Today was the day of the Alpha Ascension ceremony. I was finishing up pinning my hair, when I heard Kaine behind me. I could see him looking about me hungrily from his reflection in my vanity mirror. I set the curls in my hair with some light hairspray and finished my look by applying a thin layer of lipgloss and popping my lips. I was already dressed, I only needed to slip on my matching heels. Kaine looked very handsome in his well tailored suit. He looked like something spun out of one of those trashy billionaire stories. He made me ache in places, and all I wanted to do was tear that perfect looking suit off of him and force him to take me, though I resisted the urge. "You look hot as hell." He whispered in one of my ears as I stood to make my way to the closet. I retreived my shoes, attempting not to blush with his words. "I will escort you down, this is a day for us too. I'm gonna become Alpha and soon after, you'll be my Luna. Unless you're having second thoughts?" Kaine said
Kaine's POVI was the Alpha now. Every doubt I had in my mind about the things going on, were irrelevant. I was the Alpha, I had to lead my people, take care of my pack and most of all.. Protect my mate. Valeria grew stronger every fucking day, but I worried about her. That white wolf... There were stories about the white wolves. Reya is a Guardian Wolf.. and I have no doubts that Valeria will be strong. However, I don't want her to have to be strong because of my failure to protect her. I knew that Valeria was strong from the first moment I scented her. That aura.. her inner strength. I knew from the first moment that sure as hell wasn't some weak Omega. Wolves always want a strong wolf to be their mate, I couldn't have picked better for a strong Luna to stand at my side. I just worried. If Abel knew what she was, would he have rejected her like he did? Or would I had to have shared my precious little mate with that asshole of a brother of mine? The run was off in full swing. There
After Kaine and I were both spent from our passionate love-making in the forest. We took the time to rinse off the sweat and afterglow of sex in the stream. I found it strange that our marks had changed since we let our wolves take time together. We started making our way back to the Packhouse. I was in desperate need of a real shower. It wouldn't be long and I would be taking my vows as a new Luna and more pressing, was the fact that I was supposedly meeting my father at this event. It was a strange thought, to learn that not only the man you were raised by not being your father, but learning that you're a long lost princess from an entirely different Kingdom. I hadn't given much thought into the Alpha Royalty, I had suspected they were also wolves, but I had been so out of touch to forget that the Royal Shifters were in fact, Lycans. Bigger and stronger than wolves. It made me worry at times. If the Kingdom were to attempt to overtake us, we would have never stood a chance. It took
Zayden was silent through all of this. He didn't trust this man who has revealed himself as our father, and I couldn't say that I exactly trusted him either. Howeve,r the man was our father and not only that, he was the fucking Lycan King of the southern territory. It was wild to think about, and the more I thought about it, the more surreal everything felt. I went from being this kid knocked around by my mother, to being Lycan Royalty. I didn't feel like any of this was real. What was Abel's play in all of this? "Wait, don't you have a Queen? Where is our dear Stepmother?" Zayden suddenly asked. I could have kicked him, for being so rude. King Carl looked down and let out a soft sigh. "She ended up dying during childbirth. I was unable to have any other heirs, I lost her and the pups, and since I missed out on the chance to have a true mate to marry a strong Luna, I haven't tried since. I was too ashamed to attempt to face your mother, and so that has been my reality. I've fought to
The next morning I got up early. Tonight was the night of my Ascension ceremony, and I hadn't much time to get ready for the event. I told Kaine that I would be spending time with my mother in the morning and would spend time in the afternoon getting ready for the event. I dressed myself quickly. I threw my hair up in a quick bun and slipped on a comfortable blue overall dress with a long sleeved white shirt underneath. I slipped on a pair of tights and slipped my feet into my favorite flat shoes. I intended to do some walking and didn't want to be uncomfortable. I had nearly made it out of the packhouse, when I felt strong arms wrap around me from behind. I turned and looked up at Kaine. "Have a good day. I'll have my driver take you, unless you want to take a car." I grinned up at him and held my hand out. I wouldn't pass the chance to drive one of Kaine's prized sports cars. He chuckled and deposited the keys to his Maybach in my hand. He brushed his lips against mine quickly and r
Karla's POV The tension in the Dress Shop was so heavy you could cut it with a knife. I watched as Valeria stared down the woman who had looked down on us from the moment we arrived at this pack. She blamed my daughter for what Kamilla did. In the end was her own child's jealousy that led to her actions. Valeria was never the type to be bullied and sit back. Now that I had my daughter back on good terms with me, I didn't want to do anything to screw it up. I had made such a mess of our lives, I didn't know what was safe to say with her. I had fucked our lives up with my actions, and then with the drinking. The hell I put her through, I'd be absolutely stunned if my children ever forgave me. Now I stood here, unable to open my mouth to put in a word in my child's defense as this woman looked down her nose at my daughter, and soon to be Luna of this pack. Did her status here mean nothing to these over entitled petty women? "I just think it's funny. A couple short months ago, you and y
I was in the middle of applying my makeup in the vanity mirror when I heard Kaine behind me clearing his throat. "Did you get into some sort of scuff with Meredith when you were shopping with your mother?" Kaine asked. I continued applying my clear lipgloss over my red lips and popped them in response. I finished applying my mascara and sucked in a deep breath. "She was making comments about me and my mother, belittling us in that store, acting so high and mighty and hurled insults at us. Even went so far as to tell my mother that we weren't good enough to shop there." I told him. I watched the amused look on his face as he attempted to hold back his laughter. "I'm not mad at you, don't get me wrong. I just wanted to know if what I heard was true. People are talking about how the new Luna gave ol Meredith what she deserved. I'm just glad that you didn't hit her. It's hard to get people to accept you as a Luna if you're gonna go about punching pack members. I mean.. I would, but it is
Abel's POV "That bitch became Luna!" Kamilla screamed in frustration. We had been at King Ivan's kingdom for less than two days. I had secured us a position here, and this girl had done nothing but demand more material items from me. My standing with the court was limited, but it came with monthly allowances. I got myself in, proved my strength and got the position of Delta of the inner circle in a short amount of time. My grandfather and King Ivan had been friends. I didn't really touch on the greivances with my father and my brother, which worked in my favor due to the fact that the Northern Kingdom didn't have much to do with my rural pack back home in the Southern Territory. I had been hoping to sleep in a little late since patrols were running late into the early hours of the morning. Kamilla had been living it up since we arrived. She kept to herself, mainly staying in the room we now shared, but she had found a couple friends here in the King's court, much to my misfortune. N