Chapter 04

 Chapter 04

Joe's POV.

Shit.

The awkward silence that hung over the throne room as I met the eyes of the stunned elders and my father sitting in the room.

I was fucked.

I brought Keisha to fuck her in the throne room thinking my father was still at work and that no one was home.

Little did I know that I was going to walk into them having a serious meeting.

I let go of Keisha, causing her to fall hard to the ground.

"Fuck, Joe!!", She yelled as she nursed her tailbone. "Why would you do that to me?"

"Get out, Keisha."

"Are you really sending me out because of these old men? Don't you have enough authority to send them all out so you can fuck me Doggystyle on the throne? Do you know how long that fantasy has been sitting in my-"

"Get the fuck out!!", I thundered at her rudeness. "Get out now!!"

She was stunned at first, but her surprise was soon replaced with a frown.

"Fuck you, Joe", she spat on me and walked out of the room.

I could hear white noise fill my ear as I stared down at my feet. 

No one said a thing for a long time, but I could feel the weight of disappointment from their eyes.

"Everyday, I do everything within my power to keep the legacy of my fathers and create a legacy for you to follow when I'm gone. But you decide to waste your life on a daily basis. You make it your life purpose to disgrace me, and you're getting creative with it. According to your guards, this is the tenth girl they caught you with this month, and it's not even Thursday. What have I done to deserve this?", He lamented all his pains out.

Honestly, I was less bothered.

I just needed him to be done ranting so I can go on with my life.

"It's good that you're here, Prince Joe", the chief elder began. "We were just talking about you before you... Walked in."

My tummy tightened.

I had a feeling I knew where this was leading to.

"Your father has done his best to train you to become a full grown man. He's shown himself as the Alpha of Dark Shades pack and a son of late alpha Aiden Wellington. It's time to create your own journey, and the first step to going on that path is to find yourself a wife."

I knew it.

"You're a fine young man with access to beautiful women. It is the custom of the pack that the heir to the throne gets married before ascending the throne. There needs to be a Luna for the Alpha. You need to find your mate and settle down with-"

"I do not plan on getting married."

The gasp and rumors from the rest of the elders echoed through the room. 

"It is unheard of that the heir to the throne lives his life without a Luna, my prince. What you wish for simply impossible-"

"Well, there's always going to be a first time for everything. I'll be the first Alpha to head the pack without a Luna-"

"You will be the first Alpha to be killed by his own father, if you don't shut the fuck up, right now!!", My father sprang up to his feet, waving his forefinger at me in red rage. "Have you gone mad?!! Is it your plan to ruin everything that I've built with my sweat and blood?! All of the wars I've fought - will they be for nothing because I have a promiscuous, stubborn dog for a son?!! Do you want me dead?!!"

They tried to calm him down, but he wasn't having it. 

"Now, listen to me and listen well. You have till the next full moon to find yourself a woman to marry, so we can begin your preparations on becoming an Alpha. If you fail to do what I ask, I will disown you."

He stared me down his red eyes, but I could give a fuck.

"There's no point delaying the inevitable, father. Disown me, so I can go live the life I want. Whether you like it or not, I'm not getting married."

I turned to and exited the throne room, ignoring his yells and cusses.

I wasn't going to allow him to decide my life.

I shut the door behind me and made for the stairs, but I stopped in my tracks. Something hit me.

That scent.

My olfactory senses recognize it too well.

I felt like I was living the nostalgia of three nights ago, having a surreal moment.

She was here.

***

Lily's POV.

"I'm on my way ma!", I said over the phone and begged the cab man to hurry to the palace.

My aunt worked in the palace as a maid, and I was meant to bring her uniform since she forgot it at home.

I was reluctant about it because I feared that I would come across you-know-who, but she needed it immediately.

Three days had passed since he made out with me, and I still felt a sting. 

Did I smell that night? 

Did he suddenly realize that I wasn't his type?

Did the alcohol clear from his head at that moment?

Why did he suddenly leave after making me vulnerable around him?

I sighed. I blamed myself for falling for a playboy, but maybe I needed to talk it out with him. 

I couldn't just give up on the only person my heart fell for.

Maybe it was fate bringing me to the palace to bring us back together.

I got to the palace and met my aunty waiting for me.

I planned to leave, but she dragged me into the palace because she wanted to give me something to take home.

She left me in the kitchen to go get a watch she wanted to give me, so I decided to admire the aesthetics and pour myself a cup of apple juice.

"What are you doing here?"

That baritone voice startled me, making me spill the juice a little.

Before I turned back, I already sensed it was.

I turned to the very person I dreaded to see.

My heart began racing standing before him.

His blue eyes had darkened. His voice didn't hold that affection it did for me three nights ago.

"I... I came to drop something for someone."

I saw skepticism on his face for a while before looking away.

He walked to the fridge and got himself a bottle of water. 

The silence was too much. I needed to say something.

"About that night-"

"Don’t be stupid, Nothing happened that night."

"W... What?"

He sighed and turned to me with cold eyes. "I was drunk. You should've figured it out by now. If I wasn't, I would never have had anything to do with you. That night was a blur that shouldn't have happened."

I felt his words pierce through my chest like a spear.

"B... But our wolves almost connected. We... We are mates, Joe."

He scoffed. "I, the future Alpha of Dark Shades pack is mates with an Omega? Don’t be stupid. I can never end up with you.”