Lora's POV
That stupid white haired prince was blind. I was supposed to be the one that wore his mark, to have that last name, to stand by his side as his Queen. I was supposed to be his mate. Yet he didn't reject her despite her being a hunter in her past.
She wore his mark with a smile on her face. A mark of her own laid upon where mine was supposed to be. She would be the one with his last name. She would be the one to have the title of Queen, being his Queen as well. I hated her with everything in me, my wolf, my every blood cell, i mean everything i had, i hated her with. She was the reason i wasn't gettinf my beautifully planned out future.
I watched from afar as the white haired prince, his best friend and the girl who took everything from me ran adound with the kids of the pack. They were all laughing as they played their games. I was supposed to be the one with the white haired prince. It was me who was supposed to have the sibling bond with his best friend. But she swooped in and took it all from me, right when i had it in my grasp.
I looked upon the trio who looked extremely happy. My mate had rejected me for a girl he was with. The white haired prince was all i had left. I watched as both the prince and the girl tripped over a rock. His arms wrapped around her as he took the fall impact, rolling with her in his arms. He held himself up above her as the two began laughing. I watched in pain as he leaned down and kissed her for a split second. He got up as his best friend ran over and the two helped the girl up.
"Prince Andrew, a visiting Alpha is here." A guard called. The three turned their attention towards the guard and quickly followed him. Only, the girl stopped in front of me, urging the two boys to continue walking.
"You're Lora right? The girl Andrew's grandmother wants him to be with?" She asked with a smile. I was taken back by it. Was she faking being nice or was she being genuine.
"Uh, yeah. That's me." I said. She smiled and stuck her hand out towards me.
"I'm Skylar. I know you might be thinking that I'm being fake towards you but I'm not. I uh, i heard what happened to you. Your mate rejected you for another girl. You didn't deserve that, despite you trying to take my mate from me. I don't hate you for it and i don't want us to become enemies." She said. She was being genuine. I could see it in her eyes. I could also see both Andrew and Noah staring at us, ready to move in at any second.
"I don't want to take him from you. His grandmother wants me too." I told her as i looked away slightly.
"But you are your own person. And i don't know what it's like to have your mate to reject you but i do hope that you find someone who will make you happy. There are many rejected males in the pack and I'm sure that one of them will bring you the happiness you deserve. But, please accept my request to be friends instead of enemies. I genuinely feel like we could become great friends." She said with her hand stil out. I stared at her hand before smiling and taking her hand in mine.
"Of course." I smiled.
"Skylar, come on." Noah said as he playfully rolled his eyes. She sent me one last smile before running over to the two boys. She want straight into her mate's arms. He wrapped his arms around her and then pulled back, leading her off in a direction with Noah next to them. They were the golden trio and i knew once Noah found his mate then she would be welcomed there instantly. After all, future Queen Skylar was and no one could tell that she didn't actually grow up with the duo.
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Andrew's POV
We stood talking to the visiting alpha when he stopped in mid sentence. He was looking at someone behind us. I turned my head and saw Lora who was walking up the stairs. She spotted us and Skylar smiled and waved her over. She looked hesitant but walked over.
"Why are you talking to her?" Noah whispered.
"Relax, she means no harm." Skylar said. The visiting alpha kept his eyes on Lora and it made me curious. Was she his mate? Why wasn't she running to him with a smile on her face.
"L-lora?" He asked in shock, just barely above a whisper. She looked at him and i saw the heart break in her eyes. They have met before. He must have rejected her.
"You need me Queen?" Lora asked without acknowledging the alpha.
"Oh, i was going to see if you wanted to join me, Noah and Andrew for game night." Skylar smiled. Lora's eyes lit up as she smiled and nodded her head.
"Of course. It sounds fun." She said.
"Great! We'll be in the game room after dinner." Skylar smiled. She nodded and thanked my mate before walking off. I watched her and glanced at Skylar. She smiled amd nodded at me, allowing me to dart off after Lora. I grabbed her wrist and she turned, looking at me in confusion.
"He rejected you. He was your mate." I told her. She sighed and nodded her head with a frown.
"Just know that i wasn't the one who wanted to take you away from your mate. It was all your grandmother's planning. I wouldn't want to take another's happiness." She said. I sighed and wrapped my arms around her.
"You're forgiven. You're always welcome to spend time with the three of us as well. After all, my mate seems to think of you as a great friend." I said and let go of her.
"Thank you Prince Andrew. Now, i believe you have a mate to get to." She said with her own smile. I looked back at Skylar as her and Noah playfully fought in front of the visiting alpha.
"My third in command was rejected by his mate. I think you should go for him. If not then Noah and I will play cupid." I said then walked off. I ignored my third's voice shouting my name and joined the other two, wrapping my arm protectively around my queen before continuing the talk with the visiting alpha.
