Royals

Chapter Three

Jordan paced around his office thinking intently. He had set a trap for the so-called "Wild Flame" and is just waiting for Alpha Mark's confirmation that he is there.

Jordan looked forward to snapping their neck. To hear the satisfying crunch that followed and the eerily silence his warriors would extend.

He started to get a headache and was about to throw something when his sister, Dani, opened the door to his office.

The small girl looked up to him and said,

"Can you plaw now?"

He sat down on his heels so that he was eye level with her.

"Sorry Dani, I've got some work to do. I'm sure Queen Clancy would love to play with you."

Dani smiled sadly and muttered an "ok."

Jordan hated seeing his sister hurt but he did have work to do.

Although at the moment Queen Clancy is Luna Queen, she isn't Jordan's mother. In fact, she is his father's third mate.

It wasn't intentional though. His first mate rejected him, and his second mate, Jordan's mother, died shortly after Dani's birth. He didn't want to rule by himself until Jordan took the throne so he chose Queen Clancy to be his new Queen Luna.

Jordan didn't hate his stepmother but she wasn't his mother and never would be.

Jordan ran a hand through his hair before picking up a book and throwing it through the window.

The glass shattered which caused some warriors to send concerned looks to their King.

Jordan's Beta noticed and quickly came inside the palace, not to try and calm him down.

Royal Beta Taylor walked in and said,

"You good?"

"No I want to rip someone's throat out."

"Is it Ryder?" Taylor asked

"Yes, he's on edge and won't shut up and I want to rip his throat out."

Ryder was Jordan's wolf and was even more a mystery than the Alpha King himself.

"You wanna spar?"

Jordan sighed and said,

"I'm not gonna beat up a girl."

That comment earned a scoff from Taylor.

"You did not just say that." She said, coming closer and closer to biting his head off.

Jordan raised his hands and mock surrender.

"I'm joking...You make it so easy to push your buttons. Thanks for the offer but I need my full strength for whoever keeps destroying my kingdom."

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Two hours and twenty-seven minutes later and Jordan still couldn't stop his pacing. The sun was starting to set and he kept wondering if his plan had failed.

He had an informant inside the rogue "kingdom" who told him that the "Wild Flame" was in King Spencer's inner circle and that they did the dirty work inside the "kingdom".

Finally, a young warrior came into Jordan's office and said,

"The "Wild Flame"...at Alpha Mark's...my King."

Jordan set his face in a hard line and said,

"Let's go."

The warriors didn't shift into wolf form but they did take off road vehicles. Jordan could see the smoke in the distance that alerted him that indeed, the person who was destroying his kingdom was here.

He hopped out of the car and made sure he had everyone he needed.

Archers, check.

Wolf guards, check.

Human warriors, check.

As well as back up, just incase. He didn't know what he was dealing with.

The warriors got into a good position and awaited the "Wild Flame". After only 30 seconds, a hooded figure jumped through a window and onto the roof.

Jordan discretely signaled to one of his archers to use a silver arrow. One that would kill.

The archer launched it and the hooded figure turned around with lightning speed and caught the silver coated arrow without flinching.

Jordan's eyebrows shot up and their eyes met. Whispers went around the warriors.

"She's a girl!"

But that didn't matter to Jordan...or Ryder. All that mattered was that this was his mate.

But even more shockingly, the look on her face.

It didn't hold anger, or fear.

It didn't hold hope, or happiness.

It held a simple smirk.

A smirk of a challenge, of a fight. One that put Ryder on edge.

Not because of his mate but because that was the look of the Alpha King being challenged.