The Unwanted Mate

No, I'm Not: Nina's POV

I jumped out the man's reach and ran to the other side of the room. The man started for me, but uncle Robert got to me before the man did.

"She's mine Grayson, move." He shouted at uncle Robert.

"As her uncle and guardian I have a right to request her mating be down in a Royal Ceremony." Uncle Robert spoke calmly.

This seem to have paused the beautiful man, but his eyes still had a golden haze glaze over them.

"As you wish, but she comes home with me tonight."

"No." I said stepping out from behind my uncle's back.

The man's eyes were now back to the silvery gray storm clouds I had seen earlier and they bore into mine with an unexplained dislike that I didn't understand. What the hell had I done to him? He's the one trying to kill people and now kidnappe me. I had rights.

"Do you think I care about what you want Nina?" He said my name like it disgusted him. "You engraved me, you should have kept your spirt away from my beast little Nina. Now let's go." He said this with finality.

"I didn't engrave you!" I said looking at my aunt and uncle for confirmation, but when neither said nothing I felt an uneasiness settle in my stomach. He c****d his head to the side staring at me and then turned and spoke to my uncle.

"You know my beast will destroy anything in his path that stops him from being with the girl now that he knows she exist."

I watched my uncle nod his head.

"Give me time to say my goodbye and help her try to understand, Your Highness. " was his verbal reply.

"Uncle" I started, but Aunt Miranda placed a hand on my shoulder in a warning to be silent, I turned to her but saw her face was on the Prince named Keith aka the Lycan, who was claiming I engraved him to me for life. He looked handsome enough to kill and mad enough to murder, his beautiful features seemed tortured. And out the blue,I felt the strangest desire of wanting to comfort him, kiss his now grimly press lips into a smile. What the f**k Nina! I thought to myself, as I physically shook my head at the thought.

"Trust him, Nina" I heard my aunt whisper.

The man again looked at me, almost as if studying me, but then stepped back nodded his head to my uncle and exited the room, but not before giving my uncle a 10 minute time limit.

"Uncle you can't mean to make me go with this man" I started talking as soon as the man closed the door.

I watched uncle Robert sigh, "Nina I must protect you and my pack. The Prince will not over look the mate bond he has with you, his beast won't let him. He will not hurt you because his beast is bind to you."

I felt my heart racing, as I began to panic, "Didn't you see the hatred he had in his eyes for me, he doesn't want me, please uncle don't do this, don't make me go with this man!" I pleaded.

I looked to Miranda who was silently crying, but not offering me aid.

"Uncle please"

"Nina, I have no choice. He will kill us if we don't let you go. Trust me, I know this is new for you, but the Prince is a fair man. He will see reason. His ego is bruised right now. He'll soon reject this match. But for now my hands are tied."

I fell back on the bed and looked between the two and it dawned on me that I was being a lamb sent up to the slaughter. I had not choice but to go with the beast or I'll be the cause my family's death.

I stood walking past both my aunt and uncle to the door, and without a goodbye to either them I walked into the presence of my nightmare.