Married to My Mate's Enemy

Ann’s pov “I will be back.” Conan said and kissed my forehead. I know he is a capable warrior because I have seen him fight, but as his mate and childhood sweetheart, I can't help but worry . I worry about his safety every time he leaves my sight, he is the Alpha Prince after all. I know that a lot of people are out to get him, not just those Lycans but also witches and werewolves as well. “Promise me that you will come back unharmed.” I said, and he nodded with a smile. “You have my word, there is still so much that we need to do together.” he said, and I smiled because it was somehow reassuring. They left to go to the border where there had been an attack and people are trying to get into the pack. The warriors have been trying to hold them off, but apparently they are up against demons which are new. Demons have always lived in the dark, they never let their presence be known that we don’t know much about them. We don’t know their strength and weakness; hence we don’t know how to fight them. And with Demons, you need to be extra careful when fighting them because a demon’s bite is fatal to werewolves. you are as good as dead when if you get bitten which is why they need to be careful. Watching the love of my life, my mate and fiancé go to the battle to fight these monsters makes me even more scared. Who would I be without Conan? We had been together way before we even found out we were mates. We grew up close as friends and as we got older that friendship blossomed into romance. And now here we are just waiting for our wedding day and then we will spend the rest of our lives together. “He is going to be okay sister; you know that Conan isn’t just another werewolf. He is strong and very smart.” Annie is my little sister said and I nodded. I tried distracting myself by reading while I waited for him, but I kept looking at one page for a long and then having to re-read a sentence about a dozen times. “Anything?” I asked Annie who shook her head, I could see that I was making her nervous as well, but I could help it. Since I don’t have a wolf, I can't hear what they say through the mind link, but my younger sister has a wolf. She is the only one I can ask to tell me what is happening and what they are saying. I guess she guessed as well that I would need her because she hasn’t left my side ever since he left. And she doesn’t seem to mind me asking her every 2 minutes if they have said anything through the mind link. Time passed and to me, it felt like days when it was only 3 hours, Annie’s eyes widen, and she looked at me. I could see the shock, panic, and sadness in her eyes as she looked at me and I felt whatever energy I had live my body. I became completely numb when I saw that expression on my younger sister’s face. “They are coming, he was bitten, Conan was bitten by a demon.” she whispered the last part, but I still heard her. I felt my soul leaving my body, it felt like I was floating outside my body and this wave of fear hit me hard that I just froze on the spot. Annie didn’t say anything but just looked at me. “they are here.” she said, and I got up and ran straight to the pack doctor’s office. As I was getting closer I could hear screams, around me I felt like time stopped and everything around me was dark. It was almost as if I was running in a dark tunnel and no longer how fast I ran I could see the light at the end. When I finally got there, I found Queen Luna outside crying and her husband by her side. The Alpha King nodded and gestured that I go in, as I opened the door a piercing scream left my mate. He was shaking in pain, they were trying to hold him down, but he was fighting them. He stopped and everything went silent. His eyes landed on me. My knees gave out at the sight of my mate. His skin was pale, he seemed like someone who has been sick for months and doesn’t have much time left. He looked a lot different from Conan who was healthy and smiling when he left, he was glowing and perfect. “I am sorry I didn’t keep my word.” he said, and I could see that he was trying his best to hold in his screams of pain. I crawled to him and held his hand. “You will be okay, I know you will be okay. I won’t let you die; we need more time together.” I said to him and kissed his hand. I looked at the doctor and he had his head bowed like he was sorry which angered me. “Why are you looking at the ground, save him? Do something, he is still alive, isn’t he? Then do something to try and save him!” I yelled at the doctor. “I am sorry, Ann. But there isn’t much we can do. All we can do now is make sure that he is comfo…” but before he could stand up I was looking straight into his eyes. “Finish that sentence and I swear I will kill you with my bare hands. I said to save him, damn it!” I said to him and a gentle handheld mine. I looked at Conan, his hands is usually so strong but now it was so fragile and shaking in pain. “There is nothing they can do for me, the only cure for a demon bite is the blood of the Lycan King.” Conan said. I looked around the room and everyone nodded. “We know that there is no way the Lycan will give us his blood. There is nothing that can be done.” Lukas Brown, his beta said. I looked at Conan. “There is no way I am going to let you die, even if it means walking into the lion’s den. Even if I have to make a deal with the devil or risk being killed myself, if the Lycan’s blood is the cure, then I will come back with his blood.” I said and walked away. I don’t care if I have to get his blood from his dead body, but I will save my mate no matter what. “Sister stop, I know you love Conan, and he is your mate but what about us? you know that those Lycans will kill you before you even get a word in. How can you even think of risking your life?” Annie asked me. I didn’t know how to explain to my little sister, how do I tell her that I couldn't live without Conan? How will she take it if I tell her that? Will my little sister think that I care about a man more than I do about them? Will Charlie and Annie hate me for the rest of their lives if whatever I am planning gets me killed? Will I forever be known as the older sister who chose a man over her own siblings? But I wish they could understand, and I hope that they will understand one day. When our parents died, I was old enough to understand everything, but they were young. They probably thought that mom and dad left and just never came back but I know where they went. I saw where my parents went, the grief was going to drown me, but Conan was there and became my lifeboat. His love is the reason I am still alive till this day, his love is what made me strong enough to be their older sister. I could smile every time I saw them and was around them because I had a shoulder to cry on. But now they are older and don’t need me as much as they do, but I still need my mate more than ever. I need him. “I am sorry Annie, I have to save him no matter what.” I said and got into my car and started driving. I could see from the rear mirror, my little sister was standing there, and I could see the pain as I was driving away. I do hope that someday she will understand my pain, for Conan to live again I am willing to go to the Lion’s den. The Lycans are monsters, calling them lions would be an offense to the lions. They are beasts that don’t care about others, all they do is kill and they are only capable of hate and violence. The Lycan King is worse, I wouldn’t be surprised if he refused to help Conan, but I am willing to take my chances. I got to the place where every werewolf never wants to come, I got to the gates of hell, and standing there were guards. “I came to see the Lycan King.” I said. One of the guards looked at me before chuckling. “listen, little wolf, leave before you die.” he said, and I stood my ground. “I said I came to see your King.” I said to him. He looked at the other one, and they started laughing, “well it's your funeral.” one of them said. They picked up their phone and dialed a number. “There is a woman here, a she-wolf to be exact and she would like to talk to the Lycan King.” he said mocking me by mimicking me. After the call he looked at me and smirked. “Go on in, like I said lady, don’t hate us because we tried to warn you. Welcome to hell.” he said and opened the large automatic gate. I drove in and after passing the forest that covers the town, I finally started seeing buildings and I could believe my eyes. What? Is this the place people call hell? Is it possible for hell to be this beautiful? The buildings were modern and even the old ones were still in good shape showing that they get renovated once in a while. Why do I call this place a town? It is almost as big as a city and I can believe my eyes, I saw a magnificent palace there and it is one of the first buildings you see when you enter the city. Why would they build it that way? That is, if the enemy were to invade, the Lycan king's palace would be the first place to be attacked. I parked my car and suddenly all eyes turned on me, that’s when all that adrenalin finally decided that it was now done. The fear and gravity of the situation just then became very clear, and I realised what the f**k I just did. I closed my eyes, and the pale face of my mate gave me the courage to go ahead and continue with my quest. I was about to tell security that I was going to the Lycan King, but he opened the door without even looking at me. I entered and found another man waiting for me. “Follow me.” he said. If my heart wasn’t beating like crazy and I didn’t have this strong edge to pee, I would have admired the interior of the mansion. He then stopped at a large door and knocked twice. “Come in.” a female voice said and the opened the large doors. I looked inside and there was a man, he was standing and on the other side was a woman. They were scary enough, but the man sitting on the large chair was something else. His eyes were covered with what seemed like a mask, but I could feel his gaze. They didn’t say anything but just stood there looking at me and then all that courage flew out of the window. I think I just walked to my death, actually I came in the running to my own death. I am f****d, aren’t I?