Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Chapter 21

I was in a room. It was dark; I smelt blood wherever I turned my head. My eyes were still closed, not wanting to open, but I could see the darkness behind my lids. Maybe it was because I was in a dream state. I felt like I had no control over my body. I felt stuck or paralysed. I hated the feeling of having no control of me. All my other senses heightened, I was able to smell all the blood around me, which I would not count to be a good thing.

I kept hearing a faint beep. I heard whispers, tickling my ears, when my eyes attempted to open on their own accord; I saw a strange scared face looking down at me.  He had a scary face; I knew it wouldn’t leave my memory. He was a muscular man, in his 30’s or 40’s. It was hard to tell.

“Wake up princess.” He said. “Let me see those eyes again.” He forced my eyes open. I saw shadows crossing over his face.

“Aw is the princess awake?” I heard to my left. It was Sarah, the woman I use to call mother. She was doing this. How could I not have known? I could not turn my face to look at her, I was so scared. I felt my body shake. I still had no control of my body or anything else around me.

“What’s happening hunny.” I heard the scar face man ask. He was talking to Sarah. Calling her hunny?

“This was not supposed to happen!” she screamed shaking my already shaking body. She was above me; I got to see her face, for the first time since she got me. I could not hear her screaming anymore. Mine was blocking hers out. I could make out her ordering me to stop. Stop shaking. Stop screaming.

“Her heart beat is speeding.”

“How is she? Is she in pain?”

“Why is she screaming and shouting? Sedate her!”

“No, she hates needles, don’t hurt my mate.”

I stopped shaking. My eyes snapped open. After a while, my heart went back to normal only to be plunged into darkness once again.

I was drawing back into consciousness, I had a headache so bad I did not want to move my head in fear of making it worst. I opened my eyes but did not move my head. I moved my hands up to my head rubbing my temples, only to hear people shouting "she's awake." My headache got a bit better, I guess they gave me some pain killers through the drips, I was not paying attention. I was still in a hazy state. I felt someone's hands rubbing my head replacing the job of my hands. I felt my hands being lifted to the tips of someone's lips and knew these were the hands and lips of my mates. The thought alone gave me comfort.

I don’t how after being asleep so long I could be tired. I let my eyes droop, knowing my mates were by my side.

When I woke up, I found out that I was in my bed room.

"What happened?" I asked in a raspy voice full of sleep.

"Sarah was here. We do not know how she got out, but she is hiding and a threat. We cannot find her." Cole said. I sat straight up but then regretted it; I lay back down and turned to my side, to face away from Cole. I let the tears fall out of my eyes; I was beginning to feel safe. I was beginning to enjoy life once again. My vision blurred, but I blinked as soon as I saw Chris came into view. I tried to blink my tears away.

"Don’t hide from us Nica, it hurts." I felt guilty and allowed myself to be hugged closer to their warm body.  I cried into their shoulder. When I felt better for words, they spoke to me.

"We are sorry; I do not know how she got into the kingdom. We thought she would n longer be a threat. We spoke to your father and he had no idea of her escape." Chris said. I nodded; maybe I was not better for words. But I spoke anyways.

"She was there. And a man." I said.

"But we only smelled her scent." Cole said confused.

"I was in a dark room, paralysed. It felt so real. He was there. She was there." I continued.

"I do not understand. Who was he." Chris asked.

"I don’t know. He had scars on his face. It was too dark. It felt so real." I told them.

"You are safe now Nica. You would not be going back to that place." He promised me. "You would not be going back to school." He continued. I had no objections to that. I buried my head in Chris's shoulder, only to be lifted and taken into our bathroom. After they undressed me, they laid me into the warm bath filled with water. I felt scared thinking they were going to leave me. They undressed, entering the bath tub. The action reassured me.  They held me between them.

When we finished, I got dressed for a dinner we were going to have. It was with the principal of the school and his daughters. Cole and Chris were going to cancel it, but I told them I felt up to it. We were informed that out guests had arrived. I held my mates hands and we walked to the ground floor, the dining room. When we entered, I saw Heather, smiling at Cole and Chris. She had yet to acknowledge my presence.

"Hello Chris and Cole, long time no see." She said.

Next to her were a girl, who looked disgusted and her father with a smile on his face. I guessed that was the reason she thought she owned the school.

"Hello Heather." They both said in an annoyed voice.

"Principle Baxter. Nice to see you again." Cole said on behalf of himself and his brother. They shook hands.

"Hello Nica, I'm sorry your first day did not go as well as we hoped." Mr. Baxter said. "This is my younger daughter, Hailey, Hailey, this is Queen Nica." He said pointing at his younger daughter. I saw Heather flip her hair.

"Nice to meet you, Hailey." I said with a smile. She looked disgusted with her sister; she was good in my books.

"Hi. I want to apologise on behalf of my sister. She is…" Hailey started interrupted.

"Enough Hailey." Her father said, making this seem like a normal occurrence.

"Okay, dinner should be ready." Chris said, bringing my fingertips to his lips then leading me to the table.  After dinner, my mates went to their study to talk to the principle, leaving me with the two sisters.

"So, how old are you?" I asked Hailey, I could not guess her age easy.

"I'm 16. I loved your dress that night you became queen." She emphasised queen for her sister sake. I looked at Heather, only to catch her rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, Cole has great taste." Heather said. I wondered how she knew, but let it go.

"I know, he has picked out all my dresses, and they all looked beautiful." I told her with a smile. She looked angry at my smile. I knew that she had read about that fact from tabloids, so her being angry at her failed attempt made me smile more.

"Please excuse me; I need to find the bathroom." Hailey said with an asking look. I gave her a nod to tell her she can leave my presence. She graciously walked out of the room. The atmosphere became tense.

"You're so sad you know. You blacked out for days because of your fear. Its funny." She told me taunting and laughing. "You think you are queen but I know better. Your mates were supposed to be mine." I stood up with so much force the chair moved back.

"I am queen and I deserve your respect." I told her in an alpha voice. I was not going to let what happened to me be held against me.

"I don’t understand why your mother was begging to see you again." She said in a low voice. I was shocked. Did she mean Sarah?

"Sarah came to you?" I asked, my heart rate speeding.

"Yeah she promised I will have Cole and Chris back. Bitch was fake, just like you. The only good thing I got from it was not seeing your face for a day." She sneered. I stood back, but then remembered who I was. She had an evil glint in her eyes.

"GET OUT!" I shouted. I no longer wanted her in my presence. Cole, Chris, Mr. Baxter and Hailey came through the door. I was breathing hard.

"I said get out." I said in a more steady voice. I looked out of a window, refusing to look at her anymore. I saw Cole and Chris shaking the principle's hand. When everyone was gone my mates came to my side. They hugged me.

"Nica, what happened?" Chris asked me, moving my hair from my face.

"She did it, she allowed Sarah to enter the school." I told them the conversation that was between us, and they began to shake, but they hugged me closer.

For the rest of the evening, we stayed watching a movie in the living room. They promised they will sort everything out, and punish Heather.

"A pack from another state is coming to stay with us; it is a small pack but strong pack. Too small, we are thinking of joining the packs together, they may not stand an attack." Cole said. Is that alright with you?

"Yes, this place is big and too empty for my liking." I laughed a bit. I felt myself drousing, not really paying attention.

"I love you." Chris whispered into my ears. My fingertips rose to Cole's lips. I gave a small smile before I blacked out. In their arms.