Princess Leonora was irritating as fuck. She was pestering Maxxwell (when I happened to see them), asking him about foods she wanted to eat. Her pouts were the most irritating of all, while Prince Calixtro was always at her side, guarding her always.As much as I wanted to stay away from her, I failed most of the time. Unfortunately, it seemed like Princess Leonora always knew where to find me. To annoy the hell out of me.Was it not enough that he had already ruined my relationship with the alpha king? Let’s just go in the other direction, Quinn, I muttered to myself while touching my belly. I was about to go to the dining area, but it was still early. Perhaps the princess and her brother were still there. I had to control myself now. That included my emotions. Any moment from now, I will be giving birth. The pack doctor kept on telling me that I had to walk more so that I would give birth easily, which I was doing right now by evading the princess and walking more. I had to go
“Your cervix is already dilated, Your Grace,” the pack doctor informed me after doing some internal examination. The moment I entered his clinic, he asked me to lie down on the bed and asked his female attendant to check me, he said, “Four inches, to be specific. The baby is already close. You will be seeing him a few hours from now.”The pain would visit me every now and then, but the interval of the pain was long. This was it.I was going to give birth without Maxxwell beside me.That bastard.He had always been absent. It seemed like he followed my request to stay away from me. After he returned to the dungeon, I rarely saw him these past few weeks, but he would ask the twins to check on me every once. While sleeping, I felt his presence beside me, bringing me closer to his side, and I would snuggle closer to him. The following day, Maxxwell was gone. Then I would think that maybe everything was a dream. Maxxwell never visits our chamber. He let me stay alone in our chamber.Tears
Alpha King Maxxwell“Your Highness!”The door slammed open, and Isagani’s fierce eyes entered my office.All eyes were trained on him. I was having a Council meeting, and it was a protocol that no one would enter the office without permission. “Your Highness!”“What?” I growled. The Council members waited for Isagani, and they were getting impatient. “Do it fast. I still had a lot of things to do.”“It’s about the queen.”I stood.My heart beat wildly. My blood went cold. “What about her?”“She is in labor—”Without waiting for him to finish his statement, I sprinted out of the office and went to the clinic. Why did no one tell me about it? Perhaps she tried to call me? There was a nagging feeling in my mind. But I did not know what it was. With a full sprint, I reached the clinic. The twins were already there.“Your Highness, we are glad you are finally here.”“I-is she okay?”Oh, Goddess. I had never been so afraid in my whole life. W-what if the labor will not be easy?“She is
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I could not help but feel giddy as I was preparing for the Mating Ceremony despite the tiredness I felt in my body. I could no longer muster up a single ounce of strength anymore, and was thankful everything was already done.I wiped the sweat on my forehead and watched the other she-wolf ecstatic over the ceremony.A group of women passed in front of me while I was holding a bucket of water. “Look at that slave,” Iris said, the Gamma’s daughter whose role was to make me miserable. Not only mine but the other servants' as well. “She is carrying that big bucket while a dark smudge of coal was all over her face. Disgusting!” The other laughed at me. I sighed as I chose not to fight them. If they were preparing for the ceremony, I was too. Today was my birthday and hopefully, today would be the time I would find my mate.“Not now, Iris.”I planned on passing them, but the woman had no plans of allowing me to slip and yanked my hair."Let me go!" I said as I tried to swallow the pain.
"Alpha Erik," I whispered against my breath.I felt my breath leave out of my lungs as realization dawned on me. Alpha Erik? Why did it have to be him?I staggered back and felt the air in my lungs left. The alpha of the Haverstone? But Iris made sure she would be the alpha’s mate.I was on the brink of running away from him when he noticed my presence.“Slave!” he called me. “Do not run,” he ordered. “Face me.”I halted. Thank the Moon Goddess we were all alone. Or others might have known we were mates. “A-Alpha Erik,” I greeted. “A pleasant evening.”He was alone. No women. The more he went closer to me, the more the scent was too strong. I no longer need my wolf to certify that we were indeed mates.His lips curled as he looked at my body. “At first glance, everyone would think you not a slave because of your dress.”I slightly bowed my head. To appease his mood. “It is I, your humble slave, Alpha Erik. Forgive me for disturbing you in this place. I will go now,” I said softly.
Maxxwell. The name rang a bell. It seemed like I had heard that one but forgot about it. I looked up at him, forcing myself to remember, and scowled. “Maxxwell? What pack do you belong to?”“I live in the kingdom,” he said, nonchalantly. That made me even more confused. The only one who lived in the palace was the king and his subordinates. “Why do you live in the kingdom? Are you the king?” I asked, chuckling. I put another distance between us and fixed myself, always glancing if someone was nearby. I did not want to be the talk of the town again. “I am.”I stared at him. Longer than I intended. I threw back my head and laughed. “If you are the king, then I am the Lycan queen,” I said. I waited for him to laugh also. But he did not. The man did not share my happiness. He folded his arms in front of his chest and watched me with curiosity. I gulped. Oh, Moon Goddess. “Wait. Are you for real? You really are the king? The alpha king?”“I am the alpha king.” My heart skipped a bi
I slapped my mouth when I realized what I had asked. An alpha king marking a slave? Impossible. There was no history recorded about that. "What can you give in return?" King Maxxwell asked me again. "Give and take, River. That's how the world works. Marking someone is not an easy thing to do."“And it is usually done between mates. But we are not, Your Majesty.” I looked at the ground realizing I have nothing in return. No money. No identity. "I-I can offer my body, Your Majesty. If you want. I can be your slave. You can ask me to clean your kingdom and work with the other servants you have."He looked at me sharply. "Your body?""I-I can give you a moment of pleasure?" Even if I did not know how? Perhaps I will learn if King Maxxwell would teach me. His cold stairs burned at my soul. "I have lots of women waiting for my disposal," he said. "You're nothing compared to them, River. They are more experienced than you. Besides, you look like a child. I do not want anyone thinking I co