"So what are you going to tell them?" Ciera asked leaning forward in her seat as they made their way up the winding drive way. The heavy thick iron gates were just ahead now, and they both knew that what waited for them at the end of this road was not going to be pleasant.
Aislinn knew that even if Ciera had not already alerted her brother to their impending arrival, which was a distinct possibility since she had been in contact with him on and off over the past few days, then the sentries that were no doubt positioned along the drive and in the woods surrounding her house would have. Meaning they would be waiting for her. He would be waiting.
Taking a deep breath Aislinn tried to calm her racing heart and swirling thoughts. Trying to find a center in the chaos she had become over the last few weeks. Offering Ciera a small smile she looked back at the gate that was ominously opening for them as they approached.
"The truth." She said as they drove through the open gates. Looking in her rearview she had a moment of panic as she watched them sliding closed behind her, the iron clanging and ringing through the air as they shut securely.
The last five minutes of the drive was hushed, the air thick with tension. Aislinn glanced back at Alpha Fide who for the majority of the drive had stayed silent but alert. The only times he had spoken was to ask the location they were travelling so he could alert his pack and have them meet him there, and to answer their interrogation questions. After those small exchanges, he had fallen quiet.
Ciera had of course kept up a low running commentary for most of the journey, instead of irritating her though, Aislinn found the bubbling stream of chatter comforting and reassuring. After everything that had happened, and everything that they had been through, it was satisfying and soothing that Ciera had not changed. That she was still the same person. It was hopeful.
Too quickly for any of their comfort, the trees parted and they were pulling up before the wood, stone, and glass building.
As the engine cut out and silence enveloped them, Aislinn felt herself holding her breath. Unsure if she was truly prepared for what was to come. Unsure of what she wanted to say, her heart torn and throbbing, her head spinning as she stared up at her house. At where she knew her mate waited.
It was Alpha Fide that broke the silence, his voice deep and slow as he watched her, the house, and seemingly everything and anything around them with quick bright eyes. "Your home Princess?"
"Yeah Hulk, this is home." Aislinn said, barely even noticing as her voice shook on the words. Or Hulk's grumbling that his name was in fact not 'Hulk'. None of it registered as she watched the soaring heavy double wood doors, which were the main and overwhelming feature of the front of the house, crack open. As if revealing a god himself, she watched as they parted, light spilling behind him, the deep forest surrounding his fortress of glass and marble. All of it framed the man himself. The god with which those doors split to reveal; her mate. His hands were at his sides, his strides long and powerful, his face a mask of fury and power. Aislinn had to blink as she stared at him.
He was the same, and yet he was unrecognizable. Gone was the timid and the unsureness of the boy, of the heir. Gone was any hesitancy from his movements, the small moments of indecision, the self-doubt that had him second guessing himself. He was no longer a prince. No those doors opened and revealed a King. A raging, confident, powerful King. A King prowling through the night - his night - for her. Even without her wolf she could feel it, could see the waves of power and dominance rolling off of him. The way he held himself, the way he moved, with such absolute lethal grace and meticulous power. He was terrifying; he was unstoppable.
He was hers.
Before she could even react, his long legs had him around the car, she wasn't able to get her fingers to work before he had the door open. A deep growl rumbled from the back of the car, as Kaiden reached in and unceremoniously yanked her from her seat. She didn't even care. She didn't care about anything else as he crushed her to his chest. His arms, bands of iron pinning her to his body almost desperately, his face burying into her neck. His body shaking as he inhaled her scent deeply.
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Revenge of the Luna Queen
Werewolf[IMPORTANT SEQUEL ALERT: Book #2 of 'The Lost One' Series] Love. That's what they had. He loved her and she loved him. Kaiden had never been as proud and complete as he did with his mate safe in his arms, his mark on her skin. She was his and he w...
