Caden

I woke up sweating, my wolf calling to me. Looking at the clock the numbers turned twelve. The pleasure that shot through my body was unbelievable. I felt as if I had just spent all day in bed with my mate. I hadn't though because I still hadn't found her.

Why was I feeling this? I got out of bed taking a cold shower since my body was in want of its mate. The only way I could feel this aroused is if she went into heat. I had done my research about female heats wanting to know what would happen to me so that I could be ready when she had hers. I didn't want to be that stupid guy who didn't understand why he was feeling this way. Could today be the day I finally find her? I hope so; I don't think I could take another day without being with her.

I've been waiting eight long years for her and today has to be the day. Getting dresses I call on my parents.

There would be a record of all the female wolves born today even servant wolves are documented. If we would have known her birthday we could have found her sooner, but then we would know who she was to begin with if we knew that.

Even though we live in the castle my parents like me staying in the next room over from there's. I can never hear anything from their bedroom and they can't from mine. I was very close to my parents and I know it hurts them to see me in so much pain not having my mate but knowing she is hiding from me.

Knocking on their door I wait to hear my father's voice.

"Come In Caden."

I opened the door and stepped inside. Walking into the bedroom which was off to the side from the main door; I saw my father sitting up in bed and my mother still laying asleep. It was midnight after all.

"What can I do for you son? Couldn't this wait until morning?"

"Father it's my mate, she is in heat."

I didn't have to say anything more we shared the same way of thinking. It didn't help that we had talked about this day for months.

"I just called the librarian to bring the birth books for this year's eighteen year olds. We will find out who she is my son. Today is the day you have been waiting for. Within a couple of hours she will be in your arms and will never want to leave them." We had talked to the librarian a couple of times about this happening so he would be prepared the day it happened.

You may ask how he called the librarian without picking up a phone. Well that's easy, he is the King and can speak to anyone in their minds. Normal wolves can do that to but they have to be in your pack to do it. Royal wolves can speak to anyone.

We waited for all of ten minutes before there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," My father spoke in his Alpha voice.

"My Highnesses' I have brought the book for today's eighteen year olds. I checked todays date and there are fifty-eight females wolves who were born on this date those many years ago. Fifty of them already have mates and have mated and three of them have died, which leaves only two of them; a Tiffany Marie Clark and a Claudia Bell O'Shea. Miss Clark lives with her parents down town and Miss. O'Shea is a servant who lives in the castle. "He bowed his head after speaking.

"Well we have met Miss. Clark and she defiantly is not my mate. I'm too happy about that. But this Miss. O'Shea I have never heard of or met before even though she works here."

"Son I'm guessing she was sneaked out of the castle whenever you did a search of all the servant females. I wonder why she would want to hide from you. If she is a servant I would think that she would run to you in a heartbeat to be with you and better her standing," My father had his thinking cap on as he spoke.

"My King and Prince my I speak my mind?" Richard the librarian spoke softly, he didn't want to step out of place in this delicate situation.

"Yes, Richard go ahead," I spoke. If he knew something I wanted to hear it.

"I know her and let me say if she is your mate your one lucky wolf. She is beautiful beyond belief and has the biggest heart there is. If someone is hurt or is in need of anything she will gladly take over their chores and finish them as well as her own or go out of her way to help people. She never asks for anything in return but always gives. I have noticed that she has been quiet for the past couple of years and until today I never thought to connect the dots." The look he gave me was a mixed one, happy that we now know who my mate is but sad that she had rejected me all those years ago and it had been hard for her to do.

Thinking on what he said, I have a beautiful and loving mate. What more could I ask for?

"As for the answer to your question of why she wouldn't come forward would be because she thinks she is un-worthy of being anyone's mate. It's rather funny but almost two years ago she came to me and we talked about what ifs. What if she was your mate or what if this or that certain wolf was her mate? "

"So you're telling me that she told you flat out that she thought she was un- worthy of being my mate? How could she even think that? She is my mate, I love her more than anything already and I've never met her." I wanted to shake some sense into her for thinking that. I would give my life to see her smile and laugh.

"Sir, she is a servant and to her she is beneath you and could never be more. She may think highly of everyone around her, but not about herself. The way she sees it is that she is not beautiful but plain so why would a Prince or any other male wolf want to be with her."

"What!? How could she think any of that?" My mate could never be plain to me, she would always be beautiful.

"Sir that's all I know. The best answers will come from her."

"Your right Richard. Do you know where her room is?"

I couldn't take it anymore. I had to have my mate in my arms; if I didn't my wolf was going to come out and hurt someone. I have been holding in all the sexual frustration that I'm getting off of her and its killing me. Since the moment I woke up all my wolf has been telling me to do was find our mate and mate with her, making her ours for the rest of time. I shared the same feelings, but we had to find her first to do the second.

"Yes Sir, if you will follow me."

"Father, Mother would you two like to come with me or wait until after I have found her?" I was already at the door but turned to ask them.

"We will come with you. Give us two minutes and we will all leave to find your mate together."

Nodding my head I walk out of there room and into the hallway. In less than two minutes my parents were dresses and walking towards me.

"Lead the way Richard." He bowed his head and started to walk. For the first time we followed him to a place where my life would change or so I thought.

The servant's rooms were in the basements of the castle. They weren't in bad conditions at all. There were no windows, but they did have a fire place to be kept warm at night. We came upon a door and without knocking I walked in. I wasn't going to knock and give them warning of us entering. She couldn't run, but I still didn't want to chance anything.

"Wake up O'Shea's." I had used my Prince's voice so they had to do what I asked. It was like my father's but not as powerful yet.

The lights turned on to show a man, women and a young man in the bedroom. The young man was in his own bed and I assumed that he was there son. But the one person I was looking for wasn't in the room. My heart sunk at the thought that I was too late, she had already run. I would find her though, if it was the last thing I did. I would find my mate, she was MINE.

"Your...Your...Highness what can I do for you?" The man spoke and I could tell he was scared. He knew why I was hear and didn't want to get in trouble.

"O'Shea you know why I am here; where is your daughter; my mate?"

All three of them gasped. I guess they didn't think I would find out. How stupid of them to believe that. I'm a Prince and the bond to my mate is very strong now that she is in heat for the first time.

"How did you find out?"

"I asked a question O'Shea, WHERE IS MY MATE?"

"Sh...She...she is staying with a friend Sir." It better not be a male friend or heads will roll my wolf thought to me and I couldn't have agreed more.

"Take me to this friend. Where does she stay in the castle?"

"It...It's not a she Sir. Claudia is staying with a male wolf outside the castle."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE IS STAYING WITH ANOTHER MALE WOLF? I AM THE PRINCE NO ONE TAKES MY MATE AWAY FROM ME. WHO THE HELL IS THE BASTARD THAT HAS MY MATE?" My wolf and I were furious now. Her parents had let her stay with another male wolf the night of her going in to heat. Were they thinking that if that wolf would mate with her she would get over her heat and be back to normal or maybe they thought that if they mated she wouldn't have to deal with me? I'm the only one who can stop her heat, me not some stupid other wolf. If that wolf touches her in any way he will die a very painful death.

"His name is Nickola. He lives right outside the castle. He is one of your high ranking officers. Please don't punish him he has no idea that she is your mate. We asked him to take her in until her heat is over then she would come back to the castle." He looked scared, but who wouldn't when you just told your Prince you hid his mate from him with another male wolf. Any male wolf would be pissed at that though.

I didn't get to yell at the bastard. My father wanted to put in his common sense first. "I know him and he is a good officer. Caden lets leave this family to their sleep. Soon enough they will have to explain why they kept her from you, but I want to find her now so that she won't have another chance to run. I have called the royal guards and they will be ready for us when we step outside. Mr. O'Shea I suggest that you don't call your daughter and warn her. If you do and she run's I can guarantee you that you and your family will regret it for the rest of their lives. She is the future werewolf Queen and we must have her."

With that said my father turned his back on Mr. O'Shea and walked out the room heading in the direction of outside. We all started to take off our clothes the moment we walked outside. My personal guard Derek came up to me taking my clothes and putting them into a bag so he could hold them while we ran. In our world we were naked all the time in front of other's so it didn't matter to anyone unless you were mated then you had to have clothes on. Mates get jealous super easily and they don't like it when other wolves see you naked. Bad things happen then.

Within moments everyone shifted and we were on our way to this Nickola guy's house. His name sounded familiar, but I couldn't put a face to the name. I knew all of my officers and if he was a high ranking one then that didn't make sense. I should know what he looks like.

Arriving in a matter of minutes we all shifted back and dressed ourselves before walking up to the door and tried to walk in. Like I said before, I wanted my mate and a door was not going to stop me now. But as we got to the door five men stepped out of the bushes and blocked our way. They didn't see me so of course didn't know I was the Prince and that they were to move. You never stop a royal from walking forward, it was suicide.

"Move aside before I kill you," My wolf growled, he wanted his mate and these stupid men were stopping us.

"I'm sorry Sr. we can't let you pass. You may be her mate but you rejected her and now Nickola doesn't want you near her." I'm guessing they have never seen a picture of the royal family since they had to gall to speak to us like that.

I wasn't paying close enough attention to what the man had said, but my father was. "Is that what you think he did? You think the Prince of werewolves has been looking for his mate these past eight years for no reason? He would have never REJECTED HIS MATE." My father was pissed that someone would even think that about me. I would never to that. Why would she even think I rejected her? She was the one to reject me not the other way around.

You could tell when they realized they had over stepped there rights. Their eyes popped out as they tried to bow and move out of the way as fast as possible.

The moment I pushed the door opened her scent hit me like a brick wall. My wolf was going crazy from her wonderful scent. Her arousal clearly marked in the air was taunting us. Following the scent I ran up the stairs and in to the master bedroom coming to a complete stop at what I saw.

What do you think he saw? Did you like Caden's point of view?

Thanks for reading. Hope you liked it.

~Tessa