The Cursed Alpha's Queen

Madness

CADENCE

I’m not sure what provoked me to go to her room, and I think it must have been madness that gripped me to go to her room shirtless. I was fresh out of the shower but I still could have gotten dressed.

Because you want her to check you out. Shaking my head I dismissed that small voice, I was more curious as to why she wanted the medical records.

I slipped out of my room and ran into Amka who was coming back from the medical bay. She had a bag over her shoulder and I could only assume that those were the records her highness requested.

Amka’s eyes fell on me and she inhaled deeply. Smirking I moved up to her but she stepped away. That hurt my ego and I nearly forgot her blowing me off earlier.

“Does her highness have you running around doing her bidding?” Amka’s eyes narrowed and she drew herself up.

“You’re wrong about her Cadence. She isn’t the awful person you think she is.” I growled deep in my throat and Amka cowed a bit. How dare she stick up for the woman who tore us apart.

“She took you away from me and is making my life Hell.” Amka rolled her eyes and looked pointedly at my bare upper body.

“What are you doing skulking around her wing then?”

“I want to know why she wants the medical records. Is she planning on doing something to harm us. If that brat is going to harm our pack, I need to do something about it.” Amka rolled her eyes and thrust the bag at me.

“No you i***t, she knows there is something up with your father and she wants to see if this is an isolated incident or if it is a hereditary thing. She was also brushing up on the differences between our races so before you judge her you might want to get to know her.” She turned on her heel and started walking away from me and I grabbed her arm.

“I will have you as my mate Amka, damn the contract and damn the fae princess.” She ripped her arm out of my hand and glared at my chest again.

“You may need to rethink that Cade because it looks like you’re setting out to seduce her whether you like it or not. I’m not even upset. She really is nice and you can stand to be a little nicer to her.” She looked down at her feet and then pulled her shirt down.

I gasped in a breath as a silver crescent mark appeared on her shoulder. Disappointment and rage ran through me.

“Who is he?” She sighed and I gripped her hard, she let out a cry of pain as I tried to rub the mark away.

“Your father.” My heart dropped into my stomach and I let go of her dumbfounded. How the hell is that possible?

“That’s why you’re all for her looking at the files. You want her to cure him.” She ran a hand through her hair and shook her head.

“That is NOT what I want. No offense but your father disgusts me even though he is my mate. I want her to find out what is going on before it affects you.” She stalked away from me and I was left dumbfounded.

What did she mean that I could be affected by what was going on with my father?

This was too much for me and I wanted to run back to my room but my feet propelled me further to her room. I knocked on her door and she opened it. I was glaring at her and she was checking out my body.

She smells divine, like cherries and cream. Why not throw her on the bed and taste her? I smirked; she was definitely checking me out.

“What do you want?” Oh, she was adorable when annoyed. Wait, what was I thinking? I shoved the bag at her.

“The medical records you requested your highness.” She ripped her eyes away from my body and slammed the door in my face. Blinking at the door I mentally slapped myself. Why couldn’t I try to be civil?

I didn’t want to marry her but I couldn’t get over my stupid ego.

“Thank you now go away and put on a damn shirt next time you bother me.” I looked down at my chest and abs. I couldn’t help it the laughter just came out of me. She was flustered.

I stood there staring at the door and just chuckling to myself. What was wrong with me? I knocked again and waited.

“Can we talk for a minute?” I needed to hear what she had to say about the records.

“Do you have a shirt on?” I was a Dire Wolf. I may have some abilities but there was no way I could have run back to my room to get dressed. I suppose if I want to know what is going on I will have to get dressed.

“No, but if I go get a shirt will you talk to me?” She was just on the other side of the door, I could have just opened the door and let myself in.

“I suppose, what do you want to talk about.” She was leery and hesitant, which was commendable.

“I want to know why you wanted the medical records. Sven is our Alpha King and I deserve to know what is going on.” I suppose this was also a test. If she blabs everything she can’t be trusted.

“I don’t exactly know if it is my place to say anything about what is going on with your king. I am just the interloper in your pack.” Ok, that was unexpected. She spoke the right words but saying things and doing them are two different things.

“Aren’t you the supposed bride of the Alpha’s son?” I found it amusing that she still didn’t realize I was the one she was supposed to marry.

“Look if you get it from the guy’s mouth himself, I will try and tell you my theory on what I think is happening to your head honcho. However, until then I apologize, I just have theories and I really don’t think it is my place to spread discord.” She knew how to play the political game, that was for sure.

“That is rather surprising to hear.” I wanted to punch myself as soon as the words left my mouth.

“What the heck do you wolves think I am? Some vapid princess without a thought in my head and I will just gossip about others?” She was pissed, I should have just shut up and walked away but that isn’t what I did.

“Actually, yes,” s**t. I slapped a hand over my mouth and I can’t believe I said that. Why does this woman seem to bring the worse out in me? The door is wrenched open and she is staring right at my chest with fire in her eyes.

“Who the hell do you think you are wolf boy? I don’t know what bug crawled up your butt and what your problem is with me but enough is enough!” My eyebrows shot up into my hair as she poked me in the chest.

“Wolf boy?” She called me by a pet name. Focus you i***t!

“Yes, wolf boy! Now I was going to share what theory I had after getting the ok from either the Alpha or his kid. But you know what, now you can go suck a moose’s hairy balls because I am not telling you a damn thing.” She slammed the door in my face again and I was left standing there torn between mortification and laughing.

I really did need to learn to keep my mouth shut. But Amka was right she wasn’t exactly what I thought she was going to be.