Alpha Kai's POVI'd left the Dowager mother just in time to go see some newly captured territories with my Beta, Abramo."Do ensure that Katara seeks nothing while I'm away."I'd implored my Delta. "Take care of her. Prioritize her over your life, she's my mate. The only one, for me.”I said and he nodded. I rode off on my horse in the company of my Beta, Abramo and twenty other werewolves warriors. We'd inspected the lands and did all we needed to before heading back to the wolfhound. ...As we began to approach, I saw a thick cloud of smoke, making the skies hazy. I hurried on and on getting to the pack house, I saw my Delta in the company of other men running to and fro, their intention to distinguish the fire. I looked around, Katara was not in sight. "Where's Katara?!" I barked at my Delta but he stood staring dumbly at me.I ran past him in my wolf speed and reached my chambers, where she would be waiting. It happened that the fire had only started to ravage the house.I ra
Alpha Kai's POV I, Alpha Kai, stormed into the Dowager mother's chambers. The guard at the door bowed deeply but I didn't pay attention to the guard. I reached the door and flung it open on my own accord before the guard was done prostrating. "Mother!" I called as I stepped in. "Yes, dear?" The Dowager mother replied me in her usual collected manner. She always seemed unruffled in the face of even the worst dangers. She was a woman who exuded immense calmness even in the face of troubles. She always had everything in control. But as I looked at her, I thought perhaps, she'd not heard about the fire that had threatened the life of my mate not long ago. "Mother, have you heard that my Luna's life was threatened today? Mother, you don't know how careless My Delta can be, can you?" I asked. She smiled and beckoned on me to come sit next to her. "I've heard. My maid reported to me. She mentioned how you saved your mate's life. She also mentioned that you eliminated two men
General POV"Believe me, Katara, it was for your good. They would have left you to die some other time, had I spared them!"He growled. He was getting impatient with her and his eyes sparked. His wolf straining to get wild, with desire let out anger. Katara recoiled. He stood up and said,"I'll be on a mission with my men, to capture territories and expand our lands and gain more power. Abramo will see to your needs till I'm back."He seethed, with a frown, walking out. Katara sat there, wondering why preying on small territories and bringing them under a superior power always mattered to Alphas.To her father, to Kai. Their quest for power was definitely insatiable.Alpha Kai's POVSo she didn't trust me, even though I'd made it clear that I did what I did for her?What if perhaps, she sensed the looming darkness, in me and chose to stay away?What if she knew I possess the power to control time and create fire. Ah! Fire. The fire she is afraid of.She must not find out. I'll do a
Katara's Pov"My Luna!"Elise came in, disrupting my thoughts.She exclaimd as her gaze rested on me. "Elise!"I called, surprised. "How did you get in here this time around?"I asked blaming myself for never going back to see her after the first time I met her. She looked happier than the last time, she'd adjusted and adapted to the environment and it warmed me. "Milady, I came to see you. The guard at the door refused to let me in even though I pleaded."She said. "So how did you eventually get in?"I asked, astonished at her level of intelligence. "I pleaded some more and he did let me in on the condition that I give whatever message that I bear, and go away!"She said, beaming. She was obviously delighted to see me again. I laughed and she did too.She'd begged and the guard at the door had allowed her in. I was relieved that the Alpha was not around to have seen or known that for his fiery temper, he might end the guard all in the guise to protect her. And that was somethin
General POV Katara dismissed the ladies and made her way out. She saw Abramo just around the door, he hovered around everytime, making sure she was safe and lacking nothing. "My Luna, where do you intend to go?" Abramo asked. "Well, I would love to take a stroll around and familiarize more with the wonderful people of Valmore." She replied, cautiously. "In that case, I'll be your escort, I'll show you around." Abramo offered as he dutifully led the way out the royal pack house. Katara stopped to say get familiar, with the children running to and fro. She saw Elise too and it warmed her heart to see Elise bubbling with life. Once again, she was grateful that sterling took time to feed the young ones. Perhaps, they have never been well fed in the past. Katara went around Valmore, the people prostrated and greeted her. They were happy that she was so warm with them, even happier when she reached out and touched the kids, played with them, even. She didn't think she would o
General POV Alpha Kai freshened up in no time and appeared behind Katara. "My Luna."He called and she jumped, nervous. "I'd like to speak with you."Katara said, her voice huskier than she intended. He'd appeared wearing loose breeches and a shirt that he deliberately left open. As Katara turned to look at him, her eyes landed on his bare chest down to his belly. She gulped. He was showing her, his taut tummy and his well formed wall-like chest."What do you want to talk to me about?"He asked, taking her tremulous hands in his own as her lips quivered. Her insides yearned for him, a part of her wanted more of all the tenderness his hard features could give and a part of her wanted to retreat.In fear, perhaps.As Kai held her hands, his wolf lurched forward, longing to be united with her.She felt the same way too, he could tell from how her hands trembled, trying to push the surge of desire back. He liked the way he ruined her train of thought. How he discomfited her and made
General PovAlpha Kai became sombre.He shouldn't have fought with her. Or marked her suddenly... He shouldn't have yelled and gripped her like that. He's only succeeded in scaring her and validating her perception of him. She'd called him cold and ruthless, and he'd proven to be so and he hated that he'd been. She hadn't been afraid of him.She'd continued to argue with him until he'd left. She didn't tremble at the sight of him but instead, walked up to him to say her mind. He was still angry and the passion that'd first surged inside him when he first tasted her lips still teased his senses. He wanted more of what he'd tasted. He wanted a woman.He walked in quick long strides and reached the wine stand in the royal pack house. The place where all breweries in the royal house rested In wait for days of festivities and the entertainment of Special guests. He reached a hand into a rack with some of the most assorted and strong wines. It would calm him down, he thought. Wines mad
General PovHe was angry at himself and even more disturbed that his Luna and the Dowager mother might find out about his little escapade with luna and so he sent her on an exile.While the people of Valmore were yet to rise to the break of a new day, he gave her all he thought would see her alive all through her wanderings until she finds another pack who might accept her. She cried as she left the Valmore royal house but the Alpha was determined to ensure that his Luna didn't find that he'd slept with another. With a servant, her own maid!He left the quarters before he could be seen and went to the stable. He looked around and took his war horse.The horse which he picked had known the troubles of war and the fierceness that came with having been trained for war.He rode wildly into the woods. Katara didn't have much of a rest all night. Where could the Alpha had gone to? She wondered.She wasn't angry anymore, she felt a looming darkness in place of her anger.She didn't find t