Spenser“Otsana’s father has taken her to another pack.” The words surprised me just as much as they apparently surprised her!“Oh? If he feels that is best, I guess it’s all right.” She shrugged. If we were following proper protocol, I should have asked Alison first before Otsana was sent away, but she didn’t seem bothered. As a matter of fact, she seemed relieved to be rid of her for good.“Yes, he believes if he sent her to her aunt straight after her mother’s death, things might have been different for her.” I frowned, not knowing why the hell I was going into so much detail.“Yes, if a lot of people did a lot of things differently, a lot of us would have had better lives.” Alison looked sad for a moment before composing herself and smiling again. “But that’s all in the past now, I guess. It is time we all looked forward. To our future.” I didn’t miss the fact that she said our! I knew she meant the packs, but I couldn’t help myself! Excitement started to boil over as I sat grinni
AlisonAfter a nice hot shower and some clean clothes, I made my way to the dining room where I found my dad had already left for the old castle. Which meant Spenser and I were once again left alone. Eating in silence. Which was incredibly awkward!“Thank you for your help in the garden today.” The silence was just too deafening!“It was fun!” Spenser beamed. “After the life we led to this point, being able to do something that builds and doesn’t break down, is nice.” He smiled and silence fell again. I was having a hard time swallowing my food.“This is weird, isn’t it?” He scrunched up his nose, making me laugh and sending food flying across the table! We sat staring at each other for a moment in sheer shock before laughter rang through the dining room.“I’m sorry! That wasn’t very queen like!” I wiped my mouth when our laughter died down, and I tried to catch my breath and wipe the tears from my eyes. I hadn’t laughed like that since … Forever. I don’t think I ever laughed like tha
AlisonI woke up to a growling stomach and when I opened my eyes, I noted it was clearly not early morning anymore! Jumping out of bed, I went in search of something to eat. I didn’t think of changing, since I basically should have been alone in the castle, but I heard voices coming from the dining room and suddenly realized I was completely naked!Shifting on instinct, I thought about running back to my room and getting dressed first, but as I turned, I heard them coming. It was Ralph! And Spenser! What the hell were they doing?! When did they become friends?!“Good morning, your highness? Did you go for a run?!” Ralph frowned and I rolled my eyes. I used to go for early morning runs when we still lived in the rogue kingdom and often forgot to take clothes with me.“Here,” Spenser disappeared around the corner and a couple of seconds later reappeared with a gown he had pulled out from somewhere! Why didn’t I know that was there?! He put it over my shoulders and I shifted back into my
AlisonIt was exactly what I imagined thanks to the hard work of both Ralph and Spenser. The food was incredible. The beer kept flowing and all around us people were having fun. When the time came to open the dance floor, Spenser appeared in front of me with a huge grin on his face.“Your highness, may I have the first dance?” His cheeks turned a tinge of red and I smiled.“Sure, why the hell not.” I laughed and allowed him to lead me onto the makeshift dance floor. The music started, and he expertly guided me across the floor for the first round. When we started the second turn, others joined us and it really became a party. Somehow, the atmosphere I felt in the tavern had transferred to our party!The only thing missing were the women selling themselves. I noted one of two of them at the party, but for once it seemed they were actually there to have fun and not work. That was what I wanted to see. I hated knowing there were women in my city who literally had to sell themselves to ea
SpenserI decided that watching her sleep would be my new hobby! She looked so sweet and innocent when she was asleep. None of that frowning and warrior glares were apparent when she was resting. I just wished I knew that she was still a virgin. I would have gone all out to make it special for her. She stirred, and I decided to leave her alone, so she could rest for a while.I had never been as happy as I was at that moment. It all happened a little faster than I thought it would, but she was mine. I was her first. There was just something about knowing that I was her first that made it all the more special! I grabbed a shower really quickly and rushed to the kitchen to ask them to prepare her breakfast, so I could get her some breakfast in bed at least.If I couldn’t make our first time special, I would make her morning after as special as I could. While the kitchen prepared her breakfast, I went in search of some wild flowers and half an hour later, I was making my way back to her r
AlisonWhen I heard that Spenser left, I felt really awful. I didn’t mean for him to leave! He didn’t even say goodbye or hint that he would be leaving. He was just gone! Who did that? Who left like that without saying goodbye? I can’t blame him, but how rude!“Ralph, I need to ask you a very personal question, but with my dad out of town, I don’t have anyone else I trust enough to ask this from.” I frowned as Ralph and I walked through the armoury. It was Sunday and everyone was resting, which gave me the perfect opportunity to check out some things I had been wanting to see.“Sure.” He frowned when I went silent. I wasn’t entirely sure how to ask him after the way I told him that I didn’t love him, but he really was the only one I could ask.“How did you know that you were in love with me? I mean,” I sighed, noting the confusion in his eyes. “I know I’m supposed to be in love with Spenser because of the bond. But how do I know it’s really love? How do I know it will last and that it
SpenserI had some really tough decisions to make, but with what was happening between me and our darling rogue queen at the moment, everything was hanging in limbo. I couldn’t just leave the pack that my family had been in charge of for centuries. Not without a really good reason. I also couldn’t force them to get along without me without knowing when I would return or if I would even return.Until I had more clarity, things had to stay the way they were, and I had to make sure that my pack was taken care of. I wasn’t going to rush back to the capitol. Alison had made it clear she wasn’t ready for anything just yet. That hurt me deeply. I knew I hurt her far worse when I rejected her, and I didn’t hold it against her. I just needed some time to properly compose myself again before returning to the castle.What happened before can’t happen again. I couldn’t allow it. At least, not until we were mated. She was not just another flight. She was my destined mate. Even after I rejected her
Alison“NO!” Spenser exclaimed, growling softly. He sighed deeply, pulling his fingers through his hair as he took a couple of steps away from me before turning to look at me. “I don’t care about your title or mine. I didn’t care about it right from the start.” He took a step closer and then stopped. “I rejected you because I felt that it wasn’t safe for females on the front lines. I was an idiot, I know, but I thought I was doing the right thing by keeping females away. Sadly, I couldn’t keep them …” He sighed. “I couldn’t keep you away from the battle. I never realized how strong you were. I thought I was protecting you.”I stood there staring at him for a moment, not sure if I should be offended or impressed. He had just given up his entire birth right, so he could be with me. He gave up love all those years ago, so he could protect me. My mind suddenly rushed through the memories of how I had been treated while I was still an omega, right up to when Ralph found me and took me to m