The Alpha's princess mate

8-Welcome to Luzano!

-Naysha-

"There you are! You almost missed breakfast!" Anya's voice was as cheerful as ever as she crashed herself on the sunbed next to Naysha's and offered her a huge smile.

Naysha offered her a weak smile in return. She was so confused. First she thought Seth didn't like her, then he had kissed her, god, they had almost...She didn't know what was coming over her every time their paths crossed. All she knew was that she wasn't acting like herself. Grinding her body against her friend's brother and losing all control at his touch, even if that was a polite touch on her cheek? No, that didn't sound like her at all. And almost begging him not to go when he stormed off, that didn't sound like her even more.

This could have all been the result of her being so far away from home and her normal life back there. Maybe she was forgetting her maners more and more every day that went by. It should be it. Or else she was losing her mind, no sane person would be all of a sudden obsesed with a guy they literally just met.

She had no idea how long it had been since her encounter with Seth. She had sat on that sunbed probably hours ago, trying to relax and cool her body off. But it was pointless. She was still hot and bothered, all she wanted to do was find him and continue from where they had stoped.

"Earth to Naysha. Are you with us?" Anya waved her hand in front of her eyes and Naysha almost jumped at her seat.

"Sorry, I zoned out. You have a gorgeous garden." She offered Anya a quick smile, trying to conseal her true thoughts from her. She hadn't known Anya for that long, what if she thought she was crazy? Or what if she became offended by her wild thoughts about her brother? No, no. It would be best for everyone to keep her thoughts to herself.

"So that's what you've been doing? Looking at the garden?! Boy, are you easy to please!" Anya rose from her seat and streched an arm towards Naysha, "Come on, it's breskfast time! I can't wait for you to meet the rest of the pack, uhm, I mean, family!"

Naysha stood up slowly, feeling her cheeks turn red at the probability of Seth being among Anya's family members on the breakfast table. "I'm not sure, maybe i should head back to my hotel. You've already done so much."

Anya pulled her in her arms for a tight hug. "Don't be silly, everyone's super excited to meet you! We've never had someone like you over here before!" She was now practically dragging her through the garden.

Naysha gave her a puzzled look. "Someone like me? What do you mean by that?"

Anya made an indifferent gesture. "You know, uhm. Royalty!" she exclaimed joyfully. Was that worry that had quickly flashed in her eyes? Don't be ridiculous, Naysha, what would she be worried about? She must be loosing her mind for real.

Naysha rose her shoulders and followed Anya back to the interior of the castle.

"So, everyone, this is Naysha. I met her in my vacation in France. She's also a royalty!" Anya was practically screaming in excitement as she introduced Naysha to a room full of at least fifty people. She waved awkwardly and smiled politely, when Anya had mentioned her family, she hadn't thought of such a large crowd. Fortunately, she was taught how to act in front of large crowds. Plus, Seth wasn't among the crowd. As long as he wasn't around to distruct her, she should be ok.

A series of whispers and sounds of excitement filled the room as everybody's eyes shifted on her. She cleared her throat, quickly searching for one more time with her eyes for the tall dark-haired star of her last night's dreams. No. He was definitely absent. She wouldn't be able to consentrate otherwise. "Hello everyone, I am so pleased to make your accountance. I am Naysha Del Amarillo Viahe, Princess of the country of Viahe."

She turned to Anya for a second. "You didn't mention that your family is so big!" she whispered discreetly in her ear.

Anya almost choked in an attempt to contain her laughter. "Welcome to Luzano!" she simply said, as she led her to one of the tables in the middle of the room. "Don't worry, you don't have to meet everyone today. Just the closest family members." she explained as she pulled one of the chairs and gestured for Naysha to sit.

She could still feel everybody looking at her, but they all quickly mimiced them and took their seats on the tables. Her table was placed in such a way that she could see everyone in the room, even the entrance. If anyone got up or tried to leave, she and the rest of the people on her table would be able to tell.

Apart from Anya and herself, there were four more people on the table; an older lady with a loving smile on her face, a very beautiful girl with gorgeous ginger hair and two large muscular men, one of them with a scary look on his face that was making Naysha feel really uncomfortable.

"Nice to meet you, princess Naysha", said the older woman, "I'm Eleanor. I've known Anya and Seth ever since they were just little balls of fur", she added with a nostalgic smile on her face.

Anya chuckled and caressed Eleanor's hand. "She's the oldest in our family. Everybody just calls her nana. She's the best!" Anya's eyes were full of love and respect as she was talking about the woman.

"I can tell already", Naysha said with a genuine smile. Eleanor seemed like such a nice lady. Anya was so lucky to have her in her life.

"I'm Jared. This is my wife, Lora. I'm Anya and Seth's third cousin." the scary man said in a cold tone that made Naysha shiver a bit. There was something about him, she couldn't quite plase her finger on it yet. All she knew was that she had a bad feeling about this guy.

His wife on the other hand seemed lovely. "I'm so pleased to meet you. Especially you, Lora", she said focusing her gaze on Lora the whole time. Jared scoffed with obvious irritation as she ignored him like that, but all Naysha cared about was Lora that was almost shaking next to him. She barelly lifted her eyes from her plate as she quickly looked at her and gave her a smile. Naysha could tell that she was scared of her husband, her eyes were quickly turning towards him for approval before even taking a sip from her cup. She took a mental note to ask Anya about her once they were alone.

"And you are?" Naysha turned her head towards the other guy on the table. He was also big and muscular, but his expresion was a lot friendlier than Jared's. He looked like a soldier or a police man as he was sitting there completely stiff and serious, as if he was protecting someone on the table. The young man blushed at her sudden interest in him.

"I'm Lucas. Seth assigned me to look after his closest family and guest during breakfast. I believe that I speak on behalf of everyone in this room when I say that i am pleased to meet you." the guy explained politely before returning his gaze to the rest of the room, surveiling for potential danger.

"He's impossible!" Anya complained and rolled her eyes.

"But I understand. Thank you so much for your service." She offered a big smile to Lucas, who blushed again and looked away. Given her family's status, the palace made sure that someone would be always there to protect her in case that something would happen. It was reasonable for Seth to want to keep his family safe, especially after witnessing how bad their relationship with that other group of people was the night before. Anya had told her all about it last night, before going to bed.

Jared, however, also seemed displeased. "Why didn't Seth join us? It's not like him to miss breakfast." He gave Anya a suspicious look.

Naysha blushed at the mention of Seth's absence. She hoped that she and her stupid behaviour weren't the reason why Seth had missed breakfast time with his family.

Anya raised her shoulders. "Don't look at me, Jared, i haven't seen Seth since last night." A wave of worry washed over Naysha as she almost dropped her fork. Was Seth allright? What if something bad had happened to him since their encounter earlier? She would never forgive herself if anything would happen to him while trying to avoid her.

"He had something very serious to attend to with his beta. He shall be back before dinner" Lucas explained calmly. Naysha almost sighed with relief. At least he was allright.

"Oh, this boy. He's always working too much", said Eleanor.

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Breakfast with Anya's family was rather fun she had to admit. She had chatted a bit with some more of her and Seth's family members, and they all seemed lovely. All, apart from that creepy guy, Jacob. She could feel him looking at her at all times, studying her, almost as if he was plotting against her. Apart from him though, she had a lot of fun. Plus, the food was delicious.

"Thank you so much for everything", she hugged Anya tightly, "I had so much fun! But now you have to excuse me, I have to head back to my hotel. Maybe we can meet later for a walk and a few drinks if you like", she added as she rose from one of the sunbeds on the garden where they had sat after finishing breakfast.

"Oh come on, stay please!" Anya sprinted up with pleading eyes.

"But I could never take advantage of your hospitality like that! Plus, all of my stuff is back in my hotel", she protested.

"Lucas is already on his way to your hotel, to check you out and bring all your stuff in the castle" Anya explained with a scandalous look on her face.

"What? Oh Anya, you really shouldn't do that. What if your brother isn't okay with me staying here?"

"Oh, don't be silly! Seth will be way happier if you're here, where he won't have to worry about where we are and what we're doing all the time. Besides, he's the one who gave Lucas that order."