KING'S MATE

Full Moon Part 1

If I may choose to repeat time or not, then my answer is to repeat. Didn't expect my normal boring  life change just in the flick of a finger like this.

My eyes stared at the wide forest out there. It's been a few days after my fight with Nickolas --- if it could be called a fight of course and today is the night of the full moon.

Nickolas didn't say anything because he was acting childish by getting away from me. Josh and the others are busy with their work. Then how do I know that today is the night of my nightmare? The answer is easy, the waiter told me. He said that I should get ready to start the ritual that will be held after sunset.

I didn't say anything and just smiled wryly. Nickolas came to the room to make sure I was where he wanted to be before returning out of the room.

I feel like a criminal who is in prison. Ironically, this prison is in the form of a large, luxurious mansion that is so suffocating for me.

A knock on the door broke my daydream and I murmured, "come in" the door of the room opened slowly and Josh walked into the room.

He looked doubtful at first, but after seeing a smile from me, his steps didn't look doubtful anymore and quickly approached me. "How are you, Gween?" he asked softly.

"Bad" I said simply. I sighed and closed my eyes for a moment. When my eyes opened again, I saw Josh looking at me worriedly.

"Is there something that makes you like this?"

"Nickolas" I replied sadly. "What you say is true Josh, Nickolas just used me no more. I saw him yesterday together ----" Wait a minute! My head immediately turned to Josh quickly so that I could see the man in front of me grimacing in fear. "--- Have you ever told me that when our soulmate have s*x with other people, then other couples will feel pain?"

"Yup, like you did at the beginning," Josh said casually.

Then? I should have felt the pain when Nickolas had s*x with Britanny, not vice versa. This is really strange. I immediately lifted my maroon sweater and saw the area I saw last time full of bruises.

Smooth. Absolutely smooth. There was not the slightest bruise there. What actually happened here? "Gween?" Josh said when he saw me acting weird.

"Josh, this ---- this is really strange. I --- I was yesterday ----" I stammered. Somehow my body trembles and my eyes feel hot. Why do I want to cry? I also do not know.

"What's wrong Gween?" Josh asked, confused and panicked. He doesn't know what's wrong with me and seeing me acting like this makes him a little confused.

"I really saw it with my own eyes," I muttered to myself, but with Josh's sensitive hearing, he was able to hear what I was saying.

"What did you see Gween?"

After that I told Josh what I saw yesterday.

***

"What you see is true, Gween?" Edmund asked when Josh called him ten minutes ago by telepathy.

Josh immediately explained briefly what I told him about yesterday's incident and when it was over, he immediately asked me for confirmation.

I nodded my head and looked at Edmund in confusion. "Yes really Ed, but the pain that I have felt didn't appear at all"

Edmundd nodded and looked down for a long time. He seemed to be thinking about something in his head. Josh and I exchanged glances, "what do you think Josh?" Edmundd murmured softly.

"I don't know Ed. This is a difficult puzzle, there must be something. Just a little clue can give a little enlightenment."

Edmund and I just nodded. "Alright, for now the investigation is still going on in private and don't let the entire palace dweller know what happened. This could defame Nickolas later and they will all doubt Nickolas's leadership"

"You're right. Everyone considers Nickolas to be a wise leader, if until this thing spreads then everyone will consider Nickolas to be unfit to sit on the throne seat again"

I just remain silent and bowed my head. Actually, what mystery is happening?

***

I spent the rest of the day unconsciously. My mind was only focused on how to avoid the mating ritual.

Me, Josh, and Edmund had discussed thinking about the right way to avoid this event, but there was no way to avoid this mating ritual.

Jax came to see me with some servants to prepare me, but when Jax wanted to leave me. He had whispered to me saying, "leave it all to me" then left me with the servants and here I was, sitting on the edge of the bed. Stare at the wall with a blank stare. Fifteen minutes ago the servants left after they finished preparing me.

My reaction when I saw my reflection reflected was shocked. A white chiffon dress looks so luxurious and suits me. With a beautiful applique at the top and the length of the dress hanging down to the feet adds to my elegant appearance.

My hair is made in a formal bun which is so complex and beautiful. The makeup that was applied to my face was natural, but it emitted something different from me.

The point is extraordinary.

Wearing a white dress like this as if I'm going to marry the man I love, but unfortunately the reality is not in accordance with dreams

My eyes blinked quickly as the door opened and Nickolas walked in. He wore white chino pants and a white shirt. The shirt he was wearing didn't cover his muscles so perfectly. His hair was neatly arranged and my favorite gray eyes were brightly marked as being in a good mood.

Nickolas smiled and knelt before me. His hand raised and stroked my cheek so gently. Adoring eyes filled his beautiful gray eyes. "You're so beautiful Little Mate" he said quietly. My breath caught when listening to the tone that sounded so sincere. "and you're mine," he added in a hoarse voice.

I just smiled a little and spread my arms to stroke her hair so soft. If only all this wasn't based on coercion and heart involved in this ritual, then I would feel happy and live it gracefully.

"Thank you, My King. You're not bad at yourself," I muttered softly. The smile on Nickolas's face widened and he leaned forward. Kiss my forehead so gently and full of novelty.

Nickolas stood up and extended his hand to me. With a little hesitation, I accepted the helping hand and stood up.

We walked together to the great hall where the event took place.

***

I stood on the other side of the podium nervously. While Nickolas stood across from me with his proud face flat. His eyes look so intense looking at me and implies something mysterious.

I don't know what that is, but my hunch tells me something bad will happen.

An oracle, an old woman who was a messenger between moon goddess and werewolves, whom I know named Alyssa stood in the middle of the podium chanting a spell. In her hand was a golden cup containing water from one of the holy springs located in southern Alaska.

All members of the Royal Pack gathered to watch their King make the sacred promise of loyalty to his soul and want to be a witness when I stand in the middle of the podium giving a promise as a companion and queen for. Nickolas.

The Oracle gave me and Nickolas a signal to climb the podium and stand in front of her. She recited the spell in Latin again before placing the cup in her hand on a small table. "Come closer" Nickolas and I approached the table. "I want you to stand on both sides of the table and face each other" Nickolas and I did what the woman ordered. "Now I want you to follow what I say. My King, follow my words" Nickolas nodded his head and looked me straight in the eye.

"I. King Nicholas Andonov. Swear ..." Oracle Alyssa said in a loud voice. Her voice echoed throughout this vast room. After that, her words were followed by Nickolas.

"Take Gween Marie Peterson as..." Nickolas repeated.

"Soulmate who was destined by moon goddess as one of my life's companions. I will always be by her side and will never contaminate this sacred bond ..." I began to daydream and busy arranging my rapid beating heart.

I'm sure everyone present here can hear my heartbeat. My hands were wet with cold sweat and with the back of my neck. What will happen next? Do I have to have s*x with Nickolas by force?

No! That's not gonna happen!

Gosh, why do I have to be in a situation like this? God why did you give me a hard trial? I --- "My Queen?"

My eyes blinked and turned towards the oracle. She looked at me with a worried look. "Sorry," I whispered so softly. Oracle Alyssa just smiled and understood my hand.

"Follow my words, Your Honor," she said with tenderness. I nodded my head and did what Nickolas had done before.

After the recitation of the pledge was finished, my hand and Nickolas held by Oracle Alyssa were put together. She placed our hand link on the gold cup and grabbed a white rope. "This rope is a symbol that your ties are sacred and cannot be broken easily" she explained to me.

Oracle Alyssa immediately tied the rope tightly by our hands and returned to chanting the spell, but this sacred moment immediately turned into chaos when the door burst open and alarms rang out throughout the palace.

Instantly the rope that was tied to my hand with Nickolas disappeared and the golden saucer that was previously on the table, now changed hands to one of the servants.

Nickolas immediately turned to face the main door and growled angrily. "Who dares to interrupt this ritual?" he growled so loudly and full of strength. His eyes turned golden and that's when I knew that his primitive soul which was currently mastering Nickolas . That is reasonable because tonight is full moon night and it is at this time that the Werewolf is sensitive.

Josh told me yesterday that until this ritual was not performed and Nickolas didn't claim me tonight either, the monsters in his body would go out of control.

The only way for Nickolas not to destroy the whole world is to chain him using a silver chain and be locked up in a silver-plated prison. Inside the prison a wolfbane will be pumped - a kind of poison to werewolves - into the prison room for five minutes.

Indeed, if done once will not be dangerous, but if done many times will be very risky.

Unfortunately, that was the only way to keep the monsters inside Nickolas's body under control and not destroy anything in front of him.

I asked Josh, what about the other werewolves and Josh said that ordinary werewolves like himself or others only needed to inject wolfbane liquid into their bodies so that the wolves in their bodies became weak, but Nickolas was a different case.

He is a royal and Royal is not just an ordinary Werewolf, but they are Lycanthrope. Their strength was more than twice that of ordinary werewolves.

I cringed at that and Josh also said that Nickolas had felt that torture many times on the night of the full moon before I was present in his life.

That is why, if Nickolas doesn't claim me tonight then he will again feel the torture which Josh said was so painful.

That reason makes me feel confused. The hesitation between giving what Nickolas wants or sticking to my decision, but it seems I can't afford to give my most valuable V-Card just to be used as political material.

I realized that everyone knelt before Nickolas and one of the familiar figures also knelt down in the middle of the room. "RISE!" everyone rose, but not once did they lift their heads in fear. "JAXON" Nickolas hissed when he saw who interfered with the ritual.

I can see Jaxon glance at me and give a small smile. He seemed to be deliberately doing this to stop the ritual and I was breathing in relief. I will always be indebted to him. "I'm sorry, My King, but I just got information from General Gabriel that the northern and western boundaries have just been attacked by Rogue and their herd is quite a lot"

Instantly everyone whispered. Expressions of worry and fear dominated their faces. Some trembled, some hugged each other, some looked at Nickolas hopefully.

Nickolas closed his eyes. His body looked so tense and his jaw tightened. I could hear his teeth chattering together and his hands clenched into fists.

Nickolas took his breath and opened his eyes. He turned his head towards me and threw a look of promise before jumping off the podium. He walked towards Jax and discussed with the man who was my savior.

"The event is disbanded. I want you to return to your homes and lock your doors. Del!"

Del approached Nickolas and bowed respectfully. "I want you to prepare warriors to help those on the border"

"Yes sir"

Everyone immediately walked towards the main door of the palace to hurry home. A number of palace guards were added to maintain security and servants began to walk frantically to tidy up the rest of the program.

Nickolas and Del followed Jax along with the warriors walking away from the palace in a hurry.

I still stood motionless on the podium with a blank stare until someone touched my shoulder. I turned quickly and saw my personal maid, Maria smiled and said, "miss you should go back to your room and wait for His Majesty to return"

I nodded and without saying anything immediately walked back to the room.