Charlotte POV:I left my appointment with my therapist, feeling a little better. Aries and Theós thought it would be a good idea to speak to her about everything that has happened the last couple of days.My therapist, Mrs. Brun, had also thought it was a good idea.And how I feel now, I'm happy I did this. I really needed to talk this out with someone other than Aries, Theós, and Timothy. It was like getting a different opinion, a different point of view of sorts. It was something I needed to make this seem more real but made me understand how much everyone now cares for me."Looks like your appointment went well.""It did." I beamed somewhat happily up at Nathan. Seems like he was watching me today. I'm a little surprised it's him and not Aries or Theós waiting for me. Usually they would be. "Is Alexander and Raven h-here yet?""Nope, there's been a short delay. You still have a few more hours until they get here." Nathan explained."Good! T-That means I h-have time to make lunch f-
Theós POV:"Alex and Rav need to hurry up!" Timothy whined, "I'm starving! Whatever Cherry is making smells delicious!"Though Timothy is right about the delicious smell that was coming from the castle, his whining was getting annoying. I was already on edge with being away from Charlotte for this long when there was a threat coming for her. Plus she had an appointment with Brun today. Usually Aries, me, or the both of us are there waiting for her when she gets out. This is the first time we weren't there for her.Was she okay with it? Was she mad, sad? We probably should've told her that we weren't going to pick her up today but that bitch, Brun thought it was best if we didn't. Something about wanting to test how well she could adapt to change or something.Aries rolled his eyes, "Brun isn't a bitch, Theós. She's our mate therapist. A beneficial factor to her wellbeing.""Nobody asked you Aries. Let me rant in my mind, in peace." I snapped, angry at him for defending her. I swear if
"We're going to share. Why do you think Aries made you so much?" I answered, grabbing a slider and lifting it to her face.Her lips circled into a little perfect 'o' before she widened it, letting me feed her without a fuss. Most females wouldn't let their mates feed them. Something about how it was embarrassing or something about them being independent so they don't need the "help"."Aw! Look at them babe! How come you never let me do that?!" Alexander asks with a whine."Because I'm perfectly capable of feedin' myself. I'm not a baby, Xander." Raven glared, dipping a nacho into the dip before plopping it into her mouth. Her eyes widen, glancing down at the dip before up at her Luna. "This dip is amazin' Luna.""T-Thank you." Charlotte flushed.I popped a few sliders into my mouth, silently humming at the combination of juicy chicken and buttery bread. As I chew, I twirled some pasta onto a fork, bringing it up to Charlotte's mouth. Swallowing, my chest rumbled happily as she opened
Charlotte POV:I sunk deeper into the bubbly, hot water, swallowing the chewed mushed of eggs, cheese, hash browns, and potatoes. I wasn't the biggest fan of taking baths, but Timothy and Raven managed to convince me to take one.Something about a spa day? I'm not really sure what a spa day is but so far I'm enjoying it. I was slightly uncomfortable with my naked body touching the floor and sides of the large tub, but the sweet smelling water was almost making it better. If I didn't have to worry about that, everything else about the spa day was just amazing.It kind of made me wish I could do this every day."Relaxing isn't it? This is going to make everything we're going to do today so much easier." Timothy said."W-What are we d-doing today?" I ask."Well," I watched as Raven and Timothy shared a glance. "Since you're meeting some people today, your mates thought it would be a great idea if you relaxed before meeting them."I could feel my relaxed body slowly tense back up. I was
"You s-scared me." I mumbled out."Did I?"Raven huffed, "You basically kick the door down."Shooting her a quick glare, he made his way towards me. He placed the tray across my lap, an apologetic smile forming on his face. "Sorry about that Charlotte. I didn't mean to scare you like that. Just so excited to get you all dressed up. It's a guy thing."I eagerly grab my fork, not wanting to waste any time to dig in. It looks like Timothy made an attempt on his promise trying to find the biggest bowl. It easily covered most of the tray. And the bowl was filled to the brim, basically overflowing, with my choice of food."No. No, it's not." Raven made her way towards my vanity dresser, unpacking the make up box that she was toting around. I eyed the different colored lipsticks, eyeshadow, and other things that she was taking out. I wasn't that tuned when it came to makeup. I only know the few basics. Everything else seems to be a mystery to me."T-That's a lot," I stuffed a forkful of chee
Theós POV: "Would you two please sit down? Your pacing and your glaring will not make our mates move any faster. Getting ready takes time."I ignored Alexander's plea, foot tapping on the floor impatiently as I glared at the empty entrance. I haven't seen my mate since Aries and I tucked her into bed last night. I planned to catch her this morning, give her a big breakfast and give her a run down about what's going to happen today. I was going to do it last night but Charlotte just looked so peaceful curled up in bed, completely entranced by the story she was reading. I didn't have the heart to disturb her peace with something that might cause a panic attack.So Aries and I decided to wait until this morning.Only to be denied when we found that Raven and Timothy already whisk our mate away to be pampered and spoiled. On one hand, I was pissed, on the other, I was happy that my mate was being treated like the Queen she was."They're taking too long." I hissed."They want Charlotte to
Charlotte POV:I shoved a spoonful of mash potatoes and gravy into my mouth, loving the mixed combination of butter, potatoes, and beef. I don't know why but I've been starving all day. No matter that I've had two large bowls of Sheepherders breakfast earlier today. It's as if my stomach was a bottomless pit that demanded a constant amount of food."How's the food princess?" Aries asked me, pouring some green beans onto my plate."Y-Yummy," I swallowed. I mixed my green beans with my mash potatoes before scooping the mixed meal into my mouth. I frowned a little, looking over to Aries. "C-Can I have m-more gravy?""Of course you can." I began to tear into my turkey leg as Aries poured a heaping amount of gravy onto my green beans and mashed potatoes. "Let me know if you want anything else okay? Seems like you're eating a lot more than you used to.""I-Is that b-bad? I d-don't know why b-but I'm a-always hungry n-now.""Not bad at all. It just means that your appetite is growing and you
If I ever felt that, anyway. I was too busy drowning in my depression to think about being happy. Before I came here, being happy wasn't something I thought I could achieve. A very distant memory that I didn't want to wish onto myself. I've grown so used to the abuse, that anything different was foregin to me. The longing to be permanently trapped in darkness to escape my personal horror show was the only thing I wanted as I received each painful blow.I was torn from my thoughts as the arm that was wrapped around my waist tightened. Looking up, I curled into Aries chest at the amount of eyes that were on me."This is your Queen!" Theós voice boomed throughout the room. "You will treat our mate the same way you treat us! With respect and loyalty! Anything less and you will be punished! I refused to have Charlotte be uncomfortable in her own home!""It has also come to our attention that there are members of the kingdom that decided to harm our mate. We demand that every student and wo