"Come on, buddy, just surrender already. You'll have a new Alpha and a King in fifteen minutes and your whole life will look better because of it," I butt in because I just feel like it. This is an easy solution and I hate when people are dumb. Asheron gives me a warning look, but I ignore it, "Alpha Asheron is nice, but I'm not. If this doesn't go my way, I'll order a massive massacre no one will be able to stop because you’re all here... do you want that?" The leader gives me a look of absolute horrified shock and every single one of the soldiers around us get on guard because of my words, but before Ash or Justin can even scold me, I let out a laugh. "I’m just joking," I say. Justin growls at me and Asheron is just breathing heavily in disapproval, but I think everyone relaxes after that, "I would never do that, I'm a good guy. I'll be an even better King. And once I'm in power, nothing like this will happen again because we'll be protected by the council. We’re all nepotism-bab
{ Georgette }I wake up in the middle of the night, dripping in sweat and with my heart pounding. I had another nightmare, but this time it was a lot more gruesome than usual. Cain and Asheron both died, but with more blood involved. I try to recover and distract myself, but I can’t. It's only midnight, so I’m all alone in the hotel suite while Jos is roaming the streets of her favorite city next to a very handsome man who's protecting her. She invited me, of course, but I was in a shit mood. And this nightmare only made it worse. I really want to know what's going on with my mates, but I don't want to receive bad news. I seriously prefer not knowing at all. I'm not a drinker… but I think today warrants it. So I get up from my bed and walk to the small bar so I can grab the bottle of wine they gave us as a courtesy.I open the glass door to let the cool breeze hit my body. I have a stunning view of the Eiffel Tower, so I start drinking my wine thinking it’s going to calm me down a
{ Asheron }"Ash..." Cain says as soon as I open my eyes in the morning. He always wakes up later than me but I guess he decided to wake up early today just to keep annoying me. "Don't," I spit out. It's been a whole day since we managed to conquer Fox, but I'm still mad at him. I don't think I've ever been this mad at someone, especially someone who sleeps next to me, "Silence.""We've been in silence for hours and hours, man, you can't dump me too," he whines and tries to grab my arm and pull me back to bed, but I push him away and I get up, "Ash, come on.""I need space," I say, walking to my closet to get some clothes. I don't know why I'm naked, I went to sleep fully clothed last night. I probably peeled the clothes off me at some point during my angry sleep. I can feel Cain walking close to my back, "I swear to god, Cain, I'll punch you the fuck out if you don't stop.""You really want to keep stacking points against you? Georgie will never forgive you at this point," he murmur
Before we even walk into the breakfast room in the Kallistar’s palace, I know King Eugene is here. I can hear his voice and laugh coming from inside, so I grab Cain’s arm and pull him back before he barges in.“Eugene is here,” I let him know. Cain stops trying to keep walking and he just blinks for a second. According to what Cain told me, he left things with Eugene in a good place the last time they talked… but that was before Georgie broke up with us. So Eugene could be completely furious again, especially with me. His anger has never had time to die down because I keep messing up one way or another.I spoke briefly with him when he gave me permission to use his manpower, but it was a completely professional conversation… except at the end when he said, “Don’t die again. And not because I give a shit but because my daughter wouldn’t be able to recover this time.”I didn’t need him to make me feel even worse about my decision. “Are you nervous?” Cain asks, and when I just give him
“Congratulations!” I blurt out, trying to save the moment. I squeeze Cain’s leg and give him a pointed look as I get up from my seat and approach them. He follows me, “This is amazing. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Nina. My name is Asheron.”“I know, you’re the new Alpha. My dad hates you,” she blurts out as soon as I approach with my arms extended for a hug, so I stop before touching her, unsure. Justin sighs and gives me an apologetic look, but Nina opens her arms to me, so I hug her.In terms of height, I guess she’s only an inch or two shorter than Georgie, but she’s definitely thinner and absolutely weaker. Poor thing, I feel like I’m going to break her if I squeeze too hard.“I’m sorry for thinking you were part of the staff, Nina, but I’ve never seen you before, so…” Cain murmurs. I know he feels uncomfortable because he’s not joking or going up to her for a hug, he just looks her up and down, “I’m Cain.”“Yeah… hi,” she says, giving Justin an uncertain look, “I think your famil
“Eugene is right, this is a fated situation and your opinions won’t change that,” Justin speaks in a stern voice. Everyone falls silent, “This went just as badly as I expected. You’re all immature and rude. If you have complaints, take them up with the Moon Goddess. I’m taking a break from all of you.”“Justin, I’m sorry…” my mom tries to say, worry in her eyes. Justin raises a hand to stop her, “You caught us by surprise! You could have said something earlier.”“Yes, I should have said something earlier and not put my mate in an uncomfortable situation where my family insulted her repeatedly-”“Actually, this is exactly what I expected from a royal family,” Nina says, shrugging. Throughout this entire conversation, she’s seemed chill, like she doesn’t care one bit about what we’re saying.Honestly… I like her. I really like her.“I promised Nina she was wrong and you’d be kind. Annoying, but kind. Now you made me break the first promise I made to her,” Justin snaps, his eyes falling
“That’s Gerard, my best guard. He is looking after her,” Eugene replies. Fuck this Gerard guy, “Guys… back up, you’re suffocating me with your jealousy and I’m not even joking.” He’s right, Asheron and I are throwing off crazy jealous scent. “Let me see more then,” I demand, snatching the phone from his hand. As soon as I have it, Asheron takes it from me to be the one in control, of course. Asheron quickly swipes through the photos of Georgie in Paris with her assistant and friend, Jos. And that Gerard fuck. Then… Georgie in a bikini on the beach. It’s a modest bikini, but still, most of her body is exposed and she’s way too close to Gerard. And far too far from us. On a beach, without me.That’s a low blow. I always begged and begged her to get away from Asheron for at least a week so she could travel with me and she always said: no. But now she can travel. With that guy. “Where is this?” I ask Eugene, my shoulders are so tense I feel them up in my ears. He’s watching us as
{ Georgette }Thailand is crazy gorgeous. And crazy fun. Now that I'm no longer scared about death, I'm more open to actually enjoying this trip with Jos and even Gerard. When he's relaxed and around nature, he's a fun guy. And even though I still have nightmares, I refuse to think about those two guys during the day. I really hope they're having fun together, fixing up their new pack... and I'm also waiting and planning for the moment when I come back home, tanned and happy, and I remind them I'm never, ever going to step foot in Fox. Not even in a million years. I've been away two weeks as of today. We've been planning to hit up some other country and keep this party going. Jos and Gerard are flirting like crazy now and I've been trying to play cupid, but Gerard is way too professional to give in. I had to tell him straight up, I don't care if he has a romantic affair with my assistant. He got so red, it was adorable.To them, this is now a romantic trip, so they have no issues