Chapter Fifty-Five – Haughty Rihanna.
Jaden’s POV
When I arrived, I saw the carriage of the King outside the mansion where Rihanna and I had tea. Did she take him into her sitting room?
My wolf let me take control and I tidied myself before strolling in.
“Alpha Jaden!” it was Dara. I smiled at her and walked towards her.
She walked faster and grabbed my hand, moving me away from the room.
“Chris is in there. He’s asking for traditional olive oil and wolf bone to bless our land. Is it a thing he is to do or my Alpha?” she asked.
My mind went back to my mother’s tales of new lands and pack and how they needed an Alpha to bless the land, an already existing Alpha.
“It mustn’t be Chris to do it, but as her Alpha King, he could if he wanted to. Any already existing Alpha can do it.” I replied.
“As I thought, Chris won’t be doing it!” she huffed, she then smiled and turned to me. “I forgot, thank you for saving my Alpha last time.”
I shrugged. “It’s nothing, she owes me one.”
The girl nodded. “Yeah, I’m glad she finally has a friend.”
Oh please, I wanted to be more than that, but I kept my thoughts to myself. Dara stormed back into the room while I followed.
“Alpha Jaden.” Chris called, it sounded more like a question. If he was about to ask me what I was doing there, I didn’t know.
“Hello, Alpha King. You came to our part of the forest.” I smirked, taking a seat besides Rihanna, who had a blank face on.
Chris paused, looking at the both of us, trying to read it. “Our forest? Red Moon stayed around this forest too, you know.”
“But I doubt you came to see Red Moon, they are your loyal dogs you can summon with the snap of a hand.” Rihanna retorted, with a scowl.
Chris had a laid-back smile and seemed pretty relaxed about the situation. Rihanna looked rather pissed, he still had an effect on her.
I sat up, and stayed further from her so it wouldn’t be misunderstood. “So you came here for blessing her land? A warrior told me.”
He turned to me, “Yes, I did. As her Alpha King, I should at least inaugurate my pack…”
“It’s my pack!” she slapped the table. “And I don’t need you inaugurating it! I’d ask an ally to do it or damn it totally!”
She pointed at him. “You better get your butt out of my land, Chris, or I’d really show you…”
I pulled her down, making her shut up. Why was she so pissed all the time? Chris looked amused and it was beginning to piss me too.
“For real, you aren’t Rihanna.” Chris smirked. “You’re lucky that you submitted yourself to me or you’d have wasted your silver wolf.”
Rihanna’s fist clenched under her and mine did as well. She submitted under him? From what I remembered, she bullied him to accept the treat.
How could he mock her for changing when he caused her to change? He was the pain that made he change and here he was bragging.
“Should I kill him?” I heard Dara say behind us. She was glaring at Chris and her claws were already out.
Chris’ smirk fell when he heard her, he turned. “Excuse me? What did you say?”
“I wasn’t speaking to you.” Dara replied, not even sparing him a glance.
He rose from his chair and Rihanna did the same, I controlled my wolf to stay at a place. I’ve known Chris to be a calm guy, he won’t overact.
“Didn’t you hear your maid….”
“Lead warrior.” Dara corrected. “Do I look like a maid to you?”
Rihanna smirked, walking in front of him. “You better watch your mouth, Dara, He’s a King.” she stared at Chris, with a mocking expression.
Dara huffed and stayed calm.
Chris smiled and sat back down. “You don’t teach your officials politeness. And you are yet to introduce your Beta and Delta to me.”
“My Delta is out scouting, you had met her at the border. My Beta isn’t here at the moment. When she arrives, I’d tell you to pay a visit.”
My wolf howled in laughter as Rihanna added the last part. How could a king visit his subject?
Chris still had the smile on his face, though it was contorting to a psycho grin. “You should also watch your mouth, I am a King.”
Rihanna rolled her eyes and sat down. “Well, King, my response remains, you will not let be ‘blessing’ my land to the moon goddess.”
“It’s not like you reverence the moon goddess, you rejected her gift to you.” Dara murmured to herself.
We all turned to her, hearing her. Did she forget she was supposed to shut up or she forgot she was in a room filled with Alphas with good ears?
“Are we still milking that?” Chris grinned.
“I didn’t know you told your warriors how pained you were by the rejection.” He faced Rihanna.
She glared at him. “I did tell them of your foolishness but with gratefulness that you were foolish.” She spat back. “And Dara, do get out!”
Dara looked down. “Yes, Alpha. I’m sorry.” She walked away.
Chris has a pleased smile, seeing the lead warrior leave. He turned to me. “You’ve been quiet. I wonder why you even came here.”
I hoped he’d never ask but since he did, I had the answer. “I heard you visited and I knew she’d be haughty, so I came to caution her.”
Rihanna scoffed. “You should have come for him, he’s the one coming to places that doesn’t need him.”
Chris sighed, looking away from me. “Your land is my land…”
“It isn’t!” She slammed the table again, getting up. I could see Chris losing his patience, Rihanna had already lost hers.
“Alpha Jaden, you said you were to caution her, do caution her.” He said in a low tone.
Slowly, I held Rihanna by the waist, startling her and seemingly Chris as well, then dropped her back on the chair. “Yes, Alpha King.”
Chris shifted uncomfortably on his chair, staring at me. Rihanna said nothing and only kept her eyes fixated on Chris.
“And if I dared contribute, I’d suggest letting her pick an already existing Alpha of her choice to bless her land, if she still wants to.”
Chris frowned. “Why? Who blessed yours…”
He trailed off, when he realized that his father nor grandfather wasn’t the one who blessed my land.
“My grandfather had a friend then who was an Alpha, he helped bless our land. More than two hundred years ago.” I replied in a low tone.
Rihanna snapped her head to me. “Two hundred? You pack has been before Black Hills. Why ever did you guys submit to them?”
I hushed her. “It’s an honor to be under a King who stopped killing of the silver wolfs. My grandma then was highly impressed with him.”
“Wait, your mother isn’t the only female Alpha in history?” she asked again, stunned.
I nodded proudly. “Actually, I am the fourth male Alpha in our History. We’d more female Alphas but then no one cared if it was female or male.”
Chris huffed, getting up. “You seemed so qualified to bless her land, then bless it.”
“Me? I never insinuated to bless it. I wouldn’t know if she wanted me to.” I said, innocently.
“I want you to. Do it in my stead.” Chris replied, and walked away.
Rihanna began chuckling, rising from her seat too. “I saw what you did there and I would want you to bless it if it’s such a big deal.”
I wasn’t sure what I did. If it was intimidating Chris and making him feel I was better, that was an accident that could cost me a lot.
But if it made my mate feel better, I would do it again any day.