Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
I pause in thought for a moment.
‘I know he is lying to me, Hugo. I know the werewolves are not the enemy. He wants them all dead to rule both the kingdoms as one,’
Hugo looks at me.
‘Well, if you know that much already, you may as well know that King Fenris had told me to use the iron chains on you and bring you to him. He has been putting on an act when in fact, he is a very cruel King,’
‘I don’t understand. Why does King Fenris want me here if he doesn’t care for me?’ I ask.
Hugo lets out a sad sigh,
‘Because he knows of your powers, he knows you could defeat his army if you are on Alpha King Damon’s side,’
‘But King Fenris hasn’t made me use my powers yet, and he can’t make me use them against the werewolves or his army,’
‘Princess… he intends to use your powers against the werewolves whether you want to or not. He will know all your weaknesses and use them against you. You will have no choice, just like I have had no choice. I’m sorry,’
‘You’re wrong, Hugo.’
Hugo looks at me with confusion.
‘We have a choice, Hugo and my choice is to put an end to King Fenris and free all the people of Mysteria from his wrath,’
Hugo looks at me with surprise.
‘So, tell me then, kitten, how are you supposed to do that then?’ He asks, amused.
‘The same way I won you over Hugo.’ I say, winking at him.
He rubs his throat with his hand where he thought I would strike his head off with his own sword and chuckles.
‘Go get ’em, kitten.’ He smiles.
I make Raven gallop ahead and trot alongside King Fenris, keeping small talk.
Finally, we arrive at Garnet falls. The villagers are starving, hungry and underweight. They beg the soldiers for food.
Some soldiers spit at the villagers and push them back, falling over. I hop down from Raven and make my way toward the hungry villagers.
‘Maia, what are you doing? You need to get back here, now,’ King Fenris yells.
I ignore him and walk towards the crowd of beggars.
‘The forest princess,’ they all say and bow.
I smile at them all.
‘My people of Garnet falls, I am sorry it has to come to this. It saddens me greatly to see you so hungry and poor from the high taxes and this unnecessary war. I have a gift I would like to give you all, but first, I need something from you,’
The crowd becomes silent.
‘Princess, we have nothing left to give,’ one person yells out.
‘Bring me seeds,’ I say.
The crowd and soldiers all look around at each other in confusion as to why I want the seeds. A little girl approaches and pulls on my dress to look down at her. She gives me a half-eaten rotten apple with the core and seeds still intact.
‘Thank you, little one,’ I say, smiling at her.
I walk away towards what used to be a vegetable garden and kneel. Then, digging holes with my hands, I plant the seeds a few meters apart, place my hands on the ground, and concentrate.
Everyone is silent, watching on in curiosity until the ground beneath them starts to shake and rumble.
Everyone is panicking except the little girl standing next to me, watching the apple seeds sprout and grow into large apple trees. Hundreds of apples form on all the branches. I stand up to admire the trees and turn to see thousands of people staring at me, amazed. They shout their gratitude towards me and pluck the fruit from the tree devouring the fruit while other villagers approach me with different seeds. I continue planting and growing the seeds into ripe fruit and vegetables until I feel faint. I realise I need rest to regain my power back.
King Fenris approaches me.
‘My love? What is the meaning of all this?’ He asks.
I speak as loud as I can for them to all hear what I say.
‘King Fenris, the people are hungry. They have no food because you took it all to feed this giant army that isn’t even needed,’
Gasps are heard, and many people, including the soldiers, are clearly listening.
‘Princess, what are you even talking about? We need this army to kill the werewolves before they kill us,’ he yells angrily.
‘No, that’s not true!’ I yell back.
More gasps are heard amongst the crowd as more step closer to listen to an explanation for my words.
‘Maia,’ he growls, giving me a look of warning.
Everything was blurry. I used too much of my power growing all the food. I have to tell the people the truth while I can.
I quickly run towards the crowd of villagers.
‘Please Listen. You must all hear my words! Before it’s too late!’ I yell.
King Fenris yells for the soldiers to bring me to him.
‘Werewolves are not the enemy! King Fenris is the enemy,’
Everyone is in shock and confused at my words.
‘The werewolves don’t want a war. They don’t want harm brought on you all. They are kind, loving creatures that will even protect you. They even offer safe passage through my forest to those who don’t want to fight, for those who want to live peacefully,’
The guards are approaching me as they push villagers out of the way.
‘How do you know this?’ A villager yells.
I can hear King Fenris is angry, telling the guards to hurry themselves up.
‘I know this because…’ I look around. I know I was about to faint. The soldiers are only a few meters away from me. Just hang in there, Maia. You can do this. I take a deep breath and yell as loud as I can.
‘I know this because I am Alpha King Damon’s mate and Luna. I am the Queen of Moon Crest Valley,’