*LYCIA*Neither Laverna nor dad had expanded on the new information they had bestowed on me. I think it shouldn’t matter to me much about who Dad’s ex was and how she was doing now but somehow this particular lady had shaken my guts. Something about her was amiss to me. “It truly is fate that has linked us together then. That is all I can determine from this situation and since we are family now worry not I will do everything in my bounds to help you.” King Roz’s words brought me back to reality and from my straying thoughts making me take a bite of the dessert that was served to us after dinner. At last he had finally spoken his mind after listening to the whole situation and everything that had conspired. From the lack of surprise on his face I could imagine that he was already aware of this to some extent.“Thank you brother, I knew you would agree,” Seff said from beside me.“To begin with, Seff you never needed my permission at all. This is as much as your home as it is mine an
*LYCIA*The sun was barely out as I looked out the window from Seff’s room.‘If you need anything just let me know or you can even call one of the helpers and they will do it for you,’ that was what Seff had told me last night but I still felt bad for waking anyone up at this early hour to fetch me a glass of water. Deciding therefore to quench my thirst myself I crept out of the bed and out of the door.Since Seff had kept me busy around until two hours ago he was now in a deep satisfied sleep of post orgasmic bliss and had therefore not sense me step out. I am sure if he woke up he would have fetched me the water and then want to do it again. According to him he nearly hadn’t had enough even last night.To be honest I was scared of his stamina…do all Lycans have so much vigor or was my mate special?Whatever it was I liked it for most parts except for days like today when I had already been vexed with too many other worries.Since I had been here before I knew where the kitchen was
*LYCIA*I am pretty sure he could hear my heart beating sporadically in my chest and yet he didn’t give me a word that could help me feel at ease.I could feel his eyes on me but I couldn’t dare to look at him. I guess it had been five whole minutes since I had been sitting here waiting for him to tell me why he had called me but till now it didn’t seem like he was in a mood to talk except to maybe scare me.I hated feeling inferior to someone and I wouldn’t have if not for the case that he was Seff’s brother. I had embarrassed myself in front of him before I couldn't afford to do that again. Therefore deciding to take matters in my own hand or rather to use this opportunity that he had provided me I said, “Your majesty, I understand that you have called me here for some reason but before that I would like to apologize for my behavior before. I was unaware of your identity as my mate’s brother and therefore couldn’t give you the respect that I should have given you as the new member o
*LYCIA*Where is he?I had been looking for Dad since morning but till now I hadn’t caught a single sight of him. I had even discreetly tried to look around for Laverna but she had been absent too from her usual post.I don’t like her…‘But you like me, right?’ Seff’s voice rang in my head making me look towards him.“Get out of my head,” I grumbled, elbowing him slightly, “Of course I like you.”“But then why aren’t you paying any attention to me?” he pouted, pulling the hood over his head to shield his face from the public’s eye. Similar to him I too had dressed up in normal clothes. A hoodie was covering my head but I had omitted the mask that Seff was required to wear.I know he was only joking with me but I still felt guilty. He was right. I had promised to spend the day with him and here I was fretting about something about which I wasn’t even completely sure yet.Letting go of his hand I instead linked my arm with his and leaned against him, “Alright, you big baby I will give y
*LYCIA*“Do we have to go home so soon?” I asked, slightly surprised at how easily it was for me to adapt to calling that gigantic palace my home.Seff on the other hand loved it, he didn’t say it but I could see the corners of his lips rise a little every time that I said something in context to accepting the fact that I was soon going to be the princess of this unfamiliar kingdom.“Unfortunately I was just told that the dress designer had arrived earlier than scheduled so it should be only right to head back or do you wish to keep her waiting?” he asked but the choice only made me feel guilty. I wouldn’t want to seem like a rude stereotypic royal.“No, it's fine, let's go back,” I said, pulling on his hand to take me back to the palace.The mini surprise he gave me was fun but I really wanted to spend more time with him alone. Roaming outside like this on these unversed streets almost made me forget about the hardships that had been circling our lives.The peace that this brought m
*LYCIA*I haven’t got a moment’s rest since I stepped back into the palace.There was always something that was happening around that had kept me occupied. First, the designer took a lot of time in determining what would look best for me then I was tossed all over the place by Reemus who took me through one fourth of the palace acquainting me with all the whereabouts followed by asking my opinions on various matters of the ceremony, like the theme color, flower arrangement, décor etc.Each and every job that we did only made me realize further just how immensely large was the responsibility of being a princess of this kingdom in comparison to my coven. If just handling a ceremony as large as this seemed tiring, how tiring would it be to look after each pack inside the kingdom?I kind of understand why King Roz might seem so pissed and angry all the time… if I would have to deal with everything the way he does, I might be cranky too.Still the ring Seff gave me was reassuring.Bringing
*LYCIA*I was adamant not to leave him today so easily but he really did look tired. What should I do? I really wanted to talk to him. This isn’t like him. He would never do this to me without reason.Right then my phone rang and looking at it I saw that it was a call from Mom. Picking it up without any delay I said, “Hi Mom!”At the mention of Mom, Dad who had been taking out some papers stopped and looked at me. “Aldith? What happened? Is everything alright?”The effect Mom had on him was clear as day and that brought a smile back on my face because that's how my dad usually behaved. Ever since he was away from Mom it was as if he had lost the spark in his eyes.“Hi Lycia, do you know why your Dad isn’t receiving my calls?” she asked, getting straight to the point. I had already talked to her before dinner to let her know about Seff’s proposal, about the ceremony and everything else that was happening around. She wasn’t very happy with the thought of me staying here in Darrow as its
*LYCIA*“I give up! I can’t do this anymore,” I huffed looking at Reemus with a pleading look to grant me a break.“Well you aren’t completely hopeless like I thought. You are a fast learner be it etiquettes or learning about the politics and history but there is a lot that you still have to learn about before you could even cover one tenth of the lesson plan I have prepared for you,” he said pointing at the stacks of books and manuscripts kept on a side table in the study room that had been prepared for me.“Fine then can I at least see Seff once? I promise I’ll get back to work immediately after.”“I would have let you but you cannot because he is not in the palace. He has gone off to attend the Alpha ceremony of a nearby pack who is celebrating the coronation of the heir Alpha today.”“What? But Seff didn’t tell me about this,” I said wondering why he hadn’t informed me like he would before he left.“Yes, that was because I asked him to keep it a secret from you so that you wouldn’