The Prince's Mistress

6

Nervously walking downstairs clutching onto the clothes I had brought for Thaddeus when he shifts back, I can hear shouting but it sounds as though it's coming from outside.

"Stay back Dahlia!" Atticus growls as he brings the female inside, setting her down in the kitchen "I am his guard, responsible for his well being and he's being ripped to f*****g shreds! I cannot just stand back!" she snarls back at him, he grips her shoulders as his own form seems to shake fighting off a shift "He is fine, they will stop soon you know how it is. But will you listen to me for once, I don't want you hurt Dahlia"

I step into the room and immediately he pulls away "Isilee, I recommend you stay inside, the princes are fighting" he tells me but I continue walking over trying to ignore the flush on my cheeks as I know he saw my intimate position earlier with Thaddeus, and my naked body.

"I'll be okay" I reply giving him a quick smile before entering the garden "Isilee" he growls as I walk towards the fighting lycan brothers, ignoring his and the others calls. Suddenly my arms gripped and I'm roughly jerked back "You stupid werewolf, stay out of the way!" Seraphina snarls "No one else is doing anything, they're hurting each other" I respond, recognising the larger lycan as Orion who seems to not be holding back against Dominic's lycan form, he has him on the floor and is breaking bones, ripping flesh - but neither male cry out in pain both growl.

"We cannot separate them" Zoltar tells me standing in front of me for protection I suppose "Isilee, Dahlia and Aurelia you should get inside as to not be hurt" Atticus says, removing me from Seraphina's grip.

"Orion" I call

He stops, hand gripping his brother's throat but his head turns to me "Isilee" he growls just as his brother loses consciousness from lack of air, he releases his throat and jumps to his feet roaring when his eyes spot my arm in Atticus' hold, Ixion, Jasper and Zoltar standing around with their bodies slowly blocking me from the enraged lycan.

"My female!"

"He won't hurt me, it's alright" I try to tell the males surrounding me but their wall of protectiveness is quickly demolished as Orion easily throws them out of the way, their large muscular bodies slamming into the ground with so much force the floor cracks, Atticus and Zoltar have been thrown into the forest both of their bodies hitting trees and knocking them down.

He picks me up, crushing me against his chest "Gentle Orion" I say softly, his grip relaxes so I can breathe again "Isi" he growls, nose rubbing against my neck as I stroke his head "Why were you fighting with your brother?" I ask, just mentioning his name has Orion snarling and turning his head in Dominic's direction, still unconscious on the floor but now Seraphina is beside him trying to wake him.

"Insulted my female" he growls looking as if he wants to hurt his brother even more "It's okay Orion" I tell him, grabbing his attention "Why don't you go for a run to calm down?" I suggest running my fingers through the fur on his head he grunts before putting me down nuzzling my neck and running off into the forest.

"You're an i***t. He could've killed you and then your father would turn against the royals" Seraphina snarls as Zoltar and Ixion haul the second prince up, bringing him inside.

"I knew he wouldn't hurt me" I say, she just rolls her eyes scoffing and follows after the males with Dahlia beside her, both of them giving me scowls as they pass. I bite my lip, looking to the ground at the female's looks of hatred, it hurt that they didn't like me.

"Isilee, you should listen to us when we warn you. We are lycans and know how the prince's are, you are a weaker species who cannot handle our strength" Atticus tells me, I nod wringing my hands together "Sorry" I mumble, he nods coming beside me and offering his arm "We should go back inside" he says leading me back to the house.

Jasper comes beside me with a smile "I thought you were fearless Isilee, facing a royal lycan like that. And you already have that royal ass wrapped around your finger!" he laughs causing me to blush and smile slightly, liking the warmness he gives rather than the hatred or coldness the other lycans show towards me.

"He is a sweetie, not scary" I say as we re-enter the house "Did you hear that everyone? The tiny werewolf called Prince Orion a sweetheart! You make us seem like pups" Jasper continues his jolly words trying to get the others to join in but they simply ignore him or scowl towards me. I give him a small smile, patting his arm "Thank you" I say softly placing the clothes I had brought for Thaddeus onto the kitchen counter before sitting at the table with everyone else.

It's silent as food is eaten, no one speaking just a tense silence surrounds us "Is Dominic okay?" I ask "He was only hurt because of you" Seraphina spits "Stop" Jasper demands "What? This is my job to protect the princes and because of this stupid werewolf they're both hurting each other making my job ten times f*****g harder!" she snarls

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to cause this" I say but once again she rolls her eyes, I look down at my plate and continue to eat not knowing what else to do to avoid the stares of hatred from both Dahlia and Seraphina.

"Stop glaring and eat" Jasper demands from the two females "No. She's ruining everything. Just because you are the only Alpha's daughter you think you're special?" Dahlia scoffs from beside me "I didn-" my effort to respond is shut down by her shouting over me not caring about my words.

"A werewolf, Alpha blood or not, will never be with a lycan let alone a royal one so why are you here, why are you trying to make it happen when you're just f*****g up everything?"

"Dahlia" Atticus says sternly making her look at him with a sadness to her features, she seems unable to speak as she looks at him with a building amount of tears in her eyes.

"They are in love" Jasper whispers to me catching her attention

"Yes. We cannot be together because we are of different status', I'm a lycan guard and he's a royal. He won't even let us be together in secret because nothing could ever come form it so you, a werewolf, shouldn't be with the lycan prince - it's not fair!

"The only difference between our situations are that your lover will actually give you a f*****g chance" she says, trying and failing to hide the hurt in her voice

"No the only difference is that I won't give you false hope like he is. By making Isilee his mistress he's only going to hurt her in the long run by giving her a taste of what could be, I won't hurt you like that Dahlia" Atticus responds keeping his eyes on the female he loves as she lets her tears fall, she pushes back from her chair and storms out.

Aurelia stands to go after her but Atticus shakes his head and goes instead leaving us once again in silence.

His words have my fingers trembling, wanting to cry - is that the truth?

Will my relationship with Thaddeus just end in my ultimate heartbreak?

Already my decision of coming with him seems like the wrong one. When we're together I feel like everything's perfect, but once reality hits and others are around us it seems to change. I feel stupid because everyone can apparently see our demise and the hurtful ending that will fall upon me, I can see it too but my love for Thaddeus won't let me leave him. I'm just scared of what my love will ultimately lead to...

I stand, wanting to be alone as I feel as though I'll cry any moment and I don't want Thaddeus' friends to think even less of me.

"I'm going to get dressed. Could you make sure Thaddeus gets the clothes I got him? They're just on the counter" I mumble "Of course" Jasper responds giving me a smile I can't return, I bite my lip and go back upstairs hiding myself in the bedroom.