I stood still as if I had been dowsed with a bucket of cold water. Alpha Duncan, his beta and Jacobi were all in alpha Duncan's office, we had left the hall to his office for a more private discussion after the commotion we had caused earlier.
"This is very difficult to believe" alpha Duncan said in wonder " I always knew Kayden must be the son of a powerful wolf but I didn't expect......" He looked at Jacobi and then at me " this is just hard to believe" "But it did so deal with it" Jacobi said "I'm sorry your majesty, I didn't mean to offend you in any way" alpha Duncan pleaded, bowing his head slightly. I had never seen him bow to anyone before, and this was quite shocking to see. Jacobi didn't even spare him a glance and just turned to me. "Get your things, we're leaving immediately" he said in a tone that left no room for questions. But I wasn't a little dog that needed an owner, so I was gonna ask questions. "What do you mean get your things?" I asked He raised an eyebrow at me. For a second there I could have sworn I saw a look of surprise cross his handsome face, but it was quickly replaced with an icy and cold expression "what do you think I mean?" I scoffed "I'm not going anywhere" I folded my arms around my middle He moved slowly towards me with the feral grace of a predator. " If you think that I would let my son and the mother of my son stay somewhere other than by my side then your dead wrong" he didn't yell, he didn't even raise his voice a little bit yet I felt like he had. A cold shiver ran down my spine but it wasn't because of pleasure, it was because of fear. "I can't just get up and leave the pack, they took me in and protected me when I needed someone. I owe them more than that" I said with my brows furrowed together "I can make an arrangement with alpha Duncan" he said "No, alpha Duncan deserves more than that. I'm not leaving the pack jacobi" I said in defiance He laughed a hearty laugh, the sound of his laughter did something to my insides. "What's so funny?" I asked confused I stared at alpha Duncan and only then did I notice the look of pure terror in his face, even his beta looked horrified. Oh shit! What did I do wrong this time. "What is it?" I asked again but I still got no response from anyone. Alpha Duncan rushed forward and knelt down in front of Jacobi "Your majesty please forgive her, she is not aware of the rules" he pleaded I stared in shock but I knew better than to continue talking, so I just kept my dang mouth shut. "Get up" Jacobi ordered. Alpha Duncan got up but his head was still bowed "You have protected my son and the mother of my child, for that you shall be honored. I Jacobi thoryan solely declare that alpha Duncan be given a seat at the royal chambers" At his declaration, alpha Duncan bowed again. "Thank you very much your majesty! I will not let you down!" he said, the excitement was evident in his voice "Is that enough for you?" Jacobi asked me "Enough for me? What do you mean enough for me?" I asked a little bit offended "You wanted to repay him and I have done so" he said "I....." I was about to say something but then alpha Duncan cut me off " I am extremely grateful your majesty. Although I did not help her to get rewarded but this is more than enough, in fact it is too much" alpha Duncan said with a huge smile on his face. I didn't know what position Jacobi had given him but it sure as hell seemed to be a really big deal for alpha Duncan to be acting that way. "Very well." He said to alpha Duncan then turned to me" I will be back in an hour to pick the both of you up. Be ready by then" he said in a cold icy voice before walking out. I stood there in the middle of the room confused as hell. What the fuck just happened? "I must say Claire, I knew you were brave but I didn't know you were stupidly brave." Beta moris said "Stupidly brave? What's that supposed to mean?" I asked confused "You don't know what you just did?" He scoffed "It's okay moris, We did not get killed and his majesty was more than generous to offer me such a prestigious position" alpha Duncan said "We could have gotten killed? Why?" I asked Beta moris looked at me like I had too heads "Are you joking or do you not know" he said "No I don't know" I said "Of course you wouldn't know" he said, realizing that I am human and was not born into their wolf world, which explains why I don't know the rules. "Claire no one defies his royal majesty. no wolf, talk less of a human has ever talked back to him when he gives an order and no one ever calls him by his first name. You did all of that and you're still standing to tell the tale, things like that are considered to be a miracle here, you should be more than grateful" beta moris said "That can't be true" I said in disbelief " right alpha Duncan?" He only stared at me with a look that said " do we look like we're joking". My throat suddenly became dry. I could have fucking died and I didn't even know it "You need to start packing Claire or else he won't like it. His majesty is not your everyday wolf that you can mess with, he is lethal, the deadliest creature alive." Alpha Duncan said in a tone that made my blood run cold.My fingers trembled a little as I began to pack Kayden's clothes into his bag. What alpha Duncan had said about Jacobi had made me a little bit terrified of him."Mommy where are we going?" Kayden askedI knelt down in front of him and touched the ends of his black hair, thesame as Jacobi's."We're moving honey" I said"Are we leaving the pack?" He asked with tears in his eyes"Yes baby, but you can come visit whenever you want okay." I said and he nodded in response "Okay mommy " he said with a smile "but I'm still gonna miss everyone""Don't feel sad baby. Everything is okay" I said while wrapping him in my arms. I didn't want my son to feel so sad about leaving but we had to, this was the right thing to do I guess. Every child needs his father as much as he needs his mother."Kayden I need to tell you something really important" I said cautiously "What is it" he asked curiously I took a deep breath to brace myself for what I was about to tell him. Kayden had met Jacobi but he di
I furrowed my brows "what do you mean OUR room?" I asked"It's as simple as it is babygirl" he said"Okay I know I didn't say anything before we left the pack, but I need to make this clear to you. We are not sharing a room together" I said enunciating every word clearlyHe took a step closer to me like a predator, his enormous frame was caging me in, leaving no room for escape. My heart rate quickened and my throat went dry, a feeling of dread began to creep into me as I was a prey. His prey."Listen here babygirl" he whispered in my ear. I could feel his hot breath fanning my skin and a tiny part of me, a part that was buried deep within felt a sudden rush that tightened a knot in my stomach. Memories of that night began to resurface but I quickly dismissed them. "a lot of wolves, even the ones with mates would do anything to be in my bed. So you better do as you're told" he saidI was suddenly brought back to the present. What the heck! Who the fuck does he think he is? He might
"who are you?" I asked back. She was shocked by my reply " you silly disgusting little human have some nerve don't you?" She spat angrily Did she seriously just say that? She just met me and she's already insulting me? Wow!"And you're a silly disgusting dog" I retorted. I'm the kind of person who was nice to only people who were nice to me. If you wanna be a bitch to me then two can play at that game.She looked at me in shock, it seemed as if this was the first time a human had talked back to her, much less insulted her. I ignored her completely and continued eating my breakfast like no one was there.She moved so fast that I didn't even notice her movement until she was right in front of me, snatching my plate and throwing it on the floor. It broke into a million pieces from the sheer force she had used."What the heck!" I gasped "Now you listen to me you irritating pest, I'm gonna give you three seconds to scurry out of this house before I fucking shred your body into pieces
A feeling of relief washed over me the moment I heard his voice. Finally Kayden was safe, I didn't need to hold on anymore."Your majesty, this human snuck into your house and I'm getting rid of her." Liliana said with a victorious smile on her face, as if she had won the lottery.One minute he was standing by the door way, the next minute he was kneeling beside me. Kayden used his nose to push my head to the side and I tried to smile to reassure him that I was okay, everything was fine. He whimpered and I knew that was a wolves way of crying."Claire can you hear me?" Jacobi asked worriedly "I'm... I'm okay. You need to get....Kayden out of here" I said "Stop talking, I'm gonna take you to a doctor" he saidHe knelt down and picked me up in his arms, bridal style. Kayden then shifted into his human form and that was when I saw the tears that were streaming down his face."Mommy" he cried"Mommy's gonna be okay Kayden" Jacobi reassured him and I felt grateful that he said that."Bea
I went to the bathroom to change and I opened the duffel bag to see a red floral dress and under wear.Did he pick these out himself? Even the under wear?. I put them on and they were all surprisingly my size. How did he know my size so well? "I'm ready" I announced as I walked out of the bathroom. The look I'm his eyes when he saw me, made me feel a certain way. He ran his eyes all over my body, stripping me naked with his eyes."You're so beautiful" he said almost breathlessly"Thank you" I blushed. I cleared my throat " let's go"It turns out the royal hospital was only five minutes away from Jacobi's mansion. We got to his house and I didn't even wait for him to get out of the car before I rushed into his mansion to see my son."Kayden!" I called out"Mommy!" He squealed happily as he ran to meet me. I carried him in my arms as I swung him around."My baby boy, God I've missed you so much" I said with so much joy ""I missed you more" he said"I'm here now okay and I'm not going
I was In the kitchen making lunch for Kayden while Beatrice sat down on the kitchen stool with a scowl on her face. She had wanted to cook for us but I told her to sit down and let me do the cooking. She didn't like it because according to her ' she would be equivalent to a table' if I didn't let her help me, but I ignored her completely."Your majesty please let me help" Beatrice pleaded with a sad look on her face."Beatrice you need to relax, No one is going to kill you if you let me do this. Besides, I love cooking" I said with a wink"His royal majesty might kill me or worse fire me" she said with so much seriousness that I wanted to laugh at how ridiculous it seemed. Since when did getting fired become way worse than getting killed."That's just ridiculous bea" I said using her nickname.She pouted like a child and I laughed in amusement. Talk about being a workaholic.I finished making lunch and served it on the table. Kayden squealed happily as I gave him a huge plate of foo
Jacobi had made it clear earlier that there was no room for debate, but I couldn't deny the knot I felt in my stomach. I was afraid of how things would look like if it went badly, but I was trying not to think about that."Jacobi would keep both of us safe" I whispered to my reflection in the mirror. I couldn't explain why or how, but I somehow trust him. It was hard to place my finger on the feeling, but I knew in my gut that if he says I'm safe then I'm safe.There was an annual gathering for all pack leaders, Jacobi said I would make my introduction there. The party will be filled with high ranking wolves and I would be the only human.I heard a loud knock at the door and I quickly opened it."Come in" I said, moving to the side so that they could come in"I am ava, your artist" she said with a flair " and this is Jean, my assistant" she made a gesture to the blonde man by her side. He smiled shyly at me and pushed his glasses higher on his face.Ava layed several dresses on the be
The ride to the party was a quiet one. We sat in the backseat of his rolls Royce phantom, the only thing separating us was the armrest in the middle of the backseat.My nerves were on edge. I tried to bite back the need to bite my perfectly manicured nails. Don't get me wrong! This wasn't my first time out in public gatherings, but it was my first time doing so in the wolf world. I had spent five years hiding away from them, like shadow. But now here I was, about to be the centre of attention.I stole a glance at Jacobi, and I was startled to see that he was watching me. His right hand was resting calmly on the window, with his thumb lightly grazing his lower lip. A strand of his dark hair had come undone from the slicked back hairstyle he had adorned a while ago. The light from the moon casted a sort of glow that made him more surreal. He was majestically beautiful. Those were the words I could describe him with.Our eyes met, and once again I was sucked into those endless dark orbs
The ride back to Jacobi's mansion was more silent than the one to the party. There was a bit of tension in the air, with him still fuming with rage and me feeling like shit. So much for announcing me to the wolf world. I scoffed.We got to the mansion and despite the fact I was now living here, it was still a breathtaking site to behold."Claire wait" Jacobi called out, his palm gently but firmly holding my wrist. I was about opening the car door and stepping out."What is it?" I asked, my eyes searching his handsome face for an answer.He gently let my wrist go, putting his hand into the breast pocket of his suit as he brought out a tiny velvet box. He handed it to me.My slender fingers curled around the box as I took it from his palm. I hesitantly opened it and an audible gasp left my lips the moment I saw what was inside.It was a ring made with an emerald stone in the middle. I held it up with my fingers as it glowed brighter in the moonlight."It's gorgeous" I whispered without
(A FEW MINUTES EARLIER)JACOBI'S POV"Excuse me for a second" I said immediately as Zander gave me the news. My gaze lingered on her. I contemplated taking her outside with me, I didn't want to leave her alone even for a second.Her full plump lips spread into a reassuring smile, easing my mind. Fuck! She's so beautiful. She'll be fine, I thought. I walked out with Zander behind me. I was pissed."Give me the details" I ordered the moment we got out of earshot. The only place that was close to being soundproof was zanders car. This wasn't something I wanted people to be aware of."We found three of them lurking around the edge of your mansion your majesty, they had a dozen pile of wolfsbane with them" he said "How the hell did they get wolfsbane" I muttered in anger.Wolfsbane was the only thing that could render a wolf powerless, and three rogues had a dozen of them.Zander had abruptly cut off my plans for the night to inform me that rogues, had been found roaming around the bord
CLAIRE'S POVI had never been so grateful for a slit in my life. I ran as fast as my human legs could carry me. Anywhere would be fine. Anywhere but here.Never piss off a wolf!If only I had listened. The panic I felt was enough to pump adrenaline into my veins. I couldn't see where I was going, but I knew I was heading for the door.I ran until I went headfirst into a wall. No it wasn't a wall. It was Jacobi. "Relax" he whispered as he stroked my hair and I immediately felt my fear slowly dissipate.I was keenly aware that everyone was watching as I buried my head in his chest. I was safe at last.He pulled back and pulled me behind him. He held my hand, wrapping his fingers around mine. My heart skipped a beat as I felt a thrill move throw my body, from the point where our hands connected. I blushed.I stared at our joined hands, his muscular and big hands engulfing my tiny and slender hands. I wanted that hand to be all over me, touching and exploring every inch of my skin. Sig
Liliana took a long sip of her drink. Throwing her head back as she gulped down everything in one go."Slow down Lils, that's like you're seventh glass" Marcus chastised, trying to prevent her from taking another glass from a waiter."It's none of your goddamn business" she said, her words slurring a little. Do wolves get drunk or is this mixed with something?I stared at my own glass and contemplated drinking it or not."I googled you" she said with a glare."What?" I replied in surprise "I. Googled. You" she replied sharply " and you won't believe the vile things I found about your sorry ass" a wicked grin was spreading across her face, making my heart beat even faster.My throat went dry. All colour slowly draining from my face. The things online were not true but yet I still felt like I had been caught in a crime.It had been five years. Five years since I left that life behind. But because of some stupid shit called Internet, it would always come back to hunt me.She laughed but
"Oh" he bowed slightly and I did thesame "it's a pleasure to meet you Miss Claire smith""Like wise" I said. Jacobi removed his hand from my waist and I felt a little bit dejected. He handed me a glass of champagne he had taken from a waiter walking by."Your majesty!" I drew in a steady breath immediately as I heard the sound of her voice. How could I forget.Liliana walked forward with a sort of feral grace that made it clear that she was no prey. Her confidence gaining everyone's attention. She was beautiful, I'd have to say.She wore a purple dress that hugged every curve of her body like a second skin. Her hips sashaying with every step she took. She bowed her head "Your majesty I thought you wouldn't make it" she said, rubbing her hand against Jacobi's arm. He gently pushed her hand away in a casual way, that wouldn't draw too much attention. If she felt embarrassed or hurt by his action, she didn't show it."I decided last minute" he said with a stoic expression.Three more
The ride to the party was a quiet one. We sat in the backseat of his rolls Royce phantom, the only thing separating us was the armrest in the middle of the backseat.My nerves were on edge. I tried to bite back the need to bite my perfectly manicured nails. Don't get me wrong! This wasn't my first time out in public gatherings, but it was my first time doing so in the wolf world. I had spent five years hiding away from them, like shadow. But now here I was, about to be the centre of attention.I stole a glance at Jacobi, and I was startled to see that he was watching me. His right hand was resting calmly on the window, with his thumb lightly grazing his lower lip. A strand of his dark hair had come undone from the slicked back hairstyle he had adorned a while ago. The light from the moon casted a sort of glow that made him more surreal. He was majestically beautiful. Those were the words I could describe him with.Our eyes met, and once again I was sucked into those endless dark orbs
Jacobi had made it clear earlier that there was no room for debate, but I couldn't deny the knot I felt in my stomach. I was afraid of how things would look like if it went badly, but I was trying not to think about that."Jacobi would keep both of us safe" I whispered to my reflection in the mirror. I couldn't explain why or how, but I somehow trust him. It was hard to place my finger on the feeling, but I knew in my gut that if he says I'm safe then I'm safe.There was an annual gathering for all pack leaders, Jacobi said I would make my introduction there. The party will be filled with high ranking wolves and I would be the only human.I heard a loud knock at the door and I quickly opened it."Come in" I said, moving to the side so that they could come in"I am ava, your artist" she said with a flair " and this is Jean, my assistant" she made a gesture to the blonde man by her side. He smiled shyly at me and pushed his glasses higher on his face.Ava layed several dresses on the be
I was In the kitchen making lunch for Kayden while Beatrice sat down on the kitchen stool with a scowl on her face. She had wanted to cook for us but I told her to sit down and let me do the cooking. She didn't like it because according to her ' she would be equivalent to a table' if I didn't let her help me, but I ignored her completely."Your majesty please let me help" Beatrice pleaded with a sad look on her face."Beatrice you need to relax, No one is going to kill you if you let me do this. Besides, I love cooking" I said with a wink"His royal majesty might kill me or worse fire me" she said with so much seriousness that I wanted to laugh at how ridiculous it seemed. Since when did getting fired become way worse than getting killed."That's just ridiculous bea" I said using her nickname.She pouted like a child and I laughed in amusement. Talk about being a workaholic.I finished making lunch and served it on the table. Kayden squealed happily as I gave him a huge plate of foo
I went to the bathroom to change and I opened the duffel bag to see a red floral dress and under wear.Did he pick these out himself? Even the under wear?. I put them on and they were all surprisingly my size. How did he know my size so well? "I'm ready" I announced as I walked out of the bathroom. The look I'm his eyes when he saw me, made me feel a certain way. He ran his eyes all over my body, stripping me naked with his eyes."You're so beautiful" he said almost breathlessly"Thank you" I blushed. I cleared my throat " let's go"It turns out the royal hospital was only five minutes away from Jacobi's mansion. We got to his house and I didn't even wait for him to get out of the car before I rushed into his mansion to see my son."Kayden!" I called out"Mommy!" He squealed happily as he ran to meet me. I carried him in my arms as I swung him around."My baby boy, God I've missed you so much" I said with so much joy ""I missed you more" he said"I'm here now okay and I'm not going