Fated Hellhound

It’s been nearly two weeks and everything was going according to schedule..except Aaron’s mating… Her name is Evelyn..she’s a midwife and one of the original members of the kingdom. And while she is technically over 300 years old..physically she’s 20.. a midwife by skill and making Aaron prove himself a good man. It’s been hilarious! For us…not so much for him!

We have two days..only two..before the coronation. Renata has the palace in a frenzy… the dining hall..ballroom and throne room are prepared and decorated. The menu consists of all her recipes. Their cabinets of advisors and assistants will be announced..after the coronation.. and the former council will be informed they have been disbanded. All Alphas have received the invitation..allowing no room for refusal. Even Elden and his sons. Alistair is joining Orion’s team of advisors! And Alicia will be allowed to attend..Renata has decided that the greatest punishment Alicia could suffer would be to force her to return with her mate, to his home!

Renata ran into Orion’s office..looking frantic “A mouse! A mouse in my kitchen, Orion! I spoke with him but he is refusing to move out! He has a rather large family who reside under the floors..but I can’t allow them to run free! Not when there will be 3500 guests underfoot for a week! What can I do? I don’t want to displace them! But they can no longer freely roam the kitchens! Will you speak with him? As king..he will listen to you..right? We can build him a house? Provide food for his family! I mentioned all that..but it came across as a request.. I’m afraid! You need to march down there and king order them to move! Come on!”

And there was no stopping the laughs. Orion tried desperately not to laugh in her face..her hormones have her all over the place and some of those places aren’t pretty..and some of them are painful. Like yesterday..when she popped Brian in the ass with lightning…because he stepped on a weed…on the ground…in the garden..where there are millions of weeds..hard to miss.. But, apparently, the weed whined! And yea..that’s a thing. Weeds whine and queen zaps her gamma with lightning!

Orion speaks as calmly as he can.. “Baby.. I can’t talk to animals like you can. I can’t guarantee my command will work on a mouse! I am king of wolves… maybe it doesn’t bring the same respect to a mouse? I mean..for you..I can try..but how would it even work?” And…so yeah.. that was the wrong thing to say..

“Come with me now! I will interpret! But you will order him out of my kitchens! What nonsense! You command legions of wolves..all willing to do your bidding! Now come! Oh no! What if there’s a mouse king and we have to arrange a meeting to reach an agreement? There’s no time! Our first guests start arriving tonight! They can’t see the mouse! Please fix this, Orion..please?” Aaron laughed..couldn’t stop laughing..and tries saying “ Little fairy..calm your mind! Too many thinking things!”

Orion stands and says “To the kitchens, gentlemen..we have mice to evict!” And even though, everyone got up to follow…the laughter didn’t stop! Entering the kitchen, Orion says “Bring the culprit to me!” And the guys laughed even harder.. they really lost their shit when they heard Renata “Hector! Get out here now! The king must speak with you!” And sure enough…a little brown mouse appeared on the counter in front of Orion.

Ever the diplomat…Orion begins “Hector, is it? May I call you Hector? It seems your living here..inside the palace..in the kitchens..has upset my Queen. I am offering you a once in a lifetime opportunity to relocate to a home of your own..built to accommodate the size of your family..with a neverending supply of food..but only if you accept and agree to vacate..today. What say you?” Hector is squeaking a mile a minute and Renata is arguing back.. and now..even the maids and servers are rolling.. after several minutes, Renata sighs.. and looks at Orion “He wants to see floorplans before he makes a decision! I can’t reason with him, at all, Orion”

Orion looks at her..and sees a tear about to roll down her cheek..feeling the rain rolling in and understands he is about to lose his temper with a mouse..but No one makes his mate cry and remains unscathed. “Hector! I tried to play nice but you have upset my mate and You are out of options! A house will be built for your family at the edge of the garden! You will vacate this kitchen immediately! Or…and I mean this!…an exterminator will arrive within the hour and your entire family will perish! There will be no more negotiations..and no more debate! Come baby! You need to relax!” And they headed back to his office.

And not one person in the palace could keep a straight face! Orion sat in his chair and wrapped his little fairy into his lap and whispered..”I love you! No more arguing with the pests. Tell them what you expected..if they don’t comply, come find me!” And the room erupted in laughter again. Brian says “I am writing a fucking book! This shit is best seller Gold!” Orion says “Not one word! It’s bad enough the staff will have it all over the kingdom in minutes!” Renata was already sleeping! He knew she was exhausted! Spent her morning dueling with a mouse named Hector!

Abraham speaks up “We will be accepting nearly a third of the guests this evening. I have two carpenters constructing Hector’s house in the garden…and instructed them to place a good sized larder to store food. Hopefully, that eradicates the rodent issue” Aaron remarks “I can’t believe you said all that shit with a straight face!” And laughter reigned supreme..once more.

Orion asks “Where are we on security for Elden and his seven other sons? I want eyes on them..at all times. Alistair..they are only allowed two guards each..and the guards are not to be housed in the palace. Put them in the barracks with our single warriors. No more than two each! All others are to be turned away, at the gate! We will begin as we intend to continue! It’s going to be a helluva week! And with the Queen’s hormones so out of whack I have a feeling it’s going to be like watching comedy central!”

Alistair responds “We have all of them in the west wing..all rooms are equipped with surveillance equipment and I have full time monitors on duty. They will be watched. And they will have zero opportunities to meet anyone alone.” Abraham pipes in “Reni has sectioned off a group of rooms exclusively for the single females..including Alicia.. with guards to keep any men from that area. The volunteers we had requesting that assignment was phenomenal!” And everyone chuckled!

Renata was stirring and waking up…she sat rubbing her eyes as they all watched Hector pop onto Orion’s desk…she listened intently as he squeaked his foohead off..and then she sighed! She nods at him and he scampers off. She bangs her forehead on the desk a few times…and without lifting her head again she mumbles “he wants a fucking TV” and they lost it!