Best Friends Mated to Royalty

Chapter 2

Lycan King Conal POV

In a territory further south of Moon Cry Pack, Lycan King Conal and his generals are gathered around a table. They are discussing the new border patrols and the usual routine. The Lycan King is lost in his thoughts about the girl in his dreams with dark wavy hair and green eyes. The most recent dream was last night.

As I went about my day, my wolf, Blaze, was restless. Howling and whimpering in my head. No matter how many times I asked him what was wrong he just wouldn’t answer. He kept up his restless behavior. I had meetings to sit through and everyone attending was on edge because they knew something was off with me. I had a dinner with my parents that I had to attend, and my mother kept telling me to take some time off. She thinks my mood is because I am stressed out being king.

The reason for my mood is the fact I really want to find my mate, but I have stopped trying so hard to look in every part of the world. I used to take trips, almost one trip a month, in hopes of finding my queen. I stopped, when I am meant to find her I will find her. It will be natural, not forced. Some things in life have to be allowed to happen naturally, or they simply will not happen at all. I would find her one day. I just had to keep hoping and keep my mind open to every possibility.

“Hey buddy, do you want to go for a run?” I asked my wolf hoping it would help with his bad mood.

“Yes.” I got as a response

I mindlinked my Beta “I’m going for a run, hold down the fort while I’m gone.”

“Yes, your majesty.” he replied

I cut the link, and headed out behind the palace. Everything in the kingdom is werewolf friendly. No matter where you are, there will always be easy access to woods for a shift and run. You can always find a clothes cache if you are ever in need of something. We even have some food stored in places around the kingdom in case the need arises. The kingdom tries its best to serve the people.

After taking a few steps into the woods, to cover myself from view, I strip and stash my clothes in a tree. I take a few steps and then shift into my pure black wolf. His fur is so black and glossy, even I have to admit it looks beautiful. I let Blaze take over and I feel myself being pushed back to take a backseat ride in my own head. When you first begin shifting, this feels a bit weird. As you build a better relationship with your wolf and you get more practice in shifting, this feeling lessens and becomes normal.

We take off running and I let Blaze go wherever he wants to. We ran for a couple hours with only a few stops to kill a rabbit and some squirrels. Blaze enjoys the chase of killing the smaller animals, it’s a predator thing. Or maybe it's just something he enjoys doing, I really am not sure.

“Don’t judge me.” Blaze says in my head. That makes me smile.

“I love you too buddy.”

We reach a blue lake. The moon is high in the sky and it's casting a beautiful glow on the lake. As we approach I see the lake seems almost reflective, no, it is reflective. I can see every detail of my wolf and the trees behind me on the surface of the water.

“Hey buddy, we should probably head back home.” Without a response, my mutt jumps into the lake. The water really does feel good on my warm fur. It has been very warm out lately. The kind of warm out that makes you feel hot and sticky. I sigh and let him do what he wants, maybe it will cheer him up a bit.

They feel a presence behind them so they turn around ready to fight if need be, but all they see is the magnificent beauty of a she-wolf. She is on the shorter side with curves to die for, and she has beautiful dark hair. It looks silky smooth. Oh what I would do to run my hands through that hair, or kiss those beautiful plump lips. But, the most beautiful part of this woman is her eyes. A deep emerald green with gold on the outside. They are like nothing else I have ever seen before. I could stare into those all night long while making love to her.

“Hey man, wake up!”

I jerked out of my sleep and assumed a fighting stance. When the sleep cleared from my eyes all I saw standing before me was my best friend and Beta of the royal kingdom, Reese. He is shaking with silent laughter. I shoot him a glare;

“Why are you here waking me up?” I am upset I can’t spend any more time with that beauty of a she wolf. I was hoping maybe to catch a name... He just walks out the door still laughing at me.

For some reason the Moon Goddess keeps sending me dreams about this beauty. “I just wish I knew what she was trying to tell me” the King thinks to himself.

I head into the bathroom to take a quick, cold shower. I have a long day of meetings before me today. I sigh. I wish I had someone to share everything with. Someone to make each day a little brighter and each night a little more peaceful. I wish I could find my mate. Maybe the beauty in my dreams is going to be my mate….. I just have to find her first…..

When I am done, I throw on some clothes and head to my office, I see breakfast waiting for me. Mmmmmhmmmm pancakes with cinnamon butter and syrup, one of my favorites. I absolutely love food.

“Me too.” Blaze says in my head while licking his chops.

I start laughing. My Beta walks in and hands me a stack of papers

“That's today’s mail. What are you laughing about?”

“Oh just the fact that me and Blaze love food.” Reese starts laughing too.

While going through the mail, I came across an invitation from Alpha Richard of Moon Cry pack, his youngest daughter is turning eighteen. This is a very special time for every wolf. It is the first day you can communicate with your inner wolf, the first time you shift, and the first day you can find your mate.

I feel a little sad. I am twenty one years old and I would like nothing more than to find my mate. I have been waiting three years. I remember the day I shifted for the first time.

Flashback three years ago

I woke up the morning of my eighteenth birthday with a smile on my face. The very first thing I did was reach out in my head to see if I could feel my wolf. Sure enough I felt a foreign presence that wasn’t there the night before.

“Hello Conal, I am Blaze, your wolf. “ a husky voice inside my head spoke.

“Hi Blaze, it’s an honor to meet you and have you as my wolf. I hope we can become as close as man and wolf can be.”

“I do too. Now, go enjoy your birthday and let’s hope we find our mate today. “

“My mate! I totally forgot.” I scream in my head and out loud.

I quickly hop out of bed and run to take a shower. I don’t want to make a bad impression on my mate! After I step out, I throw on my best suit and tie. I run down the stairs and enter the dining room.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE CONAL!”

The pack members scream. Once the noise from the happy birthday dies down

“Thank you everyone that was gracious enough to wish me a happy birthday. I appreciate each and every one of you! Enjoy your breakfast and have a great day!”

With that, I make my way over to my parents table and sit down. The entire time I am looking for any trace of a girl that might be my mate. With no luck, I try not to be disappointed. I still have the entire day and everyone from the pack isn’t in the dining room.

“Hey sweetie, happy birthday!” My mother says. She hops up to give me a hug “I can’t believe my little boy is all grown up! I still remember when you were a baby and you took your first steps. Now, you're a grown man! And you're going to be the next king!”

I hug her back and thank her. My mother and father have always been by my side helping me through every aspect of my life.

“You look glum, what’s going on?” My father asks

“I was hoping to find my mate today.”

“Son, it’s only the beginning of the day. There’s still plenty of time to find her. Just be patient.”

I nod. I know he is right, but I was hoping to spend my entire birthday with my mate.

“Are you looking forward to your party tonight?” My Mother asks.

She has been so excited about my eighteenth birthday party. I know she has put a lot of effort into planning my party. She invited every unmated she-wolf that is old enough to find their mate. Every wolf in the kingdom and the packs around will be at the party.

“Yes mother.”

I’m not a fan of parties. People drink too much and talk too loud. Not to mention all of the people who make a fool out of themselves to get your attention. The only good thing about this huge party will be finding my mate.

The lavish breakfast the kitchen omegas have prepared is laid out in front of us. My mouth waters just from looking at it. Every single breakfast food you could imagine is laid out on the table. There’s the less extravagant things like eggs, bacon, French toast, toast, and then there are the more extravagant things like croissants, Belgian waffles (with anything you could think of on them), scones, and so so much more. There’s enough food here to feed an entire army. I start digging in like I’m a wild animal.

Once finished, I go change into my training clothes and head to find Reese. Training is by far one of my favorite things to do. I like to train myself and I like to train all of the pack members. Everyone here trains, not just the warriors. If you are part of the kingdom and you want to train, you will train. The kingdom is known for having the strongest packs in the entire world. This is mainly because we train everyone who wants to train and as a result have many strong warriors that are difficult to beat.

I find Reese already on the training ground sparring with a few of the top ranking warriors. Reese is the strongest warrior in the pack besides me and my father. We were both trained from birth to fight for the kingdom. Reese is currently fighting three of the strongest warriors, and he is winning. He roundhouse kicks one of the warriors out cold, then he sends another to the ground with a punch to the gut, and finally the last warrior gets his legs swept out from under him and a kick to the side. Reese didn’t even get hit once.

I begin to clap. “Winner gets to fight the king.” With a huge grin on his face Reese launches himself at me. I am ready and easily dodge. We go back and forth easily dodging blows from one another and launching our own. We train until it’s time for the party. We both head our separate ways to get cleaned up for the huge celebration my mother has planned.

I shower and dress in a dark red suit with a black button up dress shirt underneath. I go grab Reese from his room and we head to the party together. Once we get there, I realize that my mother really has outdone herself with this party. There has to be thousands of wolves here just to celebrate. I see so many people parading their daughters around like they are trophies. It makes me a little sick to think about how many people would start a war to become part of the royal family. I don’t want a mate like that. I want a mate that would love me even if I was an omega. No, even if I was human. I want someone to love me for who I truly am and not what I can give them.

Entering the party, all eyes are on us. Everyone we walk past is uttering “happy birthdays” and bowing. I see many she wolfs that look at me with lust and hope. They all hope I’m their mate. I hope someone here is my mate as well. I walk around and mingle with as many people as I can. Slowly, I realize my mate isn’t here. I have looked almost everywhere and I haven’t caught a single scent of a wolf that seems special in any way. It’s almost midnight and many people have left already. My shoulders slump as the realization hits that I would not meet my mate today. I go up to my room and head to bed. Just as my head hits the pillow

“We will find our mate. I know we will. Just be patient” Blaze says. Right before I drift off to sleep.

End of flashback

Since my eighteenth birthday, I have gone on trips to many different packs in and out of the country hoping to find my queen. Without any luck, I am beginning to lose hope.

The king looks at the invitation again and then turns to his Beta “Reese, we will be traveling to the Moon Cry pack on Saturday two weeks from now.”

“Yes, My Liege. I’ll make the arrangements”.

I shoot my friend a death glare. He never addresses me formally when we are alone. He only does when he is trying to rouse me. Ignoring my Beta, I continue to stare at the invitation in my hand. I wonder if this will be the party I find my mate at…..