Their Queen

Chapter Three; Leaving Home

We sit there the whole night talking.. They were telling me the gist of each other and how this will work.. I’ll spend three months with each brother before they mark me, they promised they’d be on their best behavior and they won’t pressure me or do anything with me unless I’ve given consent and I’m sure of it. They asked personal questions such as if I’m a virgin, I am.. They asked why and I told them my mother was too strict on me to let me out to even talk to anyone.. I know my town because it’s a small town in Washington , but it’s just.. I never got to socialize with anyone because she kept me busy. My siblings found their mates and got to leave.. Lucky them so it was me and Valerie left.. They said I have a week to get my things situated.. They argued for a moment about who I was going to first, since they figured I live in Washington I’d stay with King of the West.. Valentine.. They said I don’t have to be so formal but it’s disrespecting if I don’t.. Plus my mother and father would correct me even if I called them anything but their formal names.. My mother and sister were shocked when they found out I was their mate.. My sister said I made some kind of spell to make them think I was.. That I’m not their fated mate.. My father told her to quiet down and my own mother didn’t believe it either.. She had me lay down and she rubbed me down, and saw for a fact that my souls intertwined with theirs.. I’m their missing piece. She’s upset.. I’ll have the Queen title and not her.. She always wanted power.

“You can always text me you know?” My father tells me and I sigh softly, I’m in my bedroom wearing my black bat silk pajamas.. It’s a matching set my mother found okay to keep. I’ll be happy to not have her controlling every second of my life.. Once I’m marked I’ll have the lands know I’m the Queen.. I feel nauseous.

“What am I supposed to do as a Queen? I don’t know how to rule!” I tell him and he laughs and shakes his head.

“You’ll be alright my little locks.. They’ll teach you, they know your age and how inexperienced you are at life.. They’ll help you.” He tells me and I nod slowly. A week from today and I’ll be taken to Valentine.. Three months of getting to know him and how the Western kingdom and how I’ll run each kingdom accordingly.. I’ll be flexible but I won’t change how I act with any kingdom.. I’ll be fair.. I’ll try my hardest to persuade Valentine to rule with a kind iron fist.. I’ve heard rumors about him… I don’t know if I can be the person he wants me to be.. What does he want me to be? Does he want me to be silent and watch? I can’t.. I won’t be.. No..

“Tomorrow you leave. You need to be responsible, a respectable lady as well.. Keep your head up and once they put that crown on your hair, you’ll always have your hair up. Ask them if I can visit you as well, so I can check on you.” My mother tells me as she makes fluffy dresses fit into my endless suitcase she charmed..

“Marissa, she has everything noted.. You’ve been reminding her this whole week. If she needs us she’ll fetch us.” My father butts in as he walks through the door, he gives me a sympathetic smile.. I smile back at him, it’s not that my father lets me get mentally abused it’s just that he’s always busy, he steps in when my mothers overdoing it.. But still, sometimes he’s not here.

“Make sure the eastern King disbands his harem. We don’t want you in that mess as well. We don’t need you being bullied by those.. Succubus women.” My mother tells me and I sigh softly as I look at my suitcase.. I had packed my things before my mother came in my room with dresses.. I’m supposed to wear a golden dress with black flowers on the skirt.. The top half a corset while my hair would either be pinned up or running down my back.. She hates how my hair looks like a mane and not straight like my sisters. I happen to love it.

“I already had that conversation with him.. He said consider them gone.” I tell her and she nods in approval.. I didn’t bring it up with Fallon at all, he just told me about it.. Said he’ll have them gone and the place cleaned by the time I got there.. He looked honest and sincere about it.. I didn’t have to bring anything up they made sure I understood that since they found me, no woman will entertain them again. A serious vow but they seemed like they wanted me to be comforted that I’ll be enough for them..

“And don’t just jump into bed with them. You’re a lady after all. A respectable young lady.” She tells me, I wanted to roll my eyes honestly.. She just keeps repeating what she says to hear herself talk..

“Look at you.. Our future Queen of all the lands.. Must be nice huh?” Valerie speaks up and I roll my eyes at her as my parents just stare between us.

“The green eyed monster is hanging off your shoulder.” I tell her making her gasp..

“Let’s go Valerie. We’ll see you in the morning.” My father speaks up and ushers the two women out my room.. I sigh softly as I look at my opened suitcase.. I look around my room.. This will be the last night I sleep in here. That I live here.. I’m excited honestly.. To finally be able to leave this controlling place. I won’t compare it to a nightmare because there are far worse places than my house, but it was a controlling prison that I couldn’t enjoy my life.