The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 45

Everyone is in shock and confused at my words.

"The werewolves don't want a war. They don't want harm brought on you all. They are kind, loving creatures that will even protect you. They even offer safe passage through my forest to those who don't want to fight, for those who want to live peacefully,"

The guards are approaching me as they push villagers out of the way.

"How do you know this?" A villager yells.

I can hear King Fenris is angry, telling the guards to hurry themselves up.

"I know this because..." I look around. I know I was about to faint. The soldiers are only a few meters away from me. Just hang in there, Maia. You can do this. I take a deep breath and yell as loud as I can.

"I know this because I am Alpha King Damon's mate and Luna. I am the Queen of Moon Crest Valley,"

I summon fire in my hands and throw the flames toward the soldiers coming toward me. The villagers gasp, and they begin to bow to me again. After bowing, the villagers turn and push the soldiers away from me, but the soldiers strike them with their swords. A circle of around twenty soldiers suddenly surrounds me. King Fenris keeps his eyes on me with a glare. Summoning the wind, I push the soldiers back. I then summon the fire again and throw spheres of flame toward them. My knees buckle, and I fall to the ground. I try to stand up, but I feel too weak and unsteady. Clink, clink. King Fenris snaps the iron cuffs on my wrists. Dizzy and with no strength left, I fall to the ground into darkness.

I wake to see it's now twilight. I'm in a tent.

"Well, my love, you have decided to finally wake up." King Fenris says as he approaches me.

I turn my head to see King Fenris with fury on his face.

He is carrying a candle allowing some light. I'm chained in a chair, and my wrists are cuffed with iron.

Feeling a swift sting on my right cheek, I cry out in pain. King Fenris has slapped me across the face.

He grabs my hair and yanks my head up, forcing me to look him in the eyes.

"You think you can turn my people against me?" He snarls.

"Your little stunt earlier cost a lot of villagers to be killed while others were whipped back into their places."

"You are mine Maia, and you will be my queen and not his. And you will have my heirs and not his, even if it means having you wear iron cuffs for the rest of your miserable life," he sneers, then forcefully kisses my mouth, still holding my face.

I bite his lip as hard as I can. He cries out and slaps me across the face again, and storms off.

The next morning, the army finished packing their tents and replenishing themselves. My face is throbbing. I know my cheek is red, and I still feel weak and now hungry. I haven't seen King Fenris since he slapped me last night. He walks in, not saying a word, and begins to unchain me from the chair but leaves the iron cuffs on. His bottom lip is swollen, with a chunk of his lip missing. I am trying not to smirk at my work of art. He lifts me over his shoulder and towards his horse. He sits me at the front and hops on sitting behind me. Soldiers pack his tent up while he gallops his horse over to the well and fills his water pouch. He has a drink and then attempts to put the water pouch in my mouth. I turn my head, refusing the drink. He grabs my face and forces the opening of the pouch into my mouth,

"Drink." He commands.

I choke on the water as he pours too much at once into my mouth. Then we gallop back to the army, ready to leave. Villagers are shocked at my red cheek, knowing King Fenris is the cause and to see I am now in cuffs. Even some of the soldiers in the army stare angrily at King Fenris. Sir Hugo in the army of soldiers gives me a look of pity. I take notice of him discreetly slipping away back towards the village.

King Fenris shouts at the villagers and warns them not to approach me nor try to attack his soldiers, or else no one will be spared, and they will all be killed this time. They all stand back and look down in guilt for not being able to help me.

We leave Garnet Falls and gallop towards the next village, which makes me realise we are now closer to my forest.