Two Alphas Love Me

Ch 3- Already taken

ZARA'S POV

"Come on time to get ready." mom announced and held mine and Hestia's hand and dragged us to her room.

Let's see what mom has in store for us.

We entered the room and I saw that there were three ladies already waiting for us. I smiled at them which they all returned. Mom instructed us to take a quick shower and then we would start getting ready. And let me tell you one thing about my mom, she is obsessed with bathing. She has strict rules about showers in our house. If we don't take a shower in the morning we will be starved, if we don't take a shower before going to bed she won't let us sleep. She has a sixth sense in her which seems to notify her whenever someone does not bath.

I quickly took a shower and put on a robe and got out of the shower. One of the ladies was doing Hestia's makeup so mom put me in the hands of the other one that was free. I was told to keep my eyes closed so that's what I did. After about an hour my makeup and hair was done and my mom told me to change into the dress she bought, whose design was still not revealed to me.

After I put on the dress I turned towards the mirror to take a look at myself. I froze when I saw myself in the mirror. I looked like a complete modern princess. I chuckled at my stupid thoughts and observed myself and the dress closely. It was white and maroon in colour. A thin strap covered my shoulder and a small piece of cloth flowed on each shoulder. My hair was made in a bun and a few strands of it were left free. To complete the outfit it was paired with high burgundy heels. I looked fabulous.

"Get out now. I want to see you." I chuckled at my mom's impatience.

I got out and twirled in front of my mom and the others. I checked their expressions and a small giggle escaped my lips. They looked at me as if I was unreal.

"Oh my, Oh my. I knew the dress was made for you." my mom said with a dreamy expression. I smiled widely at her comment. The dress indeed was beautiful.

They were all busy complimenting me when Hestia entered the room wearing her dress and looking absolutely gorgeous. Her dress pattern was the same as mine but the colour was different shades of green. Even her hair was made in a bun but only small strands of hair were let loose. We both looked like sisters but not that I am complaining.

By the time all were done checking each other, my brother arrived to take us down to the ballroom. He was wearing a black tux and looked really handsome, but not that I am gonna say it out loud until he compliments me. Well but looks like all his attention was diverted towards Hestia and no one else. He looked at her with so much love and adoration that somehow within me I felt something missing or mostly someone.

I am not even sure whether I have a mate out there or not. And even if I do what if he rejects me just because I am human? My heart clenched at the thought of our future mate rejecting us. I tried my best to shake all the negative thoughts that were clouding in my mind and focused on the happy moment in front of me.

Hestia's face was red as my dress but not because of the makeup but due to the heated gaze of my brother. He came towards her and pulled her to him by the waist and said, "You look really beautiful." and then rubbed his nose along her neck and shoulder in return to which Hestia only shivered and her face turned into a shade of deep crimson.

I quickly cleared my throat to stop them from going any further, especially in front of me. It's just weird to see my brother and best friend clinging on each other in front of me and honestly quite uncomfortable too.

They pulled away with a jerk and looked at me and then the others. I shook my head at them and said, "Let's go before we are tagged as late." my brother nodded his head and hooked his right arm with Hestia and the left one with me. My mother and father walked ahead of us and in front of them our previous Alpha and luna. Alex was already in the ballroom along with the other Alphas.

After a few introductions and talks, my brother and Hestia went to dance. I looked around and saw Damon and Nolan who were making their way towards me. I jumped from my seat and hugged Nolan tightly who hugged back and said, "You don't look so bad." I glared at him and replied,

"You don't look as handsome as I expected you to be." he matched my glare with one of his own whereas Damon just chuckled at us.

"You're looking really beautiful Zara." I turned towards Damon and gave him a wide smile and said thank you. Nolan just rolled his eyes for no reason and said,

"Ok now miss lonely you can stay here until me and my mate have a dance." I scowled when he addressed me as miss lonely but didn't stop them from dancing. And again I was left alone.

There were a lot of people in the room and honestly that made me a little hyper. I was never the one to socialize much nor I liked a lot of people around me especially if they were strangers to me. I could feel my heart rate increase and therefore took that as my que to get out of the room. I got up and went to the garden and sat on the bench taking in a huge amount of air at once in an attempt to calm my racing heart.

I closed my eyes and sat there thinking about what I will do when I return back to the room when suddenly all the chatter coming from the ballroom stopped at once. All the silence meant that the royals had arrived along with the lost king. I thought to go back inside but stopped myself as I was still not fully calmed down.

I got up from the bench and went towards the flowers. They looked really beautiful and were taken care of really well. My personal favourite lilies were planted too. I kept on smiling looking at the flowers when an amazing scent caught my attention. It was a mix of citrus along with mint and a bit of floral and smelt heavenly. The scent immediately calmed me down at once.

I turned to find the source and was met with a striking pair of eyes which were a mix of silver and blue and looked mesmerizing. He was the most handsome person I had ever laid my eyes on and even the source of the scent that had a magical effect on me. He was looking at me with so much intensity and that is when I realized,

He is my mate.

Mate. The word was enough to bring a wide smile on my face. I couldn't help but think of how lucky I was but all that shattered due to a sharp voice,

"Babe what are you doing here? Let's go inside." I looked at the person who was the source of the voice and met a beautiful woman with hazel green eyes and black hair along with sharp facial features. She was nearly of my height and looked like one of the victoria secret's model.

But that's when my mind processed her words. Babe. no no no, she must be his girlfriend and I am sure he will break up with her because he found me. His mate. Somehow my eyes found her neck and I froze on my spot.

There was a mark on her neck. A mark which should have been on mine. And that's when I realized he was already mated with someone else.

I looked at him and saw he was already staring at me. I did my best to hold back my tears which were begging to be set free. But I couldn't let him see me as a weak girl. If he didn't want me I have no problem. After all I met him just now, he can't hold a piece of my heart within a few minutes.

I looked at the woman and then at him. I bowed slightly as a form of courtesy and then went past him to go to the ballroom. I didn't turn back, no I couldn't turn back or else this tough act would fail. I reached the hallway which led to the ballroom and saw it was empty. I turned to the right and saw a hallway which was connected with one of the wings. I didn't bother thinking which one it would be and just entered. I found an empty room and went inside and sat on the floor with my tears flowing non stop from my eyes. The tough act that was put on till now crumbled within minutes.

I was bothered about him rejecting me but fate had its own plan and decided to make him mated. I shook my head and a weak smile grazed my features.

By the time I composed myself another amazing scent entered my nose. It was citrus but paired with mint and spice. It was as amazing as the previous one.

I turned around and met the same pair of silver and blue eyes but this time he did say the word,

"Mate."