His Blue Moon Princess
Chapter 83

I stare at William, totally speechless. What is wrong with him? Why would I ever agree to marry him, when Damian is right there? And he is my cousin! "Who is going to marry you? William, are you crazy!"

"You say that one more time, and I'll put you to shreds!" Growls Damian.

He is ready to jump at William's throat any second. I've never seen Damian so angry before, and I have to hold him back with both hands. But what game is William playing at?! Around us, everyone is acting confused or surprised, waiting to see what will happen next. Due to Damian's sudden burst of rage, some people even shape-shifted out of fear.

However, my cousin looks perfectly calm. "It's not unheard of before. Especially for Royals- that's a way to strengthen the pureblood within our family."

"You know I don't care about the Royals' blood, William," I protest.

"But I do. And as far as I know, you are the only one left carrying so much of Queen Diane's pure blood."

"Wait a minute. The Sapphire Moon is related to Royals?" Asks Tiffany.

"That is right. The Blue Moon Royal family are our ancestors. The Royal blood had gotten so thin that the Blue Moon family was almost ready to give up that name. However, we were blessed with a Moon Goddess' reincarnation two generations ago, Queen Diane. And Nora Bluemoon, here, is that reincarnation's granddaughter."

A lot of reactions are heard around us. People are stunned by this revelation, some are looking at me in astonishment.

I shake my head. "Stop this nonsense, William. I'm already Damian's mate. Moreover, we are cousins!"

"...Second cousins."

Seriously? This is nonsense!

"Even so! I don't care about strengthening the Royal blood! Damian is my fated mate. Don't you respect Moon Goddess' will above anything?"

"Fated mate? With the Blood Moon Alpha?" Says someone.

"That would explain his sudden change of mind..."

"Anyone can pretend being fated mates!" Yells Alexandra. "Isn't it obvious this is all just an act?"

I give her a deadly glare, making her shut up. All around us, people start talking again, raising suspicions about my relationship with either Damian or William. But I don't really care what they think.

I turn to William, annoyed. "I won't marry you, William. I don't want to be with anyone but Damian, and you know that."

"...One of you may change your mind, you know."

I shake my head. Damian's arm grabs my waist, and he holds me against him while growling furiously at William. There is no way Damian will ever agree to that, even William knows that, so what's his aim? "Enough, Blue. Nora is already my mate. What's your game?" Asks Damian, still growling.

My cousin sighs and puts a hand through his curly hair. Everyone can see his blue eyes and our physical resemblance. Funny how I look so much more like him than Elena, to whom I am actually closer in blood... I guess she took after her mom mostly. "Maybe... I could consent to an alliance between us," says William. "If Nora was willing to come to my Clan, as my fiancée."

"That's still a no," replies Damian right away.

My cousin raises an eyebrow, a bit surprised. His eyes go from Damian to me, but he soon addresses my mate again. I have a hard time figuring out what William is thinking, but I don't like what is happening.

"Really? Not even for the sake of your Clan? This might be your only chance..." Whispers William.

"f**k you, Blue. I will never give up Nora."

Damian is in a defensive position, almost hiding me from William. Yet my cousin doesn't move an inch or seem impressed in any way.

Everyone is listening, to see if the Blood Moon and Sapphire Moon are going to fight or reach an agreement. This would be a first, and for the Gold Moon, a fatal blow. I take a look around. From what I've seen so far, aside from Nate's Velvet Moon Clan and the Jade Moon, I'm pretty sure Lissandra and Grandpa Seaver are on our side, too. Lissandra's father, however, will most likely follow William, and I suspect Clark's White Moon, too. This already puts both sides on equal grounds, though I'm not sure about the Pearl Moon Clan. Tiffany Pearl has been listening very closely, but aside from her disdain toward the Gold Moon, she hasn't taken any sides yet. Moreover, there are all those small Clans who appear to be torn and paying attention to whatever we say.

No matter how I look at it, everyone is already picking sides or making up their minds about it. Moon Goddess, this is not what I had hoped for... I turn to William, and I see my cousin smile.

"Do you understand, Nora? I may be able to forgive your mate and agree to an alliance with him if only you joined us."

I just don't get it. William has nothing to win in this. Me joining the Sapphire Moon has no benefit for him! The only thing is that he would tear Damian and me apart.

"That's the place you belong to from the start. You are not part of the Blood Moon yet, you can still join us."

"I am mated, William! Are you insane?"

"Don't you know? Royals can reject their mates at any time. Your scar will heal right away if you do. You just have to say it, that you reject him, and that will be a done deal. So easily." What the...? This can't be! There is no way I will ever reject Damian! I shake my head, unwilling to listening to this nonsense anymore.

"William, enough."

"Aren't you going to consider it? This is what you wanted, Nora. Returning to your family, avoiding war, and unifying the Clans."

That's true, but not at the cost of my relationship with Damian! I look at my mate, but his eyes have gone ice-cold with hunger. If a single glare could kill, William would be reduced to ashes by now. "Nora is not leaving me," growls Damian.

William turns to him with a smirk. "Are you so sure, Black? Wouldn't it be best for the both of you, anyway?"

But Damian doesn't move an inch, still glaring at him with eyes full of resolve. I know there is nothing that could make him change his mind. My mate's arm is holding me tightly against him. Yet, William's smirk won't go away. Around us, Sean and Bobo are growling at him, and even Neal is frowning. The Beta probably also thinks there is more to it. "Blue, are you talking seriously? You could forgive the Black Brothers?" Asks Clark Hamilton.

"Why not? As Nora said, they are not their father," says Williams, very calmly. "And after all, out of all of us, Nora should be the one who hates them the most."

... What does that mean? Why would I hate Damian, Nathaniel, or Liam? I wasn't ever involved with their father in any way, either! I spent my childhood in the streets before Vince picked me and Alec up to raise us in the Jade Moon Clan. Even before that, my roots are linked to the Sapphire Moon and Gold Moon Clans, I have never had any chance to even get close to Damian's father, the Mad King.

William tilts his head, with a little smirk on. "You look so confused, Nora. Maybe I should have told you everything from the start, it would have been less cruel. Didn't you want to know why we hated your mate's Clan so much to begin with?"

That's right. William never explained that to me. Why all of his pack had this deep hatred towards Damian's father to begin with. Aside from his father's anger, we never really got close to the subject. To be honest, I sort of forgot this issue along the way, things got too intense on other matters...

"The Mad King, their father... Judah Black... Everyone hated him so much. He was a violent, crazy, bastard wolf, only empowered by his brute force and his own father who had actually been a decent Alpha," says William.

"The Mad King, their father... Judah Black... Everyone hated him so much. He was a violent, crazy, bastard wolf, only empowered by his brute force and his own father who had actually been a decent Alpha," says William.

On the side, Nathaniel shakes his head. "We already all know what kind of man our father was, Blue! That's the reason we went against him. Damian killed him to put an end to all that madness. The Black Moon Clan ended that day, and our father's deeds, too." "Really? Then tell everyone. Let Nora know what your father did," says William.

Nathaniel gasps. He is reluctant to say it out loud here. We all know this will bring nothing good, reminiscing about the Mad King. For most of the werewolves here, this is nothing pleasant to hear.

But to my surprise, Damian starts talking, in a very calm tone, despite still glaring at William. "Our father was a monster. He killed more than a hundred wolves. He banished three Clans out and killed another one. He was a man who would fight with anyone who opposed him, even his own Beta or his sons. Our father was mad, ruthless, and paranoid. He chased any witches and vampires that lived here away from Silver City."

Many people lower their heads. They all remember the darkest age of Silver City when they were all ruled over by fear. No one knew when the King would unleash his wrath, where, or to whom.

But what does this has anything to do with me? I was born far from there, in the Blue Moon Clan, in the North, and after that, hidden among the Gold Moon Clan, which was never affected by that either! Same with the Jade Moon Clan! What is William not telling us? When my cousin resumes talking again, I feel some uneasiness growing inside my heart.

"My pack parted with the Blue Moon Clan many, many years ago. As I told you, Nora, we were supposed to replace a new place to settle in, somewhere our Royal Family's miracle children could grow in peace, far from any threat. It took years to replace it, and when we did, it took many more years for us to properly settle down in Silver City. We lost contact with the Blue Moon Clan along the way."

That's not so surprising... Fifty years ago, the means of contacting another pack weren't the same, and the original Clan stayed far in the North. William is staring at Damian while talking, and my mate is doing the same with him.

"Do you know what happened to the Blue Moon Clan, Nora?"

I nod slowly. William never told me, but Elena did. When we met, she said someone had found her as a baby in the middle of a s*******r. No one from our original Blue Moon Clan had survived whatever attacked them. "They were all killed," I answer.

"It couldn't possibly have been our father," interrupts Nathaniel. "He never went that far outside Silver City, not even when he..."

He suddenly stops talking, and his face goes completely white. Damian and Nathaniel exchange a look as if they both suddenly understood something. I see William smirk, and Damian seems in shock. Oh Moon Goddess, what is it? I feel my heart sinking, and for some reason, it's harder to breathe. What is it they not telling me? I grab my mate's hand.

"Nate! When he what?" I ask.

After a few seconds, his eyes shift from Damian to me, and he answers with a blank voice. "...When he chased all the vampires to the North."