MasukI woke up when the door creaked open. I reached out, but the other side of the bed was empty causing disappointment to flood through me.“Oh, sorry.” I heard Alana’s squeal. I opened my eyes to her backpedaling, but I put my hand up to stop her and waved her in.“I didn’t realize you were still sleeping since the Alpha King left so early this morning.” She explained.I gave her an it’s okay sign and moved to sit up, wrapping the blanket around me as I did. She came further into the room, a breakfast tray in hand. This time though, it had only acouple of new things that I had never eaten, and more of the things I ate the most ofyesterday.I gave her a small smile and took the tray. I couldn’t believe someone would have noticedwhat I liked and didn’t like. It was so weird to be noticed like that.“So, the Alpha King said he would be gone all day, and we were free to spend the day however you like. Is there anything special you’d like to do?” She asked with excitementin her voice.I
One minute we were fighting, the next his lips were on mine. My first kiss. Something I had dreamed about from the time I was old enough to know about kisses. It was nothing and everything like how I had imagined. It was rough but tender. Demanding, but gentle. It made my insides twist and heat in a way I had never experienced before. And I wantedmore.Wait. No. No. No. I should not be kissing Rhys. I mean, the Alpha. I mean, the Alpha King. What was I doing? This was crazy. No. No. I can’t be doing this.I pulled away and pushed him back slightly. I instantly missed his warmth, and the frustrated look on his face made me unsure if I had made the right decision. I was to be his bride after all, if he was serious about that. Did he expect me to just give himeverything whenever he asked? Was that what I was supposed to do?I felt my body begin to tremble with fear again. What if he decided this was the last strawand now, he was going to kill me? I looked away, hoping to make myself d
I sat in my office brooding over my day with a nice glass of whiskey, but it didn’t go down as smoothly as it usually did. The day just didn’t make any sense, and my lack of sleep wasn’t helping. I had spent half the night pacing outside of Grace’s door to make sure she was okay and was fine. Everything about her situation didn’t sit well with me. How could a girl, that injured, go so long under everybody’s radar? It didn’t make any sense.So around 4am, I gave up on sleeping and stopped pacing when I knew for a fact she was peacefully sleeping and made my way to my office to pull every record I had on her pack. I knew it was a conjoined pack, Alpha Adrian had been an Alpha in his own right of the Red Night pack, and Kinsley had been the heir of her pack, Blood Moon. When Alpha Andrew died, they had combined the packs, renaming themselves the Red Blood pack. But other than the fact the pack grew by 60%, there was nothing that screamed PROBLEM.I pinched the bridge of my nose in frustr
I didn’t move, and he didn’t say anything for a long while. Eventually I felt his hand on my head, and he began running his fingers through my hair. If I hadn’t been so worried about my death, I probably would have found it peaceful or maybe even noticed his brooding mood, but I was too wrapped in my head to notice much.“I know you’re awake, I can hear your heartbeat,” The Alpha King said finally after about 30 minutes. “I came to ask about how you doctor’s visit went.”For a moment, I thought about continuing to pretend he didn’t exist. But before I could stop myself, I reached out and grabbed the medications and rolled over toward him to show him all the things I really didn’t understand, nor could I find the motivation to even try to.The Alpha King looks at the medication and then at me, and my stomach does a little flip. He then handed me the chalkboard he left me the day before. I wasn’t sure exactly what to do with it, and I’m not exactly sure what he expected. I was raised on
I opened my eyes slowly. I was afraid it was all a dream that wasn’t real. But no. I was in the comfiest bed I had ever had the privilege of sleeping on. The sun was shining through the curtain, and I realized for the first time I could remember, no one had come in and interrupted my sleep. I couldn’t remember having any nightmares either. It was bizarre, but I loved it.I startled. There was a simple knock on the door, but I wasn’t used to that either. In my old pack, people just burst in all the time.I sat up slowly, letting the blankets pool at my legs as one of the same servants from yesterday peeped her head in.“Oh good, you’re awake, Miss.” She smiled. Her blonde hair was pulled into a french braid bun and she looked to be about my own age.I nodded, but didn’t say anything as the girl opened the door revealing a large tray of food, leaving my eyes to nearly bulge from their sockets.The girl laughed, and I offered her a small, tight smile.“I’m Alana, by the way, not sure if
I stepped away from the Alpha King in shock, but he grabbed my hand pulling me back to him, just leaving a little bit of distance.Why would he want me? I was nothing. I was worse than nothing. I was mute. I was a criminal. I was undeserving of any good thing ever. So why? Did he truly not believe Kinsley’s story? Or was there more at play here? Was this a cruel joke and this wasn’t the Alpha King at all?I was sure Alpha King Rhys could sense my turmoil. I was not fit to be anyone’s bride, let alone the Alpha King’s, but he didn’t say anything. He just led me on, up the steps and through another glorious hallway to a door. He held his hand up to a small pad on the door, and it made a buzzing of acknowledgment as the door opened by itself.I jumped back in surprise, but the Alpha King kept a firm grip on my hand and pulled me through the doorway.noveldramaTo my surprise, 2 servants followed us into the room. They bowed at the Alpha King, and I realized I probably should have been doi







