A Promise to a Friend

Alpha Prince Saint

I watch her with her sister Denu, I can’t help smiling as Denu pats her sisters head as if petting a dog. She looks so different but the same, her aura is strong, I can tell her magic has grown. Gone are her flat pumps, she looks so like her mother with her heeled boots and high fashion clothes. My girl has grown in more ways than one; that's right she is MINE!

Deciding I have work to do I turn and leave, heading to my office. It takes literally a few seconds when I feel Emerald coming up behind me. Emerald is not only my sister she is my twin, the connection is strong between us. 

Emerald has the long white hair the same as our mother but the green eyes of our father. Her gift is something she struggles with, she feels everyone's emotions as if they are hers, she struggles in crowds, she also can tell if someone is lying. Aunt Red has always helped by making her blocking trinkets or potions. 

Emerald shifted at sixteen, her wolf was black with gold flecks through her. She is stunning, she hasn’t met her mate and I know it’s partly my fault but I refuse to let anyone near her that could hurt her, she is pure hearted, the thought has my wolf growling.

“Saint, are you alright?” My sister asks as she places a hand on my arm. “You know you don't need to hide it with me” Her soft voice and her big green eyes have me smiling.

“Don’t worry about me, Emmi. I’ll be fine” I say, pulling her into a hug. “But if you want to help your brother, you could help me plan something nice for Bell” I ask as she looks up at me, with a frown before she nods and smiles.

“What are you thinking?” Emerald asks.

“Honestly, Emmi I have no idea” I say with a sigh, she looks deep in thought  before she places her hands on her hips.

“Leave it with me” She says before she spun on her heel and headed back to her friends. She passes Amphion as he makes his way towards me, I have to speak to him. My friend shows no emotion as he stands before me, we might be a similar height but I am bigger built. 

“Can we talk?” I ask, he just nods and walks past me into my office dropping into the leather sofa that sits on the back wall. I hate the animosity between us, he is my best friend. He never acts like this with Angelo even though he just follows Denu around. 

“Listen, I know you're pissed at me but honestly I wont hurt her” I drag my hand down my face feeling drained. “It’s always been Bell, you know that, mate. I still have no idea what happened that night” I say as I drop into my desk chair, hoping he will understand. Amphion just looks at me, shaking his head he sighs and sits back.

“You don’t get it do you, Saint. Imagine it was Emerald, and she left because I hurt her. Angelo has never even looked at another female and Denu continually rejects him” He then sniggers for a moment amusement crossing his face. “I mean we all know she would probably boil his dick, but still. I don't know” He says, looking conflicted. 

“Listen, Saint, wait at least until our birthday, she might be your mate, but if not promise you will allow her to make up her own mind. She deserves that chance to be with her fated mate even if it’s not you” Amphion says, and if I am honest it’s more than I expected.

I stand up and head around the desk to stand in front of my Beta, holding out my hand, he stands up and takes it.

“Deal, but I will still be trying to prove myself to her in the meantime” I say to him with a stupid grin on my face, he just shakes his head and laughs.

“Good luck” Is all he says before leaving me to my thoughts of Bellatrix, I still can’t believe she is home.

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I can’t sleep. My wolf is restless, all he wants is to go to her, it’s worse now she is so close. I stand on the balcony to my bedroom looking up at the moon, there is a slight breeze even though it’s warm. 

The breeze carries her scent to me, I look down and over to my left, the doors to her room are open. The soft night light from her room casts a slightly orange glow, I can’t help smiling remembering the day she dragged me around the market and kept going back to that salt lamp until I ended up buying it to save me from being dragged back to it. 

A movement catches my eye and her silhouette comes into view. She has her hair pulled up into a messy bun on top of her head, leaving her long slender neck exposed. She pulls her robe around her as another breeze rushes past carrying her soft vanilla and peach scent right to me. 

My wolf purrs, she freezes clearly hearing it. I step back as she looks up, suddenly feeling like I was somehow impeaching upon a private moment. Her heart is racing as she looks up before sighing and heading back inside turning her light out. Even the smallest amount of her scent has calmed Olympus enough that I hopefully can sleep.

Sleep came, but peace did not. My night was filled with Bellatrix, but not as I wished. Nightmare after nightmare came, she was always just out of reach, just as they did the day she left six months ago, that was the very reason I had started drinking. This was different, this time she was mated to another and I had to watch.