Captive Of The Alpha
Chapter 56

Nebraska rubbed her hands in her lap. They were uncomfortably clammy, the only sign of her nervousness. It was early in the morning and in her room there was a huge bustle of people pacing back and forth.

-Future queen, it is time,” her shoulder was tapped by a simply dressed she-wolf and she followed her into the bathroom where she was ushered into a huge tub of hot water.

Two more she-wolves scrubbed her arms with sponges while another washed her hair pleasantly. The scent with which the bath had been perfumed was slightly strong but soothing and permeated her body.

Her skin was thoroughly dried and she lay on a stretcher where she was given a restorative massage that almost put her to sleep. She didn’t know how long it was until her shoulder was shaken.

-Nebraska, it’s time for you to feed,” Sara smiled at her.

The pre-wedding ritual consisted of a bath to cleanse her whole body, a massage, feeding her until she burst to save energy. She did her nails and hair and finally put on her dress and walked to where her future partner would be waiting. She had gone through the same process.

She knew the ritual, she had gone through it at her first wedding. She remembered that she had been nervous to death because she didn’t know what she was facing. This time, though the nervousness remained latent, incredibly there was excitement swirling inside her. She didn’t know if it was for the stability her children would replace as Hades’ adopted children or for the security he was providing for her.

No matter how upset he might be, or the situation, not once had she smelled hostility towards him, rather, in the last few days he smelled differently, one that awakened feelings in her that she didn’t know dwelled within her.

Maybe she hadn’t made a bad decision.

She sat at the table with so much food that not even all her children together could digest it, but she had to make an effort or she wasn’t sure she could bear the union.

The bonding, though she only knew from experience as she had refused, was quite violent, if there was a word for it, especially for the she-wolves. The males, even if they wanted to be gentle, lost some of their reasoning, leaving their wild side, and it was to be expected, for it would be the first time they would take their mate, or at least it should be. In this way they would not only leave their mark on the back of her neck, but would also impregnate her with their scent.

The she-wolves had no choice but to endure this part while keeping their cool, even if the scent of the male turned them on, it was not enough to withstand the power of first s*x compared to the rutting of the males.

The biting could be the most brutal part. She-wolves had to offer the back and nape of their mate’s neck as he buried his fangs in the ground leaving a permanent mark. As much as the wolf had anaesthetic agents it hurt like hell, along with the knot after reaching o****m.

The half hour to an hour after, both the bonding and the knot was the most exhausting for the females. She could have different whipping o*****s that shook her body little by little as her b***d accepted her partner’s chemicals leaving visible the mark that would heal quickly. In those moments the male had to caress her, k**s her and treat her as gently as possible so that the experience would not be so traumatic.

In short, the second time was always easier. Both bodies were already coupled and accepting of each other so the pain was yesterday’s word and the desire was multiplied even more, that ensured that both could help each other and take care of each other’s heat.

Nebraska sighed. Hades was big, in every way, even bigger than her former husband. But her first time had been so traumatic that she could still remember only the fragments before she blacked out from the constant, aggressive pain. Rudoc had not done as agreed, had never been physically affectionate, and since they had not bonded, their encounters, besides being mostly rape, were extremely draining.

She hoped that with Hades that would not be the case. He touched her in a gentle way that ignited every fibre of her body as he spoke soulful words in her ear. The wolf was damn sexy, she had to admit. Now it remained to be seen if he was just as good a lover in bed.

She bit her lips. She was really getting restless. She didn’t want to go through the same thing as that time, although thinking back, when Hades had touched her, she had felt like she was in heaven.

Hello, I’m home,” the door to her room burst open, revealing a red-haired alpha who ruffled the necks of all the she-wolves present except the honoree, but they didn’t dare face him.

-Layan,” exclaimed Nebraska and stood up, grabbing him by the wrist and pulling him with her into the bathroom, closing its door behind him. The only place she could talk to him.

-Sara, give me a minute with him,” she asked the she-wolf through the crack before disappearing.

-He asked her with a smile, setting aside a box covered in white ribbons and opening the first button of his silk shirt.

-Layan I… -Even though Hades didn’t want him to meet him, he somehow felt he could trust this wolf out of sheer irony.

Layan smiled and leaned against the wall behind him.

-You’re nervous, it shows, even if you want to hide it,” she said.

She looked down and that shocked him, when she had been in his mansion she had never given in, but now she seemed helpless.

-Don’t worry,” he approached her and placed a hand on her head.

-Hades is too good to hurt you. Trust him, if he wanted to force you he would have done it a long time ago.

For him to say that, it had to be true. He had also known his future partner for many years, so he couldn’t be wrong.

-Thank you Layan,” he let out a deep sigh, “I think I’ll be able to do it now.

-Of course, precious, but let me know in time if you don’t marry Hades so I can kidnap you again, Leila will like having someone to talk to.

-Leila,” he raised his head, “How is she?

The wolf’s face lit up.

-Very well, slowly recovering, I can’t reveal she’s alive yet, though I can’t wait to go for a run at her side.

-I’m glad.” Nebraska smiled a relaxed smile. That wolf, yes, she could consider him her friend.

-Now open this, it’s for you, since you won’t be marrying me, at least wear this, I had it made especially for you. I’m sure that Hades will be jealous when he sees you wearing something as lustrous as this and that I gave it to you,” he winked at her, “I can assure you that it’s better than anything worn by a previous queen.

-Layan,” she raised an eyebrow.

-Don’t look at me like that, I told your alpha’s ward that I would be in charge of the dress, I couldn’t go back on my word, I hope it’s to your liking.

When she opened the door she found the tense she-wolves in the room who looked at her strangely when their future queen came out with a less tense expression than before and Layan opening the box she was carrying showing a red dress with different silver laces.

Nebraska took Sara’s hands in hers.

-I’m fine now, Sara,” she smiled confidently, “Let’s do this.