Someone tugged at my pants. I looked down to find the second youngest princess looking at me curiously. I smiled at her. She looked almost nine or ten. Then she sniffed me. I felt Daniel tense.
“I like your scent. It’s different.” She said looking at me with big adorable eyes.
I looked at Daniel awkwardly. I didn’t know what to say. Is it a good thing or bad thing?
“Yeah I noticed that too.” The king interjected. “You have an unusual scent.”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.” I murmured confused and a little scared.
This is not how we thought the ball will be going. I hope my stupid scent won’t cause any problems.
“You are a human right?” He asked. I nodded. “This scent usually belongs to the royals and their mates after they are marked by the royal. I don’t know why you carry this particular scent but it’s quite interesting. A human with the scent of a royal werewolf.” He said.
The older two kids were also paying atten
“Do you think they suspected Aby of being an early shifter?” Lizzy asked breaking the tense silence. “The king suspected I think.” Daniel said sighing. Aby jumped on the bed and shifted back, oblivious to the tension the elders in the room were going through. She curled up on the bed and closed her eyes, going back to her nap. Eve seemed to be in some sort of trance. She was worried that her children would be taken away from her. How can these people expect her to give up her children when they are just toddlers? Daniel nudged Eve to get her attention. “Are you alright?” He asked with concern. “I am worried that they will take away our kids.” Eve said worried. “Do you think I will let them take away our pups? Even if our kids are mated to the royals, I won’t let them take our kids away till they are of age so don’t worry about it. I won’t let anyone break my family. We have an important party to attend in the evening. I hope everything
“Wow.” They both said at the same time looking at each other. “You are looking gorgeous.” Lizzy complemented. “Say that when you look in the mirror.” Eve gushed, grinning at Lizzy. They both started laughing. The door opened and in came Daniel and Liam. As soon as they saw their mates, their mouths fell open in admiration. Lizzy and Eve smirked at them but they too were eyeing their mates. “The ball is starting.” Liam said clearing his throat, his eyes not leaving Lizzy at all. “Shit I didn’t get Aby’s ready.” Eve said with wide shocked eyes. “I will give her a quick bath. Get her clothes out.” Daniel said removing his suit jacket, smirking at his mate’s expressions. Lizzy and Liam were busy laughing at their expense. Daniel woke Aby up and gave her a bath. Eve put her in her purple long dress which puffed out from the waist. Lizzy combed Aby’s hair and put a hairband with stones in her hair, her golden locks following down her
“I am sorry. I really am. Please forgive me.” Damien said stepping closer to Eve. Daniel growled in warning at him but Damien ignored him. He wanted his mate back at any cost, even if he had to kill anyone. She belonged to him. “I wasn’t thinking what I was doing at that time. I was foolish to treat you like that. Please come back to me. I missed you so much baby. I searched for you all these years. Your place is with me, by my side and ruling my pack with me. Come back with me.” At this point Damien was standing right in front of Evelyn. She kept looking at him with deep loathing clearly evident on her face. She couldn’t believe the audacity of the person standing in front of her. “I hate you. I am never coming back with you or to you. So stay away from me.” Eve said with all the hate she could muster. Daniel, Lizzy and Liam moved closer to Eve in a protective stance. None of them trusted the Alpha standing in front of them. “Alpha Damien” The
‘It should be me standing beside Evelyn and with our pups not that mutt’s.’ Damien thought. “Isn’t she adorable?” Caiden’s mate squealed looking at the pup in Daniel’s arms. “Can I hold her please?” She asked a bit reluctantly. “I am Cindy by the way. Caiden’s mate.” “Yeah sure.” Daniel replied smiling. He passed Aby to Cindy and she cooed to Aby making the little one giggle. Caiden smiled looking at his mate playing with the pup. He always wanted pups but didn’t had the luck so far of having one. “She is adorable.” Damien said through gritted teeth. This shocked everyone. He was smiling looking at Aby but on the inside he was seething with anger. ‘He is trying to change.’ Evelyn thought. The thought from earlier troubled Eve again. “Daniel I want to discuss something with you.” Eve said to Daniel “In private.” She added. Damien didn’t like it one bit that his mate and his brother were acting all couple together
“I am a father?” He asked trying to absorb the fact. “Biologically yes.” Daniel snipped. “What do you mean by that?” Damien asked confused, annoyed for the most part. “Well Daniel is their father obviously. I mean his name is on their birth certificates and it will stay that way.” Eve said firmly. “We just wanted to tell you this in case the kids want to know about their biological father so you won’t get a shocker in case they dropped on our doorstep unexpected.” “WHAT?” Damien shouted in disbelief. “You will be keeping my pup from me?” Damien thought that his mate will come back to him willingly but that didn’t seem to be the case. She was more or less trying to get him out of the way. ‘Well that won’t be happening darling.’ Damien thought smugly. “It’s not what you think. It’s just that I don’t want any complications in our lives. Besides I don't think you are in any position to claim them as your pups. We just wanted to let
Damien threw a punch at Daniel who went skidding down the hall and hit his head on the wall with the sudden impact. Daniel had blood gushing out of his head making him uncoordinated and unable to stand from the injury. Damien smirked at Evelyn who was looking at him with wide fearful eyes. He loved the fear in her eyes. He always wanted his mate tamed and well behaved, under his paws. “You are mine baby.” Damien said with a mad glint in his eyes. “I won’t let anyone come between us ever.” Abigail growled at Damien who growled back at her making her whimper but the little pup didn’t back down. She wanted to protect her parents. Evelyn stepped back to protect her daughter from the monster who once tormented her. She regretted giving him a second chance. Because of that her husband was lying injured on the ground. “I will tame you too pup once the mutt is out of the way. You will think twice before disrespecting your father and Alpha.” Damien said lookin
Lizzy was also being treated for her injuries but she was refusing to stay in the bed while her brother was struggling for his life. As a last resort, the nurse gave her a sedative and Lizzy slumped into darkness. After six long hour of surgery, the doctor came out and told the anxious group waiting outside about the condition of Daniel. “He had lost a lot of blood. His ribs were also broken on the right side by the attack. Fortunately, his vital organs were not harmed. He will be sleeping through a couple hours. That will ensure the proper healing of his body. To sum it up, he is out of danger.” The doctor explained. Liam let out a breath he didn’t knew he was holding. The king and queen were also relieved to hear the good news. “We will have to notify your family as you will be staying here more a few more days.” The queen told Liam. “Yes your highness.” Liam replied baffled about what to tell the children and Adrian. “Don’t worry. W
In the evening, the doctor allowed Daniel to move to the guest room they were staying at before. Daniel was still on bed rest and Abigail was up and about her usual self. As Abigail had already shifted, her healing processor was faster making her heal quickly. Evelyn was tending to Daniel with everything she had got. Despite Daniel telling her that it wasn’t her fault, she still felt like if it wasn’t for her stupidity, her husband and daughter would not have been in this condition at all. Daniel noticed his mate’s odd behavior but couldn’t understand what to do to make her believe that she wasn’t at fault in any way. The king and queen were waiting impatiently for the remaining Addario children to arrive. They were hopeful that their children will find their mates. The royals always had it hard to find their mates. Most of the time they wouldn’t even have any. The king and queen themselves were not true mates. When the queen, Genevieve was eighteen,