The Witch and the Three Kings

Party With The King

Wyatt

Waking up this morning and everything feels foreign to me. Nothing feels like my own. Muscles in places I didn't even know had muscles ache, bad. Everything just feels wrong and painful. I feel like I just closed my eyes a moment ago, glancing at the time on my smartwatch 05:15 am. Oh, that's because I did just close my eyes.

A miserable groan leaves my lips. All I want to do is to go back to sleep. It takes a minute for all that happened in the early hours of this morning to come back to me.

The crushing pain, the weakness and Black's words. All come rushing back at once. The crushing weight of it all takes my breath away for a second. What to I do now, with all this information. Where do I even begin to look for her, if I'm even going to look for her.

Today is just not my day, and it hasn't even began yet. With my birthday tomorrow, I can certainly use a distraction. Maybe later, I can call my favorite blonde and have a good time.

"Don't you even think about it" Black growls at me. Well, I didn't expect this, not because he's okay with me sleeping with other she-wolved, but because it's my birthday. the one day a year he allows me to indulge. He has never been a fan of me being with other women. He always wanted to wait for our mate, and for a while, I did. That is until I turned 20 and experienced my first rut.

Three days of mindless animalistic arousal. After that we made a deal, when we feel the rut coming we are allowed to release with a she-wolf of my choosing. The thing with my ruts however, they seem to come either a day before, on my birthday or a day after my birthday.

So then I use a warm body for release and go about my life after that abstaining for the rest of the year. It's in no way easy, but it is my life. "It's our birthday, remember, buddy?" I remind him of this important fact. "And I feel no rut coming, so no blonde she-wolf for you" he snarled back, he actually snarled at me.

We sure have been at odds before, however, this attitude from him is new. It's honestly beginning to worry me. We may not always get along but we are always civil, even in disagreements. That's what makes us such a good team.

I sigh, feeling more frustrated than ever. This weakness I am feeling, all the way in my soul, has me needing to find a good distraction and what better distraction than a tight ass and a pair of perky t**s? "I need to distraction from all this that is happening in my body right now. How else do you plan I do that?" I ask him. "By getting up off your lazy ass and going to train, like all other wolves. How else are your muscles and joints meant to loosen if you don't move them? Take a she-wolf and I will knock your ass out." he says as a matter of fact.

"How long are you going to be this aggressive towards me? I ask with a sigh, feeling lost. "This stops the minute you understand that finding our mate isn't a game and start taking it seriously. We need her, the same way she needs us. Now START ACTING LIKE THE f*****g KING AND FIND OUR QUEEN!" ... and he's gone. Leaving me alone to ponder his words.

Damn, out of bed it is then. Taking my aching bones out of bed into the attached bathroom. Splashing some cold water on my face, I head into the closet for some workout clothes. I really didn't feel like training today, but who knows, it might do me some good.

In the training grounds, most of the warriors are already busy with drills. It's only 05:30 but I know I'm late, traing starts at 05:00. As Alpha King, soon to be at least, I need to do better.

Jaime, my best friend and future Beta comes running towards me. "Hey man, you late you know that right?" he tells me while looking right at me. Rolling my eyes "I wasn't planning on coming to traing this morning to be honest" I respond while working towards a mat in the corner.

"Didn't have an easy sleep, woke up with the worst pain in my chest. It's like my very soul is being crushed, didn't last long but the sensation has lingered since" I continued. Jaime is looking at me with a worried expression on his face now. I can almost hear what he's thinking. "That doesn't sound good, what did Black say? " there is concern in his tone.

"He says we were feeling our mate's pain" he's looking at me with so many questions on his face now, I honestly could almost laugh but I don't. "But you haven't sensed your mate yet" he say to me " how could you be feeling her pain".

"Exactly what I said, but he is adamant. And I dont know what to think. All I know is that, i am feeling weak and tired after being woken up in soul crushing pain. He said it felt the the beginning of a rejection at first" relaying all of this to him is bringing my biggest fear to the forefront, what if she doesn't want me.

I keep trying to convince myself that I don't want a mate, don't need one. But what what if my mate doesn't want me?

SHIT!

We continue to stretch quietly for a few minutes when Jaime breaks the silence. "Maybe you need a night out. It will help you get your mind off things and you can ring in your birthday with a bang" he wiggles his brows at me, I chuckle a bit " a literal bang or just partying" I question him. "Why not both? We used to party all the time, remember that?" reminding me of my carefree days.

Days before I lost everything. Amused look in my face "well, that was before I took on more responsibility than I was ready for" .

Moving to the bench press, "spot me" Jaime says, as if he needs to even ask. "All the more reasons you need a night out" he continues, "it's been a while since we partied... come on, I wanna know what it feels like to party with the King" he's looking at me now, waiting for an answer.

When it's clear no answer is coming, he goes on trying to convince me. " Who knows, maybe you will meet a human you like"

Honestly, he convinced me a long time ago, I just like to see him beg. I move him from the bench, "my turn". "Well..?" come from Jaime. "Fine, I'm in" I lift the weight in my hands, " but no women, or Black will kill me" I chuckle

I guess training wasn't such a bad idea after all.