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 had no idea what he was doing, he was working with his gut feeling at this point, and it was telling him to do the impossible, to rouse a fetus. That should not be possible, right? It was a fetus, but it was also a wolf, and he tried to remember that.“Wake up?” He asked Megan's stomach as he kept staring at it, but she was still unmoving, as stiff as a board, and Rhode's heart wilted a little.Leaning forward, he placed his ears directly on the surface of Megan's stomach lightly, as he reiterated the command.“Wake up.” Still nothing, he was beginning to lose hope, cupping his hand around Megan's little hand, he couldn't help but regret the decision to bring her with him to the East. Maybe if he had left her back home, she would still be alive. And the thought was gut wrenching.“Megan, please wake up.” He tried not to sob out, he was an Alpha, but he certainly felt tempted to.“You would not abandon your Alpha like this, would you?” He asked her still form as her chest rose
“Brianna!” Rosetta cried as she hurried over excitedly, but Brianna was definitely not in the mood for any form of excitement whatsoever. She was still tired, and frankly she felt ashamed of herself. She could not believe that she had missed the signs of Megan's pregnancy.How could she have thought, she literally did everything for her, she prepared her bath, prepared her bed, prepared her clothes, she did all those, but how could she have missed the fact that her lady's body was changing.She had always prided herself on being observant, she had always thought that nothing relevant escaped her discerning eyes, she had always thought of herself as capable, but it was obvious now that her thoughts were nothing but a fluke. She was a fake.“Brianna! Why are you ignoring me?” Rosetta scolded as she got close enough to hit Brianna on the arm, causing her to flinch away.“Not now Rose, please.” Brianna pleaded as she shifted away, sorrow shining through her doe brown eyes.“Well I came be
Nodding, Rhode quietly knelt behind the still kneeling Megan and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and with a nod at Brianna and Rosetta, a silent command to watch over the lady, he moved towards the door with Brian on his heels.“Alpha, don't you think the lady should be a part of this conversation?” Brian asked as followed right on Rhode's heels, and halted when he did.“No, no keep it from her. If she knows about this, it would only hurt her, and I fear she is not well yet.” Rhode shrugged, causing Brian to nod understandingly behind him as they stepped into his study.Closing the door and shutting the windows tightly was not enough, Brian and Rhode were still paranoid. Any wolf could listen in the conversation if they really wanted to actually.“Okay, speak softly and quickly.” Rhode immediately commanded, and Brian nodded.“So I was looking into the attack that night, and one of our border guards said one of the dead wolves had this seal on them.” Reaching into his pocket, he thruste
Megan's shrewd eyes followed the two men as they exited the room, and she could tell by the tension in their shoulders that they had found something, and it was not good.More than anything, she wanted to be there. After all, she was sure they were going to discuss her, and she wanted to figure out what. But before she could make her move, they were gone.“What's wrong my lady?” Brianna asked with apprehension as she no doubt noticed the heavy sighs Megan let out continuously, and she turned to reassure her worried friends.“It's nothing Brie, I'm fine, seriously.” Megan smiled as she patted Brianna's hand gently, but her expression remained distant as her thoughts returned to that night.Something was missing in her memory, but for the life of her she could not remember what, and she had no desire to worry them further.“Oh I know what's happening.” Rosetta interjected with a dejected smile, causing Megan and Brianna to exchange glances.“And what's that Ro?” Brianna asked as she til
“Alright, that's enough.” Megan laughed as she noticed the confusion in Brianna's eyes as she grew positively redder. Brian's gaze were still strong on Brianna as she stuttered in confusion, so Megan had no choice but to elbow Rhode that was halfway lying on her in laughter, and he sobered up quickly.“Alright, it's time we leave the ladies to their discussion, Brian.” Rhode interjected and started dragging the reluctant Brian with him, while turning back to shoot a wink at the amused Megan as she waved him goodbye.“Oh my God.” Brianna gasped as she swayed over to the bed and collapsed on it with sweat on her brows.“Yep, that was intense.” Rosetta agreed with a chuckle. “But at least we got to see one thing.” She added, causing the two other ladies to look at her curiously.“What?” The still amused Megan asked where she laid cradling her belly, and crunching down apples.*We learnt that he is definitely interested.” Rosetta giggled, sending Megan into fits of laughter immediately as
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