JAREK Lying in bed I toss a football up and down in the air, trying not to think about the Princess. Her perfect full lips and bright green eyes haunt my dreams both day and night. If I don't stay away from her, it won't be long until my wolf convinces me to accept the mate bond. He has never wanted anything more than he wants Keena. 'She isn't our type,' I try to explain to my wolf but he isn't listening. He just keeps flashing pictures of her through my mind. 'She is my type,' Kane growls loudly in my head. 'How can she be your type when she doesn't have a wolf. She would never be able to mark us in return.' I groan as I get to my feet. My dick is throbbing against my jeans as I think about marking Keena. Even my body is betraying me. As I walk into my bathroom to take an ice cold shower I hear the blaring of the horns off in the distance. I look out of the small window in my bathroom and see warriors running from their houses towards the Royal Mansion. 'We mu

KEENA "We are going to have to shave part of your head to put in the stitches," the doctor tells me. Hopping out of my hospital bed, I back myself up against the wall and shake my head angrily. "You are not shaving my head. There has to be another way." "I am sorry, Princess," the doctor inches toward me with a pair of clippers. "Take another step and I will scream," I warn him, and the doctor takes several steps back. "There has to be another way," I groan as the headache intensifies. The doctor begins to inch his way towards me again. "Princess," his voice is calm and collected. "You are still bleeding. We need to stop the bleeding." I am holding a gauze to my head and I give the doctor a ridiculous look before saying, "duh." Suddenly my mother comes bursting through my hospital door with Ward at her side. I smile brightly when I see him but that smile falters when I see how badly his face is still bruised. As quickly as I can I move behind my mother and War

WARD I stand in my usual spot in Keena's room and glare at Jarek as I walk by him to follow the King down to his office. Jarek glares back at me and I vow to myself that I will be the one to kill this arrogant Alpha. I don't care what it means for me later on down the road. He will die by my hands. Bumping into Jarek's shoulder as I pass him, he lets out a loud snarl and lunges for my throat. "Is this really where you want to die, Pretty Boy," I growl at him as I push him to the ground with one of my hands. "Enough!" King Erebus roars and he throws his Alpha King aura over the room. I stand at attention awaiting instructions but I can see Jarek fighting against the command trying to get to me once again. "Jarek," I hear Keena whispering to him. "Just go with my father, please." Jarek gets to his feet and stands silently beside me. "There will be no more fighting until we get this sorted," the King commands us both. "Do you both understand me?" "Yes, Your Highness

KEENA Stepping out of the shower I wrap my towel tightly around my body. Pressing my ear to the door that sits between my bedroom and bathroom. Luckily it is silent on the other side. Hopefully Jarek has gone home. Wrapping a towel around my head, I hum a little song to myself while I stare in the mirror and begin my skin care routine. As I am rubbing my skin with lotion someone beats on the bathroom door, causing me to jump in where I sit. I swallow the lump that has formed in the back of my throat. "Yes?" I call out. "Come back out here," Jarek's voice calls through the door. "We have more to talk about." My heart sinks when I hear Jarek's voice and I can't help but feel confused. Shouldn't hearing my mate's voice cause tingles and happiness to spread through my body. Instead hearing his voice now causes a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. "Hurry up," Jarek commands through the door. "I don't want to be here all night." Leaving my skincare routine for

JAREK Wiping the beads of sweat from my forehead, I head for the front door of the royal mansion. I should have known better than to try and challenge the Alpha King, but I know that Keena will buckle under her father's pressure and tell him the truth. If she tells him the truth it will ruin any chance that I have at getting her away from the Lycan City and back to my pack. I know that is what my father had in mind when he told me to make things right. He wants to use the Princess for leverage to get the amulet. Kane is pacing back and forth in my mind. He has grown soft when it comes to the Princess and doesn't want to follow our father's orders. I have to keep reminding him that it is just the mate bond making him feel this way. Once she accepts the rejection we will be free to find a Luna that is worthy of the title. Not some wolfless freak. 'You were too rough with her,' Kane huffs in my house. "We need to be kind to our mate.' 'She is only our mate until we get