Chapter 9: Breakfast

Leviathan

I felt pain coming from the bond. AsaLynn is in pain and scared! I have been gone all night, running, trying to wrap my head around everything that has happened today.

I left her alone. Why did I leave my mate alone!?

I make it back to the pack house and up to our room, slam the door open, and I become blinded by light. I’m stuck. Unable to move.

I blink, trying to adjust my eyes so I can see what is happening.

AsaLynn is on the bed screaming, with tears flowing down her face. I have to get to her, but my body won’t budge.

Her body is engulfed in a blue light so bright it’s like staring into a thousand suns. The light is so hypnotic, and the energy rolling off of it is so powerful, like none I have felt before.

Her scream pierces my ears, making my head feel like it may combust, and I notice her wolf’s scent is almost completely gone.

I don’t recognize this new smell overcoming my senses. My wolf begins to cower further into my mind. My wolf cowers to nobody, to nothing. What is happening?

The light begins to dull until all that is left is my mate, and her scent goes back to normal. Her voice lowers into steady sobs.

All the foreign buzzing energy I felt before now is almost non-existent. The pain in her cries I can feel in my depths, and I know I have to do something.

Damien speaks now, coming out of his fear-stricken trance.

~“Help mate!”~

With his words, I snap out of my shock and run to her side, bounding onto the bed to be close to her. Her body is still shaking. She looks lost.

I slowly lift my hand and place it on her cheek. Her body relaxes at my touch, but she does not look at me. She is staring as if she is looking into a void of emptiness.

“AsaLynn, look at me.” My voice comes out harsher than intended.

Her eyes close, and her heartbeat steadies, reality coming back to her mind.

She opens her eyes and presses into my touch then slowly squirms closer to me until her body is being cradled on my lap.

I hold her and caress her face until she looks up into my eyes and whimpers.

“I’m sorry. I think I just had a bad dream. I didn’t mean to upset you, King,” AsaLynn whispers.

Her voice wavers, and I can tell the truth isn’t all there, but I won’t push it for now.

For now I just want to hold her and keep her safe from whatever she fears. I could hold this beautiful creature for the rest of eternity and be content.

I wipe away the stray tears from her pale, flawless skin and look deep into her eyes. I place my lips onto her forehead and kiss her gently, afraid to scare her any more.

Her skin hums with the bond like electricity pulling us together.

“You didn’t upset me, Goddess. I was just worried. I could feel physical pain through the bond,” I tell her.

“You felt it?” she questions.

“I did. When you find your ~fated~, you begin to feel their emotions, hear their thoughts and such.

“Normally not until the three mating steps have been completed will a mate feel such things, but being the King Alpha, I would get them earlier.

“They are not strong yet, but they are there. You do know those, right?” I explain.

“Yes. I was taught about the mating steps in school when I was young. First is finding your mate. Second is marking them. Third is… Um, well, you know. ~It~.”

I cannot help but laugh at her last words. So innocent, my mate is. So pure and ripe for the taking.

All these years, and she never let another touch her. My wolf growls in appreciation of that fact.

“Yes, you are correct. Are you ready to finish the steps?” I joke.

She stays silent and looks like she feels uncomfortable.

“I… We…,” she stutters.

I place my finger on her neck and begin to caress her silky skin. I smell her arousal build with my touch, yet she is shaking.

She isn’t ready. I know she isn’t, and I will not force my queen to complete the mating ritual until she is ready. I will wait a lifetime if that is what she chooses.

“I understand, Goddess. Do not fret. How about we get you some food? You did not eat after the ceremony like the others did.”

At my words, I hear her stomach grumble, and her face goes red. I cannot hold back my smile.

“Can I go to my old room and get a change of clothes?” she says nervously.

“Yes. You do not need to ask my permission. This is your home now too.

“Go ahead and change, and I’ll send someone to move the rest of your things after lunch. Please put on my robe before you go though.

“I cannot promise I will not kill a man if he dares to look at you while wearing only my shirt.”

Her cheeks flush a nice shade of pink, and she rises from the bed and moves to my closet.

I want to rip that damn shirt off of her, but instead I throw on my own clothes and head to my office to check on my affairs.

AsaLynn

I manage to make it to my old room and change into some shorts and a black tank top.

I guess Flora stayed in Zade’s room last night, too, because nothing has moved since we left last night.

Leviathan’s moods are giving me whiplash. One moment I feel like he will devour my body.

The next moment it feels like he doesn’t want to be near me. He didn’t even sleep in the room with me last night.

So much doubt is filling my mind. I wonder if he regrets me being chosen as his mate.

Shaking the thought out of my head, I decide to head down to the pack kitchen and get a bite to eat.

It’s a little after six a.m., so there should be some stuff ready, and if not, I can at least help out in the kitchen.

I walk down the maze of halls until I finally find the kitchen, and, much to my surprise, there is Flora, wrapped in a robe, sitting at a bar eating a stack of Mexican-style omelets.

“Flora! Oh my goddess, it’s good to see you!”

A kitchen worker hands me a coffee as I go over to hug her. The warm liquid soothes my throat.

“Asa! Girllll, we are gonna be living together. Can you believe it? I cannot believe you got paired with the Alpha King! Tell me, is his dick as they say in the rumors?!

“Please tell me you gobbled that thing until you passed out!”

I spit out my coffee at her question, spraying the bar counter. Flora bursts out into laughter and almost falls off of her stool.

“You’re kidding me. You didn’t fuck? You better pounce on that dick soon!

“I’m shocked, him being the king, that he didn’t take you on every inch of surface in that room already.”

My smile fades. “I mean, I wanted to, but he told me to go to bed and left.”

Flora’s face softens. “Maybe he had shit he had to take care of, or he was afraid he would break you or something.

“I mean, you managed 200 years without any other dude doing it, but he is the king. I’m sure his anaconda is probably way bigger.”

Omg. She needs to stop. My face is going to permanently stay red if she keeps this up. I look down at the floor and bite my lip and begin to fidget with my hair.

Flora’s eyes widen. “Wait... Are you a virgin? There is no fucking way!”

If hearing the truth so rashly said out loud wasn’t enough to make me want to curl into a tiny ball, I don’t know what would.

“Hello, ladies, what are you fine women talking about this early in the morning that seems to have my lady in such a loud mood?” Zade says as he walks into the kitchen with Leviathan by his side.

~Just fucking kill me now!~

My wolf begins to chuckle.

~“Shut up, Cypris.”~

I cover my face with my hands and try to hide what seems to be the cherry color forever to be planted on my face. I’m gonna kill Flora for this.

The men look at one another and share a chuckle, then walk over to sit next to each of us.

Leviathan grabs two plates of eggs and bacon and places them in front of himself and me. I start eating to avoid any further conversation while giving Flora a death glare.

Of course, Flora just laughs and then goes to rubbing up on her newly found mate.

“Zade, baby, King Alpha, can Asa and I go shopping tomorrow since we now live here?

“We need to go get some supplies since we will both be living here now,” Flora says as she bats her eyelashes… Kiss ass.

The men look at one another, nod, and look back at us.

“You may. Take my card, and spare no expense. I have many lifetimes’ worth of wealth, and I doubt you can make a dent in it.”

“I need to have one made for AsaLynn soon, but until then, you can take it. Stick close, though.

“I may be the king, but I still don’t trust many,” Leviathan replies with warning in his voice.

Flora begins to jump up and down like a child and snatches the card out of Leviathan’s hand when he goes to hand me the card.

He gives Flora a shocked look but doesn’t seem angry.

“Come on, let’s get real. You give her that card she won’t buy a damn thing. Have you noticed how shy she is? I got this, King.”

She says that as if she and the king are childhood friends.

Zade’s eyes bulge as he watches how his mate just spoke to Leviathan. He then doubles over in fits of laughter.

“You got a feisty one there, Zade. I approve,” Leviathan compliments.

“Damn straight, he does. He learned just how feisty last night.” At Flora’s comment, Zade winks and smacks Flora’s ass.

Leviathan looks over to me and pushes a hair behind my ear. He proceeds to bring his lips so very close to my ear. I can feel his breath against my skin.

“I cannot wait to see how much fire you have in that department myself.” His voice is so low. So rugged.

Chills of excitement shoot to my loins with his tone, and he proceeds to smirk and back away. His hand makes sure to graze my inner thighs in the process.

My heart races, and my body heats up. Goddess help me, I want to do so many things to that man, experienced or not.