Jaden
I paced back and forth in my office. Lilith was sitting on the floor, legs folded in a butterfly position, hands resting on her knees, posture upright, eyes closed, and the natural crease in her forehead, which always appeared when she was very focused.
"If you keep walking like that, you're going to open a hole in the floor." She says, floating on the floor.
A circle was drawn with salt around her and some candles were carefully lit outside.
"Am I bothering you?" I ask, stopping to stare at her.
"Yes!" It's the only thing she responds before seeming even more immersed. I sit in the armchair and run my hands over my face one or two times, rubbing my fingers together. I was too anxious to stay still.
Seconds later, Lilith sits on the floor and opens her eyes. She stares at me with narrowed eyes and stands up, dusting off her long dress, moistening her lips, and walking towards me.
"I could hardly see anything, all because of your impatience." She huffs, sitting in front of me.
She sits in the armchair in front of me and pulls my hand towards hers, tracing a curved line on my palm.
"This is your lifeline," She murmurs, running her finger over it, causing it to glow brightly. "The destiny, for wolves, was traced by the moon goddess. When I said that your prophecy said you would be an Alpha King, I didn't tell you everything. The rest said that your destiny would come through the beach, like a castaway." Lilith explains. "I still can't see very clearly, something is stopping me, but everything that happened to her was so that she could arrive exactly at the point where you are now..."
"Together?" I ask, raising my eyebrow.
"Yes, together," Lilith says, smiling. "She is your destiny, Jaden. She suffered to get here after all, for what other reason would she cross the world to get to you without even knowing you?"
I nod and sigh in relief, leaning back. A sigh of relief now runs through me. I suspected her, doubted her kindness and her words. Now, I feel guilty.
"Go call her for dinner." Lilith releases my hand and stands up, walking towards the window of my office. "As an apology."
I nod like a boy being sent by his mother, and I stand up. We leave the office together and go in opposite directions. My steps are quick towards her room.
"Oh, I finally found someone," Paul asks, stopping in front of me. "Did you see Catherine?"
"No, I didn't. I was talking to Lilith." I reply, putting my hands in the pockets of my pants. "I need to apologize for my behavior towards you earlier, I shouldn't have... acted as if you were trying to steal her."
"Catherine would castrate me." Paul jokes, laughing and raising his arms in surrender. "Anyway, I understand. Having a mate is new for you."
"I didn't say she was my mate," I say.
"It's very obvious, given your reaction." Paul laughs. "If you want to hide it from someone, try harder." He points out. "I'm going to look for my girl."
And he leaves, leaving me alone in the hallway. However, for the first time, I think I know where Catherine might be. My cousin can be very invasive when she wants to and that was a problem at home for a long time. I like how she is expansive, makes the lack I feel of other people hurt less. At least, she and Lilith make me feel closer to home... and now, I have Malia too.
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"What's it like on this side?" Malia asks, catching my attention. Her plate is empty in front of her and her eyes gaze at the huge forest that stretches out through her balcony. "I mean, what's life like here?"
"Very good!" I reply. "We have a stable life. Our lands are fertile, our crops are of the highest quality. Overall, we live very well here! Much better than I ever imagined living. Our pack has one of the best armies in the world and we have surpassed anyone who tried to come against us."
"Do you think someone will come after me?" She says, staring at me now. "Do you think they will want to get rid of me?"
I pass my hand over the table and touch her fingers, squeezing them against my palm.
"I will never allow anyone to come near you, dear!" I smile, letting out a long sigh. "You are my mate and I will take care of you, protect you with my life!"
Her cheeks turn red and she tries to smile at me, biting her cheek.
"Do you feel...?" Her eyes stare at me, pleading for an answer from me.
"What?"
"This..." She curls her fingers around mine. A shiver runs down my spine and I feel my heart race. "Do you feel the same way? I can't explain, I've never... felt like this before!" She is confused.
I feel the bond between us. Strong, very strong. My wolf is restless when he gets near Malia, she is beautiful, sweet, and so fragile. How could someone have the courage to try to kill my girl?
"I feel, my queen!" I bring the back of her hand to my lips. "I feel our bond as strong as you do."
She sighs in relief, but her eyes stare at me and devour me. She removes her fingers from mine and looks away from me, embarrassed.
"What are you going to do today?" I ask her.
"What?" She asks, turning back to me.
I like it when she's like this. When she looks at me when she's focused on me and what I say. I feel filled by her. By her presence.
"My kingdom has numerous activities for you. Besides, our castle is close to a private beach for the castle residents." I explain. "I want you to feel at home!"
"Wow, I..." She furrows her brow and swallows her words.
"You can say whatever you want."
"In your parents' palace, I didn't have so many things to do." She sighs, seeming to remember her old life. "Do you have a library?"
"Do you like to read?" I ask, surprised.
"Very much! I didn't have many books there!" She looks at me expectantly.
"Come, I have a place to show you." I stand up, holding out my hand to her.
Malia looks at me for a few seconds and curls her fingers around mine. She weakly smiles at me and finally, we leave the room side by side.
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Malia When Jaden opens the door, I finally take everything in, stunned, too shocked to believe. The room is huge with several shelves that go from floor to ceiling. "Is all of this... yours?" I ask, and I'm sure my eyes are sparkling. I have always been passionate about books and the world of books. Hiding in a life that wasn't mine seemed much more comfortable than having to deal with my harsh, unhappy, and humiliating reality. I also wasn't allowed to touch the library in my house. I had to clean and help the maids, who were the only nice people to me in that house. My parents didn't have a rank in the pack, but they were rich, and for them, it was disrespectful that I was so weak and incapable. I was hidden from society for several years, studied at a public school of the pack, and couldn't say that I was from the family. I suffered bullying at home and school, being rejected by my family to the point of living like a poor omega. They were never ashamed to show everyone that I
A little clumsily, I stood up and took quick steps towards Jaden, finding Catherine standing in the doorway. "Oh, dear," she puts her hand to her lips. "I got in the way of something." "No," "Yes," we say at the same time and face each other seconds later. "Of course, she got in our way," he rolls his eyes. "What does Liam want?" "No, but he's downstairs, waiting in the Hall!" She sighs heavily. Jaden keeps a scowl on his face and waves to her as he leaves the room. He doesn't face me and I realize that he must not be someone my mate likes to receive. "He also brought an entourage with him," Catherine mutters, walking a little behind me. I face her, frowning. She gives me a meaningful look and I just nod, trying to keep my tongue inside my mouth. I don't feel comfortable giving my opinion and I've never had that space with Joshua and his family. At times, I believed that I was a piece of work that they kept with them. We wolves believe in the power of the bond. When the
Jaden "I stretch in the middle of training. Lilith wiggles her legs in amusement as she stares at my shirtless companions doing the same warm-up as me. I watch her as she sticks a licorice in her mouth and takes a bite. "Take your eyes off her," my coach says, raising my face to him. "Sorry," I whisper. "You'll be Alpha, Jaden! You have to keep your head on straight and set an example," he mutters. "Don't let me down." "Got it!" I whisper. He takes a few steps back, moving out of my way and leaving me face-to-face with Liam. My cousin. The biggest son of a bitch in the world. I fucking hated him. He could be a fucking pain in the ass, even if we only saw each other a few times a year. He'd come here for the vacations and my uncle demanded that he train to keep fit, even though I didn't think it was necessary. "You really like the witch," he says, giving me a teasing look. "I could never see anything in her before," her eyes meet mine as a challenge, "but now you seem to
'Wake up, you idiot!' I hear a grunt inside my head and shift in bed. 'Liam is already in the dining room and chatting away, I'm not putting up with this alone,' Catherine says, angrily. I open my eyes, still trying to orient myself. By this time, the TV screen has already been turned off and the room is dark. I slept better than I had in months. I feel stupidly light. The smell of Malia invades my nose and I groan, feeling hard. Almost at the same time, she stirs and I close my fingers against her blouse. "What time is it?" She asks, her voice hoarse and sleepy. "Dinner time," I murmur. "Oh, heavens!" She sits up quickly. "We need to get ready." "The idea of declining dinner with that idiot and spending the night in bed with you sounds so good to me," I whisper as I sit next to her. I hide my face in her neck and nibble, as I hear her moan softly. Her hairs stand on end and she closes her legs. The smell of her excitement fills the room and she moistens her own lips. "Jaden,"
“Go to your room, don’t wander around, Malia, Liam isn’t a trustworthy type.” Lilith scores for me.She presses the elevator button and we wait for it to arrive. Going down those stairs is much easier, but when I ventured up, I had to stop more times than necessary.I agree with her silently and enter the elevator. the doors take a while to close and we stare at each other. I exhale as soon as I feel it starts to rise.This place is so beautiful, it's a shame that I can't enjoy it as I would like because of an unwanted visitor. I enter my huge room and close the door, throwing myself onto my very comfortable bed.The feeling of peace hits me almost instantly and I smile broadly.‘He’s a huge idiot,’ Fawn complains in my head.I close my eyes to see her and smile at her broadly.‘Fawn, it’s good to see you!’‘I know, you need to get used to my presence, darling,’ she rolls her eyes. ‘I hate that we can’t talk anymore.’‘Sorry, I’ve been really busy,’ I say guiltily.‘Our mate is so cut
Jaden I opened my eyes and an almost automatic smile flashed across my face. I turned around only to find my mate wrapped up in the comforter, naked, her scent wafting around me. She snores and I kiss her forehead, sitting down on the bed and looking outside, where the shutters were open. 'Are you going to leave her alone in this huge bed?' Mark growls in my head. 'We have a life to look after, Mark,' I roll my eyes. 'The idea of lying on her and making her mine is very tempting, but we need to look after our people, our pack!' 'I want to keep my mate, Boy!' he grunts. 'Are you really not satisfied with her by now?' I point, laughing. 'We've had sex so many times this morning, I thought you'd be tired. 'We're only thirty-one, Jaden,' I see him roll his eyes and stretch out his paw. 'If you're out of shape, that's your bad luck!' He gives me a lopsided grin. 'I'm too fit to fill my mate up with my puppies. 'Have you asked her if she wants to carry your puppies, plural?' I ask
I gave in to her, I gave in to those round almond eyes that stared at me and reminded me of all the madness of last night. I gave in because I simply couldn't deny anything she asked of me. As soon as we arrived at the gym, Malia looked very calm, staring at all the almost two-meter-tall louts warming up. "Good morning, sir," the coach said, bowing to us. Followed by a chorus from the members of my army. "Good morning," I wave to everyone. "Today we have a new... member?" I stare at her, a crease forming in the middle of my forehead. "Participant, I don't know... Anyway," I let the air out of my lungs. "That's my mate, Malia, I hope you'll take her in and treat her well, please. She's going to train with us today!" I was hoping she would turn and run in fear, but she smiled openly and waved excitedly. The trainer approached in strides, his eyes wide and frightened like two huge balls. "Luna," he curtsied. "My king, don't you think it's imprudent that..." "He does," Malia int
Jaden As soon as I see her leave with Toby laughing, I stare at Bruno and Damon in shock. In fact, everyone here looks shocked. Since I arrived, I have never met a man who was his match. She was my epitome of perfection. The kind of man I wanted everyone to be and he and Malia just had an epic fight. He took it easy until she broke his nose and challenged him. After that, I saw Toby fight as he fought the strongest men he had ever had the pleasure of having in his path. He was knocked down and had some broken bones by the pack's future Luna and he seemed very excited as he laughed at her like she was the funniest person in the world. He wasn't jealous, but he was very shocked by what had just happened in this courtyard. “Did you see what I saw?” I ask, blinking. He could hear everyone else's whispers, but he didn't dare to ask them the same thing. “How long has she been training?” Bruno asks. “I don't remember her saying she trained,” He frowns. “What’s more, where she comes f