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(Image above is kinda what Eden looks like)
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The next day
Shouting interrupted my lovely dream, I was gliding through the sky, watching as those bellow me dipped their heads. Respect.. Love.. Everything I truly wanted. "What in goddess is going on!!" I barked jolting up from my four poster bed. Joy snuggled tightly against my side, two plates of half eaten cake sat on my stomach and one on her chest. We must have fallen asleep while eating.
Joy made the most adorable sound I had ever heard; a mix between a yawn and a squeak. "Aren't you just the cutest. C'mon we gotta get up." Her thick black eyelashes fluttered as her eyes slowly opened, a content smile on her plump lips. It all came crashing down as she realized that she had slept in my room..Something that wasn't allowed.
"Why didn't you wake me Reyna!! The Lead Maid is going to kill me!!" She jumped from the bed, accidentally causing cake to fly from her chest. Some icing still stuck to her lip. "Calm down, I'll explain to Magda. I got up flicking my thumb across her red tinted lip to get rid of the mess. "Cute but messy." I mumbled, readjusting her bun and wiping down her white and black dress.
I had always been like this with Joy, we grew up together pretty much. She had been trained to be my maid and had been working as such from the age of thirteen. The Queen thought I'd settle in more if I had a friend. "If you don't want me to explain just say that I was feeling unwell and forced you to stay with me." She slowly nodded gulping down her nerves.
Another shout rang out causing us to turn to the door. "Stay behind me.." I commanded as I opened the door to a hectic commotion. Two pack ambassadors were squaring up to one another. "Bring her back!" One screamed into the other males face. I recognized one of them. Carson Rosewood, the son of William Rosewood, the Alpha of the Rosewood pack.
Another familiar face caught my gaze, Eden..Eden? What was she doing here. My wolf rose her head within, immediately drawn to the her. I had known Eden as a young child, before my life was destroyed along with my pack, our packs were close friends, ally's, her older sister was married to my uncle.
She was beautiful, long strawberry blonde hair falling in waves, some tied up causing her hair to be half up and half down. Her pale green eyes widened as she took me in, a look of terror escaping her gaze before she switched it off. She turned to Carson pulling him back as he smirked down to the other male.
"Leave it be Carson, just ignore him. I'm sorry Oliver but they are already mated. You knew that would be the case, your father even agreed to let her leave, I'm sorry but starting a fight with our pack now could cause a war between us. Do you truly wish for your ailing father to deal with even more heartbreak? Your sister belongs to the Rosewood pack now.
Oliver growled causing Joy to shiver but let it go storming away. "How pathetic..I feel bad for his father, having his one and only heir be born a beta." My teeth clenched together, Carson was known for being an arse. He loved to pick fights with other heirs, to cause wars and gain his pack even more land than they already had.
His gaze found Eden's then fell on me. A flicker of something dark dancing within his dark blue eyes. "Princess..It is an..Honor." It wasn't. The Rosewood pack had helped in the downfall of my own. I would not show him any respect. "What are you doing here? Causing more fights I see? Carry on and I'll have you escorted back to the hell hole you call a home.
His smirked wobbled but he just about managed to keep it up. "You know Luna Eden don't you?" He asked, changing the conversation. My jaw slacked, stare switching to her. She looked ashamed. "You married the enemy?" I asked, being crystal clear about my opinions of their pack. "I didn't have a choice." She whispered, my heart ached for her.
"Is the Crystal Cove pack still around?" I asked, earning a shake of her lovely head. "They destroyed us just after they destroyed your pack. We belong to them now. My parents are dead..It was only me and the the other children from back then that survived. All of the adults were killed." Carson clicked his tongue.
"Should I tell father that you dared to talk in such a way about our pack?" She shook her head desperately holding onto his arm. So she was married to William Rosebud then, an ancient male who had had three other wives that all died young. He was brutal, beating them senseless if he felt like they deserved it which they never did. Only one person had the right to stop him and she never would, Demeter.
If it wasn't her pack it wasn't her business. If I could find a way to save myself then I would find a way to save her too. He wasn't her mate, his had died giving birth to Carson. William had to be around seventy now? And still refusing to step down in favour of his son which most if not all Alpha wolves did when their heir was married and of age. I kinda felt sorry for Carson, 30 and not yet Alpha.
"We best be going 'Mother'." He called Eden, who was only 20, ten years younger than him, I guess it was kind of her title towards him now that she was married to his father but it still felt wrong. "How long will you be in Terra." The name of our Kingdom. "A week or two, we are dealing with some complications, I have a feeling we will be here forever if my husband doesn't back down, I mean..He should know by now that the Queen always gets her way."
I felt Joy shift behind me, stepping away slightly, her eyes stuck on Eden, who's lip twisted up at the sight of her. "Pray tell who is this lovely creature." She seemed jealous, maybe she still considered herself my best friend. "This is Joy, my lady's maid. It's okay, Joy, this is my old friend, Eden." Joy awkwardly stepped forward, eyes glancing down. Eden sent her a tight smile shifting her gaze up to mine. Her pale green eyes questioned mine, as if she wished to ask me something important. She dropped her stare, her posture relaxing.
"Right well we shall leave you be 'Princess'. It was truly wonderful to see you again." Her expression hardened, shutting off from me as she walked away with Carson by her side. What the hell was that about? Why was she mad at me? Had I said something wrong? Gods everything was just going so wrong for me, I couldn't even start the day off well, nothing seemed to want to go right for me.
Once the two were gone Joy relaxed. "That red haired man was scary...And the girl..Your friend..She didn't like me at all..I promise I didn't do anything!" I stroked Joy's head trying to comfort her. "I know you didn't I think she might have just not liked that I have a new best friend..What other reason would their be? Come along then, lets get breakfast."
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