The Lycan Prince

I was seeing things from Zareths point of view.

The Ashbourne estate was really quiet when we got there the night

By the time the sun came up all of that peace was gone.

The hallways were filled with servants carrying all sorts of things like boxes and jewelry and clothes.

It was like they were getting ready for a fight instead of a party.

The problem was that this party had royalty coming.

That made everyone really crazy.

Maevyn said to me from across the room "You are just standing there like someone is dead. Can you least pretend to be excited for me?"

I looked up. Tried to smile. "I am excited."

She just said, "You are really bad at lying."

I said, "That is because I am not lying."

Well not completely anyway.

Maevyn looked at me closely before she let out a sigh. "You have been acting weird since yesterday."

That made me get all tense.

Did she notice something was going on with me?

My hand started to  wander off to my neck, itching to feel the mate mark. I stopped it.

The mark that the stranger gave me was still hidden under my clothes and makeup.

I could still feel it all the time.

It was like a secret that was burning my skin.

"I am just tired " I said slowly.

Maevyn just said, "That is what you always say."

One of the maids came in and after bowing she says , "The jeweler is here."

Maevyn made a show of being annoyed. "Another one?"

The maid just smiled, "Your grandfather wants the best for tonight."

The next hour was really slow.

Every minutes another servant would come in with something expensive.

Shoes and jewelry.

It was like marrying into the Lycan family meant you had to have a lot of gold.

I just sat there quietly while the maids worked around us.

I was not really interested in any of it.

My mind kept going to the same scary thought.

What if I saw him again?

It should not have mattered.

I did not even know who he was.

I still felt really uneasy all morning.

Later my grandmother came in with two boxes.

"Turn around " she said to Maevyn.

Maevyn. Our grandmother put a diamond necklace around her neck.

"You look beautiful " she said.

Maevyn just groaned , "You have not even seen my whole dress yet."

My grandmother said, "it’s beautiful now stop being grumpy and have fun…”

It was nice to see them being so sweet to each other.

It made me feel a little sad inside.

My grandmother turned to me. Said, "This one is for you."

I opened the box. Found a really pretty silver necklace with a dark blue stone.

"It is too expensive " I said.

My grandmother just said, "You are my granddaughter. Come I’ll wear it for you..” 

I let her put it around my neck.

When the stone touched my skin it was really close to the mark.

I got a little panicked. Adjusted my dress.

Luckily no one noticed.

Later we went to meet  our grandfather who wanted to see us before we left.

We went to his study. Found him standing by the fireplace.

He was wearing formal clothes and looked really serious.

"Sit down " he said.

We. He looked at us for a moment before he spoke.

"What happens tonight is really important " he said.

"It is more important than you know. Whatever Garrick did at Black Hollow Pack had made our family look weak. Tonight could change that.” 

Maevyn straightened up in her chair.

"The Lycan royal family does not make alliances easily " our grandfather said. “Do not waste this chance."

The room was quiet for a moment.

Then our grandfather said, "This marriage will make our family strong again. It will fix all that Garrick broke and save our face in the lands… do you understand Mae?”

Maevyn nodded, and smiled but I could tell she was nervous.

After we left our grandfathers study I followed Maevyn back to our rooms.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

She let out a breath and said, "Honestly I think I might get sick."

I laughed a little. She smiled weakly.

She leaned against the wall. Said, "This is all so crazy. Rejected by an alpha one day because I chose my mother , getting mated to a  Lycan Prince the next day…” 

I said, "You could still say no. If you don’t want it.” 

She just shook her head.

"I know this is sudden " she said. “ I am not sure I want it… but I do know this is something good for us."

I felt really guilty then but I said nothing…I only hoped nothing goes wrong.

That evening we went to the palace of Crescent Veil.

It was more scary than I thought it would be.

The gates were huge. There were guards everywhere.

When we got out of the carriage servants came running up to us.

The entrance hall was filled with nobles in clothes.

There were many powerful wolves there that it made my skin feel weird.

Maevyn asked me "How do I look?"

“I’m pretty sure the moon is envious of you right now.” I said, honesty. 

Her green dress was perfect. Her jewelry sparkled.

She looked confident again like she used to before our father hurt us. “I hope he likes me.” 

I said, "He would be stupid not to like you."

She smiled a little. I could tell she was nervous.

The banquet hall was huge.

There were elders  and nobles talking quietly.

Royal guards stood along the walls wearing uniforms with the Crescent Veil symbol on them.

Music was playing softly somewhere.

I stayed close to my mother and sister while we met people.

I felt really out of place.

I do not have a wolf. It made me feel different. Then the room got quiet. Everyone looked toward the stairs. Someone important had arrived. I turned to look. My heart stopped. It was him. The stranger, from the club. The man who marked me. He was my sisters mate.

I had a one night stand with the lycan Prince who was now my sister’s mate!