Teegan's P.O.V.
I have too many questions. What the hell is a lycan? What kind of prince is he? Does he think he's the prince of pop? He doesn't look like Michael Jackson to me.
"Please don't embarrass me by asking him if he's Michael Jackson. Besides, Michael was the king of pop." Mia groans.
"Can you explain what that means?" I ask as calmly as I can.
"A lycan is a werewolf, only bigger and stronger. My father is the lycan king. My brother and his mate will take the throne when my mom and dad step down." He studies my face. So he's bigger than most werewolves, which I guess explains why he's so big, even as a human. I don't have a problem with that. However, he's a prince? Don't princes and princesses have to marry other royals?
"Oh, good grief. You've watched too much TV." Mia needs to stop laughing in my head.
"Can I be with you if I'm not a lycan or from a royal family?" I ask hesitantly. I haven't agreed to be with him, but the thought of being told I can't be with him hurts my heart. He smiles and kisses my forehead. I love those sparks.
"You don't have to be a lycan or a royal to mate with one. If you agree to be mine after I mark you, your wolf will turn into a lycan. You would also be a princess and treated like every other royal family member." I still can't believe this. Not only did I find my mate, but he's royalty. I look around for hidden cameras. This has to be a joke. Someone's going to jump out and tell me I've been pranked. The sparks I feel are probably from a low-grade Taser, right?
"I don't know what to say. Even though Mia said we'd find our mate one day, I never believed her. I just knew in the back of my mind that whoever my mate was wouldn't want me because my werewolf parents threw me out like trash. Now you're telling me you're a prince, and I would be a princess. That's a lot to take in. Can you tell me what duties you have as a prince and what I would do as a princess?" Am I seriously considering this? I have to; my heart needs this.
"I actually travel a lot. I go to packs and help settle conflicts or assist in investigations. I was driving through this town because a pack nearby is having a problem with their pups being kidnapped. I arranged for some of the royal guards and trackers to help them find out who's behind this. As a princess and my mate, you would travel with me. We would be partners in everything we do. We have to attend some royal functions, but we don't have a lot of them." I could travel with him and help with the wolfpacks. That sounds intriguing. I haven't heard anything negative yet, but do I want to accept the werewolf life and be a royal? Joel raises his hand and strokes my cheek. I look into his eyes, and he rubs his thumb along my bottom lip. Why does that turn me on?
"Can I kiss you?" He asks, looking from my eyes to my lips and back again. I can't speak; all I can do is nod. Joel brings his mouth to mine, and the sparks are so intense I shudder. When his tongue touches my lips, I open my mouth, allowing him access. Oh, wow, is a kiss supposed to make me squirm like this? I suddenly have the urge to spread my legs and give him access to something else. Shit, I'm acting like a bitch in heat. When he pulls away, he puts his hand on the back of my neck, letting his thumb stroke my sensitive skin while he kisses me again, only gentler this time.
"I never imagined a kiss would feel that good," I say while leaning up for another one. He may want to get me off the hood of the car because I'm pretty sure I'm leaving a puddle.
"You're lips are so soft I could kiss them forever and never get tired." Yeah, I'm going to slide off this car because he's turning me into a slip-and-slide. Who can resist that? Who would want to? For once, I want my wolf's advice.
"Mia, what should I do?" I ask her as he kisses me again. He pulls me over onto his lap, so I'm straddling him. I'm in a skirt, realizing how little fabric separates. Not that I fight it as I wrap my arms around his neck, put my hands in his hair, and hold his face to mine.
"You should do what you want to do. Accept him. You want to. Imagine being with him every day." Mia speaks rationally for once without calling me names. I pull away and sit back slightly, but that was a mistake because I can feel the large bulge in his pants pressing against me. I want to rub myself against him, but I don't.
"You were worried about me humping his leg; it looks like you're the one trying to hump something." One of these days, I'm going to kill her.
"I want to accept you, but I'm scared. What if you change your mind later and don't want me?" I ask him fearfully. Joel puts his hands on my legs and slides them up my thighs under my skirt. I shiver, and it makes me rub against him where he's straining against his pants. We both moan from the contact even though our clothing is separating us.
"Sweetheart, I won't change my mind. I haven't waited for you for thirty years to change my mind once I found you. I want you, Teegan, and only you for the rest of my life." I look into his eyes and smile. Throwing my arms around him, I kiss him, putting my tongue in his mouth this time. I slide my hands under his shirt and feel his strong, muscular back.
"I want you too. Now that I've accepted you, do we have to wait before we can take care of this?" I reach down between us and boldly grope him through his pants. He almost loses his grip on me when his eyes close, and he moans. I feel him get bigger in my hand.
"No, we don't have to wait, but I'm not letting our first time be out here on the hood of my car." One of his hands slides from my thigh and between my legs. When his finger strokes me through my panties, I already feel like I'm going to burst. He groans as he continues rubbing me. "You're so wet."
"I need you, Joel. If you don't want to do it here, let's go somewhere else, but I'd be fine lying right here on the ground. We both have waited long enough. Let's do something we want that our wolves will also agree to." He pushes my panties out of the way and uses his finger to rub me.
"I think I have a blanket in the back. My mom insists you should always have a blanket in your car, even when I remind her we're werewolves. Are you sure this is where you want your first time? We can go to your place or a hotel." When he slides a finger inside me, I start quivering.
"Now, I want it now." He swirls his finger around a few times and then pulls it out. Looking into my eyes, he puts his finger in his mouth and sucks it.
"You're delicious." That was hot. I think I just got wetter, if that's possible. He puts me on my feet, and my knees almost give out. I haven't even orgasmed yet, and I already feel like jelly. Joel opens the back of the car and pulls out a thick quilt. He lies it on the ground, and I look around. There's no one here, but I still feel exposed. However, that adds to the excitement. He walks over and pulls me against him, kissing me passionately.
"You're sure you want this, and it's not just the mate bond?" He asks against my lips. I unzip his pants and shake my head.
"I want you right here right now for the world to see; I want to feel you inside me." I slide my hand into his boxers and pull him out. I look down in shock. I guess being a lycan makes everything bigger because that thing's a monster. I'm almost scared to touch it. I stroke him, and excitement courses through me as he gets even bigger.
"Have it your way; I can't deny my mate what she wants." Joel lifts me up into his arms and carries me to the blanket. He gets on his knees and lays me down. He stands back up and quickly removes his clothes. Can I just freeze time to stare at him for a while? He's so muscular that I could get lost in the map of his abs. I look down at his thick muscular thighs with the sledgehammer sticking out in front. He doesn't even need to touch me, and I'm already getting ready to come.
"Honey, if you keep looking at me like that, I'm going to explode before I even get inside you." I grin and let my eyes travel down his body again.
"I can't help it if I like what I see." Joel shakes his head and kneels down on the blanket. He pulls me up and removes my shirt and bra. I see him swallow as he stares at my breasts. I lay down and raise my bottom so he can remove my skirt and panties. Once we're both naked, we just stare at each other for a few seconds. He's right. I'm glad that this is new for both of us. We'll be each others first for everything.
"Come on, lycan prince, let's get busy." He looks at me once more and smiles before moving between my legs. I think he's going to just slam right into me, but he kisses me while running his hand up my side and over my breast. I know that sledgehammer is down there, so I try to move. I want to feel it in me. Joel chuckles.
"I know what you're trying to do, and even though we're outside, I want to take my time." I shake my head.
"We have time for that later. Right now, I have a pure animal need, and I need that thing in me now." Joel stares at me in shock. I'm not one to mince words when I want something. We'll have time for the sweeter stuff another time.
"Alright. I can't keep you from what you want." He brings his mouth to mine and moves to slide inside me. I'm thankful for my wolf healing when I feel a slight pain that quickly goes away. I know it would be more painful if I was human. Joel keeps moving slowly as I stretch to accommodate his size. When he's finally all the way in, he stops to look into my eyes, giving me time to adjust. The sparks from earlier feel like fireworks now. My whole body is alive.
"You know I'm already falling in love with you." He says. I smile at him and rub my hands over his back and down to his firm bottom. Wrapping my legs around him, I tell him the truth.
"I'm falling in love with you, too. Now make love to me, my lycan prince."
One Year LaterTeegan's P.O.V. It has been over a year since Thalia tried to take over the palace. After that chaos, everything seemed to settle down. My Mom and Dad moved to the palace to be closer to everyone. Anton said he didn't want to be alpha, so Dad agreed to let a new alpha take over. After we all came out of our heat, we still traveled to some other packs and were able to reunite a few more stolen pups with their families. We returned to the palace when it was getting close to the time for us to give birth. Now, with most of the pups getting ready to turn one, we're going to have a combined birthday party for them and continue on our mission. Logan and Emily's daughter, Josette, was born first. Our little one, Gracie, was next, followed by Petra and Anton's son, Kaiden. Kiana and Damon had a little girl, Ciera. Landon is Ryker and Martina's son, and Shelby is Scott and Brooke's daughter. Finally, Docia and Jason had a son, Tyson. The palace seemed to turn into a nurser
Docia's P.O.V. Petra mindlinked me that she was in heat, so she wouldn't be out of the bedroom for a few days. Martina and Brooke also went into heat. They're all so lucky. I want my mate, my real mate. Not someone who bought me and forced me to mate with them. I was shocked when I saw Petra come to the palace. I had thought she was dead. I had wanted to run to her, but I was scared of Chris and his witch. She was so little when we were taken. I may be older than Petra, but the way she acts, it seems she's older than me. She's so mature and strong; I admire her. After we were separated, I was with a pack who knew nothing about my magic. I kept it hidden and suffered their abuse. Some of the women were more brutal than the men. I never understood what would cause anyone to treat someone so horribly. All I dreamed about was getting away from there and finding my sister. When Chris bought me, I hoped it would be better. In some ways, it was
Petra's P.O.V. Thalia just made a huge mistake. She can't know that Teegan has power, too; otherwise, she wouldn't have brought her here. I have to relieve Teegan's pain so she can help. Now that I'm mated to Anton, I should be able to mindlink her and Joel. I hope her acting skills are good."Teegan, I know you're in an incredible amount of pain, and I'm going to ease that for you, but I need you to continue screaming like you're doing now. Can you do that?" Her screaming falters for a second as she listens to me. Joel is listening as well. "I'll do whatever you want if you make this pain stop." She mindlinks back. I use magic to ease her pain and make a cooling sensation come over her. It will also help her scent so unmated wolves won't be frantic to get to her. It won't hold forever, but it should be long enough for what we need to do. She continues rolling around in the cage and screaming."I feel better. What are we going to do? I don't know what's going on other than a witc
Petra's P.O.V. The witch smirks at my sister and me. She doesn't seem like she's scared of us and our magic at all. "You need to leave. Chris will not be king, and you're not welcome here." I tell her. She looks at Chris and shakes her head. "Do you think I really care about this fool? He was a pawn to get to my real prize. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Thalia, one of the witches from the Mystic Flame Coven. I'm over three hundred years old. I've waited a long time for you, sisters of the Mystic Moonlighters. When I discovered Docia was for sale, I had Chris buy her. I didn't know where Petra was hiding, but I knew you would eventually find each other. I heard you were hanging out with the royals, so I convinced Chris it was time for him to take his rightful place on the throne." Thalia stands up and walks over to where Chris is sitting. He turns to us and grins evilly. "Get these chains off me so I can take my place as king." Thalia sits on his lap and kisses him. While they
Petra's P.O.V. I have a sister? When I study Docia, she looks like me but older. I was three when I was taken from our pack, and I remember other pups being with me, but I can't remember her. "You're my sister?" I ask her. She smiles and nods but then glances at Chris nervously. "Yes, and you need to surrender to us before it's too late." I hear what she's saying, but her eyes tell me something different. She looks desperate. "I don't think my sister wants to be with him." I mindlink the others. "Try to mindlink her." Anton mindlinks me back."Docia, can you hear me?" Her eyes widen, and she glances toward Chris."Yes. I can hear you. Petra, I'm so scared. Chris forced me to mate with him because of my magic. He bought me from another pack a few years ago." She looks like she's going to cry. I mindlink the others again."She says Chris forced her to mate with him after he bought her from another pack," I tell them."Ask her if he has anyone else helping him that has ab
Petra's P.O.V. If the people who took over the palace were going for shock value, they succeeded. However, I'm the only one not vomiting because I'm staring at the heads hanging on the ceiling. Something isn't right. Anton grabs my arm as I start to walk into the dungeon. "What are you doing?" He asks with concern. "I need to look at something." I don't want to tell him my theory until I'm sure. I know he doesn't want to go with me, but after what happened in Texas, he hasn't let me go anywhere alone, so he follows me inside. Just as I thought. The heads aren't real. "Logan, Kiana, this isn't your family." They both jump up and look at me in disbelief. "What do you mean?" Logan asks, trying to avoid looking at the heads above me. "They're not real. Someone made really good replicas, but they're fake." Everyone comes in and sees the same thing I saw. At first glance, they look real, but when you really examine them, they are clearly manmade. "Are they dead?" Logan asks, pointi