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{Isla’s POV}It was a bright new day, one that filled me with life and exuberance.I jumped out of bed, well I jumped out of Cayden’s bed— with our intercourse, we had nearly torn down his new Chambers last night just like we had torn down his former Chambers at the Skid Quarters.— that place is in ruins.I had jumped out of Cayden's bed, slapped him softly on the cheeks three times to make sure he was awake and then kissed him before telling him to get ready for the day— as we had a lot to oversee.— it was officially one day to the Coronation and Mating Ceremony. **With a bubbly mood, I paced through the Palace hallways, my scrutinizing gaze trailing over the decorations that were being set up all around the Palace— premises and interior. I was personally telling the workers where each decoration price should go, what color shade to be used, and in what quantities the decorations are to be applied.I needed everything to be perfect.This was Preparation Phase 1.I ordered that new
{Isla’s POV}I paced hurriedly from the hallway towards the Revel Hall with Daniel and Shrilly scuttling beside me. Daniel was explaining how he only left Shrilly for a brief moment to go and ease himself, not knowing Shrilly would misinterpret my command and go and attempt to unbuild the Revel Hall. While Shrilly was explaining how replacing the windows and doors could make people comfortable and enjoy themselves more during the Celebration tomorrow.And me? I was disturbed but I was just focused on getting to the Revel Hall on time before it was too late. I took a left turn and continued hastily onwards until the Revel Hall came into viewing. I met the doors being unhinged by three hefty he-wolf workers and I threw my hands into the air and yelled, “Stop!” The workers immediately stopped their movements and looked confused as I scuttled towards them. “Leave the doors there.” I told them as I got to them, panting a bit. “You’re not meant to take them out.” I said.“Your Highness
{Isla’s POV}Make the Throne room brighter?Why in the world would you want to make the fucking Throne room brighter?!It’s not fucking dark!I raced with panic and dread towards the Throne room and I almost knocked down a few workers on my way as the Palace was creeping with a whole lot of them. It was night already— the last Preparation Phase, the final moment everyone had to make the Palace a Beauty for tomorrow’s occasion, hence the number of workers who were now available. And then there was Shrilly, not a worker but uprooting windows and doors and painting the goddamn throne Room!I got to the doors and I bashed my way in to see a well-dressed Shrilly standing in the middle of the room and pointing to an area on the wall where a worker on a ladder was about to paint over. Only one side of the wall in the Throne room was painted and I looked to the throne area and sighed in relief when I saw they were untouched and unpainted.The workers and Shrilly had all noticed my presence
{Isla’s POV}I had woken up snuggled up in warmth— Cayden’s warmth. And then I had woken him up with a million kisses. I kissed him on his face, neck, nose, shoulder, lips, forehead, closed eyes, cheeks, side of the lips, nose again, cheeks again, and lips. I had continued that rotation until he had woken up.He had immediately carried me onto his lap and had almost convinced me to have sex with him as he sent gentle fingers down there to stroke me and make me wet.But then I had controlled myself with all my willpower by pushing him back onto the bed and running away from him. As much as I needed it, there was no time for sex. Today would be the day he becomes King so I decided to focus on that. I could fuck the King afterward.And so, I had escaped from Cayden, switched to his Chambers, and had called in the Train of maids and servants who were to get him ready for today's Function. And now, I was standing at the door of his Chambers staring at him while he changed into a blue dres
{Isla’s POV}I continued walking through the crowd, my pace slow and steady and my gaze persistent while resting on Cayden. It was a blissful journey of just a few steps and then I got to the forefront and climbed on the stage. Cayden promptly ate up the space between us and kissed me on my forehead. I smiled and took in his scent— his calling scent.I wanted to bury myself in his embrace and stay there but this was not the place or time.“You look beautiful, Isla. Too beautiful.” Cayden said as he poured his dazzling blue eyes on me. They shone brightly in contrast to the golden hue background behind him, making him ever so charming.“I was about to tell you the same thing.” I said with my cheeks pink and heated. He had his hands resting on my waist and he stroked my back comfortingly.With my words, he smiled at me and then he said. “I know I’m very handsome. You don’t need to always remind me.”“Oh, don’t flatter yourself. I call you good-looking just to be nice. I don’t see you th
{Isla’s POV}The clouds in the skies were stormed with thundering and it sent down streaks of heavy rain that slammed against the Reignile lands and the Palace, hard and suddenly. I couldn’t help but see it as a sign.We all saw it as a sign. Once the crown rested on Cayden’s head, nature reacted and now thunder and lightning were streaking through the skies.My mother's hand came back down to rest at her sides and she then bowed gently to Cayden, and with her, the rest of the people. It was magical. “Your Majesty, the Alpha King.” My mum greeted him with elation and reverence in her tone and then the entire Hall chorused it. The synchrony of their utterance and movements was surreal and I found myself blown away by it. I felt chills trail around my body in that moment and just then, Cayden turned to look at me.He looked breathtaking— a mixture of cute and strong.There was something about him with the crown on. Seeing him wearing it sort of changed the way one was to see him— ch
{Cayden’s POV}Today was the best day of my life.But then I couldn’t really call one day the best because from now on, I would be with Isla— sleeping beside her and waking up beside her, so it’s more like every day of my life from now would be the best day of my life.I’ve been acting like a female recently, being easily emotional and even growing tears in my eyes— About a year ago, I would have termed that as a weakness but now I know better. Being able to feel remorse or your heart being touched by happy events doesn’t mean weakness, it means I’m a real being and a mortal, both of which aren’t bad things. So I don’t fight the feeling anymore as it doesn’t make me less stronger. If anything, It makes me stronger. — love makes me stronger. I had poison trailing in my veins and I searched the stretch of the Reigns until I found Isla. On a normal ground, I would have lasted hours after I abandoned treatment at the Clinic. My love for Isla pushed me and made death my last option.Lov
{Cayden’s POV}I gave the command and she sensuously spread her thighs for me.My breaths grew heavier and I felt a strong pull towards her. Her scent was calling me and it was almost like I couldn’t control myself. It was driving me crazy.Now that we were mates, it felt like I was conjoined with her in some mystical way. I could hear her heartbeat from where I was positioned on the bed and also feel the measure of her happiness. I could read off her emotions from her without her having to express them and I knew she could do the same for me since it was a mutual relationship.It was beautiful.The mate bond was a remarkable concept and I was glad I got to finally explore it with Isla. We were mates once before but it hadn’t felt this blissful— maybe because I was a total Jerk who saw her for less than her worth and wanted someone who was more than worthless— Ivanka.But then again, I’m thankful for how things later turned out. I could have made the greatest mistake by marking Ivanka
{Isla’s POV}I was robed in a very elegant dress, and the dress was beautiful this time because my belly wasn’t 30 centimeters big anymore. It was coming down to its normal size.It was the break of dawn, since I had spent the rest of last night giving birth, and the sunrise was beautiful. I stood now, watching it from my Chamber’s east window, and just then, I felt a hand trail around my waist before I took in the calling scent of my mate and father of my child.His scent and the scent of our Son were my two most familiar scents in the world. I’m still getting used to the latter since he only just arrived a few hours ago— but I’m getting used to it fast.“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” I asked Cayden, staring at the overlying colors of red, orange, and blue clothing in the skies as the sun rose.“It sure is.” Cayden responded, his voice sweet and gentle. “But it can never match your beauty, my Queen.” He added and I blushed violet.“Well, I know someone who is more stunning than me and t
{Isla’s POV}I groaned and then I struggled to push my eyelids open. It was weighty but I overcame it and became conscious to a piercing sound ringing near my ears.… and then I realized it sounded like a baby. At once, my eyes stretched wide open and I threw my gaze in the direction of the sound to see Cayden sitting before me, carrying what I suspected in his arms.A Cub. Seeing it, I became aware of the pressure on my finger and I looked to see that the Cub was holding my finger. I promptly looked back at Cayden, wanting to get some sort of clarification from him.He smiled warmly at me and leaned in to kiss me deeply on my forehead. I closed my eyes as he did so.“I was never going to let you leave me.” He said with tears in his eyes as he pulled away and then he gently handed me the baby. “Meet our Son.”A wave of warmth swept over my body as I motioned to carry the baby. I felt very weak all around my body but grabbing hold of the baby seemed to revitalize me. And make me emo
{Cayden’s POV}The rhythmic sound of an infantile cry filled the room and the moment I rested my eyes on our Cub, I froze completely.It was pink, breathing and crying. It was real.The Midwives carried the Cub happily and came close to me. “My King, It’s a boy.” One of them announced as they attempted to hand him over to me but then I was unresponsive. It was hard to move a muscle and I could only just stare.The Midwives proceeded to talk to me but then their voices sounded muffled to my hearing and it felt like the world had faded behind me. It felt like it was now only I, the baby, and Isla that were in the room— the family I had created. And I stared between both of them and tears glossed up my eyes. I was scared.But then I was…I was happy. Very happy.I couldn’t believe that this moment was real.I had a son.I finally had a child… with the woman I loved. I finally started my own family. “Your Majesty!”“My King!” I kept hearing them call me with their seemingly muffled vo
{Isla’s POV}I felt my blood pressure rise and its volume pushing against my veins as the maids and Midwives surrounded me in their attempt to lead me to my Chambers.But then Cayden offered to carry me and he did but he immediately put me down as I let out another piercing cry. Carrying me made it worse.It felt like my groin was tearing apart.My water broke and tension swept into our midst. But I still preferred to walk.And so, planting my arms on the shoulders of a midwife on my left and Cayden on my right, I painfully started strolling. The entire Hall of Blissful Lovers was dead quiet now as they all stared in my direction and I knew that this occurrence had successfully put, on hold, every after-party or post-celebration that was to happen.I didn’t want that.My mum and the rest of my General family rushed from the crowd to meet me now, and when they got us, they visibly panicked seeing my pain-stricken face. My mum immediately ran to me. “Isla!” She voiced. “Are you—”I gn
{Isla’s POV}The Divine bliss.That unearthly feeling… It poured on the Reigns as the Full moon poked itself through the Reignile Skies into visibility. It was magnificent.It was powerful and I could just feel its empyrean effect throughout the stretch of my body. Wolves started howling as fated mates found one another. I immediately turned to Daniel and Andrea to find out that they hadn’t marked each other yet. They didn’t need to…They were mates— fated mates! Fate had divinely bound them together!The Moon goddess does pay attention. “They are fated to each other!” I screamed and jumped. My mum and Cayden looked at me smiling beautifully too.“Yes, they are.” Cayden said with an obvious elation in his voice.“Which is no surprise. The moon goddess knows the right souls to pair, and Daniel and Andrea look right for each other.” My mother contributed and stroked my back comfortingly.I couldn’t stop smiling and staring at them as they hugged each other now. It was beautiful and t
{Isla’s POV}As I had calculated, there was still time for Andrea to do everything she wanted on my skin and my claws. After having a bout of entertainment— going to the dungeons and killing that Butcher Cunt, sitting in that make-up chair for a few more hours wasn’t so bad. I didn’t feel that bored anymore, and in less time than I expected, Andrea was done.I was in my beautiful Royal maternity dress— which was most importantly comfortable while Andrea was in a purple silk dress— the same one I had worn years ago when I had started this journey of hatred to love and scoff to intimacy. She looked beautiful and I had almost worn my cheeks off smiling at her. We were ready to leave now. It was nighttime and an hour to when the full moon would reveal itself and the moment felt divinely peaceful. But then Cayden arrived and we both had to start acting. — Andrea was not very good at acting or lying so it became an issue when Cayden asked what the two of us had been doing all day asides g
{Isla’s POV}I forced my eyes open and blinked, and then I realized I was in the Royal Clinic.I immediately shot up to a sitting position to look at my belly. It was still huge and there was no blood anywhere. I sighed. “Hey hey.” A deep voice said and Cayden gripped me comfortingly. I turned to him with a look of relief. “It’s okay. You’re okay. You just got dizzy and fainted so we had to bring you here.” He said and he pulled me into his arms and hugged me. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there.” He apologized.“Mh-hmm.” I wrapped lazy arms around him and hugged him back and then he kissed me on the forehead afterwards. “Your Mum and Andrea…” He started to say but then the people in question stormed into the room just then. “Isla…” My mum rushed towards us and stole me away from Cayden’s clinch. “Are you okay?” She cupped my cheeks and ran her gaze around my body.“Yes, mum. I’m fine.” I said to her and she sighed.“We brought you food.” She said as she placed a plate of some vegetables and
{Isla’s POV}It was now two days to the Night of the Full Mating Moon and preparations were heavily ongoing. This would be one of the biggest celebrations for a full Mating moon night so we had to make a lot of preparations and provisions.During the Last Full Mating Moon, the Reigns was in turmoil and there was bloodshed due to the Lycans’ attack, and so the natural process of being mated had been disrupted, meaning fated mates couldn’t conveniently meet each other and establish their union. So this next Full Moon which was just a few days away now was more like a combined ceremony— a re-celebration for those that had been mated last time and a mating Ceremony for those who were about to be mated this time around.So it was going to be wildly amazing with a huge love-filled crowd, but the best part?My best friend was going to be part of that crowd.I’ve hugged Andrea like a thousand times before now. And it would have been up to a million if Shrilly wasn’t always coming to interrupt
{Isla’s POV}[Several months Later]Over the past few months, life has proved that having Cayden in my life as lover and King would make things better. The first time Cayden replaced me to go and hunt down the Rogue Lycans, we were only halfway into our feast when reports came back that Cayden had caught the Pilfers— yes, I had sent some guards to monitor the process.Not that I didn’t trust Cayden but it had been my first time completely letting go of my responsibilities for another person to handle. So I had been really worried and couldn’t help but pry. But as expected, Cayden had effortlessly trashed and captured the Rogue Lycans and he’s been doing so ever since. We had tried several times to squeeze more information from these captured Rogue Lycans regarding where their other gang settlements were but it had been in vain. They preferred to be tortured and wounded rather than talk, so we had to carry on with our blind hunt for the rest. But then, the amazing part was that I di