Lydia’s Pov
His words seemed to wake some fire in me, and I rushed to quell it. What am I doing? Drusilla’s handwork no doubt.
I drew back from him suddenly with a hiss.
“No, thank you, Control yourself, big pervert,”
He chuckled in amusement, and Drusilla begged me to draw him back in and beg him to make good on his offer.
“You too, little pervert,” I murmured, and his smiled as he heard me.
“You know, our wolves are the truest, purest form of our desires. They say and want the things we’re too scared to go after. If your wolf likes me, then that’s a pretty good indication you like me too. That makes me happy,” He said softly, still staring at me with those eyes.
No. I shook my head in rapid disagreement as the thought of liking him left a bitter taste in my mouth.
“It shouldn’t make you happy because it doesn’t matter. I don’t like you because I’m not into OLD men,” I said, emphasizing the old so he could understand that this marriage was to be in name only.
“Wow, that’s hurt.” He made a funny face.
“But why?’He asked like he genuinely wanted to know the answer, like I was a puzzle he couldn’t figure out.
Just like his stare, the attention unnerved me, and I blinked, flustered.
“I just don’t. I’m very fast, and I don’t think an OLD man can catch me up. People always say I’m childish so I wouldn’t be compatible with an older man anyway and I…” I trailed off, unsure of what to say.
When I had declared my dislike for older men, I hadn’t actually intended for him to ask me why.
“I see,” He said softly as he came closer to me, bridging the gap I had put between us before.
“About speed, I’m the rogue king. Extreme power and speed come with the position. I have never seen you move in action, but I should be able to match you. If I can't, I’ll just train until I can,”
Oh, why does he behave like my words had actually mattered and not been typical Lydia nonsense.
“And, I don’t think you’re childish,” He said so softly, tears filled my eyes at the tenderness in his words.
He was pushing past all my defenses so fast that I shook my head and stepped back quickly, searching for the first thing I could say to make him back up.
“Doesn’t matter what you think. I’m in love with Wilson anyway,” I said in haste.
The moment the words left my mouth, I knew they had been the wrong ones.
King Darwin, stilled so suddenly, the only indication that he was alive and not some over-dressed Greek statue was the storm in his eyes.
I watched open-mouthed as his eyes flashed rapidly between, black, grey, and yellow?
“PROMISE ME!” He growled in anger as he grabbed my arm.
“Promise me this will be the last time, you say something like that,” He commanded, but it sounded like a plea.
I looked into his eyes, uncertain how to respond.
“LYDIA,” He growled as he looked into my eyes, waiting for his promise.
I trembled softly, unable to speak. I was about to cave and give him his promise when the anger in his eyes grew, and for a second, his wolf fully took over.
I gasped in horror as his eyes turned fully yellow and his grip tightened around my arm, his claws digging into me.
It was gone as quickly as it happened, but it didn’t stop my heart from racing due to the fear.
“Are you okay?” I panted as I tried to reach for his face.
Aching, to understand why he had lost control of his wolf form, but he shoved me away from him so suddenly, my heart lurched.
I stumbled in surprise and spun around to give him a piece of my mind when he suddenly howled at the moon and shifted into a massive wolf.
Something was wrong. Something was horribly wrong, for behind those yellow eyes were no traces of the man who had been bantering with me, mere moments ago.
I wanted to bolt so badly, but that would only paint me as a target, so I did the next best thing.
I called out for Wilson.
“WILSON! HELP ME!” I screamed in terror, hoping in my heart that the mate bond would prevent him from hurting me, even if he had suddenly gone crazy.
But that was a fatal mistake because, while the wolf had been watching me, the moment it heard Wilson’s name, it growled angrily and pounced on me.
Chapter 5Panic went through me as a scream tore from my throat, and I shifted into my wolf on instinct mere seconds before his large wolf crashed into me.Together, we went sprawling across the floor, with me crushed beneath his weight. My wolf was large, but his was larger. And much heavier too, I pushed against him with all the strength in my limbs, but he just grunted and didn't budge. Not even an inch!He lost his grip on me, though, and I used that opportunity to land a blow on his side and try my best to scamper out from under him.But I didn’t get far as he latched onto my leg and pulled me back, only to cage me underneath him again.I grew frantic, landing blows and kicking him as much as I could, but without a proper grip on my wolf form, I wasn’t matched for his experience.As I struggled, Dahlia tried to alert me to the fact that he had stopped making any move to actually attack me or shield himself from my attacks, but I was past all points of reasoning and finally manag
Chapter 6Lydia’s POVKing Darwin’s voice sent thrills through me, but I was still reeling from the news, so I glared at him hotly.“Yes. Really! I don’t care what you expect. I’m never going to-” “LYDIA!” Wilson yelled in warning as I whipped my head sharply to stare at him.Even though I wanted to please Wilson desperately, I was too angry about King Darwin to stop, so I turned my head sharply to give the king a piece of my mind.“I’m… NeverRRR”As soon as I whipped my head to yell at him, I felt a wave of nausea hit me.It must be because of how hard I hit my head when the King attacked me. This bastard!The King chuckled as I shut my mouth and struggled to swallow the bile in my throat.How dare him! “You’re crazy! I’ll… NeverRRR,” I couldn’t control it and retched again as bile rose in my throat.Wilson and Freya sniggered alongside the King, their chuckles making me angrier.Angry tears stinged my eyes and I wanted to do was yell at them but I just knew that if I opened my mou
Chapter 7Lydia’s POVI swallowed nervously as I considered taking back my question. What I asked was too personal anyway. It’s not worth him going crazy and attacking me over.Before I could decide and tell him I didn’t want him to answer the question anymore, The door of the infirmary burst open, and Lily ran inside panting.“LYDIA! I heard what happened. I heard that crazy King attacked you!” She was panting as she walked down to me with worry in her eyes.“Erm… Lily. This is King Darwin. King Darwin, Lily,” I said in amusement as Lily froze and her face turned red.“Your majesty!” She bowed low before King Darwin.“I I- didn’t! I… I had no idea. T..Truly, I I’M Ssorry,” Lily stuttered in shock as she looked from me to the King in alarm.Feeling a bit self-conscious, I dragged my hand away from him and nervously put some space between us.“That’s alright, Lily. Lydia was about to leave for the palace anyway, you can go with her,” King Darwin replied.I turned to him in surprise. Pa
Chapter 8Lydia’s PovAs my attacker dragged me back from the meeting door and pulled me down the hallway, I knew two things.One: I could totally beat up the person if I wanted to.Two: I had no such desire.Because it was Wilson.At first, dread filled me, and I had been prepared to use all the fighting skills I spent hours learning with Lily, but the sweet cinnamon smell of Wilson hit me, and I realized I was being abducted by my beloved, so I let him take him.Drusilla grumbled as Wilson held me tightly, my back flush against his chest. But I was giddy with happiness.This was it! This was his plan for us to elope and be happy together! Finally.“What the hell do you think you’re doing!” Wilson hissed harshly as he entered some sort of alcove and released me.I blinked in surprise as I tried to figure out why he was cross with me.“I don’t understand?”“What part about eavesdropping on the King’s meeting seemed like a good idea to you?!” Wilson whispered hotly as he took a step b
Chapter 9Lydia’s POVI stumbled in shock and would have planted my face on the cold tiles had King Darwin not reached out and immediately steadied me.“What the HELL are you doing here!" I hissed in irritation as my heart thundered, both from the shock at seeing him and the feeling of his hand around my waist.I swallowed audibly as a slight fear went through me at the thought of triggering his psychosis again.“Your majesty?” I asked weakly as a show of respect. But even to my ears, it sounded fake.“Darwin. Always Darwin, only to you,” He whispered, his voice sending tingles straight between my legs as I suddenly got very self-conscious about being in a towel.“Um, you can let me go now. And you didn’t answer my question,” I replied as a blush darkened my cheeks and I pulled back from his hold.He let me go with an amused smile and pushed his hands into his pockets.“This is my room, Lydia,”I blinked in surprise and briefly stared around to confirm I hadn’t walked into the wrong r
Chapter 10I jolted back in shock.“Sorry!” I squeaked in fear.“Lydia?” He asked in surprise as his grip on my wrist slackened and he put on the bedside lamp.“I thought it was someone else. What are you doing, creeping about this night?!” He asked, confused, as my cheeks burned and my brain raced to find some sort of excuse.“I I just wanted to look at your laptop. I can’t sleep, so I wanted to video call Lily,” I sputtered.My heart was beating fast with the thought that he would know I was lying, but to my surprise, he just groaned groggily.“Lydia, you should have woken me up if you couldn’t sleep. You can’t use my laptop for video calls with your friend. It’s for official business." His husky, sleepy voice sent tingles through me, and I swallowed as I searched my brain for something to say.“I’ll get you new gadgets tomorrow, okay? Do you need some milk so you can sleep?” He asked as concern steeped in his voice."Um, no,” I said hurriedly. I only got away with it because he wa
Chapter 11 Lydia’s POV. “Is this the hallway that leads to the princess’s rooms?” I asked the grumpy-looking guard in front of me. “Yes, my lady. But-” His face paled in shock as he stared at my state of undress. “Thank you,” I replied as I swiftly continued down the hallway. The guard tried to call something after me, but I was moving too fast I didn’t hear anything he had to say. Even if I was walking normally, chances are I wouldn’t have heard him anyway. Not when anger and panic clouded my mind. I arrived at the end of the hallway and skidded to a stop when I realized there were two doors. “What do you think my love?” Wilson’s voice drafted from the door on the right. “You look amazing. The black goes perfectly with the wedding theme,” Lydia’s shrill voice responded. With shaky angry hands, I pushed open their door and barged into the room. Wilson and Freya were hugging tightly and broke apart frazzled as I stared at them. Freya seemed normal enough but my eyes narrow
Chapter 12 Lydia’s Pov. I trembled as Darwin left the midst of the workers and stalked over to me. What will he do first? Torture me? Kill Wilson? I was frozen with fear and badly wished to escape but Darwin caught up to me first. I winced as I shut my eyes tightly and waited for the slap that was sure to come. “Are you okay? Is everything alright?” Darwin asked panicked. I blinked my eyes open and stared at him in surprise as he cupped my face with his palm gently. So he hasn’t discovered my secret! “Yeah, yeah I’m fine,” I breathed in relief. “So you just decided to walk about in a bathrobe?” He asked me teasingly as he shrugged his coat off and wore it across my shoulders. My thoughts were disoriented and I was about to reply when one of the workers, hurriedly came towards us and broke my little bubble with Darwin. “Sorry to interrupt you, your Majesty. I need to confirm that the main theme colors are black and gold, per the future queen’s preferences. Are we going with g