DALEIA

Get to know me.

"who could this be, goddess I'm losing my mind " We were all seated on the couches in the Queen Luna's room, it had to be at least 4 in the morning at that time everyone was still reeling from the fact that someone had poisoned the queen Luna, at the moment they were trying to figure out who would do such a thing and what they would gain from doing it.

"at this point it's a safe bet to pin this on uncle, no... No... Don't look at me like that Malcolm. he has much to gain and I've always had a weird vibe with him around " sienna speaks clearly distressed and sleep deprived , " I now its him, if mama dies he ascends to the throne , see it all lines up he's always loved power " she continues

"We can't just accuse him without evidence and Daleia said it was a woman's voice, how does whoever this woman is fit in this whole situation, and I upped the security around this place so How does this person come in, do they have help? This is how we should go about things sienna and stop just attaching blame to an innocent man. And he does not ascend. I DO "Malcolm says standing at the desk in the room, he had brought his work here in order to watch over both me and the queen Luna, he was much calmer now, although I knew one wrong move would set him off again.

"I agree with Malcolm, sienna we need evidence to prove that he did it, right now we don't have any, we just need to follow the clues and figure this out carefully and with caution, on that note we've been up a while and I suggest we all get some rest" Michael says looking around the room, he stands and picks up Karrie carrying her sleeping form out the room. Sienna huffs but follows suit moving to a room directly across from the Queen Luna's own.

I look to Malcolm who I see settle back into the chair , no intent of leaving anytime soon so I move closer to the queens bed and fix her blanket before settling deeper into the chair I'm dosing off when I hear .

"you blend in well with my family, and I can tell you are trying really hard not to let the pressures of what you are expected to be like as a queen get to you, I'm proud, and I'm sorry I let you alone like that in an unfamiliar place, I just had so many pent up frustrations and I didn't want to my wolf or I to act out badly in your presence, I only want you to see the best of me Daleia"

I stand from the Queen Luna's chair and go over to the desk sitting opposite of him, he looked as tired as I felt , his hair was disheveled and his shirt was on backwards , a five o clock shadow was showing and he had bags under his eyes ,

" you know Malcolm, that's not how I want our relationship to work, I want us to be open to each other fully, be vulnerable with me , that's how we will become closer , how we will understand each other more , I'm terrified " I look into his eyes" I'm terrified that will make one wrong move and you and your family will shut me out like what happened in my pack , I'm terrified that if I don't pick up quick on what I should be doing and the future queen I'm supposed to be ill be left behind , that's why I've been seeming like I have it all under control, I have to pretend so you all won't shut me out. "

he moves closer to me sitting on the other chair facing the desk, he turns his chair around so its facing me and I do the same , " Daleia you being left behind or shut out will never happen, I'm your mate , I'm going to stand by you even through the toughest of times , were a team , and I know I should be more open with who I am that's how we will be able to get to know each other , you've been here a week and you've been thrust into this new life , you're handling it well because it was meant for you so don't worry about that . "

" since you're not planning on leaving the Queen Luna's side and I'm not leaving her side either , let's try to get to know each other than you stressing all over work that's only frustrating both you and d your wolf . He considers what I'm saying for a bit before standing up and holding his hand out towards me. I take it and he walks us to the couch where sienna had previously been sleeping near the Queen Luna's bed.

"What do you want to know love, ask me anything "he almost has a childish twinkle in his eye, he was clearly excited to be conversing with me ... I smile enjoying the feeling

" well I don't know how to go about this , just tell me who you are " his brow lifts his face confused till he straightened up and leaned a bit closer to me causing my body to react accordingly leaning towards him too. Malcolm was a stranger yes but I felt like I've known him for a very long time, he felt comfortable and right and I wasn't going to have any reservations about him if he didn't cause me to so at this point I was letting the bond have its way with my feelings as I'm sure he was allowing his to have its way too.

"I'm an honest man, I'd like to think I'm patient, and fair, I ... I don't know I...hate meat that isn't venison... no... no don't give me that look I'm a picky eater , I mean id eat anything but I wouldn't fully enjoy it as much as I would like to if it was venison you know . I also don't like deserts that aren't chocolate I have to have chocolate in it or its not desert , I'm the alpha king , which means I have to travel a lot to all the packs have meetings keep order , but I swear sometimes I just want to lock myself up in a room and sleep the day away, my wolf and I enjoy sleep a little too much and mama..." he pauses looking over at her " mama ... she used to give me hell for it , shed march up into my room and open all the curtains and windows and rip the covers off me ... it actually happened the day of my coronation too. Man "he laughs " I got the lecture of my life that day. I'm 27 years old and she still treats me like I'm 15...." he continues going off and a tangent and telling me of his times as a boy in the castle filled with laughter and joy, the hardships of being his father's heir meaning he didn't have the same amount of time goofing of with his siblings as he would have liked, as he goes on my mind drifts to my own childhood, all the joy and the happiness attached to it. A hand waving in my face brings me back from my reverie "you seem tired love we should head to bed"

"No I'm sorry I got lost in my head, please continue"

"We will continue getting to know each other later for now let's talk light subjects love, your coronation is in three weeks would you like to plan it yourself or would you want your beta female and I to plan it for you?

"I think Karrie and Sienna should be on that ... you have a nation to lead Malcolm you can't be planning a coronation, it's not worthy of your time"

I notice that throughout the conversation I've moved so close to him that I'm leaning on its side , embarrassed I make a move to create some space between us but he puts his hands around my shoulders moving my back to lean against his chest leading his breath to brush across my neck ever so gently .

"Having you close gives me peace love, never move away from me, and you are my queen being a part of your coronation would be my greatest pleasure."

Every word he said caused his warm breath to caress my neck, it was such a distraction and because of it English failed me

"Mmmkay" was my response, his warmth caused my eyes to begin to fall shut.

"Not here love, let's let mama rest "still high on his closeness" mkaayyy" he chuckles ... lifts me and we move to a room a little further down the grand hallway and into a room , his scent covers the whole place not helping with my tired state , I see the sun rise from a window at the corner of the room . 

he puts me in bed and pulls the covers over me , from the corner of my eye watch him attampt to walk out the door 

" no , if you want me to rest, you rest as well, we cannot have a tired leader now can we i say sitting up and scooting over patting the place i had just occupied, his shoulders sag, but he moves towards the bed shedding the shirt he was wearing , for a moment and only a moment im distracted by him, so i do what... i stare and when he notices he lets out a laugh joining me and pulling me to him. as he snuggles closer to me i cant help but draw circles around his shoulder feeling a sense of calm.

"i belong to you.. stare and touch me where ever you please my queen" i say nothing choosing to remain silent and soon enough im asleep.