Chapter 5

"How did she manage to get the Alpha King to come here?" Gary asked his fellow guard.

"I don't know but we need to tell the Alpha!"

I didn't care for their theatrics so I walked past them, and He took my box from me.

"Wait! You can't leave without the Alpha's permission!" Gary yelled behind me.

"It's the royal badge, Gary, that rule doesn't apply."

"Still, I've sent Alpha Antonio a mindlink about this. I'm sure he's on his way."

I scoffed, "That's if Aliya lets him out of her sight."

Caleb, my elder brother shook his head at the exchange as he put my box inside the car and came to open the car door for me.

"I'm glad you decided to come back home, Cara. This place isn't deserving of you."

"Thank you," I bowed to him, still struggling to accept this new reality.

Not my situation with Antonio, I have accepted that, but this new identity.

I'd been treated like shit all my life and when I met Antonio, things were a bit better but I didn't have an identity and everyone treated me like the omega they assumed I was.

Until last week when I got a message from Caleb, telling me I'm his long-lost sister.

It still sounded too good to be true and although I could see the stark resemblance between us now, I wasn't so sure how this happened.

But I didn't have anywhere else to go after realising I had always been Antonio's second choice.

"You're welcome sister," he replied as he shut the door and headed to the driver's seat.

As the car drives off, I say the words that I never thought I would utter.

"I, Cara Donovan, reject you Antonio Valentino as my fated mate and I break every bond I have with you including your Pack."

The pain from the rejection was overwhelming but I shut my eyes and allowed the pain to ground me.

It's the one thing I'm used to anyway.

"Cara?"

I looked up to see Caleb's eyes in the mirror.

"Did he hurt you? Tell me what happened, sister."

So I did.

I wasn't even looking at him as I recounted the ordeal, my voice stronger than I felt.

When I told him about losing my baby, I jumped in shock as the car swerved, turning around.

"What's wrong? Where are we going?"

"I'm going to beat that little stinker to pieces for daring to treat you like that!"

"No, please don't! Let's just go. I don't want to see him again. Please Caleb."

He released a resounding growl but listened to me, turning the car back forward.

"Are you sure, Cara? I want him to regret ever treating you like the true Princess that you are!"

"I just want to rest. He's my past now."

He nodded, gritting his teeth but he kept driving.

At some point, I fell asleep, and was woken up by Caleb when we arrived.

"We're here," he said with a smile, his hand still on the steering wheel.

"Oh."

I looked around and immediately, I was dumbfounded.

He'd parked at the entrance of a large white mansion with a beautiful garden surrounding it and a fountain on the other side.

He got out and opened the door for me and I got down, taking in everything with my mouth wide open

He chuckled at my shock and allowed me to look around before getting my stuff.

"Come on, let me take you to your room."

"I'll live in here?"

"Of course, you should have grown up here, not in that little rabbit hole."

Many people converged at the entrance when we walked into the house, bowing to him with reverence.

"You're welcome back, Your Majesty."

"Thanks everyone, return to your positions," he waved them away and led me to an elevator.

I'd never been in one before and it was a bit disorienting and I was glad to step out of it.

He led me down two doors and then opened the door to a big, beautiful and purple-themed room.

"You'll be here for now, you can choose any other room in the Palace later except you like this one?"

"This is for me?"

"Yes Cara," he chuckled, "now go inside. I have to go back to work. Ruling werewolves isn't an easy job, you know?"

I was speechless as I walked in, and sitting on the bed.

He closed the after dropping the box, leaving me to gawk at everything.

My mind was gradually adjusting to the reality of this when the door suddenly opened and a girl about my age walled in, looking at me like I had dirt on my face.

"Who are you?" I asked, frowning.

"I should be asking you that question, after all, you're the one aiming for things above your station."

"You're not making any sense, Miss. Look, I'm really tired, I've had a long day so can you take this weird attitude elsewhere?"

"How dare you order me around?! Do you know who I am?"

"You could be the moon goddess for all I care, I don't want to know. I'm one minute away from collapsing and I need that to shower, okay?"

She walked towards me and grabbed my neck and squeezed tight, shocking me.

"You'll speak to me with respect you whore! You think because he uses you to ease his stress, that you can speak to me anyhow?!"

She threw me back on the bed and I stared in dismay, confused and scared.

"I don't understand, what do you mean? How can you just barge in here and start trying to hurt me?"

"You want to keep pretending you don't know what I'm saying right? Fine, I'll warn you one more time," she sneered, her eyes blazing with anger. "Caden is mine and he'll make me his queen soon so take your pathetic, weak omega self out of this place tomorrow morning!"

"And why should she leave her own house, Petra?" Caden's voice came from outside the door.

Her eyes widened like a deer in lights, and she stepped away from me just as the door opened.

"Caden.. I erm.."

"Why are you here and not in your room, Petra?"

"I came to say hello to your visitor, right?" She gave me a forced smile.

"She said you were using me to ease your stress and would toss me out as soon as you're done," I repeated her words and she paled.

"My King I –"

His words were cut off as he grabbed her throat and lifted her off the ground, her legs kicking uselessly.

"Her name is Cara Sophia Donovan, the long-lost Princess of this Kingdom and you will worship the ground she walks on!"