Lycan Princess

Confrontation

~Lilly~

"Ready?" Cam asked, smiling as he held his hand out for me.

"Does it matter if I say no?" I laughed nervously as Cam took my arm. Obviously, I waited too long.

"Not really," Allison beamed, taking my other hand. "We are getting you out of this cage one way or another."

"But my father..."

"Is not in control of your life," London huffed at me, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"I never got that memo," I laughed softly, sticking my tongue out at her.

"Well get it now," Avery smirked, opening the door as Allison and Cam drug me out of the room.

"I mean you really don't have a choice," Nadelle reminded me. "They are going to do this no matter what you or your father says."

"Yup!" Cam smiled, "And that is why you love us."

"That remains to be seen," I whispered nervously. Frowning, I looked at my friends when we made it to the doors outside my father's office. Taking a deep breath, I removed my hands from theirs and knocked on the door.

"Come in," my father's booming voice said from inside of the room.

"Its now or never," Avery whispered as they all pushed me softly into the room. Smiling to hide my nervousness, I looked at my father, mother, Uncles Jonah, Carlos, Aaron and Aunt Chase."What is it Lilly?"

Well, so much for daddy might forgive me and be happy to see me. Sighing, I shook my head and looked at him cautiously, "I was wondering if me and the cousins could go out tonight."

"YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE CASTLE!!!" Lyal roared, slamming his fists into his desk as he stood. "What makes you think I would allow that?"

"You're wearing the jewelry I got you," My mother beamed as she made her way over to me to inspect my outfit. "You look beautiful Lilly."

Smiling softly, I hugged my mother, "Thank you. I thought the necklace and stuff went well against the black."

"I agree," She beamed proudly.

"Lillith, move." Lyal growled softly at his mate. "You are not leaving the castle, Lilly, and that is final. You know the rules."

"Yes. I am meant to be a prisoner until such a time that I rule the country that I've never seen," I huffed in annoyance.

"That isn't what this is and you know it!"

"Then what is it? Dad Grey is dead. I was 5! I'm here, but I'm not living. This isn't living father." I looked at him pleading for him to understand.

"This is keeping you safe," he said softly.

"I would rather be dead then be safe in a cage. How many times do I have to tell you that!?!"

The room grew quiet as everyone turned to look at me in shock. I had just revealed something that I had never told anyone except my dad, and I don't think he ever took the statement seriously. However, I could see on his face that he was hearing me now. "Lilly..."

"Just let her go," my mother sighed, turning to look at my father. "I mean she's going to sneak out even if you say she cannot go. The boys have been sneaking out for years and you've never noticed."

"They've been doing what!" My father growled, looking at us all. Devin and Tyrece took their chance to leave... COWARDS!

"How do you know that?" I frowned, looking at my mother.

She giggled softly, looking at me over her shoulder, "Who do you think made those tunnels in the first place?"

Smirking, I had more pride in my mother in that moment than I had ever had before. "Lillith what tunnels?" My father growled.

"That is not important," She waved him off, walking up to him slowly. "Honey, she is with all of her cousins and Cam is clearly acting as her chafer. No one would mess with the Moonlight packs future Alpha. Do you not trust him with her safety?"

"Yeah do you not?" Chase asked again, staring my father down.

The Lycan king looked between the two women trying to figure out what to say when all of my uncles started laughing. "Dude give up you aren't going to win this fight tonight," Carlos heckled, clutching his stomach. "They have you over the coals."

"Are you not worried about your daughters?"

"No," Carlos said easily. "Despite her girly appearance, Allison can hold her own against all of our troops and Avery can castrate a man just by looking at them."

"Yeah and Nadelle has her mother's powers," Aaron shrugged easily. "What the twins cannot handle she will light on fire. What is there to be worried about?"

"Kidnappers..."

"No one knows what I look like," I whimpered, looking at him. "You've never allowed my picture to be published and no one comes to this floor. No one would know me as the future ruler to want to kidnap me... Please, father?"

Lyal sighed, sitting down in his chair, "I do not like this idea... but I will allow it."

"Really?!?" I gasped excitedly.

"Yes... It seems I am outmatched and you will go no matter what. You might as well go with my blessing. However, if there is any problem, you have to come home immediately. Is that understood?"

"Of course!" I squealed, running to him to give him a hug. "Thank you."

I felt my father hug me tight, "I love you princess," he whispered softly, his voice cracking.

"I love you too." I beamed, saying good bye to all of my aunts and uncles as I ran out of the room afraid he would change his mind. "Come on, let's go."

"Someone is excited now," Cam hollared as we all ran for the elevator.

"We gotta go quick before he changes his mind," I laughed happily as the five of us climbed into the elevator. Freedom. That's what I felt at that moment. Freedom.

~Lyal~

"I cannot believe you all ganged up on me," I growled, looking at my friends.

"Lyal, she needed to breathe," Lillith sighed. "You have had her trapped up here for the last twenty years."

"She is safe!"

"She has been confined," Chase hissed at me.

"Safe!" I argued.

"What you are doing is no better than what Grey did to her!" She snapped at me, making my blood boil.

"Are you saying that I am not a good king because I protected my daughter! You lived through that hell!"

"And that is why I can say this to my friend!" She snapped, her eyes glowing red. "You are my friend and I care for you but I lived in that dungeon. She was lucky that she was never touched, but she has been a good girl. She has listened to everything you said and accepted it all because she loves and respects you. If it were me I would have been like London, sneaking out every chance I could to go and do everything I wasn't supposed to."

"She was taken! Before I could even meet her."

"But you have," Lillith whispered softly, drawing my attention away from Chase and making my anger disipate. "You have met her and is there anything about her that makes you think that she cannot be trusted? Does she do things foolishly for no reason?"

"No..." I growled softly as Lillith crawled onto my lap.

"Then let her explore the kingdom that you love. Let her meet the people that she will rule over and live a little before she is stuck in this office like you are."

"But what if she gets hurt?"

"Avery will beat them up," Carlos said confidently, making us all laugh.

"Yeah and Cam will video tape it to make sure that they don't do it again," Aaron added.

"And then Allison will put them in a pretty dress and make them walk down the square," Jonah nodded in agreement.

Smiling softly, I watched my friends discussing how their children would torture any man or woman who hurt my daughter. I was never more thankful that I went to help Jonah that night in the Darkside pack than I was now. Their children would make sure that Lilly was safe and okay in the same way that I would and I had to believe in that.

"Are you okay?" Lillith asked me softly as she curled into my chest.

"I am anxious. The last time I looked away from you and her you were taken from me for six years. I don't want to lose her again."

"Then let her free," Lillith said softly. "If you don't loosen her reign, then you will lose her forever."

Sighing softly, I wrapped my arms around my mate and held her tight. I had a bad feeling that everything was about to change and the last time I felt like that I lost Lilith and Lilly. I was terrified that her starting her training meant that she was going to be hurt... Why could no one understand why I was scared to let her be free? Freedom came with risk and I didn't want to risk her safety.