The Lycan King and His Mysterious Luna
I entered the gym and went straight for the punching bag and started hitting it with everything I had in me. There was so much pent-up anger that I practically knocked the punching bag completely off the hook. Someone came in and grabbed the bag for me to continue hitting it and I just mumbled a “thank you” without noticing who the person was, until I caught their scent and my anger flared even more. “What are you doing here Zach?”
Chapter 2
Alexander’s POV
“Alpha you only have three months to wait and that’s nothing considering how long you’ve already waited for her. Can you just try to keep it together until then?” My beta and best friend tried to reason with me as I practically tear my room apart. Ever since the dream walk with my mate, I haven’t been in the best of moods. It is bad enough that I thought she didn’t exist because believe me I have looked everywhere for a century and haven’t found her, but now that I have found her, according to the prophecy, I have to wait until she turns 18 or gets her wolf(whichever one comes first) before, I can present myself to her in person. The whole thing is because of something my 10x great grandfather did that offended the Moon Goddess.
“I am trying but when we dream walked, that only made me want to be with her even sooner. The crazy part is that I don’t think she even knows what she is doing.”
“Wait a minute. I thought you initiated the dream walk with her but you’re telling me that she did it instead?” I looked at him and he had a thoughtful look on his face. I could practically see the wheels spinning.
“Yes. What are you thinking?”
“Well, I thought only Lycans had that ability but it seems that your mate does as well. Are you certain that she is a regular shifter?”
“Hmm, now that you mention it, other than the dream walking ability, there was something about her that I can’t explain. Mostly just a feeling but I thought it was just the bond.”
“There seems to be more to her than we thought. If she is indeed a Lycan, then maybe you should make plans to be very near when she turns 18. Have you seen the color of her wolf?”
“No, I haven’t seen her wolf yet and she hasn’t seen my wolf or Lycan forms. You may be right about me being close for her birthday.” As I begin to pace the room an idea comes to mind that may be a bit risky but necessary. “We will throw a mating ball here at the palace. All shifters and Lycans are invited whether mated or not but mostly it will be for me to be near her for her birthday.”
“Alex, did you tell her that you’re the King and a Lycan?”
“No, I didn’t. I want her to make her decision to be with me based on my personality and not my station. She is an Alpha female and I can tell from the talk we had that she won’t be forced into anything. That makes for a great Queen and mate in my opinion.” A small smile appears on my face as I think about my mate. This waiting is necessary but agonizing. I only did a locator mark on her but what I really wanted to do was mark and mate her right then and there, but I knew that I couldn’t though I knew she would have let me.
“We will need to have our best guards on duty that night both in the castle and around the perimeter.”
“Make the arrangements for patrols and guards during the ball, and also talk to the cook about preparing a feast as well as the decorations. She can enlist whoever she needs to get it done but I just want her to oversee everything. Also, make sure the invitations only say the invite is from the King and not my name. She only knows me by my name and nothing else. The date should be the day before her birthday that way at midnight we can be together.”
“I will get it done your majesty. Uh Alex, you do know that if she is indeed a Lycan, that will be one more reason to make sure she is protected. Alpha females are already rare but an Alpa Lycan female is even more rare and add to that the fact that she can dream walk makes her a triple threat. Your enemies will more than likely try to claim or kidnap her at best or kill her at worst.”
“I have thought about that and that is another reason I rather have her here for her birthday. This is the safest place for her when the world finds out that she is my mate and their Luna Queen.”
After discussing a few other details, I head down to my office to work while he goes off and takes care of the list of tasks, I gave him that need to be handled for the Mating Ball. Before entering my office, a familiar scent hits me and sets my teeth on edge. This woman must have a death wish. How many ways do I have to tell her that I don’t want anything to do with her before she gets it? She believes that just because my parents and hers are close friends that we are destined to be together even though we both reached maturity over a century ago and never felt the pull of the mate bond. I was particularly grateful that we were not mates because not only is she annoying but she is a complete slut and craves power. None of those traits would make a good Luna or Queen let alone both.
Taking a few deep breaths to calm my wolf and myself down, I turn the knob and walk into my office. She is sitting on the top of my desk in a very short blue dress that is so tight I can tell she isn’t wearing any underclothes and matching blue heels with her legs crossed. I look past her at my desk that is now a mess and that pisses me off even more because now I will have to reorganize all the paperwork before I can start working on anything.
Remaining calm is starting to get harder the more I stand here. I’ve got to get her out of here.
“Michelle, what are you doing in my office and sitting on my desk?”
“Oh, don’t be like that Alex. I came to visit and see if maybe you’d want to go have breakfast with me.” I pinch the bridge of my nose and take a deep breath.
“It is Alpha to you and no I don’t want to go anywhere with you. I have a ton of work to get done and I’ve already had breakfast. Plus, my work is going to take longer now thanks to the mess you’ve made of my desk.” I can feel my anger rising. The sound of her voice is irritating the hell out of me and so are her attempts at getting me to go out to eat with her among other things. This mating ball can’t get here quick enough.
“Alex why are you behaving like this? I mean it isn’t like either of us has found our mates, so I don’t see why we can’t just be together. Our parents would be happy if we got together and I know that we would be great together as King and Queen.” A low growl makes its way out of my chest and I see a startled look on her face.
“You will address me as Alpha or Your Majesty! This is your last warning. Now, would our parents be happy, or would you be happy if we were to be together? Let me make something perfectly clear to you, you and I will never be King and Queen together. I will continue to rule alone until I find my mate, or she finds me. There will be no substitutions.” My anger seeps into my words. I really want to grab and toss her out of here on her ass but if I touch her, I know that I will probably do more than that, so I mind link my beta.
“David, I need you to come to my office with two guards and escort Michelle from my office before I rip her head off her shoulders.”
“On my way Alpha.”