The Ivory Emperor's Human Mate

Edmond was standing in front of the large window of his room watching the sun going to rise from the ocean. The sky was lit with orange light. His honey brown eyes were gleaming like two golden orbs in the sun. He had just finished reading a book he got from the royal library. He cannot sleep no matter how hard he tries. When he was a child, his parents, king Lucius York and queen Catherina York got worried about his problem. Royal doctors then said it was a sleeping disorder called insomnia. The royal doctors, Mrs. Meghan and Mr. Harris also prescribed some sleeping meds for him at that time, but while growing up he stopped taking them as they were making him more anxious and found another cure. After his first shift, at the age of fifteen, he finally found a friend with whom he could talk to at night. His Wolf Charles. It was Charles who first suggested Edmund to use his night-time in reading books and gaining knowledge. Since then, Edmond is passing his time like this. There were more suggestions from his two friends, his beta, Arthur Davis and his gamma, Ivaan Smith, that, as he is cursed with a not-so good night's sleep and gifted with good stamina, which he should use to do other stuff rather than only reading. He found his first girlfriend, Julia, when he turned 16. Julia was a year older than him and taught him many things in bed. He still smiled at those memories of not being in-charge, still enjoying it a lot. He was quite happy with Julia until she turned 18. She found her mate and then they mutually broke up. Julia was quite surprised at him being understanding about it as it is not in the blood of lycans, who can choose their mates rather than have a fated one. But this is not the case with Edmund. Yes! Edmund Elijah York is an Ivory Lycan, blessed by the moon goddess and the sun god. He's the chosen one who will put an end to the waging war against his kind and will establish his Ivory Empire and lead it with peace, harmony and.... love, along side with his fated mate, who is chosen by the Sun god for him. When he turned 18, everyone in the kingdom was excited about seeing their Queen as powerful as their King. But she never showed up. Even till now, he doesn't know where she is. And now, as he's 24, he should marry someone to fulfill his duty as a king. His people need a queen who is brave, loving and caring. And he can't deny it. But his wolf, Charles, is getting anxious, as today is his engagement with one of their powerful ally's daughter, Carolina Williams. He was well aware that Carolina was nothing like a queen. She's a spoiled brat, very arrogant and sometimes cruel too. She treats people like trash. Her father is an Alfa of a very big, powerful and wealthy pack, Moon Night. So Edmund's parents decided to make amends with them as his mate was nowhere to be seen in this country. Before agreeing, he even fought with them to snatch his chances to be with his mate. But later, they forced him to think about his people. He agreed to it but after, putting his condition that if he found his mate before the engagement, he would step away from this arranged marriage. As the day of engagement is here, he's getting restless. "This whole arrangement is, null for me." his wolf said. "What do you want me to do? Turn my back from my responsibilities." Edmond replied, getting irritated with him. "We are chosen to shoulder greater responsibilities than this, with our mate." his wolf retorted. He was about to say something, but suddenly the doors of his rooms opened and his beta came inside. Arthur was his best friend and don't need permission to come into his room until now. As he is also aware of Carolina and her tantrums. "The team has arrived, Ed. You must hurry before Williams comes." Arthur said calmly. This irritates him more. "I'm their f*****g king" he shot back at him. "I can make them wait as long as I want." he added, getting angry. Arthur crossed the room in long strides to get to him. He placed his hand on his shoulder and said in soft tone "I know this is very difficult for you, but you don't have any choice, Brother." He lightly pated his shoulder and let out a small sigh "If we any how know where she is right now, things still can get better." he added Edmund took a sigh "Only the moon goddess can tell." . . At the Engagement Party The royal hall was decorated with gold and silver. There was small stage opposite the gates. The king and his would be fiance were standing in the middle of the stage. Behind them there, two throne-like golden chairs were placed. Edmund was lost in his thoughts, whereas his would-be fiance was looking quite cheerful about soon to be a queen of such a powerful kingdom. She was wearing a long satin royan green gown which was perfectly hugging her curves. Her blond hair was wrapped in a bun, showing her long neck. Her green eyes were covered with smoky make-up and her pale skin was glowing through the light make-up. . Her lips were red, giving her a seductive look. Edmond didn't care about his attire. He didn't even look at himself in the mirror before coming to the party. Carolina was meeting with the guests with the victorious smile plastered on her lips while Edmond was in a daze. "C'mon Ed, at least smile a little. We are going to engage soon." she said in a seductive tone. This made him enraged with fury and he snarled at her in a whisper "For you, Its 'Your Majesty' get it in your head." She looked away from him and smug. Soon I'll rule this kingdom and this arrogant king as well. He won't be able to resist my seductive beauty any longer. She thought to herself. Suddenly, a 5-year-old child ran towards the stage and collided with the king. The ice- cream in his hands was spread on Edmund's blazer and the child fell on the ground. Everybody in the hall gasped. The king quickly got the child up from the ground. The little child was shivering with the fear. Before Edmund could say anything, Carolina pushed the child away from him. "How dare you to come near to the king." she shouted at him. This enraged Edmund. How the f**k can she talk to his people like that? He pushed her behind and took that scared kid into his arms. "Don't worry kid. No harm done." He said softly. "I-I'm s-so solly m-my king. I w-was playing t-tag with my f-fllend." He stammered in fear. "Its all right young man. Go to your friend." the king replied softly. The moment the king put him down, the boy ran to his parents, who got scared after seeing the behavior of their would-be queen towards a small child. Everyone was staring at her with a questioning look. Ivaan understood their question and to divert their attention, he reached Edmund. "You should clean up and change your majesty." He said plainly. Edmund nodded and followed him towards his room. Arthur also tailed after them. Once in the room, Ivaan shot at Edmund. "Dude! She's so horrible. You sure you want this engagement? I mean there are plenty of girls out there. You could've picked any one." He said, getting annoyed. Arthur smacked his head from behind. "Stop it. You i***t. This is not the time to talk about it." He shot at him. Before Ivaan could say anything, he grabbed a spare blazer and gave it to Edmund. "Change it." He said, making it sound like an order from a friend to another. Edmund took the blazer, cursing the rule in his mind. There is a rule that for every important function the tailor has to stitch a spare dress for the royals. Edmund took off the jacket and reached for the spare one. Just then Ivaan spoke "At least wash your face first. There are some drops of ice-cream on it." Edmund stared at his friend for a few seconds and then turned towards the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Ivaan shuddered and sat on the sofa. Arthur rolled his eyes at both his friends and sat next to Ivaan. He turned on the TV and started to switch the channels aimlessly. In the meantime, Edmund washed his face and came out of the bathroom. Artur dropped the remote and rushed towards his friend to help him wear the blazer. "Goddess! She's so beautiful like a goddess." Ivaan was admiring someone on the TV. Both the friends turned their heads towards the TV. They were showing the news about some Indian state. The royals of that state crowned their younger daughter as the crown princess of their state. Edmund's brown eyes flashed at the girl and turned golden yellow. His wolf took control. "Mate."