Page 160 of Taming the Kraken

“Who are you?” one of the elders at the front asked as he stepped forward.

Ken and Alexa stood to the side casually as they watched Mikah, who smirked and took a powerful step forward. His eyes were glued to Brandy’s as his beast yelled out clearly.

“I am her mate.”

CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN

Mikah’s lips curled upward as he made his declaration. His blue eyes held Brandy’s green gaze. He didn’t understand it, but somehow, she was his mate. Hell, he didn’t care to make sense of it. She was his, and that was all that mattered.

“That is impossible.” One of the elders took a step in front of Brandy as he stared at Mikah.

“But he is …” Brandy admitted quietly as the elder in front of her scoffed.

“Not possible. This is obviously a clever scheme to prevent the mating ceremony from taking place. We will carry on—” The village elder was interrupted by a murderous growl.

“Carry on? You’ll be carrying body parts if you don’t step away from my mate.” Mikah glared at the elder, who continued to stare back at him, unmoving.

The entire altar fell silent, and everyone stood motionless. Brandy’s heart was pounding against her chest. She was afraid it was going to burst out of her.

“What is going on?” Noah said. His voice was low and dangerous. His eyes were menacing as they flickered between Mikah and Brandy. He knew he didn’t like the way the werebear looked at Brandy before. He could see the possessive look in his eyes. But calling her his mate was too much.

“I don’t know why you were trying to force her to be your mate, but she is mine.” Mikah watched as the elder peered at him and then at Alexa.

“With all due respect …” The elder swallowed his words as he licked his lips. “You’re not supposed to interfere. This is not part of the fairy princess’ jurisdiction.”

Alexa pointed a finger at herself, gaping. She smiled as she listened to the irritated sound that reverberated in Ken’s throat. She softly rested her hand on his forearm.

“I haven’t interfered with anything. It is this naughty guardian. Bad guardian. That’s a bad, bad guardian.” Alexa shrugged as Mikah smirked at her. “You see? I can’t do a thing with him.” She then looked at the elder and narrowed her eyes at him. “However, you said this isn’t within my jurisdiction. Do you believe that there is a place in this world where you do not fall under fairy law? I’m pretty sure there is something in there about forcing mates.”

The air became colder as Alexa’s icy glare traveled over the men in the front. “That woman is my guardian’s mate. We are taking her, and⁠—”

Ken sighed loudly, making Alexa look up at him questioningly. “Can’t I just kill them all? It would be much faster. In one second, this would all be over.”

Alexa shook her head. “We’re not going to punish everyone because of some bad leaders⁠—”

“Excuse me?!” The elder in the front snorted.

“Oh, we will be. We will be excusing all of the elders from their positions.” Alexa turned to him, an angelic smile spreading across her face.

“You don’t have the authority for that!” another elder growled out.

“The fairy queen does.” Alexa looked at Ken and nodded to him. “Please bring the fairy queen here.”

“Alright, my love. But if they try anything, I will flatten them all.” Ken snorted and roughly kissed her forehead before he teleported away.

Mikah glared at the hand that was still restraining Brandy. He scoffed and then proceeded to walk toward her. “Remove your hand from my mate.”

Noah stepped out in front of Brandy and glared at Mikah. “She is MINE! I have been waiting for her. I have been planning this moment for years now. You aren’t taking her.”

Mikah chuckled lowly, his murderous eyes boring into Noah as he continued to walk toward him slowly. “Did he hurt you?” He never took his eyes off Noah, but it was clear who he was speaking to.

“No, I’m fine.” Brandy felt her heart beating against her chest. She wasn’t sure what was happening, but somehow Mikah was her mate, and it seemed like he wanted her as well. It was too soon to get excited, but she couldn’t help but feel hopeful.

“But he was forcing you to be his mate.” Mikah glanced at Brandy and watched her nod her head. This was enough for him. He turned and slammed his fist into Noah’s face. The hit sent Noah flying into one of the elders, and they both tumbled across the ground.

A moment later, Ken returned, and he groaned with a slight pout. “Damn it! I was gone for a minute and I missed it. Who knew Mikah was so violent?” He chuckled as two more bodies manifested beside him. It was Reiya and Levi.

“Mom? Dad?” Alexa looked at them, confused. She was expecting to see her grandma Lita.