"Rain... Jessica." Called Joshy, a 14-year-old orphaned boy whose parents died along with Jessicas' parents in the rouge attack on the pack.
As we walked down the hall to the stairs, I was hit with the most amazing scent of cider and roses. If only I could bottle the scent and keep it forever. But as we got to the bottom step, my thoughts were pulled from finding the source of the scent to the chaos that was in front of us. The Alpha was standing in the living room with an adorable little curly brown-haired girl by his side, who smelled like a rouge, Ms.Leana, and two of the pack guards I didn't recognize. Apparently, they killed the little girls' father at the border after he crossed over into the packs' territory, and since there are laws about executing underage rogue children, they had to bring her to the orphanage.
While everyone was checking on the little girl and talking to each other about what the girl was and what to do with her, I stood in the corner so I wouldn't get in anyone's way. Suddenly I was yanked by my hair, and a hand came down over my mouth so I couldn't yell out. I was pulled into the storage space under the stairs. I looked around quickly to figure out what was going on, and froze when I met the son of the pack Alpha, the future Alpha Ian. With what I'm sure was confusion and panic written all over my face, I asked him what was going on, but he just looked at me with hatred and amusement in his dark brown eyes for what felt like forever before he spoke.
"I, Alpha Ian, future Alpha of the Blue River Pack reject you Rain, as my mate and future Luna," he says with a smile plastered on his face. "I would never accept a witch as my mate. Especially a worthless and weak orphaned witch like you! The Moon Goddess really screwed up pairing us as mates."
Alpha Ian walks out the door closing it behind him, leaving me alone in the small storage room. My mind starts to swirl with questions. What did he mean he rejects me as his mate? Do witches even have mates? Did he say worthless and weak? I'm not even 17 yet. I thought Jess said you have to be 17 before finding your mate. Did the Moon Goddess make a mistake? What am I supposed I do now? As I'm panicking, I feel a dull pain in my chest getting stronger and stronger, till I can't anymore and pass out.
When I wake up, I'm in our room on Jessicas' bunk. I look around in shock and try to remember what happened. As soon as Jess realizes I'm awake, she rushes to my side.
"What the hell happened to you? One minute you're standing in a corner of the Livingroom, and the next minute you're gone. Then I find you in the storage space under the stairs passed out on the floor. Are you okay? Are you getting sick or something?" She asks, on the verge of crying.
"I'm really not sure what happened, But you're right. We need to leave tonight," I say, sitting up before I feel a burning pain in the pit of my stomach, making me want to claw it out.
"Oh, My Goddess, You found your mate," She says in complete shock.
"Ian, it's Alpha Ian..." I say, trying to breathe through the sharp burning pain.
"he rejected you?" She asks, and I nod, not sure I could even speak right now.
"You shouldn't still be feeling the pains of his rejection. Did you accept his rejection?" She asks, and I shake my head no in response.
"I didn't know I was supposed to, not like he gave me any time to do or say anything before he walked out, leaving me in the closet," I tell her as the pain starts to dissipate.
"He knew you wouldn't know what to do. Now he's forcing you to feel the pains of his betrail on top of the pain of his rejection." She says, shaking in anger.
"What can I do to stop this pain?" I ask her
"Nothing right now." She says, trying to calm herself down. "We have to leave tonight. Once we get to the border, I'll denounce the pack, and you can accept Ians' rejection, and then we'll be free from this hell."
"Okay," I say, getting up to grab some snacks to put in our duffle bag for when we leave.
"Ohh, just one more thing," Jess says, and I turn around to look at her. "The new orphan girl, we have to take her with us."
"What? You want to kidnap an orphan? Are you out of your mind?" I ask, looking at her in shock.
"She's a rogue wolf. Not a pack member. Once she turns seventeen they will execute her." She says. I have no arguments because I couldn't bare the thought of knowing we left a defenseless child behind to be killed by these monsters, so I agree with her decision.
As I'm getting ready to cook dinner for the kids for the last time, I decided to cook their favorite meal, Pork tacos, mac and cheese, and red velvet cupcakes for dessert. The kids demolish every bit of the food I've cooked. Then Jess takes the kids upstairs and starts getting them ready for bed. I decide to get to know the little girl we will be taking with us. She's a tiny little thing with long curly brown hair and emerald green eyes, just like mine. I sit her on the edge of Jessicas' bed and start asking questions like her name, her age, her favorite color, and anything I can think of that she may be able to tell me. But I get nothing, not even the smallest of noises. "She hasn't spoken a word since she arrived," Jess says, walking into the room. "Either she's too scared to talk, or she can't." "Will you have enough masking spray for the both of you?" I ask, curious if we'll have to get more before we leave. "Yes, I have plenty to make it at least a week for the both of u
After running for about two more hours, Shina stopped to listen for guards that might have been alerted to us crossing the border and coming after us. When she's sure nothing is coming our way, she motions for me to remove a still-sleeping Odett from her back before shifting back to her human form and putting her clothes back on. She takes our bags, and we continue walking for another mile or two before we come to a creek with a beautiful little waterfall. "My father used to bring me here when he was still alive, but I haven't been back since the attack." She says, with pain and longing in her eyes as she relieves those memories. "There's a small cave behind that waterfall we can sleep in for a few hours. No one knows about it but my father and I, so we should be safe." Once we're in the cave, Jess lays down the blanket, and I place Odett on it, and we lay down on either side of her to make sure she gets our body heat and is safe. Then we dose off. I wake up to a strange voi
"I think it's time for us to start walking again, we only have a few more hours till nightfall, and we need to find shelter before it gets dark," I say, and Jess nods in agreement."So, where exactly are we going?" Jess asked as we watch Odett running around playing, making both of us smile."I think we need to head toward New Orleans," Dosha said. "There are many witches there. Maybe one of them could help you with your magic.""Dosha thinks we should go to New Orleans," I answer."Who is Dosha? And why New Orleans?" She asks, looking at me questionably."Dosha is my wolf, and she thinks we'll be able to find a witch in New Orleans that can help me with my magic," I say, turning my head to meet her gaze, not sure if she would believe me. "Oh, and the rings in our eyes are to show that Odette and I are hybrids. Though I'm not sure why they appear and disappear.""Okay, New Orleans it is, then. If I can remember correctly, it should be directly south of us, it will take a few days of
Orians P.O.V. As we follow the trail to the rogue, my mind is preoccupied with thoughts of my newly found mate. The image of her short blond hair and beautiful blue eyes on the verge of tears looking up at me popped into my mind making my chest tighten. "We need to hurry this up quickly and get back to our mate!" My wolf De'von commands. "You didn't even ask her what her name was! Some mate you are." "Yes, master," I reply in a snarky tone. "I just thought it would make her happy if we saved her sister first." "Okay, point taken." He huffs out, and I roll my eyes. At that moment, I smell the blood of rogues, not just one, but multiple. It smells like at least five, if not more. One female wolf wouldn't be able to take on all of them. The panic starts to settle in the pit of my stomach. "Beta!" I heard the scout I sent ahead call out from the top of a nearby hill, and as soon as I met his gaze, I knew something was wrong. The smell of more rogues and more blood
King Zions P.O.V. As I wake up, I link one of the maids for something to eat. After being told it'll be up soon, I decided to get up to shower and get some work done before my beta started complaining about my lack of efficiency regarding boring paperwork. I look at my watch I laid on my nightstand, and I'm shocked to realize it's afternoon. I can't believe Orian let me sleep so long, but I did have a late night. I make my way to my bathroom and take a long hot shower that loosens my tight muscles. After I'm done with my shower, I head to my closet to get dressed with my towel wrapped around my waist. I hear the door open and can hear my mistress Ashleys' wolf purr at the sight of my nearly naked body. I turn to tell her I don't have time to deal with her, only to find her walking up to me while sliding her dress off so that she is naked as well. Before I know it, she's on her knees before me, preparing to please me with her body. She is a very ca
"Sir, the guard outside the prisoner's cell just linked me, letting us know she's awake," Orian says, looking at me to get my reaction. "You handle the interrogation. I'll watch from here." I respond while pointing out the security video I've already pulled up on my computer screen. He shakes his head but bows his head in submission and starts to walk out of my office. As he's walking out, Ashley walks in, shoving past him. He rolls his eyes at her and closes the door. She walks around my desk, lowers herself to her knees between my legs, then tries to unzip my pants. I stop her and tell her she needs to leave my office. "I just want to please you, my King." She says, reaching for my zipper again, still on her knees between my legs. "I said no!" I said, raising my voice to her for the first time. "So it's true, you've found your mate?" She says. "Drop it, Ashley!" I say, not wanting to confirm anything. "Is she better than me?" She asked, looking almost hurt. "I sai
Orians P.O.V. After leaving the ladies to catch up in Rain's room, I walk across the hall to Zions Suite. As I get to the door, I knock and wait for him to call for me to come in before entering and making my way to his suite office to the right of the entrance, hearing giggling and then the sound of a laptop closing. When I get to his office, I sit in the chair across the desk from him with a knowing smile. "What?" Zion says after a moment. "When will you be talking to her yourself instead of getting me to do it or simply watching the security footage? I ask. "What makes you think I've been watching?" He asks. "I heard the same giggling from Rains' room also coming from your office when I walked to your door," I said with amusement laced in my voice. "Is she really your mate?" "I really can't get anything past you, can I?" He laughs. "And yes, it would seem so. Either that or she has put a love bond spell on me. I've been racking my brain, but that's
Zions P.O.V. After watching Orian and Rains' conversation last night, I have a sharp pain in my chest. It started innocently with them talking about Orians' mate. But as he goes to leave her room, she says she wants to leave the kingdom. Does she really want to leave? The thought of her leaving has me panicking slightly. I don't like it! "No, She said she wants to find her true mate!" Ryker says with a huff. "It's not her fault you haven't made yourself known to her. Instead, you want to keep her locked up in a room so she won't discover you are her mate." "You know she's not our real mate. She's not a werewolf. She is a witch. I'm the Alpha King. I can't have a witch as a mate. She can't be the Luna Queen without a wolf. The people would never accept her." I respond. "Then why are you upset that she wants to leave?" He retorts. "Afake bond is still a bond. You know that just as well as I do." I say. "Don't start your shit this early. I didn't get any s