They don’t care who they sleep with, whether it is with a Pack-member or a visitor and their Mates will have to face those females on a daily basis. So I am not that interested in any of them.
But there might be another problem that can have more consequences. That is with me being a first born. It means that my Mate will have to move and I doubt anyone of those males can handle that.” Zalia says.
I watch Donovan and Gibson closely, but neither one of them moves a muscle or blinks as she speaks. I would have expected them to back her up, but they have been pretty quiet ever since we sat down and I think they are a bit intimidated by being in the presence of King Alwin and Queen Axelle.
Eryx and Slater are discussing the meeting we have in the morning and I see Zalia looking rather bored, but when Alwin asks her about, it her answer surprises me.
“Alwin, I am forced to sit through those meetings every year and every year the same thing happens. No one listens to us when we speak, if we get the chance to speak that is.”
In a matter of minutes Alwin and Zalia are in a heavy discussion about why they have to attend these meetings and the rest of us sit back as we listen to Alwin explain that this is a learning process for them.
“What the fuck am I supposed to learn from this? How to parade around like a whore?” Zalia yells at him.
This is one of the few times I have seen Alwin speechless and Axelle just watches as Zalia continues her speech, “I have no intention of taking a chosen Mate, I will wait for my fated Mate as long as it takes and with these meetings, you practically approve of them taking a chosen Mate.
You can’t tell me that none of you have smelled the sex scent in the room or that it isn’t with their Mate. Nor can you deny that their Pups are acting the same way as their parents, they just follow their parents example and you never correct their behavior during these meeting.
If the purpose of these meetings is that we learn how to play nice with one another, I can tell you the visits we pay to other Packs are more than enough practice for me. I have never killed anyone during those visits, no matter how justified it would have been.”
“Damn, you better make sure you never piss her off. She will bury you.” Goliath mumbles in my head and I know that she will bury me if I do anything to upset her. It takes Alwin a few seconds to gather his thoughts and asks her to clarify her statement on Pack visits.
She tells us about their last Pack visit and how everyone reacts to her eating habits or her requests to go for a run, how she isn’t allowed to train to blow off steam. It makes me understand why she said she wanted to go for a run if she had the time and I really hope that she will find the time to go for that run.
Zalia
I wake up in the morning a lot earlier than usual and I know Twilight is responsible for it, she wants to go for a run. I slip on my black leggings with an oversized shirt and step into my sneakers, it is easier to take off before shifting than wearing jeans and boots. I walk down the stairs and ask one of the servants where I can find a Guard, she points me towards the backdoor of the Palace.
Within seconds of stepping out of the Palace a Guard shows up and when I tell him I want to let Twilight out for a run he tells me to follow him. He guides me through the gardens I saw last night and I smile when I see that he leads me towards the forest.
“You can strip behind that tree and leave your clothes in the basket. The Warriors on border patrol are aware of your presence, they will warn you if you get to close to the border.” He says before he walks back the way we came and I quickly take my clothes of to place them in the basket.
I shift into Twilight and let her take off as I retreat to the back of her head. I am grateful that no one was surprised I wanted to go for a run and I will do this as often as I can. I enjoy looking at the scenery through Twilight’s eyes. She runs through the forest as she jumps over tree stumps and straight through bushes without checking if it is clear.
She is taking it easy, she wants to see as much of her surroundings as I do and suddenly we see a few of the Warriors that are on patrol. Twilight slows down to a trot as one of them turns his attention to us, “Enjoying your run, Zalia?” He asks and Twilight nods her head as she approaches the males.
We can see the markings on the trees that tells every Wolf or Lycan that comes near them, that they are approaching a Pack’s territory. Twilight slows down even more as she looks at the markings and we look through the trees to the outside of the territory. Twilight growls the moment she spots a Rogue close to the border.
“Twilight, what do you see?” The same Warrior asks and she just keeps looking at the Rogue, she doesn’t react to the Rogue even though she wants to. This isn’t our territory so we can’t charge at him, unless we get permission to take him down and I believe these males are more than capable to take care of him themselves.
Another Warrior steps beside me as I hear from behind me, “Stop, you are approaching the border of Mystic Moon.” The Rogue keeps looking at Twilight and she releases a menacing roar as he takes a step forward, her way of warning him to stay put.
The Warrior next to me bends towards us, “You have permission to take him out if he doesn’t leave, Twilight.” He whispers and the moment the Rogue takes another step Twilight is off.
I watch as the Rogue looks at Twilight with surprise in his eyes. I doubt he expected her to charge at him. He will be even more surprised the moment she ends his pathetic life. A Rogue isn’t a match for us in whatever form we are and today he will find out that underestimating a female ends your life.
He lunges at her but she quickly moves to his left and she jumps up to bite down on his side, taking a chunk of his fur and flesh as he still moves forward. The Rogue turns around in the air and the moment he lands he lunges towards her again, but Twilight lowers herself to the ground.
The moment he is above her she raises her hindlegs, digging her claws into his stomach and pushes him out of balance. He flies into a tree which causes him to howl in pain and before he knows what is happening she sinks her canines into his neck, she closes her jaw as she pulls back to rip his throat out.
She slowly walks back towards the border and the Warriors are smiling at her as she approaches them. One of the Warriors steps forward with a wet cloth to wipe her snout and she gently pushes against his arm to thank him.
“Why don’t you head back, Twilight. You need to take a shower before you go to breakfast, Zalia.” He says as he scratches Twilight behind her ears.
She nudges his arm again before she takes off and heads back to the Palace. I link Dad to make sure that no one is in the bathroom when I return. He asks me why I am in such a need of a shower and he chuckles when he hears what Twilight did.
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