CHAPTER I: An Obligation to Fulfill

This was the way the world ended. 

The king of wolves, the mythic beasts, the glorious and powerful man I had developed to love and desire for with all my life, he lay there. Seeping out close to his throne. Biting the dust. 

Overshadowing him was a smiling witch, the deceiver, the detestable devilish witch. She pointed at me with her long, dark, spindly finger. 

"You have neglected to fulfill the prophecy," she croaked, fire spitting from her mouth. "Jasmine., my princess of darkness., you are mine now."

I fell to my knees and cried out in agony. However, as the tears flowed down my cheeks, I felt them. Percolating. Bubbling. Dissolving through my skin. I screamed, tearing at my face, attempting to make it stop. 

Yet, there was no halting what I was turning out to be presently. I heard the detestable witch's chortling snicker as my tears became dark scars, my eyes voids, my lips, that could never know the taste of the man laying before me's lips again, the werewolf king that I cherished. 

He was lost. 

I was lost. 

The world was lost. Just obscurity administered now…

I woke up with a thump sounded on the door, my body was shaking, hyperventilating, however the world was as yet dim.

"What?" I stated, going nuts. "What is going on?"

I realized that I was wearing my silk eye cover, and when I pulled it off, I could see I was free from any potential harm in my chambers. Phew.

That damn dream again. It had been repeating for quite a long time. In any case, each time I woke up, I was unable to recall a solitary detail. Only the terror, the dread, the inclination that something important was coming. But, what?

A heavy knock at the door made me jump.

“Honey?”

I turned to see my mother peeking at the entrance. That was all. Get a grip, Jas! I scolded myself.

“Hey, mom.” I greeted and smiled to see my mother. She smiled back at me and came inside and sat down at the edge of my bed.

“Good morning. How was your sleep?” She asked, putting her hands on top of my leg.

“Same old, same old.” I told her. There was no way in lying now since she already know about my strange dreams.

She just smiled and stood up, “Okay, just remember that we are always here.” She said.

And when she was about to walk out of my room, she suddenly stop and turned back around, “Oh! I forgot to tell you that your father was expecting you in his office.”

My eyes widened and turned to look at my side table, “Shit!” I blurted out when I saw the four red digits mocking at me and abruptly got out of my comforter and quickly went to the bathroom to freshen up.

“Language, young lady!” I heard my mom shout but I did not bother to reply as I am already late and Dad was gonna kill me if I came to his office way more late.

When I got out of the shower, my mom was no where to be seen. I shrugged and quickly changed into my clothes. Once I was all settled, I walked out of my room and down the corridor towards my dad’s office.

I  knocked on the wooden mahagony door and walked in without bothering to hear his authorization to come in. I was met with the thick cloud of smoke when I came inside his office door, my dad was sitting comfortably in his office chair  inhailing the smoke that came out of the tobacco that was laying between his index and middle finger, his senses were relaxed and his eyes were closed. A heavy breath escaped from his lips when he felt the smoke from the cigarette making its way through his throat and down to his lungs.For some unknown reason, the cigarettes were making him calmer despite the nerve wrecking days he had been having recently. His back was leaning against the leather chair, which glistened under the light from the huge crystal chandelier above his desk.

“Knock, knock.” His eyes opened the moment I uttered those words and I avoided eye contact and suddenly found my dirty nails as I felt uncomfortable at his gaze.

“You are late.” He said.

“I know and I am sorry.” I replied.

I shut the door behind me and slowly walked over to his desk, sitting on the chair in front of it. His smoking lasted for a few more minutes and when he finally inhaled the last stick, I avoided eye contact and suddenly found my new polished nails very interesting.

“Do you have any idea how much trouble you could have caused if this is going to continue, young lady?” He said, now his voice was firm and held a lot of anger.

“I assume by the tone of your voice quite a lot.” I said with a shrug of my shoulders.

“Starting with the damages you had caused when you started your stupid escape. You did not only damage pack’s property, but you almost killed your mate!”

“He jumped out in front of me in the middle of the woods! How do you expect me to react with that?” I interrupted but stopped talking when he glared at me.

“And the money we spent on detectives searching for you. I must admit, you were good, I give you that. We never would have found you if it was not for your obsession with fashions,” Dad admitted and I gaped at him, what does my obsession with fashions took part on them finding where I was?

“My obsession with fashion? What does it have to do with you finding me?” I asked.

“You must forgot that you are still using my credit cards, missy.” He said and I rolled my eyes, that was the closest thing to a compliment that he would ever say to me.

“Taught by the best,” I murmured. “Oh! And how much do I have to tell you that Hulik is not my mate!”

“Many people would argue that you guys are mates.” He said and narrowed his eyes at me.

“That was because you made them believe that he is!” I exclaimed and shrunk back in my seat when dad scowled at me.

“He is all what girls wanted! What else are you complaining! Plus, Hulik is the best mate for you! He will keep you safe.” He fumed. “Jasmine, you are gonna take my position 

If only he knows the real character Hulik has. Oh! He would not care at all. All he cared about was his reputation and not his daughter’s sake!

“Pfft. As if!” I snapped and stood up from my seat and made my way towards the door.

I realized that I had an obligation to fulfill and I also know that my father internally wished that I would find my mate soon. He was concerned and worried that when the time comes that I will rule our pack, there would be no person that can deal with and control their Alpha's indignation. At the point when werewolves could not find their mate to help them with controlling their anger and wolve's engraged, heated wolves could go wild and lead the entire pack towards decimation.

However, one thing really stuck in my mind and it keeps on bothering me everytime we train. Why do they made me like this? Is it because I am still vulnerable and not strong enough to rule the whole pack? Or is there another reason behind all of it? But what?

"T-th-that was because.. Jasmine! Are you trying to make me feel sorry because we made you train at such a young age?" He stuttered and composed himself  which caused me to look at him strangely. 

“Be ready in five. Training room.” He said.

He was definitely hiding something. And that something was I did not know about. However, I am jasmine and jasmine will not just sit around and not finding out on what my father was hiding. 

I just smiled and with that I slammed the door.