Fire And Ice

Chapter 3 - Mate Swap

Natalia's P. O. V

I ran as fast as I could - which wasn't very fast, for obvious reasons - to the territory border. Just as I was about to cross it, a tidal wave of pain hit me and I fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

'Candy, what's happening?'

'I'm sorry, Ember. I couldn't take both yours and my pain' Candy whined.

'It's okay. You have your own to deal with'

I struggled to my feet but the pain intensified. Candy howled.

'Candy, what's going on?'

'He marked her.' She whimpered

He did what!?

The pain went up a few notches and then some. I covered my ears, wanting the blood curdling shriek to stop then realised that it was coming from me.

'It'll... be... al... right.' Candy tried to comfort me in between her heart wrenching howls of pain.

'Why is it so bad?'

She hesitated before replying, 'He- he's mating with her.'

It hurt so, so much. I felt like my heart was ripped out and ground into powder then mixed with fire then buried then blown up. Evert vein, artery and capillary felt like they were full of lava instead of blood. My lungs struggled to take air in. But what hurt most of all was the mark on my neck.

It throbbed and pulsed with never ending pain.

He would pay for the pain he'd put me through.

I screamed till I passed out.

Callum's P. O. V

Kylie said that she had to leave so that she wouldn't get caught with me. It dawned on me that I'd not only cheated on my mate, I'd also cheated on Brittany- my girlfriend and the Alpha's sister.

I waited for a few minutes after Kylie left before going to find my girlfriend. I found her in the corner of the living room talking to the 2nd battle general in command- Kevin Harold Duke.

I pulled him away from her.

"Leave us." I used my Beta voice and he turned to leave. Before he did, I saw the pain in his eyes. It reminded me of Natalia and that renewed my regret.

I turned to Brittany. "Do you want him as your mate?"

"I want power and since I can't mate with my brother, you're my mate." She replied.

Kylie had been wrong. Natalia wasn't the power hungry bitch, Brittany was. I should've known but I was no better. I had no doubt that she was willing to leave her mate for power and we both wanted the same thing.

'No. I want to be Beta because it's what's best for the pack and my family.'

My wolf sneered at me, 'You and I both know that you're just as power hungry as she is.'

I couldn't argue.

I scooped her up and carried her to my bedroom. I laid her on the bed and marked her before my conscience or my wolf got the better of me. With machine like movements and state of mind, I removed our clothes and completed the mating process. Since she wasn't my mate, we would have to repeat the process every three months.