Chapter 2: First Meeting

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"I am sorry that you had to hear the news from your mother but I didn't have a choice….

"A choice? You expect me to be calm, after telling me that you are engaged to my brother. We are supposed to be fated mates. "

"I am sorry… I love you but… you can't love me the way I want."

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Seraphine POV

It seemed today was full of surprises. I had barely gotten over the shock of seeing my cheating boyfriend and now I was almost killed.

I fell to the ground in pains as the car came to a halt and the person climbed out of the car.

"Are you mad? Do you have a death wish? What are you thinking? If you are feeling suicidal, go jump off a fucking building than try to put an innocent person in trouble. Or is this your desperate way to cling to a rich man? "

I barely glanced at the man whose phonemes were choking the whole place. I could taste his anger and annoyance at me.

"I am sorry… " I tried to reply but he just growled at me before he turned and got back into his car and drove off. Just as he passed me, I tensed as I sniffed the air and spoke.

"Mate!"

I just met my mate who told me to jump off a fucking building. If this wasn't a rejection, I don't know what it is.

I quickly scrambled to my feet, feeling the eyes of everyone who was watching me. I felt like a lab rat under their scrutiny so I quickly ran away from there and headed down to an alley, where I burst into tears crying.

I slid to the ground, as I searched inside my bag for my phone. I needed to call Anna, she would know what to do.

When she finally picked up on the third line, she said,

"Sorry for the wait. I was serving the customers and just finished my shift. How are you?"

I burst into tears trying to talk but my words were incoherent to her.

"Tell me that you just got proposed to and now you are crying out of happiness? " She demanded as I shook my head and said,

"He cheated on me with my sister."

"What? That jerk…. Where are you?"

"I am at an alley, I just wanted to stay away from everyone right now. "

"Oh my God, send me your location. I am on my way. " She said in a panicked voice as she hurriedly cut the call.

After sending her my exact location, I curled myself into a ball letting out silent sobs.

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Anna found me soon after. I didn’t know how long it took when she found me, or how she knew how to bring me down from my current nervous breakdown.

I could smell her scent as she pressed her body to mine, consoling me.

I needed someone to comfort me and she was there. I gently narrated what happened to Carlos amidst tears and sobs while she calmly listened and comforted me

"He is a jerk and an asshole. You should not cry over him again." She said caressing my hair as I let out a shaky breath.

"I want to go home now. " I muttered as she pulled away from me and gave me a confused look.

"Home?" She asked as I nodded my head.

"No way there is no way on earth that you are allowing Carlos and Jessy to make you feel you are trash. This is your birthday for fuck's sake and you are going to celebrate it. Come with me. "

I could barely resist her as I allowed myself to be dragged up and let out of the alley.

"Where are you taking me?" I said softly, confused when she turned around and said,

"We are going to stop at my place and fix you up in something nicer and do something about hour red puffy eyes, then we will head over to the bar and drink. "

"But… but…. "

"But nothing. Once you are drunk you won't remember the pain of what Carlos did. And besides if he has the guts to be cheating. You should too."

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I let Anna dress me whatever she wanted despite my sadness. I couldn't believe what I saw when I stared at myself in the mirror. I appeared to be a stunning princess.

Anna handed me a purple lace dress that fitted my curves and emphasised my beauty. I was aware of my beauty, but I never thought I was so gorgeous.

And for one last touch," she said. "A fragrance."

I yelled, "I've got one," pulling the just developed scent from my bag. A scent that was constantly on my mind served as the inspiration for this perfume.

It was the perfume that my boss gave me. He must have sensed how much the perfume meant to me that he gave it to me as my birthday gift.

Anna poured it all over me and then added, "It smells so lovely. She yanked me into the street and said, "Come on, we're going to have so much fun."

As we proceeded along the street, Alina exuded confidence. She was accustomed to wearing attractive, slightly provocative clothing, but I wasn't, which made me feel extremely uneasy. The unusually huge number of people wandering the streets increased my anxiety.

"What's happening?" I prompted Anna. Why are the streets so crowded with people?

She said, as though I was supposed to know, "It's Derek's engagement ceremony."

Derek? I questioned.

Derek is the Silver Moon Kingdom's first werewolf prince, according to Anna.

And tonight he's dating Beatrice, the daughter of the most noble werewolf family.

“Oh!” I answered.

It made perfect sense that the streets would be filled with people that came for the engagement celebration. In the Silver Moon Kingdom, all packs were ruled by the Lycan King, who had two sons, the first prince and the second prince. The first prince happened to be a werewolf while the second prince was rumoured to be a Lycan.

And Lycans were better than werewolves in a general sense, due to the fact that they had fated mates and more improved abilities.

Only the King and his second prince were Lycans while the rest of us were Wolves.