Our Second Chance

Feeling guilty

Chapter 3

Sam’s pov

I was completely and utterly in love with Harris the future Alpha of our pack, we had a casual thing going on together, but it was much more for me. I knew he slept with others, but I didn’t care about that as long as I was the one he kept coming back to.

I did whatever I could to keep him coming back to me. I even used the fact I felt bad for Becca because of the way my dad was to endear him to me more. He liked the fact I loved my sister so much and felt so protective towards her.

I did love Becca, but at the same time, I liked the fact that dad gave all of his attention to me. So I didn’t exactly make things any easier on her, or try to reason with our father. I liked the fact I was his number one priority.

I also liked the fact that Becca loved me the most because I was the only one in our family to bother about her. Dad wouldn’t even let her move to the dragon kingdom to stay with mums relatives because it would look bad, so she was stuck here.

The night before my 18th birthday, I sat alone in my room holding a t-shirt of Harris’ that was drenched in his scent. I couldn’t wait until midnight passed, and I could find out if he was my mate. I would be more enticed by the scent on his top if he was.

I was devastated when both my wolf and dragon said he wasn’t ours. I snuck out of my room with a single bag and went deep into the forest. Benson, my wolf, was the first to appear, and after a quick run, he let Draco shift.

As soon as my dark blue dragon appeared, we took off to the dragon kingdom, my bag in his strong jaws. I had already decided that if Harris was not mine, then I would be leaving, but I let Draco fly over our pack to see if he could sense our mate first.

I was relieved when he didn’t and went to my family in the West dragon kingdom. It was a long tiring flight but we made it and my grandparents were really happy to see me. I told them that I wanted to travel to learn new fighting techniques while trying to meet my mate.

It was a plausible enough excuse that had the added bonus of them admiring my dedication to taking over from dad and making our pack stronger. I also lied to them that dad was getting even better with Becca, so they would not worry as much.

Dad was not pleased at all, he never wanted me to leave and I knew he would be pi.ssed at me so I let my grandparents be the messengers, and got them to lie about me being with them. It was the only way he wouldn’t turn up.

I spent a bit of time learning the training they did in their town, my grandparents were the lord and Lady of one of the towns in the west dragon kingdom before my uncle took over from them, and if I wanted them to keep lying for me I had to look like I was doing what I said.

After I wasted a month there, I could move on without them getting suspicious at all. They wished me luck in my tasks and said if I needed anything to let them know. I needed to keep things good with them as they were now my go-between with dad.

I then managed to spend time on my real goal, but the training was a good ruse as I was welcomed by all the packs and kingdoms as long as I also shared what I had learned with them, and in my off time I searched for my real goal.

I needed a rogue witch or wizard powerful enough to fake a mate bond. Or at least a witch or wizard that was less morally inclined in the packs and covens than most were. I couldn’t just come out and ask, though, as I would be caught instantly.

So I became a master at spying, making myself invisible or disarming enough that people let down their guard and let something slip when I was close enough to hear it. It was hard, though, as people were being more cautious lately.

First, it was because a wizard, his son, and the sons mistress had abused their power and used potions to not only abuse people, but unknowingly to them abuse the future queen of witches. It was big news, and people were terrified.

Then it came out that an actual royal princess had used a potion to trick a demi God because she was jealous that he cousin was going to be his queen. It didn’t stop there ether.

The next scandal was related to the first, a dragon princes spent years abusing her sister and drugging her father the king of the east dragon kingdom to make him hate the sister and get away with all her actions. She caused so many problems the whole of Elysium was shocked that she got away with it for so long.

Now it may have been a few years since it had all went down, but people were still nervous and more cautious, even the rogues were scared as Malachi the most powerful of any of them was killed years ago and if they could get to him they knew that being a rogue was not enough to stop them from being found out.

It took me about 7 months before I finally found someone. She said she needed the essence of the one I wanted to trick. Knowing a bit about witchcraft, I was prepared for this and had several locks on hair to add to any potion they would make.

She warned it wouldn’t be as strong as the mate bond, and that the tingles would barely be there, it would be mostly the scent that attracted him and even then his wolf may fight against it. It was for that reason he should have already found his mate.

A secondary bond with less strength may be weaker if the first pair was already marked and mated. Because not much was known about multiple mates as it had only happened a handful of times with twins and then Raquel and her mates, no one could refute it with any certainty.

I had waited 7 months already, so I could wait longer if it meant he would finally be mine, I didn’t even mind sharing him if I had to. I knew it would hurt his true mate, and we had no idea what would happen if we marked each other.

I am sure it had happened, but there was no record of a mated person marking another while they still bore the bond with their true mate. It could destroy the bond, but at the same time, we would feel a stronger connection, so he still shouldn’t question it.

Then I got the news from my grandparents that Becca had found her mate, and it was none other than Harris. I was really upset by it, I may not have been that close to Becca, but she was family and I liked that she liked me more than dad and I was more important to her than him.

For just a second I felt a slight bit of guilt about what I was away to do, but not enough that it would stop me, and I knew if it came to it dad would be on my side and talk Becca into complying with things.

The next 5 months were the longest of my life. I was advised to let the mate bond grow between them to make it more plausible, and then I found out she was pregnant, so I waited another few weeks in the hope that me being intimate with Harris wouldn’t affect the child.

I know what I am doing is wrong, but it hopefully won’t hurt anyone, I didn’t want to hurt my niece or nephew, I wasn’t a complete monster. Besides, Harris needed an heir before he took over as Alpha and one with his true mate would be best.

The fact that it would be related to me as well would make a more natural bond between us and a more settled life for all of us.

I was practically giddy when I arrived back at my home pack. Dad was so happy to have me back, and he proudly walked with me to the pack house. The alpha, luna, Harris, and Becca were all there to meet us and I knew Harris scented me by the look in his eyes so I stepped forward and with confidence I called out “mate”.

Harris instantly kissed me, and all my feelings for him rushed forward. It was amazing, I even thought he may be more passionate than before. It was as if the other people had disappeared and it was only the two of us there.

Both Benson and Draco were not happy as they didn’t like the pain in their sisters' eyes when I stopped kissing him. They also wanted their true mate, so they weren’t all in with me for now, but when he marks us, they will change their mind.