One Wolf, Two Kings

Chapter 7

Nate’s POV

I am so frustrated. I miss Emma so damn much. Is this how it is going to be when she starts to travel to different packs in a few months? I know I was acting like a child when I stormed off this morning when Emma told me she was busy.

This is the longest we have gone without being able to spend any proper time with her. It makes me want to just claim her right now so she never has to leave me. My wolf, Rico, growls at me.

‘And take away her chance of finding her true mate… that is cruel.’ He said.

I sighed as my fist hit the wooden training dummy I had been punching since I left Emma’s house in a bad mood.

‘I know, Rico… but I love Emma. I can only hope and pray that she is mine tomorrow.’ I said. Otherwise, for the next two years, I will have to risk losing Emma if she ever finds her true mate. Rico huffs in agreement.

‘I love her too, but if she is not our true mate, then she needs to have the chance to find true happiness.’ He says.

I punch the dummy again. I know he is right. However, my heart feels so heavy when Emma is not around. I then hear the voice of the last person I ever want to hear.

“There you are, Nate. I am so sorry.” I hear Carletta call out to me. I stop punching the dummy and turn to look at her with a scowl.

“What the hell are you talking about, Carletta?” I snapped, frowning even more at her weird sense of apology. She looks down and kicks the dirt a bit.

“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.” She said, looking back up at me with tears in her eyes. I growled out at her.

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

I know she would never do anything like that to me. She is pure and honest. I know I acted like a child, but I know she would talk to me first before anything like that happened.

‘Emma would never cheat on us.’ Rico repeated in my mind. Carletta pulled out her phone and opened it… I felt my heart skip a beat. There on the screen was a picture of Emma sitting right on Alpha Austin’s lap. His arms were around her waist and she was actually straddling him.

“That is not true. This is what I saw right on the steps to the pack house.” She said, and for some reason, I could see within her eyes that she was telling the truth.

I was shocked, but then I remember all the stuff that this little brat had done to Emma over the years. I got angry at the fact that she would not hesitate to break up Emma and me. I growled and shoved her phone out of my 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?” I said before storming off.

I needed to get away from her. I needed to get out of here for a little bit. I go home and shower. I am too worked up to let Rico out. We might go and attack someone on patrol with how pissed we are.

That photo has to be fake. There is no way Emma would do that to me.

‘Of course not! Emma is sweet and kind. I mean she learned first aid just so she can take care of our wounds when we get hurt either in training or after an attack.’ Rico growled out.

‘Your right. Emma loves us. Even if we are not true mates. She will still love us.’ I told him. Even though that love may change to something else if one of us ever meets our true mate. No matter what, I want Emma to still be a part of my life.

I get dressed in a simple pair of blue jeans and a black T-shirt. I go out and get in my car. I drove out to the mall that is in the human town near our pack. After about an hour or two of just walking around and window shopping, I smelled her.

I look over and see Emma looking over at one of the small kiosks that looked to have jewelry or something. I was about to call out to her when I saw Alpha Austin come up and stand beside her. I freeze.

I take notice that the clothes that they both are wearing… were the same clothes that were in that photo that Carletta had shown me earlier.

Could she have actually been telling me the truth all along?

‘No!’ Rico snarled. He has a lot of faith in Emma and the relationship we have… but I was starting to doubt the closer her birthday came. She has never smiled or acted like this around Alpha Austin before. She also seems to be having a lot of fun with him right now. I see him pay for something and then he puts something in her hair. I move a bit closer to hear what they are saying to each other.

“There you go. I think it looks really nice with your red and gold curls.” Alpha Austin said with a big smile on his face. I have never seen him smile at any female like that. I looked over at Emma and noticed that he had put a black and silver hair clip in her hair. I growl lowly with jealousy.

Emma starts to blush as she smiles up at him.

“Oh, um thank you Austin. That is very sweet of you.” I froze as my heart hammered against my chest. ‘She just called him by his name.’ She never calls him by name. Alpha Austin has a huge smile on his face. I have never seen him so friendly with Emma before now.

“Consider it an early birthday present.” He said.

I am so pissed. I was never allowed to give her anything. She never asks for anything. Was she starting to think that I could not buy her anything she wants or needed? I was starting to have self doubt about everything about our relationship.

Then I felt my heart break as I watched her jump up and hug Alpha Austin.

“Oh, thank you so much, Austin. I love it.” she said, with a big smile on her face. Alpha Austin smiles and hugs her back and pats her on the head. I could not take it anymore so I turned around and stormed out. I guess Carletta was actually telling me the truth, but why would Emma do this to me now… wait what if Alpha Austin is her true mate? I wondered as I drove home fast.

I felt Rico trying to link me, but I ignored him. I want to be left alone and process my own thoughts.

What if Alpha Austin is her mate? I thought as I got into my car and started driving back to the pack lands. Just then Rico broke through my mental block.

‘Nate, you can not seriously be doubting Emma’s character… I am highly disappointed you would just assume and not even talk to her!’ He growled.

I know he is right, but I can not get over the pain of seeing her smile and laugh with another man. I wanted Emma to be mine and love only me. Now I wish that I did already have my mate because then it would not have hurt so much to see Emma find her mate right before she turned 18.

I am so lost in my own mind that I didn't realize I made it home and had just been sitting in my car until someone knocked on my driver side window. I looked up to see Carletta holding up a bottle of liquor in her hands and with a small smile on her face. I guess I could use a stiff drink about now.