The Lycan King’s Breeder

Chapter 16: Talon’s POV

I didn’t know what came over me. I stood there by the window just staring at her. She looked so fragile yet so beautiful.

It was contradictory to every belief I held dear. I never thought I could feel anything other than disgust for a human but my wolf proved me wrong.

She looked even more beautiful than she did the first time I saw her on that street. Her eyes were brighter and her hair seemed fuller.

Her chest was moving fast as she stared at me and even from across the window, I could tell she was scared.

My wolf yearned for her. It wanted to peel the window open and go take in her scent but I held back. She wasn’t ready.

So as not to get pushed any further, I left the window and returned to the field. I did another lap around the entire perimeter, just to clear my head.

I already felt like a cheat around Willow.

It wasn’t right that I would leave her in our room and come out here only for my wolf to lead me to the girl’s room.

“Fuck this!” I cursed as I transformed into my body and marched to my room.

Willow was already asleep. Her beautiful frame was curled up on the bed and I hated myself even more for what I did. I had the best mate in the world, yet my wolf yearned for a stupid human girl!

I turned and walked to the shower. If I laid on the bed with her the way I was, she was going to smell my anxiety from her sleep. That was how connected Willow and I were.

I took a long shower, scrubbing my body as hard as I could. I wished that I could scrub even my head so that thoughts of the human girl could wash away with the soap.

When I finished, I wiped my body clean and returned to the room. I laid behind her and let my arm hold onto her waist.

Surprisingly, I slept off almost immediately.

“Talon… My love, wake up.”

I heard in my sleep. My eyes fought to open as I suddenly felt weak from all the running I did the previous night.

“My love, the council is meeting in a few hours… You need to prepare. Wake up.” The soothing voice repeated.

I was already conscious but I didn’t open my eyes as I contemplated what my day was going to look like. I had to make it up to Willow one way or another. She deserved the best for everything she had done for me and my kingdom.

“Talon,” she called again and I grabbed her hands.

I placed them on my chest and opened my eyes. “My Willow…”

Her blue eyes captivated my very soul and smiled at her. I placed a kiss on her nose and then her lips.

“Talon, you are going to be late for your meeting. Get up!” She giggled.

“I am the king, they can wait forever if I want them to,” I whispered. I kissed the hand I held to my chest and then let it linger over my lips again.

“But that isn’t such a good thing is it?” She retorted.

“Hmm, okay. I will only go because my Willow wants me to.”

Her face brightened up into a heartwarming smile and she kissed me on the lips briefly before she got on her feet. That was when I noticed she was already dressed up.

“Where are you going today?”

She was fumbling with her hair and as soon as I asked the question, she stopped what she was doing and turned to face me.

“I am going to the market to get our breeder an immune booster. I want her to give us a very healthy baby…”

‘Or Two…’ my wolf whispered in my head and I frowned.

“My love, what is wrong?” She noticed the change in my aura.

I shook my head and quickly waved it off. “That’s a good idea. Go do that and make sure you are home early for dinner. I have something for you,” I said and she beamed at me.

“Okay. I will.”

I watched her finish dressing and then she came to place another kiss on my lips before she exited the room.

I couldn’t tell her what my wolf said because that would be like pouring hot sauce into her wounds. One heir was enough. We didn’t need two.

‘What if the other isn’t as strong as you want? What if something happens to them?’ my wolf countered and I growled out in frustration.

“Stop it!” I hissed and it sealed its lips.

I got out of bed and changed into a pair of black pants and a white shirt. I picked up my royal blue coat and got into it. My boots were by the bedside, I slipped them on and marched out of the room.

The castle was bubbling with maids moving around trying to fix breakfast or whatever it was they did so early in the morning.

I got to the throne room and the guards pulled the door open, announcing my presence.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“The Alpha of Alphas, our Lycan King, King Talon!”

The shuffling of feet filled the room as they all got to their feet to bow before me.

With my head held high, I marched inside and headed for the throne which was at the head of the room.

“Good morning gentlemen, what updates do we have thus far?” I asked as I settled into the seat.

Greg was by my right and the seat on my left was empty -one reserved for my Willow but since she didn’t have a child yet, she was forbidden to join council meetings.

My sister could have occupied the seat but she was away in boarding school, where I sent her to go learn some manners.

“My King, I am afraid the tongue situation keeps getting worst. We will have to take a stand,” Walter the army commander said.

The room became filled with murmurs as every man and woman tried to analyze what Walter had just said.

Greg and I shared looks and I gave him the signal to speak.

“My king, in a space of four hours, more villages and territories under your command were attacked. They didn’t kill any civilians, only our soldiers,” Greg explained.

“My king, we believe they are making a statement here. We have to push them into the wall!” Walter hissed out.

“Do we know who they are?” Elizabeth asked amongst the crowd.

Greg looked at me again and I nodded, permitting him to tell them.

“It is Desmond!” Greg said.

The entire room fell silent and I watched as mixed feelings passed through their faces. Some looked angry, some scared and some were just indifferent.

“My king, we can’t afford to go to war with Desmond! He will finish us!” Elizabeth cried out.

Her voice caused other people to also start murmuring in support.

I cocked my head to the side and narrowed my eyes at her. “Councilwoman Elizabeth, are you scared of death?” My voice thundered across the room, filling it with silence as everyone held back their tongue.

Elizabeth turned red as she shook on her spot. I was glad she realized she was now in trouble and it would take the grace of the goddess to save her from my rage.

I hated cowards.

“Councilwoman Elizabeth, I asked you a question and I am sure you know how much I hate to repeat myself…” I said in a bored tone.

“My King- I… I am not… I am not scared of death, my King,” She breathed with a bow. “I am only concerned about the effect this war might bring to our people. We have grown a lot of casualties which might be too great!” She said as sweat trickled down her forehead.

“Good point,” I said and I watched a small amount of color flood her face. I scoffed as I knew this wouldn’t be for too long.

“But, only a coward stays afraid of the consequences of war! Would you suggest we fold our arms and watch Desmond destroy everything we have worked so hard to achieve?” I growled as my eye vision became red as my emotions overwhelmed me.

“No no, I… I never said that my king,” She stuttered.

“You don’t have to say it literally, Councilwoman Elizabeth!” I hissed, hitting the armrest of the throne.

“You want us to hide in the castle and pretend like those other villages are none of our business?!” I growled and she shook her head.

“Use your words, woman!” My voice thundered through the room, echoing across the walls like the voice of the gods.

“No, My King! No!” She squeaked.

“So, why do you think going to war with Desmond will be a bad thing? If you don’t want any of these things to happen?!”

“I am sorry my king! I didn’t mean to say that out loud. I didn’t think-” she whimpered, falling to her feet.

They knew that whenever I got angered it always ended in one way. I killed them.

But this time, I wanted to teach the stupid woman a better lesson. Since she thought she was safe here in the castle and the villagers could die as the commoners that they were… I would train her to value every life.

“Councilwoman Elizabeth, I understand you have two children…” I started and she quickly replied with tears streaming down her eyes.

“Yes, my King! Yes, I am all they have… Please… Forgive me,” she said, pulling her hands together as she remained on the floor.

“Walter will pass by your house later today, I want the two boys to be taken to the villages where the attacks are more often…”

Elizabeth froze and her face turned pale as her tears stopped dropping.

“I want them to experience how it is over there for a week and then give us feedback. If it’s safe to ignore Desmond, then we will, if not then I am afraid we need to go to war!” With that I got on my feet and walked out of the throne room, ignoring the woman’s screams behind me.