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I sit there, staring at my friend, who was choking on her blood, as the Queen scoffs, “Too weak. She’d never make it as Queen.”
“I agree, Your Majesty.” one of her guards replied. The Queen sighs, “Now… We should leave. I’m certain her mate will be here any moment.” With that, they left the room, closing the door behind them. I sat there for a moment longer until I was sure it was clear, then scrambled out from underneath the bed, “Isabella.” I cried, hot tears running now my cheeks. “Ga-Gabe.” She whimpered, “What are you doing-” She began to protest but stopped when I put my hands over her wound to try and stop the bleeding. She was pale and already going into shock. I knew this didn’t look good; what if her vision of Alexander was actually about
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Alexander was talking behind me in a hushed voice with one of the doctors, not that I was listening anyway. I stood by the window, arms crossed, staring out the window at the rolling landscape of Scotland. I chewed my lip, feeling very overwhelmed by everything. My body ached, and I knew why; I had been nearly killed again. The most frustrating thing was that no one knew what happened or who was behind it. The only two that knew were Gabe and me. But Gabe was currently in a self-induced coma from some sort of trauma that he had sustained that night. I couldn’t remember anything leading up to being attacked; the blood loss I had sustained, paired with my heart stopping, was the most likely cause of my memory loss. “Thank you.” Alexander murmured, making me turn to see the man shaking my fiance’s hand before leaving us
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I felt a hand on my shoulder, “Hey, quit stealing my thunder.” I sit up, blinking. Gabe is sitting in bed, an oxygen tube attached to his nose. “Gabe-” I began to say before he held his hand up. “Before you start, I don’t want to hear it.” He grumbles. His light-colored eyes were glazed over slightly, a sign that he was on pain medication. Gabe scooted over in his bed, patting it, “Get up here.” He sighed as I shifted to squeeze beside him.He wrapped his arm around me, “So,” he trails off, squeezing me, “we almost died.”“Again.” I grumbled. “The first time wasn’t real, we were just overdramatic.” We laughed softly together. “We shouldn’t have drank that much,” I reply quietly. He scoffs, “R
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I sat there, staring at Lachan blankly. “Uh, yes?” I made a face at him, “Why?” Lachlan shrugged, “Mates don’t typically just toss their mates against walls like that… That’s all.” He shrugged again, leaning back in his chair. I shook my head, “Don’t change the damn subject, Lachlan. You can’t just gloss over telling me that you and Alexander are half siblings-” “I can and I will.” He tutted, shaking a finger at me. “Besides, like I said, it’s not a fairytale story. Besides, Alexander is the only one who even partially accepts me as his sibling.” He revealed. My face fell, “His other siblings don’t like you?” “They're threatened by me. Alexander and I were only a few months apart, I was nearly heir to their pack. Though, it took years for our father to learn of my existence. It’s one of the reasons he and Amelia hate each other now. More so on Amelia’s end.” He laughed, shaking his head, “Regardless, Alexander is still older than I am. Amelia just hates me because I’m a bastard chi
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As promised, Adam returned a few hours later to break down what would happen later tonight. “I need you to pay close attention, Isabella,” Adam spoke, scooting my bowl of food closer to me. “This trial is very, very, very serious. So we must prepare you as best as we can beforehand.” I shifted in my chair, looking over to Alexander, who was leaning against the window. He nodded his head at me once, confirming that Adam was not wrong.Alexander had petitioned for me to return back to my room. The nurses didn’t like that, but after finding out that not only I was a nurse and that Gabe was as well, they finally let me go. I was still fragile, but I could feel my strength returning gradually. My hearing and sense of smell were also coming back.“Because the Crown is involved with the matter
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I stand in the mirror of Alexander’s room, dressed in a simple outfit. Most of the outfits I had prepared were too formal to wear to a court hearing. So, instead, I opted for a simple blouse and slack combo. Simple and effective. My hair was loose around my shoulders, and I wore basic makeup. Adam insisted I look as plain and unassuming as possible; it’ll look better to the Council. I heard someone shift beside me, making my eyes bounce to the door to see Alexander leaning against the doorframe. He wore a dark blue dress shirt and black slacks, his usual. Something in my heart began to ache, but I wasn’t sure what it was. “You ready?” He asked, his voice soft. I nodded my head, “Yeah….” I twisted to look at him, watching as he held his hand out to me, “Follow me.” I trailed behind him, holding his hand tightly as he guided me down the hallways and outside. A path was lit up by small lanterns guiding us into the forest. It was ominous. Adam was in tow, suitcase in hand, as he followe
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The rest of the hearing went by in a blur; I couldn’t think clearly. There was so much information that I had never even known about swirling around my mind that it was difficult to comprehend. The one that hurt the most was that Alexander knew that there was a possibility of my dad being alive and never told me.He knew that it bothered me, and so he tried to speak to me as the hearing adjourned for the night, but I didn’t want to hear it. I shot up from my chair and briskly walked back down the path we had walked up, our pack members who had joined us at Council watching in silence. I was angry. I was hurt. I felt betrayed by someone who shouldn’t have done things to me. I wanted to punch him; I wanted to hit him, I wanted him to feel the way I felt at the moment.I wiped the angry tears that spilled d
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I followed Lachlan back to the house, unsure of how to feel about anything at the moment. There was a lot that Alexander still was hiding from me, and everyone had told me that there was a reason he did. Including Lachlan. There was truth to what they had said, everything that I had learned, the things that Alexander didn’t want me to know, did end up upsetting me. Like the possibility of my dad still being alive. It hurt that he knew that my dad could still be alive somewhere out there, and hid it from me. What was the reason? What could he want to protect me from that was so important than telling me that I wasn’t alone? That I still had a family?We entered the house, the once lively halls now silent because of the trial happening. Lachlan wordlessly led me to Alexander’s room, keeping whatever smart comments he was thinking to himself. At least he knew there was a time a
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I didn’t sleep much, but Alexander slept well as he always did. My nerves were shot, and I was nervous. Would the Council reject our case? What would happen if they did? I took a deep breath before moving to the edge of the bed, watching as the sun began to settle below the trees.There was a knock at the door, the sound made me whip my head toward the door. “Come in.” Alexander’s voice spoke behind me. I twisted to see him looking up at me, his arms behind his head. “Hurry and get dressed.” Lachlan’s voice chirped from the entryway. “Court’s starting early. Apparently they have a lot to talk about tonight.” I sighed, climbing out of the bed and going to my outfit that had been laid out for the night. “Night two.” I muttered to myself as I gathered my clothes and headed to the bathroom to get ready.
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