Daciana would be clocking eighteen in a few days and she was super excited about so many things. Her first wolf transformation and knowing her mate were the most prominent. Although she had a boyfriend who she believed without doubt was her mate, she wanted confirmation. However, things took a weird turn after her single mother broke the news of her relationship with a single Lycan King. At first, she was happy with being associated with royalty, but when she realized her mother’s new lover had an arrogant and rude son, she just couldn’t imagine him being her elder brother. Prince Randall was a thorn in the flesh of Daciana from the very day they met. Things didn’t go as planned for her on her birthday and she poured the blame on Prince Randall. She couldn’t find her mate, and she didn’t get her first wolf transformation. This made her hate Prince Randall’s guts. She believed he brought bad luck to her. But… What happens when Daciana gets to live with Randall under the same roof? What happens when Daciana’s boundaries and hate feelings start going blurry?? What happens when she realizes the man she hates the most in the world is her mate??? Will things ever work out between the siblings??
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“Daciana! It’s time! The guests are waiting!” My mother, Agatha yelled from outside my door while I tried to finish up my makeup. Today is my eighteenth birthday and I can’t stop thinking about what my mom said to me three days ago. “My lover is King Edwin.” This sentence kept ringing in my head for reasons best known to me. Indeed, I was happy about my mother remarrying and becoming a queen, and I, a princess but… The fact that I had to see and accept him as my stepbrother? After my mother broke the news of having an affair with the King of Bedfordshire, her second chance mate, I was super excited, especially because we were finally getting the life we deserved. A royal life. However, my joy was limited after realizing that the king’s son, Prince Randall, the rudest and most arrogant young man I have ever met, had to be my stepbrother. If he wasn’t in the picture, I wouldn’t even think twice about supporting mom’s decision. But unfortunately, he was. Regardless, I decided to make sure my hatred for Randall doesn’t affect my mother’s relationship with the king. I’d do anything to make her happy, even if it had to be living under the same roof with the young man I hated the most in the whole world. Feeling so pretty and confident, I made my way out of my room and headed to the living room. I could hear the chats and music right from when I stepped out of my room door. I let out a wide smile as I approached the main door. Seeing so many people spread out on the front lawn made me even happier. Even though it was a tradition in Granby Way that everyone attends a teenager’s eighteenth birthday party, I was happy they did turn up for me. “Here comes the birthday girl!” Trisha, my neighbor and best friend announced, pulling everyone’s attention to me. I felt knots in my belly as my eyes scanned through the faces of the guests. I lifted my red slip dress as elegantly as possible so that I could easily walk down the porch. Getting onto the front lawn, I heard his voice. It was the voice I always wanted to hear. The voice of my boyfriend, Carl. “You look so beautiful, Darcy.” He uttered with a wide grin, and I reciprocated. The term ‘boyfriend’ would change today as soon as he is announced as my mate. This was the part I looked forward to. He wore a fitted white tuxedo, one I hadn’t seen before, and in his hands was a bouquet of roses. My cheeks flushed as I collected the flowers from him. “Thank you so much for being here, Carl,” I said as I embraced him. “Where else could I be? It’s your eighteenth birthday. It doesn’t happen twice.” He answered, rubbing my back softly. “Okay! Okay! That’s enough, Carl. You can have her all to yourself after the party. For now, she should welcome her guests.” Trisha uttered, slowly pulling me away from Carl’s embrace. “Later, my love.” I mouthed as Trisha pulled me to the stage they had prepared. She took the microphone and began to speak. “Attention everybody! Before we listen to what Daciana has to say to us today, we should sing for her, right?” She asked. “Yes! Yeah! Right!” They all chorused. “Great! Let’s do that now! Happy birthday….” I clapped, giggled, and waved to the rhythm as they sang. I noticed Carl’s undiverted gaze on me as he sang. I knew he couldn’t wait for us to become official because I felt the same way. After they finished singing and cheering, Trisha passed the microphone to me. “Your speech.” She uttered, leaving the stage afterward. I heaved a deep sigh before I started. “Today is a very special day for me. I’m finally an adult! My first wolf transformation is around the corner, and I get to find and be with my mate.” My eyes wandered off to where Carl stood again, and he gave me a bright smile. I smiled back before I turned to my mother, who stood to my right, a hearty smile on her face. “I want to say a big thank you to my mother. Thank you so much for taking care of me until now. Even though I lost my father before I was born, you’ve worked and fought so hard to see me happy. I’ll never…” “King Edwin?? Oh my! It’s King Edwin!” The loud murmurings from the people cut me short. I looked up and I saw King Edwin walk in majestically. He had guards around him as he walked, watching every step he took like he was an egg, given to a child to hold. “King Edwin! Welcome!” I uttered excitedly and he smiled widely. “Happy birthday.” He mouthed, walking to where my mother stood. To my greatest surprise, he moved closer to her and planted a kiss on her lips, in front of everyone! The gasps from the audience increased as my mother broke the kiss and embraced him. I winced excitedly before I turned to face the people again. “It’s my birthday! Let’s not get distracted.” I uttered, and they all laughed. “It is time, Daciana.” The chairwoman announced, holding up the sacred globe. The chairwoman, Mrs Frena, is the globe bearer. It had never left her family since the time of her foremothers. Every community in Bedfordshire has his or her own globe bearer. Mrs Frena was ours. “Yes! Let’s do this!” Everyone yelled as she made her way to the stage. My heart began to beat fast and I became so nervous. Staring at the globe, I began to have doubts about Carl and me. ‘What if he isn’t my mate? What if another name appears? What am I going to do?’ “Daciana, are you sure you want to know who your mate is now? You know you can always check some other time.” The chairwoman said. At least twenty percent of teenagers in Bedfordshire refused to carry the globe the previous year because of so many reasons. Some, because they weren’t ready to face the truth, some because they had other things going on for them which was better than having a romantic relationship, and some, the teenager's parents feel their kids are still too young, so they wait till they are over twenty. But I wanted to know who. Carl told me his parents stopped him from holding the globe because they wanted him to focus on the family’s business first, and that once he was over twenty, he’d hold the globe. His twentieth birthday is a month from now, so we decided I’d check mine first. “I’m ready,” I uttered courageously. There was a roar of applause after I said this. While the chairwoman raised the sacred globe, I looked at Carl one more time and he gave me a reassuring nod. I smiled softly and turned to look at her again. “Now, hold the globe and know your fate.” I carefully took the globe from her and as soon as it rested on my palm, it glowed, letting out a bluish light. I chuckled nervously as I stared into it, waiting for the big reveal. I waited for minutes and I saw nothing. I looked at the chairwoman, hoping she had a reasonable explanation as to why I didn’t get a name, but all she did was stare back at me. “Tell us! What is his name?!” They yelled happily, and I furrowed my brows. “I can’t see anything,” I muttered, looking at Carl. “What?!” “It refused to bring out a name! It’s empty!” I yelled in tears. “That is impossible. It has never happened before.” The chairwoman responded in awe, collecting the globe from me, and it immediately stopped glowing. “What’s going on?” Everyone, including my mother, began to question. “Let’s try again.” She said, raising the globe. This time, my heart began to thump against my chest violently. Tears rapidly heated the back of my eyes and my hands began to shiver. “What is going on?” I pondered tearfully. She gave me the globe and I carefully took it from her. Again, on getting into my hands, it began to glow. I stared intensely at the globe, but just like before, no name appeared. I broke into tears and shook my head. “No name is appearing. I can’t see a damn thing!” I cried out. People began to mutter things to themselves, some even brought out phones to take pictures and videos. I looked at Carl and he looked as confused as I was. “What’s happening?” King Edwin questioned the chairwoman. “I am equally confused, my king. This has never happened. The globe always displayed a name.” She answered. I shook my head and rushed up to her. “No, this cannot happen. You have to do something. I…” A loud crashing noise caused me to stop abruptly. We all looked up to see my large beautiful cake all shattered on the floor, with a young man next to it. It was him! ‘When everything is going wrong, he decides to show up and knock down the only beautiful thing left?!’ “Hmm… Hi?” He muttered, grinning stupidly. “Randall?!!!”~ Daciana~ After a year. We sat in the living room. Randall and I. And in his arms was Darian, who also seemed so interested in what was showing on the television. It was pretty funny that he had a favorite show at age one already and it was Cocomelon. He loved the show so much that if it came on, he’d stop crying and begin to giggle. I looked at Randall and he looked at me with widened eyes. “What?” I asked, and he looked at Darian. “He’s giving those low groans again. I think he’s going to…” All of a sudden, Darian pooped all over his garment and my eyes widened. “Poop.” He completed his statement and we both burst out laughing. Darian looked at us in confusion and suddenly began to laugh too. “I’m so sorry. I should have used his pampers. I had no idea he’d poop again so soon.” I uttered, carefully carrying him away from Randall’s arms. “It’s okay. I’ll just go and wash up.” He responded, holding the helm of his royal garment and lifting it so the poop won’t mess the floor
~Randall~ After eight months. There was a meeting with the Alphas of the kingdom and we all sat in the waiting room when all of a sudden, a maid dashed into the room panting hard. “Your majesty! Your majesty! The Queen… she is… her water broke.” She said, shivering profusely.“What?” I spanked to my feet running out of the meeting room. Getting out, I saw two guards, each on both sides holding her as she walked. “Baby.” I ran towards them, taking her from them. I placed her arm over my shoulder and grabbed her by the waist. “Randall, the baby…” she stuttered and I could feel fear in her.“It’s okay. We will be in the hospital in no time.” I tried to calm her down even though my emotions were all over the place. I was scared too. Getting to the car, the guards helped lift her up. My driver hopped into the driver seat and I sat with her holding her hands and comforting her as she groaned. My driver drove as fast as he could and we got to the hospital in less than 15 minutes. I c
~Carl~ I got an invite to a party at the palace. I was personally invited by Daciana. I wasn’t sure what the party was about, but I was sure she seemed super excited about it. I wouldn’t miss it too because this is the first time she has sounded so happy after Anne’s death. “Baby, are you ready?” Bonnie asked, spraying her body with some cologne. To my greatest surprise, she told me I could bring my plus one, which is now Bonnie. After the proposal dinner, I finally got to talk to Bonnie and we seemed to click instantly. I realized after speaking for a while that we had so many things in common. I asked her out on a date that very day and since then, we’ve been super cool. “Baby!” She yelled from the room again. “What?? I’ve been done for more than twenty minutes. I’m waiting for you to finish.” I responded in a loud voice, looking towards the room. “Why didn’t you answer me then? I thought you’d headed out to the car already.” She replied, walking out of the room. As soon a
Lily~ Leaving the palace, I headed for Brandon’s house. I had Kendall in the car with me because I knew he was going to help me get back to him if it got too difficult. “Mummy, when are we going to see Uncle Brandon again? I miss him.” Kendall uttered, and I raised my head to look at him through the rear mirror. “I know you miss him, baby. I miss him too. But, guess what?” I asked with a wide smile, facing the road again. “What? Are we getting Ice cream?” “What? Why would you even guess that?” I chuckled, looking at him through the rare mirror again. “Because you buy me ice cream every time I talk about Uncle Brandon.” He responded, and my eyes widened in shock. “I don’t do that all the time.” I tried to defend myself even though I knew he was telling the truth. “Yes, you do. But it’s okay, I love ice cream.” He replied, reaching for his phone. “Trust me, Kendall. It’s not the case anymore. I promise you, you’ll get ice cream and you’ll also get to see Uncle Brandon.” “Real
~Daciana~ It was a week after Anne's funeral and I was yet to tell anyone, even Randall that I was pregnant. I don’t know, but the vibe was off, most especially because of how Anne’s funeral went down. Somehow, we regretted that we didn’t get to tell her how much we loved her in her last moments. We sat in the dining room, ready to eat, and when I lifted the spoon to my mouth to eat, it suddenly smelt awful and I had this sudden urge to puke. I sprang to my feet, holding my mouth as I ran down the hallway. It was my very first time acting like that in front of Randall. I had tried to keep my pregnancy cravings and signs away from him because I didn’t want him to suspect. I was looking for the perfect time to spill the beans. I held onto the toilet and puked whatever was left in my belly. “Are you alright?” “Ahhh!” I jolted, looking back and saw Randall, behind me, looking worried. “Did I startle you?” He asked, lowering himself too and I nodded. “Yes, your Majesty. You startl
~King Randall~We, the family, stood in front of the catafalque. There were flowers, candles and pictures of Anne displayed on it. We all had straight faces as we all waited in silence in respect to the dead. This wasn’t how I pictured things to end for my mother. Hiding in the palace and not being able to invite people to my mother’s funeral was unbelievable. “Your Majesty. Do you have anything else to say?” The monk asked, moving away from the catafalque, and I nodded, standing up. In my hand was the note my mother wrote before she killed herself. With clenched jaws, I stood in front of everyone and opened the note. “Since my mother decided that killing herself was the best decision she could make, I had refused to read whatever she had written in this paper. “But, I think it’s the right time to read this, and at the same time, read it out to everyone here,” I uttered and slowly unfolded the note. “Dear son, by the time you see this, I’d have probably been dead. But I want to
~Lily~ After the note was found, we were told to go to the living room by Trump. I guess it was our cue to leave.“We should leave now,” I said to Brandon and he nodded in agreement. “I will tell Randall we are leaving.”As he left, Daciana approached me “How are you feeling?”“I should be the one asking you that. We are leaving already”“I’m sorry about what happened today. I’m glad Kendall is safe.”“Thank you” I smiled faintly and continued “You should go to Randall, he needs you right now.”“Right, take care.” She said as she turned to leave. Just then Brandon returned with our stuff. “Let’s go,” he said as we headed out. Getting to the car, I put Kendall in the back seat and sat in front with Brandon. My head was on the window as we drove out of the Palace.I recalled how scared I was when Kendall was missing. It made me realize he meant more to me than I ever imagined and that I should give him my undivided attention and love.‘I would never let what happened today happen aga
~Daciana~ I let out a soft moan as my eyes slowly opened. “She is awake, she’s awake.” I heard their voices faintly.“Queen Daciana, can you hear me?” His voice sounded louder than before and I nodded.I looked to my right and I saw a man dressed in a corporate outfit with a stethoscope around his neck. He was a Doctor. “Yes, I can,” I responded, trying to sit up.Just then I remembered what had happened before I lost consciousness, there was no Kendall or Trisha in sight. “Where is Kendall? Where are they?” I asked with agitation and Carl hurriedly moved closer to me.“Please take it easy Daciana. Randall has gone to fetch them. You should be more concerned about your health.”“Are they fine?” I asked, still very worried.“We got a call from Lily telling us that they have been found,” Trump said.“They are fine. You should talk to the Doctor, he has refused to say anything to us unless you are awake.” My mother replied, and I looked at the Doctor“What is wrong with me Doctor?”“C
~King Randall~ “Why can’t we leave for the hospital right now?” I asked in frustration as I rushed Daciana into the house. “You just got coronated. You can’t be seen in the hospital right now. There are eyes all over you.” Trump answered as we followed me alongside the others. “Who cares?? My Queen just fainted and I should care about what people will think?” “The doctor is on his way already.” Carl butted in as I laid her on the couch. “We… we can’t just sit back and do nothing! My son is missing! We should be out there looking for him!” Lily cried in agony. “I sent the guards out already. They’ll find him. They have to! Do you think I want to be here right now too??” I asked, sitting next to Daciana and holding her hand, hoping she would wake up. “I knew something like this was going to end up happening. We invited an enemy to live with us!” Agatha uttered, and we all looked at her. “What are you talking about?” Trump shook his head in confusion. “Anne, of course! After all
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