Chapter 44

*Jungkook's pov*

"Guys am I hallucinating? Is she even real?" I asked through the mind-link still staring at her with a wide open mouth. Am I seeing clearly? Did I hear correctly? What? Angel Christina? As in my mate Angel Christina, the one I left back in our pack house?

"We are trying to figure out the same thing here Jungkook!" Jin hyung linked back still in daze.

"I think now you will reconsider about your decision!" The king's voice boomed in my mind waking me from my shock stance. I looked at him and saw a smirk on his face. I so badly want to growl at him, but hold it back since I don't want to disrespect my king and mainly my mate's father.

"I know all of you are confused how my daughter is alive?" The king said addressing the crowd. The big double door opened once again and here came Shenu's parents that stayed with her in the pack house. What's going on here? The couple walked into the stage and stood next to the king bowing at him respectfully and throwing a short glance at their daughter making her smile warmly at them. "All of us know what happened in the past, but there was a part we missed. When the queen made a wish to transfer our baby into an other womb, she didn't transfer into the queen's sister's womb as we thought." The king said making the crowd more curious. "As you see the beautiful lady standing here was the one who bared our future queen on her womb and the man standing next to her was the one who looked after her and raised her into a fine beautiful young lady she is now." he said smiling warmly at the couple. "I would always owe them for that. We all do. I am really thankful for them. So on behalf of all our creatures I would like to thank them wholeheartedly." Everyone started to clap and cheer loudly at the couple showing their gratitude. A small tear drop escaped from our queen's eye as she hugged the women who bared her child for three months and raised her into a loving, kind women. The crowd started to whistle loudly when Shenu joined their hug leaving her two fathers to stare at them lovingly. For the next 15 minutes it was a total emotional drama, them hugging each other, thanking each other and the crowd cheering for them. I feel like I am in a soap opera. And the top of that my pack is still under the shock and confusion. Why didn't she tell us earlier? Why she has to kept everything a secret?

"Okay now to the real business!" The king said clapping his hand and Shenu nodded her head standing in front of him.

"Wait! Is she going to become a member of the royal pack? But how is that possible? She is a member of our pack!" Jin hyung questioned through the mind-link not wanting others to here us.

"She is a royal Jin!" My father linked back. "They are our rulers. So basically they are a member of every pack. They can join all the pack at the same time cause its belong to them." Seguli closed Jin hyung's wide open mouth with a light chuckle.

"OH MY GOD!....... MY BABY IS OUR RULER!" He screamed as the matters slowly started sinking into his slow brain and the realization hit him. Hundred of eyes snapped towards us and we all stepped away from the embarrassing hyung with a groan. Way to ruin our image!

The king cleared his throat gaining everyone's attention back to the stage and we all use that chance to glared at the person who is sending a sheepish smile at us apologetically. A man came into the view holding a red velvet cushion pillow with a small tiara on top of it. He stood next to the king as Shenu knelled in front of her father.

"Do you Angel Christina accept the title as 'The Princess' of our nation?" The king's voice boomed through the whole room making all the doors and windows to shake.

"I do!"

"Do you Angel Christina accept the royal pack as your own pack?"

"I do!"

"Do you Angel Christina, the only heir of the king and queen, the princess of our nation and the future queen of all the super natural creatures, promise to accept all of us as your own and to protect us, to guide us and to be loyal to us until your last breath?" At this point everyone's knees are shaking under the authority his voice held. I noticed how Tae and Yunna held her human parents preventing them from falling into their knees. Everyone went silent. Silent to the point where we all could here the deep breath my mate take in before staring right into the king's eyes.

"I DO!" Her double voiced boomed making all of us go on our knees. Even the queen submit to her domination tone. The king smiled proudly at her daughter before grabbing the tiara and placing it on her head which fit her perfectly.

"ALL HAIL THE PRINCESS!" The king yelled once she stood up.

"ALL HAIL THE PRINCESS!" All of us started chanting accepting her as our future ruler. The only persons who are on their feet in this room was the king, me and my beautiful mate. She held her hand high stopping our chanting and motion us to stand up. Once we did she motioned Tae to come forward. He got on a one knee in front of her bowing his head.

"Do you alpha Kim Taehyung, the protector and the guardian angel of future queen promise to be loyal to your bond and protect your ruler until your last breath?" She questioned in a demanding tone.

"I DO!" Taehyung answered without a hesitation making her to smile at her. The same man walked towards them holding the same cushion but this time a red ruby ring on it. That's look familiar. Tae grabbed the ring and Shenu offered him her right hand. That's when it clicked in my mind. It was the same ring Tae held when he proposed her that night and that's when I realized something. That day also Shenu offered him her right hand instead of her left hand. Tae slid the ring into her fourth finger and stood up bowing at her. And all the puzzle pieces started matching together in my head. That day he didn't propose her. They were going to complete their bond. The master and the protector bond. So at that time both of them knew that she was the princess, but when did they get to know about that? Did both of them know from the beginning?

"Lets celebrate!" The king yelled opening a champagne bottle.

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*Taehyung's pov*

I slowly walked towards my members with Yunna trailing behind me. I gulped as I neared them seeing their narrowed eyes. Oh goddess help me!

"You have a big explanation to do young man." The luna said and nodded my head mentally preparing myself for a explanation.

"Where do I start?" I asked.

"How about from the very beginning?" Jungkook asked mockingly. He is mad. All the best to you Shenu once he get a hold of you!

*Flashback*

"You are not only his but also mine. I am also your mate." She stared at me like I grow two heads for a while before bursting into laugh thinking I made a joke. She laughed while hitting me not aware of my serious look, but once she got no reaction from me and my serious expression remained as same her laughter started dying down until it totally went silent.

"How?" She asked totally lost

"I am your soulmate. The mate of your human side while Jungkook is the mate of your both side. That's why you never felt my mate bond with you since your wolf recognized Jungkook as your mate." I slowly turn my head towards her to see that she is now looking at me seriously. "Your wolf knows this. That's why she always let you get comfort from me. If it was an other male, she wouldn't have let them near you like I did knowing how possessive your mate and his wolf is."

"Why didn't you tell me before?" She asked sounding a little angry and hurt.

"What would that change pumpkin? If I did things between us would have got awkward and we wouldn't be best buddies like this." I tried my best to explain her my reasons.

"But how did you bear all of these things Tae?" her voice soften and a tear escaped from her eyes stubbornly no matter how hard she tried to hold it back. My heart clenched at the sight and I immediately cupped her cheeks on my hand wiping away her tears from my thumb.

"Because we were never meant to be together pumpkin. You was specially created for Jungkook. Beside finding a soulmate is not always about love. Some times you can find a soulmate in your best friend." I explained to her softly staring into her eyes lovingly. She lounged herself at me and start crying into my chest while apologizing for everything I have to went through. It's not her fault, but being the stubborn girl she is, didn't want to accept that and kept apologizing.

After back an half and hour her sob died down into small sniffles. I kept rubbing soothing circles on her back. She must have felt really broken to cry like this. Did I choose the wrong moment to tell her the truth?

"What about your heat Tae? Why didn't you had your first heat on full moon?" She asked out of the blue. Really above all the thing, she could only think about that? This girl really is something!

"Do you remember the time I went to the palace for three days?" She raised her head to look into my eyes and nodded her head. "Well I didn't stay in the palace for three days. I met a witch and forced my heat to come earlier." Her cheeks start to heat up from embarrassment making me chuckle at her cuteness. Well I wasn't the one who brought up that topic..

"Pumpkin?"

"Hmmm..."

"I have one more thing to confess!" She immediately straighten her body and narrowed her eyes at me. "Aren't you curious how am I your mate and why I said you was specially made for him?" I questioned and she nodded her head.

"That day when you shifted for the first time and show up, any of us couldn't recognized you since your scent was hidden. But my wolf did recognized you." I said carefully picking out my words. " My wolf submit to you even before you howled to submit others."

"What is your point Tae?" She asked impatiently not getting the hint at all.

"You are her Shenu. My master. The princess that everyone thinks is dead." Her eyes widened. "You are the original mate of Jungkook, Shenu!" her expression was priceless. She looked at me like I am the eighth wonder of the world. Her heart beat start fasting to the point that I can even hear that. Her breathing start becoming uneven.

"What are you talking about? How is that possible?" She asked in a panic. I immediately hugged her to calm her down. It took a great effect and lot of soothing words to calm down her ragging heart beat get her breathing back to normal. And when I finally did I started explaining still holding her in my embrace not wanting to risk for a second panic attack.

"When the queen made the wish she didn't exactly mentioned where she wants to transfer her baby. So you transfer into the womb where my human mate was. Since I am your protector, the goddess choose my mate's mother womb." I said softly letting the word slowly sink into her brain. I hoped her to ask more questions, but everything felt into silence after I told that. We stayed hugging each other not caring about our surrounding and how the time is pasting.

"What about others? Do they know?" she finally asked after back a long silence.

"No!"

"Don't tell them. I want to meet the king and queen before I decide anything else." I nodded my head even though I knew that she can't see me, but she know that I would agree to anything she says.

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"And that extra week she asked to stay with her family was to visit the royals." I finished my explanation with a long sigh.

"Then what about that proposal?" Jimin asked

"Oh it wasn't a proposal. That ring was a promising ring. We was going to complete our bond. For that she has to accept me as her protector." Everyone groaned and I noticed how Yunna tried her best to hold back her laughter at their reaction. Well her reaction wasn't that bad when she came here and get to know about the whole truth. She handled it better than we thought.

"Can't we just punch him and get over this?" Suga hyung asked extremely worked out with the situation.

"I deserve that!" I said looking all guilty. I feel guilty for hiding such a big thing from them, but it wasn't my place to tell them at all.

"Oh hell yes you do keeping all of us in the dark for this long! So don't give me that look. I wouldn't go soft on you!" he said making my eyes widened. I am screwed.

"It was your petal's idea hyung? What about her?" J-hope hyung asked saving my face from a bruise.

"Well she must have a reason for doing this. So it's not fair to punch her. Beside I am not a women abuser." he said with shrug.

"Thought so!" I heard Namjoon hyung mumbling under his breath. We all know Suga hyung won't hurt her no matter what. That hyung is really soft for her. She is basically his weakness.

"Why didn't you guys tell us?" Jungkook opened his mouth after listening to everything silently this whole time. Whole this time his gaze was only on his mate who is currently greeting other alphas, but his eras was here. I noticed how his eyes darkened when someone touched Shenu for too long and he really tried his hard not to let his wolf take control. Whole this time his body was stiff, jaws was clenched and his knuckled has turned white from how hard he clenched them. His gaze met mine for a second when he questioned me.

"I think it is not my place to tell you that Jungkook!" I said honestly and he nodded his head before turning his gaze back to her. A law growl escaped from his mouth and we all looked back to where he is looking to see a young beta hugging our princess. Well that guy is hugging her in a friendly way as to greet her, but a certain jealousy wolf couldn't clearly see that. She is in a big trouble.

"Pumpkin you better backed away from that guy if don't want him dead in the floor next second." i mind-linked her and she instantly backed away creating a distance between them.

"Am I screwed?"  She linked back still not looking at us and aware of Jungkook's intense gaze.

"Your time is up baby. This man would explode any second. You better make a move." I linked back and receive weird look from everyone around me except Jungkook who is burning holes at her back. They must be wondering about why my face look like person who just got out from a mental hospital. Well hello I don't have a time to care about my facial expressions when I am trying here to stop a blood shed.

Shenu slowly turn towards us and her gaze met his. They looked eyes for a second before she excused herself and walked away. Jungkook soon followed behind. I released breath that I didn't know I was holding and received weird looks for the second time.

"WHAT?"

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*Shenu's pov*

I slowly turn towards them and my breath hitched when our gaze locked. There stood my ever so handsome mate looking as hot as ever in his suite.

This man is probably gonna cause me a heart attack one day. Seriously! How could he look so good in anything? Specially in suite? Jungkook in suite should be illegal! I broke the contact with so much force and excused myself walking away from there knowing very well that he would follow me.

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I stood in the balcony under the moon-light leaning my body against the railing waiting for him and soon I felt his presence behind me. The cold breeze of the night fanned against my skin as I took my time to admire the night sky.

"Why?" he asked softly finally breaking the comfortable silent between us. He doesn't sound mad at all. May be the cold wind calmed his nerve or may be it is the fact that he is finally along with me.

"It was a test Jungkook!" I colsed my eyes as an other wave of wind hit my body. " I wanted to see whether you truly love me. I wanted to see what will you choose between love and your mate bond. I wanted to see whether you will keep your promise." I said still not turning my body to look at him. One glance at him, I would be a total goner since nothing is holding me back from offering myself fully to him. This man loves me. He proved it today and I fully trust him now. I felt two hands wrapped around my waist sending shivers down my spin and his hot breath fan against my neck. Gosh what is this man doing to me?

"And did I pass the test?" he asked in a husky low voice.

"With a reward." within a blink of an eye I was turned and met with his darken eyes.

"Then where is my reward?" I wrapped my both hands around his neck pulling his face closer to mine.

"Right in front of you." I whispered into his ear. A low growl escaped from his mouth.

"You have no idea what you getting yourself into baby-girl!" He said in a dangerous low voice making my heart beat fasten. But no! I am not gonna back away.

"Then show me." I ran a finger around his jaw slowly while biting my bottom lip seductively.

"Don't play with fire sweetheart! You have been a very naughty little kitten." His grip on my waist tighten as he pulled my body closer to his making it impossible the air to pass through us.

"Then punish me daddy!" I whispered into his ear while nibbling with his earlobe. That's all took him to loose all his control and slammed his lips into mine. He kissed me hungrily like there is no tomorrow and I kissed back with the same force.  Who am I to complain? He licked my bottom lip asking for a entrance and I gladly allowed him letting him explore the every corner of my mouth with his tongue. We moved our lips against each other in sync as it fitted perfectly with each others like those were meant to be. His plump lips felt extremely soft against mine and the taste of his lips are like a drug to my system. I could kiss him all day without a break if we didn't have the problem with breathing. We pulled apart when we ran out of our breath and Jungkook immediately dived into my neck kissing and biting it, creating love bites.

A moan escaped my mouth when he sucked a certin place where his mark supposed to be. I felt his canines grazing my neck. He lift his head to look at me for permission and without hesitation I nodded my head giving him the full permission to mark me. His eyes pooled with lust and love. Our lips met once again for a soft passionate kiss before he started kissing jaws down to my neck. Once he found my sweet spot where my shoulder met my neck, he licked that place before sinking his canines into my neck. I gasped and hold into him tightly biting my bottom lip, preventing a scream leave my mouth. Soon the pain started get replace with pleasure and a moan left my mouth when sink his canines deeper. After back what felt like eternity but a few minutes actually he pulled away licking on it, sealing the mark.

"Mine!" his double made my knees feel like jelly as I lost my balance. But before I could fall he supported my weight holding me in his arm securely.

'I love you' I could hear he thought before he claimed my lips for an other long passionate kiss.

Finally His!