Kingdom of Fire

Six | passion and regret

Cove p.o.v

I woke up after an hour or two and rolled to see Nathaniel next to me, I bit my lip watching him sleep peacefully “what are you going to tell him?” Serena asked me “I don’t know” I replied “well we have to tell him something, this can’t happen again,” she said angrily. Serena was right, I shouldn’t have invited him over in the first place but I couldn’t help it, I lost control.

I wrapped myself in my blanket and sat out on my balcony pulling my knees to my chest taking in the quiet morning city. I sat in silence lost in mind, until that familiar icy, cold breeze blew against my skin “snows coming” Serena purred, I felt it too, I loved the cold. I lit a cigarette and watched the sunrise coming up with a plan of action, how will I tell Nathaniel? Should I tell Finn? s**t! Finn! I’m so stupid, I forgot I told him to come and find me today, he’s going to smell Nathaniel on me. I finished my cigarette and lit another one cue anxious chain-smoking I thought. I heard Nathaniel move around the apartment behind me but I didn’t take my eyes off the city, I felt his eyes on me as he sat beside me. I finished my cigarette and looked at him “I met my mate last night” I said quietly watching his reaction, he leaned forward rubbing his face before looking back at me for answers,

“did you reject him?” He asked, I shook my head no, “and just to clarify because I can be a bit slow, am I your mate?” He asked his sense of humor poking through, I gave him a half-smile but shook my head no again we had a connection and the s*x was intense and exciting but we didn’t have a mate bond. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have booty called you, I f****d up,” I said quietly “don’t apologize, I’m not angry, my feelings are a little bruised but it’s okay” he reassured me taking a sip of coffee. I sighed a breath of relief taking a sip of my coffee and lighting another cigarette

“so tell me about this guy,” Nathaniel asked after a few quiet moments, my heart fluttered thing about my mate “oh he’s perfect, the tall, dark and mysterious kind. I’m hoping he comes to get lunch with me today, I don’t know much about him just that his half Cuban and his names Finn” I told him,

“wait,” Nathaniel said putting his coffee down “Finn? Who was he with before you?” He asked

I was taken aback “uh a guy named Jackson” I replied slowly. Hearing that Nathaniel jumped up “f**k, f**k, f**k” he said pinching the bridge of his nose

“Finns my alpha, I’m his gamma,” he said in a panic, beginning to pace “he’s my alpha and I just finished screwing his mate, oh god”,

“I didn’t know, I’m so sorry this is all my fault,” I said getting up and putting a hand on his chest to calm him down, he took my hand a placed it back by my side “don’t,” he said quietly, “he’s going to kill me” he sighed sitting down

“he won't, it's not your fault, I’ll take care of it,” I said quietly, but I wasn’t certain I didn’t know this man. After ten minutes of silence, I was bought back to reality 

“Cove?” Nathaniel said quietly “how can you mind-link me when you’re from a different pack, an international pack at that?” He asked, I thought for a second “I don’t know, I knew it wasn’t usual but nobody every explained why” I said slowly, “who are you Cove?” Nathaniel asked I looked at him with a frown I hate this question partly because I didn’t know and partly because I hate opening up to people but I suppose I owed him this. I lit another cigarette before diving into my story.

Finn p.o.v

I walked with Cove towards her apartment block listening to her chatter about nothing in particular, I swear I could listen to this woman talk for hours. Occasionally she’d stop to look in a shop window, or to give a homeless person a couple of dollars, or to lean over someone's fence to say hi to their dog. She was adorable and I felt like I was learning more about her just observing her. About 10 minutes later we arrived at her building “come find me tomorrow, I usually get lunch at Cafe Noire on the boardwalk” she said before standing on her toes giving me another quick kiss and quickly leaving. I watched her get in the elevator before ordering an Uber and heading to my hotel, I needed a cold shower to take care of this.

After my shower, I tried doing some work to prepare for this meeting tomorrow but I was too distracted, I couldn’t get her off my mind. I must have past out at my desk at some point because I woke with a start as my alarm started blaring 8 am time for a quick run before breakfast and my meeting. 

*3 hours late*

It was just past 11 when I decided to go down to the boardwalk to find Cove, she didn’t give me a specific time so I thought id go earl and take my laptop to get some work done before I saw her. I found the cafe and ordered a coffee choosing a table outside facing the water. After about an hour I packed up my laptop and just people watched for a moment and then I spotted her through the crowd, giving her a small wave as she walked over to me. She had on the same chunky boots as last night but was now wearing a red midi skirt with a slit up to her thigh, a white crop top and a leather jacket, she looked amazing but she must have been cold I thought.

“Hi,” she said nervously keeping some space between us. I begin to panic, was she going to reject me I thought is this why she’s not coming to close. I was about to ask her to sit when the wind changed directions and her scent hit me. It was different but familiar I just couldn’t place my finger on it and then it clicked. Id smelt that smell around the packhouse the past few weeks, id smelt it on Nathaniel when we were sparing. But it didn’t make sense. My face must have given something away because Cove quickly touched my arm

“I can explain,” she said quickly “please” but I pulled my arm away from her, I shook my head.

“I need to get out of here,” I told her I didn’t need to hear her reject me, I quickly picked up my bag and left the cafe my hands shaking with rage. Before I knew it id rounded a corner into an alleyway I needed a moment to compose myself but the more I thought about it the sicker I felt “what the f**k” I yelled at Nathaniel via mind link

“I didn’t know man, I’m sorry, I'm so so sorry” he replied quickly but I cut the link before he could say anything more. Everest was furious and I couldn’t hold him back, I begin to shift “I'm going to tear his f*****g throat out” he snarled before running into a nearby park and into the forest. Hopefully, no humans saw.