The Alpha's princess mate

23-what on earth is going on?

-Naysha-

Seeing Seth with that other woman had been even more painful than when he had admitted to her that there was another woman in his life, a woman he was supposed to marry even. She couldn't stop thinking if that had been his mysterious fiancé.

She definitely acted like that, with her arm around him in such a public event as his sister's birthday. He would barely even look at her in public, let alone touch her. So it had to be her. But this wasn't what had troubled her the most. As painful as it had been, it was her own thoughts that had troubled her more than anything; she had never been an aggressive person and yet in front of that sight she had been furious. The urge to walk over to them, peal this girl away from Seth and scream at her that she and only she should ever be the one to touch him had been so strong that she had forced herself to walk away.

What was he doing to her? She could barely recognise herself. She was on the verge to lose all her self control and turn into some kind of jealous hysterical girl that had nothing to do with her upbringing. All for him, a man that had barely touched her.

And then she had attempted to hurt him. Unsuccessfully, of course, because not in a million years would Seth ever care for her like she did for him. But this new person she was turning into was apparently into payback, too. So when she had bumped into that guy, instead of appologizing as she should have, she had started to flirt with him. Nothing too intense, of course, but still. This was something so strange, so unfamiliar to her. She had never before flirted in public with a stranger, let alone as a payback for some other guy. She was clearly losing her mind.

Because for a minute, when her eyes had met with Seth's from across the room, she had thought that there was pain in his gaze. And regret for something. And for another second when she had started flirting with that guy she could swear she could somehow feel him looking at her. And that little voice in her head that would always show up every time Seth was around had warned her that it had been an angry stare.

She shook her head. She was definitely delusional. She'd better pack her things and go back home, this was all too much. Back home she was unhappy, but at least there she was in control. Yes, that was the best thing to do. Get out of Seth's life, before she would completely lose herself -and her sanity- over a guy that could never give her what she needed.

But first she owed Anya an explanation. About all these. She had thought about it a lot, but now she was absolutely sure that it was the right thing to do. Anya had been nothing but nice to her, always being there when she needed her, opening her house and her heart to her. Treating her almost like a sister. It would have been extremely ungrateful of her to leave without being honest to her. Plus she trusted her. She trusted that she wouldn't say anything to Seth's fiancé or try to break them up. Especially since Naysha would no longer be in the picture.

She should tell her as soon as possible. Not at her birthday party, but maybe tomorrow morning. Yes, that sounded like a good idea. She would find her and ask her to have brunch together tomorrow. And then she would open her heart to her.

But where on earth was she? She had searched the entire ball room, as vast as it was, but Anya was nowhere to be found. No one had seen her in a while, too. Anya was impossible to miss, especially in that shinning rhinestone dress she was wearing tonight. She was begining to worry about her. It was very unlikely for Anya to miss out on the opportunity to be the centre of everyone's attention on her most special day. And she had acted very strange earlier, when she had practically ran towards god-knew-where the minute they had set foot in the party.

Suddenly, Lucas came to her sight. Finally, someone that would probably know where Anya was. He was her bodyguard, afterall. He also looked a bit nervous, that only made her concerns grow stronger.

"Excuse me. You are Anya's bodyguard, right?" She had tried to sound as unbothered as possible, but of course she had failed. Now he was also giving her a worried look.

"Yes, princess. Yours, too. Alpha has given me very specific orders." His tone didn't match his worrisome eyes. This guy was extremely professional, she had to admit. He definitely have had millitary training of some short.

She nodded and smilled politely. "I know, thank you for your service. Could you possibly know where Anya is? I've been looking for her for a minute now, but I cannot seem to find her". She holded her breath while waiting for his reply.

"She is in one of the balconies over there" he explained as he pointed towards the other side of the room.

She thanked him and rushed towards the balconies. Now that she knew where Anya was she was way more relaxed. Her friend was probably caught up in a conversation with one of her friends, that's why she was nowhere in the party. She had warned her about how dificult it would be to manage to spend equally as significant time with everyone if she invited that many people, but no one could change Anya's mind. She had insisted on a massive party and had flipped carelessly her hair saying that she wasn't a regular girl and that she would manage just fine.

First balcony was empty. The view was breath-taking though. Had she not been looking for Anya, she would just spend the rest of the party standing there, watching the night sky and enjoying the warm sea breeze against her skin for the last time. She would really miss Luzano. It was nothing like the cold rainy Europe, with the gray skies and the dull buildings. Luzano was like a slice of heaven on earth. And her personal hell, too. Unfortunately.

She could see some kind of movement on the other balcony from where she was standing. Anya! She rushed towards there, half of her still a bit anxious to make sure that she was okay and half of her somewhat excited to see a familiar face after everything that had happened with Seth earlier.

"Anya? Are you here? I.." she began to ask as she stepped on the balcony. But then she froze in place. Anya was indeed there, but she wasn't alone. Some strange guy dressed as a robber was also there, lying unconcious on the floor. And Seth was standing above him, looking like he was about to hit him with some kind of weird weapon on his hand that was glistening under the moon light, looking like a pair of claws if such a thing was possible. She took a step back.

"..oh my god, what on earth is going on?"