“Damien, Damien, Look I’m sorry,” I followed the amazing scent of lavender and sandalwood to a door. As I opened it repeating myself, I was not ready to see Damien coming out of the shower, with a towel around his waist and a naked woman sitting at the foot of the bed. I couldn’t handle it, the pain in my chest was worse than any pain I endured. My eyes went wide, and I ran down the stairs and out of the front door. As tears streamed down my face, I finally reached the front gate but a huge black wolf stopped me in my tracks growling. I tried to turn direction but it jumped in front of me and growled again, I slipped on the gravel and went down backward, hitting my head as I blacked out.
“Thyri, Darling, please be okay.” I heard someone say, but my eyes were heavy.
“She’ll be okay Dear,” I heard another voice
“Alpha King, the Luna Queen’s vital’s are normal, she is slightly concussed but she will be okay, she has to take it easy. Her body it’s… You need to have her rest.” The last voice said. Luna Queen, oh Goddess, the new Luna Queen is here, I have to get up, I have to greet the Alpha King and Luna Queen.
“I’m sorry Thyri, please.” I now recognized that voice, it was Damien, why is my hand tingling, did the doctor cut it off? Did I lose it? Great, can my life get any worse?
“Alpha King, can I get anything for you or the Luna Queen?” Questioned someone it was then I opened my eyes and tried to sit up.
“Al..pha K..ing” I stuttered, my eyes fluttering. “Pl.. Please forgive me,” I bowed my head.
“No, my Queen it is I that must ask for forgiveness, it was not as it seemed,” Damien spoke as he gripped my hand tighter, which sent shocks through my entire body.
“Shut up Damien, you hurt me, I trusted you.” I turned my head to him, focusing my blurry vision, on his face. My other hand went up to clutch the back of my head. I winced when I touched the bandage around it. I shut my eyes and sucked air between clenched teeth.
“Take it, easy Darling, please,” Damien brought my hand up to his lips and kissed the back of it which sent another shock through me.
“Don’t tell me to take it easy, you prick. Telling me we are mates, then I catch you with two women all over you downstairs, and again in your bedroom the next day.” I opened my eyes and stared right at him. “You are a liar, I want to speak to the Alpha King.” I looked around the room to find no one there, but Damien and an older woman.
“You are Darling,” He answered with a condescending attitude while smirking.
“What?” My eyes widened as he intertwined our fingers.
“Boy,” The old woman smacked Damien upside the head. “You mean you didn’t tell her?”
“Ouch, Nanny” He grabbed the back of his head, turning his face to her. “Not in front of my mate, please.” He said softly which made me chuckle.
“You Idjit,” She smacked him again before turning back to me. “Yes, Hun he is telling you the truth, he is the Alpha King, My name is Suzette Masters, and I am this idjit’s nanny.” She smacked his head again, without taking her eyes off me. “You may call me Nanny if you like, you are Thyri? What a lovely name, for such a lovely Queen.” She smiled and I felt the same sparks as before when Damien kissed my hand.
“Me? A Queen? No, no, you are mistaken. I’m no one, a nobody. I can’t rule, everyone hates me, please you must pick someone else.” I begged Damien as I felt my eyes start to water, and my legs start moving up and down.
“I’ll take my leave,” Nanny Suzette said, as she turned to walk out the door.
“Damien, Alpha King, please, you must reject me, you can pick your own Luna Queen.” I struggled to say as I started hyperventilating and my legs didn't stop moving up and down.
“Thyri, calm down. You are going to pass out. Darling deep breaths, please, the doctor said you must rest.” He then got into the bed and began to hold me against his chest when he saw my face getting redder. “Shh... I’ve got you, baby, I’m here, I’ve got you” His soothing voice and his warm embrace instantly calmed me, I started to relax and melt into his arms, and as I closed my eyes, I could do nothing but cry. When I finally stopped, he kissed the top of my head and pulled me closer to his chest. I didn’t push away, I stayed like that for hours, I had never just been held and it felt wonderful. I would cry randomly, and he would let me, he didn’t get mad, he didn’t stop me, he would just hold me, and let me cry.
When she started panicking about me being the Alpha King, and her becoming the Luna Queen, she started begging me to reject her. I was furious, I had waited thirty-two years for her, and I wasn’t going to reject her. Then Nanny mind-linked me that she was broken, and she thinks she had never been loved, I broke right there, I knew I had to hold her. Hunter howled in my head for our broken mate, what things did she go through to make her this broken? I stayed with her all day while she cried, and refused to eat. That’s all she did, I could feel how she battled with herself, giving in to the mate bond, relaxing in my arms, but when she got too comfortable I could feel a shift and she’d start to cry again. I could do nothing but hold her, I knew she needed it. When she finally fell asleep that night, I kissed her cheek and promised that no one would ever hurt her again, I stayed with her I couldn’t bring myself, to not be here, if she needed me again in the middle of the night or think I
“Darling, please stop saying that!” Damien rushed through my door as I lay crying on the bed wrapped in a blanket. “No, you just need to forget about me, I can not be a Luna Queen, Damien I am broken. No one wants a broken Queen, you need to get someone better.” I yelled out as he ripped the blanket off of me. “I have waited thirty-two years for you, you will not make me give you up!” He screamed as his eyes started flickering from brown to black. “I will…” Suddenly he started struggling to speak before his eyes went completely black. “Hello mate,” He said, only it wasn't his voice, it was deeper and dare I say more sensual. “I’m Hunter, Damien’s wolf,” “Hello,” My eyes went wide as I sat up. “Don’t be afraid mate, Damien is okay, you will be okay too. I love you mate,” He crawled onto the bed bowing his head, sitting in front of me, and crossing his legs. “What?” I questioned furrowing my eyebrows. “I love you mate,” H
“Darling, I’m sorry but I’m being pulled away. A pack has come to see me, please go downstairs and get comfortable. Nanny is waiting for you, I love you, I will be back as soon as I can.” I got out of bed and kissed her on the forehead before turning around to walk out of the door reluctantly. ‘This had better be something worthwhile, to pull us away from our mate!’ Hunter growled loudly. ‘I agree, but, Beta Gerald knows not to disturb us unless it’s important.’ I told him, trying to suppress my anger. ‘That was before we got our mate! You make it clear not to disturb us unless someone is coming to harm her, or I will!’ Hunter snarled. ‘Hunter, no one will harm her now, we will deal with those that have hurt her. We still have packs to care for, but I do agree I must make it clear unless it is trivial then he need not disturb us.’ I muttered as I reached the last step brushing back my jet-black hair with my hands.
“Does Damien work a lot?” I asked Suzette as the older woman started cutting vegetables. “Yes Dear, being the Alpha King he takes care of over forty packs, soon you will share in his load and care for the packs as well,” Suzette answered as she scraped the cut vegetables into the big silver pot. “Nanny Suzette!” A loud deep voice called out from behind, causing the nanny to turn around to face a man identical to Damien. "My boy!" Yelled Nanny Suzette as she put down her knife and power walked to the man who had just walked through the side door. She wrapped her arms around him as he lifted her slightly and embraced her tighter. "Who's this?" The man asked as Suzette let him go before she began walking back toward the kitchen island. "Dayne this is Thyri your twin's mate," Suzette beamed as she moved to the stove pushing the vegetables into a big silver pot. "Isn't she lovely?" "Indeed," Dayne made his way to me as he took my hand and kissed it before he s
"I'm off, I'm a bit tired this evening." Nanny Suzette rang out as she placed the bowls of soup on the counter as we walked into the kitchen. "It's a shame, Nanny, I was hoping to catch up, well there's always tomorrow," Dayne spoke up as he sat in the tall wooden chair in front of the island bar. "Indeed, Nanny, I hope you aren't coming down with anything," I stated as I pulled out the chair next to my brother for my mate. "Of course not, you all need to talk, have a good night," Suzette answered as she took off her apron grabbed her purse, and headed out the door. "This is a wonderful soup," I said after a long period of silence. "Nanny is a wonder with food, I can't wait to taste your food, my love." "Will someone give me answers, I can feel you both avoiding me, or this conversation, or answers you have yet to tell me," Thyri blurted out as she dropped the spoon into her bowl. "We should head into the living room my love," I muttered as I helped her out of her chair giving m
"Good morning, sweetheart," Damien turned from looking out the window. "How did you sleep?" "Great," I stated, as I felt a huge arm drape over me. "I.. oh.." I turned over to see Dayne still asleep next to me. "Don't worry, baby," Dayne said as he gently kissed my cheek and went back to sleep. "How do you feel?" Damien asked as he sat on the bed. That was a question I was expecting, but to actually feel different was unexpected. I feel more alive. 'Hello,' Came a voice I had never heard before. My eyes darted to the door, but it was far too close to come from behind the door. 'I'm sorry I can feel you getting nervous, I'm Duchess, your wolf.' "My what?" I replied out loud. Surely this must be a joke, or I was undoubtedly still dreaming. "Your what?" Damien muttered as he reached his hand out to touch my cheek. "What?" I scrunched my eyebrows together as Dayne sat up in bed. I positioned myself to the side to see both twins to ensure this wasn't some prank they were pulling. 'I'
"So, are you here to stay?" Damien asked as he opened the door to his office that used to be our grandfather's. "Of course," I said sharply as I sat on the old leather sofa. "Well, if you are, then we need to get some things out of the way," My brother stated as he sat in the chair behind our grandfather's old wooden desk. I nodded my head and crossed my legs as I waited to see what news he was going to spill my way. "No one knows I have a twin much less that we are supposed to rule together. You have been absent for well, everything, and if we are to do this then that means we are going everywhere together. I do not expect you to run after you've been introduced." "You know I couldn't be here, not with everything our grandfather was trying to get me to do. He refused to believe that we would share a mate, the crown, a kingdom. I had to leave, but now that we have Thyri I'm not going anywhere." I retorted as I sat up and intertwined my fingers. "I'm glad you think so, she will be w
"So, Darrell told me last night that you have two mates," Kate relayed, as she sat on the sofa in the living room. "Yes, Damien and Dayne are identical twins," I smiled as I brought my feet up on the couch. "Their grandfather hired some kind of doctor who ran experiments on them. They're hybrid and Dayne lost the ability to have a mate. It actually formed with his brothers, so whenever Damien found his mate then Dayne would know it too. I got lucky, I think." "So, then everything is good?" Kate asked as she turned toward me. "Yes, surprising it is. It took me a while to tell Damien everything that happened in my past. Back when I thought it was just Damien," I chuckled as I grabbed the glass of water in front of me. "Once, I knew he had a twin and that they would have one mate I thought I would feel overwhelmed, but it's been wonderful. I felt more comfortable when I decided to tell Dayne, I get more comfortable with them by the day. Enough about me, tell me about you," "Well, I do
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow! Which nobody can deny!" We sang out as Nanny Suzette brought in a three-layered strawberry cake. My eyes followed the pink treat dashed with strawberries with the words Happy Retirement Gerald written in bright red gel. "Happy retirement Gerald!" I clapped my hands along with the others, surrounded by the older man, my grandfather's Beta, confidant, and friend, as he blew out the candles on his cake. "Thank you all!" Gerald bowed his head as the wrinkles on his face became more defined with a broad smile. I glanced at my twin as he gripped our mate by the hip and memories flooded in. Memories of Beta Gerald carrying around lollipops in his jacket pocket to give my brother and me when we seemed to be in our grandfather's way. "Twin, you're looking a bit sentimental," Dayne commented as he stood beside me, plopping a cake pop off the stick and into his mouth. "I was just thinking about when Gera
"So, Darrell told me last night that you have two mates," Kate relayed, as she sat on the sofa in the living room. "Yes, Damien and Dayne are identical twins," I smiled as I brought my feet up on the couch. "Their grandfather hired some kind of doctor who ran experiments on them. They're hybrid and Dayne lost the ability to have a mate. It actually formed with his brothers, so whenever Damien found his mate then Dayne would know it too. I got lucky, I think." "So, then everything is good?" Kate asked as she turned toward me. "Yes, surprising it is. It took me a while to tell Damien everything that happened in my past. Back when I thought it was just Damien," I chuckled as I grabbed the glass of water in front of me. "Once, I knew he had a twin and that they would have one mate I thought I would feel overwhelmed, but it's been wonderful. I felt more comfortable when I decided to tell Dayne, I get more comfortable with them by the day. Enough about me, tell me about you," "Well, I do
"So, are you here to stay?" Damien asked as he opened the door to his office that used to be our grandfather's. "Of course," I said sharply as I sat on the old leather sofa. "Well, if you are, then we need to get some things out of the way," My brother stated as he sat in the chair behind our grandfather's old wooden desk. I nodded my head and crossed my legs as I waited to see what news he was going to spill my way. "No one knows I have a twin much less that we are supposed to rule together. You have been absent for well, everything, and if we are to do this then that means we are going everywhere together. I do not expect you to run after you've been introduced." "You know I couldn't be here, not with everything our grandfather was trying to get me to do. He refused to believe that we would share a mate, the crown, a kingdom. I had to leave, but now that we have Thyri I'm not going anywhere." I retorted as I sat up and intertwined my fingers. "I'm glad you think so, she will be w
"Good morning, sweetheart," Damien turned from looking out the window. "How did you sleep?" "Great," I stated, as I felt a huge arm drape over me. "I.. oh.." I turned over to see Dayne still asleep next to me. "Don't worry, baby," Dayne said as he gently kissed my cheek and went back to sleep. "How do you feel?" Damien asked as he sat on the bed. That was a question I was expecting, but to actually feel different was unexpected. I feel more alive. 'Hello,' Came a voice I had never heard before. My eyes darted to the door, but it was far too close to come from behind the door. 'I'm sorry I can feel you getting nervous, I'm Duchess, your wolf.' "My what?" I replied out loud. Surely this must be a joke, or I was undoubtedly still dreaming. "Your what?" Damien muttered as he reached his hand out to touch my cheek. "What?" I scrunched my eyebrows together as Dayne sat up in bed. I positioned myself to the side to see both twins to ensure this wasn't some prank they were pulling. 'I'
"I'm off, I'm a bit tired this evening." Nanny Suzette rang out as she placed the bowls of soup on the counter as we walked into the kitchen. "It's a shame, Nanny, I was hoping to catch up, well there's always tomorrow," Dayne spoke up as he sat in the tall wooden chair in front of the island bar. "Indeed, Nanny, I hope you aren't coming down with anything," I stated as I pulled out the chair next to my brother for my mate. "Of course not, you all need to talk, have a good night," Suzette answered as she took off her apron grabbed her purse, and headed out the door. "This is a wonderful soup," I said after a long period of silence. "Nanny is a wonder with food, I can't wait to taste your food, my love." "Will someone give me answers, I can feel you both avoiding me, or this conversation, or answers you have yet to tell me," Thyri blurted out as she dropped the spoon into her bowl. "We should head into the living room my love," I muttered as I helped her out of her chair giving m
“Does Damien work a lot?” I asked Suzette as the older woman started cutting vegetables. “Yes Dear, being the Alpha King he takes care of over forty packs, soon you will share in his load and care for the packs as well,” Suzette answered as she scraped the cut vegetables into the big silver pot. “Nanny Suzette!” A loud deep voice called out from behind, causing the nanny to turn around to face a man identical to Damien. "My boy!" Yelled Nanny Suzette as she put down her knife and power walked to the man who had just walked through the side door. She wrapped her arms around him as he lifted her slightly and embraced her tighter. "Who's this?" The man asked as Suzette let him go before she began walking back toward the kitchen island. "Dayne this is Thyri your twin's mate," Suzette beamed as she moved to the stove pushing the vegetables into a big silver pot. "Isn't she lovely?" "Indeed," Dayne made his way to me as he took my hand and kissed it before he s
“Darling, I’m sorry but I’m being pulled away. A pack has come to see me, please go downstairs and get comfortable. Nanny is waiting for you, I love you, I will be back as soon as I can.” I got out of bed and kissed her on the forehead before turning around to walk out of the door reluctantly. ‘This had better be something worthwhile, to pull us away from our mate!’ Hunter growled loudly. ‘I agree, but, Beta Gerald knows not to disturb us unless it’s important.’ I told him, trying to suppress my anger. ‘That was before we got our mate! You make it clear not to disturb us unless someone is coming to harm her, or I will!’ Hunter snarled. ‘Hunter, no one will harm her now, we will deal with those that have hurt her. We still have packs to care for, but I do agree I must make it clear unless it is trivial then he need not disturb us.’ I muttered as I reached the last step brushing back my jet-black hair with my hands.
“Darling, please stop saying that!” Damien rushed through my door as I lay crying on the bed wrapped in a blanket. “No, you just need to forget about me, I can not be a Luna Queen, Damien I am broken. No one wants a broken Queen, you need to get someone better.” I yelled out as he ripped the blanket off of me. “I have waited thirty-two years for you, you will not make me give you up!” He screamed as his eyes started flickering from brown to black. “I will…” Suddenly he started struggling to speak before his eyes went completely black. “Hello mate,” He said, only it wasn't his voice, it was deeper and dare I say more sensual. “I’m Hunter, Damien’s wolf,” “Hello,” My eyes went wide as I sat up. “Don’t be afraid mate, Damien is okay, you will be okay too. I love you mate,” He crawled onto the bed bowing his head, sitting in front of me, and crossing his legs. “What?” I questioned furrowing my eyebrows. “I love you mate,” H
When she started panicking about me being the Alpha King, and her becoming the Luna Queen, she started begging me to reject her. I was furious, I had waited thirty-two years for her, and I wasn’t going to reject her. Then Nanny mind-linked me that she was broken, and she thinks she had never been loved, I broke right there, I knew I had to hold her. Hunter howled in my head for our broken mate, what things did she go through to make her this broken? I stayed with her all day while she cried, and refused to eat. That’s all she did, I could feel how she battled with herself, giving in to the mate bond, relaxing in my arms, but when she got too comfortable I could feel a shift and she’d start to cry again. I could do nothing but hold her, I knew she needed it. When she finally fell asleep that night, I kissed her cheek and promised that no one would ever hurt her again, I stayed with her I couldn’t bring myself, to not be here, if she needed me again in the middle of the night or think I