Turned out that Rhode's idea of a thrill was to go scavenging in the woods as he liked to call it, and Megan suppressed the smile that threatened to overtake her face.“You have to hurry my lady!” Rhode looked behind him to tell as he noticed that she was not beside him, and she rolled her eyes.“I have never done this before.” Megan confessed as they moved further away from the palace and deeper into the woods.Rhode turned to look at her with a laugh and Megan scowled.“Don't frown sweetheart.” He chuckled as he stretched back his hands for her to grab unto and she only hesitated for a moment before latching on with a grin.“You are the Alpha now, I'm not sure you can do this.” Megan frowned again, concern for him coating her words like honey, and Rhode could not be happier to hear them, she cared for him. He grinnedMegan recalled all her years back home, and how the only thing she was truly free to do that was not associated with royalty was to tend to her garden and as a result,
They are Elves.” Rhode laughed at her shock before moving backwards a few steps and stretching his arms.“Welcome to Wosgaria! A little Kingdom of beauty, magic and Elves. And oh, they belong to my family.” He ended and Megan's eyes grew to thrice its original size.“B_but Wosgaria is said to be lost. How can this be?” She asked in awe and he shrugged.“After the great war of Alphas years back, many other species were affected by the rampaging of lands and their lives were not spared. So that is how the whole lost Kingdom thing came about. The Elves were Thought to have died off but they simply went into hiding because the blood in their veins made them a target.” He explained as Megan listened intently, watching as the Elves continuously poured magic into the ground to rejuvenate the earth.“This is so fascinating.” She breathed, moving slowly, almost wishing for the time to freeze so that she could be in that moment forever.“But they are not normal Elves, are they?” Megan asked cur
Richardson had been going restless for the past few days, frankly he had been restless since Megan broke his heart. The wench had left him, and knowing deep inside that Rhode might be a better option was a bitter pill to swallow.“Alpha, what are we going to do?” The sound of his adviser dragged him back to reality and Richardson saw the beady eyes of the council members gleaming at him with more than a little disdain and suspicion.“Alpha, are you alright?” The voice asked again, and Richardson felt the beginning of a cold sweat breaking across his forehead and gliding smoothly down his back as he clenched the armrest of his seat and forced himself to stay calm.“I_i am quite alright.” He managed to stammer as his heart ached for Megan with every fiber of his being. If she was there she would have handled everything, cut down every hint of chaos and disharmony, and brought their heads to him on a silver platter for him to judge their sins, she was amazing.Not that this sudden epipha
Megan stared at the blood red eyes in front of her with panic. She had never been in such a situation before, and for her first time she was pregnant. It was a complete disadvantage, but she knew the bloodthirsty wolf in front of her did not particularly care about her current state. She even suspected that it was a meal he would particularly enjoy, and bile rose in her throat.“The traitorous queen of the West.” He murmured as he slowly changed back into his human form, standing naked before Megan and she forced herself not to avert her gaze for the sake of decency.“I am no traitor and I'm not your queen.” Megan answered stiffly and the man laughed a deranged laugh. “But you are our queen. You see, you never should have left. Being with that man has condemned you to death.” He grinned, his claws elongating before her eyes.“It will be a complete shame to rip a beautiful woman like you apart in my beast form, at least like this I get to enjoy some certain thrills.” He ended, his eye
“Rhode!” Megan screamed as she hurriedly brushed through the masses of dead bodies and thick bush of the forest, she had to get to him fast.“Megan, stay where you are, don't move.” Rhode mindlinked, causing Megan to halt. She had no choice but to listen to him, strange things were occurring all around her, and she was confused.“Megan! There you are!” A relieved voice exclaimed to her right and Megan turned around with great relief to see Rhode running towards her, and he was alright, no limbs missing! “I have been trying to reach you!” Megan cried and as soon as she was close enough, she stretched out a hand to hit him on the chest, so angry with relief.“I am sorry.” Rhode apologized, doing nothing but letting her hit him, and hit him as she pleased.“I am sorry.” He repeated again, causing Megan to pause her assault as she stared up at him with worry in her large brown eyes.“You are not saying anything else, what's wrong with you?” She asked frantically. “Are you hurt, injured?”
He suddenly came to a halt and Megan's tear filled eyes widened.“W_what are you doing?” She asked as she stared at him. Quickly putting her down gently on her feet, Rhode elongated in front of her with a roar and changed to his wolf form.And for a moment the simple majesty of his wolf momentarily distracted Megan from her pain.He was magnificent, about seven feet tall and as broad. As silvery white as the moon with a mark of the crescent right underneath its purple eyes.Walking before her, he allowed his body to lower itself to the ground for Megan to be able to climb on.Understanding what he meant to do, Megan's eyes swelled in gratitude. Wolves were always going to be faster in their animalistic form than their human one, so she knew that what he just did was a way to warm her heart and reassure her and she softened at the thought before accepting.Holding on to the smoothly rich fur of the wolf as a leverage, she swung herself over to his back he took off in a sprint, faster
Brian had never known that seeing a person cry could hurt more than having his own stomach pierced and his limbs removed, he had never thought that it was possible to want to go on a rampage and kill whatever was causing that person's tears. Frankly to say, he was never a romantic person, too stoic and practical in his ways, he believed romance to be an imaginative paperback created by an idealist.And that was precisely the reason why his arms seemed to freeze as they hovered above the sobbing woman that seemed to think it was a good idea to launch herself into his arms.As she cried out her troubles and whimpered into his chest, his rage mounted with every quivering breath that escaped her delectably plump lips.“It's okay darlin, it's not your fault.” He tried to say calmly, he was after all ill experienced with situations like this. But for some reason, her sobs seemed to heighten as she completely sagged against him and he had to brace and support both of them.“Shit! I forgot wh
Aspen was beside herself, she had been waiting for feedback from the rogue mercenary group she had hired to do her dirty job, but there was nothing from them, she could not reach them and they were obviously not reaching out to her.She was becoming more and more paranoid as the hours went by, it was a pretty simple plan really. Kill Megan and if possible that bastard husband of her’s as well, but if that was not possible then they were advised to withdraw right after attacking Megan.“Ah!” She yelled as she paced the length of her room uneasily. There were various scenarios running through her head, what if Megan was not dead though, what if the stupid rogues made a mistake that implicated her? What if the East were gearing up to war with the West just because of her?She shuddered at the thought. She knew Richardson would not hesitate to throw her to the wolves literally if it would prevent him from going to war, the coward, Megan raged.“My lady.” A maid stepped inside, causing th
Rhode stared at the happy faces of his men under the moonlight. They were all at home right then, even if they were miles away from their families and loved ones. Being civilized was the price they all had to pay for the life they had, but at times they were all overcome by a deep and dark sense of nostalgia that urged them to throw everything away and become one with the moon and the untamed creature within.It was something every wolf experienced as they were often forced to suppress their primal nature in order to live as civilized men. But it was more prevalent in men, so he knew every man under the sound of his voice could feel what he felt.He turned to look at Brian and noticed the light finally coming back to his features after days and weeks of endless court intrigues.He could only hope that Megan was alright back in the palace. He felt selfish for enjoying such a feeling of freedom without her but knew that he shouldn't. It was not what she would want, he could tell.He had
Rhode was already exhausted as he could feel his thighs chapping with every move of the horse he was on. He was not a novice rider by any chance, in fact he had learned how to handle a saddle before he could even shift into the creature that resided inside of him, but even the most seasoned horse rider would have gotten sick of being on top of the beast by now.He knew that if he was feeling this tired, and yet shockingly restless, then his men must be having it worse. They had been on the saddle for three days and three nights with no breaks in between after all.“How are you holding up?” Rhode turned to ask the surprisingly young man that rode by his left hand side. The young man was responsible for holding on to his armor, and by rights should not be able to keep up with his men, but Rhode was shocked by the dogged determination the boy had been exhibiting.“I am alright, alpha.” The boy answered, his voice tight with strain, and Rhode had to smile at this. They could converse now
Richardson could not help but gloat at the sight of the left state counselor's triumphant face. The man believed he had won, believing that with a few well placed strikes he had managed to disarm Richardson, which almost caused the alpha to gloat at his beady face.“We are going to squash the Faes!” Right stare counselor yelled, his eyes alight with a fierce light, and Richardson could not help but grin at the sight before him.He knew why they were so happy, knew that it had nothing to do with submerging the Faes and everything to do with the planned coup they planned on carrying out against him, and he could not help but grin bitterly.“Alpha, this could only mean one thing.” His trusted advisor Roderick murmured in his ear. But Richardson was unmoved, Roderick was not telling him anything he did not already know, so it kind of dampened the whole dramatics.“It will be alright.” Richardson shrugged, his expression carefully blank, trying to give nothing away.He knew that any slight
It felt like Aspen had been travelling on the rocky roads for days. Some days they strayed towards civilization, but her scruffy companion for some reason insisted that they kept closer to the swamp. A fact that never failed to rouse Aspen’s ire. She was with child, and more filthy and disgusting than she had ever been, and what was worse? She was expected to be okay with it! She had once tried to voice her concerns, but her scruffy companion simply stared at her with beady unsympathetic eyes that were void of any true desire to make her life more comfortable.“Wait! Slow down you bumble head!” Aspen yelled out raspily. Her voice was gone from serious dehydration. At this point she was seriously beginning to fear for the health of her poor baby.“Look, you could dawdle here all you want and wait for our captors to catch up with you, but I'm not going to do that with you, so I think we should part ways here.” Rudolph said firmly, his eyes unwavering, and Aspen gulped. She had no idea
Megan watched as Rhode and his army of about five hundred soldiers mount their horses they were intending to ride to the west. A lot of petitions were made for him to increase the number of warriors going with him, especially from Megan herself, but he did not take heed. Megan knew he did not wish to leave her defenseless so he was going without the appropriate amount of protection, and her love for him grew.Be safe out there.She nodded as he turned to find her in the crowd, he heard her, and he showed her by returning her firm nod.I will.It was an exchange of trust, so Megan tried to bite down on her anxiety as she wished she was not pregnant at the moment. It rendered her vulnerable, and Vulnerability was not entertained in the East.“He is really leaving.” Brianna whispered from where she stood behind Megan, and Rosetta nodded, her face lacking its usual cheer and awash with somberity.Megan could not help but wonder what caused such expression to overcome someone like Rosetta
Rhode glanced at Brian sideways, and he was immediately suspicious. There was a grin his friend was now sporting a glow that he did not have on a few hours ago. But he could say the same thing for himself, he thought, as he looked at Megan standing beside him, her back straight and her eyes firmly set on the Council members below. He could not be sure if he was putting her at risk by doing what he was doing, but he knew that it was a risk he had to take. He could not leave her and the rest of his family powerless. He had to protect Brianna as well, Brian was counting on him, so Rhode straightened his back as well.“As you all were previously informed, Lord Rosebud is going to be acting as regent in my absence, but there have been a few changes.” Rhode announced, and the entire council shuffled, not liking what they were hearing, but he couldn't care less. Rosebud was on board and that was all that mattered to Rhode.“What's this change about, alpha?” Lord Aldrien asked, his eyes shi
Aspen frowned as she was led outside to do her routine for the thousandth time since her kidnapping. It was the baby pressing on her bladder, and she tried to make that fact known, but they were not only not listening but were also rapidly losing patience with her.“May I request a female guard?” She murmured for the hundredth time since she got into their capture. She knew they had female guards, but for some reason she was constantly surrounded by males.“No. Move.” Was the eloquent reply she got as she was roughly prodded forward from behind, and Aspen frowned. She could not believe she was being forced to endure such indignities during her pregnancy with an Alpha.“I can take it from here.” Aspen muttered stiffly as they neared the approaching bush. She had to swallow down the approaching bile down her throat.“She said she'll take it from here.” The pack leader grunted, and Aspen turned her nose forward as she marched towards the bush with all the dignity she could muster.As soo
Brian hurried through the palace in his futile search for Brianna, but no matter how much he tried, he just could not find her. She was not with Megan in the sun drawing room, nor was she with Rosetta as he watched the bubbly woman interact with some maids, not even caring that they were below her station. The sight almost made him smile before he cleared his throat abruptly, and the room full of women turned towards him. Immediately he could see them straighten out their hair and clothes, and a few even did a quick swipe of lipstick across their lips at the sight of him, and Brian frowned as he wondered if they found his presence that imposing and unpleasant, so he hurried towards Rosetta.“I need to talk to you.” He told her urgently, before spurning on his heels to stride out, but as he left, he heard what sounded like protests behind and frowned. Women, he just could not understand them.“Sir Brian?” Rosetta gasped as she finally caught up to his uneasy figure pacing underneath
“Why did you take this decision without informing me about it?” Brian asked angrily as he bursted into Rhode's office, his wolf almost rising to the surface as he snarled, but Rhode simply smiled. He was expecting Brian after all, he knew that after his announcement in the council meeting about his decision to personally oversee the mission to the west, Brian would barge in on him, demanding an explanation.Everyone had been shocked when he dropped the bomb and announced his decision to follow the soldiers to the rescue of his rival, the western alpha, but he was determined.He knew the council were trying to domesticate him, he could sense it in the way they tried their best to put a stop to every and any activity that warranted leaving the four walls of his kingdom. They were trying to drive him insane with longing and rage, then introduce Lord Fuhler to him as a savior. He could see right through them that it was almost hilarious. Almost.But he would not be Rhode If he allowed t