The Werewolf King’s Runaway Queen
Chapter 25

Luke's

POV

I sat on the other side of the table uncomfortably as my sister stared at me with a frown.

"For the record, I still hate what you did no matter what the reason behind it was but I'm willing to be in the same room as you because I did the same mistake except it was an accident and also because Ali encouraged me to and well, most importantly because mom forced me to" she said squinting her eyes at me.

I sighed.

"I didn't mean to hurt Alissa, okay? I..." I paused an huffed.

"I lost my temper and did something I shouldn't have. I regret it" I said.

Lia tilted her head to the side as she looked at me as if she was judging my soul.

She probably was.

"Do you also regret every other thing you did to her before she left?" she said.

I was a bit caught off guard with her question.

"Everyday of my life" I said seriously.

Liana just stared at me for a moment.

"Then, don't fck up" she said before standing up and walking out of the room leaving me alone.

I sighed as I massaged the bridge of my nose in frustration.

How is this so complicated?

It was never meant to get this out of hand.

I never wanted to have this kind of relationship with Alissa.

But I can't change what happened now..

Not unless I can turn back time.

Flashback...

"Sir Axel is to come back today, right?" I heard one of the helpers.

"Yes and he'll finally be with a mate. After so long of waiting, he finally gets to settle down" another said.

"Right but did you know?" they kept gossiping.

"Know what?" the other asked.

"Sir Axel's mate already has a kid" one answered.

My brows furrowed a little.

Do they really have so much free time on their hands?

I walked to their direction and as soon as they saw me, they stopped talking and bowed their head in respect.

I scoffed and shook my head as I passed them.

I went to the kitchen and grabbed myself a bottle of water and stayed there for a while.

"Sir Axel is here" I heard someone from the other room.

I could hear them all rushing as they probably tried to go out to see Axel.

Still, I stayed in the kitchen minding my own business.

But then, I smelled the scent of the newcomers.

Axel's scent I was familiar but the other 2 were new.

Both belonged to she wolves.

The other she wolf had a hint of Axel's scent so that meant it was Axel's mate and the other one...

The other one smelled like lavender and lemon grass.

I don't know why but the scent immediately drew me in as I made my way to the direction of the leaving room.

I focused on that scent and that scent only.

Then, I stopped even before I could reach the living room and then took a peek.

I saw my mom, dad, Axel, a woman and a girl.

I could see the woman's face as they all talked but I couldn't get a glimpse yet of the girl as she looked around curiously.

I waited to see her face and when my mom said something to her, she looked.

I stared at her face as she looked at my mom with her doe eyes.

She nodded at my mom and then I heard her excuse herself as she stood up and left.

Where is she going?

I wanted to follow her but I didn't know how I'd be able to without getting the attention of ny parents and the guests.

I already lost sight of her and her scent was starting to fade.

I need to get out of here.

I tried to stealthily go to the direction where the girl disappeared to but even before I could pass the living room, my mother saw me.

"Luke" she called and I stopped at my tracks as everyone turned to look at me.

She motioned for me to come and I awkwardly smiled as I went to them.

"This is Luke, my first born. Luke, this is Mavis, Axel's wife and mate" my mother introduced.

I forced a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Mavis" I simply said.

"The pleasure is mine, your majesty" she said slightly bowing her head.

"I'd introduce Mavis' daughter, Alissa to you but she just left to tour the palace. Maybe some other time" my mother side.

Alissa?

So that's her name

"Maybe" I said.

"I should get going, mom. I'm sure you all have a lot to talk about" I said excusing myself.

My mom nodded and I gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving and I gave Axel and acknowledging nod.

Then, I quietly went to where 'Alissa' disappeared to.

I tried to look for her scent again but I still couldn't replace it so I looked and I looked and I looked.

Until I finally found her.

She was looking around with fascinated expression and I watched her quietly from afar.

There was something about her.

Something that pulled me like a magnet.

I should talk to her, right?

I took a deep breath and went closer.

"Hey, you. Who are you?" I called to her knowing dmn well who she was.

She didn't respond nor turned to look.

My brows furrowed.

Can't she hear me?

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" I said.

I grabbed her by the arm to get her attention but as soon as I did that, her fist landed on my face.

I fell to the ground with a groan.

What the hell?

My eyes widened at her as I held my face then I glared at her for punching me.

She looked at me wide eyed and in panic.

"Your majesty!" helpers came rushing to my aid but I couldn't remove my eyes on her.

Seriously?

End of Flashback...

That must have been one of the most embarrassing moments in my life.

I think ever since then, I became hesitant to approach Alissa.

And since I'm was extremely ashamed to be punched by her, although fascinated by her, I hid it under the feeling of distaste for her.

In reality, I didn't dislike her.

I did dislike a lot of things that she did though.

Like how she could casually befriends all the other male wolves so easily but not me.

Specially that Kalil guy.

I absolutely hated seeing them together so I always end up venting my anger towards Alissa without meaning to.

I guess that's why we were never able to become friends.

Because I was a jerk who was too embarrassed to show how I really felt about Alissa.

And that...that is why I'm where I am today with my mate.

She hates me and all I could do is regret everything I did everyday of my life.

I was immature and I regret treating her the way I did in the past.

Specially since it's affecting our mate bond greatly.

That fact that my own mate hates me drives me crazy and I cope by hiding it all from her and just hoping that one day, we'll eventually just get along well.

I sighed as I got up and headed out to look for Alissa meaning wherever my sister must be.

I asked some people if they saw Alissa and only a few of them saw her and pointed to where they last saw her.

I ended up in the training grounds.

My brows furrowed?

She came here?

It's not surprising considering she's always been so passionate in training.

I guess that's one of the many things that attract me to her.

As I got closer, her scent started to become more evident and I could just feel my wolf longing to be with her.

I followed her scent to the training halls and then I saw Liana by the entrance.

She just stood there as if watching something so I wondered what it must've been and why she wasn't with Alissa by now.

As soon as I stood beside her and looked at the direction she was looking at, I found the reason why.

In the center was my mate with 2 male wolves attacking her.

My eyes widened at the sight but even before I could stop whatever was going on, Alissa kicked both of then out of the circle and everyone clapped and cheered.

My brows furrowed and I clenched my fists as I stomped my way to her direction.

There I saw my mother along with her friends and my brother.

"What's going on here?" I said with frown.

They all turned to look in my direction and their eyes widened as they bowed their heads to me.

Alissa looked at me wide eyed while I went to her with a frown on my face.

"What are you doing?" I said and even before I could get to her, my mother stepped in between us.

She had that look in her face. One that she always made to let me know that I shouldn't do anything stupid right now.

I sighed as I looked away clenching my jaw.

Then, uncle Rainer went beside me and gave me a pat on the back.

"You didn't get to watch the amazing show, did you?" he said.

My brows furrowed at him.

Amazing show?

Does he mean my mate sparring with the others?

How is that an amazing show?

"Are you the one who pushed her to spar? On her second day here. Really?" I said in disbelief.

Uncle Rainer chuckled.

"I wasn't but why do you seem upset when you should be proud?" he said.

I scoffed and shook my head.

"Would you like to see your mate fighting without letting you know first then? I sure don't" I said.

Uncle Rainer just smiled at me and gave me a pat on the back and didn't say anything more.

I knew his expressions well and I knew that he didn't agree with me at the moment.

Aside from my mother, uncle Rainer was the one who knew me too well.

Liana was already talking to Allisa when I saw them.

I approached the both of them while Lia spun Ali around checking her whole body.

"You really went sparring while I was gone? And with 2 wolves at the same time? Seriously? What if you got hurt?" my sister said pouting at my mate. Alissa chuckled.

"I'm fine, aren't I? Not a single scratch" Alissa said.

My sister sighed and nodded.

Then, Alissa turned to look at me and she smiled at me nervously.

"Hey" she greeted me awkwardly.

I didn't greet her back and I lightly grabbed her arm and checked her for injuries myself.

"Can you quit fighting without my supervision" I said with furrowed brows.

"No" she said and I looked at her with a raised brow.

Did shw just say no?

"I don't necessarily need supervision to spar. I'm not a kid so why would I need your supervision" she said raising a brow at me.

I chuckled and shook my head.

I contemplated on starting an argument or just letting it go.

It hasn't even been a month since Alissa and I reunited and in those days, we argued majority of the time.

So I chose to just let it go.

"Whatever. Just don't get hurt so I don't have to rip someone's head off" I said putting my hand on the top of her head.

Alissa looked at me baffled but I just gave her a small smile.

The last thing I wanted to do was make a big deal out of this and make her feel even more uncomfortable around me so despite my upset wolf, I kept my cool.

I don't know how long I'll be able to keep this up but I'm sure that by end of this, Alissa would've already lost my mind.