What It Is To Burn

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Poppy’s pov

     I cry

     I cry, for the love of my life has found his mate, and is now leaving me. No longer engaged to be married. The wedding is off, and my heart, broken, for the second time. 

     I cry, because I have a reason to cry. A reason to be mad. A reason to want to scream at the top of my lungs. A reason to want to die. 

     I thought that I would never feel this kind of pain again. This heartbreak. I never would have thought that things would end this way. Not to mention that his mate is a bitch from my old pack. I pity him, but hate him. 

     Crying harder into Frankie’s neck, he rubs my pack. While Brooke tries to calm me down. Frankie Jr. hugging my back, saying ‘ I love you Aunt Poppy! ‘ More like screaming it.

     “ Aunt Poppy. “ Frankie Jr. says after I calm down a little. “ I love you bunches, Aunt Poppy. Be happy. You still us, we are your family, and we love you. Please stay with family. “

     I look at him and a tear escapes my eye. I hug him tightly to me, for his words made me hopeful. I kissed his forehead. “ I love you too, FJ. Always have, always will. I’m not going anywhere. And thank you You gave me hope. “

     He smiled, and hugged back. “ Your welcome Aunty. I’m happy that you not so sad anymore. Me hate it when you sad. “

     There are three loud knocks at the door. Brooke gets up to answer it, but looks back to me, as if needing permission. I just nod, and hug Frankie Jr. to me. She opens the door and I look up to see who it is. I release Frankie Jr. and stand up. MATE! My wolf screams at me. But all I can think is that he is really here. 

     Son of The royal werewolf in the world, Prince Nathaniel Romeo Alexander James Herrington. My best friend. My new Mate. 

     I run into his arms, and he wraps them around me, pulling me as close to him as I could get. The tears start coming out, and I find that I cannot stop. I feel complete again. But how am I able to have a second mate? I am glad though that it happens to be my childhood best friend. 

     “ Poppy. “ His voice filled with love and sadness.

     “ Nathaniel. “ I whisper. “ How are you  my mate? “

     I feel his shoulders shrug. “ I don’t know, but I’m glad that we are. “

     “ Me too. “ I smile. 

     Suddenly the door bangs in, and in walks Aiden. He immediately spots me and Nathaniel,, and growls. I growl back, tithing my hold on Nathaniel. Aiden;s gaze snaps to mine, shocked. I look up to my mate, and he down to me, both of us smiling at each other. 

     “ What the hell is going on? “ Aiden yells. 

     I look at Aiden then back to Nathaniel. “ It’s none of your business, Aiden. Just get the hell out of here. “

     He must have seen how I look at Nathaniel, for he growled a big one. Frankie Jr. ran out of the room, crying for Brooke. I feel Nathaniel wanting to rip out Aiden’s throat. I hug him to me, and he relaxes a bit.

     “ You have no right to be here Aiden. “ I say. 

     “ The hell I do. This is my pack, and last I heard, you basically don’t have a pack anymore. You protect someone you don’t even know. “ Aiden sniffs the air, obviously smelling Nathaniel’s sent. “ A stranger to our pack. “

     “ I know him more than I know you. Besides he is my mate. “ I say.

     “ I AM YOUR MATE! NOT THAT GUY. “ Aiden yells, obviously mad now. 

     Nathaniel starts to speak. “ Don’t talk to my mate like that. If you ever talk to her like that again, I will have your Alpha status stripped. “ 

     “ You have no power over that. Only The Alpha King of all the werewolves can only do that. You have no authority over that matter. “ Aiden defends himself. 

     “ Actually. “ I say. “ He does. “

     Aiden glares at me, but it softens with shock. “ What? “

     “ Aiden, meet Nathaniel Romeo Alexander James Herrington, prince of all the werewolves, and only son of King Julius James Jerome Herrington. My childhood best friend. Also my mate. “

     Aiden’s face covers with shock. Then he kneels, and bows before the soon to be King. “ I’m sorry your highness. I did not intend to a fend you. But she is rightfully mine. “

     “ Aiden, I just met you and now I understand what she mean. You are an ass. Now I am only going to say this once. Stay away from Poppy, she is my mate, and I do not like to share what is mine. I have known her since childhood, I have looked out for her, knowing that she was my mate. I protected her from people like you, until you chased her off, banishing her from her own pack. And that is no way to lead a pack. “ Nathaniel pauses, then continues. “ She will come with me to my palace, where she belongs. To be the princess that she was meant to be, and will be. To be at my side, which only she can do. “

     I look up at him in aww. He really is the one for me, and of course I’m going to go with him, but not until I get my revenge on Aiden first. “ I love you Nathaniel. “

     “ As I love you. “ He replies. 

     Aiden has a blank expression. “ I;m sorry for everything that I have said and done to you, Poppy. I know that this is no apology, but I have been trying to make it up to you. I was going to hurt Zachary, but I see that he is not here. I also realize that you love him, maybe more than you ever did me. I know that you must want revenge, so I only have one thing to say about that. “ He pauses, his eyes showing a bit of a challenge, so I smile. “ Game on. I will win, and possibly win you back. But don’t start crying when you loose. Better yet, why don’t you, because then you can cry in my arms. “

     I step out of Nathaniel’s arms, and smack Aiden in the face. A red hand print showing on his face. I smile in satisfaction. I then lean up to his left ear. “ Game on. “ 

     I then take Nathaniel’s hand and lead him out the door. “ How long are you going to be staying? “ I ask, once out of Aiden’s hearing. 

     “ Until you come back with me. I’m in no rush. “

     I smile. “ It might be a while. “ I warn him. 

     He puts a hand to my cheek. “ I’m in no rush. “

     He then takes my left hand and slips on a diamond ring on my ring finger. I smile up at him, and kiss him like I have never kissed someone before. Nathaniel smiles into the kiss, and I blush a bright pink. We lean back, me still blushing. 

     “ You are so cute when you blush. “ He states out. 

     I laugh a little, blushing even more. “ Thank you, Nathaniel. I love you. “

     “ As I love you. “

     With that said, we head to my house in this hell hole of a town.