NALIA’S POVKissing Kalen made my whole body tingle. He let me take the lead at the beginning, but he quickly lost his composure and took over the kiss. I could do nothing but whimper, as he devoured my lips. I heard a ripping sound, as he tore the clothes he had dressed me in off me.With one hand at the back of my neck, he used the other to touch every inch of me till I was dripping and shaking.“Kalen, please.” I moaned, and he chuckled.“Please what, my mate? What do you need?”“You. Inside me, now.”“Your wish is my command.”We lay in bed together after, till it was dark outside. I was asleep when I heard a commotion coming from outside, and Kalen immediately woke up from beside me. “What’s wrong?” I asked as he got off the bed with a frown on his face.“An attack at my east border. My patrol needs back up. Some of my best are down, waiting for me to lead them there. Stay here. I’ll check it out and be back.” He said and left.He didn’t bother locking the door, and that showed
KALEN’S POV“So what? I should make peace with your Alpha and allow myself to come under his rule? Is that it? Why would I do that when I can be the leader? Why should I set myself up to take orders from him? Why should I lay myself at his feet?” I asked as I laughed.I watched the hope on her face deflate, and she lost her smile. That made me feel an emotion I haven’t felt in a while, guilt. She had actually been happily considering this alternative. I understand that she was trying to prevent a war in order not to lose her old pack members, but collateral damage was inevitable. I’ve been planning this out for years, and my pack, and plans are finally close to completion. I’ll admit that she was right. I was bred with my father’s resentment and anger, and maybe I made it my own. It’s all I;ve ever known. The thought of one day reclaiming my rightful place as pack Alpha was what kept me going a lot of times when I wanted to just give up on living a life of exile. So if I don’t have t
NALIA’S POV“Enzo is our Alpha. Nothing you do will change that. Invading will only make you the enemy. And I believe in my pack. I believe we’re strong enough to win a battle against you and your rogues. But there’s no need for such baseless bloodshed. War is never a good thing.” I can’t believe I have to even tell him this. How could war be a better option to him? And I was serious. I do believe that my pack would win a fight against Kalen’s rogues, but I also know that it wouldn’t come easy. There would be a great loss. And I’d rather not have to bury so many from my pack. We’re family.“So, what would you have me do, mate? What solution would appease you?” He asked me and I stared at him for several seconds to see if he was actually interested in listening to my idea, or if he was just messing with me.“Do you really want to hear it? Or are you just telling me what I want to hear?”“I actually want to know what your solution is. It doesn’t mean I’ll take it, but I’d still like
KALEN’S POV“You’re still talking about this? That’s crazy. It’s not Enzo’s fault that you ended up here. And besides, what’s your plan then? If you succeed in taking over the pack for real? Will you merge rogues and others? How do you think they can co-exist? It will be a bloodbath.” She asked me, and I stared at her for several seconds because I didn’t have an answer that would satisfy her.Finding out I had a mate had been a shock. I never expected the goddess to grant me a mate because of all the crimes I had committed and planned to commit. I wanted her so much that I stole her from her pack, but now, I’m beginning to wonder if that had been a bad idea. It seemed the goddess granted me Nalia as my mate to test me. She had only been here for a short time, yet, she was testing my patience and resolve so much.I wasn’t used to being disobeyed this way. After taming so many rogues and having them under my command, I was used to being in charge. Nalia challenged me at every turn. She
NALIA’S POV“It’s a pack, and it’s mine. I do not abide by the laws that govern your pack, so therefore, you can’t call my pack unsanctioned. I operate outside your jurisdiction.” He replied, and I scoffed.“It’s like committing murder, and saying it’s not a crime because you’re not a pack member. What’s wrong is wrong. Packs are sanctioned for a reason, to make sure the quality of life of eveyrone is assured. Here, you’re basically just a tyrant. Are you in charge of those cannibal rogues that have been going around?” I asked him, and stared at his face, just to see if he would lie to my face.Would I even be able to read his intentions if he even lied to me? I doubt it. I haven’t known him that long. Besides, he has shown so far that he doesn’t really care about me. Just the idea of me i guess. He likes having a mate. But he doesn’t want to actually put the work into making the relationship work. This was the difference between him and Enzo. Enzo and I had our problems, but at the e
NALIA’S POVKalen returned much later to give me breakfast and was livid when he saw my untouched dinner tray. What did he expect? I told him that I wouldn’t eat it.“I told you to eat.” He growled angrily.My head was turned away from the front of the cell and that was the direction he was standing so I couldn’t see him.“And I told you that I wouldn’t eat it. I’m not hungry.” I simply replied to him.We continued like this for a few days. He would get me food and I would refuse it. I could feel myself slipping away but I just couldn’t bring myself to care, death seemed like a better option than the reality of my life right now. My wolf was weakened and when I woke up one day in human form, I knew that I was at my breaking point. My body was too weak to hold on to wolf form and without the protective fur, I was curled up on the bare ground half frozen to death.I didn’t even bother rubbing my hands together to create heat, what was the point? It seems the cold would kill me first bef