Legend Of The Moon Princess
Episode 23

Jeremiah’s POV

I was sitting in my office listening to my uncle’s proposal. He is not the kind of person I want to speak with often. I only put up with him because he is family, but he is just so stuck in the dark ages. He wants me to take this girl, Sonia, as a chosen mate to produce an heir in my bloodline. Even with three younger sisters, the first male heir has the strongest and purest bloodline.

Sonia seems like a nice woman, but she seems to be unhappy with this proposal. She has kept her head down, along with her eyes, and she has not said a word throughout this whole meeting. “Well Sonia, what do you wish to do?” I ask her. My uncle shot me a confused look. “Why do you need to know, my boy? She is the perfect candidate, and she will do what she is told.” Uncle Lester said with a smirk on his face. ‘Over conceited bastard.’ Logan hissed in my mind.

Just like werewolves and other shifters, vampires have another soul that dwells within our bodies as well. They are known as our inner vampires. They look exactly like us, but with paler skin, fangs elongated, and eyes that are red. Unlike when a shifter shifts into their other half, we vampires don’t change on the outside. Our eyes would turn red and our other half would take control. Almost like putting our body on autopilot.

Logan has always hated my Uncle Lester, and I wasn’t a big fan of him myself. “I asked her because this is not something I will force on some woman you had scared into submission to you. I need a woman that is strong to stand on her own, no matter what happens.” Then for some reason, I thought about that rogue that my brother-in-law Robert told me about. Even with silver chains around her limbs and neck, she fought the strength of about 15 of my best fighters that aided my brother in the search for his daughter last night. I internally shake my head. ‘Why am I thinking about a rogue that I haven’t even seen yet.’

I was brought out of my thoughts when Uncle Lester decided to laugh. “A woman that was strong and thought for herself? Women are nothing more than tools, my young king.” I felt my eyebrow twitch as he used my title. ‘I see now. He must want us to produce an heir with a woman that is under his thumb so that he could lay claim to the throne.’ I mumbled to Logan. Since my parents passed the throne to me, my ‘dear’ uncle has been doing anything and everything for me to do things his way. ‘I will admit it was clever. After an heir was born all he would have to do would be to get rid of us, even though there was slim to no chance of that, and raise our child as his own and run the kingdom his way.’ Logan said, in a thinking out loud to himself kind of voice.

A knock came on my office door and the faint scent of lavender and honey hit me. Logan began to growl in pleasure as he smelled the new scent. ‘Mate.’ He said. I snapped my eyes to the door. “Come in.” I said, trying to keep my composure. After so long I am finally meeting my true mate? She must be young. The doors opened and my brother Robert walked in with a she-wolf behind him. Logan was immediately taken with her. I will not deny that she was quite a sight. She was tall with long hair that was white as the snow outside and deep ocean blue eyes.

I noticed that she was only wearing a man’s long sleeve shirt that reached just above her knees. Logan snarled that she was only in a shirt around other males, mated or not and that the shirt wasn’t even one of mine. ‘Logan chill, and how can this be? She is a werewolf… how can she be our true mate?’ Werewolves worshiped the Moon Goddess that paired them with their mates. Vampires and werewolves don’t mix. It is like mixing mentos with soda pop. It will end in a big mess. I personally didn’t hate them as much as my ancestors did, but I never in my whole existence thought that I would be mated to one.

“This is the wolf that was with Victoria last night. She claims to be an alpha and means no threat to our kind. She wished to speak with you.” Before I could answer him, Uncle Lester decided to show his charming side. He turned to Robert and pointed at the she-wolf. “What the hell is a mutt doing in this office with no collar on?” He demanded. As soon as the words left his mouth. The she-wolf flew past Robert and slammed my uncle to the wall. Pinning him with her forearm against his neck.

He hissed at her and she snarled back. I saw her eyes were glowing and flashing between blue and black. I heard that when a wolf does that they are in an internal battle of control over their wolf counterparts. “You really should shut your mouth before I rip out your tongue. I mean no threat to this man’s clan, but I have a personal bone to pick with you, you bastard.” she growled out. I could feel the room fill with an intense aura. Sonia and Robert both dropped to their knees baring their necks and my uncle stopped hissing and bared his neck in submission as well.

If I was being honest… I felt turned on by her display of power. She had to be of alpha b***d to be able to produce such an aura. ‘No wonder it took so many vampires to restrain her.’ I thought to myself and Logan. He growled at the sight of her. He wanted to just sink his fangs into her and mark her. Claiming her.

“What vendetta do you have with my uncle?” I asked, I needed to know more about this she-wolf before I lost control and claimed her. Not letting him go she turned to me and looked me in the eyes. Her eyes were indeed the most beautiful I have ever seen. I felt like I could stare into them for eternity. “This a*s hole has been buying she-wolves from my territory and aiding in separating them from their mates. I am intending that he pays for his crimes and I am able to take the she-wolves back home in hopes of reuniting them with their mates and family” She said. She never struggled with her words and she never broke eye contact. I could feel the truth rolling off of her. “This is a serious crime.” I say out loud. If he has done this then he would be killed. Messing with a supernatural creature’s mate is the quickest way to die.

Then out of nowhere, Victoria and her little sister Amilia rush into my office. “See sis? This is the nice wolf that I was telling you about. Her wolf is so soft and playful. Like a big puppy.” My mate turned her head to the children and smiled kindly at them. “Я рад, что ты благополучно добрался домой к своей семье, малышка.” (I’m glad you made it back home safely to your family, little one.) She said in Russian. Her speaking my language sent a shiver down my spine. I felt her aura lighten up. She has compassion towards children.

It seems like my uncle took that as his chance to escape. He kicked my mate in the stomach, which made her drop him. Then he pulled out a silver dagger. He aimed for my off-balanced mate. Victoria must have wanted to help in some way because she moved to protect my mate from my uncle, but my mate used her own body to shield Victoria from the blade. The next thing I knew was Victoria and Amilia screaming, as my brave mate fell to the floor bleeding heavily from her right shoulder.

The smell of her b***d fills the room and my uncle pulls a weird contraption from his breast pocket. “Rot in hell you worthless mutt!” He spat as he pulled the tab and with a flash of light he disappeared before Robert could restrain him. I ran straight to my mate’s side and scooped her up. “Robert, tell Anna to meet me in the clinic. NOW!” I roared, then used my vampire speed to zoom my mate to the clinic. She was losing lots of b***d and losing it fast. Silver made it harder for both vampires and werewolves to heal right away.

I enter the clinic and Anna already has a table waiting for me. She wheels her to a private room and is checking her vitals and the wound. A couple of nurses are helping her. “Your majesty, I need you to wait outside in the waiting area. We need room to examine and treat her properly.” Anna said, while only tossing a glance my way every now and then. Normally I would think that ruse, but she was focusing on my injured mate. So I left the room and waited.

After a few hours, two of my warriors came to me. “Your majesty! Three giant wolves are fast approaching.” One of them said. I stood up and followed them outside. And there were three giant wolves. A gold one, a pure black one, and a black and white one. Their size alone told me that they were of alpha b***d. They sniffed the air then they hunched down growling and snarling while their eyes were focused on me. I allowed Logan to come forward. I felt my fangs elongated and knew my eyes changed to a vibrant b***d red. I don’t know who these wolves are or what they want, but I will not allow anyone to touch my mate ever again. Wolf or not. She is mine.