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The War of the Royals - Chapter 20
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Michelle BarrettOooh, Maddie and Josh's meet-cute is close! How do you think they'll react to meeting each other? Leave a comment or gem if you're enjoying this book. Just a reminder, this is the follow up to The Alpha's Rose. Read it first if you'd like a back story on Maddie and her family.
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JOSH POV I check my appearance in the hotel’s floor length mirror one last time. I just had a haircut in preparation for tonight’s date… hopeful date, anyway. I have it styled short on the sides and back with a little longer on top. Several of the guys on the team say it is a soft, modified version of a high and tight and I can’t disagree. I don’t like my hair long. Never have. It makes my helmet sit weird if it’s too long. That’s a distraction on the field that I don’t need. So, I’ve set a haircut schedule to every three weeks and that seems to be the perfect interval to keep it manageable. I dressed in all black for tonight. Not that I dislike colors on myself. Hell, I even own a pink button down and I know I rock the shit outa that shirt! But all black elevates the semi-casual clothing I picked. The black, long-sleeved button down is open at the top four buttons, showing off just a bit of my tanned chest. It is tight across my biceps and pecs, accentuating my
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JOSH POV Dozens upon dozens of muscular men and women are racing toward the main house, all eyes trained on me. As they get closer, I think I’ve lost my damn mind when many of them shred through their clothing and begin running on four legs. They even have fur. Oh God!! Holy fuck!!! They just turned into animals!! I’m dreaming, right? I’m having a nightmare. That must be it, because there’s no way, IN REAL LIFE, that people suddenly turn into animals! I really don’t have time to contemplate it all right in this exact moment. These people and creatures are coming for me. My fight or flight kicks into high gear. I drop the flowers and take off running for the trees that flank the house. Maybe I can use the trees as cover and hide. Hide? Really dumbass? They’re animals… THEY CAN SMELL ME!! And did I seriously just act like a dumb blonde in a horror movie? Running away from the axe murderer by going UP the stairs kind
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MADISON POV I didn’t sleep for shit! Worrying about what was happening on my territory. Wondering how this Joshua Logan got on to where our pack is located. Concerned about who could know his whereabouts. It was all a swirling, jumbled mess. And to make matters worse, the moment Greta uttered his name last night, Infinity began pacing and snarling in my head. Unfortunately, she hasn’t stopped. I can’t tell if she’s pissed that some rando human got onto our territory or if it’s something else. She’s given me a huge, painful headache due to how agitated she has been all night long. I can tell she’s ready to be home so we can investigate this incident. I was ready and packed by 7am when I met Daddy for breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Informing him of the border breach and who it was, let’s just say his face gave me a chuckle. He is determined to accompany me into interrogation today, although I think I will at least start without him. He may be the o
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MADDIE POV I head outside via the East wing exit and make my way through the small section of forest to get to our dungeon. Originally, the basement of the packhouse was where the prisoners were kept. However, about a hundred years ago, when my great-grandfather was the Alpha, the dungeon was moved off site as a safety precaution to the members residing at the packhouse. At least, that is the official story he gave, and it made sense to have it located elsewhere. So no one in the pack questioned him about moving it. He was their alpha and he was just looking out for their safety, right? Wrong. What he didn’t tell anyone is that he caught a witch on territory and instead of interrogating her or killing her, the Alpha-whore used the witch for personal means. Which included having an affair. She magically created the new off-site dungeon for prisoners and then she turned the packhouse basement into a mistress suite for herself. She also created a tunne
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JOSH POV I finally got semi-comfortable on this unsupportive cot. It took forever and it didn’t seem to matter what I tried, everything hurt my shoulder. Still does, but I was finally able to fall into a bit of a fitful and uncomfortable sleep. I decided to try and sleep when the sun came up and no one other than the guard had come to see me. And he didn’t speak to me, only brought food and water. I really hope they don’t forget about me in here. Despite my hunger, not to mention how fantastic the food smelled, I didn’t eat any of it. I am anxious as fuck, not knowing what they plan to do with me, so I figured the food would just make a reappearance later. Not something I want to happen where I am. But I definitely need the water since I’m still healing from my surgery. Getting dehydrated won’t help anything so I took my chances with the water, just hoping it’s not laced with anything. I don’t know how long I’ve slept. Honestly, it didn’t feel like v
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JOSH POV I think about that for a minute. What will I do with this information? The way that they have reacted to me being here and on their territory, reiterates that their existence is a big secret. Humans are not known for their understanding and equal rights, especially with people who are different. Just look at the Salem witch trials, the crusades goal of forcing religious belief upon others, theft of land from Native Americans, slavery of numerous races and cultures, and denial of women’s rights, just to name a few atrocities. I can see why wolf shifters would want to keep their existence a secret. It is survival instinct. “I know I might not be able to convince you of my sincerity, but… I won’t do anything with it. You all have a right to your lives, just as I do mine. If humans were to find out about your existence, globally speaking, then you’d all be hunted and probably killed. That is not something I desire nor want on my conscience. No o
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MADDIE POV I have no idea how long I have been sitting on this chair in the dungeon hallway, just staring at my sleeping mate. After I linked everyone I needed to get tonight ready, I put my block up, so I am not disturbed through the mind-link. My head is going wild with thoughts of getting Joshua out of his clothes. Not how I am going to break the news of shifters to him. Not about how we are mates. You know, the logical things regarding our current situation. No. Only about how I can get him naked and have my way with him. It’s like I’ve been tossed into the sex gutter and can’t climb out of it. Infinity is practically purring at my thoughts on getting him into our bed. How big is his dick? Does he know how to use it? How long can he go before he cums? Is he a considerate lover and makes sure I’ll get my orgasm too? Does he have any kinks? Will his kisses taste like his scent? Does he know how to use his tongue and fingers during foreplay? Will he fuck me wit
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MADDIE POV I let my aura out a bit more while I give him a little sass. I’m hoping that by gradually increasing it he won’t react negatively, and he’ll get used to it. I know my aura is strong and while he will feel it, he won’t feel it as much as a wolf would. I’m hoping that also means he won’t cower and submit like a wolf would either. He is my mate, my other half, my equal; I don’t want him submitting to me unless it’s voluntarily or in the bedroom. In public, I want him standing tall, by my side. I tell him to grab his shoes so we can walk to the packhouse together. He wakes from his shocked stupor to retrieve and don his shoes. I watch Josh bend over, and I have to say, I approve of his attire. The jeans hug his ass perfectly and the all-black look works for him, giving off the appropriately sexy ‘tall, dark and handsome’ vibe. I lead him to the main dungeon door which I open with another palm scan. “Fancy security. Is that really necessary to
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MADDIE POV We look up and see Daddy standing at the door, holding a few snacks in his hands. He is glaring at Josh, and I immediately feel his Alpha aura fill up the small hospital room. His eyes are flashing between his blue and Zeus’ silver. His claws and teeth have elongated, and I can see fur trying to sprout out of his skin. Oh shit. Yep. Daddy is pissed. “Daddy, Zeus, stand down!” I demand, hoping he will listen. “Madison…” Daddy begins to argue, his eyes never leaving Josh. I feel his aura getting stronger as he drops the food to the floor and steps menacingly toward Joshua, squishing the food as he goes. Out of my peripheral, I see Josh beginning to tremble and I know I need to put a stop to this before they hurt someone. I muster what little energy I have and force my own aura out. Hard and fast. “I SAID STAND DOWN!!” I command, while glaring at Daddy. How dare he threaten my mate!! His eyes c
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JOSH POV Rose smiles gently at me in understanding. Something passes over me with her sweet grin that makes me relax in her presence. “I can understand all the conflicting thoughts and emotions, Josh. We were raised human, with human expectations for and of our lives. To suddenly be told that your life, the path that you’ve chosen and fought so hard for, has a foretold destiny with someone you never intended, is a shock to say the least. To not know if the feelings you are having are really your own or are they the mate bond? It is enough to make you want to reject the destiny set before you, on principle alone. Your life is yours, and you won’t be pushed into something you never wanted, in order to simply appease The Goddess. A deity you don’t even believe in. “Almost all werewolf parents are fated mates. Did you know that?” I shake my head no. “Werewolf pups are born and raised knowing they have a mate out there, somewhere, just waiting for them to find each
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JOSH POV Tyson and I stop talking. He is lying in Rose’s bed with her, just waiting for her to wake. I look over at him and realize he is still covered in dried blood from the battle. That has to itch like crazy! But he doesn’t move away from Rose’s side to go get cleaned up. I sit in the bedside chair next to Maddie while I hold her hand. It seems so small and delicate in my large one. But I know her size is incredibly deceiving. She is a fierce tidal wave. She doesn’t let her height and petiteness dictate her life and I just admire the shit out of her for that. I am just as attracted to her strong personality as I am to her jaw-dropping beauty. Is it possible I’ve always looked for the strong female personality that I’ve always longed for in all the wrong places? Not that I knew to look in a werewolf pack, but still. Everyone I’ve ever dated seemed strong. At first. But as time wore on, I discovered they were all wearing a mask. A false bravado. A
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JOSH POV “Fuck!” I exclaim while I run my hands through my hair in frustration. “All we’ve done is talk! At least, that was what we were doing until I watched her catapult herself off a balcony to go fight a rogue army! You know what? Fuck this! I need to see her. I don’t care if they’re still working on her, I need to see her. Right now!” I demand, getting frustrated again. I begin to storm over to a nurse’s desk when a short dark-headed man emerges from the back area wearing a white doctor’s coat. “Tyson,” he begins approaching Tyson where he and Rose are sitting. He takes in the sight of Rose passed out on Tyson’s lap and I can see the panic on his face. “Is Rose okay?” He hustles over and begins taking Rose’s pulse. His concern is clear in his tone. “Adam. I didn’t know you were here. She’ll be okay, just wore herself out trying to help Maddie. You know how Rose is. Can we see Mads now?” Tyson calmly addresses the doctor as he stands with Rose in
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JOSH POV It is nighttime, so visibility isn’t great, but I see the large Ferrari man, Alpha Tyson, exiting the forest with an unconscious Maddie in his arms. Both of them are naked and splattered with blood. What I can see is that he is holding her neck with one hand while he is running. The blood oozing and dripping through his fingers increases my panic. I begin sprinting in his direction, needing to get to Maddie as quick as I can. I notice that the woman who was with him, Luna Rose, is running toward them too. She’s quite a distance in front of me, but I’m fast so I know I’ll catch up to her quickly. When she sees Tyson and Maddie coming out of the trees, she stops for a moment and then, in the blink of an eye, she is gone. It’s like she disappears into thin air. I look back to Maddie and see Luna Rose is right next to her. Before I can process what I just saw, she is reaching out and touching the two of them and then all three of them vanish into thin air,
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JOSH POV He sets me down inside and I glare at him as he closes the door and locks it behind us. I can’t remember the last time I was manhandled off the field and certainly, never like that! He shrugs his shoulders at me, not at all intimidated by my glare. “Mr. Logan, nice to see you again.” I hear. I turn and see Bette among the people within the bunker. There are quite a few more here than I thought there would be. Maybe all the packhouse workers? Lots of kids are in here too. One little girl runs up to the man who carried me in here. “Daddy is Mommy okay?” she asks as she jumps into his arms. “Yes baby. She’s with Alpha and your uncles, fighting off the rogues.” He replies, soothing the little one by rubbing circles on her back and kissing her hair. I look at him again and realize he is most likely Devon, Beta Greta’s mate. He’s a handsome male, with short tousled dirty blonde hair, light brown eyes, and sharp jawline. He has a Roman
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JOSH POV Madison’s lips are on mine. Kissing me, searing my heart with electricity. There isn’t even tongue involved, and it is by far, the very best kiss I’ve ever had in my life. I hold her to me, as tightly as I can, but she pulls away. I know she is strong. Stronger than me, but I still try to hold on. It’s no use though. She turns away from me and I call her name as she runs toward a balcony door, one I hadn’t noticed before, just at the edge of the wall of windows. But she doesn’t turn back to me when I call out to her. Instead, she strips the dress off and my GOD this woman has an amazing body! My lizard brain stops mid-thought though when she launches herself off of the balcony’s edge. I run to the railing; afraid I’ll see her crumpled in a bloody heap, only to see her land safely on the ground. Not as a person, but as a wolf. She is black, well, mostly black. Her paws and the tip of her tail are a light blonde color that look almost like they are glowin
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MADDIE POV I am almost relieved when I hear the howl from my border patrol, indicating a rogue attack. I immediately feel guilty that I’m more comfortable dealing with a rogue attack than telling Josh how to reject me. I feel a pack link sever just as another howl goes up and the siren blares to life. I turn to Josh. I see his concern and the fear in his eyes. “I have to go. Rogues are attacking. Stay here. Devon will come get you and get you into the shelter.” I say quickly. I turn toward the balcony door and run. I get halfway there, when I turn around, and I run back to Josh. I slam my lips to his, wanting to feel a kiss from him, at least one kiss from my fated mate, before he rejects me. I feel his arms engulf me and hold me to him. He kisses me back. I don’t want to leave his embrace, knowing I’ll never get to have it again. I pull away, much sooner than I’d like. “I needed to kiss you, at least once.” I tell him, saying goodbye wit
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JOSH POV “Wait! Are you going to force this on me? Am I even allowed to leave? Am I a prisoner? And if I wasn’t your mate, what would have happened to me when I first got here? What would you have chosen to do with me, oh mighty Alpha?!” I begin to panic again, and my words are tumbling over each other in a rush to get them out. “Josh, please calm down. Your heart rate is insanely high, and you’ll hyperventilate if you don’t regulate your breathing. I’ll answer each question that you have. “I don’t need a wolf for a mate. I’ll admit, I wasn’t expecting to have a human for a mate, but it doesn’t bother me that you are one. Am I surprised by it? Yes. But I won’t be rejecting you for a reason as frivolous as you being human. “There are no rules about humans being mated to wolves or any issues with them living with the pack. At least, not in my pack. There are several dozen humans who are mated to members of Blue Meadow right now.
