KATOMI - RISE OF THE FAE QUEEN

CHAPTER 17 – ATTACK

KATOMI’S POV

I yarned as I woke up to the sun was shining through the window, I’d spend the night dreaming about Wyatt and Kai which made what I was about to do even harder.

I had to find a time today to speak to Wyatt about us spending some time apart.

‘But what about lunch with Queen Charlotte?’ Remi wondered as I climbed out of bed

‘I’ll push it back or just get it over with’

‘I don’t want to spent time away from mate’ Remi pouted

‘Dad has a point’ I told her and headed to my closet to grab my workout clothes, we always did a morning workout session on Wednesday ‘We weren’t meant to be giving in to this pull, it’s better for Wyatt and the pack if we distance ourselves, maybe it will be good for him too, maybe he’ll realise he doesn’t want us’

‘He won’t!’ Remi snapped ‘And neither will I, if you do this, it’s on you, I don’t want anything to do with it!’

‘Fine’ I sighed and quickly dressed.

I was sitting on my bed pulling on my shoes when my dad knocked and opened my bedroom door.

‘Oh good, you’re up’ He said and leant against the door frame.

He was already dressed to work out, wearing long blue shorts and a singlet

‘You always act so surprised by that’ I said irritably, Remi’s mood had affected my own ‘As you keep pointing out, I’m Fae, we get up early’

‘We’re working out in the gym this morning’ He told me, but he was frowning in confusion at my attitude ‘It looks like it’s going to rain’

‘Fine’ I nodded and stood up ‘Did daddy Jax recognise the scent’

‘It smelt a little familiar’ He answered ‘But I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but either way we didn’t find anyone’

‘And Wyatt’s patrols?’ I asked ‘Did they find anything?’

‘If they did, they never told me’

‘Right’

‘Come on’ He turned around ‘Your brothers waiting’

I smiled as I followed my dad down stairs, Jerry had his first Beta match this coming year so he’d been training with us, he was actually getting very good.

We headed out to the back yard where a double door shed sat in the back against the fence, my dad and I had turned it into a gym a few years ago after I started to complain about working out in the rain.

Jerry was waiting for us inside by one of the bikes.

‘Morning’ I smiled at him, he looked half asleep and grumpy, Jerry like a lot of Lycan’s hated early mornings

‘Morning’ He grunted and rubbed his eyes.

‘Alright’ My dad said and turned to my brother ‘Jerry, weights, we need to build up your strength, start at 30kg and we’ll go from there’

‘Okay’ He said sleepily and wondered over to the weight bench

‘Kat now that you’ve had your first shift, we can start working on your muscle mass more’

‘Again’ I whined ‘Haven’t we tried this before, you’re not going to build my muscles, how long are you going to try before giving up’

‘You’re a full Lycan now’ He told me ‘Or at least half, we may be able to build up your muscle mass now’

Over the years my dad had tried to help me gain muscle mass like other Lycan’s but due to my Fae half, it never worked, Fae females weren’t very muscular

‘Fine, keep living in a dream land’

‘Just get your weights’ He said in annoyance.

We worked on weights together for an hour before we changed over to combat training, my dad was attacking me, but I kept dodging his attacks.

‘DAM IT KATOMI’ He shouted as I flipped over him ‘STOP DODGING AND FIGHT BACK!’

‘I don’t want to!’ I growled ‘I don’t like attacking’

‘I DON’T CARE!’ My dad screamed, we often had this argument ‘YOU CAN’T ALWAYS PLAY DEFENCE!’

‘I agree’ A voice came from the door

I jumped in surprise and turned to the door to see Wyatt leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed.

‘Wyatt’

‘Alpha’ My dad said in annoyance

‘That is the last time I ever hear you yell at her William’ Wyatt said to my dad ‘Is that clear?’

‘Wyatt, it’s fine, I don’t mind’

‘Well, I do’ He told us ‘I am getting sick of pointing this out William but she is no longer just your daughter, she is my mate and your future Queen, speak to her with respect!’

‘I’m sorry Alpha’ My dad said, trying to sound calm but his heart was racing in anger ‘But you will soon realise how infuriating she can be’

Jerry laughed and I rolled my eyes ‘Good morning, Alpha Wyatt’

‘Good morning, Jerome’ Wyatt smiled at him as he walked further into the shed

‘Look how heavy my weights are now’ He said proudly

‘Impressive’ Wyatt smiled as he looked over at the weights Jerry was holding ‘You’re becoming very strong, keep up the good work’

Jerome seemed very proud of himself, and I smiled

‘And I already know how infuriating she is’ Wyatt added as he came over to me and I glared at him ‘You forget I’ve watched over her, her whole life, it doesn’t give you an excuse to yell at her’

‘I am not infuriating’ I spat at them ‘You two are’

Wyatt smiled and touched my face with affection, and I couldn’t stop myself from smiling and pressing my face closer to his hand but my dad cleared his throat, and I remembered I was going to take some time away from Wyatt, so I quickly stepped out of his touch.

Wyatt frowned and looked at my dad ‘What’s going on?’

‘Nothing’ I lied ‘I’m just sweaty and gross, why are you here?’

‘I wanted to see you before I headed out today’ He told me ‘I have to go to one of the outer towns and won’t be back until late this evening’

‘Right’ I smiled ‘Well I won’t keep you, thank you for coming to see me’

Wyatt frowned again and looked from me to my dad who was glaring at us with his arms crossed.

‘William, Jerome, leave’ Wyatt ordered ‘I wish to speak with Katomi alone’

‘Alpha, we were just in the middle of working out, maybe you could speak with Kat another time’

‘Or maybe you could remember who you’re talking to’ Wyatt said firmly

My dad looked at me ‘Jerry, come on, the girls should be up for breakfast anyway’

‘Goodbye Alpha Wyatt’ Jerome said before leaving with my dad

‘Close the door’ Wyatt called out after my dad who shut the shed door ‘Is there a privacy spell on the shed?’

‘Yes’ I nodded ‘Shay got sick of hearing all the fighting and asked dad to get one put on it’

‘Good’ Wyatt stepped closer to me, but I stepped back ‘Do you want to explain to me what’s going on Kat?’

‘I don’t know what you mean’

‘Stop it’ He snapped ‘Now talk, one minute you’re happy to have me close and the next you’re pushing me away again, what happened?’

‘I just…’ I hesitated and looked down, I hated this ‘I just think that it would be best if we spent some time apart’

‘You think it’s best or your father does?’

‘I do’ I lied while Remi begged me not to do it, but I had to ignore her ‘Everything’s been so intense since I found out the truth, I just need some time to breath, alone’

‘What happened to everything you said yesterday?’ He asked and gently touched my cheek again ‘What happened to us getting through things together? This isn’t you, it’s your father and I won’t put up with it any longer’

Wyatt turned and started walking towards the door, no doubt to yell at my dad or worst so I quickly rushed around his and blocked the door.

I held up my hands and pushed against his chest ‘This isn’t just about my dads’

‘Dads?’ He asked and paused ‘So both William and Jax are against us being together, it takes a lot for a Lycan to go against the mate bond or their Alpha, Jax mustn’t think I’m good enough for his daughter’

‘No, it’s not like that’ I told him ‘They just think that things have been a little crazy since my birthday and they want me to put some distance between us to clear my head and I agree’

‘Do you?’

‘No’ Remi said angrily

‘Yes’ I lied, this hurt so much ‘I’m knew to all of this, being in a relationship, we’re not even together officially yet and already thing have changed so much, it’s just intense and I can’t think’

‘What do you have to think about?’ He asked ‘I’ve already told you that I don’t care that you can’t give me pup’s and even if you reject me again, I’m not accepting it and I’m knew to relationships too Kat, but the only difference is that I want to be with you, I’m not running from it’

‘You’re a lot more experienced with this kind of thing and you’ve had years knowing this day would come, you can’t compare how I’m feeling to how you’re feeling’

‘And how are you feeling?’

‘I’m scared’ I said before I could stop myself, at least this was the truth.

Wyatt face shifted instantly, and he pulled me into his arms ‘What are you afraid of?

I closed my eyes and pressed my face into his chest, savouring his scent, it might be the last time I got to smell it in a while.

‘I’m afraid you’ll kill me’ I thought to myself ‘I’m afraid you’ll stop loving me’

‘None of that will happen’ Remi reassured me but even she sounded afraid.

‘Kat, please talk to me’ Wyatt gently pushed me back so he could look into my eyes.

‘I don’t want to talk about it right now’ I hung my head, how could I tell him? ‘I don’t know how to articulate how I’m feeling, I need some space to get things clear in my own mind’

Wyatt’s hands left my skin, making me feel cold and he rubbed is face to calm down.

‘Fine’ He sounded very upset, and I hated myself for hurting him ‘I will give you a few days to clear your head and get used to everything and when you’re ready to talk, I will be waiting’

‘Thank you’ I said softly ‘And please know that this is just me, Remi is completely against it, I just want you and Kai to know that, I’m the one you should hate, not her’

‘I could never hate you baby’ He reached out and touched my face again ‘I just have to remember how young you are, I came to terms with us being mates a long time ago but you’ve only had 5 days, I just hope that this really is what you want and that you’re not being bullied into it by William and Jax’

‘They’re not bullying me’ I told him quickly ‘They just, they’re just worried about me’

‘Right’ Wyatt said and ran his fingers through his hair ‘Well… I better get going, Beau’s waiting for me’

‘Okay’ I tried and failed to smile, I felt awful and I hung my head again, all I wanted was to be in his arms but I knew this was for the best, distance would be good for both of us.

‘Kat’ Wyatt whispered gently and bent down ‘Look at me’

I looked up and got caught in how gorgeous his eyes were, why did he have to be so dammed perfect.

‘Don’t take too long to think things over’ He said as he gently took my face in his hands ‘I’ve lived without you for long enough, I don’t want to be without you anymore, so you can’t change your mind over and over again, if you’re with me then be with me, don’t say you’ll be mine one day and then leave me the next’

Before I could respond, he pulled me in and kissed so softly, so sweetly that my heart beating could be heard a mile away.

‘I love you baby’ He said against my lips before he stood up and left without another word while I stood there trying to catch my breath and stop my heart from beating out of my chest.

Once I was in control again, I left the shed and went inside to find my family eating breakfast

‘Is it done?’ My dad asked ‘Did you tell him you want some space away from him?’

‘Yes’ I said without any real emotion.

‘I know it’s hard but it’s for the best’ My dad told me ‘You’ll see, some space will be good, you can come to terms with who your mate is and what it would mean for you to be with him and we can come up with a plan for how things will be if you stay with him or if you leave’

I nodded and turned around ‘I’m going to shower’

It had been a very long few days.

I felt extremely uncomfortable the longer I was away from Wyatt and Kai and I hadn't seen or spoken to them since Wednesday morning and already I missed them more than I thought was possible.

I was sitting in the town’s cafe with Bronwyn and a few others after class on Friday afternoon, we were meant to be studying for finals but we were taking a break, although I wasn't joining in with the conversation.

Remi and I were debating going to see our mate and she was winning.

'It’s not fair to him' I told her 'I can't just have him in my life whenever I want and then push him away the next second, you heard his request, I can’t be with him one day and then change my mind the next'

'So don't push him away you i***t!' She snapped ‘Don’t change your mind!’

'Remi enough'

'No' She pouted 'I miss mate, let's just go visit him, only for a few minutes, we can bring him a coffee, his probably still working'

'Fine' I gave in easily and felt guilty for it 'Bron, I'm heading out'

'I thought you wanted to study?'

'We'll do it tomorrow' I stood up and put my backpack on 'I’m going to the pack house to see Wyatt'

The group I was sitting with tensed nervously when I said the King's name, they weren't used to me not using his title.

'Mrs Lynne' I called out to the owner of the cafe 'Can I get a large take away cappuccino please'

'Yes Luna'

'Have fun' Bron smirked at me and I went over to the counter and waited for my coffee.

'Should we link him?' I asked Remi 'He might not want to see us'

'As if' Remi rolled her eyes 'They will be happy to see us'

'Here you are Luna' Mrs Lynne smiled at me and passed me over the coffee.

'Thanks' I said and put a $5 note on the table 'Please keep the change' I waved to Bron as I left and then it occurred to me, I didn't have a car right now.

'Crap' I said to Remi, but she didn't mind, she liked walking and the pack house was only a ten-minute walk.

As I wandered down the road, I noticed a Lycan keeping pace with me.

I sighed and looked at him 'I assume you're guarding me today?'

'Yes Luna' The Lycan linked me 'I’m Case'

'Hello' I smiled at him 'I’m just going to the pack house'

'Very good Luna' He responded, and his tail started wagging 'I will follow you'

'Right' I said awkwardly

'Or.. did you want to ride Morgan?' He asked and I blushed a little

'No thank you' I shook my head and continued down the road.

'Is this what it would have been like if I'd grown up in the palace?' I wondered 'Guards following my every action, it's so creepy, no wonder mom hated it'

My heart sank a little when I thought about my mother

'I wonder what she'd have thought about our mate?’

'Probably hated him' I said sadly 'I remember her speaking about Wyatt and his dad when I was little, she always used to say he was a monster and that he and Kai were unbeatable because magic would only work on him for a small amount of time before he could absorb it and use to it make himself stronger’

'Really' Remi said thoughtfully 'I don't think mate is a monster, his so kind and patient'

'Maybe they’re only like that when they're fighting' I shrugged and turned down the stone pathway towards the pack house gates.

'Well, they were at war' Remi defended him 'What do you expect, would you rather he acted like a pacifist?'

'I would rather the war had never happened' I said sadly 'So many dead on both sides and for what, some i***t Kings obsession with my grandmother, I don't see why he couldn't just be satisfied with his own mate, Queen Charlotte is beautiful and kind, I don't get it, what did grandmother have that Charlotte didn't?'

'Power' Remi pointed out 'Kings love power'

'Do you think that's why Wyatt and Kai want us?'

'It might be a part of it' Remi shrugged 'But it's a part of the reason that we like him too'

'I guess' I nodded

Remi and I continued to discuss all the reasons we were attracted to our mate as we headed to the pack house.

The moment we reached the front door which was always open, we smelt Wyatt's scent and my heart began to race.

I got a lot of excited and jealous looks from pack members as I headed towards the elevators, getting used to being the centre of attention was going to be strange.

'Good afternoon, Luna' One of the elders greeted me when I entered the elevator 'Are you off to see the King?'

Elder Brighton was a former head Beta, his pack was attacked by rouges and the Alpha killed so he had to take over until the Alphas son was old enough but after he retired, he moved to the royal pack with his mate.

Alot of the retired elders came here, there were no humans allowed in the town so they didn't have to worry about our secret getting out.

'Hello Elder Brighton' I smiled at him 'Yes, I am'

'How wonderful' He said happily and ran his fingers through his grey hair 'I’m very pleased the King has found his mate at last, very sneaky of him to keep us all in the dark all of these years but I suppose you were just a child, it's understandable he'd want you to grow up like a normal pack member'

'I guess' I responded, in truth I was really angry that he'd kept the secret from me all this time

'And soon we'll have a new little heir running around' I froze, it hurt to think about, they'd all beg for Wyatt to reject me once they knew the truth 'But I suppose we'll have to wait until you are marked first, these things must be done properly and in order'

The elevator doors opened, and I stepped out

'I should go' I said quickly 'It was lovely seeing you, please say hello to Clara for me'

'Of course, dear' He smiled and went down the hall towards the other offices while I turned right and went towards Wyatt's, Beau's, Brae’s and Charlottes offices.

Like always, there were guards posted outside Wyatt's door who smiled and straightened up when they saw me.

'Hello Luna' They said happily 'It’s great to see you'

'Thank you' I said awkwardly, did I still need to knock, or could I just go in?

Before I could do anything however, one of the men opened the door 'The King has given us instructions that you're always allowed to go straight inside no matter what he's doing'

‘He did?’

‘Yes Luna’

'Oh, okay, thank you'

'You're welcome, Luna' I walked past the guards into Wyatt's huge office.

It was made up of several rooms, I was standing in a small lobby area the size of a closet, there were two archways in front of me.

To the right was a conference room with a large table and to the left was Wyatt's main room where his desk and a large sofa resided, he also had a private bathroom.

I nervously walked in to find Wyatt on the phone talking to someone while Beau sat on the windowsill seat reading a piece of paper.

'Hi' Beau greeted me 'Wyatt won't be long, he'is just talking to the local sheriff at the human border'

'Right' I nodded and looked at Wyatt to find him already staring at me, I blushed and looked down again.

All the humans in the towns bordering our territory believed that Wyatt was the mayor of our country and as such, he often had to deal with the humans calling him to discuss things, it must be very tiresome for him.

'So how have you been feeling since you left the hospital?' Beau enquired.

'Fine' I shrugged as I pulled off my backpack and placed it on a chair 'Dad took me to see my car yesterday though, it’s not worth fixing'

‘No, it’s trashed, that’s for sure’

Wyatt ended to call and looked up at me 'Hello' He said, and my heart raced at the sound of his voice

‘Hi’

'I wasn't expecting to see you today'

I looked over at Beau and then at me feet, I didn't want to talk in front of Beau, luckily Wyatt caught on.

'Beau why don't you finish up in your office, we'll talk more later'

'I’m sorry for interrupting' I said quickly 'I should have asked to come or'

'You never have to ask permission to come here' Wyatt told me and stood up

'I'll link you once it's ready for your approval' Beau said as he headed for the door

'Thank you'

'See ya, round Kat'

'Bye'

Once the door was shut Wyatt came around to the front of his desk and leant against it with his arms crossed, showing off his muscular arms

‘How are you baby?’ He asked as he looked me over ‘Why are you here? Did you hear that voice again?’

‘No’ I shook my head and stepped closer to him ‘We brought you a coffee, I don’t know how you like it so it’s just a normal cappuccino’

Wyatt smiled and took it from me and placed it on his desk ‘Thank you’ He said ‘I usually have a black coffee with two sugars’

‘Right’ I said back awkwardly ‘I’ll remember that’

‘Is this the only reason you came to visit me?’

‘I um…’ I didn’t know how to answer that, should I tell him that I missed him?

‘Yes’ Remi demanded

‘We missed you’ I said shyly ‘Me and Remi’

‘We’ve missed you girls too’

I looked up at Wyatt who was looking intensely at me, but I didn’t know what to say so I thought I’d keep the conversation off us.

‘I hope everything’s okay with the human sheriff’

Wyatt smiled and cleared his throat ‘It will be’ He shrugged ‘He thinks he has wild wolves in the woods around his town, a lot of animals have shown up dead, as well as a few missing humans but it’s most likely rogues, I’ve sent some troops over to the border to check things out’

‘Oh’ I said in confusion

‘What?’ He asked ‘Do you disagree with how I’ve handled things?’

‘No, it’s just strange’ I told him ‘You sharing things with me, I’m still used to only speaking to you a few times a year and you would never answer questions about the pack’

‘I had to keep my distance from you while you grew up’

‘So, you could sleep with women without feeling guilty?’

‘No’ Wyatt looked guilty ‘It was for your benefit not mine, I didn’t want you to have to feel the pressure of your future title, I wanted you to have a normal childhood and as for sharing things with you, you are my mate now, I won’t keep things from you anymore unless it’s to keep you safe’

‘So, you still want to be my mate?’

‘Of course, I do’ He answered but then he looked at me with a strange look ‘Is that what this whole space b*llshit was about? It wasn’t so you could think things over, it was you hoping I would think things over and change my mind?’

‘A part of it’ I admitted, and his eyes darkened in anger ‘I meant what I said, I needed some time, but I was thinking that you’d reconsider too’

‘Well, I didn’t’ He snapped at me ‘And I never will, why are you doing this baby, why can’t you accept that I know my own mind and heart, why can’t you just let yourself follow your own heart, I know you love me too’

I blushed, I’d never told him that I loved him, was it really that obvious?

‘This was a mistake’ I said quickly ‘I shouldn’t have come here today, it’s not fair to you, I can’t keep pushing you away and then pulling you back in when ever I miss you too much, I’m really sorry’

I spun around and headed for the door, but Wyatt grabbed my wrist and spun me around before pushing me up against the wall and caging me with his hands on either side of my face.

My heart was racing in excitement and fear while Remi purred in arousal.

‘No’ He said firmly ‘You’re not going this time, you asked for space, so I gave it to you, you’ve had it and it’s pretty dam clear that you want to be with me just as much as I want to be with you, stop fighting it baby, you’re only going to hurt yourself’

‘It’s not that easy’ I groaned and tried to push him back, but he was too strong

Wyatt growled and smashed his mouth down on mine as he lifted me from the ground and laid me down on the sofa where he climbed over me and pulled legs up around his waist.

‘s**t’ I gasped to Remi ‘I must stop this’

I pushed at Wyatt’s firm chest, and he reluctantly leant back but his eyes were dark with lust, and he was breathing hard.

‘Wyatt, stop’

‘No’ He said firmly, and my stomach did nervous backflips ‘Not this time baby, I know you want this too, stop fighting it, stop running from your own feelings’

‘We can’t do this’ I argued ‘It’s to selfish of me, I can’t give you an heir, we have to stay apart and’

‘It’s not selfish to be with your mate’ Wyatt interrupted me ‘I know you’re scared about the future and our children, but I’m not, just let me worry about that, let me take care of you, it’s my job now, I want that job, I love you’

Wyatt’s mouth returned to mine, and I completely stopped fighting, it wasn’t possible for this to feel any better, the way he kissed me made me feel amazing, the way his strong hands held me made me feel safe and desired.

I moved my hands from his chest and wove my fingers into his hair, gripping him tightly, after a few minutes I moved my head so I could take deep breaths, but Wyatt simply moved his mouth to my throat, and he sucked hard on my marking spot.

I growled in pleasure and gripped Wyatt’s arms, digging my nails into his flesh, Wyatt looked up at me again and he ran his thumb over my bottom lip before looking down at my body.

‘Baby, let me touch you’ He whispered, and I blushed a deep red and looked at the door

‘I’ve never’ I began to say but before I could finish a loud alarm sounded and Wyatt entire demeanor changed.

That alarm only ever went off if an enemy broke through the border guards onto our territory, this particular alarm was for rogues, I guess Wyatt was right about the rogues in the human territory.

Wyatt sprang up from the sofa and grab my arm and pulled me to my feet, he continued to pull me with him towards the door where he threw open the door.