All Chapters of Happily Ever Mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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‘Black puppy?’ I linked back out of nowhere. He laughed in our link, but my mother took a seat, looking at me in curiosity, ‘Yes, it’s Lou. Honestly, you drove me to leave when I returned from your kingdom. I didn’t particularly appreciate seeing how ignorant the people of the Marquess estate with those of the Dukes behaved after being helped. Please tell me you are not going along with your statement. I have half a mind in starting a war based on those words of their followers!’ He shouted in our link, Leonidas. Whatever I did to upset him was the first thing I thought about, but I realized it wasn’t my doing, ‘Leonidas, I didn’t do a thing for you to be like this. I’m trying to do what I asked, so please be respectful. The sooner this is done, the sooner I can fix so many troubles they have caused already,’ I replied to him, to which he growled at me, ‘so there is no way for me to change your mind?’ He asked point blank in anger. What was I supposed to do? L

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His sweet kiss melted me, I wanted him to stay, it felt right to have him by my side, as I kept kissing him he linked me, ‘my snow puppy please, let me stay by your side, take me as your chosen mate, perhaps this will please you?’ He said as I had my eyes closed, when I opened them I saw the face of that but one human, it was his human form from before, he was staring right back at me, with his bashful expression I saw no need to hide my heart from him. ‘Leonidas with everything in my heart I must confess none of your normal bodies, as well as your human body could ever make me not love you, in fact I find you extremely charming, yet to my fears it is all but of my own fear of mixing our clans, I-’ Leonidas kisses me softly, stopping my link from continuing as well from kissing me, he hugged me, he slowly moved me to the edge of the balcony, there he spoke softly, “I love you, I cannot have you as my own but let me please be the first on every account from now on forth.” He

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Each one in the chapel gasped as we heard the words that had been read; in my mind, I couldn’t stop thinking of Leonidas. He had been taken away from his upbringing by the same boy who lost it all from disobedience, how could he be so cruel, my father hearing this stood up, “a war for the man who just made my daughter Queen? Has Prince Leonidas lost his mind? He has no Queen to rule; last that was spoken, he gave his chosen mate to find her fated, stating he didn’t want to be tied to someone chosen for him; how is that fair? He, as my daughter, has obligations to uphold; unless he finds a Queen, he cannot take the throne! It is the law to all the clans!” My father's words ran deep in my heart; he was more than angry, but he had a point. Leonidas couldn’t act this way unless he also went against the elders and the other three clans. Yet even knowing that my father was right, Leonidas held my heart in his hands; he meant the world to me. I had finally accepted Leonidas as

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She wasn’t going to take things easy on the clans, which was proving to us all to be grateful that Duchess Ina was not going to be Queen, for the moment she spoke those words, we all understood where her heart rested. To which my father then said again, “I don’t believe I have to educate you in how protocols of all the kingdoms take after the falling of a King or Queen, Duchess Ina, yet I suggest you take a good reflection of your current emotions as we are all suffering his loss, we grew up together, saw one another marry our chosen,” he took a moment to breathe as he knew the words to be given weren’t easy for me to hear. Of which case I closed my eyes, preparing myself for the torment that was to be unleashed once more, “or our fated mates, as it was for the late King Leo, to myself, as well. He was close to my life Duchess Ina, as he was close to all of us still in charge of our own clan’s,” he placed one hand on my shoulder as he continued. “Here only three new generations

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Savoring the food, I linked my Father, ‘Duchess Ina was not giving up that easily.’ I started to which my father acted in the same manner as I was, ‘agree, she is holding something dangerous. I have sent a servant to act his duty for us, but I believe it would be best to have the Itah clan in charge of it. Their spying is impeccable for these things,’ I had finished my meal, and as I placed my plate correctly, I cleaned my mouth. This gave me a moment to breathe. None of this would be easy, but I knew what needed to happen. Even if Leonidas had to be present in his most delicate state, I couldn’t have that. I knew he needed time to grieve his loss. I would see him later on in the hostility of the night, thinking of my next move. It would come out better if I did involve the others in the search for the missing Marquess, but they didn’t have a lead at all. Waiting for everyone to finish their meals, I begin the meeting again, “Now, is everyone ready to proceed?”

36. Leonidas POV

In the dead of night, after the doctors had taken my father away, I was tranquilized to rest from the furious anger his murder brought upon me. Smashing the doors of the back patio, those who surrounded me ran from my sight, the anger brewing from my state; not only was the woman I was fascinated with married to a low peasant of a Marquess, my father and confidant was murdered, my best friend Lionheart is missing, and everyone is behaving as if I had nothing to worry about. How! How could I bloody deal with everything by myself? Why must I deal with so many ignorant people surrounding me? As I kept fighting myself, I started to feel my insides burn, yet this fever was not one of passion as I have felt for my loving Lou, my Louise. I smash the floor beneath me, hitting my knees in the process. If only I had her by my side. Louise had always made me feel proud, her smooth voice calming all of the demons in my heart, her sweet touch caressing my body would give me

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Seeing Leonidas black with red fur made me proud to answer his call. It did catch me off guard as to why his black would shine a bit red. I would love to learn of this, as his clan has only black fur for wolves. My heart never rammed so fast when I heard his call. How I longed to know he was alright. Laying beside him, I had no idea what I could do other than enjoy his company, but to my surprise, our small encounter lasted the entire night as we fell asleep amongst one another. There was something I couldn’t piece together. If I had achieved my wolf, why couldn’t I detect my mate? This question raised many more questions and doubts of fear: has my mate died? Or have I lost his call by coming to Leonida's calling? That question made me wake in anxiety, as I opened my eyes to see a sleeping Leonidas, I stood up in my wolf form, I needed answers, yet to my surprise neither me or Leonidas, where in his territory, the woman standing in front of me was beautiful,

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Leonidas opened the doors in a fit of rage, seeing my mother protecting me while she was bleeding made Leonidas' eyes turn into the red eyes of his wolf, growling, he shouted with a King’s command, “SUBMIT!” His command made the maid submit in seconds when my mother spoke in her Queen vocals, “Relinquish your weapon now!” The maid snarled at my mother, who made Leonidas growl, “GUARDS!” He shouted the minute he said those words in came through guards. I ran to my mother hoping in some way she was not dying when I helped her move to the side of a sofa, Leonidas moved towards us, he acted at such a speed I didn’t register him taking my mother out of the room, I wanted to go after my mother, and Leonidas but what happened during had made me stand my ground, the guards growled at me, and the maid had picked her dagger back, “give me that weapon your assassin! Why are you all allowing her to keep it?” I shouted at them to which one of the guards shouted in response to the

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Sitting in the chapel we saw all of the elders stand with each side of where Leonidas was now kneeling with his head down, wearing his clans royal red colored mantle with black wolves and roses decorating it. The edges where made of black fur, as the chain to hold it was made of silver, his clothes where of black with red underneath his uniform as King, after such words where given to indicate he had been sworn in to rule over his clan, he was knighted then his black crown with silver details adoring it was placed on his head, as he looked up at Elder Lion. As my father started the howl of recognition, my mother followed his howl within the chapel, I then followed them, and so did the rest of the clans in order only to finish hearing Leonidas howl in agreement to his age to rule over his clan for years to come. I wanted to hold my pride, to not show him I had any feelings for him was proving difficult, but I had to be strong, as I closed my eyes I had ended my misery with a smal

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Hearing everyone fight not too far from us, I decided to take the safest choice. “Duchess Ina, if all you wish is to learn the truth, then I shall obey. You shall never see me or have me near your clan ever again, and I will remain on my own even in the confinement of the neutral grounds; however, it will be up to you to place this information in your Kings ears,” she growled at me again. “Even if I was to tell him he will still try to have you! Why can’t you die? Save us all from the pain of dealing with a child who can’t have what it wants, as neither a thrown nor a mate.” I gasped at her words; how could Ina behave in such a way towards me when I have done nothing to her? “Is having him more important to you than your dignity?” I asked with no shame in my words; she huffed, then rolled her eyes. “Of course he is! My dignity will flourish by his side, his pride will be me in every way, I will have our clan grow double his father ever imaged to have it grow, all while

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