Semua Bab Bloodline: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Happiness, true happiness lies within yourself. It’s what people tell you when that happiness is taken away. It’s what you tell yourself trying to fill the emptiness in your soul. I had been happy. For six months, my life had been complete bliss. It was the kind of happiness that lets you wake up with a smile on your face and keeps that smile there.My life was perfect, in every sense of the word. It was something I never thought I would have again. It was something I told myself I didn’t want, until her. Adelie had finally given in to me. She’d let me in and allowed me to get to know her.I had my parents’ blessings, I had Falcon, my best friend, and my Beta. Saga was happily settled in with William, and even Tala had smiled at me twice. I knew Kiran was happy that I wanted to propose to Adelie, they all loved her, even Tala.Kiran told me that I would propose before the end of the year, and I could only smile, because he’d been right. Again. Kiran had seen me struggle for two years,

I had spent four months with Kari, the real Kari, and now, I had only had six months with Adelie. She had been a slave for five years, and I’d rescued her from that life. I fought our imprinting for months, and now I’d lost her,too. I couldn’t wrap my head around it. I knew she struggled with her past, but I had no idea just how much. Was I that shallow? How could I not see how much she hated belonging to me. Things didn’t match up. How could she love me and still not want me? I couldn’t imagine my life without her.I unlocked the side door, knowing that tomorrow morning, Falcon would be in my kitchen. I froze as the door closed behind me. I hadn’t smelled their scents. Two men stood on the other side of the kitchen table and looked at me.The flames leapt into my hands, and the anger was evident in my eyes. I’d been too preoccupied with my own pain to realize that there were intruders in my house. I could smell the scent of wolf on them and they seemed unimpressed with the flames in

“I’ve heard of the royal families, but me?” The disbelief was evident on my face.“All royals ascend the throne on their 21st birthdays. Prince Rupprecht will turn 21 on the full moon in December, he will take his rightful seat, and marry Adelie on the same night,” Edmund said.“This doesn’t make any sense, why didn’t anyone come for my father, or my grandfather, to ascend the throne?” I asked him.“We were unaware that the St. Claire line had survived. You are now of age to ascend, and you are the rightful Crown Prince of Scotland,” Ashton said.“So if you knew about all this, why didn’t you stop Adelie from being taken?” I asked them, angrily.“It was not within our rights to interfere. There is a marriage treaty in place, but as a crowned royal, you will have more power,” Edmund said.“So what happens now?” I asked him. I was still struggling to wrap my mind around everything he’d told me.“You will come to Scotland with us and take back your seat, by force,” he said.“What do you

Ashton drove well over the speed limit, and I pulled my phone out to call Kiran. He wasn’t going to be happy, but I didn’t have many options here. I had to do what was right for me.“Kai.” Kiran sounded wide awake and alert, even though it was close to midnight. “Dad, don’t get mad,” I said.“What are you doing, Kai?” I could hear the worry in his voice, and in my mind’s eye, I could see him sitting up straighter behind his desk. That thought made me smile.“I’m on my way to the airport with Falcon and Tala,” I said, and took a deep breath.“Why?” he asked me, his voice still calm.“I don’t have a lot of time to explain everything, but I left a book for you on my kitchen table. It explains everything. You need to tell William and Saga, so you can keep her safe. I’m on my way to Scotland,” I said to him.“What’s going on? Why are you going to Scotland? Is Adelie in Scotland?” he asked me. He knew me well enough to know I’d only leave because of her.“No, Adelie’s in Germany. Listen, D

Adelie shifted in her seat and looked toward the door as a knock fell against it. “Come in.”“Your Highness, his Highness Prince Rupprecht requests your presence,” the man said, after he’d opened the door.Adelie closed the book on her lap. She’d just sat down in the sitting room of her chambers to read, something to keep her mind busy with, otherwise, she’d think of Kai and what he was doing, and how angry he probably was with her.“Now?” she asked him.“Yes, Your Highness, if you will please follow me,” he said.Adelie gingerly stood up and placed the book on the table. She followed the man down a series of hallways and waited in front of a door as he knocked. “Enter!” She heard a voice through the door. The man opened the door and stepped inside.“Princess Adelie, Your Highness,” the man said. Rupprecht was standing with his back to them and didn’t even bother to turn around as Adelie was announced. “Thank you, Henrik.” The door closed behind Adelie, and she remained rooted to the