CHOSEN BY THE KING

CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND

JOHN'S POV

Today is my 21st birthday. For most guys it's an important day, but for me well I will either find my soul mate or have to choose one tonight. You see, I am John Marcus Wolfe, the Crown Prince of the North American Werewolf Kingdom.

I have been the Crown Prince since my parents were murdered in a car bombing. My brother was also killed in that bombing. I should have been but I got detention at school along with the rest of the guys in my class.

You see it was my sister-n-law's first day back teaching. Let me tell you my brother, Tom, found himself blessed with a beautiful young mate. They had been together six and half years and had a 6 year old son and a newborn daughter. Well you can imagine a room full of hormonal 13 year old boys, all of which were alphas in training except for me and I am the next King. You may ask why I am the next king and not my brother, well my brother was born with the Royal Beta's Mark and had taken that position after he mated Tonya. I on the other hand was born with the king's mark. Anyway, Tonya is my sister-n-law's name and though she is as sweet is the day is long when we weren't in class, she was a strict but fair teacher. We were being the crude boys who thought we were God's gift to the female population but we weren't as smart as we thought we were because every time she would turn her back to us or look down one of the guys would either make a very sexual comment or stand up and make crude humping jesters not realizing that her enhanced senses were even more than that of an alpha's. Needless to say we all got detention, which really saved the whole werewolf kingdom.

For you see Tonya was not only a werewolf history teacher and my sister-n-law but she was also born a pure royal wolf, a European wolf princess. As such, she believed in being well trained. Our detention was on the training field. We had to battle each other but the last wolf standing would get to get in the ring with her. I was the only one there who knew she had won a gold metal at the Werewolf Olympics for fighting. Actually, it was kept quiet because that was how she met Tom. He won the silver and everyone knew that but just not who beat him. You can only imagine how hard the guys fought because they thought if they could win against each other they could pin her. Sadly to say the battle training was interrupted when word came about the bombings.

As soon as the link was broken she sent all the alphas in training with a Royal command to their dorm rooms and escorted me to a safe location within the palace that I didn't even know about where we were met by her pup's nanny and her pups. At this point she became the highest ranking adult wolf in the kingdom and she was only 22. Tonya would now carry the title and responsibilities of the Royal Luna and serve as head of the elder counsel until I could actual step into the Crown Prince role at the age of 18 and at 21 I would have to find my mate or choose one and once mated I would become King and the elder counsel would no longer rule but go back to advising.

I have to say I have been in love with Tonya since she first walked into the palace. But in the years since losing Mom, Dad and Tom I really have fallen in love with her. When I turned 18 I told her how I felt and because I could choose my mate I would make her my Queen. She made me promise I would find my real mate instead. I know that I am the only one who sees the real whole Tonya. She hides her sadness well. She is now 29 and though she had had many chances to find love again she told me she would not think about such until I have my Queen. We have spent hours talking about what qualities will make a good Queen just in case I have to choose.

What Tonya doesn't know is that I felt the death of my mate earlier this year. She was also a European royal and as such we had to attend her funeral. My wolf confirmed that our mate was indeed the princess who had died, Tonya's younger niece so today I receive the ability to choose a mate. This ability is given to the Crown Prince or Princess so that the Royal line will continue, for just this reason. Once I chose, mark and mate someone the only pull she will feel is to me and I will feel no other pull as well. Thing is my wolf must be in full agreement with my choice or she will die. My wolf loves her and her wolf as much as I love her and he has always claimed her children as his pups even when my brother was alive.

The mating of a chosen is not the same because both I and my wolf must mate her in order to fully claim and wipe out any residual claim. There is actually a special room in the king's quarters for this. There is also a special ceremony and steps that has to be taken. The night a chosen mate is claimed is rough and hard core sex with no room for a gentle making love.

No one can know who a chosen is until after the ceremony begins, however I have talked with her father about the possibility. You see her parents have been the closest thing I have had to parents since loosing mine. He was with me when I found out for sure that my mate was indeed killed. Dick was with me when I felt it and then when we heard of his cousin's death. I think he called to his grandfather and told him what he suspected. When we arrived in England for the funeral and so Tonya could spend time with her family, he came to me and took me for a private viewing of his granddaughter. Being a very powerful werewolf and King, he was able to put a shield around me so no one could feel my pain and sorrow until I got it under control. After the funeral he took Dick and me on what everyone else thought was a hunting trip so we could spend time together but really it was so I could get everything under control.

Anyway, I must prepare for tonight. As I said no one is suppose to know who or even if my mate will be a chosen mate unless they are the ones chosen to help me securing her safety and move during the ceremony which actually begins during the dinner. This is done so no one can intervene. I will start it by slipping first a herb that causes her to become slightly sleepy and then a second one that will cause her to become highly aroused when touched in her wine at my birthday dinner/ball. Tonight I will finally have my Queen and tomorrow we receive our kingdom.

As I exit my room I run into Tonya.

"Happy birthday John."

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A/N ~~ I STARTED THIS BOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND ENDED UP TAKING IT DOWN BECAUSE IT IS THE PREQUEL TO ANOTHER ONE OF MY BOOKS AND I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED CHANGING IN ORDER FOR BOTH BOOKS TO MESH BETTER. I HOPE YOU LIKE THE CHANGES.

I AM WARNING YOU NOW THERE WILL BE SOME VERY MATURE THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THIS BOOK. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE THAT I DO NOT PERSONALLY BELIEVE ARE RIGHT BUT MUST TAKE PLACE FOR THEY ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR CHOICES MADE BY THE KING.

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