A Servant for a Mate - Book #1 (Completed)

Chapter 8~

POV: Claudia

Sneaking through the trap door, I silently tip toe over to Caden's desk. Pulling out the pen and note pad I constantly use, I scribble down my last love letter.

It's taken me the past three days to figure out what I wanted to write down. Not that I came up with good enough words. I doubt I could ever come up with the perfect 'fake' farewell love letter.

Silently crying, I watch as a tear splashes against the parchment before folding it up and placing it on his pillow. Taking one last peek at his room, I quickly rush out as I hear soft footsteps approaching the door.

Rushing towards our secret room, I throw myself into Taylors open arms. I didn't want to be alone today. My parents had to work double time to cover mine and Taylor's shifts. They demanded nicely I needed to stay hidden today.

"Do you want to go for a run or sit here and watch TV?" Over the years we have placed certain entertainment items. There was no electricity when we found the room. Nik, Taylor and my father spent nearly a year secretly wiring up the room. We have Christmas lights hanging around the ceiling, a large screen TV and stand, all courtesy of Nik. Nearly every item in the room is courtesy of Nik. My family's fortune is near to nothing.

"Run. Who knows when Caden will allow me free reign once he locks me up in his room?" We've all discussed the possibility of Caden keeping me from the world for days, maybe months. If this is the last chance to be in wolf form and run free, I'll take it.

"Do you want Theo to join us?" He asks me as he leads the way out of the room.

"Sure, why not. We all know Caden won't allow him near me until we are mated and happily married. Your my blood brother, Theo isn't."

Reaching the secret exit we step out, checking to make sure no one saw us. The castle has six exits hidden within the forest. My favorite is this one, the hollowed out tree.

"Hey beautiful." Grinning, I hug Theo before transforming into my white wolf.

"We running until midnight?" Tay questions as we dodge the first few trees.

"If you two don't mind?" I ask with uncertainty. I've always felt bad asking for things or peoples time. These two are my brothers, but that doesn't mean they want to spend hours upon hours running the forest with their little sister.

"Taylor I believe we need to knock some sense into our sisters head. She apparently lost her mind because she doesn't believe we would want to spend time with her before she goes into heat and meets her mate." Bashing into Theo, I try and veer him into a tree. Instead he comes to a complete stop making me stumble.

"You should know by now, never to mess me with darling. I always win." Hooting, he races off in front of me with Tay. Giving a loud snarl, I sprint after them.

This is who we are. Three siblings and best friends. We would do anything and everything for each other at the drop of a hat. I've always felt horrible not informing Theo that I've found my mate. My parents knew Theo would tell Caden. As a lower wolf he wouldn't have the power to keep such a secret from his from his Prince.

"Let's hit the watering hole." Tay says before cutting to the right in front of Theo. I may be a fast runner, but I'm nothing compared to those two. They kick my ass in fighting and running. Dashing after them, I think on our past adventures.

When I was twelve, Theo and Tay dared me to jump across no man's bridge. To say jump would be an understatement. The bridge is sixty feet long with ropes as hand rails and boards as the foot path. It's an impossible task to jump. Run across, yes, jump, no. Though it does have a break away leaver. Which I would have been completely insane to use.