Kaiden's POV
I stood in the garden, the scent of Jasmine and Cherries lingering in the air long after the red-dress lady had left. I felt strangely empty as I watched her leave– run off, it felt as if she ran off with a part of me.All I wanted to do as she ran off was go after her, grab her by the waist, and hold her close for all eternity. Her scent lingered in my mind, stirring up emotions I never knew I had within me."Your majesty," the voice of my Beta, Bradford, snapped me out of my reverie.I wrinkled my nose, trying to hold on to the lady's scent, as Bradford's collided with her's."What is it, Bradford?' I asked irritatedly."I'm sorry your majesty," he apologized. "But it's time for you to attend to the werewolves Alpha's.""Do you know who that lady is?" I asked, surprising myself at my question."What lady?" He asked, a hint of surprise in his voice, even though he kept a straight face.“The one in the red dress, who you nearly scared to death," I pointed out, laying emphasis on the last part."No I don't," he answered. "Did she do something that displeases you?""She–"Don't worry your majesty, I'll handle it," Bradford cut me off. "I knew it was a bad idea to invite these werewolves Alpha's over to the palace, they're foxes and can't be trusted" he continued. "It's obvious they sent that woman with an intention, but don't you worry a thing you're majesty, I'll handle the situation perfectly," he said firmly and turned around to leave."She's my mate," I muttered, making Bradford stop in his tracks abruptly.He turned around sharply and stared at me in disbelief."Did I just hear correctly, Your Majesty?" Bradford asked with wide eyes. "Did you just say she was your mate?"I nodded in affirmation."Are you certain?" He inquired, with creased brows."Have I ever said anything I wasn't sure of, Bradford," I asked irritatedly, as I felt like I was undergoing some investigation with the way he threw questions at me."I- I'm sorry your majesty," Bradford apologized, bowing slightly. "This is quite serious. I know you won't make such a serious assumption, but I'm finding it hard to believe."I stared at Bradford blankly, with furrowed brows.He chuckled nervously. "Don't you worry Your Majesty, I'll find out everything I can on the red dress lady," he assured. "As long as she set foot in Mysticrock, I'd find her."I furrowed my brows as I stared at Bradford m, I didn't like the way he was sounding, and neither did my wolf. He was sounding like he was going to look into a criminal or something."I wouldn't do anything to harm the Queen of Queens," Bradford quickly said, as if he could read my thoughts. "I wouldn't dare."Hearing him refer to the red-dress lady as the Queen of Queens made my heart flutter, a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips."Let's go," I gestured, and we both made our way out of the garden in silence, but my mind was still filled with thoughts of the dress lady who captured my heart with just a fleeting glance.As Bradford and I walked towards the hall where the werewolf Alphas awaited, I could already hear the nonsense they were sprouting about me being heartless and pompous, and every other derogatory word they could think of. I smirked, because I knew it was all just talk behind my back, none of them would dare say such to my face, simply because they were all cowards.As we got to the door, Bradford gave me a brief nod, seeking my approval before opening the door. I nodded in response, giving him the go-ahead."His Majesty, the Lycan King has arrived!" The guard at the door announced as the door swung open.The hall fell into a hushed silence as I entered, followed by Bradford behind.As I took the next step forward, every nerve in my body came alive, as that familiar scent of Jasmine and Cherries wafted into my nose.She was here!I fought the urge to go looking for her, reminding myself that she was right here, and that was enough for now. I had business to attend to with the Alphas, although I had every intention of making it short."Greetings, your Majesty," the guests greeted in unison.I nodded in response, briefly scanning their faces for the red dress lady but I couldn't see her. Maybe it was because I was nervous, but not to worry, I'll find her.With each step I took towards my throne-like chair, the scent grew stronger. I could feel my wolf, Axel, stirring up impatiently inside of me, eager to unite with his mate."Rayne, get up," a displeased voice cut my attention. "The Lycan King is here."Tracing the direction the voice came from, I saw a sour-looking man, glaring and stylishly nudging a woman who was picking up something from the floor. I could practically hear the low growling rumbling in his chest. I narrowed my eyes in irritation, as there was nothing I hated most than a man who couldn't keep himself in check. I don't need to have Psychic abilities to know this man mistreats the lady.I shifted my gaze to the woman, and her red blood dress immediately pulled me in. It flowed around her like flower petals. Color red was something I hated with passion, it reminded me of death and bloodshed, mostly, it reminded me of the day I lost my parents to a grisly rogue attack.As if the lady could hear my thoughts, immediately she stood up straight, our eyes locked, making my body stiffen, it was her! The red dress lady!The world seemed to stop as our eyes remained locked on each other.She quickly averted her gaze and mind linked the man standing beside her, then she hurriedly walked out the back door. Instinctively, I made to go after her, I couldn't let her slip away again, I might never see her."I'll go after her, Your Majesty," Bradford stylishly stopped me from going on with my plans. "Just get on with the business for the day."Rayne's POV"No, no, no, no, how can this be?" I muttered under my breath as I walked out of the party hall through the back door. I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that the man I met in the garden a while back was no other than the Lycan King.When our eyes locked when he entered the hall, I felt a surge of emotions flood through me – longing, confusion, fear, they all intertwine. Kaiden Alvaro was the epitome of everything I wasn't supposed to want or need in my life. But now, thanks to my ill fate, I'm feeling a bond with him. I knew I had to leave immediately, to sort through the chaos in my mind before it led to something catastrophic. I quickly mind-linked Reynolds that I needed to use the bathroom, and as always he was furious, threatening to bring fire and brimstone if I dared move an inch, but at this point, I couldn't care less, I just couldn't afford to let my emotions and wolf spiral out of control. As I made my way out of the hall, Reynolds kept on with his
Kaiden's POVI was seated in the hall listening to an Alpha of some pack. I couldn't quite catch the name simply because my thoughts were somewhere else. Occasionally, I glanced at the door waiting for either the red dress lady or Bradford, my Beta to walk through, but they both seemed to be taking their sweet little time, and neither I nor my wolf, Axel, was finding this amusing.The door finally opened, and I unintentionally released a breath I didn't realize I was holding. My eyes immediately were fixed on Bradford, ignoring the Alpha seated before me with one of his council members. "How did it go? Did you find her?" I mindlinked Bradford."I'll tell you all about it after the meeting?" He responded, keeping a straight face, and I couldn't tell what he was thinking. This was the quality I lived most about him, but right now I hated the hell out of it."Thank you, but Mysticrock can't go into alliance with your Pack," I cut the Alpha who was still speaking off. He stared at me wit
Rayne's POV"Your proposal sounds promising," he said, making my heart drop. "But I'll need a little more convincing. Why don't you stay at Mysticrock for a few days? I would like us to discuss this plan of yours further."I stared at him with wide eyes, fully knowing this couldn't end well. Why can't he just decide here and now if he's going to become allies with us or not? There's nothing else to explain. I can survive just one more night, but a few days? That's going to be hell for me. Lisa is going wild just being so up close to him, now I'll have to spend a few days?"Did I say something wrong?" He asked, snapping me out of my train of thought."I–" "Of course not, Your Majesty," Reynolds chuckled dryly, and for once I was grateful he cut me off when I was about to say something. "We'd be more than delighted to walk you through our plans, won't we babe?" Reynolds nudged me gently.I nodded my head slowly in response."Alright then," he said, a bit of happiness in his voice but h
Rayne's POVMy traitorous stomach growled as soon as I stepped into the dining hall and the smell of freshly cooked food wafted into my nose.Reynolds turned to look at me, his brows creased in irritation.I averted my gaze, and they landed on the Lycan king who was already seated on the dining table. His eyes went to my stomach, which meant he heard my stomach growl. I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks out of embarrassment.Reynolds and I both made our way to the dining table where the Lycan King was seated alongside his Beta. "I'd prefer for my guests to be right beside me today," the Lycan King said, as I made to settle down in the seat farthest from him. My mind went blank as his eyes bore into mine as he spoke."Of course your Majesty," Reynolds said, and slid his arms around my waist. "Isn't our guest so kind?" He asked me, a fake smile plastered on his lips.I gave a tight-lipped smile in return, not trusting my voice to betray how I was truly feeling.As we got to the
Rayne's POVI stood in front of the floor-length mirror, with my nerves tied in my thoughts. Today was my 18th birthday, but that wasn't the most important part of today, tonight I'll officially be marked Luna of Oceanpearl Pack by Alpha Reynold. All my life, I've prepared for this moment, but staring back at myself in the mirror, putting on the Luna's ceremonial Oceanpearl dress, I wasn't so sure anymore.Any girl in my shoes right now would be super excited, some would even kill to be in my position right now. I took in a deep breath trying to get rid of the feeling of dread that gnawed in the pit of my stomach. Different thoughts ran through my mind all at once. What if the prophecy was wrong? What if tonight turns out to be a nightmare instead of a dream?A knock on the door snapped me out of my train of thought."What are you still doing in your room, Rayne?" My mum asked as she opened the door with a frown etched on her face. "Everyone is waiting for you at the Packhouse.""Mom–
Rayne’s POV“Good morning Luna!” an omega greeted me which was followed by a stream of greetings from two other omega's who were working in the Pack House garden.I waved at them and managed a smile as I walked deeper into the garden, taking in the beautiful flowers and their vibrant colors. The garden had about ten different flowers in it ranging from Roses, Iris, sunflowers, Lavender and a whole lot more just to give it that vibrant feel. This was my personal space so I took so much effort in planting the flowers, as this was the only thing Reynold allowed me to have. My face fell at the thought of ReynoldIt had been three years since that dreadful incident on the night of my eighteenth birthday. For the supposed 'Chosen one' everyone had high expectations about my wolf, but they were highly disappointed with what they saw, and–"It's not your fault they can't see, Rayne," my wolf Lisa quipped. I could feel her rolling her eyes at my thoughts.The disappointment boldly written on
Rayne's POVI was jolted awake from my afternoon nap by the sound of Reynold barging into my room. I was beyond frightened as I sat upright on the bed with my pillow safely clutched around my chest. Different thoughts raced through my mind all at once. Reynold has never set foot in my quarters much less my room, and for the first time since we've been married over three years, he is barging into my room, and from the look on his face, I can tell he is pissed off."Go- good afternoon, A-alpha Reynold," I stuttered, bowing my head and avoiding his gaze, as I racked my brain trying to think of what I could have done to piss him off so much that he had to come to my room."What are you doing in bed you wench?!" Reynold growled pure fury in his eyes. "Don't you know we have a party to attend?!"I stared at Reynold in utter confusion. I had no idea what he was talking about."What party?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, as I feared talking too loud would only anger him more."What
Rayne's Pov"We're from Oceanpearl Pack," I said. For some odd reason, I don't feel intimidated by his presence one bit. "Here's our invitation card."The guard outside stared at the invitation card for a second before signaling for another guard to let us in."Who does he think he is?!" Reynold fumed, as soon as we were out of earshot. "Once I become allies with the Lycan I'm going to demand for his head!" He gloated.A snort escaped my lips, as I tried so hard not to laugh out loud. Seeing Reynold being brought down from his high horse by some guard felt so good."Are you laughing at me?" Reynold asked with creased brows."No, of course not," I faked a cough. "I have an itchy throat," I lied.Reynold mumbled some words that I couldn't quite catch and I couldn't care less.We arrived in front of the Packhouse and were escorted to the hall where the party was being held."Wait here, let me go in first," Reynold mindlinked me. "You're not to be seen around me unless necessary. I can't