Kyle
It's been two days since I started living in the packhouse, and truthfully I was getting bored of it already. I practically can't go out without an escort or guard and it is getting very annoying.
One of the reasons I agreed to stay was to catch a little bit of fun, my supposed mate is clueless about what fun is, he ignores me and pretends I don't exist.
Not that I will have another way though, Richard is a spoilt, proud, and full of himself piece of shit.
I checked to see that the time is already 5:00 in the morning, my stomach started groaning for food. I am a heavy eater, but since I got here, I most times pretend to be contented with little or no food during dinner.
When we eat together I have to pretend that I am satisfied with the little everyone else is having.
I got out of the bed and walked outside my room to see that the whole place was still quiet. I thought of going to the kitchen in other to get something to eat.
I quietly walked towards the kitchen and my skin almost jumped out of my body when I heard someone behind me.
"Good morning ma'am," Maria said with her eyes still sleepy. Maria is the same girl that brought clothes that the queen got for me the first day I came to the packhouse. She was made my official maid, she is about thirteen years old and very friendly.
“Good morning Maria" I replied hoping she doesn't read wrong meanings into my being out early in the morning, being that I think she is been used by the Luna to spy on me.
"Do you need me to get you something?" she asked while stretching.
"No, I am just going to help myself to a little snack in the kitchen. I will call you when I need you" I said, as I watched her go back towards the direction she came from.
I entered the kitchen and switched on the lights, after which I went to get a soda drink from the fridge and a few cookies. When I was done, I switched off the lights and delved into my meal, I was still eating when I saw the lights come on.
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Nick
I left my stand where I stood as a guard watching over the packhouse for the night shift after the next set of guards took over duty at 5:00 am. I knew it would be impossible for me to go back to bed because if I do, it would only mean me not being able to join the others for the morning walkout.
I carried my tired feet and sleepy eyes towards the kitchen which still looked deserted as it is still too early to have maids and guards moving around.
I planned on going to the kitchen with the hope that I get coffee or any other thing that is capable of keeping me awake and my keeping my head straight for the remaining part of the day. As I got closer to the kitchen, I heard movements coming from the inside, which was completely abnormal, because from my standpoint I can see that it is still completely dark on the inside.
I quietly tiptoed to the kitchen and switched on the lights to see the rogue girl calmly eating, with a mouthful of cookies. She didn't look frightened or anything she looked like she has been living in the packhouse forever.
"What are you doing here?" I asked surprised at her audacity of remaining calm and not bothered with the fact that I just caught her stealing food from the packhouse.
she looked different, well let's just say one might even be tempted to say she was looking beautifully different, she wasn't in her prisoner uniform and she sure looks like she has made herself comfortable.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" she snorted out, while she fixed her eyes on mine, her tune all serious and I must admit, she looked and sounded intimidating for a girl.
On a very good day, a punch from me would help reconstruct that her fine face into a broken nose and bleeding gum. But it would be a shame on my personality to be seen or heard beating up a girl that her entire body can fit into my hands.
OK, I exaggerated that a bit too much.
"Leave now," I said
getting all inked up by her manners and nonchalant attitude.
"So you want to send the future Luna of your pack away because you are who exactly?" She asked, her eyes teasing and at the same time, daring.
I did not know when a bit of chuckle escaped my lips as I looked at her trying to see if she was joking or something.
"what did you do? Cast a spell on the entire royal family or the entire pack? because I think you missed adding me to that list" I said on a lighter note.
"Why would I do that? Richard is my mate" she said smirking at my surprise look.
"But he is not yet eighteen," I said trying to see if she is showing any sign of bluffness, and I did not see any.
"Oh yes, he is not, but I am," she said
"You are eighteen?" I asked as I looked at her again, she doesn't even look fifteen to me.
"is his mother aware of this?" I asked
"Yes, but you can upstairs to ask her yourself to see if I am lying," She said
"Wow, good for you then, you both truly and honestly deserve each other," I said and was going to say more when I heard Simeon asking me to come out for morning exercises through the mind link.
I walked away from her wondering how possible it is that Richard already has an older mate when he is just only sixteen years old, and why his mother would willingly agree for him to be mated to rogue and worst of all, a witch.
I got to the field to see some of the guys already doing warm-up and I joined them. After some time, we all decided to go for a run in the woods together like we always do. we started with little jogs and later, things heated up a bit and we started running. I was not running to the best of my ability because I did not want to leave the others behind since I was the one leading the race. Just then, I saw someone run past me.
"It's the rogue girl" my wolf roared.
As if on cue, my legs started pushing themselves effortlessly in the woods, it took me little or no time to catch up with her. After which, I smirked at her and zoomed past her. I felt my body move through the wood like the speed of light until I came to a cliff.
I stopped and that was when I realized I had run too far from my pack for my good, not that anybody back home cared about my safety. I was suddenly surrounded by a pack of hungry rogues made up of eight hungry and vicious-looking alpha wolves.
I felt electric waves flow through my body as if I was getting charged from an unknown source. After which, I started hearing voices in my head and I tried so hard to shut it off but it was persistent.
After some time I discovered the voices were not from my head but were the Rogue's inner thoughts. I tried to match their faces with the voices, as they hover around me with their eyes in every of my move.
As if on cue, the first wolves charged towards me, I dodged and two punches threw them off the ground, making their body crash heavily against the nearby woods. The other six ran towards me in anger and I was able to tackle them all in no time.
They were on the floor barely able to stand on their feet and gasping for breath. I looked at my blood-stained hands and was amazed at how I could fight off all these wolves without a scratch or even break a sweat. I stood wondering what the hell was going on with me as I ran my hand through my head.
I was about to leave when I saw the rogue girl standing at the other end of the wood smiling and waving at me. I walked towards her and in closer proximity, I discovered it was not the rogue girl standing there anymore.
It was the face of another woman.
Her face shone like the midnight moon and she had the most beautiful and genuine smile I had ever seen. Her presence drew me unintentionally to her as I found myself unable to tear my eyes away from hers. My legs started wobbling as I got closer to her.
"we will meet again Ivar," she said as my foot gave way to the weight from the rest of my body.