Part 1- Jane
999 Words
Today has the day I have been dreading. My father has been talking about some special deal. One deal that involved me, the Princess of werewolves. Sooner or later, I caught onto what the deal with consisted of. He wants me to have an arranged marriage. An arranged marriage with an Alpha that I barely know. My father is the King of werewolves. He had an arranged marriage with my stepmother. He was happy with my mother. She was his mate. She was so in love with him. My mother deserves to happy with my father and me. She deserves to become Queen. I had felt bad once I learned of my mother's past with my father. She was an Omega. He was the Alpha King. They fell in love right away. About a month and a half after meeting, I was created and cooking in my mother's womb. Then my father had gone to talk to my grandfather who actually was the King. My father was the King-in-training. My grandfather had set up my father in an arranged marriage. Apparently, it's a tradition for us (royals). I felt sorry my father because, during that day, my father was going to tell my grandfather that he was in love with my mother and that they wished to marry. But all those wishes and dreams went out the window because of my grandfather and the arranged marriage he had set up for my father.
That was also the day, my mother had made a promise for my father. She promised to stay away from me once I was born and to let my father raise me with his new wife, Esmeralda. Two months after finding out she was pregnant, my mother had given birth to me. Three weeks after that, my father had married Esmeralda. Eighteen short years later, it now my turn to take the throne. My father wants me to be Queen before the end of the year. But in order to do so, he wants me to get married. This is why my mother had left or at least that's what I would like to think. I have never met my mother, but I have been told that I look like her. I told that by my grandmother before she had passed away. I was ten then. My grandfather soon after followed suit. I wish I could've known my mother. Maybe one day, I could get to know her.
"My darling daughter, you are going to have a great life. You just wait and see. I have made a deal with the Alpha of the Shamrock-Green Werewolf Pack. You are to be married in three days time." My father said to me. He has been the only parent that I listen to. I never listen to Esmeralda because she has always treated me badly. The only time she would be nice to me is when my father was around. My father likes to take trips to all the packs to make sure everything is running smoothly. He usually traveled every other week.
"Okay daddy, but what is so important about this deal? Please don't say you have put me in an arranged marriage because if you did, I will not go through with it! I have a mate out there in the world waiting for me. I only want to love my mate ever! I will not go into a loveless marriage!!" I replied and I began walking away.
"You don't understand but it's a tradition for us royals to get in an arranged marriage! You will do whatever I say, especially if you want to become one day! That's my word and it's final!!" My father had threatened me.
"Ugh... I hate that you are always threatening the crown against me. What would you do if mom saw you and wanted to be with you now??" I whispered.
"I HEARD THAT! I would do nothing if your mother showed up and wanted to be with me now! Because she should've stayed and fought for our relationship, but no she skipped out because she's selfish! Just like you are being now!" I forgot we have supersonic hearing and he could hear just about everything. "Now, stop young lady! I am older and I am your elder. What I say goes. You better listen to me!"
"But, daddy! I don't-"
"No, definitely no buts! you will do as I say even if its the last thing you do and say! Understand??"
"FINE! But one more thing, I HATE YOU! You are the worst father ever. You never cared about me as much as you cared about your sons!" I screamed before going to run away. Yeah, I am the oldest and only daughter of my father. My father and Esmeralda had three sons after they were married for some time.
"Come back here, now!" My father had yelled back at me. "You disrespectful and rude little heathen!" He screamed.
"NEVER!" I yelled. Then I took my chance without any second thought. I ran out the front door of the castle without looking back. I was happy and I was free. Free of my i***t and stern father. Free of the castle. I was happy because now I do not have to fulfill that stupid deal where I end up married to someone I don't know very well.
"GUARDS! GUARDS! Go after the Princess and lock her up in the tallest of towers until the marriage goes through! I won't let anything get in the way of this tradition. I have to let this happen, I can't just say no to the arranged marriage!" He commanded.
"Yes, sir!" All the guards answer back.
"Help! HELP!" I started to scream as I kept going further from the castle. The guards didn't take too long to get close to me.
*Word count: 981
*Author's comment/question: how is your life in quarantine? (For those who are in quarantine). What do you do in your daily routine? (For everyone) How was your life affected by quarantine and the Corona Worldwide Pandemic?**
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