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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Where are the others?” I snuggled closer to him on our ride back to the werewolf palace. I was exhausted, but excited at the same time. I can’t get over the fact that I have a wolf now and she is the prettiest thing ever. I have burned so much energy from my first shift and I just want to close my eyes and sleep, but I was still so worried for Layla.
“They left,” he says shortly.
“I dragged Layla into this and she only wanted to help. Please do not punish her. If you must punish anybody then it should be me,” I say faintly, but he doesn’t respond. Instead, he sniffs my hair and exhales softly.
“What did Susan say to you?” He asked, a flash of anger in his voice.
Oh, that tramp. I had almost forgotten about her. I frowned and sat upright as I remembered her mean words that led me here in the first place. I bit my lower lip and looked out the window. Now he was staring at me with one brow raised.<
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TIANA’S POV As soon as I opened my eyes, I glanced sharply at the wall clock and gasped when I saw it was mid-day already. I have been sleeping for over ten hours. I dragged the bedsheet over my naked body and sat upright as memories of the night before came flooding back. Jerk. He obviously hasn’t returned, and I don’t want to face him yet. I was still cuffed to the fucking bed, I groaned as I realized that. How was I going to take my bath or do anything with my hands tied to the fucking bed? Fuck Ryder. I was lost in thoughts of the events of the last days when a knock on the door pulled me out of my reverie. I pulled the bedsheets higher over my chest. “Come in,” I say dryly. My face brightened when I noticed it was Sadie and Nora, accompanied by my dear friend, Layla. Layla rushed to hug me before Nora and Sadie took turns doing the same. I have been in the werewolf palace with Sadie and Nora all th
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RYDER’S POVI took an instant dislike to the environment in general as soon as we approached. The western wolves had been informed of my arrival today, and their little charade and show of welcome did not please me in the least. Louis believed I was letting sentiment cloud my judgement but one stern look at him was enough to let him know I was in no mood for whatever he had to say.Louis’s anger towards Eclipse pack was that their future alpha tried to murder me, and that one of the killers was traced to the pack, meaning they knew more about the killings than they cared to admit.It has been many decades since a royal of my class visited the Western wolves, talk more of a pack like Eclipse pack. Louis had been within the western wolves briefly for a short period of time, but having the first prince here was a big deal seeing I am not allowed to attend missions like this except it was highly necessary,
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TIANA’S POVI didn’t get to see Elsie all through the day because I couldn’t leave the house and I was beginning to get worried. The Elsie I know would have found a way to reach out to me by now. She liked being mischievous and occasionally enjoyed doing things that a normal princess wouldn’t do, which is why she had a disguise to sneak out of the palace in the first place.Layla stayed with me for the most part seeing she didn’t have anything to do and we enjoyed each other’s company. She even suggested we did some school work together which is totally unlike her. My private tutor took us on some lessons and kept us busy too.When it was lights out, she had to leave, and once again, I find myself in the gigantic room of the alpha prince, alone and in deep thoughts- thoughts of him. I miss him a lot, and I chose to sleep on his part of the bed tonight, with his shirt on. It gave
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We had just given the closing remarks when I finally caught a glimpse of Layla. She waved at me from behind the crowd, a wide smile on her face. I’d have been mad if I wasn’t surprised at how broadly she smiled and waved at me. It was hard pulling away from Ryder to go to her when my hands were trapped between his.When he finally let go, Layla was walking up to me same time as I was walking to her. A closer view revealed her flushed cheeks and bright eyes.“Someone looks overly excited. Where have you been?” I smiled as she pulled me into a tight embrace.“First, I’m sorry I haven’t been beside you,” She says with a little giggle, I doubted if she was really sorry.“And you are supposed to be my best friend,” I pouted childishly which made her laugh more.“I know, but I couldn’t help it,” she giggled “You look absolutely amazing by the way. I’ve never seen a
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We recited our oaths before going into the ritual proper, and then the mating process had to come before the crowning ceremony. It was a rigorous exercise with Ryder taking his oath first, and then I followed suit.The king slits his left palm with a royal dagger, and Ryder does the same. Then they shook hands and the crowd bared their necks while the exchange of power was ongoing, with the kinsmen reading out the vows for Ryder to repeat.Once that was done, he had to go on his knees to receive the crown from his father. I knelt with him as his father proceeded to crown me with his mother’s crown once he was done with Ryder. I repeated my vows too and swore my loyalty to my people and to Ryder, to rule alongside him and put the welfare of my subjects first.Then it was time for the mating proper. My wolf was giddy with excitement, she had waited for this a long time. To be joined with her mate forever as one. It was midnight already and the moon was at hi
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I smiled at the girl in the mirror and she smiled back. Tears glistened my eyes, but I had to hold it in, or else Elsie would go ballistic on me. ‘Don’t you dare ruin your make up’ she’d warned countless times. I laughed childishly as her eyes pried into mine through the mirror, the warning very evident in them. I can’t believe this is happening. I am just a few minutes away from being crowned the werewolf queen. Clad in the royal attire, and adorned with the most expensive jewelries, I looked nothing short of a Queen. Nora, Sadie, Rose and Layla had just exited the room to join the crowd outside. “You look absolutely stunning,” Elsie wiped her own tear before it dropped. “You know how much this means to Ryder,” she sniffed. “It means everything to him,” I nodded my head. I didn’t doubt Ryder wanted this as much as I did, or even more. “My mother’s crown has been laying around for years since her demise. It was her dying wish
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The following days passed in a blur. There seemed to be too much to do under very little time, and I would not have been able to hold it off, if not for Elsie’s help. I didn’t know the first thing about organizing anything, and I wanted this to be perfect. I can’t afford any lapses.Ryder was enveloped in a pile of work himself, and we had little time with each other. Many nights, he didn’t return to bed and had to work through the night. He wouldn’t allow me to assist knowing I was pretty exhausted myself, but I fell asleep very frequently in his office and woke up in his room.The royal suite had been cleared out in the main castle for us while his father moved to the building behind that had been created for the purpose of his retirement. Our things had been cleared out and arranged in the royal suite and it would be our last night here. Louis will be moving in here once we moved out, and I knew I would miss this place so much.T
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Right now, I’m super exhausted and I just want to crawl into bed and sleep, even though the evening is still young. I and Elsie have been on a shopping spree all day, trying to put a few things in place in preparation for the mating ceremony. There is a whole lot to be done before that day and I only just realized we have little time. Elsie had too much energy for one person, and if I hadn’t insisted that we continue tomorrow, we would have still been out by now.The regained my strength the minute I stepped into Ryder’s house and noticed he was home. He’d called earlier, but we hadn’t talked much. I climbed up the stair to the room with speed. Our bodies and minds were connected. I knew he could feel my presence the minute I walked into the building, just like I felt his.He was just stepping out of the shower when I walked in, a towel wrapped loosely around his waist, and I drooled over his body. Tearing my eyes from his chest and biceps
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We returned back to the royal palace that same day and by the following day, things were being put in place to shut down Eclipse pack. I didn’t stay back to see it though, my job there was done, and I was back to the royal palace. Many members of Eclipse pack will not like me, because they wouldn’t understand this was in their best interest, but I was used to them not liking me, I lived with that all my life, only difference now is that I have upper hand. I hurried to meet Elsie who had been waiting for me downstairs for a while. As usual, I had woken up to find Ryder’s side of the bed empty, and the disappointment that followed was totally beyond my control. I had to remind myself that the fact that he had marked me now didn’t mean that he would have lesser responsibilities, and he only just informed me about his father’s decision to retire in less than two weeks, so there is a lot that needed to be done before the handover ceremony. To my surprise, Louis was beside
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It’s a long ride from the royal palace to Eclipse pack and I would have dreaded the journey if not for the presence of my mate besides me. The last time I had to travel this long was when I left the royal palace to hide from Ryder, a very foolish decision as I have now noticed. I could never do without him, and I don’t even want to try.We pulled into the pack gates and looking round, a lot has changed from when I was here. The warriors on guard saluted and stood in position as we entered. From behind the tinted side glasses of the vehicle, I can see mothers carrying their young pups and hurriedly running to shelter, for fear of the Alpha Prince.The pack has been under the governance of the royals for the last few days, and a lot of things have changed since I remember. The atmosphere around the pack was unusually gloomy, and even the warriors wore sad faces. The walls of the packhouse look duller than I can remember and the trees and plants that decorated
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Dungeons are really scary. We had a small dungeon in Eclipse pack where I spent a couple of nights in the past. I remember Alpha Simeon had me locked there for two weeks straight one time he said I had disrespected his Luna. It was the longest time I stayed in a dungeon at a stretch and it was a horrific experience. I think I was about thirteen then.I swallowed as one of the guards led us to the cell where Jordan was. Ryder’s hands were positioned at the small of my back, and apparently, he didn’t like the idea. I could feel his emotions and I know he can feel how uncomfortable I am here.I have never seen a dungeon so large before. It rested many feet underground with several cells lined up opposite each other. I couldn’t walk the lengths of the cell, because it was separated into several sections. Some cells were smaller than some and the crime committed would determine the cell one gets. I know this all too well from my own experience.I co
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TIANA’S POVFor obvious reasons, I felt relieved when I heard about the news of Simeon’s death. I know my mate would have wanted a more severe punishment for him, but I could care less. I was more than happy that the case would finally be closed and that my mate can have a little rest and move on to other things.My father had to go back to get himself ready to move here fully, and he said he would be here in a couple of days. I am glad that he would be around me from now on and that we would finally be able to be part of each other’s life. Meeting Ryder was the best thing that happened to me, and I don’t want to envision a life without him.I want to be more involved in the work going on around here, and most importantly I want to go back to training, although Ryder is not hearing any of it. It is late in the night already and we were laying on the field by the lake side, gazing at the star
