Alonso's POV
The entire crowd is still cheering as I get down the stage, moving towards Venus. This is a misunderstanding that I want to talk to her about.But my father's hand grabbing me by my shoulder stopped me from doing so. I guess he saw the anger in my eyes, because he stepped behind and pulled his hand away from my shoulder.I turn around to find Venus gone."You should have asked me," I whisper, turning towards my father again and this time, he just holds my hand and takes me away from the crowd.We are walking towards the pack house in silence now. I can't catch a sniff of Venus's scent here. I guess she ran off in the other direction. I should have chased her, but I guess I should at least know what made my father do this. So I can explain to him that this is bullshit. And then go get Venus."Are you really going to be this silent? Because back there you were making real loud noise, father" I say in a tone that came out harsher than intended. As if I care at this point! I waited for five long years for Venus to recognise me as her mate. And just when things were falling into place, my father had to ruin it all up!!"I was trying to tell you about it for the past few days. But didn't get a chance to," he tells me with his eyes softer than I had ever seen in my entire twenty three years of existence."Is that the only excuse you came up with? Because that's pathetic, father!" I told him.Even he looks a bit taken aback at the choice of my words. But that's my heart and mind speaking combined. Usually I always have a war between my heart and mind but for the first time they are aligned. Because they are angry. So am I. So is my wolf."But if I didn't do this, we could lose a head of our kingdom," he says, making me groan silently."Does it really have to be with The Ocean Howlers though?" I ask him again, because losing The Ocean Howlers actually does mean something."I was part of a bargain that happened two decades ago. I am sorry I should have told you about it. But you didn't find your mate so it should be easier for-""Honestly I would rather stay single the rest of my life than have someone else decide it for me," I say that made the hurt flash his face for a second before he morphed it."I am sorry is all I can say, Alonso. But it's also about time you start to accept the fact that you are The Alpha King. And the Royals usually don't have the privilege to do what they like. It's all about politics. So if you want to choose your personal life, you are free to do so. But that will really cost you to watch this empire crumble before you. So it's in your hands. You either be you or either be the protector of the realm as you stated during your coronation. And come again to talk to me when you decide to act like a King,"And just like that, he walked away without even turning around to look at me. I take a minute to look around to make sure there's no one here. Only then I scream out loud, letting a fraction of my frustration come out. But Thunder is still agitated and he wants to bite someone's head off like he did with the Rogue earlier.I walk back towards the crowd and then catch the lingering honeysuckle scent. It took me to the lake where Venus is standing with Dorian. And she is laughing. Like.. actually laughing so it's weirdly strange."Oh you drama Queen," Dorian playfully shoves Venus.But she jumped on him and grabbed his head to put him in a headlock. And just like that, they both stood straight as soon as they caught my scent approaching them.I raised my eyebrow at Dorian when he turned around. I didn't even look at Venus, afraid I might break."My second and third here having fun leaving the party. What a joyous time to spend, I see" I say with a smile and Dorian bows to me before he leaves.Venus is about to do the same but I hold her hand. She yanked her hand away from mine that actually hurt my heart. Thank you Matebond. This is getting real fun, eh?"I didn't know about it, Venus" I whisper but she just shakes her head."Then why didn't you make the announcement that you were unaware? Or -" she paused to look at me,"forget it"I hold her hand to pull her to me again, ready to kiss her until she gives in but I notice Edna walking towards us through the corner of my eye. She walks like a literal princess and I wonder if she was groomed to be this way since she was born.Venus notices the line of my gaze before bowing to me and walks away. Every ounce of my self control is fighting to just pull her to me again, but I have to stay calm. At least for a while. At least until I come up with a solution."The Capital Pack surely knows how to party," Edna says in her sweet voice and I just smile at her.Edna is that kind of girl who would be the one that starts war. She is that feminine and I bet a good amount of money that she might have broken hundreds of hearts by now.But my heart is already taken and is with Venus."Do you know the reason behind this alliance?" I ask Edna and she nods at me, with a subtle smile."I was only told that it was a life debt," she tells me.Life debt.Life debt.Life debt.This cannot get worse now!Because in werewolf rule books, if one does not fulfill a life debt, then they will have to offer their own life instead.And I am the last living Royal.Venus's POV I watch as we successfully send off the moonstone baton to the next werewolf pack so that they can celebrate the next Full Moon as their own Full Moon Festival. And our pack has to wait for another year to celebrate it once again. I catch the scent of salt and the ocean. I turn around to find Edna Adams. Her gray eyes warm as they look at me, and a smile so gorgeous that I can definitely say she is prettier than me. "Future Queen," Dorian bows to her and if only he knew what I am to Alonso! "Oh please. I am not one yet and that's still a long way," Edna smiles at Dorian, pushing a few strands of her blonde hair away from her face. "I am bored. And everyone in the pack house told me that the King is especially close to you," Edna pauses as she takes my appearance in,"Beta" Something about her screams differently. Because there is no way a girl can be this soft. And she has everything sorted in place. Her attire, her hair, her posture.. as if she had been groomed for t
Alonso's POVIt took me a couple of seconds to get back to normal time again. I froze up as soon as she pulled me in for a kiss. The first second, I thought I was dreaming. The second second, I was processing. And by the third second, I was already kissing Venus back. My left hand is on her waist, and my right hand at the back of her head pulling her impossibly closer to me. And for a minute, I don't care where we are standing. I don't care who might see us. I don't care if everyone from the pack is staring right at us. But this moment, where Venus is kissing me.. that is all I need. Sadly, she pulls away from the kiss but her eyes are still closed. She takes another moment before opening her eyes. Her brown eyes are still the prettiest eyes I have ever seen. And the more I stare at her eyes, the more I am falling in love with the color brown in general. "I didn't know it was a life debt," Venus whispers and how she got to know, I have no idea. But at least she got to know about it
Venus's POVMy entire body feels so ignited and Alonso didn't even do anything yet. He just touched my bare skin and I felt so many emotions that I had never felt before. But before he does anything more, he gently cups my ass and taps twice. I took the hint and jumped up. Alonso caught me and I wrapped my legs around his torso. He walks towards my room. And for once, I feel glad that we have known each other since we were kids. He doesn't need me to tell where to go and what to do. "Other than consent even though you are his mate?" Dawn giggles in the back of my head. Alonso is a gentleman that way, I guess. To wait until I gave him my consent to proceed. We did go intimate here and there but never the sex level intimate. So this is killing me now. Knowing that I will be having sex with Alonso Naylor in a few minutes. He opens the door by himself with my back facing the room, and my face buried at the nape of his neck. His scent of musk and citrus is literally making me and my wo
Alonso's POV I am mentally still at Venus's place. My tongue has the lingering taste of her, when I sucked my fingers as soon as she hit her orgasm all over my hand. I still cannot get the picture out. The way her body reacted to my touch, the way she moaned my name, the way she screamed during her release, the way she fell asleep just minutes after all of that. My father clears his throat, bringing me back to the harsh reality. I just gave him a stern look. It's been a while since I smiled at him. I don't know if I am more angry at him or more disappointed. I guess both. My father tilts his head towards Edna who is also at the dining table, chewing her potatoes in a soft manner. With every bite she is taking, her left hand goes in front of her mouth muting whatever faint chew noises that somehow got away. Venus wouldn't have cared about it if she had a plate of potatoes before her. She loves potatoes and often ate mine and Dorian's too, when we were kids. "How was your day, Edna
Venus's POVI stare at Edna, not even attempting to look guilty. For hell I care, I will rip everyone's throats who ask me to stay away from my mate. "Oh My God," Edna's hands are now not cupping her mouth anymore. Her right hand is an inch away from her face and her left hand is on her heart. How is she doing everything so elegantly.? Was she groomed to be this way since the beginning?? Because even though she is an Alpha's daughter, she was supposed to be trained. Especially since she has a twin brother. When there are more than one Alpha child, the pack goes to whoever wins the title duel. And the duel doesn't necessarily have to end up with killing because after all they are siblings. But they have to win it by pinning the other one down. So considering that, she should have been trained for combat and duel. But she doesn't look like that at all! Something feels strange about it. "What is happening here?" Edna asks again, and her face is slowly showing signs of calmness. Tha
Venus's POV I lift Dorian up, grabbing the collar of his shirt and he shrieks once before he twisted my wrist and got out of my grip. Now Dorian and I are growling at each other, moving in a perfect circle, waiting for the opponent to strike first. The crowd around us is going wild. We are having a weekend war. Everyone in the pack who gets training done everyday participates in this. And they usually go by ranks. Alpha King never participates in this, because if he enters the fighting rink, then no one but him would emerge victorious. His power exceeds all of our pack members' powers combined. So I am always stuck with Dorian, being next in line to me. "Afraid again, Dorian?" I smirk at him, and then wink, making him lose his cool for a second. He raises his arm, aiming for my ribs but his movements then get too predictable that just after a minute, he is already on the ground, groaning with pain. Dorian was the one who taught me many of these fight skills, but the Beta blood i
Venus's POV Dorian didn't let me go, and didn't let his hand get off my face either.. until we reached a safe distance from the fighting grounds. And as soon as he let me go, I kicked his leg making him scream in low case. "Ow! That hurts but you have a goddamn reason," Dorian says, hopping for a minute. His werewolf might have healed it in a second. He is being just as dramatic as I can be with him. "Is there anything you want to tell me?" I ask him, even though a theory has already formed in my mind. I just want him to tell me about it instead. "He is my mate," Dorian says in a bare whisper. Never mind. All the theories I formed in my mind literally jumped straight out of the window. Cole is Dorian's mate? Dorian is gay? How come I never knew that? Well, maybe because he doesn't act like the stereotypical gay person. "And before you say something, let me tell you all about it," Dorian says. He goes on and on and on about how he found this on the day of the Full Moon Festival
Venus's POV"Edna and I are coming to the training grounds. So if you and your mate are doing something scandalous, I suggest you stop it now asshole!" I mindlinked Dorian real quick as Edna and I walked towards the training grounds. It's been three days since Michael asked me to train Edna. The first day, she sulked that she doesn't have proper outfits for it. The second day, she screamed that she felt ill which was fake. And the third day, Michael himself gave her the fight outfits to which she couldn't say no to. And here we are now. This is the first time I am seeing Edna in something other than her dresses. She is feeling a tad bit uncomfortable and it shows. The tunic and workout pants are hugging her body nicely and boy oh boy she has a great body! Edna was always seen dressed in long sleeve dresses so I haven't seen much of her skin other than the neck, face, hands and a bit of a cleavage here and there. But now with the tunic on her and her arms on display, her skin looks