Chapter 3: DENIAL

Damien's Pov:

I can't believe it she's my mate the person I am meant to spend the rest of my life with, I watched her grow up, we've known each other since we were both in diapers but we don't talk only acknowledge each other I when I went to her house or when they came over to the pack house since they had their own house, we went to the same school from kindergarten to high school which we are both going to be seniors this year. I know you may think oh my gosh he must like her or I'm so in love with her right? or maybe I have a crush on her 'I did have a crush on her when we were little I mean who wouldn't she was the most beautiful girl in the who school, the golden girl ' or i'm overprotective of her come on I mean how could I still have a crush on her or be protective over her when she took him away from me, she's a murderer, she took someone like my brother, my confidant, someone I could rely on a lot she took him away if she never went into their burning house Nicolas would still be here right now goofing around, I know she went in there for her parents but goodness. I hate her so much at least that's what I'm feeling but my wolf is saying otherwise because she's is our mate I bet she doesn't even have her wolf yet nobody has seen her shift I thought as I walked to my office as am the current alpha since dad stepped down a year ago at first it felt overwhelming for a 17year old to become alpha but it happened and here I am today '. I thought as I walked to my office, entering the office I saw Sam sitting on my office chair not even on the couch interrupting my train of thoughts she smiled as she saw me "hey dee I was wondering where you were since you were meant to be in your office " she said as she went back to doing what she was doing on her phone, I walked up to her and snapped my fingers in front of her to get her attention as she was lost in whatever she was doing and said "Oh hey you're here, I thought you weren't meant to be back until next week, by the way, I missed you " I know what you must be thinking who's this sam chick right is she my fuckbody, my girlfriend, well sorry to burst your little bubble sam is my baby sis even though she's just a year younger, she's a model, she flew out of state some few months ago and wasn't meant to be back until next week so im surprised to see her here "so what are you doing here in my office?" I asked but seeing as she wasn't responding fast I spoke again "Are you even listening I just asked what you're doing here in my office sam" I didn't want to sound rude, I love to sam a lot but right now I have a lot on my plate." Can't I just visit my sweet big brother in his office anymore" sam spoke finally looking up from her phone.

"So how was your trip and shouldn't you be exhausted considering you came back early and must have taken an early flight"i asked her but she just gave me a look that said are you kidding me right after she heard my last statement"Dee i don't know if working a lot has made you forgotten but we are werewolf's ,we don't get exhausted easily remember "after saying that her mood changed and she was all bubbly like a child given their favorite toys ."oh my gosh Dee you won't believe what happened back in LA we went on this crazy waterslide and this amusement pack filled with crazy stuff like the stuffs inside were all crazy and dangerous ,then i found out that ,that was my only break throughout our stay there and the rest of the trip was all work but with these Greek god like models ,Dee they look like they were mixed in different separate mixing bowls from ours and craved by the moon goddess herself and-" i tuned out ,i couldn't handle her rant about guys who could be twice her age or a few years older than her ,so i said "okay okay i get it ,they were good looking and all but you're making my ears bleed jeez "give me a break crazy , i thought.

I went to start working as there has been so much paperwork to do lately and-, I stopped for a second as I heard someone knock on my office door when I didn't answer they knocked again I could tell from their smell that it was James my current beta, I and James get along, he's my other best friend but we've been drifting apart lately after Nicolas left, that's because Nicolas no one could replace our bond. Then Carlos and Kaden came into mine and James' life we became good friends, I'm sure if Nicolas were here he would have loved them. I remember him, he's such a good soul, nice, the goofy one among us the sweetheart, I remember when Chloe asked him out

FLASHBACK:

we were walking down the hallway in school when James asked"Any of you guys going to the party this weekend " I and Nicolas just laughed and said" You party animal I wonder what your mate will do with you" he just shrugged" Umm she had love me, you know the women love me ", he said walking ahead of us, we looked at each other and shook our heads" Hey wait up! " Nicolas said, as we ran to catch up with James.

Later at the pack house, we were all at the Logue in the packhouse including Nicolas and James' sisters Nicole and chole, Nicole hasn't shifted yet but she likes to go on a run with her best friend and cousin. When Lucas one of the warrior's sons asked " Any of guys up for 7 minutes in heaven" I prayed I would end up spending my 7 minutes with Nicole, but my prayer wasn't answered when she declined to be a part of the game. You see 7minutes in heaven is a game where two people go into a closet or a room and spend seven minutes alone either kissing or getting to know each other.

"Okay you all know the drill right, no pressure ", Lucas spun the bottle and it landed on Lucia and James, we all know they will be sucking each other faces soon, once the seven minutes were completed Nicolas knocked on the door and they both came out, the game went on like that till it was just me and chole, and I don't want to spend my seven minutes with her, she's great and all but its Nicole I like and not her and if Nicole doesn't like me I might as well just wait for a mate but I do pray she'll be my mate and I'm sure as hell guys would want her as their mates.

AT THE PARTY:

We arrived at the party let's just say it wasn't what I expected it to be,' you must be wondering what I'm doing here, well you see James practically dragged us here that's why I'm here ' but it's fine, it's still a party. We walked down to the lake as it wasn't so far and it was a lake party after all. I saw James had already taken a red cup and cloe was heading our way since was the one who threw the party she's probably coming to welcome us, she got to where we were and was smiling brightly like a child being handed their favorite desert, we said our hi's and moved away from her, sometime later cloe stood and called out to everyone and said" Nicolas will you go out with me " she asked with so much confidence so sure of what Nicolas answer was going to be, a deafening silent enveloped the crowd, nick being the type of guy he speaks politely and tried not to hurt her" Cloe look you're great, in fact, you're amaizing" I could already see the hope in her eyes but that was lost by he's next statement" And i'm sure your mate would love you just as much as I would love mine, what I'm trying to say is is no I cant go out with you and your mate must be a great guy, someone even far better than me okay" he finished, to say she was emberrased would be a great understatement,she ran away form the laughing crowd.

END OF FLASHBACK

I didn't know I smiling so much until James pointed it out, I didn't know I was lost in the memories of Nicolas. James spoke up" Umm dee you know tomorrow chole's and her birthday and its also his, so umm chole was wondering if she can just throw a party here in the pack house ", Nicolas was our best friend and his cousin and I know its a touching subject for him, and tomorrow is nick's birthday and so as that murder's as well after saying that I felt my wolf growl in my head, he's mad because I called her a murder despite knowing she took away our best friend. I said okay to James not long after he left chole burst into my office excited and ran to me and hugged me I could hear my wolf in my head telling me to let go but I don't let go, I want chole as my luna since Nicole is my mate and I don't want her in my life, I could tell sam doesn't like chole but likes Nicole even though she doesn't show it or talk to her. I know even though chole finds out Nicole is my real mate she will be happy I chose her over Nicole and I'm sure the pack will love her as their new luna but the problem is if chole finds her mate tomorrow but I know what I was going to do knowing fully well chole has ordered the omegas to start preparing for the party. Sam and chole left me to finish my ongoing paperwork even though my wolf doesn't want me to go ahead with this plan I have made up but it'll still take cause.

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