Cindy’s POV
Alder’s and mine’s lives have never been this good. Masha was trying to hold my frustrations, and I got adopted into the palace sooner than I expected. I could easily tell everyone that he was my mate and that he was mine alone. Even if I hadn’t marked him yet, I could feel our bond getting stronger. Maybe it was because I was starting to accept him.
The past weeks have been very tiring. From the alpha meeting until it ended, here is a follow-up reminder to everyone in the palace about the coming of the wolves for training. As always, I spent some of my time in the library trying to learn more about their kind. I mean, our kind since I was already one of them. I got to know more about my mate, and I was happy and somewhat worried that we are immortal, but once one of us dies, the other will be affected and might die too. It was what had happened to Alder’s father after his mom died. The intensity of their feelings appears to bond them together even in the afterlife.
“You’re always here.” I heard Mia say. I looked at her and smiled, and she smiled back. I had never seen her this happy before, so I guess Charles was doing an excellent job of taking care of her just as he promised. I feel sorry for her being a gamma, and her mate has to look after me and take some of their time together to ensure my safety. Many times I talked to her about that, but she would always tell me, “Cindy, I don’t know, but I understand Charles’s feelings. I looked into that, too, and learned that it was a bond between you and him. And whoever his mate is, she will definitely feel it, too. Yes, I am bonded with you as well.”
“Come and sit with me.” I told her, and she did, “What do you think about the training of wolves here?” I asked,
“I am a female gamma and have read some books about our kind,” she said, chuckling. “It’s funny how I address us now,” she added, and I understand her. “We are their protector, but we won’t be able to be with them all the time and instantly, so it was impossible for us to protect them totally. Conducting this training is another way of doing our duties,” she answered.
“Lycans had been doing their job pretty well for hundreds of years. I am not saying that they were perfect because they were not. They are like humans who feel greedy and hungry for power, too, so even if Alder was doing everything he could to retain balance with all the species, one of ours could always go rogue because he wanted to rule over everything.”
“I agree with you. But don’t think too much about that; your mate was doing a good job leading the kingdom. With a queen like you who was very supportive of him, I’m sure that no matter what comes our way, we will be able to solve it together. Especially when you mark him,” she said, and I raised a brow at her. “Don’t think that he made me say that because he didn’t. You should know that he was waiting for that to happen and had no intention of forcing you.”
“And why did you say that?”
“Because I had been marked and marked Charles as well. I am telling you, the feeling is definitely good, and the power I felt was different. Charles told me about it, too. He felt the power in him surge after I marked him. So, you are not only making the entire kingdom powerful but more on your mate.”
“Talking about the experience now?” I asked, and she laughed.
“Well, it’s your fault that I bragged about it now. You should be the one doing this since you have become one of them earlier than me,” she answered. I shook my head, thinking how bold she was then. If I had not seen her broken, I would never have thought that she had been in that state before.
“Now, my queen, I came to see you because I had been informed that the wolves will be coming the day after tomorrow, and I was tasked to prepare their quarters. Can you help me with that?” she asked,
“I am your queen, and you are asking me to help you, seriously?”
“Yes, so you will be able to meet some of the people living in the palace. You’re either here or in your bedroom or the king’s office. You have been here for months now, and you have not visited the other parts of the palace or the kingdom.”
“You’re not going to leave me alone unless I agree, right?” I asked,
“Yes, Your Highness,” she replied, smiling, and I rolled my eyes at her. We got up from our seats while she was still laughing. Just as she said, we went to the eastern part of the kingdom, where a five-story building was.
“Each floor had ten rooms with four restrooms and bathrooms, and every room had its own closets and three single, double decks. So each room has six trainees.” She told me, “This building is for girls only. The boys’ building is in the west, so they will be having a hard time when they decide to get intimate with each other,” she added. I smiled at her and was thankful I had brought her here. I don’t feel alone anymore because of her.
“I only know that the palace and the kingdom are beautiful. I can tell that even without leaving our bedroom. But to actually see it from outside was a different story.”
“You bet, so I’d take it that you would be coming with me every time I had something to do, right?” she asked, and I agreed. The omegas started to come with new linen, and changed all the bedding. Mia said that Alder wanted the trainees to feel welcome when they got there, so we’re going to do that. The boss in me surfaced, and after a while, I was leading the cleaning and preparation, and Mia was just looking at me, smiling.
“What are you two doing here?” I heard and looked at the woman who owned that irritating voice.
“Are you blind not to see what we are doing?” I asked, raising a brow.
“So, Alder has made up his mind and realized that you are not good for him, so he sends you here to clean up,” she said, trying to mock me, but failed deliberately because I am not affected by her nonsense. Though there was something that I had to do, without warning, I caught her by her neck, pinned her to the wall, and warned her,
“The next time you call my mate by his name, you will be missing your tongue.” she tried to get away from my grip, but there was no way that she would do that. Masha has transformed, and I have become a Lycan, too. Being a queen made me more powerful than her.
“I called him that when we fu**,” she said, even if she was having a hard time.
“Not anymore. If he wanted a fu**, I could give him that myself. So you better know your place and stop whatever it was that made you cling to your KING and MY MATE!” I told her before I let her go. She was coughing as she held her neck.
“Leave now, Mitch. You are interrupting our work here.” Mia said afterward. She really changed. I was amazed at how confident she was. Charles must have been telling her who and what she is now.
Mitch left, and we continued working. We had to because we still have the boys’ building to work on after here. Just as we finished, Lance came and told me that Alder was asking for me. I wonder why that is because I’m sure he knew I was with Mia doing the cleaning. It should not be because of that bitch Mitch.