book #1 : war of beasts

#4 David

David woke up early like always. the last few nights his dreams had been haunted by those emerald eyes. today was his twenty second birthday and he was dreading having to see his father for a celebration but at the same time it was his coronation to take over as king. his father had chosen today to step down and allow for a new reign. he was ready for this and had begun taking over many of the duties a while before but now they would all be his to do now. he was excited to take over just not thrilled to have to face his father.

the evening went without a hitch everyone in his kingdom came to watch as he knelt down being announced as the new king and then he was crowned as his father stepped down. he was now king and with that came duties that sat square on his shoulders. he was drinking a glass of whiskey when arms came wrapping around him. he went stiff as he heard her voice. " chloe what now?"

" have you decided who will be your queen now that you have finally taken over as king?" her voice made him cringe. he faked a smile as he gulped down his whiskey not wanting to entertain her and his father's attempt for him to chose her.

" I can assure you I have no intentions of having a queen. now if you will excuse me." he began stepping away from her and her claws. her touch made him cringe. " I need another drink as mine is empty." he bowed and turned away. his wolf retreated with her touch and was refusing to come back out. "I get it. she makes me cringe too. I'm sorry I ever slept with her." his wolf nodded as he curled up staying away. for the rest of the night he managed to avoid his father and Chloe. he was saying goodbye to guests he noticed his father and Chloe talking in a corner. what could they be talking about. no doubt coming up with a way to force him to mate with her. "no way" his wolf refused in his mind. he agreed with him. it was never going to happen. he left the palace to head back to his place knowing that this place was full of snakes and he wanted nothing to do with it.

he pulled up to his place and parked. when he went into the lobby he stopped by the desk to see if there were any messages. " your highness, you have a visitor. " the man at the desk whispered it nodding towards the sofa in the lobby. David turned his head and his mouth fell open. the girl that had been haunting his every dream. one look at her and their eyes locked. he felt something pulling at him causing sparks to course through his body. he was hit so hard by her sweet scent that consumed his nostrils as he reached out to steady himself on the front desk. he had been silently watching her a few times the past week but tonight was the first time since he had turned twenty two. " mate" he whispered. his wolf was howling in his head flipping and turning relentlessly. he cleared his throat closing his eyes trying to keep control of his wolf. he had to keep control of himself knowing she was human.

she stood up waiting for him to respond and then her eyes fell to the ground looking at her shoes. he wanted to see her emerald eyes. the ones that were constantly invading his mind. " I'm...s..sorry to bother you like this." he could feel her nerves oozing off of her. he smiled at her gently before saying anything.

" please don't be sorry. did you want to come up?" He motioned for the elevator hoping she said yes. he was finding her scent overwhelming him and having a harder time keeping his wolf at bay. she followed him and the ride up was silent. he watched as she looked at him through the corners of her eyes. he closed his eyes trying to stop himself from kissing her soft lips as she chewed nervously on them. damn it she was turning him on just by being here. he leaned down close to her ear as he whispered softly into it. " I'm glad you are here." he watched as goosebumps appeared and she shuttered at his words.

the elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. David walked through into a large hall in front of the doors. he nodded his head for her to follow. she closed her eyes and then stepped out. David reached for her hand and slid his fingers in hers. he felt the sparks fiercely course through him and she gasped. he knew she felt something like he did. " I..ummm. I have to tell you something." she looked around at the guards not wanting to say anything in front of them. " privately. " her voice so low he could barely hear it. he reached for his keys and opened the door allowing them to enter away from the eyes and ears of his guards. " nice place." she said as she looked around the open concept apartment. " I think your living room and kitchen is bigger than my entire two bedroom apartment. " she smiled nervously at him as he set his coat down on a chair. she followed him towards the open kitchen leaning on the island counter as he pulled two champagne glasses from a cupboard. " no alcohol for me please." she pointed towards the glasses.

he sat them both down grabbing orange juice from the fridge instead filling the glasses and handing her one. " you said you needed to talk. " he gulped the juice down quickly. " you sound serious."

she looked down avoiding his eyes not bringing her eyes back up at him. " I want you to know I don't need anything from you and I don't expect you to be involved or anything I just thought... i..it's the right thing to do." she breathed in deeply and exhaled before finishing. " I'm pregnant. I just thought you had a right to know."

"wait, your pregnant? I thought your kind couldn't get pregnant from my kind?" she looked at him confused by his statement.

" what do you mean my kind?" she looked at him unsure of what he meant. he shook his head as he realized he slipped up. crap! she is my mate. of course she can get pregnant! his hand slid down his face in disbelief.

" I just.. I was.. I was just in shock. that's all. I umm..." he paused staring into her eyes. such deep emerald eyes he could lose himself in every day. he shook his head from his thoughts. he needed to focus. " ummm, crap! there are some things we are going to need to talk about. this pregnancy it's going to be different than what you thought." he cleared his throat. not sure how to explain everything. it wasn't like he could just blurt out he was a werewolf king and she was about to have a half breed and heir to the throne. he placed his hands over his face in anticipation of her running from his apartment screaming. " I really don't know where to start. I guess I just tell you point blank?" He was unsure of himself for the first time ever. he had always been confident. he gestured for her to sit down on the couch as he sat down next to her placing his hands on her legs. he watched as she squirmed trying to keep her thighs tight. he could smell how aroused she was and he started to loose focus on what he needed to do. " my name is David. I'm a king and this baby is the next heir to the throne. I'm uh, I'm a uh. I'm a different breed than you. this baby will be a hybrid of sorts." she looked at him in shock and confusion as he tried to speak. " I'm a um werewolf king."

she laughed at him standing up from the couch. " great I slept with a guy who thinks he is king of the werewolves. look I told you that I don't expect you to be a part of the babies life. I just thought it was the right thing to do. I better go. you seem like you need rest " she started to walk away as David came up behind her wrapping his arms around her waste turning her towards him. his hand went up into her hair pushing her lips closer to his. crashing his lips down and needing her to feel how he felt right then. she went stiff then opened her mouth just enough to let his tongue roam inside her mouth exploring her sweet taste. she pulled back gasping for air.

David looked into her eyes his forehead resting on hers. " please, you are my mate. my soul mate. I need you to understand what I am and not be scared and understand that this baby will be half wolf. the pregnancy will be faster than a regular pregnancy so it's important you listen to me." he slowly released her as she stepped back.

" you can't be serious. that's stories from fairy tales meant to scare little kids into submission. "

" I assure you it's no fairy tale and I could never hurt you. we are mates." she looked at him bewildered. " I can show you proof but I don't want you to be scared of me if I do." she stepped back. he looked at her closing his eyes. " sit down. I don't want you to hurt yourself or the baby." she did as he said and slowly sat down on the couch. she felt how soft it was and he leaned down taking off her shoes to make her more comfortable. " no screaming and no running I just want you to understand what our baby will be." she shook her head and sat back pulling her legs up on the couch. he stepped away from her turning his back to her for a brief moment. he turned around and she glanced into his eyes that had turned from blue to yellow glowing as his body began to cover itself with fur. dark black hair spread across his body as he began to arch his back. a loud cracking noise sounded out as his body changed into a large black wolf bowing his head before her. he was massive and beautiful and gentle. his snout came out and nudged her on her cheek. her hand came up to touch where his scout was just touching. instinctively she reached out to run her hand through his fur and David bowed lower allowing her access to explore him.

" you are beautiful. " she whispered as she ran her hands. he couldn't help but feel proud at her words. she wasn't scared or screaming and she wasn't running away from him scared out of her mind but she ran her hands through his fur and praised him. " this is real... y..you weren't lying. oh my God I'm going to have a baby with a wolf?" she looked at him in shock and confusion as she watched him turn back to his human form. he stood there naked in front of her reaching out to wrap his arms around her pulling her closer to his chest.

" it's going to be ok. I'm here for you and I always will be." he leaned in kissing her neck and taking in her scent that drove him crazy and calmed him all at the same time. everything his mom told him about finding his mate came flooding back through his mind like a flood pooling in. his wolf growled in approval of her closeness. "mate" he whispered in David's head.

" wait you said we were soul mates. what does that mean?" David smirked into her neck breathing in one more time. " we have a lot to talk about. maybe we should start with our names and who we are?" she smiled at him sitting down once more on the couch. David pulled a throw blanket over her as he began to introduce himself. soon he saw her eyes fluttering trying to stay awake. he sat next to her on the couch wrapping her to him cuddling up to her as she fell asleep. Her name on his lips as he fell asleep next to her. "Abby " he liked the sound of it rolling off his tongue.