The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Elena Pov As we ride to his pack lands, I am watching Serene. I know something is different about her, but I can’t point it out. She catches my eye and, as if reading my thoughts, she shows me her mating mark. “Oh, my goddess!” I scream, causing Roland, who is on his phone, to jump, and his hand wraps around me protectively. He laughs when I point out their marks and goes back to his call. Everyone else is laughing at his reaction to my scream.

“Sorry,” I told him, and I shrank in my seat. He kisses me on the head, and I can’t help but think about how I would look with my mating mark. I think about being on a bed with candles around us, and he starts kissing me gently. First, the need increases. It was so hot that I kissed him back with the same intensity. He unties the robe I’m wearing and lays me down as I giggle. I decided to be bold. “See something you like?” I asked, trying to be bold as he started to kiss my neck. I let out a soft moan. It feels so good. “You know I do,” he playfully growls, and I shiver. His growls are so sexy to me. I see the lust in his eyes as he pulls back and takes off his shirt. My eyes trail his whole upper body, and I bite my lower lip. His eyes are now focused on my lower lip, and he comes back down, kissing me, starting to trail kisses from my lips to my neck to my stomach. I arch my back when he gets in between my thighs as I feel myself getting wet, but he won’t go where I want. I can tell he is teasing me. He keeps kissing and nipping my inner thighs close to my flower and looking into my eyes with those golden eyes. “Please,” I moaned. I need him. His teases are driving me crazy. He smirks and lifts my legs, and he lies on his stomach. He leans forward, and… I’m jolted awake by Roland looking at me with amusement, and I see his wolf flickering. I didn’t realize I had fallen asleep. Serene and Nate are laughing so hard, and I’m wiping my mouth, thinking I was drooling or something. Roland leans in and whispers, “You talk in your sleep, you know, and the scent of your lust is scenting up the whole car.” My cheeks flush red, and Serene and Nate laugh even harder. “Ooooo, Roland, please, Roland,” Serene taunts me. I flushed even redder, embarrassed, sinking towards Roland even closer. He kisses my head and leans in. “My wolf is going crazy over your fucking smell, little one. Try to control it until we get to the packhouse. Then I’ll give you everything you want me to give you.” I shuddered at his words, and I calmed down. Thankfully, Nate and Serene are ignoring us now.

“We were here,” Cole states. I looked out the window. HOLY FUCK! This place is a castle compared to my old packhouse. Since Roland is a king, it would be anyway. There is a long driveway accented with bricks on each side that leads to the packhouse. Security is placed at the borders all around the perimeter. I can tell some are humans. There are little houses along the road that look like they are spread out over 2 miles and that Roland says are for mated wolves with families. He laughs at my amazement as I take it all in. I can see the castle like a packhouse as we get closer to it. “Welcome to the Black Alder Lands, my queen,” Roland said as I looked around. “It has 150 rooms on the first floor. The first floor is for wolves without mates. The second floor is reserved for the Beta and the Gamma. They have their rooms and offices on each side. The third floor is reserved only for us. I’ll show you around after you meet the pack. We pulled up to the side of the packhouse, and I could see a huge forest that extended outside. Roland says it goes out three miles, and on the other side of the packhouse are the training grounds. “Roland, you have such a beautiful place; how do you afford all of this?” I asked, still amazed at everything. “I have over 400 businesses that I oversee here and about 2000 internationally. I partner with a lot of people of all species.” I was happy that he wasn’t racist towards the other species due to Serene being a half-witch. We walk out, and I see people opening the trunk and taking suitcases and bags out. Roland grabs my hands while we walk towards the packhouse, and I see people start to crowd out. I hide my face slightly in a Roland shirt, but he moves my head back up. You’re beautiful; let them look at their queen. “Really, “even the treated males,” I teased. He growls “Mine” and pulls me close, putting his head on my neck and inhaling my scent.

“On second thought, get back on my shoulders,” he says, trying to put me on his back. I laughed at his jealousy. As we approached closer, I heard a squeal and a very tan girl with black shiny hair on her shoulders and hazel eyes, the same as my mates came rushing over to hug my mate. She looked like she was around my age. I had to hold in a growl since my wolf is protective over her mate, though I felt like they were related. “Hi, Mia,” Roland tells the girl. She shifts her gaze to his hand around my waist, then to my eyes, and back to Roland, and her eyes are cautious, as if she were choosing her words carefully. “Elena met my baby sister, Mia. Mia, this is my mate and your queen.” She screamed, causing Roland and I to stand back, and she scooped me up in a hug.

“Omg, Roland I’m so glad you found our new queen.” New queen?

“I was skeptical because, you know, after you know who, I didn’t want to say anything but Roland. She is so beautiful. Look at her hair. Omg, you have beautiful hair. We should go shopping. I could even take you to this new cafe they built called Boneless Buns. I know the name is weird, but they have the best.” “MIA!” Roland boomed. Mia was talking nonstop, and she bowed her head, apologizing.

“Roland, that’s rude. She was just greeting me now and apologizing,” I told him. He looked at me funny. “No, I don’t apologize,” he said. “Roland, no more kisses for you.” I threatened “Fine, I’m sorry, Mia,” he stubbornly said. Mia’s face lit up again as she looked at her brother teasingly. “Thank you, sweetie, I told Roland, kissing him on the cheek. “Yeah, whatever, let’s go inside. Mia, link the pack and have them meet us in one hour,” he said, walking past the onlookers. Mia nodded and thanked me before running off. I could hear whispers around me as I followed behind Roland, admiring the beauty of the front lobby. It was huge, with a crystal chandelier. The walls were covered in white with a gold rim. There was a grand stairwell that was deep mahogany covered with sculpted wolves and moon symbols. The furniture was also beautiful. Right on the wall was a picture of our moon goddess, her gaze piercing at me with her jeweled blue eyes and silver-white hair. Roland led me upstairs to our floor to give me a tour. We started with his office, which was extremely neat and polished, as if someone had just cleaned up. The next was a few spare rooms if we ever had kids, which I knew was likely. There was a pool table in one room and a movie theater in another. He showed me the library collection and told me there was one on each floor. He showed me his room last. In the middle was a king-sized bed with black headboards carved like thrones. The floor was white as well, but the carpet was extremely soft. The sheets were satin red with a huge red, white, and black fleece cover and lots of matching pillows for decoration. The pattern on the walls was blood red, and there was a photo of my mate standing half naked with only cut-up shorts with lions on each of his sides. This room was fit for a fucking God, and I can’t believe Roland owned all this stuff. He walked me to the bathroom. The bathroom had huge walk-in showers with multiple shower heads. I could tell the streams went separate ways. The tub was huge enough to fit 15 people. It was like a small swimming pool. “You have such an amazing home here,” I told him. “Thank you; it’s our home now, my little one.” “What did Mia mean by you knowing who from earlier?” I asked. He looked at me with sad eyes, and his whole expression changed. He looked wounded. Like I just cut him deep. “I’m sorry, never mind,” I told him. His sad eyes tore my heart out, and I knew it was a sensitive subject. I would let him tell me when he was ready. “Where do you want me to sleep?” I asked, trying to change the subject. “What do you mean? “he says, his voice now worried. “We aren’t mated yet. I assumed you wanted to sleep in separate rooms,” I told him. He shook his head. “I’ve slept alone long enough; you are my Luna now. Little one. You sleep with me.” I blushed a little. The way he calls me Little One just sends a shiver up my spine that somehow landed behind my stomach and made its way to my flower. He smelled the air, his eyes now turning black, grabbing me and inhaling my scent. He had a mischievous smile on his face now. “Calm yourself, or I won’t stop until I rip those clothes off you and fuck you until you can no longer walk,” he said in a muffled voice. It just made my stomach flutter as I crossed my legs, trying to get out of his gaze. I was leaning against the bed, and he was in front of me with his hands on both sides of me close enough for me to hear his heartbeat, which was so steady. I put my arms around his neck and used my wolf speed to change positions, so I ended up on top of him. “We have a pack meeting at 5. Let’s not keep them waiting,” I told him, pecked his lips, and hopped off him. He had groaned like a child since I moved, and I laughed. “Come on,” he says, holding out his hand. I took it, and we walked downstairs and out the back. His whole pack is out here. It looks like there are over 600 wolves, though I feel like there may be more. I can see Roland hardening his expression to an alpha. The kind where you are afraid to do anything other than listen. His whole pack silenced themselves at once as he stood before them. Nate and Cole stood beside him as well. Serene stood next to me at the side of the stage. “As some of you already know, I left to attend the Lunar festival for business and came back with a lady today. This beautiful lady’s name is Elena Davis, and she is my second chance mate.” Wait, I’m his second mate, I asked myself. “She will be your new Luna and queen. She is a Lycan. She is an alpha female in her own right, and I am proud to announce her as your new Luna,” he announced. “You could hear the gasps from everyone trying to get a look at me. I knew I would be a huge subject. Lycans were thought to have been extinct. Lycans are known for being the strongest of the entire wolf species, which is why, when I found out, it surprised even me. . We will be having an official Luna ceremony to welcome her into the pack tomorrow night, so you will have the chance to meet her. You’re dismissed. He walked off and seemed to be minding linking to someone. I could see warm smiles all around me, and I knew I was going to feel welcome here. Mia came up to me and took my hand before I could get back to my mate. I saw him walking back to the packhouse, with Cole and Nate looking back in time to wink at me. “Come on, Queen Elena,” she says, grabbing my hand and pulling me in the direction of the limo. “Please just call me Elena. Also, where are we going?” I asked. “Shopping. Roland told me, You have absolutely no clothes, and we can’t have that now, can we? You are too serious,” she said. “But I have no money,” I told her. She scoffed at me as if I had just said the stupidest thing as we reached the car. “Trust me, your good Elena.” We all got in the limo. There were two men in the car with us. “Luna, Serene, this is Hank and Will, our security detail. “Nice to meet you, Luna, Serene,” the one called Hank said. “Nice to meet you too,” I told him. I looked at Will with a smile, but he said nothing; I just nodded my way. “I apologize, Luna, but Will is mute. However, he has had classified training as he served 10 years in the Marines, worked for the FBI as a spy, and even used to be part of the security detail for the president of the USA. He only speaks through MindLink, which I am sure you will be able to do soon after your ceremony tomorrow. Other than I, he is the only one who the alpha trusts to personally keep you safe while you travel from the packhouse.” I nod to him and will say thank you while Serene and Mia talk to each other about brands of clothes. I had never been to the mall, although I had heard of it. It was time to see what the hype was about.