I could feel that the meeting was not going my way. The pixie queen wanted rights to the port in exchange for safe passage through the woods. I knew that her kind would soon take over the entire port. That has been her plan for generations. Yes, my father and his father before him have been trying to get her to give us safe passage. I had hoped if I spoke to her, she would listen.My father had already told me it wasn’t going to work and he was probably waiting in the wings somewhere to tell me he had told me so.“Well, it saddens me that we can’t come to some sort of agreement, your majesty, but there is no way the werewolves will ever give up any part of the harbour.” I got up, greeted her, and left. She was not going to budge and neither was I. It infuriated me and when my father appeared around a corner to say he had told me so, I lost control.Shifting in an instant, I pinned him to the floor and snarled. My mother’s gasp brought me back to my senses and I breathed in deeply to t
Of course, what the king did overshadow what happened to me. I was fast asleep when a loud ruckus woke me and I was still rubbing my eyes to try and focus when I heard her voice. It was the queen!“Why wasn’t I informed?! I want to know who is responsible for this! They should be charged! They should be tarred and feathered and then drawn and quartered!” The next moment she appeared frowning. Her eyes flashed with anger and I wondered what I could possibly have done to make her this angry. Dammit! It had to be the food! She was probably furious that they were giving me such luxurious food! “Oh, my darling girl, how are you doing?” Her eyes softened as she rushed to my side and took my hand. I had been trying to push myself up so I could get out of bed and curtsy but Trixie rushed in and shook her head and I lay back down.“I’m doing much better. I’ve been trying to tell the doctor that I am okay to go to work, your majesty, but he won’t let me. I’m terribly sorry for the inconvenience
I was running on pure adrenaline when I stormed into Luc’s room. The girl in his bed was the first one to wake up and her eyes grew wide at the sight of me. I ripped the covers off the bed and Luc complained but sat upright as soon as he saw who it was.“Dude, seriously.” He complained.“Get up!” My alpha voice rattled the windows and the girl flinched. I recognized her as one of the so-called nobleman’s daughters that was at the ball. “You have a lot of explaining to do!” I growled at Luc and stormed out of his room. “Meet me in my office! NOW!” I growled through the mind link at Luc before making my way to the doctor’s room.There I found him getting dressed and I realized how damn quickly the castle grapevine worked. Patrick must have alerted the doctor to the fact that I had found out what was happening. I was a little more polite with him since he was the one taking care of the girl, but I ordered him to meet me in my office. I had to get dressed myself.I couldn’t be seen reprim
This was not what I wanted, but if I let him get away … What was I showing the people? That the royals were untouchable and could do whatever they wanted and treat people in whichever way they pleased?“SON! Please! I beg of you! Don’t do this!” My mother cried. “What do you want me to do to stop this? I will go down on my knees and beg if you want. I will stop bugging you about grandchildren. Whatever you want.” She fell down on her knees in front of me and I sighed, feeling like a monster.“Mother,” I sighed deeply as I pulled her upright. “You know as well as I do that, I have no other choice. Father’s selfish actions have caused this. If he didn’t interfere, my people wouldn’t think me a fool.” I frowned as I saw anger flash in her eyes. Was it possible that she didn’t mean what she said just seconds ago?“You could pardon your father. You’ve warned him. He won’t do it again.” She pulled at her skirt and suddenly her tears were gone. I understood that it was her mate I was taking
The queen left to speak to the doctor and not long after that, Trixie was back. She carefully made sure that all the wires that were connected to me were removed before taking the drip out. She disappeared and when she came back, she had a set of clean clothes with her.“These are secondhand, but I guess they will do until the queen has your new wardrobe designed, my lady.” She was incredibly formal and didn’t look me in the eye once. She helped me out of bed and into my clothes even though I was now strong enough to do it myself.“Trixie,” I gripped her hand and waited until she looked me in the eye. “I’m sorry about your brother.” What more could I say? I was really sorry for what she and her family would be going through right now, but I wasn’t sorry that he was going to be punished. I was sorry that he would be killed by the king and I wished that I could give him a piece of my damn mind! She nodded and when I saw the tears in her eyes, I couldn’t help but pull her into my arms.I
I felt as if I was being smothered by the makeup. My head suddenly felt way too heavy for my body thanks to the ridiculous hairdo, and after a short while, the shoes no longer felt as comfortable as they had in the beginning. I had never worn shoes with a heel before and although those heels weren’t very high. I could still feel my feet taking strain, but I wasn’t going to complain.I was going to go to this ball no matter what. I was going to make the queen proud so that I could figure out a way out of here. I was convinced that the prouder she was of me, the more freedom I would get. At least, I hoped she would give me more freedom. I still had no freaking idea what the hell ladies in waiting did and as the other two looked down on me, I knew it wouldn’t help to ask them.Were they jealous? Of course, they were. I was a slave girl and they were the daughters of noblemen and now we are at the same rank in the king’s court. The queen and I had just finished getting ready when the othe
ArianaI was trying my best not to lose my damn temper while talking to a couple the queen introduced me to. The woman had a lot to say about slaves, and she was clearly talking out of her damn ass! She clearly knew nothing of what it meant to be a slave and how slaves were treated. All she could say was how lazy we were and that I had to feel honoured that the queen took me in.I wondered if she realized that I was technically still a slave. The queen owned me. Nobody had actually set me free, but I wasn’t going to say anything about it, so I just politely smiled at the couple before excusing myself from the conversation. I wanted to have a look at the guards near the doors and, more importantly, which one of them followed me around.I might have decided to stay so I could prove to everybody I deserved my freedom, but if I had to run, I wanted to know what my options were.“I hope you aren’t planning an escape again.” His voice sent a shiver down the back of my spine just as I reache
“Ariana!” I listened to hear her heartbeat and although it was faint, it was there. Dammit! My mother should never have pushed for her to be here tonight. She hadn’t properly healed yet! I picked her up bridal style, not really caring who saw what and who thought I was crazy, as I carried her up the stairs and straight to my room. Calling the doctor through the mind link, I wondered what the hell he was thinking about letting her leave the hospital when she clearly wasn’t ready!Moments later, my mother and the other two came rushing into the room, and I instantly regretted bringing Ariana there, but I didn’t know where her room was. My mother rushed to Ariana’s side and the doctor quickly followed. I moved out of the way so he could do whatever he had to do. I found it incredibly difficult and utterly frustrating to stand there and wait for news. So much so that I didn’t even notice Cami slipping her arms around mine.“I can come to you tonight if you want.” She whispered in my ear a