I was a complete nervous wreck. I didn't want to see my mother this soon. The emotional and physical scars that I received from that woman were still fresh in my mind. I wanted nothing to do with her. Though a lot of what Kaine said made sense. It seemed that Reyna and Kaine were in agreement on that much. I needed to understand the truth about my past, in order to understand how to carve my future. This information not only impacted me, but my brother as well. It was his life too. I sighed, I had stood underneath the streams of water in the shower until it had basically ran cold. I hated my life before so much, and my mother being near made me feel as if that part of my life would never erase. I would continue be drew back to that sorry excuse for a mother figure. Kaine drew my attention towards him as he cleared his throat. He was standing just outside of the shower with a warm towel in his waiting hands. His lustful stare towards me did not escape my notice. "While I would love to

Kaine's POV There was so much to worry about these days. I enjoyed my mate, she called to me like no other. Her very scent, entranced my senses and made me hard just thinking about her. However, all these recent events. I was perfectly happy to accept her as she was but all this fated Guardian wolf, and being tied to Alpha Royalty it was.. a lot to take on. Clearly, prior to having a mate was much easier for me. The days of being to fuck and do as I wanted was easier. I can't bring myself to be unfaithful to my mate, and being so gentle and patient with my little mate was wearing on my nerves. I was on edge, with everything going on I was struggling to be the next great alpha. I want to be good for Valeria, but old habits die hard and with Abel gone I had nothing to hurl my internal rage at. My Alpha Ceremony was the day after tomorrow. There were so many things going on at once, and I know that Valeria must also be feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything. She hasn't had much intere

Today was the day of the Alpha Ascension ceremony. I was finishing up pinning my hair, when I heard Kaine behind me. I could see him looking about me hungrily from his reflection in my vanity mirror. I set the curls in my hair with some light hairspray and finished my look by applying a thin layer of lipgloss and popping my lips. I was already dressed, I only needed to slip on my matching heels. Kaine looked very handsome in his well tailored suit. He looked like something spun out of one of those trashy billionaire stories. He made me ache in places, and all I wanted to do was tear that perfect looking suit off of him and force him to take me, though I resisted the urge. "You look hot as hell." He whispered in one of my ears as I stood to make my way to the closet. I retreived my shoes, attempting not to blush with his words. "I will escort you down, this is a day for us too. I'm gonna become Alpha and soon after, you'll be my Luna. Unless you're having second thoughts?" Kaine said

After Kaine and I were both spent from our passionate love-making in the forest. We took the time to rinse off the sweat and afterglow of sex in the stream. I found it strange that our marks had changed since we let our wolves take time together. We started making our way back to the Packhouse. I was in desperate need of a real shower. It wouldn't be long and I would be taking my vows as a new Luna and more pressing, was the fact that I was supposedly meeting my father at this event. It was a strange thought, to learn that not only the man you were raised by not being your father, but learning that you're a long lost princess from an entirely different Kingdom. I hadn't given much thought into the Alpha Royalty, I had suspected they were also wolves, but I had been so out of touch to forget that the Royal Shifters were in fact, Lycans. Bigger and stronger than wolves. It made me worry at times. If the Kingdom were to attempt to overtake us, we would have never stood a chance. It took

The next morning I got up early. Tonight was the night of my Ascension ceremony, and I hadn't much time to get ready for the event. I told Kaine that I would be spending time with my mother in the morning and would spend time in the afternoon getting ready for the event. I dressed myself quickly. I threw my hair up in a quick bun and slipped on a comfortable blue overall dress with a long sleeved white shirt underneath. I slipped on a pair of tights and slipped my feet into my favorite flat shoes. I intended to do some walking and didn't want to be uncomfortable. I had nearly made it out of the packhouse, when I felt strong arms wrap around me from behind. I turned and looked up at Kaine. "Have a good day. I'll have my driver take you, unless you want to take a car." I grinned up at him and held my hand out. I wouldn't pass the chance to drive one of Kaine's prized sports cars. He chuckled and deposited the keys to his Maybach in my hand. He brushed his lips against mine quickly and r