'What an annoying guest!', Jo thought to herself as she walked back to the kitchen. Not only does he wander off in a foreign pack alone but also insulted her cooking skills. Royal guards and generals were bursting with ego and pride as always. It's a no-brainer that she hated them with a passion.
Jo finally walked back into the kitchen and saw her frustrated friend running around barking orders.
'Polly, you need to slow down a little or else you are going to make all the omegas cry with your tone', Jo calmed her friend.
Polly took a deep breath as she massaged her temples with her right hand, ''I have just been told that the royal visit has been extended for a week. They were only supposed to be staying one night and now this. I have to get all the rooms ready and assign more omegas. Its total chaos. I know you wanted Lucy to rest but I really need more hands on deck'.
'Alright fine. But as long as you assign Lucy with me, we should be fine', Jo replied to her friend who was watching her with great curiosity.
'Jo, what's going on between you two?', Polly asked, raising her eyebrows.
'Nothing why'?'', she replied with a nervous tone. ''Is something wrong?''
''Well, just be careful around her. I know you only joined the pack a couple of years ago. But she has been known to be cursed since she was a pup. She killed her own mother for crying out loud. So keep an eye out, okay?'', Polly spoke with caution.
Jo nodded and curtsied before her friend dramatically, ''Of course, my lady'.
'Yeah yeah'', Polly rolled her eyes as they both chuckled and dived back into the chaos of the kitchen work.
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~Next morning~
''Good morning Jo!'', Lucy's bubbly voice woke her up. Jo groaned through her sleepiness as she tried to open her stingy eyes.
''I brought some tea for you'', Lucy said, setting a small tea tray next to her bedside.
''Aww, Lucy. This gesture is so incredibly sweet. But please you don't have to do this for me again', Jo replied with a genuine smile plastered across her face.
''Ah okay. I had never shared a room before, let alone have a friend. Not that we are friends. But what I mean is we are both looking for freedom, I mean we are on the same side and..'', Lucy said, all flustered, making Jo crackle.
''We are friends!', she declared happily, and Lucy stopped her speech as her blue eyes grew bigger.
''Really?''
''Yes'', Jo confirmed again as Lucy came crashing in for a hug. After giving a few pats on her back, Jo heard some quiet sniffles.
'These are tears of happiness, I promise'', Lucy quickly reassured her.
'It better be!''
''By the way, Polly left ages ago and told me about the extended stay of the royal visitors. She said we have been assigned to serve a general in the left wing of the mansion''. Lucy informed Jo and she realized she had slept in because last night's dinner went on past midnight. Bloody royal guards, doing whatever as they please
''Thanks for letting me know. Did Polly mention anything about Jayden?', she asked, to which Lucy shook her head sideways.
''I think I might be summoned after the royal generals and guards leave. But for now I will try to avoid Alpha Jayden's sight''.
''Hmm, that is probably wise for now', Jo agreed as she sipped some sweet hot tea. It tasted like pure bliss.
''Let's get this day started!'
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'I am pretty sure this is it'', Lucy said quizzically with her hands cupping her chin. She had her blonde hair tied in a bun neatly. After taking a nice clean shower yesterday, her hair was now at least bearable to look at.
'Yep, the end room of the left wing for General D.Castiel. We are here'', Jo uttered, her tone hiding a hint of annoyance. For moon goddess' sake, she could not take on more condescending behavior of the royals! And to think they were assigned to serve a general! Generals are higher in rank than the guards and warriors and are rumored to be as strong as pack Alphas even.
It was weird for werewolves to even assign generals, but the Alpha king and Luna Queen had so many packs under their reigns. ''Guess it must be hard keeping a tab on everyone?'', Jo thought to herself.
''Should we knock first?', Lucy's voice distracted Jo's train of thoughts.
''Sure, go for it''.
*knock knock*
There was no answer at the door. After Lucy tried several more times, she gave up.
''That prick might not even be up yet, probably hung over from last night'', Jo retorted, rolling her eyes and recollecting the hectic dinner last night.
''This prick just went out for his morning run'', a voice came from behind the girls.
Jo turned to see the stranger from yesterday standing before them in jogger pants. He was wearing a thin vest and anyone could see his rock hard abs protruding from the shirt.
Jo's eyes uncomfortably lingered around his body while Lucy kept her head down.
"Greetings General'', Lucy's weak voice finally broke the silence. ''My name is Lucy and this is Jolene, we will be serving you during your stay in the Dark Slayer pack''.
''Jolene?'', the stranger tasted her name in his mouth and smiled daringly at her.
Jo stared back at the general with equal dare and refused to look away. The general continued to look at Jolene impressed, his aura had no effect on her while the girl next to her was already cowering in fear.
''Well ladies, please call me Dante. I don't like being addressed by any other title or names'', Dante lazily said, giving his sweaty hair a shuffle, his dark locks falling on his perfect face. Jo's heart skipped a beat as she met his gaze again, the fiery golden eyes. Why was it so mesmerizing? His eyes alone made her feel a hundred different things at the same time, while the sight of Jayden never did anything to her. And she had known that Jayden was her mate for a couple of years. This was all so weird.
''Okay ladies, I am heading into my room for a shower. You both are free to go'', Dante gave them a perfect smile and walked past them to enter his room. Jo inhaled his woody lavender smell as he passed and it was already too intoxicating for her.
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Once Dante was inside, he slumped on to one of the leathery cushion chair. His wolf, Theo was going crazy and this had never happened before. He was confused as well. Theo sensed their mate's scent coming from both of the girls. The scent was weak and vague but definitely there.
What exactly was going on? And who exactly is his mate? He needed to know.
'Caleb, any updates?', Dante mindlinked his friend who he knew was probably in bed with another she-wolf.'Nah man, I was busy dealing with a rather important issue that required my attention immediately', Caleb chose his words carefully.Dante gave a huge sigh. They were only supposed to stay here for one night but ever since he had that encounter with Jolene, he extended the stay for a week. He knew they were wasting important time but now that he knew he had a mate in this pack, he wanted to at least find out who it was. His heart knew it was Jolene so why did the other girl also had the same scent? Was he mistaken perhaps?'Just make sure you speak to the witnesses by this evening' and with that Dante closed the mindlink. This was only supposed to be a regular mission but he could not stop thinking about Jolene and her gorgeous vibrant hair. He wanted to see more of her. No, he NEEDED to see her and know if she really was his mate....
''I am only joking, Miss Jo'', Dante voiced with a smirk playing on his handsome face. Jo was not convinced he was joking. He definitely knew something and could see past her tricks. She needed to go back to her room later and mask her scent more. Also, she had to give some to Lucy but still needed to cover the rest of her scent. This was getting riskier by the clock. Nothing was coming in between her future plans and her, she has been on the run forever and she was getting tired of it. Sometimes, she even had to sleep with one eye open because of the dangers that were always lurking in the dark for her. Jo would get through this as she always did. Now she even had a stronger reason to fight for, which was to get Lucy out of this hellhole. 'Ha-ha. Do all the werewolves from the royal kingdom have such an impeccable taste in humor because, if so, I would need to strike the royal kingdom off my places to visit'', Jo snickered her nasty comment to his amused face. She quickly clappe
As Jo led Dante to the hunting ground, the bustling noise of crowd gathering got louder and louder. Much to Jo’s dismay, Dark Slayer pack had annual traditions of hunting and killing of demon slaves. These slaves were usually caught wondering the no-man’s border. Jo knew some of these slaves were not just exiled demons but a mix of also wondering elves, half fairies, and more creatures. Alpha Jayden took great interest in killing them every year in this so called ‘traditional hunt’. And Jo had a doubt the royal King and Queen were not even aware of this hunt. The hunting ground was filled with various looking slaves in shackles, all looking defeated and tired, signs of abuse apparent with the bruises on their skin. Jo flinched a little at the sight but quickly maintained her posture.All the higher ranked officials were seated in a tent above the hunting ground, looking comfortable and enjoying the parade. Jo knew all this hunting was really a validation they needed for their strength
Jo looked around as all the participants were getting riled up for the hunt. Big built commanders, warriors and officials were stretching and looked at ease with their chosen maidens by their side. Caleb chose Gina's sister, Evelyn. She was a shy she-wolf with the similar signature blonde hair except she was smart unlike her air head mother and big sister. Jo had spoken to Evelyn on some occasions before and she was impressed at how well articulate and kind she was compared to her family. Gina was still clinging on to Alpha Jayden and it seemed like she was going to be his chosen maiden for this hunt which was not a surprise. Gina was always by Jayden's side no matter where it was, Jo wondered if she was that desperate to be the next Luna of the Dark Slayer pack. Dante obviously was still holding Jo's hand tightly and she was getting more annoyed at this dark haired general who had the audacity to assume she was willing to be his partner. If she was not hiding in this pack, she would
Jo looked at the tall and dark general who was watching her very closely and for some unsettling reason, he appeared happy to have spotted her instead of being angry for the trick that was pulled on him earlier. ‘General, these two slaves are my old friends and not demons. I will be in your debt if you talk to our Alpha and release them after this hunt is over’, Jo worded herself carefully so as to not rouse any suspicion. Dante gave her a small smirk and decided to play along a little. ‘Are they werewolves too then? How did they end up in this hunting ground?’.‘Umm, yes General! They are werewolves who have been wrongfully captured in the hunting ground. Merely low ranked omegas as myself, hence we cannot shift like the other strong pack members’, Jo tried to sound as pitiful as possible, as a dazed Dante continued to watch her. ‘Why was she lying?’, he questioned himself inside his mind. He still could not figure out Jo’s true scent, but he wanted to believe that the mate scent e
Jo walked ahead of the two fairies who were gossiping nonstop behind her. If she knew fairies were such chatterboxes, she would have never made the deal!Dante won the hunt and there was a feast tonight in his name. But unfortunately for Jo, that meant she had to accompany Dante as his chosen maiden. Keeping his words, Dante talked to the former Alpha and freed Mina and Daya from the hunt. However, the two fairies decided to spend a week with Jo while a messenger was being sent to the fairy kingdom to have them picked up. Now she had to squeeze them into the shared accommodation. There were already three people in a single room, with the two fairies, it was going to be even more crowded.'Polly is going to kill me. And also, where the heck will I get a dress for the feast later, damn it', Jo wondered in frustration.As she neared the shared accommodation, she heard someone crying. Immediately she rushed inside to see Lucy bawling her eyes out.'What's wrong Lucy? Are you okay? Did som
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE AVOID S.EX SCENE IF YOU CANNOT READ DARK SCENES. *Same night of the feast*‘Daya puked on a guy she was kissing once’, Mina teased the pink fairy who saw rage and tackled her friend. Within seconds, the two fairies were engaged in a playful fight while Lucy watched on laughing. She felt bad remembering the earlier mistake and ruining the book for Jo. In fact, this was the first time Lucy had enjoyed something in her life. Jo had already changed her life so much for the better and she was grateful for that. Lucy knew she will probably ask for Jo’s forgiveness again even though Jo had already said it was okay. Afterall, Jo trusted her enough to share her secret. ‘Hey, Lucy’, Mina called her as the two fairies finally stopped fighting and straightened their hair and clothes.‘Hmmm, yes?’‘You should have totally seen the royal General earlier taking down the demons!’, Mina squeaked remembering Dante from the hunt ground. Daya shook her head up and down vigorously agr
Lucy's heart was hammering against her chest and she could hear herself palpitate. She walked slowly towards Jayden, who was watching her closely with his piercing emerald eyes and dark locks of hazel hair falling on his intimidating face. Once Lucy was within arms reach, Jayden pulled her towards him, making her sit on his naked lap. Lucy instantly blushed and tried to hide the redness in her cheeks. But Jayden stopped her hands from covering her face as he cupped her face gently. Lucy had never seen Jayden be gentle with anything in her life. He had always been the serious and conservative Alpha who would do anything for the pack's pride and name. Sure, he had many bed warmers but he always put pack business first, no matter what. Jayden saw Lucy's finger wound as he brought it close to his lips, placing light kisses on it, ''Be careful next time little mate. How can you be so clumsy every time?'. Lucy was conflicted with Alpha Jayden's changing personalities. One moment, he was t