The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 48

"Don't think I have forgiven you, Hugo," he growls.

"I only need the kitten's forgiveness which she already gave me," I smirk.

"What did you just call my mate?" He growls.

"Queen ...I said Queen," I roll my eyes at him.

He glares at my response.

"What's your next move?" I ask.

He tilts his head and stares at me.

"As in, what are you going to do right now about this war?" I ask.

"I'm going to rescue Maia from King Fenris," he says.

"Well, you will need my help then," I grin.

"I don't need your help," he snorts as he walks away and shifts into his wolf. He runs towards Shadowguard.

"Okay then, Alpha, whatever you say," I yell out and laugh. Then, approaching my horse, I hop on and follow him to Shadowguard village.

Alpha King Damon

I am running towards Shadowguard village. I know Hugo is following me, but I ignore him. I want to bite his head off for kidnapping Maia. If he didn't take Maia in the first place, she would be safe by my side.

We arrive at the village. I need rest to regain my strength. King Fenris and his army would have left here this morning. He is possibly near Wellmore now.

Eric mind-links me. He informs me of all the new pups that have been born, and the she-wolves are well but are all concerned about not seeing their mates again.

Tell them there is hope that we will win this war and reunite them with their loved ones soon. We have humans from West Wallow on our side who are also willing to fight this battle, declare Princess Maia queen, and dethrone King Fenris. I mind-link.

I may be able to assist Maia in claiming the throne, Alpha. After conducting some studies on elemental sprites, I discovered something intriguing this morning in a library. The royal sprite family once ruled the castle where King Fenris currently resides. Therefore, princess Maia is the rightful queen of West Wallow because her parents originally resided in and reigned from this same castle. Eric mind-links.

My jaw drops open at the new information. If the populace learns that King Fenris has no legitimate claim to West Wallow and that it rightfully belongs to Princess Maia, this may even help to end the war. I reply, then mind-link Troy with the newfound information.

Not wanting to stay at the inn, I decided to shift into my wolf form and sleep in the wilderness for the night. Twilight arrives, and I manage to sleep a few hours. I can hear the crackling of a fire next to me. I open my eyes and sit up to see Hugo sitting on the other side of the fire. I growl at Hugo.

"Be a good boy now, Alpha and Sit like a good doggie," he says in a playful tone.

I bare my teeth and growl, then run to the nearby village and return in human form carrying food.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

Picking up a loaf of bread, I aim it at Hugo's head and throw it. He looks around in confusion, then down at the bread next to him. He raises an eyebrow at me.

"You said you were hungry?" I say, shrugging my shoulders.

Hugo laughs, picks the bread up and chows it down.

"Suppose you don't have any wine on you, Alpha?" He asks.

Looking to my left, I pick the water pouch up and toss it in his direction. He catches it with one hand and takes a swig.

"Hey, this is water," he says with disappointment.

"Be lucky you even get that." I say.

While Hugo eats and drinks, a terrible thought comes to mind.

"Hugo?" I ask.

"Yes, Alpha?"

"What will King Fenris do if we don't win this war? I mean, I know he will kill any werewolves left in the land and claim Moon Crest Valley as his land. So I guess what I'm asking is what will happen to Maia? Will he kill her?" I ask hesitantly. If anyone knows of his plans, it would be Hugo.