Prologue
Prologue
Alpha Creed's Point Of View
My hands pinched the crook of my nose. I couldn't believe how much energy it was taking to rein my wolf in. Stiff, my shoulders were beyond stiff as a result of the tension related stress that was consuming my body. It was taking everything in me to calm myself down, the tension within my shoulders becoming more and more intense by the second. The sudden memory of her eyes, her beautiful, beautiful bright emerald green orbs haunted me.
My hands slowly ran down my neck, all the way to my shoulders, as if retracing the path that her hands had taken on my body. The way she felt when I held her, the peaceful beating of her heart, the way she touched me. Everything she did ignited something within me. I couldn't really put my finger on exactly what I was feeling but it was something.
Not something I usually showed, like anger, rage or fury. I mean, don't get me wrong, I am not a raging animal, at least not most of the time. I feel other things aside from anger but those emotions are irrelevant. They are rarely as intense and do not ignite any spark within me so as to captivate me, draw me in and overpower me.
Her body. The way it seductively moved. The captivating, torturously slow movements of her body drew me in and trapped me within her spell. Oh my moon goddess, am I under a spell? Am I alright? Is this even normal? No, it cannot be normal. She bewitched me, that is what happened. I have made up my mind. She bewitched me and I cannot let her win.
I suppose it is a good thing that I will never see her again. Maybe my wolf would let her go after some time. The mere idea of her was riling me up. I could feel my blood burning and my mind would not let me be. The thought of a mere woman having such power over me made me shiver in disdain.
"Your majesty, there is a woman here to see you. She is clad in all black clothes, accompanied by a child and also appears to be carrying luggage as if she is to stay long. She refuses to tell us what she wants to discuss with you and says that she wants to see you and only you, my king."
I looked at him with great annoyance for disturbing my train of thought. I could feel my wolf wanting to unleash my pent up anger upon him and I didn't even feel bothered enough to stop him if he actually did it.
"What the hell do you mean a woman is here to see me. Why are you even bothering me with such frivolous information? If it were important she would have stated the point of her visit by now. Random women do not just come out of nowhere demanding my presence. Everyone in the pack knows that my beta and second in command is the one who determines whether any stranger deserves an audience with me. There are rules and you know that. Next time you knock before entering my office, I don't care if the door is open or not. Now leave."
I hate losing my temper but based on my words and my tone I could already tell that I had lost it on the guard.
"My apologies, your majesty, but the woman keeps saying that she is your crown. She said to inform you that a king is not a king without a crown. She also said to inform you and I quote, in the kingdom of the supernatural, kings kill kings in order to become kings and rule the kingdom, thus as king you need light to rule beside your darkness, end quote."
I could tell just by the focus on his face that he was beyond serious and actually quoting the woman word for word.
My eyebrows scrunched together as bewilderment fell upon my face. I didn't even know what to call it but whatever it was, it was both weird and interesting. I had to find out more. Curiosity might have killed the cat but I was sure that its satisfaction revived it and brought it back to life.
"Sounds very interesting. Who exactly did this woman say she was?"
The distance between the guard and I got a tiny bit smaller as I shifted my body forward and leaned in closer to him, awaiting his answer.
Open, close, open and close. Those were the movements of his lips as he contemplated what to say next. A big gulp and a deep breath were all it took for him to finally open his mouth.
"She didn't give us her name, your majesty. But she said that you may address her as your queen."