Chapter 3 - A princess! Are you kidding me?!

Alison

I opened my eyes and, for a moment, I thought I had died. I had to be in heaven or something! There was no way I could be anywhere else! The room was luxurious. More luxurious than anything I had ever seen. My hand slipped over the bedding and it was so soft to the touch! Spencer’s bedding wasn’t even that soft! Fine, so I didn’t have that much experience, and I had not seen many bedrooms, but I was convinced I was in heaven and that was that.

I got out of bed and nearly jumped right back when my feet touched the cold floor and I realized I was completely naked! Did people walk around naked in heaven?! Okay, so werewolves sometimes walk around naked after shifting, but I couldn’t for the life of me imagine people walking about naked in such a sacred place!

I pulled the covers tightly around my body and started looking around the room. I was just about to peek into one of the cupboards when the door opened, making me nearly jump out of my skin! The moment our eyes met, it was as if everything finally made sense. The huge bulky wolf had the same eyes that I had!

“Alison!” He gasped before closing the gap between us and pulling me into his arms. His scent was strong! He was a rogue. Was that why they left me at the orphanage? I pushed out of his grip and frowned.

“How did you know my name?” I had a million other questions, but that seemed to be the first one as the words flowed out of my mouth. He took my hand and led me to the small sitting area near the fire.

“You are my daughter, Alison. I’ve been looking for you since the day you were stolen from us.” He frowned and I felt so confused. This was clearly not heaven.

“Where are we?” I looked around the room and I didn’t see many signs of a female wolf around.

“We are in my room in our pack house. This is our kingdom, and you are its princess. You were taken from us when you were just a couple of weeks old.” Sadness filled his eyes. I was afraid to ask, but I had to know. I could feel that what he was telling me was the truth. Almost as if I had known it all my life but just forgot and was now remembering. As if I had woken up from a terrible nightmare to find my real life was much better than the awful dream.

“You are my father, and you are the king, right?” I was just trying to process the fact that this wolf was telling me I was his daughter and a princess! He nodded. “Where is my mother?”

“She died of a broken heart. The doctors tried to tell me something different, but she never recovered after you were taken.” He looked away, but not before I saw the tears in his eyes. My mind was telling me that this couldn’t possibly be the truth while my heart was screaming for me to accept that I had somehow found my family.

“I need some clothes.” I still had so many questions, but I thought they would be best asked if I was dressed, and I was relieved when the door opened again and a young rogue female walked in with a dress draped over her arms. It was the most beautiful dress I have ever seen!

“It belonged to your mother, sweetheart. If it’s okay, I thought you might like to wear them for today. I can have new ones made as soon as the seamstress has your measurements.” The man was faffing around me like a father should be, but it still felt really strange. I knew he was my father. I could feel it. I just couldn’t believe it! I nodded, and they gave me a moment to get dressed.

I was half expecting to find the door locked as soon as I got dressed, but as I turned the knob, it opened. My father was waiting for me on the other side of the door and the man standing beside him looked even more familiar.

“You saved me!” I gasped as it all came flooding back! I had passed out because of sheer exhaustion and I remember in my haze seeing his face!

“Yes, your highness. I am Ralph. I am your father’s beta. I’m very pleased to meet you.” He held out his hand and I took it. We shook hands for only a moment before the huge wolf beside me softly growled. Ralph let go instantly and I burst out laughing.

“Come, sweetheart. We have a lot to catch up on and I want to get some food into that tiny body of yours.” My dad … I couldn’t believe it! My dad held out his elbow and I softly placed my hand in the crook before he took me to the dining room. As we walked through the double doors, I gasped. We were met by the biggest pack I had ever seen! Silence fell as all eyes turned to us and I suddenly felt incredibly self-conscious!

“Everyone! The princess has returned.” My dad announced, and a loud roar erupted as the rogues celebrated. My father was the king of the rogues! The shock was almost too much to deal with as he led me to the table all the way in the front and pulled out the chair beside his. I sat down and he sat down beside me. He was right. We had a lot to talk about, and I was starving.

All of this was so new to me, as an omega brought me a plate filled to the brim! I wasn’t sure if I could eat all of it, but I sure as hell was going to try! The food was delicious, and I was grateful that my dad gave me the opportunity to eat some of it first before he started asking me where I had been all this time. He told me how they had searched for me and when I told him about the pack that exiled me, he was furious.

I wasn’t ready to tell him that I had been kicked out by my mate. He was already fuming because I was in the one place he thought I was. I was shocked to find out that, according to the Wolf King, I wasn’t there. I wondered if we would ever find out the truth about how I ended up in the orphanage.