Chapter 1 Mia

• I can smell him. Funny, it smells like lavender and I hated lavender in the past but now lavender is my new favourite scent. As I was walking in the woods, skipping, jumping, running, and savoring the beautiful scent, of my new favorite scent lavender, I was excited because it came suddenly. Ten minutes ago I was in my mum's backyard, we were planting vegetables and then suddenly the strong scent hit me. It made me dizzy. I thought I was going to fall or faint but I didn't. It then drew me in, calling me, telling me to follow it and I did. It was really, really good and Intoxicating. I don't know. I don't know how to feel. I rushed out. Before I did, I had to sign language with my mum and say I'll be back later. Because I am mute. "Something smells funny" I indicated and she then actually thought that I was doing some shitty business on the side and asked me "What? Something smells funny? Mia, are you pregnant?" I was so shocked
• " I'm not." Quickly using my sign language and added "I think it's my mate. I'm going to meet him." I was so excited that I didn't wait for her reply and rushed out.
• Now ten minutes later I am here in the woods and I feel like I'm getting closer. The smell is getting stronger and stronger. So I'm walking by, brushing away the leaves, just for a clearer view because I want to see my mate. I wonder what is he doing. Is he sitting by the lake, also waiting for me? Is he fishing? Because I know there's a lake nearby. Or is he planning a surprise for me? Something special? Does he also know that I'm his mate? Is he also coming this way? I'm so excited.
• And then I froze. In front of me, the source of the scent I was smelling the entire time came into view. He had pinned a girl against the tree and was making out with her.
• My heart broke. It shattered to pieces on the floor and I knew I couldn't get it back again. Tears immediately started threatening to fall. But I didn't want to make a sound. I wasn't even breathing. Trying to turn back, I found that I was surrounded already. When they saw me, they started laughing, alerting my so called mate. I looked panicked to see if he was alerted but i saw that he didn't budge let alone stop kissing the girl in front of him but i knew that werewolves had superior senses so there was no way he couldn't have heard their laughs or my footsteps. He just chose tp ignore them.
• I tried walking arpund the group of guys in front of me blocking my path back home but they stopped me. I was not in the right emotional capacity to fight. Two guys came close to me and pinned me down. I tried to look down not to see the scene before me. They pulled my head forcefully and made me look at it. And they made all sorts of remarks.
• "Well, I hope she's not blind as she is deaf and mute."
• "Ha ha ha, that's a good one", they said.
• " Do you think she is really his mate?"
• " that's impossible."
• " Then what is she doing here? I mean i arleast expected a badass for him not someone with missing capabilities." One said and they all laughed again
• " It doesn't matter, he said, nothing will change his mind." Another said...
• I tried to fight. Ignore all the comments. But it was hard. So they made me watch my mate making out with someone else for at least an hour. That image will forever be burned in my memory. Even if I were to die again today or tomorrow, I'll always see it in my mind. I cried until I could not anymore and just stared blankly at his broad shoulders hiding the skinny looking girl behind them.
• When he was done, he turned around And i could no longer see his superior strong build. Instead, I could face him now. Piercing blue eyes were staring at me with a sneer around his lips. I tried to look at anywhere but his face, catching a glimpse of that golden hair shining in the sun. He was a blonde. I see, a typical blonde. Wait, if he's a blonde, didn't that mean he was a royalwolf But how could he do such a thing? Royals were quite famous for being the most well mannered and kind especially to their mates. A lot of girls in college always fantasized about being with a royal. So Why? Why would he?
• " Who are you?" He came to me as soon as he was done.
• I just looked at him. I could hear him, partially, but didn't feel like responding. Not after what I had just witnessed. How could he just come here and casually ask me, who are you? Right after making me sit through his makeup show with his, I don't know, girlfriend, friend, whatever.
• Then I peered over him curious to see the woman who had just caused a fellow woman, me, heartache. He saw my actions, frowned and blocked my view so i couldn't see anything.
• He spoke again " I'll ask you again, who are you?"
• And I just glared at him as well. Although i had my bravado look, my heart was twisting inside my chest. It felt like some strong grip was slowly squeezing all of its blood out, leaving me with nothing.
• "Are you my mate?" He asked again. He sniffed the air and he was like, "yeah, you are my mate." He nonchalantly turned to his friends and said, "who is she?"
• "Oh, royal highness, she's the deaf and mute girl from the Smith family."
• " Mute? Deaf?"
• "Yes, your royal highness,"
• "and she's my mate. What the fuck? Is the moon god is playing games with me," his demeaning tone killed every fiber and cell of my being. The pain was immense. But I couldn't, I couldn't say anything. I couldn't scream. I couldn't shout. I was helpless.
• He turned again to look at me and said, "well listen up. As you can see, I am a royal werewolf. I am a prince. Do you think you're worthy of me?" I didn't answer and I looked away, my heart breaking more and more. He grabbed me by the face, forcibly snapped my neck to face him. "I'll ask you again, do you think you're worthy of me?" His touch, which I had fantasized about for so many years, for it to be delicate and gentle, was suddenly so harsh that I wanted to puke. I felt disgusted. I didn't want his hand on me.
• "If you don't answer me, I will snap your jaw into half," he said. "Now, be a good girl and tell me, do you think you're worthy of me?" Tears made their way through again, ha, i thought i had cried my eyes out earlier but i guess not. Hiccupping, crying and to save my jaw, I shook my head and he said, "good, that makes things easier. I, Raphael of the royal clan of werewolves hereby reject you. Who are you again?" I just looked at him.
• "Oh yeah, right, you're deaf and mute, you won't hear me" and he said again and then started over.
• "I, Raphael of the royal wolf clan hereby reject the deaf mute girl standing in front of me as my mate", he said and then just afterwards instructed his minions, "come on, let's go" and then they left me there.