Andrei's Pov
“Alpha, Cole’s son, was seen climbing out of her window. We suspect she’s awake, and they are just dragging matters.” Kian said with a bow.
“Keep an eye on her,” I instruct before going back to the document I was reading. It seems like the witches were starting to get relentless recently. They would need another attack to remind them that I’m not afraid of spells spewing venoms.
Annoyance grows in me as my mind goes to the weak mate the moon goddess had given me. Not only did she just get her wolf after eighteen, she had even passed out after her first transformation.
Even the weakest wolves in my clan didn’t pass out during their first transformation. I wonder if this is perhaps some repercussion for all the lives I have taken.
“Rather, let’s go. We leave now.” I say, standing up suddenly as I wonder why I was giving them time to make a decision. If they wanted to hold her back, I could as well kill them all and take her. No matter what, she was still my fated mate and rejecting her would have a counter-effect on both of us.
History had it that fated mates were a blessing from the moon goddess, and only people that the moon goddess felt deserved that blessing were granted one. At this moment, I had a feeling that records finally had something they were wrong about.
This mate of mine was nothing but a disaster. A weakening disaster
And this wasn’t a time that I could let myself be weak.
“Okay, Alpha. I’ll gather the men now,” Kain said as he left hurriedly.
I rub my temple slightly as I feel a slight headache, one that I have grown familiar with in recent times. No doubt a combination of the news about the witches attacking and now, this damn mate who sprang out of nowhere on me.
Despite her being about four blocks away from me, I could feel her, feel the pull of fate and the bond pulling me to her. The moment she woke up, I knew.
Even before Kian had come in.
I should reject her.
Other than a very pretty face, there was nothing more. For me, I needed a strong Luna. One that could keep the pack while I was away battling, especially in the trying times we were in. There was no way, no way at all, that I would let her, such a weak woman, become my Luna.
Yet, my blood pulsed harshly in my veins, and my wolf ached for her every second. I could feel the desperate need to be close to her even while I was this angry at her.
I can hear their argument as I move closer. In a matter like this, they were only trying to save more time. After all, there was only one ending.
“There are just two options which, of course, have the same end results for me, but as to whether your clan survives or not, that’s entirely dependent on you.” I pause as I send a glance her way.
Even now, reeking of fear and anxiety, she looked like a seductress from hell. Certainly had to be sent from Hades, who wasn’t happy with how I was purging the earth of the evils he sent in.
She shivers slightly as her eyes meet mine. She evades her gaze immediately and wraps her arms around herself.
Her simple action pushes her luscious and ample bosom upwards, and for a split moment, I imagine what it would feel like in my arms with no clothes covering it. I allowed my mind to wonder how heavy they would feel as I enclosed them in my palm and then took them in my mouth.
Those very thoughts send a quick reaction to my cock and Daiz, my wolf that is restless and anxious to claim her as his.
“But as for her, she would go with me,” I added as I sent a warning glance at her father. I didn’t take being defied easy.
After giving her permission to do some light packing, I left the house to get my men ready. There was nothing more to do here, no need to burn time on something this trivial.
Anya’s POV “Anya,” Papa called out weakly.“She would go with him, John. That’s final” Alpha Cole’s familiar voice is heard before we see him. He had no doubt been close or was informed by someone of the happenings here.“Forgive us, Alpha Andrei, for the time wasted, you can take her along with you, and when we bring the subsequent tributes, we would appreciate it if we could see her. After all, she’s a daughter from our pack.” As much as I didn’t want to, my rational reasoning won, and I knew very well that Kenan’s dad was only doing this for the pack. His request that I should be seen anytime they came was only to let Andrei understand that I was also important to them even though that was the otherwise. The last twelve years I had spent here had been nothing but terrible. Since there was already an agreement, Andrei signalled to his men, who tried to take me outside, and it took every power in me to keep my feet glued to the ground. “Won’t I at least get to pack some of my stu
Kingdom of Alva.Andrei’s POVI watched as she got down from the truck, her eyes taking in my Kingdom. Even though her pack was one of the packs at the borders of my Kingdom, I was sure she had never been in my kingdom, not to mention the Royal City.She was gorgeous, and my eyes took in every movement of her body. It was like her every tune was a key that I was desperate to play.But gorgeous wasn’t what I needed. I didn’t need someone with a killer face and body when the supernatural world was unstable and going through power struggles. I needed someone who could work with me to take on Dark shifters and witches who were trying to sneak into the Kingdom. Yet, my wolf pined for her, pined terribly for the weak, starry-eyed girl who could do nothing. She called to me with pure and burning ferocity. I was used to having control. Being in control of every damn thing, including my wolf and thoughts, but this girl right here that looked around cautiously as she entered the gate to the p
Anya’s POVEven if rumours were hardly true, every damn rumour I had heard about the Kingdom of Alva was definitely true. The car had stopped in front of what seemed like a palace. The building was enormous and beautiful.Despite the obvious signs that it had been here for years, time had done nothing to strip it of its beauty.Looking around me at the city where the palace stood, I was surprised at how big his Kingdom was. It was a whole new world entirely. “Hey! Watch where you are going.” A gruff voice makes me snap out of my thoughts. I gulp as I take in the man before me. He’s light-skinned. It was almost like he went out very rarely, and he had quite the feminine features. However, his shirtless upper body, which looked like it deserved a magazine’s front cover, was all I needed to confirm he was indeed a man.“Who are you?” His eyes narrowed as he looked at me with a scrutiny that made me certain that I was a sour thumb that stood out here.I want to say I’m Andrei’s mate, te
Andrei’s POV“Andrei.” Kern and Abel’s voices echo at the same time in my mind. I was certain this had something to do with my mate and how I had reacted to the two of them.If I didn’t get Daiz under control soon enough, it was going to let my brothers know that something was up with me. “Come to my place,” I say, saving them the stress of having to request a meeting. I would let them know my plans for her while making sure they were fine with it. After all, the three of us needed to be on the same page. I smell them the moment they are in front of my house, and I go back downstairs, my wolf becoming restless just as I pass the third floor. “No, we aren’t going there,” I mutter. I don’t trust myself to not touch her, to not strip her naked in a moment and bury myself in her. It had taken every bit of self-control not to lay my hands some hours ago. I could understand why I was losing control over her, with Daiz being unhappy with me not taking action to claim our mate. His mate.
Anya’s POV“And you feel you won’t be a danger to humans with your recent transformation? You take dumb to another level.” He spat rudely. His gaze made me feel worthless and stupid. I understood that after shifting, one had to take some time to be sure they were in total control of their wolf. But I wasn’t asking to walk through those doors and leave for college at this exact moment, and I was almost sure he knew that wasn’t what I meant. “What’s your name?” He asked, surprising me as I searched through my thoughts to see if I had told him my name at any point. “Anya.”‘Andrei is a demon’ is the one thought that runs through my mind as I watch his chest move up and down from his bouts of laughter. “I’m guessing whoever named you had an idea you were going to grow up stupid.” He finally says and stops laughing. And despite all the hate I have taken all my life, nothing could come close to this. I don’t spend another moment at the table as I race up to my room. All the tears I kep
Anya’s POV“The King requests that you come downstairs now,” The woman from yesterday said, and I’m glad I had been thoughtful enough to get dressed the moment I woke up.Clearly, all my prayers to have Andrei die in his sleep had gone unanswered.My dresses were few, and I doubted I would have anything presentable after today. Still, I went down with her in my blue dress. Unlike yesterday, the dining table had two more people. A man with sandy blonde hair was seated on Andrei’s right-hand side with his back view to me, while Kern, who had been nice enough to treat me like a person, was seated on his left. Kern looked up the moment he heard my steps, and his eyes lit up slightly. It was a sharp contrast to how angry Andrei looked every time he saw me. Since it was a long dining table, I sat at the last edge away from them. Andrei shoots a look at me at the same moment the man on his right does, and I wonder if looks were a criterion for getting into their pack. He had sparkling bl
Anya’s POVI flushed red with embarrassment as I took in the girl before me. She was gorgeous with piercing green eyes and looked about four to five years older than me.But there’s no hiding the mean girl energy I was very familiar with if I thought I was free from Kara after leaving my pack.I had judged too early.“Why are you here? Don’t you know that King Andrei doesn’t tolerate maids roaming around his palace?” She continued with her hands placed on her waist.“He brought me here.” “If you want some explanation, you can ask him yourself. I won’t show you the way,” I added, and then, without waiting for her reply, I turned to leave.It was already enough that I had to deal with Andrei treating me like I was dirt under the soles of his feet, but I wasn’t going to let some girl walk here in and walk all over me. “Who brought this bitch here?” The girl cursed out, and I heard the clanking of her heels against the floor.I turned slightly, trying to see if she was leaving from th
Anya’s POVThe moment my back touched the door, I broke down into tears. As lovely as Kern was. I didn’t want to be here.The realisation of the time of person my mate was dawned on me day by day.He had women warming his bed, and I didn’t think I would be any different. Besides, he already stated that it was the only reason he brought me here. To own my body.The necklace on my neck suddenly warmed, and my hands reached for the dazzling beauty between my chest.It felt warm in my palms, like it was trying to comfort me and make me feel better.But I was almost certain that it was just my imagination.“Let me out,” a cold and low voice rang out in my head, and for a split second, my heart skipped a beat until I realised it was my wolf.“I don’t want a weak host. Let me out, Anya.” “You took all the time in the world before revealing yourself, and after you came, you chose the absolute worst person to become your mate.” “And now, you want to leave?” If my wolf were right in front