Archer.A satisfied smile sat on my face long after Ellie left, hell, even my dick was still hard and begging for more of her, and so was Ian.“Just call her back, and do as she says, then we fuck her until dawn,” He suggested, but I refused him. I wasn’t about to make doing her bidding a thing, or it would lead to making bad decisions, and I wasn’t a King who made bad decisions.“You’re all talk, because I can bet that the moment she appears and bat an eyelash at you, you’ll have no choice but to do anything she asks.I bit my lower lip in annoyance. He was right. The reason I was able to refuse she requested that she wasn’t staring into my eyes when she asked. Her voice had little effect on me, but her eyes… now that was a different story.“Why don’t you accept her so she becomes queen at the bonding ceremony?” He asked and I blocked him out without responding. He spoke strictly about our attraction towards Ellie, not as the Alpha of the royal pack.I pushed myself out of bed and th
Ellie.I woke up with a jolt, looking around with wide eyes and trying to figure out where I was. But with each passing second, I quickly realized where I was; Alpha Tristian’s room.A breath escaped my lips, as I pressed my hands on my forehead, memories of why I was in such a state flooding in my mind. I recalled feeling too tired to move, and the strange sensation of strong arms lifting me, but that was all.I noticed I was longer felt tired or in as much pain as I felt hours ago. Looking down at my body, I was surprised to see that all my injuries had closed up without leaving a scar.“Oh you’re up,” Alpha Tristian appeared, fully dressed in a charcoal black suit that fitted him nicely. His blond hair was slicked back, showing off his chiseled face and spectacular blue eyes. He was indeed very handsome.“I-you saved me,” I fumbled with my words, “Thank you.”“I was pleased to be of service,” he said with a smile and paused, “Although I’d like to know why you went about without eat
Ellie.I imagined I would wake up in my warm bedroom, with my covers over my body, but when I opened my eyes, I was faced with bright lights, multiple eyes, and tension as thick as a curtain in the room.The different pairs of eyes pricked my skin, especially a distinct two—Archer’s parents. The hate in their eyes told of their distaste, and they were directed at me.I scrambled to my feet under the weight of their wicked gazes, but I missed my steps and fell on my bum. It seemed like the universe was against me because the little fall exposed the collar of my dress which I had forgotten to button properly. Gasps and murmurs filled the room instantly.“Would you look at that?”“She’s a whore!”“These maids are in did stupid sluts!”It wasn’t until I heard those words clearly that I noticed they were talking about me, and the hickeys Archer left on my neck earlier.I guess even Alpha Tristian’s healing powers couldn’t clear the hickeys.“Take her away!” Archer’s angry voice brought me
Ellie.My heart sank instantly, feeling a hundred times heavier than when Archer announced I was not his mate before his family and maids, on the day I arrived.Quite frankly, then, I’d been so overwhelmed by everything that happened that I didn’t quite understand the weight of his words, but this time it was different. My mate was with the she-wolf that would become his queen, the she-wolf that would take the position meant for me—just like Nadine had done—while I waited on her. I’d always thought about how similar my situations with both my mates were, because of their behaviors, but now it seemed like fate.I was fated to have bad mates, mates who would rather choose someone else over me because of the status I was born with.I bowed my head immediately.“Forgive me for his misunderstanding, it would never repeat itself, Your Majesty, lord, and ladies, Alpha,” I apologized, thinking the quicker I apologized, the quicker they let me go, but Archer had other plans.“It better not!” h
Archer.To obtain more information about Coral Pack and Alpha Black’s plans to overthrow me and take over my position, I subjected myself to endless chatter from his daughter, Victoria, who was now officially my betrothed.The she-wolf just never shut up. A far cry from my initial impression of her. She did have a graceful appearance, voice, and all of that, but she talked a lot.worst of all, in all her talking, she said nothing of the matter I desperately wanted to hear—not because she didn’t want to tell me, but because she knew nothing. Regret had flown through my body at my decision, but I decided it wasn’t all a bad idea. Black was a smart man, a smart and proud man, who would rather die than tell his daughter of his plans to commit treason. she was a woman after all.in that smartness, I suspected he knew that I had an inkling of his plans, and in deciding to marry his daughter, he made sure she knew nothing, nothing that could sabotage his plans.I was dealing with a snake, bu
Ellie.I held a hand over my cheek, over the stinging pain, but I was angry I couldn't hold a hand over the pain in my chest that burned harsher than my cheek as I looked up at Archer from my position on the ground. The irony of it all.I did belong on the ground, at Arc—no, His Majesty's feet. I was made to look up at him, from the high position he held, while he looked down at me like he currently did.He crouched a little with a bent knee, and his arms stretched out to me as though he wanted to touch me but I instantly moved back.I couldn't let him touch me because I knew the moment he did, the moment he held me in his arms, even if he looked at me with more hatred in his eyes than he did his enemies, I would somehow melt into him, returning to the stupid Ellie who despite everything I'd been through, still decided to delude myself into thinking things would be better, he would be better. I couldn't be that Ellie anymore. My eyes had opened in the few hours I cleaned the banquet
“Ellie, have you cleaned the shed?” Emma’s distinctive voice said from behind me and I turned around immediately with a nod. I had begun cleaning the used dishes in the kitchen when she arrived.“I also cleaned the chairs and tables you spoke about yesterday. I noticed the hall was clean but no one got around to cleaning it, so I did,” I said and pressed my lips together.“You’ve saved me from a sore throat, but those stupid maids will hear from me,” Emma said with a smile.I wasn’t as surprised as I was the first time she smiled at me, which was approximately a week ago, but the smile did warm my heart regardless. Ever since I decided to focus on performing my duty as a maid to the royal family and nothing more, Emma and I reached a sort of unspoken understanding, where she liked and supported me as long as I did my job. And I did, better than everyone else. Her words, not mine.“The decorations and everything else come tomorrow, does it not?” I asked her and she nodded with a sigh.
Ellie.With the way the crowd went silent, one would think I asked for the dowager queen’s heart.It wasn’t uncommon for maids to leave the palace, but we usually did under certain circumstances, like finding one’s mate lived in another pack, or taking leave if there were any emergencies with family members or other relatives.However simple, my request seemed to be unusual but the look on everyone’s faces—the faces of everyone I could see.For whatever reason, I let my eyes travel up to that forbidden corner of the room, but they settled on Victoria, who had a wide smile on her face showing she was pleased with my request, and that annoyed me.I’d been banned from going close to and attending to her by His Majesty, since that incident in her chambers, and she didn’t seem to mind, although I’d caught her staring daggers at me from across a room, multiple times.I also didn’t mind her, because I now had no reason to. I would admit that a part of me was jealous of her, but that was all
Ellie.“Are you certain we’re allowed to do this?” I asked Alpha Tristian the further we walked away from the mansion, and into town.“Nope, but I need a drink, and I can’t drink alone,” he shrugged with a smile. I scoffed and shook my head, walking beside him until we arrived at a bar.The building was small and dim, with one light coming from behind the counter, which showcased all the drinks they had. I liked that, but Alpha Tristian suggested we sit as far away from the light as possible because we–me especially–weren’t supposed to be there, so we took our seats at one of the small found tables, big enough for two.“I’ve never had a drink before, so I don’t know what to order,” I told Alpha Tristian after we were settled. He smiled and nodded.“I know. I’ll handle that.” He said and went to the bar, only to return a few minutes later with two drinks
Ellie.“You’re her right? Ellie Fowler?” Alpha Black asked, his eyes peering into mine. I gulped hard as I stared back at him, nodding slowly.“It is a pleasure to meet the she-wolf who has made a difference.” there was a smile on his face, but I feared it was only a mask. Something told me his asking was not because of the scholarship, but something else. Perhaps Victoria told him I was the cause of His Majesty sending her away.“Won’t you take my hand?” He asked, his eyes darting from his stretched-out arm–which I just noticed was there– to me. I placed a smile on my face too and took it, hating the feel of his hand on mine.“I don’t have time for this, Alpha Black,” His Majesty barked bitterly. Alpha Black smirked, then nodded, and led the way.“Be careful around him, Ellie,” Alpha Tristian leaned toward me to say as we began walking and I nodded. I didn&rs
Ellie.The tension in the air was palpable for more reasons than one, and try as I might to detach myself from the situation I was in, I couldn’t.I was sat in the same car as Archer, beside him, while he spread his legs, and I tightened mine to keep away from making any sort of contact with him. I’d originally sat at the front seat, next to the driver, but when Archer arrived, he demanded I sit behind with him, thus putting me in the situation I was now in.Neither of us said a word to the other because there was nothing to say since we rode as King and guard. Honestly, even if we didn’t, there’d still be nothing to say. He had made his decision, and I made mine; which was to focus on my duty and nothing else, just like I had all those weeks ago.The journey to Coral Pack was a long, rocky one, which I didn’t expect. I mean I expected the ‘long’ part but not the ‘rocky’ party. It wasn’t that the road was entirely bad, but it wasn’t leveled, allowing for exaggerated movements on the c
Ellie.“Hey, why does your eyes look so…lifeless? Didn’t you sleep last night?” Julie took my arm as we walked to the hall, where our graduation was to take place.Julie had sent a dress–the button-down dress–to me late last night with the help of an omega staff, and even with how beautiful it looked on me, with my hair laid down, I guess it wasn’t enough to distract Julie from the bags under my eyes.“I did,” I opened my eyes wide, “I guess I can’t wait for everything to be over, so I can leave here,” I told her.“Well, I’m glad you feel that way because I was informed earlier that you, Tristian, and I would perform a graduation task today after the ceremony,” She said.“Alpha Tristian? How is it possible he’s graduating with us? I barely saw him attend lectures,” I tilted my head to the side.“Tristian took night lectures, he arranged with the instructors because of his busy life, I guess,” she said with a one-sided shrug and I nodded.“What is the task though? The one we’re to perf
The atmosphere and everyone’s initial opinion of me changed drastically after the decree was passed and sent out two days ago. Everywhere I went, wolves said hi to me, and even tried becoming friends with me. The Omegas working as staff in the villa, always did things for me, like giving me an extra portion of food and offering to clean my room. I can’t lie, I liked it, because it was the first time I was receiving such treatment.“Earth to Ellie,” Julie snapped her fingers in my face. I shook my head and blinked immediately, an instinctive reaction, as I returned to reality.Julie and I were currently looking through her dresses for our graduation, which was to take place the next day. Julie was kind enough to lend me something of hers after I told her that most of my stuff was still in my former pack–of course, I left out the fact that I used to be mated to the alpha of that pack and basically, everything that happened afterward. Julie believed Archer took me from my former pack bec
Ellie.“I can’t believe we’re leaving here soon,” Julie said with mock sadness, and a sigh to follow.“You say that but it seems like you’re happy to leave,” I returned, nudging her side, as we walked to combat class.It had been a week and two days since the forest incident, and four days left until the end of our training camp. In that time, Jon and the others that terrorized me were summoned out of camp. Lizzy and I didn’t say one word to each other, but she no longer bothered me, and with Julie’s help, I was able to focus well on everything we were being taught.It wasn’t lost on me that I had to put two times the effort everyone else was putting in, to get the same result, but I didn’t see it as a punishment. If anything, I quite liked it, because it pushed me past my limits.“No, I’m happy I don’t need to do any more combat classes. It is the bane of my existence,” Julie said with a sigh. I responded with a roll of my eyes.“What?” She dragged, amusement touching her lips.“If a
Ellie."Turn around," Archer ordered, standing up, and I complied, feeling the weight of his stare on my back."Bend over the bed." Despite his injury, his dominance radiated off him in waves.My heart raced as I leaned over, my hands gripping the edge of the hospital bed. I felt cool air on my neck as he leaned forward, the anticipation making my pulse quicken."Why did you come here dressed like this, Ellie?" Archer's voice was a whisper in my ear. His good hand slid up my thigh, pushing the dress higher."It was the only way I was allowed into the hospital," I whispered, my voice trembling with excitement.His hand came down on my ass with a sharp smack, the sting making me gasp. He alternated between soft caresses and hard spanks, each strike sending a jolt of pleasure through my body. My skin tingled, the pain and pleasure blending into a delicious sensation."Do you like that, Ellie ?" His tone was mocking, but it only made me wetter."Mmmh, yes," I moaned, pushing my hips back
Ellie.I pressed a hand over my lips to keep me from screeching in pure shock.“I asked you a question, Ellie,” he drawled lazily, the rich baritone of his voice sending shivers up and down my spine.“I–” I started, but the footsteps stopped right in front of the door outside, which was about to send me into a mini heart attack until Archer pulled me towards the hospital bed.“Lie down and stay quiet,” he ordered. I gulped, eyes darting from him to the door, but I joined him in anyway. The bed was warm and smelled like him, masculine and minty. I didn’t fail to notice the way my body melted into his own, as he wrapped an arm around my waist, then covered my head with the covers, so I was left staring at his fully clothed wide chest. I took a big whiff of his scent, letting myself remember why I liked being next to him.Mere seconds later, there was a small knock on the door, and whoever it was opened the door without waiting for a confirmation. I gulped hard, my heart beating frantica
Ellie.Loud and eerie clear, the sound of flesh being torn filled my ears, but it must’ve been the shock that made it possible for me to not feel any pain.No, something is not right. I told myself and peered my eyes open, only to be shocked to see that not only was I in one full piece, but the one who had been torn was none other than His Majesty, Archer. I stood frozen, wondering how the heck things turned out the way they did.In one motion, Archer turned, released his claws, and pierced the monster’s head, taking out its brain. The monster released a very loud shriek, as blood poured out of it’s head, and then nearly every hole in its body, before it fell to the ground“Hold on to me! You’re safe now,” Archer then turned to me and muttered, hugging my head to his chest.“You’re safe now,” he repeated over and over until I had enough and released myself from his hold. He got hurt while saving me, but he was only worried about me.“You’re hurt too!” I reminded him, but he didn’t res