Chapter 6 - My Mate Comes to the Rescue

Alishia's POV (Illyla’s mother)

Last night was hard for me, hearing my only daughter cry out in pain and her bones snapped. But I knew if I were there, there would be nothing I could do to help her with the pain. So, I just went back to sleep and did my best to ignore her cry's that lasted for about 10 minutes.

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I woke up early in the morning and I made sure no one went to see her before I can back from doing her shift. I was the only one allowed to see her during her heat from our family, because the boys wouldn't understand her pain and they would only irritate her, plus she could be wearing barely anything in there because of the hot sweat.

I ran to the castle and began my shift cleaning the prince's room, surprisingly he wasn't there. Usually he'd sleep for hours and I'd have to wait for an hour before I got to start working.

But the receptionist told me he wasn't here at the moment, so I just walked in and started cleaning his room. I did a rush job of cleaning his room, I made his bed, placed his clean washing in his draws and cleaned his sink, toilet, and shower.

I eyed the clock and ran out of the palace when the clock struck 9am, I ran straight back to my house and I stopped running when I arrived at the gate. I took a breather, trying to calm down my nerves, I need to be calm with her because she'll be hurting, and she'll snap at me if I anger her.

I slowly and quietly walked into the house, if she were asleep, I knew I couldn't wake her, or all hell would break lose. Her door was open slightly, so I peeked inside to see if she was asleep. She was asleep but the fact she wasn't alone excited me.

There was boy lying down on the bed with her wrapped in his arms, a tear of joy fell down my cheek. My baby girl is growing up! She found her mate! I studied the boy and tried to see if I knew him and OH MY GOODY GOODY GOSH, I did recognize him!

The prince of our kind is my daughters’ mate! This could change our lives for the better, I could afford to send James to school! None of us would have to work a single day in our lives! I mentally slapped myself, my daughter finds her mate and all I can think about is how rich he is!

Jeez I'm really shallow, I quietly walked away from her room and walked out of the house and walked next door where we were staying. Luckily, Jacob was good friends with our neighbours, so they allowed us to stay for a few days.

I walked into the house and headed to the room us three shared. My husband looked surprised to see me. "Back from work? I thought you'd go see Illyla" He announced, and I smiled. "I did go and see her, but she was sleeping" I replied, and he stared at me.

"There's something you're not telling me" He replied, and I blushed, he knew me to well. "Well when I went to see her, I left because she was asleep, and she wasn't in there alone" I replied saying the last part quietly.

Jacob's eye lit up like dynamite, he smiled "A boy was with her?" He asked raising his eyebrow in curiosity. "Yes, but not just any boy..." I replied and he frowned. "Who is he?" He asked and I smiled brightly.

"Prince Mike" I replied and the look on his face was priceless, it showed happiness, fear, worry, and happiness again. I was a little worried as well, she's a low rank wolf and he's one of the highest ranks in the world, there's a possibility he would reject her but I'm sure he wouldn't, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed the night comforting her.

Illyla’s POV

I woke up surrounded by heat and by his intoxicating smell I knew who it was. I opened my eyes to see prince mike starring down at me. I smiled softly and he grinned sitting up against the wall, I sat up and sat against the wall on the other side of my bed.

"Hello" He said with a smile, I blushed brightly, and he chuckled. "Hi" I replied still not believing he's my mate. "How are you feeling?" He asked with a real look of concern. "I'm fine" I replied blushing, dam it I'm whipped.

"That's good" He replied, it was a little awkward. I still can't believe he just walked in without saying a word and comforted me, it was if he knew exactly what to do. We didn't speak for a while, and my wolf was angry that I wasn't getting to know everything about him.

I did tell you Cassandra is bossy and demanding. He looked like he was about to say something, but then he stopped myself. "Do you want to come back with me, my parents would be looking for me" He asked nervously rubbing the back of his neck.

I could tell by his begging eyes, he wanted me to probably met his parents and he doesn’t want me here where people well be attracted to my smell during heat. I giggled at his facials and his serious face softened into a smile.

"I'd love to" I replied, and the emotion of relief struck his face like a bullet. He stood up and stretched his arms, then he turned to face me again. He held out his hand and I hopped off the bed and placed my hand in his.

He chuckled, which only made me blush majorly. He led me out of my house, and we walked down my driveway. I blushed brightly when I saw my parents next door staring out the window, well at least they'd know where I was going.

I didn't like walking through the market holding his hand, it's not like I'm ashamed of him it's just everyone's staring. The servant girl and the Wolf prince, the press would have a field day. I always thought the prince's mate would come from a powerful blood line, but I was definitely was wrong.

I don't think he was comfortable walking downtown either, everyone stared at me and un-mated males stared at me with lust and jealousy. The constant glares towards me, caused him to stiffen and I could see by the colours of his eyes his wolf wanted to rip their throats out.

But of course, that would never end well I did my best to comfort him, I linked my arm in between his and held his hand. Even the slightest increase of my touch calmed his wolf down instantly, he looked down at me with love struck eyes.

He looked at me in adoration, as if I were his angel this whole world, I probably was. We arrived at the castle minutes later and the same guard I've met before was manning the doors, if you’re thinking that the royal family only has one guard guarding the door, you're wrong this is the servant entrance and the guards are always heavily armed.

The front door has 100 guards heavily armed and the door's equipped with security camera's, the servant entrance has one guard, but down the hallway that leads into the castle was 100s of guards that stand along the hallway wall.

If someone kills the first guards 234 armed wolfs are ready to kill them. The guard nodded his head at the prince and smiled at me, I guessed he remembered me too or it's just the fact that the prince is clinging onto me for bare life, I know it sounds dramatic but at the market his grip became really tight.

He walked me down the hallway and lead me into the main corridors where Mindy the receptionist was. He walked me over to the receptionist desk and he started talking to Mindy. "Mrs Co-black do you mind paging my father and telling him I'm home?" He asked and she nodded.

She took a look over at me "Hello again Illyla" Mindy said to me "Hello Mindy" I replied, and Mike stared at us.

Mike's POV

"Hello again Illyla" Mindy says to my mate and I stare at her in shock, how did see know her? "Hello Mindy" She replied, and I stared at them. Did Mindy know her before I did, I felt jealousy roar up inside and I know I'm overreacting but I'm really possessive over this girl and I'm not letting her go.

"Goodbye Mindy" I snapped and Illyla sent me a glare as I walked her upstairs. "You don't need to be so mean" She scowled me, and I frowned I don't like being told what to do, but hey she's gorgeous.

"I'm sorry, how do you know her?" I asked and she smiled. "The first day I came to work here, she was the first person I met that looked at me as if I wasn't a slave, she was really friendly" She replied, and my heart sank.

Did I look at her as if she were a slave? I hope I didn't! I lead her away from the stairs and over to my room, I opened the door and walked her inside. I noticed last night she was wearing a singlet and shorts, made out of rags and that unsettled me.

Knowing that for 16 years of her life she never wore proper clothes, "Do you want some warmer clothes?" I asked her looking at her in her thin piece of clothing. "Um... yes please" She replied, I smiled at her she sounds so cute when she stuttered.

I picked her up and carried her bridal style over to my bed, I laid her down on the bed. She let out a surprised squeal, I let out a loud chuckle and I went over to my draws and found one my smallest pair of shirts and track pants. I grabbed the clothes and brought them over to where she was sitting on the edge of my bed.

She was blushing slightly probably when I carried her, maybe I shouldn't have done that I don't want her to feel uncomfortable. She smiled taking the clothes and slipped them on, I liked her wearing my clothes.

Wearing my clothes made her smell like me and that made my wolf purr. She seemed a little uncomfortable and nervous, I slowly walked over to her and sat down next to her. I carefully picked her up and placed her on my lap.

I massaged circles into her thumbs, and it sent tingles up my arm. She seemed to get comfier and she snuggled close against my chest. She was really hot, she should have a shower to cool off, not that it would help she'd just be hot once she gets out of the shower.

"Do you want to have a shower?" I asked and she looked up at me. "Yes please" She replied softly, and I smiled. I placed her onto my bed and grabbed a clean towel from the linen cupboard, I handed her the towel and she smiled.

"Thanks" She replied, and she chuckled which made me curious. "Nothing" She replied smiling. "Please tell me" I begged with my puppy dog face, she laughed which sounded like church bells. "I just find it funny I'm going to have a shower, in the shower I clean" She replied, I didn't find it very funny that she had been a slave.

She hopped off the bed and walked into my bathroom and closed the door behind her. I heard the water turn on and then something wonderful happened. She was singing in the shower and I have to say she had a gorgeous voice...