Chapter 223 - Run away with my heart (2/2)
Ales watched in horror as his mother knelt beside his brother's crumpled body and pressed her fingers to the side of his neck. She looked up to her husband and nodded before moving her gaze to Ales and Cam then to the bags by the door. She tilted her head. ”Ales? Camilla, dear?”
Lyko removed his dressing robe and handed it down to his son as he forced a stoic expression. ”One or both of you were planning on leaving here tonight.” He said matter-of-factly. ”In light of new findings, I hope that plan has changed?” He tilted his head slightly as he studied his son. ”As you are my new heir.” He moved his gaze to Cam and arched a brow. ”Will you still have a need to leave if your intended is now Ales?”
Cam swallowed hard as the king voiced her own thoughts. When his stern gaze still moved back and forth between her and Ales, she finally found her voice. ”N...no sir... I only ever wanted to be with Ales...”
Lyko smiled. ”A sign of strong blood indeed. Your wolf recognized him as your mate straight away, as your alpha. If only we would have been as observant to detect it.” The king finally let the smile he'd been fighting to hide shine through. He lifted his hands and clapped them together and a servant appeared as if from nowhere. ”Please see that Fern is taken to the infirmary and when you are finished, I will need you to send word to the records keep. I will be needing several changed and shall start straight away.” He smiled down at his son as he clamped a hand to the boy's shoulder and gave it an affectionate squeeze. ”You'll make an excellent king my child. I have no doubt, but there is much training that must be started straight away. We have little time to waste as much will need catching up on.”
Ales nodded as he clung to Cam who was still holding him tightly. He tried to respond but couldn't find his words. He could only pant on the floor as he watched the servants carry away his brother's unconscious form and his mother finally lifted from the floor. Before she could turn her attention to him, his father was shuffling her back toward the stairs. He paused in his list of instructions for her only long enough to call out to another passing servant. ”Please see Ms. Camilla's bags back to her rooms.” He waved toward the door as he turned his attention back to his wife and continued with their one-sided conversation.
Cam waited until the room was empty before she finally leaned back to fully take Ales in. Her wide eyes held his. ”Ales, you're an alpha... you're the alpha... we... we can be together freely now.” Happy tears streamed down her cheeks as a light laugh escaped her. ”I can't believe it, we can finally be together!” She tightened her arms back around him. ”It feels like a dream... I feel like I should pinch myself or something. Ales?” She asked when she realized he was still not moving and hadn't lifted his gaze to her once since everyone left. ”Ales?” She released her tight hold on him and moved her hands to either side of his face. Lifting his face to meet hers, she gasped. ”Ales?! Your eyes, they haven't shifted back yet.” When he only nodded without saying anything, she continued to search over his body trying to recall everything that had been shifted in his hybrid form. She tugged one of his hands free and brought it in front of her to inspect. Sharp claws were still extended. Her wide eyes moved back up to his face as she lowered his hand and pressed her thumb into his mouth feeling the length of sharp canines. Her brows knitted in concern. ”Oh Ales... Can you not shift back? Why is it still like this?”
His frightened eyes met hers and he shrugged. He'd never had trouble shifting back and forth between the human and wolf form before. He buried his face against her shoulder wanting to comfort the both of them, but something caught his attention. A sweet honey and roses scent filled his nostrils his red tented vision narrowed in on the warm pulsing of the vein running the length of her neck. Following it down his eyes landed on the slight glimpse of her shoulder. He licked his lips, running his tongue over the long-jagged canines. When he realized he'd already begun opening his mouth widely and intended to bite her, he quickly pushed Cam away and scooted backward across the floor until his back came in contact with the far wall.
Cam furrowed her brows as she began to follow after him on her knees. ”Ales, what's wrong? Talk to me, please.” She pleaded with him.
He shook his head rapidly as he squeezed his eyes tightly shut and clenched his fists tightly letting the long length of claws dig into his palms. He let out a troubled grunt as her hands tried to tug his face around to hers.
”Ales stop fighting against me and just look at me. What's going on? Didn't you hear me, we can be together now! Come on just fight it. You can switch fully back, I know you can.” She tried to coax him when she noticed his body was still slightly shifted.
Ales shook his head fervently again. ”Can't... want to bite... you...” He bit out in pants around the sharp canines. His head was still turned away from her and his eyes still squeezed tightly shut.
Cam's eyes widened and her breath caught in her chest. ”Bite me then...” She whispered on a barely audible breath. She knew well what a bite from a man meant... especially from an alpha. Young wolf girls were taught that early in life, she had been in preparation for the move here and meeting her future husband. Cam unbuttoned the top buttons of the blouse she wore and tugged the neckline away exposing her shoulder. She brushed her hair back and bent closer to him, bringing her bare shoulder level with his mouth. ”Bite me, Ales. Mark me as yours...” Red eyes shot open and met hers in horrified surprise. She tried to hide the discomfort his alarming red eyes caused or the idea of his sharp teeth sinking into her flesh was invoking, instead, she smiled up at him as she pressed her shoulder closer to his mouth. ”Ales, I love you. I am yours... bite me...”
The beast needed no further invitation. His arms shot out and gripped her tightly as his teeth sank down into the tender flesh of her pale skin. He could feel himself growing hard as the beast claimed what was his. He tugged her onto his lap with one arm wrapped around her waist and tugged her head to the side with the other giving himself better access to her shoulder. An animalistic growl rumbled his throat as he sank his teeth deeper into her tender flesh all the while flexing his h.i.p.s against the tight pants of the riding habit she wore.
Cam released a distressed m.o.a.n as the pain of the bite mingled with the strange build of heat and emotions his movements below her were causing. ”Ales!” She whimpered his name as she dug her own nails into the hard muscle of his shoulders.
Ales's cheeks blazed with embarrassment as he found release into the material of the dressing robe that had been tossed over his n.a.k.e.d body. His canines retracted shifting back to normal along with the long claws of his hands and feet. His eyes widened in horror as he took in the bloody bite left on Cam. Her head was resting against his hand, her own hands still clinging tightly to him. Her tired clouded eyes met his as she panted, her cheeks completely flushed. ”I'm sorry.” His cheeks heated and he wanted to jump up and leave the room but couldn't bring himself to move her, instead, he held her against him until her breathing leveled out and the bleeding of her shoulder slowed.