68 = Possible Takeover

Elizabeth...

I am startled when I don’t hear her soft feminine voice but his deep masculine and powerful voice behind me,

“What’s going on here?”

I don’t lift my head as I hear the Princess speak softly,

“I was just welcoming this young cub to my kingdom…”

“Why is she on her knees?”

An unexpected shiver ran through my body at the low growl and hiss that seemed to accompany his now slightly aggravated tone. The Princess doesn’t seem to be fazed as she answers sternly,

“Well, it seems that the Pride she was brought up in taught its members the meaning of respect and how to show it to those of higher rank…”

“This is not necessary.”

“Well, here it is…”

A very compelling and powerful aura surrounds and then passes over me before settling on the Princess standing in front of me. Seeming to be protected by that powerful aura I feel it shimmer and hear him growl out something, again it skips over me as it makes the whole room gasp and whimper including the Princess.

I then see the edge of th