AlisonWe finally had the upper hand! We were a couple of steps ahead of the old king, and I could let my people know that we were going ahead with my plan. This time with my father’s consent. I didn’t need it, but I appreciated it. Spenser, on the other hand, was in my damn way! It was the second time he did something to affect my damn life in a huge way!“Alison! He told you the truth. That has to count for something.” My father sighed deeply, but I didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t want to admit that Spenser had done something good.“Dad? Seriously! If he wanted to do something good, he should have told that old fart where to get of the moment the old man suggested what he did!” I frowned. We had been going in circles all morning and neither of us was budging. My father wanted me to include Spenser and his pack in the fight and I didn’t want to. I didn’t want him by my side when I won the war! Yes, I was being a huge spoiled brat, but I didn’t care!“It’s okay, sir. She has made it
Alison“Mom! Wait!” I was feeling far too dizzy to walk at the pace she was walking and I stopped. She turned to look at me and confusion flooded her eyes.“What’s wrong, sweetheart?” She smiled and it looked familiar. Why did it feel as if I was in a fog?!“It’s nothing. What did you want to show me?” My mind was reeling, and my emotions were all over the place. I knew my mom was dead but yet … She was right there in front of me. I followed her out of the hall and into a long dark passage which didn’t look familiar. She was walking too fast for me and I couldn’t keep up. When she let go of my hand, I panicked. I didn’t want to go back to the world where she was dead! I didn’t care if this was a dream.“Mom! Don’t let go! Wait!” I cried out as the sound of her footsteps echoed further and further away from me! “Mom!” I cried out in the darkness, but she was gone. I was alone and it was so dark that I couldn’t see my own hands! Which way did I go? Where the hell was I? I was just about
Alison“Let go of me!” I shouted, and I was right back in the great hall in the incredibly heavy and stuffy dress! Whoever or whatever did this to me clearly had a damn perverted mind! One thing was incredibly clear. I unfortunately had to sleep with Spenser, or I wasn’t getting out of wherever it was!I went through the motions three more times since I just couldn’t bring myself to even kiss him, never mind do anything else! When I finally gave in to what I was feeling, everything changed. I wanted him. I wanted his naked body as close as possible to mine and I wanted him to make love to me. It was hot. It was perfect. It was everything I never even allowed myself to think about.It felt as if it lasted for days before finally, the darkness came once more. This time when I opened my eyes, I was in my own room. I felt sticky, and I could smell my own arousal in the air. It hung thickly in the room. What hit me right in the gut was when I realized there were people around me and, even
SpenserThere was no time to speak to my pack. I mentioned it, but there was no way to warn them that it was coming. Alison was on the move and this time she was not going to be stopped by her father or anyone else for that matter. I have to admit that I was surprised to find out her spies had infiltrated their way into the most inner circle of the old king, and he didn’t even know. Hell! I didn’t know!I didn’t want her to do that. Not because I didn’t want him dead. I didn’t want her to do it because I didn’t want her to go through what she was going to go through once his people found out he was assassinated. It could all turn out just fine … They could all be relieved that he was gone … Or …“Go left.” Her voice interrupted my thoughts and I did as she asked.AlisonWe had made it into the castle thanks to the preparations of my team and the time had come to move into the old king’s personal quarters. I moved softly, noticing my blade as it caught the candlelight.“He should have
AlisonSpenser and I hadn’t spoken about my heat and what happened. As a matter of fact, I hadn’t really discussed it with anybody and each time I thought about it my damn cheeks burned bright red like some young girl who didn’t know anything about anything! I was a queen dammit! I shouldn’t be blushing like a young bride!“Are you feeling better?” Spenser’s voice made me jump, and I pulled out of his grip, climbing off the bed.“Much better, thank you.” I felt lost. I felt confused. I felt as if he was only being this kind to me because I was the queen. “Why are you doing this? Why now?” I frowned, wanting answers, but before he could say anything, someone knocked on the door. I didn’t waste time in walking right up to it and opening the door with far too much force. “WHAT? Oh, it’s you. Sorry dad.” I kissed his cheek and let him into the room without thinking. I didn’t miss the look of surprise in his eyes when he saw Spenser sprawled out on the bed, but thankfully, Spenser jumped u
AlisonI wanted to rip her limb from limb, but held back. He wasn’t officially mine, and I wasn’t even sure if I wanted him. It was the damn mate bond that made me feel like that! It had to be! I wasn’t ready to admit anything else!“I suggest you get that slut out of my sight.” I growled at Spenser as all the memories of our past very quickly flooded my mind.“Are you exiling her?” Spenser almost looked hopeful but also worried, and I thought about it for a moment, but if I exiled her, she would become a rogue and I still wouldn’t be rid of her!“No, but she is banned from the capitol, however.” I raised a brow and he nodded. He turned his back on me and walked away, which would be very dangerous under normal circumstances, but I let him go this time. I watched until I saw him grabbing her by the arm and dragging her out of sight.“Sweetheart, are you okay?” My father touched the side of my arm, drawing my attention back to the present, and I sighed deeply.“That was her dad.” I rais
SpenserWe made it all the way back home without interference, but that changed as soon as we walked into the pack house. Otsana’s father was furious that his daughter had been banned from the capitol and I rolled my eyes. I swear there was no faster grapevine than the damn werewolf vine! Stories and gossip around this place spread faster than a wildfire in winter!“Otsana overstepped her boundaries!” I growled. “The queen wanted her gone. Either you live with it, or you leave. Just a warning if you decide to leave …” A smile started to form in the corners of my mouth. “Alison is also the queen of the rogues. If you leave and become rogue, you will still have to obey her laws or face death.” I was so tired of having to be nice to people who didn’t deserve it!“Surely, she won’t …” Otsana’s father gaped at me and I pulled my fingers through my hair.“She will. Remember, Otsana was in my bed the day Alison found out she was my mate.” I could see the instant recognition in his eyes. At t
AlisonNews of the old king’s demise had spread faster than I anticipated and by lunchtime, we had received quite a few guests already. The ones I appreciated the most were the pixies who took us in when we hid from the old king’s army. It was incredible to see them so soon, and they were all very happy with what I had accomplished in just a couple of days.You could feel it in the air. The pack was different. They were more relaxed. Females could walk around freely without having males shouting at them all the damn time. There was still the odd incident, but Ralph made sure our warriors kept a close eye on things. It would take time for things to completely change. But I had hope.The rest of the rogue pack joined us in the late afternoon, and I made sure that most of them had a place to stay for the coming weeks. We were going to be very busy, and I didn’t want them feeling left out. It was also better to have everyone there whenever we had to do something. The first two days we had