Queen Of His Heart ♚ | On Galatea

♚〡TWO

"Wow, that sucks," Eve muttered. It wasn't that she didn't care; she just wasn't quite interested.

"Is that all you have to say?" Jessica asked, taking out her car keys and placing them on a hanging rack on the wall.

Eve looked up and feigned anger. "That dick! How dare he?!"

"That's what I'm saying!" She responded emphatically, swiping her hair out of her eyes. Jessica continued to tell Eve about her day until, twenty minutes later, she turned around and gestured to the door. "Oh, remember, we have that ball on Sunday for dad's coworker. We are flying out tomorrow. Is June sleeping over?"

Eve's eyes widened; she had completely forgotten. She nodded her head as she picked up her phone. June Lee was her best friend from the same boarding school. They would gossip, watch TV, and spend most days together unless one or the other wanted alone time. June was the bad influence her parents warned her about, but soon even her parents fell in love with June's charisma.

As the tone rung in her ear, Eve stood up and turned to her mother. "Is dad coming home tonight?"

Jessica shook her head as she sifted through the mail. Eve wasn't shocked; her father spent most days without them. She had a bit of pent-up frustration and hostility towards her father, but at the end of the day, he paid for her school, car, food, and house. He worked for his family; Eve just missed him dearly.

"June said she'd come, right?"

Eve nodded and laid her pen on her notebook. "Yeah, she said she can come. I asked her like a week ago. We're wearing gowns, right?"

Jessica nodded and went over to her daughter to kiss her forehead. Jessica prided herself on image; she was always in tip-top shape, even if they were spending the day at home. Jessica was always dressed to the tens, her hair was never out of place, and her makeup was always manicured. Sometimes, Eve wondered why she couldn't be as put-together as her mother.

"Yes, sweetheart. You're just going to wear your prom dress, right? When is she coming? I suggest soon. Our flight is very early tomorrow, so both of you need sleep."

"I haven't asked her about sleeping over. I'm calling her right now to find out. I'll let you know." Eve groaned in annoyance as her call went to voicemail, but dialed again and brought her phone to her ear. Eve kissed her mom's cheek before going upstairs to her room. On the way up, June's voice finally filtered through the speakers.

"Dude, it's like nine, it's past my bedtime." June groaned. Eve smiled at her friend's naturally chirpy voice.

"Look, I'm sorry to inform you that no matter how much you sleep, you'll never get rid of that thing you call a face."

"Wow, Eve, wow. You wound me. Do you even want me to come tomorrow?"

Eve laughed before changing the topic. "Do you want to sleep over tonight? Our flight is early tomorrow."

June laughed over the line as Eve laid down on her bed.

"Yeah, sure. Give me twenty minutes, and I'll be over. I just have to shower."

"Alright, see you see," Eve said. She hung up and laid her phone on her bed before sitting up and grabbing pajamas to change into after showering. She was happy June was coming over because she was the only friend Eve could actually stand being around for long periods of time. Both were slightly introverted, which meant that they gave the other time to themselves without being angry or judgmental.

When Eve went back to her room after her shower, June was already on the bed, playing on her phone. She sat up and smiled at Eve. "Sup, loser," she greeted.

"I'm the loser, huh?" Eve asked, walking in with a towel in her hand to dry her hair. "I'm the loser when you are clearly watching anime on your phone."

"It's art!" June rebuked.

"It's dorky art." Eve laughed as Jun rolled her eyes and laid back down. Eve's home was practically June's home as well. She was always overdoing homework or helping Eve with her studies.

After Eve dried her hair, she grabbed her phone and as friends do, they laid there enjoying each other's company without talking- and that's just how they liked it. They fell asleep around midnight when both of their phones needed to be plugged in to charge.

Austin laughed the next morning when he opened his daughter's door and saw her and June sharing one pillow. It was around 5 in the morning when he came home to take them to the airport. Austin was a businessman; he did not lie about that. He chose to believe that he never lied, just never told his daughter the complete truth. Jessica knew about his ties with the Wolves of Romanov. She knew that Austin was the liaison between Lycanthropes and humans, but their daughter had no idea the wolf world existed.

If they could tell her, hey would have, but there were strict laws regarding humans knowing lycanthrope existence. If you were mated to a human, you could tell that one human. If you worked for the Kingdom, you could tell your spouse. Other than that, no one was supposed to know that there were mythological creatures roaming the streets.

"Are you okay?"

Hearing his wife's voice, he turned around and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Yeah, I am," he replied in a whisper.

"So the King is really..."

"Yes, Jessica."

"It's a shame. Whoever they were probably didn't deserve him anyway."

It was no secret that the King of wolves was impeccably handsome. His dark hair and gentle personality were what girls desired in their deep and dark fantasies. It irked him that his wife also thought so. The Lycan King Alpha was over three centuries old, but he stopped aging in his 20s. He had an old disposition with a modern appearance. He grimaced while Jessica grinned. She liked that he was still a bit possessive of her even after all these years. Jessica kissed her husband softly, wrapping a delicate hand around his neck.

"Don't worry...I still find you incredibly sex-"

"Please, for the love of God, do not finish that sentence!"

Jessica and Austin paled at their daughter's voice. Their heads snapped back to Eve who was sitting up on her purple comforter, rubbing her eyes.

"How much did you hear?" Austin asked.

"Too much about my mother finding my dad a word I never want to hear from my mom again! Really! At my door too! That was out of pocket, my dudes," she joked, yawning. "June, wake up it's time to go." Eve gently nudged her friend's side. June groaned and put the pillow over her head.

"Touch me again if you want to die. I'm sleeping!"

Eve rolled her eyes with a teasing smirk.

"Get up, you two. Time to go. We have to leave here in fifteen." Her parents walked away, whispering to each other like children. Eve got up and brushed her teeth before setting her toothbrush in her bag. She brought her bag downstairs and pu it next to the door before walking back to her room. She was happy to see June up and moving around.

"I want you to know I hate you so much, right now," June murmured. Eve laughed and shook her head in dismissal as she helped June bring her suitcase downstairs. Within a few minutes, both had cereal and were ready to go. Within the next few hours, they were on the plane on their way to...

Eve cocked her head to the side as she looked out the plane window. "Dad, where are we going?" Eve asked. She couldn't believe it never occurred to her to ask why the hell they needed to be on a plane.

"Russia."