Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
One by one, the pack members went down on their knees at the sight of Thane with the crown on his head. He was in nothing but the red robe, yet he looked intimidating as ever.
He was an epitome of pure power. He came to a stand on the Dias, Bailey by his side, just about where I was supposed to be.
“Today a new king emerges, chosen by the moon. He gives you an option for each and every member of this pack. Knowing your Alpha is dead, would you return back to the Nightshade pack, as it had been, or would you prefer a new leader elected to rule this pack?” Bailey presented.
Commander Felix walked forward.
“If I may, my king,” he began with a bow. “The Newblood pack could run into total poverty if not presented with a good leader with influence, and we have none of that. We agree to become a part of the Nightshade pack, as it had been before the split.”
“And do you all agree to that?” Bailey questioned
There was a chorus of yesses, almost like they had planned it out.
“We would become one; we would be stronger than we had ever been; unity would reign amongst us all,” Thane proclaimed. “I would like to introduce you to my mate, your queen.” Thane began, and there was just this part of that insecurity that had always been there, nowa real thing. This was it; this was the end.
But then, Thane eyes met mine for the first time today, and I was left breathless. “She would always be a part of me, a beacon of hope. Riley Kaidon Blackwood”
It took a moment for me to register; it was my name. He verbally formed a union by adding his own last name to mine.
Axel held my hands, leading me to Thane. I walked up the stairs and stopped by his right. Thane’s hands trailed down my neck, and he titled my jaw so I was staring into his eyes, those cold eyes. Then he kissed me; it was slow and passionate and then hard and demanding. I had person in the room because it was just the both of us; there was forgotten about every o and would never be anyone in between; ‘it had always been me, and Thad just been too blind to see it. Thane was undeniably mine, and he was proving that to me and to everyone watching.
The contract would have come to an end some weeks from now, but what we had was beyond the white pages.
Finally out of breath, I pulled away, but his hands held me close.
“Now do you believe me?” he whispers into my ear.
“Yes. Yes I do.“.
Chapter One Hundred and Fille
“I would show you to your room, beta,” Bailey said, and Axel gave her a nod; he seemed lost in thoughts. “Right there, I am sure you would love it,” she assured.
“Thank you. Thane… Alpha Thane, if I may?”
“Of course, and the title wouldn’t be necessary, Axel.” Thane said with a smirk, which Axel returned.
“You know, with you being the King,
you being the King, maybe I should call you by that title,” Axel mused.
“No such thing, and that’s an order.”
Axel left us, but Bailey tagged along, “I have a special gift for you, Alpha,” she says, leading us to a different room. She pushed open the door, and we walked in. There was a red curtain shielding what was inside the room; only when the curtain was moved out of the way did I see what was beyond.
Women. So many women of different skin color, shape, and hair color, but they had one thing in common: they were all strikingly beautiful and completely naked.
“You do know I have a Luna, right?”
“It is no big deal; she would never be enough for you and is not an insult; you will need more of them to attend to your every need if you want her to last longer for you. I am sure she wouldn’t be bothered about this.
“I wouldn’t be needing them,” Thane says, walking out of the room.
“Not now. But soon. This is the life every king gets to enjoy.”
“I appreciate your thoughtfulness, Bailey, but I would return to my room now, and you should do the same.”
“Alpha, you seem to have forgotten that you owe me a lot. We made a deal, and I’ve done my own part.”
“I haven’t forgotten, Bailey,” Thane said to her.
The elder’s gaze traveled to me. “Shocking that you aren’t his true mate,” she whispers, Before walking away.
Thane led me into our room.
I should have asked what exactly this deal he had with the elder was, but if she had said it in front of me, no doubt she had wanted to plant some kind of suspicion in my mind; this time I wouldn’t fall for that. Thane had shown me over and over again that I was special to him.
“I’m sorry you had to see that,” Thane said to me
“It is fine” I replied, “I kind of expected it; you are a king now and…”
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
“Don’t Riley, the title doesn’t change who I am. I am still Thane.”
“Back there… I thought you were going to change your mind about me.”
“You did, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I was back to that same moment when Ryker announced another woman as his mate.”
“Riley you are the one I want, and do you want to know why.”
“Yes,” I gasped.
“I
“Because all my life, there was never a person that penetrated into me like you did Riley; you made me feel things that I had never felt before and it started when I saw your pic. I am not perfect, but you never once stop caring. I can’t stop thinking about you, and I discovered that I want you, all to myself. I love you, Riley, and I am sorry it took me this long to discover that.‘
