Banished princess and her Alpha King

Fate

Karen's POV

Hope and Derek insisted i stay in the pack house for the night and sleep in their guest room. I need to admit, it felt heavenly. I don't even know when was the last time when I slept in a real bed. I fell asleep in minutes as I snugle into the warm sheets and soft pillows. And after a long time, no nightmares came.

When I woke up the Sun was already on the sky. Did I just sleep in?!

"We are safe here" my wolf, Laila slowly gets relaxed as my head cleared from sleep. She always guards me while I sleeping since we joined to my master five years ago. "You should consider to settle down here. This pack far from the others and until they don't know who are you, they are safe too."

"We talked about this, Laila, I can't stay in a pack. If he finds me, he will destroy the pack for me. Master told us too and i don't have any reason to questoning him."

"You are stubborn, but fine. At least give me time to rest. The last 3 month drained me too much."

"Sure. And Laila.... thank you... I would never survived without you these monthes."

"We are one, Karen, no need to thank me. I will sleep for a day or two now, so please, don't get in any trouble."

"I will try my best, mom" i say and give her a smirk. She scoffed and curled up before fell in her deep sleeping phase.

For my biggest luck, either Alpha Derek or Luna Hope weren't home when I sneaked out from the house. I grabed some food from my van then headed outside to the town. I want to find some herbs if I can. Also here i feel myself awkward. Everyone looking at me like trash. They all know about Derek's permission but I am still a rouge in their eyes. It seemed, that didn't change their mind either i saved the pack with the petals.

Once i reached the forest, I felt like if I steped into an other world. It is so peacful, so quiet, so calming. Old oaks ruled the forest with bigger trunks what I ever see before. Their canopy created a cool layer from shade on the ground. As I walking, time by time marked spots of herbs on my improvised map. They all usual types, like burdock or angelica root, but I am running out some of them, so I am still happy to find them.

A little creek crossed my way and I decided I will eat my lunch there. I settled down between an oak's roots and watching the water running down. I can't remember when I saw a natural water so clear like this. Suddenly i felt heat flooded me and heard a deep growl. "Mate."

A young man steped out from the woods on the other side of the creek, and before I could get up, he reached me and pinned me to the oak. His sage and mint scent filled my nostrils and his deep brown eyes almost burning my skin as he looked down at me with need. I felt him tremble when I tried push him further away. His muscels tensed under his skin as i touched him. Laila weakly lifted her head and whimpered "Mate...." The heat was so unbearable, I wanted to throw myself into his strong arms. But I needed to strengthen myself.

When his face got too close to mine, I pushed him away so strong, he fell in the water. "Stop!" I say and jump up. My whole body was shaking from the effort to keep distance from this god-looking man.

He shake his head and get up too. "I am sorry, I didn't wanted to scare you. I just smelled your scent and my wolf went crazy.... I am Josh Miller." he steped closer and stretched out his hand towards me.

"Karen Howards" I shook his hand nervously. "We are mates...."

"I am so happy to find you" he smiled. Miller. The son of the Alpha. As he stood there, water running down on his tan skin and highlighting his muscels on his bare torso, he looked so breathtakingly handsome. He steped bit more closer and caressed my cheek with his tumb. "You are so beautiful"

I opened my mouth, but Laila stoped me "Don't you dare reject him! His wolf the only one who can heal me!"

"When did you arrived, little wolf?" purred Josh while leaned closer and inhaled my scent. I felt my heart beating faster

"Yesterday... Your father let me stay for a few days...."

"Good..." he whispered and leaned more closer. "But now you will stay forever, my little mate." His nose almost touched mine and I felt dizzy from his scent. All i wanted was to throw myself in his arms, but I can't do that. I can't be that cruel with him. Can't chain him to myself and all the dangers what come with me. I should reject him, but Laila...

"No..." I whispered and turned my face away as he tried kiss me. "I don't know you."

Sadness flickered in his eyes, but he didn't tried again. "You are right. We don't know each other. Yet." He caressed my shoulders gently. "Why are you come here, little wolf? I don't know about any pack-visitors."

"Don't call me that!" I scoff. "You aren't look so much older than me. And I am a travelling healer. Packless. And I am collecting herbs."

"Packless? So you are a rouge?"

I felt a sting as he called me that. My heart cried up from it. Because he is my mate? "From your view, yes, i am a rouge. Bottom of the food chain. Trash. Worthless" I whisper. "So I will understand if you want to reject me."

"Never!" he shout and pulled me into a tight hug. "The Godess gave you to me and i will never let you go away. You are not a rouge anymore. You are my future Luna."

As he is holding me like the most precius thing in his life, my resistans melted away and slowly, timidly wraped my own arms around him and dug my face into the crook of his shoulder, inhaleing deeply his amazing scent. Josh trembled under my touch then suddenly lifted me up and carried away. My own body betrayed me when my legs went around his waist. I heard a low growl when my thight pressed against something hard.

"Sorry...." I mumble nervously.

"Don't. I will worship your every touch until i can get you all" he whispered back and kissed my shoulder. "I will wait the time when you are ready to be mine in body and soul. But when that time come, i will devour you fully."

Heat flushed my face and I hide my blush in his neck. Goddess, he is so perfect!

"We are here" he stoped suddenly and put me down. As I looked around my breath stuck in my lungs. We were standing in a little meadow covered with various type of herbs.

"Beautiful..." I whisper. I can count at least eight different herb just in first sight.

"Just as you" brush Josh my hair behind my ear. I felt the heat again so I turned my face to hide my blush. He cupped my chin and forced me to look at him. "Don't hide anything from me, baby."

"I have a name too" I say to cover my excitment.

"Oh, yes, Karen" he breathed into my ear.

Godess! My name on his lips like the sweetest honey i ever ate! It turned me on so much. Based on his smirk, he absolutly knows what he is doing with me.