Mated to the Wolf King novel Chapter 1

I have not seen him yet, but I heard from my colleagues that he is someone you can't get close with.

The palace rarely opens its doors to anyone. Tonight, the new king of werewolves will be crowned after his first-ever shift into his wolf. I cant wait to see it.

My Father strictly forbade me to leave the house and our territory. He locked me in my room alone and threatened to punish me if I disobeyed him.

I do not know why my Father suddenly changed. He wasn't like this to me when Mother was still alive. Now, he's always mad at me without concrete reason and his punishment is beyond what I can imagine.

If only my mother were here, she wouldn't let this happen to me. She will definitely dress me up and guide me all the time.

‘They can't do this to me. I need to see the new king on the first shift.’I said to myself.

I want to be free sometimes and do the things I want to do. I want to experience living this life according to my own will and escape from my father's rope.

I grab my bag and put on some clothes that I need after my shift. I broke my glass window and jumped down from the fourth floor.

I know he will be angry with me and punish me when he finds out what I did, but I don't want to think about it right now.

I ran fast as soon as I shifted to my wolf.

I ignored every single thing that was playing on my mind. If I want to start to have a life of my own, I need to have the strength and will to do it without even thinking about what my father will do to me.

I knew he would tie me again to the tree of sin where he buried my mother's body. That tree reminds me of the saddest event of my life, where everything started to change.

I can feel the exhaustion filling my body as my legs become weak from a long run. The Kingdom is located at the center of all packs.

When I arrived at the celebration venue, I saw how many werewolves attended this event.

In front of the stage is the King, who will be retiring after his son Zeus starts to shift tonight.

I also see my father sitting in the first row with his beta and other Alphas with their betas and Lunas.

I shift back to my human form and put my clothes on.

A female wolf can shift on its eighteenth birthday. The male wolf shifts on his twenty-first birthday. But royal blood is different, they shift when they become twenty-five. They are strong even in human form.

I smile when I see his form as a human. He is really handsome from what I heard from the female warriors in the pack, who were trained in the palace. His presence makes me want to run to him and kiss him so badly, but I remember his reputation. He’s not the type of guy who will just allow anyone near him, even girls.

I shake my head. That thought is for my mate only.

I study him and he is not smiling at all. I wonder why.

Maybe he's just a snob. I said to myself.

"It is time, my son, the moon is at its highest peak. The Moon Goddess blesses us with her presence." The King said.

When the light of the moon hit the golden stage, the new king started to shift. Everyone becomes silent for a moment, it looks like they are holding their breaths.

I can see every inch of his body sweating while the transformation is starting. He didn’t make any sound like he was in pain. His bones started to move until the fur showed and he transformed into his wolf.

This is really breathtaking!!!!

The once handsome man changes into a huge midnight black wolf with a white half-moon mark on his forehead. That’s the birthmark of every king in their wolf form, but the color is not always black. The previous king was a brown wolf.

They are all shouting ‘hail to the new King, Hail to King Zeus.’ And I joined them from there.

I'm still shouting when I see my father looking in my way. Our eyes met and from that moment I knew that I'd be in big trouble when Father came back to the pack.

I shift back into my wolf and run as fast as I can back home.

I know he will punish me, he always will.

I reached the packhouse in no time and locked the door of my room. I know there is no escape from my father’s fury. Even the closed-door can't stop him from hurting me.