"What!? I gasped "What do you mean you are my grandfather?" I was too shocked to even register the name he gave me Reed Senior, my father is Reed Junior, of course it makes sense why he looks and smells familiar, he has the underlying smell of family and looks like my dad if he was much older. I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that my grandfather, a man I never met is the Rogue King, the sadistic wolf that takes girls from their homes to claim them as brides or breeders. What kind of sick joke is the Moon Goddess playing?
"What I mean is exactly what I said. I am your grandfather. All my pups chose to leave me at age 16 to be with that weak mate of mine. They all moved from our old pack, the Iron Hearts Pack to that feeble pack, the River Mights Pack. I'm guessing by the color of your hair, and now that I really look at your features, you are the daughter of my son Reed Jr."
"How could this be, how are you the Rogue King?"
"Simple my dear granddaughter, shortly after the last of my pups left I decided it was time to stop taking orders from a worthless Alpha. I was banished from my pack for insubordination and after I left I found the first Rogue King, though he wasn't worthy of that title, so I killed him, effectively taking his crown and building a bigger and stronger kingdom. A kingdom where I make the rules and my followers are loyal to me. Any more annoying questions on how we are related or how I have come to be the great man that I am?" He responds exasperated.
"What does this mean for me? Will you let me go? Surely being family I can't be your bride and," I suppress my disgust, "you won't breed me for that will create weak pups."
Cackling loudly the Rogue King turns towards the door, then turns his head back to me and says, "You are right, you will not be my bride nor my breeder and since you are blood you will not be forced to breed for my kingdom either, it will be the only mercy I give you. However, you can never leave my kingdom now that you are here and since you are a worthless she-wolf and I cannot make you my heir you will be a servant of the castle. If you behave well enough eventually you can be promoted to a hand maiden for one of my brides. It's the highest honor amongst the women. Work hard and you shall ever dream to be so lucky." With that he turns fully around and leaves me in the room.
*
It's been months, I'm not exactly sure how many since I have no way of tracking. King Reed as he allows me and only me to call him, doesn't allow the she-wolves to have any type of connection to the outside world including calendars. He says we don't need to know what day, month or year it is. He truly is a horrible monster and his distain for women is palpable.
That witch, Winifred was correct on the fact that my supposed grandfather does like to break defiance out of someone but especially women. I am pretty sure I have received a beating from him at least every other day since I got here. He gives me a day between to heal since he requires all she wolves to wear special collars around their necks that suppress our wolves. We can heal but at a much slower rate than normal. It also makes it so we can still communicate with our wolves, the Rogue King, and among those in his kingdom. His witch has helped him to create a fake pack link that can only be used inside his kingdom since rogues in general can no longer mind link, by definition they no longer have a pack, even with living in the rogue kingdom my grandfather has created, they no longer have the ability. I personally think it's a punishment from the moon goddess since wolves are not meant to live outside a pack but what do I know.
Since arriving it's honestly been hell. I was moved down to the servants quarters the day King Reed announced what my role in the castle would be. A lot of the wolves were extremely disappointed that even though the king wasn't taking me as his bride or his breeder that I wasn't going to be the kingdom's breeder either. Apparently servants are usually reserved for the female mates of the kingdom but since I am family I received a special pass. It also means since I am no ones mate, the disgusting pigs of this kingdom sexual assault me almost on the daily. Of course they don't do anything in front of the king other than verbally berate me. No one has tried to rape me either, not since the first day when I was pinned down by two brutes that didn't get the memo I wasn't a breeder and the King's second in command beheaded them on the spot for even trying. After that word had gotten out that I am the granddaughter of their king and that is why I am a servant without a mate and not a breeder they can take whenever they feel like it but that doesn't excuse them from assaulting me. It is also why I receive so many beatings, I fight back when they touch me and they don't like that very much. That's when they berate me in front of the king so that I will be punished for my insubordination in hopes that one day I will be broken enough to submit to their advances. The problem is, I won't submit, I've been the helpless victim when I was a child so I won't let it happen now that I am an adult.
Cliff's POV
It's been months since I had gotten word that my beloved mate was kidnapped by the Rogue King. I hadn't been able to protect her because after her prom my parents sent me to live with family across the country. They even made me transfer schools so I would be less tempted to seek out Amethyst. They told me the council had put a restraining order against me so I was forbidden to contact her in any way shape or form. It sucks because I miss her so much, but this is my penalty for the crime I almost committed.
When Amy went missing my parents contacted me thinking I had something to do with it but I hadn't left the area and luckily my Aunt and Uncle vouched for me. Shortly after my parents gave me the update letting me know it was the Rogue King. I knew that idiot Rhett couldn't protect her. Now it's up to me to find her. I am hoping if I can find her and rescue her that she will e so grateful that she will take me back and we can have our mating ceremony.
'She will, all women love knights and shining armor. It will be like a fairy tale for our mate, her prince coming to rescue her from the evil king.' Outlaw comments. 'Once she realizes how committed we are to finding and fighting for her she will be ours again. You'll see.'
'I hope you're right.'
'I'm always right.'