The Pegasus Princess and Her King Alpha (Book 1)

Chapter 13.

Christina waking up scared in the middle of the night dew to thunderstorms. Song by  James Hype and ft Harlee - Afraid.

Christina's POV

I'm super pissed off how can my mate let Jess go with that psycho I know you think he didn't do anything to earn the reputation of a psycho but trust me he's not right in the head, WHY JESS eeeerrrrggghh I scream into my pillow again. Even though it's dark I leave the palace I need to fly flying always makes me feel good I only shift into my wings not my Pegasus form I let Ariella rest. I fly high feeling the breeze through my clothes letting the cold crisp air calm my racing head. I notice the clouds turn dark and that's enough to frighten me back to my room I land on the balcony shift my wings back into my body and walk through the glass door closing and locking it securely behind me then I close the curtains as I see rain start to fall down the glass.
I get a warm shower and avoid thinking of earlier as it only seems to build my anger again. After my shower I dry myself off and brush my teeth I use the toilet and wash my hands I put on my oversized fluffy white pj jumper and navy short shorts. I'm in bed only a minute before the loudest thunder Ive heard splits the skies scaring me half to death. The one thing I'm always terrified of is thunder Ariella she's no help she's shielding herself with her wings right now I roughly pull the blanket over my head and curl up in the foetal position pushing the blanket down on my left ear only to jump as another sound of thunder booms into my room.
It doesn't relent I don't know how but it gets worse I begin to cry we didn't get much thunder in Illyria but when we did the doctor had to knock me out till it was over my dad couldn't take my screaming you could hear it throughout the herd he always told me to grow up, but the fear remained. I don't know how long I've now been under my blanket but it's not drowning out the noise.
Then the biggest gust of wind hit my balcony door breaking it through as the rain began to pour in and the thunder crashed through I screamed and jumped out of bed and ran out my door I ran into Lance's room he started to stir as I scrambled into the other side of his bed and shoved his duvet over my head. I sniffed and I felt an arm pull me closer Wow he sleeps naked I look up avoiding his certain member. My face still hidden I still hear the thunder and begin to shake again. "Ssshhh baby it's alright it'll soon die down, your safe I'll never let anything hurt you baby." His husky sleepy voice calmed me under another booming thunder noise hit I scrambled to his side hiding my face into his chest my right arm tightly clung to his side. I felt his hand softly stroke my hair I felt his body move as he bend over me to kiss my head. For the first time in forever I was able to sleep through a thunder storm, at that moment I was grateful for my Lance. Comforted by his warmth, sheltered by his arms I was instantly lulled to sleep.

I woke up on my side facing a window but it wasn't my window then last nights terrifying ordeal replayed in my head I had been overcome with fear I ran into my mate's room so this is Lance's room I slowly turned my head around and there he was looking at me with his right arm up supporting his head. Lance was softly smiling at me I blushed how humiliating he must think me a woose by now, and a crazy girl who looses senses around him. "Morning love I never thought I'd be waking up to this pretty face so soon." I put the blanket back over my face still not ready to face my humiliating night. He tugs the blanket gently off my face. "No hiding from me love I prefer to gaze at my perfect mate in the mornings. You don't need to feel ashamed everyone's scared of something for you it just happens to be thunder stranger things have happened, you don't need to feel embarrassed for it, your with me I'll never let you feel bad for your fears. You know what I'm afraid of?" I shook my head curious to find his fears. "I'm deadly afraid of Heights." I shoved the covers off my face and sat up shocked. "Heights but why, how." He winced and sat up making sure his lower half was still thankfully covered. "Because when I was little I had this friend Marcus and we would chase each other and be crazy pups, anyway I was seven and we played hide and seek I found him at the top of a cliff and he screamed from surprise I don't think he noticed that he was on the edge because he turned to run only I heard screaming I know now I shouldn't but I ran to the edge to check if I could get him, but by the time I reached the edge he was on the rocky ground bleeding. I've never been on anything so high up again. I've never been on a plane any overseas business if I do I send someone else for or work from home." He sat up properly and put his hands over his face rubbing his tired face. I scooted over and lifted his right arm around my shoulder hugging him. "So that's why you were so scared when we met, you thought every time my wings appeared I'd leave you too?" I looked up and he nodded his head sadly to me.
For a few moments we didn't do anything but hold each other until he rubbed my shoulders and cleared his throat. "Well love I think we better get up but I suggest you turn around if I had known you'd sneak into our room last night Id've worn my boxers." I blushed and turned my body to face the window giving him a chance to change. After a couple of minutes he was changed that was fast I got up and stretched feeling my arms crack felt like a relief. "I'll meet you in the office then once I'm ready." He smiled and I hugged him god he smells so nice, he kissed my head and I let go and walked back to my room to change.