My Four Alpha Princes Want Me

013

JULIAN

"The orb was created generations ago after a rare occurrence within the royal bloodline, which I'm sure you're all aware of the history or rather what we call the great forbidden incident" Marcel said taking a slow breath.

"Sometimes, when multiple children are born from the same royal bloodline, something unusual can happen when they eventually reach the age where their mate bond begins to manifest"

"Multiple children?" Kieran's brows pulled together.

"Yes multiple children, like...twins, triplets, quadruplets and many more, all in one gender form" He replied.

"You're saying the orb prevents them from sharing one mate?" I asked.

"Yes" He nodded.

"The orb doesn't choose mates. It doesn't create the bond either. Its purpose is to suppress the possibility of one woman or one man becoming the mate of multiple royal siblings"

"And why would something like that need to be suppressed?" Cassian asked.

"Because it creates complications" Marcel's voice became lower.

"Imagine four royal heirs being bound to the same woman or one man. Their wolves could recognize the same scent. They could feel the same pull. They could experience the same possessiveness, the same need to protect, the same instinct to claim...."

"That sounds....."

"Chaotic!" Marcel finished it for me.

"Very chaotic" Lucien nodded slowly.

"The royal family didn't want such bonds to continue and happen again after the last one almost destroyed the pack. So the orb was created to suppress that possibility before it could ever become reality" Marcel explained.

"And it worked?" Kieran asked.

"Yes, for generations. Until it was stolen recently" Marcel's expression darkened.

Nobody spoke.

I stared at the floor, my mind suddenly moving faster than it should.

The orb.

Multiple royal children.

One mate.

Four wolves.

A familiar scent.

"The orb's presence doesn't mean every set of royal siblings will share a mate. The possibility itself is extremely rare" Marcel continued.

"Then why are we only hearing about this now?" Lucien asked.

"Because the royal family considered it forbidden knowledge" Marcel looked at us briefly.

"The elders believed that if the princes knew such a thing was possible, it could create unnecessary competition between siblings"

"Competition? Between us?" Lucien snorted as he looked at Cassian.

"Never!"

Cassian gave him a flat stare and I chuckled.

Marcel ignored us and continued.

"The important thing is that the orb is gone. Whatever it was suppressing may no longer be completely contained"

Kieran's eyes narrowed slightly. "So if such a bond were already beginning..."

"Then removing the orb could allow it to grow stronger and faster" Marcel pointed out the possibility.

My heart skipped a bit as I looked at my brothers. Lucien had gone unusually quiet.

Kieran's expression remained unreadable while Cassian looked like he was lost in thought.

And suddenly, I remembered the changes in my own wolf. The restlessness and the strange pull.

The way Shadow had become unusually interested in a certain scent. A scent that had been haunting my thoughts ever since she arrived.

My eyes lowered. Could it really be connected?

No.

It couldn't be that simple. But then why had my wolf reacted so differently?

Why had something inside me changed?

And why did I suddenly feel as though the stolen orb had something to do with it?

"Is there a way to know if the bond has already started?" Cassian went ahead to ask.

"Not immediately" Marcel shook his head.

"Then how will we know?" I asked.

"You won't, not until the signs become impossible to ignore"

A chill ran down my spine as Marcel turned and started walking away and we remained there in silence for a moment.

"So we're supposed to pretend this conversation never happened right?" Lucien was the first to speak.

"Not until we know more. And I'm quite impressed to know that i***t Marcel knew some certain things than we do" Kieran pushed himself away from the wall and started walking towards his direction.

"That's not fair Kieran. I clearly just said the orb presence was kept a secret from you guys. But since I'm the beta meant to serve you guys I was relayed on the information about it...."

"Okay fine, why are you shouting?" Kieran asked lazily.

"I'm not shouting, all I want is for you to take your word's back"

"Let me think about it...no!"

"Oh come on Kieran!!!"

"Why were you even here in the first place?" Kieran asked.

"I came in search for my sweet princess Aurora" Marcel answered his voice turning chill and cool.

"You're such a fool, you know that?"

"Hey!!! Quit insulting me!!"

I laughed at their petty conversations. It's always fun to see them both arguing. It makes you forget about anything that's bothering you.

I turned towards Cassian and he was still in the position he was. His back was leaning against the wall as he said nothing.

I watched him carefully. Trying to read his expression but I couldn't and somehow, that worried me more.

And Lucien was completely out of sight.

I looked down the hallway and my thoughts immediately betrayed me again.

Her face appeared in my mind....Aurora. Making me clenched my jaw.

No....I wasn't going to jump into conclusions.

"She could be our mate" Shadow resurfaced himself and I froze.

"Only ours..." He added smugly.

I rolled my eyes internally. Even now, my wolf had to make things worse.

But I couldn't deny one thing anymore. Something had changed.

And whatever the stolen orb had been suppressing...It might already be waking up.

"Well I don't care if she's our true mate or not, all I know is that I want her. So do me a favor human and take me to her. I wish to hold her in my arms for as long as I want" Shadow suggested and I felt like knocking him.

But he's some how right. Even I don't care if she's my mate or not. I somehow want her, but I'm not sure if that's what I really really want..