His Stolen Mate

Chapter 5: December

~Anika’s P.O. V~ 

    It had been a few months since Matthew technically kidnapped me, but I was happy here. I know, I know, totally Stockholm Syndrome, Matthew had been the kindest man I have ever known. Sure, there were times where he would get angry with me, those times we acted like a couple and sorted out what was wrong. No, we still have not had s*x yet, I keep flaking on him and he does not seem to mind my hesitation. He also announced me as his last week before putting up holiday decorations. Turns out, Vampyres celebrate them too. It was 3 days until I turned 19 when we could prove his theory true or false. We have had several attacks from the Mount Hood and Horse Tail Falls packs. Davis Lake left us alone for some odd reason. I also had the courage to ask where this castle was located. As it so happens, we are located under Boise, Idaho. This state had no wolf pack so, Matthew created his sanctuary here. There were times where I left just to get out and not get cabin feverish. However, there was a drawback to this location. Without another pack here, the territory was unclaimed and that is why we kept getting attacked by Hood and Horse Tail. That and because of me, Matthew had shown an interest in my martial arts styles, he would practice with me when he was not busy with clan work.  

“Anika, darling. There you are.” Matthew came into the library. This place was huge, like another palace huge and just filled with books. 

“Is there something wrong, babe?” 

“You are late. That is what is the matter.” He waited for me to put away my book. 

“Late for what?” 

“Your coronation, my dear, after all in a few short weeks you and I will be one.” Oh, I forgot to mention that he popped the question to me. Most people would say that it was too soon. However, this amazing Vampyre and I are far from normal. He has waited centuries for his happily ever after and I wanted to give it to him. He did apologize for kidnapping me which I had already forgiven for.  

“Oh, right. Do I have to?” I whined a little. 

“I am afraid you do, love. Crowning a Werewolf to a Vampyre is not a common practice. However, unlike your kind, we accept the individuality.” He pulled me into one of his hugs and kissed my forehead. 

“Ugh, fine. I just hate being the center of attention.” 

“I know you do love, the night I announced you as my queen, you tried to hide from your people.” He chuckled. 

“An embarrassment I will never live down.” Releasing me from his hug, he took my hand and guided me to a salon that he created for us women to go to. I made some new friends here as well. Jackie and Alyssa were my two best friends, they told me of Matthew’s past with women and said that I should not worry about it. 

“Hey, there’s our future queen! Come on, girl.” Alyssa pulled me away from Matthew. 

He laughed at me, “I shall see you, ladies, in a few hours. Take care of my love?” 

“Oh, Matthew. We got this. Go. You need to get ready yourself.” Jackie shooed him away. 

“I’m going, I’m going.” He chuckled and left the three of us. We giggled like schoolchildren together. 

“I’m thinking European Crown for your hair with some light highlights for your makeup.” Alyssa took charge of the upper body. 

“Oh, and pair that with purple nails.” Jackie oversaw manicures and pedicures. 

“I still cannot believe that you are a wolf, Ana. I wonder what you will look like.” Alyssa was straightening my hair. 

“I heard shifting is painful. You will be careful, won’t you?” Jackie had a kind soul. 

“Believe me, I kind of wish I weren’t. The whole thing that happened two months ago was more than just a shock. I was scared that Matthew would have to send me away.” They paused to look at me. 

“Girl, Prince Matthew would never. If it were not for you, he would be dead.” 

“Yeah, and you could have been taken by either pack. I could not imagine what those mutts would have done to you.” Vampyres were super chill compared to the stories Quinn and I were told. 

“Jackie, you know exactly what they would have done to our babe here. They would have killed her all because they thought she was human. I am so glad I was turned into a Vampyre instead.” Jackie and laughed at Alyssa’s statement. 

“We are the more understanding kind. But we number so few compared to 200 years ago.” 

“200 years ago? What happened?” 

“A big war between House Roselie and the Juniper pack in North Dakota. We lost hundreds of our kind because of them.” Jackie answered. 

“What sparked the war?” 

“I remember it. The Juniper Pack wanted Prince Matthew to kneel before their Alpha. Can you believe that? On our home turf too. Matthew tried to reason with them, ‘These lands can be shared.’ He said, he offered his hand in peace and much like the dogs they are, they bit him. Yet, for days he kept trying to negotiate peace, they refused at every turn. Eventually, the war was draining what supplies we acquired through trade.” Alyssa was there? 

“We do not hate them for what they have done, we are just angry with them. They started calling us the ‘Murderers.’ ‘Demons’ ‘Devils.’ You name it, we even told them that we do not like taking lives.” Jackie was there too? 

“Matthew said to me once that you all tried to hunt animals instead.” 

“We did. That lead to many more of us who were injured or young into their deaths. The animal blood poisoned our kind.” Alyssa was talking and working. 

“That is why all of us are happy that you are a wolf. Joining the two might be how we can make peace.” I smiled down at Jackie. 

“I hope you are right, Jay. Still, I want to know what pack my blood comes from. And who in my family is a wolf too.” After the first few weeks, I found that library, and during one of my reading times, I came across this one book, which talked about wolf heritages. Someone in my recent bloodline had a wolf in them, that is the only way Quinn, and I could have our own wolves.  

“My guess is that it is your late great grandfather. You said that you did not know what he looked like and there was no photo of him anywhere in your family home.” Jackie had a point there. 

“I think it might be her dad. Men are known to flake on the first girl they date, so he ran from the pack and met your mom. Not wanting to be mated to those killers.” Alyssa was not holding back today. We talked more as they finished my hair and makeup. 

~Quinn’s P.O. V~ 

    It was three days until Anika’s and my birthdays, for 3 months we have been searching for her none stop. I know that she was not dead, and Adam could feel if this Matthew had marked her for his own. I came to my parent’s house, they had given up looking for Anika, my mom put up a memorial for her in the Foyer of the house. These Christmas decorations were nothing but a thorn in my side. Anika and I hated that our birthday is on Christmas Eve. It was not celebrated as our birthday, just a whole lot of ‘Merry Christmas.’ I saw old family friends coming to give their condolences to the family. 

“Lillian, Jacob.” This was a man I did not recognize. 

“Orion, I am so glad you made it.” My dad told this man. 

“I am so sorry about your daughter.” 

“We appreciate it. With everyone on the search here, we concluded that whoever took her, took her out of the state and hid her well.” My mom was close to tears. 

“My family had joined in the search. I can try to extend their search perimeter and hopefully, we will find her alive and well.” 

“The thought is appreciated, Orion.” Dad and this man shook hands. After, he decided to leave the party.

He was odd to me, if he is friends with my parents, how come I never recognized his face? I decided to follow him secretly, he went into the woods behind our house and spoke with another person. 

“Sir, another attempt has been met with force.” 

“Damn her! If she has Alpha blood, I want her!” Who were they talking about? 

“She has been the force that has injured our best men, sir.” 

“I do not care if you have to kill other humans to draw that b***h out. I want her for my son!” He grabbed this man by the collar. 

“S-Sir, I will personally go and retrieve her.” He gave a shaky salute. 

“Do not fail me, General, she is more valuable than you realize.” He let the man go, before I could move from my spot, a hand grabbed me and pulled me away. It was Adam, he covered my mouth. Orion stopped walking. 

“Ah, the Davis boy.” 

Adam let me go and stepped out of the trees, “Yeah, I’m friends with Quinn. What are you doing here, Alpha Orion?” 

“I came to give my own friends my condolences for their lost daughter.” 

“Like I believe that. You of all the wolves out there hate humans the most.” I could tell he was waiting for something. 

“What can I say? Their family has been in my contacts for years. I do have a heart for Lillian and Jacob, despite what you may believe.” 

Adam made motions with his hands behind his back for me to leave, “You have a pack to run, do you not?” 

“I do, and I am headed home now. Be careful, boy. I would hate for your family to lose another son.” Orion shifted and ran into the forest. Leaving his shredded clothes. 

“Go back inside, Quinn. I’ll keep watch out here.” I nodded and rejoined my family. 

~Anika’s P.O. V~ 

    With makeup and nails fully done, it was time to put on the dress that is fit for a queen. It was a beautiful golden dress with an open neckline that showed more cleavage than any of the dresses I have previously worn. The shoulders matched the neckline as it was sleeveless, the pattern of golden roses was stitched along the single frill that attached to the shoulders. The bodice held a golden belt with a rose in its center, the first layer of tulle was filled with rose petals falling into a European design at the bottom. The dress was a ballgown that had a train to it, I wish I had said no train when I first came up with my own design. Alyssa had been pulling on the lace of the corset to make sure my boobs would not fall out during the ceremony. Jackie was putting on a ruby necklace and earrings to match. 

“You look gorgeous, Ana.” Jackie hugged me. 

“Gorgeous? Girl, you look like the queen you were meant to be.” Alyssa had enjoyed all the new stuff I showed them on Netflix and Hulu. Her favorites were things like ‘Say Yes to the Dress.’ and ‘Storage Wars.’ 

“Ladies? Is she ready?” Another Vampyre came in, his name was Richard, he had been serving Matthew since his father died. 

“Yes!” Both shouted at Richard and giggled. I was getting nervous. Richard took one look at me and smiled. 

“You look amazing, my lady. I am sorry that your real father could not be here.” He had that kind of presence. A fatherly type. 

“Richard, I accept this life and I am embracing my role here. I do miss them, but you know the laws.” He nods slowly. 

“I do, milady. That is why I am here. Shall we?” He holds out his hand and walks me to the main floor of the castle. It was bigger than anyone could have imagined, the throne room had not been used in a century and a half. Matthew had one of his oldest friends and allies with the Vampyres officiate the coronation, which was not just mine. Matthew and I were to be the legit King and Queen of the Vampyres. The door opened to the throne room; I saw Matthew in a matching three-piece suit, his hair was done flat and in the pocket of his jacket, he had a single golden rose. He looked like a king, standing up there with pride and kindness in his eyes. The other Vampyres turned to look at me, some were crying, others were having a tough time containing their excitement. The room was filled with happiness and I could feel them flowing around me. Richard and I reached the thrones, he let me go so I could turn around in front of mine to face my people.  

“Natives of North Dakota, Oregon, and Utah. Today, we celebrate the coming of a new age. An age where Prince Matthew will be crowned King like his father before him and where Princess Anika will be crowned Queen, much like her status of Alpha in a wolf pack. The union that these two will share will bring us prosperity and good health.” The priest went on. “I have known Prince Matthew for many of my years, although I am human, I see him as a son. Anika, I have gotten to know you over the past couple of months and I can say without uncertainty that you will make a wonderful queen.” He brought forth a book. “Matthew, place your right hand on this book of our most sacred laws.” Matthew does so. “Matthew Hastings, do you solemnly swear to uphold our laws to the best of your abilities?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

“And do you swear to punish those who have commit acts of treason against the crown?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.”  

“And do you swear to find justice in times of innocence?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

“And do you swear to be the best king that you can be?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

The priest nods and Richard came back with 2 crowns, handing the bigger one to the priest. “Then I hear-by name you King Matthew Hastings, son of King Vladimir.” The crown is placed on his head, I smiled at him. He mouthed to me, ‘You are next, my queen.’ with a smile and a wink. The Priest comes and stands in front of me next, I place my right hand on the book of laws. “Anika Penelope Butler, do you solemnly swear to uphold our laws to the best of your abilities?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

“And do you swear to punish those who have commit acts of treason against the crown?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.”  

“And do you swear to find justice in times of innocence?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

“And do you swear to be the best queen that you can be?” 

“I solemnly swear so to do.” 

Richard went behind me and raised the crown, “Then, I hear-by name you Queen Anika Penelope Hastings, daughter of Jacob Ryan Butler.” Richard placed the crown on my head. “My friends and family, my people of the House Roselie, I give you your King and Queen!” The whole place was filled with cheers as I take Matthew’s hand, we exit through the back of our thrones which thankfully had a curtain behind them. Matthew led me down to our chambers and closed the door. 

“I cannot believe this is happening.” I smiled even more. 

“I cannot believe how long that took. You are now officially my queen. How does it feel?” He picked me up princess style. 

“I will let you know when my nerves calm down.” I kissed him lightly. “But I say pretty well so far.” He chuckled. 

“Then the wedding in a few weeks, my dear. Married and queen.” He kissed me again.  

“Can we get through my birthday first? I am so nervous about it.” He sat down on our bed. 

“What is there to be nervous about, my love?” 

“This whole wolf thing. I didn’t know any of this existed almost 4 months ago. What if I am not that Alpha Female? What if I am something different entirely?” 

“Anika, darling, you are overthinking it. Look what you have accomplished over the last 3 and a half months. Kicking some werewolf arse, teaching your vampiric lover how to fight, changing the inside life of all Vampyre kind, I would have never used those rooms for things like a salon or an underground mall for that matter. You are building a livable place for us, a whole other floor dedicated to cinematic movies. Or turning the lowest level into a dojo for Vampyres to learn how to defend themselves.” He places his forehead against mine, “That, my dear, was all you. And you are worried about a little wolf that is inside your head? She is dormant now, but when you shift, I bet she will look equally as beautiful as her counterpart.” He was so supportive, and I loved him for it. 

“You win, Matthew. Sometimes you make it hard to counter your arguments.”  

“I do so enjoy winning.” He laid me down on the bed and kissed me passionately, our crowns fell to the floor as he grinds his body against me. I can feel that he wants to take me, he was well blessed in that area. “I need more than this.” He said through kisses, “May I tear this dress, my love?” I nodded. 

“Yes. I can always have a new dress.” His talons grow and he shreds my dress clean off, leaving my body exposed, his hand slides down my leg then up again, grazing my flower. He stopped the third time and inserted a finger. His cold finger slides in and out of me making me wet. His other hand plays with my breasts making my back arch as I moan out of lust. He speeds up his finger until I c*m all over it. He stands and removes his own clothes, normally that would be my cue to give him a blow job. I get down on my knees as I take his whole member down my throat. I used to choke while doing this, but with us doing it like this frequently, I have mastered this as well. He moved his hips as I swallowed his fat and long d**k, it did not take long before I felt his c*m sliding down my throat. He groaned in pleasure, “Anika, you are wonderful at that.” I pulled away from his c**k. 

“Practice.” I winked at him. 

“Oh, I know. It is now close to dawn. Let us get some sleep, my dear.” He grabbed the shreds of my dress and threw them into the large fireplace, then throwing his into the laundry chute. He and I found that sleeping naked is the best way to sleep, his cold body kept mine from overheating in the blankets with the fire going. I convinced him to install lamps and actual lighting so that candles were not lit all the time. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him. “Sleep well, my queen.” 

“Good night, my king.” 

~Xavier’s P.O. V~ 

    It has been a couple of months since that b***h broke my arms, thanks to her, I had to do extra training at 5 in the morning to strengthen them back up. Commander Whitney came out to see my progress. 

“Alpha Orion says that he wants us to attack them tonight. Grab her and get her away from Matthew. That is your job. The Alpha is going to kill that bloodsucker tonight and have Killian claim her.” 

“What?! We can’t kill her too? Look what she did to my arms! I have little doubt that she has grown to love that monster.” 

“Then use that love against her. See her suffer emotionally and mentally. And maybe leave a few bruises for revenge of your arms.”  

“Tch. Fine. Killian can mark her for all I care if I get in a few good licks in.” It was past 7 am when the others came out to train with me. We attack at night, the moon will be full, giving us our powerup for the month. I can see why the Alpha waited until tonight, we will have double the strength against one tiny Alpha Female whose wolf still lays dormant within her. Orion learned that she and her brother’s birthday was in 2 more days so getting her before she gains the powerup ability as we do will be our best chance. 

I finished my training for the day and went inside to shower, Anika Butler, a gorgeous specimen of a woman, word has it that she is still a virgin. That gave me an idea on how to get my revenge on her. By taking her by force. 

~Adam’s P.O. V~ 

    I have looked everywhere in the U.S for her, every time I thought I got close to that blood sucker’s tunnels, they were already collapsed, and the scent was old. I enlisted my pack for help, which I knew they were going to throw a fit about her being human, or so I thought she was. Orion said something last night that caught my ear. ‘If she has Alpha’s blood, then I want her!’ A rumor had spread from Mount Hood that she used her voice to command one of his officers and she nearly beat another lower omega to death. They clearly attacked her, and she had to use self-defense, that was not the issue. The same people said that she protected Matthew, now that does not sound right to me. Why would she protect him when he kidnapped her? These Hood and Falls mutts were not giving me a location and I figured that they were lying. A wolf and a Vampyre cannot mate or have any kind of relationship, they are killers, there is no conceivable way that she would protect that murderer. 

Unless she loves him. 

Jasper don’t be ridiculous. She has recently been through a breakup; it takes women time to recover from that heartache. 

Fair enough. 

I continued my search for her, I promised Quinn I would find her, and I intend to keep that promise. 

~Matthew’s P.O. V~ 

          Night had fallen and the winter frigid air had started seeping into the castle, Anika had only requested blankets for the night until I noticed her shivering in her sleep. The fireplace had been used many times throughout this season to help her keep warm. I pulled her closer to me to smell her sweet strawberry scent, my queen slept softly with her neck slightly exposed. I traced a finger on the spot where I will eventually mark her, oh, how I have waited for that day. We agreed that we would wait until after our marital union before she and I became one. To be marked by her was going to be a blessing. I moved to where my lips touched her beautiful neck, this stirred her awake. 

“Matthew... 5 more minutes...” She moaned in her sleep state. 

“Now, dearest. We have responsibilities.” 

“Screw that... Sleep. Comfy.” I smiled and raised my eyebrow. Moving my hand to her side, I began attacking it lightly with my fingers. She shot awake. 

“Ha! Matthew! That’s so unfair!” She was laughing and trying to pull me off. 

“Are you going to get up?” 

She turned on her side and covered herself with more blankets. “No.” 

“Defying the king. Naughty, naughty.” I pulled the blankest off her and tickled both of her sides. 

Her body jolted and tried to kick at me, “Alright! I'll get up! Hahaha! Stop it!” I stopped her daily torture and chuckled before kissing my new queen. “So, unfair. I can’t tickle you back.” Her lips went to pout.  

“Up you get, my dear.” I grabbed her hands and pulled her away from the bed.  

“Fine. But I’m wearing my jeans today. Corsets hurt like a bitch.” She let go of my hands went into our closet. I saw a white shirt, her lacey baby blue bra with matching panties, and her somewhat already broken jeans. 

“Darling, these jeans are impractical for winter.” 

“I do not care. Matt, I love the dresses, I really do, but not all the time. I was not born in the 1500s. This is the kind of clothes we wear in the 21st century.” 

“I understand that.” I hand her a pair of stockings. “I, however, was born in the late 14th century. Seeing today's clothes leave little to the imagination.” She put them on and was working on clasping her bra. I decided to help her.  

“I get that, baby. It's just...” She Paused and looked at the fire, “They remind me of home. I know I can’t go see my family, my old friends, or hell even to my old apartment.” Putting on her panties. “All I am saying is that it’s nice to wear something from home from time to time.” I was getting into my suit as she was finishing. 

“Did you leave anything of value in that small home of yours?”  

“Yes.” Her voice was a whisper. “All my family photos, my niece, Hannah, and her family's picture.” She sighed and laid across the bed. “I had so many plans for my company. We just signed a deal worth 100k. Then Peter broke my heart and my brother trying to force another guy into my life not 24 hours later.” 

“Another man? This is the first you have mentioned this.” 

“Yeah, it was not a good first impression. He and my brother have been friends for a while. He ran as soon as I connected eyes with him.” She made a gruff noise, “Freaking Adam.” 

“He just up and left? No cause?” 

“He gave the excuse of ‘Family emergency.’ I saw through that bullshit instantly. Either he thought he was too good for me, or he does not like it when women are around when he is hanging out with Quinn and the rest of my brother’s friends.” She sat up to look at me.  

“Well, I am glad he ran then. Otherwise, I would not have had the pleasure of you here.” I walked over and leaned over her body. 

“Mm. That may be true, even if you did kidnap me at first.” 

“And for that I am sorry.” 

“Don’t be. You have been the best relationship I have been in.” She leaned in closer and pecked me on the cheek. “I need to brush my hair before we see our people.” 

~Anika’s P.O V~ 

    Mathew was still putting on his normal three-piece suit while I brushed my hair out, it was being a pain in my ass. I tried putting it up in several ways, but nothing was working. Fed up, I threw my brush on the counter. “Ugh! Just cooperate, damnit!”  

“Is everything alright, my dear?” 

“No!” I shouted before calming down, “My hair is a disaster. No matter what I do with it, nothing works.” He comes fully in and rubs my shoulders. 

“Perhaps I can help, love.” 

“If you can, I won’t stop you.” He grabbed my brush and began working on my hair. I saw him pull out something to part my hair. 

“I think a beautiful French braid would suit you well.” It took a while, but he made my hair work itself into a French braid. It was really cute, I was impressed. 

“Where did you learn that?” 

“Like you, I had siblings growing up. All of them were my sisters.” 

That made me chuckle, “You were the only man?” 

“Unfortunately. The castle during their adolescent years was no picnic. The constant fighting between Odessa and Julia was enough of a headache, then my youngest sister got involved which caused my other two sisters to fight.” 

“Odessa, Julia, who were the other 3?” 

“From eldest to youngest; Myself, Christiana, Odessa, Julia, Violet, Alaina, and Charlotte. Father did not turn them as he did me.” 

“Why?” 

“He wanted our line to continue through them, women were more valued to our family since they are the strongest of either gender. I am sure I have blood relatives out there; I will not go find them, however. They do not need to know that their ancestor still walks this earth.” 

“I can see that.” I stood up and took his hand in mine. “You always look so freaking handsome. I get jealous of this.” I teased a little. 

“Oh? Does my queen wish to be in my shoes?” He teased back. 

“No. I am happy being a woman.” I snickered. 

“As am I.” He gave a low seductive growl. 

“Save it for the wedding, honey.” I pulled his nice vest so I could plant a sexy kiss on those icy lips of his. I let go and licked my own seductively. 

“You naughty girl, you. Teasing your king like this is punishable.” 

“Promise?” I traced my finger on his cheek before leaving the bathroom. He followed closely behind. 

“On that day, I will take you into pleasures you have never known, my dear.” He grabbed my waist and pushed me against the door to the room. “Making you c*m for hours on end while we mark each other.” He circled my neck with a finger. 

“Just a few more weeks, baby. Then I am all yours.” I grinned at him. 

“You already are, my queen, my dearest, my Anika.”