Chapter 5

KIANNA

I woke up this morning from a fitful sleep.

My room was a flurry of activities as the maids hurried to get me ready. Apparently, I was going to breakfast with the dragon lord .

An information I had to coerce out of a flustered maid. I had laughed hysterically for a few minutes at such antics. It seemed they wanted to disarm me. Well, I would show them!

I had felt a considerable measure of nostalgia as I looked at the people in my room. The scene resembled my room back home.

I close the door to that saddening train of thoughts. I needed all my wits about me.

Dutifully, I allowed them to dress me secretly wishing to be anywhere but here.

Presently, As I walk into the dining room. I stared in utter Astonishment as I beheld the infamous dragon lord, the murderer of my pack and others, the greatest philanderer and the almighty alpha of alphas. This title I had heard from the little kids in my pack.

They even sang a song to it.

The man sitting at the head of the table was lanky, with a fearsome expression on his face.

On his head,he wore an intricately designed silver crown. I distractedly wondered if buildings were the only thing declan designed. Silently, I berated myself for that errant thought.

I look at the dragon lord's eyes! Gosh his eyes were so dark and haunting. He had similar eyes to that of deforest'. I shudder to think of double such evil as my captors.

The cruelty I could see in there was enough to instill wholesome fear in my heart at this man whose eyes were almost empty, like two swirling pools of darkness .

I berate myself for judging this man by his lanky frame.After all my mother had been the most laid back person, yet she was a very skilled warrior. My high spirits dull slightly at the thought of my mother.

I wave the saddening thought away. I needed to show this man that I would not cower in his presence just because he had an overinflated, stroked ego. I pulled on my big girl panties as Erica would say.

Staring at him, I could also see the obviously displeased expression on his face as he glared at me. The hate in his stare is almost palpable.

I rolled my eyes internally. Yeah buddy me too…I definitely don't want to be here either!

Ignoring the dragon lord's offensive stare, I waltz into the room with my head held high.

I take a seat which a servant pulls out for me and glance peevishly at Declan who stared at me like I was the next best thing close to food.

Oh food! How I missed your savory taste.

As if on cue, big platters of different foods are brought in by the chefs.

The servants dish the food accordingly and stand aside, patient expressions on their faces as they wait for us to be done.

I focus on my plate, trying my best to ignore the feel of Declan's eyes as they roamed my face . I was about to commence eating when a loud booming voice barks "who the hell is this? And what is she doing here?" Dewayne, the dragon lord was fuming now, with his eyes flashing like lasers.

"Well, fa-" declan starts, pausing when deforest glances sharply at him. He smirks . Shrugging, he starts playing with his food, seemingly undisturbed .

"Father, she's princess Kianna and I want to keep her. That's why I brought her here." Deforest states looking mighty pleased with himself. He winks at me ew!

I shiver in disgust at the thought of belonging to this man . Averting my eyes when deforest states at me knowingly, a sneer on his face.

"I don't care who she is…I specifically ordered you to kill everyone in sight and yet you let her live?!"

I hold back tears as this cruel alpha so casually mentions the fact that he ordered my pack butchered without mercy. What did we even do? .

Declan smiles at me reassuringly.

I glance at the still fuming lord and meet him smirking satisfactorily at me. Moon goddess! He definitely saw the sorrow on my face and revels in it.

I square my shoulders and put on a brave face.

"Father, just forget about her. She's just a toy to me. I would do the needful when I'm done playing with her" deforest matches the cruel smirk on his father's face. The two looked like two peas in a pod.

The dragon lord nods begrudgingly like he just realised something and gives his son a pat on the shoulder.

"So declan, how is the wolves' new training coming along?" The dragon lord sternly questions his second son. His left eyebrow arched. The Dwayne's sure had a thing with arching eyebrows.

"It's going well, Father. They will be ready to fight in no time at all" declan replies, a shadowed expression on his face.

I make the mistake of looking the dragon lord straight in the eye and his wideness almost comically. I immediately looked down which was apparently too late as he shouted for his guards to kill her.

My heart skips to my stomach and I whip my face towards Declan who shrugs idly at me raising his eyebrow questioningly.

The guards hold me down and one is about to stab me when I hear an anguished shout.

"Wait father! Please don't do this…remember it's a taboo to kill a captive in our country. Especially an innocent one" declan placates.

"Her very presence is a crime besides she just looked me in the eye!"

"Father, calm down. She's new so she doesn't know our customs yet. Please have mercy on her." Declan was standing now. Shooting a beckoning look to his father.

"let her be, just take her to the omega camp" "After breakfast", he disgruntledly add when declan sent him a sullen glance.

The guards retreat.

I rub my arm absently, where the guard had grabbed me.

I note in despair that this kingdom had no qualms hurting women unnecessarily. He didn't really have to grab her with such force, not like she was being disagreeable, more like frozen. I chuckle at that thought.

With a scathing look from the deforestation. I hurriedly finished my food. Eager to be out of this place now. Surely, anywhere is better than here.

The next minutes are filled with small talks between father and sons. Declan goes back to his easy going self answers his father, A smirk on his face while deforest keeps shooting him irritated glances.

Declan just shoots his brother a knowing smirk.

"So, deforest what are you going to do now? The dragon lord questions deforest, a daring expression on his harsh face.

I suppose there's no love lost between these two. I reason.

"Father, I would like to go over some matters with you" "in private" he adds shooting declan a baleful look.

Deforest exists abruptly. An irritated expression on his face.

His father gives his retreating back a scathing look.

Since deforest had left, Declan speaks up and says he would take her to the omega camps.

His father nods. Shooting her another hatred filled glance. Yeah me too alpha me too.

Declan, with mild irritation on his face, escorts me outside towards where I assume is 'the omega camp'

"Thank you, for what you did back there. I'm so grateful" I almost blurt out but the words refuse to leave my lips.

"Kianna, make sure you put your head down when we get to the camp and in the moon goddess' sake do as you're told." He warns, shooting me a doubtful look.

I nod reassuringly. I think I can do this. I can serve my enemies while plotting my revenge, I reason . A worrisome smile on my face.

Declan notices and shoots me a questioning look but he shakes his head slightly and refrains from asking me any questions.

We hold hands as we walk and I vaguely notice that his hands are not soft like a prince's but calloused like a person's that does hard work.

I scoff a little at the untrue thought. Declan hears me and smiles at me reassuringly.

He probably thinks I'm scared. I deduct from the reassuring smile on his face. He looks handsome today though. I noticed for the first time today as I subtly perused his frame with my eyes.

They get to the omega camps and declan hands me over to a comely old woman. She was wearing a strange outfit and was carrying a basket of medicinal herbs. She looked like an omega with her petite stature, blonde long hair and ocean blue eyes.

I glance curiously around to see a bunch of women doing different menial jobs, all with a similar build with the old woman.

They smiled at me as I drifted absently towards them. Each had an almost serene expression on their faces as they worked.

Some of the women shot me haughty looks filled with questions I was pretty sure I didn't know the answer to.

I sit near a petite girl with brown hair and green eyes. She's beautiful almost like Erica, my chest hurts at the thought of my best friend.

The girl so smiles widely at me, I could see a glimpse of her wisdom teeth. She introduced herself as Lily gesturing for me to do the same. I mirrored her introduction.

I stare melancholy at the ground before Mika snaps her fingers in my face. " I'm teaching you the names of all these plants. Focus! So you would master them." She continues to bring out the herbs in a basket one after the other, calling out three different names.

When she's done. She starts gesticulating widely. It took a moment before realising that she was showing me how to make something called beetroot medicine. It was presumably used to bring down a high fever.

She first squashed some leaves In her palm. Then she proceeded to pound them in a small mortar. Afterwards, she poured small water in a bowl, mixed the crushed leaves in them, then started squeezing them into a small cup. This she said was the medicine.

The lady tells me her name is Mila and that I should call her mama mila. She smiled reassuringly at me and ushered me into her house.

Meanwhile, back at the palace, Declan is calming his father and brother down as they shout at each other. His father's voice was enough to bring down the ceiling.

Done with being the intermediary between the two. Declan finishes his food silently and walks back to the omega camp where he is told that some royal guards had taken the princess earlier.

An alarmed look crosses declan's face, as he shoots the old healer a questioning look.