The Beta Queen

Chapter 7

Future Alpha Brandon sits down on my bed, watching me sleep. He had checked my alarm to find out what time I wanted to be awakened. He begins to feel a twitch in his pants as he longs to touch me, to make me his. He leans down and traces my lips with his tongue. He pulls back and watches for a reaction. A smile begins to play around my lips. He gives me a chaste peck on the lips. I move slightly, the sheet sliding down and revealing one of my breasts. His breath catches as he has to try harder to restrain himself. He gets up the nerve to give me a full-blown passionate kiss. Sometime during the kiss, I fully awaken and kiss him back, restraining Rose from taking over me.  

I reluctantly break off the kiss, my breathing ragged. Brandon stands up to allow me space to get out of bed. I get up and allows my body a nice long stretch. I hear Brandon’s breath catch before he issues a growl as I remembers I went to bed wearing nothing but the sheet wrapped around me. I lean down and slowly picks the sheet up off the floor, giving Brandon a full view of the secret that lies between my thighs. I wrap the sheet around my body again as I notices a certain bulge forming in Brandon’s pants. I feel a spasm and something running down my inner thighs.  

Brandon catches me in a hug, his hardness apparent as it presses against my stomach. He leans his forehead against mine and says, “I’m going to head down to breakfast before we do something we both regret as we don’t have any protection. I smell your heat.” 

My eyes widen. I quickly nod my head and slip over to the door of my bathroom. I go inside peering at Brandon from the door as I close it. He stands in my bedroom trying to calm himself so he would be able to head downstairs to breakfast without anyone else’s being piqued about why he was carrying around a b***r. 

I quickly jump in the shower and do a quick morning routine. I pull on one of the training outfits Brandon bought me before heading down to breakfast. At the top of the stairs, I links Brandon that I am on my way so he wouldn’t be caught off guard by my scent. When I arrived in the kitchen, I am surprised to find Marie there. After sitting down, Marie places a plate full in front of me. 

“Good morning, princess,” said Marie. 

Some of the others looked in our direction at those words. Some of the omegas that were cooking bowed in my direction. Some were very curious at the actions of the omegas towards me. I link Brandon about the piqued interests in Marie’s words and the omegas that bowed. He would have to explain, or rather Alpha Drake and Luna Grace. I honestly didn’t want the extra attention just yet but it seems like this has been thrust upon me whether I likes it or not. 

“Thank you, Marie,” I said. 

I hurriedly eat my breakfast. Before I could place my plate and fork in the sink, Marie bows gently and grabs it. Then Marie pulls me outside to a corner before training could begin that morning. She stifles a yawn and takes a deep breath before going into stretches. I feels her hesitation in her silence. I begin stretching, trying to ease my aching muscles from the first shift from just hours before. 

“Spit it out Marie,” I say to her as I see her peering at me from a deep stretch. 

“You could have told me when we became friends again about you being the true one.” 

“How could I tell you Marie when I didn’t know myself. I just started having some weird feelings and I couldn’t explain any of it. Like I know your dad has the power to determine if someone is telling a lie to him. I have been in mind link with my parents since I started school. They told me to keep it to myself so I wouldn’t be picked on. I didn’t know anything about the legend until the day of the rogue attack at the school when I went to research some of the things happening to me. I knew Brandon was my mate yesterday morning. His scent was why I couldn’t concentrate enough. I felt the sparks when he helped me up. I know he felt them the day you guys were caught bullying me. I still haven’t had time to read anything out of the tome.” 

I wanted to say more but could feel a slight change in Marie. I feel a slight pinch in my head. Then a timid voice. I knew you would try to set an example and be up for training which is why I refused to just sleep in. I look over at her and chuckle.  

We hear Brandon calling in the distance and run to the front yard to join the others. We see a lot of the pack warriors this morning in a line facing us. Marie and I look at each other before we get into place and make sure we have the distance needed for stretching with the group. I look over at Marie as I realize how far away Brandon is standing from the both of us. We hear Brandon give the ten second countdown to get the rest of the morning wolves and pups into the training group before he begins. 

“I know everyone is trying to figure out why our warriors are here this morning. This is because we will start training in wolf form soon. They also need to see how the new wolves look. Everyone with the exception of Princess. No one should know who she is as of yet. We are building a training facility which will help her to be able to train in wolf form. For now, we will continue to train in human form. The warriors will transform first one by one after I do. This is so you can get to know who our wolves are and to help anyone terrified to recognize pack members.” 

I watch Brandon as he takes off his shirt. He gets down on all fours as he slowly transforms. I notice that his shorts are around one of the back paws. I smile to myself and feel my bones starting to c***k. I quickly tune into my head to tell Rose to knock it off. I notice Brandon’s scent immediately when I tune back into my surroundings. I see him back in human form with his shirt off. He and three others are surrounding me. 

Why are you shifting? Brandon links me. Have Chuck to ask Rose that. I need to get them under control, I tell him. Marie slides into the circle with a fresh pair of pants and a top. With so many men around us at the moment, I could see why she wouldn’t bring me one of the sets Brandon had bought for me before I knew he was a mate for me. 

I quickly shift back and put on my clothes. I can feel Brandon’s eyes on me as well as the rest of the training group. Even though they tried to whisper, I could still hear them talking about my wolf. I wanted to cry because of all the attention but I held back my tears and got back into formation. Marie followed my actions. Brandon went back to the front of the group and the warriors returned to their formation. 

“One of the new wolves decided to show themselves without the human calling for it. If you haven’t already, you need to be able to control your wolf. This means that you need to be able to talk to your wolf on a friendly basis. This will also help your wolf to help you and determine any threats coming your way. This is also a part of training just not with the group. There will be a training session later for those who have met their wolves. This session is for combat training in wolf form. Now, let’s get into pairs for our daily human training.  Also, at the end of training, there will be 25 laps around the perimeter of the packhouse and garage.” 

As usual, Marie and I partner up. I quickly put on her on her rear. She gets up and we start again. In two moves, I have her on her back. I help her up and link her an apology. I then link my wolves to tone down the aggression because she is a friend. I hear them laughing as I tune back into training to find Marie on her back yet again. I help her up again and go back on the defensive. We had decided earlier that Marie would always start on the offense.  

Forty minutes later and Brandon is blowing his whistle for us to switch modes. I go on the offense and still manage to put Marie on her back despite the great defensive moves she is using. I realize now that this isn’t fair to her. I halfheartedly go on the attack so Marie can get some pins in. I feel Marie’s confusion as she pins me down for the third time. An hour later and we are doing the required laps around the assigned perimeter. We aren’t allowed to head back in until everyone finishes. 

It takes nearly an hour for the last one to rejoin formation. By that time, I have done my cooldown stretches, and having a conversation with Rose. I asked the others to wait their turns. When the last runner returned, I was not aware of the group being led through the cooldown stretches. I did notice that Rose seemed to perk up a lot and realized Brandon had to be close to me. I took a deep breath and tuned back into my surroundings. I noticed that the group was gone and Brandon was standing behind me. 

I feel his breath on the back of my neck and I closed my eyes relishing the feelings washing over me. I know some of my peers are having s*x at our age. But none of them are supposed to and none are as fortunate as I am to have found my mate. I drink in the scent of Brandon, strawberries and almonds. I turn completely around to face him. I look into his eyes before I claims his lips. I kiss him timidly at first, unsure of whether or not to go against the wishes of my parents of not wanting me mating too soon. Brandon responds to my kiss and intensifies it with his hunger for me. 

I moan into his mouth as I feels the heat rising between my thighs. Brandon emits a growl and pulls me further into his embrace, wrapping his arms around me while his fingers get tangled in my hair. I feel his hard-on against my belly and the sudden wetness between my legs as my heat drips from my p***y. I whimper wanting more than just those kisses. I will be his Luna, well the queen technically. Why should they care what I do with one of my mates? I pull away from him and look deep into his eyes.  

“I want more Brandon. I want to feel you inside me. I want to mark you as much as you want to mark me. I am your mate and I am telling you I want more than just these passionate kisses. Some dates to get to know each other would be nice.” I look behind him and see a few people who looks as though they are waiting to talk to him. Wondering how much of our conversation they heard, I chose that point to end the speaking part of the conversation. I give Brandon a quick peck on the lips before moving away from him. As I walk past him, I links him the last of what I wanted to say. Make it special, without any chances of interruptions. A date will not be my only first, if you are not aware of that and you should know what I mean. 

I walk past the three people standing near the porch with a quick hello. I grab a tray of snacks from the counter on the way upstairs to my room. I place the tray on the table that holds my laptop and hurriedly strip before going inside my bathroom for a cold shower. I try to get my mind off of Brandon and focus on the tasks that need to be done for today. That helps to cool me down and I am able to wash the sweat off my body after changing the temp of the water. I turn off the shower and step out. I glance towards the towel rack and realize I didn’t bring any towels into the bathroom this morning. Towels were my only splurge because I love the plush ones for their softness and comfort. 

With water dripping from all over my hair and body, I step into my bedroom towards the closet. I takes another step and begin to feel the wet hairs on the back of my neck stand as it feels like I is being watched again. I let out a sigh and continue on to my closet. I grab a couple of towels and wrap one around my hair and the other around my body. I step out of the closet to see if that feeling of being watched is going to come over me again. It doesn’t so I goes over to the dresser and pull out a pair of panties and a bra. I glance at the tray on the table and notice an extra piece of fruit that wasn’t there before. I shake her head and trash everything on the tray before going into the bathroom to dry off put on the underclothes. I unwrap the towel from my hair shortly after and drape it across my shoulders. 

I grab one of my hairbrushes and head back into my room, brushing my long chestnut hair as I goes. I grab a pair of tights and one of my oversized t-shits. I quickly get dressed and go back into the bathroom to finish drying my hair. After a few minutes with the hair dryer and hairbrush, I put my hair up into a simple bun in the middle of my head. I brush my teeth and go back to my room to sit at my computer and check for emails from any teachers. I am surprised to see an email from Mrs. Mitchell with the study guide for the final exam attached. I was surprised she had the time to do it with her moving into the pack house last night. I smile and print out enough copies for the study group before I feels my stomach grumbling. I groans as I remembers I trashed the snack because I didn’t trust it anymore. I pick up the empty tray and takes it downstairs to the kitchen to turn in to one of the omegas on duty. 

Princess, you are needed in my office to discuss the member you say is a traitor. I refocus to see a large steaming bowl of oatmeal in my hands instead of the empty tray. The omega standing in front of me is smiling. “I heard your stomach growl, Princess.” 

I give her a warm smile. “Thank you, Susan. I really appreciate it.” 

I sit down quickly to eat the oatmeal that smelled like peaches, strawberries, and apples. Alpha, please give me a few minutes and I will be right there sir, I quickly link him. The oatmeal is delicious and I savor the last few spoonfuls. I look up and see several pairs of eyes on me, a couple are curious. 

“That was absolutely delicious! I would ask for more but I am being summoned to the alpha’s office. If it is possible, could I have that tomorrow morning before training?” 

“Of course, Princess,” exclaims Susan. 

I hand the empty bowl to Susan before I makes my way to Alpha Drake’s office. I hurry down the hall and finds his door is closed. I knock politely. My father opens it and I calmly walk in, even though my nerves were rattling at being included in the meeting and decisions for something this important. I take a deep breath as Alpha Drake motions for me to take a seat in front of his desk. 

“Princess, I would like to know your recommendation for the traitor. Depending upon the severity, it is normally punishable by banishment or even death.” 

“Alpha, I am sure with at least one of your abilities, you can determine if he speaks the truth. Does he know why he is isolated? Does he know he was caught spying?” 

“No ma’am. But he has been treated like any other prisoner would be.” 

“Ah, I see. Even though the number of attacks on our pack increased, maybe we can give some compassion. Give him a hot meal. I recommend the oatmeal Susan gave me a little while ago. Alpha Drake can take it to him personally and question him in conversation as he eats. I won’t be physically present for this but will be nearby to read his thoughts.” 

“Now see here, Shy, that is not how we do interrogations,” said her father. 

“Dad, he is just one. Which means there are plenty more. You have to find the head that is responsible.” 

“She is right Aljep. We have to find the one responsible for orchestrating the attacks.” Alpha Drake thought for a minute about what I said to him about reading the traitor’s thoughts.  

“You can read minds, princess?” asked Alpha Drake. I close my eyes, mentally kicking myself as I nod. What the hell? I am an alpha and this child can read my mind? What else has my beta been keeping away from me, he thought to himself. I look over at my father and decide to just link the alpha in his defense since Dad doesn’t know what I can and can’t do. Only my mother knows I can to a certain extent but she doesn’t know I can actually do it. I have been keeping a lid on this since I was a little pup because I felt I would be treated as an outcast. I was able to control it by blocking everyone out. I am trying to get the range we would need so I don’t have to be physically present. That is why I heard what you said alpha, I told him. 

Beta Aljep grunts his disapproval. I quickly excuse myself to go to the kitchen to find Susan. I find her helping the others prepare for lunch. I clear my throat as I approach to get Susan’s attention. Susan looks up at me, surprised that the princess was coming for her. Susan quickly bows before me. I roll my eyes and whispers to Susan to not do it again. Susan nods while asking what she is needed for. 

“Susan, I need a large bowl of that delicious oatmeal if there is any left. I am taking it to someone who I hope will appreciate it as much as I do.” 

Susan’s face brightens up considerably at my request. She hurriedly scrambles to the refrigerator and takes out a container. She scurries to the microwave to warm up the contents. She grabs a spoon as the microwave goes off. She puts everything on a tray with a glass of milk and hands it to me with a bright smile. 

“Thank you so much Susan. I hope he appreciates and loves it as much as I did.” 

I turn around to head back to the alpha’s office but find him and my dad staring at me in amazement. I raise a brow as I walk over to them. 

“No one has ever gotten that omega to smile in a long time,” said Alpha Drake. 

“I see. Well, that will change soon. Where are we heading to?” I ask. I turn around and wink at Susan as a thought stood out and I immediately knew it to be hers.  

“What will change, Shy?” ask my father. 

“I want Susan as my omega when the punishment is over for Marie. I am sure she will smile more often knowing that. I don’t know exactly what it is, but she needs to be with me,” I tell them. 

“I will make sure that is arranged. I will make her yours now if you like, princess,” offers Alpha Drake. 

“Maybe, when we return from the task at hand.” 

Alpha Drake inclines his head and leads me out of the kitchen through the back door. My father fallows me. As we turn the corner of the house, Mac joins us. Mac is another of the pack warriors. When we reach the door of the prison, Alpha Drake take the tray from me and proceeds through the door.