Warrior Princess
Chapter 23

Kasens POV

Her mom and dad go to hug her immediately, Gemma just grabs her hand. Once her parents let go my mom gives her a bear hug as well. My dad rubs her head. That’s about as much affection as shell get out of him. He’s not one for big mushy things. He hates crying, but he is a soft teddy bear.

“Where’s Jake?” Sam asks.

“Sweetheart, he’s locked himself into his hospital room. He’s not taking this well. He knows he was spelled, but he feels at fault for not being able to fight off the magic. Even though that’s not possible, he was only pulled out of the spell due to the mate bond. Gemma saved both your and His life. Gemma is the one who found the Vial of dark magic.” Lucy, her mom states.

“Actually, the warriors found it. I just recognized it. I have magical abilities and I studied under the royal witch family for years to train my powers up. I can only control the elements but it’s something. I would do all of this again. Samantha is like a sister to me. Not to mention she’s my queen.” Sam nods and takes Gemma’s hand. They really have gotten close since they met. But what’s not to like?

“Where is the duke? He needs to be here for what we’re about to tell you all.” My mom says he has Rose in the cafeteria to keep her away from all of this, but he is here to show his support. She leaves to go get him and I see the bear prince in the waiting room and beckon him to come in.

“Thank you, thank you for telling me how to save my mate.” I bow at him as a sign of respect. He bows back.

“It was my pleasure. I was being honest when I said I wanted to help you all. I don’t want my family to win this war. I was also honest when I said I wanted to apologize for almost killing your mate the first time. We bears operate differently. So consider this my first step to making amends.”

Sam takes his hand and tells him all is forgiven. Somehow I know she knows who to forgive and who not to.

“Wait, you’re the bear shifter that tried to kill my daughter?” David spits out.

“Yes, he is the bear prince. Well, one of the 4 princes. I’m sorry David, but you cannot kill him. He is Vital for this war and he also just helped me save your daughter.” He pales but bows his head to the Bear Royalty.

“Please call me Theo.” Her dad nods. “So the prophecy is finally happening? It is the bear kingdom seeking total power?”

We all nod, and sam speaks up. “Oh, don’t think you guys are off the hook! How could you not tell me I am of Royal b***d as well?” I see Lucy, and David look at each other. My dad just looks at the group curiously.

“You know?” David asks. Sam nodded.

“Selene…” is all Lucy said.

“Yes, I was with Selene after I blacked out. She showed me something that you all need to hear. But we have to wait for Duke to get here” as she says that my mom gets back in the room and I see Theo tense.

“What did I miss?” Mom asks.

“MATE!” I hear Theo say. I turn and see he is looking directly at duke! Oh, this is just classic.

Duke just looks at everyone in the room. He has Rose on his h*p and she says, “What’s a mate?” Theo sees the little girl and he looks at duke. No doubt seeing the resemblance.

“Daddy, what are we doing here?” He walks over next to Theo and takes his hand. We’ve all known that Duke has been very open about his sexuality. He is Bi-s****l. But the odd thing is, he is a Werewolf, Theo is a Bear shifter. How is this possible?

Everyone in the room speaks up at the same time, “SELENE!!!” we all chuckle and we see an orb of light dancing around the room before disappearing. Knowing it was her laughing at her work.

“Okay, now that we have everyone here.” I start. “We know who did this.” question after question is rattled off. “Who, why, how?” I let my Alpha King Aura show through and yell “SILENCE” everyone, but my mate, and Theo show their necks in submission.

“Now we are going to explain everything, but please hold all questions until the end.” I command. They all nod. I look to sam, letting her know that it is okay to tell the story now.

After she is done explaining her time with Selene, and what she saw everyone is growling. Even duke.

“Who is Marcy?” Theo asks.

“She is my Ex, who I caught sleeping with your mate in the act, the mother of that little girl though I wouldn’t call her a mother she hasn’t ever changed a single diaper. Your mate has been the best father and mother to that girl. Marcy wants power, and it’s clear shell does everything she can to do it. Even try to have Sam’s Twin brother try to kill her.” I hear a loud growl from the doorway and see Jake there.

“The b***h is mine to kill.” This sets sam off.

“Absolutely not. It’s me she wants, so it’s me she’s going to get. She Royally pissed off one Royal wolf. She has made this a game. She is my prey. I am going to enjoy playing with my food.” Sam says with an evil smirk on her face.

Jake smiles. “At least let me get a bite out?” she nods, and he rushes to her and hold her. Cradling his sister and they both sob.

“I am so sorry, Sam. I didn’t mean it. I could see everything and hear everything. I couldn’t stop it. It was like I was on auto pilot.” She hugs him back telling him all is forgiven. I can feel their bond permeate the room. Siblings usually share a special bond, but twins are stronger. You can feel the Power radiating off of them when they’re together it’s almost too much for all of us in the room.

“So how are we going to do this? We obviously need to arrest her.” Gemma states.

“Yes, but it is her word against ours. We need more proof. We have a plan. She thinks I am dead. We plan to get her to admit it on the security footage. I am going to come back like the ghost of Christmas past.” I really should feel sorry for what we’re about to do to Marcy, but I don’t in the slightest. She almost succeeded in killing my mate. She almost succeeded in causing us to lose this war. Sam is supposed to play a vital part here.

“Oh, before I forget Selene has a message for everyone here. I am going to repeat her word for word. It pertains to the upcoming war and the prophecy!” everyone nods and waits for her to recite what the goddess said. Even I haven’t heard this yet. I’m curious.

“She said ‘trust the prince. I sent him to you all. This war will not be easy, people will die, perhaps people close to you. But I cannot tell you who or it will change everything. Trust your mate, trust your twin, trust those close to you, and as much as I know you don’t want to but you have to trust your old pack, and trust the people who will come to aid your cause. All in all, I’m asking you to blindly trust people you don’t know. Just know if they cross your path and Akira sees no malice in them, that I have sent them to you. Akira knows who is worthy of your trust and who is truly there to help.’ I didn’t know she would send him to us to also replace his mate, but it’s a win win for everyone.”

Well, that’s good to know.

“The vital role you play in the war.” My mom mentions. Sam’s family, and mine look lost in thought.

“Yes, that is one role I will play in this war. I will be able to detect who our allies are, but she made it seem like there was more. I am going to be fighting in this war. I just have a feeling it will come at great cost to all of us.” She’s right. Wars are won and lost with the people you love. No one is guaranteed to come out of this war alive.

“We have Royal Pack Ambassadors seeking out our allies now. I have also written to all of the Werewolf packs. I have purposefully left the Council out of this. We know they are siding with the bear kingdom. I want to keep them in the dark as much as possible. We will know who will support us and who will choose to remain neutral, and who will choose to go against us all within the week.” I say.

KNOCK KNOCK

The Doctor peeks his head in. “I see the plan worked. I am going to kick all of you out except our king here. I need to check over the Habitual patient here.”

We all chuckle. It does seem that we need to keep a permanent room here for my mate. Everyone leaves and I sit in the bed with my mate while the Doctor checks her over.

“It amazes me how quickly you heal, young one. I am serious though you need to stay out of my hospital!” he scolds her like a toddler. I just smile. I am happy that my mate is going to be okay. We will be okay. I will make sure of it.

Dukes POV

I met my mate. Everyone said it would happen. I just never thought that my mate would be an entirely different species!

“The b***h is mine to kill.” This sets sam off.

“Absolutely not. It’s me she wants, so it’s me she’s going to get. She Royally pissed off one Royal wolf. She has made this a game. She is my prey. I am going to enjoy playing with my food.” Sam says with an evil smirk on her face.

“So you have a child?” he says. His voice is thick and deep. It sends shivers down my spine.

“Is that a problem?” I ask, sincerely hoping that it isn’t. He just takes my hand. A sign that we will be okay.

“What is your name?” Theo asks my daughter.

“Rose, but you can call me Rosie. That’s what my daddy calls me” she is seriously too smart for her own good. I check my watch. It is close to 8PM. She must be exhausted.

“It’s time for bed, little lady.” She whines.

“Can Mr. Theo come with us? I want to show him my toys!” I look at him. He has a gleam in his eyes.

“I would love to.” he says and we walk to my house.

After Rosie has shown my mate all of her toys, and shoes, and play tiaras, I finally get her into bed. I join my mate in the living room.

“I guess it’s time to do some talking…” I say. I know I said I never wanted a mate before, but after I had Rose I grew up. I did a lot of growing up.

“So they said you slept with this Marcy person. She was dating your brother, the king at the time.” I wince at his first question.

“It wasn’t one of my prouder moments. I was wild and childish then. I grew up fast the last 2 years. I am not the same person that I was then.” He just nods.

“So, you clearly are bisexual seeing as you have a child and were sleeping with women. Is a man being your soulmate a problem for you? Because I can tell you I don’t share. If you choose to accept me, I won’t let you have anyone else. We bears are very territorial.” I feel Carlisle, my wolf, Stir at his words. I have always been into dominancy, but the thought of him being territorial over me is sending a jolt of electricity straight through to my c**k.

“It won’t be a problem at all. I have no problem with being with a man. It also helps that you look like an Abercrombie lumberjack.” He just smirks.

“So, Duke, what is your wolf’s name?” the way he says duke sends another jolt to my second head.

“Carlisle.” he nods and tests the name out on his tongue. Carlisle goes belly up at the sound of his mate’s voice.

“My bear’s name is Angelo. He wants to mark you.” Carlisle yips at this. I have never once thought about interspecies mating’s. Sure, it happens with us and humans, or vampires and humans, but I think this is the first bear, wolf mating in history. I bite my lower l*p just thinking about it.

His eyes darken, and I can scent his arousal. I pull him in and press my lips to his. Sparks fly all over my body and it feels so good. He licks my lips being a gentleman and asks for entrance. When I deny him, his hand lands on my c**k and squeezes it. I m**n loudly and he seizes the opportunity to shove his tongue into my mouth. He doesn’t let go of my appendage. He keeps rubbing it through my jeans.

“If you keep doing that I can tell you I won’t last long. These mating sparks and your touch is sending me into overdrive.”

He smirks against my lips. He maneuvers his hand to unbutton my jeans and slips his hand into my boxers. His hand on the skin of my p***s makes me gasp. He k****s my jaw down to my neck. He nips and bites at my ear lobe and continues his trek downward. All while stroking me.

I can feel that tension pooling in my stomach and I can feel my balls tighten up. I am going to cm, and it’s going to happen soon. He feels this. He strokes one more good time and I feel his fangs penetrate my skin! It sends enough pleasure to my d*k that it causes me to erupt into an intense o****m. I m**n loudly at the feeling.

After sealing my wound, I don’t give him time to recover. I take his face in my hands and sink my canines into his neck marking him as mine as well.

Marcys POV

After I shot the twin of that slut, I hightailed it out of there. I heard through the grapevine that she’s in the hospital dying as we speak.

It’s almost 10PM and I decide to go see if my king needs any comforting.

I knock on his office doors and I hear a faint come in. I enter the room and see him sitting at his desk. His hair is a mess, and his head is in his hands.

“Oh my love, what can I do?” he just looks at me. It’s hard to see what he’s feeling. He’s always had a good poker face.

Well, so do it.