CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE

Vladimir's pov I was in my father study with my coward brother who was standing behind me. I sighed, everything would go so well if only he would get his head out of his butt and face my father. "You demand my attention, Vladimir?" My father's voice echoed throughout the throne room. "Yes father, I have something important to tell you" I announced. "Well out with it, son. I don't have all day" he said sternly. "I found my mate" I blurted out. That seems to get his attention, he leaned forward in his throne to peer at me. "You found your mate?" He asked looking around. "Well, where is she?" He asked. "She went back to her town and I would like to ask for permission to travel to meet her and possibly bring her back here" I said at once. "Hmm" he said. I waited, he looked at me for signs of dishonesty but he wasn't going to find any. "What do you think, Dimitri?" He asked my brother. He stepped out from behind me and I prayed silently that he pulls through. He cleared his throat, standing tall. he said, "yes he told me when he saw her and I think it is good for him to go fetch Her, that is why I have decided to go with him so I can keep an eye on him" he said. I whipped my head so fast I think I had a whiplash. That wasn't part of the town, he was supposed to be here so he could look after father when I was gone. "What do you think you are doing?" I whispered through gritted teeth. "You think I am going to let you have all the fun?" He replied back. "Very well then. Sara will accompany you then. I am giving you a whole month to get it done and return to take your rightful place on this throne, are we clear Vladimir?" He asked sternly. "Yes father" I said bowing. Dimitri did the same and we left the throne room. "I never said anything about you coming with me" I told him. "Oh relax, I want to go have fun with you like we used to do when we were younger" he said. I grinned at him, "we had fun, didn't we?" "Yeah and I don't trust those wolves not to start trouble, they have always been hot headed" he added grinning back. He has always liked trouble and he thrived in it. "So get Sara and inform her that we leave tomorrow to look for my mystery girl" I informed him. "Oh this is going to be so fun!" He replied with glee. I shook my head at him, younger brothers are such handful. I went into my room to get her location by tracing her scent in my memory. I sat on my bed and took a deep breath, her essence smelt like chocolate and strawberries with a hint of wine that she drank at the beach. Her smell clouded my mind and I could see her face conjured in my mind. Her face so full of light and energy but surrounded with sadness. It was all I could see, her eyes so wide and alluring. It told me a lot of things I wanted to know. She wasn't happy, her happiest time was with me. Her laughter at the beach was like song to my ears and it made my cold heart sing songs I didn't know it was capable of doing. Her lips were nicely shaped that it took all my years of self-control to keep myself from tasting them. They were so inviting and it called to me like a moss to a flame. I sniffed out her town right away, it was the popular place where most wolves resides and the famous pack of alpha Dickson. He was hated here in the clan because of his selfish ambitions. Her town wasn't far, it was just the next one after mine. It would be easy locating her after then. I closed my eyes and imagined the look on her face when she sees that I have found like I said I would, her lips would curve in surprise while her eyes would stare at me in wonder. If that wasn't erotic I don't know what is. My door was wrenched open and I sprung up defensively thinking it was an attack, it was none other than my best friend, Sara. "Don't do that again!" I warned her. She rolled her eyes at me, staring me down with apprehension. "What now?" I asked her. "What is this I hear about going to fetch your mate?" She asked. "Yeah, I found her" I informed her. If that wasn't clear from the fetching her part. ""What do you mean found her? Were you looking for a mate?" She asked again. "What sort of question is that? I am the next king and I don't have my queen so yes I was looking for my mate" I told her flatly. She rolled her eyes again, 'your father promised me that you would mate with me if you don't find your mate before the year runs out" she said as a matter of fact. "So let me get this straight, my father promised you that I would mate you? And you agreed?" I asked her. "Don't blame me, you know I have been in love with you since we were kids" she said "Yes and you know that I don't feel the same way and will never feel the same for you" I told her firmly. "That is unfair, Vladimir. We have known each other for centuries and you are going to choose some bitch over me?" She said. I had her by the throat by the end of that sentence. "I am warning you, best friend or not. I am not above ripping your heart out if you utter insults at my mate, show some respect" I hissed. She nodded at me with fear in her eyes. "Good" I said releasing her, she looked at me with fear before scurrying out the room like a mouse. She should know by now that I don't like disrespect and now one casually thrown about my queen. I laid on my bed, prepared for tomorrow.