* Nick * "I'm coming to get you Emma!" I teased as I saw her swim farther from the water where I come out after the jump. She let out a playful laugh. "Then come and race with me to the big rocks." She swim like a fish getting away from the bait and when the water turned shallow, I saw her naked body in the crystal clear water. A mermaid in fresh water, a beauty that give a hard reaction to my body and my mind. I become aware of the place where there is no other audience to her nakedness but me. Damn you Brad! Wherever you are right now, what's about to happen is beyond my control anymore. I swim towards her faster as I saw her get out of the water and into the big rock, before she could take another step farther I grab her right ankle back in the deep. I pulled her towards the deep water hearing her protest as she wriggle and kick my arm but nothing could stop me when I grab her on the waist closer to mine. Then we both come out to gasp for air that filled our lungs. "Let me go
* Nick *She won the race as I stayed behind her all the time on our way back to the Palace. A part of me is wanting to kill myself for doing what I just did and some part of me is jumping up and down in rejoice that I am the first one to hold her like that. She's still a virgin and is the epitome of my woman inside out. She is precious, I am very lucky to have her. But only if my brother would give her away. I decided to have a talk with my parents when they come back, I am going to make it official.Emma is going to be mine, with or without their consent however I need to talk to Brad. Out of respect, my brother needs to hear my reasons. She shifted at the back of a big tree outside the palace where I saw her clothes neatly tuck in the lowest branch. Asha must have left it ready for her. I remained on guard if there are others who would passed by the tree as she begin to put on her clothes. I had a glimpse of her naked body once more and myself quickly reacted. I can still see the
* Nick *"Brad, we have a problem in the far Eastern borders. I think it is crucial that you come and check.”A report coming from Dylan woke me up before sunrise the following day. He sounds worried and anxious, which I rarely hear from him. Dylan is a trusted warrior by my brother and he takes care of the far border of the Royal pack lands. It hasn't been easy acting like my brother Brad from his eyes, I am not sure if I'm doing the right thing but I noticed how Dylan acts confused around me when I talk to him."What's wrong Dylan?"My parents are not here and my brother is still missing now if we experience an attack it would be one hell of a fight. These thoughts immediately came flooding into my mind."Something's off with the tracks outside the roads. I find it strange that there are wolf tracks just across the roads, unidentified and not from our warriors at the guard houses."Tracks! What a relief, it would not hurt to find strange tracks every now and then but I must go and c
* Nick *"You need to do something Maleficus! The Bates are coming after tomorrow, my parents are still not here and Brad is not here either!"I comb my hair with my trembling fingers as I walk back and forth in front of the old man sitting like it is the most normal thing he does. It's not my habit to be agitated or to worry about things regarding the Palace. First of all my father is the Alpha King and he takes charge of everything but now that he's not around I am forced to stand on his throne to decide. My brother is supposed to be the crowned prince! Damn, it!"Your Majesty, Nick. Relax and calm down, have a sit, and drink something to free your mind of worry. They will not come before your parents. The Bates are good wolves and a family that exudes elegance with strong confidence in your father and you. Trust yourself."I jerk my head towards him and see the look in his eyes. It must be nice to be gifted with eyes that have a vision of the future before it comes. This old man mu
* Emma *I'm a little disappointed with my parents canceling their visit on the weekend, it was all set and planned but last night my mother spoke to me over the phone that they won't be arriving until the Alpha King and Luna Queen is back. They are away on an important visit to the island they owned and may need to stay longer. I understood that they will come back the next week however I was already expecting that my parents would still come and visit me even without them.Staying in the Palace for weeks now, it has become normal for me to see the Palace maids working around from morning till dawn.I haven't seen Brad since the morning and it is almost noon when I walk out of the room. I sleep a little later than usual last night expecting to wake up late today as well. Even Asha did not bother to wake me with her morning routine of cleaning and putting everything in place on my room and veranda."Miss Bates, are you going to have food now?"Her smiling face greeted me with surprise
* Emma *It felt good to be in his arms warming me inside the cold water of the pool. His heart beat pump faster as I lean my face beside his neck, feeling his ragged breathing and the clearing of his throat as he stops laughing. My arms circles his neck in a slow motion while his one arm supported my waist and I wrapped my legs around his hips. I can feel him growing hard as a reaction and it made me smile.He groaned as he whispers beside my ear. "You are creating a fire enough to drain the water in this pool with heat Ems. You have no idea how I wanted to crush you up so badly against the wall of this pool and bury myself deep within this heaven in between your legs, I can feel you so wet love.”His hips trusted in between my thighs causing me to moan softly as he guided us both into the shallow area of the pool. Until we reached the stairs where only our feet touches the water.I already know that this will happen when our bodies start to touch each other."I don't think I can sto
* Emma *The bright ray of the sun hitting my eyes early in the morning is what wakes me from my deep slumber. I blink twice and rub my eyelids slowly while groaning at the memory of yesterday's activity which slowly replaying inside my head. I turn my head to glance beside me and realized that I am alone back in the room I occupy in the Langston Palace. I wonder where he is at this hour it must be past seven in the morning and he was with me the whole night.I did not oversleep, we have taken the bed early after finishing our lovemaking beside the pool. Good thing no one arrived while we were doing it or he might have warned the Palace maids not to enter, even Asha seemed to have forgotten about me. It was obvious that he gave them a heads-up.My cheeks turned pink from the embarrassment that I feel, but then I am aware of the warmth from the covers beside me. His warmth, which only means it is not long after he left. I bit my lips and feel the slight soreness in my body causing my h
* Nick *My father's eyes are on me as we arrive in the dining hall for breakfast. We both did not expect to have them join us, after what we have done inside the bedroom I couldn't look away from them. There is no reason why I should feel the need to hide from my father however the thought that they had no idea what I have progressed from pretending to be Brad will surprise them."Good morning your majesty, I apologize for coming late."The sweet voice coming from Emma who stiffened from the intimidating aura of my father made me turn my eyes towards her. I took her hand and gently squeezed it while the eyes of my mother followed the gesture. A tiny smile curved her lips while my father nodded."Good morning to you both, this is a lovely morning. Great news from our pack as the date of your wedding will finally be determined tonight. Please be seated Emma and B-Brad."I notice the slight flicker in my father's eyes when he mentions my name or shall I say my brother's name. I walk for
*Prince Brad*The huge place was well-decorated and full of guests from all over the region. I did not expect that they would all come, my father handed out the invitations for the four Alphas of the East, West, North, and Southern regions to come for my wedding day. It was only a week of preparations but everything falls into place faster than it should be. I have to thank the help of Jessica's family and Charles who gave us support for our most awaited day. As I stand at the altar waiting for her to come, my father is looking at me.My brother Nick and his mate Emma were also present. Jessica is with Sydney and my mother, getting ready but the rest of us are already present."What is taking them so long?"I fix the white bow tie on my neck and ask my father who's sitting not far from the place where I am standing. "They will be here any minute son just take it easy. Your mother said that they are on the way and Charles is already with your bride."I took a deep breath and calm mysel
* Sydney *In less than a week after that amazing breakfast we shared, Alpha Brad and I decided to hold the most significant day of our lives. The whole Royal Pack of Wolves has been busy decorating and preparing as we celebrate our union. We will have all the guests coming from different regions, the Alphas around the world are paying their respect to his father the Alpha King, and to Alpha Brad who's leading the Royal pack. I also meet face to face with his brother Nick and his mate Emma who is almost four months on the way."Oh! You are the most beautiful girl in a wedding dress Sydney! I am so happy to see you getting married, my friend. Now we would be officially family!"Jessica is full of life in her pink bridesmaid gown, the silky fabric fits her delicate skin. And I am nervous and excited at the same time, that without her I don't think I could act accordingly. It is true what they say that your wedding will be different from any other occasion that you attend. I've experienc
* Sydney *Disoriented, I opened my eyes to stare at a beautiful chandelier hanging above the ceiling. How long was I out? I remembered screaming in pain and the voice of my Aunt angry and vengeful. Even the pained expression on Alpha Brad's face. My hand searched for my stomach feeling the bandage around me, I was stabbed by a silver blade. A shocking revelation when my Aunt tried to kill me, I felt the pain in my heart more than the pain coming from my wound. I am thankful for my genes that I was able to endure and here I am still alive.Silver blades are making the wolves suffer from pain which can result in death. By I have survived, Alpha Brad has helped me."Oh, how long was I sleeping?"The female pack doctor smiled while looking at me. She wore a white lab jacket that made me feel, that I was well taken care of. "Good day, Miss Coopers! It's good to see you are awake. It is the fourth day now, to be exact. You are healing faster than a normal wolf. maybe it is because you have
* Prince Brad *It's been three days since Sydney has been confined in a room and sadly she has not woken up yet. The wound on her stomach is slowly healing and she is totally out of danger however, she is still not awake and I have nothing else to do but just stay with her every day and night. The pack is back to normal but I doubt it would ever be normal after the slaughter of the Cooper clan and the security being tightened by my father. I stretched the sore muscles of my body and stood up from the chair that I was sitting to walk towards the window."Good morning Your Majesty! How is our beautiful patient this morning?"Maleficus greeted me with two of the pack's female doctors behind him. It is time for them to change her bandages and her clothes. I may have to step out with the old man."Morning Maleficus."The two doctors greeted me and bowed their heads as I waved my hand to let them spare with the formal greetings and proceeded to take care of the things around her. I glanced
* Prince Brad *My mind is bleeding just like how Sydney faces the edge of losing her life I feel like I am losing mine looking at her and gritting my teeth clenching my fist because the monster beside her is killing her soon. I swear that she would get the punishment she deserves for hurting the most special she-wolf in my life. How did they know that Sydney was my mate? I have never told anyone about that! Not even Maleficus who already saw her in my vision, and what is going on? The old man saw me getting stabbed, not Sydney!"Stop this charade, Missis Cooper, I know that you care about Sydney. You should hurt me, not her! I am the one whose lineage has made you suffer. Leave her out of this!"I could almost kill her with the way I look at her but she is determined. Her eyes are now turning red and Sydney is losing her breath. If I prolonged this for the conversation, she would lose a lot of blood and die."I like to see the hurt in your eyes Alpha Brad, yes! That's it, beg me for
*Prince Brad *I never liked Charles and his arrogant pale face showing off in the Langston Palace. He might be related to me by blood but he is more like his father, who is a white wolf from the North. The wolves of the Langston family are only grey or brown to streaks of black yet Charles's wolf is as white as snow, a total opposite of his character. Despite that, I have to respect him being two decades older than me. It does not show in his face but he is a much older wolf with no mate and a mean character that I am worried about Sydney going to the North.As we wait for the Coopers to come and send them off, my pride and my feelings for Sydney are eating me alive. I gulp down a glass of whiskey and look at the front doors when a warrior bows his head to make an announcement."Your majesty, the Coopers are coming in."My father signaled his hand to let them inside. "Finally, the Coopers are here Charles."We all focus our sight on the front doors as they open. Sydney stands up to m
* Sydney *As I sat on the couch inside the comfort of the Langston Palace with the Alpha King and Luna Queen, I could not help but wonder why Alpha Brad is keeping to himself at a distance. Pouring himself a glass of whiskey so early in the morning while the rest of us are having coffee. The Luna Queen took a glance at him sitting on the long stool beside the bar counter. He must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed."Brad my dear, isn't it too early for whiskey? We have a guest coming, remember that Charles is the next Alpha of the North. He would be here at any minute."The Luna Queen voiced out, while the Alpha King looked at the door pretending that he did not notice anything from his son."It's alright Mother, just one glass should be fine. He has been here many times before, and I assure you that Charles will take a glass of whiskey and not a cup of coffee when he comes."I met his gaze towards me when the Luna Queen pouted and Alpha King Vincent waved his hand. "He is en
* Sydney *The Luna Queen was nice throughout the day and Alpha Brad was distant. I don't know what is going on in his mind anymore. I can't tell him that I'm hurt and that his treatment of me affected me the most. However, being with the Luna Queen seemed to change a lot of things about my stay in the Palace. "Look at this nice dress Sydney, it will suit you the best. You can wear it tomorrow dear, the successor of the North is coming to meet you and are you alright with visiting the North?"I look at her and the beautiful dress in her hand, she doesn't look old despite the huge gap between our ages. I noticed that Brad only took a little of her features, he took mostly out of his father's looks the Alpha King."Yes, Your Majesty. I agreed with the Alpha King's announcement to meet the soon-to-be Alpha of the North. He is a white wolf just like myself and maybe he can tell me more about our lineage.""Oh, yes that is right Sydney. The white wolves are only from the North, I heard th
* Prince Brad *My parents did not impose further on asking about my relationship with Sydney and it was better for me. I know that they have noticed my actions, which concern mostly about her. The changes I made, I was not even aware of it before. I acted all on impulse and according to how I felt inside. The dinner was over and we retired to our room but I chose to go into the old archives and dig deeper. Staying in the room without touching Sydney is an impossible thing to do, and I would rather work my ass to sleep."Good morning your Majesty! I am sorry to disturb you, sir."The apologetic face of one of the Palace's servants greeted me when I opened my eyes from leaning back on the couch. I had fallen asleep inside the old archives/"Good morning. Please put all these things in order, and bring me a hot cup of black coffee, no sugar.""Right away your majesty."The servant picked up the books and ledgers on top of the table and he then got himself out of the room to get what I h