Logan POV . . "Give me the key. Hurry up!" Miranda's hands were shaking as she gave me the set of keys. "You want me to find it among all of these?!" I was agitated. "My apologies, My King!" She bowed and gave me a single key with her trembling hand. "Miranda, since when did you become like this? Stop shaking and just calm down!" I roared. "If not, I will find someone to replace you!" "No! My King! Please, don't replace me!" She immediately stared at me with her beseeching gaze. "All right! You can leave now!" I dismissed my butler, who'd been working in the palace since my father took the throne. Miranda had literally witnessed me growing up. She scooted right away after hearing my roar. As I opened the door of my room, I saw Jaque curl up on the bed while sitting down. The same position she had when I found her in the cave. I ambled toward her while she was just staring at me. "I'm sorry!" I uttered as I touched her wet face. She had been crying again. "I didn't
Jaque POV . . Every touch he made ignited the desire in me. The longing and lust I had once felt. "Oh! Logan!" Calling his name was like a chorus of music, I wanted to say it over and over. As I felt his warm palm clamped my folds, a gasp escaped my lips; f*ck, he was good. He groaned while kissing every part of me. His tongue licked the crook of my neck down to the valley of my breasts and halted there, nibbling my nipples. The feeling of pain and pleasure was overwhelming, plus how his finger played with my clit, goddess I would like to scream in ecstasy. "Hmm! You can scream, my queen!" Like he could read my mind. "Werewolves here, don't mind!" He added as he suddenly ripped off the little fabric that was covering my honeypot. "You're more beautiful when naked, Jaque!" He gently uttered as he fixed his gaze on me. "Lie down!" He commanded, and I obeyed at once. "Let me see you, my mate!" His orbs traveled to my bareness, lust was written all over his gorgeous face. "Mine!"
Logan POV . . I felt cheated! I thought I was her first. The way she behaved, I thought she was pure and innocent, but no! Somebody had already touched her. 'She is ours!' Thorin was also upset. He was not upset about our mate but by the situation. 'Who dares to touch her first?' I shared the same question with my wolf. She was nineteen. How could she lose her virginity at an early age? Well, Serena and I had our first s*x when we were both eighteen. However, for me, this case was different. Did she have a boyfriend before me? If yes, who? Where was that as*hole now? 'Investigate!' Thorin lordly ordered. 'That I will do!' I also nodded. 'For now, let's not treat her differently. She is still our mate no matter what!' 'She said she loves us!' She did declare that she loved us. I was confused about my feelings for her after finding out I wasn't her first. However, she was my fated mate, and the bond was strong. 'I like her, too, but we need a thorough check on her backgro
Jaque POV . . I groaned at the loud knocking on the door. My eyes squinted as they gradually adjusted to the light coming from the sun. 'Who could be knocking like a nagging wife in the morning?' I asked in my thoughts. Last night, I slept late, waiting for Logan to come back. Now, I woke up without him by my side. I suddenly felt empty. That was my second night in the palace, and all I could say was it wasn't what I expected at all. I touched the pillow beside my head and sniffed, hoping his scent was there. A touch of sandalwood and cinnamon. The deep, creamy sweetness with warm undertones of amber, leather, and wood from sandalwood always made me think of a place I used to go when my mother was still alive - church! While the cinnamon's warm, spicy, and sweet, with woody undertones scent, exuded a sense of coziness and comfort. A simple reminiscent of freshly baked goods and holiday festivities in my former human world where my mother usually worked. She was a baker in
Jaque POV . . "Lalaine Swan, my favorite teacher!" Serena walked past me and hugged this Mrs. Swan. So, her first name was Lalaine. "I'm sorry that our queen spoke to you that way!" "Excuse me, Serena!" I was about to clarify something, but she just raised my hand to my face. "This is the reason why I asked you to come!" She was smiling from ear to ear while I was still panting in anger. I glanced at Logan, asking for a little help, but he just fixed his gaze on me. "Thank you, Serena. You think too highly of me!" Mrs. Swan answered while taking a little glance in my direction. "I understand that our lady here acted that way. She is not refined and delicate yet!" She twitched her lips and cringed her nose. Her eyes were speaking in volumes while staring at Serena. Then she turned and glanced in Logan's direction, who was standing at the door frame. "My king, greetings to you!" With a slight bow like she did to me earlier, she gave Logan a sign of respect. "Good day,
Jaque POV . . Inside the Lambo, the atmosphere was silent and cold. I would like to speak and break this ear-piercing quietness, but I was kind of scared of my mate. "Do you want to say something?" Logan questioned without glancing at me. His eyes were focused on the scenery outside of the window. "Are you mad at me?" I asked, anxious. I heard him sigh and then shifted his stare at me. "Life in the palace isn't as sweet and exciting as everyone thinks it is. Jaque, I am aware that the staff are giving you a hard time!" He was aware of that?! I stared back at him with a baffled expression. "But consider it as a training. You're going to be the Shadow Rock Kingdom queen, and you will experience more than that in the future!" "Are you trying to tell me that I have to accept everything even if it's not right?" I was more confused than ever. "You're still young. You will learn a lot more as time passes by. Jaque, I'm not saying that you have to swallow everything. I'm j
Jaque POV . . Morning! The weather was getting chilly, and the sky was getting dark. It was the first month of winter. I woke up as early as six, thinking that I was going to move out today. I glanced at the man sleeping soundly beside me. His face was serene like he was not a ruthless and demanding king. My eyes traveled down the tip of his note, and then his slightly parted lips. Those lips were so warm when they gave me a good night kiss last night. I moved to the side and kept on checking my mate. He had a hard jawline. Goddess, he was handsome. I pretended to be asleep when I saw his hand that was wrapped around my body move. He groaned, then mumbled something. I thought my mate was dreaming. "Jaque!" He called my name. His voice was soft, I could barely hear it. My eyes were shut, so I didn't know if he was already awake or still sleeping. "Good morning, my beautiful mate!" He gently kissed the tip of my nose, making it cringe. He released a soft chuckle at my react
Jaque POV . . After three days! At school... I was in the same spot where I usually had my rest day. Not far from me were my so-called warriors. Next to my side was Katrina. Logan had strictly instructed them to be with me, but I begged him to at least be discreet. Not everyone at school knew that I was the king's mate, and I wanted to remain that way. "My Lady, I bought you these snacks outside of the school!" Katrina put an expensive-looking sliced tiramisu cake and creamy milk tea with black pearls inside. "They look delicious. Please, try them!" She gave me a teaspoon and smiled from ear to ear. "Katrina, you don't have to. The snacks outside of the school are expensive!" Logan gave the owners of restaurants a go-signal to serve me and give me the food I wanted. He also ordered the branded boutiques in the city to give every clothes I chose for free. He said to them that he would take care of everything. Logan indeed kept his promise while I was away in the palace
Adam POV . . "D*mn, what are we going to do now?" Alpha Dylan asked after explaining everything to him. "Do we need to find him?" He sat on a single chair while glancing at everyone. Princess Amira, Andrew, and the Luna of Amos were also waiting for someone to answer that essential question. "Beta Jackson and Kelly have to do their job for a while. Now that the council is gone, all of the work falls under Beta Jackson's shoulders!" I responded. "He needs somebody who can help him do at least half of the job. What about you, Alpha Adam? I think you are the most qualified one to take Alpha Amos' job!" Alpha Dylan's suggestions made me stop and think for a moment. I didn't see that suggestion coming. "I can't just take the leader of the council's job without the kingdom's beta's approval. I wanted to help him, but this kingdom consists of more than twenty packs in this country. King Logan is also the king of the wolves in England. Right now, we are at war, and ~" "And you a
Adam POV . . It was already dark when I arrived at the pack. I saw Andrew facing back and forth at the entrance. I got out of the car after parking it in the garage. "Beta Andrew, what's the matter?" I asked. I could see that he was worried and scared. "Adam, Jaque isn't awake yet. Demeter has done everything she could, but she is still unconscious!" Andrew reported. "Where is her room?" I immediately strode to the second floor of the mansion. "Tell me what happened here while I was gone!" "Orora brought Jaque to one of the guestrooms on the third floor. Demeter has been tending her nonstop, but she couldn't wake up!" "She couldn't wake up, or she was too weak to wake up?!" I asked, clarifying things from his words. "Demeter said she couldn't. She was just exhausted, but what baffled her was ~" "Tell me, Andrew. You know I don't want to be kept in the dark!" I told him as I stopped in front of Jaque's room. I was a little bit upset. "When Orora teleported here, s
Adam POV . . I had just gotten a mind link from Andrew that it was chaos outside of the pack. The councils were all dead. They were caught dealing with the werebear king and were also part of Serena's spies. I couldn't believe Amos and the rest could betray the kingdom. "Adam, son. We have to help them!" My father uttered. I agreed with him, but it looked obvious and easy. Why didn't they touch Blood Moon Pack? "I have a call from our neighboring pack that Amos' wolves were just cured by Queen Jaque. They were all lying on the ground, naked!" My Delta reported. Since Andrew was busy patrolling the borders and updating me about the happenings outside. "Gather ten of our warriors and get the truck. We have to help them!" I wasted no time on this. Since Amos' pack was the nearest to our pack, it was obvious that we were the ones who would help them. That's the law in the kingdom. My Delta drove the car while I sat next to him. "Have you seen the princess lately?" I asked w
Jaque POV . . "Orora, what's the news in Rigor's pack?" I couldn't help but ask. I had a strange feeling that something was happening there, and Logan was in danger. "No updates from one of the warriors that you commanded yet!" My sister replied. We had been preparing for the coming of Alectrona, whether in the flesh or through her vessel. I paced back and forth, my hands were fidgeting, and I was shaking all over. Although I didn't feel any chest pain or something else, I was not comfortable staying with the warriors here at all. "My queen, these are your bows and arrows!" One of the blacksmiths in the palace reached me for the special bow and arrows that I personally requested. I hired ten trusted and capable humans as the kingdom's blacksmiths for something. They were the maker of my silver daggers, swords, spears, and bows and arrows. "Thanks, Kelvin. How many arrows have you made?" I asked this young blacksmith. When he first came here, and that was after the war,
Logan POV . . He was indeed strong. He had the power that Alaric had. He could create a fireball. He had already burned the houses of the pack members here. Their houses were totally burned and turned into dust. He sucked the blood of the elders and pups, making their Luna anguish even more. She was blaming herself for being blind and stupid. "King Logan, my pack is gone!" She told me while kneeling on the ground. "I don't have time to babysit you, Luna. I need to save your pack!" I told her rather. I half-shifted into my wolf and lifted my head into the sky. I let out an unwavering command. 'Stay away from Lycus. You can't defeat him with your claws. Protect the wolves and escape this pack. Find help from your neighboring packs. Now!' 'But King Logan, what about you?' Their Luna asked. I glanced at her and smiled. 'I can handle him. I didn't tell her the truth. Go now. Before he kills all your members!' Their Luna got up and shifted. She let out a howl, sending her me
Logan POV . . "King Logan, reporting!" That was one of my warriors in Rigors' pack. He had been staying there incognito to report everything that was happening in that pack. "Proceed!" I simply replied. "The coffin is here!" He uttered, alerting me. "He has just taken the pack. He is now their new alpha. "Alright. Stay hidden. Keep me posted!" "Copy, my king!" We ended the mind-link. However, after a while, another mind-link from another warrior spy came through. She was from Agatha's pack. "King Logan, there is something unusual going on here. The wolves start acting crazy. Like their eyes were turning gray. They are becoming deranged!" "What?" That shocked me a bit. "Stay hidden. Don't get bitten. We'll be there in a moment!" "Yes, my king!" My she-wolf warrior replied before we ended the mind-link. I needed to tell this to my mate and the rest of the group. I mind-linked Jackson first and told him about the two packs that were Alpha-less. "That's cra
Tia POV . . It was a good thing I was informed earlier by Amos before they killed him. Of course, it was automatic. The next place that they were going to track was the werebear kingdom. Hmp! I really never cared if that perverted king would die or his kingdom would lose. Just like goddess Alectrona said, we just used them to keep them busy. While they were busy chasing after us, we were already finished with our plan. Vicious and well-detailed! "Tia, it's me, Lycus!" That old bastard was knocking on my door. If only we didn't need his strength and power, I would never agree to babysit him. "Come in, Lycus!" I told him. I would never call him Alpha Lycus. Since he didn't have a pack anymore. Lycus opened the door and stepped into my room. "I'm still starving!" He sneered. "Oh! Come on! You just had three packs of blood. Don't make me go hunt again!" I stomped my feet, screaming my protest. Since I brought him to my hideout, he never stopped asking for blood. "Also,
Jaque POV . . "Hello, darling. How are you?" I ambled towards Logan, but he strode towards me and gave me a deep throbbing kiss right away. It lasted for a few seconds before he let go of my lips. "Sweetheart, we have an audience!" I told him as I glanced at Jackson and Queen Anicia, who was just standing next to me. "Who cares? I missed you, my mate!" He whispered and was about to kiss me again when the werebear queen spoke. "Goddess sake, get a room!" She exclaimed, making me chuckle. "We are here to give you information about your council, King Logan!" Logan had no choice but to stop hugging me and start listening to us. Jackson strode toward us and nodded at the queen right away. "What's up, brave warrior?" He jokingly uttered. "Been good, Beta Jackson. What about you? Have you solved your problem with your mate?" The queen teased. "You have to help me with that. When we're finished with this, you have to come with me and explain to her!" Jackson demanded. The qu
Logan POV . . We entered the door of Amos' office without him around. He knew we were coming but didn't even bother to welcome us. "That sick old mutt is looking for trouble!" Jackson was upset. "I'm gonna give him a lesson once I see him. Just tell me what to do!" He was gritting his teeth the entire time. "I will give you the floor once we find out that my assumption is true!" I told him as I rummaged through his stuff. "Where the h*ll is he?" I couldn't believe I was also asking myself the same thing. Until he arrived, adjusting his necktie a tad bit. "King Logan, I am sorry. I just went to the washroom. I think I may have eaten something that is not delectable!" "Hmm! I see!" I just said. The corner of my lips curled up into a sneer. "You are a werewolf, Alpha Amos, not a human. Your wolf can cure a simple stomach ache!" Jackson sarcastically told him, making him cough. "I guess my wolf isn't strong today!" He chuckled at his own joke, but we didn't even bother