I slowly brought my eyes open. My ears still hurt, I sat up in pain and tried to figure out where I was. I was surrounded by nothing but stones.The only source of light was from twigs that were burning in the center of where I was. Looking at the exit, I realised this was a cave.Alpha crouched at the entrance, walking in with more twigs."You're up," he said, not bothering to look at me and focusing his attention on the fire and adding the new gathered twigs to it. He was shirtless, his hair packed up in a bun and his black pants hung against his skin.My eyes trailed up his back. He had scar marks all over him. My heart dropped. He must have hurt himself when he saved me.I was glad to know my hearing was back by now."You're hurt." I said in a low voice, he still paid no attention to me."Why did you come?" I said after a while of maintaining silence, "if you didn't, Fred wouldn't be dead now.""He's not dead," I could hear the anger in his voice."You killed him." I reminded him,
The next day we were up early and hit the road back to the palace. I internally groaned knowing that I had to do this all over again. Fred had been nice to carry me before but now it was obvious that things weren't going right for alpha and I and the last thing I wanted was to be a burden. After a few minutes of walking, alpha suddenly crouched on one knee in front of me. I stared blankly wondering what was going on. ”Hop on.” He ordered. I immediately shook my head fast, “no alpha I coul-“ “Hop on.” I wanted to argue but his voice was cold and I didn't want to further upset him. I put my arms around his neck and he got his feet holding me in a piggyback. This was going to be a long journey to the palace. * He only sent me down once we got close to the palace and I could see it in the distance. He had not complained once through the journey.I felt my heart sink at the fact that he didn't want anyone to see us together and even though this wanted, I did not want him to want t
As I was pulled into a corner, my fear was that I was about to be kidnapped for a second time. The relief that washed through my face when I saw that it was none other than beta Locks. I bowed my head at once, “beta, do you need me?” “I’m glad to see you’re back.” “You are?” I wondered. He nodded, “I wanted to talk to you but after what happened, I cannot be seen with you alone.” I was still at loss but I nodded. He suddenly tilted my neck and I widened my eyes, why was he acting like he wanted to mark me. I noticed he was inspecting for something. He sighed, causing me to put my hand over my neck, “is something on my neck? What's wrong?” “Listen, there’s a lot that’s going to go down sooner than later but I want you to not panic. You don’t know it but-“ he trailed off scratching the back of his neck nervously. “From tomorrow, I want you to meet me in the garden, I’m offering you personal training lessons, I don’t think you have any skills when it comes to defending y
"What are you doing?" I widened my eyes at beta, I was wondering what on earth was happening and where the tension was coming.Beta held my hand back, keeping me behind him."Locks, I'll kill you right now, lay your hands off her," alpha's hands were fixed on beta's hands on mine."Yeah because that's what you're good at, killing your subjects, like you killed your first mate, is that why you want her? Do you want to kill her too?" I widened my eyes, taken aback by the sudden words, I didn't know what was happening, Locks had never spoken with the alpha like this.What the hell happened in the last day I was gone?I saw something flash through alpha's eyes but he slowly pulled his lips up in a smirk, "Kira?"My heart was racing in its cage, hearing my name roll off his tongue always brought some sort of tension for me."Do you want to come with me or beta?""I…I'm sorry, your majesty, we came here to train, I don't think I can leave with you."He picked the arrows from Beta and the bo
Damian povI turned her around, keeping my hands on my shoulders, being so close to her always reminded me how tiny she really was. I pulled her backwards a little so her back was leaning against my chest, “if you don’t want to learn about arrows? Is there another defensive skill you want to learn?”“I just want to know why I’m doing any of this,” her small voice called out in what was almost a whisper. No one except from her would dare to demand an explanation from me, and no one but her would receive one. “You’re not just any ordinary wolf,” I told her, “you have something that’s been extinct for a long time. You are a healer.”“What?!” I couldn’t see her face but I could imagine her confused expression. “Healers have been extinct for years, it’s a blessing and a curse and every pack would want to have you for themselves, news spread, hence, the need to train to protect yourself.” She turned around to face me, “how am I a healer?”I ran my fingers through her hair, being this clos
Kira I kept my head bowed as we walked to his room, worried that I would be seen. I was still in deep thought by what he said but I didn’t care. He invited me into his room and all I knew this was a chance for me to be close to him again. He didn’t seem to care. The palace guards and a few servants were the only ones we came across making me realize it was still early. But the servants were the fastest way that gossip spread in the palace. Alpha’s room felt like a trip but we made it in. He locked the door behind us and started to undress, I immediately turned my head around widening my eyes, “wh- what are you doing?” “I have to get ready for my meetings, so I’m getting dressed before my men show up here. “Oh,” I swallowed hard not wanting to imagine that he was naked beyond me right now. “Why did you want me to come into your room?” I gasped as he pressed his chest against my back and wrapped his arms around me. "Why did you come with me?"“Because, because I'm-“ I couldn’t put
Although I had hoped that it wouldn't come but the king stirred, "I have to leave now, my entourage will be here soon and I'm going to be later if I don't leave now."His eyes scanned my body, "it's hard to resist you, I could spend the entire day fucking you."I tried so hard to hold the blush in as he got to his feet to prepare for his meeting.I did the same, adjusted my hair and slipped my clothes back on.He needed to change into his official robes and so I had to leave before anyone showed up.I was barely out of the room when I jumped into Natalie.I hadn't thought about having to deal with her."So you really are back? I thought they were nothing but rumors." She folded her arms across her chest. I told you to stay out of the Palace," she lowered her voice as though she was expecting someone to be listening in on our conversation.I bowed my head at her to keep my respect."I left like you said, and you said you would handle it, but I don't think you did good job otherwise the
I stared at him in disbelief, there was no way he just asked that."I-- I'll have to think about it beta," I said in a hushed voice."Don't take too long, you need to make your mind up so I can handle preparations," he said, I opened my mouth to speak but he cut me to it, "I have a meeting to tend to, I'll see you tonight, make up your mind by then." He took his leave. I watched until he was gone from sight before I realised I had been holding my breath in.He was confusing. Before I left the palace, we barely had any interactions and I saw his much he respected the alpha, it confused me, his current behaviour.I was making my way back to my bedroom when I saw a flood of entourage heading in the opposite direction. I bowed my head knowing that it meant a higher ranking wolf was coming."Kira!" I heard Melissa's voice.I lifted my head, almost mesmerized by her beautiful silk red gown that overflowed by her side."Where on earth have you been?" She beamed, inching closer to me and wrapp