I'm Late!

*Reece*

I’m almost late.

I didn’t really have time after the king’s announcement to duck out of the auditorium and make it all the way back to my room, but I realized I was underdressed when I saw the other three Alphas standing in suits in the back of the room. When the king asked us to meet with him, I figured I shouldn’t be the only one in jeans and a polo.

So… I’d rushed back to my room to change. Now, I have to rush to get back to the king’s office for our meeting.

But I’m glad I went.

It gave me a chance to see the girl up close.

She’s beautiful… and even though I know she’s nervous and probably a little scared, it’s quite clear that she is as attracted to me as I am to her.

That will come in handy…. If King Gene said that I had to bed an unattractive woman just because she was the healthiest of the pack or the most well-bred, I would protest.

But this girl was gorgeous, and I didn’t even care whose daughter she was at this point. I just wanted to see her again. When my hand rested on her arm, I felt a warmth radiate up to my elbow. It was like I was meant to touch her.

I rush into the room with less than a minute to spare and find I’m the last one to arrive.

“Hey, Reece!” Tristan says, a crooked grin on his face. “Nice of you to join us.” I growl at him and take my seat at the end, on the other side of Mark. The others look amused, except for the king. He doesn’t seem annoyed that I’m almost late, but he isn’t happy either.

But then… King Gene is never happy.

“Sorry, Sir,” I mutter.

“You’re fine,” he says. “I just wanted to go over the rules with the four of you, to make sure you’re clear on my expectations and what I plan to do in terms of determining who will be my heir. All four of you have proven yourselves to be loyal to me. You’re good leaders, brave warriors, and attractive men. A child any of you produces with this girl will be an asset to the

kingdom. So… that’s it. That’s how we will decide the heir.”

“Whoever impregnates her first?” Eli asks, running his hand through his red hair.

“That’s right,” the king says. “In order to determine the order in which you will have your first try, we will have a race, in your wolf forms, tomorrow afternoon. Whoever comes in first will have first dibs on her and claim her virginity.”

I feel a flicker in my groin at the mention of the girl’s virginity. She’s never been claimed at all?

Intriguing.

I don’t like the idea of sharing her with these other three men, but at least we won’t have to share her with anyone else.

“I hope that all of you will promise not to sleep with her out of turn. It wouldn’t be fair.”

The four of us nod. “Of course,” I say, and the others echo. Though… I have to admit, it might be difficult to keep my hands off of her. I think of her soft curves, the roundness of her full breasts… yeah, it’ll be hard, all right. I feel another tightening in my pants and have to resist the urge to readjust. Mark shifts in his seat, and I wonder if he is thinking the same thing.