Mate To The Queen

Kaine

"Kaine!"

I let out a low growl and smash my head against the tree again. A loud crack echoes through the forest followed by a massive crash as the tree snaps.

The scent of blood fills my nose making me growl again.

"Kaine!" my mother snarls.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I snap.

"Calm yourself down! This is dangerous," she hisses.

I take a deep breath and run my hands roughly through my hair. Lucifer is still raging but no longer threatens to take control.

"I can't do this anymore, he's impossible to deal with," I growl under my breath.

My mother sighs. "That's why I've been trying to get Maia to take over. Once she does we can go to the Devil's Circle and you guys don't have to be here anymore," she says.

"Has Maia shifted yet?" I ask.

She shakes her head. "She won't until about 1:30 in the morning. And in the meantime we need you to make sure my club is safe and she doesn't get in the ring."

"Fine," I mutter. I stand up with a groan, my muscles sore from crouching. I wait a moment before walking over to my mother.

She gets off of the tree she was leaning on and immediately puts her hand to my forehead. I jerk away, making an irritated face.

"I wish I healed as fast as you," she mumbles.

I feel my head and realize the cut is gone and it's just blood drying on my skin. "I'm gonna go get cleaned up then I'll make sure it's safe."

I place a chaste kiss on my mother's cheek and throw a sideways glance at my father before heading towards my club, cleaning the blood off as I walk. At the sight of the massive crowd at the entrance I change direction and walk around back.

I frown at the people making out against the door. "Go do that somewhere else," I growl in annoyance.

The two girls nod and scamper away, giggling beneath their hands. I roll my eyes as I punch in the passcode. Immediately inside I'm met with yet another couple.

"How the fuck did you two get back here?" I growl.

I switch on the light to reveal my bartender and another wolf I don't recognize. Lindsay smiles sheepishly, tugging her shirt down.

"What are you doing in here? Who's at the bar?" I demand.

"Uh—I uh, sorry! Toni said he'd take care of everything," she mutters, casting her gaze to the ground.

I growl under my breath before turning to the male. "You better get your ass out of this club and you—" I point to Lindsay "—get back to work! If this happens again you will be fired!"

She nods quickly before darting out of the storage room with the male.

I follow suit, gritting my teeth in my growing irritation. Wolves are packed so tight in the club that it takes several minutes for me to reach my office.