JULIEN

I opened my eyes, waking up irritated because someone knocked on my door. I went to see who was bothering my sleep and saw my mom, standing outside. She was impatient. 

“Good morning, I thought you’d never open the door, son.” She said, rushing in like a tornado and heading to my closet, looking for some clothes and then putting them on the bed. “Wear this and meet me in the living room.” Kissing me on the cheek and then leaving me alone.

I looked at the clothes on the bed and sighed, going to the bathroom. Waiting for the bathtub to fill, I looked at my naked body in the mirror. I remembered Byron’s words from last night and blushed. I need to get ready or mom’s gonna kill me.

As soon as I touched the water in the tub, my tail came out. I always thought my best trait was my tail and I loved the way it shined when the sun reflected on it. Sadly, I can’t witness that much. I’ve been told to hide my tail since I was little. The world is full of greedy people who want our scales, and use them to make money. It’s one of the reasons we don’t live close to the ocean. 

After a while, I left the bathroom. I wore the clothes my mom chose and then checked myself in the mirror. Dissatisfied with the clothes she chose for today. I know what my mom was up to, she found a new “suitor” for me. An image of Byron came to my mind, thinking of how good it must feel to be hugged by those strong arms he has. I trembled just thinking about it.  He was the mate I needed. I heard a knock on my door and saw Muriel, my nana, enter the room, she looked at me and smiled.

“My sweet little boy, you look beautiful,” She said, hugging me. “Let’s go, lord Wimbledon will be here soon.”

I gave her a little smile and then walked with her to the living room. Byron showed up in my thoughts again, I wonder what he was doing…

BYRON

“Byron? Hello? Earth to Byron!” I internally cursed hearing Tiffany, my “fiance”. Ugh! just thinking about those words makes me want to throw up.

Since last night, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about my beautiful mate. God/dess! I would do anything to have that delicate body in my arms, to be able to kiss him, mark him and make him mine forever.

“Byron!”

“What do you want Tiffany?” I said irritated, her voice was as annoying as her personality.

“I thought we could maybe go on a date.” Smiling, she got closer to me. I felt her big breasts touching my arm.

“Tiffany, I told you many times. I’m not gonna mate with you.” I stood from the bench, making her fall on it. 

Walking away I could hear her screaming my name. I found my mate now, my perfect and lovely merman mate. Shifting to my wolf form, I ran into the forest heading to the merfolk manor. I saw a car parked outside and a man wearing fancy clothes, that screamed how wealthy he was. 

Carefully walking around the yard, I noticed a room where Julien; who looked stunning, was standing at the side of a male omega, probably his father, and his mother. Hiding in the bushes, I saw the man from earlier, enter the room. He greeted Julien’s parents and then he walked to my mate, leaving a kiss on his hand. Boris growled and I didn’t blame him, I was starting to get angry too. ‘How dare he kiss my mate’s hand?’

“It’s a pleasure having you here, Lord Wimbledon.” Said Julien’s mother with a smile. ‘Wimbledon, ha! What a dumb name.’

“The pleasure is mine, Your Majesty.” He nodded to the woman. ‘Your majesty?’ It all made sense now, why he was scared of his mother’s reaction, Julien is a prince.

“Please take a seat.” Julien’s father said pointing towards the furniture in the room. My mate sat on a big sofa and the man next to him. Way too close to him.

“It would be an honor for me to mate with such a beauty.” Wimbledon said, taking Julien’s hand again and caressing it.

‘Our mate, not his.’

Boris growled. Growling and feeling my fangs coming out, I stared at the man. I wanted to tear that man’s neck. Julien frowned with disgust moving his hand away and then looking at his parents. He did some signs to them, upsetting his parents. Standing up, my mate left the room, his parents screaming at him.

“Sorry about that, Lord Wimbledon.” The male omega said to the man. “I’m sorry to tell you this but the engagement won’t happen. You can leave now.”

The man was confused, but he exited the room escorted by two beta guards. I smiled victoriously as the man left. Thanks to the wind, the scent of my mate came to my nostrils. Inside the bushes, I followed the scent and I saw Julien walking to a big and beautiful greenhouse. Finally, he was alone.

JULIEN

I hate this.

When will they understand that I’m not interested in getting married? None of the men they introduced me to have made me feel that spark called love that I wanted all my life, the spark that I need. Byron’s the only one that made me feel that, I couldn’t even get him out of my mind. Maybe, just maybe he could be my fated mate, he could help me break the curse. I smiled just thinking about it, about him. 

I calmed down looking at the flowers in the greenhouse, my greenhouse. The only place, other than my room, where I felt safe. Sitting down on the chair of the tea table I had in the middle of the greenhouse, I noticed someone hiding in between the orchids. I gasped and trembled, scared of the intruder. 

I started to walk to the door, but I was stopped by two strong arms. Scared, I tried to escape from his embrace, but he was stronger than me. I felt tears starting to come out. And then it hit me, I smelled a scent, chocolate cookies, it was Byron. 

“Hey Julien, it’s okay. It’s me” He said, his deep voice making me tremble. He turned me, so I could face him. One of his hands stayed on my hip, while the other wiped my tears. “Sorry for scaring you like that, baby.” 

He lifted me in his arms and walked back to the tea table, sitting down on one of the chairs with me on his lap. Even though we just met last night, I wanted to stay between his arms and cuddle with him forever. I thought about my parents. Will they even accept him as my mate? He is a werewolf. I know my mom doesn’t like them and my dad probably thinks the same. 

“So who is that Wimbledon dude?” He asked, his arms tensed a little.

My mom insisted on me having a notepad every time we had guests, so I could communicate with them. Not everyone knows sign language. I wrote about Lord Wimbledon and showed Byron.

“Jonathan Wimbledon, my parents think he is a suitable mate for me.” A soft growl came from the alpha.

“Why do they want you to get mated to him?” His scent got bitter, he was getting angry.

“They just want to find a good mate for me. He is not the only one, it’s been like this for years and I’m tired of that. I don’t want to mate any of them” ‘I want to mate with you…’

“I understand you, my dad’s the same.” He said, hiding his face in my neck and smelling my scent. “He wants me to mate with an annoying omega from my pack.”

The thought of Byron with someone else made me angry. Squeezing my notepad, Byron chuckled.

“But I won’t mate with her, I rejected her many times.” Leaving a soft kiss on my neck, making me blush and sending shivers down my spine. “I have someone else in mind.”

I felt a big and hard bulge against my ass. Imagining how it will feel inside me. I bit my lip. Mine starting to get hard too and feeling wet, feeling some slick coming out. 

“Julien! Come out right now!” I heard my mom screaming. Quickly, I went to see what she wanted. 

”Don’t walk out like that again. That’s not how you treat guests.” Blah Blah Blah. Scolding me for my behavior in front of Lord Wimbledon. 

I returned to the greenhouse, but I didn’t see Byron. Looking at my notepad, I noticed something written on it, in a different handwriting.

“See you tomorrow, beautiful” - B