Alpha Zach’s POV
She was truly fascinating, her dark hair and her grey blue eyes were an odd combination but it had something stirring inside me that I had never felt before.
Seeing her struggle with the decision over Max had me curious. She was so different from her Grandmother who had always been quick to make a decision and move on, yet as Kayden talks to me, not a single word goes in my ear. I only have eyes for her and couldn’t resist giving her a quick kiss but I longed to take her to my room and have my way with her.
The Lycan Queen, who would have thought that I of all people would be mated to the Queen.
“You are not listening to me are you” Kayden has a huge grin on his face and I roll my eyes. “It’s true isn’t it, our new Queen is mated to you”
I shake my head “No, I am mated to her. The Queen hasn’t decided if she wants me yet”
Kayden frowns and looks over to Charlie who is sucking a lolly and staring at the monitor. I couldn't help but notice how she worked her tongue around it.
"What will it mean for your role Alpha?”
“Nothing, she will still need Alphas to run the pack” I catch her looking our way and smile at her, it was probably a little too obvious that we were talking about her
The flight as usual was uneventful apart from having the most beautiful women I had ever seen on board. At one point there was a significant change in the weather and it instantly became colder. I could see her shivering and offered a blanket which she practically ripped out of my hands as she wrapped it around her when it dawned on me that she only had a tiny bag of luggage, she was not going to be prepared for our weather at all.
I wanted to speak to her, I wanted to ask her about us but I couldn’t do it, not with Kayden around and listening, he was already tacking the mick out of me about how I felt towards Charlie, yet he was exactly the same when he first found his mate.
It wasn't only that, I was a powerful Alpha and yet somehow just the mere scent of her had me weak at the knees.
“Charlie?”
She pulls her headphones off and smiles at me “Are we nearly there?”
I nod “That’s not why I interrupted you, I would like some alone time with you when we land”
She stares at me, her eyes wide as she registers what I am saying when she starts frowning “Why?”
She was so suspicious of everything and I understood why, she had very little trust for anyone, especially with the upbringing she had
“So we can get to know one another”
Charlie screws up her face “You already know me, apparently I am some sort of Queen” she huffs and puts the headphones back on signalling that she clearly did not want to talk
It wasn’t what I meant in any circumstances, I wanted the opportunity to kiss her again but properly this time so that I could taste her. Her scent of firewood was already intoxicating and I wanted to devour her.
Leaving her alone, she starts to scratch her mark, the one Max had given her, a sign that he was accepting the rejection although we would all know when he has full accepted.
As time passes she scratches more and more until I can smell blood, she had pierced her skin.
Pinning Kayden to his seat as his fangs descend I order Charlie to the back of the plane, she looks alarmed but moves quickly but not before I see the red rings in her eyes.
Kayden was new to the Lycan world and still hadn’t gotten over his desire for blood once he smelt it, it made him the perfect warrior during a match but if anyone gets anything as simple as a papercut then he could become something of peoples nightmares.
“Stand down Kayden” It was an order using my Alpha tone, something that he couldn’t resist and his hands grip the arms of his seat as he fights against the beast within
Heading to the back of the plane, I find Charlie has locked herself in the bathroom and I knock, telling her it is safe to come out now but she refuses to open the door and when I tell her that I will make sure nothing happens she snorts but cracks the door a couple of inches, peering through at me.
“It’s not him I am worried about”
“What do you mean?”
“I could kill him if I wanted too”
I hadn’t realised that she would be the problem but she had killed her own father in the most brutal way.
“I would rather you didn't but why would you kill my Beta?”
Her grey blue eyes are dark and she shrugs “Instinct”
It was fascinating, it would be the same answer I would have given if I had sensed any danger to me.
“Look at him Charlie” She opens the door a little further and peers out at Kayden who is still gripping the chair
“Why would he attack me?”
“He smelt your blood”
Her hand reaches to her neck where her wound had already healed but a sly smile crosses her face
“He must be a nightmare when girls are on their period”
Her dark eyes turn back to a grey blue “Are all Lycans like that?”
“No, he is a new Lycan”
“What do you mean?”
“He used to be human but his mate was a Lycan and he agreed to be changed so he could be with his mate”
She frowns as she stares at me “He wanted to be a monster?”
“He wanted to be with his mate, giving up his humanity was the price he paid but he makes an excellent Beta, besides, we are not all monsters”
I finally convince her to come out of the bathroom and back to her seat but she spends her time watching Kayden the rest of the flight, keeping me on edge the whole time as I waited for her to attack him..
Tiredness eventually takes over and she falls asleep minutes before we land, hunched over in her seat and hugging her legs. I could have woken her, but she was exhausted, she hadn’t slept in days, well not since her friend Alexander’s passing which she will probably never forgive herself for so I make the decision to carry her to the car, holding her against my chest and feeling our connection as she snores lightly.
Charlie’s POVOpening my eyes, I find myself staring up at Alpha Zach's chiselled jaw whilst his fingers absentmindedly run through my long dark hair whilst his dark eyes stay firmly on whatever is front of him. His hand momentarily pauses but he keeps his eyes up and I close mine tight but listen in when he starts speaking to Kayden.They mostly talk about pack stuff until the subject turns to me, well more importantly, my mother.“How easy is it going to be to convince Sophia?” Kayden questions Zach, for a Beta, he was really quite brave in challenging the Alpha.“She will come when requested”I wondered what he meant by being ‘requested’. Alpha Zach had said my mother was living on his land, but if my grandmother was the Queen before she passed away then surely she had some sort of position of power.“Are you sure, you know she can be…. Temperamental”“I will deal w
Alpha Zach’s POVI had never really dealt with someone crying before, well not someone that I was attracted too and as she sobbed into the pillows I just watch felling completely powerless, what could I do, should I comfort her, or should I leave her?Standing by the door I just watch her, her shoulders juddering up and down under the blanket with the sobs but they were soon replaced with those little snuffles, signalling that she was asleep.Moving towards her, I pull back the blanket from her face, it was red and tear stained whilst her eyes were sealed shut, little puddles sitting in her eye sockets. Maybe bringing her here was the wrong choice after all.Kissing her on the forehead I feel the sparks spread across my lips, there was no doubt about it, Charlie was indeed my mate but would she accept me after her rejection of Alpha Max. I could offer her more than him after all, he was just a werewolf whereas we were Lycans and she belonged here wi
Charlies POVConsidering I had an amazing nights sleep, I felt like I had been run down by a bus. A dull ache in my chest and my mind instantly went to Max and how he had dropped to his knees as we pulled away in the car.The more I thought about it, the more the pain grew until I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath, what was happening to me?Clutching my chest as the pain spread, I tried to scream out for help, but no sound left my mouth and my chest continued to grow tighter as my lungs refused to work.Throwing out a ball of red mist at the door, I hoped it would make enough noise that someone would come in, but it fizzled out before it even reached the door.Trying again, the ball finally hits the door only this time it blows a hole straight through it and the door is pulled open, Kayden stares at me alarmed as he rushes towards me and I hear him calling for Alpha Zach as spots form in front of my eyes, darkness closing in
Alpha Zach's POV I knew she wasn't going to like what I say and wait patiently for her to get comfortable and pray to the Moon Goddess that she will not freak out "Well spit it out then" she snaps at me, annoyed that I was taking my time. If anyone else were to speak to me like that, my hand would be tightening around their throat just about now, but she was the Queen and she was my mate, I couldn't risk that now when she was seeing the softer side of me. Even Kayden was taking the micky saying that this girl already had me wrapped around her finger and he wasn't far from the truth, I would do anything for her. "Charlie, there is no easy way for me to say this, but your mother killed your grandmother" Her eyes are wide for a moment as she registers what I am saying and then she narrows them at me "Your lying" "I have no reason to lie to you Charlie" "So you're telling me that my mother who would n
Charlies POVThey were all watching me, everyones eyes were on me and as I spin around it seemed like they were closing in on me. As I continue to turn I see Alpha Zach standing on the porch looking worried, was he worried about me or his pack?The gravel under my feet was digging into my bare skin as I carry on turning. I had to stop them getting close, I couldn’t have them judging me.I summon a ball of red mist as everyone watches and slam it into the ground, those nearest to me were sent flying, it wasn’t powerful enough to do to much damage but strong enough to stop them coming closer.The tears stream down my face as I look at everyone laid on the ground and Alpha Zach gestures to the packhouse. I move quickly, my feet pounding the gravel and race pass him, straight up the stairs and into my room, slamming the door shut and leaning back against it.The tears fall from my face and onto my clothes, they were heavy, my sobs were loud
Alpha Zach’s POV“What I will bring? What does that even mean?” she huffs at me“I did not get a chance to find out, Kayden called me”She turns her back on me, clearly annoyed with my answerEven though I had figured things out about Charlie’s father, I was not certain I could tell her, well not yet anyway. How would finding out that she is half vampire help her? Or finding out that the man who raised and abused her was not her real father.Not only that, Sophia dropped some pretty heavy news on me about Charlie’s birth father which I needed time to process.It was obvious that a vampire had killed one of my packs men, they were the only ones to rip out throats like that, the problem was that when a vampire is using their speed ability, only another vampire can see them. It would have been how they got onto my land unseen, yet Charlie saw them.Kayden knew this little fact about vampires and
Charlie’s POVI’m not even sure what made me do it, the sudden urge to run away from it all. Maybe it was the news that I was part vampire, or the fact that Alpha Zach is clearly in love with me but as I grab my suitcase, I purposely hit him with it as I walk by and go to his office. As much as I wanted to go home, right now I didn’t want to be alone.Sinking down onto the rug, the heat from the fire warms my skin, Kayden had been right about it being much colder here and as much as I didn’t want to admit it, I didn’t have the right clothes for this weather.As I sit staring into the fire, a blanket is draped over my shoulders and when I look up I find Alpha Zach smiling at me, he doesn't speak and heads to his desk, concentrating on the paperwork that was piled high.Every so often I would steal a glance at him, the light of the fire gave him an ominous look but in the daylight he looked so different, his eyes oddly dark but
Alpha Zach’s POVWhy oh why did I schedule meetings for today?Especially with Charlie here, I tried to change some of them around but I had put off dealing with the Lycan school on my land for some time. There were problems between a couple of the students and the teachers seemed no longer capable of dealing with the issues.As I shower I hear Charlie stir, it wasn’t exactly an ideal situation having her sleep in my room but considering she locked the door to her bedroom and then climbed out the window, it was the only suitable option.I made sure to sleep on the futon in my room, it was not exactly the greatest night of sleep, mostly because any time Charlie stirred, I was up and ready to protect her but she was mostly just having horrible dreams and most likely about what she had seen by the words she was muttering.It was highly amusing finding her with the duvet wrapped completely around her, just her cute little face poking out, a