The Delta's Daughter Chapter 190

Day 20 of The Games still

KELLEN

*Kellen,* Lamia’s sweet voice filtered into my head an instant calmness settled over me and my wolf *Don’t you dare fucking die on me again!* The sweetness was now gone as she scolded me, but still, the tone of relief remained accompanied by her love.

*I will try not to* I chuckled back through the mind-link she had established with me. I had almost forgotten that distance had no effect on our ability to connect and it had become much easier since receiving the mark of her Knight, along with being able to link the other three Knights. Again distance did not hinder us in any way, which was why I contacted Mike as soon as I knew the barriers were down and the inhibitor chip had been disengaged.

I was still wondering how that had happened.

*You died* Lamia replied, reading my thoughts *When your heart stopped, the chip deactivated. Kellen, I could feel your pain. I felt your heart stop*

*I’m so sorry* I said, truly meaning it because I was sorry that she had to go through it with me, knowing how close our wolves are and that we still shared an unbreakable bond. I know she felt everything, every little thing I felt projected onto her. Just like when she was held captive and tortured I felt everything except for the rape. I shuddered suddenly remembering Zane trying to claw his heart out. The most agonizing 3 months of my life was when she went missing. So I could only guess how she felt about me.

*Come home Kellen, soon. Mike, Tobias, and Hunji will be there in two days max. Get your mate and bring your Queen home.* Even though her words were soft, and they held desperation, it was a command from my Queen. She wanted me home.

*I promise. I have to right the wrongs in this kingdom and then I promise I will be home, with Tala* I told her with purpose.

“Hey, you!” The voice of a male jarred me from my telepathic conversation.

*Stay safe, come home to see your nieces or nephews before they are born. I love you* were the last words Lamia said to me.

*I love you too* I told her before she cut the link And focused my attention on the approaching Guard in his Black pants and leather-looking vest.

“I said, you, what are you doing out here” The man drew closer, pulling out a cattle prod from his side. Conri growled and I bared my teeth at the warrior. “Holy shit! It’s you!” The man said placing the prod back on his side and raising his hands in the air, palms out, “We thought you were fucking dead!” He looked me over astonished and confused until it sunk in that I was, in fact, well and truly alive. Then a smile began to creep on his face, starting out small but growing until he looked like a Cheshire cat.

“Who are you” I commanded the man in front of me.

“Goddess Aye, I am Cameron, future Beta, loyal to the future Alpha Jasper and Tala. And you are King Kellen Moon. The Gladiator and Wolf King” He supplied proudly, that smile still wide and not faltering.

His eyes got glassy and like lightning, striking quick I had him by his throat “Who are you mind-linking” I growled out.

“Jasper, only Jasper. Jeesh man, I’m on your side. Tala, she thinks you are dead, they locked her in the hot box, Jasper and I have been trying to figure out how to still move forward with the plan.” He spluttered and then coughed when my grip loosened and I let him go.

Conri gave a displeased growl to think they locked his mate in a box, “Everyone thinks I’m dead still” I said trying to push the anger away. The man name Cameron nodded in confirmation.

Rubbing his red throat he smirked at me “But this could be a good thing, if Vargr thinks you are dead, he will never see you coming.” The smirk on his face, now becoming devious. “Let me link Jasper”

“Yeah, then we need to get me back inside.” Cameron’s eyes glazed over again as he contacted Jasper.

“Come he said, we will enter through the west gate, I have loyalists to us posted there.” He said waving his hand and walking back in the direction he had come from. “Good job I was out on border security today and you came across me. Even though we have many allies, they may have freaked and sent a message to the Alpha about a trespasser.”

*****

Cameron led me to the west gate, passing through easily, and into a different guard hut. It looked the same as the one, a small lounge area with basic seating and necessities.

When the door opened, Jasper walked in looking like shit, and even though his future Beta had told him I was here and alive, he still held the element of surprise. “Fuck” he said after a few moments, scrubbing his hands down his face, as he absorbed the reality of my return. “How” Was all he asked, looking me up and down.

“I have friends in high places,” I smirked at him. Because really, no matter the conversation with Ashe, or Odiea, whatever she called herself, and despite the three gifts from the three sisters; I still wasn’t 100% sure on the 'how' myself, and that was the only honest answer I could give him.

What I Could gather was that this was bigger than just me or Lamia, there was something more powerful at play. Something ancient that had to do with the story of our wolves. Their spirits, forever intertwined. Gods were tricky creatures, always looking to scheme on one another and we were just their pawns.

I looked Jasper over, taking in his appearance and posture, scrutinizing him. He looked and felt like someone who could be trusted and my wolf held no grievances towards the werewolf and recognized his aura as more than Bata, possibly Alpha

“Where’s Tala” I asked narrowing my eyes, watching his reaction carefully. Jasper's shoulders slumped as if he was reluctant to answer and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Cameron shift uneasily. “What Where is my mate” I ground out with my wolf flaring in my eyes when they exchanged a look.

“She is on her way with Eloise right now, but…” Jasper hesitated and I didn’t like the way he pinched his lips together lightly and looked at me in fear.

“But what” I was losing patience and so was my wolf, I hadn’t shifted in three months and I was bristling to let Conri out just as much as he was itching to be set free. We had never gone this long without changing and the feeling of being confined for long was making us both antsy. We could seriously burst at any moment and shift right here. Not knowing where his mate was had Conri almost feral and clawing to take control.

“She uh, shit, I think it’s better if she explains it to you. I haven’t seen her since they put her in the hot box, but umm…. She is ok.” Jasper almost stuttered out, there was obviously something he wasn’t telling me, that he wanted Tala to tell me.

Just then a three-tier knock sounded on the door and Cameron moved to answer it, taking a basket and sack from whoever was on the other side of the door and then closing it again. He threw the sack to me and placed the basket on the table. “Fresh clothes and food” He gestured at the items.

“Thank you,” I didn’t realize how hungry I was until I smelt the sandwiches and fruit I hadn’t even seen yet.

“You smell fucking awful,” Cameron laughed “You could really do with a shower, why don’t you wash up in the sink and change then eat, Tala and El will be here soon.” He suggested cocking an eyebrow and letting his eyes scan my appearance.

I looked down at myself, yeah I was fucking disgusting and reeked of rotting flesh and death. It would take several showers to get this mess of shit off me and even more to rid me of the smell that had seeped into my every pore.

No sooner had I finished washing and putting on the fresh clothes, a simple blue t-shirt, and white cotton shorts, than I started to dig into a sandwich. Inhaling it like a starved man when the sweet scent of oranges with a lick of sea salt invaded my senses and the door flew open.

Tala stood there, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath her eyes flicking around the room until those beautiful bright blues landed on mine. The sandwich and my hunger were forgotten and I rose from the table, slowly and steadily, my own breath hitching and heart pounding. My gaze cast over her tiny frame, committing the way her flamed hair framed her face, her eyes roaming me like she couldn’t believe I was standing there and her pink rosebud lips parted as she whispered my name “Kellen”

She dove into my arms and a sob of relief sounded from her mouth as she sought solace in my embrace. I wrapped my arms tightly around her as she buried her head in my chest.

“I thought you were dead, I felt you die” She mumbled against me, squeezing her arms around my waist as tight as her little arms could. “I thought you were dead” She cried.

I leaned back after kissing the top of her head so I could look at her and unraveled one of my arms so I could lift her chin with my fingers meeting her cerulean blue eyes with my own. “Not even the gods could keep me from you,” I said before capturing her mouth with mine in a starved kiss.

It was just me and my little flame at that moment. Our lips moved in sync, caressing one another’s. Nothing and no one existed in this moment of time as I pressed her body flush with mine, feeling all her gentle curves against the hard lines of mine. I licked the seam of her lips and when they parted my tongue delved in twining with hers, tasting her. She tasted just as sweet as she smelled and my wolf growled in satisfaction, he was unrestrained now and wanted to mark and mate his queen.

I was lost in the bliss of my mate as we fell into our own pocket of nirvana, a place of perfect happiness. I pushed Tala back against the table, looming over her, the kiss becoming more primal and my cock hardening as the scent of her arousal reached my nostrils. My hand slid down from her waist grasping the thin material of her dress and pulling it upwards.

“MINE” My wolf and I growled out against her lips and I felt her body quake with want against me.

The sound of a cough had me pausing followed by a gasp and “You can’t mate her here!” The other female in the room said.

Breaking the kiss but not moving from where Tala was pinned between me and the little table, I turned my head to glare at the girl, baring my fangs as Conri growled at the female who dared interrupt. Simultaneously I remembered that there were other males in the room too and gave them a quick sneer. My mate’s body was for my eyes only. Reluctantly I let my mate go, but only for a second, taking a seat on one of the wooden chairs at the table and pulling Tala onto my lap.

I closed my eyes and reined in my wolf, tempering our primal urge to claim what’s mine. I buried my head in the crook of her neck and hair, inhaling her scent until I had calmed enough to open my eyes and regard the other three presences in the room with us.

“What did I miss” I asked when I had eventually gained focus.

“Jack is dead,” Tala said with a hitch in her voice and giving a shudder in disgust as she shifted on my lap, her ass brushing against my cock and I gave a small groan, my hands holding her like a vice grip to stop her from moving against me. It was hard enough to restrain myself before; I don’t think I could do it again. Not while her little ass ground up against my ‘for now’ tempered length. “Oliver killed him,” She took a deep breath and I swear just hearing those names had my wolf growling for blood “He saved me.” She whispered and I swear I could hear the faint trace of trauma in her voice. Containing Conri at this point was difficult when I could feel surfacing again.

I had to tell him to simmer down and even though he was, somewhat, I could still sense his pacing and agitation.

“Explain.” I gritted out between clenched teeth and my hands tightening even more on my mate, at this rate I was sure I would leave bruises, my grip instantly loosening at that thought.

“Jack, he… Vargr gave me to Jack after they let me out the box and Jack, well… Oliver killed him.” I could sense her shame and I didn’t know why she was feeling like that. It should be me who should feel ashamed. I wasn’t there to protect my mate, instead, the piece of shit rogue Oliver had saved her from the hands of Jack. I had seen what he could do firsthand, I knew what he had done to Lamia. “He didn’t have the chance to, you know.”

I swallowed hard and closed my eyes, It was a good job Jack was already dead and even if Oliver did something good, I was still going to put his head on a fucking spike.

“They killed Teal.” Were the next words to fall from my mate's beautiful mouth. This time when she shuddered the motion was for sorrow instead of disgust. I felt a great despondency at the news Teal had met his end. He had become a role model, a father figure to me in the last few months. Without him, I don’t think I would have survived being thrown into slavery.

Without Teal, I would have lost all hope and withered in myself with loathing and pity. I had hoped to reunite him with his family after so long, now I would only be able to tell them what an honorable and heroic man he was up until his last breath.

My little mate looked up towards Jasper who had his arms circled around the other female, Eloise. “Do you know” She asked Jasper.

Jasper dropped his arms from around his mate and Tala rose from my lap standing in front of the future Alpha who nodded his head, tears in his eyes “I found out, I swear I didn’t know until two days ago.” Tala hugged him tight and he reciprocated.

“You are nothing like him, you never have been and you never will be.” She said soothingly in a sisterly kind of way “They lied to us, all of them Jasper. It is now our destiny to right their wrongs, to turn this kingdom into a pack we can be proud of. Eloise will be your Luna, those monsters will never hurt us again.”

I should be feeling jealous, having another wolf touching my mate, but somehow, I was ok with it. Looking at them I understood. I watched the reaction of Jasper's mate who stood there with her hands clasped against her chest, tears falling from her eyes, then over to Cameron who wore a small grin on his face, and finally, let my gaze drift back to my mate in another man’s arms. It reminded me of Mike, Lamia, and me. A friendship that would last beyond the confines of mortality and time. They broke the hug and Tala returned to sit on my lap, exactly where she belonged, and picked up the sandwich I had abandoned when walked in she then held it up for me to bite.

Jasper cleared his throat “The full moon is eight days away, obviously they will not be mating me to Tala,” Jasper gave me a worried look before resuming “However, Vargr seems to think, instead that I will be betrothed to one of King Panja’s daughters.” He scoffed and reached for Eloise. “That shit ain’t happening. I have my Luna.” He declared kissing the cheek of his mate who just melted against him.

“Put me back in the Gladiator barracks,” I began.

“What No!” Tala exclaims “I am not letting you out of my sight again, last time you died!”

I cupped the side of her face with my hand “For two days only, I have men who will be here then. I have a plan.” I looked at Jasper and Cameron then “Can you keep her safe until then” The last thing I wanted to do was leave my mate again, but in order for the plan to work, it had to happen. Then I would never let her out of my sight.

“Since Vargr declared her a slave, maybe we could hide her in the female slave building. The madam will make sure she is not touched. Plus, the girls in there would probably be more than willing to help if they are promised freedom.” Cameron supplied, Jasper, nodding with him in agreeance.

“How do you know the Madam will keep her hidden” I asked. I was skeptical because I didn’t know these people. I didn’t know who could be trusted and who couldn’t.

“Because she is my Aunt” Eloise spoke for the first time since receiving a deadly look from me. “Now what do you have planned Because the palace staff is more than willing to help too.”

“We have over 100 Guards and warriors in alliance with us, and many civilians outside of these walls” Jasper supplied immediately, “We just need a plan, and if you have one Wolf King, I would be more than happy to hear it.” He smiled.

“That I do Alpha. That I do.” And so we began to plot and hatch our plan that would take place in two days' time.

I hated to part from Tala again, but it was necessary; we were going to bring Vargr and his army down. And we were going to do it from the inside.