Robert POV.Sitting at my desk in what once was my father’s office, I look at all the paperwork and groan. I can’t get the images of Marissa out of my head, the pain in her eyes, and I know if I don’t buck my ideas up, she will walk away and I won’t ever get her back.There is a knock at my door as I pull myself out of my thoughts.“Enter.” The door opens and in walks one of the omegas, Thalia. She bows her head to me as she walks closer with my coffee.“Your coffee, my king.” She places the coffee on the desk as she turns and walks back towards the door.“Thank you, Thalia. How have you been?” I ask as she stops with her head bowed as she turns and looks up at me, her green eyes meeting my grey ones.“I’ve been well, my king. Thank you for asking.” She looks back at the ground as she turns again to the door.“And your parent’s how are they?” I ask. I don’t want anyone to fear me, and besides, Thalia grew up in the palace and is a couple of years older than I am.“They are well, my ki
Marissa POV.“Marissa, wait!” I stop as Michael and I are about to enter the car. I turn to see Robert jogging after us.“I’m coming with you.” I raise an eyebrow at him. Is he doing this because he wants to? Or is it because I’m here with Michael? Robert takes my hand in his and kisses the back of it. I narrow my eyes at him. I’m not convinced that he is here to genuinely spend time with me. But beggars can’t be choosers.“I thought you were busy?” I ask, trying to hide the smile on my face. He strokes my cheek and I fight the instinct to lean into his touch. I’ve been here before and I know how this will end. He feels guilty. He will no doubt spend the day and maybe a few more after this, but then it will go back to what it has been like since we arrived here.“I know I haven’t made much time for you.” I roll my eyes and he sighs.“Ok, I haven’t made anytime for you and for that I am sorry. I promise I will be by your side more, unless it’s an absolute emergency that requires my imm
Marissa POV.The market was beautiful. There are many stalls with various offerings, like fresh produce, clothing, jewellery, handmade gifts, and cakes. It was truly beautiful. Everything I picked up to look at Robert instantly whipped his wallet out. I had to tell him I was only looking, but he didn’t listen. Everything I touched or looked too long at he bought.He is too impulsive, and I know he is only doing this to make up for how he has been acting and for what he said earlier today. I haven’t forgiven him yet, but I know I will do at some point. It is nearly 8pm when he enters the bedroom carrying a tray of food.“What are you doing?” I ask him playfully from the bed, placing my book down. He gives me his charming smile as he bows to me with a flourish of his hand. I can’t help but chuckle at him.“M’lady, I have cooked dinner for us.” I raise an eyebrow at him as the smell of steak wafts towards me as my belly growls at me. Traitor.“Oh, what’s the occasion?” I ask as I fold my
Marissa POV.Feeling Robert push inside of me it is all I have wanted, to be close to him for him to take me how he wants, for me to submit to him. He pounds into me relentlessly, like a man starved of his favourite meal.A moan leaves my throat as my eyes roll into the back of my head. His mouth crashes on mine as our tongues fight for dominance, a dance I know I won’t win with this man, my mate, my love.Breaking the kiss, sweat coats my skin and his, my nails rake down his back as my hips move to meet his thrusts.“Fuck, you’re dripping wet and so tight for me, my queen.” He growls out as I feel my walls clench around him, sucking him deeper inside of me. His lips move to my mark as he licks and sucks on it hard as I moan loudly as my orgasm tears out of me.“Give it to me. I want to feel it.” My breathing is ragged and my legs shake as he pulls out of me before he flips me on to my belly. His hand moves up my spine, pushing my shoulders down onto the mattress, my ass in the air. T
Marissa POV.“No, it’s not like that at all, Robert. After everything you and your mom told me about this place, I was not putting Athena at risk. Or did you forget how I found you when you were knocking on death’s door? Do you think I want that fate for my daughter?” I say as I try to stay calm. I don’t understand why he is acting like this?“You think I can’t protect her? That’s why she isn’t here. Do you not know I miss her too? I understand she isn’t mine biologically, but I look at like she is. I’m nothing like my father, who turned a blind eye to the suffering of his mate and pups. Goddess, I even got rid of the harem for you to show you I’m nothing like him.” The anger simmers in my blood, taking a breath to calm myself. Did he not want to get rid of the harem?“Did I say you couldn’t protect her? Do you want to know why I agreed to Damien taking her?” he looks at me, his fists balled into fists. Ok he wants to play.“Because I was not just scared for her, but for me. Goddess,
Robert POV.It has been four weeks since Marissa moved out of our bedroom. Every time I’ve gone to speak to her, I’ve been called away. She doesn’t leave her room, and I know she is depressed. I can feel it through the bond. She has even stopped speaking to Michael. I have been trying to get her through the mind link, but nothing. It’s like she isn’t even here and it’s driving me crazy.A knock on my door brings me out of my turmoil. I need to see her make sure she is ok. I keep messing up and she is right. She was pleading with me to let her help, but like the stubborn mule I am; I refused and now I wished I hadn’t.“Come in.” I call out, not wanting to see anyone. My father let this kingdom rot with debts and I’ve been trying to find solutions to sort it out, but as soon as I scratched the surface all the skeleton’s came out and I know how truly screwed the kingdom is.The door opens, and in walks Thalia. I groan internally. She has been coming more often and has tried her best to s
Marissa POV.Sitting on the sofa in my room, I smile as I look Athena over, but my heart hurts. I’ve missed so much. However, Damien and Roxy have done amazingly with her. I’m a failure as a mother. I don’t deserve her at all.“So, you going to tell me what has been going on since we left?” Eleanor stands in front of me before she sits down and I tell her everything, including what the omegas have been reporting to me. The rumours are still the same, but apparently she has been meeting someone outside the palace. I have asked the girls to find out where she is going and who she is meeting. I have a feeling she is meeting members of the harem.“How long?” I look at Eleanor and furrow my eyebrows at her. I don’t understand what she means. I have blocked the mind link to Robert and blocked Zarah as well. I have needed to be alone.“What?” I say to her as she stands and holds her hands out to take Athena and I pass her to her.“Lay down.” I do as I’m asked when she holds a hand out over m
Marissa POV.Once I’m in the hallway, I stagger as I sob. Leaning against the wall for strength, all I can hear is Robert screaming and trashing the office. It breaks my heart that he could do this. Zarah is whimpering in my head. I push off the wall, needing to get back to my room and pack my things to leave. I can’t stay here, I just can’t. I’m the laughingstock of the Kingdom.Poor little Marissa, who’s mate cheated on her, and she is now rejected once again. I warned him and there was no going back if he did this.Walking towards my room I try to straighten myself up but I can’t. I’m broken, broken by the one person I never thought would do this to me.“Goddess Luna, here, let me help you.” Kelly comes running to my side and I place my arm over her shoulder as she steadies me.“What happened Luna? Are you hurt?” I shake my head as I try to swallow the lump in my throat.“Take me to my room, please, Kelly.” I mumble and she nods her head.“Marissa, wait. Please, let me explain.” I
Marissa POV.The moment the crown was placed on my head, I felt the exchange of power from Lita. But that wasn’t all. I thought it was over until Robert took my hand and I turned to face him.“Marissa, you have always been my Regina, my queen. I have loved you always and I will continue to love you until I take my last breath. My queen, my love. My heart, body, and soul belong to you and only you. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?” I look at him with my mouth agape. I chuckle to myself as he pulls out rings from his pocket. He looks gorgeous in his royal attire. The red, gold, and black.“Yes.” I say without any hesitation. He turns to the elder and gives him a nod and he starts to speak about marriage and that is it, a sacred bond. I stand, shocked. Wait, we are doing this now?“No time like the present.” Zarah says in my head, and I guess she is right. I’m lost looking at Robert, who winks at me. Why the sly dog.I don’t really hear everything. All I hear is I do from R
Marissa POV.It has been nearly a year since Robert and I started over. The first few weeks were rough. I found every opportunity to cause an argument with him and I threw the betrayal in his face on every damn occasion.He let me rant and rave because he knew I needed to get it out. Even though I knew it was wrong to throw it in his face, I needed to vent and make him realise it still hurt me. He just held me as I screamed and sobbed. After that, something in me just changed towards him completely.He proved to me that he will never do it again and it took time for me to believe him even when I pushed him away time after time. He came back to me every single time to prove to me that he would never hurt me again. In fact, the only one I was hurting with rehashing the past was me. I spiralled into depression.It took months before I could I walk into his old office without seeing the image in my head. He moved offices and removed every trace of the harem from the palace while I was awa
Marissa POV.The moment I saw the heartbreak on Robert’s face, I knew I was in the wrong. I should have told him I was planning on dating. I have been seeing Steven for a few weeks now and he is kind, funny and a genuinely nice person.Steve is an Alpha, but because I never had my coronation as queen, he didn’t know I was Robert’s mate. So when Robert left, I had to tell him who I actually was. He is a new Alpha and took over the position when his Alpha died a year ago. He was originally the Beta of his pack and he hasn’t found his mate.When I told him who I was, he freaked out, which is understandable. He had heard of the True Luna, but didn’t know it was me. When his Alpha was called here three years ago, he wasn’t with him as he was running the pack. So he had no idea who I was.“So you are technically our queen, then? And King Robert is your fated mate?” I remember the look on his face when I confirmed who I was. The poor guy looked like he was about to have a heart attack.I exp
Robert POV.Every time I collect the girls, I am reminded of what I did to Marissa. Her scent lingers on the girls and it makes the feeling of loneliness worse. Every time I look at the girls, I see her face shining back at me. The girls are so much like her it hurts.After Aurora was born, I pulled myself together. I made the changes I needed to make not only to prove that I had changed for Marissa but to prove to myself that I could be a better man.I have not looked at another she-wolf since I fucked up two years ago. Some would say it’s a little too late and I know that. I should have been stronger, but I wasn’t. Just because I was big and strong physically. Mentally and emotionally, I wasn’t. I was depressed and weak and I gave in. Goddess knows I tried to resist the urges, but I couldn’t.The day my world came tumbling down around me, I knew I had to change. No more wallowing in self pity, no more blaming everyone else for what I did, no more acting like a pup. No, I needed to s
Marissa POV.It has been two years since Aurora was born and Robert has been in her life as often as he can be. I have not once felt any pains of betrayal from him. I don’t see him when he comes to see his daughter; I make myself scares so I don’t have to look at him.The research into the flowers has opened my eyes to what they are both capable of. They both have healing properties and we have been able to use them to create new drugs for the humans. One of those drugs helps with fertility issues and the other being the scientific breakthrough in the human world. It can cure most cancers without the patient having to endure months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The human governments wanted to slap it with a huge price tag but I declined and told them the drug will not be brought. It is to be given for free to those in dire need. To say they weren’t happy would be an understatement, but they soon got on board and so far, we have saved countless lives.Goddess Labs is the top in the
Robert POV.I roar in pain as I clutch my stomach. Is Marissa betraying me? No, she wouldn’t do that, besides the pain comes and goes in waves like a … contraction. She is in labour.“Mom, mom Marissa, get to Snow Vale. She is in labour.” I shout as I breathe through the pain. Nero has refused to speak to me and I know he is allowing me to feel her pain. He has the ability same as every male wolf to lessen the pain so the human can remain strong to support their mate through the labour process, but he won’t do that. He wants me to feel everything.My insides feel like they are on fire and being ripped out through my ass. Fuck! I grit my teeth as another one builds and I pant like I’m the one pushing. Sweat coats my skin as my father enters the room. He comes to my side and assesses the situation.“Lita, call Snow Vale. Marissa is in labour and Nero isn’t taking the pain from Robert.” My mother scoffs from the doorway. She still isn’t speaking to me.“It’s no more than you deserve. The
Marissa POV.It feels good to be home back in my pack. We have been back now for three weeks and I know I am close to giving birth. I instructed Shari that if Robert came here, to not allow him entry. I need to be alone without him or his family trying to make me backdown.When we arrived home, I immediately had the antidote patented and I now own it and it’s production. My team is currently looking at what else the plants can be used for so we can extend on the market.Rowan went back to his thrall and promised he would visit once I have my pup. He will also bring Luca, so he and Athena can start to form a friendship. Damien and Roxy both know what happened and Damien knows not to show me pity. He knows I hate it, so he has been his normal self and for that, I am grateful.Everyone in the pack has looked at me with pride as it takes a lot for anyone to walk away, especially from a mate bond that can’t be broken, but I think I knew this day would come sooner or later. I just hoped it
Robert POV.I’m going to lose her and it’s what I deserve. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I couldn’t help it. Thalia was showing me affection and attention, and things got out of hand. I didn’t know that Marissa was being drugged. I’m glad she was. I didn’t want her to feel it, and I know that makes it so much worse.There were times she drugged me, but that’s no excuse. I know Marissa will walk away, and there is nothing I can do to stop her. There is nothing I can say or do to show her I am sorry. Nero has blocked me out completely as he warned me to not give into Thalia, but I didn’t listen and now I am paying the price.“Son, you need to go and speak to your mate. She is leaving.” My father’s voice enters my head and I ignore him. She deserves to be happy and if that means without me, then so be it. I can’t stop her even if we were on good terms, so no matter what I do, she will still leave.“Robert, you need to try. You fucked up son and now you will pay the price. The on
Marissa POV.After the conversation with Kayla, I’m in shock and sadness. She told me everything. I don’t feel bad for her because she betrayed the sisterhood for her own gains. The Alpha marked her, causing the death of his Luna.The priestess’s had no choice but to hunt her down to kill her and her Alpha. They only found him. She ran away like the traitor she was. Others found out about what she had created and so she began making more for profit.Kyla said it was only supposed to be used on the harem’s and nobody else but it got out and others starting to make their own version of it. Without the Ice Lily, it wouldn’t have been as potent. All this heartache and pain was caused by one love sick woman who, in the end, lost everything she wanted.She told me her organisation runs deeper than just the Lycan Kingdom. She is still part of my pack and so she has pledged her allegiance to me and has handed over more information, which I need to get to the elders.She will remain here until