Free Web NovelChapter 47: Chapter 47
Kael
I had lost count of how many times I’d crossed my study.
My boots struck the polished wooden floor in slow, measured steps as I paced between the windows overlooking the castle grounds and the desk near the fireplace.
Everything outside appeared normal. The Guards changed shifts. Servants hurried between buildings. Merchants entered through the gates after the usual inspections.
The castle looked calm but I knew better. Chaos had already found its way inside my walls.
The headmaid’s report refused to leave my mind.
She had stood before my desk only moments ago, her posture rigid as she informed me about the secret gatherings taking place among the servants.
And at the center of it all... Selena was right there.
I stopped pacing.
Of course it was her! Who else would look at centuries of fear and decide the solution was to gather servants in the middle of the night and preach rebellion?
I let out a slow breath and rubbed my temple. The frustrating part wasn’t that she’d broken castle rules... It was why she’d done it.
She wanted to fight the vampires. The same vampires I had spent years preparing to challenge. The irony was almost laughable.
If I punished her, I’d be condemning someone for pursuing the very dream I’d buried beneath years of caution and strategy.
If I didn’t... I’d be telling every servant in Blackbourne that the Alpha’s laws could be ignored whenever their intentions were noble.
Neither choice sat well with me.
I walked back to my desk and rested both palms against its polished surface. There had to be a solution because Punishing her would be the simplest choice.
The headmaid expected it, the castle expected it and the law demanded it.
Yet every time I imagined ordering her punishment, something inside me rebelled against the idea.
It wasn’t because she had broken the rules. It was because I understood exactly why she had.
She wasn’t gathering servants to overthrow me. She wasn’t plotting treason. She was rallying them against the vampires.
Against the very race I had spent years quietly preparing to challenge. She was simply reckless enough to pursue openly what I had buried beneath years of patience.
A knock sounded on the door. "My Alpha."
"Come in." The guard stepped inside and bowed.
"The servant you summoned has arrived."
I straightened. "Send her in."
"Yes, Alpha." The guard stepped aside and a heartbeat later, Selena entered.
She paused just inside the doorway before giving the customary bow. "You sent for me?"
For several moments, I simply looked at her. She looked completely different from the fiery young woman the headmaid had described.
She was looking so calm, collected and almost innocent for anyone to believe she could do some things she always ended up doing.
If I hadn’t already heard the report, I might never have believed she had gathered nearly twenty servants in the middle of the night.
"Come closer." She obeyed without hesitation. When she stopped before my desk, neither of us spoke.
I found myself studying her face, wondering what kind of upbringing could produce someone like her.
She was Alpha William’s daughter. The same Alpha who had willingly bent his knee to vampire authority. The same Alpha who believed obedience ensured survival.
Yet somehow... His daughter had become everything he wasn’t.
I folded my arms while staring intently at her. "Tell me something."
She raised an eyebrow as I added. "If you know the answer. Did your father ever secretly wish to fight the vampires?"
Her brows knitted together as she asked in surprise.. "What do you mean by that?"
"Answer me. It’s a simple question, just give me your answers."
She looked genuinely confused. "Not that I know of."
I continued watching her. "No speeches? No attempt to guess why I’m asking?"
She slowly shook her head. "No."
I exhaled quietly. "This is Impossible."
She frowned. "What is?"
"You."
She blinked. "I don’t understand what you mean."
"You were raised by Alpha William." I stepped away from the desk. "You carry his blood."
I stopped in front of her. "And yet every report I receive about you sounds like the complete opposite of the man I know."
Her expression softened slightly. "My father and I don’t agree on many things."
"So I’ve noticed." I said and silence settled between us.
Finally, I decided to stop circling the matter. "The headmaid came to see me."
Her face remained composed as I said those words. I was expecting her to show some reaction but I continued anyway.
"She informed me about repeated unlawful gatherings among the servants. She informed me," I continued, "that you are the one leading them. You’re the one planting all of these seeds into your minds."
I waited, hoping she could deny it. Hoping she could say it’s all a lie, a cheap lie told against her. I was expecting her to blame someone else.
Instead, she surprised me with her next words, taking me off guard.
"So..." she asked quietly, "Are you going to punish me?" The look on her face shows she didn’t really care what was going to happen.
For a moment I simply stared at her in surprise. She didn’t bother to make any excuses. She had no atom of fear in her and definitely no denial.
Instead, she admitted it without hesitation.
I took another step forward until only a small distance separated us. "Do you want to be punished?"
The corner of her mouth lifted ever so slightly. "It depends."
"On what?" I asked.
"It depends on who is punishing me." She said and licked her lower lip with her tongue, taking me off guard.
There it was...That boldness again. The same boldness that constantly tested my patience.
I refused to indulge myself in her seduction. "You should choose your words more carefully."
"I simply answered your question."
"So you did." I folded my hands behind my back. "One thing you should know is, the punishment for organizing unauthorized gatherings within Blackbourne Castle is severe."
She waited as I continued. "Wages may be withheld, Privileges revoked and repeat offenders can be imprisoned."
At that, something in her expression changed. It wasn’t fear... Instead, it was Frustration.
"What exactly is illegal about what we’re doing?" Her voice rose slightly."We’re trying to help our own people."
She stepped closer. "We’re talking, we’re encouraging one another, we’re reminding each other that the vampires aren’t gods."
Her breathing quickened. "The only thing that should be illegal is selling young women to those monsters."
The room fell silent.
She wasn’t finished yet. "The only criminals are the people who keep allowing it."
Her eyes burned with conviction as she added. "Every Alpha." She didn’t look away. "Including you are criminals." freewebnøvel.coɱ
I remained perfectly still. Most people would have collapsed under the weight of what they had just said.
But it was never Selena. She stood there waiting for my response as though she’d merely commented on the weather.
Instead of answering immediately, I studied her. Every word she’d spoken had come from somewhere deeper than anger.
This wasn’t a youthful rebellion. It felt personal.
"You speak," I said quietly, "as though the vampires have wronged you directly."
She held my gaze. "They’ve wronged all of us."
"No." I shook my head slowly. "There’s definitely more to do."
She said nothing as the silence confirmed my suspicion.
Then her chin lifted. "You can punish me." Her voice steadied. "You can imprison me, you can throw me out of your castle."
She took another breath. "But as long as I’m alive..." her eyes never left mine, "...I’ll continue fighting them."
She spoke with such certainty that even my wolf grew quiet. "I’ll continue leading anyone willing to stand against them."
Another heartbeat passed before she added. "I won’t stop until our people are free and safe."
Silence swallowed the room as neither of us moved.
I finally walked past her toward the side table where a jug of ale waited. I poured myself a cup and took a slow drink.
The cool bitterness barely registered as I turned to face her again. Slowly, I made my way towards her as I said, "I want to do crazy things to you."
I got to where she’s standing and pinned her against the wall, while holding her face and told her "I want to teach you a lesson just like the last time."
She shivered without a word then I claimed her lips with mine, while holding her hands above her. I mauled her lips, kissed her neck and collarbone before suddenly pulling back and flipping her over.
Then I lifted her skirt, spanked her to her obvious shock and pleasure then whispered "I loved the fire I saw in your eyes when you talked about leading an uprising."
She asked, as I continued to fondle her ass, "Does this mean you approve of my rebellion group?"
I only answered by spanking her more. Then slowly, I slid my finger into her crack, teased her core and made her writhe with pleasure beneath me. "Oh... please..."
Then I suddenly asked what had been on my mind for days... "Why did you run away the first time I touched you?"
She refused to answer me as she remained silent. I had to do something to her body.
I immediately teased her more by touching her clit. Suddenly, she opened her mouth and uttered, "I panicked."
"Why did you panick?" I asked.
"I’ve never done it before and it felt embarrassingly good..." She said with her face already turning red.
I smirked while I was busy fighting down my own raging arousal and was more focused on pleasing her.
"I will do it to you again so it won’t be new to you anymore." I said as I began to finger her from behind while holding her hands together behind her back.
"Yes, yes, yes... Ohh Kael..." Selena moaned and shivered continuously but I enjoyed every bit of it.
I continued to ask while still finger fucking her, "Do you still feel embarrassed?"
"I can only feel happiness right now."She admitted and I smirked and increased the pace of my finger sliding in and out of her.
Then suddenly, she began shaking but I still didn’t stop until she climaxed and turned to jelly in my arms while breathing heavily.
"Come on." I immediately lifted her into my arms. I had to carry her to my bed so she could regain her strength.
The moment I stood up straight after putting her on my bed, She weakly asked, "Was that what you planned to do to me when you summoned me here?
I sighed before responding. "No, but you unfortunately have a way of changing my mind."
"That... how can I help you out?" She said while pointing towards the bulge in my pants.
I quickly realized and turned my back to her, ignoring her.
