The Alpha's Bloodline [Completed ]

Chapter 2. Payback

Princess Carla's POV

My gaze moved across the expansive forest as Giovanni, my mate, drove the car towards the wolvesbane packhouse. Anthony's packhouse.

I willed myself to ignore the pain that followed with the mention of his name. He's the last person I want to think about.

"Are you sure...um...Anthony won't be there in the packhouse?" I ask turning my head to look at Giovanni who gave me a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, the alpha is out for a meeting I'm not aware of," He informed before looking over at me with his grey eyes, "Besides, I wouldn't be taking you to the packhouse if Anthony was there considering how you both behave around each other."

"What do you mean?" I frown acting oblivious although I know what he actually means.

"You know what I'm talking about, Carla." He chuckles lightly, "Or do you want me to remind how you frown continuously at the sight of him while he seems like he's lost his will to live. And how you--"

"Okay, that's enough." I cut him off before he can utter more of the idiotic, but unfortunate, truth.

"Thought so."

We park the car in the wolvesbane packhouse's huge parking lot where dozens of other cars are parked as well and hop off the vehicle.

We could simply shift into our wolf forms and do the travel but then, what is the use of having so many cars? Keep them for showcase purpose?

I follow Giovanni into the packhouse where we're met by Anne, Anthony's younger sister also my childhood bestfriend, who engulfs me into a bone-crushing hug the moment she spots me.

I never knew my childhood best friend who left the kingdom for years was actually Anthony's sister. I remember Anthony once mentioning he had a sister but when I asked him where she was, he changed the topic. And even Anne didn't know that the werewolf princess her brother mentioned to her was actually me since when we were young, I never said it to her that I was from the royal family. We were like secretive best friends who did not know about each other's background.

"Stop suffocating her with your hug." Giovanni says, pulling Anne away from our bone-crushing embrace.

"You don't say me anything! She's my friend. Bestfriend. I can hug her all I want!" Anne reprimands throwing an icy glare in Giovanni's direction.

"Well, she's my mate. I'll have to see to it that some crazy people don't kill her with their earth-shattering hugs." He retorts giving her an oh-so-sweet smile.

"Did you just call me crazy?" She asks incredulously, stepping ahead as if she were ready to attack.

"I don't remember saying otherwise." He shrugs nonchalantly.

"You're unbelievable!" Anne throws her hands in the air while shooting daggers at him.

I know Giovanni is fusing her up for fun. He had said it himself once about how much he enjoys pissing Anne.

It was a surprise, really. Since Giovanni is this sweet guy who's such a gentlemen to everyone. Everyone except Anne.

I didn't even know my mate, Giovanni, was Anthony's beta until it was too late. Apparently, Giovanni knew that I was his mate long before I even realised. But he hid away from me because he knew I loved Anthony and my happiness lied with him. So, this wonderful mate of mine gave up the chance of being with his mate (me) and endured seeing me with Anthony. Just because he wanted me to be happy with the man I love. And that I didn't have a pressure of going to my mate(him) instead.