At five we were at the airport. Lizzy and Liam are also coming with us. I didn’t know Beta and Beta female also have to attend the ball. I am glad she is coming though. I would have been too overwhelmed with that many strangers in one room. I am not a people person at all. We are taking Aby with us as she is too young to be left behind alone or with a relative. Adrian and Peter are looking after the kids including Harper at our house. We settled in the plane with our luggage in place. The plane took off. Aby went back to sleep immediately. We reached there at five thirty in the morning. Aby slept through most of the journey so she won’t be fussing later. The Alphas and Betas which have packs far away are coming early and staying at the palace. I hope they have that many rooms available to host so many people. The palace is somewhere near the border of Asia and Europe. It’s an hour drive from the airport to the palace. We were shown to our rooms and I flopped right do

“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

“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

“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

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