The Southern Queen,

Chapter 25

CLEO'S POV

Unlike other packs, The Blood Moon pack offer us no welcoming essence or even food. They just stand up looking at us like we were criminals.

"Your highness."

Alpha Jester said with so much dislike in his voice. I don't like this pack, or even him. I can say that he's not going to give the gem without gaining something in return.

"Alpha Jester."

Oliver said with the same distaste in his voice. The Alpha Jerk didn't even recognize me. That makes me and my wolf on edge. We wanted him to give us some respect. Alpha Jester look at me and smiled at me. His smile is not genuine.

"Cleo."

He said. Oliver's body tense as well as mine. I know better than to snap in him and kill every person in here. I need something that can only find in his land therefore I need to play by his rules but not without a fight.

I smiled at him in the sweetest smile I could master.

"Jester."

I acknowledge him the same way he acknowledge me. The smile in his lips drop and was easily replace with anger.

"It is Alpha Jester to you dear."

He said with a threat lacing in his voice.

"Ow, My bad. I thought we were in first name basis in here. Well then, It is QUEEN CLEO to you ALPHA JESTER. I came here with respect to you. Isn't it fair that you should give me respect too?"

Alpha Jester compose his pose and bow at me submissively.

"My apologies My lady."

I can feel Oliver's body beaming with pride.

"Apology accepted Alpha."

After that encounter silence took place as the Alpha lead us to our rooms. It is early in the morning and the Alpha assumed that we wanted to rest but what I really wanted was to leave this place and get what was mine. When Alpha Jester leave us in our room, I faced Oliver.

"I don't want to stay long in this place. The sooner we leave the better. I don't like everything in here."

Oliver was quite shock with the tone in my voice. I let out a deep breath and I sit beside him in our bed.

"The people in here are so.. I don't know what to call them. I think disrespectful is the right term. Arah is on edge. She's not used being around with this kind of people."

Oliver also let out a deep breath as he rub my back.

"Why don't we take a walk outside. Let's catch some fresh air."

I wanted to roll my eyes to him because I clearly need fresh air from this place. this place smells like a rogue place. I wanted to argue with him but he look so tired so I think keeping my mouth shut would help him relieve the stress.

"Why don't you sleep here for a while. I'll be outside with Diva and Aliyah."

He didn't argue with me. He just kiss me in my forehead and then he lay in the bed like all of his energy was taken out of his body. Before I left him I gave him a quick kiss in the lips. I walk outside our room only to find a woman standing, or should I say glaring in front of our doors.

"Excuse me."

I said breaking the woman gaze in our door. she just look at me without much change in her face.