Guardians...

Sebastian looked at the guardians one more time with hostility, though the poor things did nothing wrong to him. He still found himself very agitated and jealous. He huffed in displeasure and left with big strides following after Mika.

The boys looked at each other and couldn't get it through their heads, what was happening here... What was the king of vampires doing in the pack full of wolves? Were they not supposed to be enemies?

There was no point in having all of these questions, there was no one to answer them. Michelle came for them and assigned them their rooms according to Mika's instructions. They didn't have a peaceful sleep, they had too much in their minds.

To them, this was something out of a novel book. It was known by all their kinds, these two species were born enemies. It was also known by many that alpha Reese didn't like vampires at all, but now they saw a vampire here, most of all their king. It was really puzzling.

So, there their night was ruined.

*

Mika was amused at Sebastian's jealousy. She was in a good mood today because the kids were rescued without any harm and back in the packhouse. So, she was not going to fight with him, she was going to tend to her little mate. She was not going to give Sebastian the care in this world. He will have to come to terms with these guardians being part of their daily lives, this was a given. So, Mika went to their room and got in bed. She hugged Lucian in her arms and closed her eyes. Sebastian was fuming but he knew she was not going to say anything.

He knew he was being childish but he couldn't help it, he didn't like those men looking at her like that. He didn't care if it was pure admiration, it still didn't sit well with him. Their eyes were glittering as they've never seen a woman before. What was that girl with them? Not a woman? They have no shame in staring at his mate like that.

Sebastian's jealousy was completely out of this world. The guardians clearly had no romantic thoughts about Mika, they were just surprised she was the golden wolf at such young age.

These poor beings were not aware of how the vampire king felt about them, they were simply engrossed in their thoughts and could care less about their majesty being beautiful.

***

Things were not as good at the rogue compound. Brandon was fuming in rage. Did they just sneak into his compound and steal his slaves? He was seething in anger and he wanted to murder someone, so he went on a rampage and killed some of his men. With people like Brandon, there was never anyone not to blame when things didn't go their way.

It was clear he was with these men earlier, drinking together with them and having fun, he too didn't realise there were intruders. However, the moment he was frustrated and angry because he didn't win and was outdone. He went on and blamed the men and killed them. He said there were useless and if they couldn't prevent the slaves from being taken away. What was the use for them? So, he killed them to make himself feel better about his ego and moaned about his bad luck.

It was easy and clear what he had to do, but he resorted to his foolish behaviour. He could have calmed down and started to plan for retaliation but he didn't do that, he just went on and killed little of the supporters he had. For him, instilling fear in those that were left was important. This meant he could control them and they would be his slaves, for life. After all, they are afraid he will hunt them down and kill them. So, yes they will do everything he asks them to do.

It was sad really, for many rogues. It was not their intention to be bad but they had to survive. It is very hard for everyone out there and in the wild, you really don't have much of a choice. You either join to be a villain or you will be the prey. It was simple as that.

So, many of these people turned into murderous monsters because they only wanted to survive. Some left their homes because they were abused, some became rogues because their pack were attacked and the little of them that was left, had no choice but surrender.

***

The next morning the guardians woke up and experienced another shock. It was just not vampires, it was humans too. Of course, humans do live in packs but those are the mated ones. However, in this case, it was the whole Allison family. They were shocked by what was happening in this pack and they could only stare at this discovery.

What was this? How many surprises will they get today?

"There are many surprises here indeed. We have a rogue, caster, vampires, hybrid, humans, seeker, wolves, guardians and of course myself." Mika answered their unvoiced questions.

"Your majesty forgive our behaviours, it is not something you see every day," Orion said to Mika in embarrassment. The family though looked at him in shock at what he addressed her.

"Why is he calling you, your majesty?" asked Landon.

"Of course because I am the golden wolf. What else?" She sarcastically replied to her mate. "Why are you being bitch again?" asked Landon in annoyance.

"Isn't it, my speciality?" She retorted. Lucian laughed out loud. His mates always amused him. His laugh was magical as everyone looked at him and couldn't help themselves but smile as well.

And the question Landon posed was forgotten...

"Well since everyone is here, I will make some things clear," Mika said in a serious voice. She looked at all the family members. There were a few pack members present as well.

"This is not a meeting but I want to make some of you understand something clearly." They all listened attentively.

"When I was bonding the pack yesterday, I didn't bond uncle because I am still waiting for his friends to give him an answer. So, hence he still stinks like a rogue." Everyone laughed at this remark.

"Thank you very much, honey. Now I know you've got no love for me." Damien playfully said with his right hand over his heart. "Yeah, yeah uncle."

"Also, some pack members didn't manage to get back yesterday. So, I expect them at the end of the month. This is the time I am giving them. I believe this will be conveyed across the pack." She motioned to the pack members.

"Yes, Luna." They replied and Mika nodded her head in acknowledgement.