Katana

It was the night of the formal ceremony. Alphas from all around the world were invited to the royal palace to meet the new King and Queen. This also included Alpha Belen who was blindsided with an invitation for him to meet Kieran’s mate and his future Queen.

Katana wore a gold slim fit evening gown that fell down beautifully at her feet. Under the lighting fixture in Kieran’s room, the glittered on the dress sparkled. Her hair was given extension to lengthen her hair enough to curl it in waves. She applied conservative makeup to keep her look natural and inviting but enough to still enhance her full lips and eyes.

She turned around to look at the scars on her back. They were evident and people can see them. However, she decided to just let it go. Her past was her past and holding onto it will only stop her from going further in her life.

Her gaze flashed to the door when she heard the door knob turning. Slowly, the four men she had come to love walked into the room. Three out of the four were wearing dresses and they all wore a deadpanned look. Kieran was the only exception as he was being formally introduced as the Alpha King, he wore a black tuxedo. His jet black hair combed back nicely. His eyes roamed her body heatedly and heat crawled all over her body.

“Do we really have to wear this?” Isaac whined.

“Yes.” She laughed as she looked at Isaac. He looked ridiculous with his muscular broad shoulders and in the spaghetti red evening gown.

“Couldn’t you torture us in some other way?” Xavier muttered as he pinched the side of his black sparkling dress that clung to his manly body.

“Something keeps riding up my crack, guys.” Troy pointed out as he shifted uneasily with one hand behind his butt.

Katana tried hard not to laugh. Kieran was smirking at his mate’s choice of torture. He was inwardly glad that he didn’t get to wear the dress.

“You know what? I think I don’t look so bad.” Xavier glanced at himself in the mirror.

Isaac moved to pose in next to Xavier as he stuck out his butt. “Does this make my butt look big?”

Katana burst out laughing then. They were all being too nice to her. They could’ve denied her request but they went along with it. She was glad and she knew that it had something to do with them wanting her to be comfortable in her own dress.

She walked over to them and pulled them all into hugs. When she got to Kieran he was smiling down at her fondly. His arms wrapped around her waist as he leaned in and kissed her temple before whispering in her ear.

“Are you ready to be introduced to the werewolf nation, my Queen?” He asked.

Her heart skipped like she met him the first time. She looked up at him and nodded with a smile of her own. They all made their way down to the Royal Hall. Troy, Isaac and Xavier made their grand entrance first. Katana could hear the laughter coming from inside the Royal Hall as they all noticed the three men wearing dresses.

The announcer announced Katana and Kieran. Kieran looked down at her one last time before leading her out. Everyone was looking at them inquisitively. Many were curious to see Katana. After all, she earned herself a new nickname that has spread rapidly through the nation.

Warrior Queen.

Everyone clapped their hands loudly. Katana thought she will be met with a little hostility but everyone was looking at her with respect. Many Alpha mates were smiling and clapping proudly. Kieran squeezed her waist where his hand remained to get her attention.

“Do you see what you have started?” He asked.

She looked at him confused. He smiled down at her as he spoke. “It is a new era where woman has an equal position in our world. Everyone believes in you, Katana. I believe in you.”

Her smile brightened up then. He was the sweetest man and she was absolutely lucky to have him as hers. She turned back to the crowd and Kieran raised up his hand to silence everyone. Immediately, noise stopped and Kieran spoke up.

“I am sure you all are shocked over the many news that you have heard over the past few weeks. I want to assure you that our nation will continue to strive forward. As your new King, I am looking forward to the many changes and meetings that I will be having with all of you individually. This is continue and create new laws as well as ways to keep our nation alive. Every one of you is what makes us who we are today. I am a King but I am also your friend and your brother.” He turned back to Katana. “You might have heard about my destined mate and her little adventure as a soldier under my command.”

Everyone nodded and Kieran chuckled as if he was reliving the memories. “The rumors are true. She did indeed train under my command under false pretense of a boy to protect her father. I can assure you that after seeing with my own eyes, it does not change my opinion of her or any women out there. They are as strong and as capable as all of us. We should not be a divided nation but one as a whole.”

Katana could very well melt right in front of her mate. His words were making her heart swell up with so much love she could burst at any moment. His trust and confidence in her was all that she needed to believe in herself.

“To make things short-” Kieran chuckled. “I just wanted to say that we as your King and Queen will rule with all fairness and will always govern the good of all.”

Everyone roared and hooted. You can hear howls in the back. Katana laughed and Kieran leaned down to kiss her lips chastely before walking further into the Royal Hall. The evening went by like a blur. Katana met so many new people she lost count and with all the names she was sure she will forget most of them.

Kieran was discussing with a few Alphas some pack matters. Her eyes trailed the room and found Isaac, Troy, and Xavier swaggering in their new found dresses in front of some unmated females who were giggling. The men never seem to fail to make her laugh. She smiled at their cheekiness before turning her attention back to her mate.

A tap on her shoulder caught her attention and she looked around to see a familiar man. Tears brimmed her eyes immediately and she launched herself into his arms. Her old man laughed and held her tight. She cried into his chest like how she did when she was a child.

“Dad.” She whispered.

“I missed you, Katana.” Her father whispered. “I love you so much, child.”

They pulled back finally and she wiped her tears away. Her mate appeared from the corner of her eyes and she looked up at him with a smile.

“You invited him?” She asked.

He nodded. “I am sure you two have a lot of catching up to do.”

She kissed him on the cheek and he grinned down at her before letting her go to her father. Her father lectured her regarding her brash decisions but then he cried and said she reminded him so much of her mother which in turn made her cry.

There was a lot of crying involved. Troy appeared next to them and her father’s smiled slipped.

“I told you to watch over her.” He growled.

“I did!” Troy exclaimed.

“She was captured!”

“But I saved her.” Troy countered.

“Dad stop. If it wasn’t for Troy, I would have never been here. I might have never got a chance to meet my mate.” She reasoned with him. Her father grumbled a response before waving Troy off.

Later, when the music began playing Kieran came back for Katana and led her to the floor to start off the first dance for the night. He placed a hand on the curve of her back and pulled her close. The other held her hand in his.

Katana felt like she was living a fairytale. Everything seemed to be so unreal but holding this man in front of her and the sweet soft tingles that spread through their body told her it was real.

“What are you thinking?” He asked.

“This seems so unreal.” She answered honestly. “I feel like someone should pinch me and wake me up or something.”

His hand moved down to her butt where he pinched her. She squealed and he gave her a wicked grin.

“I didn’t mean for real!” She snapped.

“Oh, I guess you should have stated that.” He retorted.

Her mind flashed back to when they were back at the barracks and the slap on her butt. Her eyes narrowed in on her mate.

“You slapped my butt back at the barracks.” She accused.

He gave her an innocent look. “I have no clue what you are talking about still.”

She laughed and shoved him gently. He chuckled along with her and leaned in to kiss her forehead.

“I love you, Katana.” He whispered.

She looked up at him. It was the first time he has ever spoken those words to her and she felt like her world was spinning like crazy. He was too good to be true.

“I love you too.” She replied and he gave her a full blown grin.