Chapter 4: His Mad Queen

Fenris Draugluin P.O.V.

Fenris laid in the cold bare ground covered in his own blood, although the gunshots that were fired weren't lethal to him but the shock at being almost killed by his mate..

The love of his life...

Yeah well she never made any love promises so I guess his expectations were just too high!

Poor Fenris!

The one he had waited and longed for all these years didn't even blink when she pulled the trigger, all the other wolves came out of hiding as they surrounded him, the pack healer was shaking her head, tears welling in her eyes and falling down the lines of her old, aged face. Some of the wolves shifted back to their human form, his beta grabbing onto his battered Alpha, their King and the ruler of crimson Shadow pack holding onto his shoulders and muttering thing in his ear...

"Let me treat that son, it seems we have a maniac for a queen!"The healer says grunting...

"DON'T CALL HER THAT!"He grunts as he jerked away from his beta, they all walked back into the woods and mountains and in between the forest and the woods lays another world. His domain, land and home..

He walked briskly into the pack house, his wounds dripping open with blood but he seemed not to care, his mind is simply reeling from how she had the guts to shoot but all the same what was he expecting there's never been a good story or good deed that has been said about his people. They may live in the mountains but they've also heard the stories and tales the people of blue bridge keep saying about them and they are not good ones but terrible and made up stories..

The look fenris saw in his mate's eyes was not that of fear instead it was that of frustration, and not anger. She stared at him like he was some kind of chore she had no choice to do away with and that hurt as hell, no matter how strong an Alpha is or can be once rejected in any form by his mate is the same thing as death..

"Fenris have known you since you were just a boy and I definitely know what you're thinking right now"The healer says as he walked into the house to sit beside him, his beta standing at the doorway with a solemn look on his face as he stared at him..

"Good, as much as I would love to hear your inspiration talks. This is definitely not the time Gilbert, I need some time alone"Fenris replied swiftly to the elderly man in a strict and dominant tone.

Immediately the healer left obeying the words of his alpha..

"He needs you now more and ever"Sir Gilbert says to Jace Fenris Beta before leaving.

"I never thought I would see the day where Fenris, king and alpha of the beasts would be sulking because he got off the wrong footing with his supposed bride"Jace suddenly says with his usual quirky and jovial tone. Jace Norman Reedus is Fenris Draugluin best friend for years now or to be precise for a hundred years now. There father's were best of friends and Jace's father was Fenris father beta, their family has been together bonded by love and a strong lasting friendship..

If anyone can speak so freely with the scary and bloodthirsty Alpha of Crimson Shadow Pack then it's Jace.

"What are you so sad about? We've been searching for her for so long that we thought she was dead and now? You've seen her? You got to meet her! And she's not dead too!

"And might I add she tried to kill me, she shot me and probably hates me. I would have been content if she had just been scared of me but instead it was like she was waiting to attack me"Fenris says his words still laced with hurt and anger..

"What were you expecting? The people of blue bridge hates us, the older generation, the younger generation and the ones soon to come will always despise us and hate us. So I don't understand why you should be shocked"Jace says dryly as he stared at his friend. He understands his agony and he has a right to be upset too but there's nothing he can really do about it..

"I don't think you understand, have loved and cared for her without even seeing her"Fenris says, his voice thick with agony and devastation.

"You think I don't know that? I watched you long for this girl, watched you loved her, watched you fix your faceless mate on some high diamond pestedal and I bloody watched you abstain from all the unmated female pack wolves dying for your attention even my own sister"Jace says sharply as he walks towards his friend grabbing him by the shoulders.

"You're our bloody alpha and you've ruled and reigned over us for years so don't let just this one encounter ruin your spirit. This can't be the end, you already know her scent and face and you're going to go grab her in her house in the dead of the night when she least expects it. She might be a tigeress but they sleep too, bring her into your territory, woo her and make her yours"Jace says sighing out as he spoke confidently to his Alpha..

Hold up Jace!! That sounds far-fetched even to me and I don't think Dominica will be happy to know that you're trying to kidnap her?

This boys don't learn!!

Even I the narrator of the story is well informed and aware about Dominica's attitude and temper, so being kidnapped from her house might be the worst idea they could ever think of.

At this rate Dominica might just hate Fenris forever because the one thing she doesn't want to do is to be far from her safe zone, her home, her money and territory!

Goddess protect, I can already hear the drums of impending doom blaring loudly over our heads!

"I hope you're taking all this down, it's not easy for me to make this inspirational speeches. That's not my thing it's Gilbert's"Jace says chuckling as he watched a smile creep up his Alpha's face..

He walked past Jace and walked out the house. Just outside all the pack members stood outside with a look of expectancy on their faces as they stared at their Alpha..

They'd crowded him when he fell and now they're waiting on his commands and words. They've all waited for this moment, this day, a day they would find their Luna and Queen so their alpha can complete the mating ritual so the other wolves can be able to bare pups again like they did in his father's time. They all stood around the house hundreds and thousands of them staring at their Alpha's face, some with a look of expectancy and others a look of disappointment because those who were there in the woods saw how their future queen shot one of their own.

"We heard you found her"A voice speaks out, and it was John the leader and head of the pack warriors

"Yes I did"He replies dominantly standing tall, the quivering and doubts that clouded his mind seconds ago disappeared because now he's not just addressing his best friend but his people. Any sign of weakness can mean any wolf would challenge his birthright..

There were several hooting and shouts from the crowds but someone then asked..

"I heard she shot you. It seems she dosen't want to be queen she hates us, so tell us Alpha how do we serve a queen that wants nothing to do with her people?"A cheeky voice says, fenris slants his eyes at the owner of the voice and it's non other than Jace's sister Marge, with her wavy brown hair and audacious attitude..

"You'll serve her because she's your Luna. Anyone who dosen't accord her with the same respect you give me is an enemy to me and this pack. Your queen will obey her call I promise you that and we'll all get to enjoy once again what had been stolen from us , the ability to procreate and bare pups."He says loudly and there were cheers all around..

"But you can't force her to be queen why not choose another? We've been waiting for her and now that we found her she's shooting one of our own?"Marge says dauntlessly and loudly as she walked out of the crowd standing in front of him.

"Are you already challenging her position as Luna before the ceremony?"Fenris says coldly as he watched her silently..

"I am because I don't trust her, or do you all trust her?"She says turning away from him and talking boldly to the crowd. 

Marge has always been outspoken and she's been the female protector of the pack. Her love for Fenris seems to amplify all this emotions, it seems Dominica already has an enemy even before stepping into the crimson Shadow Pack but too bad there's one thing Marge isn't aware of Dominica Verda is a psychopath and she can be dangerous too.

Who's going to warn Marge to stop badmouthing their queen? Who's going to stop Marge from making an enemy out of a deranged girl like Dominica??

Definitely not me!!

"She's a daughter of blue bridge, her ancestors were part of the people who brutally murdered and destroyed our land and people. She's a killer of wolves too apparently, look what she did to her king, our king"Marge continues saying, Jace was about to step in and stop his sharp tongued sister but Fenris gave him the signal not too.

"So forgive me Alpha for not trusting a woman ready to sink her claws into us"She says dryly..

"I think you're wrong Marge, she might be a daughter from the soil. A girl born and bred in blue bridge as I was too you keep forgetting."A woman says softly in the crowd, she walked carefully to stand in front of Marge..

"Jessica?"Marge says softly as she stared at her Bestfriend.

"If you continue to defame her, you're doing the same with me too. You've forgotten that am from blue bridge too infact half of the ladies here are from blue bridge, we were taken and stolen from our homes thinking we were going to die but at the last minute we found out we weren't meeting death but getting to meet our soulmates"Jessica says..

"Our queen should be or will be no different. Her shooting the king means she's not a squirming girly fool like the rest of us which makes her even more qualified to be the alpha's queen, please do not let your emotions control you"She advises her friend saying the last part slowly and quietly as she grabbed her hand.

"I don't care what you say. You're my friend but I still don't think she's worthy enough to be my Luna"Marge replies stubborn.

"Marge you will apologize now"Jace, her brother reprimands as he could already predict what she's about to say..

"When your queen gets here, I'll challenge her for the Luna position"She says, huge gasps and whispers could be heard amongst the crowds.

"No?"Alpha Fenris says a look of fear flashed through his eyes. He should have stopped this from happening, this shouldn't even be happening at all. If only he had scolded and warned her about developing feelings for him..

Would that have mattered?

Marge is as thickheaded as her brother, she never would have listened even now. Fenris tried to mindlink her to stop her from doing something she'll regret but she dosen't seem to care about anything right now..

"She's just joking, she had a lot to drink"Jessica says dragging her friend as she tried to stop her from embarrassing herself further.

"Am not drunk, if no one wants to listen, when she gets here I'll challenge her once again for a duel"Marge says this time with a vulnerable look on her face.

"Take her away John"Fenris says ordering the leader of the pack warriors..

Before the next full moon expect your Luna!

"Anyone who tries or dares to undermine my power will have to face me"The king snarled.. 

“For years we've searched for her and we thought she was dead and now she isn't. Instead of throwing accusations or hate we should all thank the moon goddess for keeping her alive and safe"He growled, standing to face the room. He was still naked and caked in dirt and his blood is still mated around his skin from his wounds..

He had waited a hundred years for her and if he had found out that she was gone, if she had really died, then he couldn’t… He couldn’t even think.

Even several gun shot wounds won't matter!

Misery, pure and unrestrained would burn his insides, and he would die a miserable Alpha!!