Chapter 3

Mia’s Point of View

“Princess, you’re awake.” A voice came from a distance. “Lexa, please inform the king and queen that the princess has woken up.” She yelled out.

“Where?” I stuttered as I continued my sentence. “Where am I? What is this place?”

“You’re safe my princess. You have nothing to worry about. If it wasn’t for the king, you would probably still be lying on the beach. Then the sun might have died from dehydration.” She replied not answering my question.

“But where am I?” I asked again, waiting for a different reply.

“Oh, my apologies princess.” A giggle slipped out. “You’re in the nursing tent. Before we can let you see the king and queen, we first need to get you back into shape. Your vitals are exceptionally low, and not good for someone that is healthy.”

She held a syringe and a tube that contained some liquid. Pulling the liquid into the syringe. She tapped the syringe to get out all the air bubbles. Being too weak to move, I just laid there.

Scared.

“Don’t worry princess. This is only going to sting, but after this you will be good as new.” The nurse gave me a bright smile.

“What is your name?” I asked as she injected me with the fluids.

“My name is Eve, princess.” She replied focused on my arm.

“Just like Adam and.” I stopped mid-sentence as it got harder to speak.

“Sleep, tight princess. When you wake up you will feel ten times better.” Eve’s voice faded as I fell asleep.

After an hour, Mia is awake but still struggling to get her eyes to open. Rubbing her head. With the morning sun shining into her room onto her face.

Ouch, my fucking head. Why is it so hard to open my eyes? How long have I been out for? Fuck! I need to get up and find out where the hell I am, and how to get the fuck out of here. I can’t be stuck here with these strange people. People that I don’t even know. Come on Mia! You need to get up. Come on, one, two, three!

“Wow, I can’t believe that worked.” I whispered to myself, shaking my head.

This room. Why does it seem familiar? It’s like I have been here before. The wooden cabinets with flowers engraved with a horse. The hanging chandelier is bigger than a car. Unbelievable how certain people will buy unnecessary stuff that has no use.

Making her way towards the dressing table, she noticed a music box. Pink with glitter, with a little baby cub with white fur inside. Spinning in a circle. The memory of the box flashed through Mia’s mind. She was only a baby back then, but she remembered every single detail about the day she got it.

I was sitting on a man’s lap, assuming it was my birth father. Telling me a story about the better Luna. It was about a wolf cub, who didn’t show any signs of a wolf. Everyone thought she was human, then at the age of twenty-two, she would become the most powerful wolf in all the kingdoms. Legends also said that she would have a power that no one has ever seen. No one yet knows what that power was or is.

All of that is unfortunately only a myth. A story told to children to make them fall asleep.

Everything from that room. Mia remembered.

Hearing footsteps coming from the hall, she rushed to the bed. The door opened slowly, then someone’s head popped through the slit of the door.

“Honey, is she awake?” A man’s voice asked.

“Yes, she is.” A woman responded with a bright smile on her face.

“Darling, my precious daughter.” The man rushed in, giving me a tight hug. My eyes widened.

“Sweetie, give her a bit of space. She is probably still processing everything that has happened.” The woman said and the man left me.

“I do apologize. I just missed you so much. We missed you.” The man said with tears filling his eyes.

“Sorry, who are you?” I asked with confusion.

“Oh, yes. Sorry sweetie, we are your parents. The king, Kaylo, and me. The queen and my name is Maya.” She said with a bright smile.

Confusion took over Mia’s face.

“What do you mean my parents? My parents left me in a forest to die.” Anger started to fill my heart.

“No sweetie, we never left you. You were stolen from us.” Maya said holding back her tears.

“You’re lying to me.” I said and made my way to my feet walking towards the window.

“No, this is the truth. You were just two weeks old, sleeping peacefully in your crib. Then there was a breach at the gates. A few of our men didn’t make it, trying to protect the kingdom. Strangely enough, they knew exactly where your room was. Taking you away from us.” The king said pacing back and forth as he was trying to puzzle everything together.

As Mia is staring out of the window, she feels her heart racing. The freezing wind blew against her face. Trying to hold back the tears not knowing what to believe. Shaking her head in disbelief, a tear rolled down her face.

Can everything that her adoptive parents had told her be a lie? Have they been lying to her? For her entire life? A sad truth that she had to accept. She fell to her knees and burst into tears.

Hands shaking. Difficulty breathing.

How can this all be true? She thought to herself. After all these years of telling me that my parents had left me. That they didn't want me. Everything is a complete and utter lie.

Mia’s thoughts directly went to Raven if she knew about what their parents had done. If she knew that she wasn’t left in the forest. That she was kidnapped.

The thought of Ethan also knowing. If he knows that she was a stolen baby. Ethan knew that she wasn’t born into the pack. That she was brought in for the outside. Mia thinks that might be the reason he rejected her. That she isn't completely part of their pack.

That she is an abomination.

All these thoughts ran through her head. Maya stepped closer and hugged her, holding her in her arms for some strange reason, at that moment Mia felt safe. Something that she didn't even feel with Mace, her adoptive mother.

Kylo made his way towards me and Maya. Holding something in his hand. A piece of paper I looked at him. My face was red from crying. He gave the piece of paper to me. I looked at him with confusion in my eyes. When I looked down it was a picture of a baby. My mouth fell open.

The realization that the baby in the picture was me.

Kylo sat down next to me. Staring at the photo for a little while I looked at Kylo.

“Dad? Mom?” These were the only words that I could form.

“Please tell us you believe us now?” Maya asked with a shivering tone.

Shaking my head up and down.

“Thank goodness!” Maya's eyes filled with tears, as she hugged me.

“Oh, honey you have no idea how long we've searched for you. We've missed you so much.” Kylo said while coming closer and hugging me as well.

After their conversation, the king and queen decide to leave Mia. It was getting late, and they needed to sleep and then carry on their discussion the next day. Giving Mia time to process everything. With all this information Mia’s mind is spinning and she feels dizzy. Mia dosed off to sleep.

The next morning the sun was bright and warm. Mia’s eyes were heavy. Making it difficult for her to open her eyes. Mia turned around in her bed thinking she had an extreme dream. By opening her eyes, she realizes it wasn’t a dream. Mia jumped up rushing towards the window.

It wasn’t a dream. Everything that had happened yesterday was true. No, this must be my mind playing games on me. None of this can be true.

Mia’s thoughts spanned through her mind.

Mia paced back and forth. With her second pacing, she noticed something hanging on the dresser. She slowly turned to the dresser and saw a rose gold and black dress hanging there. The style was A-line. A style that compliments her figure.

She decided to get dressed. After the dress was on she stared at herself in the mirror. Inspecting every inch of her body, from head to toe. Mia felt beautiful in this dress. She had a feeling that she never felt in a long time.

Grabbing the black shoes that were laid out with the dress, complimenting the dress beautifully. Mia quickly put them on and made her way out to the garden.