*Leroy POV*
The boys are all pumped up, ready to whip the other side but my mind is not here. They are all disappointed when I chose to warm the bench after half-time. They will have to play the rest of the game without me because I can’t concentrate. I am still trying to make sense of it all when the game ends and Marcus comes to join me.“Who is the girl?”I look blankly at him, but I know what he is asking.“Which one?”“Second from the left. The one giving us nothing?” he points out.I knew he was referring to her but I still can’t help but flinch at the confirmation.“Why?”I don’t even lift my eyes to look and try my best to sound uninterested. I knew the moment I saw her in those tight clothes that she will turn heads and I don’t like it. Sky is continuously stirring and growling inside. I am doing my best to suppress him.“Look at her, man. She’s bootylicious!” Marcus insists while seductively licking his lower lip and making an hourglass shape with his hands. That’s when my wolf goes ballistic.I don’t know why his response is raising such a strong feeling on both of us. Sky is so pumped up; he is ready to pounce at him for that remark. Maybe it’s because I have been watching her closely since she sneaked up on me in the woods last week. She is definitely not the average slave girl she wants everyone to believe. Those big clothes she wears all the time cover a goddess, and I think it is intentional to sell the average girl lie she is portraying. Unfortunately, I have already seen her, all of her and I can’t get that image off my mind. I’m no freak. I don’t even look at the Omega’s like that, but she sneaked on me first. I returned the favor when I found her swimming in the dam a few days later. Like a fish, so entuned with nature, so peaceful and free, and that body, simple gorgeous!I have also overhead our geek teacher saying the experiments she does and the sums she masters are way above our senior year level. I am really curious to know her end game, but my wolf is acting really weird.I snap back to find Marcus studying me. I give him a response.“She’s Rose’s relative. She’s off limits.”“She’s not her relative, she is a nameless slave,” he persists. I don’t know why he bothered to ask when he already knew the answer.“Off limits, Marcus.” I must put my foot down because I know how he is with the women.He looks at me in disbelief before his lips curve into a smile with mischief written all over him.“Holly shit! You are nailing her, aren’t you? Does Rose know about this?”“She is a slave, and I don’t owe Rose anything.”I don’t know why he is bringing Rose up because he is my best friend and knows better. Yes, Rose has been my friend for as long as I can remember and she writes ridiculous fantasies about being my future Luna on the school tabloid, but none of that is close to the truth.“Are you tapping her then?”“No, Marcus. She’s still off limits.”Marcus I’m not impressed with the command but I am his Alpha, he can’t disobey.I leave the field already irritated by the comments from the guys. I can’t forbid them from lusting on her without raising suspicions.It’s my luck that I catch a glimpse of her walking out of the bathrooms. She and I have never spoken but I can tell that she has been avoiding me, hence my stunt during the physics lesson. I grab her arm and quickly pull her into my locker.“What…Your majesty?”She unclenches her tiny fists and looks away when she realizes that it’s me. She is really surprised and confused by my actions when I trap her between the wall and my body. I can hear her heart racing. The truth is I am confused by my own actions too.“You sneaked up on me last week,” I accuse and watch her open and closes her mouth while my hands snake around her tiny waist.In my head I am screaming “What the fuck it this!”“I…I.. was lost, I swear I was not sneaking on you,”she stammers but her scarlet cheeks are giving her away.“You are a bad liar, you know that? Did you like what you saw?”She frantically shakes her head, but can’t look at me in the eyes.“You didn’t like what you saw?”“I did…”She quickly shakes her head and retract her confession.“No, not like that.”“It’s not like what, nameless girl?”She looks at me, shocked that I know her name or lack of.“Kiss me.”My commands adds to her shock, her eyes open wide.“Your Majesty?”I am as shocked by my command as she is, but an irresistible hunger overwhelms me as soon as the words escape my lips.“Kiss me or I will tell Rose that you are seducing me.”She frantically shakes her head. Rose, like her mother, acts like a saint around me, but I know how cruel they are to their Omega’s and to her. There was a time I was considering her being my Luna despite the mate bond, but I have seen the side of her she has been trying very hard to hide.“Are you going to kiss me, nameless girl?”She nods her cute head and tiptoes to reach my lips. I guess she is really terrified of her master. Its quite clear that she has never kissed anyone because I must literally grab her arms and wrap them around my neck before satisfying my curiosity. She is, unfortunately, much more than I expected. I don’t go around kissing girls, let alone slaves, but this unrestrained pull is not normal. I don’t even know if she is kissing me back because of my title or my threat or because she wants to.She is all flushed and breathless by the time I manage to restrain myself.“You will no longer be part of that cheerleading squad,” my hoarse voice is enough to tell me that I went too far. My command is stupid and possessive, but I can’t help it. I don’t think I can restrain Sky from attacking the next idiot who ogles her.She swallows her saliva and runs out without acknowledging my command..A week later, I’m still hung up on that kiss. I doubt it’s the best I ever had, definitely needs a lot of work but I can’t stop thinking about it. What has gotten into me?I am convinced that she is avoiding me when I don’t see her for two whole weeks, yet we share two lessons a week. I don’t even see her when I decide to visit Rose at her home, yet she stays there.Three weeks later, our B team is playing, and I spot her. The see through crop top does nothing to hide her gifted bosom, and tiny waist. That half centimeter cloth they call a skirt is sticking on her like a glove, outlining her round shaped butt, not to mention the firm juicy thighs. She is the definition of a sex appeal. The boys are ogling despite her doing her usual minimal movement.I am fuming by the time the whole thing is done. I follow her to the bathrooms and slam the door shut behind me.“Your Majesty?”I don’t know why she is startled when she openly disobeyed me. I roughly grab her chin, forcing her to look at me.“What did I say to you about cheerleading?”“I…I.I..It’s compulsory, Your Majesty.”My anger completely dissipates the moment our eyes meet. I know that she is a slave who must follow even the stupidest of instructions, yet I can’t let off this one or I will end up a murderer.“I don’t care. Find an excuse. I know that you are smart enough to come up with one.”She nods before my hungry lips meet hers. She gasps before wrapping her arms around my neck and kiss me back. Like a spell, my tongue parts her lips and explores her mouth. Now this is amazing! It is when my spear awakens that I realize that grabbing her butt while pulling her closer to me was a big mistake. I can’t do this. It’s stupid, reckless, and dangerous. She’s all flushed and breathless by the time I pull away and walk out.Something is not right with me. Why do I care that a nameless slave joins the cheerleading squad or not? And why do I lose every restraint when our eyes meet?“You do realize that you will get her killed, right?” Marcus asks the moment I step outside. He must have seen me follow her.“Nothing happened.” I don’t know if my straight face and firm voice is convincing enough. The last thing I want is rumors circulating about this.“You might be the future Alpha, but Diana is no child’s play. She will kill her.”“Again, nothing happened.”I am still talking to Marcus when she walks out in her usual bangy clothes. She keeps her head down, avoiding my eyes. I feel much better with her covered like this.“Why is her hair all messed up then?” Marcus presses on as soon as she is out of sight.Fuck! I untangled it when I kissed her, she probably did not notice. I will be damned if I say this to Marcus though.I shrug my shoulders and feign ignorance. “Girls do all sort of stuff with their hair. How should I know?”He shakes his head; he is obviously onto me. “I know you, man. You will never forgive yourself if something happens to her because of this. Remember why you let Rose believe her fairy tale?”A cold chill descends down my spine. Every girl I had an interest in growing up somehow either disappeared or got into a tragic accident and died. I have always suspected Diana, but there is never proof. That witch is forever going on about how graceful her daughter would be as the next Luna. She unfortunately, has my demented father eating from the palm of her hand since my mother’s passing. One day I will be the Alpha and I will make her pay for her crimes.“She is something alright, but she is her slave and more vulnerable than the rest,” Marcus adds.“I don’t know what’s going on with me, man. Both Sky and are pulled to her.”I finally confess. I trust Marcus with my life, maybe he will know what’s going on with me and my wolf.“She does not have a wolf yet; it can’t be the mate bond.”“I know.”I have thought a lot about what this pull means, but nothing makes sense. The royal prophet only confused me more with his riddles.“I guess you will know soon enough, but until then I suggests that you stay away from her.”“Okay.”I can’t argue with him on this. A mate bond, I can claim her, and she lives with me. I can’t do that now when I don’t know what is going on and pursuing anything while she is Diana’s slave will only place her in danger.“I could be her guardian,” the idiot suggests and Sky growls. What witchcraft is this now?My wolf and I are always in control and in sync. He knows what I think and feel all the time but we seem to be loosing it when she is concerned.“Off limits, Marcus.”The bastard laughs, I don’t think he fully realises how serious I am.Marcus lifts his arms in surrender. He is my best friend and knows when I am serious.“I won’t touch her, I swear. I will only keep her safe for you.”“That won’t be necessary.”Her existence in the pack is a mystery, a few months old baby crawling around in the dangerous woods is not something we hear about. The elders thought someone would come looking, but it’s been eighteen years. My theory is that her parents were either rogues who did not want to raise a child or were killed by rogues. Whatever the truth is, she has survived thus far. She is only a few months from getting her wolf, that’s when I will know if she is my mate or not.“The boys have spotted her and there is no changing that. Leon and Carl were already fighting about who will succeed in buying her from Diana,” Marcus continues, sending chills down my spine.Fuck! Those two have enough money to buy her and Diana will not hesitate to sell her to the highest bidder. I guess I have no choice but go with him on this.“What’s the plan?”“I will buy her, but you are paying for it.”“Fine.”*Nameless POV*I blink back my tears, my head spinning and heart shattering into tiny pieces. My spirits were so high a few hours ago because I could see the horizon. I was so close. “Oh, don’t act out now. Consider it an honour that someone is willing to spend a dime on a worthless piece of trash like you,” Diana sneers as my tears roll down.Rose stops polishing her nails and giggles. I don’t know why they hate me so when all I ever did was serve them. “I must admit, he is definitely the sex slave kind of a guy. I really wonder what he saw on you though,” she sneers.My heart is already bleeding. A part of me was hoping that my buyer is a madam looking for a slave to do chores around the house, not a man. Whoever it is that is buying me must have seen me in that stupid cheerleading formulation.“You must have flaunted your worthless thighs for him to want you so urgently. Serves you right,” she adds.It serves me right? I was just doing what the school made compulsory and this is
*Leroy POV*I have just gotten into my chambers ready to rest after a long pack business day when Marcus calls.“Everything okay?” I ask before he says anything. I have been on the urge since I found out that the lewd boys want to buy the girl. Diana, as predicted, jumped at the first opportunity to sell her. “She’s gone.”I can hear the panic in Marcus’ voice. My heart momentarily stops before I jump onto my feet. “What do you mean she is gone?”I was in a meeting with him just over twenty minutes ago. He told me that his driver got there on time and everything went according to the plan.“The driver dropped her off at home, but she escaped.”“What?”“She jumped from the first floor, over the wall. The blood trail leads to the woods, we are in pursuit.”“Blood trail?” I repeat his words, terror washing over me. “Looks like she is injured, might be from the razor wires over the wall.”Fuck! Marcus is breathless, obviously running as he talks to me and all I can think is: there are
* Leroy POV*“Excuse me?”She gets off the bed and winces when her feet touch the floor. The fact that she remains standing speaks to the amount of pain she is able to bare. “Please, don’t go.”She sounds really shaken but I don’t understand why. “Are you are scared of Marcus?”She turns her head away. I don’t know if that’s a confirmation or not. “He will never touch you. You have my word.”Marcus might come across as an ass but he is the gentlest of souls. “Please stay,” she continues to plead until I close the door and walk back towards her. She looks genuinely scared but I don’t get it. “Okay, what is it?”She swallows her saliva and casts her eyes down. “So?”“I.. I have shared a shed with other slaves my whole life.”“I know. This is much more comfortable,” I explain but I still don’t understand why she is scared. “I’ve never slept alone. This room, it’s massive.” Her voice is like a whisper. It’s sad that she grew up like that but the implications of her unspoken words
*Cali POV*A week later…Its been a rollercoaster of a week. My head has been spinning since the day I became “Marcus’ possession”. I am not allowed to do any chores. I have my own suite with a cupboard full of designer clothes and I get to sit at the massive dining table and choose what I eat. It’s all so overwhelming. Nora, other maids and the guards treat me like a princess. It’s still so strange how unrealistically happy they all seem and how they absolutely adore their master. I call them master Marcus fan club. Today will be my first day returning to school. I woke up at dawn like I use to at Beta Diana’s home. Leroy pulled me back to bed and reminded me that I had nothing to do but get myself ready. It’s after seven when I walk down the stairs and find Marcus waiting for me. His eyes light up and his infectious smile spread across his face. Dark chocolate skin tone, sharp eyes and jaw, well trimmed beard and moustache. Beside his wealth, this man is a catch. No wonder girls
*Leroy POV*My life is becoming a complicated mess. I am drawn to Cali I can’t help it. She looks so good in her pyjamas it takes everything in me not to ravage her. As if that’s not bad enough, she looks like a goddess at school. It’s been weeks since she returned to school as Marcus’ but I am not getting used to it. Seeing how the guys look at her drives me crazy. Some have even offered to buy her from Marcus. Definitely out of the question. I am in a foul mood tonight. The royal blue dress she was wearing today was an eye turner. Rose even caught me staring. Sky wanted to pounce at every guy in the class. I climb up into her suite and close the window. She is on her pyjamas and standing where she usually waits for me. I roughly grab her chin before she speaks. “What the fuck are you doing?”She searches my eyes and just stares at me. This woman is infuriating. “You wore that dress to get to me.”“You are mad that I wore my favourite dress?” her nonchalant tone ticks me off. She
*Cali POV*Wolf or no wolf, it’s obvious to me that Leroy is my mate. He gets on my nerves like no other yet when our eyes meet, I completely melt. His kisses take me to places I never knew existed and I don’t want it to ever end. I will be eighteen soon and we can be together freely.I stand on my waiting spot, my eyes heavy and my heart sinking. It’s past midnight and he is not here. I have never slept alone at night, but I am no longer scared. I have fallen asleep in this room during the day and I was fine. What is scary is him not being here. He is mad at me. I pushed him too far. My heart is aching. I completely freeze when I notice my curtains move. I want to run into his arms but my feet seem to be stuck on the ground. He looks at me and sighs. “Let’s just sleep,” he says with a neutral tone and walks towards the bed. “I am sorry,” I blurt out. He stops and turns to look at me, surprised and it hurts. He did not expect me to apologise yet he came. “For what exactly?”“For
We arrive at school to find everyone busy setting up their projects. I get envious looks as Marcus escorts me around until we reach our table. He always makes me feel like a princess and his admirers hate it. Well, it’s my birthday, I don’t care who gets offended. A Mexican wave forms as everyone bows to Leroy who makes big strides towards us.“Your Highne…”I am whisked into Leroy’s arms before I could complete my sentence. His cologne rushed into my nostrils rendering me breathless. “Leroy,” Marcus warns while his best friend squeezes me so tight I cant breathe and I can’t think. Leroy literally growls at Marcus who takes two steps back away from us. I can feel Leroy relax but he squeezes me tighter in his arms and inhales loudly. “Happy birthday Gorgeous. You take my breath away,” he murmured, making me blush and my heart race. “You are creating a scene,” I manage to whisper to Leroy whose heart is hammering against mine. I can see Rose sending daggers my direction while the
*Cali POV*“We meet again Golden spark,” the old grey haired prophet says. I don’t really know why he calls me that but it’s always been better than nameless girl everyone used to call me. “Eighteen not what you expected. Meeting your wolf will be the same, so will be your mate,” he adds with the same mysterious aura I can never quite figure out. I am yet to meet someone who can understand this old man’s riddles. As an epsilon he is very respected in the pack. I am very fond of him because he told me when my birthday was, otherwise I would not even know that I turned eighteen today. “When is the full moon?” I ask a question that has become very important to me. He is right that eighteen has not turned out the way I anticipated. He is right about most things, probably all but no one fully understands what he means most of the time. He studies me for a moment as if deciding if to tell me or not. “Please, I need to know,” I plead. Leroy is not my mate. I might be homeless and back to
*Cali POV*My eyes are shutting down when I see him. “No!” the witch cries in disbelief as my fuming Epsilon and Rufus snatch their charms from her neck. I drop on the floor and hungrily take in the air I was starved off a minute earlier. I sit up in time to notice the witch’s hair turning red. She is trying to flee when my extended, mighty and pissed-off family arrives. Now we are even. “Go be with her,” Alloy tells my fuming mate, whose eyes are blazing at our attackers. The idiots are now trembling. I wonder what their end game was. Kill Leroy and the witch would kill me, then what? Alloy’s family were still going to avenge us, or did they not think that far?They start hauling in distress but I don’t think anyone is going to come to their rescue. They now have the Sable king, a hybrid, two Lycans, and an inferno wolf against them. We have won. Sky looks at me, but I know what he wants. “Finish them off,” I link and he goes wild. I should not cheer him on as he alienate the f
*Cali POV*“She is lying and trying to get between us!” Rose snaps, her eyes blazing at me. I don’t know when Leroy snatched Rose from Alloy, but in a split moment she is on the floor lifeless.“No one talks to my mate like that!” it’s Sky who roars. My hero. I strangely don’t feel any pain for Rose. I hope Leroy doesn’t regret this afterwards. “We are outnumbered,” Marcus reports as if Leroy did not just kill Rose. “Cali and the pups are priority,” Leroy says before running his hand over by tummy. Marcus and Alloy nod while I shake my head. Can’t they see that I am not the one in danger?“No. They are here for you,” I tell Leroy who shrugs. “It does not matter. You and our pups take priority,” he insists. “It matters to me, Leroy. Let me go speak to them. They will not touch me,” I present an alternative as the hauling gets closer. That means the gate guards and the ones outside are already outnumbered. “No!” they all respond in unison. “Stop being cavemen. They won’t touch me
*Cali POV*I insisted that we come to see the Ruber pack because I know my brother. He is trying to water everything down, but he would not be insisting that I convince Leroy to come if there truly was nothing to worry about. The elders are thrilled to see us, but I can sense something they are not saying. “Rogues are becoming a problem, Sire,” one elder says but Leroy is more focused on me than what is not being said. “We have always had rogues, we have competent warriors to deal with them,” he tells them dismissively. They bow their heads respectfully. I guess they can sense his irritation that we had to come. Many are also very scared of the do-called Sable king. I can’t contradict him here, but I need to have a word with Marcus and get to the bottom of what is really happening here. “Okay, speak,” I command him the moment the elders are gone. He lets out a sigh and avoids Leroy, who is giving him unimpressed looks. “We know how to handle rogues who trespass into our territory
*Leroy POV*I can safely say that I am the happiest man alive. My queen is now six months pregnant. The past few months have been complete bliss. I watch her sleep with my heart full. “Our mate is gorgeous,” Sky links and I chuckle right when she opens her alluring golden eyes and gaze at me. Lord, this woman is my life.“Morning, Beautiful,” I greet her and plant a kiss on her lips. “I look like a balloon ready to pop,” she refutes my words and sits up. “You are the most beautiful pregnant woman I have ever seen,” I declare and she rolls her eyes at me and pokes my chest. She really is gorgeous, but she does not believe me. “You are biased.”“Alloy thinks so too,” I tell her and she rolls her eyes again. “That smitten puppy does not count.”I can’t help but laugh. Alloy is amongst the most powerful hybrids around, but he becomes worse than a smitten puppy around my wife. I suspect that it’s the connection with the girls but my wife refuses to hear it. “Are you sure you are good
*Leroy POV*“Leroy!” “Come on mate. Leroy!” I can hear Marcus and Alloy’s distressed voices before Betty and others join them. I am not quite in a coma because I can hear everyone, but I feel so weak and limp. My eyes feel so heavy, I eventually keep them closed. “His Majesty!” Betty cries out with a shaky voice. I can even hear her galloping heart. She is truly fond of me. “Your Highness!”“What happened?”My Epsilon, then Rufus. They both sound anxious. “I don’t know. We were talking and he just collapsed,” Marcus explains while Alloy volunteers to go and find Cali. I turn to the wolf I have not spoken to since he became the Sable king.“Sky.”Silence. “Sable king?” I call and my idiotic wolf actually laughs.“I am still Sky. Bigger, stronger and better, but it’s still me,” he brags. He is still Sky alright. The cockiness, sound of his voice and our connection is the same. “What’s going on?” I get to the point. “Oh, that.”“What!” I snap. His nonchalant response immediately
Leroy POVEveryone is congratulating me on becoming the ultimate king, but I my mind is miles away. I can’t concentrate. I have to act now before another mate shows up. I just can’t lose Cali. Alloy raises his eyebrows when I pull him to the outside, away from eavesdroppers. “You should be ecstatic, but you are not. What’s up?” he asks.“I need you to kill me.”His eyes almost pop out of his skull. “Excuse me?”“I can’t have this wolf, Alloy. I need you to destroy my wolf,” I clarify my statement and he frantically shakes his head. “My king, I…”“I cannot lose Cali. I would rather die than betray her,” I interject before he tries to convince me otherwise. “I don’t get it. Did you two fight?”“I still have other mates,” I let him in on my curse disguised as a blessing and curses nonstop. “Shit! Damn it! Oh, man. This is bad. Bloody hell!“Now, what?” he asks after a good ten minutes of him cursing. “Gold could separate me from Sky. Maybe she can still do it with the Sable king,”
*Leroy POV*“Are you mad at me?” Gold asks with a squeaky voice the moment Cali drifts off to sleep. “Can I ever be mad at you?” I respond with a question. She is crazy and all, but I absolutely adore her, and I don’t think even Sky can be mad at her.“Good, because we have princesses on the way.”“We do, huh?” I ask, amused. Sky already told me about this when we were in coma. “Yes, we need to deal with that Alloy,” she says, and I can’t help but laugh. “I don’t think we have anything to worry about. Alloy is the most ethical man I know. We do need him to keep everyone in check and the pups safe,” I tell her, but she is not convinced. “Remember how crazy the Lycans got around you and Cali? Someone more powerful than me has got to be around here,” I add. I don’t know how I feel about Alloy being my daughter’s mate one day, but I need him here because he is capable, and I trust him. “What if he tries stupid stuff with our pups?” Gold asks, raising Sky’s protective side. “I will k
*Cali POV* I am relieved when the Palmville pack leaves with Zenith. That girl is crazy. It turns out that she is carrying Duncan’s pup. That did not stop her from trying to pass the pup on to Leroy. Now that the plan did not work, she has declared herself Duncan’s Luna, even though she is not his mate. It’s only now that Luna Sarah informs me that Leroy is lucky to have managed to reject her. Apparently, she goes for the Beta’s when she and Duncan fight. That has placed a strain between the Betas and their future Alpha. I can’t believe that they lied and sang her praises when they arrived here because they wanted to get her away from their son. I remember her even saying Leroy was all Zenith spoke about since they rescued her. It’s an hour later when Alloy and Neptune’s parents arrive with Rufus, their famous Epsilon. “Rufus wanted to tag along. I hope Her Highness does not mind,” Terrence says and bows his head. I make eye contact with our Epsilon. I know that Rufus
*Cali POV*Zenith has just stormed out when I feel a piercing pain followed by a burning sensation on my neck. “Your marks have resurfaced!” Betty exclaims. “Love always prevails,” she declares excitedly. My hand instinctively move to touch the two overlapping marks on my neck. My heart hammers against my chest. I don’t know what this means, but I think it’s a victory of some sort. “Two marks, this is incredible!” Alloy beams, quickly takes out his phone and takes my photograph. This man is really weird. I give him the look and he gives me a sheepish grin. “You are the only She-lycan. This is vital information for our species, My Queen,” he explains his weirdness. I only shake my head. I don’t have to the energy to deal with him right now. “Let’s give our queen privacy,” Betty instructs, takes a fast asleep Cale from me and ushers everyone out of my chambers, leaving me with the unconscious Leroy and the Epsilon. I am really grateful for her quick reaction and thoughtfulness.