Warrior Princess
Chapter 36

Samanthas POV

Today was the day of my Mating Ceremony and the Coronation. I was nervous but oh so ready. I did want to meet the prisoner first. I wanted to see what Akira thought. If he was trustworthy.

“Kasen, Before I do anything regarding tonight, I would like to meet Jason. Akira does too.” He nods, and we finish getting ready. I decide since I’m going to get all dolled up later that I will go easy on the look for today.

Kason though looks rather handsome. He is wearing a pair of black slacks and a white button up with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. As he brushes his teeth, I walk up to him and run my fingers through his hair. It’s getting longer. Running my fingers lower down, I scratch his stubble. His ice blue eyes staring right into me. I immersed myself in the sparks that coat my skin. Like a drug on my skin that I can’t get enough of.

“You look good baby.” I say.

I feel his chest vibrate from contentment. He cups my face and k****s me and I can taste the mint of his toothpaste. Swiping his tongue across my lips and diving into me. I push away before we can get too heated and look into his eyes which are flickering between the normal blue that I love and the dark obsidian that is Atlas.

“Hello, Atlas. Good morning to you too.” he gives me a panty dropping smirk and k****s the tip of my nose. He dips his head into my neck and takes in my scent, nipping and licking at my mark.

“It truly is a wonderful mark, don’t you think?” Atlas says in a voice that is somehow deeper than Kasen’s. I hum in response. We break apart and I start to walk out of the bathroom, and he swats at my a*s. I yelp in surprise and he chuckles.

Getting to the cell, I see Jason is no longer handcuffed but laying down on one of the beds provided.

“Has he eaten yet?” I asked one of the guards.

“No, they were going to be bringing him breakfast within the next hour.” I nod, and I link one of the omegas to bring him his meal. He’s not a prisoner, we are just keeping him here until we’re certain he is trustworthy.

I knock then enter, and he jolts up and sits on the bed. With a slight bow, he greets us both.

“Hello, you’ve already met my mate. My name is Samantha.” I say gently. I know he was there at the attack, but I want to give off as calm of an aura as possible. Everyone makes mistakes and if there is one thing I’m good at it’s forgiving people.

“Jason. Nice to meet you, your majesty.” I nod.

“So I’ve watched the tapes from your interview. I just wanted to come here and meet you myself. The goddess has told us I have a way of sensing who is truly on our side of this war and who is not.” He doesn’t say anything just watches me.

‘Akira, what are you feeling so far?’ I asked her.

‘Let me take control. I want to speak with him.’ I don’t reply. I just tear down my wall and let her take over. I can feel my eyes shifting to the black that they do when she is in charge.

Kasen looks at me cautiously and grabs my hand. Akira smiles at our mate and Jason stiffens. The aura from Akira is stronger than mine. I purposefully reign mine in while she lets hers free. Showoff.

‘I heard that.’ she says with a chuckle.

“Jason, my name is Akira. I am Samantha’s wolf. Tell me. Why are you siding with us when you attacked my family and people just the other day?” she commands. He is not under her rule, but her words make him want to submit.

“Have you ever had to follow orders? Orders you didn’t necessarily agree with. An alpha command by chance? Well, It works the same with our bears. I may be a soldier in his army, but I cannot disobey his command. What he says goes. That’s just how the rank system works. Whether I agree or want to do it or not.” He said.

“I see. To answer your question, I have. I understand what it is like to be forced to do something you don’t want to do for the sake of the hierarchy. But tell me, if you were commanded, how are you here with me now, unrestrained, not trying to kill me?”

He doesn’t waste any time in answering. “Simple. Whatever you guys put in that serum broke the command. Acted like a total body reset.”

‘Sam, he’s telling the truth.’ Akira says to me.

“Now, final question. What do you want to happen now?” that is a loaded question and everyone in this room knows it. It has multiple different meanings.

“There are a lot of things I want to do now, your grace. But to start, I want to pledge my allegiance to Selene. Secondly, I have an idea that could get you guys the intel you need.” I look at Kasen and he nods. This must be what he wanted to get my opinion on.

“I want you to send me back to the bear king. I can get you the information you need about his movements and plans.” That could work.

“I like the idea, but there’s just one problem. You would be back with him. How do we know he won’t just give you a command and you would be obliged to follow it? Whether you want to or not.” I ask.

“She makes a good point, Jason. How would we prevent that from happening?” Kasen asked.

“The way you would do it is to Accept him into this pack.” Theo said walking into the room. “Or he would essentially turn rogue.”

I embrace Theo into a hug. “Good morning Theo! Duke! Where Rosie?” They chuckle and Duke blushes.

“Rosaline took her last night and gave us a night to ourselves.” I smile at them.

“Well, I bet that was a well needed rest. If you did any resting that is.” I say with a smirk.

“Let’s get back to task here.” Kasen says with his arms folded.

“Yes, master!” his lips turn up a bit.

‘I can be your master if you want me to later.’ he links me. Akira pants, and I clench my thighs together thinking of the promise of that means. He sniffs me out and his eyes darken, winking at me.

“Who the one who needs to get back on task now, big brother?” Duke chuckles.

“I would be okay with either option. But if we do this, I would need to leave before the ceremonies tonight. The council cannot see me here. We all know they will send someone since it is the crowning of a new queen and mate for the king. It would ruin everything to see me here.” He’s right. I forgot about the council. I cannot wait for things to go back to normal.

We agreed to let Jason choose whichever option suited him best. For right now, he is going rogue just to keep the council at bay. He said he would consider joining us once the war is over.

We are currently all headed to training. The council members that are coming are due to arrive here in the next 3 to 4 hours. A few witches and vampires have joined us for training. Today We are going to be in wolf form. I have decided to spar with both my dad and brother. I and Jake have always fought better united, but at my dad to the mix and we were always unstoppable.

Kasen is sparring with Josh and Marcus. Duke is sparring with Theo in his bear form. Even mom, Rosaline, and Gemma are sparring together. Carson, and Alpha Aaron are sparring together. His luna watching. Since she is pregnant, Carson won’t let her fight. I feel her pain, but I understand. Alphas are super protective of their mates. Add a baby into the mix and it’s 100 times worse. I hope Kasen would treat me the same as he does now when we decide to have a pup. I will always be careful, but I won’t sit on the sidelines.

I shift into my wolf and land on all four paws. Shaking out my fur and turn around and observe everyone before my match begins. We are all sparring in infront of the whole crowd. We chose to do it this way so we could be critiqued and others can take notes. My fight is next.

I’m currently watching Theo and Duke hash it out. I remember when I fought Theo. He was so strong. I almost didn’t make it out alive. But the duke seems to be holding his own. His fight last for about an hour before Duke gets Theo to submit. It was a grueling match, but it was a well earned win for Duke.

Now it was my turn.

I strutted my paws into the Arena with Jake and my dad trailing behind me. Heads bowed in respect. Kasen comes to the middle with Josh and Marcus.

“Alright, I want a clean fight. No kill shots.” He says looking at Jake. No doubt remembering the fight where he almost killed me. Josh and Nanuk whimper remembering that as well. I nudge them with my snout letting them know all is forgiven.

“First one to get both opponents to submit wins the match.” Marcus states. He has been the royal pack’s trainer for years and before him, it was his father. Josh runs his hands through the fur on my back.

“Im rooting for you, my queen!” he says with a smile and Kasen growls slightly. I nip at his fingers.

“Don’t be like that. Josh is my friend. Yours too.” He huffs but smiles and apologizes to his Beta.

I look at the crowd before the fight is started. I see all of the Alphas and their Gammas watching. Warriors paying close attention. My uncle, mom and Kasen’s parents are watching. Andrew has a few cuts on him from his spar with the Vampire families that are here. Everyone has their eyes glued to us. No pressure. Got it…

‘We’ve got this.’ Akira assures me.

Damn straight we do.

“FIGHT.”

I stand in the middle while my dad and Jake start to circle me. They no doubt want to get me taken out first since they know they can take me down easier together.

Watching and waiting. My tail is swinging low on the ground stirring up dirt and dust. They move from their walk to a trot around me. I growl in annoyance. Come on attack already. They know I won’t make the first move. But then again, they won’t either.

I start to dig my claws in the dirt. My ears twitch behind me and I hear the thundering of paws coming at me. I quickly drop my body to the ground and roll out of the way in time to see Jake collide with my dad. I chuckle, but I’m sure it comes out as a pant. I raise my hackles and charge at Jake. I bite at his tail and pull him off of daddy. He turns quickly and snaps his jaws at me causing me to release him. I swipe my claws at his face catching the skin enough to rip.

Sorry, Gemma. He’s going to have a mark for the day.

While I’m in the process of rolling around with Jake my dad sneaks up and bites at my back paw. I whimper and feel it starting to swell. I kick him with my free paw and he drops me. I get up and realize I can’t put weight on it. Jake stands up and charges at me. I twist out of the way and grab Jake by the scruff of the neck and do a death shake on him. Rattling that big head of his. He extends his neck in submission.

He’s out. Time to take care of Daddy, dearest.

‘Kick his a*s Sam.’ Jake says in the link. I whimper with each step I have to put on my back paw.

‘Really, you had to go and break it?’ I link him. He gives a wolfy grin.

‘Oh, it’ll heal. Stop whining and fight.’ I growl and sink down into a crouch, ready to pounce. He stands tall and puffs his chest out. Cocky much? I decided to surprise him and make the first move.

I don’t attempt any bites I just throw all my weight into a tackle. We roll a few times and I quickly jump to my paws and shake the dizziness out of my head. We collide again, jaws snapping. I feel each, cut and puncture he gives me. I hear Kasen growling in the distance, no doubt feeling each and every injury my dad gives me. The mate bond can give you great pleasure, but the downside is the fact that you can feel your mate’s pain. It’s there to make sure you make your way to your mate in an attempt to save them.

My dad sinks his teeth into my neck holding me down. Asking me to submit it. I refuse. I bow to no one. I submit to no one. He clamps his jaw down further and I feel the b***d starting to rush out slowly. Covering my silver fur with a fire engine red. My green eyes shining bright looking for a way out of this pose.

I look up into my father’s yellow wolf eyes and think about what move Cain is expecting me to make. I force my legs under me and lift myself up on my paws. My rear leg screaming at me in agony. I stand up and while my father is latched on I throw my weight over and roll. He lets go and I manage to grip the underside of his neck and use my paw to hold his chest down digging my claws in at the same time. I bite just hard enough that my teeth pierce the skin slightly as a warning and payback for earlier.

“SUBMIT NOW!” I command.

He struggles for a bit until Cain surrenders. Extending his neck and going slack. I release him and he stands up and nuzzles my fur with his snout.

‘I am proud of you, baby girl.’ He told me. I lick his wounds as a show of appreciation. Kasen comes up to me and inspects my injuries.

‘I’m fine, my King.’ I link and he smiles.

‘You fought well’ Me and Akira purr at his compliment and stretch our limbs only to realize my ankle still really hurts. I whimper loudly and Kasen stiffens.

‘It’s my leg. I think he broke it when he bit it. It will heal soon I hope.’ He frowns.

‘Let’s get the dog to look at it and make sure it’s set properly, so it heals correctly.’ I nod and stalk to the doc who is waiting on the sidelines for this reason. I chose not to shift back so that I didn’t end up naked infront of hundreds of other men.

“That was an exciting fight indeed.” we both freeze at the unknown voice. I turn and growl. I don’t like the aura this guy is giving off. He smells like a wolf.

“My name is Jenson. I’m from the Council here to observe the coronation and ceremony. You certainly have a lot of people here early.” Kasen puts his hand on my back and grips my fur. Not hard enough to hurt but enough to warn me to be on my best behavior.

“Yes. We invited my whole kingdom and neighboring kingdoms to enjoy the celebrations. After all, I finally found my mate after several years of waiting.” Most of these fine alphas and their pack members arrived yesterday and we were just sparring to have some fun and to show off our skills.

‘Duke, get Theo out before this Jenson guy sees him. If he does hell know that we are suspicious of them.’ I link and I know Kasen heard it as well. He strokes my fur as a reward for my quick thinking. I relax under his touch.

“You are welcome to stay and enjoy the sparring or feasts we will have later.” Kasen says. I can hear the edge in his voice, but most wouldn’t be able to pick up on it. You can cut the tension with a knife. The Councilman stares at us and finally smirks.

“I would love to join you for your festivities. There are a few of us here who will need accommodations.”

“Of course. I will have an Omega bring you to our staying quarters. Treat them respectfully. I know some council members look down on Omegas, but we view them as equal pack members here.” Jenson nods and I and Kasen turn making our way to the Doc.

‘That was a close call.’ I linked him. He hums.