Born a Prince

"We will start with the omegas and if you don't mind I would like to start with the young master TERRENCE…"

Everyone remained in silence with Orsen's words and their eyes go to the blinded boy who was very tense, as soon as Terrence heard his name he stopped his footsteps quite tense.

There was that... That bad feeling he had inside him... And what he feared the most… everyone's intense and unpleasant gaze on his whole body.

Although he couldn't see his expressions, Terrence could imagine those eyes stabbing at him with contempt and If those eyes could kill him, Terrence would be already a dead body, he knew that would happen if he stay there but well, destiny really hate him, he couldn't do anything about that.

All the time, the things he wanted to avoid always happen...

...

The prolonged silence was awkward but Terrence finally gains courage and turned back, he stand straight and answered calmly.

"Why me? There are many people who I'm sure are more likely to be the lost heir, you don't have to waste your time with me"

Although many were pleased with Terrence's response, Killian and Orsen weren't.

"We cannot afford to miss any possibility without trying it first" Orsen answers firmly

Terrence would have gotten angry and yelled at that moment, the fact that the heir of Reinheit was lost had nothing to do with him, so why? WHY life insisted on making it more difficult for him to be imperceptible?

All he wanted was to escape and be very far away from that place. Even though he fell in love with Blausen now that he was his brother's fiance, and he couldn't reciprocate Daemon's affection at the moment Terrence doesn't have a reason to stay there anymore... So why?

"Fortunately, he knows his place"

"Of course, how could THAT boy be the powerful heir?"

The whispers began and became noisy, it increased Terrence's anger but soon he felt a warm hand on his back, supporting him.

There it was again... the invisible force that Daemon seemed to pass him in difficult times.

Why did he keep doing it?

Even though he couldn't reply to his confession... Daemon still protected and helped him.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine"

The whisper of the opposite seemed like a soft hug, one of those that his mother used to give him before he lost her.

Terrence took a deep breath and let out the air inside him very slowly, one time, another, and one last time until he could feel brave enough and as if Daemon's support hadn't been enough Blausen walked towards him and left a caress on Terrence's face.

"It's ok, good luck"

With that phrase from Blausen, Terrence's face turned slightly red and it was inevitable for him to feel happy. He bravely asked Leva to lead him to Orsen once more time and left both alphas behind.

"It seems that your fiancé is not very interested in you Daemon" Blausen mocked him again and Daemon just clenched his hands tightly.

"And you are very interested in someone who is NOT your fiancé"

Daemon hissed back as they looked at each other as if at any moment they were going to start fighting.

Although Blausen had encouraged Terrence to go there and take the test he had only done it for the pleasure of seeing Daemon upset, the shy and cute expressions that the minor showed were always due to his presence and Daemon knew it better than anyone but reality, Blausen didn't think that Terrence, that little and weak omega could be that powerful heir that was told in the prophecy.

With every step Terrence took towards Orsen he felt something unpleasant, he had gotten far away without realizing it, and now returning to the tree was even more awkward than before.

When they were in front of Orsen, Leva moved away a little making a polite reverence to Orsen.

"What does that test consist of?"

Everyone remained silent because that was an excellent question, how would they know who was or wasn't the heir?

Orsen shows a soft smile even though Terrence couldn't see it, although he was still upset with Killian because he was sure that the omega Killian likes was Terrence; he wouldn't take his anger on the younger.

"It's something very simple" Orsen began to speak loud enough for everyone to hear him "Many generations ago it was said that the first founder of Reinheit planted a star that fell from the sky and this tree came out of it, when he died, the king requested to be buried under this tree, which is why the tree has a strong connection with the people who share the blood lineage. This is one of the oldest and most magical trees in the entire world" Orsen finished explaining that and extended his hand to take one of Terrence's.

He carefully guide him along the path he had traveled the day before until they reached the tree. In front of the tree, Orsen speaks again. "The test it's very simple, you only have to touch the tree, if the young master Terrence or someone else here is the heir the tree will react with a glow to the presence of the next monarch but if you aren't nothing will happen"

Terrence gulped, it scared him a little…rather a lot that he would do something like that and not even find out.

It was in those moments that he missed being able to use his eyes the most, that mysterious voice grew up and even though Terrence didn't know it came from the tree, he feel it was very close.

«My child…»

«Tsk please don't talk to me anymore, you're distracting me»

Terrence thought those words but he wanted them to reach that voice and as if his wishes were real, the voice heard him.

«Oh, this time you answered… that makes me happy»

The answer made Terrence jump a little and that bad feeling he had seemed to grow bigger.

Orsen was about to ask what had happened that made Terrence jump but he couldn't speak.

"I just have to touch it, don't I?" Terrence almost shout a little agitated.

"That's right when you're ready," Orsen noticed the other's nervousness and tried to cheer him up even though that only made Terrence more nervous.

«Please don't do anything strange»

Terrence's mind repeated that over and over as he slowly raised his hand bringing it closer to the tree, Orsen had indicated that he was practically in front of it so he just had to reach out and touch the trunk….

And so he did

Everyone's surprise was really worthy of admiration because as soon as the fingers of the "cursed" omega touched the tree, a blinding brightness stunned everyone, the flowers began to sprout more and more while some branches seemed to grow, and the color green started covering all the ground leaving behind the image of that dry and dead tree.

"Are you kidding me?" That question came from Blausen's lips although he wasn't the only one who thought the same.

Blausen couldn't help but feel a certain disappointment at having lost the duel with Daemon, at having lost a boy like Terrence, who, apart from having an extremely rare bloodline, was badly in love with him.

If he had rushed to ask for Terrence's hand instead of proposing that stupid bet with Daemon, he would have been able to marry the rightful successor of Reinheit and achieve his dream of uniting the packs and being the new king of all the packs quickly... but now, it would certainly be difficult.

Erick saw the attention being stolen once again by his older brother and for a second his eyes harbored a rather deep hatred.

Everyone thought how could it be possible that someone who had killed his stepmother could be someone so important?

Everyone looked at him with surprise, contempt, and others with fear for what Terrence could do now that he had a title of nobility, power, and a kingdom to rule, however; among so many glances there was one that looks at Terrence and the view of the tree as something even more beautiful

Not because of his title or status, but because of that beautiful power he showed...

The tree bloomed with flowers as small as roses but as white as snow. Something that brought back sad and painful memories... Daemon was consumed by that sight but he also felt nostalgia and sadness.

It was an accumulation of sensations and in truth, at that moment he just wanted to go and steal a kiss from Terrence's lips for bringing back a memory that he had long forgotten and meant a lot to him.

"I knew it"

Orsen broke the long silence with that words and his big smile, it seemed that the guardian of the kingdom already suspected that the boy had some connection with the kingdom.

Being part of the family who always stood by the next ruler, Orsen went down on one of his knees and leaned forward slightly, taking Terrence's free hand to rest his forehead on his knuckles.

"It is a real pleasure to see you at home, your highness"

Your highness…

That damn bad feeling was right, he knew it... he knew he should run away from there the moment he arrived but now... now it would be impossible

"Terrence…" Killian thinks of his name with tenderness

"That damn worm is the prince?"

"Damn it"

"..."

"He is really lovely..."

Killian's voice saying his name reached Terrence's mind and was followed by several unpleasant comments although there were some not as bad as Daemon's sweet words that made him shiver.

Terrence, wasn't able to see them so he thought they say those words without taking care of being rude but he didn't could know that everyone's thoughts were being transmitted to him, a special ability that the next king could have to prevent his allies from thinking about chaos, war, and bloodshed; the result to touch the tree one more time for more time and in a better way.

An ability that the tree bestowed only on one who had a noble heart, without greed or hatred inside him, and was worthy of leading others.

"May the goddess and the moon always brighten your path, your highness"

Nobody had any choice but to kneel and welcome the new monarch of Reinheit, even though many expressed their clear disgust at his expressions for that "humiliation" there was not a single person present who didn't show their respect towards Terrence.

The prince of Reinheit and future king of that great and vast territory...

To be continue