The Southern Queen,

Chapter 9

CLEO'S POV

I wasn't wrong when I said that our travel will going to be fast and long because these wolves are running for like 5 hours and no one dared to stop to even take a break. My arms are getting numb for holding to the Kings fur, I was actually afraid that he will get mad because I am holding him too tight but to my surprise he didn't seems to care.

I think they have no intention of stopping, but the king got to abrupt stop when my stomach grumbled. He's so fast that's why Beta Jason and the other one was left behind. He sit down as if telling me to come down so I get off to his back. My feet are shaking and my arms are hurting when I start to stand on my own feet I can't contain my balance and before I even knew it, my body was collapsing. I expected to fall to the ground but an arm catch me to steady my balance.

It is the king. He can shift in a very fast pace and he is also freaking naked. NAKED! I can feel his private part against my back. I'am only wearing a piece of fabric right? with no under garments so that also increase the awkwardness we were both feeling. He quickly step back from me and me, I completely forgot that my legs are shaking and my arms hurt.

"Ahm, Thank you."

I awkwardly said while looking anywhere else but him. He just noodled in response.

"Let's wait here, Jason will be here in a while. He has the clothes and the food for you."

He said, breaking the silence. I walked around trying to get my nerves to work while the king sits on one of the fallen tress on the forest. No matter what I do I still feel like it's awkward. I wanted to ask questions but I'm afraid he will get mad and refuse to help me get my memories back. I was always been afraid of him.

"You are awkwardly nice today, you know."

The king said out of the blue. I don't know how to response but I know I need to do it to lessen the awkward situation.

" I just gained my childhood memory, you being the king, the people treating me nicely, me, not in my pack and me again, loosing my wolf and memory is kind of too much."

He threw his face upward and smiled.

"Of course it is too much. You the princess of the Silver moon pack together with the Big bad Alpha king. yeah it is kind of too much."

My eyes got big. He knows the nickname dad gave to him. He looked at me with a smile still plastered in his face.

"I smelled your fear last night. The same fear the kids have whenever I am around. I take it that you remember the stories about me."

He looks upward again and me being me, I ask again the first question that pop out of my mind. I also forgot that he's naked. Well, it's no big deal to me now. I have seen plenty of fine and refine bodies.

"Is it true? You doing those things?"

I asked still looking at him. Why did I even bother to ask. Surely he's not that bad if he's helping me now. Stupid Cleo. Yes you have remembered your childhood but it doesn't mean you have the credit to act like a child. I said to myself.

"It's okay-"

"Yes. It's true."

I was stuck up to where I am standing when I heard his answer. He look at me again, but this time, sadness was evident on his eyes. Like as if he regretted everything he had done because I asked. I stared at him, directly at the eyes. It is rude to stare at the king like that but he said I didn't need to do those thing so I stared at him, contemplating if what he said is true. And in his eyes, I only see sadness.

We both look away when Jason and he's company arrived. They both shift to their human form and afterwards they prepared our food. I ate in silence. I can't bring myself to talk. Mainly, because I didn't know what to say. Surprisingly I'am not afraid. I feel nothing. Like my body is already familiar with the realization that I am with a killer. The worst werewolf in history. The king of all. I finished my food in just one snap. I might be thinking but I am also hungry and tired.

" Let's rest for a while. Then we will continue our journey."

Oliver said to all of us.

"Yes your highness."

Beta Jason is the one who answered to him. I lay on my back, to ease my sour body. He sit on the other side of me. I'll just rest for a while. I said to myself but then, I can't help it when darkness over power me again. And for the 4th time, I woke up again in the unfamiliar bedroom. Why do I always end up being in the bedroom? The last time I remember I was in the forest and I just said I'll take a rest and then viola, Here I am, laying on the massive bed. I face palm myself. I should really stop doing this. It might become my hobby.

"I see your awake?"

Then there he is, leaning on the door's frame.

"How did I get here? where are we?"

I asked him. My voice is still , you know. Like morning voice raspy and all.

"We're here at the Blue Moon pack."

He said.

"What?"

I stared at him dumbfounded.

"Ow, don't tell me you carry me all the way here while I am asleep?"

I said to him. He just stare at me and I can see that he is trying hard not to smile.

"What?"

I asked. confusion evident to my face.

"You told me, not to tell you."

I face palm myself again and then I let my body fall again in the bed. Wow, Cleo you are officially nuts to allow the king suffer while you sleep. You are really......never mind, I can't find a word for my self.

"I think you have to arrange yourself now, so we can find your gem."

He said.

"Yeah, I think so too."

I answered to him as I stand up and fix my dress.

"I'm ready to go."

He shake his head and smile.

"So, eager to go."

I ignored his comment. We head outside and there, I saw people working together. You know just common village where the kids get to play and run all over the place. Jason and the other man is again guarding the door.

"Alpha Xavier."

The King said to the man in front of him. This Alpha look young. To his right side, a girl is clinging. maybe his Luna.

"Your highness."

The alpha said with a slight bow. The Luna bow to her as well.

"Let's go."

The king said. It looks like he settled everything before I woke up. I smiled at the thought. He's not really bad. I'm sure of it. We started to walk to god knows where. We entered the forest and we arrive at a very beautiful paradise. There's a water falling from a the middle of the two rock and in the middle of the falls, I saw something that spark.

I felt it. The gem, it's calling me to move forward. I move forward without hesitation, not caring if I got wet. I swim along the lake. The dress hugging the curves of my body but I don't care. The only thing I care right now is my gem. I need to take my gem.When I arrived
at the middle of the lake,the gem made an appearance in front of me. I touched it without hesitation and then again, memories came rushing back to me.

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