Mikaela smiled again, her hand coming to stop on my arm. Her warmth seeped into me, heating my blood. I didn't know I wanted her until she showed up in that door. Julian stiffened beneath me when Mikaela traced my arm until she reached his back. Nails dragged down his back and Julian gritted his teeth, his eyes never leaving her. Reaching around his middle, Mikaela cupped Julian in her hands. Fingers gently grazed my behind as well. Unyielding need flushed my body. I wanted them.
"I told you not to stop." Mikaela barked and gripped Julian firmly over his pants. Growling, Julian flung his lips to my neck again. Fangs dragged along the sensitive skin as I arched my back into the wall, offering up more of myself. Mikaela fondled Julian's balls through is pants, setting his pace even faster. Weaving my fingers through his hair, I tugged his head back and kissed down his throat and over his collarbone. Below us, Mikaela unfastened Julian's pants, button for button. I could feel he
Two days had passed since our little session. Days filled with nothing but sex and love. This morning, Mikaela woke up with the biggest smile on her face. I knew then that we had done things right. Not just with the sex, but also announcing our mating to everyone. Mikaela and I had adopted new titles, along with various mundane duties. Everyone was to refer to us as our titles, showing that we were now as important as Julian. Our coronation will take a while to plan, but for now the staff knew who we were. Julian also assured us that we would receive proper training in etiquette and such. Royal training, how strange and somewhat intimidating.Maids and estate workers dashed up and down the hallways, preparing every single room in the mansion. Products of varying types tumbled from their arms, faces drawn and barely noticing our presence. Everyone was to be on their best behaviour. According to Sebastian, a mating was a rather grand affair. More so now, seeing as Julian had ta
As requested, Amber had only given us exactly ten minutes to ourselves. The girl had grown impatient and came looking for us when she deemeed the ten minutes to be taking longer than was stipulated. Mikaela was irriated, to say the least. Once again she had interupted a very intimate moment between us, caught in each other's embrace, lips trembling with desire. We had barely noticed her pressence until she used that shrill voice of hers to break us from our trance. I restrainted the growl when I saw her, but she could see the murder in my eyes. Shortly after, we were being escorted down the halls, Amber rambling on about appropriate behaviour and how to act around these people. VIpers, everyone of them. Mikaela wouldn't be able to handle people like them, but I could step in at any moment. I was never one to keep quiet. "The first guests will be here within an hour. This will be t
The three of us stood at the top of the grand staircase, patiently waiting the arrival of our first guests. The prince of Asia would be arriving first. The hierarchy of this whole situation was nuts, but it was custom. Upon leaving the pack, I thought stupid customs wouldn't follow, but look at us now. Julian had shown us the proper way to stand and how to hold ourselves. Shoulders back, faint smile. Look them straight in the eyes andneverlook nervous.From the way he spoke about all of these encounters, I wondered if we had entered a new den of wolves. One wrong move and all of this could come tumbling down before it had even started.Although the style was uncomfortable, fake, I knew Mikaela needed reassurance. I couldn't touch them, not when it involved actual emotions. There would be moments where touch and affection were necessary, beside those moments, we were restricted. Soon our physical contact sessions would be limited to cheek kis
The North American Prince and his family was the next to arrive. After Arjun, they would be up for the throne. Whilst the royals lived in Canada, they held sway over the entire North American continent. Their children were fairly pleasant. Well mannered and soft spoken. Four boys along with one girl. Three more had remained home. Such a large family, but you could see the happiness dwelling within their eyes. Byron was a good fifty years older than Suzanne, but their necklaces bled white when they had found each other. No drama. No treason. So much different than my own experience. We kept the encounter as brief as possible. As promised, I had done most of the talking. Julian had pulled into himself, face a mask of brooding. Whatever had him riled so badly was the least of my worries. Maids had started whispering of how foul it would be to have all of the royals present for this function. Even Amber wasn't up to her usual standards. How much tension could possibly grow betwe
Mikaela's Point of ViewJulian seeing Luciana's back brought down the final blow. Feeling his anger bleed from him. Every fibre of my body wanted to comfort her. Help her. Show her that all of those gruesome things that had been done to her was in the past. We were her future. No one would ever touch her again. I knew from looking at Julian in that moment that he would gladly go to war, if only to right the wrong that happened to Luciana. Happened to the love of our life.So many years had gone by where she was marred, not just physically, but mentally as well. After a while he had become more careful in what he did to her. Had gotten healers to fix her up before people truly started noticing. Luciana never broke, instead her spirit grew stronger, more rebellious. She never ran to anyone else. Never tried to get her father to stop. At some point, I knew she had started believing that she deserved every hit. Every drop of blood she had lost. Her father
After last night's run, the three of us had tangled within the sheets again. The release was more blissful than any before it. Being bonded and playing in the woods had brought us more close than any conversation could have. Julian had seen us in our true forms. Most primal bodies and he had loved us even more for it. I was so much smaller than Mikaela in wolf form, yet he treated us the same. Loved me all the same. It reminded me of that time he had come searching for me at the pack. How I had shifted in front of him. Back then, he also had a look of awe within his eyes. Somehow he loved me even when we weren't mated. Didn't treat me any less than because of my Omega status. I loved him all the more for it. For the first time in what felt like ages, I had slept soundly by Julian and Mikaela's side. Neither stirred during the night, either. Our little session was filled with energy and emotion. No wonder we had slept so soundly. Being in love was exhausting. The first run wi
Amber had brought our tiaras shortly after I had finished getting dressed. The golden snake at my back was cool against my skin, but was welcomed all the same. It was a reminder of our first little spat as a couple. A truly mated couple, that is. We would need small reminders, like such, to keep us intact with where it all began. Three people with a shared vision for the future. As well as a prophecy who lead us all together. Sure, the waters were more turbulent than we had first anticipated, but that didn't mean we wouldn't try and ease the journey. Hell, Andrew was still locked in a cell beneath our very feet. War was knocking on our doors. And a clan of blood thirsty vampires now sat at our table. All of it was enough to set my nerves aflame. Embers crackling beneath my too calm surface. I could feel my anger rear and crash, but tried to steady it. This wasn't the time. We would figure everything out as it happened. First came those bloody royals awaiting our entrance.
Our little spat with Amber still lingered within the crevices of my mind. Maybe I had overreacted. Caused more problems than I had solved. Granted, she had to learn respect. Be shown that we were one now. Julian was no longer the only person to consider in this house. No longer the only person who had any sway. To disrespect us, was to disrespect him. Her King and the man who had tried his best to ensure their species were happy for over a hundred years. Julian found us soon after we had exited our room. He was waiting for us in front of the door to the dining hall. The outfit he wore made him look every bit like the King he was, but laid back enough as to not make him seem too imposing. It suited him perfectly. He tried his best to pair the ensemble with both silver and gold accents. Another tribute to his mates. I smiled warmly at him, until I peeked behind his shoulder. Amber skulked