AVA'S POV
This might as well be the best day of my life. I have finally gotten rid of my stupid stepsister and also got engaged to the most powerful and wealthiest beautiful being of our kingdom.
We will be getting married in a few months and I will be the queen. I'll finally live the life I have always craved, full of wealth and power.
But even with all the achievements I can't help but worry that the prince true mate might show up any day before we get married. I can also sense that the prince is not very taken with me as much as he would have been with his mate.
I have always claimed that I'm his mate even when I know there is no mate bond between us. There are things that are irresistible even when you want to resist. Who wouldn't want to be the queen, so rich and powerful. Not to mention to be married to the most gorgeous dream man of every girl in the kingdom.
I can't help but worry that his mate or my true mate will show up any day and destroy my achievements. I have to find them and make sure they don't destroy what I have built.
I can't have a son of a poor peasant claiming I am his mate before my wedding day or the prince finding his mate and getting rid of me.
I have gone to refill my mate's second glass of wine myself. I want no girl close to him, this is when I see my mother motioning to me to Join her on the be other side of the dance floor.
I take the drink to my mate first before asking the guards standing by to not let any girls anywhere close to him. I can't help but worry that his mate might make an appearance at any of our parties. The guards smile and nod politely.
I make my way across the crowded dance floor, people quickly move aside to make way for me without me asking. The extra show of respect is one of the good things that comes along with power and marrying the prince.
My mother quickly holds my hand and pulls me in a secluded place away from the crowd when I get to her.
"Careful, don't tear my beautiful dress. I don't want the prince to dislike me." I snap at her as I forcefully pull my arm away from hers.
"I think he will dislike you more when he finds out your step sister is his true mate." She whispers back angrily.
Her words make my body stiffen in both anger and shock to a point I feel like I will throw up. What! It can't be! That stupid worthless girl can never be mated to my powerful prince.
"How...I mean, she phased into a wolf today, right? She didn't look like an angel when the guards brought her in here. What are u talking about?" I ask urgently. Darmn the woman can be really slow at processing an answer. I feel like beating the information out of her.It takes her more than a minute to form words to explain.
"She is not an angel, not yet anyway. When the guards arrested her she did confess that she didn't phase." She affirms.
"Then that doesn't make her an angel or my man's mate." I state.
"All werewolves phase on either their seventeenth or eighteenth birthday. Anyone who phases after that have very high chances of phasing into an angel." She answers in an impatient tone, like she is wondering why I hadn't figured it out and had to ask.
"Or she is just a worthless, wolf less girl that will never phase into anything." I once again snap at her. I would rather die than live to see my stepsister phase into an angel more powerful than I am. Or watch her get married to the prince and take my place. "But she is already locked up and waiting to be sentenced."
"Or Talia will recover and tell out what exactly happened." Mother snarls back at me. Oh s**t I didn't think of that!
I see my mother looking around with a worried expression and I realize our dramatic conversation had attracted the attention of the guests.
I turn to them and smile politely as I walk away to where the prince is seated.
"Is everything okay my love?" He asks when I settle down beside him.
I forge the brightest smile I can and hold his hand in mine to assure him. I sit by him for the rest of the party. I try to distract myself by trying the good foods that are being served but whenever I think of my step sister phasing into an angel and taking everything from me I feel sick and loose my appetite.
She might never even phase to an angel or even have a wolf but I can't take the chances I have to get rid of her as quickly as possible.
The problem is the only person who can get rid of her permanently is the prince and it gonna take a lot to convince him to do that Especially now that I wouldn't want him going anywhere near her and he isn't as madly in love with me as I would have liked.