Richardson had been going restless for the past few days, frankly he had been restless since Megan broke his heart. The wench had left him, and knowing deep inside that Rhode might be a better option was a bitter pill to swallow.“Alpha, what are we going to do?” The sound of his adviser dragged him back to reality and Richardson saw the beady eyes of the council members gleaming at him with more than a little disdain and suspicion.“Alpha, are you alright?” The voice asked again, and Richardson felt the beginning of a cold sweat breaking across his forehead and gliding smoothly down his back as he clenched the armrest of his seat and forced himself to stay calm.“I_i am quite alright.” He managed to stammer as his heart ached for Megan with every fiber of his being. If she was there she would have handled everything, cut down every hint of chaos and disharmony, and brought their heads to him on a silver platter for him to judge their sins, she was amazing.Not that this sudden epipha
Megan stared at the blood red eyes in front of her with panic. She had never been in such a situation before, and for her first time she was pregnant. It was a complete disadvantage, but she knew the bloodthirsty wolf in front of her did not particularly care about her current state. She even suspected that it was a meal he would particularly enjoy, and bile rose in her throat.“The traitorous queen of the West.” He murmured as he slowly changed back into his human form, standing naked before Megan and she forced herself not to avert her gaze for the sake of decency.“I am no traitor and I'm not your queen.” Megan answered stiffly and the man laughed a deranged laugh. “But you are our queen. You see, you never should have left. Being with that man has condemned you to death.” He grinned, his claws elongating before her eyes.“It will be a complete shame to rip a beautiful woman like you apart in my beast form, at least like this I get to enjoy some certain thrills.” He ended, his eye
“Rhode!” Megan screamed as she hurriedly brushed through the masses of dead bodies and thick bush of the forest, she had to get to him fast.“Megan, stay where you are, don't move.” Rhode mindlinked, causing Megan to halt. She had no choice but to listen to him, strange things were occurring all around her, and she was confused.“Megan! There you are!” A relieved voice exclaimed to her right and Megan turned around with great relief to see Rhode running towards her, and he was alright, no limbs missing! “I have been trying to reach you!” Megan cried and as soon as she was close enough, she stretched out a hand to hit him on the chest, so angry with relief.“I am sorry.” Rhode apologized, doing nothing but letting her hit him, and hit him as she pleased.“I am sorry.” He repeated again, causing Megan to pause her assault as she stared up at him with worry in her large brown eyes.“You are not saying anything else, what's wrong with you?” She asked frantically. “Are you hurt, injured?”
He suddenly came to a halt and Megan's tear filled eyes widened.“W_what are you doing?” She asked as she stared at him. Quickly putting her down gently on her feet, Rhode elongated in front of her with a roar and changed to his wolf form.And for a moment the simple majesty of his wolf momentarily distracted Megan from her pain.He was magnificent, about seven feet tall and as broad. As silvery white as the moon with a mark of the crescent right underneath its purple eyes.Walking before her, he allowed his body to lower itself to the ground for Megan to be able to climb on.Understanding what he meant to do, Megan's eyes swelled in gratitude. Wolves were always going to be faster in their animalistic form than their human one, so she knew that what he just did was a way to warm her heart and reassure her and she softened at the thought before accepting.Holding on to the smoothly rich fur of the wolf as a leverage, she swung herself over to his back he took off in a sprint, faster
Brian had never known that seeing a person cry could hurt more than having his own stomach pierced and his limbs removed, he had never thought that it was possible to want to go on a rampage and kill whatever was causing that person's tears. Frankly to say, he was never a romantic person, too stoic and practical in his ways, he believed romance to be an imaginative paperback created by an idealist.And that was precisely the reason why his arms seemed to freeze as they hovered above the sobbing woman that seemed to think it was a good idea to launch herself into his arms.As she cried out her troubles and whimpered into his chest, his rage mounted with every quivering breath that escaped her delectably plump lips.“It's okay darlin, it's not your fault.” He tried to say calmly, he was after all ill experienced with situations like this. But for some reason, her sobs seemed to heighten as she completely sagged against him and he had to brace and support both of them.“Shit! I forgot wh
Aspen was beside herself, she had been waiting for feedback from the rogue mercenary group she had hired to do her dirty job, but there was nothing from them, she could not reach them and they were obviously not reaching out to her.She was becoming more and more paranoid as the hours went by, it was a pretty simple plan really. Kill Megan and if possible that bastard husband of her’s as well, but if that was not possible then they were advised to withdraw right after attacking Megan.“Ah!” She yelled as she paced the length of her room uneasily. There were various scenarios running through her head, what if Megan was not dead though, what if the stupid rogues made a mistake that implicated her? What if the East were gearing up to war with the West just because of her?She shuddered at the thought. She knew Richardson would not hesitate to throw her to the wolves literally if it would prevent him from going to war, the coward, Megan raged.“My lady.” A maid stepped inside, causing th
Rhode had no idea what he was doing, he was working with his gut feeling at this point, and it was telling him to do the impossible, to rouse a fetus. That should not be possible, right? It was a fetus, but it was also a wolf, and he tried to remember that.“Wake up?” He asked Megan's stomach as he kept staring at it, but she was still unmoving, as stiff as a board, and Rhode's heart wilted a little.Leaning forward, he placed his ears directly on the surface of Megan's stomach lightly, as he reiterated the command.“Wake up.” Still nothing, he was beginning to lose hope, cupping his hand around Megan's little hand, he couldn't help but regret the decision to bring her with him to the East. Maybe if he had left her back home, she would still be alive. And the thought was gut wrenching.“Megan, please wake up.” He tried not to sob out, he was an Alpha, but he certainly felt tempted to.“You would not abandon your Alpha like this, would you?” He asked her still form as her chest rose
“Brianna!” Rosetta cried as she hurried over excitedly, but Brianna was definitely not in the mood for any form of excitement whatsoever. She was still tired, and frankly she felt ashamed of herself. She could not believe that she had missed the signs of Megan's pregnancy.How could she have thought, she literally did everything for her, she prepared her bath, prepared her bed, prepared her clothes, she did all those, but how could she have missed the fact that her lady's body was changing.She had always prided herself on being observant, she had always thought that nothing relevant escaped her discerning eyes, she had always thought of herself as capable, but it was obvious now that her thoughts were nothing but a fluke. She was a fake.“Brianna! Why are you ignoring me?” Rosetta scolded as she got close enough to hit Brianna on the arm, causing her to flinch away.“Not now Rose, please.” Brianna pleaded as she shifted away, sorrow shining through her doe brown eyes.“Well I came be
Richardson gritted his teeth as he sat in his courtroom again. It was really becoming monotonous, day after day he sat to receive a word lash where he was too timid to say a word in his defense.Funny thing was he had never really noticed just how outnumbered he was, but suddenly it was all he could see. And the elders had obviously smelt the new found weakness in him, and God forbid that they did not exploit it.And as usual they had started their pressure on getting him to marry Aspen, the mother of his unborn child to secure the throne, and it really caused a bitter taste to flood his mouth. Marry Aspen? Hell! He had sooner married a tree. It would be better even. A tree would at least be silent, which was more than he could say for his lady.He could feel Aspen fidgeting besides him, he had finally threatened her to attend the morning assembly, and she had, her face sullen beside him. Heavens! She was sulking next to the king! Richardson realized how bad this made him look in the
Rhode paced as he looked outside. He was feeling very uneasy. He knew he was probably being unreasonable, but he could not help it and could not help but entertain the voices in his head.“You should probably sit down.” Brian suggested helpfully from where he sat, but Rhode ignored him, he was too consumed by his troubles to listen properly.“What exactly is bothering you?” Brian asked again. Now, if he had sounded sincerely and truly interested with a hint of sympathy, then Rhode might have confided in him, but Brian was sprawled nonchalantly on his sofa and his eyes had a very amused look in them. Because of this, Rhode ignored him again.“So, I guess you don't want to talk about it?” Bryan asked again, but Rhode only answered with a groan. As he stared at the window, he heard a feminine laugh flutter through the trees in his garden outside, and straining his neck, his eyes were pleasantly surprised to see Megan and Brianna strolling through the garden.Unbeknownst to Rhode, a year
Her friends leaned forward anxiously. Each waiting to see the bomb she was going to drop any second. And Megan twisted from discomfort. She knew she was being unfair to Rhode, but she simply could not help but think about it. Especially now that her stomach was already bulging and could only be covered by the heavy garments she made sure to wear on a daily basis.“My lady?” Brianna reminded, and Megan jolted. She just had to get it out after all. If anyone could understand, then it would be her friends. They were incredibly loyal after all.“Well, you see…” still she hesitated, knowing that after she spoke, she would not be able to take it back. And Megan was not one to speak lightly.“Yes?” They urged, exchanging concerned looks as they undoubtedly wondered if something crucial had happened to her under their noses and they had no idea?“Ok, here it goes!” Megan suddenly yelled, before taking a deep breath and rushing to sit beside her Ladies.“Yes?” They urged again. The concern is
Megan surveyed the table as she sat down gracefully, all the while wondering why Rhode had summoned herself, Brianna, Rosetta, Brian and Lord Rosebud in a very secluded room with trusted guards placed at the door. But she would let him speak first. Whatever had happened in the council room today was something that had raised his hackles high and on alert.“You all must be wondering why you are all here.” He started, and Megan nodded with the rest. Turning to Rosetta and Brianna, it was obvious that he was shocked to see them standing behind him.“Take a seat. Go on.” He encouraged. Now Megan was even more suspicious. Rosetta and Brianna sitting in the same room with Lords and ladies? It was almost unheard of.Sure, she allowed and even encouraged it, she had to look around to see if everybody else was on board with this. She would hate to see them uncomfortable. To her relief though, they all looked alright.“Rhode?” She interrupted softly. And he turned to her as she called him. “Wh
Aspen's life was going to shit. Firstly, Richardson confirmed her worst fears by saying to her face that he never had the intention to make her queen. Then proceeded to make it clear how much he hated her. Something that was rapidly becoming vice versa.And then there was Rudolph. The strange reporter that had barged into her chambers and pointed all five of his fingers at her accusingly, and claimed he knew where her son, the son that had been sired by that barbarian was. Confirming one of Aspen’s worst fears in a few seconds.After that incident, she had been unable to breathe because she believed that when she let her guard down, then that damned reporter would start publishing articles about the life she had led up in the north.That was frankly what kept her up many nights, but to her surprise, she heard nothing from Rudolph after that night. And the border guards she had bribed for information told her that they had indeed seen a person with Rudolph's exact description leaving t
Lord Fuhler was trying to force breath into his lungs as he stood in his ancestral castle belonging to the Fuhlers name and tried to swallow the urge to scream.Rhode had somehow managed to smash all his wonderful plans to shreds and Lord Fuhler was in shock.He had planned it well, so well that there was even a safety net to catch him should the already immaculate plan fail, but Rhode had somehow managed to smash both the plan and the net to smithereens.“Argh!”Lord Fuhler finally pointed the middle finger to decorum and screamed his lungs out in frustration. He felt like putting a bounty on Rhode's and Megan's head. A million dollars for anyone who brings me the head of the Alpha, or his bitch! But unfortunately, some fantasies tended to remain fantasies.“My Lord, your daughter is here.” A servant announced and Fuhler nodded as his eyes burned with a vengeful rage. He would not be surprised if his own daughter had been the one to screw him over. Not surprised at all.“Send her in.
Rhode sighed as he watched Megan sink tiredly into her bed with a sigh of relief as her hand went to clutch at her forehead. He knew such stress and excitement could not possibly be good for the child she was carrying, but for some reason, his court had been very stirred up lately.“What is going through that pretty head of yours?” Megan asked with a laugh, and Rhode jolted to reality with a guilty expression, he had no idea he had zoned out.“Why?” He laughed along with her, and he could tell his eyes were twinkling mischievously. “Are you curious?” He asked and she nodded eagerly as she stared at him right in the eyes, and Rhode grinned again. He had always loved it when she smiled at him and looked at him straight in the eyes with zero inhibitions.He knew that it would probably be a long time before she could completely trust him given her past, but he was willing to work for it.“Yes!” Megan laughed again. “A penny for your thoughts?” Before opening his mouth to speak, Rhode mad
Brianna could not stop her legs from shaking as Brian and Megan rushed to help her up. She knew that she had only survived because of her lady's dedication and loyalty, and she was resolved to serve her even more.When the brutish Lord Geoffrey had ordered that she be stripped of her clothing and dignity, Brianna had almost died of fear and shame.The thought of the men, including Brian seeing her nakedness was a sure motive to commit suicide, and kneeling there, she had come to realize how powerless she was, how truly disposable, because she knew she was only taking the fall for something she had no hand in, and that made bile rise in her throat. That was of course until Megan marched in and demanded her freedom. From then, Brianna swore to make sure she did everything in her power to help her queen become stronger.~*~**~*~“Oh my God, are you alright Brianna? Are you really alright?” Rosetta had asked with tears in her eyes as she embraced the shaken Brianna in her arms.“I am alri
Rhode had completely forgotten about Megan and her temper in the chaos Lord Fuhler had successfully caused in the inner court. But when she had barged in with hell fire in her eyes, he knew that it was time to take action into his own hands. But judging from the look his advisor, Lord Rosebud, was currently shooting at him, he definitely had not made the right choice, but it was alright. He just had to free Brianna first and deal with the consequences later.“Your highness!” Lord Fuhler began with indignation written in his every feature, and at moment the entire court stared at him with pensive eyes.Brian was still poised for attack as he placed him between Brianna and any perceived threats, Lord Rosebud was currently shooting him disapproving glares, while Lord Aldrien was sporting a smirk as he stood tall in his neutrality, and that made Rhode slightly uneasy because in court there was nothing like neutrality.“You just banished Lord Geoffrey!” Lord Fuhler yelled again as he look