“Good. I look forward to exceeding every expectation you have of me” he says and leans down for a kiss. “Let me help you get dressed, OK?”
“Ok. But there’s no time for any shenanigans, sir.” I tell him and he gives me a look of shock.
“I haven’t any idea what shenanigans you’re referring to. I’ve been a complete gentleman.” he says. I reach my arms above his neck, and gently pull him down so his face is within my reach and kiss the tip of his nose, then release him and walk to the closet.
I grab some jeans, a black shirt and gray cardigan. I walk back to my bed and grab the first aid items for my finger and take them into the bathroom where there’s better lighting. I open the cream Sofia said to put on it but before I can get any out, Seth is there, taking it from me and taking my hand in his. He’s attentive and gentle as he carefully cleans and wraps up my finger, exactly as instructed, before slipping it back into the splint so I don’t bend it. “Feel ok?” Seth asks.
“Yeah. Thank you.” I tell him looking down at the mess I’ve made of my hand. He walks out and I put some moisturizer on my face and follow him back to the bedroom where he’s already in jeans and is pulling a black shirt over his head. I walk to the dresser and grab a black bra and panties and manage to get the bottom half on myself, but with my finger bandaged I can’t hook the bra. I smell him walking behind me and feel his hands run across my back as he takes it from me and hooks it, running his hands down my sides to rest on my hips. I reach for my jeans and he takes them from me, gently pushing me back to sit on the bed as he kneels in front of me and helps me put them on. Pulling my good hand to help me stand back up, Seth releases me and gently pulls the jeans up, over my thighs and then hips, his fingers brushing my skin softly the entire way up. He stands in front of me and buttons and zips the jeans for me before leaning over to grab the tshirt and guiding it on, being ever so careful with my injured hand.
“You’re always taking such good care of me,” I say softly. “It’s hard to believe you’re the future King of All Wolves. You’re not nearly as ferocious as I’d have assumed you to be. You’re so kind and gentle.” Seth pulls me towards him and holds me close.
“Only for you, my love. Only for you.” he says and kisses the top of my head. “You’ve only seen me around you, and our families. I think you’ll find you don’t care for ‘Prince Seth’ when you actually see me around the rest of the kingdom.”
“Is that why I thought you were mad when Albert was here, and when I showed you and that Alpha around the kitchen?”
“Maybe. I was also a little mad both times.” He says with a shrug. “I didn’t like you excitedly walking off with another man. And I was mad you’d hid medicine from me when it would help you.”
“I’m sorry.” I tell him, feeling admonished.
“It’s OK, Love. We just have to get to know each other and get used to each other. I didn’t like seeing you walk off with another man. He was so close to you, and I wasn’t.” He says, pulling me even closer to him. And I pull at his shirt, signaling him to lean down so I can kiss him.
“We should head upstairs soon,” I say and he nods and releases me. I walk into my closet and slip on a pair of black flats and put in one earring, but find I’m having trouble reaching the other. “Umm, Seth, I’m sorry. Do you think you can do this for me?” I say, holding out the earring.
“Uhh, I’ve never done this before.” He says with a look of horror on his face.
“You just poke it through the hole and then pop the back on.” I tell him with a dramatic showing of how to put the back on.
“Will it hurt you?” he asks, timidly reaching for the earring.
“No! My ears have been pierced for years. Here, I can put the earring in, I just need you to put the back on.” I tell him and do as I said, turning my ear towards him so he can put the back on. He steps forward and tries. He seems flustered but finally it goes on.
“Thanks!” I tell him with a smile.
“That’s it? Are you ok?” he says concerned.
“Seth, I’m fine. It’s just an earring.” I tell him with a giggle as I reach for his hand. Seth pauses and looks down at our hands.
“You’re sure you want to hold my hand? People will see, and they’ll talk. Pretty soon the whole kingdom will know.” He asks me.
“Good.” I tell him with a smile.
Seth and I make our way, hand in hand, upstairs to the banquet room. There’s still so many visitors here that the dining hall isn’t big enough. Thankfully, the banquet room isn’t set formally for breakfast. We walk into the room that’s already quite filled and make our way to the head table. As we pass, I can feel everyone’s eyes on us and our connected hands and even more as Seth pulls my chair out for me to sit.
Robbie looks up from his phone at me. “Good to see you guys. How’s the hand?” he asks me, glancing back down at his phone.
“It’s great. It would probably feel better if we didn’t have phones at the table, though.” I tell him with a glare.
“That’s good.” he tells me and continues as he realizes what I said with “Wait. what?”.
“Becoming Alpha doesn’t mean you get to break the rules, Robbie.” I tell him with a giggle, reminding him of all the times Mom got mad at us for bringing phones to the table.
My mom places her hand on my knee. “It’s Alpha Robert, dear.”
“Oh, pardon me.” I say sarcastically and turn to my brother. “Sorry about that, Alpha Robbie.” He doesn’t say anything but just glares at me and turns back to his phone. I look around and note that no one, not even the King and Queen, seem bothered that he’s paying such attention to his phone.
“Seriously though, Alpha Robert” I begin, with emphasis on his actual name, “What’s so important over there?” I ask.
Robbie lets out a deep sigh. “Albert left this morning and insisted he go alone so he wouldn’t draw more attention to himself. I’ve been tracking his movements to make sure he’s OK.”
“Oh, I didn’t mean for him to be in so much danger” I murmur. “Does everyone here know?” I ask shyly, looking around.
“We do, dear.” King Peter says, confirming my fear. “I wish you had said something sooner. We could have sent a royal guard yesterday as soon as the accident happened. We tried to send someone with this Albert fellow but he refused.” he tells us all.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness.” I tell him, feeling completely admonished that I’d kept the medicine that helped me a secret.
“Molly, dear. I know Seth hasn’t marked you yet, but we’re family now. Unless we’re in a formal setting, I don’t want to hear you utter any titles. We’re just Audrey and Peter to you. We have been so close to your parents for so long. I’m honestly sad that I didn’t get to know you better when you were younger. Alas, Royal and Alpha duties kept us all so busy we never spent as much time together in person as we’d have liked.” Queen Audrey tells me.
“Thank you, ma’am.” I tell her, not meeting her eyes.
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