Fool to love

Chapter 1

Angelique

On the surface Colette and I were on our way to the stream to do some laundry but from an insider's point of view she was headed there alone unknown to her I had other plans.

The closer we got to the river the louder the music grew, at this point it was almost impossible to ignore it any moment from now and Colette would throw a fit.

"I wish it would rain on their parade." She came to a stop with the basket of clothes cuddled like a baby in her arms.

Just like I had predicted.

Stomping her feet thrice on the dirt filled ground, "I'm so sick of this fake love" she yelled out the lyrics to the song playing from a mile away.

Facing me with a smile, "they're terrible people but at least they've got taste."

"True." I nodded in agreement, "but if you call for rain you wouldn't be able to stand here and screech like a dying bird."

There was no sugar coating it, she was a terrible singer.

Her mouth fell open ready for a comeback, "never mind." She decided against it reaching for her basket.

"See this is why you should've just stayed in school."

"What's that supposed to mean." I questioned but she paid me no heed walking front, I trailed behind.

"You clearly called for rain, I wish it would rain that's what you said how am I dumb for pointing that out?"

"And this is why I'm your only friend." She shook her head.

"Woman you should be proud."

Her attention was fully focused ahead and she did not spare me a second glance it didn't appear like she would any time soon either, great I succeeded in distracting her now all I had to do was- poof!

I came to a pause just to check if she'd notice when my footsteps were no more but she was too engrossed in her thoughts to give a f**k, looks like the heavens was on my side today, this was a rare occurrence and I planned to seize the chance.

Slowly I began to step in the other direction creeping like a human thief walking through the corridors of a vampire. My escape catwalk was going a little too smoothly it was starting to freak me out I just knew it, there was this little voice at the back of my head telling me something was bound to go wrong any minute from now.

You're a born jinx after all

Oops

Something snapped

My eyes rolled to the ground horrified a hand shut up my mouth stifling a scream. Beneath the sole of my shoes was a broken twig.

Like one who had just been caught in the act I went still as ice Colette in return gave a puzzled look but not for long as her expression was soon swapped into an enraged one.

"Don't you da-"

Before she could complete her sentence I darted in the opposite direction running for my dear life you see Colette could be a beast when triggered and the look on her face told me all I needed to know.

"Angelique!" My name echoed throughout the forest causing the birds to fly up in disarray. Thank God I made it out of there alive.

"I'm sorry Cole," I yelled into the wind as I usain bolt my way out of the dark forest. "I promise to treat you to ice cream when I get back."

"Don't you even think about coming back." I heard her shout from a distance.

If only she knew.

On the night I was born my mother passed away seconds after pushing me out. She didn't even get to see her baby nainai would cry each time she recalled the memory.

They say she was in labor for six days, seven nights. The doctor in charge proposed a C-section but she insisted, it had to be a natural birth no one knew why but they knew for sure that she was bound to die.

Her cries and screams could be vividly heard from the far away Noble palace but no matter how hard they tried to persuade her, anybody who came close to her stomach with a knife would immediately face her wrath even as she battled with pain.

She was a strong woman they say, too bad I'm nothing like her. I wonder why she tried so hard perhaps if she had known back then that I would not only cause her to lose her life but also grow up to be a weak and useless jinx maybe just maybe she would've had a re-think about getting pregnant.

I couldn't even activate my own wolf that explains why I'm running on foot when I am infact a full breed werewolf.

I can't connect with my wolf although sometimes she likes to drop by and hurl insults at me or some new french curse word she learns from I don't know where. Each time she never fails to remind me of how useless I am.

"La pepe la pacit."

Speaking of the devil.

"Shut up I'm trying to focus here."

"You're not even pronouncing it right, who even teaches you these things?" I wondered out loud.

Silence

Like she does she goes back to ignoring me, a bit sad but it's been seventeen years I think I'm over it now. Speaking on age, tonight is the night I finally turn eighteen. My insides are brewing in excitement I'm finally going to meet my mate I've waited my whole life for this it's the only thing that has kept me going.

You see a little voice once said to me that finding my mate would put an end to my struggle, my curse. I can finally go somewhere new and start afresh, meet new people, make new friends, I would no longer be considered a jinx and be cast aside people will finally see me for who I am.

What if you rub off some of your bad luck on him.

I shake her off refusing to back down.

Love conquereth all.

Although I'm unsure if love can shield me from the terror that would come raining should my plan go south. I knew just where to go in search of my mate, the noble breed palace. That little voice that assured me finding my mate was the solution to my problems also gave me his address.

I'll tell you a secret, sometimes I just lie down and hear things, a little voice comes and tattles to me about everything she finds both pleasant and unpleasant and no it's not my wolf, she clearly hates me. Unlike my other half whose name I do not even know her voice is gentle, soft with a little touch of honey alluring to the ear.

At first I thought it was unique to every werewolf as she had been there for as long as I could remember but opening up to nai nai made me realize it wasn't.

"You must not to speak to any one about this." Nai nai had warned sternly twisting my ear like a door handle and I obliged.

After a long run the noble breed palace came into view, a lone castle sitting in the midst of trees. I took a second to marvel at the art piece before me, it was magnificent but then a sudden wave of anger surged through my veins, this used to be ours a very very long time ago now we were exiled to live in a barren land and treated no lesser than dogs would all because the queen trusted a man of noble enough to betray her own people.

You seem to know this story quite well

Well then you should know, nothing good comes out from getting involved with a noble..

They're all treacherous creatures

Trust me-

"I am not the queen."

This caused her to go silent I found it strange but continued my speech anyway.

"I will love my mate with all I have but trust me I will never be a fool to love."

Nonsense!

Go home Angelique!

She spoke in a tone that made my knees fall weak but this time my mind was made up I was going over that wall whether or not she approved.

No

My voice was firm and non arguable, I set a foot on the wall and prepared to climb.

I said go home!

That threw me off balance I fell to the ground but that did not deter me, in no time I was back up on my feet trying to go over the wall again. I could feel my body temperature rising, for some reason I was starting to feel itchy a sudden urge to rip off my clothes came over me I fell to the ground again this time with a loud thud unable to pick myself back up.

What is going on.

Since you don't want to listen, I'll make you.