Filed to story: The Alpha King’s Intoxicating Mate
“Tomorrow” I agreed hastily, watching as she made her way to the doorway, before she paused and looked over her shoulder. She winked at me.
“I’ll take that raincheck,” she said saucily, blowing me a kiss and then closing the door behind her.
I breathed a sigh of relief. It was short-lived. I’ll cut off our p***s before I let you have s*x with that slut again he growled, his tone dripping with maliciousness.
What in the hell is wrong with you? You know that if we don’t find our mate soon, I’m going to have no choice but to make her our chosen mate or risk you going feral and losing your mind completely. Do you want that? Where is all this hatred towards her coming from? Lucian, you’ve at least tolerated her, even if you haven’t liked her and now that’s all changed. Why?
She is not our mate. It’s an insult to sleep with her. I cannot stand her. Why would you choose her to be our chosen mate? We will find our mate, just give it more time. I know she is out there, waiting for us. You risk losing her by taking a chosen mate!
We don’t have more time Lucian. You’re getting more and more aggressive with each day that passes. I almost couldn’t shift back tonight. Once I’m back from Dark Rising Pack, I’m going to make Cordelia my mate and there’s nothing more to it. I won’t leave this kingdom with a feral Alpha King and no heir in place. Do you understand?
Understand this. You try to make her our chosen mate and I will kill her as she sleeps beside us. I will not accept any woman but our mate and I’m warning you now.
His words were chilling, bloodthirsty, and final. I had never felt such fury from my wolf before, but it was evident that he meant every single word that he had just spoken. I made my way to the bathroom and began to clean myself up, wondering what to do now. I wasn’t about to let Lucian dictate my life, but I could hardly put Cordelia in danger either, could I? Not with the knowledge I possessed. Lucian gave a sneer.
Forget about her. I have a feeling our mate is nearer than you think. I want my mate and I’m not giving up until we find her. So keep your damn d**k in your pants he growled and stop thinking about this chosen mate nonsense. I would rather turn feral than subject myself to that w***e for the rest of my miserable life. I want the moon goddess’s blessing, even if you don’t!
I said nothing, making my way back into the bedroom and climbing into bed. His words were angry but I also knew my wolf wasn’t stupid. He didn’t want to go feral, any more than I did. Eventually, I told myself, he would see reason and know we didn’t have any other choice. Cordelia loved the both of us. She and I had been dating for over a year. She knew how to be a Luna and how to look over the pack. She knew the pack inside and out. There was no one more suitable for the role. She was a gracious hostess to visiting Alpha’s and Luna’s.
I could not think of anyone else I would want in the Luna’s position. Lucian was just going to have to get used to the idea of it. Whether he wanted to or not, eventually time would run out and we would have to make the decision, regardless of what we wanted for ourselves.
Ruling the packs came with responsibilities and he couldn’t forget that. Being an Alpha King had its own set of rules and stipulations. Sometimes, love, and finding that other half of us, blessed by the moon goddess, just wasn’t in the cards. As sad as that was, sometimes you had to let your dreams go and sacrifice for the greater good. I just wished that the thought of doing that didn’t hurt so much or break my heart in the process.
I didn’t wish to cause my wolf pain, but something told me that I was about to do just that, and it caused my chest to tighten in response. It wasn’t easy being a shifter sometimes and sharing a body with another entity. But I still wouldn’t have it any other way. He was my best friend, despite it all.
Foolish human. You still don’t understand, do you? To turn your back on the moon goddess’s blessing is to invite disaster itself into your life. It is refusing a gift from a goddess. In time, you will see. Don’t say I didn’t warn you Kace. What happens will be because you ignored my warning.
Leah POV
It was a day later and I still couldn’t get what Ashton had done to me out of my mind. Where was my pride? My self-respect? Why had I let him walk all over me? It had felt like I was paralyzed. I can’t believe I fell for something so stupid and cruel. I was a moron, I thought, shaking my head, as I walked amongst the hallways, my head bowed low, my arms filled with cleaning supplies. Luna Bianca stopped me in the hallway, her eyes cold and calculating. Then again, that’s what they always looked like.
“Leah” she snapped, as I showed my neck to her, submitting, despite the powerful urge not to be respectful, something that would only bring about consequences later “Get rid of those and come to the Alpha’s study” she snapped, waving her hand dismissively.
My eyes widened. Was I in trouble again? I wracked my brains but I hadn’t been sarcastic to anyone or injured them. Luna Bianca stormed off and I quickly rushed off to deposit the cleaning supplies into the nearest closet, before wiping my hands on my clothes and straightening them, before heading to the study and knocking politely on the door. What did the Alpha and Luna want with me now? Had Ashton or Brynn said something to them? I frowned, feeling my heart beginning to thud loudly in my chest.
“Come in” Alpha Johnathon grunted.
I opened the door, hearing it creak loudly as I sidled cautiously inside and shut it behind me. Luna Bianca was standing behind her husband, a gleam in her eyes. I didn’t trust her. There was a look of triumph on her face. She was up to something and whatever it was, it wasn’t anything good. I swallowed hard and showed my neck again. Alpha Johnathon spoke. “You may be seated Leah,” he said heavily.
I sat on the armchair opposite, my eyes darting between him and the Luna. I was confused. It didn’t sound as though I had been summoned to be punished, but the Alpha was avoiding my eyes and Luna Bianca was smirking. I felt a terrible sense of foreboding. My stomach felt like it was turning to stone.
“My wife and I have been having a discussion in relation to your future here at the pack” Alpha Johnathon began, fixing his eyes on me as I blinked, my chest beginning to tighten.
My future at the pack? I wasn’t planning on having a future here if I could help it. Not after what I’d heard Brynn and Luna Bianca discussing. Oh gods, my heart skipped a beat. That’s what I’d been summoned for, wasn’t it? I looked at the Alpha accusingly.
“With all due respect Alpha Johnathon, but I was planning on leaving the pack when I turned eighteen,” I said firmly “and trying to find my mate or a job elsewhere.”
I didn’t bother to hide my anger.
Alpha Johnathon narrowed his eyes. Luna Bianca gave me a chilling smile. “Unfortunately it’s not that simple Leah,” he said gravely “As you are under guardianship, with myself and Bianca as your guardians, you are not of age until you turn twenty-one. Which means we have the responsibility of raising you until such time” he explained as I glowered at him.
I gritted my teeth. Since when did they care about how I was raised? For most of my life, they had ignored my existence, except when it suited them. Although, to be fair, having my own room, even if it was in the omega’s quarters, was a nice change.
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