Zanian POV
Being in power isn’t how I expected it to be, having someone be afraid of you was never an appealing thought to me and that won’t change even if I am king.
I tried talking to a few wolves and they addressed me too formally and couldn’t keep eye contact. I have no idea what Eliza and Mario did to these wolves, but they literally put the fear of death into them.
A she wolf broke a cup yesterday and started crying begging for me not to harm her. I was left so confused that I called Chrystal. Whatever she did calmed the she wolf down and afterwards she looked at me and I could see the wheels turning in her head.
We went to bed like normal, but something felt different Chrystal was half distant and usually she sleeps in the middle, instead the slept on my side claiming that she is feeling hot. Julian and I have been talking a lot more since he knows more about being king than I do he has been helping me learn the ropes.
In the morning when I woke up Chrystal wasn’t in bed, instead she was standing by the window looking at the kingdom. “good morning.” I said and waited for her to answer which she never did. I got up from the bed and walked over to her and stood behind her.
“what are you thinking about?” I asked hoping she would just tell me what is going on in her mind.
“I want to go into town today.’ Chrystal said smiling at me like a little girl.
Before I could even answer Julian beat me to it. “to do what?” Julian asked.
“I just need to get a few things and then I will come back. I will take Zane and Kyle with me if it will make you feel better.” Chrystal said crossing her arms and I can feel irritation rolling off her.Enjoying the book? Don’t forget to visit J o b n i b . c o m for the full experience. You won’t find the next complete chapter anywhere else. “to do what?” Julian asked again standing beside me.
“it’s a surprise and I don’t want to spoil it.” Chrystal said and right then I knew she was lying because Chrystal cannot plan surprises for anyone without giving something away.
“how long will you be?” I asked with narrowed eyes.
“I don’t know, a few hours.” Chrystal said throwing her hands in the air like a child about to throw a tantrum.
“okay, were coming.” Julian said causing Chrystal to look like a fish on dry land. Opening and closing her mouth a few times and eventually she gave up.
She let out a loud sigh and told us everything she has planned, and I have to give her points for trying.
When she was done explaining I stood there not knowing what to say and judging by Julian stiff posture he didn’t either.
“really this will be your first act as queen?” Damien asked his voice laced with sarcasm.
Chrystal scoffed and said, “I will go anyway, so either you come with or stay.” And she walked off closing the bathroom door behind her.
Julian and I got dressed in casual clothes not wanting to draw too much attention to ourselves. I linked Zane to bring the SUV around and leave it in the driveway.
It feels great being able to mind link my pack.
When Chrystal came out of the walk in closet wearing white skinny jeans and a deep red crop top I could’ve chained her to this bed and never let her see sunlight again.
I could feel my eyes darkening and my pants became tight. I had to stop myself from growling and throwing her over my shoulder.
‘what is she playing at?’ I asked myself as we made our way out of the house.
Never in my life have I bought this much booze that it barely fit in the small truck I had to rent. What is she doing does she want to poison everyone with alcohol? I wondered and watched as she walked over to the car waiting for Julian and me.
We won ourselves the backseat because we couldn’t decide on who gets to sit in front.
We got in and now it was time to go to the mall. I could have laughed at the irritation flowing through the mate bond coming from Chrystal. I looked over at Julian and he has a smile on his face.
“just relax.” I whispered into Chrystal’s ear squeezing her butt a little.
She looked at me and gave me a soft smile.
We continued walking and eventually found a treats store. As soon as we walked in every head turned our way and now I know how Chrystal feels. I could kill every guy here staring openly at Chrystal with l**t filled eyes.
I looked over at Julian feeling his possessiveness through the bond. “you need to relax.” Chrystal said giving me my own advice back.
“do you see how everyone is staring at you?” Julian asked.
“everyone always stare at something they can’t have.” Chrystal said and shrugged her shoulders.
Chrystal POV
I could throw my head back and laugh at the guys but that will only anger them more. Now they know how I felt when every female was staring at them like they were something to eat.
I told Zanian and Julian to grab two trollies and started walking down the aisles grabbing everything that looks delicious.
“can I help you with something?” a guy asked walking up to me . I smiled at him and said, “no thank you we’re good.” He looked behind me staring at Zanian and Julian. The human isn’t bad looking. He smiled softly and left us. I looked at Zanian and he was glaring at the guy.
“would you relax?” I asked and kept on walking.
About two hours later we left the store and now looking for a fun store.
“I don’t like this.” Julian said walking beside me with his eyes focused on every guy staring at me.
Zanian walked on the other side of me doing exactly the same… glaring.
I just smiled and kept on walking. we saw and smelled a few wolves here, but they just looked at us and looked away.
“Zanian?” I heard a woman say causing all of us to stop. Zanian looked around and his body stiffened.
An older she wolf was walking over her eyes never leaving Zanian’s.
“Nelly?” Zanian said putting down the packets and meeting her half way. he threw his arms around her and crushed her small frame to his.
He pulled away and for the first time I saw his eyes shining with tears. I walked over to them with Julian following.
“Nelly I would like for you to meet my mate and her other mate.” Zanian said looking at me and Julian introducing us.
Nelly looked at Zanian confused and he explained that I’m his second chance.
Nelly’s eyes lit up and she crushed me in a hug.
Zanian gave her his number and said she should call him tomorrow. They said goodbye and we continued shopping. Zanian’s whole mood changed from murderous jealousy to surprise and joy.
“who was that?” I asked not able to hide my curiosity anymore.
“she was the closest thing I could ever have to a sister.” Zanian said and I was confused.
“but she is so much older than you.” I said looking at Zanian.
“she isn’t actually. She is the same age as me. when her parents died her wolf went feral and she disappeared for weeks and when she came back she didn’t have a wolf anymore and she never spoke about what happened when she left and we never asked. So she ages a lot faster now.” Zanian said and shrugged his shoulders.
The rest of the shopping was quiet and fast. We have just decided to ignore the stares. That was until we got hungry and had no other choice but to go to a small café.
We took the only empty table that was left and it happened to be right in the middle.
The waitress’s eyes were glued to Zanian and Julian and in the last ten minutes we had three different waitresses. All of them had their shirts half open and pulled down revealing half their breasts. I looked at them and just shook my head. I have never in my life seen more desperate girls than these ones.
We ordered coffee and a waitress with blond hair brought it over. I noticed that her skirt seems shorter and her breasts are spilling out of her top.
She bent over between Julian and Zanian putting their coffee down in front of them. when her eyes caught mine her smile died and she glared at me, and in return I just smiled at her and got up from my chair.
Zanian and Julian looked at me confused and I walked off to the counter. I was greeted by an older friendly woman.
“hi I would like to ask for a different waiter.” I said to the woman and her eyes landed on our table.
She sigh and shook her head. “I will send one over honey.” She said and I walked back to our table. I smiled and waved at the waitress as the older woman called her back. Zanian and Julian smiled at me and sipped at their coffee. “hi my name Is Jared and I will be your waiter for the time being.” A friendly guy said standing next to our table smiling at us. I looked at him and smiled. I know he won’t try anything because he is gay.
After we had our lunch and left Jared a very generous tip we continued our shopping and by five in the afternoon we were done. Now it’s time to go home.
The drive home was quiet so I put my music on and played ‘Alan Walker’ at high volume.
Julian decided to drive with Zanian in the truck so I am all alone in the car with an open bag of chips on my lap.
When I finally made it home my bladder was screaming at me, so I parked the car and ran into the house.
I came back down and was greeted by Hazel and Isabella running up to me. I caught them and picked them up kissing their soft faces and their laughter filling my ears.
“mommy where were you?” Isabella asked nuzzling her head in the crook of my neck.
“I got a surprise.” I said and saw both their faces light up.
“go get aunty Deliah and the boys.” I said setting them down and watched them run off.
We unloaded the truck and car leaving everything at the back of the yard and stacking the booze in the kitchen. I could see everyone’s excitement and hoped that this is what they need to loosen up a bit.
By the time we were done it was already dark so tomorrow we will have a party.