Mathias stood on his balcony looking out into the space. It was night already, his food had been served, but he would rather not eat, he had no appetite for food.
He was really furious at himself for always losing to Jason. He tried sowing a seed of hatred towards Jason in Ariella, but it was futile.
It was crazy how Ariella had been in his thoughts since the day he saw her. He really liked and wanted to marry her, this time he meant it.
He had no intention to use her as a sex toy like he did to other ladies. All he wanted was to love her genuinely, but Jason was standing in his way as usual.
What could he do to break their bond?
A thought flashed through his mind and he paused…
“Wait! Jason hasn’t marked her yet,” Matias thought screamed.
This was just the perfect opportunity for him. He knew exactly what to do.
He was going to strategically plan on how to lure Ariella out and the forcefully mark her and claim her as his.
Although, Ariella was being protected by some of the strongest warrior wolves, he was still going to find a way to bring her closer to him.
She was his!
He was an Alpha, and he had the right to choose and take what he wanted without anyone stopping him.
He was shocked when he saw Mitchell the other day, she was still as beautiful as ever. Jason’s high taste in women was mind-blowing and that was why, he always wanted to snatch all Jason’s women from him.
Meanwhile, at the castle, Jason’s mother suddenly entered his room without knocking, slightly provoking him.
“What the heck, mum! What if I was naked?” Jason exclaimed and Isabella laughed lightly.
“If you were naked, it wouldn’t be a new thing because I am your mother,” Isabella teased and Jason gave her a fake look of disgust, which made her smile.
“So, what’s brings the Queen mother herself to my room?” Jason asked all smiles, it’s been a while since his mother visited his room at night.
She usually came to his room at night when she had something important to talk about, thus his question.
“When are you going to mark her?” Isabella asked, throwing her son off balance.
“Mum, the thing is….”
“There’s no time Jason, you are now the king of this kingdom, and you have numerous responsibilities to handle. You need to mark her, so she can legally become the Luna and support you.”
“Also, you’ve got plenty of enemies out there who wouldn’t hesitate to mark her once they find out she’s not been marked yet. Ariella….”
“I will kill anyone who tries to take her away from me!” Jason roared angrily and startled his mother when she made mention of other wolves marking Ariella, preventing Isabella from completing her statement.
Everest, Jason’s wolf took over him, he couldn’t contain the anger he felt inside of him. No one was ever going to take his Luna away from him. He waited years for her and no one was going to take away his woman from him.
No one!
“Calm down son, if you do what is required quickly, no one is going to snatch her from you, it’s up to you son,” Isabella replied.
Jason action suddenly reminded Isabella of an event that took place before she got married to her husband.
That fateful day, the king had come to meet her parents to make his intention known. After seeing her parents, she suggested for both of them to walk around town, and the king agreed.
While walking, she came across a man who was her childhood friend, he crushed on her for a long time and kept trying to woo her, to which she refused.
The moment their eyes met, Justin overwhelmed by excitement ran and hugged her tightly; the last time they met or saw each other was two years ago.
They were happily exchanging pleasantries when hell broke loose. The king angrily grabbed Justin’s neck and almost strangled him to death.
He was jealous!
How dare he hug his mate! She was his! His!
“Then mark her! I just have a feeling that something bad will happen soon and Son, you know each time I feel this way, terrible things happen.”
****The next morning****
“Baby! Where have you been? I searched everywhere for you and even climbed the seven mountains just to find you,” Jason complained jokingly when he found Ariella in the garden with Daisy after a few minutes of searching for her.
Ariella’s face turned red as she blushed hard.
Jason walked up to where she stood and pulled her closer to him, wrapping his hand firmly on her waist.
They both locked eyes and stared at each other romantically for about a minute, carried away by their love for each other, they didn’t even know when their lips locked.
Everest (Jason’s wolf) groaned in excitement.
Jason was blown away by how her lips tasted, it was soft and succulent. He never touched her because he respected her and wanted to have her completely on their wedding night, so this was their very first kiss.
Their kiss was passionate and deep, it sent unspoken emotions to each other’s heart.
“Mark me,” was the first word Ariella uttered after the broke off from the kiss.
Jason was stunned and lost words for a few seconds.
“W…hy?” Jason stuttered, just last night his mother was telling him the need of marking her as soon as possible and now this morning, she was also requesting to be marked.
“Please, make me completely yours,” Ariella pleaded, last night she overheard his conversation with his mother. Jason marking her was going to bond them together in an unimaginable way, and she wanted that.
She had countless enemies lurking around because of Jason and needed to be bonded to him so they could find each other even if they were far from each other.
“Baby, I can’t. Not now, Just not now,” Jason disagreed, released her from his hold and walked away.
He couldn’t mark her yet. Of course, He loved her dearly but marking her was a painful process, and it was going to take some time.
He was a royal blood, the moment he marks her and his blood flows into her, she would slip into a coma for a few days since she wasn’t a she-wolf by birth, for a she-wolf it will be just a day of coma.
And for that period of transformation, he needed to stay by her side and right now, he had a lot of battle going on around, and he needed to finish it all up before marking his beloved.
As Jason walked away, Ariella’s face fell in sadness, why was he refusing to mark her right now? She knew he wanted to, she could feel it, but what was stopping him? Was there something he wasn’t telling her.
She had to take a walk to clear her head and stop her mind from having negative thoughts. Ariella decided to take a walk outside the castle.
“Where are you off to?” Daisy, who had been quiet all this while, asked when she saw Ariella walking out of the garden, but Ariella ignored her and kept walking.
Ariella walked out of the castle, taking a walk slowly and inhaling the beautiful scent of trees around the vicinity. Unknowingly to her, a car was slowly trailing her from behind and at the same moment Daisy came out from the castle too.
The speed of the car increased, it overtook and blocked Ariella. A hefty looking man came out from the car and faced Ariella, who became confused for a few seconds. Who was this man? Why was he looking evil?
“Ariel! Use your power or run!” Daisy shouted, but it was too late, as Ariella’s nose has already been covered with a piece of fabric and her body was hastily carried into the car and they drove away.
“Ariella has been kidnapped!” Daisy screamed the moment she ran into the castle and some soldiers ran outside.
Isabella heart sank when she heard the news. She knew something terrible was about to happen. She needed to talk to Jason right away, so she mind linked to him.
“Hurry home Jason! Your mate has been kidnapped, I warned you.”
“Wait. What?” Jason exclaimed, and before he could ask any further questions, she closed the link.