16. The Ordeal

ZEDKIEL.

She had remained silent, even when I took her back to my room. It was almost as if she was in shock, or too stunned to

react. I wasn’t sure.

I had seen the hatred in her eyes when

she had seen the mark and for a moment

I wondered if I did something wrong… but

she was mine, and if I wanted to mark

her, I could. But it still irked me, her. reaction, knowing that she feared and

hated me.

I haven’t given her a reason to be scared. I

haven’t ripped her to shreds. She

displayed more spunk in front of others- for others. But when it came to me, she

was terrified.

“From this day on I want your mark to be seen. Keep your hair up. I want that mark

on display.” I said coldly, wondering what the Oracle meant by ‘we meet again.’

She stared back at me unblinking, once again that intrigued me. How was she able to look me in the eye for that long and not look away? I knew the effect my powers had on people. I knew when

people looked away in fear and when it was from my powers…

Back at the ball, I had thought she had been rooted in fear when she had laid eyes on me, because, unlike everyone else, she hadn’t lowered her head to me.

“Ok.” She said quietly, looking away.

I stepped closer, and she moved back, making my eyes flash dangerously. If she was scared of me, then maybe I should really give her a reason to be terrified. I pinched her chin, snapping her head up towards me. There it was again the stark terror in her eyes.

I didn’t know what to say, so I glared into

her eyes, seeing them pool with tears and my grip tightened. “Remember, I own you.” I snarled, before shoving her away.

“Yes, I won’t ever forget that.” She whispered.

I looked down at her, and for a moment,

she reminded me of something that was

broken.

Did I do that? I didn’t hurt her… nor did I

force her… But then again, I had a talent for hurting people without intentionally meaning it.

“I’ll be in my office; you are free to roam the Castle. If anyone says anything to you, make sure you tell me.” Not waiting for a reply, I stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me.

Something about her drew me… but it

didn’t make sense… I unlocked the office

door and stepped inside, mulling over the moment when I first touched her.

I know that you find your mate by touch when both parties have shifted… but even though I thought I felt something… It was impossible, I couldn’t have felt anything, she didn’t have a wolf and neither did it make sense for an Omega to be my mate.

Furthermore, it was practically unheard of for Omegas to have mates, and of course, I wasn’t exactly a full Lycan or werewolf. I doubt I had a mate at all.

Pulling the chair out from behind my desk, I dropped into it, looking at the huge pile of reports that awaited me. I switched my computer on, raising an

eyebrow at the huge number of incoming emails. Guess people were more confident in sending me a crap load of work via

email rather than face-to-face.

growing unease and the constant attacks from the rogues, there seemed to

the other packs… making sure those living on the edge were safe. Records on deaths,

some of this stuff was allowed to sift into my personal email. Antonio was meant to have this stuff dealt with before it got

my thoughts that kept going to the way My Little Mouse

wanted her far more

went through my mind, she would quiver in fear. One day…

of hers and make her mine completely. I massaged my jaw, my mind

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down her neck.

the way it tasted…

species was taboo… I may be a hybrid, but

I got

The Blood Ritual.

the crown. We were all confident that it would be me, and so was

I knew my name was upon that throne, unofficially,

would become official.

here, and although we didn’t feel the cold much, it now

just the material wrapped around my waist… either way, I almost shivered because of

shut with an ominous

looked ahead.

down at the dark water of the Lake of Truth, running with the blood of our sins… The water

red…

place that

in

of our eighteenth birthday… This was where I’d shift.

royal alpha

had been beneath the

for centuries and only ones with royal blood could enter. Something that

seeping through at

treading. Almost as

awaken the Chamber.

its ethereal power… the bodiless

It felt like the very cave

The chamber would look into

soul…

near the river, where the moonlight

that would soon turn

waited.

not only will I shift but I will

moon shifted slightly, casting its ray of light down through the

It was time.

at the moon, waiting for it to take on the red hue, hearing

Any moment now…

wasn’t a pure-blooded Lycan, I held confidence in my beliefs

that crown… still the one

be the Alpha of Alphas.

bell rang as the clock

twelve but instead of

a crimson red – thick, dark clouds shrouded the originally bright moon, taking on a faint red edge, but then, suddenly,

wind ripped through the Chamber making

my eyes flashing red as

on? This wasn’t normal. Something was

the

ripple faster. Suddenly, a

appeared in the water’s reflection.

as if whatever it

grip upon me.

was huge, its eyes holding a

wolf. This

my mind, tearing through my brain

made for the mortal

head, but the voice came from

blood of the impure is like a

heed this

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braced on the floor, the sharp stone was biting

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