The King's Return

29| KIERA IS COMING TO THE CASTLE

AMIRA'S POV

He did it again, he broke his promise and I don't even know what to do anymore. I had to keep smiling in front of Alex because I had promised him that his brother would join us for dinner.

I don't even know what I was thinking, I mean I saw that something was bothering Logan and yet I was expecting him to join us for dinner.

I wonder where Sebastían is, he is not in the pack house and no one has seen for days now. I don't know if he forgot that he is my mate's prisoner or if he is just being insolent.

I know he didn't go back home because his brother would not approve and Sebastían respects his brother a lot, he listens to him.

"Lady Amira, can I come in?" Brittany? I almost forgot about her. I had told her to take a break for a few days because I'm not used to having a servant.

"Brittany, how are you?" I smiled at her.

"I'm doing fine Your- Amira." She corrected herself. I had told her the first day we met that she should address me by my name but I guess being away made her forget.

"How can I help you, Brittany?"

"The princess's birthday is coming up next month and she wants to celebrate it here this year. She called and asked me to ask you to help her with the arrangements."

"Really? I had no idea her birthday will be soon after Alex's but it's okay. I don't understand though, why didn't she call me personally? She has my contact number."

"I'm not really sure but I think she is just occupied for now. She said she tried calling you yesterday but your phone was off so she called me instead since I'm your personal maid.

"She is spending the weekend with Kiera but they are coming here after that. I heard that Kiera has not been to the castle after the death of the Queen Mother." Queen Mother? I had no idea there was a queen mother.

"Which Queen Mother?"

"Queen Callie, the king's stepmother. She was given the title on the day of the king's coronation. The king himself bestowed the title to honour his stepmother since she was His Highness, Prince Damian's mate. Not many people know about it because nobody talks about it." Figures.

So Kiera was here when the Queen Mother died? I wonder how many times she's been to the castle. I know she's been in Logan's life for years but I don't know why I always feel uneasy when her name is mentioned.

My wolf also feels like she is a threat to our relationship with our mate, I don't blame her though because I also feel the same way.

I wonder how Logan is feeling with her visit, maybe he is beyond happy and yet he is still not talking to me.

"Thank you, Brittany. Do you perhaps know when they will be arriving? I just want to make sure I'm around when they come."

"Probably on Tuesday, I don't know though. What I do know is that they are coming here as soon as they are done with their trip."

"Okay, that's all. You can leave now." She just stood there and looked at me. "What happened?"

"I just wanted to tell you that you shouldn't worry about Kiera, His Majesty loves you and I'm sure to him, there's no one who can outshine you."

"Thank you, Brittany, you can leave now." I guess my situation is getting worse, even my maid can see that I'm jealous. There's nothing I can do though, I can't help it.

I've seen situations where childhood friends would turn into childhood sweethearts. I can't get over the fact that Kiera is coming to the castle. Who knows what will happen if she comes here?

"Lady Amira?" What is she doing here again? I thought I made it clear that I didn't need her around me, I just need some peace and quiet.

"Brittany, I appreciate that you want to make sure that I don't lack anything but I am fine and you don't need to be in my room every minute. What is it now?"

"I found these flowers at your door, they are for you." Flowers? Who sent me flowers? I took them from her and read the note.

To the strongest person I know. Your Best friend.

Maya! I knew she told me that I would get my gift today but I didn't think she would send me flowers. She knows how much I love flowers. She would always get me flowers on my birthday.

The back of the note had a message too, this one was saying she wanted me to relax so she booked for me at the spa again.

I really need a day at a spa after what has been happening this past week. I need to relax and not think about everything for a day.

Thank you, friend, I hope you're enjoying yourself with your mate. I said to myself actually but I hope she really is enjoying herself back home.

I decided to get ready for the spa, I will think about asking Logan what is happening again when I come back, for now, I just need to distress and there is no better way to do that than go spend my friend's money or her mate's money, it doesn't really matter.

"Do you need me to help you with anything?" Since she is already here, I might as well use this opportunity.

"You can help me choose what I should wear for the day and my hair, I don't really know what to do with my hair. I want to enjoy myself today so maybe I will also need light makeup."

"You don't really need makeup since your face is already beautiful but if you want to then I won't stop you."

I couldn't help but smile at that, it always feels good to hear someone calling me beautiful.

LOGAN'S POV

I must've committed a serious crime in my past life to deserve what is happening to me because I don't understand why this is happening to me.

I have always thought loving only one woman meant you wouldn't have to experience heartbreak, I mean why would you? You would be loyal right?

Before I even knew I was a werewolf, I knew I would only love one person in my life and that I would respect them as much as I expect them to love me.

It's not like I've never seen people getting divorced in life but I never thought about the reason why that happens and I used to tell myself that I would fall in love with a woman who would also love me for the rest of her life.

Being a werewolf helped me with my decision and I was convinced that once I meet my mate, we would live happily ever after.

I never thought she would love someone else and continue lying to my face. I've been looking for Sebastían for days now and he is nowhere to be seen, everyone in the pack knows he is missing and yet my mate is meeting him privately.

He even sent her flowers, again and I hate to say that I can see how much she appreciate what he is doing for her since she even went to the same beauty spa he had booked a week ago.

I don't know if she is punishing me because I've never planned anything for her. I know I should have taken her out for a real date and made sure that she really enjoyed herself.

I wanted to fight for her like Connor suggested but when I saw the smile she had on her face when she left, I couldn't do it even though my heart is saying otherwise.

I can't take that smile away from her, I would never forgive myself if she ends up with me but not happy.

I don't care what others will think of me since this is my decision and unless she comes to me and tells me herself that she doesn't love Sebastían, I will surely fight but for now, all I can do is accept the reality no matter how much that reality hurts.

"Don't tell me you're still thinking of backing down." He said he was leaving two hours ago! What is he still doing here?

"I think I was better off without you as my friend."

"Why? Because I wasn't there to tell you the truth? This is bullshit and you know it. I've never in my life heard that a werewolf gave their mates to someone else, not even a king has ever done that before. You're the first king to ever bow down to a little pup."

"I'm not bowing down to anybody and if you know me as I think you do, you would know that I would never bow to anybody, not to talk of that imbecile.

"I'm just doing what's best for my mate. I promised her the first time I asked her to give me a chance to know her and her to know me that I would never force her to stay with me if she wakes up one day and feel like she doesn't want to be with me anymore, I'm keeping that promise.

"I know it may sound stupid to you but I'm a man of my words and I will never break a promise I made, even if it isn't what I want.

"I love Amira so much and that is why I want her to be happy. She doesn't have to live the rest of her life with a man she doesn't love just because that man is a king and can do anything.

"I know I can kill Sebastían in a second so that I can have Amira all to myself but I also have to think about what would happen after that.

"Do you think she would just smile at me and tell me that I did a good job? Or maybe do you think she would praise me and fall in love with me again?

"She would hate me for the rest of her life and I would rather have her married to someone else than live all my life seeing that hatred in her eyes."

I wouldn't be able to do that.

"I understand and I'm sorry that I didn't think about all that before I asked you to fight for her. I can see how much this is affecting you."

I felt Connor's wolf looking at me curiously and Leo took that as a challenge, he's been quiet lately. I tried to calm him down.

"I almost forgot how he can be, I didn't mean to challenge him, it's just that I'm not used to seeing you angry and not feel him on the surface, you guys are always one and it seems he is very distant today."

"He's been distant for days now and it is still strange to not feel him every minute. He doesn't shut up but I think this thing is affecting him.

"I thought he would fight me for control but surprisingly, he is defeated. He used to urge me to go and see our mate every time if we've been away from her for long but now he is just silent."

"I know how that feels like, when my mate was pregnant the first time, my wolf would fight me, telling me that we shouldn't be away from her.

"Sometimes I would attend meetings with her so that she could be near me but when she was pregnant last year, she didn't want to see me most of the time and I thought my wolf would fight but he was quiet like everything was normal.

"I couldn't bear it because I always felt like she wasn't safe without me around her. I know how that feels like but I'm not going to lie to you and say it is the same as what you're feeling right now." He was quiet for a moment.

"I wanted to head back to New York but Aiden told me he will be coming here tomorrow with the kids, I can't leave without seeing them."

I almost forgot about that, Sam did tell me that they will be coming and that she will be here tomorrow together with Kiera.

I can't remember the last time I saw Kiera, she rarely comes to England these days and I think it's been months since she came to London and the last time she was here was my stepmother's funeral.

I wonder how she is doing.