Chapter 4 - Mate

Circra Pov

I froze as the word left his lips, did he see through my disguise? Why was he surprised? I asked myself all these questions as he stared at me as if seeing a ghost.

The way he looked at me, had me growing with desire. I have never felt desire for any man, and it comes as a shock to me to feel one right now. I couldn't understand why I was feeling this way and what made it more scary was that I could feel my magic hump inside me.

I turned to look at him and I still found the handsome stranger frozen in his spot, his beauty was tinted with a dangerous aura I could sense from here. Out of a sudden he turned and left.

I had no idea who he was and I am confused, I knew he was someone of high rank due to his aura but I can't quite figure it out.

I was left in the cell for hours, and I are tired of waiting for the wolves to desire what to do with me, I knew I needed to get to the king somehow which will take patience but somehow my patience was running out, I knew not where gray was taken and I needed to make sure he is safe.

Just as I was about to break myself out, the sound of multiple footsteps coming towards my cell, as I looked out of my cell and spotted soldiers, one of them walked to my cell and I was dragged out of my cell.

I remained calm as I was led out of the dungeon to the unknown, soon I was thrown on the ground at the feet of a man, I lifted up my gaze and glazed into the eyes of a man. Looking at me as if trying to see right into my soul.

Just like the man who came to my cell, he has a dangerous aura around him, but it wasn't as dangerous as the white haired man.

"The alpha as ordered she gets placed as one of the staff, fix her a suitable position in the castle." He said as he glanced at me, a maid, they were going to make me a maid. I thought as I smirk. 

"But, Beta… she's human and…" the guard trails off as he is interrupted as the beta glares at him, shutting him up.

"Take her to Ann she will know what to do" He spat as he turned to leave.

I knew I needed to know about Grey, and what may have become of him.

"Wait!" I said gathering up my courage, I could feel the guard beside me freeze.

"You imbecile, how dare you order the Beta?" He said, raising his hand to strike me. As soon as his hands were about to be placed on my skin, I heard a growl and the next thing I saw was that the guard's head had left his shoulders.

My eyes widened as I stared at the Beta. He held a sword as he glared at the body, I was shocked and the rest of the guard behind me were the same as their jaws were open in shock.

"What?" Beta asked as he glared at me as if he didn't just behead someone a few seconds ago.

"I only wanted to ask about my brother, he was taken with me" I said as fear rocked my body, calling Grey my brother was a term we agreed on before we left our village, my eyes still on the blade dripping with the wolf blood.

"Don't worry about him, he has been posted to the mines, we don't keep human trespassers as prisoners just as slaves" he said with a smirk as he turned and left leaving me and the rest of the guard.

It was my first time experiencing murder, and being so close to a dead body, and the funniest thing was the person who did it walked away like nothing happened, I stared at the head of the guard whose head was separated from his shoulders, all I could feel was confusion and fear. Why would the Beta behead him? Was it because he tried to strike me? I could hold my thoughts as several thoughts ran through my head.

"Get up bitch" a guard said glaring at me, I knew he wouldn't dare raise his hands on me at the expense of his life. I smirked at him which seemed to anger him the most and he pulled me up and glared at me. I hope he stares.

"This isn't over, remember that '' he said and my smirk widened as he pushed me forward.

Zack Pov

My wolf has been restless all day, pacing through my head. And for some reason I happen to be in a good mood. Normally my wolf is always asleep except when it is time for war or when my bloodlust grows.

I haven't seen him this way in years, and even Killian seems to notice my discomfort. Killian is my Beta and right hand man as well as best friend, he knew me more than anyone and I could proudly boast that his loyalty was true.

I was currently sitting on my desk, as Killian made a report about a certain pack, whose Alpha is rebellious.

"You don't seem to be paying attention?" He asked as I left out a breath. He knew me better than anyone, he was my friend and not only was a brother to me and we have endured a lot throughout the years.

"It's my wolf, for some reason he seems to be pacing all over my head" I answered which led Killian to widen his gaze.

"That has never happened before. Could you tell the reason?" He asked

I shake my head in defeat," am sure it's nothing, he will probably go back to sleep soon" I said. And killian nobs.

Soon he seem lost in thought, and I knew he was mind linking someone 

"Josh, just informed me he caught some humans at the border" Jillian says. I glowl in response.

Human, God's mistake. Known to be so weak and used, they were mostly used as slaves. And some who turn out to be wolves' mates were forced to breed and nothing more.

The wolf who gets a human mate is nothing less than a wolf, a curse from the gods. We have several uses for them, one for mines and we exchange them for more resources with the vampires. Those leeches will cease to exist without human blood, something I have looked forward to for many years, I said as I smirked.

"I'll handle this, they might be a threat from Asa, I wouldn't have that witch break into my land again" I tell Killian as I stand on my feet. The idea of the witch seems to make my rage grow.

"Good, I will be on the training ground then" Killian sighs as he turns and walks out of the door. 

With that I began walking towards the dungeon, my wolf pace even more on my head, which pissed me up even now.

"Soon,soon"he would chant on my head

"Shut up" I said to him, which made him rage even more. I roll my eyes at him as I continue my journey to the dungeon. As soon as I stepped into the dungeon the smell of Rose and fresh bergamot hit me. I licked my lip at the scent, the dungeon was always made up of a smell of piss, shit and sweat that could have changed that.

I wiped the thought from my head as I came to stand in front of the cell which held the female human. I came to realize she smells just like Rose and fresh bergamot, and it seems to completely take over my senses. My wolf is howling in my head just as my heart rate increases drastically.

"Mate" my wolf growls in my head, and everything seems to disappear around me, she looks back at me with lust and I drink her appearance into my memories. Her hair is dark and wavy and it cascades down her shoulder. Her eyes seem to be dark and they glisten beautifully as they stare at me. I felt like looking at a doe all over and I was lost in her eyes.

"Open the door" I said to the guard, as he hurried to open the door and I stepped in breathing in more of her scent.

I was too stunned to move or speak, but as I sniffed her scent like oxygen . I freeze like the scent of a human, she is human, my mate is human.

"Impossible " I breathe out. And I was overcome by anger. I have been alive for centuries, centuries only to be given a human mate.it took everything for me to tear my eyes away from her as I walked out the cell.

I was too stunned to speak as I hurried to my office, as I came in I began destroying everything I could lay my hands on. 

"Get to my office now" I yell into my mindlink at killian.

And it didn't take long, till he appeared at the door. His eyes widened at the state of my office and at me breathing so hard that it hurt. He hasn't seen me like this not since the war of Redemption. 

"I found her " I breathe out, with so much venom and sorrow.

He looks at me confused as it clicks in his head and his eyes widened as he smiles but soon he was confused.

"She's human," I added, making him freeze. We knew that the mate bond will be impossible to take on, a human can never sit on the throne of a lycan. It wasn't possible, the power will kill her, my mark will kill her and she is my weekends. If word gets out of my mate being human, they will come from her and she cannot even defend herself I thought as I breath so hard.

"That impossible, unless" he said as his eyes widen

"Klya '' he breathed out with so much hatred, a name I frowned against and my sworn enemy. Decades ago I had imprisoned her in the deepest part of hell never to be released. The chain around my neck, one I would never take off, always to be kept beside me, is the proof of that battle.

"I will come for her and I will tear her away from your arms when the time is right" she had said to me and those words echoed in my ears every night in my dreams.

"What are you going to do, you can't reject her, '' Killian says. As he pales by the thought of it.

I sat on the couch that I had damaged with my claws only a while ago. As I place my hands on my head. 

" claim mate, claim mate" my wolf seems to be chanting and I shut him down to the deepest part of my mind.

"I'll handle it, I will keep her close but word mustn't get out about who she is, but she will be close to you enough to keep you sane but far enough for anyone to conclude the matter" killian said as I looked into his eyes and nobs. 

I knew he was boiling inside, the memories of what we went for centuries still hunt us, and the death of Balus. The elven king who I still grieve for.

"I guess time will tell what the future holds' ' I said to myself.