Chapter 2 Leonidas POV

57. Leonidas POV

Meeting with the new day after I had filled my loved body with my heart's desires for her felt like I had lived forever to have one night with my mate. I prayed to the moon goddess and slowly retired from my mate's embrace. It felt as if I was sinning. Yet I knew none of my words must have reached her: 'My King, I have arrived to assist you. We must speak immediately. I heard the link from my Marquess. I placed my hooded coat on and moved to the bed, where my partner was sleeping soundly. I had washed her and cleaned the bedding, and now I had to leave my love for some time. I knew I would be paying this to her parents. I knew the King would be furious with me. These choices that were tearing me apart would never be enough to justify my actions, but I swore I would be back for her. Kissing my lover's lips, I treasured her scent again before leaving our home. In four days, I will return to you, my Louise. I pray your heart didn't abandon my own. Seeing Leto holding two pups in his arms had given me the pain and anger I had forgotten while being with my mate: 'Are these Ina's pups?' I asked, to which Leto nodded, 'Follow me. We walked to my estate, where I knew what to do with these pups.

Just as my love has given the word to Lupe to remain in her bed chambers, I have Marquess Leto's mate working for me. His mate is of the Skoll clan. Thankfully, Enzo and I had agreed to have a peace treaty; I could link him at a particular distance, and he could do the same in return. These rogues had been blessed by mating and others as far as marking their mates, but none of them have reconciled with the goddess of such acts, making the war run a much more dangerous course. 'Klaudia, come to the front of the castle; you are requested to babysit a couple of pups. I linked her, and she replied quickly, Yes, my King. As I opened the doors of my castle, there she stood patiently, asking, "Klaudia?" I heard Leto speak as I opened my estate doors, which made him run to his mate and say, "I thought the King had moved you away to your clan. Why are you here?" He asked her in disbelief. Seeing their encounter filled with love, hope, and desire made me miss my mate. The fear of having anyone learn about us did not matter to me. I had seen so many find their fated mates between clans that my desire to be with Louise was more prominent. "I had begged the king to allow me to stay here in his clan, and he agreed as long as you would," She blushed at the words she had to speak, to which I linked Leto: 'Are you going to mate and mark your fated mate, Leto?' He turned to me with an expression no man had ever shown me. He looked ripped from his composure and was in desperate need. Please, my king, I beg that you allow me to do so. I love my mate more than anything in this world, ' he stated, to which I smiled. I was glad to have learned of Klaudia when she showed herself on my way to meet Louise. She explained everything, I didn't see a reason to send her away.

I felt my heart had been placed in the right direction as I said out loud, "We must unite you to our clan, Klaudia. Once the deeds have been done, these pups need to be looked after, but I believe I can have two of my servants do this for me. I walked towards them as I took the pups from Leto; he didn't wait to take his mate's hand to leave for his bed chambers. Holding these two pups, I wondered how long Ina would be acting in innocence, acting in such a hostile manner towards me. These two pups resembled those of the Itah clan; they looked just like pups, and nothing was human about their expressions. Staring at them, I gave them to the two servants that had come not long after Leto had left. As I started preparing myself to go, I received a link from a guard: 'My King, an emergency reunion has been set today. Hearing his words as I walked out of my bed chamber, I saw Leto pulling his now-marked Klaudia; the aroma of their mating was evident. Smiling at him, I realized we didn't need centuries to unite one or another clan. Therefore, I tried to link to Enzo. 'Enzo, I require your assistance if you are not busy?' Walking towards Leto, I heard Enzo speak, "Congratulations, young lads!" He shouts in joy. My friend had become the happiest as he welcomed his triplets into the world: "This case needs to be taken care of as I'm needed back in the castle, Marquess Leto; you will substitute me for the meeting at hand, Enzo. How can I have my Marquess mate remain in position?" Enzo extended his hand as he took a knife from his hand. "Klaudia Skoll, correct?" She nodded at him, raising his free hand. He barely took her hand, and Leto growled at him, "I will relinquish her from my clan to yours. I believe we can do this by stating her full name and my own, and I had to do this to my first wife, now Klaudia. Once I'm done with my words, I need you to wait for me to say my part first, and then you repeat from your name forward, alright?" Klaudia nodded, "I, King Enzo Skoll of the Skoll clan, herby release you, Klaudia Skoll, from my pack to the ruling of King Leonidas Fenrislfr," he slashed his hand as I then heard Klaudia speak, "I, Klaudia Skoll, accept to renounce to serve under the ruling of King Enzo Skoll." There Enzo cut her palm. I held Leto in my hands as he was about to pounce on Enzo for hurting his mate. Calm down, I told him, to which he started to calm down as we saw the force being transferred from her to my own. A new link had been added, and I heard Leto purr.

Enzo smiled at me as he said, "I'm sure we will one day meet with our young ones, I have proudly become a father of three sons, Leonidas, but I fear my beloveds are upset with the neglect Louise has provided to them. Please try to have her see my wives; they miss their childhood friends," I gave him a sad smile, to which he replied with the same. As Enzo started to walk away, Leto kissed Klaudia passionately, which gave me a pained feeling of knowing my mate wasn't here with me. Perhaps sending her my most crucial member could help her see I did not abandon her. Klaudia, as a Marquess, you have a duty to me that no other can substitute; please become the confidence of my mate while I'm not here, help me win her heart, and Enzo, please assist me with this; I require your assistance." Enzo turned to reply, "always my dear good friend, I will invite her over to my estate soon." I nodded in appreciation. Klaudia looked a bit nervous but nodded as Leto held her tightly. "I have no reason to state a lie. I will go to her estate to meet her. Perhaps she will be more willing to learn of my current status?" I nodded at her as I walked away, saying, "Anything you believe would help me win my mate over, I would appreciate it immensely." I knew I was needed back in my estate. There were plans I needed to eliminate after I realized I had a mole in my pack. Walking out, I quickly took the set of pants with the shirt to discard my current garments. I need to run to my castle and start preparing to clean those who live in it, yet before I can go, I hear a commotion from the village of last night. It took my attention as I saw guards of the Arkitisk clan opening cages. I took my clothes off to walk down as I shifted into my human form. I then saw what was happening.

There would be a hanging. A growl had escaped me, "Why you no good for nothing of devils for dukes!" I spat at Jaxx and Jaxton. They looked fearful but filled with no regrets, "what have you both done?" I demanded as the guards left us alone. The cages were not appropriately locked, "you believed to be the only one who wanted to have a go at the Queen?" Jaxx replied. As Jaxton laughed, he added, "Good idea in ruining her purity first we could smell the sexual desires left on her, and within her," Jaxx then spoke once more as I opened with force Jaxton's cage, "We left her alive for you to use when you like," those were the words I refused to accept, "you both have harmed my mate!" I shouted to them. Their expressions had changed, "You both end today" My claws took the hearts of each one of them. With their hearts in my hands, I placed two pouches of coins individually inside them. Leaving the tent that was on the back of where the hanging would take place, I gave the guards each a coin pouch, "send these to King Irvan," I requested when they looked at me with odd expressions as their eyes changed to a link I turned to run to my castle when one of them shouted as I jogged to start shifting, "halt! Our Queen wants you!" Hearing them, I moved with my clothes at hand. I went into my wolf once I was in the woods, and I ran to my castle.