I couldn't move nor stir in my position. My eyes were still widening in shock as I felt Claude's face in my neck and his lips were pressing in my weak spot. Then his lips started to move. He was licking it. I automatically closed my eyes in submission.
"You really smelled so good just what I have thought, mate."
I instantly opened my eyes as he whispered. I clenched both of my fists at how annoyed I was because of what he said to me. I nudged him using my elbow and hit his stomach and with that, he released my hands at my back. I glared at him angrily. "You pervert!" I snarled. I'm starting to hate my mate. My unexpected mate! He's so perverted in a different kind of way! I hate him! I hate him!
I gnashed my teeth when Claude flashed his signature smirk. "It's very normal for mates to be such intimate. What I did is very normal, am I right?" I'm starting to hate the way he sounds. He sounds so calm and not affected by my doings.
"Normal?! Do you think it's normal?!" I said, half annoyed, half angry. This Claude guy gets on my nerves already. I came closer to him. "For me, it's not normal. You're taking advantage of me, PERVERT!"
"You're amusing." He chuckled.
I glared at him in disbelief. "You're unbelievable!" I couldn't believe that this guy was my mate. Why do I have to feel shivers in my spine every time my eyes landed on his wonderful, luscious lips? I'm thinking nonsensical kinds of stuff!
"Thanks." He shrugged.
I creased my forehead. Does he think I'm complimenting him? "You're so stupid and annoying." I voiced out my thoughts about him. I don't like him to be my mate. I was expecting to meet him in some other places. But meeting him in my pack was so surprising and that makes my blood boiled.
He flashed a sweet smile and I simply gritted my teeth. "I'm glad my mate is complimenting me even though we both know that is an insult."
I snorted and crossed my arms. "I am not glad to see you at this unexpected moment, mate. I'm not ready to be with you," I said seriously.
"I know. But don't you think destiny lets us meet in this unexpected moment you are telling? Though I'm quite too shock that I will meet you in my brother-in-law's pack, and luckily, you're his sister. And..."
I sighed and looked away. "I wasn't." I butted in. I wasn't his real sister.
"I beg your pardon."
I glanced at him and cocked my eyebrow. "Nothing. Nevermind. Can you please leave now? I really hate seeing you here and please stay away from me." I couldn't help but roll my eyes. I felt sudden chills crawling in me. This was so foreign to me. I kind of hate this and love this at the same time.
I cut off my wolf when she kept on murmuring at me that I should kiss him wildly and make love to him. Hell! My wolf is getting horny. I could feel my mate's wolf getting horny too at the sudden thoughts.
"You know that you won't. You don't hate me in your first impression of me, am I right, mate?"
I closed my eyes in submission when I felt his lips brushing in my ear after he whispered. I know that he used his wolf speed so that he could whisper in my ear. His hands started to make their way on my waist and possessively he wrapped his hands around me from behind. Then he sniffed me.
"You really smelled like lavender with a mixture of vanilla." I shuddered as he whispered. His voice was very dark. I couldn't help but feel the heat building inside of me. "I know you feel the bond between the two of us. You feel something. I can wake you up by just my mere touch in your arm." As he said, he touched and caressed my arm.
I grasped an air, still closing my eyes. A jolt of electricity flowed in my skin as he touched my arm. I felt myself being electrified by just the simple touch of his. It brought my wolf howled in a horny manner. I felt my own being wet. How did he do this? Was this another description of you're being with your mate? You will feel something very foreign?
His lips touched my shoulder blade. I flinched. I sided my head to let Claude access carefully my neck as his lips made on their way to it. "I love your lovely neck, mate. Your smell is so very addictive and alluring and I can't stop myself smelling you. You know what? I want to mark you as mine right now." Claude's husky voice was waking up all my sensitive senses but I was snapped out from it when he said that he wants to mark me as his.
I turned around and backed away. I felt a sudden disappointment when I stayed away from my mate who already woke up my cells when he touched me. I clenched my fists to stop myself from being so delusional. I could not accept him right away even though my wolf needs him.
I caught Claude's eyes darkened as I stepped backward, staying away from him. I summoned my hand to stop him when I predicted he will come near me. "No. Not now, Claude. I can't accept you. Not now. I'm not ready."
"So, are you going to reject me? That's it?" He sounded hurt and in pain but his expression remained calm and serious.
I crossed my arms and cocked my eyebrow. "I didn't say I'm going to reject you, did I?" Well, I guess, I wanted to do it but I'm sure Big Brother Storm will be mad at me once he knows I reject my mate. I'm sure that he will wring my neck. Goodness!
"Then what?" he asked impatiently.
I rolled my eyes. "Don't use your Alpha tone on me, Claude. I may not know you very well as an Alpha of your pack but I know who uses their tone the way they order their pack members," I said seriously. Truth is, I wasn't used to the tone of an Alpha. I hate when someone orders me like I was their slave.
Even though Storm usually ordered me if there's anything he wants, but whenever I was alone, there's a contrary within me. But I knew there's nothing I could do but follow his orders. He's still my Alpha, for moon goddess' sake.
After a moment of silence, he smiled smugly. "You're so feisty, aren't you?"
I ignored it when I smelled his attractive scent and acted as if it was nothing to me. I opened my mouth to say something but I stopped when Storm mind-linked me. 'A call from the palace.' He said through mind-link. I couldn't help but gasp at his news.
"Why? What happen?"
I glared at Claude when he was seriously looking at me worriedly. I felt my inside fluttered and my wolf howled. I ignored her. I shook my head to Claude. "Nothing. I was just being called by Alpha Storm. I have to leave because his news is very crucial for me," I said then I left him, frozen in his position.
I couldn't help but sigh. Now, I was far away from him maybe I could calm my heart now. I realized it keeps on beating. I sighed again. Stupid, Rachelle! Very stupid!
I couldn't help the excitement when Storm told me that there was a call from the palace. I was hoping for good news.
I ran to the packhouse and met Storm who was holding a letter. I couldn't help the smile drew in my face as I took it from him and opened it. It was news from the palace. I read it carefully and with understanding."What a contagious smile, don't you think, Hance? Maybe that's good news, eh."I rolled my eyes as I found Beta Hance also smiling widely as also Storm. "Why, don't you stick your nose in me. Mind your own bus
Storm had commanded that I should have dinner before I walked out again from his pack. Supposedly, I didn't refuse him and obliged even though Claude is there. I accepted Storm's offer because I knew it would be too long before I'd be back again in his pack. And besides, I want to bid goodbye to everyone that became a part of me."There! You are now a goddess in your new form, Rachelle!" Casey said as she clapped her hands, glaring at me in the mirror.I smiled widely as I couldn't take my eyes off my reflection. She tied my hair into a messy bun. She ordered me to wear one of the dresses that didn't fit her off. I found it hard to believe. She has a nice, curve-shaped body that fits the off-shoulder blue dress that is under the knee I was wearing. I forgot to say that it is a formal dinner made by my brother. I wore this dress for the sake of Casey. She hasn't
"Let's have a toast everyone for my little sister, Rachelle," announced Storm as he raised his wine glass.I smiled, doing the same as they raised their glasses. I was overwhelmed that Storm has to do this effort together with his wife, Casey. Very formal event but we talked informally. I love how we do this thing. Surely, I'm going to miss them once I am in the palace."Thank you everyone for doing these things to me. I'm going to miss you all," I said happily, looking at them one by one. "I'm going to miss Alpha Storm's soldiers I trained so well. Please protect our pack even if I am gone in this pack.
After Claude and I made a moment, we decided to go to the woods with our wolf form. I agreed to make memories with him even though a part of me is yelling at me as to why I'm letting this.We passed the borderlines then I mind-linked Storm I'm going with Claude. I don't know why I let him agreed on me with this. Because the wolf part of me wants to be with Claude before I say a painful goodbye to him. I would think of going far away from him sickens me now. I sighed.Claude nudged me with his nose. I looked at him and found his massive wolf form. His red eyes were looking at me lovingly. At every end of
Excitement shot right through me as I saw the palace from afar to this road I was at. At last, I'll be back to my job and I will surely find myself to know everything. I'm still confused as to where pack I belonged before Storm's parents took care of me.The royal library holds the answers I am going to look for. I haven't been gone to the royal library ever since I was promoted as a battle commander. I always passed by it every time I patrolled around the palace. If I get a chance to have my off, I shall take the opportunity to enter the library."Commander, we have arrived."I snapped back to reality upon the coachman's announcement. A royal carriage servant opened the royal carriage door for me. I smiled at him, thanking him.As I stepped out, a young man approached me and saluted me. I made a salute at him. He was wearing a cutaway coat and glasses on his eyes. "Greetings, Royal Commander Rachell
"One more lapse, soldiers, and you can finally take some rest!" I yelled to order the soldiers running around the oval running track.I watched them closely as they made their way to finish the 1000th laps. Rise and shine. The dusk has appeared just in time they finished their lapses."Good job! You can have your breakfast," I said then turned my back on them. I saw Commander Bricks walking in my direction. I tilted my head and met him half the way. "Commander Bricks Walter, greetings!" I nodded my head.He also nodded his head. "Good morning, Commander Rachelle Simon! Are you done tiring them?" he asked with a sheepish smile on his lips. Then he looked at my soldiers who were very tired and laying in the ground. "Commander, you are so strict..." He chuckled.I shrugged. "I trained myself with this method. I always run 1000 lapses every day." I looked at him, scrutinizing him. "Don't say I am strict
"Four hundred fifty-six..."I watched with a stoic expression as one of my privates named Private Inkstone doing the five hundred push-ups. He was near to finishing. I am very sure he could finish it."Faster!" I ordered him. He was making some rest. I don't want him to get a little rest. I want him to finish it ahead. "You are so slow, private! Finish it already!""Yes, commander! Four hundred sixty-five..." he counted as he pushed up and down.He must be thankful that his punishment is five hundred push-ups. I had experienced being punished by making rounds around the palace for the whole day. I was punished because I snapped on my own commander for always ordering me around. After that happened I was relocated to another troop and a new commander for my former commander couldn't handle me well."Five hundred!" he shouted in rejoice and laid in the ground, catching his breath.
I rushed back to my other comrades and met them half-way. With their forehead creasing, I stopped them. They all returned to their human form."Did you catch up with him?" asked Lieutenant Commander Lycan.I shook my head. "I didn't. He was too fast," I lied. I caught up with him and even managed to speak with him. "How's Commander Bennett?" I asked, diverting the topic."He is alright. He didn't get any bruise," Commander Bricks answered. He approached me. "Are you alright? Why are you massaging your head?" he asked worriedly.I smiled wryly. "I bumped my head to the culprit's jaw a while ago," I said as I kept on massaging my head. "Don't worry, I'll be fine.""We should head back, Simon, Walter.""Yes, sir!" Walter and I said in unison.We all headed back. I slightly turned my head as to where Claude ran off. I am quite worried as to w