*FREYA*
“Hi Claire,” I said coming past her in the hallway to get Jet’s clothes, I didn’t wait for her response before going into the room. When I came out a few minutes later, I still met her there and this time she was pacing around. I decided to give Jet his clothes first before coming back to ask Claire what were, although I had a feeling it has something to do with the war happening by the border.
“I think you should still help them out” I insisted, placing the clothes on my bed for him. I was about to straighten up when I felt him behind me, his erection brushing against my back. *Stay Focus Freya* I scolded myself. “Claire’s sick with worry, you can see for yourself, she’s pacing up and down the hallway” I added.
“If they do not recapture Darren before I’m done then I shall help out” He promised, placing a finger on my lips to silence me as I was about to protest again. After he was gone, I went to meet Claire out in the hallway and invited her in.
“Jet already sent them out there, I know there is no convincing him to join. I need to stop worrying, they will be fine” She said more to herself than me and I understood it was a way to assure herself that her mate and Kale would be fine.
Taking a deep breath, I frowned sighting the bloody knife I had dropped on the floor when Jet had transformed, as I was about to pick it up from the floor an angry growl suddenly filled the air, I didn’t need to be told twice that it belong to Jet. Claire and I hurried out to the study to see what was wrong, Jet sat in front of his computer, a furious expression on his face.
“Is everything alright?” Claire beat me to it by asking as she stepped deeper into the room while also maintaining a safe distance from him. Since Jet couldn’t control his transformation meaning he could transform at any time and becomes violent.
“Someone has been going through my laptop” He answered raising an eyebrow at me in question. I frowned in confusion debating whether he was asking or accusing me of being the one.
“Don’t look at me, you banned me from coming into your study remember?” The door opened behind me and Morgana walked in a few seconds later, I resist the urge to roll my eyes at her.
“I heard the noise, is everything okay?” She glances at the laptop briefly before looking at him again. “I came into Freya’s chamber earlier to speak to you, it was about the laptop. I used it to make a couple of research while you were away”
“Morgana” This came from Claire. “You know Alpha does not permit anyone to use his computers, they are for work” She scolded, I stared at her in surprise before deciding that whatever was going on between her and Morgana is way beyond me. I was curious to know why they go from being best friends to scolding each other.
Morgana ignored her like she hasn’t spoken to her at all. “Jet, I still need to talk to you. It is very important” Her voice suddenly grew desperate.
I glared at Jet without another word I left the study, Claire hurried past me and I followed the direction she went to, turned out it was Hunter and Kale, Hunter immediately swept her into a hug while Kale groaned and muttered something about having his own mate soon.
“Did you capture him?” I asked curiously as I went to stand beside Kale, from the look on his face I knew they failed to capture Darren and they are in trouble with Jet. Patting his shoulder affectionately, I went back to my room.
Immediately I settled down on my bed, a knock sounded on the door without waiting for my reply, Hazel walked in with my lunch. I smiled wondering how she knew I was hungry, I. left the bed to settle down on the chair when another growl from Jet had me pausing, he should really learn how to control his anger. I thought.
“Who knows what Morgana said to get him angry,” I remarked, taking a bite out of my food. Hazel look around nervously and I knew she was about to tell me something juicy.
“I do not know if the servants were correct or not but it is said that Lady Morgana’s niece is alive and the councils are holding her hostage, they will only release her if Alpha meets their demands. Sending Alpha Darren here was just a distraction for…..” She trailed off suddenly, I looked over my shoulder to see Jet had walked in. Hazel immediately scurried out of the room.
“Lunch” He groaned as he tried to take out of my food, I slapped his hand away but it didn’t stop him anyway.
“If Morgana hadn’t spoken up, you would have really believed I had gone into your study right?” I hissed at him recalling what had happened a few minutes ago.
“Being upset does not suit you, it is only natural I asked given to the circumstances that lead you to be banned from going into my office” He stated calmly reaching for me.
“I would not, beside I gave up trying to find out the truth in hopes that you will tell me yourself” Before he could reply, Hunter, burst through the door without a single knock, followed by Morgana, Claire and Kale. I frowned wondering what the problem was going to be this time around.
“I believe you have recaptured Darren?” Jet asked instead, breaking the silence that filled the room. Hunter cleared his throat probably debating the best way to break the news to Jet without getting him upset.
“We have more things to worry about, first Morgana’s niece is alive, Morgana and she happened to be the only survivors from the Sapphire moon pack. Sophie came along with Darren which is why we could not recapture him, the witch is growing more powerful” Hunter paused staring at everyone’s faces. “I do not know how true what Sophie said is but she mentioned that she has sired Morgana to Jet a way to force him to comply on their terms”
“What is that supposed to mean?” When Sophie is involved then that can’t be good, I wondered what new trick she has planned now that she couldn’t teleport in and out of the castle.
“It means that Jet has been sired to me, he will believe anything I tell him to, do anything I say and agree to whatever I want” Morgana answered, I went numb for a second or two. Why the hell would Sophie do something like that? I glared at Morgana refusing to believe what she just told me.
“Jet is an Alpha, not just any kind but a Lycan Alpha, If Sophie had cast a spell like that on him then it won’t work. He is stronger, lycans do not bow down to anyone except their mate if they know the correct way to tame them” I argued. “Why are you staring at me weirdly? I have spent enough time with Jet in his Lycan form. So I basically know how my mate is” I added proudly.
The smile Jet gave me almost made me melt but I didn’t miss the expression that passed over Morgana’s face, she was probably wishing for Sophie’s spell to affect Jet. “If that is all, I would like to have a word with my Lycan please,” I said showing them to the door.
“I want to know what you have discovered about him” Hunter whispered to me before following the rest out. After shutting the door behind them, I turned to Jet but the smile on my face vanished when I saw his face set into a hard grimace.
“Is something wrong?” Dread filled me as an unwanted thought flashed across my mind. “Wait, do you really wish you were sired to Morgana?” I hated about whiny, jealous and possessive I was becoming. The look he gave me suggested I was out of my mind.
“Freya” He growled in a warning tone. “I believe I have told you there is nothing for you to be worried about?” I nodded feeling like a child who just got scolded. Taking my hand, he placed a kiss on the back of it in an old fashion way that had me blushing. “You are fiercely ravishing when you get possessive,” He remarked as he dropped my hand.
When he spoke next, his voice was hard. “I’m worried about Morgana’s niece. The councils have her at their disposal, they will not hesitate to use her to get what they want” He told me.
“I get that. But you can’t blindly give in to their demands just because they want you to, you have to think of a clever way to go about this. They are so power hungry they want you on their side so bad” I teased.
“It is more than that” He hesitated sensing my undisguised interest, he was opening up to me without realizing it and when he did, he tried to close off. “I have tried to keep you away from the danger of my world for so long hoping that one day it will be peaceful enough for you to be safe here. You are not safe in the human world or mine, you almost married another man before I realized that” He explained.
I wasn’t safe in the human world? I badly wanted to know what he meant by that but I resist asking knowing he would close off again, going on tiptoe I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I’m glad you came in time then” And I meant it but knowing him, I know he wouldn’t believe me. One of these days, we are going to have a talk about the feelings he was dreading facing.
“If Sophie sired spell did not work, she no doubt has a plan b and plan b is always more accurate than a, I’m trying to think about where she would strike next” He looked at me thoughtfully and before I could ask him any more questions, he shut me up with a kiss to distract me from what he just told me. He didn’t need to say it, with the way he kissed me, I knew I could be in danger. If they can’t get to him then they will try me since everyone knows I’m his mate.
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TBC