Chapter 4

Colton

I walked in the bathroom doing my business and brushing my teeth. I sighed as the Lavender crossed my mind and I knew I would not be able to do anything to change her mind. Not that I blame her, she is my sister and she expects me to be on her side but she really has a problem with Patrina. I don't know what to do because I see Patrina as a different person and others see her as someone else. They think she is a spoiled kid and is very rude and arrogant, I see her as the kind, loving and caring person she is. We have know each other since we were kids and have loved each other, I would have known if she was really pretence.

'You would have been able to see her pretence if you really wanted to see it' Alex commented

'Are we not supposed to be a team? You are supposed to be on my side and not team up with my family and best friend' I replied annoyed

'I would have been on your team if you would have been able to see past the pretence wall your girlfriend created. Believe me she is not what you think she is and I am very sure she is not our mate because I would at least felt attracted to her' he said

'I don't know why keep saying that. I have seen everything properly and I don't see anything wrong with her and if she is not our mate then she is going to be our chosen queen' I answered and he growled loudly in my head

'I would never accept someone like her as my mate or queen. I want our true mate and we will only make our true mate the Luna Queen. You can't let go of the best the gift the Moon Goddess has given us' he argued and I sighed

'Just let go for now Alex. I really don't want to argue with you or anyone. We will see what happens' I replied and he sat down curling himself in a ball of fur

I turned on the shower and adjusted the temperature as I waited for the water to heat up. Once the water was warm enough, I entered the shower as the warm water poured down my head. The water felt amazing under my skin as the my muscles slowly relaxed and I felt the tension leaving my body slowly. I grabbed my shampoo and applied it in my hair gently massing my head, I washed the shampoo away and applied condiotioner on my hair. Once I was done shampooing and conditioning my hair I reached for my bodywash. I scrubbed my body using the bodywash allowing the warm water to wash me clean, once I was done, I stepped out of the shower towelling myself dry. I walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my waist, entering my walk-in closet. I took a pair of black silk boxers pulling them on, I then grabbed dark blue jeans and black button down shirt wearing them quickly. After wearing my clothes I walked up to the dresser in my bedroom that has a full length mirror. I brushed and jelled my black hair as I took in my appearance, I looked good.

I grabbed my phone and car keys walking out of my room going down stairs to have breakfast. I walked inside the kitchen to see Lavender doing something, I walked up to her to talk and say sorry because she is my sister and I can't make her angry.

"Lavi Princess, please listen to me I didn't mean to say anything like that and I am really sorry" I said hoping she would smile but nothing

"I don't need your sorry Alpha. Please I don't want you to waste your valuable time on me" she said turning her back on me and I knew that I has screwed up big time. She walked out of the kitchen and sat down in the dinning table. I went after her to have breakfast when Patrina walked in wrapping her arms around me

"Baby, I am really sorry, I know she is angry at you because of me. I will talk to her and apologise again, I am sure she will forget everything because she loves you a lot" she cried out and a heavy sigh escaped my lip as looked at her removing her arms from me

"Let it go. I will handle it my way, don't worry about anything just don't do anything stupid like this again. If you need anything then please tell me, I will get that for you but don't do what you did today, please" I said and she nodded her head looking sad

"Let's go have breakfast" I said grabbing her hand and dragging her to the dinning table. Lavender looked at me and roller her eyes. I greeted my parents and pulled a chair out for Patrina, she thanked me and sat down smiling gently at my parents greeting them. My parents replied to my greeting completely ignoring her's and she looked down with tears in her eyes. I felt bad for her but I couldn't do anything because I can't fight with my parents. They don't like her because they have their own perception about her and I am sure they will change their minds once she takes up her responsibilities as the Luna Queen. I know I am making the right choice but for some reason no one agrees with me not even my wolf

'You don't even love her Colton, you think you love her but you don't. Can she make your heart beat out of your chest? Do you feel excited when she with you or around you? I know she doesn't, you just don't want accept the truth' Alexy yelled at me and I sighed

'I know what I am doing and saying Alex, I may not feel all that with her but I know I love her and I don't understand why is everyone so against one thing that I want to be happy in life' I replied and he shook his big wolf head grumpily

'If she makes you happy then why are not happy when she is with you? I know you will realise the truth some day and I just wish your realisation comes before it's too late' He said retreating to the back of my mind blocking me out before I can even reply

I am tired of justifying myself in front of everyone and I am not going to that anymore and I am going to do what I feel is right. I know I love Patrina and nothing else matters in life, I am going to prepare for her birthday and pray to the Goddess that she turns out to be my mate. Then no one will have a problem with us being and together, then I will be happy because I will be able to spend my life happily with her ruling the packs. I smiled internally at the thought. I filled my plate with food, I grabbed pancakes with chocolate syrup, bacon and eggs with a glass of juice. I gulped down my breakfast enjoying it, I looked at Lavender as she chatted with Mom and Dad avoiding me as if I was not even there. I turned my attention to food and ate everything, I drank my juice just in time to see Lavender saying bye to our parents. She grabbed her car keys with her school bag and my Mom looked at her.

"Lavi, baby are you driving to school today?" My Mom questioned and Lavi gave her a tight smile nodding her head in agreement

"Yes Mom, I have realised today that I have grown up and I should be able to everything for myself. So, I am starting with driving myself to school and I have also decided I am moving out after school" she replied and my mother looked at her observing her

"Lavi, did something happened? Why have you decided to move out of the house suddenly?" she asked and Lavi gave her a small smile

"Nothing Mom, I realised today that I can't expect to have my privacy in this house especially when people tend to trust outsiders more than family. It's for the best that I move out, so everyone can have peace here" she replied and my mother's eyes filled with tears, it's like they understood exactly what happened. Dad's face hardened and his eyes filled with so much hate and anger as he eyes Patrina, then his gaze fell on me as he looked at me with anger and disappointment

"You are right about that baby girl" Dad said looking at Lavender with a smile on his face

"You can stay with us because we were already planning to move out after your brother's coronation. We just have to move out a little early than planned because you can't stay with people who don't value their family. The new house is ready anyway, we will move to the new house on Friday keep your things ready" he said patting Lavi's head

"Dad, please she is making a fuss out of nothing, you can't move out of the packhouse" I said objecting the decision

"You don't get to tell me what I can or cannot do. I am still the king, I will do what I have to, to make my family and pack happy. You don't understand the importance of a family and you certainly don't value it, so you can't tell me what is right for the family or not. You have become blind but we are not blind, we can see the truth as clear as day" he said looking with anger and venom at Patrina, she sobbed as tears spilled from her eyes. I feel bad for her, I held her in my arms calming her down as dad shook his head leaving the dinning table

"Mom, I am getting late for school. I'll see you in the evening, I love you, bye!" she said kissing mom's cheek and walking towards the door. Mom looked at me with so much disappointment that I felt like I failed my family, I saw her walking in the direction Dad went

"I am sorry baby, it's all my fault. I am so sorry" she mumbled while crying. I rubbed her back trying to calm her down wiping her tears

"It's okay, let it go. I will handle it my way, you don't worry okay? Stop crying now or you will be late for school" I said and she gave me a small smile

I got up pulling her to her feet grabbing her bag as she grabbed her phone, we walked together to the door. We walked out to find Stephen standing near my car, I looked at him with narrowed eyes and he raised his hands in surrender.

"What are you doing here?" I asked sternly and he smiled at us

"Oh! nothing really. Just wanted to visit school, so I thought I will tag along" he said standing straight looking at Patrina as if trying to understand her expression

"I saw Lavender driving her car to school. Is everything okay?" he asked looking at Patrina with accusing eyes and I growled at him but he was unfazed

"Yeah, everything's good nothing to worry about" I replied and he nodded his head. I unlocked the car as Stephen sat down in the back seat and Patrina sat beside me in the passenger seat. I inserted the key in the ignition and pulled the car in drive, we drove in comfortable silence and reached the school after 10 minutes. Stephen got out of the car and I got out opening the door for Patrina, I helped her out of the car closing the door behind her pulling her in my arms kissing her nose

"Don't stress yourself over anything okay? I have everything handled" I said and she nodded her head with a sad smile on her lips

"Hey, don't do that. They will realise soon that you are not what they think you are so don't worry" I said kissing her cheek as she gave me a grateful smile

"Thank you" she said and I shook my head

"You know I love you right?" I asked and she nodded her head in agreement

"And I love you too" she replied kissing my cheek. I dipped down my head capturing her lips in a slow, passionate kiss. My hand moved in her hair to back of her neck as my other hand carressed her cheek, I pulled her closer deepening the kiss and she kissed me back with equal passion. We broked away from the kiss at the sound of a growl, I turned in time to see my best friend Dylan saying something to Stephen and he looked angry, I saw Lavender beside him with his sister Darcy. I immediately knew that Stephen looked at Darcy the wrong way again and I felt anger bubbling to surface. I saw Dylan taking his sister's hand and walking inside the school with Lavender following behind them. I turned and looked at Patrina

"Tell your brother to stop bothering my best friend's sister or he won't like what comes his way" I said to her looking her dead in the eyes

"Baby, it's their personal matter. We don't have to interfere" she replied and I looked at her seriously and she swallowed hard under my intense gaze

"Isn't she your friend. I don't tolerate anyone following after a girl without her consent. She is literally family because we have know each other since we were kids" I said and she nodded

"I will speak to him about it" she said and I pecked her lips wishing her goodbye. I sat down in the drivers seat, once I was sure she was inside the school safely I drove back to the packhouse