Chapter 3: Talon's POV
Willow let out a quiet sigh as I collapsed on top of her. Our sweaty chests pressed together tightly. She let out a breathy laugh, almost sounding dazed, as her body began to climb down from its post-orgasmic high.
My body was still buzzing but exhausted. A satisfied smile crept onto my face as I pressed my lips to her collarbone. She responded by carding her fingers through my hair. I felt her lips press against my forehead, the action so tender and gentle that I shivered.
We lay there for a moment, just basking in the afterglow until I was sure willow was probably struggling to breathe with the weight of my body on top of hers. Pulling my body up, I chuckled when Willow's face twisted into a discontented pout, her bruised lips pressing together tightly.
"We should get you cleaned up," I said slowly, glancing down at where my lower half was still joined with hers, I couldn't help but lick my lips at the sight, so incredibly erotic that I felt blood begin to traverse downwards, but I was already spent. I pulled out, earning a small whimper from my mate.
When I tried to pull myself further off, Willow shook her head and grumbled something unintelligible, her arms tugging me back down on top of her. I laughed, enjoying her neediness and pressing a few pecks to her chest and hickey-covered neck.
"Well okay, not yet then."
We lay there in silence, giving me time to think about what had happened just moments before we had sex, regret sobering me up completely.
"I'm sorry I ruined the wall, I was just really frustrated," I said glancing at the now very obvious hole in the wall beside the king-sized bed.
"I won't say it’s fine because I never want you to hurt yourself that way again but I understand you getting frustrated," Willow said, looking at me with a gentle expression on her face.
It wasn't right of me to worry her like that.
"I wouldn't want you to worry about me too, I'm really sorry. Will you forgive me, my moon?" I smiled at how her cheeks flushed at the pet name.
My Willow was perfect.
"You're forgiven... but we still need to talk about it, Talon. You know I wouldn't suggest it if there was any other option, it's not like I'm thrilled with the idea of you breeding with someone else... but we're running out of time my love," Willow said, turning her naked body towards me to cup my face.
"Look, I know we don't have another option, and I'll agree that that's what we have to do, but that doesn't mean I have to like it... you have to understand that." I groaned, leaning close into her warm hands.
"I know baby," Willow said offering a sympathetic smile. "But we have to do this. She just has to bear us a child and that's all."
I groaned loudly, knowing there really was no other way. I had to defile my bonding with my mate. Was it still considered defiling when your mate suggests and supports it? I had to speak to someone about this.
"Fine... but I have to speak to Greg about this. He's my beta after all. His opinion matters." I huffed out, running my hands through Willow's naked backside.
"That's an all right baby." She grinned, suddenly moving her body to sit on top of mine, straddling me. "So my king..." She drawled, "...Ready for round two?"
Oh, I was. I didn't need to be asked twice.
After we were done with our moment, I left our room in search of Greg, my assistant.
The leaves crunched underneath my feet as I walked toward my beta's home. Children filled the area, running and playing around, some even running toward me to try to get me to participate in their games. I indulged, chasing the little children who squirreled around happily and ran to their parents.
My people were the only ones privileged to see this side of me. Other wolves and humans, only considered me a monster. This was why they needed me to give them an heir so they would be assured of continuity in the peace I gave them.
"Greetings my King!" Someone called out in greeting from across the road. I waved back at the man whose mate was scolding a couple of children with mud-covered clothes.
I turned the corner and ran straight into a young wolf whom I recognized as one of the members of the patrol guards.
"Oh, my King... I am so sorry. I was just coming to see you. We have a problem." The young girl bowed her head in respect.
I nodded and gestured a sign for her to speak.
"We've had a few sightings of rogue wolves getting pretty close to our border. The patrol team thinks it’s bad news," She said quietly, being cautious of the pack members passing by.
"It is bad news." I sighed, rubbing my palm against my face. "I'll call a meeting with the leader of your team to talk about this later. Right now I have somewhere else to be."
We couldn't talk about this here, not with the possibility of someone else hearing us. It would create a tidal wave of panic to wash over the pack. Rogues weren't supposed to get close to our borders. The last rogue attack we had hadn't ended well, we had lost a lot of good people but the enemy learned never to mess with me.
"Yes, my king." The young soldier bowed and dismissed herself. She walked in the opposite direction and I took the other.
It didn't take long for me to get to Greg's home after that. He must have felt my presence because he opened the door before I even had the chance of knocking.
"Glad to see you were expecting me," I teased, smiling broadly.
"Oh fuck off." Greg groaned, rolling his eyes.
Apart from being my beta and right hand, Greg was also my best friend. We'd been best friends since we were born. We were just two little pups who did everything together growing up. It was honestly no surprise to the kingdom when I chose Greg as my beta on my ascension ceremony. It was a choice both our parents knew I'd make right from the beginning.
"Where's Cassie and the pups?" I asked, referring to his mate and children.
"They're out training."
"Aren't they too young to be training?" I asked with an amused huff.
"Don't let Cassie hear you say that. Last night, Nathan completed his transformation, and can you believe the pup took after his mother's brown fur?" My beta scoffed, causing me to laugh at his childish antics.
"I'm not even joking Talon, he's a brown wolf. And now Ethan is stressing us out because he can't seem to get the hang of transforming as quickly as his brother did."
"They're pups, they'll grow out of it." I tried to console my stressed-out friend.
Everyone in the pack knew how stressful pups could be, especially Greg's twin pups, Ethan and Nathan. Those boys were little devils.
"I hope they do. And I hope when Ethan does transform, he'll have red fur like his amazing father," Greg said smugly.
I scoffed and rolled my eyes at his antics.
A few seconds of silence passed and I let out why I had come.
"We have to talk," I said releasing a deep breath. Greg could tell it was serious because right after I said that, he opened the door to his home and lead me in. Once we were seated I buried my face into my palms.
"It's about Willow, isn't it?" He asked, concern lacing his voice.
"She wants us to get a breeder, she thinks it's the only way to get what we want." I groaned into my palms.
"That's messed up... but honestly Talon, I don’t think she's wrong," Greg said with a sigh. "You have to have noticed that people are starting to talk. The elders are getting worried."
"What the hell are they getting worried for? I'm twenty-five!" I yelled out in frustration. "I still have time. Willow and I can still try... I know we'll make this work, we'll figure something out."
"Talon... time is running out. There's nothing else you can do." Greg said, "I know this must be hard on you, hell, I'm pretty sure it's way worse for Willow, but I don't see an option much better than this."
Hearing Greg says that made me realize how selfish I had been. I hadn't even considered my mate's feelings in all this, proposing this must be killing her inside knowing she had to live with the idea of me having some other women share our bed with me.
"I didn't even think of that. Willow must be going through hell." I moaned bitterly. "Gods I'm so horrible." I chastised myself.
"That's no news," Greg joked.
"But hey, I can't say I understand what you're going through, because I really don't. But what I'll say is this. Think of your kingdom, think of what will happen to your people when you're not here anymore to lead them."
Greg was right. I had to do this. I had to produce an heir that'd ascend to take my place and lead my pack when I leave this earth. Because everyone knew that a pack without an alpha is no different from a flock of sheep waiting to be slaughtered. A kingdom without a Lycan was much worst…
I had to do this for Willow and my people.
Chapter 4: Avalyn's POV "Avalyn, have you checked on the cake?" My stepmother called from the living room. I looked between my hands and the food still cooking. There was no way I could finish all of these and still have enough time to get to town and get the cake from the bakery before they closed. "Avalyn... I am still waiting for a response! Or do you need me to get in there!?" She hissed and I squeezed my eyes shut, groaning silently. I reduced the level of the gas and peeled off the apron from my chest before wiping my hand on my ragged blue dress. Then I went to join her in the living room. "I'll go pick it up right now..." I said and made to move but she stopped with a loud shriek. "You haven't gone to get the cake! Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind!?" She got up from the couch she had been occupying and approached me with fire in her eyes. I cowered away from her but she stopped and motioned at me to get close. Tears pricked at my eyes as my legs started shaking.
Chapter 5: Talon's POV As I looked at the girl from a distance and my wolf chose her. She wasn't perfect but she would do. I had caught her scent earlier that evening as I made my run around the open fields of the castle. It was so strong that I couldn't ignore it. I reached the human town and watched from behind the trees as she walked with a box in her hand. She felt my gaze upon her and I watched as she foolishly ran off. "Humans..." I scoffed. They were so stupid most of the time. If I really wanted to take her at that very moment, she couldn't stop me. Not her run and even her willpower. They were all the same puppets and completely helpless. I suddenly felt rage build up in my core and at that moment I was overwhelmed with desire. I didn't know where it came from, but I decided it was going to feel amazing fucking her pathetic little body. I calmly traced her scent to the house she had gotten into. From my position in the tree line, I saw her cower into the wall and a fe
Chapter 6: Avalyn's POV The next morning, I was up before any of my parents did. I wanted to make up for the trouble I caused them the previous day. It was my father's birthday and I really didn't want to make them angry on a day like that. But it happened and there was nothing I could do except take the beating and clean myself up afterward. This morning, I planned to right the wrongs I made yesterday. I walked to the kitchen and started the coffee pot. Father always loved his coffee black first thing in the morning. My stepmother preferred her caramel. As the water started boiling, I scrubbed and cleaned all the pots and pans, I used the previous day. I couldn't remember when they ate but I found enough dishes on the sink to show that they did have some sort of feast without me. When I finished, I took a tray and placed two coffee mugs on it. I poured out the beverage into the mugs and stirred it to their specification. Satisfied with the way it looked, I took it up the stairs
Chapter 7: Avalyn's POV This time, I didn't just feel the vibration of his growl deep in my stomach, my heart rammed in my chest as my blood pumped five times faster. He wasn't human. I could tell that now. The aura eluding his being brought nothing but fear. I trembled like an abandoned leaf as my eyes slowly went up to peep at him. The early morning sun made it difficult for me to see him clearly at such an angle and I couldn't tell if I was grateful for this or not. My father greedily went over the bags and started going through the coins. The sound of the metal pieces kissing one another echoed in the room. On a good day, it could have been classified as a calming sound but at that point, it felt horrible. It felt like a death machine —my death machine. "You can have her!" My stepmother chirped pushing me towards the towering man. The push was so sudden that I lose my balance as I wavered toward him. He held me by the arm and his grey eyes lowered to meet mine. The world wen
Chapter 8: Talon's POV "The plants are getting infected at a rapid rate, I think we are cursed!" Thomas said in a loud voice that irritated my ears. "The plants shouldn't be our focus right now, the southern tribe has been complaining of rogue attacks!" The army commander hissed, glaring at Thomas. "Oh, that isn't even important! The humans are starting to rebel! Something needs to be done about them as well!" David, who was in charge of the human-werewolf relationship said. We were having a council meeting and I sat there glaring at each of them as they placed their problems forward. Usually, I would listen to each point and we will discuss it before moving to the next point but today, they forgot their manners in their houses as everyone wanted to be louder than the last person that spoke. Every one of them wanted the problem in their jurisdiction to be treated more urgently than the last person's issues. My eyes narrowed into slits as their voices only grew with each passing
Chapter 9: Talon's POV I closed my eyes enjoying the feel of her wet folds around my cock but Sully's stupid words played back into my head and for the first time since I got mated to Willow, I wondered why we were never able to make a baby. Was I not fucking her right? I grabbed her waist and started hitting harder than before. She grabbed the sheets and her eyes rolled as the pleasure hit her differently. "Yesss... More... Faster!" She moaned meeting each of my thrusts with one of hers. I shook my head trying to push the thoughts away but they refused to go away. Willow couldn't have any issues. Maybe I was the one with an issue... "Yesss... Oh, Talon! Yes!" She screamed enjoying the hard strokes I was giving her. I flipped her over so that her ass was in the air. She positioned herself perfectly, and my thick cock rammed into her from the back. I grabbed her breast and allow its softness to help clear my mind but it was to no avail. It was no longer lovemaking, we were just
Chapter 10: Avalyn's POV The cars parked in the large driveway of the castle. The first thing I saw as I looked out the window was a tall man carrying another who had blood dripping out of his eyes. The angle at which the head leaned to told me that the man was long dead. My stomach churned and I felt like gagging. I was right when I thought this place was my tomb. It was indeed going to be my beautiful tomb. "We are here!" Dawn chipped. She was excited but I couldn't bring myself to even plaster a fake smile on my face. There was death awaiting me out there and she expected me to be excited about it? I wanted to stay in that car forever. It was the only thing keeping me from the cruel hands of death. From the look of things, I knew that my death wasn't going to be a pleasant and calm one. It was going to be gruesome. The towering man stepped out first and tapped on Dawn's side of the window. She rolled it down and turned her head to him. "Take her to Sara, I need to see the al
Chapter 11: Avalyn's POV Sara and Dawn scurried out of the room, leaving me to face my doom in the hands of the beautifully evil woman. She moved with such grace my mouth was left open as I watched her take slow steps to the bed. Then ever so calmly, she lowered herself onto the bed. She brought her hands to her lap and then slightly turned her head to look at me. Every moment she made was done with such poise, I knew at once that she must have been royalty. "What's your name?" Her smooth voice whispered. I opened my mouth to respond but no words left my lips. My throat suddenly felt dry and I quickly gulped down my saliva. Then I tried to speak again. "I— I am Avalyn Howard," I stuttered. She corked her head to the side and then ever so slowly, she brought her hand to my hair. I flinched but I dared not move away from her touch. I sat there frozen in place like I was glued to the bed and watched her next move with hawk eyes. She let her well-manicured fingers run gently thro