His Rebellious Lycan Queen

Chapter 6

(Queen Luciana POV)

"Nero!" I called as he barred his teeth at me. He looked vicious, his dangerously glowing eyes staring right into my soul.

At this point, I didn't know what to do. Should I approach him? Will he recognize me?

The man in front of me is now completely controlled by his inner wolf. There is a chance that he might recognize me as his mate but still, we can't be sure.

"Hey, calm down Nero. It's alright." I tried to talk to him again. I slightly released my pheromones hoping he could recognize me.

For a moment he froze. He looked cautious but he tilted his head and stared at me.

A few seconds later, he started to take very slow steps to me, his dangerous red eyes not leaving mine. I knew his beast recognized me.

I slowly sat down on the grass, adjusting my dress but making sure I didn't move too much. He stopped a few inches away from me and I raised my hand hoping he will come to a step forward to touch it.

To my luck he did as I hoped, nuzzling his nose to my hand. I relaxed my body as he moved closer to me.

His wolf was huge, almost up to my height.

"Good boy." I smiled scratching his head. I ran my hand over his silky mid-night fur enjoying the sparks. "Your human will not like it if he knew this." I laughed making the wolf tilt his head.

A wolf is the inner spirit of a human. They share a bond with us through emotions. It is rare for a wolf to take control over a human body and in most cases, they follow up with humans going unconscious.

Suddenly a series of ruffling was heard. Both our heads snapped in the direction.

Nero growled and jumped in front of me, his whole body covering me from the sight.

"Your highness!" "Alpha!" "OH my god!" "A beast!"

A series of shouts were heard. I loosened my strained shoulder knowing who they were.

But that wasn’t the case with Nero. He barred his teeth at them, his eyes once again glowing.

Most of them looked at Nero in fear. I mean they can't be blamed. There was a deformed body a few feet away from us and Nero was covered in its blood.

Not a very pleasant sight.

"Relax, Nero. They are friends." I tried to calm him down but the wolf was not having it.

"Your highness, are you ok?!" His brother, Alpha Kennedy shouted as I reached my head a little and looked at him.

"Yes, I am." I responded calmly. But Nero turned and growled to his own brother.

"We may need to wait until he calms down." I voiced.

"No, that will take a long time. He can stay active for a long time especially now he has a purpose of protecting his mate." the brother told as I looked at the wolf growling lowly.

"Then what do we suggest?" James hissed his voice filled with anger. "The queen is in danger!"

"My brother will never hurt his mate." Alpha Kennedy replied glaring at him.

"Stop it. You are agitating the wolf." I growled as the both of them turned silent. Surely the beast's growl increased twice thinking of a potential threat.

"Alpha Kenney?" I called to which he immediately responded.

"Yes, your highness?"

"Does this happen often?"

He frowns and shakes his head with a sigh.

"No. It only happens when he feels very frustrated. He always had a very bad temper..." he said as I shrugged.

"Clearly." I mumbled looking at the wolf that was busy looking from one person to another.

"So he can control his anger often but it seems like he lost all control seeing you get hurt." he continued making me nod my head.

A part of me was happy. He cares enough to go out of control for me.

It was the first time somebody cared about her sincerely. Surely I have a few people who cared about me for me but something about him made me feel safe.

Call it the magic of the mate bond but that is all I have. I have no one to call family. No one who makes me feel I belong to. Someone to share my true fear and deepest secrets.

"We will have to sedate him." the Luna said to which the alpha agreed.

"But there is no way we get near him without putting a risk on the queen." the alpha replied in worry.

"Leave that to me." James said as he snapped his finger showing a little bit of magic. He looked at me, silently asking for my permission.

I was a bit hesitant but I knew it was the best way. When I gave him a nod he smirked before looking at the wolf.

He took a step forward, his eyes glowing bright silver.

He started to chant his spell before raising his hand. The wolf became cautious and growled protectively moving closer to me.

Magic seeped through his fingertips flowing smoothly. I could feel a weird sensation as though I was hearing a sound of a lullaby coming from it.

Everyone around felt into trace waiting to be the victim of the spell. But it is only completed on the one who is hit by the beam.

Nero barred its teeth. He knew it was coming in his direction. He looked ready to move but for some reason, he didn't.

Maybe because I was behind him?

The magic beam hit him and the wolf growled falling to the ground. His red eyes started to droop sleepily. He was still growling as if it would keep him awake.

The maids ran to me, helping me stand up.

"Are you ok your highness?" "Did he hurt you?!" "That was scary." they commented as they surrounded me.

"Look at the dress! It's a mess!!"My eyes went to Melissa who was frowning at the now muddy skirt.

"Typical Melissa." I smiled as she rolled her eyes.

"I am sure your mate won't hurt you, your highness. If anything it would have been us who are likely to be killed." she commented before trying to scrub a muddy stain on my dress.

"How can you be so sure?" James butted in as the latter turned to him with a raised eyebrow.

"They are mates."

"So?"

"So he will not hurt her."

I sighed as the two once again starts to bicker. They are always like this. It's almost as if they are some married couples.

I would be lying if I say I don't secretly ship these two.

My eyes went to Nero.

Alpha Kennedy and his family surrounded the wolf which was slowly losing consciousness. Nero tried hard to stand up but it was only for a few minutes.

His legs shook as he once again falls to the ground frustrated.

I walked past the quarreling duo and stopped in front of my mate and his family. They all bowed to me asking if I was alright.

"I am sorry for what happened, your highness." Alpha Kennedy said as I smiled and shook my head.

"It is alright." I replied before looking at my mate. "Besides it made me happy seeing my mate protect me."

"My dear mate." she kneeled down to the midnight wolf's level and put her hand on his cheek. His eyes were now blue indicating the human was in control.

His breath was unsteady and I could hear how fast his heart was beating.

There was no denying the feeling we have for each other. The mate bond shows us the path to our mate. It is our choice to choose or reject them.

Love cannot be forced yet the feeling the bond gives was too much to ignore.

I thought leaving him was the right choice. I thought freeing him from my toxic life was the best thing I could do.

Moon Goddess…..I wish I wasn’t this stubborn.

I smiled at the sleepy wolf.

"From now on you will be my protector." I voiced earning gasps from around.

"What?! You are joking!" James voiced but I didn’t look at him.

"This is the order from your queen." I said as the wolf gave out a weak growl.

I looked up at everyone. "Does any one of you have objections?" I raised one of my eyebrows.

This time James was silent. I knew he didn't like the idea but he had no say in it.

"Good." I said before looking down at Nero.

"From now on you will be by my side." I raised my hand over the back of his hand before releasing my power.

A mark of servitude to the queen appeared on his paw as he growled in pain. I smiled satisfied at the symbol that appeared on his hand.

His eyes closed and his heart beat starts to calm down. I ran my hand over the soft fur.

"Sleep, my mate."