Awakened Beast

chapter 11

Edited.

The Lycan King Depp’s P.O.V

All the time we were travelling in the car I could hear what she was thinking and it made me wonder if she knew that I could hear her thoughts. Being the Lycan king had its perks and I could read anyones thoughts if I wanted to. After scaring her like I did at the coffee shop it made me wonder if she was still scared of me, so I listened in and I was so glad to hear that she had never slept with anyone. I didn’t like it when she said about kissing and feeling another man, but we didn’t know each other then and we didn’t know that we were mates, so I had no reason to argue about it or hold it against her, especially when I’ve had my fair share of women, so I couldn’t give a rats ass about what she did in her past. It did however make me chuckle when I heard her thinking about my butt and running her hands through my hair, I loved that part. We finally arrived at the castle and everyone was running around, trying to get a peek of my mate, their queen, but once I got out of the car they all stopped what they were doing and stood back. None of them wanted to get into trouble, but at the same time they wanted to see her and I couldn’t blame them for that. This was all new to them and they never thought that I would ever find my mate, they thought that I would have to take a chosen mate, but I didn’t want that. I knew I only had three years left and at the end of that time I would have to pick one, but now that my mate was here I didn’t have to do that. I walked around the car and opened the door for her, holding out my hand. She took it and I helped her step out, then held her hand as we walked toward the castle. Brie looked around as everyone bowed their heads to her, giving her the respect that she deserved and I knew that this was all new to her, but I hoped that she would love being here. When we walked up the many steps to the castle the doors opened and my Beta and best friend, Johnny, were smirking from ear to ear.

“Brie, I would like for you to meet my best friend and Beta, Johnny. We have been friends ever since we were just little pups. Johnny, this is my mate and queen, Brie.” I said, introducing them and Johnny stood there smiling at her, then bowed his head.

“It's a pleasure to finally meet you, my queen. Your mate, our king, has been searching for you for so many years and I am happy that he has finally found you or you found him.” Johnny said, winking at Brie and I rolled my eyes at him.

“Did you get her room prepared? She will be staying in the room beside mine until she learns to trust me. I don’t want to rush things with her, especially as she has a long road ahead of her. We also need to get the pack doctor here to run some tests on her.” I said, mind-linking him.

“Way ahead of you, friend. He will be here tomorrow morning around nine in the morning, so she will be able to get her rest tonight. Her room is ready, so if you want you can show her yourself.” Johnny replied, winking at me.

“Oh shut up.” I said and he started laughing as he walked away.

“Come on, love, let me show you to your room.” I said, placing my hand on the small of her back and I was glad when she didn’t flinch or pull away from me. We walked to the room where the elevator was and then stepped inside. I pushed the button and the elevator doors closed before we started moving up to the very top of the castle. The doors opened and we stepped out to the sight of maids running about, trying to get everything dusted and cleaned.

“You have all done a wonderful job, please go and rest.” I said and they all bowed to me before walking to the elevator and going down to the first floor. I could feel eyes on us and then I heard a female's thoughts. Catrin, she wanted to be queen and she had a plan, which I was sure wasn’t going to work because I had read her every thought. This b***h was truly wanting to die and if she kept this up or went through with her plan then I was going to grant her wish. I opened the door to Brie’s room and let her walk inside first, then followed her in and closed the door behind us. The way she smelt and the way she looked was incredible, so incredible that I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t stand it any longer and took her hand in mine, pulling her to me. I picked her up and her legs wrapped around my waist, as I carried her to the dresser and sat her down on top of it, all the while looking into her eyes.

“I’m sorry, I wanted to take things slow with you, to gain your trust, but ever since I saw you today I have been wanting to pick you up, to feel you against me and to feel how soft your skin is. Please, don’t be scared of me, Brie, I will never hurt you and if I get angry please know that it will never be with you. I would sooner walk away from you before I ever raised my hand to you.” I said, looking into her eyes and meaning every single word. The whole time I was looking at her I was listening to that little b***h plot and plan to hurt Brie and there was no way in hell I was going to let that happen, not in this lifetime or the next.

“Catrin, if you touch a single hair on your queen's head, if you ever try to hurt her then I will have your head in my hand. I will pull your eyes out with a fork and I will set your ass on fire, then shove your head firmly up it. Is that clear?” I said, mind-linking her and I heard as she gulped hard.

“Y…yes, my king. I'm so…sorry.” Catrin replied and I shut the link off. I looked at my beautiful mate and leaned in close to kiss her, but then she moved so that my lips landed on her cheek. She giggled and then looked at me, but to my surprise she suddenly grabbed me by the hair and pulled me close to her. She smashed her lips onto mine and kissed me so deeply, with such a passion that stunned me. I broke the kiss before it went any further, even though it grieved me to do so.

“Sweetheart, take a shower or bath and relax. If you want to see me after then I’ll be here.” I whispered, my voice raspy from our kiss.

“Will you wait here until I get out of the shower? Please, please be here when I come back out.” She asked and I nodded. I went to the closet and found her a warm fluffy towel, then I found her night shorts and shirt for her. I handed them to her and watched as she walked into the bathroom. I hated seeing her leave, but I loved watching her walk away from me. Oh how I wanted to be in there with her, but I stayed in my place and waited for her to come out. I waited for almost thirty minutes and when she finally came out she had a towel wrapped around her hair and her night clothes on. She walked right past me and sat down on the bed, causing me to turn and face her, but as I did she patted space on the bed next to her.

“Will you stay with me tonight? I want you to hold me, if that's alright.” She asked and I quickly nodded.

“Of course, Brie. I would love to hold you.” I replied and took my clothes off, leaving me in just my boxers. I laid down on the bed next to her and she scooted closer to me, letting me wrap my arms around her and hold her closely to me. It didn’t take long for me to hear her light breathing and I knew that she had fallen fast asleep. I laid there just listening to her breath and watched her sleeping, until I eventually laid my head next to hers and smelled her hair. It smelled of strawberry shampoo and I had to fight every urge I had to rip her clothes off right there and then, claiming her as mine. I held her tightly in my arms as I drifted off to sleep and I still couldn’t believe that she was really here, that she was really in my arms, sleeping. My mate and queen’s here with me and I couldn’t be happier.