The Pegasus Princess and Her King Alpha (Book 1)

Chapter 4.

Pic above Nicola Peltz bellow her gold and white bodice white skirt this is Christina's dress every time she shifts back into her human self right is Ariella.

Ariella's POV

I've never been out of Illyria before yes this land seems darker than there but it strangely feels like home. I take a break from following him and graze only to spit out the grass bitter taste I snort not enjoying the taste now what am I supposed to eat. I'm so hungry I forget I have an audience I frown turning my butt to them I paw my right hoof on the ground not liking their attention. I don't get the reaction I want, I want them to turn around and quit gawking or finding me amusing. I'm hungry and cranky and this grass is vile. "What's wrong love?" I can tell he's enjoying this, his amused voice gives far too much away, well I'm not I'm starving stupid wolf man.
I turn around and paw more at the grass snorting telling them the grass tastes funny. They don't seem to get it, great I really was exiled to hell. Oh a stream grass always tastes better near a stream or lake I trot over to the stream and tentatively taste the grass YES finally food. It's not as flavoursome as I'm used to but it will do. I don't even care about my audience I can tell they're groaning as if I'm holding them back oh well. I notice nice guy watches me with amusement and satisfaction.

Lance's POV

I watch my mate with concern she doesn't seem to be happy. My Beta is pissed off he wants to be home already and he knows his Luna isn't overly happy with him, so he's upset with that but I ignore him. What's she trying to tell me, then she has a look like she's thinking then she turns to the water source I almost panic keeping her in my sight I jog over as she trots off I blow out air she was now carefully tasting the grass near the stream. Our mate was hungry donut and didn't like the grass around the trees. Fussy much. Ggggrrrr don't insult Mate she's hungry human leave her alone. I roll my eyes. "EERRGGHH King this will take forever look I know your concerned for your mate but it's not safe out here for either of you especially Luna and it's getting dark we need to get out of here." "ENOUGH FROM YOU we will take our time. We'll get home soon enough now NO MORE COMMENTS FROM YOU. I'm sick of the complaining, shut it Mark." He shuts up instantly, bowing in respect. I turn back to my mate who's watching us with interest.

We arrive back I hear all kinds of reactions from gasping to shouting in disbelief to collapsing at the sight of my mate in all her FINE glory. She lifts her head in alert I turn back to her and place my hand on her muzzle to calm her and she lowers her head again I take that as a sign that she's calmed down. "Don't worry love no one here will harm you I promise." I bent down and kissed her muzzle like velvet then explosion of pleasure  she nickered and nodded her head pushing her head back into my chest.
My parents come out and slowly approach my mate as not to spook her. My mate lifts her head from my chest slowly noticing my parents she tilts her head so cute then looks back at me then turns to them again. I laugh much to my pack's surprise. "Love these are my parents. Frank and Diana." She looks at their adjoined hands I see sorrow and a little confusion has she never seen mate's before let alone mates showing affection to one another. It almost seems as if it's a foreign sight for her didn't her folks ever show affection towards each other? Does she have parents?

Christina's POV

I thought it strange not the nice guys parents but what they were doing their hands were joined and they didn't flinch or show any sign of discomfort they seemed happy I don't know what else but it was a feeling I have never come across before. I looked over to the nice guy to find him watching me with curious eyes. I snorted to take all the staring away I was uncomfortable with all eyes on me, but then again I'm the only one on four hooves sporting wings surrounded by wolves so I can understand the staring it's just getting creepy. "Son who do you have here I've never seen anything like him." I stomp my hooves and squeal in irritation come on I'm female jerk face. "DAD she's my mate she's clearly a girl." Nice guy is furious, hide. I shrink back and flap my wings as if to take off nice guy quickly turns back to me his hands out again those friendly hands. "No, no, no, no I'm not mad at you love I'm sorry please don't fly away I'm annoyed my dad thought you were male. It's ok I promise." He looks at us pleadingly all my flight reflexes gone.
I don't know how to feel around his parents I mean mine never held hands they'd have probably been repulsed by the action. My parents were never together when they did stand together like most parents back in Illyria they looked uncomfortable, but as I look around me I see males and females show affection to the same person not glancing at any other males. This place is strange, they're actually comfortable sharing affection odd. He walks me to a massive castle. Oh yeah I almost forgot he's a king but I doubt he'll want me to come with him we've been close enough I guess, I stop letting him walk on, the further he goes the more I miss him, the more I want to feel his hand on my muzzle again. Oh no they've cursed me to be some love struck kind of being. I shake my head as if rejecting the thought.
"Hey where... are you ok love come on inside we need to get you dry your soaking wet I'm sure your feathers don't feel too comfortable wet do they?" He talks so gentle to me but now that he mentions my wings I try and fly but they're too heavy to lift and it hurts, they're soaked I'm soaked great. I don't suppose he has a stable anywhere with dry straw. I'm not shifting these people could take my blood for experiments or try and, no they wouldn't would they? I was trembling I feared the worst they would I'm sorry to say it out loud Ariella chop our wings off she squealed in terror. Nope I'm not going in there I will stay in my Pegasus form forever if I have to.
"Love we're just going to dry off your wings you'll find it's very warm inside there's no way I'm leaving you out here or in a stable we don't have one, besides your my mate this is your home now. You'll be safe love it's still large enough for you to move around as you are. This is your home you can go anywhere in it you like." He walked to the door I see a door man his knees shake is he afraid of me, the thought is like a knife in the heart why do I even want these people to like me, Yup I'm for sure cursed and it's all the 'nice guy's fault'. I walk up the steps I look at the door then to my wings eerrrgghhh they won't fit I shrink them back into my back and the doorman faints no, no, no wake up please I'm sorry. I should of made some kind of noise before doing that I lower my head and lowly nicker as the soft glow of my golden rays sink into his face he gasps waking up looking at me I lift my head away not wanting to freak him out anymore. Nice guy has his jaw slack again with the gawking is that like a go to werewolf reaction. I shake my head these wolves are strange.
Teenage girls come up Aww struck faces they carry towels and hook in hair dryers I take over as the hair dryers will probably freak out Ariella. I let them dry me, a little girl comes up nice guy smiles picking her up. "Horsey, horsey" she sings softly I nicker to her "Lanny I got bows and bands can I plait her mane, please, please, please, please?" If Ariella could laugh she would love this kid. "Sure sissy but be nice no pulling her mane out be gentle ok, only if she allows you." He looked up at me silently asking permission I looked down at the little pup silently jumping up and down excitedly. I snort nodding my head and lower it for the little girl his parents come into view and smile lovingly at the little girl. She's very young maybe only three or four years old she's still struggling to reach my mane so I lay down and tuck my wings in neatly as the other girls continue to dry them. I close my eyes as she smiles at her parents who smile back giving her more encouragement. My mate sits on my other side stroking my neck.