|Natalie|

I adjust myself and making myself look nice for whoever Maxwell has a meeting. That got a little hot for only knowing this man for a few days. I didn't mind it though, it is what my wolf wanted. It's what I wanted too. After Desmond rejected me my wolf has been searching for her companion and soulmate. I catch her fantasying over how our life would be once we found him. Let's just say he is everything she has dreamed of and more.

Maxwell takes my hand and walks down the corridor and into his office. He made sure I was hidden behind him till the door shut. I was curious who it was and why I was to stay behind him.

"Alpha Nathan," Maxwell's voice grumbles.

"My king," Dad addresses Max.

"Before we start I do have a surprise for you."

He steps aside revealing me. Dad's smile is wide and joyful as he walks to me and takes me into his arms.

"How have you been, my daughter," dad asks.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry about your bother," I whisper.

"Sadly we all knew this day was to come and I'd have to step up. He didn't have any children, so it was bound to happen."

I nod, understandingly.

"So what are you doing here? Why are you hanging around with the king," he teases.

I rub the back of my neck. "You see, he is my mate."

Dad glares over my shoulder and at the king who seems to have lost his confidence. He seemed to be a little nervous, it is different when you are meeting your mate's parents for the first time. Right now he is not being seen as the king, but as his daughter's mate and as a father he is very protective. He almost killed Desmond when he heard of the rejection. His head almost came off his body how furious he was.

"Don't worry, dad, he is my true mate. Unlike Desmond he needs me," I tell.

"Are you sure he is your true mate?"

I nod. "Trust me, dad. He is and he won't hurt me."

He crossed his arms. "Fine, but if he has one little slip up-"

"I know and he won't, I think you already scared him though," I laugh.

Straightening himself out, Maxwell waits for us to be done. I could tell he was getting a little impatient with us and our conversation.

"I can assure you, Nathan I will take good care of your daughter. Now may we please carry on with the oath? We have a lunch scheduled for you once we are done," Max tells.

"Yes! Of course! I am so sorry, its been a while since I've seen my daughter," Dad explains.

"You are fine."

Dad sighs. "Whenever you are ready, you majesty."

"Right hand in the air."

He follows direction.

"Now, repeat after me, I Alpha Nathan promise to server under my king and queen with the intent to serve, advise my king, be the voice of reason, and to be trustworthy and loyal. And most importantly I will never revel the identity of the King. As the right hand of the king I will serve to the best of my abilities."

His words are repeated and sworn in to the new adviser.

"Who are we going to replace Desmond with," I ask.

Max shrugs not knowing what to do either. "Well, my advisers are also the ambassadors to that side of the realm so I'll need a trustworthy Alpha from there."

"Ambassador?"

He nods. "Like how Alpha Octavius is the ambassador of the dark side of the realm, he addresses the problems going on over there. We analyse the situation and come to a solution. Simple."

"The death alpha is on the council?"

He nods. "After he went haywire his mate chilled his shit and now he is stable enough to return to his position. Which is wonderful since the Alpha of revenge was weird."

Entering the dining hall the eight other adviser are already serving themselves at the buffet and sitting down at their tables. I could see mom and my siblings already found their table and my brother's already eating. I was shocked to see all the advisers and their families here, I thought it would just be Maxwell, my father, the other advisers, and I at a big table. Not a buffet, this was more like a party than a lunch appointment.

Max trails behind my father and I as we go over to the table with my family. Once again he was being shy, nervous, and self conscious.

"Aren't you supposed to be the king and you are scared of my family," I tease.

"Yeah, but this is different, I think every male gets nervous meeting his mate's family for the first time. In all honesty this was quicker than I expected."

"Trust me, I didn't expect you to meet them this early either. In my defense I met your parent's quicker."

He rolls his eyes.

"Natalie, what are you doing here," Mom asks.

"Probably some maid in this mansion," My oldest brother teases, earning a smack in the back of the head. "Ow! Mom! She hit me!"

"And you deserved it! Go on Natalie."

"You see the king is my mate..." I give an awkward smile.

Her eyes light up. "Really! My daughter is going to be the queen!"

Max nods from behind me and grips my hand a little too hard. He smiles kindly having a hard time form words and find the right words to say. My mom and brother's finding his shyness and awkwardness a little comical.

"I am going to go get some food, I'll be right back," He whispers in my ear and kissing my head before departing.

"Where is he going, it isn't midnight," my brother's continue to poke.

"Be nice," I bark. "I am sure you two were shitting your pants when you met you'r mate's parents for the first time."

"Yes, of course. I am so sorry, your majesty."

I roll my eyes and go to the food table where Max is making conversation with another alpha. I cling to his arm making him look down with a smile on his face.

"Alpha Justin, I'd like you to meet my mate, Natalie. Natalie, this is Alpha of the Moonlight pack," He introduces us.

"It is an honor to meet my queen," Justin tells.

"It is an honor to meet you too, alpha," I respond.

Grabbing my food I head to the table at the front of the room where the king and queen usually sit. Digging into my food I realize there is a shadow casting over me, lifting my head to see how it is. They don't look familiar for anything they are a stranger to me, she seemed to be angry.

"May I help you," I ask.

"That seat is for the queen and the king doesn't have a mate yet, so get you butt out of here," she barks.

"I am his queen, honey. If I were you I'd go sit your ass down."

"Is that a threat?"

"I guess so."

"Wait till I tell the king about how-"

"What is it you were going to tell me," a bombing and angry voice asks. "If I am not mistaken my queen has asked you to leave."

Her eyes widen into saucers. "My king, I had no clue, I thought she was just some dumb she-wolf."

"Leave," he snarls.

I am assuming that is another one of his exes or a girl who wants to look important and make her authority known and go back to her friends and brag about it. I watched her retreat back to her table and most likely starting drama and lying to her father who seemed to be an alpha.