His Blue Moon Princess
Chapter 63

Nora?

While Damian and Nathaniel are still talking, Liam catches my expression. Can he see the business card? Probably not. I quickly put it in my pocket and walk back to sit next to him on the sofa, using the mind-link to talk to him without his brothers listening. That Liam, do you know William Blue?

ability sure is convenient for keeping secrets...

I told you, he's the Alpha of the Sapphire Moon Clan, remember? The guy that hates us to the core.

You say he hated your father. Did you guys ever try to negotiate with him?

Yeah, Nate and Damian tried to talk to the man a lot of times, but he never wanted anything to do with us. The guy is a really stubborn jerk. I'm serious, Liam.

I'm serious, too! Try going into a territory where the pack hates you. And I did it quite a few times in a lot of places I should never have, believe me. But the Sapphire Moon territory? That's a no-go, even for me, Nora. I can have a few fights with the Violet Moon wolves, but the Sapphire Moon watchdogs would kill me on the spot.

So, things are really not easy on that end. But why would the witch give me their Alpha's business card then? Did I miss something? There is what I suppose to be their headquarters' address written on the back, but going there would be suicide! I know where their turf is, but if I go, there is no guarantee I will come back safe and sound. What is that witch's plan exactly?

Hey, what are you thinking about?

I'll tell you later.

Liam gives me a suspicious look, but I realize Damian and Nate stopped talking to look at us. My mate comes back to sit on the sofa next to me.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Nora was asking me about the Sapphire Moon Clan, just filling her in.

"We can't exclude the possibility that they are the one behind the attack," says Nate.

"I'm still not going to let what that woman did slide," growls Damian.

"What do you...?"

But before he can finish his sentence, we can all hear Nathaniel's phone ring again. He takes the call.

"Tonia, you got anything new? No? Then... Oh, really? What, seriously? Are you sure? That's..."

I see his eyes aiming my direction a few times, and I wonder what this is about. He looks surprised, but not in a bad way. What is going on? After a while, he hangs up, asking Tonia to email him everything. Damian frowns. "Nate, what's going on?"

"It's Nora's blood test results, they just came out."

"And?" I ask, curious.

I already know the results, and I thought we all did by now, but Nathaniel's expression is a bit off- he seems too surprised. Is everything okay? His phone beeps, and he looks at it.

Damian growls, impatient. "Nate!"

Nate jumps, and shows his phone's screen to Damian. "Seventy-eight point six! Nora has almost eighty percent of Royal genetics..." My mind goes blank.

78.6%...? That's a hell of a lot! I thought I would be half Royal at most, because of my dad, but that number is way higher than anything I expected! I can't believe it! Damian and Nathaniel seem completely stunned, too, but Liam is internally screaming. Oh, Holy Moon Goddess mother! Nora! Eighty percent! Nora, you're a freaking princess!

A princess? What princess? I just can't seem to understand what the hell he is saying right now. Nathaniel shows Damian the email detailing the results, but I'm just sitting on the couch, not knowing what to think next. Nathaniel takes his phone back, and starts reading its text out loud.

"According to Tonia's grandmother, common werewolves have above five percent of Royal genetic markers, though for Alphas, it goes up to ten sometimes. But this amount is a common amount for a Royal! Nora is not a Royal's child, she is a Royal herself!" "That's not possible! I told you my dad was a normal wolf!"

"If he was your dad, Nora, you don't know about that yet. Maybe..."

"This is nonsense, I look like him, Nate!"

"Doesn't mean he was your father! We don't know what exactly happened between your parents, but I got your blood tests results right here, and there is no way this is wrong. Nora, no Royal is a hundred percent Royal, okay? With time, fights with vampires, and mixing with humans, a lot of the Royal Bloodline was lost. Now, any werewolf with about twenty percent of those genes could claim to be a Royal. But you have four times that amount! That means Liam is right; according to our standards, you have the pedigree of a werewolf princess."

I sigh. Granny Ariadna probably told him all this anyway, so there is no point in arguing anymore. I sigh again, and cross my arms, a bit annoyed. I don't really care about all that princess stuff, but I'm certainly tired about all this questioning around who are my birth parents or not. I thought this was settled when we interrogated Alec weeks ago.

"Okay, I get it. But I don't want to talk about my father anymore. Can we go back to the main subject, please?"

"You don't seem too surprised, Nora," says Nate.

"Not really, we had suspicions from the start, anyway. And I don't plan to change anything just because I'm some werewolf royalty..."

You could try ordering Nate to wash your dirty socks. Or take over Damian's spot. That would be funny to watch.

All three of us glare at Liam, making him stop with his stupid jokes. How can he be spouting nonsense like this now? We have more pressing matters to talk.

"Anyway. What do we do from now on?" I ask.

Nathaniel scratches his chin and sighs. "Damian's right on one point. King came to my territory unannounced to seek a fight with you. She had no right to do so. The Gold Moon Clan might be powerful, but it would be good for them to remember they are not above us," says Nathaniel.

Damian nods. "Right. I'm sick of her father's pathetic arrogance, too. They are getting bolder by the day, using our name and their money. We might be on good terms for now, but I think a little reminder of who is the real King of Silver City might do them some good."

I like the sound of that, Brother.

Honestly, I like it, too, but I can't help being worried. Is that really all right? Liam catches my eyes while his brothers start talking about business deals and numbers.

Don't worry, Nora. That Gold Moon Clan had this coming anyway. And it's not like Damian is going to fight them; this is barely a slap on the hand.

What if this upsets them? Aren't you afraid they will get back at us, or terminate all deals?

They won't, they would be on the losing hand. I told you, the Gold Moon Clan is hella rich, but that's it. Their wolves are not powerful, and they really don't want to get on Damian's bad side, trust me.

"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"

Nate caught our eyes and expressions, understanding we were mind-linking right away. I sigh and Liam shakes his head.

"Our Princess is scared about the Gold Moon Clan getting mad at us."

Damian frowns, and comes back to sit next to me, taking my hand.

"Don't, Nora. If we go soft now, we are not real werewolves. And that woman should never have threatened you in the first place."

"You mean us."

"Same thing."

"So, what now?" Asks Nate.

Damian smiles, but that's more of a scary smile, the kind of smile when someone else is about to get in trouble. Liam and I exchange a look, and though he can't smile in his wolf form, I know he is way too content right now.

"Let's make them see how angry we can get. Gather the Clan as we planned. All of our Alphas, hunters, warriors, and family heads. I'm going to introduce Nora at the same time and tell them the Gold Moon wolves are no longer welcome onto our territories." "Got that. Everyone is already assembling anyway, as soon as they got the word."

Wow, introducing your girlfriend one week after introducing your fiancée. That's what you call bold, Brother.

"Liam's right on that one. Not that I'm going to complain, however. I still despise King, and so does the rest of our Clan. That was a bad idea, to begin with, especially with Nora in the picture, Damian."

Well, I'm happy Nathaniel and Liam are saying this out loud, that way I can give Damian a look that clearly expresses what I think. See? You messed up real bad getting engaged to that vixen.

My mate gives me an apologetic look and kisses my hand really quick.

"I'll say it again, I'm sorry. And I'm going to make things right about that engagement, too."

Is that still a thing? I mean, you just drank a cup of champagne and walked into a room together before Nora came. There is no contract whatsoever, is there?

"It's more than that, Liam. By now, all of the Gold Moon Clan will have used this engagement for business issues and consider it as valid. Even if Damian turns out to have a lover, I doubt they will even care. They will most likely just pretend they don't know or pass it off as a baseless rumor. This engagement is too big; the Gold Moon Clan will use it however they can to take things to their advantage to put pressure on the other companies, saying the Black Corporation is backing them up. If we want to stop them, Damian will need to make a proper statement to nullify it."

So, this is even a bigger issue than I thought. To think a simple engagement could have so many consequences... I remember my conversation with Bobo in the car earlier. Don't waver, Nora. Even the witch said the same thing, that I should have faith in myself. Maybe I will replace a way to help Damian later.

I keep thinking about that business card. Maybe I have a chance to turn tables now. This can't just be a coincidence. I bite my lip, thinking about what to do next.

"Damian?"

He turns his head to me, and I point the bedroom.

"I'll get changed before we meet your clan. I'm all sweaty from work. Okay?"

He nods, and I head off to the bathroom. Thank Moon Goddess I still have the clothes from this morning, because I don't feel like putting on anything that was in my room, if there is any left... I still can't believe someone did this, coming into my apartment... I shiver just thinking about it. If it really was Marcus, and he got that close. What would have happened if I had gone home during my break instead of going to that café with Elena and Daniel?

Elena! I didn't even tell her... I'm under the shower but, now that I think about it, I don't need a phone, do I? Elena?

Nora! What is it, too lazy to use the phone now?

I'm showering. Plus, Nate is right next door. You still don't want the brothers to know we know each other, right?

No, no. Are you all right, Nora? Your wolf seems all shaken up.

Quickly, I tell her about all the events since we last saw each other, what happened in my apartment, our suspicions, and about the blood tests, as well. I grab a towel as I finish talking, and start dressing up.

Nora, that's a lot of information. I'm not so surprised about the blood results, to be honest, I always knew you were more... Well, more Royal than I am. But what happened at your place? That's really no good. I know, I'm totally freaked out, too, though I don't want to worry Damian.

I understand. But stay close to your mate until they found this psychopath, okay? And you can talk to me if you need help, anytime.

Thank you, cousin.

Cousin? I don't really like it... Let's call each other sisters instead.

Sister?

I like the sound of that... Elena and I keep talking through the mind-link for a while before I finally exit the room. To my surprise, Liam is waiting for me, in his human form, in the bedroom. I frown. "Liam? Where are Damian and Nate?"

"They are waiting for us downstairs. Neal and Bobo just came back. So, we have a few minutes to talk before they come back."

"Talk about what?"

"About this?"

Oh, Moon Goddess. Why is he holding that business card?