《Mate to a king》 Chapter 0: Prologue Chapter 0: Prologue ~ One Year before the start of the story ~ Family. Everyone has one whether they know them or not. Mine, well sometimes I wish I don''t know them altogether. I absolutely adore my older Brother and sister. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for my parents. Carlos, my Father, used to be the Royal Beta to the King and Queen of Werewolves, this alling to a halt when he was used of havingmitted treason through attempting to assassinate the King. The assassination attempt had supposedly been an borate n, set out for years and years in advance, heck, even before I was born. Having been banished for life, he stumbled upon my current pack''snd and consequently meeting his mate, my mother. It seemed like quite a quiet way to end off the story of his life. Settling down with a beautiful wife, children, cottage on a weing pack¡¯s grounds. This lead to her giving birth to my sister, followed by my brother and then came me. In two days I turn 18, the day most Werewolves are supposed to find their mates. I have always been looking forward to finding mine, the way a hopeless romantic dreams of their soulmate. The whole stereotype of the entrance down a grand,vish staircase, with faces staring, mouth gaping straight at you in a beautiful dress. I would cherish and love them, heart and soul. The same way I would hope they would to me. I had changed into my wolf form originally when I was fifthteen. An auburn coloured wolf, this colour, not to be mistaken for a reddish brown, is a pretty rare colour, I mean of course it is, this wouldn¡¯t be a werewolf story without that fact now would it? The reason why I am this colour, well that is a story for another time. For the days leading up to my Birthday, I am allowed to go around the pack visiting each pack members house for advice on the future. From what I heard, most people go around asking for help on things like recipes to cook and bake, or how to resolve arguments in a safe way that wouldn¡¯t cause any further emotional scarring. This is a tradition that this pack does for anyone''s birthday. Each house is assigned to give advice on different aspects of an adult werewolfs life, depending on your gender and sexuality. We know from when we first transform about whether our mate is a male or female, it''s a handy aspect really. They don¡¯t send you to learn about misogynistic tasks, you just learn how to keep a house clean for a better life in general. We don¡¯t all live in or before the 20th century. It is not the most exciting tradition, but it is actually really helpful for setting us up on the right path for our futures. Along with securing a strong pack future of course. Something niggles at my brain often, over and over and over again. Convincing me I won¡¯t find my mate as soon as the first full moon hits after my birthday, but I¡¯ll be damned if I don¡¯t meet them soon. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. A majority of the advice given tends to follow along the lines of, ¡®don¡¯t let that mate of yours¡¯ go hungry¡¯ or ¡®make sure you train at least 3 times a week to ensure you can protect you and your kids¡¯ thetter was always favoured among the women over the men. At least that¡¯s what my parents have told me they advised others on. Thankfully, most packs were epting of everything and had no sexist incidents. I wouldn¡¯t trade that for the world. Just as I wouldn¡¯t trade the way that my life ended up either. Chapter 1 Chapter 1 -Bloom- ¡°Please! No, No, No! Please stop Aiden!" I pleaded, enduring whack after whack that would surely leave scars on my bare back, with a whip studded with silver spikes andced with poison. I should probably exin shouldn''t I? Well, good news and bad news, I will start with the good news first, as I suppose that¡¯s what you want to hear. I managed to find my mate a couple of months ago when I was at the farthest shopping centre from my home, having gone with my sister to prepare for the annual summer bonfire. The summer bonfire was tradition within my pack to keep so-called ancestor spirits at peace, whilst those of us alive danced and drank the night away. Eating our body weight and more in cake and sweet desserts that the local bakers prepared in the days prior, keeping watch as the mes crackled and shine around us. It was during our rest-stop inside a small, dainty little cafe that I came across him, sitting in the corner, nursing a small mug of coffee and a tatty book sat upon the wooden table. We kept meeting up a few days after, He acted like such a sweetheart, buying me expensive things, taking me to posh dinners at restaurants, until the day he asked me to move in with him. Of course I agreed to, without prior knowledge of the reality I would face. Little did I know that my life would be destroyed from there on forwards. My freedom ripped from my clutches before my very eyes. From the day I moved in, he started to be an abusive mate, I guess like those clich¨¦ abusers you find in books, of course he was, he read enough of them from what I could see of the library he kept. He left me in a basement, all the food I was given was a ss of mushed up peas, I don¡¯t even like peas, that had tost a week. As you can imagine, they gradually began to stink about half-way through said week. Rotten. Revolting. My throat was always scratchy from theck of water he graciously provided for me. I didn¡¯t even have ess to a mirror, or anyway to clean myself up, hygiene being incredibly minimal that I¡¯m surprised I didn¡¯t contract cholera or something of the sort. There was no making me cook and clean for the whole pack, I was indeed his personal ve. Cooking and cleaning for him and him alone. His highness. Everything all about him, Aiden this and Aiden that. He raped me before he stabbed into my stomach and killed any chance of a life inside of me, literally and mentally. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. Beat me every day at least ten times a day, sometimes with a wolfs-bane infused and silver studded whip. Of course the silver was bust out. Left to sleep on the stone floor, no mattress, pillow or nket. Which is not asfortable as some people want to believe and fool themselves into saying it is. The only clothes I was allowed were old, tattered clothes that got covered all over in my thick, sticky blood. This was a consequence of, even with all this torture, not allowing him to mark me. ~ two dayster ~ "No..no no no!!!" I screamed as I watched all my best friends being ughtered in front of my eyes, the extreme oue from refusing Aiden one too many times. It did not give him the right to attack innocent people. When was that ever going to happen? Like a mantra in my mind, I repeated to never trust another soul again. He had decided to ambush my pack, the moonlight howlers pack, in an attempt to persuade my eptance of him, showing dominance through violence. Growling at the thought of me being by his side as the new Luna of his pack had me rushing in the opposite direction from the massacre, sue me for being a coward. I was supposed to be the person he didn''t abuse, the one he cherished, only because we are supposedly cherish mates. Cherish mates are supposed to share a stronger bond than any, in the same way a dog bonded extremely close with its owner. No way on the Goddesses Earth would I cherish him after what he has done. Just looking at him had made me howl in pain, frustration and anger. Who knew he would stoop this low to force me to let him mark me. Well, He thought wrong about this he will not get to mark me. I knew what I had to do. -Aiden- I saw my mate approach me. I knew she woulde around eventually. "Hey there baby, I see you made up your mind then." I smirked as she stormed her way over, her long mousy hair billowing behind her, the blood matted in theyers really making a statement. ¡°Don''t you dare ever baby me!" she growled aggressively, "I, Bloom Marie ck, hereby reject you, Aiden Summers, as my mate and my position as Luna!" Oh she definitely had iting to her. No one rejects me and gets away with it. How did I get so distracted, enough to loose concentration? "Get her!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, witnessing as a hoard of my men lunged on all fours towards her body. She swiftly sidestepped the iing forces as she shifted and sprinted towards the mass of trees. I had a n to get her to reverse the rejection, but I just needed her to be kept away in my basement for a few days, maybe limit the food and water a little more, and I knew just how to get her there! If she didn¡¯te back willingly well, then there would have to be consequences. It can''t be killing her parents or her siblings because, well they are already dead no thanks to my killing spree. Now, a new n was to be formed. How to really get back at her? My best option would be to murder her, but then I¡¯d be left without a mate and my wife. She took things way to seriously and to an extreme to. I just treated her like a normal mate should be treated. To do their job as they are expected to do when they be a Luna in my pack. Ask anyone and they¡¯ll agree with me no doubt about that. I gave her all this stuff. All my love and time. Which is very small because of all my duties. What more could she want? Chapter 2 Chapter 2 - Bloom - I ran and ran as fast and as careless as I could out of that horrid ce, through the dense and thick trees and foliage of the woods. Crossing the border of my pack, I immediately became a rogue, I swear that that was the best thing I had ever done, especially with my newly ex-mate on a rampage after me like a bat out of hell. I kept running and running until my wolf was urging at my brain, giving me a banging migraine, toe out of hiding. If she could talk I guaranteed she would have been shouting at me. Something along the lines of ¡®you stupid idiot, give me a chance to save your ass here!¡¯ Or ¡®I¡¯m sorry I left you to go through that, but let me out!¡¯ I knew If I wanted even a minor survival chance, I had to let her gain all the control, she was, of course, a massive part of my conscience, I was so tired that I had no other choice. My wolf is called Lilthe and was said to have been named, quite fittingly, by the Goddess herself in order to help protect me, at least that''s what my mother told me anyway. Tears started streaming down my face as I remembered everything about her. Her beautiful dark brown eyes that seemed like bottomless pits when you stared intently at them, and her glowing mousy hair, the exact same shade as mine coincidently. I took after her quite a lot personality wise too I¡¯d like to believe. She died trying to protect me during the newly names Blood moon war, having been between mine and Aidens¡¯ pack seven months ago, which actually was five months before I met Aiden too. She was killed for me. She died trying to protect me. Died trying to protect my siblings. It left just me, my sister and brother. My dad died in the next war against Aiden, the one that had just transpired Over me, something so petty and needless. He had been protecting my older brother who was now twenty. We were born rtively close together, Josh, my brother, was born eight months before Sierra, my sister, and I was born nine months after her. I don¡¯t understand why my parents ever decided that was a good idea. Why did they want to have us kids so close together anyway? I mean it did make us incredibly close and able to protect each other, especially as I was in the same year at school as Sierra, so she was like my best friend in all aspects. You see our packs¡¯ Wolves pregnancy''s onlyst five months. The pain my mother had to go through I can all but just imagine. Most wolvesst six or seven but not us. It was told we were blessed by the moon goddess herself in honour of the new moon day. Of course we were. The new moon day happens once a year, it is said to be the day that the Moon Goddess was born. On this day, the moon seems to shine a slither brighter and fuller than typically, the sky also turns purple for a minute, this marks the moment of beginnings. This was the time when our pack was created by my great (x fifty) uncle had be the alpha of only a group of about twenty people, a great number for a starter pack. These twenty people had been random rogues he had picked up on his travels around the continent, when he had gone in search of riches and knowledge most people he had grown up with had never heard of. My Granddad told me stories about him and when he was younger. Apparently his name was Gmi, weird name isn''t it but one of a kind I always told myself, I had always been very proud of my family''s history. My pack were pretty much all be dead by then and Aiden was after me, I could just smell him. Even my wolf despised the jerk! I ran further until a man around the height of 6''7, he was a freaking giant, pushed into me, dragging me with him through a bush that stabbed into me as the brambles grazed my ribs, and into arge field full of no life whatsoever, that looked the size of the world from where I was standing, well lying seems more fitting in this situation. What was I even doing there? "What are you doing here rouge?" An unfamiliar voice echoed in my head, it seemed to bounce from side to side for a moment, before settling in the front. Funny, I had just asked myself that same question not moments ago. I shuddered and fell back, terrified of these people. I mean who wouldn¡¯t be, I¡¯d just witnessed a full on massacre and now these terrifying men were after me. The tone of his voice was strong but not an Alphas'' strong, he must be a Beta, A very powerful one at that. "SHIFT!" The man shouted. I shook my head, not realising that it would be my wolfs¡¯ head shaking. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Would I really shift when I had no clothes to cover myself afterwards? Idiot. "I said shift now!¡± He shouted again, his face and neck turning crimson with pure, concentrated rage. I reluctantly shifted, making sure I had covered myself as fast as possible with my arms no less, so they didn¡¯t provide for much cover. "State your name Rogue,¡± He once again shouted, squeezing my arms tighter to stop me moving. Now as he¡¯d got a hold on my arms, you can guess what he had left uncovered. "Bloom sir,¡± I replied strongly, finding my courage again as I kept my head turned down to show submission. It was starting to get oddly cold. "Go get the alpha,¡± He ordered, a knowing look filling his eyes briefly, only to be quickly reced with one of nonchnce. What? I internally screamed, hearing that the alpha was getting involved. That never is a good sign. Nothing good ever came from getting out the big guns in these situations. I suddenly senses the most amazing scent filling my nose, making my wolf purr in utter contempt and happiness. "The alpha is here!" another new voice said whilst I was being poked roughly by the man who dragged me here with a sharp dagger. Urging me to keep still as they pushed me back away from this ¡®alpha¡¯. "MINE,¡±a voice shouted making me melt in happiness, no way! "Stop touching her, she''s MINE" I heard him growl in anger at the man next to me who was poking me, but he began to retreat in fear, ¡°and get her some damn clothes!¡± "Yes Alpha," The person who had been dragging me answered obediently, dashing away with his tail between his legs, not literally but you get the idea, to a tree, where he chucked me a t-shirt and pair of boxer-shorts. Which I rushed to pull on in an attempt to gain some of my dignity back. I don¡¯t care what other people say, not all wolves are nonchnt about nudity, some actually wish to remain decent and covered. This alpha person began smirking at me, but in a very yful kind of way, until he ran up to me and carried me bridal style, running towards this huge building "Woah, this ce looks massive,¡± I stared in awe at the amazing building in front of me. How could this have been happening to me and today of all days too, it started horrid and ended up with me finding my Second chance mate? My life for sure had taken a turn for the worst! I had rejected Aiden and met my new mate, He cannot try and im me back, the bond is well and truly destroyed. It would ruin us and my chance of survival if he triesing even close too. Hopefully this new mate of mine would actually protect me from the horrors of that reality. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 -Bloom- "What? What is going on?"I screamed, trying to get away from this man''s grasp. Key word, trying! And very clearly failing. I needed to know his name, before we moved anywhere, that would probably have been conveniently handy. "Stop struggling mate. You can''t get away from me no matter how much you try,¡± The Alpha, me still not knowing his name, growled loudly in my ear, holding me tighter against his rock hard chest. "Yeah yeah, I know, you have said that about a hundred times already,¡± I sighed as I rolled my eyes, ¡®maybe this so called mate of mine wouldn¡¯t be so bad after all¡¯ I thought to myself, shrugging my shoulders. That was until I heard consistent sniffing sounds. "Why do you smell like the Summers packs Alpha?" He growled angrily, his beautiful hazel eyes glowing ck in anger. "H...H...he was M..my M..ate"I stuttered, "I rejected him because he abused me." I felt embarrassed talking about him and very ufortable too. Which is ironic because I just had spilled the biggest thing about my life to aplete stranger. Why did my life have to be so confusing? "He will not touch you now and as you rejected him, you instantly signed yourself up for a second chance, which seems to me to be a blessing in disguise, that is how we are mates my dear," He exined, looking down at me chuckling slightly, upon closer inspection of his face, he seemed to have one cheek dimple that appeared whenever heughed. I was shocked at this. How did the moon goddess manage to give second chance mates? I thought they never usually happened to anyone because you only have one half of your soul, there was no way that the other half of it could be in more than one body. Could you go any more than that or was two the limit? Well I didn''t want to find out any time soon anyway. I don''t think this mate was rejecting me or than I would reject him any time in the future. I hoped this actually works out in my favour. "It feels good to hear that. What''s your name? I am Bloom," I spoke confidently with a bit of cowering in thest words. "The names Alpha Jackson but you can call me James,¡± I loved the huskiness in his voice showing authority but also affection. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org "Okay James, what pack is this?" I asked calmly but wanted to run away. "The Royal Pack," he replied as rxed as I don¡¯t know what. It was then that he had decided to slip his shirt over my head. It was a grey v-neck that reached to just above my knees, ¡°you looked cold,¡± he shrugged, which he was right about, when I looked at him strangely. My mouth dropped open. Like the Royal pack. Was he the king then if he was the Alpha? "Well duh, that would you idiot!" My wolf spoke matter-of-factly inside my head. I just blocked her out again. I thought I had already done that. Out of the blue, a young girl with long wavy bleached-blonde hair that looked practically green, with the worst shabby-looking extensions, came running out of what looked like a pce. "James baby are youing to y with me yet you promised?¡± I stared in amazement at herment. I felt my eyes well up at the though of her and my mate. "Who is this skank?" She looked at me out of the corner of her eyes spitefully, flipping her hair obnoxiously over her shoulders, trying to flirt even more with James. "Go away Mnie and since when did I promise you anything. Do not call me baby cause I am most definitely not your baby, so leave me and my Mate alone!" James shouted whilst letting out a loud growl at the end. His eyes shifted from hazel to ck, a void of any emotion other than anger and disgust. "But you promised," she whined, well what she obviously thought was a whine, but it sounded like she was a screaming Banshee. "I never promised anything now get out my sight before I banish you! Your family will hear of your idiocy,¡± James howled holding me close to him tightly. He really didn''t want to let me go any time soon did he. "She means nothing to me and never has. I do not even know why she tries any more. No one really likes her in this pack,¡± I snuggled into his chest lightly, enjoying the feeling of being so close to my mate, even if we just met. "You know what''s weird. I didn''t actually mind that so much, seeing you shoot her down was just so comical,¡± I chuckled, my wolf howled internally withughter at him humiliating her in-front of me. "Come on, lets go inside show you around and our room," He spoke, emphasising the ''our room'' part of his sentence. Walking inside the pce, I was awe-struck. Diamond chandeliers hung professionally from the ceiling, lighting up the hall brightly. Picture after picture of what I could only guess was each royal family through the generations scattered on the light grey coloured walls. James slowly and gently ced me down on my feet, the first picture I noticed being one with two adults, a male and a female I''m guessing they were the King and Queen. They were standing behind three children, two boys and a younger girl. The eldest looking boy looked exactly like James just a younger version. The other boy, I could not recognise even a little. "He was my brother, Kaden." James came up behind me, standing with his hands behind his back, eyes ssy with tears that were yet to spill. "Was?" I looked him straight in the eyes, watching him as he shifted awkwardly. "uh-huh, he, well he died two years ago. He had gone hunting with my Father as is tradition for the youngest son to do on their 18th Birthday. Hunters were their and shot him dead. Father managed to get away, hated himself ever since," He answered, walking past me to a staircase, "Well, we better get going, It''ste so I will show you the room and we can sleep." Walking up the staircase, I could not help but notice the intricate designs gracing the white coloured wooden banister. We walked up five of these staircases before finally reaching a ck door with a name engraved into it. ''James''. I guess this was his, now our, room. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 -James- Who on Earth did Mnie think she was? In what sane world would anyone just walk up to a guy when they are carrying someone but also with a face like thunder? I decided that I was going to go and pay Mnie a visit and knock some form of sense into her. She should realise that we never actually did anything together and I had just met my mate, so I did not understand her obsession with me. I reckon she just wants the power that the Queen Luna has, but that will always belong to Bloom now that I have met her and imed her as mine, although she doesn¡¯t quite know about that role yet, and the rightful mate of Kings in the future. Laying in my bed with Bloom, her back to me. I knew she was asleep, she had been for a while now, her light snores were adorable. I justid there, thinking deeply about what i did to deserve someone as beautiful as Bloom as a mate, She didn''t even flinch when Mnie strutted up to us, shaking her hips, justughed it off like any person should. I had the perfect n for tomorrow. I will make her breakfast in bed, show her around the rest of the pce and then take her around the packnd whilst getting to know her and her me at the same time. I couldn''t wait until she officially epts me and we be a proper couple. I had epted her the moment Iid eyes on her. Bright and lively green eyes and light brown hair, close enough to blonde flowing freely down her back. One thing I did notice however was her clothes and the scars creeping out from beneath. She was unusually skinny for a werewolf and her clothes were just torn rags that sagged off her shoulders like they did not fit her. She wore no shoes on her delicate feet. Leaving bruises scattered over her dainty, pale feet. Bruises, both in the same of finger prints, but also randomly ced like she¡¯d injured them whilst running barefoot, which I¡¯m assuming she had done before transforming into her second form, which I had yet to see. Now, her having showered and sleeping in my shirt, just made her look so much brighter. Not just because of the fact that she was wearing a white shirt. She will always be gorgeous in my eyes, whatever she wears. Aiden summers, mark my words, I nned find you even if I have to die trying. You will not make it out alive to see daylight. -Bloom- Waking up in afortable bed with actual nkets and a mattress was an unusual feeling. No rocks digging into my spine or bars against my front. Having been In that basement for months without actualfort or heat can really do a thing or two to a person. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org The memories from yesterday had hit me like a speeding truck. Hard. Sitting up in the ck sheeted bed that clearly belonged to James, I rubbed my eyes and stretched. Looking to my side to see that James was no longer by my side. Before I could get up and search for him, the door opened to reveal James with a tray of what looked like different types of pancakes, sauces, toppings and drinks. My stomach growled at the sight, from months of poor nutrition and sustenance. He walked into the room and ced the tray on the end of the bed, allowing me to sit in-front of it to eat. "Good morning, I didn''t know what you would like so I just made a few different types of pancakes,¡± I stared in awe at all the food. For the first time in ages I would be able to eat proper food and as much as I would like to. Despite the fact their seemed to be enough to feed the five-thousand here. I picked up a pancake with what looked to be chocte chips inside and smothered it in this brown stuff called Nute. Which, I¡¯d never had for some reason. I grabbed the ss of apple juice and began to nibble on the luscious looking pancake. It tasted so good that I almost moaned aloud. The slight nutty taste of what I could establish as hazelnut worked surprisingly well with the chocte and pancake. I couldn''t eat much as eating to much after not really eating food at all could make a person ill and well, it wouldn''t be easy to stuff myself slowly. James ate about six pancakes whilst I could only manga to do match two. He seemed d that I was at least eating, me being d too, but I could tell he wanted me to eat more. "You done?" He asked cing his te back on the tray. Nodding, he picks up my te and told me to shower, "I will go get my sister to grab you some clothes, you seem about the same size and I bet she would love to meet you." He kissed my forehead lightly before taking off to take away the tray. Grabbing a towel and one of his shower gels I walked into the bathroom to get ready. I felt like I should keep washing myself over and over to get rid of any trace of Aiden left on my body. After showering for what I could tell was about an hour, there was a knock on the door. It wasn''t James because the knock was light like a feminine knock. His sister. "Come in!¡± I shouted. The door opened to reveal a girl about my height, 5''5. She was carrying some clothing that actually looked my style. "Hi there, I''m Lexi, James''s much better looking younger sister. You must be Bloom," She spoke enthusiasticly, cing the clothes next to me on the bed, "I will leave you to get dressed,e out into the hallway when you are done and we can talk." Slipping out the door, she closed it gently behind her. Lexi, what a nice name. She seemed pretty sweetpared to some people I have met in the past. Aiden had a sister, but she was a right bitch. Her name was Tiffany. I was doing it again, thinking back to the past. Quickly slipping on the outfit, which consisted of light washed skinny Jeans and a long sleeved (thankfully) white floral blouse. The shoes were just a pair of casual ts in a size 6, strangely exactly my size. I took about 20 minutes freshening myself and dressing myself up. Lexi would have been waiting for a while, I felt bad. Opening therge door, she was standing there, hands behind her back looking around the hallway. "Are you ready then? We can go into town and get some food if you want, get to know each other better,¡± Lexi asked, looking hopefully into my green eyes. She grabbed my arm as I nodded my head and walked down the endless stairs towards the exit of the pce. Here goes a few hours of getting to know my new mates sister. ~In town~ "I was thinking that we could go to Starbucks, get a drink and chat, that okay? I would take you shopping to get clothes but James would like to take you,¡± She asked nervously, fidgeting in her pocket until she came out with a crumpled ¡ê20 note. She noticed my stare on the note and justughed at my obvious curiosity. ¡°I have this instead of my card because you never know what could happen.¡± Her saying it aloud actually made it seem like a very sensible idea. You never know who could hack into your bank ount. Walking down to Starbucks, I noticed that most of the people, that smelt like they were werewolves, were staring at us two. They continuously bowed down when we walked by, showing a huge amount of respect for their superior. In all honesty, I hate it. Being treated higher than someone, even if you are of a higher rank, I believe that every human, werewolf and supernatural creature alike are equal. Lexi just ignored their stares and kept on walking. She clearly noticed my difort and decided to shout out to everyone that it was not necessary to bow to us. "Stop bowing, I may be a princess but you do not have to bow to me or Bloom here!¡± The authority in her voice was clear as day. The only way that these people knew I''m part of the royal family in some way would be because of my scent, I would smell slightly like James having spent the night in his room. We just kept walking arriving at Starbucks before I could even blink. "What would you like Bloom, I will go order, you sit here okay?" She asked, I thought for a moment. It might sound in, but I could really just go for a hot chocte. Don''t get me wrong, I do love coffee, but there''s just that point where you just want to sit back and rx. "Can I just get a hot chocte and a chocte cookie thanks Lexi," She just nodded her head lightly before walking to the counter to ce our orders. Normally I wouldn''t allow anyone to pay for me, but on this one asion for two reasons, a I have no money and b She would be very persistent. It took about five minutes for her to return to our table with our drinks and cookies in hand. She had ordered a green teatte or whatever it is called. I used to love Starbucks, but a few months without daylight alone can do a number on a person, especially their memory and sense of time. We just sat there for the next two hours chatting and getting to know each other. I found out that she is seventeen and that she is actually James'' adopted sister. She was adopted when she was 5. From then on she lived with the royals, growing up as a Princess. What surprised me the most is that she didn''t let the power go to her head and cloud her judgement. She was just a friendly, down to earth person. I am so d that I could speak to her if I ever need to. ¡°So what happened to you? James hasn¡¯t told me anything, and obviously I don¡¯t want to assume anything, you don¡¯t have to say a word if you would rather stay quiet about it though,¡± she smiled, swinging her coat over her shoulder as she grabbed it from the back of her chair. ¡°As traumatic as my life has been, I need help and I know that, so if I exin anything to you, promise me you won¡¯t go around telling others? The only people who know are James and now you I guess,¡± I whispered, taking in a deep breath through my nostrils. ¡°No no of course, I wouldn¡¯t even dream of telling a soul!¡± She eximed, her eyes widening a fraction, ¡°I already know it¡¯s something absolutely dreadful, that much I can read from your bodynguage.¡± ¡°Do I really give that much away?¡± She nodded as I ducked my head, before looking back up to see her eyes gazing at my movements, ¡°can we go somewhere more private before I tell you?¡± She nodded again as she grabbed my hand and lead me out the door. ¡°I know just the ce,¡± she says as she leads me down an alley, into what seems to be a tavern from the outside, but inside opened up a whole empty studio, with nothing but a bed and a small kitchte. The kitchte contained the bare essentials and a small, vintage Television sitting in the corner. ¡°This is my getaway home, yes it isn¡¯t much considering I could spend so much and get so much more commodities, but this seems perfect to me, the perfect getaway from all the riches and snooty people,¡± she huffed as I giggled, they weren¡¯t all snooty people, but some certainly were. ¡°Where do I begin then?¡± I thought aloud as she lead me over to sit on a bean bag she had ced on the floor, allowing me to feel rxed enough to go into detail and spill all the information. Lexi sat there and hummed gently every time she felt the need to chime in, allowing me to reveal my secrets slowly and personally. No judgment and no assumptions either. I spent at least an hour going into enough detail of my horrible life, that I feltfortable in her presence to share. It felt like a weight had been lifted finally being able to talk to someone other than a pre-destined mate about my time. After spilling everything, we sat for a moment, taking in the silence and each other¡¯spany. ¡°Can I hug you?¡± She inched forward ever so slightly, tilting her head. ¡°Go ahead, I think I need it,¡± my eyes started to swell up, perfect timing. It¡¯s always when someone points something out that it effects you so much. As soon as the tears started to fall, I felt her embrace me, strong arms wrapping tightly around my middle as she rested her chin upon my head, making me feel incredibly short and infantile, but it was incrediblyforting. There. It¡¯s out. - four hourster- ¡°So how¡¯d shopping with my sister go?¡± James asked as I finished brushing my teeth and spat in the sink. Lovely. ¡°Really good actually, she¡¯s so nice. Also I managed to reveal everything to her so she knows that now,¡± I smiled, taking in a deep breath as I crawled under the covers next to him. ¡°Are you okay with that? I mean it hasn¡¯t taken long to open up on it, which is not a bad thing at all,¡± he began to stroke my hair as I got settled. ¡°No, it¡¯s okay, I¡¯m here now and not there, I trust you guys enough to tell you,¡± my eyes began to droop as my words soured towards the end. The movement of hands in my hair lulling me into a slumber. ¡°I¡¯m d you trust us that much, you deserve the world. Goodnight Bloom,¡± he inhaled as he kissed the back of my head. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 -Bloom- I woke up noticing a strong pair of arms wrapped around me possessively. I was about to scream, turn and punch the person in the face simultaneously, but as soon as I felt the tingles I rxed instantly. Despite the fact I had opened up, I wasn¡¯t quite settled in with everything yet. I thought of everything that had happened over the course of the past few days. Rejecting Aiden, running onto new territory, then meeting my second chance mate and talking to his adopted sister, Lexi in Town. She really was such a sweet-hearted person. Life so far has never been an easy ride. Then again, who has such an easy life with all the luxuries they could ever want. Some people may think they have it all, but somewhere within them, something is missing. I tried to wriggle from James''s grip but he just growled. Any attempt at escaping would probably go to waste. "Stay mate. Please," I was shocked at this side of him. Most people refer to him as cold hearted and ruthless, but this is just not what anyone would of expected from him, especially now. ording to a lot of werewolf books that I have read by people, even the worst, cold-hearted Alpha always warms up around his mate. This however is not always the case, as you could see by the Aiden situation. He was clearly not going to back down so soon as he wrapped his arms tighter around me. I guess I will have to stay in bed for a bit longer just to make him happy! Males and their possessiveness. It is sometimes actually kinda sickening, but I could certainly get used to this. Not having to keep looking over my shoulder at every turn to ensure I wasn¡¯t being watched like a hawk, or that I was about to be jumped at any chance avable. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. -Aiden- She didn¡¯t realize I was keeping an eye on her every movement. Her every footstep recorded in my brain. What she was doing at this point in time, in that stupid royal packnd with her new ''Mate'' well so called anyway. She¡¯s still mine because I never epted her rejection. How did this- How could this even happen? Life is so unfair. I always get what I want. Always. My wolf, Xavier was angry at me for being so harsh to my mate. Whining and whining, on and on but I couldn''t care less what he thought, only that the pain my wolf was feeling was almost unbearable for me, but why? She isn¡¯t someone special, just another girl who just so happened to be bonded to us. To me. She rejected me! No one does that to Alpha Aiden Summers! Not even my own family are allowed to say no to me. But guess what, my mate apparently can. I growled at that. She and that mutt of an Alpha King will not get away from me and well, my army I guess. When I actually find an army. Now where to begin? The rogues or enemy packs? -Bloom- Breakfast went by really fast, it was just me and James. Until I was introduced to the pack I was not allowed to eat with them because of privacy and protection issues. Meeting the whole entire pack was not first on my list of important things. I would say that it is at least fifth. First was to get to know James a lot more before i decide on where we ced in our rtionship. ording to James,ter on meaning after I was dressed and ready, he was taking me to a restaurant down the road for dinner and so we could get to know each other. We never really had the chance to. All I knew about him so far is that he has a younger Sister and had a younger Brother. I still feel bad for asking him about Kaden, his older brother. He kept saying he didn¡¯t mind, but I could see it in his eyes that it brings back too many memories for him. I really wanted to know more but I would have to make sure I ask when he tells me that it is okay. He said that he was picking me up from the bedroom at about five. He had some paperwork to finish off and a meeting to attend. It was currently four. I have just had a bath and started changing. The most fun part. note the sarcasm. I had decided on wearing, as James had told me was best to do, my casual outfit. Lexi had brought me a few different outfits. We were going clothes and essential shopping hopefully tomorrow. I slipped on a pair of ck high waist skinny jeans, a in white cropped top and a light wash denim jacket. Slipping on a pair of high top Nike air trainers, I was ready. I never bother with make-up. Only ever use it for special asions, not that today isn''t, and for fun. I always thought that your Mate should love you for you and not how you look. Make-up is just a part of it. A knock on the door brought me out of my thoughts. Standing uptely had been painful. Whilst every mark begins to heal, it really took a toll on my body. I jumped to open the door, revealing James, carrying a small bouquet of lilies. White to be exact. My favourite flowers. Wait, how''d he know that. I have barely told him anything. Unless Lexi told him as I did tell her. That''s why she was asking. Damn. I can be quitete figuring things out sometimes.. James took me outside the entrance to the pce and towards a car. From what I am guessing, he has many more. The whole time we spent getting to know each other. I found out that his birthday is March 6th, two days before mine strangely. He loves the colour navy, the navy that is pretty much ck. The whole night we just sat around the pce afterwards. Watching the television and just chatting the night away until I fell asleep. This had to be one of the best days with no interruptions yet. Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Bloom.~ Do you ever get that feeling where you would just love to drop dead or at leastmit suicide? Yeah...that feeling just won''t go away. It has been almost a year since I was kidnapped and do you want to know the worst part...Aiden has raped me again and again. I have already been pregnant but miscarried around two dayster. That''s why he keeps trying. If one actually survives it would kill me, kill James. Oh how I miss my lovely mate. The slight memories of him are still lingering. I could imagine what he looks like now. A zombie... I look like a zombie that has gone without brains for decades.. I know, funny right. "Ahh... look who is finally awake. How you feeling baby?" Aiden, the one person I just wanted to rip the heart out of, Smugly asked me. A glint of evil always shone in his eyes. I couldn''t reply. I was mute. Ashamed and loosing the will to live, I just gave up speaking about two months ago. "Still not speaking I see. Well let''s find out if beating you will get you to speak." I cowered back shaking like crazy. I practically was a skeleton now. My bones were peaking out my skin, my eyes has ck rims around them and my skin was white as snow. I wish I could just die but I have to live, for my mate, for James. James. ~ No! That''s it. I ampletely going to storm out this castle and go looking for her. I can''t loose her. Not yet. I look like aplete zombie. Not sleeping, eating, moving for that matter. If I don''t find Bloom in the next five minutes I could practically just lose myself to my wolf. I was interrupted from my thoughts by my Beta David bursting through my office door. "What." I grumbled. "Your highness, we have a new lead on Luna''s whereabouts." He bowed I leaned over my desk, intent on hearing. "Well, you know that old building by the sea, that one that was abandoned due to a Rogue attack. It would be the perfect ce to hide out, the sea distracting the scents, hard to find." I jumped out of my seat immediately. "Well, what are we waiting for, lets go get my mate back." "Wait sir..." I didn''t let him finish as I was already mind linking all my warriors to meet me outside. We areing for you my love. Bloom~ I screamed internally. At least I can''t give him the satisfaction of seeing me hurt. "What...nothing to say, to scream." The annoying voice of Aiden screamed down by ear. "Well I have someone I would like you to meet, then you may scream.." he cackled evily. What is it with evil people and cackling? Suddenly the door to the horrid torture room flew open revealing a man, the one I never wanted to see again, standing in the doorway. "Hello Bloom. Did You miss me baby girl?" The evil glint in his eye made me shiver from all the memories, good and bad. I couldn''t speak his name. The name I knew him by... Dad... Carlos (Bloom''s dad)~ Seeing my oh so lovely daughter hanging there by her hands, looking so much more lifeless than ever. Brought back memories I wish I could forget. Beating my whole family, my mate, children. Bloom may think I hated her and always wanted to be evil. Nope! I still love her. She needs to know, I only have her best interest at heart now anyway. I used to me her for my parents death. Then I realized she had nothing to do with this and left her. I am only trying to do the right thing. Bloom~ "What? I thought you died." I managed to choke out, almost silently. My eyes were welling with so many tears. "No princess, that war was nned. This is the best thing for you, for your mate." I felt tear after tear fall down my cheek. My dad, the one I used to love, thinking he was doing the right thing by forcing me with my ex-mate. I heard the door shut signalling that they had both walked out, leaving me broken. The only sound for miles... howls. Wait howls! I never heard them yesterday. Then I noticed one particr howl I recognised even though I never heard it before. James! My mate, my king, my saviour. I heard the pained howl just waiting to save me. I heard footsteps getting closer to my door. Closer... closer. "Come on Bloom love, we better dissapear before that so called mate of yourses." I knew it, my mate. "NEVER.." I managed to scream. Wait, I actually spoke.... I spoke. "Bloom keep talking no one will hear you." The evil voice of Aidenughed. I did the only thing I could think of. I kicked him. He was sent to the floor screaming in pain. Haha that''s what you get when you mess with Bloom Marie ck. James.~ I heard the scream of Bloom. At least she can still speak. "NEVER..." she screamed. I instantly ran in the direction not caring what I was gonna do. As long as I had Bloom back by my side. I ran up to a lot of rouge guards. I have to give him credit for this, he was well prepared. I killed them all with one swipe of my w, not literally but you never mess with an angry alpha king who has lost his mate. I kept running in the direction of the scream, all I could see was red. I was going in for the kill and not stopping till I got what I wanted. The outside of the building was disgusting, covered in vines from roof to floor. I just hoped Bloom didn''t really have to survive in a room as bad as the outside looked. Boy was I wrong. The inside was worse than the out. Rusted metal bars where I am guessing they ced cells, broken wooden doors inbetween two double iron enforced doors. I wanted to gag from the disgusting smell, rotting food, dead flesh. Well, you should get the jist...right!!? Walking through the gloomy corridor (that felt like it could lead on forever) I finally came to a stop where I could smell that amazing vani smell. My wolf was urging toe out and take over, not a chance though would I let him through.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. "Ahhh!! Look who decided to join us atst, James or should I say ''King James." The disgusting voice of Aiden spat. I wanted to rip his throat out, then and there but restrained from doing so. "Oh, it''s the man who never deserved the title of Alpha," I sneered at Aiden, to think the cheak of this man. Stealing my mate and the nerve in this man to sneer MY name. He is wishing for a death sentence. I was brought from my thoughts by a loud screaming from the room behind me. Blooms! Making a quick turn, I dashed towards the door and through it. The sight in front of me made me want to curl up around her,fort her. She looked dreadful. Covered in blood from head to toe, scars covering her beautiful, wless skin. What had the a*s done to her! ....... Chapter 12 Chapter 12 James. The sight in-front of me made me want to wrap my mate in my arms. Her wless skin, paled by every whip mark that could possibly fit on that petite body of hers, the scars embedded on her long, wless legs. I wanted to howl in pain, whilst cringing at the same time. Her long brown hair, now cut at a strange angle, was matted to the time where you couldn''t see her face. The growl that rippled out of my throats is what surprised me the most however. A growl so fierce half the world of the werewolf poption probably heard it. My poor mate, almost lifeless. The guard that was guarding her cell whimpered but ran to ''protect'' her. Oh hunny, she belongs to me, no one needs to protect her from her own loving mate. Who, oh yeah, who hasn''t seen her in around a year too. I felt my wolf ripping at the surface to be let out, he wanted to be the one who ripped those guards into pieces mercilessly.I dly let him, he was my best bet at saving Bloom. That was thest I could remember before I cked outpletely. My wolf wanted blood, rogue blood! Bloom I instantly recognised the voice calling out for me. I had been drugged, loaded with wolfsbane before they attempted, key word, attempted, to drag me out the disgusting building. Seeding not may I say. "Bloom, honey,e to me, I need to speak with you my dear." The soft voice calmly whispered. The voice echoed in my surroundings. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. It sounded so calming, reassuring, I walked towards the light where I assumed I could find the voice. It kept whispering to me. Urging me to keep moving forward. The voice suddenly stopped, as if it could feel my presence stalking closer. ¡°TikTok. TikTok. TikTok.¡± Starting up again, the voice continued to tick, like it was counting down any time I had left. It sounded kind of like what I imagine the devil would sound, if the devil was in my head. The voice wasing closer to me, it sounded as if it was fighting with something, or someone. Soon the whole world just went ck. The new way I was used to things being. Dotting my vision before leaving me breathless. My eyes ached to open, however they just couldn''t. I heard another voice in my head, no wait, this one was outside my head. It sounded pleading, crying, begging almost. The voice was warming and I felt tingles rush through my body. I knew where I was, I knew who was talking. -James.- My wolf instantly went to the nearest guards throat, there was blood everywhere but the guards kept coming. Pathetic. One by one they all tried to take me on in vain of course, and guess what? They all lost. Slowly my wolf gave me back control as he hid in the deepest depth of my consciousness. He was satisfied with the amount of blood he had spilled. Ripped from their veins and arteries. I ran into the room that I could sense Bloom was in. She was lying there, whimpering like a wounded puppy. She was still asleep though so it must have been a dream. Aiden was still out there, wreaking masses of disorder on innocent people, so I ordered my Beta and my third to gently take Bloom out of here and to the pack hospital. I ran to find that disgrace of a man, lycanthrope, whatever you want to ss him as and kill him. Actually, scrap that. I was going to torture him to death. ~3 hourster~ Finally. I actually sessfully killed him. He''s out of mine and Blooms life for good. I tortured him as, exactly as I said, promised, I would. He wouldn''t stop talking about how beautiful she was. How glossy and pretty her hair was. How doll-like her eyes were. On and on and on. Not that I''m saying she isn''t but it gets to a point where it¡¯s ringly obvious why he¡¯s doing that. I ran to my castle as fast as I could to get to Bloom before she woke up. My Beta had mind linked me earlier to say she was safe, but not quite awake. As soon as I got back I ran into the shower. I was covered in sweat and blood from head to toe. What a greatbination! The perfect attire to greet someone who¡¯d been locked away for so long. As soon as I showered, which actually took ages, I rushed to the hospital with one thought in my head. Bloom. ...... Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Bloom I woke up to a blinding light covering my sight. I tried to move my hand but found I couldn''t. Trying to move my left hand, this one I could actually eventually move. I covered my sight from the light to look at what was holding my hand down. What I saw made me cry. Not in sadness, but happiness. It was James, the one person I thought I would never see again. He was starring intently at me. When he noticed I was awake he immediately embraced me in a tight hug. Suffocating in the process. "I missed you, so so much!" I cried into his chest, he ran his hand through my hair. "Hey... shh.. it''s okay. I missed you so much too. Your safe now, here with me and the pack. Aiden can''t touch you now." He cooed into my ear, instantly calming me and my wolf down. I knew I needed to tell him everything, every detail, the whipping, scars and even the rape. He better be calm enough to listen to me. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. "J..James, I need to tell you everything that happened when I was taken, but you need to promise me one thing. You need to stay calm." I whispered, my voice cracking slightly at loss of water for ages. They managed to starve me but I got food every so often. "Anything for you love, would you like a drink first?" He asked gently. I nodded slightly, I never drank anything despite being given food asionally. They were on a mission to make sure I only lived long enough to give birth to a child for Aiden. James passed me a ss of water from the jug on the side table. "Better?" I nodded my head and sighed contently. "Okay, I need to tell you everything. I will start with the worst thing. I... I was raped James. Aiden raped me. Every so often. He got me pregnant a few times but they died not long after. I''m scared one survived and I don''t know about it. He raped me a few days ago now." I sobbed, clutching onto his shirt tightly. I heard a low but loud growling from his chest. "HE WHAT!! I KILLED HIM EARLIER, I DON''T THINK HE SUFFERED ENOUGH NOW!" He screamed, his wolf clearly at bay. I whimpered and pulled away to cower into the warm bed-sheets. Finally, afy bed. He saw my actions and immediately came tofort me. "Hey.. I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to snap. My wolf just got angry and is wanting to go out for blood, again," he chuckled, pulling me into his embrace once again. That''s how the next hour went. Me telling James everything, the whippings, the torture, starvation,everything. Whilst he and his wolf tried to rampage out of the room, then me holding him down and him apologizing. Soon I got tired and unintentionally let out a quiet yawn. I heard a slight chuckle from beside me making me jump. "I think it''s time for you to go to sleep. You may have only just recovered. I will stay with you here the whole time okay." He whispered, kissing my forehead before tucking me under the soft white head sheets. I was in a hospital room but still, the beds were a step up from the dungeon floor. Surely you would be happy to have warmth for once after over a year of the cold. Just imagine what it''s like. I soon felt myself drifting into oblivion, waiting for the new dawn toe upon me. What a day it has been today though. I was rescued from that hell hole by my mate and his pack, only to have to tell the whole story to James. James Finally, she was back. In my arms and safe. I watched her as she slept. Peaceful unlike the past year most probably. After she told me the whole story my wolf just snapped. He wanted to go out and run all the anger off. I wanted more than to do that too, but we both knew we needed to be here tofort our mate. We knew she had scars covering her body, she just wouldn''t feelfortable showing them yet. I need to just relish the moment, her being back, safe and sound. If she had gotten pregnant like she said she might be, I won''t be able to tell for another week or so yet. Let''s just hope she isn''t. The minute I knew she waspletely asleep was the second I had to disappear up into my office. I made sure I had a camera setup to see what happens in that room. Now she is back, the whole pack will be waiting to officially meet the new queen after a year of anticipation. To prevent any packs from attacking during that time, I have to sign some papers, followed by meeting with some pack Alphas to discuss things before and after they meet Bloom, their new queen. I just hope she can handle it. They can be a bit, overwhelming may I say, the other Alphas, I mean. Each time a new queen is announced, all packs must gather in the royal packs grounds to meet her. Each one bring gifts and their mates to visit. Not all packs are invited though, the ones who are rebelling, the ones who live to far away, or the ones who just don''t believe in the royal family whatsoever as well. Yes, some people don''t believe there is a royal family in fact. Chapter 17 Chapter 17 -James- Last night is a blur, from what I could remember I had found roughly where Bloom was hiding. I need to just search thereter on. I can remember part of it yesterday, I was so depressed that my king wolf took over and resulted me to drinking. He went to a human bar, I don''t even know how many shots he drank, but to get a wolf drunk it must have been spiked by a special witch. I woke up in a strangers bed, a girl lying next to me, fully dressed, my wolf spoke to me saying "Hey idiot, you know, I had to stop that other idiot wolf of yours from going to far. He drank way to much and picked up some random girl. You¡¯re lucky you got me." That''s the only thing he said to me before cutting me offpletely. Rolling my eyes i sighed deeply. I wanted to scream, pull my hair till it rips straight off my head. I am so lucky I have my wolf looking after me. I ran out the house, d I was still fully clothed. I needed to find Bloom fast, this will be the only way I can apologize to her. I just hope I can get all the ideas organised before I find her. Off to the castle then to town. Bloom.~ The fresh smell of dawn, dawned upon my senses. Everything I dreaded may have already happened in not even 12 hours. Maybe I am doubting him already. What if Axe was still in control? That was probably the case. His wolf, Xavier, probably stopped him before Axe could go to far. I would have felt the bond sever if he had. The dread that fills my heart still makes me want to scream and shout. What would happen if he really had done... what I think he has. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Tears threaten to spill from my eyes, but I don''t let them. I won''t cry over him any longer. A rustle from behind me startle me, causing me to jump up from my seat on the rocks on from of a stream. This forest is so pretty, peaceful and full of nature. Hey, I have always thought they were amazing though. As a kid, the one ce I could find myself at peace with life was in a forest. Coming back to my thoughts, the one thing I didn''t expect to see was standing right in front of me. The sight I see makes me want to ball my eyes out and scream. My mother, she''s here, safe, alive! "Hey, it''s okay, I''m here, it''s really me." She spoke with the familiar softness in her voice. Clearly seeing the tears threading my eyes. I ran straight up to her, falling straight into her embrace. The familiar warm look in her eyes. My world will never be the same. "I can''t believe you are really here. How?" I whispered, I''m suprised she really heard me. "well, when that war started, I had a dummy ced to make a decoy for Aiden. I escaped, watched over you escaping his grasp." I was so relieved. The one person I missed the most was here, holding me in her embrace. "Also, I have someone who is crying his eyes out, for you, he hates himself, just follow me." She hushed, holding my hand tightly in hers, dragging me gently behind her. The next thing I saw made mepletely break down even more. The face of my mate, staring back at me from a heart made of my favourite flowers, lilies. Strange to make a heart from but he knows the way to my heart. As always. I cried, this time in happiness and surprise. I chuckled lightly. He saw me and a grin immediately covered his face. Rushing over to me, my mum let go of my hand so James could wrap his arms tight around me. "I am so freaking sorry Bloom. Listen, I love you and what Axe did to you yesterday was unexceptable. I made sure he was scolded respectfully and rightfully." He cried into my hair. Hugging me impossibly tighter. "Hey, shhh, it''s okay, I get it, but that pain I got this morning in my abdomen. Was that you, you know?" I asked kind of shy, heughed at the look of disgust on my face. "No, it wasn''t. Axe had taken over in my state of depression, he went to a human bar, somehow, managed to get drunk and steal a random girl out the bar. Xavier stopped him before he could go any further than kissing. I couldn''t do anything. You had ran away, I felt like dieing." He poured all his words out in a whirl wind. I squeezed him tight before letting go slightly. Before I said anything, I kissed him slightly, almost telling him I understood. The look on his face made meugh. He was grinning from ear to ear. He took my hand and I took my mums. We now were walking back to the castle in content silence, comfortable, not awkward. Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Bloom. Who would have thought it. The most dreadful thing, well what I thought was anyway, actually turned out to be me assuming the worst. James has been nothing but a sweetheart over the past few days I have been back in the castle with him. Today, well today is the day I never look forward to. The day he introduces me as one, his queen, and two, to his family. What if they don''t like me? What if they think I''m not good enough? I felt warm arms around me, I think James knows I''m panicking. Well, it''s not hard considering I am visibly sweating and shaking like a mad thing. Oh yeah, this whole mum thing. Well she is living in the castle a few rooms down from me and James actually. The timing of her arrival was just, incredible. She exined the whole situation to me. Dad really was dead on the other hand. My brother, the one who was a month older than me, apparently died three months ago. When mum told me this I wouldn''t stop crying. He was my world when we were younger, we would go on expositions together, visit new country''s, when I was almost killed trying to help fight rogues during one attack when we were five. Thatst one makes meugh a little. He saved me that day. A rogue was chasing after me, and he killed it. Mum also exined why she had to fake death and run away. She was under themand of a Alpha that goes by the name of Calvin, to protect me from Aiden. They clearly did the job. Look at me now. Rid of the monster, well, except that note which still haunts my past. We haven''t had a single note, word or even a letter since that time. I reckon he has just given up, or he sent that before he was killed. To be honest all I care about is the present, not past or the future. "Hey Bloom, you might need to get ready, we have an hour before I introduce you to the pack. The worst part is the wolfmunity, but that won''t be for a while yet." James said, stroking up and down my right arm, tickling my skin with sparks. The whole part of me meeting the royal pack involves a sort of bonding ceremony. He marks me, I mark him, we do the whole blood bond thingy to connect me to the pack, and then, I have to run away with him for the night. Sleep in the woods with him. Then I am officially a royal pack members, one step away from fully being queen. The whole tradition means I have to wear a dress and it has to be a ck and white ombr¨¦ effect. I don''t know why, but it is tradition. I am going to wear the one every generation of queens for thest 6 generations. This dress is supposed to represent peace and leadership. The owner of the dress is supposed to show kindness through everything she does. No woman, man, child left behind. This dress is beautiful. A vision of perfection. I went to take a shower. The water calming my tense muscles. Lord was I scared to meet the pack. Some can be so intimidating that it scares the Luna away for good. This rarely happens, but there were some unfortunate cases. I dressed in the beautiful dress, pairing it with some ck heels. A rose gold, silver studded ring and a light natural touch of makeup. My hair was done by the pack stylist, Erin. Her skills were just to perfection. My hair was in a half up, half down, high up-do. Not a hair out of ce. The person staring back at me in the mirror was a stranger. I could hardly recognise myself. The once forest green eyes, looked stronger. The eyeshadow bringing them out, making them pop. I just hope I can do this!N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Bloom Everything has been going smoothly over the course of the past three days. Ever since James brought me back from my tree house in the woods, he wouldn''t stop apologising and being all cuddly with me. Not that I minded if course. When he wasn''t around, I had to have at least 2 guards by my side, most of the time. He''s still panicky. Just not as much as before. Well, with all that chaos with the note and stuff, I never got round to meeting the royal pack. Today is the day! My dress is obviously sorted, my shoes are a pair of beautiful white wedge style shoes. The rest was just my casual look, makeup, curled hair and all. I looked like a queen. Well, a queen who can''t dress herself properly anyway. I had to get Sara, the castle stylist to help with the dress, it was really difficult to fit on. Other than that, everything is fine. I am panicking so much that my hands won''t stop shaking at my sides. Two more minuets until James comes to take me away into the main hall. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. Not a second goes by where I felt like screaming at the top of my lungs. I knew I would be okay though, my mate by my side, helping calm my nerves. Lets do this thing. James. I couldn''t wait to see her walk out that room. Each second of anticipation making me nervous. It was like we were getting married. Not yet though. I could already feel her nerves through the small mate bond. She shouldn''t be nervous. It''s not like she is meeting the whole world or anything. I waited and waited, after what felt like hours, I finally heard he door open. I was dressed in a ck button shirt with ck jeans. My normal meeting outfit you could say really. She stepped out of that room and I felt my jaw drop. She was literally drop dead gorgeous. The way her soft brown hair fell against her shoulders. Green eyes, popping. Bloom has to be one of the most beautiful females. She walked up to me, smirking, trying not tough. She lifted her fingers and ced them under my jaw. I felt a slight tap, before my lips were ced back together. Sheughed, the most calmingugh I have ever heard. "I''d keep that jaw shut tight if I were you, wouldn''t want to catch flies now, would we?" She chuckled, not taking her eyes away from my face. Bloom I walked out my room, each step slower than the first. Eventually slowing to a stop in front of James. I smirked when I saw his jaw hanging open slightly. Closing it with a had just below his jaw, "I''d keep that jaw shut tight if I were you, wouldn''t want to catch flies now, would we?" I chuckled. Taking my hand in his, James walked me down therge, curled staircase down to just outside the ballroom. Just by staring at the doors I could tell the inside would be magnificent. The guard opened therge double oak doors to reveal a brightly lit room, full of chandeliers, scouring the ceiling. It was like a scene from beauty and the beast. The room, full ofughter and loud chatter, suddenly fell silent as soon as they noticed our arrival. They one by one all bowed, instantly recognizing us as the king and queen despite never meeting me. I felt James squeeze my hand gently, reassuringly. The stage at the head of the room was a easy journey to get to surprisingly. Every wolf had made a pathway in the middle of the room, allowing me and James to walk through to the stage. "Hello people of the Royal pack!" James''s loud voice boomed in the silent room, echoing all round every corner, "Today I would like to introduce you to my mate, your queen, Bloom Marie ck. You are to treat her the way you would wish to be treated, how you would normally treat me or expect to be punished!" I felt his hand on my lower back, walking me forward toward him. I bowed slightly before siting on the fairlyrge throne next to James. The queens throne. The back was encrusted with diamonds on both thrones, on the kings throne, retched into the back said ''He who rules with peace and strength.'' The words on mine were something of a fairytale, ''She who rules by his side, with peace and love over all,''. Sitting in the throne was surprisinglyfy, the cushioned seat lifting me to sit just slightly higher. Now, it''s coronation time. In front of me, I noticed the previous king, who I have yet to meet, kneel down to sit still a. It taller then me. "Bloom Marie ck soon to be Jackson, do you ept the role of queen, to rule over everyone with fairness and keep peace?" "Yes," I nodded, no longer feeling nervous. I saw him nod his head approvingly at James. Arge smile on his face. "To serve your country, I now pronounce you Bloom, queen!" He shouted easing the crown onto my head. I stood up, only to have everyone bow once again. I am now the queen. It''s just the responsibilitys that come with it. I can do this! Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Bloom. I woke up the next morning to have the sun streaming down onto my face. I had a pain in my neck from yesterday, shback. "I now pronounce you queen." The former king, James fathers voice boomed. Now was time for James to mark me. You see, if the king hadn''t marked his mate earlier it had to be done during coronation. shback over. So that''s why it hurts so much. James had to take me straight to bed as I was feeling sleepy from the after effects. With the coronation over, today was the day I was going to meet his parents. Beside me, I felt around the bed to find James gone, in his ce was a note. Hey Bloom, I am just getting everything with my parents ready. I will be back before you know it. Oh, so that''s where he went. I decided to get out of bed to get ready. I took a fairly short shower before changing into a short, frilled ck dress. Paired with brownce up boots thate to just below my knees. Walking down the stairs and into the kitchen, I grabbed an apple before walking outside. I needed some air before James and I went to meet his parents at lunch. I was nervous, there was no denying that. It''s not everyday you meet your mate/boyfriends parents for the first time. I heard footsteps approach me from behind, the gentle footfalls came closer before slowing to a stop. "Hey Bloom, what you up to?" The voice of none other than David, James''s Beta asked, startling me out my previous thoughts. "Oh, nothing much, just enjoying the air for a bit," I answered, felling slightly embarrassed at my sudden jump. He just chuckled at me. I continued staring off into the distance, leaning against the patio doorframe. "James told me to aka you to meet him in the kitchen in ten minutes," "Okay, thank you David, I will go in a minute," I heard the footsteps growing distant signalling that he had left me in the garden. I started walking back into the castle and towards the small kitchen on the royals floor. This is the kitchen me and James were mostly in. Opening the small door into the open kitchen, I saw James leaning against the countertop, phone in hand. As soon as he saw me he instantly put away his phone and walked over to me. I wrapped my arms around his torso, feeling calm in his arms. "Hey Hun, you ready to meet my parents?" He asked, stroking one hand down my back, the other around my waist. "Sure, I''m just a bit nervous." I admitted, the truth is I am extremely nervous. He led me out through the kitchen doors and into a long hallway. The walls were covered in pictures of past royals, all the way up to James. I''m not on there yet because I need to be portrayed onto a picture with James. At the end of the hallway we came to arge door. Opening the door, we entered into a small sitting room. Therge ck L shapes couch sat against the wall on the left. A dark mahogany table sat in the middle of the room. Double ss doors ced at the back of the room into the gardens. I felt a squeeze at my hand as I realised that we were standing in front of his parents. "Hello dear, I am sage and this is my mate, James''s father, Axel," The kind voice of James mother spoke made me feel warm inside. She had a very soft motherly voice. I noticed I haven''t seen my own mother over the past few days I have been back. "Hey, I am Bloom," I try to answer as politely as possible. "Well, would you two like to sit down and we can get to know each other," His fathers voice boomed slightly over his mothers. James sat down on the seat opposite his parents, pulling me down onto hisp. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org They just stared at me whilst I fidgeted with my fingers. I was stunned for words. His parents seemed so nice. Let''s hope they aren''t anything like my dad was. ~After meeting the parents~ "Hey James?" I asked, we were now back in the bedroom, lying on the warm bed. He was just nuzzling my hair whilst snuggling up to me. "Yes," he sounded unsure. "When your parents said earlier that we should mate soon," I paused watching his eyes for a reaction, his movements stilled for a second, "Do they really want us to that fast?" I truly was curious. "Bloom, listen to me, we have known each other for nearly two years now and still haven''t mated. It isn''t up to my parents when we mate. It is purely up to us." I smiled whilst leaning into his warmth. Trust James to always give the honest answer. Something felt off about the room from that point onwards. After we had fallen asleep, we were woken again by a loud crash outside the bedroom. I nearly screamed but refrained from doing so. James pulled me closer, obviously snarked by the noise. "James.... what was that?" I stammered. I was trying to be as quiet as I could. What if the noise was a killer, a mass murderer? Iughed at my own thoughts. James stepped out of bed with me following closely behind to investigate. What was behind the door was something I wish I hadn''t woken up to! Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Bloom. James started to growl uncontrobly. He wouldn''t stop no matter what I tried. This didn''t involve hugging him in case heshed out. I wouldn''t think that this would happen. The one man, well two men, I thought were dead weeks ago. Maybe I was so clearly wrong. The features that still made me curl away in fear, the weak but apparently strong body, trying to intimidate the rivals. "What the hell are you doing alive, I KILLED YOU BOTH!!" James screamed. I refrained from hurtling into his arms to calm him. "You can''t get rid of us that easily, did you not read that not. I am pretty sure you did, I watched everything that happened, right from when you pped your mate up until you woke up in the bed with..." Aiden was cut off by a feral growl from James. What was Aiden trying to say? I started to walk away from James. "Ah, I see you still haven''t told her have you ''king''" he sneered, chuckling evilly. What had he not told me? I felt some strange emotion I never normally feel. Anger and disgust. My mate is supposed to tell me everything. What could be so important that he couldn''t tell me. "Bloom, listen to me. I will exin allter just, go and lie back in bed.. please," James pleading eyes moved to stare at my own, I couldn''t look him in the eyes. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org Still, I trudged back into bed, feeling annoyed but at the same time scared. They are back, my dad and Aiden. The very men set on mating me to Aiden. My dad couldn''t care less about my life. Aiden on the other hand, cared somewhat but still wanted me as much as I despised him. That''s obviously a lot. I heard the heavy thump of footsteps heading down the stairs, signaling that they had gone down into his office. If they try to take me again I will personally kill them. James. How could this be possible? No one can simplye back from the dead. Unless... no! It''s not possible. Walking to my office I pondered that thought. What if I am right, if they really are. The door to my office was swung open to reveal Blooms mum sitting in the chair. I had already asked her to meet me here through mind-link, I can mind-link just about anyone being the king and all. She sneered as soon as she spotted the men behind me. "What the hell are they doing here?" She screeched. "Hey, hey Mrs ck..." she cut me off, "It''s Miss Moore now!" The man who was her so called mate growled under his breath. "Okay then, Miss Moore, calm down, they won''t be here long before..." I trailed off, she obviously caught onto what I was impending, the men on the other hand. They just stared at me in question. Stupid people. Stupid wolfs. "Honestly though, we just came for Bloom then we will be on our way," Aiden smirked, showing off his large white... fangs! I knew it. "Hybrid! You will never get your hands on her as long as I live!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, making sure he got the message. He didn''t however seem to. "Nah, I like snarking you off, so nah I will get her, and yes hybrids. Me and her dear father over here." Heughed. The smirk he was wearing made his eyes glisten with amusement. I had to turn away to refrain from shifting. I needed Bloom, and fast. Slowly I felt my wolf Axe take control. That was when I completely cked out. Bloom. It had been three hours since James went to talk with ''them''. He still hadn''t return. About an hour ago I heard all the shouting stop, turning into screams of pain and dragging noises, venturing down the hallway into what I could hear were the cer jail cells. The ones for the torture victims. I knew exactly what was going to happen down there. Just the thought made me sick to my stomach. From past stories, what could be made out the strongest was the torture, he was horrid to his victims. At least I have yet to see that side of him... yet... What if hees back in this state. I don''t know how to handle it. I would panic, scream. Anything to get him away from me. A sudden knock made me jolt up from my spot on the bed. "Hey Bloom hunny, can Ie in for a sec?" The calming voice of my mother and James''s mother came from the outside. Quickly getting up to open the door, I let them in before mming it shut again. My mother was quick to console me. Running her soft hand up and down my back. A touch I missed so dearly. "James lost control back there, I told him to stay away from you until he calmed down, even in a feral state his main priority Is you," his mothers soft voice spoke. I felt tears well up in my eyes. Jeez, he still loved me no matter what. He had definitely proven that today. "Wait. Your scent is different almost... revolting." His mother, sage spoke. I wanted to cry at that until I felt a surge of pain run through me. Oh sugar, it can''t be. I''m in... HEAT! Chapter 22 Chapter 22 James. "How the hell are you still alive?! I killed you!" I shouted, I just couldn''t wrap my head around it. One does not simply step up from the dead. Unless... Those flipping hybrids. They all think they can waltz around like they own the world. I was about to start speaking again when Aiden started walking out of my office and up the stairs to Blooms room! Wait, If he is going up there then... HEAT!! I ran as fast as possible up the stairs, past Aiden and that monster she calls a father. Aiden came next, trying to push past me with his elbow. He was no match for me however, as when I pushed him back he went tumbling back down the stairs. That would have broken a bone or two. "Bloom, where are you?" I shouted loud as I approached our room. The only response I heard was a groan. Hers. I nearly broke the door down trying to enter. Walking in I heard the shower running. "James, please, it hurts!!!!" I heard her voice out in pain, sounding like it wasing from the bathroom. Aiden was now trying to open the door, I stood against it, screaming at him to leave. "JAMES!!!" That''s it! ~the next morning~ Bloom. I woke up in mine and James''s bed to notice that all the pain had gone. All that was left was a slight pain in my legs. That''s not hard to decipher why. I stretched only to have my arms blocked by a very hard wall. The wall soon to reveal itself as James. My cheeks blushed a bright red. "Hey, you feeling okay?" His husky morning voice, grumbled quietly. This caused me to blush even deeper. "Y...yes, I....I am fine," I stuttered. He just chuckled at me. I stepped out of bed, only to fall back down in pain. Once again I tried, and again and again until I actually managed to get into the bathroom. After showering, I walked to the wardrobe to get changed. I noticed James had moved from his spot on the bed to the shower. I think he will be going to his office after to sort this whole Aiden and my father problem out. James. I walked in to my office with the biggest grin on my face. That onlysted a few seconds before I saw them. Sitting in the sofa in the corner of my office, just lounging around. I despise them and wish I could kill them straight away. Then that would involve having to find a new Alpha for Aiden''s pack and well Bloom''s fathers death. Not that she would care much. "Ahh, look who we have here, The so called king. How you been doing?" Aiden said smugly. I growled deeply, "shut you mouth before I sow you lips together," that threat was a very true one. If he didn''t shut up, I really would. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. That shut him up now didn''t it! I saw the ''man'', Blooms father, smirk slightly. That was until he saw me looking. "You can get rid of that smirk too before I wipe it off myself!" I am feeling unusually uptight today. They both stood in front of me, hands behind their backs, heads down. "So... you want to exin how you are still alive?!?" I demanded, I already knew that Aiden was a Hybrid, but how? That still doesn''t exin how her father is still alive though, does it? "Well, as you can tell, I am a Hybrid and her father is not. I saved him when he was on his death bed by giving him my blood for life again. This however, not turning him hybrid." Aiden replied smugly. So if I can get my head around this, Aiden ''saved'' Bloom''s father by feeding him a bit of his blood but not killing him. The part that doesn''t make sense though, is why he didn''t just kill Bloom''s father, leave him for dead rather. "Well that makes sense, but why didn''t you just leave him to die?" I screamed, thinking part of it through thoroughly. "Ah, well I feed him my blood everyday. If I wanted him to be hybrid anytime I could. I will make an army!" Heughed evilly. The only other thing is that hybrids cannot create other hybrids... THAT''S IT, that''s how I can bring him down. He thinks he can create them. Hybrids can''t physically do that. If only he knew that. Chapter 23 Chapter 23 This chapter won¡¯t post and I don¡¯t actually know why. But it¡¯s not a massive chunk missing so if you want to read it I¡¯ll try write it up when I can Bloom. James has been down in that office for hours now. All I can hear are raised voices and regr ttering of what sounds like ss against the wood floor. I could feel his anger rolling through the walls and floor in waves. They hit me in the face like a tidal wave. The noise is quieter now that he had shut the door to his office. I swear I heard him walk down the stairs to the basement. Who knows though. It''s like, 1 am right now. I may just be imagining some of those noises. The noises get louder then gradually fade out into whimpering noises every so often. It''s kinda strange actually. I sit here in silence for hours on end, only to be startled by slight whimpers. What has my lifee to?!? (A/N) gruesome scene up ahead. Skip this part if you want and read below this! Only read if you want to! You have been warned! James. This has to stop. I have brought them both down to the cells, chained them in silver and wolfs bane chains, wolfs-bane infused ropes. Whilst i also gagged him to mute any screams. What else do I need to shut Aiden up. Her dad is long gone, knocked out by the wolfs-bane I suppose. He isn''t dead though... yet... "Will you shut your whining. No one ising for you. You will be dead before theye." I screamed. I''m d these cells are soundproof. Having them under the house with Bloom inside maybe not such a great idea. "Yeah, well they will when I''m dead, each and every one of my..." I cut him off by dragging a silver knife down his leg. Watching his face scrunch in pain. Even being a vampire doesn''t carve the effects of silver. He screamed. Not saying a word, just screaming. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org "What? Cat got your tongue? Well we will just have to make you talk then!" My wolf wed to the surface, wanting to break each bone in Aiden''s body until he was dead. He slowly reached into his chest to squeeze Aiden''s heart. He scrunched up his face in pain even further. This kept going on and one. Me squeezing his heart, dragging the silver knife in his skin. Until my wolf got board and just simply pulled his heart out. Just like that. Along with also pulling out each individual organs and his oh so precious tongue. The stench of blood was still lingering around as I walked to the bathroom, covered in blood and guts. If there''s one thing I know. It''s that Bloom can''t see me like this. She would cower away. Even if she loved me. I was still the monster of a King everyone feared. Except Bloom. I hoped in the shower and quickly washed all the blood from my body. Lathering myself in a woodsy smelling shower gel. The sound of screams ringing in my ears. The slight hup of asional silence. Then I felt a searing pain go through my wrists. All my veins turned ck. Filling slowly with the substance. I knew this wasn''t mine. It couldn''t be me who was in pain. Bloom was the first thought that came into my head. Running out the shower and draping a towel around my waist. I quickly made a dash to our bedroom. The thing that shocked me was that Bloom was lying there not the bed. Peacefully drifting off to sleep. Until she too shot up in pain. Her eyes turned ck to the point where they looked as if they were a dark abyss of pain and suffering. Yup, definitely her. A sudden burst in her veins caused ck liquid to ooze out the wrists. Without thinking I ran to the pack doctors. What the hell was going on today??! Bloom. Pain. That''s all I could feel. Shooting up in bed, liquid oozing out my wrists unusually fast. It didn''t feel as thick as blood. At this point, I couldn''t open my eyes and I felt myself drifting off into oblivion. ~3 hourster~ I feel like I am floating on a cloud. Like I am flying. Farther and farther into the sky. Towards one light, a fairly dark, gloomy one. Whispering of tiny elf sort of noises, surrounded my ears. What is going on? Where am I? Chapter 24 Chapter 24 James It all happened so fast. First, I saw her there, in a blissful sleep. Next thing I know, a ck liquid, thicker than blood, poured from her veins. She looked helpless, in agony. I did the only thing I could think of, I carried her straight to the doctors office. It was only on the floor below mine and Blooms. This is where I am now, sitting in the office whilst the doctor does tests on her and see up her wounds. They stopped pouring out about an hour ago. Leaving her unconscious and in a frail state. Beeps after beeps is all that could be heart from the heart monitor. They slowly vibrate through my ears, keeping me one step away from breaking down. It is the only thing reassuring me she is still breathing. The smells of chemicals and blood lingered in the air. Making me physically gag. It isn''t really pleasant but I would go through anything, I mean anything for Bloom. Her Birthday is in a few weeks now and I already have her the perfect present. Let''s just hope she doesn''t fall into aa and stay there until after her Birthday. The doctor came from the door and knocked me out of my thoughts. "Sir, I am afraid I have some bad news." He began. I listened intently because the one thing I was dreading is the exact thing that was said. Bloom Darkness. That''s all I could see. Pure pained darkness. The slight sound of beeping butplete darkness. I swear I was in a strange type of limbo world. Not dead but not alive. I felt magical. Like nothing else in the world was like this. The only thing keeping me from falling into the limbo world of magic is the thought of my mate. The one who is probably in the most pain right now. The only person keeping my spark inside alive. Pain consumed every nook and cranny of my soul. Changing it to a bright white light. Red marks that looked like teeth marks began to scatter my arms and legs. It is only at this point I have realised that I am wearing a white nightdress. No longer in my normal Pyjamas like earlier. "Hello my child, do not be afraid. This is normal." A sweet voice like honey spoke. It sounded like a feminine voice. Definitely ady. "What... what''s happening t...to m...m...me?" I stuttered, unable to speak due to the masses of pain spreading throughout my body. "All in good time young one." The voice replied. Now this made meugh slightly. The person sounded like a sensei. Anyway, I stared at the sudden bright light appearing in front of me. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. "Who are you?" I finally perked up the courage to ask. "As I said, all in good time young one. Now I must leave and you my dear, need to get back to that mate of yours. He is in a lot of pain without you." And with that, the voice was gone. I felt myself slowly being lifted, like being lifted from a long slumber. Slowly opening my eyes, I squinted at the bright light in front of my eyes. Feeling something tight holding my hand down, I looked to my left and saw James there with tears in his eyes, leaning against a chair. I squeezed his hand, noticing him perk up slightly. He groaned, almost as if he was waking up from sleeping just like me. "Hey," I whispered gently, only to be crushed in a bone crushing embrace by James. "You''re awake. I have missed you so freaking much." He whispered into my ear, part of it muffled by his face in my hair. I rubbed his back up and down soothingly. "You scared me half to death. You really did." He cried into my hair. "Hey I''m here now. Shhhh." I cooed into his ear to calm him down. A few hourster and we were cuddling together in the hospital bed. Now having found out why I was here in the first ce, I managed to calm him down. A lot of tears shedter and here we are now. Apparently I had been out a week. It only felt like 10 minutes, but I guess that''s what it would feel like in aa though I guess. It wasn''t really aa, more like a deep sleep I guess. Why i had that mixture pouring out of me is still a mystery to me. Neither of us have fallen asleep yet. Too much to think about. So we just decided to lie next to each other thinking. That is until the doctor came storming through the doors. A low growl came from beside me, making the bed vibrate slightly. "I''m sorry king, I just need to check the Queen is in a stable condition to be freed from our help." The doctor bowed. I sat there for another hour. Having several blood tests, pulse checks and so in. "Everything seems in order, you are free to leave. However, I would rmend staying on bed rest and keeping it easy for a few days." I nodded. At least I was free. "Also I have found out what was wrong." He whispered loud enough to show he was nervous to tell us. "And, what is it?" James asked, authority clearly showing in his voice. "Well, our Queen seems to be pregnant. As she is one special wolf ording to tests, the blood mixture was her body''s way of epting change. It will not happen every time, but it will happen a couple more times during the first one." I sat there shocked. Tears began to prickle at my eyes. I couldn''t move, talk even. I was happy, overjoyed even. Don''t get me wrong I couldn''t wait. It''s just, I''m too young, I will be a terrible mother. Won''t I? I heard silent hums of happiness next to me. "Bloom, this is great. I couldn''t ask for anyone else to be the mother of my pups in the world." James hugged me tightly from behind. "I shall leave you two alone. Congrattions." The Doctor spoke before shutting the door gently. "I am excited it''s just, what if I''m a terrible parent, what if I kill my child?" I sobbed slightly. "Trust me you won''t. There''s no way you will harm the child. You have me, remember." He chuckled. pulling me to him tighter. This is such a great start to the rest of our life''s. With that we both began to fall asleep again. Chapter 25 Chapter 25 ~ Two weekster ~ Bloom. It''s my Birthday, not such a great day in history. Maybe this Birthday will be better than the rest. Maybe. Waking up in bed as usual, to find that James was gone from his side. On the pillow was a note, My love, I have just got to get you breakfast. Please stay in bed, please. Xx James. Maybe today won''t be half bad after all It wasn''t long after I read the note that James came bursting through the door carrying Starbucks and what looks like the breakfast that the cooks had made. "Happy birthday beautiful," he said, swooping down to peck my cheek. I smiled, feeling my cheeks heat up. The only thing I could do wasugh. The way he just jumped straight onto the bed next to me. "Thank you. What ya get me?" I asked, he tsked me. "A,a,a. Not yet my darling. Later, I promise." He patted my nose. Making me pout like a little child. He just threw his head back and chuckled. "Well, you gonna eat?" Oh right, he had ced the tray in front of me. Arge cup of Starbucks hot chocte sat next to a te with arge stack of pancakes. The perfect breakfast. Especially for a birthday. I started eating, noticing that James was eating his own whilst staring straight at the side of my head. We ate inplete silence before I decided to finally get up and change. I quickly showered and dressed, putting on a thinyer of makeup. Outfit ^^^ I think that this birthday will be unlike any other. I just have this feeling. Walking down the stairs hand in hand with James, I am led to the lounge room. "I am going to give you one of my presents now. This is the only present you are getting now. Every otherter." James let go of my hand to wrap his arm round my waist, guiding me outside to where I could see the most amazing mini ever. So he got me a car did he? It was a mint green colour with all the leather interior. "O my gosh, thank you so much! I love it." I screamed, instantly hugging James tight, before running to the car. "This isn''t the best present you will get today," I hear him mutter under his breath. I mean what could be better than this. I''m pregnant and I just got a new car. The car was perfect for me. James though, well that''s a whole different story. He won''t even be able to sit in here. "Want to take it out for a drive?" I stopped instantly, turning around, only to see him holding out the keys to me. The keys already had a unicorn key ring on them. Perfect. "Yay, I thought you''d never give me the keys!" I screamed jumping up and down. .... Two hourster and I had drove the car all the way round the town and back to the castle. I am already in love with this car. James had actually, to my surprise, managed to fit in the car. Despite him being tall. It''s almost like the yard is in that car. It looks small but going inside and the freaking thing is huge, that''s why he managed to sit down. Anyway, it is now time for my ''big'' celebration. Really it''s just some of my family, that I actually still talk to, James family and close friends. The pack one will beter tonight. I must have at least 10 presents to open. Way more than I would have wanted. Anyway, each card off everyone was so cute. Until I got to James''s. It was one of those cards that had things like girlfriend and stuff on them. However what surprised me was that the card said wife! I''m not his wife so why did he.... I turned around to see him on one knee holding a ivory box with arge diamond ring. I was too shocked for words. The only sound I could let out were slight squeaks. "I know that this is and will always be the cheesiest thing ever, but all I can say is that I love you so much it''s unreal. Anyway. I can''t picture myself standing, living and dying next to anyone other than you. So will you Bloom Marie ck, marry me?" He whispered his eyes swelling up as well as mine, which were already spilling with tears. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. I couldn''t speak so I just nodded my head enthusiastically. Heughed lightly whilst cing the ring on my finger. I stood in awe looking at the ring. It was honestly more than I could ever have wished for. Chapter 26 Chapter 26 ~4 weekster~ Bloom. Today''s the day many little girls fantasize about. Marrying a King and bing a Queen. Well, this is more than a dream. The actual reality is harsh but more of a dream than a real dream. I was actually marrying a King and I was already a Queen. All the obstacles, issues even, that we had been through, we had been through together. I couldn''t have imagined anyone better as my second chance. My nerves are literally shaking my body right now. I am also about two months pregnant now. Only two left to go. James couldn''t be happier. Despite not seeing him over thest few days due to royal duties, that I was kind of a part of. The nning didn''t take to long either, the whole thing will be gorgeous. As my Dad can''t give me away, my older brother, who wasing back specially for the day, is going to instead. Taking the ce of the former rulers was hard, but this, this is on a whole different scale. It can be hard, but at the same time, exciting, nerve wracking. My mum and sister, who stayed around but didn''t see me much, are helping me prepare my hair and makeup. My mum will not stop bawling her eyes out. Which is making me cry along with her. "Hey. Mum stop crying it''s okay. Plus I am ruining my make-up," I chuckled, wiping away my tears that I didn''t even notice had begun to fall. "I know Hun, I am just sad to see how much you have grown up. I missed a lot of time with you as a child and now this. I really can not help it." My mum sobbed, chuckling slightly to herself. I sent her a sad smile before I walked towards my Brother who was standing in the doorway. "You ready sis," He asked linking my left arm with his right. "Ready as I could ever be I guess." I smiled. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org ~After the wedding~ I can''t believe it. It finally happened. A few slight emotion falters but that''s what is excepted. My mum on the other hand wouldn''t stop bawling all the time. Even during the after-party. I couldn''t help butugh at her though. She wouldn''t let go of me when she eventually hugged me. Now me and James were on our way to the ne to go away. He still won''t say a word about where we were going. All I know is that it is a beach ce somewhere far away. I have been continuously asking him where we were going, him as always, not answering my pleas. Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Me and James have been away for about 3 days now. If you are wondering where we are, well James had decided to take me to Barbados. The sun was always belting down which isn''t surprising really. Despite myrge stomach I currently amying down on the beach in my Bikini. James is lying asleep next to me. Looking as handsome as ever. We are only going away for a week, just incase as I am so close to the end of the pregnancy. He won''t stop arguing with me over the gender. He really wants a girl so he can spoil her whereas I really want a boy to look just like his daddy. Whatever we have, it won''t make much difference. I kinda am hoping I have twins. A girl and a boy, but the chance of that is low right now. The gentle sound of waves in the distance, crashing against the shore, soothes the ringing I''m my ears. The ringing which I can''t seem to shake off. It''s almost as if there was a fly buzzing around in my ear drum. N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. Shaking the inside and creating a terrible sound. I have wanted to scream so many times today, but reframing from doing so just to help the ringing. It started early morning and hasn''t gone away. I just hope it isn''t anything serious. ....... 3 yearster. Bloom 3 years. Three years since I had my fist child. One year since my second. The eldest was a boy who we named Damien, whilst the second, a girl, we named Ariel. Not one day has gone past over thest few year that we have all separated. We never had anymore problems after the wedding. Everything seemed and still seems calm. James won''t let Ariel or even Damien out of his sight. It''s rather cute actually. Guess what, I have also made a new friend. She is called Athena. *shback* "Bloom, I need you to stay here and look after these two munchkins whilst I go and check out this rogue sighting." James whispered, walking in to the room, careful not to wake up the kids. "Can you get your mum to, I want toe with you." I groaned, for some reason I am really clingy. I won''t let him out of my sight at all. "Fine! But you stay with me at all times okay." I nodded. Walking out and into the woods was a nightmare. Especially in the middle of the night with who knows what lurking out there. The only time it became easier was when I heard it. The whimpering. A quiet howl before once again, silence. Walking towards where the noise hade from, I noticed that James had pushed me protectively behind him. Peering over his shoulder, I saw a girl about 5''4 cowering back against a tree. Her long brown hair covering her face whilst her Hazel eyes glimmered in the gentle moonlight. James reached out to grab her neck, but never got a chance to before I stopped him. "Hey! Don''t hurt her, let me talk to her." "Just be careful okay." I nodded, pecking him quickly on the lips. "Okay. Hey Hun, what''s your name?" I asked, my voice quiet with a soft undertone. "A...A...thena." She stuttered. Walking towards me ever so slightly. "Nice to meet you Athena. My name is Bloom, you are very pretty." She blushed slightly from my comment. And that is how our beautiful friendship started. *present* It turns out, she was mated to my brother, not that I ever saw much of him, but he was lurking around the whole time and that is how we found him. I see him everyday now. Attached to Athena by the hip. They are too cute together. Time flies so fast. I guess this is the end of my story. Chapter 28 (epilogue) Chapter 28 (epilogue) Many yearster~ Bloom "Kids, you ready?" I shouted from the bottom of the staircase. Today was going to be a big day for us all. Today we are going to ska to visit some of the packs there. Apparently the Rogue king Alpha had been terrorising the packs. However, the kids had toe with us. Yeah, Kids. Damien, the eldest, but you already know about him and his younger sister, Ariel. They are three years apart and have grown up so much. Damien came bounding down the stairs and straight out of the door. He is 20 now and the first thing on his mind is his mate. The same can''t be said however for my daughter. "Ariel honey, it''s time to get up. You are going to bete for your flight." I shouted as loud as I could up the staircase. She isn''t one to be angered. I would still lie my children though, no matter what. Bounding down the stairs without a care in the world, she found her way out the door with her headphones in and what sounded like music on full st. "Alright then... I guess you are ready." The thing about Ariel is that she is a very socially awkward person. She hates crowds and doesn''t normally speak to anyone. It reminds me a lot of my childhood. She will grow out of it as time goes on and I will be around to witness it. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. After all, the story is really only just beginning. Chapter 29 (afterword) Chapter 29 (afterword) Hey guys, I¡¯d just like to thank you all for sticking with this story even though, let¡¯s face it, it isn¡¯t a work of literary amazing-ness. But I keep updating and changing it in the hopes of eventually being happy with it, but I never have been, so I decided to take some liberties and use my sarcastic nature in it too. Also yes it is rushed, but I was 11 when I started it I think and I¡¯ve never been the best writer, so for this to be produced from my brain was such an achievement to me. I hope you all enjoyed reading somewhat anyway. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. Thankyou all The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!