Crying Moon

Table for Two

Rhianna's POV

He closes the door behind him, just leaving me here. I scoff and throw myself back down on the bed. How dare he?

Goddess if he wasn't so hot and about to be a king I wouldn't put up with him. I pull my phone out of my purse, texting Reese.

"Heyyyyy, can I come over, I need some vitamin D :)"

I throw the phone and it hits the bed as I stand up taking my clothes off before that bastards semen stains my panties and skirt. It was still warm as it started to slide down my leg. Gross. I walk to my built in bathroom and get in the shower. Cleaning myself completely knowing that Sable's scent was on me now.

Reese was sensitive to other's smells, he hated other male scents. Even when I get married and become queen, I'll still sleep with him. Reese is the greatest s*x partner I've ever had. Now, don't get me wrong, for our first time and for it to not last so long, Prince Sable got it.

I was on the verge of cumming when he stopped. It certainly didn't take him long to get me there. But Reese was different, he was passionate and definitely cared about whether the woman came or not. That was important. "Plus he actually finds us attractive." My wolf, Reign, huffed. I roll my eyes at her. She doesn't like Sable.

I hop out of the shower, drying myself off with a towel and walking out of the bathroom. I grab my phone and see he messaged back.

"Sorry, not home. Busy. Tomorrow?"

I sigh, great looks like I'll have to sleep with some random guy tonight. I text him back

"Insert eye roll emoji. Also I'm busy tomorrow so just forget it. I'll text you later."

I wait a second and he texts back pretty quickly. "K"

Goddess that guy can be an ass. I throw on some shorts and a spaghetti strap tank. Getting ready to flirt with and seduce whoever I see outside my door.

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Micah's POV

I keep my distance from Anika as I walk her home. I don't know what to say. My mother just slapped her and when I tried to defend her I got extremely demasculated. My wolf is pissed at me too, he seems to be ignoring me.

I'm upset, and I know she is too. Maybe I should try and hug her. From behind, I wrap my arms around her causing her to flinch, but she relaxes once she realizes I'm just hugging her.

I kiss her cheek as I continue walking with my arms around her.

Watching the way my parents treat her has made me resent them. She's nothing short of perfect in every aspect, there was only one thing that they could possibly dislike her for.

"Hey, have you thought about them recently?" I whisper, scared of causing her pain with the question, but needing to check on her.

Her parents had died a little over a year ago and it was still painful for her. They were all in a car (which not many wolves have the luxury of doing, their Gamma ranked and had the privilege when her parents were still alive) and crashed into a lake.

The impact knocked both her parents out, she herself got out but lost the car as it sank further down than she could swim. She lost both her parents in one moment and she hasn't stopped blaming herself since.

"Ahhhh, I never stop to be honest. I miss them." She says. I hear the sadness and hurt in her voice, but like always she didn't cry.

Not once had I seen her shed a single tear, I don't know if she just hid crying from me or if she just doesn't cry, but it had always worried me.

"I miss them too." I reply with all honesty. Joan and Sean were this packs God parents. That's the only way to describe them. Because the alpha and Luna weren't always available, when anyone needed something dire they would go straight to Joan and Sean. Anika used to be very loved by my parents because of their relationship with her parents.

My parents grew up with her parents, they were all best friends matter of fact, so you can imagine how their loss hurt my parents.

They definitely blame Anika for their deaths. It didn't help that when her parents died, Anika didn't cry. People assumed that she had just let them die, or just didn't care that they had died.

Suddenly she stops and I realize we're outside her house already. She turns to face me and I see the handprint bruise on her face. I remember my mother slapping her beautiful face and I have to fight back my tears.

I bring my hand to the bruise and gently run my thumb along the edge, careful not to touch it. "Good thing you heal fast, this one looks painful." It wasn't the first time someone in the pack had hit her. She gets hit by other pack members regularly. She never tells me when it happens. Nor does she ever tell me who did it.

I feel so powerless in this pack that I'm supposed to control one day. It hurts that I can't keep her safe. Why she doesn't fight back is beyond me, this girl could take on everyone in the pack if it was 1 on 1, even me if she was determined.

She doesn't answer, she only smiles slightly before wrapping her arms around my waist and burying her face in my chest. It was clear she was stressed out, hell I am too, I needed this hug as much as she did.

However I'm well aware that my father is back at the pack house waiting for me to return to establish what punishment I will recieve for using my alpha command.

I had to get back to him, so I kissed the top of her head gently. "I have to go, if I stay-" I stop. She knows what I'm going to say and pulls away to look in my eyes.

Her bright blue eyes glistening in the moonlight like stars. Her jet black hair falls down the sides of her face in light waves, making her already pale skin seem porcelain. Her dust like freckles coat her face, pulling all of these beautiful features together.

"I know, get home, and please-" she stops talking to quickly peck my lips. "Remember I love you" it wasn't the first time she said it but, it never ceases to make my heart pound in my chest. "I love you too." I say before letting go of her and watching her walk into her house.

As least she is safe.

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Sable's POV

After leaving Rhianna's room, the image of that random girl keeps swirling in my head. She was gorgeous, truly. I found myself trying to sleep off the thought of her after so long of not being able to get rid of these thoughts. I had legitimately just thought up my dream girl apparently, because she was even appearing in my dreams.

I even woke up with 'morning' wood, something I have never experienced, not even as a teen. What the hell is wrong with me?

After getting dressed, I head to the dining room, where I knew my father and Rhianna would be waiting for me. My brother would also be there but I don't actually mind him. He's quiet, keeps to himself and has made it perfectly clear that he is loyal to me. Since father allowed Rhianna to get rid of his mate, Sean has wanted both of their heads.

No, not a moon bound mate, but he was in love with her anyways. She was a low ranked lycan who worked in the kitchens and father had always hated their relationship. So when Rhianna offered to have her given to her father as a peace offering, he jumped at the idea before me or my brother could object.

As much as a I care for my little brother, I don't understand his reasoning. Woman come and go, love is only a word. She's not even his moon bound mate? So I really just don't understand.

However, he has proven his loyalty to me and I have promised to help him get her back.

I am pulled from my thoughts upon entering the dining hall where everyone seems to be waiting on me. I look around the table and see that every chair besides the one right next to Rhianna has been removed from the room. I sigh and stand at the opposite end of the table.

My father clears his throat, gaining my attention before speaking "Son, take a seat so we can eat." He says passive aggressively. "No thank you, I am feeling rather sore after today's events. I think I'll stretch my legs by standing." I look away from my father to look at Rhianna. She has her eyebrows furrowed in frustration and her lips poked out pouting making her look even more unappealing to me. The disgust must have been evident on my face because my little brother begins cackling.

"Oh man, that face you gave her was absolutely priceless, I've seen you look at turds with less disgust." He was hysterically laughing at this point and Rhianna was clearly pissed off. I had to contain my own laughter as well.

She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back against her seat, it being all too obvious she wasn't going to win this one. Some of the kitchen workers came in to serve the food, some of the girls chuckling when they see that Rhianna's plan to remove the chairs in an attempt to make me sit next to her had failed, bring in a chair for me to sit on.

I had slept with a few a them and they weren't fond of Rhianna at all. What do you expect? They're all she lycans and of course because they're here and work in the packhouse they're pretty? I sleep with them regularly and Rhianna hates it.

Unfortunately, she thought Sean's mate was one of my booty calls and had her sent away. She was obviously jealous of her because I genuinely treated her with respect. The girls name was Rose, she was pretty yes, but I had never seen her that way. My brother had loved her the moment he laid eyes on her and I had always thought of her as my little sister and accepted her as so.

Just because I didn't want a mate didn't mean my brother felt the same way. I accept him as is and if he chose her, then he obviously saw something in her that none of us see. That was enough for me.

However, Rhianna took my respect and twisted it, thinking that I wouldn't accept her because I was actually in love with Rose. She immediately had her sent away to her father's kingdom, knowing damn well how lower ranked Lycans are treated in the northern kingdom. They're basically slaves. I wouldn't be surprised if when I did find Rose and bring her back, that she would even be the same person that left.

My brother's heart broke the day my father told us of Rose's departure. My brother even told my father that he was going to kill him. Ever since then my brother hasn't said a word to anyone other than me. You'd think the girl was his mate with how heartbroken he is about it.

I am pulled out of my thoughts when I feel one of the little wolves serving dinner run her finger across my lap as she pretended to bend down and pick a spoon she had dropped.

She gave me a sly, lust filled smirk as she brazenly glided her hand to cup the bulge in my pants. Not that I was erect, I just had a big d**k. As mush I would have loved to let her suck me off right here, I just knew everyone would be able to smell her arousal at sucking me off, she was a kinky little lycan.

I move her hand off of me and direct my attention at my father. "Have you talked with the Silver Spring Alpha?" I asked turning my attention away from her so she knows I was rejecting her advances.

She got up with a huff and swiftly left. I'll have to make it up to her later. I internally smirk.

"No, it can wait til tomorrow right now I jus-" now it was my turn to slam my hand down. I had everyone's attention by just that one motion.

I was enraged, he really was so incompetent it infuriates me to no end. I told him there were intruders in a pack under our protection and we're just siting here eating dinner.

People could literally be dying this very moment and because this trash couldn't think to simply call the damn alpha and ask for an update we're just siting here.

I look at my father, radiating as much of my aura as possible. I had never known why, but my father's command and the commands of all the other kings had no effect on me. However, I've made my father submit a few times with just using my wolf's aura, I'm sure if I used a command on him, he would definitely submit.

"You will call him, and you will call him now." I said pulling my cell phone out of my pocket and sliding it over to him thanks to the empty space on the table.

Everyone in the room looked to be holding their breath, so as soon as I saw him pick up the phone and start dialing I reeled my aura back in, hearing my lycan chuckle to himself darkly at everyone's reaction.

My father took the liberty of putting it on speaker phone. Unfortunately I think that was a bad idea, because the alpha answered with a snarl in his tone. "Who the hell is this and what the f**k do you want?" It instantly pissed me off, here I am worried about this dickhead and his pack and this how he addresses me.

I speak before my father gets the chance to. "How dare you speak to your betters this way you swine." I emphasized the word 'swine' and laced my voice thick like venom. I heard some more shouting in the background before hearing the alpha yell profanities at whoever was on the other end to get them to stop talking.

"I am so sorry your majesty, I didn't check the caller ID, I've been busy with family is-" I growled cutting him off "You're wasting my time, I called to ask how your pack is fairing? Any attacks?" I ask not wanting to alarm the already stressed alpha about the beings that simply could have just passed through.

"N-no sir, our border patrol hasn't spotted anyone either." He sounded nervous yet I didn't think he was lying.

I let out a sigh, frustrated that my gut had failed me this time. My wolf seemed just as ashamed. "I'm sorry to have wasted your time alpha, please be in touch if you need anything." I reply

I hear him thank me and hang up. I look down at my plate. "See son, everything's fine." He slid my phone back to me. "Don't ever talk to me like that again, I'm still your father boy." He says

I have to hold back a laugh, him calling me boy when I'm over 2 centuries old is just hilarious. I didn't say anything back I just continued eating my food, still unable to get the picture of that beauty out of my head. If only I knew someone who looked like that, I could get out some s****l frustration.