Kaiden's POV

I was awoken by the loud, barring sound of my alarm clock as it rang by my bedside table. Groaning, I fumbled blindly for the alarm clock and silenced it before taking a deep breath and sitting up in bed. As I managed to open my sleepy eyes, I turned to see a young lady sleeping beside me, wrapped in the bed covers.

We had only met last night during my mother's birthday party and after that, had gone up to my room to have sex. I had expected that she would be gone before I woke up but it irritated me that she was still here, fast asleep in the comfort of my own bed.

I wondered when these cheap girls would finally understand to stick to their place.

“Hey.” I called out to her, my voice stern and commanding. “Get the fuck up.”

When the girl continued to sleep and wouldn't hear me, I felt even more pissed and reached for her, shaking her a little too roughly.

“What? Are you deaf or something?”

The girl tossed and turned on the bed before finally waking up. She sat up on the bed while she rubbed the sleep off her face with her palms. Getting up from the bed, I fetched her clothes from the ground and flung it to her carelessly.

“Get out.”

The girl raised her gaze to meet me, a confused and concerned look playing on her face. I had seen that look a hundredth time. It was the same look that every single one of them had on their faces whenever I asked them to live.

What? Did they think that I was going to let them stay here with me forever?

“I don't understand.” Her tone was low and worried. “Did I maybe do something wrong? You seem angry at me.”

“Get dressed and leave. You might get on my nerves if you spend any more time here.” I warned her again, the feeling of anger in me brewing. I had always had the belief that one night stands are supposed to be what it is…one night stands. I wasn't supposed to see their faces this morning. I hated to see their faces.

I mean, we had already fucked and there was nothing more that I needed them for anymore.

With a frustrated sigh, the girl rose up from the bed and thankfully, began to dress up. When she was almost done, she paused and gave me a quizzical look again. One that was mixed with disbelief and uncertainty.

“You know, I've heard rumors about how badly you treat women after you've slept with them. Thought they were just made up stories but from my experience with you, it is obvious that those women told no lies.”

I shifted my gaze to her again, my eyes darkening like a stormy cloud. I noticed how her lashes blinked repeatedly and she took a step back as my facial expression darkened.

“You want experience?” I asked her in a low growl, as I slowly advanced towards her while she backed off fearfully. “I could give you a pretty good story to tell. Maybe, tell them about how I snapped your neck off when you wouldn't shut up and leave.”

“I'm…I'm sorry.” She trembled and her eyes reddened with tears as she pleaded with me.

Luckily for her, a knock came upon my door that moment, followed by my mother's voice.

“Are you in there, son?”

“Yes, mother.” I replied, never breaking my gaze off the girl's terrified one. The door was slowly pushed open and my mother walked in.

As my mother's eyes met with the tearful and fearful ones of the girl, a puzzled frown appeared on her face and the girl bolted out of the room through the door as soon as she saw that I was distracted.

That dumb fool.

“And who might that be?” My mother threw her question at me as soon as the girl was gone and I sighed and walked towards the full-length mirror in my room to take a good look at myself.

“No one that you should be bothered about, mother.” I deadpanned and for a moment, my mother kept silent until she spoke again.

“Elder Wallace's daughter was at my birthday party last night. You did not even try to engage her in small talks or even…”

“Why do you keep bringing this up, mother?” Even though it had only been a minute since she came in, I was already getting fed up with her. I wondered why she wouldn't just mind her business and let me be.

“Because I want you to have a mate!” My mother yelled at me now, frustration visible in her own voice too. “You are old enough to have a mate, Kaiden! And just in case you have forgotten, you just clocked thirty last month and as the Alpha of a pack as great as ours, you should have already had a mate and a Luna by now! You are not even thinking about birthing an heir!...”

“I'm still young, mother.” I answered her with a bored expression on my face as I sat back on the bed and faced her. “I can have an heir whenever I want.”

“Then, you should have an heir now!” She wasn't going to give up anytime soon. I could see that. “Give me an heir!”

“I am not interested in any woman.”

“Then, get a breeder!”

Her words caught me by surprise and for the first time in a long time, a heavy expression of shock rested on my face as I stared at her in pure disbelief.

“Are you saying that I should get a girl who I would breed into giving me a child?” I rephrased her words as though I had not heard her correctly.

My mother nodded her head at me, the expression on her face strong and unbreaking. She meant what she had said.

“This is the most sickening idea I have ever heard in my entire life.”

“The throne needs an heir, Kaiden.” My mother shut her eyes and lowered her tone now, as if trying to calm the situation but it only added to the rage that was beginning to build inside of me.

“I will not be involved in such nonsense!” My voice thundered as I raised my voice at her, my stare on her now turned to a murderous glare.

“Suit yourself, then!” My mother yelled back at me before storming out of my room again, pushing the door open with so much force that it almost hit the servant who was outside the door, sweeping.

Or rather…eavesdropping.

My eyes met with the servant's as my mother stormed away. As soon as I held her gaze, the servant girl immediately looked away again and moved back as if she was about to retreat but she suddenly paused as if she was having a second thought. And then to my surprise, she swiftly entered the room, shutting the door behind her with a soft click.

My brow arched once more and I narrowed my eyes, studying her. rose again and I squinted my eyes at her. She looked oddly familiar.

“Who…are you?” I demanded and she inclined her head in a graceful bow before answering my question.

“I'm Aurora, my Alpha.” She replied, her eyes locking into mine with unwavering confidence. Somehow, her poised demeanor hardly seemed fitting for a servant.

Well, for starters, she was super pretty and why did I still feel like she looked familiar?

“Well, Aurora, I believe you must have something important to discuss with me and that was the reason you had barged into my room the way you did.” I said to her, rising back up to my feet. The height difference between the both of us was very obvious. While I was six feet, she was something between five foot six or five foot seven.

Again, she had a striking beauty that I just couldn't seem to shake off. She had beautiful, flawless sun kissed skin with a subtle golden undertone, as if infused with the gentle warmth of summer breeze. Her hair was a rich, honey blonde color that she packed in a messy bun. And her eyes were a bright, piercing blue color that sparkled with an inner light.

Her finely chiseled features with her high cheekbones and small, button nose gave her an ethereal otherworldly beauty that seemed to be pulling me in. I just couldn't seem to look away, not even for a second.

How did such a beauty become a servant here and for how long had she been here? Why was I only taking notice of her now? Was she seeing any man in and around the castle? Had my younger brother, the womanizer, made a move on her yet?...

"Alpha Kaiden." She said, breaking into my thoughts. I raised an eyebrow, regaining my focus.

"You were saying?"

She gave me a puzzled look before sighing and repeating herself.

“I would like to offer myself to you as your breeder. I will have your baby.”

I blinked, taken aback. I wondered if I had heard her correctly. Was this some sort of joke or was she serious?

“You want to offer yourself to me as a breeder? Why? And even if I want a breeder, why would I consider a servant girl? Don't you think you are way below my league?”

“I might be a servant today, but trust me when I say that just two weeks ago, I was a princess, living a perfect life at my father's pack before you ruined that happiness, by destroying our pack and making us your slaves.” I could hear the bitterness and resentment in her tone.

I racked my brain and struggled to remember which of the defeated packs she might've come from. My conquests had become so numerous, I had lost counts.

“And I have three reasons why I offered myself to you so freely.” She said, her eyes determined. “Best believe, I am no cheap girl, neither am I naive or weak. I am doing this for my own gains just as much as yours.”

“And what are those reasons?” I asked her, intrigued.

“Firsty,” she began, her tone laced with venom. “I despise you with all of my being, so rest assured that I'll never develop feelings for you or expect any sort of commitment from you whatsoever.”

I felt stung by her harsh words but I swallowed the pain.

“Secondly, I have been tested to be highly fertile. So, rest assured that you will have an heir in no time.”

Okay…fair enough.

“And lastly..." She began and paused again. For a brief moment, a vulnerable glimmer appeared in her eyes. “I just want to be free. From you, from your pack. I want to return home and rebuild my pack.”

For a moment, I was deeply moved by her words, and every fiber of my being urged me to accept her offer. But, as I often do, I prioritized logic over emotion and silenced the whispers of my heart. At the same time, my brain clicked and I remembered why she seemed so familiar.

She was that servant who served me at my mother's birthday party. Even then, I thought she looked stunning. But still, logic over emotions.

“No,” I declared, my chin held high. “I decline your proposal, Aurora. I will not accept you as my breeder.”