Mated to a Mermaid

Chapter 6

Third-Person POV

Drip, Drip, Drop. Drip, Drip, Drop. I stand behind my desk, looking at the rock and stone; contemplating what has happened. It’s been 8 years since I felt a change in the dynamics of the world. Like the change that got me banished into this godforsaken cave. Apollo found out I had made a deal with the devil. The gods and goddesses say they don’t meddle in what happens on the earth. Bull s**t. I wouldn’t be here if they didn’t meddle, now, would I?

My sons stood up with a group of young warriors in the great war. One of my sons remained that way. He didn’t see the bigger picture, unlike Ezekial. The boy's best friend, Julius, came to me and told me what they were up to. When he said Lionel told him they had a charm to wipe out everyone who was fighting, I knew I needed to find a way to counteract it. Hence, why I did go along with Hades? Now I am banished to this hellhole.

Not to worry, I was still able to build my army. The loyal subject who told me about the cave, found me here. He collects men and women who have been cast out from all over the world and I appointed myself the rouge king. I may not be able to leave, my rouge army can. They aren’t as loyal, and I wouldn’t have them collect the information I seek.

“Sire” a voice came into the dingy room.

“What word do you have for me, Julius?” I asked. Julius had to make a choice when Lionel took the role of Vampire King and Ezekial was his second. Ezekial had left the kingdom and Julius pretends to be the loyal friend and confidant of Lionel’s, whilst whispering in Ezekial’s ear, not that it mattered. I felt the strong shift when it happened. One of Marybelle’s descendants had created something. Something that could get me out of here.

“The witch is still in Ezekial’s facility. I think she put a spell on herself because whatever we try, she doesn’t get pregnant”, Julius informs me. When Ezekial had the idea of k********g strong supernatural women in the name of purity and selling the babies they could produce, I took my opportunity. I told Julius to take Marybelle’s descendant and create a child I could use. She had moved from the Witch Kingdom when she allegedly killed the prince. I had Julius track her down, “It’s a shame the werewolf running the a*******n of her daughters killed them and the kids.”

I don’t have a problem with hybrids, that’s all Ezekial. What Ezekial doesn’t realize; hybrids are a mixture and wouldn’t be as strong, or would they? “Did he kill the children?” I asked, thinking out loud and turning to look at Julius. “You have said yourself; the witch queen and her daughter haven’t created anything to warrant the change in the world’s dynamic.”

“Queen Gertrude and Princess Eunice aren’t as strong as Enid, Sire” Julius says, dropping his gaze to look at the ground. “It wasn’t them.”

“I want you to look further into what happened to Marybelle’s descendants and the Silver Falls Pack. We may have overlooked something”, I tell him as he nods and turns to leave the cave. “Julius” I call him back, and he turns on his heel to look at me. “Don’t tell my sons the hybrid children may be alive. We may need to use them.”

“Yes, sire” he responds, and I take a seat at my desk. I know I can trust him to get the information I seek. He pretends to fear Ezekial, whilst giving him valuable information to do what I need him to. At the same time, pretending to care about every living being, whilst taking and killing under Lionel’s nose. If either knows something, he will find out.

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Lucas’ POV

We pull up to the castle at the Kingdom Pack and I notice Josie fidgeting in her seat, glancing out at Jacob and Hunter. “Jose, is Hunter your mate?” I question through a mind link.

“Is he the blonde with the pretend mustache?” she answers back with her own question. Nope; that’s Jacob and we both have a problem. He isn’t 18 for another few weeks and I need to find a new gamma. I wonder if Ethan will be happy to be a Gamma.

“No; that’s Jacob, and he isn’t 18 for a few more weeks. He won’t know you are his mate”, I tell her and her head drops as she closes her eyes. I’m not sure what she is thinking. “You could let him…” “No. Don’t tell him. He has a right to find out for himself” she cuts me off, and I nod my head as I get out of the car, racing up the stairs to Kyle’s beta and gamma.

“Hunter”, I bellowed, giving him a shoulder tap before turning to Jacob. “Jacob” I introduced with the same amount of excitement. “This is Josie, Helen and Elizabeth”. I introduced my sisters to them. “You’ve met Uncle Steven and this here is my beta Peter and his lovely mate Shelby”, I said, slapping Peter on the back.

“Nice to meet you all” Jacob says and signs with a smile as Hunter grabs Helen’s hand and gives it a kiss. That’s weird. In the two years I’ve known him, he has never done that. I’ve seen him give tonsillectomies and, from what Bruce has told me, give women very cheesy pickup lines. Never do that. “We should show everyone to their rooms.”

I don’t need Jacob and Hunter to tell me where my room is; I’ve been living here for two years and I know where it is. The room next to Kyle’s. I walk behind everyone, watching Elizabeth’s face light up as she walks in the garden before we head through the double doors. “Elizabeth, your room is next to mine and Helen, you will be on the other side”, Hunter says and signs as they head into their rooms. I think Hunter has the hots for Helen because he followed her in.

“Josie, you are in the room next to mine” Jacob says and signs, moving forward as Josie disappears into her room. “Steven, you are on the other side of my room and Peter; you and Shelby are between Steven and Lucas.”

“Where’s Kyle?” I questioned Jacob. Jacob raised his eyebrows up and down, which meant he was in his room with a she-wolf. I rolled my eyes, and walked into my room, not surprised in the least. I guess the old cronies are still on his back to pick a chosen mate. Although I would have preferred, he waited to entertain until after my ceremony.

I throw my suitcase on the bed and take a seat on the sofa. I start scrolling through my phone, landing on the only photo that calms my nerves. “Lucas, can you please come and remove this man w***e from my room.” Elizabeth’s voice comes through my head.

What the f**k? We’ve only been here for half an hour and someone is already trying to get into my sister’s pants. I raced out of the room and barged my way into Liz’s. I stop dead as Kyle takes large strides from the sofa to stand in front of me, signing without speaking. ‘I was putting my breakfast plate in the kitchen when I could smell apple and blackberry. I followed the scent of my mate who was being confronted by Molly, who I was f*****g this morning.’

“She’s your what? And you did what?” I screamed, looking between Kyle and Elizabeth. Kyle started signing again; ‘Elizabeth is my mate. She must have wandered into the common dining room where she met Lord Salisbury’s daughter, Molly. She told her we were f*****g. I ended it this morning because she wanted more. You know me; I want my mate and was pleasing the asshole higher ups by pretending to be interested in their daughters.”

“Kyle, you are one of my best friends. Man, you f****d up. I respect the crown and all, but if my sister asked me to remove the man w***e from her room, then… you better go. Please don’t make this harder on us than it already is”. I cut him off. He turned to look at Elizabeth before walking out the room.

I shut the door; “Lizzy, I’m sorry” I told her, walking over and putting my arms around her. “He really is a great guy. You should give him a chance.”

She lets out a breath; “He has to prove himself, he is a great guy”. She mind linked, tears falling down her face. I let out a small snort.

“Lizzy? What are you thinking?” I asked, turning to look into her eyes. She looks just like mum and, in a way, she reminds me Mum and Dad are with us.

“I don’t really care he had women before, but when I first smelt his scent, the w***e he slept with was saying no wonder they f****d this morning. I saw red and ran away” she signs and I nod my head.

“I can understand why you would” I whispered, turning her to face me, so I could sign. I do know Kyle and I do know Molly would have been the latest she-wolf the old wannabe Alphas tried to pair him up with as a chosen mate. “He regrets you finding out about Molly that way. He ended it this morning and wants to show you, finding his mate means more to him than anyone.”

“How?” she signs. “I can’t even speak. How am I supposed to be a queen if I can’t communicate with the kingdom? I think I needed to reject him, but he stopped me.”

“He didn’t tell me that part” I snarled, standing up from the sofa, ready to find Kyle and help them both see sense. Elizabeth’s shocked expression stops me and I sit back down again. “I’m not angry at you. If you want to reject him; that’s your decision”, I told her, trying to stifle my worry about my friend and my sister. “Do me a favor; give him a chance. You never know what may happen and if he ends up being a douche bag, then you can reject him.”

She gave me a nod and I stood up from the sofa. “Come on, we need to head down to the throne room. I promise I won’t say anything, but you can’t avoid Kyle for much longer”, I told her, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the sofa as she nodded her head again.

We both headed out of her room and down to the throne room. Let’s get this ceremony over and done with and then I can help Kyle win my sister’s heart.