Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 82 I would kill anyone that tried to take our freedom.

The sky was still dark when Doris rose the next morning. She bundled up against the harsh temperatures and brought extra clothes and a cloak in a small bag. No one was awake when she stepped out of her cabin and treaded towards the woods behind her cabin. The absolute silence was strange. Only her steps that crunched in the snow made a sound and made her feel as if she was completely alone in the world. She supposed she was, in a way. Doris walked down a path she had taken many times before. The air was still and calm, no sense of a storm was brewing but she wanted to make sure she stayed close to a path she knew well enough in case one came. Once she was far enough away from the camp, she broke off the trail and found a wide clearing between the tall trees. She set her bag down and stood in the center to look up at the sky. The sun was just barely starting to rise. The grey skies had a bit of blue and yellow mixed in. She inhaled the fresh air and felt her head almost spin from it all. She didn’t normally enjoy morning air, she preferred the smell of the night. “I know why you’re out here. You realize I can hear your conversations, right?” Cordelia spoke up in her mind. Doris almost flinched and looked around, but held herself firm enough not to make a fool out of herself again. She had to get used to this. This voice was a part of her, as strange as it was to admit Doris laid out a small blanket and sat atop it with her legs crossed. Come to a compromise they told her. “I thought we could get to know each other a bit more.” Doris said out loud. “I already know everything about you and all of your desires. Even the ones you try to hide away.” Cordelia said with a laugh. Doris pressed her cold hands to her cheeks to prevent a blush. It didn’t matter if she knew everything about her. No one would be able to speak to her anyway. “Okay, then I came out here to learn about you. I’m new to all of this, I don’t know what it is I’m supposed to be doing.” Doris admitted. “That’s obvious. You can’t get away with acting clueless forever, my dear Doris. Sooner or later I’m going to call your bluff.” “I wish I was acting!” Doris huffed and closed her eyes. She wished she could see her as she spoke instead of staring at trees or darkness. It made her feel a bit crazy. “I know you want to be with your mate.” Doris said after a breath. “I know you want me to curl up to William and bow down to his needs, but it’s not like that.” Cordelia scoffed, the sound was loud and harsh against her ears. “It can be if you weren’t resisting so much. Our mates are made for us for a reason. If you let me be with mine, I would be more willing.” “I know you would.” Doris sighed and rubbed her head. Already a headache was forming. “Please understand that William and I are not a good match. He hates me  tr more than you think. He hates the very idea of a mate and he refuses to end up with

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give up a sense of her power for Doris to have. “Yes.” Cordelia finally said. “You understand there’s no promises. don’t you? This potential love you want would be doomed from the start. He’s a prince and I am only ever going to be a maid to him. I can’t force him to love me and I can’t force myself either.” Cordelia sniffed. “I wouldn’t sell yourself short. I have seen several princes turn their heads for you over the years.” Doris rolled her eyes and stood before she slid off her jacket and shoes. With a shaky breath, she held out her arms. “I call to you, Cordelia.” Doris swore she heard a laugh before Cordelia took over every inch of her body all at once. She doubled over and watched in horror as her arms cracked from human arms to those of a wolf. White fur coated her legs and her back hunched over as her bones  cracked until she formed into a wolf once again. The pain of every inch of her bending and breaking until