The Rejected Lycan Queen

Chapter four :The heir

HAILEYS POV

I remembered. Not everything, just enough to make me wish I hadn’t.

I remembered a castle, not this castle but a different one. White walls, silver banners with hundreds of lycans kneeling before me. I was standing beside a woman, the woman standing in front of me now, my mother. The same woman who had held my hand in the memory.

“Mother?” The words barely left my lips when Damon stepped in front of me, “don’t”.

My mother smiled, “ I see you’re still trying to protect her from the truth Damon”. His jaw tightened”you shouldn’t be here” my mother laughed softly, “this is my kingdom”. I was confused and thought of what she meant by her kingdom. Nala grabbed my hand and asked me what she meant, I couldn’t answer. My head was full of flashes, a throne, blood, a little girl screaming, a silver crown, Damon kneeling and then, fire.

My head felt like it was going to explode,”make it stop” I yelled, Damon caught me before I fell. My mother watched without moving “she’s remembering too quickly”, her smile disappeared, “ I don’t erase her memories, her father did” I looked directly into her eyes “my father is dead”. She walked towards the window, “no , he isn’t”. My entire body went cold, “you told me he was dead “

“I told what you needed to believe”

“You lied to me”

“I protected you”

I pushed him away from me, “everyone keeps saying they’re protecting me” my voice cracked “from what” my mother turned to me “from yourself”.

A guard came running down the hall “your majesty, the Eastern gate has fallen”, Damon turned to him and asked how many, “all of them “ the guard couldn’t stare at Damon. A second guard appeared behind him, his face was covered in blood “they’re coming through the underground tunnels” the guard stared at my mother then at me “and we don’t know how many they are. A scream came from somewhere above us , then dozens. The castle erupted into chaos, Damon grabbed my wrist but I pulled away “ I need answers, I’m tired of hearing someone tell me I’m not ready, I can’t be the only one that doesn’t know what’s happening to me”. My mother stepped closer” if you really want answers, ask him what happened the night he found you” she turned to Damon, his face looked pale, “what is she talking about “. He said nothing and mother smiled , “the night your entire family was slaughtered” he started but I interrupted him”what, I don’t understand “ he continued “I found you, you were five years old” I stared at him “you knew me?” He looked away, “yes, you weren’t supposed to survive that night”. I was shocked, “who was there?” Damon didn’t answer but my mother did, “your father”.

A loud explosion shook the castle, the ceiling cracked and stone fell around us. Damon grabbed me and pulled me beneath the stairway, something crashed through the wall and stood in the middle of the room. It was a Lycan, it wasn’t like any Lycan I’d ever seen it was covered in black veins , its eyes glowed silver and a symbol was carved into its chest, it was the same symbol on my palm.

My mother looked at the creature, “they’ve found you”. The creature smiled, “ The Blood Court”. Nala whispered, “ what is the blood court?” My mother looked at her “ the people who have been hunting my daughter for nineteen years”, “nineteen” I froze.The creature suddenly lunged , Damon attacked and the creature threw him across the hall. “Damon!” I wanted to run towards him but the creature turned to me and dropped to its knees and bowed its head, “my princess” the creature reached into its chest. “HAILEY MOVE!” Damon screamed.

Too late, it reached into its chest and brought out a black stone, the moment it touched the ground every Lycan in the castle dropped to their knees except me, my mother and Damon.

The creature smiled “the heir has awakened” then it exploded. Damon rushed towards me, “are you hurt?”. I couldn’t answer because behind him , Adrian was standing. His black eyes were fixed on my mother “you’re late”. My mother looked at him, “where is my husband” Adrain smiled “he’s waiting for her”. Damon raised his sword, “you said he was dead”.

Adrain laughed, “he was”, I was confused “then who is waiting for me?” Adrain didn’t smile anymore, “ your father”.

The artifact fragments on the floor began moving, one by one they lifted into the air then flew towards me . Damon stepped between us, “don’t touch them”, but the pieces passed through him and entered my chest. The mark on my palm spread across my neck then I heard a voice , not inside my head but behind me.

A man’s voice. I’d never heard it before but somehow I knew it, “Hailey”. I turned slowly and at the end of the corridor stood a man wearing a black crown.

My mother started crying, Damon lowered his sword and Adrian smiled.

The man looked directly at me, “ it’s time to come home” , I stared at him “who are you?”

He smiled, “you really don’t remember?“ I did remember him, not from a dream but from something deeper. “I am the reason your memories were erased” the mark on my palm burned , and somewhere beneath the castle something answered with a roar.

The entire kingdom went dark.