A Second Chance With My Tribrid Alpha King

AUDREY’S POV

It’s been one week already, and nothing had changed with Logan. Infact, it felt as if things were getting worse. No matter what I did to show that I cared, he responded with harshness. I had taken up some books to his chambers the other day, because I felt he had probably not read them yet. All he had done was yell at me and asked me never to step foot in his chambers again.

Atleast, my consolation was the fact that since I came here, I haven’t felt that pain that comes when he was intimate with another.

I don’t know if it was just luck, or a deliberate action not to sleep with anyone, but it gave me hope.

Today, king Xavier had invited us for lunch in his chambers, and I was happy to go. I had been meaning to pay him a visit for a while now, but the trainings had been very intense lately, leaving me too exhausted to do anything else. The only people I had time for, were just Emily and Logan. It was amazing having two people with such pure hearts in my corner. There was no drama, no hate, no misunderstandings, just fun.

I zipped up my yellow sun dress, and stepped out of my room. I headed towards king Xavier’s chambers, a bit positive for what the day held. Today was a free day, so the soldiers were having their rests. Training was to continue tomorrow. This meant that after lunch and probably speaking to king Xavier like I planned to, I would be left alone. Little Logan had informed me he was going to be spending the afternoon with Logan, and Emily wasn’t feeling too well. I was probably just going to take a really long nap. I actually needed it.

Just as I approached king Xavier’s chambers, I could hear the boisterous laughter inside. The guards stationed at his door post gave a slight bow and greeted me. I gave a nod and made my way in. Oh wow. Everyone was here, including little Logan and baby Brienne.

“Auntie Audreeeyyy!” He hopped off king Xavier’s thighs and rushed to me. “You look soooooo beautiful.” He giggled, making me smile.

“Thank you sunshine. You looked sooooooo handsome.” I mimicked, making the others chuckle.

“Audrey, I’m glad you could make it.” King Xavier smiled warmly at me.

“Of course, your majesty.” I managed a small smile. My eyes fell on Logan and surprisingly, he wasn’t glaring. He just had this stoic expression. “How is Emily doing now?”

“Oh, she’s better. Alpha Rogers came and after a while, she seemed better.” I didn’t know how that sounded. It sounded really funny. “They both stepped out earlier on.”

“Oh, great.”

“Come on! Let’s have lunch.” He waved at me to come over, and this time there wasn’t a Heather to take my position beside Logan.

“Hey.” I muttered when I got settled.

“Hi.” He replied gruffly. He actually answered me? I didn’t think he would.

“You look good today.” I whispered again, and his looked at me in…. it almost looked like he was glaring, but he wasn’t. Infact, a closer look showed he was somewhat confused or shocked.

“Thanks.” He said, almost inaudibly.

After a while, meal was served and I focused on feeding little Logan and myself. Once we were full, I used the napkin on the table to carefully clean his mouth.

We all chatted for a while and it truly felt like I was with my family. Though it wasn’t really this way growing up. We never really had conversations that weren’t pack related, during meals.

Soon enough, they all started to take their leave, starting from Logan. I could tell he wasn’t comfortable being in my presence. But atleast, he responded to my greetings and compliments. That was progress.

“We had a wonderful time, father.” Layla bent and gave king Xavier a kiss, before walking out with Liam and little Logan in tow.

Now, I was left with just king Xavier.

“Do you read minds?” He asked, and I shook my head in confusion.

“That’s not part of my abilities.”

“Oh dear!” He chuckled. “I wasn’t referring to your abilities. I’m just so surprised that you stayed back. I actually wanted to speak with you after lunch.”

“Really? Same here!” I smiled widely.

“Ohhhh…” He smiled. “Our minds are working in sync then. Is this place okay for us to talk, or you prefer we go to my study?”

“Anywhere is fine, as long as we have some level of privacy.”

“Okay, great!” He sighed. “So, I actually wanted to speak with you about…..” He suddenly paused, giving me a concerned look. “Sorry, would you have preferred speaking first?”

“No, not at all. It’s fine. You can go on.”

“Okay.” He nodded, looking somewhat tensed. Okay, what was this about. Initially I had thought it was about Logan and I, but when she finally spoke, I couldn’t help but laugh out loudly.

“I need your help with Emily. I gathered she spends most of her time with you.”

“Oh, my goodness!” I laughed out.

“What’s funny?” He asked.

“What’s funny is the fact that we have the same agenda!” I grinned, blushing really hard.

“For real?” His eyes widened delightfully.

“For real!”

“We, my dear, are going to be very good friends.” He winked at me. Goddess! I was so happy because part of the reasons I had been somewhat lackadaisical towards approaching him all the while, was because I wasn’t sure of how he was going to take my intrusion in his personal life.

“So tell me, what exactly do you want me to do?” I asked, and he seemed to be in thoughts for a moment.

“Teach me how to woo my mate.” He finally said, and I nodded in understanding.

“That is actually what I planned to teach you, your majesty.”

“Alright, fill me in.” He scooted closer.

“Okay.” I sighed, thinking of how to begin my lectures. “First of all, you have to know that your relationship solely depends on your mate bond.” I explained.

“Not her?” He asked.

“Her attitude towards you, is what affects the bond, and that is what we would tackle first.” I explained, and he nodded attentively. “So, Emily thinks you’re like a father figure.” I said, and he released a sigh. “Well, if we are being really honest, you’re not even as old as her father. But the fact that you’re literally the father to the kingdom, automatically makes her see you in that light. But then again, you have good looks, and we would capitalize on them.”

“How?” He asked. “Do I need to dress and appear differently?”

“Not at all. You already present yourself just fine. What we need to do, is do things that makes her to stop seeing you in the light of ‘a father’. It’s only when she is ready to stop seeing you that way, that she’d really pay attention to your looks. So it’s more or less, a thing of the mind. In her mind, she feels you should be a father to her, not a mate. Now, I would tell you several things you have to start doing.”

“Okay. Give me a second.” He stood up from his seat and walked further into his chambers. After some seconds, he reappeared with a pen and paper. “I need to jot things down.” He said, and I felt admiration wash over me instantly. I didn’t know what it was exactly. The fact that he was being so attentive, or the fact that he was so intentional. As intentional as to even jot things down. I didn’t care what anyone else might think, but I thought that Emily was blessed with a good mate. He was really ready to make things work. Never had I been so determined to help out with something. This had to work!

“So first of all, you have to know that she loves flowers. Her favourite are tulips.” I informed, and he nodded, busy writing on his paper.

“So, number one is to get her fresh tulips every morning.” He muttered to himself as he jotted down.

“Exactlyyyy. You are doing this because it is a romantic kind of gesture. It is mostly done by lovers, than fathers. So this way, she slowly begins to see you in a different light. It definitely wouldn’t do the whole work, but it contributes to it.”

“I understand.” He nodded.

“Secondly, Emily is like a baby.” I started, and he grinned at me.

“You really know her, don’t you?” He chuckled. “Personally, I don’t think she is ill.” Finally! He thought so too. I knew something must have happened, for him to say that.

“What happened?” I asked, and he seemed a bit hesitant at first. I later realized he was shy.

“I…. I had tried to…. you know?” He swallowed. “I tried to kiss her.” He finally said. I couldn’t help the smile on my face.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Really?” I asked, and he nodded. “What was her reaction?”

“At first, she responded to my kisses. But suddenly, she pulled away and claimed to be having a stomach ache.” He chuckled at the thought of it. I couldn’t help myself either, I burst out laughing.

“I’m sorry!” I rushed out, carefully dabbing the tears from my eyes.

“Let’s just continue.” He requested, starting to feel embarrassed.

“Of course.” I nodded. “So, you have to be really soft with her. She has a very fragile heart.”

“Definitely.” He nodded. He obviously knew that already, but jotted it down nonetheless.

“Then, this next one is important. Try not to kiss her again, for let’s sayyyyy… a week. Just be nice to her and bond with her, without trying to be intimate.” The look on his face showed that this one was a difficult task. “I know!” I rushed out. “It’s definitely very difficult to be in the same space as your mate, and not try to do anything. But then, I think you should just try your best for a week atleast. She’s never been touched before, so….”

“She’s a virgin?” He asked in disbelief, and I nodded slowly, not sure I did the right thing by telling him. “She 29!”

“And she’s always wanted her mate to be her first. So you have to make sure any intimate actions are fine by her, and on her terms. Do not pressure her. Emily had always dreamt to be with only one man, and…. I wouldn’t want you to come off as lustful. Instead, let her really love you, enough to want you to be her first.”

“Ok.” He nodded, but his mind was far in thoughts.

Even I, couldn’t believe it the day she told me she hadn’t had sex before. I remember wishing I had kept myself until Logan. Through the years, I realized there was nothing more precious than intimacy with your goddess given mate. That was why I really wanted to make things work between king Xavier and Emily. I was soooo sure that Emily would eventually fall for him, and she’d fall hard. Not caring if he was old enough to be her father or not. The moon goddess never made a wrong match. We were just the ones who never tried to explore and make the most of it.

**

I finally finished my meeting with king Xavier, which took longer than I had thought. Now, I was on my way back to my chambers, and was walking past the dinning room, when I saw Heather cleaning. Today was her final day of community service, and I was somewhat relieved. Though her words still lingered in my mind, but I decided not to make much of it. I didn’t need another drama, or anything that would make Logan mad at me. I was just trying to tread with caution.

I looked around the dinning area, and a few witches were hanging around. My eyes locked with that of Isla, and I really couldn’t tell what she was thinking. She had a stoic expression. Suddenly wanting a good cup of tea, I walked into the kitchen and got busy making myself a cup of chamomile tea. Atleast, I would be able to sleep well and good, and be more active when training resumes tomorrow.

With the hot cup of tea in my hand, I walked through the dinning room, hoping to get to my room and the next thing I knew, the cup was falling off my hand and someone was screaming so loudly.

Immediately, I looked down in panic, and almost screamed in horror when I saw Heather on her fours on the floor. The broom that was loosely lying in her hand as she screamed, showed she had been sweeping under the dinner table. She had been wearing a dress that exposed her back. Unfortunately my tea had poured over her back, leaving an ugly sight.

Fuck fuck fuck! All eyes were on me, and I knew nobody would believe me if I said it wasn’t unintentional. I truly didn’t see her there. Tears clogged my eyes and the next minute, some peoole were rushing towards her. I didn’t even know what to do, as I just stood there looking into blank space. Oh, goddess.