Jessica walked back and forth, waiting for the escort Lucy had said would come to take her to her cousin, but she was getting frustrated and restless as nearly twenty minutes passed with no sign of anyone to accompany her. "That's it," she stomped her feet hard on the ground. "I'm going to the diamond wing to find Ariel's room myself," she said, deciding that she would not stand around and wait on this person. Plus, she had to learn how to navigate her way around the castle, anyway. She swung the door open and took a quick look outside. She rolled her eyes when she saw Zachery leaning against the wall, chewing on a toothpick. His smug face made her stomach churn. "What do you want?" She asked, folding her arms at her chest and waiting for his answer. This man had been trouble since the moment she met him. She knew his type, young, good-looking and conceited. He reminded her of Cory, and that alone was the only red-flag she needed to let her know to stay away from Zachery. "Nothing
Jessica huddled on the floor, which had been her bed since she was thirteen, trembling from the cold. The heavy winds outside kept blowing the cardboard cut out from the oval window, letting all the frostiness inside and the only things poor Jessica had to cover with were some empty potato sacks which weren't doing a great job of keeping the winter breeze off. Sleeping on the hard, cold concrete floor only worsened her health, especially with all the dust and chemicals around. She had developed a severe case of pneumonia. If she were a regular girl, she would have died months ago. The strong scent of charcoal and kerosene filled the air, irritating her lungs and making her cough repeatedly as she twisted beneath her makeshift sheets. Having just recovered from yet another coughing episode, her body calmed down but was soon jolted awake when someone kicked her in the stomach. Her amber eyes snapped open to reve
ONE YEAR LATER "Come on, Pookie-Bear, you know I love you," Cory used his fingers to unbutton Jessica's blouse. His wolf, Curtis, was on edge. He had wanted to do this since the moment he found out Jessica was his mate. "But Cory, I'm not ready," Jessica said as she held onto his wrists to prevent him from unbuttoning her shirt any further. Cory grunted in frustration. His eyes glowed black, showing Jessica that his wolf wasn't pleased. "I am your future alpha, and how dare you refuse me!" He spat through gritted teeth, squeezing her neck while pressing her firmly against the wall of the supply closet. She flinched, the wounds on her back were still raw from the beatings the Luna gave her a few days before. She had forgot to pick up the Luna's dry-cleaning which caused the she-wolf to go berserk. "I-I'm so-sorry," Jessica stuttered. Cory
Jessica smiled broadly while imagining her life as the Luna of the Graceland Pack. There were so many things she would change so she could make the pack better for every wolf, not just the ones that were of high ranks. “Pookie-Bear, are you OK?" Cory asked, pulling her out of her trance. "Oh yes, I'm fine,” she smiled, a blush tinting her cheeks. With a growl, he took another whiff of her neck. "You smell amazing." This time, he ran his hands down her thighs and under her skirt. Jessica wanted to resist, but his touch felt so good. "I want you so much. If I don't have you now, my wolf will go mad,” he growled. “Please just let me slip it in. I won't go all the way in, just the tip," he begged, squeezing her pussy through her panties. Jessica moaned in pleasure, arching her back and clenching her muscles together. Since it was the first f
Jessica was on cloud nine, she had just lost her virginity to her mate, the man she intended to spend the rest of her life with. She remembered the night she found out that Cory was her mate, and even though she didn't have her wolf, she felt the sparks when he touched her and kissed her lips. He kissed her like he was dying of thirst and only her lips could quench his thirst. Jessica was scared at first, because Cory had always been a bully to her, just like the rest of his family. His younger twin sisters, Margret and Margarita were just as bad. They wouldn't only beat and belittle her. They would also break stuff around the pack-house and then blame it on poor Jessica and the Luna would always punish her by whipping her in the fields. Alpha Conroy, however was a different kind of bully. The type that turned a blind eye to the abuse sh
"No!" Jessica gasped. Maybe she didn't hear him right. How could the alpha even consider making her his second wife? He must be mad. Luna Magda would probably kill them both before she would be able to even make it to the aisle. Plus, what about Cory? There's no way he would just stand back and let his father marry his mate. "Yes, little one," Alpha Conroy chuckled. "Don’t look so surprised. You heard me right. I want you to be my wife." "But you already have a wife and the pack already have a Luna," Jessica tried to reason her way out of this. "I know all of that, little one and certain things won't change," he explained. "Magda will continue to be Luna of the pack. You will simply be my wife. The one I bring to balls, functions, holidays and such. Magda's place is to stay here and solve various pack problems and make sure the schools and hospi
Magda's face went pale. “Wh-who told you?” She gulped, terrified that her husband was going to kill her now. She thought she had everyone involved taken care of. No one was supposed to know that it was her and not hunters who killed Jessica's parents. "No one had to tell me. I knew the moment I heard Steven and Lisa were murdered,” Conroy admitted. “It took everything in me not to skin you alive back then.” Hearing her parents' names made Jessica lift her head as she tuned into the discussion between the alpha and Luna. “I saw how you looked at her, Conroy. She was beautiful and young,” Magda scoffed. “When I found out she was your true mate, I despised her.” “But I rejected her to be with you,” Conroy explained. “She found a second chance mate in that farmer.” Jessica was there in shock. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. “Oh please, you only married me for my father’s pack. I knew this back then, but I thought after being with me, you would at least grow to li
In a state of turmoil, Jessica fled from the alpha's office. She didn't care if she looked a mess, with blood staining her face. She needed to find Cory and tell him he had to admit to his parents that she was his mate and that he wished to be with her. Before she made it to the corridor that would take her to her mate's room, the two younger girls with red hair and brown eyes intercepted her. One caught her by her hand and the other grabbed her by the hair. "Look, sister. It's the slave girl," Margarita laughed. Her red hair was curly like that Disney princess, Merida. Her brown eyes were dark with specks of green in them. "I see that, sis. What is the little omega doing running around our house like this? She knows better than to be seen in this part of the building," Margret pulled harder on Jessica's hair, causing her to wince. "Oh, she's got a busted l
Jessica walked back and forth, waiting for the escort Lucy had said would come to take her to her cousin, but she was getting frustrated and restless as nearly twenty minutes passed with no sign of anyone to accompany her. "That's it," she stomped her feet hard on the ground. "I'm going to the diamond wing to find Ariel's room myself," she said, deciding that she would not stand around and wait on this person. Plus, she had to learn how to navigate her way around the castle, anyway. She swung the door open and took a quick look outside. She rolled her eyes when she saw Zachery leaning against the wall, chewing on a toothpick. His smug face made her stomach churn. "What do you want?" She asked, folding her arms at her chest and waiting for his answer. This man had been trouble since the moment she met him. She knew his type, young, good-looking and conceited. He reminded her of Cory, and that alone was the only red-flag she needed to let her know to stay away from Zachery. "Nothing
Kanyon waited for them all to catch their breaths. He shared every secret he had been holding in with them, including the fact that Jessica comes from royalty. "So my cousin is the last surviving Blackwood?" Ariel added. "I knew that girl was special all along.""Your Majesty, if this is indeed true and she is your mate, then you must marry her," Lucy added. "You shouldn't allow the priestess to push you into a marriage with Anna.""I agree. I love Anna. She's like family to me, but you have to do right by your mate first, King Kanyon. This is what the Moon Goddess wants," Alpha Daniel gave his two cents. "I'm fully aware of all this," Kanyon spat. "I still have eight months to figure something out."Cameron stayed silent during all of this."Master Cameron, you haven't said a word," Alpha Daniel pointed out. "What are you thinking?""Kanyon knows what I'm thinking," Cam huffed. "He shouldn't wait, he should marry, mate and mark Jessica as soon as possible.""Cameron, you know why I
'Don't do it Kanyon, we can't let her know we've found a second chance mate. At least not yet,' Sinbad warned. Kanyon was itching to tell the priestess that the Moon Goddess had gifted him another mate, but his beast was correct. He couldn't spill the beans now, not until Jessica was in the loop and he felt she was safe. Constance had already passed a bill stating that if no one from the Blackwood bloodline came forward to claim the throne by the fifteenth year after Eleanor's and Melissa's deaths, then the kingdom and all its wealth would go to her and her adoptive daughter April. And who knew what she'd do if she finds out that the last Blackwood heir was the king's new mate."Have I made myself clear?" Constance's voice boomed with authority. "Of course, priestess Constance," Kanyon nodded. "Then that's settled," she sighed. "I'll take a look around your castle grounds, and then I'll take my leave.""You're not staying the night?" Kanyon asked. "Don't act so sad, but no. I can'
The flames danced in the fireplace, illuminating the blue room. Currently, the only noises came from the crackling wood and flying sparks. The sweet smell of the wood held the strongest memory for King Kanyon. This was the place he sat for days upon days after Ellie died. A place where no sunlight or moonlight could enter. There weren't any windows for life to beam through. Just a fireplace and without it being lit, the place remained dark. There was no way to know whether it was night or day unless you go through the one door leading out into the south corridors. Even though the mulled wine warmed him up inside, Priestess Constance's cold gaze left him feeling frozen. He waited for one of the servers to give the woman her requested drink; blood from a baby lamb. The server kept her head low as she handed off the glass to the priestess before leaving the room in a hurry. "You seem different," she finally spoke, her face hidden behind curtains of black veils. Only her piercing
"What does he mean I should stay in my room? Is there something wrong? Is the castle under attack?" Jessica asked. Her face twisted with worry as she shifted uncomfortably in the chair she sat in at her bureau. She used her fingers to pick at the strings of the robe she had on, biting on her bottom lip as she waited for Cameron to answer. Lucy was busy curling her hair, and the mage could feel the little omega girl's fear. "Cameron, you're giving the poor girl a fright," Lucy expressed with a sigh. She fixed the hairpin in Jessica's hair before connecting with her gaze through the mirror. "Look dear, the king is hosting a big-time guest who's not exactly warm to newcomers. Just relax. King Kanyon would never let no harm come to you or any of his people."Jessica let out a heavy breath. Lucy knew how to make situations feel light."Lucy's right. There's no need to stress, Twinkle. And besides, she won't be here long.""She?" Jessica's head snapped around so fast to look at Cam, he tho
THREE DAYS LATERIt was finally Friday, which meant that Jessica's Moonday was only two days away. For the past three nights, she had been dreaming of her wolf Cordelia and her Lycan beast Sybil. She still had not told anybody about this. She figured they were only dreams of what life could've been like if she weren't an omega and how much better things would be if she actually had noble blood. If she was truly royalty then sure, she and Kanyon would have made a beautiful couple, but then again she was a barren woman and a king deserved a wife that could at least give him one child. Jessica's bare feet were dirty and buried into the mud. It had rained heavily the previous night dampening the soil on the field. Perspiration dripped off her like she had just emerged from a pool. Each bead of sweat proved the effort she was putting into her training. Kanyon's punch to her jaw made her left ear tingle painfully. She let out a loud scream in pain before she turned her attention back to he
"Jessica wait!" Kanyon called out to her before she could exit the building. Jessica figured she'd leave the hospital for a bit and come back after the 'expecting couple' wrapped up their appointment. "Jessica, I said stop!" Kanyon didn't want to raise his voice, but he had to in order for her to hear him. He want to avoid making a scene, so he refrained from using his supernatural speed to stop her. With a sigh, she stopped and turned to meet his gaze. "What is it, your majesty?" She faked a smile. "Come on Jess, don't do that," he took her hand in his. "Don't do what?" She rolled her eyes. "Don't act like you're not upset. I know you are. I not only can smell it, but I can feel and taste it too," he admitted. "Well," she sighed. "I am upset, but it's not the reason you think. I won't lie, it stung a bit to see you rubbing on her belly like that. It brought back memories of that video Cam shared where you were kissing my tummy when I was pregnant with Steven," Jessica explained.
"Oh Jessica," Dr. Peterson let out, acting all surprised like he didn’t expect her. "What on earth are you doing here at this time?" The doctor gave her a coy smile. Jessica's eyes were twitching, and her throat became dry, but she still managed to speak. "I thought you said my appointment is at 2?""Did I now?" Dr. Peterson shook his head. "Then the mistake must be mine. Your appointment is at 2:30," he sighed. "Why don't you wait outside and let me finish up with the expecting couple? We should only be a few more minutes." "OK," Jessica nodded. She left the room without taking another glance at Kanyon and Anna. The pregnant she-wolf was filled with glee seeing the shocked look on the Omega's face. Hopefully, seeing the king this close to her would let the little bitch know he was hers. They were expecting a child together, the next king to the Lycania throne. King Kanyon however, was breathing hard, upset with himself for not saying something to Jessica before she stormed out. O
"Put me down, Kanyon. I can walk!" Jessica snapped. Despite her wriggling and complaints, the King kept her in his arms until they got to her bedroom. "What did Zachery mean by you should tell me the truth? What else are you not telling me?" Jessica asked as they stepped inside her room. Kanyon made sure to close the door after he entered. "Jessica, do you trust me?" He asked her. A sigh escaped her lips. "Yes, but I —""Then don't worry about what that maniac said. Have faith in me. I will tell you all that you need to know when the time is right. I promise.""OK," she let out. "I'll hold you to that promise." Kanyon checked the time on his phone. "I guess I will have to eat later. I have a conference call to make right now, but did you at least enjoy your breakfast?" "I didn't even eat anything because Zachery interrupted me.""If you'd like, I can have Lucy get something for you.""Sure, I'd appreciate that."Kanyon used the mind-link to tell Lucy that she should bring breakfas