From Princess To Queen

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“Xavior, have you or the guards looked into the cell surveillance cameras?” Dunken asked.

“No, I have not. Why? Did he take the bait?”

“Yep, sure as hell did. I have the evidence to show how he escaped. Where is Clara? We need her to look at these.”

“She was in the kitchen when I left her. She was talking to her aunt and a couple of cousins. What is this about?”

Xavior mind-linked her to the room where Dunken wanted to talk to her. She told him she was on her way and excused herself from the kitchen, where she had been baking deserts and cookies with her aunt and cousins. They were going to be served after dinner tonight, but the boys decided that there was something more important to discuss with her. Can’t a girl catch a break?

“What is so damn important that you all had to pull me away from my baking and spending time with my aunt and cousins?” she asked sarcastically.

“Dunken wants to show us something, but mainly you. You are up, Beta Dunken.

“Such formalities, Alpha, here look, Felix did not waste any time to break out, but the kicker is he had help. Do you recognize this girl?”

“Yeah, her father is one of the head warriors and guards and is highly regarded. I remember when they moved to our pack, Dad had reached out to them to come and help train and take the lead several years ago. She was still very young when they came and joined the pack. Something doesn’t add up. Look there; he kisses her in his arms when she opens the cell door. Do you think they are plants from their pack?”

“Do not know what pack did they come from, do you remember?”

“No, Father never let me in on pack business and kept me hidden or doing shit jobs.”

“Well, let us ask some questions and see if she is there so we can get some answers from her parents and possibly her.”

They set out and drove to their home, located further out on the East side of the pack. They pulled into their driveway and walked to the front door. Clara knocked while the guys waited behind her for the door to open. Both of Shelby’s parents greeted them.

“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander; how are you this afternoon?” Clara asks nicely.

“We are fine, Princes Clara. Please won’t you come in?”

“What brings you to visit us?” Mr. Alexander asks nervously.

“We have a few questions for both of you and Shelby as well. Will that be possible to do today?” Xander questioned.

They invited them into the house and offered food and drinks while moving to the office. They entered and sat down at the table where Mr. Alexander sat so they would be more comfortable. Mrs. Alexander brought in refreshments for the group; they knew they were there to question their daughter about her whereabouts earlier that morning.

When Shelby entered her bedroom, she shut the door and moved to her bed. She sat down, not knowing what to do about her destined mate and if she had done the right thing. She knew she was in big trouble as she helped him get out of jail, but what she did not know, nor Felix for that matter, was Princess Clara set him up, but she just happened to get caught in the crossfire of their conspiracy. She decided to shower, get her comfy clothes on, and settle in for the night.

Shelby heard a vehicle pull up in the driveway; watching who exited it, she knew she would be in more trouble since it was the future queen and her king. She let out a sigh turning back towards her bed; she hopped on it and laid down, thinking about Felix and what to do about her destined mate.

“Your Highness, what brings you by to our home?” Mr. Alexander asked.

“We would like to speak to you and your daughter if you do not mind. It is about Felix. As you know, he was in our prison cells and escaped with the help of your daughter. If you do not mind telling her to come in so that we can question her, we would appreciate it very much.” Clara asked.

He mind-linked Shelby to come to the office to speak to them immediately and not to keep them waiting. She came down in a huff and entered the office.

“Hi Shelby, I am Princess Clara, and this is my mate, Alpha Xavior, and his Beta, Dunken. We want to ask you a few questions, so please have a seat, and we will get to it.”

“Tell us how you know Alpha Felix,” Dunken asked.

“I think mom and Dad can answer this better than I can.”

“We want to hear from you, and then your parents can fill us in with the rest of what you do not know.”

“Again, how do you know Alpha Felix?”

She looks at her mom and dad, and they nod, letting her know she has to answer them.

“He...he is my mate. I was on patrol when I saw him trying to break into the compound, and when he entered...he saw me knowing we were mates. I told him he had to leave as he broke into our pack, but he refused. He hugged me and gave me the command to leave. I had to do as he said because he used his authority on me.”

“To be fair, we are the ones to use authority, not him, so you could have refused him instantly. You are in this pack, this kingdom, not him. We understand that you are mates and wish you weren’t because he is not a good person.”

“But she cannot reject her mate regardless of who he is.” Her father interjects.

“It would be wise for you, Shelby. By rejecting, you will not be in as much trouble if you do not reject him.”

“What if I do not want to reject him?”

“We are going to show you something; watch this.”

She watched the video with her parents and turned white as a ghost. Her parents were furious at what they saw her do and looking at her. They were shooting daggers from their eyes. They were not happy about what she had done nor what she had told them earlier.

“Shelby, we are very disappointed in you for helping him break in when you should have arrested him immediately. Not only that, but you helped him escape?”

“I...am...sorry...” was all she could say through eyes soaked with tears.

‘Shelby, what is the matter? I can feel your emotions going into overdrive.’ Felix’s mind linked her as he was very close to the border.

“Who did you just mind-linked?”

She did not tell them what she just did, but her parents were well aware of what she was doing. “Answer them, Shelby, or else.” her father demanded.

“Felix, he can feel my feelings...” Shelby trailed off.

“Where is he at? He cannot mind linking you unless he is close by.”

‘Where are you? They know I helped you with everything, and I am scared as they want me to reject you to lessen my punishment.’

‘I can see you; I will come to you just get me inside.’

‘I cannot do that. I will come to you if they let me leave.’

“Again? Let us guess; he wants to come to you?”

“I told him I’ll go to him if you allow me to go and meet him.”

“What do you plan on doing when you meet him?”

“I do not know why?”

Clara mind-linked her parents to keep their link open so that they could hear the conversation happening, which in turn, she could listen in on the conversation. They had agreed to allow that to happen as they were curious about why he wanted to see her again, here, of all places. She linked with Dunken to follow her but waited a few minutes before he left. Shelby knew that this was risky to go during questioning.

“Okay, you may go but stay on the grounds and keep the fence between you both,” Clara stated.

Shelby got up and left, walking to where Felix was standing, where there was no fence to come between them. Dunken followed her but stayed back several feet and took a video with audio. He had masked himself and used a cloak to hide him so that he could get as close as possible but not to where they could sense his presence. He always went above and beyond to get the information needed to put Felix in prison for life and strip him of his title or banish him as a rogue.

“Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, how can your daughter mind-link Felix?”

“Your father recruited us to be part of his warrior team and to train them when Shelby was little. We belonged to Felix’s pack; she was sworn in at six. We left right after Felix fought his father for the alpha position, and that is when we came here and pledged our allegiance to him and the Royal Pack. We did not even think to have Shelby do anything about it since she was not of age accordion to your father’s rules.”

“Okay, so when Libby came, did she know who you all were, including Shelby? Do you think she mind-linked her at some point?”

“No, we loathed her, and she was another reason why we left. She is not nice and wants nothing but power. She coaxed her son to fight his father, but nobody knows that his father faked his death so that he could be with his fated mate in another pack where he is the Beta. He is still alive and is very happy. He was a good alpha but miserable with Libby. She tried to trap him many times but to be quite frank, Felix is not his biological son. He belongs to The Grimtail Growlers, and their Alpha is Louka Dupuis. He is a fair and good alpha and has an alliance with Felix’s father’s pack.”

“Wait, Felix’s father is not his father, but Alpha Louka Dupuis is? Does he know he has a son? What are we missing here?”

“Libby was in that pack and was a pack whore and slept with him before he was an alpha. His father banished her from the pack and became rogue until she met her mate, Felix’s father. Although they never officially marked each other, she made sure she slept with him, lying, saying that Felix was his son.”

“Shit, this is one messed up family, and we need to bring this to her trial. We need you to testify against her with everything you told us about her. We want to ensure she never gets out of prison.”

“I can do it. I worked more closely with his father as his Beta and trained the warriors.”

“What? Are you a beta? So that would make Shelby of Beta blood, then?”

“Yes, it does, and I am, but we had to leave because there were problems in the pack long before he was overthrown.”

“What kind of problems were there?”

“Libby, she was the problem trying to rule the pack instead of the Alpha himself. He knew the pup was not his, and he was livid but could not do anything until he became seventeen. But when he was on a visit with Grimtail Growlers pack, he met his mate and courted his mate. Her father and the Alpha knew what was happening and told him to let Libby’s pup take control when he turned seventeen, but he could spend as much time as he wanted in their pack, which is what he did. Libby knew but never said anything because it would be death to her if she did.”

“Holy cow, this goes beyond what we even imagined. Now we have to deal with Felix, and Shelby needs to break the ties with him.”

“Agree, but how do we convince her of that?”

Dunken was watching Shelby, and Felix interacted and was very sincere with her. He tried getting her to reject him, but she did not want to because the mate bond was strong. He knew his time would be limited, but he was still trying to figure out what to do. Then he remembered what his father had told him. He has a chance to make things right and turn his life around. He hugged Shelby tightly like it was the last thing he would ever do. He knew the mate bond was strong and did not want to let her go.

“Shelby, just reject me already; I will take all the hurt.”

“I cannot do that, Felix; I know you are not a good person, but I also know that you will do good, given a chance.”

“Oh, little one, what did I do to deserve you? You are too innocent even to know all the bad things I have done.”

“Tell me, do you have the will to want the crown anymore? After your mother was arrested, did something change inside you, and you do not know what it is?”

“Yeah, something did change, and I do not know what it is. It’s like I don’t want the crown any longer. I want you. I do not even want to converse with all the rogues.”

“Hmmm, why don’t we meet again in a couple of days, then tell me what else you feel has changed?”

“Come here, my love; I will see you in the neutral territory in two days. I will text you the time we will meet.”

“Okay, sounds good.”

He turned and left but stopped and watched her return home. He pulled a smile that reached his eyes, and for the first time, he truly felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He could not answer those questions yet but would soon get to the bottom.

Dunken went back to where his Alpha and princess were and showed them the video, and they were stunned at what they were watching. They excused themselves from the Alexanders’ home and returned to the castle. They were curious about what was happening and wished that he would reject the bond, but they knew all too well it is hard to do when it is strong and the other half of your soul that makes you complete.

They were curious about what changed. It is possible that without his mother in the picture any longer, he could have been influenced by her through witches’ magic. They will keep a close eye on this; some people were able to change. Clara told the others she would contact his father’s pack and talk with them.