Chapter 70: Grayson

USHER'S POV

Hayden's scent has always been the most alluring and my favorite. I have never smelled anything that equals it's sweetness until now.

I can only smell Hayden's scent when I am a few metres away from him. But this sweet odour is alot more profound.

I really hope I am not suddenly finding out that I have a mate that is not as perfect as Hayden.

Almost every King, Alpha and Angel has attended this celebration despite the short notice. Who would miss the chance to meet the only female golden winged angel in existence?

There are also those that have come hoping to learn more about the mysterious powers of golden winged angels. Especially now that exaggerated rumors about what Hayden did in Black Wolves are going around.

I imagine he will be answering a million questions about his powers today. Not just him but my sister as well. They are two creatures that

people fear just as much as they adore them.

Everyone has heard my sister's story. Or the exaggerated version of it. If you hear them talk about her you will think she is a goddess, someone perfect in every way.

They say she is the most selfless person, the first angel to have sold herself as a slave and risked death to protect the lives of her family.

But no one is consindering the fact that I am her family and she didn't mind stealing the only man I have ever loved.

She can live a millennia without marrying Hayden, yet she wouldn't let me marry him so I can live at least half of that. Is that selfless?

If the scent I am smelling isn't an illusion, someone in the hall is my mate. I am certain they won't be as impeccable as Hayden, no one can equal his beauty, power or charm.

He was once promised to me. How can I be able to settle for someone less perfect?

I will have to reject whoever my mate will be. I can't marry Hayden if I have a mate. Besides, what mate can give me five hundred years of life?

I walk into the overcrowded hall with a forged smile. Everyone in here is exquisitely dressed and enjoying the party.

The first people that catch my attention are my sister and Hayden.

They stand close to each other in front of the hall flaunting their golden wings, they look like gods among men. There is a crowd of admirers all around them, mostly asking small questions about their powers.

My sister looks unusually confident as she flashes the most enticing smile. She is probably trying to please the King who set up this big party to show off his soon-to-be daughter-in-law.

Hayden possessively wraps a hand around his mate as if he thinks the people around them can take her away.

Well, there is another gorgeous angel standing beside her and he is looking at her like something he is yearning to have.

I am guessing he is the angel from Silver Moon Pack since he looks very young and I have never seen him before.

The only other angel I have never seen is Grayson, the only angel in the Black Mountain Pack. I hear he is twenty five and unmated.

Either him or the young angel from Silver Moon is my mate since they are the only unmated angels I am yet to meet.

I don't want any of them, they have nothing special to offer me. They come from small kingdoms which I have no desire to even visit.

I heard the young angel from Silver Moon has golden and silver dots on his wings, but I want someone whose wings have a lot more gold and silver colour than just dots. I want someone as blessed by Goddess Israel as Hayden is.

If the young angel is my mate, would he be looking at my sister so amorously?

No, he would be searching for me. But I will get closer just to confirm that he isn't the source of the sweet scent.

The King and his Queen sits around the first table with the Kings, angels and Alphas from other Kingdoms.

Hayden and my sister should be there as well but I am certain they are choosing to stand around and chat with other people instead of sitting and eating with the arrogant kings and Alphas.

I haven't seen Angel Grayson anywhere, can he have not attended this celebration? He never attended the one I had after phasing, that's why I have never met him.

I want to confirm that the young man who seems to be pleading for my sister's attention is my mate so I can spit on his face for being such a jerk.

Not that I would want him. But how would you feel if your mate flirts with the person you hate most?

Only a few people glance my way as I pass by the tables. No one is interested in watching me no matter how beautiful I am.

I get closer to the crowd surrounding Hayden and my sister. I get a better, closer view of the young, cute angel, but the scent isn't coming from him.

So who is my mate?

I take a brief glance at Hayden simply because he looks so hot with his shirt off and wings spread.

He leans forward and places a kiss on my sister's neck. I feel so disgusted that I turn my eyes away.

I no longer love him, but I can't stand seeing him so taken with my sister. I hate that they look so comfortable in each other's arms even in presence of such a huge crowd.

I feel a hand wrap around my waist from behind and pull me back against a wall of muscles. The sweet scent of my mate envelopes me and I momentarily allow myself to indulge in it's lulling effect.

I don't want to turn and see who it is because they will not be as perfect as Hayden. I want to at least know what it feels like to be in one's mate arms.

"You're not going to look at my face?" A thick, husky voice asks, pulling me even tighter against his hard muscles.

It feels good to be in his arms, Hayden has never held me so tight after all.

But how good is a tight hug from a worthless person? He has a good voice, he will have a handsome face as well since he is an angel of course, but other than that, there won't be anything really outstanding about him.

"You're Grayson, right?" I ask.

"Yeah. And you're my beautiful mate."