All Chapters of Royalty In Rag: Return Of The Wolfless Queen: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

“It is my pleasure to accept the role, my queen,” he answered so solemnly that Athena wondered if she had imagined the heat in his tone just now. “Great!” she said hastily as she looked away from him. “Now that we are all in agreement, let's talk specifics.” The new training routine would be overseen by Lorraine. At least one battle-trained soldier would be assigned to each pack to help orient them on the new survival and attack training skills. They were just wrapping that up when Dominic entered the me

One Week Later MoonvaleLorraine grunted as she hit the hard ground on her back. “Growing soft on me, general?” Athena asked with a raised brow as she hovered above her.The general grunted again as she tried to get up. She flopped back with a grimace. “I think I have broken something.” Athena’s smirk disappeared as she moved closer. “What? Here, let me…” As fast as lightning, Lorraine grabbed her outstretched hand, flipped her over and stood up like a lithe cat.

Athena ignored the hands he offered to help her up and stood as smoothly as her trembling limbs would allow. The scent of crushed grass was still strong in her nose, heightened by the overheated sensations in her.She looked around as she tugged her top into place, and a hint of shame reared its head in her. “I can't believe I lost my head over a man, that I was about to let him have his way with me out in the open,” she berated herself.“Our mate, Athena. I, for one, don't mind. Then you had to stop it. You need to tell him.” Sassiness was absent in Morrigan’s voice this time.“Athena?”

Athena sighed with relief. Lorraine did not sound winded or distressed, so everything was okay. That meant it was not a dangerous intrusion. But…“They have him?” Raymond asked immediately. She looked at him in surprise. Wait, how did he…? Never mind. “Yes, they have him. They are almost here.”This time, she did not bother wasting her breath again when he fell in step beside her as she headed for the door. “I am also coming.”“No, Zaya,” they both chorused. Zaya looked like she wanted to argue when they both turned to her. A look at their forbidding faces and she threw her hands up in surrender, “Okay, okay. I will just treat this as a five-star hotel. I will make your soldiers serve me while you are gone dealing with adult matters,” she muttered in annoyance. “Knock yourself out,” Athena tossed over her shoulder as she stepped out the door.She walked briskly down the hall, frowning. Who could that be? she wondered.Rogues had been the main intruders since she started building

Athena waited for the wary stranger to sit before she turned to Lorraine.“Inform the kitchen to get our guest some…”“I don't want anything,” he said instantly.A snort close to the doorway made Athena turn.Zaya was there casually leaning halfway in and out of the doorway.Her face was turned towards the elk and deer painting in the hallway like it was the most captivating piece of art she had ever seen.She turned to see that enraptured look on the stranger's face again.When he saw her looking, he quickly turned away, frustration evident in his hard face.“So, when will the interrogation end? I need to leave this place.”Athena took the couch opposite him, and started firmly, “I am Athena, the alpha of this pack, and the queen of the kingdom.”“So, that shit is real. You are a real queen,” he stated with a hint of surprise in his voice.“I am.” She responded matter-of-factly. “What is your name and why exactly are you looking for Beta Lupo?”“I don't have to tell you my name,” he