I finally woke up to an empty room. I held my head for a second before getting up. I needed to shower. I grabbed clothes then went to the bathroom. How long was i asleep? Was Skylar safe? Did she get hurt? Did Noah protect her from my grandmother? Many questions filled my head. I needed to know if she was alright. My eyes landed on her mark that laid where my neck met my shoulder. No pain was felt on any part of my body. If she were dead then my whole body would feel it.
I got out of the shower and got dressed, opening the bathroom door. Immediately i felt arms wrap around me. I froze for a second until i felt the familiar sparks on my skin. The sparks that i always craved and missed whenever my mate wasn't in my arms. I wrapped my arms around the girl in front of me and looked to see Noah, Jarron and Lora all looking at me. I glanced at Jarron's hand that held onto Lora's. What in the world did i miss?
"Care to explain everything i missed?" I asked. Noah laughed as Jarron and Lora looked at me with a strange look on their faces. Skylar just hugged me tighter. I picked her up and crried her to our bed, sitting down with her still slinging to me.
"Don't you want to know how long you were asleep?" Jarron asked. I leaned back on one hand and kept my other around Skylar's waist.
"Sure but also tell me everything i missed." I said.
"Well you slept longer than the doctor thought. You were asleep for a month." Jarron said.
"Your father kicked your grandmother out ofthe castle. Jarron and Lora decided to become a thing, leaving me to be the single one. Actually, that's a lie. I met my mate but she's in the dungeons since she's a rogue. They won't let her out without your permission. And that's about all." Noah said. I hummed and looked at the three before looking at Skylar who was still clinging to me.
"It was hard on her." Lora mumbled. I only nodded and watched as the three left. I pulled Slylar away from me before i quickly connected our lips together. I had missed how strong the sparks between us were. My original plan was to stop at the kiss but Skylar had different plans. She pushed me gently and i complied to her command.
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"That was a hell of a way to be welcomed back tk the real world." I said before kissing Skylar again. Her bare body was still pressed against mine. I lightly pushed her back so her back was against the matress without breaking the kiss. I moved so i was over her slightly and moved down her neck. But that was as fas as i got since Noah slammed the door open.
"What did i do to you?" I as him as i fell back onto my bed.
"Nothing why? Actually, don't answer that. I just wanted to say that you need to get dressed and give the damn order for the guards to let my mate go before they decide to kill her." Noah said.
"They wouldn't kill a prisonor without my command." I growled as a sat up.
"They've killed one with their torture methods. They're still torturing her." Noah said.
"What the hell? They know the rules. If a prisoner has a mate here then they leace that one alone." I said.
"Well one of them isn't listening." Noah said. I growled and told him to get out before i got up and got dressed.
"You never get a break do you?" Skylar asked.
"Sadly I do not. Take a bath princess and relax. I'll be back before you know it." I told her.
"Is that a promise?" She asked. I gave her a quick kiss before nodding my head.
"It's a promise." I confirmed and walked out, handing Noah my crown as i buttoned my shirt up.in his hands he also had the suit jacket i had to wear. As the prince and future king, i was required to wear suits often. However, i was livid that someone was going against the rules and hurting, no torturing, my best friend's mate. I rolled my sleeves up and took the gloves i was required to wear from my pockets.
"Jacket?" Noah asked.
"Hold onto it for a bit." I said and took the crown. I slammed the doors to the prison open and immediately all eyes were on me.
"Prince Andrew." They all said.
"Where the hell is Mike?" I growled.
"He's torturing one of the rogues. He never said which one." One of the females said.
"Which room?" I snapped.
"Last one to the right your highness." Another wolf said. I growled and stormed my way down to the cell.
"Is it her?" I asked Noah.
"Yeah. She's in there." He mumbled. As he pointed at the exact door that Mike was behind. I slammed the door open and ripped Mike off of the girl he was veating and shoved against the wall.
"Noah, get your mate. Mike, what the hell do you think you are doing?" I sneered.
"Torturing the rogues." He answered.
"You know the damn rules. If they have a mate here you don't lay a hand on them. You let me or Beta Noah handle them. You were beating your future Beta Female." I shouted at him and threw him towards the corner Noah's mate was just in.
"I thought she was lying sir." He said as he backed away. I delivered a series of kicks to his stomach.
"You idiot. We can't lie when it comes to our mates. When we smell them and say we our mate is near then it's true." I said. I delivered on last kick before i was torn off of him.
"Andrew stop. You're hurting him." Skylar's voice sounded. She stood between me and Mike who was now holding his stomach. Pain was visible in his features yet i didn't care. He did much worse than that to Noah's mate. I looked ar Noah and he looked as though he thought Mike should get more of a punishment than that.
"What do you want done with him?" I asked Noah. I saw Noah glance at Skylar as he sighed.
"Finish the usual punishment." He said. I motioned to Skylar.
"Get her out." Was all i said and approached Mike. On the other side of the door I could hear Skylar screaming for me to stop. Yet i delivered blow after blow before landing one last kick. He wasn't dead or even close to being dead. He was just beat up pretty badly.
"I find out that you broke a rule again, and you're done. Understand?" I growled out.
"Understood." He answered. I nodded and yanked the door open and was met by Noah, his mate and Skylar.
"He's fine Skylar. He's probably halfway healed by now." I told her as i unrolled my sleeves.
"W-what's the usual punishment?" She asked.
"A beating. They have to follow the rules. Especially when it comes to the one on mates." Noah answered. I nodded and took my jacket from him and slipped it on.
"I don't want to see that side of you again." Skylar whispered as i took the gloves off.
"I won't let you." I told her and pulled her close to me.
"Promise?" She asked.
"Always." I told her before giving her a quick kiss.
