WYATT
We joined everyone in the dining room twenty minutes later. Kacela had put her long hair in braids and pulled it up on top of her head, looking extremely exotic and mysterious. One skinny braid hung down over her face, somewhat obscuring her scar and blind eye. She forwent her typical hoodie and, instead, put on jeans and a tank top with a cropped sweater over the top. She looked casually regal, if that was a style.
She faltered a moment when she opened the dining room door but the hesitation was momentarily and not noticed by anyone else. She went in and over to the buffet, selecting a sandwich and some chips, bringing them to our typical table. She ignored the silence that had settled the moment she walked in.
Finally, someone broke the silence.
“Why are we eating with a traitor?” he shouted. I frowned, looking around for the heckler. It didn’t take long to ident
KACELA I put down my fork and looked at Nellie. “How?” I asked. She looked at Wyatt. “He can do the King’s Precept.” I looked at her, confused. “What’s that?” “It’s like an Alpha Command but bigger and more powerful. Only Lycan Kings can do it.” She popped a piece of cake in her mouth and acted like the conversation was over. I was still confused and looked at Wyatt for explanation. “She’s never been part of a pack,” Wyatt explained to Nellie, gently. He looked at me. “An Alpha Command is given by the alpha of a pack. It can not be disobeyed. Your wolf won’t let you. A King’s Precept is like that except more. I can give a command to anyone under my rule, and they must obey. I can ask a question and demand an answer and I will get it.” He looked at Nellie. “It’s painful to receive a King’s Precept. And it’s draining to give one, let
WYATTDex was sitting next to the lake, just looking out and enjoying the moonlight on the rippling water. It calmed the both of us; we were anxious from our conversation with Nellie. I knew she had a good idea, but I hesitated. I worked so hard to overcome the taint of my father’s rule and to make the pack strong again. I didn’t want people beginning to panic nor did I want to even tempt myself with that sort of power. I didn’t know if my father’s narcissism was a hereditary trait, but I’d rather not find out.I could hear someone coming through the woods and I was irritated. Dex, on the other hand, turned up his nose and began sniffing the air and then wiggled with joy.Dali, he said to me.I could now hear smell her scent, the gentle fragrance of jasmine, vanilla and citrus that I’ve grown to love. I stilled, not wanting to scare her. We saw her emerge fr
KACELAWyatt spread out the blanket and I looked at him lustfully. The air was cool and the breeze blowing across my naked body was somewhat erotic. I could feel my nipples perk in the air and I knew Wyatt noticed. His member stiffened.I dropped to my knees and sat back, looking up at him. He groaned and then knelt in front of me, reaching forward and entwining his hands in my hair. He brought my face to his and then his lips found mine. I immediately felt warmer.He leaned me backwards, supporting me until I was completely on my back and he was on top of me. He looked down my body and then up at my face.“You are so beautiful,” he said, softly. “So supple but so strong.” He traced a finger down my side and I shivered.“Are you cold?” he asked.I nodded. “You can warm me up,” I whispered, opening my legs.
KACELAWyatt gave the orders to his attendants to move my belongings to his room. Most of the attendants looked pleased but there were a few that had stormy faces. Despite Wyatt’s reassurances, I knew that I had my work cut out for me. I wasn’t liked most places I went, due to my chosen occupation, however I didn’t want to make things harder for Wyatt. And, even though I wasn’t telling Wyatt this, I was considering not having a long distance relationship. I was considering staying here with him.We convened in his private office located on the same floor as our bedrooms. I discovered that I, too, had an office on this floor. I was really going to have to take the time to explore the castle at some point soon.We asked Jarrett and Lia to join us. I also suggested Nellie, but for some reason Wyatt didn’t want that. I don’t know if he had second thoughts about what he told me
KACELA Stunned silence met my statement. Finally, Lia broke it. “But she’s a woman,” she began. I shook my head. “Some women don’t have the ability to feel compassion or empathy. And, for those, unless they’ve personally experienced it, it is too easy to justify.” Lia looked sick. Wyatt slowly nodded his head. “Proximity, she has. And she would have been able to overhear the conversation with Jarrett’s dad and myself about using you to take down Jones.” Wyatt slammed his fist down on the table. “I should have seen it. She’s had opportunity to overhear almost all of our conversations.” I was sympathetic. “You’re in the midst of all of this. I’m not. Sometimes an outsider sees what you can’t when you’re emotionally involved.” Wyatt smiled at me, but it was Lia who spoke. “You’re not an outsider anymore, Kacela. I hope you see that.” I look
KACELAIt was at least an hour before Wyatt and I made it down to his office. I don’t know if Lia and Jarrett were on time, themselves, but they were waiting for us with a smug look on their faces. I ignored it, blushing deeply, but Wyatt acted like he was accepting a gold medal on a podium. I smacked his shoulder to get him to stop while Jarrett and Lia dissolved into giggles.I had verified that Julie was outside Wyatt’s office and we left the door cracked. We didn’t want it to look like we were inviting her to listen in, but we also wanted her to hear what we were going to say. I suggested that Wyatt call Julie and ask her to bring in some coffee for us. He didn’t have to; as soon as our voices started sounding serious, she knocked and poked her head in, offering it to us.“Thank you, Julie. That would be nice.” Wyatt said with a smile. I could feel the hurt coming from him th
KACELAWe were planning on raiding Jones’ office on Thursday, a day earlier than he would expect us. Breaking in would pose a challenge, but I was pretty good with technology and I had picked up a few illicit skills in my time as a werewolf hunter.We planned a scouting trip on Wednesday to scope out the place and figure out a plan. Wyatt gave Julie the night off and made lewd suggestions and did a lot of eyebrow wiggling to make her think that we were planning on spending the entire evening in bed. Then he put a few guards on her to follow and keep track of what she was doing.We had brought Earl and a few of the warriors into our inner circle. It was hard for me to be okay with trusting anyone at this point, but Earl swore that these were good men and that he personally would vouch for them. And I knew that Earl was above suspicions, so I had to trust.Lia was staying home from the scouting group to handle anyth
KACELA Wyatt greeted me with a hug. “I didn’t like that at all,” he whispered into my hair. I frowned with annoyance. I wasn’t weak. I needed him to quit treating me like a porcelain doll. “The warriors said that Jones stopped at Dumkin’s Brews,” Earl said. “Looks like he’s going to be there for most of the night.” I looked sideways at the men. “How do you feel about another little adventure?” I said with a grin. Wyatt groaned but Jarrett laughed. “What did you have in mind?” I shrugged. “How good are you with technology?” I told them the plan. Earl and Jarrett were enthusiastic, but Wyatt was apprehensive. “I don’t understand why you have to be the one to do the distracting,” he said, quietly. I chuckled. “Do you really think you can hold Jones’ attention?” I snickered. “I don’t think you’re his type.” I could feel his trepidation coming through our mate bond and it really irritated me. I didn’t want our relationship to always be him being worried that I was