MATED TO THE ALPHA TWINS

Chapter 7: The Island

Nick’s POV

After my encounter with Nina, all I could see was red. I took a glance at the romance book Emma had given me and headed toward it. Once I was close enough, I picked it up and tore it into pieces. To hell with the plan Nicolai had proposed, and to hell with the romance book I was never going to read anyway.

It was all bullshit. I threw the huge chunks of paper in my hand into my wastebasket, and I was tempted to set it on fire but I decided against it. I didn’t want to burn down my palace because of someone that didn’t deserve it, and wouldn’t deserve it in a million years to come.

I sighed before I headed towards my bed and sat down on the exact position I found her seated on. I wondered what made her so confident that she found the way to my room and sat down on my bed. No one has ever done that. What was even more baffling was that her amputated head was not laying on my carpet right now.

I laid down on my back and took another deep sigh, then closed my eyes but a knock from the door came through. My mind quickly darted to Nina, but I quickly pushed that thought to the back of my head. She shouldn’t be back here after the look I had passed her, which made even the strongest men shiver on their feet.

“Come in,” I answered when the knock came through again, and I sat back down.

Nicolai came in looking oddly cheerful.

“Hello brother,” he greeted. “I saw her leaving your room. You’re making progress?” He raised a brow as he headed towards the couch at the corner of my room where my guests usually sat.

I realized how stupid it was that I didn’t allow my twin brother to sit on my bed. We shared our mother’s womb together, so why can’t he just sit on my bed whenever he wishes? I didn’t know why I was suddenly having moments of realization in the hours that passed, but I was glad I was doing so.

“No, I’m not.” I shook my head.

He glanced over at my wastebasket where the mutilated book hung, and he raised a brow in question.

“Where did she get that? Did she bring you a romance book?” He asked, his eyes filled with mirth.

I scoffed embarrassingly.

“Of course not. It is for Emma. I was just holding it for her and forgot to give her back.” I explained.

He stared at me unconvincingly, “That is not true brother. You barely give Emma a second glance, why would she give you her book to hold?” He questioned me.

I felt guilt rise in my body. It wasn’t their fault that all of this happened, and they deserved more than I was giving them. I wasn’t the only one that lost my father here, they both did too. I was so consumed with the thought of getting revenge that I had neglected my youngest ones for so long.

“That’s true,” I murmured. “I got it from her room to read but after my encounter with Alpha Fenrir’s daughter, it didn’t look worthy to me anymore. I can’t stand her.” I scoffed.

“I understand. I can’t stand her too, but the thought of hurting the daughter of the man that killed our father is making me happy.”

My lips stretched into an awkward smile, something I was not used to doing very often.

“I thought you were all about not hurting her and using her to just lure him to this pack.” I jested.

He shook his head, a smile making its way to his lips.

“I see what you’re saying not, doesn’t mean you should rub it on my face.” He said.

I released a little chuckle, and my room went silent after that. My mind started to meander as I started to think about the issues of my pack. I was supposed to go to the court earlier today to discuss the shortage of food, but I was caught up with Nina so I didn’t get the chance to.

Nicolai must have gone and handled everything well. I trusted him enough to do so.

“I have an idea, and I’m not sure you would like it,” he said out of the blue, interrupting my thoughts.

I raised my head to look at him, “Then don’t say it.”

He shrugged, “I am going to say it anyway because this is what is necessary if we want to make Nina trust you enough to give that power to you.”

I wanted an easier route to do this, so I decided to hear what he had to say. I didn’t have time to waste on my hands, and I was eager to have his soul with me so I could destroy him the way I have been dreaming of for the past six years.

“Fine. You should tell me what it is.” I said.

“Okay,” he nodded. “I want you to take some time off alone with Nina on your island.” He voiced out in one breath.

I scoffed and looked away. He has clearly lost his mind. I wasn’t going to my island with her where we were technically alone except for the rest of the animals. I owned a small island, which I had inherited from my ancestors.

It was in the middle of the sea and with only a few houses, then a royal palace at the center where we stayed whenever we visited. I didn’t want to be alone with her, away from civilization with nothing but her annoying presence.

“I know you were going to have this reaction, but listen to me, Nick. You can not make her trust you in this mansion. She is taken as a hostage here, and she would never feel safe with you. If you take her here then there would be more chances that she will fall in love and confide in you.” He explained.

“Nicolai,” I breathed out. “I don’t want to do this. She already annoys me enough, the last thing I would want is to have more of her presence around me.”

“This is the only way for our plan to work out effectively. I am not going to force you to do this, but you need to think about it.”

“What if she runs away?“ He asked.

He chuckled, “She won’t. The island is in the middle of nowhere. You just need to slip sleeping pills into her drink so she sleeps and doesn’t remember the way to the island. If she tries leaving, she would get lost.”

I nodded, “But what if Alpha Fenrir finds us there? He might use a locating spell. He has quite a lot of powerful witches.” I recalled.

“Yes he does, and I am making sure to buy us time. He is not going to come looking for her for at least a few weeks because I sent him a letter that said she ran away with the love of her life and would be back soon.” He told me.

I smile impressively, “That was smart to do.” I commended.

He gave me a faint smile before he got up to his feet.

“Also, brother. You are leaving this pack in safe hands. I am going to guard it with my life while you are having a little honeymoon on the island,” he grinned toothily. He stepped forward and gave me a light pat on my shoulder before he left my room.

As the door clicked shut, I laid down back on my bed and let out an exasperated groan. The thought of spending my time with her enough made me feel stressed. I just couldn’t do that to myself.

Just then, I remembered what I was doing this for again. Revenge. This was the only way out for me. It was this or nothing. I was stuck between two equally reasonable decisions. Taking care of my mental health and staying away from Nina or going to the island and waiting while she falls deeply in love with me.

After much deliberation, I came to a decision. It wasn’t about me alone. I wasn’t going to get revenge for someone that birthed me alone. Alpha Fenrir made Nicolai, baby Emma and I orphaned that day. If I wanted to get revenge, then I would have to include them.

I got up to my feet and headed to my toilet. Once I was close enough, I turned on the faucet and washed my hands repeatedly as I stared at my face in the reflection. This wasn’t the time to let opportunities just fly by me.

Sighing, I washed my face multiple times before I headed back into my room. It wasn’t that dark, but I needed to sleep and process all of this. I headed towards my bed and lay for a moment before I dragged the duvet out of me. I started to think about my decision and how I was going to play it out because, from the looks of it, it was going to be very hard.