The forced one

(Fake) Marriage

    Eddie is sitting in his room, hands in his hair. Now that everyone had gone out for food, and Alicia had gone out to Sacremento to get his grandmother and cousin settled in, he was very tired.

     Eddie felt drained, and his life got even more complicated now that he and Alicia were "married." He was curious about what had happened before her life, and he was going to ask her as soon as she got back.

     Then his thoughts went to Lucas and how he was now a part of Joseph's pack. This was the worst outcome that could have happened, and Eddie really needed a drink or a smoke.

      Getting up, he decided to head over to the local bar, where it was just on the other side of town, away from Joseph's claim. He didn't have the energy to stop fighting if problems arose; if joseph managed to find him, and decided to toy with him again, he wasn't going to stop until Joseph was dead.

      He placed on his shoes, walking outside as a summer breeze hit him. Eddie looked up at the sky, where the moon was only a quarter full. He let his mind wander, remembering how his life had turned upside down so fast.

       Eddie even missed working at the meat market; how what he once had and took for granted gone in an instant. He began to walk, when a flash of light caught his attention, and Alicia appeared, her hair in long braids, and wearing a plain gray gown that looked like one would wear for sleep.

       "Where are you going?" she asked, curious.

       "Going to the bar to get a drink. You wanna come?" he asked.

        "You're not going to like what I have to say." she said, giving a half smile.

        "Yeah?"

        "Alphas can't get drunk. They need to be alert almost all the time. The rest of the pack can, but as for the leaders, nope."

         Well damn. There went his plan.

        "What if I drink in large amounts?" 

        "Isan asked that too. He drank over thirty bottles of different alcohol. Nothing. Not even a slight buzz you get if you were to drink beer." she replied, and again, Eddie sighed.

         That wasn't fair.

         "That...just sounds fucking awful." he sighed, turning right around, and going back into the house. Alicia followed, making no sounds as she walked.

          "If you are stress, Eddie, I can give you a massage. It helps relaxes your body, and will help you sleep better." she said, and Eddie hesitated, before laying on his stomach on the bed, his shirt off.

           With his good hearing, he could hear Alicia catch her breath, and Eddie remembered the scars from fights fought so long ago, and the branding that had been removed from his side.

           "Sorry." he said, shame in his words.

           "No, it's okay." she assured him, starting on his shoulders. Her hands moved and massaged into the knotted up muscles, and Eddie felt his body relax. Alicia moved her hands lower, in between where the shoulder blades connected, the muscles stretching and then relaxing.

            And then Eddie felt something cold being into his back. He flinched, but when Alicia rubbed it in, it felt like it was heating up, and then going cold.

            Holy crap, it felt so good.

           Eddie closed his eyes, feeling his muscles tense up and then relax as Alicia's hands went over and over each knot, using her thumb and then her knuckles. When the knot loosened, he could feel his muscles heat up, as the blood circulation flowed freely.

           Eddie must have dozed off, because when he opened his eyes, there stood Alicia close to his face. Her eyes were soft and calm, and for a moment, Eddie felt his pulse jump a little.

          She leaned into him, kissing his lips, and Eddie cupped her face gently, Eddie breathing the sweet scent of her perfume.

          Maybe this one time he could play pretend, not noticing how Alicia's eyes briefly opened one eye and peeked out the window.

         Wynn stared at the "happy" couple with cold, calculating stare, her weapon in hand.

         When they kissed, she rolled her eyes, turning around, and going through the wall, a portal engulfing her back into her world.

        The King was going to be displeased. He was one not to share, ruling his kingdom with a fierce fist. And since Enola had proven herseld worthy by establishing a truce for war with the Alpha of the Wolves.

        But Isan, and now it was the time of Eddie.

        As Wynn stepped through the portal, she walked up the steps of the Thorned Castle. The King was busy, she knew, but at the sight of Wynn, he gestured for his court to be cleared.

        Wynn kneeled before her King, listening as he got up from his throne, his steps measured, and secure.

       "What have you for me?" he asked, voice sounding so deep, and wispy, Wynn felt the usual chills in her spine.

        "They seemed to just enter a proposal." Wynn said, and the King tilted her head up, his black eyes staring into hers. 

          It was always eerie whenever he decided to give into eye contact; like he was searching for the answers he wanted in the souls of the people he was asking.

          He looked displeased at the answer of what he got, and he let her go, almost making her lose her balance.

         "Keep an eye on her. I don't care how long it takes. One slip up, and I want her dragged here."

          As Wynn got up, nodding, she felt the slap connect to her cheek. She flinched back, feeling her cheek burn, but didn't move to touch it.

         His Majesty said nothing, but she knew it would get worse if she failed him again. As she was starting to walk away, he snapped his fingers, and pointed to his bedroom.

         She dropped her weapons, and walked ahead of him, him closing the door behind her.

         And she prayed he wouldn't slow down time so the four hours would pass faster than usual.