We are still in the pack, at a restaurant however, it is empty. Jake guides me inside and my nerves are going crazy.
“He’s waiting,” My bodyguard whispers in my ears and smiles, before I ask him more, he turns on his heels. My wolf propels me to follow the scent of my mate and I do. A man I don’t know is dressed in a suit and has a friendly smile on his face opens the door for me and I enter a room full of red roses, the scenery is captivating and has aromatic candles lit beautifully. There is a table setting for two with two glasses and a bottle of champagne on the side.
I finally see Leondre, standing against the glass wall. My handsome man is watching me with a smile on his gorgeous lips, he is wearing a white dress shirt and dark pants, and in a room full of red roses, he has a water lily in his hand. He comes to me and grabs me by my waist, capturing my lips into a sizzling kiss.
“You’re so beautiful, baby,” He husks and I smile, laying my head on his chest and he kisses my head.
“You did all this for me?” I ask, tearing up. He cups my face and nods.
“Happy mate day, my love,” I smile, I forgot that was a thing, and he gives me a present. A beautiful pink diamond necklace. I hold my hair up and he puts it around my neck, kissing the back of it in the process, I smile and turn around to thank him with a tender kiss.
“I’m sorry I didn’t get you anything,” I apologize, he did all this for me and I even forgot it’s mate’s day together, a day to celebrate mates, they enjoy and thank goddess Selene for the mates they were blessed with.
“It’s okay my love, I wasn’t expecting anything,” He says and kisses my forehead, I love that he randomly kisses me.
We sit down for dinner and the food is extra delicious and I’m enjoying everything, even though my mate doesn’t eat much. I was too excited when our dessert came and he watched me with a smile, Leondre doesn’t eat sweet food so I ate his share.
He holds my hand the whole time as we talk about everything and nothing, he is more interested in my thoughts on being Queen since I’ve taken up a few roles in the pack like organizing charity events and the new project I am working on. I learned that there are no females allowed to train in some districts hence we are trying to stop that, every shifter should at least know how to defend themselves, nevertheless, some lieutenants are stubborn but that is where their wives come in. I have been interacting with them and most of them agree that women should have a say in how things are run politically.
“So you want women to have a political rank?” He asks and I nod, he looks surprised.
“Well women in this city are not politically hence they are no female Alphas,” He says and I look at him bewildered.
“Things have to change, come on, it’s 2018! when will women be in the forefront and not only there to make their men shine,” He shrugs.
“I don’t make the rules, baby,”
“Well, what happens when an Alpha only has female children?”
“The line of succession goes someone else with the strongest Alpha blood in the pack but some Alphas will just marry off their daughters to wealthy strong men so that their family shouldn’t lose the title and power,”
I heard that and it disgusted me. They don’t believe that a woman can lead a pack without a man despite her Alpha blood and status.
“Isn’t it taking away their birthright?” I ask. He nods. We discuss further on the issue and he finally sighs in defeat.
“Well, it would be nice to have female Alphas so we can see things from women’s perspective but as I said, I don’t make the rules, my love,”
“I know, the council does, but you are part of the council and has more power than anyone in those seats,” I tell him gently.
“But it’s not a dictatorship, if you want to change hierarchy and rules, you need to make a formal request, and the council has to vote on it,”
“Let’s say I do that, will you support my proposition?” I ask in a sultry voice, trying to persuade him, he chortles at the way I’m biting my lips and trying to be cute
“My love, you don’t need to lure me to agree with you on this issue, you have my full support but the majority of Alphas need to approve, ” He tells me and kisses my hand sweetly.
“I’ll do it, at least I have one vote already,” I chew my bottom lip in thought, there are about thirty-five packs in the city and I have to convince them to stand with me on this issue that threatens their Alpha position, especially those who got it through a marriage alliance.
“And you have two more votes,” He says, I squint my eyes, I don’t know any other Alphas other than him that is on the council.
“Your brother and my mother are part of the council. My mom will gladly support you in the fight for women, it’s all she does,” I didn’t know they were part of the council, I will have to see my brother soon, to ask for his support and I will meet with Leondre’s mom, she’s such a sweet and gentle woman. However, I will need a list of names of all the Alphas who are part of the council.
“When is the next council meeting, Love?” I ask.
“In two months,”
The rest of the date goes smoothly and we discuss something else, away from politics. A song by Ed Sheeran thinking out loud plays and like the gentleman, my man extends his hand to me and asks me to dance. I accept with a curtsy and we dance close to each other, I’m not the best dancer but I follow his lead and we move with the rhythm.
“You’re a good dancer,” He whispers to me,
“I’m just following your lead,” I answer in the same tone as him, we are interrupted by the breaking of the glass door, I jump a foot in the air as the man who opened the door for me earlier drops in front of us with a thud, his body is bruised. I peer up at my mate but his glare goes beyond the broken glass and a dozen of men appear, hunters, commonly known as slayers.
Alyssa’s POV
However, these were no ordinary slayers, they were turned into shifters by an Alpha, making them stronger. The six shifter slayers approach, they are all huge with daring expressions on their faces. Did they know they were in the presence of the king of Lycans and how did they get past the border? I knew that we were close to the border in this area but still. The man on the floor whimpers and I kneel to assess his bad injuries. Three silver daggers are embedded in his chest, he isn’t going to make it, and my body shakes with anger.
My mate’s cold glare is on the men and they stop just a few feet from us. They are intoxicated with something very strong and their eyes are vain, with no emotions. They look like puppets
Even when they speak their voice is mechanical ” We want her,” One huge guy with piercings points at me. Leondre growls and slightly pushes me behind him whereas I refuse to hide behind anyone in my life, never again.
“Who turned you,” Growls my mate. Shifter Slayers are shifter hunters who are turned by an Alpha either mistakenly or by choice hence they are stronger than an average wolf and still have the hunter instincts to kill shifters if not tamed properly by their sire.
It’s surprising to see them in a group because it is considered illegal to turn them and any Alpha who does that must be stripped of their power and executed immediately.
“We are only here for the woman, and was told to get rid of anyone who stands in our way”
“You are not going anywhere with my mate,” Leondre’s eyes are shining gold, and his tone made me flinch. One of the slayers approaches with great speed and I get in a fighting stance but the man doesn’t even do anything as my mate, grabs him by the throat.
I close my eyes when I hear bones crack and a snapping of his neck. My mate doesn’t even lose a sweat! How strong is he? His eyes have gone cold and the five men look shocked, retreating a little bit in fear of the king. He lets the body drop to the floor.
“Who sent you,” I ask with authority in my tone but they keep quiet. These fools were dumb enough to come in the largest and wealthiest pack to get the king’s mate? It looks like they didn’t know much about the mission. One of the men shifts into a tawny wolf and jumps at us but I use my telekinesis to push it away from us, making him hit a wall with force and his blood splatter on the wall, for a moment I am dumbfounded at my power, I only meant to push him away, not kill him. My mate looks at me, confused and staggered but we have no time to contemplate as the three wolves shifts into their form and lunge at us, while Leondre fights two shifter slayers, I fight the other. The huge beast pushes me against the table, causing me to hiss at the painful impact on my side, he takes this opportunity to claw my leg and I grab the chair and hit him as fast as my hands can until he starts to stagger, blood dripping from his fur. The rogue is ominous and attacks me but I jump over him and grab a long piece of wood from one of the broken chairs to attack him, making him collapse to the floor. I glance at my mate who has already killed the two men and was watching me in amusement but I panic when I see blood on his clothes.
“It’s not mine,” He’s quick to assure me. I nod and run into his arms, realization dawning on me. I killed two men, my body is shaking and my mate is whispering in my ears.
“You’re fine, they deserved it,”
He continues to coo. A few minutes later, Dan, Arya along with some warriors appear on the scene, they immediately inspect everything and Leondre has taken out his phone, shouting orders to check the border and conduct an investigation.
“How did they get at the border and who turned them,”
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