Vasilios was sitting in his chamber annoyed. Now that Rhiannon had been taken care of, he had other things to attend to, and also get some mental peace, if that was possible."Vasilios I can't believe it, you used your Alpha authority on me!" Helena walked in fuming."Leave me alone Helena." He said curtly.But his tone, rather than deter the unwelcome guest as it would, brought her forward until she stood before him, looking down at his slumped form in the handsomely carved chair."No, you humiliated me, in front of the omegas and that human, I cannot hold my tongue if I am to become your mate."Vasilios rose abruptly, looking down at the fair-haired woman with mild disgust. "I have no interest to talk about your ambitions tonight, lady, so I suggest you remove yourself from my presence. I'll not ask again.""It's that girl, isn't it? That human girl  -

When the morning dawned, Vasilios was nowhere to be found. At least Rhiannon didn't see him. He might have been somewhere in the enormous palace, but he didn't come to see her.Breakfast was served for her alone, as was midday lunch. Apart from her omega helpers, she was left alone.It was well past noon when the queen sent for her. Standing before her, Rhiannon dipped into her curtsy, as was to be expected."You can rise," the queen announced.It was then Rhiannon finally looked up, at the queen, Helena and a few other ladies and men. It was probably the inner court. Arios had told her during their tour that they had a smaller informal court as well as the queen's court.The mood there was uneasy, despite the familiar presence of Arios who sat stiffly, his face expressionless.Everyone else held expressions ranging from indifference, pity, malice to even hate.Rhiannon shivered under their gaze, praying for

"Vasilios! This is no time to jest," Nymeria said."Mother, I am not joking," Vasilios looked determined. His eyes flashing."Rhiannon is my mate, I had known it for quite some time, but.....", he waited for some time." I wanted to make sure that, this is what I wanted.""Preposterous!" Nymeria muttered.Rendall raised his hand to quiet the court."Vasilios, can you please explain?" The king asked.Vasilios explained the circumstances under which he had to bring Rhiannon.Elios observed the series of event with a smirk. He didn't even have to make any effort. Vasilios had walked into his ruin himself."Your majesty, if I may suggest, isn't taking a human mate forbidden for the Alphas?" Elios said from his seat.Vasilios knew this would happen. The courtiers followed the laws superficially, none of them had read and studied the book

A week had passed since Rhiannon had arrived in Arcadia, she spent most of her time with, Vasilios, Arios, or her Omegas. She had not seen the king and the queen since the day she was declared as Vasilios's mate, and thankfully Helena had not bothered either. Rhiannon had gone through every book in the library reading up about werewolves, and the mate bond. How mates could communicate mentally and even transfer their life energies to each other when needed. She wondered how Vasilios felt, she being still a human could not understand that depth, though she loved him. Standing in front of the mirror one night, Rhiannon opened her robe and gently touched the rune below her navel. She has tried deciphering it through the library books but she couldn't find anything. "We'll get rid of it soon. " Vasilios called. "Vasilios you can't just walk into a lady's chamber

Rhiannon and Vasilios looked at the witch expectantly."Your mother Elana was an Alpha wolf, she married your father, after leaving her people, her pack. But your father abandoned her for his ambitions. Her pack was not happy with your mother getting a human mate. So they hunted her down to kill you. ""My parents were married?" Rhiannon asked surprised."Yes, but your father kept it a secret." The witch replied."That means I am not a bastard!" Rhiannon said a strange feeling of bliss entered her."As per the rules of Arcadia, you are anyway not a bastard. We don't consider anyone a bastard. If a wolf has found its mate, they are considered a couple," Vasilios explained."The only way to save you was to hide your wolf nature and keep you among humans. So she came to me, for the spell." The witch said with a sad look."You were the one to cast the spell on me!" Rhia