The New Queen

Kira's POV

It took several hours, and at the end of it all, I was feeling very tired and hungry. By morning we arrived at the Lycan Palace. It was just as big as I had imagined, it was a grand mansion that stretched for acres of land, and it was heavily protected by large walls and strong Werewolves who were all under the Lycan King. There was a beautiful garden cultivated in front of the entrance of the Palace, there were more flowers than I had ever seen in my entire life. I couldn't help being fascinated by it. I was born and raised in the packhouse and I hadn't seen a lot while growing up, I was always working all the time.

The only flowers I had seen before were the wild ones growing in the forest surrounding our pack territory. And that was only when Luna Ivory forced me to go get some things for her. So I couldn't hold myself back from admiring the flowers I saw here. Unfortunately for me, I forgot my identity while being lost in my fascination. The men who had gotten out of the car with me exchanged confused looks, I could hear them talking behind me.

" why is an Alpha being taken by flowers? This is so embarrassing and shameful. Now I can really confirm that he is an omega, no Alpha would do something like this "

" I don't think he realizes that he is embarrassing his sister with his actions. She is going to be the future Queen after all, maybe it would have been better for her if she hadn't brought her omega sibling along "

The moment I heard those words being said behind me, I tried to compose myself. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done, Lucille who had gotten out of the car with her mate had overheard what the men were saying. Judging by the hateful look she gave me, I could tell that she already had plans for me. Inwardly I felt a bit relieved that we were both away from our father, which meant that I wouldn't be beaten up as severely as before. Unless Lucille decided to turn the Lycan King against me, which I highly anticipated she would.

She was simply hated by existence, even as children. When we were younger I used to feel bad at the way she treated me, because then I assumed that it was my fault she didn't like me and that I had somehow done something to offend her. But with time I came to realize that Lucille simply hated me because her mother did, they both saw me as the disgrace of the family. And it made things a lot easier for them since even my father didn't try to protect me from their clutches, he hated me as much as everyone else. My life was tragic like that, I had already gotten used to it.

" Come along Omega, " One of the King's men said to me. I was quick to notice that the others had already left while I was distracted. I followed behind the man as he led me inside the Mansion. It was more luxurious than anything I had ever seen before. The walls and flooring were a golden color, paintings were adorning the walls, and chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling. It was like something from a fairytale, I could hardly believe that I was here. I was afraid of accidentally touching something and ruining it in the process, so I kept to myself as I was led through the house.

" Your sister is inside that room with the King. He is currently introducing her to the rest of the Royal family, I don't know whether you are to be brought along as well. Clearly, you are not dressed for it " The man said, gesturing to the double doors that were guarded by some men in suites. " Stay here for now "

I nodded in understanding. I kept my head down as the man walked passed me and disappeared down one of the corridors. It was awkward standing outside alone, with only the dangerous-looking men for company, but none of them even gave me a look. I knew that if Lucille was in there meeting members of her mate's family, she wouldn't want me anywhere near her. She would probably be too embarrassed to even introduce me as her family, which brought me to ponder over the reason why she even brought me along in the first place. Whatever the reason was, I was sure I would find out eventually

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Lucille's POV

I couldn't contain my excitement. The thought of myself living in this grand palace made me feel so happy, and everyone I had run into so far had treated me with so much love and respect, at this point they all already considered me their Queen. I was so grateful to the Moon Goddess for giving me this opportunity.

" My love " Killian whispered lovingly into my ears. He was holding onto me closely, like he was afraid if he let go of me for even a moment I would disappear. I knew he thought of me as his precious mate and he has spent years wishing the Moon Goddess would bless him with a mate. Even though I wasn't his real mate, he believed j was, and I would never let the truth see the light of day. My plan was foolproof, and that bastard wouldn't dare to ever reveal the truth. " I want you to meet my father and brother. I am certain they would love you just like I love you "

" I would love to meet them "

Killian smiled happily, it could be seen that he had been anticipating this meeting for a long time. He couldn't wait for his father and brother to meet his mate, and then after this, he would go on to introduce his mate to the rest of the Kingdom. He wanted to show me off to everyone, and I felt very proud of the idea. I let him lead me into a luxurious room that was even more well-decorated than the other ones I had seen, the floors were carved from marble, and there was a throne at the center of the room that shone golden. It was decorated with gold, diamonds, gems, and whatever jewels she could think of. It was clear that the throne was created to show the wealth of the King who sat on it.

The room was empty apart from the two men who sat beside each other in the other chairs arranged in the room. As we entered the room, the older of the two men was the one to approach Killian and me with a big smile on his face, I could see from the resemblance that he was none other than the past Lycan King who had ruled the Empire for several years before Killian took over.

" Father "

" Killian, I am glad to see you have returned " He turned his gaze to me as I stood beside his son " And you must be my Son's mate, the future Luna of the Lycan Empire. I am very happy that Killian found you "

" Thank you, Your Majesty. I am very happy to be here as well, I promise to do my best to be a worthy Luna for Killian "

It was amazing seeing how fond the man was getting of me. It was clear that he loved his son very much and he only wanted Killian to be happy, and in return, he would show me affection as well. " I know you will, after all the Moon Goddess chose you as a suitable companion for Killian, it had to be for a good reason. " The Former Lycan King said. He turned his gaze to the man casually seated behind him " Asher, come say congratulations to your brother "

I felt Killian's hold on me tighten as his body went tense. I have heard Killian talk about his younger brother Asher on our way to the Empire, I could tell from his words that the relationship between them wasn't very good. Asher had found his mate earlier and if Killian hadn't done the same then he would have ended up snatching the throne from his older brother. After all, there could be no Alpha without his Luna. But thankfully Killian had found me, which meant that his position was more stable now.

Asher was very good-looking. Unlike his brother he had blond hair and blue eyes, he was more on the lean side, but the power that radiated off him gave off his identity as a Lycan. His eyes were narrowed down on me and his brother, he looked at me like I was dirt beneath his feet. It was clear that he didn't have a good opinion of me, even though I hadn't even done anything wrong to him. No wonder Killian went all protective mood the moment he approached me. There was something more going on here, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it.

" He found himself a peasant, what's there to be happy about " Asher's voice was filled with disgust and arrogance as he said this. He didn't even spare me another look as he walked passed his brother and disappeared out of the room.

" Forgive him. He is simply in a pissy mood " Killian apologized to me. I flashed him a smile and assured him I didn't mind the behavior, even though I did. Inwardly I felt very angry at being so disregarded by Asher. Didn't he know I was going to be the future Queen of the Empire? He might be a prince, but aside from Killian, I was the second most powerful Person in the Empire. I would make him regret disregarding me like this in the future!