Chapter 12

Dylan POV.

"I take it you like it then?" The beta asked while chuckling at my reaction. Honestly I didn't, it's obvious that it's beautiful but it's so bright, and it's huge. To be honest I hated how small it made me feel.

I felt the Kings hand return to my back as he led me up stairs. I was shown the hall way, the bathrooms, and the entire first and second floor.

Fact, I am definitely going to get lost in here.

We finally made it to the third floor. By this point I was exhausted, but the tour continued.

"This is the corridor for the former royals." Beta Lewis told me as we walked through.

"My parents bedchambers are on this floor along with my grandpa." The king informed me as they both led me through a door that took us to a room with sofas and tables. "This is the family room. This is where we are able to relax slightly."

We walked right through the family room and into yet another corridor. The entire place screamed wealth and it was making me very very uncomfortable.

"Up those steps is where our bedchamber is. The fourth floor is exclusive for the current king and now, the queen too." He led me up yet another flight of stairs before finally the corridor ended. We were four floors up and I was tired, and immensely out of breath. Wait! Did he say our room?!

"OUR room?!" I kinda asked and exclaimed at the same time. Completely appalled by the notion of sharing a space with him.

"Of course, you didn't think I'd give my queen her own chamber did you? You will be by my side every moment for the rest of our lives. We may as well start right away, don't you agree?" What the fuck, I hadn't even thought about staying here till I die to be fair. Ugh, what if he thinks we'll get married?!

"I'll sleep on the floor before I share a bed with the likes of you. Your grace." By calling him your grace I am making it clear I still believe he is above me and therefore keep him at a distance. I will never share a bed with him and I'll never enjoy being in his company.

"I wish you wouldn't hurt me so much with your words." His eyes suddenly seemed to cloud over, I realized quite quickly that he was mind linking his beta. After a few minutes his eyes opened back to normal, he looked at me and sighed. "I suppose an adjustment period should be put into place. You will have your own bedchamber for the duration of a single month. After this time you will be required to share a space with me without resistance. I believe this to be a reasonable request." I nodded my head reluctantly in acceptance, hopefully I'll be long gone from here before then, weather that be escape or death is beside the point.

Mind linking is how the lycanthrope communicate when in wolf form, they can also do it in human form however it's exclusive to wolves. Meaning I will never be able to do it. Now once a wolf has marked and mated a human, they can then communicate with them via said mind link. Nick, who is now mated to alpha Arya will most likely be able to talk to the whole pack as he is indeed technically an alpha now.

"Come, I will show you to our bathroom and then your temporary bedchamber." We walked down the hallway slightly before coming to the bathroom, my jaw dropped open agin while looking at the sheer size of it. In the room there was a single large bath tub, in a small joining room lay a toilet, and in another room stood a shower.

The entire bathroom consisted of one large room and multiple little rooms.

"I'm sure you will be quite happy with your living quarters." King Joshua stated while this time taking my hand and leading me back out. I could feel electric speaks shooting through me from the simple touch of his bare skin on mine and I realized this was going to get very annoying very quickly. "My chamber is directly opposite, if I wish to see you or simply touch you then you will be required to walk across, or I may just walk in to your quarters. This way it is convenient."

He pointed to a large set of double doors opposite from where we were standing. Before opening the doors we were stood at, I hadn't even seen it properly and already I was in awe. The second I walked through the doorway, the wonder I was feeling only grew. The room really was fit for a queen.

"I trust this room is to your liking?" The king asked as a pair of arms wrapped around my waist, his chin rested on my shoulder while I stiffened in his grip. "Relax, we are mates, I am completely in my rights to hug you if I desire." His grip tightened slightly when he thought I would step away, I sighed in frustration at my situation. I stayed completely ridged while he pressed up against my back. I felt his head move ever so slightly and he gently kissed my neck where it meets my shoulder.

My eyes widened instantly and I shoved his arms off me as I jumped away from him. "What the fuck." I felt a huge jolt shoot through my entire body and I did not like it. "Don't ever touch me again... Your grace."

He didn't comment he just smugly smiled as he watched me. "You are mine, I can do whatever I Please, As long as I don't mark you."

"No you can't! I'm not some stupid object that you own." He slowly approached my form as I stood shaking, I took a few steps back but was stopped when I hit the wall.

"But you are!" He eerily replied, his hand slightly wrapped around the back of my neck as he pulled me into his body, he managed to move me round like I was a rag doll, and right in this moment I was scared shitless, not that I showed it. He moved his hand from my neck to my shoulder and held me in place, he then brought his lips down on my neck again and kissed the same spot.

"You're my property." He placed another kiss on the other side of my neck. "My object of affection." One of his hands slowly moved down my arm stroking it weirdly, it then snaked up and down my side before sliding under my top. "My personal play thing." I tried to push him away, but he was ready for it. His hand roughly grabbed my breast and squeezed it hard causing me to frown. He then moved his lips to my ear as he whispered. "I can do whatever I desire to you, and you being a weak human cannot stop me." 

I felt something poke my pelvis slightly and gasped as I realized his boner was pressing against me, I was frozen in terror as I realized this is my fate, I turned my head refusing to look at the man as he turn himself on, while he continued to grope me.

"Stop it." I tried to sound frightening but instead I just sounded terrified, my voice came out shaky and was quiet, this isn't me, I'm not some meek little shit. He can not mark me without my consent, I just have to survive everything in between. "I said STOP IT." I demanded this time catching him and myself off guard with my physical strength.

He stumbled back a little bit and looked me in the eye. "My beta told me to care for you, he told me to treat you like a queen, he believes you to be my equal." He admitted straightening himself up. "You and I both know that isn't the case." He stalked towards me again but this time, this time I held his gaze. "When in public, I will act civil, but when alone, you are mine. If I so much as see you doing one thing I disapprove of, you'll wish your mom had killed you." His hand quickly shot up and struck me right across my cheek again, he seems to really like doing that, the force of it alone made my head whip to the side but his alpha strength had my body crashing to the floor. I let out a small clipped shout of pain, as I hit the floor and my hand instantly began to cup my offended cheek. "It is late, and you have certainly had an eventful day, I suggest you get some sleep, your staff will be here in the morning to help you prepare for our lunch."

He began to walk out as I sat on the floor, my mind reeling with everything I've gotten myself into. He stopped in his tracks before turning back around and walking towards me again. He gently took my upper arms and pulled me to my feet, he then placed a gentle kiss on my stinging cheek and moved a piece of hair out of my face.

"I don't wish to hurt you, my queen, but you have pushed me today, haven't you?!" I answered him with a scowl which he chuckled at. "So strong willed." He caught me off guard by placing a small very quick peck on my lips, before I could recoil then walked to the door. "Be good, and get some sleep, my queen." With that he walked out of the room, I released the breath I didn't know I was holding and crumpled to the floor again.

I heard the door lock shut as the realization of being a Royal prisoner crashed down on me. I took my fathers picture out of my pant pocket and hugged it tight. I'm not sure when sleep consumed me but I do know I had been awake most of the night