My Marked Luna

Chapter 6

Unknown pov

I avoided attending social events. They were so tiring, yet here I was because my father, King Leondre Lavista, insisted I attend. I dislike socializing primarily because I'm aware of how people perceive me.

They fear me. No one says it, but I know it. I can smell their fear for miles. I was born with untamed power.

However, that doesn't stop the annoying alphas from clinging to me and begging me to take their daughters as my mates. I have no desire to mate with any of their daughters. I only want to mate with the one destined for me, my true mate. I take a strong drink and gulp it down.

I'm feeling restless this evening. My lycan, Nico, is growling incessantly in my head. I don't know what's causing this. He doesn't talk, only that he wants to leave the party.

" Alpha Prince Nicholas, you're here," Daisy Zhang says, distracting me from my thoughts and turmoil. Daisy is the daughter of the Sunrise Lycan pack alpha female and her beta mate. They are a wealthy, strong, and powerful pack.

Daisy believes we should be together because my father and her mother didn't work out. Her mother, Alaiah Martin, was obsessed with my father before she found her mate and had tried multiple times to destroy my parents' relationship.

" Hello, Daisy," she says, and blushes and coyly gazes at me through her lashes. Why does she always do this?

" Hi, handsome. May I ask why you rejected my invitation to attend the alpha ball with me?"

" Excuse me, I should find my beta," I say, and walk away. I reject all her invitations, yet she continues to send them.

Out of the corner of my eye, I spot my friend and Beta Blade Barret. He is flirting with three women. Blade is a player. He walks towards me, a woman clinging to each of his arms.

" Alpha, here you are. We've been looking for you," he says, grinning at the woman batting her eyes at me. I dismiss the woman beside him with a flick of my hand, and they frown before leaving.

" Why are you not mingling with the ladies? You will need to pick a Luna soon, Nicholas," he sighs in exasperation. " I hear the elder council mentioned it, too."

The elder council is the pillar of the realm, and are wise beyond their age. They ensure the pack regulations are upheld.

They believe an alpha is most potent and tamed when they have a Luna. If the elders are making comments about me needing a Luna, all eyes will be on me.

Blade continues to notify me about the women at the party and their families, but I'm exhausted already. I glare at him, but he doesn't flinch. Apart from my family, he's the only one who can withstand my temper. That is why he is my beta; he is rational and intelligent.

" I'm going home. I've had enough interaction for one night," I growl.

" No, look at those women swooning over us. We can't disappoint them by leaving so soon," he begs, following me closely.

" Stay then, Blade,"

" Argh, you have a way of blocking me," he sighs, getting in the car after me.

We arrive at the castle in ten minutes. I climb out of the car and walk towards the door, but suddenly, I feel an abnormal pain in my chest.

' No. Help me, please,' I hear a whimper in my head.

I freeze in my tracks; who is that?