The Alpha King and His Human Queen

Watch Them More Closely

Sirius

“Why isn’t she dead already?” I resist the urge to throw something out of the window. Or I might as well just throw the girl sitting there before me. Say she just fell.

Cara stands nervously before me, holding her hands in her lap as if she really is the virgin that she’s pretending to be in front of everyone. She’s pretty good at it, a natural-born talent. That’s one of the reasons why I picked her up in the first place. I have an eye for those things.

“Not only she isn’t dead, “ I went on, pacing around,“ He actually took her as a bed slave. “

“But this is what you wanted, “ she says, quietly, “This is still something you can use. “

I stop pacing and prop myself on the edge of the table.

I regard Cara. She is pretty. Most of the time, she is useless and too stupid, but she is beautiful.

“Yes, “ I said, “I can still take advantage of that. But it would have been easier if he had just killed her the first time she was sent to him. “

“This was … surprising, yes, “ she says.

“Perhaps he is planning to interrogate her about me. “ I go on,“ I am sure Nathaniel believes that she is my ears and eyes. I made sure they see us together often, it must have worked. “

“But he must know she isn’t. “

Cara says, fumbling with the rim of the dress.

“Why do you say that?”

“I just…”

I push myself away from the edge and stand before her. She looks up at me innocently and I run my fingertip over her chin.

“Is there something you’ve forgotten to tell me, Cara? M?”

“No, I… Lave doesn’t think Alexandra helps you in any way, so I assume he’s told the prince so. The four of them look like they tell each other everything and the prince trusts them.” Then she corrects herself, “The king, I mean. “

I grab her by the chin and she instantly looks at her lap obediently. She looks like a small baby deer, lost in the woods. Cara is very good at leaving this impression on the others. The mask very rarely slips. I close my hand around her tighter.

“Look at me.” I instruct and she does. Cara is so docile sometimes. Too docile, even, and that gets on my nerves when she starts faking it too much. Like she does now.

“Nathaniel is not the king, “ I growl and I feel my eyes changing. “ He was never meant to be the one. This is just temporary until I regain my control over the throne. Am I understood?”

“Yes, Your Majesty, “she whispers.

“I didn’t hear you. “ I say, slowly and she speaks again, louder.

“Yes, Your Majesty. You are the rightful heir of the throne. “

“That’s right. “ I lick my lips and then let go of her.

“How much have you learned from Lave so far?” I ask and she shifts in her seat.

“He… we haven’t spent much time together since he… he is busy.

“Doing what!?”

“I … I don't know… I am just a servant and I spend most of my time in the kitchen, I don’t…”

I kick her chair and she flinches so hard she almost jumps form her seat.

“I am not paying you extra to tell me you are just a servant, do you hear me?”

I place my hands on the armrests of her chair and lean towards her. She is scared, I can smell the fear on her.

Fear is always a good sign. It keeps them under control. Too much freedom and confidence and they start doing what they want. Like Dana- on one hand I am glad she is dead. She had started acting on her own too often. and it was starting to become too obvious she was one of mine. I didn’t like that. It’s ironic but Nathaniel did me a favor by killing her. Too bad he doesn’t know that. Yet.

“Am I clear?” I ask again and Cara nods.

“Yes. It’s just that… we’ve only kissed a few times and that’s all. “

I snort.

“I am sure you can entertain him differently. “

Then I meet her eyes and her cheeks turn bright pink. She can even blush under a command. As I said- a natural born talent.

“Yes,” she says, quietly and I pat her cheek.

“Good girl. “

“Make sure this happens sooner and before you’ve wasted more of my time. If not- I will just have to find someone else. Do you know how easy that is? There are hundreds, no- thousands of girls like you. I can pick any girl from the slums with a pretty face like yours and she will do in days what you’ve been trying to do for months. “

I go on, pressing harder although I’m sure she got my point.

“Or do you want me to give you back to your father?”

Her entire expression changes.

“No, no… “ she says, panic blossoming on her pretty face. “No, please. I can do it. I wil. He just doesn’t tell me much. “

“Then make him!” I snap at her and her eyes fill with tears.

“Don’t make me throw you back on the streets because this is exactly where you will end up without me. “

Cara starts sobbing quietly and nods. The tears are honest, perhaps. I’m not sure.

“You owe me your life.” I remind her, “And your father hasn’t touched you since I picked you because he knows I will kill him if he does. Once I give up on you he has nothing to worry about and nothing will stop him from doing whatever he wants with you. “Cara starts crying and her whole body shakes. She must have been through some terrible things and it’s too bad for her but I also can’t feel too sorry for her fate- after all, I saved her. She has things she could not even dream of before. On top of it, we weren't born equal. This is how the world goes. There will always be low wolves and humans like her. And then there will be the ones who rule the world and dictate the borders on the maps.

You are either prey or the dominant species. It’s always been like that and there’s nothing we can do to change it.

“I can learn what Nathaniel is planning, “ she says once the sobs have quieted down.

“Good. “ I say, “Now get out of here!”

She gets up quickly and almost runs towards the door.

“Oh, and by the way, “ I call after her and she pauses, “Call one of my advisors. I have to send a message to someone in Alexandra’s household. “

Cara looks puzzled.

“Why not, “ I grin, “Maybe it would be nice to have her father come here? Or why not even her fiance? She was engaged before she came here, right?”

Her father will be delighted to see his daughter has become nothing but just a slave.

“If no one wants to attack and break this deal, I will give them a reason too. And once the war starts- oh, it will be so sad to see another prince die, don’t you think?”