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Only two trains ran through Matthew’s territory at that time, none in ours and only one in Eclipse
Mountain. Much more workable!
“What next, my Queen?” Oscar asked.
“Well, my King. We go for a run.”
He raised one eyebrow. “To where?”
“Eclipse Mountain,” I smiled.
The room was silent as if I’d said something unexpected.
“We can tackle the one train route in Eclipse Mountain quickly. They are also fiercely loyal to me and
so are loyal to you all, which means they’ll lend me warriors to speed up the process of checking
Matthew’s territory.”
“Ava… why not use our warriors?” Noah asked.
I met his eyes, my face stony. “Because we’ve got a leak.”
Their mouths all fell open.
“How do you know?” Oscar asked.
“Matthew knows things he shouldn’t know. They must have an insider here, and until I know who, I
don’t trust anyone.”
“Alright then,” Noah replied. “We go to Eclipse Mountain. When do we leave?”
I pulled out my phone, checking the time. “It’s a five hour run with no breaks to Eclipse Mountain. It’s
5pm now, so if we get dinner, make our excuses, pack and leave by 6pm, we can be there by
midnight, even if we have to stop off.” I looked up, meeting all of their eyes in turn. “As soon as we
get there and they recognise me, they will go straight into pomp and pageantry. We won’t be able to
avoid certain formalities, especially since…” I sighed. “I am going to announce my intention to claim
my throne. Since my parents were murdered, the person on the throne right now is essentially a stand-
in for me until I turn eighteen. So in five months time, I’ll be crowned, and you four will too as my
King Consorts.”
I bit my lip. “The heir returning home, especially after finding her fated mates, is going to be big
news.”
I rubbed my hand over my eyes. “I’ll give you all a lesson on what to expect after we head out. Just
don’t be surprised that they will already have a full suite set up for us. They’ll have even taken care of
our wardrobes, but I can’t guarantee most of it will be practical.” I chuckled as I remembered some of
the outfits I’d seen photos of growing up.
“Well then… my Queen,” Callum gave an exaggerated bow as he smirked. “Let’s take you home,
shall we?”
Getting out unnoticed took longer than expected, and complications meant we had to command six
individuals that if they were asked where we had gone, to say we were taking a few hours away
together.
By the time we hit the road, it was nearly 7pm. Fortunately… We made it most of the way without
stopping. We paused for a drink a couple miles away from the border, at which point we all shifted
back so I could catch everyone up. “When we get there, we will enter the territory in wolf form. Our
wolves are perfect proof we are who we say we are.” They all nodded, understanding. “We’ll be met
by the Crown’s Guard. You’ve got to understand that a Lycan Alpha is much closer to royalty than
you’d see in a wolf pack. The man currently on the throne is Alpha Michael and is only addressed as
such. His second is Beta Carolyn. Fate is what makes me Queen instead of just Alpha. You will see
everyone bowing to Michael, but none of us need to because I outrank him, and by connection to me,
you do too. Even Michael will bow to us. Simply dipping your head in respect is sufficient.” I waited
for them all to nod in understanding. “If you’re all ready, shall we go?”
“After you, my Queen,” Oscar smiled.
We crossed the border in wolf form just twenty minutes later. I’d slowed down to give the border
guards time to alert Michael so they didn’t freak out. As a result, Michael and the Crown’s Guard met
us at the border. Four handmaidens with clothes for us were by one of the guard huts, so we met them
first. They bowed to all of us, before we all shifted back, giving us formalwear. I hated dresses, but
pageantry. I rolled my eyes internally when I saw they’d found a crown too. Fortunately not the one I’d
be crowned with, but still. Eww.
When we reached the main group, one by one, starting with Michael, they all fell to one knee, heads
bowed. “My Queen, it’s an honour to see you again after all these years and be amongst the first to
greet your Consorts,” Michael’s voice was regal, formal.
“Stand, Alpha Michael. We’ve had a long trip and we have much to discuss tomorrow.”
“Of course,” he replied, taking my hand and kissing the back. “If you could all follow me back to the
castle, and I will show you to the Crown Suite so you can all retire for the evening.”
He offered me his arm, which I took. I had to, he’d get offended otherwise. Stupid pageantry.
I could feel the wonder flowing from Callum, Oscar and Noah as we were led through the castle. The
Crown Suite was enormous, and since they’d heard I found my four fated mates, it had been set up to
host five people.
Michael gave us a quick tour of the suite, including showing each of us to our own walk in wardrobes
and dressing rooms. Everything they had arranged for me was beautiful, but it was as far from
practical as it’s possible to be.
“My Queen, is your fourth Consort joining you this evening?”
“This is something we will discuss with you tomorrow, Alpha Michael.” My voice was firm; I was not
getting into this tonight.
“Of course, my Queen. Goodnight, my Queen, my Kings.” He bowed on the way out, before suddenly
remembering food… “My Queen, do you or the Kings need dinner brought up to you before you
retire?”
“We’re fine, thank you, Alpha Michael. We will all join you tomorrow morning for breakfast in the
main hall.”
“Of course, my Queen. We serve breakfast at 8. 30am.”
“Thank you. Are we free to use all of the grounds to run our wolves tomorrow before breakfast?”
“Of course, my Queen! I’ll let the guards know that they may see you and your Consorts.”
“Thank you. Goodnight, Michael.”
He bowed again, before turning to leave.
“Finally,” I grumbled, carefully taking the crown off my head and placing it back in the jewellery
drawer in my walk in.
“This really is going to take some getting used to,” Callum mumbled as he fiddled with his shirt
buttons.
“Trust me, babe, you’ve got it easy,” I laughed. I had to laugh, if I didn’t laugh, I’d cry. “At least
you’ve got just unnecessarily fancy suits… have you seen the dresses in mine?”
Callum came to stand behind me, arms around my waist. “Well, you will look amazing in all of them,
my Queen.” He pressed a kiss to my shoulder, his fingers starting to undo the corset back of my dress.
“Perhaps, my King, but I can’t kick your ass in any of them.”
I tilted my head, giving his mouth access to his mark on my neck. Whilst Callum argued with the
corset back of my dress, Noah stood to my side, his hands tilting my face towards him as his lips met
mine.
Oscar appeared in front of me on his knees, removing first my left heel, then the right. He gave me a
wicked smirk before lifting the front of the skirt so he could tease the stockings down my legs.
Callum finally finished undoing the corset, and with Oscar’s help, they had the dress around my feet
on the floor in no time.
Callum’s hands swept around my torso to cup my breasts, his teeth and tongue still teasing his mark.
Oscar was kissing his way up my inner leg, nipping at the sensitive skin as he went.
Noah’s fingers scraped along my scalp, and I melted into his kiss, almost losing the ability to stand
up. Noah broke the kiss so he could attack his own mark on my neck, just as Oscar reached the apex
of my thighs.
I cried out at the first touch of his tongue to my clit, my knees buckling when he licked straight across
my opening before thrusting his tongue straight inside me.
“To the bed, my Queen,” Noah whispered in my ear. Oscar stood with a smirk, his mouth wet. Noah
picked me up bridal style, carrying me through the suite until he reached the absolutely enormous bed
Michael had arranged for us.
He dropped me in the middle of the bed, drawing a gasp from my throat. Noah crawled up towards
my right side, Callum opposite him. Both cupped one of my breasts, massaging the flesh. At the same
time as they wrapped their lips around my nipples, Oscar’s appeared on my clit.
I cried out at the sensations, my fingers winding in Noah and Callum’s hair. I whimpered when Oscar
pushed a finger inside me, never letting up the pressure on my clit.
The three of them worked me towards an explosive orgasm quickly, my body trembling in between
them as I came.