~Damien~
I stood beside the window up until the early hours of the morning, watching the dark folded clouds as they paved away and let the sun creep out. The only thing that set me at ease was watching them.
“Roland...” I called out deeply and shut the windows, the sun was rising and I could feel the rays on my skin. I spun around after shutting the windows strolled over to the bed and sat on it.
“Yes, King Damien.” He came in the next minute, standing in front of me.
“Get her out of the dungeon.” I heaved a sigh and crossed a leg over the other.
He was unsteady in his feet and took his lips in and he lift his head slowly but didn’t meet my gaze.
“But you said you won’t let her out, she’s a wolf, my King.” His head was bowed deeply. “...you mustn’t forget what the wolves did, why we never accept to be aligned with them.”
“She needs to work, as my slave. There’s nothing to it and I won’t let you lecture me.” I said through gritted teeth.
“But, King Damien...”
“Enough!” I roared and sprung up to my feet.
“I was only...” He persisted to say.
“Bite that tongue, Roland! You do not talk back at me!” I took a long stride towards him and his lips clamped shut.
“I’m sorry, King Damien.” He fell to his knees with his face on the ground.
“Do not get me started, Ro. You know what I can do to you...” I squat and held his chin roughly with my hand, his jaw tightened together, and I made him stare at me.
“Then next time you do this again, I’ll have your head for it. A Gemma can be replaced.”
I let go of his chin and stood up, with my back against him.
“I know about the wolves, you don’t need to remind me.” I shake my head, sheering the thought of that night away.
“But you accept Cranon, you invited him to the coronation!” His chest heaved.
“You accept a wolf in our midst, my King.”
“She’s just a slave,” I said dryly.
“...and Cranon, what about him? You should never trust the wolves!”
“Enough, Gemma!” I barked, my eyes blaring with anger. I lunged at him and splash my claws over his chest, I tore off his black linen sleeve with it and gave him a scratch with blood pimping out.
“Get out!” I growled loudly.
“Get her out of the dungeon and do not question my authority!” I shouted at him and pulled him up with my hand around his neck and flung his back against the wall.
“Damien!” Lucas's voice cried out.
“Get out!” I was seething.
Roland rolled over on his back and groaned, standing up to his feet. He bared his neck in submission and walked out of the room.
“Damien?” Lucas called with fright and a worried hint in his voice.
“I warned you, never to come into my room unannounced, why did you barge in?!”
“I’m sorry, I was...”
“Do not say sorry to me! What am I going to do with that? Do you know what you did?! And that was disobeying my orders!” I thundered in his face, he kept his head down without saying another word.
I faced the window and swept the hair that was on my face off.
“Speak.” I breathed out quietly.
“I was on my way here, when I heard the voice, I thought something had happened. I didn’t want you to do something you’re gonna regret.”
“What makes you think I’ll regret killing Ro?” I twirled lightly on my heel and face him with a smug look.
“He’s one of our strongest warriors, he’s been with us for long.” He countered and tried to think if there was anything else.
“Do I care, Lucas? If anyone goes against me, they will face the punishment. Because Ro is a strong warrior doesn’t give him the right to go against me, Lucas. You know why I was called a beast.” I huffed and sat on the bed, my claws went back in.
“You heard the rumor?”
I groaned suddenly holding the side of my ribs, Lucas hurriedly came to my side.
“Don’t give me that look, it’s fine.” I covered myself properly with the robes so he won’t peep into my body.
“How long are you going to keep hiding it, you should have it treated.”
“There’s no treatment, there was a reason why the male line in my ancestry was short-lived.” I pressed my lips in a thin line.
“Tell me why you’re here?”
Lucas walked back to the door and knocked.
I stared at him with my brows knitted together in a frown.
“Good morning, my King, it’s such a beautiful day to begin, you need to see the sky, it’s so bright...” He said he was in a sing-song voice. I gave him a slanted look. And he knows what that means.
“Have you lost it?”
“I want to lighten your mood a bit, you’re so grumpy.” He mouthed to himself.
“I can hear you!” I snarled.
“I’m sorry,” Lucas muffled his laugh with his head down.
“There was an attack last night, a rogue we suspect. One of the watchmen was killed, and his heart was dug out. We found his body on a patrol this morning.”
“A rogue? How did he get through the borders!”
“I don’t know yet, we’ve started investigating, we would find something soon.”
“I need you to give me a report tonight. Get me dressed, I need to see for myself.”
“Yes, my king.” Lucas smiled softly.
“Why are you smiling, does it amuse you?” Wasn’t it weird to find my Beta smiling at such a time?
“Not at all.” The smile fades off his face immediately.
I shook my head.
I wonder how I was stuck with him all these years.
“I found her.” I sighed and stared down at my feet. I don’t know why I was bothered by it when I shouldn’t be.
Lucas heading towards my wardrobe stopped walking and turned to me.
“What?” He seems a bit confused.
“My mate.” I scoffed as the words left my mouth.
I stood up and walked to his side, his jaw dropped to the ground.
“I’m only telling you this because...” I thought of him as a friend. But I wasn’t going to say it.
“You’re the Beta and should know, I rejected her..” I tap his shoulders.
“Get me dressed.”
“Why? She’s your second chance mate, she would make you complete, you’re gonna have love, happiness, and...”
“Shut up!” I screamed.
“I do not need her!” I yelled at him, making Lucas flinch and step back away from me.
“Love, happiness that’s nothing!”
“But you love Jolene.” His voice made my voice lowered, I clenched my fists beside me.
“And where did that get me!” I growled, and my eyes shifted to dark red, I could feel my veins protruding out and Dugan was trying to take control of me at the mention of our mate.
“Do not ever mention that name again!” I flared up at him and pushed him to the wall. His back slammed against it with my hands on his chest.
“Find your mate, Lucas if you would find love or you wanna take mine and get that love you’re always talking about.” I snarled at him. He brought his head down in submission.
“It would be stupid of me.”
“One more word from you, and I’ll kill you with my hands, I’ll make it painful because you’re my friend,” I said through gritted teeth, Lucas smiles at me I could see the relief in his eyes because I called him a friend.
“Then, I’ll only get to die at your hands, my King.” I pulled away from him and ruffled my hair.
We heard a bang on the door and our head tilted to the direction immediately.
“King Damien!” His fist was strong because of the impact of the door, I knew who that was.
Roland?
“What is it!” I yelled before I walk towards the door and flung it open.
“The ladies...” he breathed out. He had changed his clothes though he looked a bit pale but I wasn’t gonna to say anything about that. My warriors must be strong, I couldn’t believe he was affected because of the stroke from me.
“They are missing!” He pants as if he had been running.
“I couldn’t find the ladies in the Harem, they’re gone!”
“What?” What was he saying, how could they leave without anyone seeing them?
I made sure the borders are tight with anyone escaping from it, there was no way they could escape.
“I searched everywhere, I couldn’t find them!” He sounded alarmed.
“Who was the last person there?!” I yelled.
“The slave, I took her there to have the place cleaned, she was there. We should not trust them.”
“Bring her to me now!” I growled, I turned to Lucas. “If you find them, killed them! Send the warriors into the woods, find them, and killed them!” This couldn’t be any coincidence, first time in years a rouge came into the pack and now the ladies in the Harem flee?
“Bring the wolf!”
How dare the little bunny!
“What’s going on?” My jaw hardened when I heard the voice that I was familiar with.
“Bianca...” Dugan whispered to me.