Undefeated Luna

16. Royalty

Felicity POV:

 Last thing I remember was screaming for Kilian, and then… paws… big black paws. I woke up naked next to the pool with Kilian putting his clothes back on. I felt happy but I didn’t know why. I knew I let Estrid out but I didn’t realise the raise of endorphins it would cause.

“Don’t worry darling, I’m not turning around you can put your clothes back on they’re over there” Kilian pointed to the neatly folded pile of my clothes next to a tree.

“What time is it?” I know it was nearly midday, but we had to be back just before the lunch break is over.

“It is time for us to get back, are you decent now? Can I turn around?” what has got into him, since when was he so well mannered?

“Yeah, I’m fine” as soon as I said that he stormed at me, shaking my shoulders.

“What are you?”  he demanded.

“Whoa, what do you mean?”

“Felicity do you remember anything?”

“No, what’s wrong?” I asked.

“You’re unbelievable!” he was angry and I didn’t know why. “You supress your wolf for two years, you have never been prepared to bring it out or how to control it, Felicity … I mean Estrid… you’re quite…. Well magnificent! I have never seen such a skilled wolf, she knows how to use her body, she was jumping and leaping over everything. Your howl was nearly as loud as mine, so what are you?” I was puzzled I didn’t remember anything I got shut off as soon as Estrid took over.

“I… I don’t know”.

“Right… well we need to get back to training now, they will notice that we are missing if we don’t get a move on”.

When we got back, I resumed the training only this time the Daughters were attacking the wolves. Our best moves were leaping over them to “tap” their backs. We knew vampires were fast so wolves had to keep moving. I couldn’t concentrate, I just wanted to know what happened in that forest, how Estrid looked like and how come Kilian knew what she was doing when I was the one who got shut off. I didn’t eat anything and I have just turned into a wolf, I didn’t have the energy.  Instead of fighting I decided to take a walk around to each pair and help them out, I couldn’t have anyone lunging at me.

Kilian POV:

When training finished it was four o’clock and I needed to eat something and start to find some information about Dracula. Whilst the pups cleared the training area I walked to the kitchen and grabbed a sandwich. Mrs Powell gave me an evil look fully knowing that she couldn’t say anything since I am the one who gave her the job.

 In my office I had a small library, it wasn’t big but it did contain the oldest books in the pack.  It was a few hours into my reading when I came across a book; ‘How it all Began’.  It was an old leather book which had a padlock on it, after searching for the key I had enough and I broke the padlock with my hand. The book went onto talk about Xavier our Legend, the powers he had and to my surprise, Sarah was mentioned. She was, just like Marcel said, the fiercest warrior who protected her nieces and nephews.  The book did mention that Dracula was a Count who sold his soul to the devil, the old story, told over a thousand times, the next paragraph caught my attention.

Dracula wanted to be the most powerful supernatural there was, he wanted to kill the male descendants of Xavier but what was worse was the fact that he wanted a child with one of the female ones. He wanted to infest his vampire power into the most powerful wolf bloodline to ever exist.  He didn’t kill the female descendants he kept them prisoner and would wait until one would come to full term. The Elders knew what he was doing and imprisoned him.

Knock Knock Knock- The knocking interrupted my train of thought.

“Come in” no one did, that was odd, if it was Seth I didn’t even need to say ‘Come in’ I would be too slow. I saw a shadow of a figure standing outside of my office door and slowly walk away, whoever it was, it couldn’t be that important.

This book had to contain more information about Sarah, if she knew Dracula was on a mission to destroy her family, how did she defend them for so long…

Knock, Knock, Knock

“COME IN!” This was getting ridiculous, “If it’s so important just come in!” I had no time to talk about neighbouring problems in my pack but I hate being interrupted. I saw the shadows from underneath the door moving away. I wasn’t being rude I was just in the middle of something.

As I turned the next page, I saw a painting of Sarah, she was a beautiful woman with blue eyes and long black hair, she had runes all over her face and she had a simple smile.  The previous portrait of Xavier had some similarities, as though the painter cut his eyes out and placed them on her face, you could tell they were twins.

“OKAY, EITHER YOU TELL ME ABOUT ESTRID OR NOT!” Felicity barged into the office making me jump out of my chair and immediately shut the book.

“Felicity, what the hell are you doing? Why are you so angry?”

“Well, you told me to come in and I want to know what Estrid looks like” she raised her hands in the air.

“That was you? Why didn’t you just come in?”

“I have been waiting outside of your office for an hour now, what does a wolf need an office for anyway? Are you counting your flees or sharpening your canines?”. She was angry but I didn’t know why. I helped her out today, I was there when she needed me the most and yet she still hated me.

“Well first of all, I’m researching about your pack and your own Legend. I thought I would find something that would help us defeat Dracula”.

“I don’t care about Dracula right now, I want to know about Estrid” she came up and put both of her hand on the desk, she was mimicking my stance. Felicity was determined and there was no stopping her.

“Okay, I suggest you sit down, do you want a drink?” I asked whilst I walked over to my cabinet, but she just gave me a scolding look. “Right, I’m guessing the Daughters are abstinent as well?” I asked.

“Yes we are!” she said.

As I poured myself a drink, I tried to combine what I have just read with what I saw this afternoon, only one person can help me and that is my father.

 Dad can you come to my office please, right now, but please DON’T tell mom.

Is everything alright son?

Yes, no need to worry, I just need your advice.

I walked over to my desk and placed a glass of water by Felicity and my father appeared. Felicity gave me another scolding look, she didn’t want anyone to know, that was rule number one but this was needed.

“Good evening Daughter, I hope this meeting is not about the standard of the training of our army?” my father said coming forward to sit on a chair.

“No, actually I don’t know what this meeting is about anymore” she gave me a stern look.

“I just read some information that is quite intriguing and Dad I was hoping you can weigh in” I took a sip of my whiskey I have just poured myself. “I have just read that the descendants of Xavier were all powerful and had his blood, making them royalty, however that bloodline has disappeared after hundreds of years of interbreeding”.

“Yes, that is correct” my father looked confused.

“So, if there was a pure heir it would be noticeable because they would be above average, they would be swift and tactical and more importantly they would have his genes, they would be formidable”.

“Where is this going?” I was starting to lose my father.

“Well,” I need to stand up to say this “Felicity has shifted today” I admitted.

“What? How is that possible? You said she is your mate but I never thought she had a wolf?!”

“KILIAN!” Felicity lunged and tackled me to the floor. I know I shouldn’t have said anything but I needed to piece everything together.

“FELICITY LET ME EXPLAIN IT ALL MAKES SENSE!” She stopped but only after she delivered  a strong punch to my face.

“Right as I was saying before two psychopaths exploded in my office. Her wolf is like no other wolf I have ever seen before. Father… even Bane bowed down to her, my wolf, the Alpha’s wolf. Bane can rip any wolf he wants to shreds. I have never seen him so helpless; Felicity’s wolf has Xavier’s bloodline; she has royal bloodline and Bane could smell it”.

“How sure are you?” my father finally saw how delicate this matter was becoming.

“Father please, Felicity’s wolf only took a few seconds to shift” I declared.

“Isn’t that a normal shift, I saw loads of wolves shift today and they were no different” she didn’t look convinced as she stood up and started pacing around the room, just like Ophelia did, I guess she has the Daughters blood and habits running through her as well.

“Not on the first shift my dear” my father responded for me “the first shift is usually painful and without proper instruction can take hours”.

“You only took a few seconds, you are faster than Bane, you jumped higher and your howl…. It was more dominating, you have the royal blood running through you and since your mother is a human that can only mean one thing, your father was a high-ranking wolf” I said the last part slowly.

“My father was a r****t and he is now dead” she stopped pacing and I could see tears in her eyes. How can someone so perfect be so hurt?

“How do you know he is dead?” I asked.

“My mother killed every single one of them” as Felicity said that an eerie silence filled the room.

“Kilian why am I here?” my father finally broke the silence.

“Because Father” I made my way to Felicity who at the sight of me scrunched her hands into fists to protect herself. “Dracula wants to mix his blood with Xavier’s blood and he needs a female descendent, he has been collecting Old Powers to find her, to have an offspring with her and she is standing right in this room… Felicity you have dedicated your whole life to do Sarah’s work, who was protecting her own family, she was meant to protect you, you are Sarah’s family”.