Aguilar:
I kept my eyes on the woman, my mate, for a moment, and I couldn’t help but frown.
“Bring the pack doctor to her.” I said, nodding at Ian, one of the servants of the harem.
“Yes, Alpha.” He said, holding her upright.
He lifted her in his arms and I watched as he took her back inside the room. Elena was quiet as she kept her eyes on the girls despite keeping her head low, and I knew that since they seemed to be new, she was making sure to maintain their order.
I nodded at Ezio and the two of us walked out of the harem toward the front door where I knew things were going to be changing. But I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself and my wolf, in awe at the sight of the woman. I didn’t know who she was or where she came from, the one thing that I could tell that she was human. A small little setback that I knew wouldn’t be coming in my favor.
“Are you okay, Alpha?” Ezio asked, and I raised an amused eyebrow at him.
“I doubt that a woman falling in my arms would be shaking me up, don’t you think, Ezio?” I asked, and he smirked. “I’ll go and see mother first, I never got a chance to do that yesterday. The two of us can proceed with the council meeting afterwards.”
I walked toward my mother’s suite, knowing that she was with my sister, Clarice, and my first of harem, Jade.
“Aguilar, you never passed by yesterday.” Mother said, and I smiled, taking her hand in mine. I kissed her knuckle, and she smiled as her eyes softened.
“Work piled up on me, Mother Luna,” I said, and she smiled.
“Formalities between the two of us, I see.” She put her hand on my cheek, and I leaned into her touch before turning to my sister who kept her head down.
“Alpha.” She said, respectfully.
“Hello, beautiful sister.” I said, putting a finger under her chin. “I trust that you are well.”
“I am.” She said, and I nodded. I looked at Jade and she smiled, keeping her head down before she nodded. Mother looked at my sister and Jade before taking my hand in hers, gently squeezing it.
“How about Clarice and Jade go out for some fresh air, leave me with my son?” Mom asked, well, mostly ordered, she was just being gentle about it. She looked at me and the two of us took a seat on the couch, and she kept her hand on mine, tapping it gently.
“You stood you ground yesterday, I am proud of you.” Mom said, and I smiled as I looked at her. “Your father would have been too…”
“His excellency, Alpha Aguilar Ivanov.” Marcel, one of the servants called. I nodded at him and he smiled before taking a step back, knowing to head back to the harem. Someone had to help Elena with the girls, especially since they were new within the pack and harem.
Everyone lowered their heads in respect, and I stood in what looked like a veranda over them. A lot was going to be changing, and I knew that most of what I was going to have to do wasn’t going to be things that they liked. Some would be in their favor, others, many others, wouldn’t. But I didn’t care, my aim was my people, and my people alone.
“Who knew, an exiled Alpha can be an Alpha of Alphas.” I heard one of the men, Mikhail Romanov, one of my father’s allies and the main reason that I was exiled a long time ago.
“At least I know for fact that I deserved it. I didn’t get it by inheritance, but by vote and blood, what did you get but a betrayal to your name?” I asked, and the man frowned. “I will not take long of your time. Each one of us has a pack to lead and their families to take care of, and for those who are human, people to guide.”
“I do not intend to harm those who are human, especially when under my care and mercy. On the contrary, I aim to be sure that you are treated fairly and just. Those who think of harming you are going to meet their fate.” I said, looking around at the Alphas. The humans were the ones in suffering, addressing them with this wouldn’t be making sense. “And I will call neither a friend, alley, or mutual. I will be sure that they pay the price for what is done to these people.”
“What about those that are enslaved within your palace walls?” One of the human advisors, Kamal, asked, and I smiled. The man was scared, I saw his fear in his eyes, but it was one that would be temporary. Respect was a need, but I didn’t intend for my followers to be scared of me.
“They are property of the harem and of my own. Those who are to be freed later would be based on our rules and customs. And neither one of them is from allying countries; you needn’t worry.” I said, and the man, though I could tell that he wanted to speak, chose to bite his tongue.
His eyes, like the others, met mine for a moment, and I nodded in assurance.
“You can all rest assured that your people are going to be treated with care and fairness. The women are to be educated, and trust me, after a while, it is their choice to stay; but then again, those who do side with our enemies pretending to be allies wouldn’t know.” I said, turning my attention to the others. “Now, for my first of decisions as Alpha of Alphas…”
End of Flashback.
“While I did not understand why you wish to give humans more rights, I believe that you might have a proper explanation?” She asked, and I chuckled.
“I have a plan in mind. I just need you to trust me.” I said, and she nodded.
“You know that I do, and you have all my support.” She said, keeping her hand on mine. “Daniel and Ella should be arriving soon, I would assume that you would want to spend the night with her?”
“I have work for the night, I will be calling her when it is suitable. And I will be seeing Daniel when he arrives.” I said, and she nodded, giving me a gentle smile. “They would need to rest after the long trip. I wouldn’t want to exhaust them too much.”
I kissed her knuckle before getting up from the couch, and mom smiled, knowing that I was to dismiss myself.
“I’ll see you in the morning, and do try to get some rest too.” I said, and she nodded. “It is going to be a long journey for us from here, and I am sure that we are all going to be having our part in our dynasty…”
Ella:“Mama, when are we going to arrive?” My son, Daniel, asked, growing somewhat restless and hyper. “Is daddy going to be waiting for us?”“We are going to be arriving soon, baby. Your dad is going to be waiting for us, and he is going to be more than happy to see you home.” I said, and he smiled. I looked out the window for a moment, eager for our arrival. It has been a while since I’ve seen my love. He has been gone from home for a long while now.“Is the house going to be big? Daddy always said that it was big, but I didn’t see it. When we were in Moscow, we didn’t see it.” He said, and I wrapped my arm around him, tightening it as I pulled him to me, cuddling him.“It is so big. The two of us are going to run and we are going to have fun in our new home and new place. There will be guards everywhere, and you are always going to be with me, just as I will be with you.” I said, and he smiled.“Am I going to be playing with daddy too? Is he going to love me the same?” He asked, and
Aguilar:“Clarice.” I said, smiling when I saw my sister walking around the estate gardens.Jade, my first woman, was with her. Both women looked down at their feet, nodding in respect before Claire approached me.“I am surprised to see you out here at this time of day.” I said, and she smiled. “It is noon and you might end up getting a little heat from the sun.”“I figured that it would be the best option for the day. You know, going out, getting some fresh air. Normally, I would prefer staying inside at this time, but with Daniel arriving, I figured that I check that his things are also set up for him. He is my nephew, and it has been a long while since I have seen him.” She said, making me smile. “I figure that you could also use a little pleasure for the night.”“You are implying that you would be taking charge of our mother’s duty?” I teased, and she laughed.“I would never. But sometimes, your sister might be happy to intervene when it comes to her brother’s peace and ease.” She
Liana:“For someone who wanted nothing with the Alpha, I am amazed by the fact that you fainted the second he passed by you.” Elena said, raising an eyebrow at me as I woke up.My heart raced against my ribcage, and I couldn’t help but sneeze as I tried to allow myself to process the odor that they had me smelling. Whatever it was, it was annoying to my nasals.I watched as a nurse put a napkin of perfume, it was what they used to wake me up, inside her box. Her eyes met mine, and though she didn’t say a word, I saw her disgust in her eyes before she turned to look at Elena.I couldn’t bring myself to speak. I knew that passing out wasn’t because I saw him. I would be more than willing to watch him rot in hell. But I knew better than to say that to her. She would end up reporting it, and I didn’t want to find myself getting into more trouble than I could afford. Plus, it’s not like she cared anyway.“She is fine,” the doctor said, looking at me. “And her health is well too, she just ne
Aguilar:I walked inside my room to find the maids and servants cleaning the room, preparing it for the night.My eyes met a concubines for a moment, but she was quick to look down at her feet, avoiding my gaze. I smirked at her sight and watched as everyone left before I wrapped my hand around her wrist, stopping her.“What’s your name?” I asked, watching as her cheeks reddened.Her lips moved for a moment, but nothing came out of her voice, and her racing heart told me that she was both excited and nervous.“Allison.” She said, finally speaking.“Allison,” I said, and she nodded. I guided her toward my bed, and I watched as she slowly pushed me to sit down on the edge of it. I smirked at her dominance, and I watched, in silence, as she stripped herself off her clothes.I eyed her for a moment, admiring her beauty. She was young, it was obvious, not older than twenty, a small scar was on her right hip, but nevertheless, the rest of her body could have been mistaken for porcelain.I w
Liana:“So, what are the rules again?” Ian asked, looking at us as if we were stupid.The idea of dealing with all of this was not one that I wanted to process. The fact that they were teaching us to ensure that we were ready to satisfy the Alpha wasn’t something that I liked. I was furious, but I knew that I wouldn’t be able to change anything. Not this way.“No talking back, no looking into the Alpha’s eyes unless aloud, no yelling, no screaming, and no to being rude.” We repeated, knowing not to stay quiet. We didn’t want him to have us going at it for another hour again.“Exactly, and the last, but most important rule, NO MEN.” He said, and we all looked at one another for a moment as Elena walked toward us. We looked at her as she took Ian’s place, and though we stayed quiet, too scared to ask, we watched as the man walked out of the room for a moment, leaving us alone.“No men?” I asked, and Elena nodded.“They are here as servants of the harem, of the pack, and of the women of
Aguilar:“We are going to deal with more of you people around the clock.” I said, looking at Ezio. Valdez’s eyes were fixed on me, and though quiet, I could tell that he didn’t like the advisor who stood in front of me.“And do you think that we are going to want to deal with you, Alpha?” He, Marco, asked. “We are merely forced to be making this alliance for the good of our own people. It is not one that we want to make, and that is something that you know.“The two of us come from the same place, and though a human, you are dealing with your people as if they were strangers to you. I, as Alpha, aim to ensure their safety, while you want them to live in pain, poverty, and illness; I doubt that this is how a leader is to rule.” I said, raising an eyebrow at the man who was forced to sit on his knees in front of me. Two of my men held him down, forcing him to submit.“I am going to an expansion, and it is something that you and those of your kind, those who want to want to see me fall,
Liana:“They say that the Alpha’s Luna arrived to the pack.” I heard the girls gossiping.“Is she as beautiful as they claim that she is? Everyone says that she is the most beautiful girl in the world.” I heard another say. I didn’t say a word, taking a seat at one of the tables beside the girls and Cecilia.“I am curious, what had you calming down almost instantly? Just yesterday you were fighting to burn everything around you.” Allison asked, taking a seat at our table. “You know, suddenly, you are this good girl who is just sitting around.”“I have work to take care of, you know, unlike you, I do not intend…”“I am not like you, though. I am one of the Alpha’s favorites. I have my own room and floor, I don’t stay down here in the slave’s dorm.” She said, and I took a deep breath.“Shouldn’t you be having a table for yourself if that is the case?” I asked, and she frowned. “And if you are the Alpha’s favorite, why hasn’t he bothered calling for you to sleep by his side last night? Yo
Ella:“Settle down, Daniel, you have been playing for the past hour. You are going to need to rest before you exhaust yourself.” I said, looking at my son.“But, mama, all you ask me to do is rest. I want to play!” He said, and I shook my head as I looked at Maria, my headmistress.“Enough, Daniel. You are going to need to listen to your mother when I speak to you. You need to rest because tomorrow, you are going to start your studies.” I said, and he pouted.“I start my studies before even seeing papa?” He asked, looking away from me. “I order you, all of you, to bring father to me. I want to see papa.”The door opened, and my eyes widened in surprise as I looked at Aguilar walking inside. His eyes met mine and I was quick to put my jewelry box away as I stood up to face him. I looked down at my feet and I nodded at Maria to leave to her room within the chamber.“Papa!” Daniel cried out. He smiled and lifted our son in his arms, kissing him.“Hello, Aguilar. We have missed you deeply