Maddison Spencer-Bennett.
While I was talking to my mother, something inside me made me go into alert mode. I knew something would happen. At the moment I was about to answer Alonso, the door opened and the smell of the female who was entering the office made me see everything red. Suddenly, I felt like I was possessed by another being that wasn’t me. A fierce one that needed to destroy any hint of threat… I needed to eliminate any competition… He was mine. A growl came out of my mouth, which left me completely surprised. I have never made a sound of that magnitude. It was like I was a passenger inside my body. “GET AWAY FROM HIM, YOU FUCKING WHORE! HE’S MINE!” I growled, unable to contain the anger in my veins. The woman was paralyzed. She already knew that when a Lycan felt threatened, she was extremely violent. And if we added to that the fact that I am the heir to the throne and possess magic, I became an actual threat. Alonso turned to me and purred as he slowly approached. The guttural sound that came from his chest made me calm down almost immediately. He put his hands on my waist and his nose on my neck, continuing to purr. He inhaled my scent strongly, sending delicious sparks over my skin. He climbed into my ear and whispered, “I am yours, little one. Only that matters. I am all yours.” I closed my eyes, and the entity gave me back control. I hugged my mate tightly and said, “Get her out of here.” Alonso couldn’t say anything, since Mom was faster than both of us. With a single glance, she told Crystal to leave the place. Once I was calm, Mom approached, saying, “Your wolf is on the surface, Maddie.” I broke free from Alonso’s grip and said, “that makes sense. Tonight is a full moon.” “Then she may have tried to contact you, darling.” Mom answered me. I frowned, confused. Is it possible that my wolf wanted to talk to me? But how should I know? This is so frustrating! “Well, I’ll just tell you that, if you had let me rip out her throat, that bitch wouldn’t be a problem anymore... but now she’s wandering around our house, leaving her stinking smell like a dead bitch... It’s not like she was so pretty! I have so much anger! She has been with our man for 3 years! What if something more happened than what Alonso told us? Because the dude is a guy and he’s finger-lickin’ good. But also…” This time, I was paralyzed. Saying nothing, I sat quietly and closed my eyes. The female voice did not stop talking. It was as if the filter had been removed. I could feel every intention and every emotion that admonished her. I could differentiate her as if she were another person. Now, I could hear her clearly, but her train of thoughts was going 100 per second… It was the definition of anxiety. “Wait! Stop, woman! Who the fuck are you?” I told her without being able to hide my intrigue. She was suddenly silent, as if surprised I was speaking to her. “Can you hear me?” She said without hiding her shock. “Well… It’s kind of hard NOT to listen to you. Are you always like this? You are giving me a headache.” From here, I could feel her annoyance. My anxious entity was pissed off. “And you’re always this passive? Damn, girl! You will soon be queen! Don’t you feel threatened by that bitch? The dog was with our man for 3 years! You should pull the hair out of your head.” I sighed and said, “What is your name?” “Kallie.” “Are you my wolf?” “Dah! Is it so hard to believe? Honestly, you should have listened to me before… Now we have more important matters… How to kill the bitch!” “Hey! Nobody is going to kill anyone, okay?” “Speak for yourself, because when I see her, I will destroy her teeth!” I tried to ignore her for a few seconds and, looking at mom, I said, “How can I not have a wolf? Do you think I could return her?” Mom and Alonso remained silent, not knowing what to say. Then Mom cleared her throat and said, “Are you listening to her?” “Uh… Yeah. And believe me. She’s too intense. Is there any way to turn her off?” They both laughed so hard. “Hey! Don’t laugh at me! This is serious! How do I turn her off? Please! I want mental silence!” “Well, you can always lock her in your mind,” Alonso said, unsure whether or not to share this valuable information. “Sounds good. How do I do it?” Mom stepped in and said, “We’ll tell you after you shift. Today, you must deal with it. It is important to strengthen your bond. You are two entities sharing a single body. You must learn to know each other.” “But I don’t want to meet her! I think having a wolf is overrated.” I said, frowning. Kallie said, “Do you think I wanted to meet you? NO! There I was minding my own business in the kingdom of Selene, and Puff... sent me here because you were ready... But I wasn’t ready! And now that I’m here, I find out that our mate has been with another bitch? Let me bite her!” I sighed again. I looked at Alonso and Mom and said, “Our conversation will have to wait. I’ll go to the gardens for a walk. Either that, or we risk Kallie taking control again and being determined to break Crystal’s neck...” I didn’t say it, but the idea of seeing her without her head made my day. Maybe it was my subconscious or Kallie that was planting those images to make me see that I’m on the same page as her. “Please go. We have enough to deal with, without also having to handle the unexpected death of your mate’s ex-girlfriend.” Said mom. And without further ado, I left there with the obvious intention of establishing the rules of the relationship with my wolf, the intense one. _________________ Two hours later, I walked back into that office. To my surprise, my parents were also there. “I see the entire gang is gathered.” I told them, closing the door. “How are you, little one?” William was the first to hug me. I sighed and said, “Well… getting used to everything…” “I know… It’s just that when you left the house last night, you never thought that the next day you would have a wolf and a mate, huh?” I shrugged, because that was basically correct. I thought I would have more time, but… it wasn’t like that. Warren and Parker greeted me with a hug, and then there was Dad. He looked at me for a few seconds and said, “Are you okay? Do you need anything?” “A hug?” He smiled tenderly at me and extended his arms, saying, “Come here, little pumpkin.” I hugged him tightly. I felt like the whole situation was overwhelming, but I didn’t stop to think what it was like for Dad. I was the oldest and I would always be his baby. Maybe it will happen to me when I have kids too... I just hope it will be in MANY years. I sat on the sofa next to Alonso. He intertwined his hand with mine and I stared, thinking, how perfect it feels! “You don’t know how happy I am to finally see this image. I don’t know if you know this, Maddie, but Alonso is like a son. One that has made me extremely proud.” Mom said, leaning on her desk. Dad sat next to her, saying, “I think we’re all okay with that. The five of us are your parents, pumpkin, but we have also seen Alonso’s growth. He was trained by us and, I speak for myself, I also love him like a son.” I could feel the emotion that was in that room. Genuinely, everyone was glad for me and Alonso. But that didn’t mean our path would be easy. We had a lot to cover. “Good. Since that has been resolved, I will tell you what will now happen.” Mom said, changing her face to a serious one. One I have seen many times when speaking to world leaders. “In an hour, the advertising team will come and we will broadcast from here. I will say that Alonso is one of your fated mates. He will continue his work, as it is essential to our society, but a couple of things will change.” We both nodded silently. “Alonso will live here, in the palace. Your quarters will be in the east wing, along with your offices.” The palace was something gigantic. Its different wings had different functions. In my case, being the heir to the throne, I had to continue living with my mates and children here. That is why the east wing was assigned to me, because my mother, with her mates and children, lived in the west wing. When my brothers find their mates, or when they are old enough, they would have to take their packs and leave the palace. This was at 18 years old. Now, the triplets didn’t want to take different packs, because since they were little, they have shared everything. They had been trying to convince mom for a couple of years. My sister, Hannah, when she turns 21, like me, will have her wolf and find her mates. Every woman in our family will always have 4 mates. That’s something the goddesses couldn’t change after my grandmother sealed Mom’s powers away when she was born. That’s another story. “You will have to begin your training as queen regent. The process will last until you find or choose your last mate. Only when you have all your mates will all five assume the throne, the titles and the functions that it requires. Alonso has been trained by Warren all his life, because he will be the alpha king of the north.” “Mom, do you think my other mates will belong to different cardinal points?” “We don’t know, but the law says that each alpha king handles one point. That is why we will organize a ball.” Now we all frowned in confusion. “A ball?” I said, a little shocked. “That’s right. The ball has two purposes. First, that our people see you as a couple, so the union must be celebrated and second, it is to bring all the alphas and their sons of the packs closer to the palace.” Now I could feel how Alonso’s relaxed posture tensed. He didn’t like the last order at all. He cleared his throat and said, “Queen Emma, what date do you think would be appropriate for the ball?” “Maddie’s transformation should be tomorrow night. I think we will throw the ball in two more weeks.” He nodded silently. I pulled on the mate bond, following my instinct, and opened the mental link, saying, “Are you jealous, honey? You knew this would happen eventually.” He opened his eyes wide and looked at me in amazement. “How could you open the mental link with me? You are not marked!” “For someone who’s supposed to know me, there are things you don’t know about me, honey. Now, answer the question.” He sighed and said, “It’s not jealousy. It’s just that I’ve waited so long for you. I thought I’d have more time to have you to myself.” “Don’t jump to conclusions, Alonso. Maybe I won’t even find any of them.” We looked at Mom, who was watching us with her eyebrow raised. “Are you lovebirds done talking?” She said in a mocking tone. I felt my cheeks turn red and I couldn’t hide my nervous laughter. “I’m sorry, mom.” She nodded and finished by saying, “Maddie, now we have to talk about the ex-girlfriend.” Just hearing her name made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. Alonso squeezed my hand, making me focus on the delicious sparks. “I told Crystal to come, so she could sign the term of the contract, but we have a problem.” We both frowned. “Crystal did not want to sign and threatened to tell the press about the contract we had. I’m sorry, Maddie, but you’re going to have to let Alonso meet her alone.”Alonso Corleone.The second I heard the queen say that I had to meet Crystal, I knew I was going to live in a fucking hell... I had no intention of seeing her again, but now I had to meet her.Argh! It was hard enough handling with my insecurity regarding Maddison and her other mates without also having to deal with her and her wolf’s bubbling jealousy.Ankor tried to bond with Kallie, but she closed the door to her mind on him. It was something we thought would happen.I sighed deeply and said, “Is it necessary? Honestly, I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, Maddison.”During all this time, I kept drawing small circles on my little mate’s hand, trying to calm her down.“I’m sorry, Alonso. Apparently, Crystal is not as innocent as she led us to believe. I would never ask you to confront her, if it wasn’t necessary. I want her to know that she cannot threaten the royal family.”Maddison said, “What you want is for Alonso to put her in her place? Is that it?”The queen shrugged. “Wha
Maddison Spencer-Bennett One drink… Two drinks… Too many drinks later... I opened my eyes as the light was coming through the curtains. As I did so, I realized that my head was resting peacefully on a bare, toned chest. I walked away slowly, trying not to panic, because reality was hitting me hard: I had slept with a complete stranger. “Shit! I have to get out of here!” I whispered to myself, while looking for my lost clothes... today I was the one who had to do the walk of shame when leaving this room. A walk I had seen many times with the countless women who slept with the triplets. Every time I saw them leave the house embarrassed at dawn, I would give the talk to my brothers, as if I were the police of morality and good customs... and now, I was the one who committed the crime. Once dressed, I looked one last time at the stranger, who was sleeping in the bed, completely unconcerned. Without a doubt, I would never forget this night and I could never forget him, si
Maddison Spencer–Bennett “Where the fuck do you think you’re going, mate?” said the stranger, with a frown and a clenched jaw. I opened my eyes wide, swallowed hard and said, “Mate? What the hell are you talking about? I’m not your mate! Now, let me go!” I tried to get out of his grip, but he was stronger… much stronger than me. “I won’t let you go. I’ve been waiting sixteen years for you to be ready. And I will not stop claiming what is mine... And you, little mate? You were mine from the moment you were born.” Did he say that he had been waiting sixteen years for me to be ready? What does he know that I don’t? I watched him in silence. I cleared my throat and said to him, “Do you know who I am?” He sighed and said, “I’ve known you’re mine for years, Maddison. But I had to wait until you were ready. I wanted you to be the one to recognize me and choose me as your mate... but my wolf can no longer be far from you... I can’t be far from you, little one.” I frowned. Then I said,
Maddison Spencer-Bennett.So now I found out that my parents knew who one of my mates was years ago. Why the fuck didn’t anyone say anything? I don’t believe at all that it’s because “they wanted to protect my childhood.” Bullshit!I got out of bed and asked him the question that was on my mind. “Dad, why didn’t anyone tell me anything? And don’t say it was to protect me.”He opened his eyes wide, but it was Alonso who took my hand and said, “Because I asked them to, little mate.”I frowned and broke free from his grip. I crossed my arms and said, “Explain yourself.”He sighed and said, “Your parents wanted you to know about my existence years ago. I asked them not to tell you anything because I wanted you to get to know me without having expectations. Honestly, little one, I was terrified to think that I wouldn’t be enough for you.”This left me amazed and speechless.The most coveted CEO, admired and pursued by all women of all ages, was terrified that I would reject him? Hasn’t the
Maddison Spencer-Bennett. I sighed deeply, because Leonardo was right. I had to choose. And honestly, it was a simple decision. I would not deny what the goddesses were destined for me. No, this was one of the easiest decisions of my life. I took Alonso’s hand, smiled at him and said, “There’s nothing to choose from, honey. You are mine and I am yours. There is nothing wrong with that. So, out of this, we came out together.” The smile on his face grew wide and bright. He didn’t say he was proud of my decision, but it showed. “As you wish, little one. Here we go.” So, hand in hand, we left, accompanied by Alonso’s bodyguards. I had done this a million times... walking among journalists and having them bombard you with inappropriate questions. I have had to cultivate the patience to not respond to them in the way my brain was screaming to do so. And Alonso was no different than me. He also grew up in the public eye, so he was used to dealing with them as well. Maybe he did it muc
Alonso Corleone. We entered the palace, and the guards greeted us respectfully, without looking Maddison in the face. According to royal protocol, no guard or warrior could look at the princesses or the queen in the face. Of course, Hannah, at her tender 12 years old, did not understand it and I have often known her to prank the guards to make them look at her nonsense. Warren lived hiding her misdeeds and, well... the triplets too. They spoiled her with everything she wanted, because she was the youngest, except the queen. She was ruthless with her five children. We arrived at the queen’s office, and Maddison knocked on the door. We waited a few seconds until we heard, “Come in!” I opened it and let Maddison enter first, as protocol dictated. The queen’s mates had to go behind her as respect and protection. “Wow… Until fate caught up with you. It’s about time! I’m so tired of having to pretend like I knew nothing.” I closed the door and from where I was standing, I could feel