Chapter 102“So that's the plan,” I looked around the room waiting for their reactions.I had gathered Lily, Amari, Margery and of course, Darwin in the meeting room to tell them Dimitri’s plan.Of course, I omitted the tiny information that it was Dimitri’s plan and that I wanted to visit Silver Streak.“So to get it straight, you want to fool Lady Lyssandra along with the rest of the kingdom and royal guests into believing you joined with the king,” Amari asked.“I think it’s genius,” Margery chuckled. “It’ll certainly drive her mad. And yes, power is in perception. If the pack members believe you’re both married Lyssandra loses all credibility,”My chest lightened up at her words and I turned to Lily.“Lils,”It was her wedding too. I needed her permission, I wouldn’t ever want to upstage her on her wedding day.“I like it. We’ll have to be careful so Freya doesn’t find out. But that aside we should be good,”Relief flooded me at her reply and I turned to the man of the hour.Darwi
Chapter 103“I can't believe you're making me do this,” Freya hissed in a low voice.“Righttt you might want to avoid speaking,” I chuckled. “No one can see me. Any more of your mumbling and the palace would be agog with rumors of the mad princess,”“Like I care. They already talk about me anyway,” Freya muttered bitterly.My heart softened a bit but I remained silent as she stood in front of Lyssandra’s door and took a deep breath.“This is the last thing I do for you,” Freya hissed “and you better not use her blood for some voodoo or spell,”I rolled my eyes, and all my earlier sympathy vanished.“I’m Fae, not a witch. Get a move on or I’ll show you the difference?”I smiled in amusement as Freya took a small fearful step away from me and knocked on the door.“Lyss? Lyssie?” She called out.The door unlocked almost immediately and Lyssandra stepped back with a smile.She wasn’t dressed up. In just a camisole, no makeup, and her blond curls down her shoulders she almost looked normal
Chapter 104“I’m leaving today and the books have still not arrived,” I frowned as I dropped the hairbrush and turned to Lily.“Why is she doing this to me? If she wasn’t going to send it, she didn’t have to say she would,” I hissed and turned back to the mirror.“Lydia, you have to learn to relax. It’s just been four days. Besides, every other part of the plan is going great. You’re leaving for the Blood Moon pack today, after that, you’ll go to Silver Streak. Preparations for the double wedding are going great and Lyssandra still doesn’t know a thing,”I sighed and stared at my reflection in the mirror. “I know, I know,” I grumbled. “But four days is plenty of time to pack up a few books and shop them for me,”“Lydia,” Lily sighed.I turned around to face her and threw my hands in exasperation. “Four days is a long time, okay? Four days is plenty enough. I mean, I arranged my trip, sent out invites, and made a plan in four days. I leave today, why couldn’t she send a couple of boo
Chapter 105“When do you leave?” Lily asked through the video call. She was getting her hair cut for the wedding while video calling me.“In a few hours. I’ve never been happier to leave a place. The Luna is practically all over Dimitri,” I scrunched my nose in disgust.Lily burst out laughing. “Really? That’s crazy. Isn’t she married?”“Of course she is. And her husband is a sweetheart too,” I sighed and shook my head to adjust my pillow.That was the worst part. I actually liked Alpha Rick. The man was funny and much nicer than his wife. He had accepted my invitation graciously and understood our need for privacy.“That’s wild,” Lily chuckled. “At least the Lycan has someone interested in him. He needs to find a match and soon too,”“Not in the Luna. She’s definitely not his match,” I hissed in disgust. “Besides, he hasn’t found his mate yet,” As soon as the words left my lips, I knew what Lily’s response would be.“And he might never find his mate. That’s the fate of the Lycan Lyd
Chapter 106I choked on the wine I was sipping instantly. Dimitri went into instant protection mode and began to pat my back. “Are you okay?”The Alpha looked astonished and offered me a white napkin. “Your Majesty, is everything quite alright?”I gave her a nod and swallowed. “Hm, yeah,” I paused to take a sip of water a maid offered to me. “Yes, thank you Alpha, I’m fine,”I swatted Dimitri’s hand off my back in annoyance. “What do you mean She’s your fated mate? She has a mate AND a six year old child!”The queen looked between me and Dimitri strangely. Almost like she could tell we were having a mental conversation.“We’ll continue this later…” I hissed at him as I gave the Alpha a pleasant smile.“Your palace is exquisite,”“Thank you,” she gave me a gracious nod. “Please eat up, I assume you’ve come all this way for something very important,”“Yes, quite important,” I swallowed and picked up my fork to twirl about the pasta on my plate.“I hope it’s not news that could affect Si
Chapter 107I staggered back a bit in shock.“Your Majesty,” The servant girl dropped the bowl of water on Serena’s lap and I watched as Serena put the towel in the water, wrung it, and gently sapped her daughter’s head.Slowly, my feet carried me towards the little girl. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was even. I placed my palm on her head to feel her temperature and her eyes snapped open.“Claire?!” Serena whispered in excitement. She dropped the towel and held her daughter's hand tightly. “Claire baby,”The workers in the room began to murmur in excitement and I even saw a maid hurry off, presumably to call a doctor or nurse.Claire had her eyes open but she wasn’t staring at her mother. The baby girl was staring straight at me. I blinked in surprise.She could see me? I gave her a shaky smile and waved at her. Her eyes lit up a little and her lips moved.She mouthed two words. “Save me,” Then she closed her eyes.Her mother clearly heard her. My heart broke as Serena’s ey
Chapter 108I sat beside Claire, my hand on the little heart who stole my heart with one grey eyed glance.“She’ll be fine. She’s a fighter,” Serena gave me a hopeful nod and wiped Claire’s brow with a towel.“What happened?” I voiced the question that had been eating at me since I first saw her sick frame.Serena sighed and sat up fully to look at me. “A fall,”“Pardon?” I was horrified. Just look at her, she’s tiny, how could she have fallen and just where did she fall from?“Yeah,” Serena chuckled humorlessly “My reaction exactly. She was four, a few days before her fifth birthday. She said to me— Momma can I play in the garden with Papa. I said yes,”A small gasp left me. Since she was four. That was two years ago.“They played on the trees and he left. Dave left my little girl up there alone. She fell and has been sick ever since,”Horror and blind anger rushed through me.“Oh I know,” Serena read my face and shook her head. “I wanted to crush him with my bare hands. I was so blo
Chapter 109“Thank you, Alpha for having us. Our stay at Silver Streak was memorable,”I smiled at Serena softly. Her eyes watered and to the shock of everyone around she enveloped me in a hug. I froze for a beat then gently brought my hand up to enclose her.“Thank you, Lydia. I hope everything goes well. If you need help, call me and I’ll definitely be showing up for your wedding,” Serena whispered as she stepped back with a small smile.She turned to Dimitri and I didn’t fail to notice the look that passed between the two of them.“Lycan,” Serena bowed. “Alpha,” Dimitri repeated her motion with a chuckle. I rolled my eyes in amusement, he’s never serious.“Momma!” My eyes went straight to the beautiful silver haired little girl coming our way. Anastasia held on to her hand but she was bustling full of energy and ready to bolt towards us.Of their own accord, my feet carried me a few steps toward her until we stopped before each other.“Your Majesty” she chirped and gave a cute