionally with his light toned face. His eyes are as deep and expressive, where you could get lost if you stare long enough. His face has that faraway look in it, which cannot be described in words. Above all is his frame and his stature. He is extremely muscular, with eight pack abs and I bet sixteen cm biceps. He is the kind of guy girls will swoon over, no doubt my sister has taken so much delight in him.He stops in front of me and I swallow dryly when he looks down at me. I don't even have the bravery to look into his eyes.“Look at me” He orders and I reluctantly look up into his golden brown eyes. They are so charming.My mate.“Mate!” I hear my wolf’s voice again.“My wolf, I can hear her.” I whisper to him and I can see his eyes shoot open in shock, but he suddenly closes them for a few seconds before opening again. This time around, the look he gives me is not soft, but dangerous and unfriendly.“I refuse to be swiveled by your charms stealer! Take her away” He orders and the guards hold me by my arms and pull me away from him.I don’t even have the potency to fight back because of the wolfsbane that’s still flowing in my veins. All I can do is whimper as they put me into one of the cars and lock me up. I watch as Alpha Nolan says a few words to Alpha Chase before going into the other car to join Mia.My heart goes frigid on seeing that and I feel no sign of my wolf again.I lean against the windscreen and sob gently as the car engine comes to live.I don’t know what the future holds for me. I really don’t know.NOLAN’s POVThe ride back to my pack is a quiet one. I have my mate, Mia seated by my side, but all I can think about is Catania and her magical pheromone. The moment she stepped out of the castle, her pheromone filled my nostrils and you have no idea how much I fought my urge to go and meet her. The strength of Mia’s scent is nowhere close to Catania’s and I hate it.I hate the fact that Catania’s pheromone is stronger than my mate’s. She is just a stealer for heaven’s sake, why does she captivate me so much?“Alpha Nolan” I hear Mia call and I turn to look at her.“Yes baby”“What did you discuss with Catania out there?” She inquires, anxious and I gently take her into my arms and kiss her on the head.“Nothing important baby, nothing important.”What Catania and I discussed out there was important. She told me she could feel her wolf and if that’s true, that means she is not a stealer. A stealer is someone who has no wolf so the pheromone she emits attracts widowed and unmated werewolves.This is complicated.This is very complicated and I don’t even know where to start.A whole lot of hours pass by and we finally arrive at the castle. As the cars drive in, I see my guards assemble to welcome me, but I immediately mind link my Beta, Nigel, to send away all the unmated guards because the moment Catania steps out from that car, this entire compound will become something else.Once that is done, Nigel comes and opens the door for me and I gracefully step out of the car and everyone bows down to me. Mia joins me and I place a protective arm around her waist as I signal a guard to open the car door for Catania.The moment Catania steps out of her own car, My wolf, Ander, goes crazy in my mind. He starts chanting the word “Mate” over and over and I almost die of frustration.What the hell is wrong with this wolf?“Alpha Nolan!” I hear Catania call and I’m stunned to see her running towards me. She plunges to my feet and looks up at me with her eyes shimmering red.“Can’t you feel the mate bond? Isn’t your wolf telling you that I’m your mate? Why don you want to accept it?” She interrogates in tears and out of anger, I push her away and she falls to the ground.“Catania! You are not my mate, so stop with all this drama”“Then why are you so attracted to my pheromone?” She fires back.“Because you are a Stealer! Your pheromone affects me because I am unmated!”“No, that’s not the reason…” She starts to talk but I cut her off.“Shut your mouth! I don’t want to hear any more of your lies!” I roar in anger as I stoop down before her. I stretch my hand out to forcefully grab her hair but Ander stops me.“Don’t you dare hurt her!” He riots in my mind and I stop.I look at the girl long and hard. I don’t know what kind games she’s playing, but I’m not going to let her win.“I have brought you here so you can make my brother normal again. You will be his rebound mate and you should grateful for that because I am doing you a favor. All this is for your own good!” I rise upOn my feet and signal one of my guards.“Take her to one of the bedrooms in my chamber. “ I authorize and immediately the guards hoists her from the ground and hauls her away. I turn my eyes away so I don’t see what is happening.There are many other places I could’ve ordered to her to be kept in, but I chose my personal chamber.Why did I choose my chamber?CHAPTER FIVE.NOLAN’s POV“Are you okay baby?” I ask Mia whose eyes seem to be watery. I hate that she is always around to witness the drama between Catania and I. I can only imagine how bad she feels, because if I were in her shoes, I would feel the same. Having someone else try to claim your mate before your eyes is a very vexatious thing to witness."Uh…yeah…" She stammers and the pain in her voice is inevitable. "Yeah, I'm good. You know, I'm actually used to this by now""No baby, don't get used to this. I promise everything will be fine soon. I promise!""Ah… yeah. I know everything will be fine, Alpha. But what I actually meant was that I'm used to my sister always trying to steal what's mine. You see, while growing up, she never wanted me to have anything nice. If our parents bought something good for me, she would steal it and hide or destroy it so I won't have it anymore. That's why right now I'm not surprised that she wants to take you away from me" She elucidates sadly and
CHAPTER FIVE.CATANIA'S POVAll my life I have been unloved, but I have never felt so ridiculed. How can my mate deliberately refuse to accept me, but offer himself to Mia who isn't his mate. She is the imposter here!I have always known Mia to be a sly fox, but I didn't think she was up to this level. How did she even succeed to do this? How did she know I was his mate? How did she pick up my smell? How on earth did she manage to convince my mate?She must have said and done something!She must have said something to turn my mate against me and I have to find out. All my life, Mia has been stealing my spotlight. She always made me feel like a lesser bring every time she went out and I let her have her way with me all this time, but right now, I won't!This is my mate we are talking about, my happiness, my future, my life as a whole. I cannot let her steal it from me.I can't.I have to find Alpha Nolan so we can have a one on one talk.Maybe after I have explained things to him ,he w
CHAPTER SEVENNOLAN'S POV"How is she?" I ask Alex who's standing by Catania's room door.Trust me, even I myself do not know why I have come here. I tried to get her off my mind, to stop thinking about how unsafe she feels right now, but I couldn't, so I made a rash decision to come and check up on her. Absurd thing is, I'm not even thinking about it's mate who is in my bedroom right now, prolly waiting for me to come to her. I'm not thinking about her at all, but here I am, obsessing about Catania's safety and comfort.There's something fundamentally wrong with me."Well, she hasn't screamed or broken things or cried, she should be fine""Oh…" I gently open the door and peek in. Ander sprints up on my mind when I see her petite frame lying on the bed, probably asleep. The smell Caramel mixed with honey and chocolate fills my nostrils and I close my eyes and sniff in a long deep breath. All my nerves and senses go in total disarray and my entire body feels giddy.There's this weird
CHAPTER EIGHT.NOLAN'S POVThe events occuring today are overwhelming. Catania is unbelievably stubborn and her pheromone is making me think and say things I'm not supposed to say and Nigel is not making matters any better by slipping into his black list mood with me.This is the moment I need him the most, not as a beta, but as my best friend, but he has decided to shun me away.Stubborn as hell.The only person who can help me out of this stress is my mate, Mia, that is why I'm walking to my bedroom right now to see her. It's been a whole lot of hours and I miss her very much. I miss the smell of her sweet pheromone and also her very charming smile.I have to mark her tonight!I have to make her mine…"Mate!" Ander screams in my mind the moment I'm done ascending the staircase. I look over to the West Wing where Catania's bedroom is located and I can perceive her pheromone from here. Damn!It's sharp and hypnotizing. I close my eyes and huff heavily as I take the right wing where
CHAPTER NINE.CATANIA'S POVI can bet my life that Alpha Nolan was here a while ago. When I woke from my siesta, I could perceive his scent in the entire bedroom, but he was nowhere to be found.He must have definitely come to reprimand me after the news of me roaming around got to him. Poor me.I have been in this bedroom for hours now, waiting for that door to open up and for soldiers to drag me to Alpha Kai so he can devour me.I have never seen Alpha Kai before. According to the rumours, he used to be the good brother, but when his mate died, everything went down the drain for him. I have never really known whether he is way older than his little brother or not. Whatever be the case, I hope his face is at least lookable. I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life sleeping with a man I can barely even look at.Sweet Moon goddess, please hear me out.The sound of my room door opening snaps me out of my thoughts and when I look up, I roll my eyes hard when I see my evil, treache
CHAPTER TEN."What's going on here?" The question flies out of my mouth the moment I walk in and see Mia holding both cheeks and she looks like she is about to burst into tears. I heard the sound of a smack as I opened the now and now that I'm in this room and looking at the two girls, I think I understand what happened.Catania just smacked Mia.The audacity of this girl!I feel a growl mold in my throat as I walk closer to both girls."What do you think you are doing?" I hear Ander ask from within and I halt on my tracks."Can't you see that the stealer girl just hurt our mate?" I reply in my mind and Ander lets out an angry growl. "Mia is not our mate. I'm warning you Nolan, do not hurt our mate, Catania! Don't you dare!" He warns and I immediately shut him out without a second thought.I understand why he is acting that way, it's all because of Catania's stealer pheromone. It's making him say things he is not supposed to say. I had a similar experience yesterday and even right now
CHAPTER ELEVEN.CATANIA'S POV.I don't know for how long I've been crying, but I know I have cried past my limit. My tear glands must be exhausted and my heart is pumping hard. I don't even want to talk about what's going on in my chest right now. My heart is definitely going to stop beating soon.Watching Alpha Nolan behave like a bewitched fool is heart wrenching!I die ten times every time he takes Mia's side in an argument. He has no idea the kind of person Mia is.She is manipulative and mean. She hates me to the core and she will do everything in her power to make my life miserable. Why can't he see her?I know Mia is a gorgeous girl, but then, that's not enough reason for him to choose her over me.I am his mate for goodness sake! Why can't he just accept it?Honestly, I don't think I can live like this. I thought I would be at peace when I finally mate with Alpha Kai, but I don't think I will.I die everytime I see Mia and Nolan together. I mean he is my mate and I long for hi
CHAPTER TWELVE.CATANIA'S POVRight now I'm in a dilemma. I don't know whether to run away, or to stay and try my luck to make Alpha Nolan understand that I am his mate. It's so confusing and I would cry right now, my tear glands seem to be having a malfunction. The only thing I can do is overthink the issue.It's already nightfall, and the wall clock reads seven pm. I hope I get some sleep tonight, but I doubt I will.My life it so pathetic that it makes me laugh. First I was adopted and raised by people who showed me no love and rught, I have been rejected by my mate. My very own mate has chosen to be with my sister, the same sister who assisted in making my life miserable in the past. I swear if ever the the tables turn and I have to get my revenge on Mia, I will kill her with my bare hands and not regret it.She is worse than a monster and only the moon goddess knows how much I hate her.The sound of my door opening snaps me out of my thoughts and I quickly rise from my bed, hopin