Rhaegar
I was fuming with anger when she mentioned Layth. He was still pursuing her after my warning! That man needed a lesson.
Nalya stumbled back, and I caught her.
"You and Layth what?"
I gripped her waist tight and pulled her closer to me. Her eyes fell on my lips, and she swallowed. I wanted to kiss her deeply and ravish her.
She gently placed her hands on my chest, and it calmed me.
"It's none of your damn business," She said sharply. We were heaving, and I was fucking turned on. My dick was hard as a rock. I moved close to her and whispered in her ear;
"If he touches you again, I'll kill him,"
Nalya furrowed her brows and scrunched her face. It took her a moment to find her voice.
"Get out of my house!"
"Why are you all so calm when that happened," Kiyana spoke in a quivering voice.
I looked at Nate. I forgot all about them. Some humans didn't know our existence, while others did. However, it was hard to believe.
I nodded to Nate to tell her the truth. He held her shoulder and looked at her.
"I need to tell you something,"
"That you're a werewolf?" she said with a paling face. We were shocked that she knew because she was freaking out earlier.
"What?" she shrugged, " he leaped a foot in the air to get to her. It took me a while to register that werewolves exist. Honestly, I thought it was a myth,"
Kiyana looked at Nalya and asked gently.
"Is that why you left because you discovered their secret, babe?"
Nalya was perplexed.
"No," she answered after a long time.
"Then why?"
"Kiya, I am a wolf too,"
"What!"
Kiyana breathed slowly, " I've been living with a werewolf?!"
"Yep,"
She took a step back, and Nalya rolled her eyes.
"If I wanted to hurt you, I would. I'm sorry for not telling you the truth. We are not allowed to, and I didn't want you to freak out or treat me differently," Nalya said. Kiyana looked at her fondly and hugged her.
"Do you know about mates too?" Ella asked Kiyana.
"Twilight imprinting?" she scowled.
"Werewolves have what we call soulmates. It said they had been together for multiple lifetimes, hence the strong bond, familiarity, and instant love. Like two magnets and two hearts beating as one," Nalya explained with both hurt and love in her voice. She craved the bond for a long time, and like an idiot, I rejected her and broke her heart, her dream. My mate glanced at me, and I looked away, ashamed.
"And he's your mate," Kiyana pointed at me. Her eyes were on Nalya. " It sounds fascinating, then why are you not together?"
"He rejected me," she shrugged her shoulders, going to sit next to Ella.
"I'm so sorry about that," I was. I could have told Nalya the rejection ritual wasn't complete, but my wolf didn't want her to know in fear of rejection. It was too sudden for her.
"I'm going to bed," Nalya mumbled, leaving the room.
Nathaniel sighed and faced his mate; "So, mate,"
"Nope, I don't feel any of that strong bond they spoke of, and even if I did, your friend hurt mine... We can't work out," Kiyana said, and Nate immediately glared at me. I rolled my eyes and sat back on the couch.
"I'm not like him," he said.
"There's a saying that goes, Show me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are," Kiyana said, looking at Kendrick. He passed out with a liquor bottle in his hand.
"You can't judge me based on these two idiots," Nate said.
"Well, I do," his mate shrugged.
Ella stood up and approached Kiyana.
"Kendrick and Rhaegar are terrible, but Rhaegar regrets his choices now," Ella said, and I nodded firmly, "Nathaniel is the best of them,"
"Nathaniel," Kiyana whispered with a smile on her lips. She faced Nate.
"I like fine dining and wining,"
A smile spread on Nate's lips, and I found myself smiling. Nate was indeed the best of us. He was kind and charming. He didn't sleep around like us.
I woke Kendrick up, and he screamed, shooting to his feet. We laughed at him, and he scowled.
"Bad dream. A man chased me with a machete after finding me in bed with his wife,"
"Let's go," Ella grabbed his arm, and we went to the door.
Nate grabbed her waist.
"We are staying at a hotel close-"
"No, no, no, buddy. I don't have sex on the first day of the meeting,"
Nate's face was ashen.
"No!" he yelled. "I didn't mean that. We are in town until he can convince his mate to go home with him, so I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7 p.m." He said.
"What if I'm working?"
"You're not. I already memorized your schedule." He winked.
In ten minutes, we reached the hotel. I sat on the patio of my room, thinking of my mate. She was pregnant with my child. It made me smile, and the thought warmed my heart.
A baby. Our baby.
'Rhaegar,' my wolf called. 'You need to tell Juliana about Nalya now,'
'I will. I'm sure she'll understand,'
'I doubt that. I know you think Juliana is kind, but I get a bad energy from her,' he sighed. I only rolled my eyes. My wolf has never liked Juliana.
'I'll explain the situation, and she'll be understanding. I know her,' I assured. My wolf was silent.