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Torn Between The Alpha Princesย ย ย Chapter 26
Kaiโs POVI thought this fight was going to bore me. Though I was beginning to stop assuming that Alyssa was weak, fragile and timid, I still expected her to cower. Iโd seen enough battles and men, trained and untrained, cower at the mere thought of battle, let alone be in a real fight.So when Alyssa transformed, her giant silver wolf almost rivalling Carter inside and the feathery wings sprouting from her back, and made the first move to attack Taylor, I was pleasantly surprised. But when she took flight, diving towards her ex-fiance with a fiery anger that burned around her like a flame, my mouth was agape.This was what a warrior looked like, nothing but resolve in her eyes as she knew how this fight was going to end and was going to ensure that she was the one that was going to come out on top. Alyssa spiralled like an arrow towards Taylor, not giving him a chance to summon his fire as she knocked him off balance. He was brutally thrown to the floor, unable to steady himself wi
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Alyssa's POVI didnโt get much of a chance to rest after my fight with Taylor. I was taken back to the room that the Alpha King had placed me in and immediately flopped on my bed, burying my face in the soft pillows and blankets.My heart was still racing from the fight even though all the energy in my body faded. I stared up at the canopy of my bed and took in a deep breath. The fight had barely lasted for ten minutes but with how I was feeling it felt like it had been going on forever as all the anger and fury in me took over. I wanted to close my eyes and sleep the rest of the day away, my bones and joints aching and I could feel Carys resting in the recesses of my mind, but only an hour after I returned to my room, there was a knock at the door.I was half tempted to ignore it and sleep, but the door knocked again, more incessantly. With a groan I stood and walked towards it, opening it slightly. Prince Kai was standing at my door with a servant carrying a box behind him, giving
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Kai's POVI was half tempted to punch the living daylights out of my younger brother for the stunt he tried to pull. Not only had he tried to gift Alyssa a dress, which was a clear invitation to the ball when he already had a fiance, but he also wanted to gift her a golden one! If I didnโt think he had a brain in that head of his this certainly proved it.Did he have any idea the kind of chaos he couldโve caused if Alyssa accepted that damned gown? No, he didnโt, because heโd always been a stupid, spineless punk who got everything handed to him.But this time he didnโt, because Alyssa had rejected his dress and accepted mine. A thrill went through my body as I remembered that and a smile brought itself to my face. Rarely was I the first choice, and even if it was because weโd made a deal or not, sheโd chosen me, not the mate who rejected her.Just as I was planning to leave my fatherโs own to return to my own, I ran into my pathetic excuse for a brother who looked positively pissed.
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Alyssa's POVTrue to his word, Kai knocked on my door at five on the dot. I was dressed and ready so opened the door, seeing the first prince dressed immaculately in the doorway. He took my breath away.He was dressed in a black tunic with golden embroidery tracing over his body in intricate swirls and patterns. Over his breast pocket was a golden wolf, the symbol of the Royal Family. He wore black trousers that hugged him appreciatively and white gloves. On top of his head was a golden circlet to show off his status as it merged with his blonde hair naturally. He didnโt just look like a prince, but also a soldier.I supposed this ball was just another type of battlefield. It certainly felt like it was going to be that. I had to stop myself from staring at him too much. If he thought I was beautiful or anything along those lines he didnโt show anything. I pushed a strand of my hair that was falling behind my ear, trying not to feel too self conscious.Kai presented his arm for me to
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Alexander's POVI just wanted to get this party over and done with. Usually, I didnโt mind them, I liked talking with my people and learning new things about the kingdom I hoped to inherit, but this one I just couldnโt enjoy. Caspian was reminding me every five seconds why.You should be here with Alyssa, not Freya.Iโd stopped responding to him after a little while because none of the reasons or excuses I reminded us of could convince my wolf to be happy with the situation. Hell, I barely convinced myself of them.I was certain Iโd made the right decision by rejecting Alyssa and taking Freya as my bride, especially with my mother's constant praise of the matter. But, the more I saw Alyssa, the more I longed for her and wanted to protect her. When I saw her in that arenaโฆ I didnโt know that I could feel fear like I did at that moment. I wanted to jump down and protect her. Granted, she didn't need it, but that wasn't the point.โWhatโs the matter, dear?โ Freyaโs voice pulled me out of
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Alyssaโs POVโWhat if I wanted you to stay?โI wasnโt sure that I heard what he said properly. Why on earth would he want me to stay? What Kai and I had, it was purely contractual, wasnโt it? I couldnโt think of any reason why he would want me to stay other than our deal.If anything, my staying with him would only damage his reputation more. He'd be far less likely to become Alpha King with me at his side. I had no political power, I was just a disgraced daughter who wasn't even heir to our pack anymore because of my younger brother.โWhat?โ I asked, wondering if there was some kind of joke hidden behind his words.But the first prince had a stoic look as he waited for my reaction or response, โIf I asked you to stay? Even after I was cured.โI tripped over as he spoke again, but Kai caught my waist so to the others it looked as if he were going to dip me. I was aware of his grip and the warmth that spread from his hands to my waist.โBut, but, Your Highness, I have nothing for me he
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Alyssa's POVI ran until my lungs burned and my feet could barely carry me anymore. If Iโd shifted and let Carys take over I couldโve run or flown as far as I wanted, but if Iโd done that I knew I might not have come back. So I ignored the instinct to let my wolf out and kept running on my own.I ended up in the Royal Gardens. Iโd been here once, long ago, when I had first come to the Royal Palace with my father and my mother. It was also the first time Iโd met Kai and Alexander.Once, Alexander told me he knew I was his mate from the first time heโd met me, that wouldโve been here in this very garden when we were young before Kai had gotten the scar over his face. Would things have been different if he had spoken up before then? Maybe we wouldโve been married already.But things werenโt different, the ache in my legs and the burning of my chest reminded me of that well enough.I found a tree and sat down, leaning against it as I sucked in deep and desperate breaths. It was getting qu
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Kai's POVEverything hurt. My chest felt so heavy and it was such an effort just to try to open my eyes. I didnโt know what was wrong, but I hadnโt felt this rough in a long time, maybe even ever.I felt a cool hand on my face, so cold it had me flinching, so either the person touching me was an ice cube or I had a fever. I tried to jerk my body awake to get away from the person watching me in this vulnerable position, but my body wasnโt listening to me. I hated it when it did that.The hand was soothing and though the cold burned against my flushed skin, I felt myself relax into its touch, a shaky breath leaving my chest.A few more minutes. I could let myself be taken care of for a few more minutes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My eyes finally creaked open and pain blared from my shoulder where that fucking arrow had hit me. Once I found out who the fucker was he was going to wish he hadnโt missed. But it hadnโt been me he was aiming forโฆI took a deep breath as I thought back to the night
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Alyssa's POVThough I told Alexander I would let him protect me, I did my best to avoid him after that day. I took on extra duties so I wouldnโt have the free time to bump into him because if anyone caught me alone with him again, I knew life in the palace would only get worse.Even after that one encounter, word spread around the other maids and servants. Lyra and Amelia would trip me in the halls, causing me to break glasses and tea-wear which Moira would punish me for. They would also throw any clean clothes Iโd finished onto the floor so I had to do double the work.Moira no longer hurt me physically, but she definitely didnโt make life easier for me after she got in trouble with Alexander. Even though I volunteered to take on more work, she assigned harder tasks to me that I barely completed. For the tasks that I didn't complete in time, the punishment would be that I was locked out of my sleeping quarters and forced to finish my job and sleep in the area it was in. I never want
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Alexander's POVI hadnโt even heard the woman approach before she had Alyssaโs hair in her grip, yanking her to the floor. Everything felt like it had gone in slow motion. One second I was doing my hardest to make Alyssa smile, the next I heard her yelp in pain before she was tossed onto the floor.โWho do you think you are!?โ She screamed, โHow dare you manipulate His Royal Highness!โI couldnโt recall a time that a singular voice had angered me to the core. My mother would upset me, my brother would piss me off and Freya was simply annoying, but this womanโs command, her assault on my mate, buried a deep hole of hatred into my soul.โAnd who the fuck do you think you are?โ I growled, sounding like my brother as I stood to my full height.Caspian didnโt need my permission to leave my body this time as he ripped free, sending a menacing roar at the servant.โY-your Highness-โ She stammered, quickly pulling herself into a bow, but I didnโt give a shit because she still had her hands w
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Alyssa's POVโYouโve got to be kidding, you canโt do that!โ I asked, aghast that the prince would even suggest such a thing.For one, if Moira, let alone the Luna Queen, found out that the second prince was on his knees cleaning like a common maid and that I had let him, I would be punished beyond imagination.Secondly, if they found out I hadnโt done this by myself I would probably also be punished for that too. It wasnโt as if I had friends among the rest of the staff. Also if he messed anything up it would be deemed my fault.And thirdly, even if by some miracle Moira believed that I could do something like this by myself, she would probably increase my workload just out of spite.โWhatโs there to joke about?โ Alexander asked, tilting his head in utter confusion.I inwardly sighed, he may have been a prince but he had no idea how the world truly worked. โYour Highness, look at our positions right now. You are a prince, I am a maid. It would be improper for you to help me do my job
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Alyssa's POVI faced a smack to the face from the Luna Queenโs head maid. The blow took me by surprise. Even though I was currently a maid for the Luna Queen, I was still an Alphaโs daughter so I hadnโt expected physical abuse from the others.I held my hand to my cheek, looking at Moira, the head maid, with shock and confusion.Moira was a short, stocky kind of woman with a head full of grey hairs and wrinkles, she had been in service to the Royal Family for a long time, but her allegiance was with the Luna Queen more than anyone else, and by my association with Prince Kai and the โcarnageโ I had caused between Alexander and FFreya, I was an enemy to her.Iโd just been cleaning the Luna Queenโs shoes. Moira looked over the row I had cleaned and picked up one of the shoes before turning her furious hand onto me.โIs this what youโd call clean?โ She hissed, shoving the shoe in my face, โThis isnโt the Red Maple Camp, pup. Youโre a servant of the Royal Household, act like it!โIf the sh
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Kai's POVThankfully, by the time I returned to my camp none of my men had noticed me missing and no one else had disappeared under Leonโs watch. It seemed I was correct in thinking that it was a diversion. The assassins hadnโt been able to find Alyssa and I hoped that she would be safe at home.We had to move further south and Mother Nature was on our side as the wet, muddy terrain was blessed by the sun and things became warmer. No more wringing socks out by the fire or having clumps of dirt caught in fur.But, even though conditions were better, Iโd felt more uncomfortable than ever. I had a tarp instead of a cave floor, I had a tent over my head instead of spiders and a warm fire instead of shivering in blankets. But there was something I had then that I didn't have now.Alyssa.Her smile, her laughter, her voice, and her scent were all worth it.But at that moment instead of being with her, I was stuck with burly brutes who hardly knew how to bathe and clean up after themselves.
Torn Between The Alpha Princesย ย ย Chapter 60
Alexander's POV I didnโt know what game my mother was playing but unfortunately, I had no choice but to go along with it if I wanted to ensure that Alyssa stayed safe. Regardless of whether my engagement with Freya was back on, she wouldnโt forgive Alyssa for supposedly coming between us.I was partly to blame for that, I hadn't exactly been subtle with my affection for Alyssa, no matter how much I tried to hide it and squash it into the ground.We sat together in the carriage. I was on one side with Freya holding me, her head on my shoulder as Alyssa sat on the opposite side, her gaze never moving away from the window.Iโd give anything to know what thoughts were running around her head. Iโd give anything to be able to fix the ones that made her frown.But I was part of the problem. All of this couldโve been avoided if I had just accepted her in the first place.โArenโt you so excited for the wedding, Alex?โ Freya asked, craning her face towards me so that her lips were only a few c
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Alyssa's POVDespite the incident with Freya, the next few days passed peacefully, so much so that Vivian even smiled at me a couple of times. Genuine smiles.With Freyaโs engagement to Alexander back on and being planned at the moment, and with Kai being stationed far away in the South for a who knows how long amount of time, Vivian didnโt see me as a threat anymore. She had everything she wanted.A powerful Alpha husband, an heir to inherit that title and her daughter to be a princess and possibly Luna Queen.With Vivianโs change in character, it was clear to me that Freya mustโve not mentioned any part of our conversation to her mother about Alpha Aaron. Either she thought it wasnโt worth the hassle or she was scared that if she told her mother and Vivian retaliated it would confirm whatever she thought I knew.So with the first bit of peace of mind I'd had for a long time, I relaxed.With the wedding preparations taking place, everyone had been neglectful of Caleb who was still on
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Alyssa's POVAlexander was so convincing in his pleas that I almost believed it. If I hadnโt known any better I wouldโve thought this display to be genuine and that he'd done this in front of me again just to spite me.I glanced up slightly, having looked away when Freya had launched herself at my mate. My heart stammered as I looked at the passionate kiss and saw Alexander looking right at me.I looked down again.Caleb tightened his grip on my hand. He was still so young that he didnโt understand what a mate bond was or felt like, he barely understood the concept. But even still, my younger brother mustโve sensed that there was a hollow space within my soul and the cause of that hollowness was the man kissing Freya. He squeezed again, letting me know that he was there.I squeezed his hand back and smiled at him.โWe should give them some privacy, shouldnโt we?โ I said, wanting to get Caleb away from whatever manipulation was happening there.Caleb smiled and pulled me towards the do
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Alexander;s POVThe last time I was alone with Alyssa Iโd made a right ass of myself. The last time we were alone Iโd confessed to her and she rejected me so being alone with her now I couldnโt help but feel awkward and a sense of longing. I wanted to hold her and beg her to forgive me again, but it wasn't the time. What do you say to a girl you hurt and now are in love with?But I still wasnโt going to give up, not until she gave me a chance.Even if she didnโt I was going to protect her. And not because Kai told me to. I was going to make sure she was safe. We stood just outside of the Ice Heart Packโs territory line and she gave me a small smile.I ran through the plan in my head again.The plan was that Alyssa would stealthily return to her room. Only two people in the Pack House knew that she had left the pack territory, those two people being a trusted maid and her brother. No one else shouldโve expected that she would go anywhere else.She would make herself known and half an h
