That Crazy Witchcraft

Never Gonna Get It

The whole hall gasped as all eyes turned to the front row as Amber finally managed to gain her senses...and she was bloody pissed. She was looking between Thea and Bowie, then down at their conjoined hands and back up at Bowie again. She had stood in stock for several minutes as Bowie spoke, fully believing that she had misheard him.

This was her weekend. She was turning 18 years old tomorrow and she knew that as soon as Bowie saw her in her party dress that he would realise they were mates and would fall head over heels in love with her. She had it all worked out. She spent months learning all the things he liked. His favourite music, favourite movies, favourite foods. She studied him, learnt everything there was to learn so that she would be ready. All building up for tomorrow when he would fall in love with her, just as she was in love with him.

And now she was standing watching as he introduced the pack to his mate. His mate....like his girlfriend? It wasn't possible. It was supposed to be her. It was her chance. He was her man!

Everyone was staring as her as Dylan shook her head, lunching her nose. "Do you have a problem Amber?" Bowie asked his voice cold and giving her a hard stare.

"She...she..." Amber shook her head. "She is NOT your mate." She whined. "She can't be your mate."

Bowie laughed at this, and it wounded Amber. "I assure you that Thea is my mate. I knew it before I even had the chance to meet her. The connection, the spark was instantaneous. I felt drawn to her, like a magnet. Like she had become the centre of my world, in a split second." He looked to Thea who was blushing. "She is the one." He hadn't even looked at Amber as he spoke and she was fuming. I was her lip wobbled.

"What about me?" She cried out folding her arms.

Bowie looked confused. "What about you?"

Amber almost gassed at his coldness and lack of empathy. "I am your mate. Everyone knows it. Tomorrow is my birthday and we were going to realise we were mates. I have it all planned out." She glared at Thea. "She is not your mate. You belong with me."

"Amber," Dylan warned.

"NO!" She screamed. "Bowie was supposed to be mine. He was supposed to fall in love with me! This isn't fair!"

Thea felt awful for the girl who was falling apart in front of the entire hall of people. "Maybe we should give you space to talk and -"

"Maybe you should go home and leave us alone," Amber sobbed. "Everything was going perfect until you showed up and ruined everything. Bowie was supposed to love me. I was supposed to be his mate. You have ruined -"

"ENOUGH!" Bowie snapped making Amber jump as she looked up at him. "Amber, I was never going to be your mate. You're are deluded. I don't even like you, never mind wanting to be with -"

"But that will change tomorrow when you realise we are mated. You will love me. You will." She begged, and Bowie shook his head. She was pathetic. "Just wait until tomorrow and we can be -"

Maura shook her head stepping forward. "I believe your king told you to stop Amber. You are making a fool of yourself now." She sighed. "Your infatuation with Bowie needs to stop. He has found his mate and it is not you. I am sorry but you have to accept it."

"NO!" Amber cried out, as Rowan almost laughed. She sent him a glare making his burst into a fit of giggles.

Thea was frowning. She felt horrible for this girl. It was obvious she had a crush on Bowie and of course she was devastated to find out he harps a mate. She looked to Dylan and offered her a sad smile but Dylan merely shrugged. Dylan had always known that Amber and. Owner weren't mates. She had told Amber plenty of times that she was being foolish. Maybe this was what she needed to hear to finally accept things.