We are outside the King's chambers while people are running all around. I have yet to understand what happened due the fact Cole stormed down to the Kings rooms during our date at the top of the castle.

Miranda was already near the chambers when I got down of the roof top. "What happened?" I asked her, she shook her head sadly. "The King is dead" she said and a tear rolled down her cheeks. We all had a special relationship with the King, he was our ultimate leader, he was nice and kind and always there for us. I felt a bond break inside me, the kind of bond every werewolf feels when his leader is gone. At the same time I felt another bond forming inside of me and I knew that it was Cole's wolf taking the Kings place. He is the heir after all.

"Where is the Queen?" I ask Miranda she nods with her head behind a close door, "Alone?" I ask her "No, there are maids with her" she replies. I nod and look around, "What we should do now?" I ask her and she shrugs "I have no idea, Derek just got in there. Let's go back to our rooms. I am sure everyone are upset enough" I agree with her and we both make our way to our rooms.

That was definitely not the way I wanted my date to end. I was hoping for something more romantic and the Kings death was not romantic at all. I was wondering what was Cole doing right now, if he wanted to be comforted or if he was breaking the castle down. I am sure he was okay, I mean I knew he was strong and he could go through this, right?

For an hour the only thing on my mind was Cole. I wanted to see him, to comfort him, just be there for him. As him mate I should do this, I told myself and I raised from the chair I was sitting on.

I was still wearing my dress, but I didn't care. I just wanted to see if my mate was alright. I sniffed the air in order to catch Cole's scent. Finally I smelt his unique mouth-watering scent and I followed it until I was outside the King's office, which I suppose now belongs to Cole. The door was half closed, so I decided to slowly pop my head to see if he was still there. As I was leaning over I caught Svetlana's scent as well and I felt my wolf growl.

When I opened the door completely Svetlana was kissing Cole while her hands was holding his low on her waist.

The world stopped right there for me. Seeing them together seemed right and wrong at the same time. "Sam?" Cole said breaking away from their kiss, Svetlana smiled evilly at me, while Cole say, "No, no its-" , "Save it" I say while raising my hand as a gesture for him to stop talking. I don't need to hear the lame line 'It's not what you think'...

I turn to leave and at the same time I hear Svetlana squeal and I feel Cole's arms around me. "No" he says again, this time close to my ear. I can feel his whole front pressed to my back pulling me closer to him, my wolf wanted him to explain but my human self wanted to punch him in the face. Instead of that I just pushed my body out of his arms and went straight to Miranda's room, not risking him coming to my room at night.

"Hey" she says as she opens the door for me with sleepy eyes. "Sam? What's wrong?" she asks, now fully awake and takes me to her arms. She closes the door and makes me sit on a chair next to a table like the one in my room. I see Derek coming near us until he is next to Miranda, throwing an arm around her waist "Is everything alright?" he asks me and I nod, "I think we should stay alone" Miranda says to Derek who nods and with a last peck on her lips he leaves us.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asks me, I shake my head. "Well, I do. I don't like seeing you like this; I have never seen you like this. Who made you cry?" she asks me, I can feel the best friend's mode is already on. I smile sadly at her, what can I actually say to her? That I gave into my feelings and trusted Cole to be the good mate and he failed me? I couldn’t say that, not because of me, but because she has always believed in the perfect mate relationship and I don't want to be the one to break it to her.

"Oh, Miranda" I say letting a tear run freely down my face. "Did he...Did he slept with someone else? No, that can't be it you were on your date" she says reasoning herself, but when her eyes landing on my wide one she knew. "With who?" she asked. "I just caught him and Svetlana kissing and I am in no mood to talk" I explain. She nods and runs straight to her closet and brings me a pair of white pajamas. "Do you want me to bring cookies and milk?" she asks me, it's something we always did when we were little. We used to sit in front of the bed opposite the TV with cookies and milk while wearing our pajamas and talk with the TV on. I smiled at her and nodded. Within minutes we were both sitting against the bed while a random movie was playing on the TV.

I know that neither of us were watching the movie. My mind was lost to Cole and I was sure Miranda was trying to find a way to help me. It was obvious that she didn’t know what to do, but I wasn’t in mood to make conversation or anything else.

“Samantha?” I heard Cole’s voice outside Miranda’s room. She immediately turn to me and I just stared at her with wide eyes. “He was going to find you sooner or later” she said, “You told him?” I asked her staring at her terrifying. “No, of course not. I am just saying that you are him mate and your scent is unique to him. He was going to find you” she said.

I took a deep breath making a huge effort to close Cole’s banging voice out of my head. He kept knocking and banging the door begging me to open up and talk to him, but I couldn’t. My wolf was growling and howling at the same time, my mind was blurry and suddenly I had the urge to scream, just because I felt like this way everything would stop.

It was obvious Miranda didn’t know what to do. She had to listen to her Kings orders, but at the same time she had to be there for me and don’t let Cole get to me. “My King I don’t think it’s a good idea to talk to her now” Miranda tried to reason him, he stopped banging the door, but he started yelling instead. “Miranda I need to talk to Sam, open the damned door” he yelled, Miranda looked at me and smiled sadly at me as I nodded for her to open the door.

When the door was opened and unlocked Cole stepped in, he eyes immediately found mine and I cowered under his glare. “I am sorry for the yelling Miranda” he kindly apologised “It is no big deal sir” she said and bowed her head. My eyes stayed focused on Cole as he, with one move, scooped me up from the floor and threw me over his shoulder. He didn’t even give me time to protest as he made his way to his room with big steps.

He threw me on the bed and went over the door which was wide open from our entrance and when he closed it, he closed it securely. He then turned to face me with an angry expression, I don’t know why, but I felt like I have done something wrong. “I really hate it when you are running from me” he stated. I swallowed and looked away, “You didn’t even let me explain” he continued, “ It wasn’t what it looked like” he said and something inside me snapped.

“Oh, please don’t start with the same idiot line every cheater says” I snapped at him angrily. “I know exactly what was going on in there, I saw it with my own eyes” I told him. “You think you got it right? You seriously think that I would kiss Svetlana, let alone sleep with her when I have you? You are my mate Samantha, I don’t want any other woman except you” he said sincerely. My wolf believed him, she screamed to me Run near him, but I didn’t move from the bed.

“You had your hands on her waist and your lips on hers” I slowly stated already shaking with anger. “She forced me! If you had paid more attention you would have seen her hands holding mine when her lips attacked me. I didn’t even had the time to react when you walked into the office” he said. My mind was telling me he was lying, but my heart and wolf were agreeing in something completely different. “Cole-“, “Please believe me” he begged me as he took my hands, which were laying on my lap, in his. He kissed them gently and said “I want those hands to touch my body” he continued with a linger kiss on my lips “And I want those lips to feel on mine and on my body” he said and winked. “Oh, your perverted sight” I said and he smirked. He leaned to kiss me again, but I turned my head. His eyes frowned as I sighed and shook my head. I raised from bed and walked near the window, but not close since there was still the danger of being seeing by someone. “Why?” I asked him, I could tell he was looking at me confused, but I didn’t want to see him. “Why what? Sam, Svetlana means nothing to me. I have never even kissed her before, she is just a really annoying woman who thinks she owes me. But she doesn’t, I don’t belong to her I belong to you body and soul” he said pulling me into his arms. I refused to rest my head on his chest; something inside me was yelling at me that I am stronger than that. Never once in my life had I been this weak. I hated the feeling of weakness; my family did everything in her power to make me brave. Because of my power everyone thought I should be strong and invincible.

“Sam?” he summons me pulling me out of my thoughts. “I believe you Cole” I said, “But don’t expect me to run to you and be all lovey dovey, that is not me” I finished. “I don’t want you to be someone else. I want you to be you” he said and for another time he leaned into me, I kissed him softly on his lips and soon the kiss turned into a passionate one. His hands gripped my waist and we both let all our emotions run into the kiss. I moaned into the kiss and he growled playfully as his hands gripped my ass and lifted my so I straddled his waist, as my legs were wrapped around him.

“Cole stop” I said, his lips left my lips and found their way to my neck as he planted kisses all over it. I pulled away slightly and he got the message, he let me down slowly and pecked my lips once more. “You are very important to me Sam. I don’t want to lose you” he said. “I don’t wan to lose you either. Cole?” , “Yes, my love?” he asked, it was time for me to ask. I know its too soon, but I have to know.

“What happened to your father?”