One Wolf, Two Kings

Chapter 6

Hours before…

Carletta’s POV

I am furious. No matter how hard I try, Nate always ignores me for that filthy thing I have to call family. I mean I am the beta’s daughter. I am beautiful and better than her.

‘Leave them alone, Carletta.’ my wolf, Lilly, tells me. I growl at her.

‘Why should I, you mutt… I am a hundred times better than her.’ I snapped back. Lilly scoffs at me.

‘As if. I honestly wish that Emma was my human counterpart. You make me sick to my core.’ She snarls at me.

'Ouch. I don’t want to admit it, but hearing your wolf hate you so much does actually hurt, but I don’t understand how my own wolf can take that filthy thing’s side over mine.'

‘Because she is kind and sweet, while you are selfish and spoiled. Even our parents' behavior is disgusting to watch.’ Lilly snapped.

‘Oh, so the only innocent one is Carlos? It is not like he defends her.’ I snap back.

‘True, Carlos may not defend Emma, but he does not add to the pain that you inflict.’ She snarls.

I growl in irritation and shove her into the back of my mind and block her. Emma this and Emma that. Emma wasn’t even supposed to be in this family, to begin with. I am the one and only true beta’s daughter. Emma is just some orphan mom and dad adopted before Carlos and I were born.

I overheard one of the talks that Mom and Daddy sometimes have when they have a little too much to drink. That is honestly the only reason I know the truth about Emma. Carlos still doesn’t know and I don’t plan on sharing. He has always seemed to like her more than me. He watches Nate like a hawk when he is with Emma. He never pays that kind of attention to me and I am his twin for goddess sake.

Mom and Daddy have been drinking a lot more lately, but only in the evenings. Their wolves have also been giving them hell about how they are treating Emma. These dam mutts make it seem like Emma is being beaten every day.

I mean she even gets paid for cleaning and cooking every day. She is not some damn Cinderella. I mean she should be grateful to our family for even giving her a roof over her head, clothes on her back, food in her stomach, and hell even a family to call her own… since she doesn’t have one to begin with.

I shook my head and let out a frustrating growl. ‘I need to blow off some steam… maybe Harper will be up for some shopping.’ I wondered as I pulled out my phone and started heading to the pack house.

I mean even if Harper is busy, I could always kill some time with one of the warriors that are floating around the pack house every day. I know my Daddy would be very upset if he found out that I am sexually active, but I don’t understand how anyone nowadays can go without it.

Werewolves are s****l creatures to begin with and it is not like we are in the dark ages where it is a crime to have s*x before marriage. Though most lecture about how it is important to wait for your mate or that nothing compares to being with your mate.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard something coming from in front of the pack house. I peek around the corner and see Emma straddling Austin’s lap. In the middle of the f*****g day for all to see. I growl, but I point my camera over to them and snap a few pictures of them before they get up and break apart. It may be clear that they just ran into each other, but it can be twisted around to my advantage.

Maybe I can finally take Nate away from her. Not like she deserved him anyway.

I turned around to go find Nate. It would not be hard. He has been putting in more hours sparing at the training grounds since Emma has been ‘too busy’ to even give him the time of day anymore.

Now I know what she has been doing. She has been trying to get the alpha all along… well she is in for a big surprise. Not only will she lose Nate’s trust and love, but I will make sure that she is so hated by the pack that the alpha will force her out just to keep the peace of the pack.

I felt a tug in the back of my mind. That usually meant that Lilly was trying to fight against my mental block. If she breaks through then she will try to snatch control over my body again.

I take a deep breath and re-enforce the mind block. I can not let her through no matter what.

I then look around the training grounds for Nate. It doesn’t take long until I see he is punching a thick wooden training dummy. The look on his face is clear to tell anyone that he is in a bad mood. And I am about to make it worse.

I smirked as I ran over to him. I put on my best sad face. “There you are, Nate. I am so sorry.” I said. Nate stops punching the training dummy and turns to me.

“What the hell are you talking about, Carletta?” He snaps with a scowl. I look down, trying to play the sad little girl act perfectly.

“I was at the pack house to go see if Harper wanted to go shopping with me, and I just witnessed Emma cheating on you.” I said, making myself cry for effect. He needs to think I am sincere or he might think I just photoshopped the picture I took of Emma sitting on Austin’s lap.

“What the hell are you going on about?! Emma is the sweetest girl in the pack while you are the most horrible in the pack. She would never cheat on me.” He declared.

Damn, he really has strong feelings for her.

I open my phone up and show him the picture I took a few minutes ago. “That is not true. This is what I saw right on the steps to the pack house.” I said, and this time I was being completely honest. I saw his face go from shocked to enraged. He growled out and shoved my phone out of his face.

“Wow, you truly are a horrible person. Faking a photo just to break me and your own sister up. How low can you go, Carletta?” He said before he stormed off.

I growled as I clutched my phone. How dare he talk to me like that. He will pay for that. I will make certain of that. I hear my phone beep. I looked down and I saw that Harper finally texted back.

Harper: Sorry, I can not go shopping today. Spencer took my credit cards because I went over my limit last week. I am grounded for a week of no shopping.

Me: Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. It is okay. Something else came up for me as well. Let's take a rain check for next week.

Harper: Thumbs up emoji.

Me: Heart emoji and a kissy face emoji

Now I have to go get something special for poor Nate. Something so special that I am sure will heal his soon to be broken heart.