CHAPTER 31: _WATCH SOMEONE ELSE TAKE WHAT’S YOURS

Lucian’s POV

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"Estella what the actual fuck?!" He growled, glaring at the woman on his bed.

He’d just come back from a meeting with the members of the Council Of Fangs, about to relax in the comfort of his room... only to meet Estella on his bed wearing nothing but a towel.

Her blonde hair which was now soaking wet, draped down her back as she stared at him over her shoulder, blinking seductively.

She smelled of lavender and honey, her lips parting in a way that made Lucian swallow hard.

"Don’t you have your own house?" He snarled, rubbing his forehead.

She stared at him with a clueless expression, shrugging. "Well, I spoke to your parents and they said it’s okay for me to move into the palace. You know... since my darling brother lives here because of the mate you two share."

Lucian’s jaw tightened, his eyes narrowing into slits.

"You don’t get to bring Elian into this." He said coldly but she scoffed, getting on her feet.

She placed her hands on her waist, shaking her head. "You mean the pitiful Omega? Listen to yourself speak, Lucian. Just last night, you were ready to tear him down after finding out you’re mates. Now you want to act like some hero for him?"

Lucian kept silent for a few seconds, blinking at her. "I’m not acting like anything, Estella. He’s my mate and I don’t appreciate—"

"There. It. Is." Estella sniggered, taking slow steps forward. "There is the possessiveness that seemed to have sprung up overnight."

When she got in front of Lucian, he tried avoiding eye contact for a bit. He wouldn’t lie... seeing her like this was tempting.

But anytime he remembered the intoxicating scent of Elian a few minutes or so ago, during his heat... he felt like pushing aside every logic and pinning him against a wall.

That scent still clung to his head like a

cloak.

Gods, he was losing his fucking mind!

"We used to have a chance, Lucian," Estella whispered suddenly, cupping his face in between her palms.

He frowned instantly, glaring at her as she continued.

"What happened to you? What happened to us?" She queried, her voice seemingly dripping with genuine sadness. "Can’t you see that that omega slut is trying to separate us? He’s used some charm to—"

"There was NEVER an us, Estella," Lucian growled, grabbing her wrists with both hands. His voice became colder than ice and sharper than glass as he continued. "You were merely a fling. That’s it. Yes, the idea of having you as a mate was promising for a while but—"

"Don’t give me any of that bullshit, Lucian!" Estella snapped, pulling her arms out of his grip and eyeing him with frustration.

Lucian was unshaken, staring at her like she was a toddler throwing a tantrum.

His wolf was already growling with need, urging him to go find Elian while growling at Estella like it wanted to come out and slash her throat.

Ever since last night, it seemed like he was losing more and more control when it came to the Omega. He was slipping hard... and Elian knew it.

That damn Beta Axel knew it too.

He kept mentally blaming the mate bond... But something more was afoot. He could feel it deep in his system like a dam about to burst.

"Lucian..." Estella suddenly whispered, placing her right hand on his shoulder and then trailing her left down his chest. "My prince. Why can’t you see that I’m the one for you?"

Lucian stared at her with disdain, clicking his tongue before speaking with cold sarcasm. "I must be blind."

Estella didn’t back down despite that, trailing her left hand further until she got to his forbidden area. Lucian’s eyes widened, his throat swelling as she continued talking in a dangerously low tone.

"Let me be yours and I promise to fulfil all your heart’s desires." She echoed, tilting her head. "Elian has another mate and you don’t want him. The path you need to take next is obvious."

What in the fucking world?

Lucian was just about to shove her away when the worst happened. Her towel fell, pooling around her feet and exposing her plumpy breasts to him.

They jiggled a bit, her cheeks reddening as if she were shy. But he knew her too well.

This is exactly what she wanted.

"Estella, don’t do this," Lucian said but she grabbed his crotch, causing him to let out a gasp.

The most annoying part was that the little devil wasn’t even having a reaction to her touch. At all.

"What do we have here..." Estella paused when her gaze went down and she saw his non-existent erection. "What the heck?"

Lucian had had enough at that point.

He grabbed the wrists of both hands, yanking them off him and then shoving her away from him. She stumbled backwards, but he sneered.

"Get out of my room."

She heaved heavily, picking up the towel and staring at him with confusion. "But... but Lucian. You’ve never had problems with erections. Are you stressed? Do you need a massage or—"

"I don’t need ANYTHING from you. Don’t you fucking get it or is your skull really that dense?" Lucian barked, his frustration reaching a new peak.

Estella jolted, wrapping the towel around her chest and shakily heading to the door. But then she paused beside Lucian, staring pleadingly.

"I... I can’t go out there like—"

"That’s your gown on the bed, isn’t it?" Lucian pointed, turning away from her and folding his arms in front of his chest. "Dress up. I’m waiting."

She stared at him for a little longer before walking to the bed. After she dressed up, she opened the door but then paused, looking over her shoulder and speaking with contempt.

"Fine then. Let’s see how long you last watching someone else take what’s yours."

And with that, she walked out of the room with a bang, leaving Lucian who groaned, brushing his hand through his hair.

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Some time later, while he was still in his room looking through some files on his holo tablet, a knock sounded on his door.

He swerved his head to the door but didn’t say anything. He wasn’t expecting anyone and didn’t want to see anyone.

However, the door eventually swung open and the person who barged in was his sister, Aurora, whose silver eyes glinted with disgust.

"What did you do with Estella?" she snapped, her heels echoing on the marble tiles as she stepped in. "I heard whispers from the maids. Elian found out and he’s on a date with Beta Axel now."

Lucian couldn’t care less about the question... but that last statement made his eyes widen.

"What?"