She froze at who she saw standing a few feet away from her, it was no other person but the strange woman who had been punished by the king.
At first, she had thought the doctor was the most beautiful woman At the party but this woman had changed that mindset.
"You still remember me she-wolf?"
Bella heard the woman say, she made an awful smile that could be seen as a very pleasant smile in the eyes of people who were not aware of what was going on.
"Am sorry for the punishment that was mates upon y....."
"I do plead do not mention about the punishment. Remembering the punishment can aggravate my anger towards you."
Azura said she was not going to hide the fact that she hated the girl passionately.
Her eyes widened at what she heard, maybe she had not heard right, she waved her head slightly, perhaps she was having some issues with her ears.
"Am Azura, I think is best I introduced myself to you. Am not just known as Azura, my full name is Ashrak Azura Alaric, I am the king's mate."
Azura said, watching as she-wolf widened her eyes with shock.
Bella was shocked at what she heard, could not believe Azura was the King's mate, had the king been lying to her this whole time, had everyone been lying to her, including mother and Kurt.
"You look sick Bella, is there a problem?"
Philip said, holding onto the shoulder of the she-wolf, he could feel her shivering under his touch.
She had been doing fine a few minutes ago but it seems she was getting sick, maybe being among vampires for a long time was beginning to affect her.
"Great news is beginning to affect her, don't you think so Philip."
Azura said she could not believe the wolf was quite foolish to believe her words.
If things continue to be like this, then it won't take long before she got rid of the King's mate.
"What are you talking of Ashrak Alaric?"
Philip said, now standing upright staring at Azura.
"Am to be the next queen of this kingdom, isn't that so?"
Azura asked, focusing her attention on the wolf.
"Yes, everyone knows you are going to be the next queen, so why are you trying to cause a scene."
Philip asked, now worried for she-wolf.
"Because not everyone here knows that."
Bella coughed at her words, it was quite hard to believe everything she was hearing from this vampire.
"Please Be patient, let me go get some water for you."
Philip said, quickly walking towards the bar stand.
"You look stressed by the news don't you, you think you are the King's mate. Why don't you look straight into my eyes when I speak to you, are you scared huh. Where is your mate, he left you to be in the arms of another woman, while you sit down here, laughing with another vampire. That quite touches....."
"Azura Ashrak enough."
A voice said, stopping Ashrak from talking.
Bella looked up, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw who had joined them in their meeting.
"Ooh queen Selene, my betrayer."
Azura said with bitterness laced in her voice.
"I never betrayed you, but the goddess did. She mated this sweet she-wolf to my son instead of you. So I advise you to get it over with my son and wait for your mate to arrive."
Selene said, glaring intensely at Azura.
Selene had been searching for Bella ever since the party had begun and he could not find her.
At first, she had thought she was with her son, but when she saw Blade with some humans, drunk and speaking out of his sense, it then occurred to her that Bella had never been with the King and she must have been alone.
But it seems she was not alone but instead she was with the King's ex-lover.
"I own the king, she can not be the king's mate, that is not possible."
Azura said she was not going to accept the truth that the King belonged to someone as worthless as a she-wolf.
"Is that what she had been filling in your head, Bella?"
Selene said, quickly walking towards Bella who gave her a nod.
"Speak Bella, do not be afraid of her, you will be the next queen soon enough, so do not be afraid of her."
Selene said, encouraging Bella to speak.
"Yes, she said I was not the king's mate but instead she was the king's mate."
Bella said, watching as Azura glared at her, quickly she looked down, this was a vampire, there was no way she could compete with Azura.
"Well that Is a lie, you of all people should know that. I have never seen the look of satisfaction that graced through the king's eyes whenever he stares at you, to him, you are his light to his dark world. This alone confirms that you belong to the king and what was that word we last said in your room."
Selene said, smiling tenderly at Bella.
"There won't be a competition because there is no need for one."
Bella said, smiling fully now, no doubt, she was beginning to like the king, the basic feelings and mutual vibes she receives when he stares at her are enough to let her know she was bonded to be with the king, the only problem is that she needed to fight her fear, she needed to overcome her past.
"You are speaking rubbish, there are a lot of beautiful women the kind can decide to choose by hi...."
"Do not speak to me like that woman, you can be the daughter of the grand elder but I am the queen who has also have control over the grand elder. Now Bella head to the bar, your mate is there, I think he is getting tipsy already."
Selene said quickly grabbing onto Bella's hand as she led her out from the scene.