Alpha Kane

22. Kane

My beautiful mate lays fast asleep on our bed, breathing steadily as the effects of my blood pass through her body, changing her.

I feel a creep of regret for being this selfish, putting this life upon her.

She's a human being turned into a wolf so it will take some time. It's not unheard of, when my family was in power we granted those with human mates the gift to join a run with their werewolf mate, it is the greatest gift to run with your mate, being a human shouldn't stop that.

Just this way she has a fighting chance if the worst happens.

Nothing will hurt mate, I protect her Dex growls out.

There will be attempts and my overprotective nature finally thought 'what if I wasn't there?' I couldn't dare to think it, yesterday had opened my eyes to the possibility

The death of Ayres spread and word is many Orion abandoned Braum, the war was coming to an end. Millions of humans around the world have lost their lives, they had no chance of surviving against dark magic, my people fought hard for innocence but not everyone can be saved.

My sweet mate sees hope in all, she's naïve and kind, too kind and too good for this world. They may not approve of my way of dealing with things but she sees now why I do this way instead of hers. She might even dislike me but not once has she called me a monster.

"You enjoy killing"  my mate couldn't be more wrong.

I hated death, the thrill and the feel, the sound and the screams. My demon half craves it while my wolf finds it dishonorable to enjoy, killing is for providing not pleasure.

I'm constantly at fucking war with myself.

I watch my beautiful mate from the chair and wonder what she's dreaming of, is it me? Is it the forests we will run through together? Our pup?

Our pup.

I still can't believe it.

A quiet knock comes from the door and puts me and Dex on high alert as get up and we slowly open the door.

"Alpha king, I've brought pack doctor Adam's." A pack member says while bowing.

"Alpha king, I come to check on the queen." He bows respectfully and I grunt, pissed he interrupted my thoughts.

I open the door wide as I stare down watching every movement of the pack doctor as he grows nervous around my presence as he bows and slowly walks to my mate.

"Tell me everything you do before doing it, or I will snap your neck." I say staring hard into his eyes as I stand over him.

The doctor pales as he nods. "Y-yes, of course."

He bends over my mate as he goes for her arm.

"I'm checking her pulse... pulse is normal." He says as he writes notes and glancing at me nervously, I nod as I listen tentatively.  "Alpha may I check her mark?" He asks and I glare but nod.

The fuck does he want to check that for. I peer over him as I watch everything he does.

"Touching the queen's neck... yes.. yes.. her body is accepting the change, quite remarkable." He says amazed as he writes more notes.

"When will she wake?"

He hums and his eyes go wide as he states at my mate. "I believe the queen is awakening as we speak." He says and I move before he finishes speaking towards the side of the bed as I hold my mate's hand.