The Hidden Luna's Two Alpha Princes

Chapter Eight.

An hour and a half flew by, and I was suddenly awoken by the car coming to a sudden halt. I groaned as my head hit the window and rubbed my tired eyes.

Usually, it only takes about a half hour to get to the territory line when you go through town, but we took the back roads so that we wouldn't arouse any suspicion. I glanced down and realized I was still in my party dress. I had never had the time to change. I grimaced at myself but remembered I still had my pin on me. I straightened it out so it was front and center on my dress. I shouldn't be meeting anyone other than some of DarkBlood's warriors today, so I wasn't too concerned with my appearance.

Boy, was I wrong.

The minute I got out of the car, my face instantly turned crimson red. Standing before me, were four very regal werewolves, surrounded by eight more intimidating warriors.

"What the hell?!" I screamed in my head to Sienna. "I wasn't supposed to meet them yet! I'm not prepared! What am I going to do?"

"Just calm down," she replied. "You have to look strong and put together. One of those men out there might be your mate, and if not, you need to be tough enough and respectful enough that they want to keep you around. So get your s**t together, and go play the game."

She was right. I took a breath and wiped all the emotion from my face and stepped from my seat to take them all in.

The person standing in the front, who I assumed was the DarkBlood king based on his intense and powerful aura, was an older man who had cropped, brown hair that was so dark it was almost black. His eyes were the same color, but his skin was a beautiful olive tone. His mouth was set into a thin, hard line and gave away no emotion.

On his left, was a small, elegant woman with long, dark red locks and brilliant green eyes. Her skin was the complete opposite of the King's, almost alabaster in color. She was stunning.

Behind them were two young-looking males. They were both tall and muscular, but shockingly different in appearance.

The one on the right had a slightly lighter skin tone than the older king but with long, light brown hair that he had tied back and ocean-blue eyes. His features were sharp and his jawline was drool-worthy, with a lean body that just screamed agile. He had no emotion on his face, save for a look that was similar to that of boredom.

The man on the left was very well built with more muscle mass than the other, but he had the same skin tone as the woman. His hair was ink black and was slightly longer on the top than the bottom and sides. His eyebrows were a dark contrast on his face, and I was mesmerized by the icy blue pools. Unlike his brother, he looked angry. Very angry. I couldn't help but feel this anger was directed at me, so I lowered my eyes to the ground out of respect and made my way forward.

When I was about a yard from the group, I realized my father and Beta Alexander were there. "Welcome, your majesties. As promised, this is my firstborn daughter, Indigo. She has been informed of the arrangement we made, and is ready to embark on this journey," he announced.

I couldn't even look at him. Who knew how I would react if I did?

"I'm surprised, Alistair," the older male said. "I was thinking you were going to back out of our deal. However, we've never seen her at any royal events. How do we know she is really your daughter?" At that, I lifted my head and stared at my father. He grit his teeth.

"She was born of an affair before any of my other daughters were. She is the first-born heir, albeit her lineage was kept a secret from the rest of my pack. However, that is not my concern anymore. She is yours now, so do as you please."

Anger boiled in my body and I had to clench my fists to keep myself from attacking him. Sienna growled in my head just as I heard someone clear their throat. My eyes shot to the man across from me.

"Well, then, it is our pleasure to welcome you, Indigo. I am King Ruben of the DarkBlood pack. This is my Queen, Stella." He motioned to the beautiful woman at his side. She gave me a slight smile but said nothing. I bowed in respect.

"The pleasure is all mine, your majesties," I replied. King Ruben smiled at me.

"And these," he said, motioning to the men in the back, "are my sons. The princes of the kingdom, Valen", he pointed to the one with black hair, "and Von," he said while gesturing to the other.

I bowed again. "Greetings, your majesties." Von cracked a smile and shimmied forward to inspect me. I did notice, however, he never actually crossed the borderline.

"So, you're supposedly one of our mates, eh?" he asked. I gave him a stiff nod and he laughed.

"Well, we'll see about that. Still, it could be worse. At least you look like you can handle your own."

"Thank you," I replied. Valen huffed in annoyance.

"This whole thing is ridiculous! She could end up not being either of our mates and then we're stuck with a pathetic she-wolf who is probably good for nothing. She'll just take up room in the kingdom, or we'll have to kill her. We should just leave now and forget this nonsense," he said while his eyes flashed red.

"Enough," said King Ruben. "We made this treaty, and we are going to adhere to it. No excuses, no exceptions." He was using his alpha tone and I was surprised at its strength. I stepped forward a little.

"I am not a good-for-nothing she-wolf. I have worked damn hard to achieve the top student title in our academy, and I will not be talked about as if I'm not here," I said.

I instantly realized I had made a mistake when, once again, Valen's eyes flashed red. He was up in my face faster than my mind could process. I could feel his hot breath against my skin, and it made me shiver as he looked down at me.

"I will not be disrespected again. Take this as your only warning," he spat out before turning away and stalking to one of the black SUVs waiting for us.

I released the breath I hadn't realized I was holding and bowed in submission.

"I apologize for my outburst. It was wrong of me to do that. It won't happen again." King Ruben just laughed.

"It's alright, young one. Sometimes he needs someone to put him on his ass. Come. Let's get your things. We have a long journey ahead of us."

I grabbed my luggage and took a heavy step over the borderline. The moment I did, the line to the pack link was severed and I felt an overwhelming ache of loneliness rattle through my bones. Although I hadn't been treated well by most of them, they were still my pack.

Regardless, I threw my shoulders back and marched on to the unknown.