Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 17

Konstantin

Fenriz shakes his head. “I don’t know if it’s such a good idea. Your mate will be here alone, and she is so close to her due date already.” He says, looking at Kai with a raised eyebrow.

“Dimitri and Konstantin will be here-”

“Excuse the fuck out of me? Do you really think I’ll stay here when we might have a step up in this?” I exclaim as soon as Kai says this bullshit.

Kai’s chest rumbles as he tries to contain a growl and sighs. “Fine. For fuck sake. Let me speak with Caterina about this.” He then takes off towards the mansion, and I can hear him cursing all the way.

Fenriz chuckles as he watches Kai with an amused look on his face. “I should mention that since Caterina is his mate, he will not lash out at her or do anything to harm the child.” He says, and I can see Kai turn his head slightly.

“Those wives were just that; wives. None of them were my mates. They were all given to me to strengthen accords which I have obviously shredded to pieces with their deaths. Caterina will be fine, so will he.”

This puts me at ease, knowing Kai’s beast won’t do anything to harm Caterina. I know if anything had to happen to her because of him, he would tear this entire city down and take us all with him.

“Well, that’s good to know,” I say, then follow my brother inside.

Is there ever going to be a day where I don’t find out something fucked up about everyone around me? It's like finding your mate ends up with so much fucking drama; I’m sure ordinary wolves don’t go through so much shit.

Then again, The Volkov and Vega packs aren’t exactly what you would call ordinary.

“Konstantin,” Fenriz walks up next to me. “Thank you for going through all of this for my sister.”

I stop walking when I reach the back steps, then turn to look at him. “I will do anything to have her by my side again, even if it means fighting a beast I know nothing about. She’s my mate, Fenriz, and I owe it to her. I owe her so much more than this.” I say as a feeling of emptiness creeps into my heart again.

He nods, and a thin smile forms on his face. “When I meet my mate, I hope I feel the same way as you and Kai feel over yours instead of causing another bloodbath. Especially since my beast now knows her name.” He says, then runs up the steps and into the mansion.

More drama. Good thing this doesn’t involve me; well, I fucking hope it doesn’t anyway.

Instead of going to the SUV, I take a left and walk towards Lily’s old home. I asked Kai to leave it empty in case she returned, but after almost six months of it standing vacant, the air about it feels haunted.

As soon as I step inside, my wolf lets out a painful howl. I’ve had people in here to do a weekly clean, but I can still detect her faint lavender scent from when she bounded in here after I claimed her.

I should have tried harder to make her stay; I should have stopped being such a coward and given in to what I wanted. My mate stood in front of me for over ten years, and I didn’t do a thing about it.

Making my way towards her bed, I fall down on my stomach and inhale; trying to find even the tiniest scent of her here, but I come up empty. It’s only when I close my eyes that I realise that I realise how absolutely exhausted I am.

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/“Mate…”/

I try to open my eyes, but all I see is darkness, and when I try to speak, nothing comes out.