Justin POV
"Move, you fucking idiot," my royal beta snapped at my royal gamma.
"Says the one who got caught doing stupid shit," my royal gamma shot back. "Who the fuck told you that anyway?"
"Will you two shut the hell up?" I growled. "All you do is bicker. It's way too damn early for this shit."
It was 5:00 a.m., and we were heading to the human lands to figure out what the fuck was going on at the club I owned. Money had been going missing from the registers—about fifty to a hundred dollars every damn day. Whoever thought stealing from me was a good idea clearly didn't know who they were fucking with.
I had a name.
The Bloodthirst Hybrid King.
I earned it. I didn't give a shit how brutal people thought it was. I'd been an orphan my whole life until I got too old and they kicked me out. Before I even got my wolf, I was punished for breathing wrong. I still had scars from back then—scars I couldn't heal because I didn't have my wolf yet.
I survived in the woods. Learned how to kill. How to hunt. How to eat whatever the fuck I could find. By eighteen, I was wiping out packs without hesitation. They begged. I smiled. I didn't feel remorse—not even a little. Watching grown wolves beg an eighteen-year-old for their lives did something to me. Something dark.
That was twenty years ago.
Now I'm thirty-eight, and I'm the Royal Alpha King.
We pulled up to the club. I went straight upstairs to the VIP section and into the security room. I knocked once—firm, controlled.
I sat in front of the wall of security monitors.
"Make that one bigger. That one too. And the register cameras."
I watched footage from the past week, replaying it over and over. That's when I saw it.
Jamie.
Seventeen. Homeless. I gave him a job when no one else would. Told him I wasn't giving shit away for free—he'd have to earn it.
And now this slimy little fuck was stealing from me.
"Dan," I said calmly, "go grab Jamie and bring him to the basement."
"Yes, my king," he replied, nodding before leaving.
I stood and walked out of the room. That's when a scent hit me—vanilla, coconut, and rain-soaked earth. A weird combo, but fuck… it smelled incredible.
It got stronger as I stepped onto the balcony.
I searched until my eyes locked onto her.
She was beautiful. Long black curls pulled into a ponytail. Warm tan skin. Big hazel eyes. Full lips. A perfect fucking figure—but that wasn't even what caught me.
She felt right.
"MOVE! GET OFF ME!" she shouted. "I NEED TO GET TO THEM!"
"You're not VIP," Ryder, my bodyguard, said calmly.
"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT—LET ME GO!"
"The lady can come up," I said, my voice low and deadly calm.
Ryder immediately let her go.
She ran up the stairs, then slowed when she saw me. We walked toward each other until we were inches apart. She looked up at me, and I looked down at her.
"Mine," I growled, pulling her into me and burying my face in her neck.
"You're fucking mine, and I'll kill anyone who tries to take you from me."
She stiffened—but then relaxed, gripping my shirt.
"All yours," she whispered.
I picked her up and carried her toward the exit.
"We're leaving," I said, holding her and leading her away from the calm little morning bar and outside to my black BMW SUV.
Everyone came and met us in the car but for my royal beta who was alr in the car bc he is driving
"Home," I ordered.
"I—I can't," she said quietly.
"What the fuck do you mean you can't?" I snapped, irritation flaring.
"I have a son," she said. "He's five. Leroy. He's all I have. I can handle you hurting me, but don't hurt him if you leave me itll hurt him more cause youll be the only father figure he has."
My anger disappeared instantly.
"You and that kid are mine now," I said firmly. "I'll protect both of you. No one touches you. Ever."
She nods and told me how hes in school and doesnt get out till 3 and its 10:30 now so she says we can wait at her house and cook lunch and so she can pack up their things and clean we all agreed. Since we havent ate since like 4:00 in the morning.
She gave the us address.
We drive off
Lillian POV
We walk through the door and i take my shoes and tell them to do the same since i dont like shoes in my home and they told me i was but idc its gonna be like that when i move in and they gonna have to suck it the fuck up.
"What do you guys want?"
they all shrug and reply with i dont know.
"grilled cheese and tomato soup it is something easy and quick"
"wanna come help so we can get to also get to kno each other?"
He shakes his head yes and we walk into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, I grabbed a pan and a pot.
"If you don't mind me asking," he said gently, "what happened to you?"
I told him everything—how my dad's best friend raped me, how no one believed me, how I ran. How I lived on the streets. Found out I was pregnant. Survived for my son.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly. "You and your boy will never struggle again."
I smiled as I buttered the pan.
"Grab five cans of tomatoes," I said. "Those fuckers eat a lot i can tell."
He laughed.
"Can you please grab me the seasoning from that cabinet from over there please my love"
"Yes my Queen Luna" he says and walked over to the cabinet on his way back he smacked my ass, I yelped and flipped him off, and he just smirked.
Through out the whole time of us cooking them little fuckers kept arguing and fighting literally lucky they didnt break anything or ill have to break them.
While we was cooking tho i learned how he became the alpha king and what hes been through, he even showed me a few scars i wanted to cry so bad he was just a boy my own son age and went through this it hurts my soul. He told me how his parents had died how his mom died giving birth, and from the pain his dad took his life when he was only 1 years old which caused him to be alone for almost a month, before someone found him and got him to orphanage but they didnt do nun to help they beat him and did much worse.
We both got hurt at such a young ages and got our trust broken at such young age the moon goddess did something good with our pair both broken sould rhat are gonna help eachother and hopefully become the best queen and king the packs need and deserve.
Once we was done cooking i called all the boys in from the living room, they sat down and ate moaning and groaning every bite saying how good it is and giving compliments every five seconds i laugh and thank them before finishing up and rinising my plate off before putting it in the dishwasher till everyone else is done i throw a cleaning tablet in there and close it and walk to the living room and find a movie to put on.
"make sure to rinse and put your plate in the dishwashers when your done" i say from the living they all make a loud noise. i shake my head and smile and watch the movie till its time to go get Leroy.