Chapter 1 - Stupid duty It was far too nice of an evening to have to be doing this, but there she was standing in front of the mirror, preparing herself for a ritual that could change her life forever. Dragging a brush through her long sleek brown hair, tutting as it tangles at the end. She Pulls a little harder out of frustration. "stupid hair, stupid brush, stupid duty". Taking a deep breath as that last word passed her lips, she knew this day was coming. She had known for as long as she could remember and yet she dreaded it, the feeling she had in the pit of her stomach made her feel ill, but she pushed the sensation aside as she forced the old-fashioned paddle hairbrush from root to tip one last time. Having heard a lot about the King of their race, and how he used females like her for sport, before discarding them like no more than a bug on his windscreen, it disgusted her. Yet here she was waiting in her bedroom to be dressed by her chambermaid, for his pleasure. She fel
Chapter 2 - lambs to the slaughter Haytham, yawned as he wiped the fresh rogue blood from his blade, his weapon of choice had always been a sabre, or his wolf's sharp teeth, both with long curved razor-sharp edges. which made each kill more pleasurable. Looking over the limp body now laying by his feet in disgust, Haytham quickly kneeled on one knee checking the pockets of the dead male, his hands making quick work of the job at hand. He had been following his enemy for some time, stalking him through the dense woodland he now found himself in. Placing the wallet he'd found on his enemy's lifeless body into the pockets of his long leather jacket, Haytham took the dead male's iPhone, showing it to the corpse's face to open the phone with face ID, before adding his face and number code to the phone. Standing up to his full height he placed the phone in his pocket with the wallet. His body's height and the girth of his shoulders would have made even the biggest of humans look like a s
Chapter Three - And so it beginsAs the king left his underground chambers he made his way up to the throne room, his last nerve tested as his staff made themselves busy around him. Maids hoovering and polishing about the many rooms and halls, his butler following in his wake giving an update of tonight newest arrivals. It was all unnecessary to him, he had never had any intention of marrying and yet due to an arrangement his father had made many years before he was even conceived.Tonight would be the night he met his future bride. Well doesn't that just make your balls strival back up inside your body...oh and good old poppa didn't just pick out one bride, nope the old man had seen to it that he would wed and bed over twelve females this week, all to keep this so-called pure bloodline going and fulfilling some nonces prophecy that he did not fully understand. Looking up at the ceiling of the corridor he was walking down and rolling his eyes he imagined he was looking up at the heav
Chapter Four - Let this be the lastArwen checked herself over in the floor-length mirror, the dress her mother and father had made for her for this evening was beautiful, the satin fell beautifully against the curves of her body, looking at a waterfall of forest green pooling on the floor around her feet, she couldn't help but raise a small smile while stearing at her reflextion. Turning slowly in the mirror she watched the fabric glisten as the light of her chambers chandelier reflected of the fabric. She was a present waiting to be unwrapped. With Clara at her side, she made her way out of the only home she had ever known, to find her Mother and Father waiting for her next to a large black car sent for them by the king. Giving Clara as big a hug as she could muster she said her goodbyes before meeting her mothers and fathers disproving stare. Her mother quickly covered her expression before opening the car door and taking a piece of black fabric from of the seat, walking towards h
Chapter 5 - Behind the door Arwen saw only the males feet as he walked around her, her small frame shaking with sadness at the acts of her mother and father. The male took one lap around her before she saw him come back in front of her then turn away. She should have been pleased the male hadn't spoken to her, after all, what would she say to this stranger? but she wasn't happy, sad or even indifferent to his actions. No, she was angry, so angry that her body began to shake even more, she was angry with the life. She had been given the life that now belonged to this male, she was angry that for a lifetime she had lived in silence and now here she was again in silence, her hands began to tighten turning into fists, her knuckles going white. She had never felt this way before and it shocked her to her core. She had always known this day was coming and she had accepted her fate long ago but now as she stood there with this stranger looming over her anger bubbled up from the pit of her
Chapter 6 - Brotherly love Sitting at what can only be described as a monstrosity of a desk, with its MDF top and sides, metal capped draws with plastic silver coloured handles that had begun to worp over time showing the white plastic beneath there silver colouring. His now dead thow had not lived in the lap of luxury his little hovel had been a small flat over looking the local park, he quickly checked each draw of the desk searching for any sign of where more of his enieme made their home, or better yet signs of how they had come to this new world, finding nothing Haythem worked his way through each room checking for a laptop, an address book, any thing that he could take back to his brothers, but yet again he had come up with shit all. Frustrated he recalled Sarah scolding him for killing the mother fucker, he had always been hot headed and quick to act which made him wonder if that was one of the reasons Sarah had always turned him down, well that or his sparkling personality.
Chapter 7 - Dinner time Time was ticking away as Arwen went to get ready for dinner with the king, it was almost eight and the other women had been prepering themselves for some time for this evenings meal. She however spent her time exploring every nook and krany of the commuial space they had been given to spend their time. She had found nothing new however, she wasn't sure what she had expected to find, but to know there had been no way out if ever she wanted to explore a little more would have been nice. Walking into the bathroom she opened up the closet and flicked through her clothes pulling out a blue blouse and smart slacks she placed them on the bed before going back into the bathroom and locking the door, turning the shower on she placed her hand under the hot stream checking the tempreture, she had always been more of a bath person but since a shower was her only option she undressed and climbed in quickly wasing her body with the sweet smelling soap that had been placed o
Chapter 8 - Mate? Pontus was out of his chair quicker than his brain could follow and pinning his brother up to the wall, pinning him in place with all of this strength, growling in this brothers ear in a low voice "What the fuck is wrong with you, so she laughed it was funny. thats not a reason to rip her throat out". As Zayn was about to shake his brother of and sucker punch the fucker for getting in the way he caught a glimps of himself in the large mirror hanging over the fireplace on the opposite wall. His eyes where bullging and blood shot, his fangs throbbing peircing his bottom lip as blood pooled and dripped down his chin. Looking around the room he saw the horrifed look on the faces of his flesh and blood, shaking some sence into himself he broke free of his brothers grip and stormed out of the room down the hallway not heading anywhere impeticular, right now he didnt really care where he ended up space was what he needed, space from those horrified faces and space from th
Chapter 23Demeter PVOI’m happy for my sibling’s finding their mates, but it does make me feel slightly envious. I would love to find my mate, that one person who was meant just for you, made with you in mind. To not only be your lover, but your confidant, your best friend, the other half of your soul, the person who will complete you. I can’t help but sigh before taking a deep breath and plastering a blank expression on my face before entering Arwens room. Instead of my brothers, I hope to catch them off guard. Walking to the door that leads into the communal area, I quietly open the door just a crack before using my heightened hearing to listen into the females on the other side of the door.“I still can’t believe the king would request, that little whore to his room!”“I know there is nothing special about the girl”“The king must be just using her and keeping the female he actually wants pure and untouched until the mating ceremony.”“That’s a very good point, all these females
Chapter 22 Arwen's PVO I assumed Zayn would take me to his room next to mine, but instead he took me to his underground chamber. I protested many times that I could walk on my own, but he refused to put me down, and all I could do was cuddle into his chest my ear against his peck as i listened to his heart beat, his scent engulfing me and calming my racing heart, it did not help having Iris, in the back of my mind, telling me to mark our mate. “Shush you horny wolf, I’m nervous enough as it is”. We entered the room before Zayn closed the door behind us with his foot, and in hurried steps took me to the bed. He placed me down gently at the edge of his bed, he began kneeling on the floor in front of me, looking me in my eyes. He said with so much love on his face “ if at any time, my love, you want me to stop just tell me. I want this to be enjoyable for both of us” I nodded my head a little too eagerly causing his eyes to turn unbeliverly dark with lust. “I think it's only right tha
Chapter 21 Isabella’s POV “Oh hell no”!! Zayn said, holding Arwen impossibly close to his chest as he nuzzled into her neck. I wasn't too sure how she was still able to breath. “Zayn, please take a breath and calm yourself and shadow down, if you squeeze Arwen any harder, she won't be able to breath”. I told him while shaking my head, male wolves are so damn annoying. I waited a moment before for Zayn to allow Arwen a little bit of freedom from his death grip, “Arwen, how are the two of us going to deal with the rogues?” “Honestly, I don't know all the details yet, I'm sorry, but Iris is insisting only the two of us can do this, and we will find our answers in the nearby human territory.” she replied, but the answer did nothing to quell my worry. Arwen has no training and although her wolf is powerful she has only just been fully connected with Iris, not to mention Arwen has never left her parents house, what would it be like for her to step into the real world, it could be sens
Chapter 20Zayn POV“I was angry, and threw myself into running the royal pack and overlooking those that did not belong to one of my siblings. Females from all packs came to the kingdom, to try and throw themselves at me all to become the next Queen. It angered me even more, and I’ll admit I used them as entertainment, as they wanted to use me, but then I met you. That first night I didn't fully understand the pull I had to you, you didn't know I was the king, yet you wanted me regardless. You even worried I would get hurt or in trouble for being your mate. Never once worried that meeting your mate meant you would not get to be the king's mate. I loved you for that and my cold heart started to beat again. I knew I was blessed the moment I looked into your eyes.” It felt strange and also like a huge wait had been lifted off my shoulder as I finally spoke out loud what was hidden in my heart. The others in the room blurred in my vision, as if it was only the two of us in the room.“As
Chapter 19 Pontus’ POV I'd been in my office for hours, with Almeda sitting on one of the couches with her feet up balancing the book she was reading on her swollen belly. Having her close at that moment helped to keep my wolf calm enough to get some work done.I went over what little information I had from the documents I had found in the library. From what I could gather, my mother and father held a meeting with a seer about Zayn and his mate. Although there is information missing, it foretold of a powerful wolf who is fated to be our next queen. She will arrive on the 27th day of the third month. Together, the king and queen would rid our species of the wolves who sought to harm those wolves who could not defend themselves. That’s where it ends, a tear in the paper prevents any more of the document from being read. The 27th March is the date of birth of all the females brought to the royal pack in order to marry Zayn. The only conclusion I can take from this is that Father and m
Chapter 18 Zayn’s P.O.V.I felt like a complete fool, I couldn’t bare to face Arwen or even my siblings. I hadn’t even been working. All I’d done since coming into my office was sit behind my desk, playing over and over again in my mind what had just happened. I let my pride get in the way of the love I have for my mate. I know I have a lot of faults but I never in a million years thought I would sabotage the relationship between myself and my mate. The goddess does not make mistakes. I had no idea how long I'd been sat behind when there was a knock at the door. Before I could even answer Miranda walked into the room straight past an annoyed looking Grayson.Grayson glanced at me “I’m sorry my king she just walked straight in”Miranda turned around and shot Grayson with an evil look “when I’m queen I’ll be sure to get rid of you”I growled at her but she simply ignored that it was aimed at her, continuing “You see Grayson even the king agrees with me”Turning towards me, her face sho
Chapter 17 Zayn gently placed Arwen on the edge of the bed in a seated position so happy that his mate was willing to accept him. This thought was making his whole body buzz, in the back of his mind his wolf continuing to demand they complete their mating. However, he tried to remind him of the situation they were in. Kneeling in front of his mate he looked into her hooded eyes that were filled with lust, her face flushed, no doubt her own wolf also demanding to complete the mating. “You are so beautiful my love, if at any time you want me to stop please tell me, OK? We might not be able to fully finish our mating but we can at least satisfy ours and our wolves need’s” he said with a seductive smile spreading across his face. Arwen bit her bottom lip and nodded her head in confirmation, allowing him to continue, as her wolf howled in happiness in the back of her mind. “I want to hear you say it, my love, tell me you want me as much as I want you” he needed to hear her voice to giv
Chapter 16 Zayn’s POV With the help of a few maids, I had half of my clothing sent to my room next to the brides’ chambers, and ordered for some female clothing in Arwen’s size to be sent to my underground chambers, in the hope that one day soon, Arwen would be sharing my room with me. Just the thought of her sharing my room, and my bed, brought a smile to my face. My sisters had not long finished training with the females and gave me a full update on all of them, but the only one I truly cared about was my mate. I was shocked to hear she had no form of training. Although I knew she had been sheltered from the outside world, I would have thought her parents would at least be smart enough to ensure their daughter could protect herself. We all have wolves that need to exercise and run, either in our human forms or our wolf form. It was yet another question I would have to ask Arwen or her brothers about. For now I would concern myself with why I am here. I spotted Aston and Preston
Chapter 15 Pontus PVO After leaving the twins with Grayson I headed for the library. We have a main library that any pack member can access on pack grounds. But there was also a restricted area that was monitored by cameras, motion detectors and a fingerprint scanner. This is where we keep items of value, such as books and parchments passed down over centuries to each new generation that are too fragile or confidential. Walking up to the heavy metal door at the back of the large library, I placed my finger into the scanner and looked up into the security camera above the door. I used to call this my second home before I met my mate. I would spend hours here going over every piece of information I could find, soaking up as much about our species history as I possibly could. Now however my mate is my home, wherever she goes I will follow, and being away from her at this moment is torture, but I have work to do and my family is relying on me. The room was temperature controlled with