The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate
.Chapter 7: an impossible remedy.REGINA’s POV“Wake up, wake up, wake up.”A voice keeps on chanting drifting into my sleep.I groan wanting the noise to go away as I roll on to the other side.“Come on, my child, you can’t sleep the whole day. There are things to do.”My eyebrows furrowed as those words resounded in my head.Things to do?Wait, who owns that voice?And ....I snuggled deeper on the pillow.Why is it so soft?And why hasn’t he come to wake me up yet?And with that, I suddenly became aware of my surroundings as I opened my eyes, nothing coming to my head as I tried to think of where I could.“My child ?.”I swiftly turned sideways to see an elderly woman standing surprisingly upright next to the side of the bed I was in.“Hii ?.” I replied confused managing to raise my hand up to wave a little.I take a look around the large room recalling why I was here in the first place.“Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten ..”“No I haven’t.” I clenched my jaw out of annoyance. “Who forgets the day that their fated mate rejects them?.” I seethed out angrily as the events of yester evening streamed in my thoughts.Asshole of a king!How can you not know your own mate for goddess’s sake?“Oh child, I know what you are thinking and you shouldn’t think that far.” The old woman says interrupting my thoughts.“I believe I have the right to think.” I clap back at her throwing the blanket aside and getting out of the bed.“My child, you—.”“I’m not your child.” I angrily say to her.She pauses before coming closer to sit on the bed, still on the other side of the room. She taps the large mattress as if instructing me to come sit with her.I roll my eyes. “Why should I listen to you? I don’t even know who you are.”“You were a lot nicer yesterday.” She says wistfully.I frown crossing my arms, deeply annoyed that she keeps on bringing up the past.A past that involved the most hated person in my heart right now.No, not my sleazy step father who ran off.My supposed mate, Mattel.“My name is Maria.” The elderly woman says softly. “And my sub gender is a beta.” She reveals to me.The lack of scent made it obvious to me but she telling me herself made me pull down my tall walls for a while.“Omega but I’m sure you already knew that.” I say bitterly.Maria didn’t respond for a while and I assumed she was feeling sorry for me.But I didn’t need that.I’ve already felt sorry for myself for more than 19 years of my life.I turn around to look at the large windows.“Since your king says I’m not his mate, can’t I leave?.” I asked her curiously, even though the thought of me leaving without being claimed by him hurt me so much.“Your father owes the king’s father a debt, that’s why he keeps on bringing—.”“Then I’ll pay the debt.” I say replying to her. “And do not call him my father.” I add as an afterthought.“You are already paying for the debt by working here, my child, that is the only way.”“But if I were to work elsewhere?.”“The king can not let you go unless the man who dropped you off here comes back for you.”I bit the inside of my lips angrily.Damn my dead mother for getting intertwined and married to that bastard of a werewolf.He’s causing me twice the pain he ever has and that is a lot.“So I .. ?.” I don’t finish the statement for fear of knowing my future.“You are here until he comes down or the debt is paid.”“And if he is not?.” I face her. “What happens next? I work here everyday of my remaining life with him being around?.” I asked tearfully. “With the known fact that I will never be his? And I know for a fact that I will not be the last girl to be brought to him to test if I’m his mate... other girls will come too, girls after girls. Would I watch that too? Will I watch him walk past me in hallways years after years after years with him not acknowledging my presence because I’m a maid and he is a royal whose stupid brain doesn’t realize that his mate has been standing next to him for an entire lifetime right in his castle. If so, then that is like handing a death sentence to me.”“My child—...”“Regina!.” I interrupt her immediately correcting her words. “My name is Regina.”“Regina, little omega, it is not the King’s fault that his alpha doesn’t recognize you to be his fault.”“Even if his alpha doesn’t recognize my omega, why can’t he recognize me?!!.” I ask desperately. “If our wolves can’t then why can’t we? What happened to instincts, what happen to the touch? What happened to—““The king doesn’t have any of that.” Regina interferes with my words. “He is one of a kind.”“What does that mean? I know he’s cursed but ... .”My voice completely gone pliant due to the confusion surrounding what she just revealed.“His senses are turned off.” She drops it at once like it’s a bombshell.And it truly is a surprise.Because I have never met a soul whose senses are off.“What do you mean by his senses are turned off?.” I ask with all eagerness to know drifting closely to her unconsciously.“His alpha is just alpha.” Maria continues. “It’s something never heard of before, an odd trait for a werewolf to have, let alone a member of the royal family but Mattel was born with it. Having your alpha be just alpha without its senses is just on the opposite side of empathy, there is callousness, heartlessness, or cold-heartedness.“I nod suddenly understanding his attitude. “Is that why he’s like that?.”“Unfortunately yes.” Maria sighed. “But despite all all that, Mattel is quite compassionate himself but when his alpha takes over, that’s when the problem begins.”“I used to think that his only curse was him knowing his death day, that was what was said to us as stories when I was a little kid.”For the first time, Maria smiles shaking her head. “That is just yet another unfortunate incident that Mattel was born with. So do not blame the king if he doesn’t know that you are the one who’s to release him from his demons.”“His demons?.”She talking and talking only made me more confused.What was it behind Alpha Mattel. The king was more complex that I thought he would be.“The priestess did say that Mattel would be free from all the shackles of his curses if only he had sexual intercourse with his mate.”A slight blush appeared on my face thinking of that because annoyance came swooping it away. “Wait what? What kind of remedy is that?.”Maria shrugged. “No one knows.”“So the king would have to sleep with me to believe that I am his mate?.”The equation was very silly yet I wanted an answer.“How is me having sex with him going to work out when he doesn’t even want to be in my presence, considering the events of yesterday, I’m sure he loathes me by now.” I complain to her.“He doesn’t need to like you for you to be in his bed.”“Who sleeps with a person they don’t ... .” I drift off realizing what she meant by that. “Has he?.”Maria nods. “Yes he has. More than Dozens of girls are being brought each month and Mattel tries his luck with every one of them and each time, he gets disappointed.” She adds a small sad chuckle. “I’m sure he won’t continue for long, seeing as he’s closer to his 30th birthday.”My heart plummeted down at the thought of that.“I want to help my mate.” I say willingly. “But he needs to recognize me as his first.”Maria brings her hands together as some form of pleading. “Regina, my child. You are my only hope, you are the only one who has come here that has been very insistent on him being your mate, I just need you to—.”“I am not sleeping with the king like a random slut. I will be in his bedroom if he calls to me to it. Sincerely”. I make a final decision despite knowing it might end badly for my alpha. “Until then, the king can keep on sleeping with the others till his death day.”..TBCThe Alpha King’s Runaway Mate .Chapter 8: taking a chance .*KING MATTEL* “She has given you all right to sleep with someone else if you wish, Mattel.” Maria informed him.“Who does she think she is? First coming here claiming me as her mate and now this.” He rolled his eyes. “I didn’t need her permission in the first place, I have been doing that before she came along and I might continue to.”“She IS your mate, Mattel!.” Head Maid Maria insisted as she tried to talk to the king.The king stared at her with no expression in his face as he repeated the words. “I do not have a mate.”“You do and she’s the one, I really believe her to be the one that you have been looking for all this while.” Maria argued before sighing. “You have a mate, you do, even the prophesy said—.”“That my mate shall despise me.” King Mattel completed the sentence. “Tell me, Maria, is that not equivalent of not having a mate? Because how can I have a mate and yet it looks like I’m without one. And why is she
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate. Chapter 9: a contest for his heart? .Regina stared around dreamily as she walked into the large royal kitchen. Everything, the cabinets, the sinks, the cupboards, they was just so huge compared to her kitchen back when she was living with her stupid ass step father of a person.She sighed remembering that it was him who got her into this mess in the first place which although fortunately led her to meeting her mate, it’s still rather unfortunate considering the fact that her mate didn’t even know her or even was able to smell her.Which was the worst thing for a wolf to ever have. Because having a mate was equivalent to the idea of a human finding they’re ‘the one’ and now that Regina has found him, he hasn’t found her. She has always dreamed of the day that her mate would run along and snatch her from the wicked hands of her fate, and she has always thought the future person to be someone who would be her Prince Charming, someone would probably t
Alpha Easton’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 10: alluding delusions . A frown came on Regina’s face as she attempted to correct the stupid sounding blonde who was speaking to her. “But the king gave me permission to be in his castle yesterday. If what you said is true, why didn’t he throw me out after not believing that I am his mate?.”“What?.” The smile immediately vanished from the blonde’s face as she stared at Regina trying to see if she could get any hint of a lie in her but it was clearly obvious that she wasn’t lying. “That isn’t true.” The blonde muttered backing away a little. “You are not supposed to be here.”“But I am here, am I not.” Regina says arching an eyebrow up as she looks up and down at the girl finally observing her the way she wanted. “Who are you?.” She asked feeling smug about the new found gained confidence over the girl.The blonde girl cleared her throat suddenly straightening up to look more superior. “I am Annalise, my father is one of this kingdom’s highly
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 11: court me .“Are you alright?.” Alpha Mattel’s voice was directed to her as his eyes stared back at her form.Annalise stared in disbelief as if not accepting the fact that the king could ever be concerned.Mattel still got the nonchalant expression less face but Regina didn’t care.She got his attention and she was very much determined to keep it.“Ahh. My head hurts.” Regina cried out deciding to take advantage of the situation now that she had the king right where she wanted. She tapped at her scalp faking an outburst of cry immediately. “Oh it aches!.”“You peasant!.” Annalise cussed out straight away not caring about the third presence as the look of distaste was in her face as she stared at Regina. “I didn’t even hurt you, stop faking shit!.”“Annalise! That’s enough from you.” The king called again, more authoritative than before. “Let her be, you can leave.” He said indicating towards the exit.“W-What?.” Annalise spluttered surprise
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 12: fear, as time passed .Regina checks the book collection again, this time with the revelation that it had been King Mattel who’d put these books here; that these books are his, and that he’d curated a particular selection to place in Regina’s room.She had already noticed before, when they were brought in, that the twenty something books were of every varied genre. She realizes now, it might be because Mattel did not know what kinds of books Regina liked - that he’d been considerate enough to think of this, and then to include a wide variety of genres.Regina picks one of the books up, peering closely at the binding, the page edges and even going as far as to flick through the book carefully, looking for signs of wear.All the books are in impeccable condition, but upon closer inspection, he can see that all of the books have, in fact, been read at least once; and that some even show subtle signs of having been read several times, such as
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 13: a getaway .“Did she like the books, then?”Clang.Mattel grits his teeth and just barely manages to bring his sword up in time to avoid an untimely and particularly grisly death at the edge of Lionel’s blade.His personal bodyguard and head of his military team- as per usual - is in irritatingly top form, as he whirls elegantly in circles around Mattel.Mattel’s a skilled swordsman, and easily one of the most talented even among Lionel’s army’s ranks, but Mattel himself has always been in a league of his own.On most days, it’s the reason why Mattel chooses Lionel to be his sparring partner, to keep his skills sharp.On days like today, however, all it does is irritate his nerves at the beaming smile the Commander wears while they spar, as if it takes no effort at all to pummel Mattel to the ground.“I would think so, yes,” Mattel huffs, more out of breath than he cares to admit. He ducks, just a second before Lionel’s blade goes flying ri
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 14: because the people fear him? .The two of them take a small, compact carriage into town, manned only by their driver. Typical protocol would dictate at least a few guards, but Mattel had said that having more guards with them would only alert their presence even more, and so the two of them would head in largely unattended.Upon their arrival, King Mattel flips the large hood on his heavy cloak, such that it nearly conceals the entirety of his face.Regina, startled, cannot help but to inquire, “Why are you wearing a hood, King Mattel?.”She can see the line of King’s Mattel’s lips, quirking into an unamused smile from underneath the hood’s edge.“My face is quite well known around these parts,” is all the explanation he gives, before exiting the carriage.He pauses, however, to help Regina down with surprising gentleness, and Regina can’t stop staring at the massive hood that conceals most of his face. What does it mean, that he must wea
The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate.Chapter 15: Mattel Darius .All in all, Regina grows nearly drunk with all the excitement of the market.By the time the two of them head back to their waiting carriage, Regina’s arms are laden with too many packages to count (she’d even purchased things for the lovely head maid, Maria, and her purse considerably lighter. Mattel even has to graciously carry a heavy portion of her bags, as they are too numerable for any one person to carry.Regina is so delighted, still simmering with unbridled energy, that she babbles happily away about all the trinkets she’d purchased and stalls she’d enjoyed, at Mattel, who merely listens with that half-smile on his lips.Until, suddenly, there’s a thunderous roar of hooves clopping on the floor from all sides.In seconds, their carriage comes to a screeching halt; immediately after, there’s a muffled groan and a thump from the front, where their coachmen ought to be.Regina freezes, eyes wide.Mattel’s expression h