The Lycan Queen

Chapter 23

Nathans POV.

I wake up when a hard fist knocks on my bedroom door. I sit up and look at the door. Who the hell dare to interrupt my dream! I jump of my bed and rip the door open. Alpha Aston, Vanessas father and my own father is glaring at me.

"My King, may I have a word." Alpha Aston begs. I look at my father and he nods. I move to the side and gestures for them to walk in.

"Vanessa came to me yesterday, crying. She told me, you rejected her and has found another she-wolf. I thought we had an agreement." Alpha Aston says in a cold tone. I'm not in the mood for his preaches.

"I told you last year. I'm not taking Vanessa as my chosen mate." I snarl at him and I manage to startle him.

"Nathan, you have too. You haven't found your mate yet and you need to produce an heir." My father sighs.

"You know what the witch said many years ago. You have to find a pure blooded mate and fulfill your destiny." He pulls me in for a hug and I can't remember the last time my father hugged me. I'm standing there, froozen. He pulls back and gives me a smile.

"I'm not taken Vanessa as my chosen mate, I'm sorry father but I can't." I tell him in a calm voice and he nods.

"Just remember son. You need an heir before your 26 birthday, that's what the witch anticipated in her vision." I nod.

"If you don't take her, I will end our alliances." Alpha Aston threatens me. I storm over to him and grab his throat, and then I squeeze. He fights for air.

"If you ever threaten me again, I will rip you apart, limp for limp." I snarl in his face, my canines is out. He submit and bares his neck for me. I release him and he falls to the ground. My father drags him out before he can protest. He slams the door in his face and turns back to me.

"I'm sorry, son. You know I want you to find your mate." He claps my shoulder and walks out my bedroom.

I look at the clock, 10 am. God, I want to go back to that pleasant dream again but I have to make sure everything is ready for the ball tonight. I head down to the kitchten to talk to Greta, she's my head chef and runs the kitchen like a pro. She also the sweetest woman, always making me sandwiches and stuffing them in the fridge. She's like a grandmother, she takes care of everyone.

I walk into the kitchen and I start drooling. Food is piled up on the big marble tabletop and Greta is barking out orders to the omegas.

"Hey sweety." She says with a big smile. She walks over to me and kiss my cheek. Like I said, a grandmother.

"Hey Greta, are you good? Do you need anything?" I smile at her as she shakes her head. She goes to check on the appetizer.

"You weren't down to breakfast, how come?" She asks me looking over her shoulder while correcting an omega.

"I slept in." I say with a little smile.

"I left a plate in the fridge for you, dear." I go to the fridge and find a plate full of pancakes, eggs, bacon and some yoghurt. I say my thanks before heading to my room.

I walk past the grand hall before going to my room. My staff is already decorating. My mother loves The Royal Ball, she always made a big deal out of them when I was a kid. My sister loves them too, she's coming home tonight from college. I walk down the stairs, when I see my mother ordering the staff around and I laugh to my self, she's incorrigible.

"Hey mom, what are you doing?" I ask her. I startle her and she turns around, laughing. I love my mother's smile. She's an incredible Queen. I give her a hug and a kiss on her cheek.

"Hi darling. I couldn't resist. Sorry, Nate." She blushes and I laugh.

"Don't worry, mom. I know you love these balls so I will let you handle this one." I give her a wink and she chuckles.

"I need to go look over some papers, I will see you tonight." I tell her, she kiss my cheek and waves. I turn around and head for my office.

The day is long and boring, I try to concentrate on the finances but I can't stop thinking about Lea. I called her cellphone but she ignores me. The clock strikes 6 pm and I take a shower and put on a navy three piece suit. I shave the stubbles away and run some wax through my hair. I look in my nightstand and take out the little box. I bought this a few days ago for Lea. It's a gold necklace with a diamond in and matching earrings. The pain is like a knife in my heart. I clench the little box in my hands and throw it in the nightstand again.

'She will come back.' Jer whispers. I don't know if he's trying to convince me or himself. I shake my head and try to forget the pain, at least tonight. I go down to the hall to welcome everyone. The grand hall is in the southern wing of my packhouse. I redesigned it when I became King. The hall is on a lower level than rest of my house and a large staircase of gold is the only way to access the hall.

I stand on the top of the staircase, looking down on my pack. The grand hall is filled with wolves, my pack is the biggest in the country, we are about 15.000 wolves living in here, some in their own houses and some in appartments. They are not all living here though, I have another land about 200 kilometers from here. I walk down the stairs and walk up on the stage with Damon and take the microphone.

"Welcome everyone! I want to thank you all for coming, it's a pleasure seeing you all. My staff have worked hard to get all of this ready for you, so please take a seat and lets eat!" Every wolf howls and clap. They take their seat on the round tables that's spread around the hall and I sit next to Damon, Alpha Ethan, his Luna and my gamma, Luka. My parents is sitting next to Alpha Aston, his Luna and my uncles.

We're halfway through the main course when I suddenly hear a car pull up in the courtyard. I look up on the staircase, hoping to see Lea. But instead, it's my next favorite person, Cathy. She has been away on college for 4 years now, and haven't even been home for a little visit before.

"Nathan!" Cathy squeals, running down the stairs in her red, glitter dress. I stand up from my chair and run up the stairs to meet her. She stops in her tracks right before me, her eyes looks past me.

"Cathy?" I furrow my eyebrows, and turn around to follow her glaze. She looks at Damon and he looks pale. His eyes is black and he trembles.

"Mine." They say simultaneously. A big smile forms on my face and I start to laugh. Damon walks over to her and lay his hand on her cheek. He has finally met his mate.

"Congrats, dude." I smirk at him. He blushes and look at Cathy. She's frozen and don't say anything to him. I touch her shoulder and she looks at me.

"Go on, kiss him." I whisper to her and she blushes too. I mind link Damon.

'Kiss my sister now and claim her, before she thinks you will reject her." I growl through the link. That got him out if his trance and he kisses her. She moans into the kiss and he swipes her up in his arms.

"Have a good night." Ethan yells at them. Damon rushes up the stairs with a giggling Cathy. I shake my head, of course she's his mate. I sit down again, Ethan and I laughing our butts off. We talk about the contracts and the good old days. Under desserts, Luna Lisa looks at me.

"Where's Lea?" She asks with her sweet, innocent voice. I clench my hands in a fist and my body tenses. Ethan and Lisa notice right away.

"She's gone, she went home to her pack." I answer in a cold tone. Lisa looks away and Ethan gives me a sympathetic clap on my shoulders. They don't say anything and we eat the rest of our desserts in silence. After the desserts, the party starts. Tables are relocated and a band is playing. My staff serves a various number of drinks and I just observe. Ethan and Lisa is out dancing, every mated couples is out dancing and I'm jealous. I think about Lea again. I need her, I need her touch. Jeremiah is growing impatience and angry in my mind.

I order a whiskey and look around the room. I feel like running away and letting Jer out. Maybe that's the right thing to do. I hear a gasp and a lot of whistles up the stairs and I turn around to see what's going on. There, on the top of the stairs in the most beautiful, silver dress is she. The dress follows every curve on her body. I look her up and down before I reach her cleavage. The dress has a very low cut and everyone can see. She looks straight at me.

"Lea." I whisper.