Who Is My Mate?
1871 Words
Ruelle POV
In the Holy Moon Pack, the highest person in authority has more power. The older you are, the more power you have.
The Alpha is the first person in authority, followed by his Luna, then his concubine, the first son, the second son, the third son, the fourth son and finally me, the princess. I'm the last child, so I have less power.
I'm unable to complain about anything the fourth child does to me, let alone my abusive second brother. It's like a waste of time to even try.
Staring at this green bottle again, there's no way the princess will be able to get her hand on such expensive poison. She has never left the palace walls.
She's like a doll that has been pampered since birth.
My main wish is to find out who gave her this poison and who exactly I'm mated to. It shouldn't be difficult to find him...I guess.
Emily knocked on the door.
"Princess, do you need my help with anything?" She asked.
Help? I rushed to the mirror and tidied my face, burnt the letter the last princess wrote and trashed the green bottle.
I went ahead and opened the door.
"Princess?" She called my name. I let out a soft smile.
"Since Sera is dead, I'll have to get a new pet" I said.
Even if I was talking about myself, it sounded so rude.
"Escort me to her room" I said.
"This way" she said and walked me to the maid quarters. The maids were surprised to see me. They were even murmuring, saying I was the one who killed Sera.
I'm sure the princess has no hand in my death. I vividly remember drinking a bottle of wine that the other maids and I snuck out during the princess birthday last night.
After that, I found myself in her body. I must have been poisoned or not... The other maid who took the wine with me are all well. I ignored their murmur and angry stares and entered her room.
It was already cleaned up. Even if I, Sera was murmured, no one would care because I'm a commoner.
I should probably give up my former life as a maid and start the new one as a princess.
I turned and walked away, heading outside, with Emily.
"Do you want anything to do, princess?"
"No. I'll just go to the garden"
"Garden? The first prince has..."
I turned and glared at her, hoping for her to continue.
"Has what?"
"He has some guests. He asked that no maid disturb his leisure" he said.
Kaiser, the first prince. Every maid wants to get close to him but, he does everything himself. He's the crown prince and the next in line for the throne. He's also strong and...was very close to the princess when they were young. However, they seemed distant a few years back.
He's cold as ice and quiet as a graveyard but, his silence is deadly and his glare could kill someone. There was a rumour going around that even the alpha fears his first son.
I guess someone like that would have nothing to do with the princess. But, I better be sure about it.
"Let's go to the garden, Emily" I said.
Emily tried to stop me, but I didn't listen. I walked away, finding my way to the garden.
Indeed, he has some guests. They were princes from the neighborhood Pack. I remember them vividly. One was prince Neon and the other was prince Marco. Prince Neon is a Playboy while Prince Marco is an introvert and hardly talk.
Neon and the first prince were shooting some arrows at a target board, while Marco sat quietly, watching them.
To be blunt, Marco has a crush on the first prince, but he can't be accepted because he's a man. I can't help but notice the way he kept on staring at Kaiser and licking his lower lips.
"Damn it! I almost got you there!" Neon cursed and turned to grab a towel when his eyes met with mine.
"Oh, it's the baby princess" he said, waving at me and I frowned.
Kaiser stared at me and looked away. Of course, he has no business with me. He's the perfect prince that's only concerned about his throne.
"Emily, tomorrow, make sure to call the royal designer in. I'll be changing all the dresses in my wardrobe" I said. The closet is filled with pink and yellow childish gowns, that's the reason why they know me as the baby princess.
"Huh? I mean...yes, ma'am" she said. I walked closer to Neon.
"Hey Prince Neon" I said, letting out a weird smile. I don't know how the late princess always interact with them.
"You seem beautiful today" he said, touching my shoulder.
"Thank you. You seem sweaty" I moved my shoulder, hiding the disgust on my face and his hand slipped off.
"I guess it's because I challenged your brother to a duel and he won. Now, he has won the deal"
Deal? I wonder what it is. Will it be a trouble if I ask?
Neon turned to my brother.
"I'll send the one million gold coins to you as soon as I get back to my pack" he said.
What was I thinking? They are basically wealthy kids who bet on money. When I was a maid, we bet on our lunch or tasks.
"I'll go and take a shower now" Kaiser said, grabbing his own towel.
"I'll come with you!" Marco said and ran off. Neon smiled at me and rubbed my cheek.
"Bye baby princess" he said and left.
Kaiser is off my list. If I remember vividly, the princess didn't want to accept that person as her mate, that's the reason for committing suicide.
Would it be Kain? He made it obvious by driving his nails into his skin. Maybe it's because the princess refused him last night he ended up hurting me this morning.
I grabbed my forehead and let out a sigh.
"This is what I get when I have too many brothers"
My biological brothers are Kaiser and Arthur, while my step brothers are Kain and Raymond.
"Would you like a cup of tea, my lady?" Emily asked me. Of course I'd like some but I better drink it in my room. It'll be a problem if I bump into Kain. I don't know the kind of person Raymond is or his relationship with the princess.
"Sure, get us some tea"
Huh? I didn't say that. I turned and saw Kain. I remembered what happened this morning and my heart started racing rapidly.
Emily squealed excitedly. That's what I would have done if I were Sera.
To the public, Kain is a perfect figure that people wished he could be the crown prince, but... No one knew the kind of person he is on the inside.
His smile was really like a sweet poison.
"I'll go get some now..." Emily said and ran off. I stretched my hand, wanting to stop her but, he got even closer to me. He was right behind me, his body pressing against my back.
"Tell me, Ruelle darling...what was that you displayed this morning?" He asked, his voice sounded more like he was interrogating me.
"Wh..what are you talking about?" I asked, my voice was trembling.
His hand trailed around my lap again. The wound from this morning has healed. Is he going to cause another one?
"When I touched you... How dare you leave the dinning room?" He asked.
I see. That's why he's upset. If it were the real princess, she would have endured all of it, but I'm not the princess.
I moved away from him and stood opposite him. I'll make sure to drive him away from my side. I won't try to endure, just like the late princess did.
"I'm an adult now..." I said to him, frowning.
"I know" he replied and took a step closer.
"I'll get my mate soon" I bit my lips and took a step away from him.
"I also know that" he smirked and stepped forward.
While I was about to move further from him, he grabbed my head, his cold fingers slipping through my hair as he pulled me closer.
He lowered his head and whispered into my ear.
"That's why I waited for years to be able to get a taste of you, Ruelle darling"
One thing is for sure. The princess body is still a virgin, since touching a minor will invite the wrath of the moon goddess.
"What if I get my mate?" I asked, softly. His voice got even softer as he licked my ear lobe. I flinched at the warmth of his tongue and jerked my neck to the side.
"I'll kill him" he said. Fear went down my spine as I swallowed the emptiness in my mouth.
"What if... it's one of you, my brothers?"
"That'll be even quicker. But, why would any of us be your mate? We share the same blood or is the goddess trying to play a trick on you? However, Ruelle darling, make sure you tell me who your mate is when you've found him" he said, kissing my forehead.
He turned and walked away.
Why? I'm shaking so much. My legs became weak the moment he walked away.
Emily arrived. She didn't even mind me.
"Huh? Where's the prince? I brought tea" she said, before realising I was on the floor.
****
Emily took me into the room and I slept off. I must have been too tired because of Kain. By the time I opened my eyes, it was late. I didn't eat dinner and my stomach felt so empty.
I sat up and let out a soft moan, touching my forehead. It was hurting as hell.
Kain has confirmed that he wasn't my mate. If he isn't my mate, who is? Is it Arthur or... Raymond?
This is getting harder than I thought it'd be.
While I was thinking, I heard a knock on the door. Who would knock so late at night? Was it Kain? Or... Arthur?
I didn't want to open it till I heard the voice...
"Open the door, I know you're awake"
That's Kaiser's voice. I didn't know what pushed me to open the door. I found him in his white blouse and trouser. It's late but, he's still sparkling.
"Kaiser? Why are you..."
He ignored me and shoved himself inside my room. I closed the door and folded my hands.
"You still seem to be closer to Kain"
"What are you talking about?"
"What am I.. talking about?" He asked, glaring hard at me.
"Why...why are you still alive?"
Huh? What is he saying?
"You know I spent quite a lot on that bottle of poison. Didn't you drink it?" He asked, still glaring at me but his gaze got meaner.
Kaiser was the one who handed me the poison. Does that mean...
"That's the only way to break the bond between us. It's either you accept my rejection or you die, Ruelle" he said.
Ah! I'm sure of one thing. Kaiser...hates me!
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