ALPHA KING'S BOOKWORM LUNA

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ALPHA KING FARRELL KINGSTON

I was awakened by my Queen stirring and trembling while mumbling incoherent words. Beads of sweat are scattered all over her face.

"My Queen."

I hold her shoulders and shake her in an attempt to wake her up from her dream. She looks scared and her head is moving from left to right. I shook her more and started to slap her cheeks tenderly, just with enough force to have her wake up, and thank Goddess she bolted awake right after.

She's heaving deeply and tears began to roll down her cheeks. Her mouth slowly opens and closes as she cry but no sound at all. I felt my chest tightening, its like my heart is crumpling yet there is a hollow feeling as well. I dont know what to do.

When I see her hands start to tremble and her body shook from her silent weeping, I pulled her to me ang hugged her trembling frame.

"Sshhh." I'm slowly patting her back to let her feel and know that she is not alone.

"I'm here My Queen. Everything will be alright. I will not let them hurt you again. I will make everything to make those rogues pay for what they did."

Knowing how my mate is suffering makes me want to snap off the heads of those rogues. My anger is beyond its limit. I can see red with my already hooded eyes. My wolf is roaming around at the back of my mind, it is so furious and it wants to come out. But Im trying my best to calm myself down. Not now self, I thought. My Queen needs me at the moment and I cant bear to left her on this state.

Her tremblings stops and so her cries. I pulled away from her a little bit to see her face. She looks worn-out, puzzled and scared.

"Its okay My Queen, im here." I wiped the tears on her cheeks with my thumb.

"This.." she started then paused, creasing her forehead as if thinking of what to say. "I dont know what to think anymore. My mind is so messed up. I dont know what to believe. Which one is real and which is not. I think im going to go insane if I cant come up with the truth soon-"

"You don't have to think of anything My Queen." I cut her off. "Let everything slowly come back to you. You dont have to force yourself. Everything will be alright when the time comes."

"Its easy for you to say that because you're not the one who's going through all these. You cannot just tell me to stop thinking of things. And even if I want to, I cant, because I dont know where to start and the knowledge of not knowing anything and all these things that are new to me kept popping out on my mind." She snapped at me.

"Its also not easy for me because everything you feel and think about, I also feel and think of it because you are my mate. The bond between us makes me do so thats why I know for a certain how hard you are going through. And I even hate myself for not having anything to do to make you feel better. I dont want you like this. I dont want you having constants nightmares, fears and questions. If only I could do something to take it all from you so everything will be back the way they were, I would. You are My Queen, my heart, my life. You are my everything thats why its hard for me to see you like this." I tried to reason out with her with so much self-restraint not to snap at her. The last thing I want at this moment is for my mate to hate and fear me.

"I-i-i," she's stammering as she starts to talk. She's moving her hands, trying to be able to explain further.

"I beg you My Queen," I cupped her face, " Let me do everything I can to handle this. Just dont stress yourself too much. I know its not easy, but please, try to be easy on yourself. I will talk to the pack doctor if he can do something about it. I cant promise you to make everything return to normal, but I promise to make those rogues pay for what they did, all of them." I tell her in a voice that comes out as a roar.

Her expressions softens as she stared back at me. She blinked her eyes and just stared at me for a moment. She seems to be processing the words I told her in her mind.

"Come on, lets get you refreshed. Why dont you go freshen up, then come down when you are finished. I'll go downstairs to make us breakfast" I smiled at her before pulling her at the end of the bed to get up. She let me guide her to go down of the bed.

"Okay," she whispered, a smile plastered on her lips but it didn't reached her eyes. It pained me to see her like this but im telling myself that its okay, everything will be okay.

When she turned around to go to the bathroom, I took my leave to go downstairs.

I ransacked the kitchen to look for something to cook for breakfast. I prepared broccolli soup, sunny side-up eggs, sausages, bacon and garlic bread with lemonade.

"Alpha", my beta said in our mindlink as I was setting the food on the table.

"Yes?"

"The pack elders are requesting for your presence for an important meeting today. They want to talk to you of the nearing of the blood moon. They asked me to inform you Alpha because you blocked the pack link".

I was stunned for a bit upon hearing of the blood moon. That's only less than 2 weeks from now. My heart suddenly beats faster at the thought.

"Tell them I will come later. And as for any other concerns, I assign you in charge for a just a moment but if its a matter of much importance, feel free to tell me."

"Yes Alpha," he said before closing our mindlink.

My mind is still wandering about the blood moon when the strong tropical scent of my mate engulfs my sense of smell. As I turned my gaze to the door, there stood my Queen.