Cindy’s POV
Alder has been really different since that, making love. He became more possessive, and even if he had a lot of things to do in the palace, he still came with me in the Blue Moon Pack. He never thought that the thing I wanted to talk to him about was to go there, and he said yes even before knowing it just so we could fu**. Such an idiot, but I liked it. I love what we do, and I feel special because he sure does different things every time.
The Blue Moon Pack was indeed small. The land of their territory was a little bigger than the size of its members, and setting up a security system around it would not hurt my pocket at all. But the question is, is there someone in the pack I could teach how to look after it? I think I need to ask Lincoln to come over. The only question is the fact that he doesn’t have any idea about our kind. Would he get scared if I told him? Or will Alder let me tell him that?
“Is it necessary for you to come here yourself? Can’t you just ask someone to do this?” My mate asked. We are on our way to the pack house.
“I didn’t force you to come with me. Why are you suddenly complaining?”
“Well, I just thought that you’d make a really good request. Not something like that. Although I know that you made a promise, you can just ask someone to do this for you.”
“I wanted to go by myself. And stop it already. and I didn’t want the pack to feel that you didn’t want to be here.” I said and smiled at Alpha Neil. I knew that he could hear our conversation, one of the perks of being a wolf.
“I never said I didn’t want to,” he replied,
“Yeah, right,” I said. “Alpha Neil, is there someone in the pack that you could assign to look after the system?” I asked,
“Depends, Your Highness. Do you have any requirements in particular?”
“Well, it would be better if he was someone who was interested in technology and already had a background with the internet web, among other things. But if there was no one, you could choose someone who was easy to learn and could work with minimal supervision.” I replied,
“Then I have three candidates.”
“Three is good, and they could schedule their shifts.”
“OK, Your Highness,” he replied, and I smiled at him,
“I would like to apologize for your king’s impatience. He had a lot to do in the palace, and yet he had to come with me.”
“It’s nothing like that,” Alder said, and Alpha Neil smiled at us. “Please don’t think that I didn’t want to come here. It’s just that I thought she was asking for something else. You know, women thing.” he added. “I thought, just like others, she would ask me to go on vacation or have their favorite clothes and everything that is material.” he continued,
“Why the hell would I want that?” I exclaimed,
“Yeah, I forgot that you already have me and feel content,” he answered with a wink, and Alpha Neil laughed really hard.
“I was glad that I got to see this side of the royals. At first, I was hesitant to attend that meeting, thinking how small and new my pack was, but I never felt neglected or taken for granted. Instead, I felt prioritized. I even thought that my concern would never be heard, but you gave me an opportunity to speak. I promise to be loyal to the palace and will be of service whenever you need me,” Alpha Neil said warmly.
I appreciated his gratefulness, and I was glad that I somehow made him and his pack feel important. “You know that you still need a lot to do to improve your pack. I am giving you this security system so you will be able to focus on your finances without worrying too much about the pack’s safety. Don’t hesitate to tell us if you ever need something. May it be advice, manpower, or financial. We will be very happy to assist you.” I replied and saw Alder looking at me, smiling proudly.
“Where does your student attend school?” Alder asked,
“We have a grade school in the pack, but the high schoolers and colleges have to go to another pack.” Alpha Neil answered. “We’re back,” he added and looked ahead. I have already seen the pack house, and I still want to stay here. But I don’t think they have a spare room for us to use. So we will be coming back to the palace later.
“The three pack members that I am going to recommend to look after the security system will be coming back next week after their graduation.”
“That’s good, and then we can start to build the system this week. I am going to call a friend and be back here with him.” I replied,
“And with me,” Alder said, “You know that I am not going to let you go by yourself, right?” he added, and that made me roll my eyes at him.
We end our visit in the Blue Moon Pack with a promise to come back for the system installation and to meet everyone who will be in charge of looking after it. Then I remember Clover. Isn’t she supposed to be schooling now? Well, I am already done in the human world, but as Clover, shouldn’t I need to have some qualifications as well? Maybe I will think about that later.
We went back to the palace and watched them train. Lance was very serious about it, and I could see that he was really motivated now that Sheena was with him. Speaking of Sheena, her sister was very hostile to her. I guess having a sibling is not that good, either. Clover was happy with her parents, who gave her everything she needed, while my dad was very supportive of me. I may be sad sometimes, but because of friends, that void in my heart was nothing. Lin was good to me when we were kids. At least, I know that. She may have a lot of insecurity, jealousy, and greed, so she ends up wanting something that is not hers.
“When do you plan to go back to the Blue Moon Pack?” Alder asked, and I looked at him. He is a hundred and eighty-seven years old. Is there anything that he still wants in life? “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“In a week,” I replied. “Are you not listening to our conversation?” I asked,
“I just want to make sure because I am going to get most of my work done so I can be free by that time.”
“I already told you that you don’t need to come if you are busy.”
“And I told you that that’s not going to happen. I am going to go with you wherever you go.” he replied, “Now, why are you looking at me the way you looked at me earlier?”
“I was just wondering if there’s still something that you want in life. I mean, you are a king and lack nothing, right?”
“I still need you to mark me,” he replied, and I remembered, yeah, that’s important to him. “Why do you suddenly ask that?”
“I just thought that Sheena’s sister was very hostile to her as if they were not siblings.” I answered, “Don’t get me wrong, but I’ve seen people with or without siblings in the human world, and what they are right now definitely happens to every normal sibling. But they are wolves, and they have a bond. Shouldn’t that make them love each other even more?”
“When jealousy and envy are in everyone’s heart, that would happen. No matter how strong the bond is, it will still surely break if either one of them lacks love and is full of self-pity.” he replied, “I think we need to look after her sister. I don’t have a good feeling about her.” he added, and that’s what I thought too. But their pack members were so into her. It was as though they had been bewitched by her that they would never say no to them.
When we announced that Sheena was Lance’s mate, I saw the way she looked at her. It was full of hatred and envy. I think I need to talk to Sheena, and we have to do something about it before their dispute gets worse. “I think the queen in you is already thinking about how they are going to get through this sibling rivalry,” Alder said,
“Not unless I found out the reason why they were like that, to begin with,” I replied, and the best way to know that was to talk to Sheena and then Lica. I just hope this will work.