Cindy’s POV
I can’t believe what I just heard. No wonder he believed in me instantly. But is what he was saying true? How can I be sure about that?
‘Don’t doubt him; he’s our mate,’ Masha said. She had not been talking a lot. That’s why there were times that I thought that I was going crazy.
‘That ba****d of an alpha was your mate as well, and look at what happened to Clover? ‘
‘Clover is naturally kind and nice.’
‘And I am not? ‘ I asked.
‘Are you?’ She asked and retreated. Now she has left me again. Yes, I am not. So what?
“Love,” and there he is again. I don’t know how he feels towards me, but I don’t think I will ever trust a man again. I don’t deny the fact that I wanted him too, but that was only physical. For a hundred and eighty-seven, wow, he is so damn sexy and hot. But I’m done with those kinds of men. They just wanted something from women, and it was either s** or money. In his case, it wasn’t the latter because he was already king.
“You have to stop calling me that because that is how that fu****g ba****d Mike called me, and yet, he cheated and betrayed me to the point of killing me,” I said, glaring, and he was quiet. I tried not to tell him that because it only reminded me that I had been fooled, so I just kept on asking him not to call me that way.
“But I love you,” he said after. I sighed. I thought he was hopeless, so I stood.
“Where are you going?”
“To the bathroom. Are you going to ask me that every time? Look, I love my dad so much, but that doesn’t stop me from doing what I want to do, even if he doesn’t like it. So, please just let me,” I said in a low voice. My plan for that Alpha and his bi*** had been ruined, and I didn’t want the same thing to happen with the two in LA. I wanted them to pay.
As I left the bathroom, he was still there, with his elbows on his knees and, his hands covering his face, head down. I suddenly remembered that I didn’t know his name yet. “What’s your name?” I asked. He looked up to me and replied,
“Alder,”
“Oh, King Alder,” I said,
“Just Alder, you don’t have to include my rank when you’re calling me,” he said, so I got confused. “You are my mate, and it only means that we are of the same rank; you are my queen,” he added, and I wanted to laugh at that. From a billionaire to a queen, what a sudden turn of events!
“Clover, tell me what you want to do,” he said with a serious face.
“I am not Clover, either.”
“Stop arguing with me about this; everyone knows that you are Clover. We can’t tell them that you are another woman in her body, or they will never believe it,” he said.
“You believed me; why wouldn’t they?
“I already told you, I am 187 years old and have been into a lot of supernatural things. I experienced different things that none of these packs and other packs know. Lycans are way superior to them,” he replied, so I just agree.
“Fine, back to your question. I already told you that I am going back to LA.”
“I am going to agree if you will promise me this,” he said. I wanted to argue because I knew that listening to him was the best thing that I needed to do. “You will be coming to me in the palace the day after tomorrow,” my eyes widened. I wanted to object, but he didn’t allow me to.
“I am not done yet; you have to listen to me,” so I did. “If I want to, you will have no choice but to follow me, but I am giving you the chance to do what you want first. It appears that Clover only showed you how she died and what had happened to her about her mate bond and the challenge. She didn’t show you how powerful the bond is. That’s why it breaks her.”
“Continue; I am listening,” I said when he stopped. He caught my interest, and I wanted to know more about them.
“Being a Lycan King, I can command you to do whatever I want you to do, and you can only follow it no matter how much you don’t want to,” he said, and I laughed. Then I saw his face harden and knew he was angry. “Kiss me now,” he said, and suddenly, I walked to him and kissed him. My eyes widened at the thought, and I was about to stop, but his hands wrapped them behind my waist, pulled me closer, and then started kissing me back.
“Did you get what I mean, love?” he asked, and I wanted to get away from him, but he said, “Don’t move and let us stay this way,” and I did exactly what he had told me. We stared at each other, and then I felt him carry me back to the bed. “I’m sorry if I commanded you; I just want to let you know what I can do,” he said, with a sincere look on his face.
“Now, back to what we were talking about. I will let you do what you want only if you promise to give our bond a chance. So you must come with me to the palace two days from now.” I didn’t want to. How am I supposed to take my revenge if I am away? Wait, just where the hell is the palace?
“Where is that?” I asked,
“What?”
“The palace, where is it located?”
“Alaska,” he replied, and I sighed; it was still far.
“No, I need to do what I have to do first before I come with you.” I replied,” My father died, and all of his assets naturally belong to me because I am his only child. I didn’t know any of my mother and dad’s relatives, who were all quite distant from us. He said they didn’t like my mother, so they decided not to talk to him, which he didn’t care because he said he loved my mother. Other than that, I don’t remember anything about the woman who gave birth to me. Those leeches will take everything.”
“No, we will go to Alaska and then go to LA. I had to be in the palace and make some arrangements while we made your plan,” he replied. I looked at him and thought I couldn’t do anything about it if he had to. I just agreed.
“Alright, but you had to keep your promise. I need to settle everything before it’s too late. I know now that they wanted my money, so they killed Dad. I’d rather give away our wealth to charities than to them.”
“Even if you are in the palace, you can start your preparations. You cannot show up in LA announcing that you are Cindy with that face, right?” he asked, and I nodded. I guess he really wanted to help me.
“Thank you” was all I could say to him.
“You are my mate and my love. Naturally, I will do anything for you,” he said, caressing my face. His touch really feels good, so I closed my eyes and savored it. Then I felt him kissing me, and I responded freely. He doesn’t need to use any command just to make me submit with his kisses. My lips wanted him, and my body ached for him. Masha is thrilled in my mind; if I do not shut her up, she will jump for joy.
I wanted him to deepen our kiss, but he stopped and capped my face with both his hands as he said, panting, “I am not going to force you to accept me now, but I am going to do everything to woo you if I had to, just to make you mine and me yours.” He then kissed me again before he left me. He said he needed to talk to Lance so we could prepare for Alaska the day after tomorrow.
Alder and Lance settled the dispute between Vlad and my parents the following day. I love them. I can see how much they love Clover, so I give them that. Back to the issue, my parents couldn’t believe me, as Clover had been miserable in the last few months after she found out that Vlad was her mate. The former Alpha and Luna were ashamed of what Vlad had done, and then another she-wolf, a fighter, challenged Monique after discovering what had happened to him.
Because everyone agreed with Jessie, the fighter she-wolf who challenged Monique, they respected her after their fight. Alder, the Lycan king, gave Jessie the right to come to him if anything was happening in the pack when we left. It was to assure her that Vlad and Monique would not do anything stupid to her.
“Why are you saying that? It was as though you were putting her in command!” Vlad asked angrily. I could see it and wanted to laugh at his face, so I did. He looked at me and said, “You’re laughing? You wh**e!” he shouted, and that angered Alder, but I stopped him.
“Listen to me very well; I can look in your eyes and tell you I am a fu****g virgin! And I am thankful that I didn’t give myself to you when you wanted it. I guess I was still smart enough to know that you were only playing on me! So listen to me, I, Clover Ellington, challenge you, Alpha Vlad Obray of the Raven Claw Pack, for the title of Alpha.”
“Clover!” Alder exclaimed, but I just ignored him.
“You’re challenging me?”
“Why are you scared to accept? Because you know the reason why I lost my fight with your bitch.”
“Challenge accepted,” he replied, and I smiled. I had been frustrated and wanted to get back at Mike and Lin. Fighting him could make me vent all my anger, and I could take my revenge on Clover.
“Let’s go. What are we waiting for?”
“We will fight tomorrow.”
“No, we will fight now. You know that I am going to leave this pack the next morning. Why are you scared that you will lose? Loser!” he growled and snarled at me. He was really mad, and I liked it.
“Clover, you don’t have to,” Mom said.
“Don’t worry, I know myself. Don’t you know who my parents are?” I asked, and she nodded to my dad, who was smiling at me. Then I faced the bastard alpha. He was already there, and so was I, so I was about to approach him, but Alder stopped me.
“You really never listen, huh? Do you want me dead?”
“No,”
“Then why are you doing this? I am going to die literally if you die down there,” he said, and I was shocked. “That’s how a mate bond works,” he added.
“You’re not going to die because I am not going to let myself die without taking my revenge on those two in LA,” I said with conviction. He nodded his head and kissed me before he let go of me.
“Happy being mated to the Lycan King? Are you feeling strong now that you challenged me?” His father, John, acted as the referee of some sort. I know it was hard on him, but he had to. He had no choice but to do it and watch how his son got defeated by me.
Then we started fighting. Vlad was looking for blood, and so was I. He was very aggressive, and that would surely make him lose to me. During my training, patience, and coolness were my first training levels. I won’t get to level 2 unless I master those. So despite him mocking me and giving me shit words, I am not affected at all. Now, I am going to do my level 2 training.
“Did you know what Monique said when you were not around? She was very proud that your di*k was very close to an acorn,” I said, and his face turned red. Not because he blushed but because he was angry. “She said your di*k is as big as this.” I smiled internally and showed him my arm with my hand on my elbow, showing him my fist, before I raised my pinky finger and laughed. He was mad, so he ran straight towards me, and so I did. When we are a little closer, I lean my head sideways, drawing back my fist before I deliver the punch that hits his gut. He flew a few meters away because I made sure to give him my best shot.
Masha was angry at him, so what else could he do but fight me and my wolf? Then he shifted; everyone gasped because he was an alpha, yet he shifted first. I didn’t want to do that yet, so I still fight him as I do, in my human form. But when Masha got the chance, she took it.
When I dodged him, he expected that I’d do that, so he countered it, but because Masha was ready, I shifted into her, which made us escape from him, or we would end up struggling to move our foot in his mouth. Then we continued fighting in our wolf form until John stopped us from looking at Alder and asking for his help. Vlad is not in a good state anymore, and it was a wise decision for his father to stop the fight.
Vlad managed to get a bite on my stomach, so I was also in pain, but it was nothing compared to him. Alder stood up and said, “Vlad Obray lost his title to Clover Ellington,” everyone whispered. Many liked it, but some wanted to prevent me from becoming their new alpha.
“But because Clover is going to be your queen as my mate, the Alpha title will be transferred to Jessie,” he added, and everyone accepted it. Alder ran to me and removed his trench coat before saying, “Shift,” and so I did. Then he covered me with his coat before he carried me, and I’m sure Lance had been left there again. I guess Clover is happy wherever she is now. Thinking that way, I squeezed my eyes shut so I didn’t have to feel the searing pain in my stomach. Then it was all dark.