King of My Heart

FIFTEEN

April

"Welcome to the Wolf Moon Pack," Liam says beside me.

I am bewildered by the beauty in front of me. There are small houses in the middle of the trees, situated all over the mountain that this place is hidden in. The lights inside the houses are only adding to the beauty at this time. Small lanterns hang from trees to light up the path.

This pack looks a lot bigger than my father's. And definitely much more beautiful. The location inside the woodland mountains only adds to the beauty of this place. I'm sure the journey here must have been breathtaking as well.

Liam walks towards what I can only assume to be a whole town hidden inside the woods, and I walk beside him. There's a couple of feet's distance between us as we walk slightly uphill. He leads me through the small houses to reach a vast area of flat land at the end of which I see a gorgeous mansion. It looks very modern for a forest, with huge glass windows replacing its walls. He reaches the front door of the house and opens it, motioning for me to walk in.

"I called my father here so you can meet him," he informs as I walk inside and admire the hallway leading into a large room.

The interior of the house is just as modern, decorated with grey furniture, and tiny charming lights hanging from the ceiling at one corner. There is a giant window on the right wall and a staircase straight ahead. The stairs lead to a small foyer that is visible from down here and then disappears into a hallway on each side.

I'm starting to feel a little nervous about meeting Liam's father. I spot him sitting at one end of the giant couch placed in the middle of the room. He is reading something and immediately gets up as he sees us walk into the room. He doesn't look very old, thanks to his werewolf genes, but his eyes look tired. There are wrinkles around them with small dark circles underneath. His hair is slightly grey and he is wearing a white dress shirt with black slacks.

"Ah Liam, I've been waiting here for a while," he says calmly.

"Sorry. The drive took longer than expected," Liam replies, getting flustered.

"This is April," he says pointing towards me, "And April, this is my Dad."

His father looks at me and gives me a slight smile.

"It's very nice to meet you, Mr. Kingston," I say while returning a smile and walking towards him to shake his hand.

"It's Alpha Kingston," Liam growls behind me.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Alpha Kingston," I correct as I bring my hand forward.

He shakes it lightly and looks slightly confused. He has probably never met a werewolf who called him Mister instead of Alpha.

"Sorry, I've only ever lived in a pack for about two weeks of my life," I chuckle nervously.

"No worries, my dear. You may call me Robert," he says while flashing me a grin.

"Liam," he says seriously while turning towards him, "There's been an issue regarding some rogues. Beta Owen and Gamma David are waiting for you at my office. I think it's time you start dealing with pack matters since you will now be Alpha," he says while giving him a small smirk.

"Meanwhile I will stay here and give April some company," he says, smiling.

Liam nods and runs off. Robert sits back down on the couch while motioning for me to sit as well.

I sit down, facing him, with my knees facing his direction.

"So April, tell me about yourself," he says gently.