Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

#Chapter 22 A little more

The wind cooled her warm skin as Doris detached her cloak. This time she I didn’t hear anyone follow her and there were no signs of life out here —further from the clearing she usually left her cloak at.

Doris still wasn’t sure if that messenger boy was following her or if he just so happened to run into her time and time again. It was a large palace, Doris rarely ran into the same servant twice when she was in the halls. His charming kindness was one thing, but it was a much bigger thing if he started to follow her.

“Twice as much as before.” Cordelia said suddenly, pulling Doris out of her thoughts. “I want to see if you can handle it. Don’t be surprised when I yank it back without warning.” “Okay.” Doris breathed. She closed her eyes and let her wolf take over her body. The pain shot through her and didn’t stop until it was Cordelia’s paws she saw on the ground.

“Remember to let go if you feel it is too much.” Cordelia warned. Doris wanted to roll her eyes at her wolf. She wasn’t sure if her wolf was trying to scare her or if she really thought Doris would forget her instructions.

All at once, her blood felt as if it was electrified. It went from her head to her toes in a zap that refilled her energy instantly. Before she knew it, she had taken off in a run that made bushes almost rip from the ground when she passed. She was like a storm passing through all of these trees. Her fur glowed a little, but it was hard to tellin the daylight. It didn’t matter, Doris knew that it was shining even if she was the only one that could see it.

Her feet pounded against the ground and left large prints in her haste. “Eventually, you will learn to move without making a single trace.” Cordelia said to her unasked question.

Doris knew she had never gone that fast, not even the last time she was allowed a bit of power. It took her almost half the time to reach the top of the mountain where she always liked to stop and look at the palace behind her.

The most surprising part was how her breath was even, it was fine. It felt like she hadn’t been running at all.

“Good.” Cordelia said. “Your first lesson was to learn how to listen to your surroundings, do you hear them now?”

away and the sound of a large animal making

I can hear everything still. It sounds so far away and so close at the same time.” Doris said quietly. She changed to the thing she wanted to focus on several

vicious and will do anything to kill their opponent in desperate measures. Your power as a

than an

gave you enough today to take down a few trees to start. Why don’t you practice on some and see how it

a small clearing with trees around it as

Her claws extended and she slashed her paw out at the skinny tree before her mind could even register what she was doing. The tree fell down flat against the earth

that?” Doris breathed. Tree looked as if it was in shreds and she barely touched it. “Good. Do

swiped her paw out towards the tree but it didn’t fall like the one before. It only showed the marks

Doris. You can do it, don’t be light on

and tried again. This time, the tree went down with a thick thump that sent many animals hurrying away from her. Doris

and the next until all of them were brought to the ground. She wanted more. She wanted to

with a single swipe from her claws. This forest was full of so many trees— how

that’s enough.” Cordelia warned. Doris didn’t listen. She had just taken down trees taller

little and the second she did, Cordelia ripped the power from her and made her come crashing to

stopped!” Doris whimpered. She forced herself to stand on her