Chapter Two

"Blair, I need you." My father yells from across the room. Nodding my head, I make my way towards him, taking my time to step around the pack members that are holding heavy items. After about twenty minutes, I had finally made it to my father "Father what is going on?" I ask as I look up at his face with me being the smallest in the family. It wasn't necessarily uncommon for me to do this.

"We are having guests, not just any guests the Royal Family Ladon is coming." I felt my face drain of colour and even my inner monster could not soothe me. "Father, why are they coming here?" my father didn't answer instead he just walked out of the room without looking back. Sighing lightly, I moved out of the way of the other members of the pack and out towards my favourite place, the gardens. Letting all the aromas from the flowers surround me, I could easily spend my entire life here and not care. In saying that, I knew I had other duties to finish and tried not to let the day run away from me.

After thirty minutes past, I felt the tugging in my head of someone trying to contact me *what is it?* I urged as I opened the link. *Your Mother and Father are requesting your presence in the grand hall, they ask that you change into something more presentable than what you are wearing now.* The head guard's voice floated through my mind. Groaning internally, I made my way back to my room and straight to my closet. Once I found the dress I was looking for, I made my way back out into my room and slipped out of the current clothes I was in. This new dress was a V-neck spaghetti strap pastel blue floor-length dress, I grabbed a pair of silver sandals to go with the dress, once dressed and classed as more presentable according to my parents I made my way to the grand hall to greet the guests of the royal family.

Judging by my mother's frustrated look, I was just in time. I hurried to my throne, which sat to the left of my father and sat down just in time as I settled into the seat the court announcer appeared and the two guards opened the huge oak doors "May I present his Royal Highness Aeros and Her Majesty Kayda" as he bowed over his back I could see the two new figures the female looked older that than the male, she wore a floor-length dark purple dress with long sleeves and a neckline that stooped so low that you could see her belly button. The male wore a velvet purple suit that was tailored to perfection. It was tight enough that you could see every muscle bulge as he moved, but not so tight as though it would rip if he were to move too quickly.

"King Maddox, a pleasure it is to see you" His voice was a deep baritone, it sounded slightly gravelly, and it was as if he wasn't used to talking I tilted my head in confusion and looked towards my father "Aeros, please the pleasure is all mine." my father returned a hint of nervousness in his voice however unnoticeable to those who do not know him "Well then let us get straight to business, I have come to claim what is mine. That which you have denied me for 18 years." I saw my father and mother stiffen I found myself even more confused, and Aeros turned and left the room.

After being dismissed by my mother and father, I made my way out to the garden to sort out my confusion. I made my way over to the hedge maze and headed to the middle where my favourite Rose bush stood in full bloom. Making my way to the white steel bench, I sat down and delved into my confused thoughts. It must have been more than an hour before I realised I was no longer alone. Abruptly, I turned towards the intruder that was sitting next to me. It was Aeros, the visiting Royal. "Hello Ma Cherie." He greeted simply I froze as I let his voice roll over my body, sending shivers down my arms: he definitely was powerful, albeit more powerful than even my father who was the King of Lycanthropes. "Why are you here?" I whispered softly as I looked into his emerald green eyes. "I am here to claim what is mine-" I raised my hand and cut him off "I meant here, In my Garden." I could feel the annoyance radiating off him as I cut him off.

"I am simply here because you are." He replied vaguely I looked down and noticed that he had changed out of the purple suit he was wearing earlier. "Well, I doubt you know this seeing as you're a visitor, but I allow no one in my garden bar the gardeners that I have chosen." I could feel my anger rising at the current situation that I am in "So I suggest you leave. Before I call my Guards and have you escorted out." He chuckled lightly "You are a fiery one Ma Cherie, I will leave but I suggest you get used to me." I gave him a confused look "What do you mean? Get used to you." his eyes widened in disbelieve "I suggest you talk to the ones you call Mother and Father." with that he stood up and left my garden, growling in frustration I stood up and made my way to where i felt my mother and fathers bond, which just so happened to be their study/office. Without waiting to be introduced like normal, I barged my way into the office.

"Mother. Father, what is he talking about? What have you denied him? Who is he?" I fired questions at them, barely giving them any time to answer as I moved to stand in front of them placing my hands on my hips, I waited for an answer. "He is talking about you. You are what we've kept from him." My mother's soft voice echoed through the otherwise silent room. I could feel my heart shatter. "What do you mean me?" I stumbled back down the little set of stairs that lead to the thrones. "You are not what you believe to be. You are not our daughter, You are not a lycanthrope. Even though you have shifted with the rest of the pack, we had a witch cast a spell to glamour your other side to match that of a wolf." I found it increasingly hard to breathe as my mother. I mean, the woman standing in front of me said every sentence.

"I- I can't breathe." I murmured as everything went black and i felt myself falling.