My heart thunders with anticipation as I let the words softly come from my lips, "perhaps my little kitten is ready to move forward and claim her King?"I watch her reaction, her eye soften at me, her palms sweat and I feel as though I might pass out waiting for her response, I steel myself for the worse, when her lips part and her voice is just above a whisper, "I would love to, but."And there it is, BUT, I surpress my growl and try to focus on her words and allow her to continue."but," her head bows, "can I if I already have a bond with another?"My heart soars and my other hand lifts her head to look at me, "of course you can, I'm the King remember, as long as you are sure that," I sigh, "that bond means nothing to you, I will be more than proud to mark you as my Queen."She jumps out of her seat and into my lap, "then I say yes, I am more than ready to claim you Liam as mine, my mate, my King."My arms wrap around her so tightly I'm surprised she can breath, my face buried in her
"You've got to be joking, you didn't tell him you were pregnant with no pup in your belly, what were you thinking? Do you realize what will happen when he finds out, he'll kill you and expect me to bury your fucking body." My hands ran through my hair, pulling at the ends, "Mel this is going to go south fast, when you can't produce a pup for him?" I watch her as she paces in front of the couch, one hand on her hip as the other is balled in a fist at her side, "what if I get pregnant from someone else, he'll never know the difference as long as the person looks like him."I shake my head, "now you'll cheat on him, just so your trap works, what if this other person decides to say something? Even worse feels the family bond towards the supposed Alpha heir?"She huffs and sits on the couch next to our mother, "you should have allowed him to mark and mate you when he wanted too, now this is a fiasco, he's looking for Ashley, I told you what I thought and now it's obviously true."She g
As we walk into the foyer, Eve stands there a wide smile on her face staring at the two of us, "welcome home," she squeals running towards me, throwing her arms around me and hugging me tightly, she whispers in my ear, "you're going to be my sister soon aren't you." She pulls back, keeping me at arms length as her hands squeeze my shoulders.I can't help the smile or the giggle that leaves my lips, "yes, how did you know?" My head tilts to Liam and his lopsided smile reveals all I need to know. I shake my head, "you're terrible with keeping a secret,""It's not a secret, she guessed," he holds his hands up in surrender to me.Royal Beta Kirk smiles looking at the two of us, "My future Queen, may I take your bags to your room?" Liam growls, "What is it about you and her room, that's the second time, do you have a death wish Royal Beta?"I cock a brow, "My King, is it not the Beta's duty to watch over me? Is it not his duty to assist me with my needs?"He throws his hands in the a
I sit in my office going through paperwork that has piled on my desk waiting for my Royal Beta to arrive, he knocks and I call out, "enter."He enters and bows his head, "your Majesty, may I say something before we start?" I sit back and nod, "of course Kirk."He looks me in the eyes, "I hold no personal interest in our future Queen, I am happy that you have chosen a mate, but if I am to do my job properly you need to..."I hold up a finger and cut him off, "Kirk, you're absolutely right, I apologize for my irrational reaction earlier, your job is to protect and serve our Queen and since you have one now, I need to step back and allow you to function properly in that role."He grins at me, "yes, that was exactly what I was going to say, so I think it is wise that I inform you that her ex-mate has been seen tracking her down, he entered the witches territory while you where on your trip.""And did they take care of this matter?" I cock a brow at him.He nods, "well," he rubs the back
"Where have you been, you don't leave the pack for days and not let anyone know," my father's voice rang out as I entered the pack house. I held my hands up to him in surrender, "yes, I know, I didn't realize I'd be gone this long," I look him in the eye, "did something happen that I'm not aware of?"He shakes his head at me in disgust, "nothing I couldn't handle, that's not the point, where the hell have you been, you look like shit!"I head to my office and he follows me, I enter and sit in my chair as he shuts the door softly, which I'm grateful for and sits in the chair opposite mine, " did you find her?" I fling my head back and pinch the bridge of my nose, "no, I tracked her through several territories and I found a witch, she told me that she had been there and was heading north." The door opens and my mother walks in and sits next to my father. I stand and head to my bar, I pour a glass full of whiskey and down it, then pour another and one for my father and place his in
I sit in the dining hall, my nerves are frayed as we wait for his parents to enter through the archway. His hand is holding mine, he smiles, "don't be so worried, it's not like I need their permission to make you my Queen." His words from the other night float through my mind, "my mother is a huge fan of fated mates, she wants nothing more than for Eve and myself to find ours," the look in his eyes as he spoke and Zeus peering out at me told me he didn't agree, he and Zeus they want me and only me.I blink at him, "I'm not worried about that, I just want them to like me and not hate me because we are not fated," I can't help the frown that forms on my face. He pulls me from my chair, placing me next to him and puts his arm around me, playing with one of my long curls, twisting it around his finger, "little kitten, you are my world, whether we have a fated bond or not doesn't matter to me, you are my fate period and we will have a bond the moment we mark each other," he smiles, "I'
I smiled when Ashley decided to call my mother out, telling her she was happy she wasn't going to help her with the union or coronation planning was my mothers way of pushing her to see what she was made of and my Queen did not disappoint. I smile at her as she sits on the couch in my office, "air balloons with glitter bombs really?" She giggles, I thought it was pretty funny actually, but hey if she would've agreed I'd have done it."I shake my head, "little kitten, I don't want to be on the other end of your sword ever," I wink at her. She staring at the guest list and she frowns, "do we really need to invite so many people, there are like thousands of people on the list she has, I don't know any of these people, which is fine trust me I don't want anyone I know here."I stand and go over to her and look at the list, "hey, all these people you will meet and spend time with at their packs," I scan the list, "look the Exodus pack Alpha and Luna, you liked them remember," she give
I grab my keys and the invitation and run for the door, jump on my Harley and take off to her apartment. I knock softly and wait, I hear the shuffle of feet and the door cracks open, her big blue eyes peering up at me, puffy and red. "Mel," my voice cracks as I push the door open and look at her standing there in her pink fluffy bathrobe with matching slippers, "come sit," I take her hand and gently guide her to the couch.Her eyes fill with tears as she looks at me, "I'm so sorry Maddy, it happened a few days ago," her hands cup my cheeks, "are you okay, your Mom said you were ill." My jaw tightens and anger fills me, I'm a selfish jerk, she's been through something so traumatic and here she is worried about me, I don't deserve her either. My wolf howls at me, "good to know, you're finally realizing what everyone else already knows," he huffs and curls in the back of my mind.I take her hands from my cheeks, holding them tightly, "I'm concerned about you Mel, are you healing prope
10 years later -“That’s wonderful sweetheart, Daddy and I will be heading back home in a couple of weeks, and we can celebrate then, we love you too say hello to Brandon for us,” I hang up, licking my lip as I watch my bronzed god as he walks out of the salty water the sun glistening the drops as they slowly move downward as he saunters, flexing his muscles with every step. He lands on the blanket next to me, “so how’s our princess doing,” he says as his hand skims over the waistband of my swimsuit bottom.I giggle, “I’m still ticklish,” I swat at his hand, “she’s fine and our grand pups are missing us and we need to hurry home.”He laughs, “fat chance of that happening,” he kisses my neck and whispers in my ear, “I’m having too much fun with my mate to worry about her or our grand pups.” He hovers his head over mine, “hungry, let’s go get some lunch and then I need some sweet cream for dessert.”My eyes go wide, “you’re insatiable,” then a sexy smile adorns my face, “and I love it
I sat against the cold stone wall reading the book that Melody brought me the last time she was here about the latest gold rush in Alaska. I’ve lost track of how long I’ve been in this cell and truthfully don’t know if I ever want to leave it. My wolf Zion has gone dormant and hasn’t spoken to me in years, I’m not even sure if he is still with me or not. I used to shift inside the cell and try to give him some time, but then he refused to come out, being caged only made him depressed, he was born to run and hunt. I know it’s his nature to want to do those things, so I left him alone. He did talk to me about Ashley and why he couldn’t mark her, she used her Queen’s command, and he couldn’t go against it. He told me that he enjoyed his time with me most, until I became obsessed with Ashley even after knowing she was the Queen, he understood, but didn’t agree with my actions. That was the last conversation I had with him. I shake my head and continue reading when a hear light foot
I stand in the tower waiting for Liam, I’ve recreated our very first date, wearing the same green gown as that night, the stars shine brightly out the window, and the moon is almost full. In a few days, Liam will no longer be King and our son, Brandon will take his rightful place within the Kingdom. Liam promised me a fairytale life and has delivered more than that, our two beautiful children are the 2nd best part of my journey with him, he of course, is the ultimate best part of it. Without him they wouldn’t exist, nor would I, I’m afraid.I smile as I hear him approach and the door opens, I turn holding 2 glasses of wine and he smiles at me, “did you do all this for me?”I hand him a glass and wink at him, “I’d be lying if I say yes, I did all this for us.”I look at the man that I willingly gave my heart, body and soul to and never once regretted it, his eyes rake over my body and a sexy smirk plays on his lips, “that dress has me just as crazy for you right now as it did that ni
I stand here looking at the loves of my life, my little kitten is dressed in a royal dark green gown that matches her dazzling eyes that sparkle each time she looks at me and my heart flips with each glance. Our daughter, Pasley stands at her side in her royal sky blue dress, that sparkles with each step she takes. Their beauty is incomparable as is the love that I hold for each. I watch as they effortlessly move amongst the guests, stopping to greet all that they pass. My mind wanders to the day our sweet princess was born, 18 years ago, how nervous I was when we were in the airplane, thousands of feet above the ocean and away from land when my final thrust into my kitten and a gush of fluid came out of her core. Her words still make me chuckle, “guess she wanted to join the mile high club.”Ashley’s voice enters my mind, “earth to my King, it’s time you dance with your daughter.”I shake my head and look out into the crowd, Pasley stands in front of me, her smile is my own as he
"Waiting is the worst part of these things," I chuckled as I raised my glass to Luke. He side eyes me and grunts as his eyes are plastered to the French doors leading to the garden. "Don't worry, she'll be there and soon you'll be hilt deep inside her."He growls, "not funny, seriously I'm dying here."His Beta Tristin laughs, "Alpha Luke, you'll be fine, just remember she's my baby sister and I don't want a play by play of what happens later," he grimaces, and I can't help but laugh.Her scent hits me and I see my beautiful Queen enter the garden from the side door, Brandon sits on her hip in his little tuxedo, and I watch as every female here fawns over our boy. I inwardly roll my eyes knowing it will take her too long to get to me. I place my empty glass down and stride over to her, ignoring everyone in my path, "My Queen," I smile at her as she turns around, I adore the way her beautiful dark green eyes twinkle every time she looks at me, I extend my hand to her and she takes i
I’m thrilled when my brother calls, but he decided to call just as Brandon finally settled for his nap and I mind linked Liam to come play with me. Having a child that is teething and cranky most of the time and crying most of the night. Our alone time is becoming non-existent and very frustrating for both of us. Luke tells me that his new Beta Tristin has a baby sister who is his mate. She came to visit and now she will be the Blue Mountain packs Luna. Liam walks into the room, and I cannot help but laugh when Luke tells me that he is actually mated to the real Diamond and that she is exactly like me when it comes to sex and heavy petting before the union. I giggle at him, “got blue balls yet?”He chuckles, “from the time I laid eyes on her, I need this union to happen fast, I’m dying here.”I can’t stop laughing as I listen to him complain about not having sex and not even a taste, Liam arches his brow at me and I shake my head, “Luke, you know I’m sure you will live, Liam di
I walk down to the cells with Royal Beta Kirk, “I want to see Serenity first then we’ll go see Maddon.”“As you wish my Queen,” he nods as we continue to walk.We approach her cell and I notice Serenity has lost weight and Grace pushes through, “Child what is wrong are they not feeding you?” Serenity walks to the cell bars and bows her head, “My Queen,” she says with sadness, “my human, she will not be returning, she will not give up her ridiculous notions of having Alpha King Liam.”Grace growls, “then let her go, you will stay in this form, and I will have you removed from this cell, allow her to pass over.” She shakes her head, “she refuses,” she shrugs, “so I will do what is necessary.”I gasp at her words, “Grace is she killing herself because of her human?”Grace growls, “yes, she will not allow her human to harm you or our King.”I look at Royal Beta Kirk, “open the cell.” He does as he is told, and I walk inside and sit on the cot, patting it for Serenity to sit next to me a
Finding a new Beta isn’t the easiest task, but after a few weeks I’ve narrowed it down to 3 candidates and with former Alpha Carl’s input I think Tristin was our best choice. He’s the 2nd born son of a Beta line from another pack, his mate Izzy is our pack's Doctor, they decided together that he would move here. I'm more than grateful for that decision, trying to find a skilled Doctor isn't easy either.He completed his Beta training 6 months ago and is now up to speed with the day’s in's and out's of his position. We both split the Gamma duties and are looking for someone who can do this job up to our standards. I think the pack is moving forward after everything that has happened here. My parents are still oblivious on how to be good parents, and I truly believe that some people just shouldn’t have kids, but at least I have 2 wonderful sisters.Beta Tristin is excited about his baby sister visiting today, she is the only girl in their family, and I’m glad he will get to spend so
My mind whirls as I hear her ask, “Celeste are you, my mother?” Will I be thrown in jail for breaking the rules and leaving so many years ago with her in my belly? Will Alpha King Liam throw me in a cell for abandoning her? Will she hate me even more now that I’ve seen her and not come forward at all? My grip tightens around Brandon who is snuggling into my neck, and I feel the hot pricks of tears gathering behind my eyes as I finally breathe.I nod my head and slowly place Brandon down on the floor next to the toys, looking into the dark green eyes that I love more than the air I breathe I smile, “yes, My Queen I am your mother.”I watch her face as her smile goes wide and she launches herself at me in a crushing hug, my heart fills with joy as my arms engulf her and I inhale deeply into her neck her sweet scent. Tears flow down my cheeks and I can’t stop them, nor do I want to when words just flow out of my mouth, “my sweet girl, how I’ve missed you.” I pull off her and stroke