On the other side, Alpha Colten was in his study, going through scrolls. He had to get busy especially with the way the kings were demanding the reinstitution of the slave system.
Not like he was against it but he was against it. He didn't know why but he felt like they wanted to make use of the servants and workers he had in his kingdom.
He hated the fact that they were holding meetings behind his back. He would have easily wiped them out and taken over their kingdoms but it will make his new kingdom to be too big for him to even handle properly. So he needed to control all the kingdoms with those kings in authority.
Plus, most of them were like him.... Once slaves. He believed those who were like him wanted to have a taste of revenge. Which means, his kingdom will be empty because most of the workers and servants he had were from Morcliff and from the rule of the previous king who reigned with terror.
The previous king, who always loved to be addressed as alpha, a powerful wolf, took humans, and omegas as slaves, not giving due reverence to the slaves in his possession. He underestimated people like Colten. Little had he known that all along, the slaves were working on a major revolution that will change and reverse their fates.
He however had a few kings in his circle and they were all kinds during the time of the first king of Morcliff. They unlike him were never in support of taking slaves...
But this time around, he noticed from their faces their determination in taking up slaves as many as they wanted. This was a weird thing and he was not going to rest until he finds out what they wanted.
"Coming in, Master." A voice said and soon the door to his study was opened, revealing the simple Deconias. This man used to be a trusted worker of the former king. He showed loyalty to whomever was due. He knew Deconias was a good man and because of people like him, he preferred not to punish the people of Morcliff for the sins of their former king.
"She has eaten and now she is asleep." Deconias reported and Colten just nodded his head.
He stood up and walked out of the office. He didn't want to continue this work. He needed a major rest and he knew where he could have some rest.
"Get up and come to my chambers!" He ordered, hoping Elliana got the message from the mind link.
He entered his chambers and then quickly took his bath. He walked out but saw no signs of Elliana. He was however sure that he had sent her the message thought the mind link earlier this day.
Was she trying to block his mind link with her, again?
Not really, he doubted.
So he went out himself... If she wasn't going to come to his chambers, then he will just go to her own chambers. He wanted to be with her at all cost. It was a weird feeling... It had nothing to do with the mate bond because she had a mate. He however felt a strong connectivity towards her. What more, is that he also felt connected to her sexually. He didn't understand what was going on with him but he knew he wanted to spend all his nights but on her.
What was oddly satisfying, is that she herself wanted the same thing?
He pushed open the door and saw her sleeping on the bed, smiling peacefully as she was in dreamland.
He felt so happy seeing her and then kissed her cheeks once he was close to her bed.
The kiss sent her sprawling out of the sheets and then looking at him, their noses were touching each other's and their lips were a breath away. Their foreheads were pressed hard against each other's.
The feeling was strong... Stronger than ever this time around. He wasn't going to resist her. So he pressed his lips on hers, roughly. He however continued sucking on the bottom lip of hers, waiting for her to open up her mouth. But she wasn't giving into him.
He bit her lip and she opened up her mouth, letting his lip and tongue slide inside her mouth. He was happy, even though she was not giving him the response he needed. Her moan in his mouth nearly drove him crazy and soon, she was responding to the kiss. But he had to stop this. It was wrong at every level and he didn't want to just take her now.
She still had the mark of her mate on her body. Even if he didn't believe in the nonsense stories of mates and bonds and moon goddess and all the like. Although, he believed in fate. Fate sent her into the woods for him to see her.
He knew that it was nothing but fate that brought her to him and he was happy to see her. He was going to make her his and not even her mate will be able to stop them.
He smiled, looking at her blank face. She was confused but it was best that way.
"Sleep now. I will be sleeping here too." He told her and she nodded before slowly lying her head on the pillow. She seemed to be uncomfortable and he liked it. Teasing a woman was something he hated but when it came to her, he will do anything over and over again till she cries and begs him to stop.
He rested beside her and then snuggled her into his arms. Her gasp made him to smile and he pressed her more closer to him. She was tensed and he smiled the more.
"Sleep now, or I will do things to you." He muttered in her ears and she quickly closed her eyes.
Satisfied that she was obeying, Colten closed his own eyes to the sleep and then in less than no time, he was sleeping and dreaming about the obvious.