AndreIt had become clear that I had underestimated the royal family. All of them. Was it possible that what I believed could not be true for everyone? That the royal women weren’t just after the power. I huffed at my own thoughts. In the end, they were all after power. They wanted the strongest man that could take care of them and protect them.Yes, both the princess running and the queen showing up surprised me, but I wasn’t going to let that derail my plan. It was strange thought to see the queen sitting in front of me almost fighting for our bond.“Your highness, I’m sorry, but I don’t feel the bond. Like I told your daughter. I don’t want to be the reason people are disappointed. The people in town love having her here.” I shrugged. I didn’t want to push my luck too much and her scent was beginning to make it more difficult to control my wolf!PhillipaMy mother had to admit that if he was feeling the bond, he was an incredibly good liar. I wasn’t sure if that was a good or a bad
PhillipaI knew my mother well enough by now to know that she was up to something. She wasn’t going to leave me and Andre to figure things out for ourselves and over the next couple of days, that much became clear. Each time she walked into a room and announced we were going out, we would magically run into Andre! The first couple of times could very well have looked like coincidences, but when we were seated beside each other at a dinner where neither of us really knew our host, it became blatantly obvious!“I take it this was your mother’s doing?” Andre smiled and I just blinked at him.“Probably, but it shouldn’t be a problem for you to avoid me.” I shrugged. He had been cutting our conversations short each time we ran into him.“You know, it could be seen as stalking?” I didn’t notice the amusement in his eyes immediately.“Excuse me?!” I fought the urge to growl and storm out! Was it possible to feel so totally in love with someone yet at the same time hate them completely! “I do
PhillipaI rushed straight to my room as soon as we walked into the house. My dress was strangling me and I felt as if I couldn’t breathe. My father was there, which was not a good sign, and Andre was an Alpha! I could hear them talking, so I changed quickly. I didn’t want to be in the same room as the three of them, but I had to get answers. The second I walked into the living room I could feel the tension.My father might not be the king anymore, but he still exuded power. He might not have the title anymore, but the strength was still there. It was in his blood. In the very fibre of who he was. It didn’t matter whether Andre felt the bond or not. I felt it. If my father killed Andre, I would hate him for all eternity! I was planning on standing beside my parents like I always did, but I found myself beside Andre. It felt as if time was playing tricks on me and I had no control over my own body.“So, Alpha Andre. Why all the cloak and dagger?” My father wasn’t one to mince his words
AndreThe king arriving brought my game to a swift end. That much was clear, but I still had to save my pack even if I couldn’t be saved anymore. I was sure he would kill me, so I ordered my beta to take over the pack and make a run for it. The king arrived so suddenly, that I wasn’t sure if he had a damn army with him or not. His soldiers could already be on their way to wiping my people out, and I wouldn’t know it!Since he also so eloquently spilled the damn beans, there was also no longer a need for me to play my game. I was convinced he was going to kill me. The least I could do was to play for time and hope that my pack would get away.Phillipa“I’ve heard of a rogue group of warriors still out for blood, but I haven’t been given proof, Phillipa. Believe me, if it is, someone is going to pay. Your brother is the king now, and he made it clear that he is not hunting werewolves.” My father looked furious, and I could tell he wasn’t angry at Andre this time. He was angry that warri
Phillipa“He is stable, but he is going to take a couple of days to recover.” The doctor’s face didn’t match the news! He still looked worried.“That’s good news, isn’t it?” I felt tears sting the back of my eyes when he nodded.“Yes, I’m sorry. I’m just very tired. We’ve been dealing with a lot of injuries lately because of that group of rogue warriors.” The doctor sighed and I looked at my father.“They have been taken care of and won’t be a problem anymore.” My father frowned. He was lying. A rogue group of Lycans was a problem. A huge problem. We hadn’t heard from them up to now. I haven’t. If any of my other family knew about this and didn’t do something, it was going to cause problems! Major problems!“Can I see him?” Relief flooded my entire body when the doctor nodded. The major problems would have to wait for now. I needed to see Andre. As I walked into his room, I had to fight the urge to gasp. He was so pale. I sat in the room with him until his beta arrived. I didn’t miss
AndreAlmost dying was the main reason behind being able to see things clearly all of a sudden. But there was also something else. The way Phillipa and her parents jumped in and fought to protect my pack without so much as a backward glance was incredible. I judged them before getting to know them and I felt like a damn idiot for doing that. Things were going to change. They had to see if we were going to do things right this time around.I wanted to change things. My point of view had drastically changed. No more games.PhillipaIt felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders, only to be replaced again. We had to face the demons of my parents’ past. We had a rogue pack that didn’t follow orders from the then or current kings and that was a huge problem. When this got out, and it was definitely going to get out, the people might just revolt. Everyone loved my family, but if we weren’t strong enough to control our people, they might think twice about having us in charge.
PhillipaAs expected, Andre wasn’t going to take too long to heal. He was still in pain, but he was up and moving about more and more as the days passed and, before long, he was completely healed and taking me out to dinner. Things were going so well that I almost wondered when the other shoe was going to drop, but I forced all negative thoughts out of my mind whenever they popped up.The chaos at home had finally been sorted out, and my family was no longer on edge about it all. The rogue that led the group of Lycans was someone we thought died in the war. My parents believed that, because we thought he was dead and had a funeral, his link to the pack was cut and that was where everything went wrong. He was no longer bound to his oath of loyalty to my family.He was a rogue. Since some of our men were sent out so far and wide to wipe out the werewolves, his soldiers never realized what was going on. They never knew that his orders weren’t ours. A huge misunderstanding had caused so m
PhillipaAs the ship pulled into the harbour near our home, I couldn’t help but gape at the sight in front of us. I looked at my parents who were looking proud as my brother and his mate came into view. The entire pack had come to welcome Andre and his pack to their new home! They had balloons and streamers and a banner, and it all looked so damn festive!It was incredible. My family had gone all out to make Andre and his people feel at home. It was the complete opposite to what I expected. I could see from the looks of astonishment around me that his pack was simply blown away by the welcome. None of them had expected this. It was as if the Lycans were celebrating the return of the werewolves. It was the end of a horrific chapter in our histories and the beginning of a brand new one for all of us.The werewolves were moved into temporary homes that our people had vacated while their pack house was being completed. W