The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

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| have been trying to not feel so anxious, thinking Gerald was right about the fact that it just had to do with me

being an Alpha. A royal Alpha at that but she had stopped texting me. She promisedshe would letknow

when she would leave to go to the party. Most of the t| would know where she was and she would send me

messages to tellshe was going somewhere. When she got there it always was the swhen she would go

home. | knew she did it fornot because | wanted to keep track of her. | just wanted to make sure she was

safe. | would worry if | did not hear from her and didn’t know where she was.

Now for hours on end, she had been recording a voice message but it never got through. She had just suddenly

stopped recording, and my messages no longer got through to her. | considered calling her parents but | felt bad.

| have already made her feel like | didn’t trust her before and | would never make her feel like that again.

Ayla had a habit of sending voice notes tellingshe was too tired or lazy to type. So | tried to tell myself that

there just was something wrong with her phone. But the idea of something having happened to her, the voice

memo still recording while she was lying somewhere hurt, or in danger kept running through my mind. The only

way forto get rid of all that anxious pent-up energy was to go for a run. But if | were to do that | had to

chance and it meant not being able to take my phone with me. So if she would finally reach out to| would be

unable to answer

her.

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| found myself pacing up and down in the office until | broke down. | finally started calling her. But every t|

did I got her voicemail right away. Still, | couldn't bring myself to call her family. She was at hat her pack at

least. Saying goodbye to her family. | would hate to interrupt that, not to mention the fact that | loved being so

accepted by her family.

Krystel wasn’t with her anymore she took Daniel on a romantic getaway since he wasn’t able to celebrate his

eighteenth birthday due to all the war threats. And him having to run and leave his pack behind. Maybe she

knew what the pack had planned for Ayla. As her friend, beta, and member of the family she was the best option

I had without being a bother interrupting the party.

“Hey Krys, it’s| haven't heard from Ayla all night | am a bit worried. But | don’t want to bother her do you

know what they planned?” | read the text over and over again.

That | wasn’t coming across as too pushy

“Don’t worry she sent Dan, a voice her and her parents were just walking into the pack house” Krystel texted

back.

It settled my nerves a little bit, the chances of her getting hurt as she was walking from her hon pack

ground to the pack house. With both of her parents was slim to nothing. Maybe she wanted to senda voice.

memo too, but she never sent it. That still felt a bit off but seeing as she was with both her parents that would be

fine. | just had to wait for her to callshe was home, tellingwhat happened with her phone. It

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would be a long night because pack parties usually go on until daybreak.

There was no need forto stay in the office, all the work | had to do was done. All | am doing now is worrying

about Ayla. So | am not getting any extra work done and | need a bit of a distraction to keep myself from going

crazy. With that, I lock my office and go to my personal chambers. As | walk out | see the door with the bright red

bow on it across from my office. In less than twenty-four hours | will see the surprise on her face when she opens

the door. | drift closer to the door, wanting to look around in the office | made for her hoping it will makefeel

a little more at ease. But when | step closer | see the bow is ripped. And the card | attached to the bow that used

to read Ayla now. reads “slut”

This is too much for me, | have a very good idea of whose done this. | want to kill her with my bare hands. Deep

down | know I cannot do that, so | mindlink my parents silently praying to the MoonGoddess that they are still

awake.

“Mom, Dad, can you please meetin front of Ayla’s office it’s urgent, | ask them and if they are still awake |

am sure they can sense the anger in my voice.

“Give us five minutes, honey and we will be there” Mom's voice fills my head immediately.

By the tthey get here well within five minutes, | have read the card. It's full of filth about Ayla not being

worthy to be here. And | am livid,

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one look at the door with the torn bow, and the card clenched in my fists. Makes my parents understand what is

happening. Level-headed as always Dad takes a few pictures of the bow with his phone and then takes the

envelope to smell it.

Just like I did before, | know he had the ssuspicions as | had. Smelling Cynthia's scent all over it is as much

proof to him as it was to me. He mindlinks someone and then tells Mom andto go to the meeting room. The

sone where we have meetings if there's more than one wolf involved just because our offices do not have

enough space. By the twe get there, two guards are already waiting for us.

“You asked for us Sire,” Simon the oldest of the two asks.

“Yes, | need you to collect Cynthia and Sam Wilson, no matter what they tell you. There is no excuse for them not

to come” He practically snarls at them.

Despite everything it warms my heart that this is personal to him. To him, Ayla is not just a pack member being

treated badly. No to him Ayla is his daughter, his family. | can tell from the way he is as protective over her as he

is over Mom and me. Hearing the anger in their King’s voice, seeing their Queen and Prince both boiling over

with anger. Gives the guards a sense of urgency and they rush off to get Cynthia and Sam.

“Son, | am proud of you for realizing you shouldn't handle this on your own,” Mom tellsbefore she makes all

of us tea, with the kettle in the meeting room.

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It’s not long before the guards return, Sam has the decency to look scared out of his mind. Cynthia on the other

hand, looks bored like this whole ordeal is bothering her.

“Cynthia, | am sure you are fair aware of why you are summoned here at midnight, please enlighten your father

on the reason why we dragged the both of you out of bed,” Mom asks in that voice she used onwhen I"

misbehaved as a pup.

A tone that is so calm and kind but has an edge of disappointment to it. That toalways felt far worse than

the anger Dad had in his voice. Sadly Cynthia is again not too bothered by the fact that we dragged her from her

bed. She shrugs denying she knows anything.

“Ever since that she-wolf got into Griffin's life he has it out for me, all because she is jealous of me” She mocks.

Growls reverberate through the meeting room, not just mine and my parents. But to everyone's surprise, Sam

growls at his daughter too.

“What did you do this time, | swear | had it with you. Your mother died giving birth to you and | failed to honor

her memory. | failed to raise you to be smart and kind and wonderful like she was. | hate the fact that my own

flesh and blood would rather chase a chosen mate who does not want her for money and status than to find the

one the Moon Goddess has selected for. If she has a mate for you because quite frankly | don’t think you deserve

one” He shouts at her, a mixture of pain and anger in his eyes.

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Like he almost forgot who he is in the room with. Suddenly he turns to us checks flushed red.

“I am sorry your Royal Highnesses, and no disrespect to you Prince Griffin. Of course, if Cynthia would have been

your fated mate | would have been elated but | think Princess Ayla will be a far better Queen as much as it pains