The Werewolf King’s Runaway Queen
Bonus 1

Reese's POV

*knock

*knock knock

I fluttered my eyes open as I heard the knocks on my bedroom door.

I rubbed my eyes and pushed myself up.

I sat on my bed sleepily as the knocking continued.

"Who is it?" I asked with a yawn.

"Ree, it's me"

It was River, my brother.

I got off the bed and sleepily walked to the door to open it.

I opened the door as I rubbed my eyes.

"Good morning, sleepy head" he said chuckling as he ruffled my hair.

I slightly pouted.

"It's a Saturday. What do you want this early in the morning?" I asked.

"I'm going out with Eeri and Astro. They wanted to know if you wanted to come with" he said.

"Where are you even going?" I asked curiously.

"We're going out to play golf" he said.

I thought about it.

Was it something that I wanted to do today?

"Okay. I'll come" I said.

River nodded.

Then, he gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"Get ready then go down for breakfast" he said.

I nodded and River left.

I went straight to my bathroom and took a shower, dried myself off, put on a robe and did my skincare routine.

After that, I got out of the bathroom and went into my walk in closet.

I went through my clothes trying to replace clothes that I could wear for today.

I picked out an argyle pattern sweater vest and a white fitted tee for my inner wear then I paired it with a white pleated mini skirt along with white sneakers.

I wore the clothes and then sat down on my vanity area.

I put my hair in a ponytail and did my makeup that fit my clothes.

After that, I grabbed a purse and packed ny necessities in it.

Then, I made my way downstairs.

As soon as I got down, I saw the boys by the living room.

My brother was the first one to see me.

"Ree" River said and both Eeri and Astro turned their heads to look at my direction.

"Reese" they both said and stood up.

Astro was the first one to give me a hug then Eeri also gave me a hug.

Eeri and Astro are my cousins from my father's side.

They're aunt Lia and uncle Eero's kids.

They also have an eldest sister which is Asila and we're very close to her as well even though we don't get to see her often since she's got a family of her own already. Eeri is a few years older than us and Astro and River are the same age. Astro is just a few months older than my brother.

"Did you guys have breakfast yet?" I asked.

They shook their heads.

"No. We were waiting for you" Astro said.

I nodded.

"Let's go and eat then" I said..

We all went to the dining area and were served with breakfast.

"Where's aunt Ali and uncle Luke?" Eeri asked curiously.

"They went out on a date last night. They said they'll be back later in the afternoon" River told them.

"That's cute" Astro commented and we all chuckled.

We talked over breakfast and then we left the Palace and got into Eeri's car.

I sat beside Astro while River was in the shotgun seat.

I looked out of the window as we drove out of the Palace territory.

It feels like yesterday that we were only kids playing in the Palace backyard.

I can't believe that I'm already 16 and my brother is in his senior year in high school.

He'll be turning 18 soon and when he does, he can replace his mate.

I don't mean to be the possessive sister but I hope it takes atleast a few years for him to actually replace his mate.

I feel like 18 is too soon for River.

Then, by the time he's 21, he'll take over the throne and be next King.

That, I don't really mind.

"What's on your mind?" Astro asked me.

He looked at me and I caught Eeri and River also looking at me at the rear view mirror.

I chuckled.

"Nothing" I said and they all pouted at me making me chuckle even more.

After some time, we arrived at the golf field.

Eeri opened the door for me and we all got off and headed inside.

We go here every now and then together so the staff were familiar with us already.

We went to the field and we started golfing.

There were other people present as well but I didn't really give them any attention.

As we were midway, Astro suddenly nudged me.

I looked at him curiously.

"What?" I asked.

"Someone's been checking you" he said.

As soon as he said that, Eeri and River turned their heads to us.

"Who?" they said in unison.

Astro motioned to the left and we all looked that way to see a group of humans playing golf as well.

There were 3 guys about my age looking our way.

Then, when I looked at them, they smiled at me and I only looked at them with a bored expression. This wasn't a first.

I attract attention even when I don't want it.

It's exactly why I'm not too fond of going out unless it was with my brother and cousins.

But alone? No, thanks.

"I have a strong urge to rip their throats out" River lowly growled.

"I'll behead the other one" Eeri said.

I massaged the bridge of my nose and glared at Astro in disbelief.

He chuckled and shrugged.

"Stop it, you two. I mean it" I said in a stern tone so they looked away from the guys and got back to the game with a frown on their faces.

I shook my head in disbelief as we continued golfing.

We eventually finished and thankfully, the guys from earlier didn't approach us.

It would have been a problem if they did.

I'm the youngest she-wolf in my dad's side of the family so even my cousins are overly protective of me.

Dad has another sibling which is my uncle Lucas and he has kids as well but only boys.

So it's only Asila and I and Asi has a really big age gap compared to me and she has her own family now.

That's why the boys get so riled up even with the little things that involve me.

River, Eeri and Astro are all very protective.

Astro might seem like he isn't because he's usually the one who starts the problem like earlier but he doesn't let anything bad happen to me or just let any guy come close to me. "Ree, where do you want to eat?" Eeri asked me.

"Can we go for takeouts?" I asked.

He nodded.

We got in the car again and went to my favorite restaurant for takeouts.

Then, we ate in the parking lot together.

It was nice.

We teased each other in the car as we ate and we almost wrecked the car while laughing when Astro choked on his food and nearly turned blue.

After that, we made our way back to the Palace.

We arrived there and mom and dad still weren't home.

I went to my room, washed up and took a quick nap.

I woke up when River woke me up to have a snack with them so I did.

Eeri and Astro stayed even longer than they planned and even talked about staying the night.

We watched a movie as we ate snacks.

"Have you guys visited Asi?" I asked curiously.

"We visited her last week" Eeri answered.

"How is she doing?" I asked.

"She's good. She seems happy and oh we almost forgot. She told us to remind you guys that the birthday party is just around the corner" Astro reminded. River and I nodded in understanding.

They were talking about Asi's youngest's birthday party in 2 weeks.

I'm not fond of parties but it's family so I don't mind that much.

After that, we decided to go to the training halls together so I quickly got changed and we made our way to the training halls.

As soon as we stepped inside, our auras changed as everyone looked our way and bowed their heads at us.

"Fire"

That's what they call the 4 of us.

It was a Danish word meaning 4.

The 4 of us trained together in our separate area.

Half way through our training, I saw grandpa coming our way.

"Papi" I said and he came to us with a smile and I went to hug him.

River, Eeri and Astro also gave him a hug.

"I see you guys are training again together. It's been a while" he said.

"No wonder all the other wolves here were tensed when I came" Papi said.

We all chuckled.

"Will you guys spar with the others today as well" he asked.

We glanced at each other.

Then, we all smirked.

"Yes" we said in unison.

Of course, we will.

And it'll be a fun time.

Well, atleast for us.

River, Eeri, Astro and I grew up being trained by our parents and grandparents.

It started with grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, papi, uncle Bry, aunt Lia, uncle Eero, uncle Lucas and aunt Seri.

They all trained us since we were kids with their different methods of training.

Of course, Eeri was the first one to start training among the 4 of us, then, River ans Astro followed 2 years later and I followed them after half a year because I forced my parents to let.

I started the youngest among us because I liked training more than socializing and playing with other pups.

Mom was very supportive but dad was definitely on the hesitant and protective side.

He doesn't want his 'sweet princess' to be hurt in anyway and it's endearing and all but I was a lot of things but 'sweet' wasn't one of them.

Nope. Not even a little.

In fact, my brother was more affectionate than I was and I am.

"Y'all are just going to bully everyone here" Papi commented with a chuckle.

"Bully? Of course not" Astro said.

"If anything, we're doing them a favor by giving them a lesson" Eeri said.

"And a few broken bones, wound and bruises" River added.

Papi glanced at me and I shrugged.

He chuckled.

We continued on with doing our drills and just trained like usual.

Then, we saw uncle Bryan come inside the training hall.

The wolves lined up as he stood in front of them.

"Oh good. Uncle Bryan is here" Astro said.

Uncle Bryan then turned to look in our direction and saw us.

He smiled when he saw us and he commanded the wolves to get ready for the sparring sessions.

Uncle Bry then walked over to us.

Eeri and Astro gave uncle Bry a hug.

Uncle Bry gave River a pat on the back and the turned to me.

"Hey, princess" he said and gave me a kiss on my temple

I slightly smiled.

"Hi" I said.

Uncle River is the head warrior and he oversees the wolves' training here in the Palace along with other trained and skilled wolves under him.

"Do you guys want to spar with the others?" he asked.

"Yes" River said.

"Of course" Eeri said.

"You bet" Astro said.

Uncle Bry chuckled and looked at me.

"What about you, Reesey?" he asked.

"I guess so" I said with a shrug.

He chuckled.

"Of course" he said.

"Go on ahead and prepare then. I'm sure everyone else is anticipating to see you guys in the circle" he said.

We nodded and prepared ourselves.

Not really. We were already well prepared as soon as we stepped inside the training hall.

The 4 of us stood in a line as we watched uncle Bry talk to the other wolves.

The other wolves glanced at us and as soon as our eyes met with theirs, they quickly looked away.

The guys chuckled and I kept a straight face.

The Palace warriors and guards are all well trained and they're very skilled fighters compared to ordinary wolves.

But we were still in a different level than them because of our special training experiences and our blood.

Our parents were very skilled fighters then and they were always on the top compared to everyone else.

I'm convinced it just ran in the blood to be naturally good fighters.

Uncle Bry finally called for us and we walked in the middle of the circle as everyone stepped back to make even more space.

"The first 2 rounds are with wolves I picked out. The remaining 3 rounds will be random. Whoever wants to go against any one of you can step up" he explained.

The 4 of us nodded.

I looked at Eeri and Astro.

"Do you guys want to go first?" I said.

Eeri and Astro slightly smiled.

"Of course" they said.

River and I nodded as we stepped aside with uncle Bry.

Papi was also present watching as our cousins walked over to the different parts of the circle.

Then, 4 wolves walked in the circle.

2 wolves stood in front of Eeri and the other 2 stopped in front of Astro.

"They've been training for 5 years. They're the top 4 in their batch. They're very hard working. They train day and night" uncle Bry said.

"Hm. That's good" River commented.

"Not good enough" I said.

River, uncle Bry and Papi glanced at me.

"It'll be over in a matter of minutes" I said just looking at my cousins.

The assistant warrior shouted for them to start.

I watched as the side of Eeri and Astro's lips rose up into a smirk.

This won't take long.

I'm sure of it.