Chapter 6. The queen spoke.

Maddison Spencer-Bennett.

While I was talking to my mother, something inside me made me go into alert mode. I knew something would happen. At the moment I was about to answer Alonso, the door opened and the smell of the female who was entering the office made me see everything red.

Suddenly, I felt like I was possessed by another being that wasn’t me. A fierce one that needed to destroy any hint of threat… I needed to eliminate any competition… He was mine.

A growl came out of my mouth, which left me completely surprised. I have never made a sound of that magnitude. It was like I was a passenger inside my body.

“GET AWAY FROM HIM, YOU FUCKING WHORE! HE’S MINE!” I growled, unable to contain the anger in my veins.

The woman was paralyzed. She already knew that when a Lycan felt threatened, she was extremely violent. And if we added to that the fact that I was the heir to the throne and possess magic, I became an actual threat.

Alonso turned to me and purred as he slowly approached. The guttural sound that came from his chest made me calm down almost immediately.

He put his hands on my waist and his nose on my neck, continuing to purr. He inhaled my scent strongly, sending delicious sparks over my skin.

He climbed into my ear and whispered, “I am yours, little one. Only that matters. I am all yours.”

I closed my eyes, and the entity gave me back control. I hugged my mate tightly and said, “Get her out of here.”

Alonso couldn’t say anything, since Mom was faster than both of us. With a single glance, she told Crystal to leave the room.

Once I was calm, Mom approached, saying, “Your wolf is on the surface, Maddie.”

I broke free from Alonso’s grip and said, “that makes sense. Tonight is a full moon.”

“Then she may have tried to contact you, darling.” Mom answered me.

I frowned, confused. Is it possible that my wolf wanted to talk to me? But how should I know? This is so frustrating!

[Well, I’ll just tell you that, if you had let me rip out her throat, that bitch wouldn’t be a problem anymore... but now she’s wandering around our house, leaving her stinking smell like a dead rat... It’s not like she was so pretty! I am so angry! She has been with our man for three fucking years! What if something more happened than what Alonso told us? Because the dude is a guy and he’s finger-lickin’ good. But also…]

This time, I was paralyzed. Saying nothing, I sat quietly and closed my eyes. The female voice did not stop talking. It was as if the filter had been removed. I could feel every intention and every emotion that admonished her.

I could tell apart her as if she were another person. Now, I could hear her clearly, but her train of thoughts was going a hundred per hour… It was the definition of anxiety.

“Wait! Stop, woman! Who the fuck are you?” I told her without being able to hide my intrigue.

She was suddenly silent, as if surprised I was speaking to her.

[Can you hear me?] She said without hiding her shock.

“Well… It’s kind of hard NOT to listen to you. Are you always like this? You are giving me a headache.” From here, I could feel her annoyance. My anxious entity was pissed off.

[And you’re always this peaceful? Damn, girl! You will soon be queen! Don’t you feel threatened by that bitch? The dog was with our man for three years! You should pull the hair out of your head.]

I sighed and said, “What is your name?”

“Kallie.”

“Are you my wolf?”

[Dah! Is it so hard to believe? Honestly, you should have listened to me before… Now we have more important matters… How to kill the bitch!]

“Hey! Nobody is going to kill anyone, okay?”

[Speak for yourself, because when I see her, I will destroy her teeth!]

I tried to ignore her for a few seconds and, looking at mom, I said, “How can I not have a wolf? Do you think I could return her?”

Mom and Alonso remained silent, not knowing what to say. Then Mom cleared her throat and said, “Are you listening to her?”

“Uh… Yeah. And believe me. She’s too intense. Is there any way to turn her off?”

They both laughed so hard.

“Hey! Don’t laugh at me! This is serious! How do I turn her off? Please! I want mental silence!”

“Well, you can always lock her in your mind,” Alonso said, unsure whether or not to share this valuable information.

“Sounds good. How do I do it?”

Mom stepped in and said, “We’ll tell you after you shift. Today, you must deal with it. It is important to strengthen your bond. You are two entities sharing a single body. You must learn to know each other.”

“But I don’t want to meet her! I think having a wolf is overrated.” I said, frowning.

Kallie said, [Do you think I wanted to meet you? NO! There I was minding my own business in Selene’s Domain, and Puff... she sent me here because you were ready... But I wasn’t ready! And now that I’m here, I find out that our mate has been with another bitch? Let me bite her!]

I sighed again. I looked at Alonso and Mom and said, “Our conversation will have to wait. I’ll go to the gardens for a walk. Either that, or we risk Kallie taking control again and being determined to break Crystal’s neck...”

I didn’t say it, but the idea of seeing her without her head made my day. Maybe it was my subconscious or Kallie that was planting those images to make me see that I’m on the same page as her.

“Please go. We have enough to deal with, without also having to handle the unexpected death of your mate’s ex-girlfriend,” said Mom.

I left there with the obvious intention of establishing the rules of the relationship with my wolf, the intense one.

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Two hours later, I walked back into that office. To my surprise, my parents were also there.

“I see the entire gang is gathered.” I told them, closing the door.

“How are you, Maddie?” William was the first to hug me.

I sighed and said, “Well… getting used to everything…”

“I know… It’s just that when you left the house last night, you never thought that the next day you would have a wolf and a mate, huh?”

I shrugged, because that was basically correct. I thought I would have more time, but… it wasn’t like that. Warren and Parker greeted me with a hug, and then there was Dad.

He looked at me for a few seconds and said, “Are you okay kiddo? Do you need anything?”

“A hug?” He smiled tenderly at me and extended his arms, saying, “Come here, little pumpkin.”

I hugged him tightly. I felt like the whole situation was overwhelming, but I didn’t stop to think what it was like for Dad. I was the oldest one, and I would always be his baby. Maybe it will happen to me when I have kids too... I just hope it will be in MANY years.

I sat on the sofa next to Alonso. He intertwined his hand with mine, and I stared, thinking, how perfect it feels…

“You don’t know how happy I am to finally see this image. I don’t know if you know this, Maddie, but Alonso is like a son. One that has made me extremely proud.” Mom said, leaning on her desk.

Dad sat next to her, saying, “I think we’re all okay with that. The five of us are your parents, pumpkin, but we have also seen Alonso’s growth. He was trained by us and, I speak for myself, I also love him like a son.”

I could feel the emotion that was in that room. Genuinely, everyone was glad for me and Alonso. But that didn’t mean our path would be easy. We had a lot to cover.

“Good. Since that has been resolved, I will tell you what will now happen.” Mom said, changing her face to a serious one. One I have seen many times when speaking to world leaders.

“In an hour, the P.R. team will come, and we will broadcast from here. I will say that Alonso is one of your fated mates. He will continue his work, as it is essential to our society, but a couple of things will change.”

We both nodded silently. “Alonso will live here, in the palace. Your quarters will be in the east wing, along with your offices.”

The palace was something gigantic. Its different wings had different purposes. In my case, being the heir to the throne, I had to continue living with my mates and children here.

That is why the east wing was assigned to me, because my mother, with her mates and children, lived in the west wing.

When my brothers find their mates, or when they are old enough, they would have to take their packs and leave the palace. This was at eighteen years old.

Now, the triplets didn’t want to take different packs, because since they were little, they have shared everything. They had been trying to convince mom for a couple of years.

My sister, Hannah, when she turns 21, like me, will have her wolf and find her mates. Every woman in our family will always have 4 mates.

That’s something the goddesses couldn’t change after my grandmother sealed Mom’s powers away when she was born. But that’s another story.

“You will have to begin your training as queen regent. The process will last until you find or choose your last mate. Only when you have all your mates will all five of you claim the throne, the titles and the tasks that it requires. Alonso has been trained by Warren all his life, because he will be the alpha king of the north.”

“Mom, do you think my other mates will belong to different cardinal points?”

“We don’t know, but the law says that each alpha king handles one point. That is why we will organize a ball.”

Now we all frowned in confusion.

“A ball?” I said, a little shocked.

“That’s right. The ball has two purposes. First, that our people see you as a couple, so the union must be celebrated and second, it is to bring all the alphas and their sons of the packs closer to the palace.”

Now I could feel how Alonso’s relaxed posture tensed. He didn’t like the last order at all.

He cleared his throat and said, “Queen Emma, what date do you think would be appropriate for the ball?”

“Maddie’s shift should be tomorrow night. I think we will throw the ball in two more weeks.”

He nodded silently. I pulled on the mate bond, following my instinct, and opened the mental link, saying, “Are you jealous, honey? You knew this would happen eventually.”

He opened his eyes wide and looked at me in amazement. “How could you open the mental link with me? You are not marked!”

“For someone who’s supposed to know me, there are things you don’t know about me, honey. Now, answer the question.”

He sighed and said, “It’s not jealousy. It’s just that I’ve waited so long for you. I thought I’d have more time to have you to myself.”

“Don’t jump to conclusions, Alonso. Maybe I won’t even find any of them.”

We looked at Mom, who was watching us with her eyebrow raised. “Are you lovebirds done talking?” She said in a mocking tone.

I felt my cheeks turn red and I couldn’t hide my anxious smile. “I’m sorry, mom.”

She nodded and finished by saying, “Maddie, now we have to talk about the ex-girlfriend.”

Just hearing her name made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. Alonso squeezed my hand, making me focus on the delicious sparks.

“I told Crystal to come, so she could sign the term of the contract, but we have a problem.”

We both frowned.

“Crystal did not want to sign and threatened to tell the press about the contract we had. I’m sorry, Maddie, but you’re going to have to let Alonso meet her alone.”