The King

Caught In the Act

I stood with my back against the kitchen counter so that I would be out of sight when they came back downstairs but still able to see them. I felt like I was shaking I was so angry. He had a fit about me texting another guy, but he was going to bring another female into his home. One that was obviously flirting with him. My wolf was whimpering in my head, and my heart felt broken. 

It felt like they were upstairs for a long time, but finally, I heard them both coming back down. He walked her to the door where she said something, but I couldn’t make it out, and then he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. It was just the cheek, and I knew I shouldn’t be getting so torn up about it, but it felt like my heart was breaking. He shut the door, and as he turned around, I saw that he was smiling, that was until his eyes landed on me in the kitchen. His face fell. He went to say something but stopped. He was probably surprised that he had got caught. 

I had felt anger, but now I just felt complete sadness even my wolf didn’t want to be around him right now. I walked past him up the stairs, not looking at him the whole way. “Dot, come back here,” he said as I hit the top step. 

Fuck him, I thought. Always trying to tell me where to go. I walked down the hallway, deciding to go to the furthest spare room from his bedroom, and locked the door behind me. In seconds he was there knocking on the door, telling me to open it so that we could talk. I needed some space right now from him, or I knew I would say something I regretted. He resorted to begging, and my wolf whined. We were both torn between wanting to be with him and wanting nothing to do with him right now. “Please go away,” I finally said softly, defeated. 

It was silent for a moment before I heard him walking away from the door. I turned around, looking at the room I was in. It was a similar setup to Alexander’s, except the bedding was a dark blue. I opened the balcony doors stepping out into the sun. It felt good against my skin. I sat down in a lounge chair, resting my head back against it looking up at the sky. A tear escaped down my cheek, and I whipped it away. I wasn’t sure why I was so upset. I couldn’t be upset with him because of his past partners. He didn’t have to flaunt them around in front of me, though. How could I even compare to her? The sad thing was there were others, and based on the photos that I had seen, they all had very similar appearances. Of course, my mate would have to be a manwhore who made females sign contracts to have s*x with him. I wasn’t totally innocent, but I hadn’t gone all the way. Why couldn’t my mate be an 18-year old that was also inexperienced? 

I called Bianca, who thankfully picked right up. “Hey, how’s it going?” she asked. 

I started to cry. “Not good,” I sobbed into the phone. 

“Oh no, Ace, what happened?” she asked.

“One of his exes was here, and he didn’t even tell me she was coming. She flirted with him the whole time. He looked happier than he had ever looked with me,” I answered. 

“Oh, that’s not good. Did he say why she came?” she asked. 

“I didn’t ask. I couldn’t even look at him. I just locked myself into a spare room to get some alone time. I’m not even sure why I am so upset about it,” I said as new tears fell. 

“You like him, Ace. Even if you don’t want to admit it to yourself, you want to be with him. Jealousy and the feeling of betrayal no matter how small can make you do crazy things,” she said. 

“B, why couldn’t I be mated to someone inexperienced like me?” I asked.

“Trust me, Ace, the last thing you want is to be with a guy that has no experience. It’s scary now, but it will be better for you. I promise,” she said. 

I was silent for a moment. “You always know what to say, B,” I told her. 

“Well, I’m glad I can help Ace. I know this is a difficult time for you, and everything happened very quickly. From what I have heard about the mate bond, though, I think you have nothing to worry about when it comes to other women. To him, no one will compare to you. Though I think you have nothing to worry about, you were always the most beautiful girl in this pack,” she replied.

“Oh B, we look almost exactly alike,” I said with a laugh. 

“Almost is the keyword. Sam told me that you wanted us to come to see you,” she said, trying to change the subject. 

“I do. I miss you guys so much already. I’ll have to see when a good time would be, but I’ll let you know when,” I answered. 

“Sounds great. You know I’m always here if you need something,” she said. 

“Thanks, B, and thanks for talking to me now. I don’t know what I would do without you,” I said. 

“No problem. My advice right now would be that once you calm down, you should talk to him. I’m sure there is a rational explanation. He might be the King, but he’s still a guy, and they are dumb,” she said with a laugh. 

I laughed too, “That’s true. I’ll let you go. Thanks again. I love you,” I said. 

“I love you too. Bye,” she said before hanging up. 

I sat my phone in my lap as I looked out at the woods, sounding the palace. My eyes grew heavy, and I allowed myself to drift off to sleep.