Chapter 5 Thayor's Motives

Sorra read the paper hurriedly. It read:

High Lord and Alpha Thayor,

The Council has determined that your actions in the German provinces are inexcusable. Due to your past, we have allowed some leniency; however it has become clear that your troubled past and lack of Luna have made you completely insane. You will be removed either by your own free will or force and you will be replaced with your cousin Lord Emberly if you do not find your mate by the end of the year and get a hold of your mind.

-The High Council of European Powers

Sorra was stunned. Now she understood why he was so eager to find his mate. She tossed the paper and turned to Lisbet who had just finished preparing the bath. Sorra unabashedly dropped her clothing and eagerly sunk into the warm bath. It had been so long since she had been able to clean herself properly.

"Thank you so much, Lisbet, this is absolutely wonderful."

"My pleasure, milady. I will set out towels and a sleep gown immediately, then I will call for a meal to be brought."

Sorra scrubbed the grease from her hair and thoroughly cleaned every inch of her body. Despite her wildness, she had always taken great care in her appearance and cleanliness and this was pure heaven. The pain of her enslavement melted off of her and her mind wandered to other things. She remembered her grandmother, the woman, or rather, goddess. Literally. Her grandmother was the moon goddess. Sorra had in fact been born into the heavenly realm, also called the Realm of Light and lived among the gods until that fateful day she couldn't bear thinking of. Then she was ripped from heaven and thrown into the abyss called earth. Sorra had wandered Europe for many years searching for a way to be redeemed- all she wanted was to return to her family in the Realm of Light. She couldn't deny that had she began as a mortal she-wolf, she would have been extremely interested in finding her mate and perhaps hurt that it appeared he only wanted a mate to keep his power; but all of this felt so small in comparison. It appeared her grandmother wanted to play with her before her return by giving her a mate.

Her mind snapped to the present as she saw the food brought in. Something she hadn't quite gotten used to was how delicious it was to eat. She stepped out of the bath hardly noticing the servants bustling around her and grabbed a cluster of grapes eagerly savoring each one.

"Oh, milady!" Lisbet cried, "please allow me to help you dress!"

"Hmm? Oh yes." Sorra often forgot how embarrassed people of the earthly realm were of their bodies.

She heard the door open and the heavy step of man. She didn't bother turning and just held out her arms while Lisbet helped her into her gown. Once she was dressed she turned to look at Thayor with a bored look. He was looking at her with wide eyes which made her smirk and lift an eyebrow.

"Never seen a naked woman before?" she teased.