THE LYCAN KING'S REJECT

THE THREAT

The next morning I woke up wrapped in my mated arms the same way we fell asleep. He was still fast asleep against my chest. I kissed his head and ran my fingers through his hair till he woke up. When he finally did he gave me a kiss on my lips before rolling off of me.

“Morning, baby girl.” My mate said huskily.

“Good morning.” I replied rubbing the sleepiness from my eyes. His deep husky morning voice was doing something to me. It made me feel all tingly.

I got up from the bed and made my way to the bathroom. I did my morning routine and came out so Enzo could go in. events from last night and all of last week came to my mind. I wanted answers,and I want them now. What did he mean when he said he wasnt technically stressed out by me? When he came out the bathroom he had a towel hanging low on his hips. He walked towards the bed while he towel dried his hair.

“What’s the matter with you?” He asked as he got closer.

“We need to talk.” I left no room for arguijng or objections. We were doing this whether he wanted to or not.

“Uhm ok? Let me put some closthes on.” He went to the closet and came back out a few minutes later with black jeans and no shirt on. I guess that’s what he calls clothes. “What is it, beautiful?” He sat on the bed next to me and took my hands in his.

“I want to know why you have been acting the way you have been. You said you weren’t technically stressed out by me, what does that mean?”

“Baby I didn’t- ”

“Don’t try to give me some bullshit ass excuse Lorenzo. I want answers and I want the truth. Now.” I was becoming fed up with the way he was acting. He sighed in defeat and kissed my knuckles.

Looking down at my hands, he spoke. “That day you and Abby went shopping, remember who I told you I’d be back in a few minutes?” I nodded my head. “I was only going to get my phone because I had left it in my office, but when I got there, there was a note on my desk. I didnt remember seeing the note before so I opened it and read it.” With him still looking down at my hands, he queezed them before continuing. “There was paper inside that read, ‘She isn’t fit for the crown. She must be removed. Permanently.’ There was a picture inside of you sleeping and your face x’d out. So I called Ronny and we went over hundreds of security tapes to see who had left the note, but whoever it was had erased everything. I’ve been stressed trying to find the bastard who is after you. I didn’t meant to treat you that way I only wanted you to be safe, and when I came back yestarday and you were gone I thought whoever left the note had taken you.” He looked so defeated. I thought he didn’t want me around anymore, but he was just trying to protect me.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I thought I could find the guy without having to tell you so you wouldn’t have to worry. I honestly believed that we would have found the guy already. We think he has help, there’s no way someone could have gotten in with help from inside the castel.” He had raken on this burden all by himself and here I was acting like a brat that didnt get her way. Guilt started to creep in.

“I’m sorry I left and didn’t say anything to you.” I know that, since he believes there is a traitor among his men, he's on edge. “I want to help you find this guy. I know you might not want me to fight or anything, so we’ll compromise.” I stood up in front of him and put my hands on his shoulders. “I’ll help with the investigation and things like that.” He,too, stood up. He placed his hands on my hips and pulled me to him.

“You have no idea how happy you make me. Are you sure you want to do this? I mean I can find this guy on my own I wouldn-”

“I want to help my mate. You shouldnt have to do this on your own if i’m here.” I stood on the tip of my toes and placed a quick kiss to his lips. “Can we go get breakfast? I'm kinda hungry.” He chuckles lightly, throwing on a grey shirt and taking my hand.

“Come on, let's get some food in you.” He started pulling me towards the door. As we walk down the stairs I start to think who could possibly be sending death threats. I mean the list of people who dislike me is very long, but I didn’t think they would possibly want to hurt me. I’ve been nothing but nice to everyone. I haven’t met many people here at the castel so that just makes things so much harder. I’ve only really met Abby and Roman. I’ve seen a few other people but never spoken to them. The males never look in my direction out of fear of the king. The females just glare at me in hate. Probably because I get to be with their king and they don’t.

We made it to the kitchen and two plates were brought out for us by a young looking maid that looked at me like I killed her cat. We take a seat across from Abby and Roman who are sucking faces at the moment. Abby was sitting on Romans lap, with his hands in her shirt.

“You guys are fuckin gross!” Enzo says. “Get your hands out my baby sister's shirt before I cut them off.” He says almost sinisterly. They break apart so fast and sit in their own chairs.

“Sorry man.” Roman says, looking at Abby, who was fixing her clothes.

“I was-” she cleared her throat. “Giving him mouth-to-mouth, he was choking.” I snorted at the terrible lie.

“I think you guys are kinda cute.” I paused for a second. “When you guys aren’t eating each other's faces and undressing at the table.” We all laughed except for Enzo, he still looked disgusted.

We all made small talk as we ate our breakfast. The same maid from before came back once to give us our drinks. She flutters her lashes at my mate looking desperate, but he wasnt even looking at her. He was picking out the kiwi’s from my bowl of fruit. He knew I didn’t like them and took them out for me, he was so thoughtful. By the time she left everyone was done eating and we all went to Lorenzo’s office. He said they had a few leads already so they were probably close to catching whoever left that note. I had a feeling something bad was going to happen but that was probably because something might. Somebody was out to get me. All because they felt I wasn’t fit to be by Lorenzo’s side.

We spent the majority of today in his office discussing a plan to catch this guy, or at least the traitor from the castle. Lorenzo dismissed the meeting early. After Abby closed the door behind them I turned to Enzo. He had one hand in his hair and the other rubbing his eyes. He looked exhausted.

“Baby, how about we take a nap. You can't keep going like this.” I massage his tense shoulders. He lets out a heavy sigh.

“Yea I guess you’re right. I need to be at my best to protect you.” I kiss the top of his head.

“I can take care of myself, but having you sure is a bonus.” He stands up and rolls his shoulders back.

“But you are a queen who should never have to get your hands dirty.” He takes my hand and leads us out of his office and to our bedroom. When we make it to the bed he throws himself onto the bed with his arms outstretched. “I dont know why I’m so tired. Come to bed with me.” I step to the foot of the bed and take off his shoes. “What are you doing?” He questions.

“There is no way sleeping with your shoes on is comfortable.” I told him. I set both his shoes on the rack in the closet. Then I unbutton his jeans and tug on his zipper.

“I think I’ll be fine with my jeans on, baby girl.”

“Maybe. ” I said, sliding his jeans down his muscular legs. He lifted his hips so I could take them off. Now he was left in his boxers and grey shirt. I climbed into bed beside him and cuddled into his side. He kissed the top of my head before I was lulled to sleep to the sounds of his light snored. That's funny, he never falls asleep first, he must have been really tired. It was okay though, I still felt safe and protected in his arms.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I woke up to a loud bang outside our bedroom door. I looked over and Enzo was still out cold, he looked kind of dead. I put my head over his heart just to be sure he's alive. I smile in content while I hear his heart beating strongly. I placed a kiss right over his heart before getting out of bed to see what was making so much noise. My heart was beating out of my chest as I approached the door. I grabbed my special necklace that hung around my neck. It still brought me comfort, like it calmed my nerves. I know I was still kind of upset with my parents but that necklace was all I had from them when I left. I started wearing it everyday and at night.

I grabbed the door knob and pulled the door open. I didnt see anything since the lights were off on this floor. I walked away from the door, closing it behind me. I looked around but still saw nothing. Now that I think about it was kind of strange, these lights were always on. I was getting this weird chill down my back, something wasnt right. I wanted to go back to Enzo. I made my way back to the room when I saw a shadowy figure standing by the door. I stopped in my tracks. It looked like a short stubby man. He stood still for a second then stepped under a lit lantern, that wasnt lit before, and I saw the familiar man's face.

“Marious? What are you doing here?”

He took a step forward so I took one back. “He should have never found you. You ruined all our plans. You were never meant to be queen.” He said with a blank expression on his face. Never meant to be queen?

“You left the note.” I said, realizing what was about to happen. He came here to kill me. I was about to yell for Enzo, but I felt a sharp nauseating pain in the back of my head. The pain caused me to fall to the ground groaning. I held the back of my head when things started to spin. I looked at one of the hands that held my head and saw red liquid drip from my fingers. I’m bleeding. I heard a sickening high pitched voice laugh and knew that was his help.

I fell on my side onto the floor as I heard heels click against the floor. A slim figure stood over me, but I didnt get to make out their face as complete darkness consumed me.