The Wolf Guardians

Chapter 7: The Night Intruder

Rosella’s POV

“Ro! Ro! Rosella!”, I heard Nora calling out my name. I giggled at her.

“Rosella! Do not go far!” Nora shouted again.

I smiled at her thoughts. I knew she was protective of me, so was Lucy. I knew they would be nearby and they would be here if I needed them. They always liked to release their wolves. They would be running around a certain area so that they could protect me if required. I still had not been shifted. Hence only thing I could do was to roam around.

I was in the woods, near the castle. The sun was shining brightest! I always liked to be here, in this part of the woods. It always made me feel safe and secured. I touched that old pine tree that had witnessed us growing up around its shade. My mother always used to bring me here. This is one of those fainted memories I could still remember.

The gentle breeze was touching my face and my untied hair. I looked upwards, towards the sun, to feel the sunlight on my face. I inhaled a deep breath, closing my eyes. If it were up to me, I would have never left this place.

Suddenly I felt that the heat was gone. I opened my eyes. The sun was covered by some dark clouds. I thought I should go back. Now it might rain at any instant. I started to head back, but I lost my way. I realized I was no longer in the kingdom.

“Nora! Lucy!”, I shouted their name for help.

“Nora! Are you there?”, I yelled again. But nobody responded.

Suddenly I felt some movements near the bushes. I took a few steps back. Then I saw them. A bunch of rogues! They looked inhuman. Just like before. I ran. I wanted to run away from them, to some safe place.

I ran for so long! I thought I lost them. But where was I? I was still in the woods, though it was different. I was not familiar with this area either. All at once, I saw a lady. A beautiful young lady with gray blond hair. Her eyes were the lightest shed of the blue I have ever seen. She was wearing milky white peplos. A beautiful diamond crown was placed on her head. She had a pure aura around her.

“Here you are! I have finally found you. Run, my child! Follow his voice,” she told me with her warm voice.

“Whose voice? Pardon me, but who are you?” I asked her, but she disappeared. I suddenly felt that I was not alone there. My wolf senses claimed they were not friendly at all. I started to run again.

“Princess! This way,” I heard a voice.

That was so familiar, but I could not find whose it was. I followed the voice. There was darkness everywhere. I sensed I am being chased again. There were rogues! And also some others. But none of them was friendly.

“Catch her and chain her,” I heard one of them saying.

 I did not know which way I was going. Darkness took over everywhere. I was exhausted. I could not run anymore! My legs are about to give up. I suddenly tripped on something and then I woke up!

As soon as I sat on my bed, I struck a hard wall or something similar, hurting my nose. I opened my eyes but could not see a single thing. Where was I? Was I still dreaming? I tried to think. I was in the Western castle, inside my room. I was still panting. And then suddenly I realized a very familiar scent. Fresh rain with a hint of mint. Along with that, two muscular arms curled around my torso.

“Alpha king!”, I murmured. My heart was pounding. I could not understand what was going on.

“Calm down, princess. It is all right now,” he whispered in an assuring voice, brushing my back softly.

It helped me to relax. I did not know for how long I was in that position. I took a few deep breaths and then I realized everything! I was hugging the alpha king again! Out of nowhere, he was inside my room in the middle of the night. The whole thing was very awkward.

I placed my palm on his hard rock-like chest to pull away, but he did not let go of me. His grip on my frame tightened.

“Alpha king!”, I called him softly.

“Edward! It's Edward for you”, he replied in a husky tone. I was silent for a few moments.

“Please let go of me, my king! This is not appropriate,” I pursued him in a very low tone.

“Edward, princess. It is Edward for you.”, he muttered.

“Let me hold you a little longer, princess”, he whispered again in my ears. There were exhaustion and sadness in his voice.

His head was resting on my shoulder, sending sparks all over my body. I never had been that intimate with any male before. All these feelings were foreign to me. Suddenly I noticed his muscles started to relax. Was he tensed for something? I had noticed that maximum days he went out early from the castle and returned just before dinner time. After a few more seconds, he pulled off. But his face was only a few inches away from mine. His deep blue eyes were looking into mine. His hair was disheveled. There were creases in the shirt he was wearing.

“Did you have a bad dream, princess?” He asked me gently. His eyes showed so many emotions, one after another.

“Yes, my king”, I mumbled, looking down to avoid his eye contact. But he held my face up by my chin and made me look into his eyes again.

“It’s Edward”, he reminded me again. I looked into his hypnotic eyes for a few moments.

“Pardon me, but this is not appropriate for you to be here at this late hour.”, I breathed. He looked at me with amusement. Then he chuckled.

“This is my castle, princess. Do you think I need anyone’s permission to be somewhere?”, he declared with a crooked smile.

 It was indeed his castle, and I am the one who was an outsider. Why did I even say something like that? Even so, this hour was not convenient. Did he mock me?

“But the time is not that convenient,” I murmured. He chuckled again.

“Little naïve princess! Don’t you know anything?”, he questioned again, out of amusement. I had never seen him like that before. He was always cold and expressionless. I wondered if he was alright or if he had consumed some alcohol.

“Princess, do you trust me?” He asked suddenly in a very warm voice, caressing my cheek softly. I looked at him for a moment and then nodded my head in agreement.

“Then close your eyes”, he added with a warm smile on his lips.

I looked at him for a moment and closed my eyes.

“Don’t move”, he asserted.

I waited in the same position. I felt he came closer to me. I could feel his breaths on my nose. Then I felt his forehead leaning on mine.

I opened my eyes at an instant widely. I saw his face was an inch apart from mine. His eyes were still closed. There was a smile on his lips.

“Edward!”, I whispered without moving back.

“Don’t talk, princess.”, he spoke huskily on my lips.

“Close your eyes”, he ordered again. How did he know? His eyes were still closed.

I closed my eyes. Now his nose was touching mine. I could feel tingles running through my skin.

“I always wanted to do this, princess. Since the day I first saw you. Since the day we met. Please don’t stop me tonight,” he said again on my lips.

Suddenly his lips sucked my bottom lip softly.

“I always wanted to do this…”, he declared again huskily.

Then he sucked my bottom lip again and again for a few more times. I was surprised by his action. Before I could do something, he held the back of my head and started to suck my lips intensely. Then he licked my bottom lip and bit it playfully. I felt thousands of butterflies inside my stomach. These feelings were foreign to me. I did not know what to do.

I heard him chuckling on my lips. Then he again sucked my lips, caressing my cheek with one hand while another holding the back of my head to restrict my movement. His hand traveled from my cheek to my waist and he pinched my waist. I gasped for that moment. He was waiting for that. He slipped his tongue inside my mouth at that instance.

His tongue was inside my mouth. It seemed like he was devouring every inch of my mouth. He sucked my tongue, licked it along with my lips. I did not know for how long he did that. It was something different. Sparks were everywhere inside me. I started to like every touch of his lips by every passing second.

After a few minutes, he pulled back. He kissed me for the first time! He stole my first kiss! I became red thinking of that.

“You taste so sweet, princess.”, Edward muttered, caressing my cheek. His forehead was resting on mine again. He had removed his hand from the back of my head already. His nose was touching mine.

“Don’t be so shy, princess”, he added again. I became redder after hearing that.

“I have to leave now, princess. You have no idea what you do to me. If I stay any longer, I would not be able to resist myself anymore,” he spoke again with a chuckle before pulling away.

“Good night, princess”, he mumbled, looking into my eyes, kissing my forehead before leaving my room.

I kept sitting in the same position, for I did not know how long. I unconsciously touched my lips once. That should not be right! I should have saved it for my mate! But again, why it did not feel wrong for a single moment!