The King's Return

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LOGAN'S POV

It's been five years, five long years since I was crowned the king of all werewolves, the Alpha King and I must say, it has not been easy on my part.

There's always a lot to do on a daily basis and without a mate, I have no one to help me with all the work that must be done in the castle.

I have to monitor everyone and with the kingdom having new members almost every day, I don't know how long it will take for me to explode.

When my dad told me he had no intentions of becoming a king, I thought he was just joking with me. I didn't expect what he said to me.

After my stepmother's death, he became miserable and the only way for him to continue with life was only if he was going to take care of his company.

He was right, after opening a new branch here in Manchester, he became himself again, maybe not completely but he stopped being a walking zombie.

He woke up every morning and got ready for work and started working towards being himself, the man I have always admired all my life, a man I wished to become when I grow older.

His business is doing great and he is now counted among the richest men in England. Even though he has become a workaholic, it is still great seeing him taking care of himself.

Mom has been visiting ever since she got divorced and it is always great seeing her around. If it was up to me then she would visit every month but she is also busy.

I remember when dad told me the reason why he didn't want to be king, it was a day before the coronation.

Flashback..... ( five years ago)

"I don't understand dad, you are more than capable of ruling over a kingdom and you also have years of experience with people. I'm just a boy who is barely twenty years old, I have no idea what a king should do and I don't even have experience being a prince. Being a king is beyond my capabilities. Why are you giving me the throne?"

My dad looked at me as if he was trying to figure something out or trying to understand what I was saying.

"You are very good at doubting yourself do you know that?"

I just looked at him because I have no idea where this conversation is going. I've been asking myself why he would give me his throne, the throne is his and unless I have a mate and a child, he has no reason to give it to me.

In the werewolf kingdom's history, no one has ever ruled the kingdom while his/her father was still alive unless they had a mate and a son, I have none so I don't understand why my dad would give the throne to me.

"Ever since your stepmother died, I have become a mess, you may not tell me but I know fully well that I am a mess. I am not fit to be king, I don't need to be told because I know it myself.

"This kingdom needs someone like you, someone who cares about them, someone who will fight for them when needed and someone who would take this kingdom to another level.

"I'm not that person, you are and these people need you." 

End of flashback...

The following day I was crowned king and ever since then, so many werewolves have joined the pack and live in the packhouse next to the castle while others have their own homes.

I don't think there are any rogues left near the kingdom since most of them joined the pack. It was pretty hard getting them back to humanity but eventually, everything was perfect.

I used to think Aiden's pack was the biggest pack in the world, with Connor's pack coming second but I was wrong.

In just five years, this pack has become the biggest pack I've ever seen, which is expected since it is a royal pack and so many people want to belong to the royal pack.

"Your Majesty, we have four new members. A guy in his twenties, his mate and two sons. What should I do with them?"

It's like this every day.

"Bring them in Jake, I'll be downstairs in a minute."

"Will do, Your Majesty."

Ok, if there's something I'll never get used to is hearing someone addressing me as 'Your Majesty', it feels strange.

Jake is my Beta, he's African-American and I met him when I was around Connor's pack a lot. The first time I saw him he was lost, he was looking for someone named Logan Morningstar but had no idea where to start looking.

He recognised me the exact moment I spoke to him. He was running away from his pack after his Alpha killed his family.

He heard that if there was someone who could help him was me and I did, after investigating the matter.

His Alpha claimed that Jake's parents stole money from him and decided to punish them when they didn't pay him back but after a thorough investigation, it was actually his son who took the money and bought a car for his mate.

I didn't want to do anything that would affect other people so I let him go and made him promise that the next time something like that happens, he will investigate first before punishing innocent people again.

I went downstairs to check on the new members. Americans! Why would they come all the way from America to here? That I do not understand.

"Your Majesty." They slightly bowed their heads when they saw me.

"Who are you?" I have to know their story before I allow them to join this pack.

"Your Highness, I'm Blaze Decker, this is my mate Charlotte Decker and our sons, Liam and Jason."

"Ok, you're from America I can tell. Why did you come all the way here?"

"Our pack Alpha died two years ago and he had no kids, he was still young and had not met his mate. Our former Alpha had died a few months back and we were still adjusting to the changes.

"After his death, no one wanted to take his place and soon members started leaving and joining other packs and we had hoped that eventually, someone would choose to step up and lead the pack but nothing as such happened.

"We decided it was time we also moved and thought coming here would be a great idea."

I heard about that pack, I always wanted to know why no one wanted to take over.

"What about his Beta? He didn't want to take over?"

"Both our Alphas were perfect and made sure we never lacked anything. They were flawless and no one wanted to take their place. I guess everyone was worried they would destroy what the Alphas built for so many years. Who would dare try to take their place? It is very hard to replace someone who is so perfect."

I totally understand that the fear of making mistakes would always be there and that would lead to making more mistakes than one would realise.

"Welcome to the pack then, Blaze and your family. There are few family rooms in the pack house, my Beta will take you there and if you wish to build your own house then there's no problem, you can do that once you're settled." I looked at Jake. "Jake, take them to the pack house and meet me in my office after that."

"Thank you so much." I just nodded and Jake took them to the pack house. I went to the office and decided to put their names on the computer before I forgot.

I just forgot to ask their ages but that's okay, I'll ask them later.

AMIRA'S POV

"I'm tired Mira, we've been moving for two years now and now you tell me we have to move again?" My best friend Maya always complain when we have to move to a new place.

We've been to so many places and unless we work, we wouldn't be able to move at all. She decided to follow me though, I didn't ask her.

"Well, you know I hate to do this to you but my dad hasn't stopped looking for me."

"And how do you know that? We've been out of Spain for two years now so I'm confused as to how you got to know that your father is still looking for you."

"Sebastián told me. He sent me an email last night and told me that my father knows I'm in Manchester and he's planning on coming here to take me back with him."

My dad is a psycho and I know he would really take me back with him if he ever found me.

"Sebastián? Why are you still talking to him?"

I forgot to mention that Maya hates it when I talk about Sebastián.

"He's still our best friend Maya, we can't just forget him."

"Best friend? Did I hear you correctly? Who is our best friend? Clearly, you're not talking about Sebastián."

"I don't understand why you want to punish him for his brother's crimes. Julián is the one you should resent, he is the one who rejected you, not Sebastián."

"You don't need to bring up his name, you know I hate him with everything in me. Sebastián is his brother and he will always be like him. Remember what he said when we told him we were running away from home?

"He didn't even think twice before saying he was not going to come with us. He was our best friend, he should've chosen to come with us, not the other way around. I'm never going to forget that."

I was also angry when Sebastián stayed behind, he was always there for me before that but soon that anger turned into disappointment and then understanding.

I was asking him to choose between me and his family and I had no right, I'm not even his mate so why would he sacrifice his happiness with his family for me?

Sebastián is very handsome, gentle and kind. I guess it is one of the reasons why I had a crush on him while growing up.

I always prayed that the Moon Goddess blesses me with him as a mate but my prayers were never answered.

There was a time where I was convinced that he also felt the same but it was just that. He never said anything to me and I guess I was just imagining things.

I used to enjoy being around him and whenever he was around, I was always happy. I would think about him all the time.

That has changed though, in the past two years, I've learned to depend on myself and not him and being away from him has taught me that I was not really in love with him, I was in love with the idea of having him around all the time.

Maya, Sebastián and I were inseparable growing up, we were the best of friends, we did everything together and loved having sleepovers.

A lot changed when I started realising that my family wasn't a normal family. I have an elder brother, Antonío or Anthony as he likes to call himself who left home when I was barely five years old.

I used to ask myself why he left until I saw how my dad abused my mother. I used to think it would stop but it never did which is why I took the decision of running away from home like my brother.

I wanted to go to him after escaping home but he has a wife now and a daughter, I didn't want to bother him so I chose to be on my own and Maya wanted to follow me.

Maya is an orphan, her parents died in a rogue attack when we were in fifth grade and has been living with her sister ever since but her sister got married five years ago and moved to America with her mate.

She had no reason to stay behind so she came with me. She has never deserted me no matter what.

"Don't forget that Sebastián spoke with Julián on your behalf when he rejected you. You should be grateful."

"What the f**k?! I didn't ask him to speak for me, why should I be grateful?"

I can't believe this girl!

"Maya, I don't know why you're still angry at Sebastián, he fought with his elder brother for you. That should count for something right?"

"Well, I don't really know why I'm still angry with him. I think maybe it's because he doesn't want to ask you out. Sebastián is not a fool, he knows how you feel about him and yet he is being a d**k about it.

"It's been years and he is still keeping his feelings to himself. He is not your mate I know but how long will he wait for her? It's been five years since he shifted."

I've been asking myself the same thing. He has been waiting for five long years and he doesn't seem to give up.

I've been waiting for just three years and I'm already tired but when it comes to him, he won't give up.

"Speaking of him, I almost forgot about what he said. I think we should take it seriously, if my dad is looking for me then I don't think we are safe here. How about we move to London? If we get an apartment in the city then it won't be easy for him to find us and we can easily avoid any pack there."

"Why must we move to London? There's a werewolf kingdom here and I think we are safer there than in any place.

"Charlotte used to talk about it before she got married, she wanted us to move there but we never did since she found her mate and our Alpha stopped torturing her.

"My sister wouldn't recommend a shady place for me. We will call her when we get there and let her know we are finally safe and settled."

I did think about the Morningstar castle but I wasn't sure if they would accept us and also let us live in the castle since we are strangers.

I've seen its pictures and I must say the castle is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. It is so luxurious and I'm scared we would be disappointed if we go there.

My only prayer would be that if we do decide to go then they at least have a pack house where they would accommodate people like us.

I've never met any of the Morningstars in real life. I've seen the king's father Damian Morningstar on TV and in magazines, he is one of the richest people in England and his son-in-law, Aiden Black is also among those people.

Although Aiden was born rich, Mr Damian forged his way to the top and in the past years, his companies have made a lot of progress.

I've seen Princess Isabella's pictures a few times and I don't think I've ever seen such beauty in my life. She is flawless and even though she has four kids, it's like she doesn't have even one.

That's how perfect she is.

As for the king, I guess he is not a people's person and likes to have a very private life because I've never seen his pictures, not even one.

I wonder if he looks like his father or his sister. I'm sure he must be a very handsome man.

"Do you really think they will accept us? I mean we are strangers after all." I found myself asking her.

I wonder what it must be like to be a billionaire. The king has everything, a castle, wealth and a perfect family. To top it all, he is a king. Royal blood runs in his veins, it must be nice.

"We can never know until we go there."

I guess she is right, there's no harm in trying.