The Princess and Her Lycan Pirate

women's talk

Inside Alana gave her parasol to the waiting maid and headed to the red salon.

The beautifull salon was decorated with red rosewood and red furniture. Sitting down in their were Grian, Alana's mother Amena, her sister Eilidh (Edward's wife) and Ginessa (Edward's mate).

Amena and her sister Ginessa were identical twins. They just followed different fashion styles. While Amena had her black curls open and only an Aliceband with pearls in it to stop them from falling into her face, Eilidh had her curls put up in the same hair-do than Alana and Grian, up in a neat bun with two curls falling down on each side. Ginessa had chocolat brown curls which she had up in a bun with a huge hat on top. She really looked impressive. All three ladies still looked pretty young, being a werewolf and two lycans they didn't look older than 25.

They seemed to be much too young to have had already given birth to 18-year old sons not to mention two 16- year old daughters. The twins skintone was just like Alana's, porcelaine pale with red lips and brown eyes. Their bodyshape was petit with curves. The corsets had problems keeping their bosom in place. With every breath they took it looked like the boobs would bounce out at any minute. King Conall wasn't very happy about this fashion and tried to forbid corsets. But his wife enjoyed to tease him and as a compromise wore scarves over her cleavage and all unmated wolves were not to enter the castle. Amena loved her power over her husband and took full advantage over it. He couldn't say no to anything she wanted.

Eilidh's mate Bran was travelling a lot. He was from a very old lycan pack that lived high in the hot north. His family was sacred to all lycans because of their healing powers. He moved around a lot to heal wolfs from diseases like cancer. Eilidh missed him all the time and spent most time waiting at her sister's castle.

Ginessa's corset had to work wonders as well, but in a different area. She was never petit or small. In fact she was a handfull and even her mate loving just that about her, she tried to force her figure in a sand glass shape. Her eyes had a nice blue tone and her skin was rosy.

The ladies had tea with cucumber sandwiches. As soon as the girl came in and dropped a small curtsy the three women stopped talking and were watching Alana with interest. “Aren't the boys in here to eat, too? I thought father has sent us all in to eat.” Amena stood up and guided her daughter to the sofa next to Grian. “The boys have to eat in the kitchen, we have to talk. Without any males! Now sit down and listen.”

She sat down on the sofa next to Grian opposite of their mothers. Eilidh sat on a comfortable armchair. After a while Amena offered the girls a cup of tea and some sandwiches while the other women kept watching Alana. She got nervous and asked with a frown: “ What do you want to talk about? Did I do anything wrong? I swear, I didn't kiss James! He leanded in for a kiss but I hadn't encouraged him! And father called me in before anything could happen!” The three women looked at Alana with an amused smile “So my James finally had the balls to try to kiss you!” Ginessa giggled. Amena ignored what her daughter just had said. “do you know why your uncle is upstairs with your father?” Alana looked surprised. Why should she even think about them two old men in the office talking? “Old men stuff?” She asked shyly. That caused Eilidh to choke on her sandwich and Ginessa to spill her tee all over the floor. The three ladies were laughing long and hard. Amena even had tears in her eyes.

“So this is what you call us! Old people! Listen you pup, we are in our youth! We have at least another 150 years to come! But seriously, your uncle came over to persuade your father to let you go to the humans debutant ball. Actually, as my dear sister has informed me, he is quiet anxious that the human king is insisting of all 16 year old girls from respectable families to participate. I don't know how I feel about that. I was never at a human's ball and have always dreamed of you finding your mate like I did. Just imagine if you have to marry one of them dirty humans!” Whith that she turned around to get another cup of tea.

Grian turned to her mother and asked: “ Will I go as well?” Eilidh took her hands into hers, took a deep breath and said: “No, you won't. I know you two are attached to the hips but as an acknowledged bastard you don't have to go. Nobody would say anything and I can't bear the thought of some human trying to marry you or worse making you his mistress!I have discussed this with your father as well and he agrees with me.”

With that last sentence the girls blushed and looked to the floor. Ginessa cleared her throat and smiled: “ But it is exciting as well! Think about the dancing and flirting!” Amena looked at her as if she didn't believe her friend could say something like that in front of the two young girls. Ginessa got nervous and stammered: “I dind't mean she should mate somebody. I just mean.....have you two actually never flirted or looked at another man before you had found your mates? By the moon goddess, I did! I went to every dance in the village and flirted with every young man that I liked and you know what I even kissed a few on the way!” With that she let herself fall back in the chair and held a hankerchief to her mouth. She was a bit embarrassed and didn't know how the born Ladies would react or think about her.

Suddently Eilidh started laughing. Hard and loud. “Oh we did as well!” The two girls and Ginessa looked at her in shock. Hearing stuff like that as gossip and getting the truth from one of the women in question is quiet a difference. Amena on the other hand started smiling: “ Do you remember that dashing young guard that followed you arround anywhere? He was quiet a looker. And when you got caught kissing that other one, what was his name? He worked for our father and would bring you flowers every day...” Both women were now smiling. Amena looked at her shocked daughter and sighed: “ We were unmated pups once as well! Of course I want you to have fun and flirt, there is no harm in that, but these humans will want more. In their world they even marry girls as young as 16! With 18 you are considered an old maid. That is what scares me.” She looked deep into her daughters' eyes and took her into her arms.

She thought about the situation a bit ”We have to make sure, that you look poor. Most men want a rich bride. And I will tell the dressmaker to use last years fashion. No jewellery! All you will present are good manners!” - “ Eilidh looked at her sister in agreement: “That is a very goog idea! And don't tell anybody that you are the niece of the Duke of the Southern Shores! Remember: Your father is nothing but the small Count of Lowberry. Bow to everybody! Show them that you think you are beneath them. Then nobody should be interested!”

Alana looked at everybody with big eyes “ You all talk like it is already a done deal that I am going. But father has to agree to it first and we all know what he will say to me going to the human's mating ball...” - “Debutant ball” her aunt interrupted her, Amena now looking in her daughter's eyes

“ and there is no shame in going there and having fun! Do you really believe your father will have a choice once I have agreed?!” With a small smile she went to the wall and rang the bell for the servant. After a while the servant entered the salon with a deep bow. “ Go and send for my dressmaker. We need her services” With another deep bow the servant disappeared.

Ginessa got herself another sandwich and looked at the girls: “ And there is another reason we need the dressmaker! In two weeks time is James' 18th birthday! We will have a big party at our mansion. You are all invited of course, I don't have to tell you that! But I think it is a damn good reason to get a new dress! But a really fashionable one! Maybe James will find his mate that evening...” She looked at Alana with a glance that said more that thousand words. Alana blushed again whishing she could stop that. She felt hot under the womens' cutting glances.

To change the subject she looked at her mother “ Is it true that father had a harem of 15 she wolves before he met you?” Grian shreeked not believing her friend and cousin actually just asking this particular question. She wished she could have been invisible. Just for once. Amena and Eilidh looked in each others eyes then looked back at the girls. “Who told you that?” There was a little bit of anger in her voice. Grian looked to the floor “I overheard two servants talking about it.” Eilidh shook her head and took her sister's hand into hers. “ No guesses needed who that servant was! Mary that ungratefull b***h!” Today was certainly a day of many shocks for the girls. They never ever had heard anybody from the family using such words. Grian nodded still not looking up. Amena hissed “She is a frustrated useless b***h! “ With a sigh she continued with her normal voice: “She was one of the harem she wolves. And there were only three. And before you say anything, no, your father and Edward didn't lie with every human girl in that particular season! Him and Edward done about 15 out of 60! He told me after he had marked and mated me! And believe me, I made him pay! I didn't let him touch me again for two years! “ Her boobs were shaking dangerously. “sometimes it boiles up again and then I tease him to the brim and then go away for a few days to visit my sister.”

Ginessa nodded angrily as well “I did accept that Edward was married and had an heir on the way, but Edward had to suffer as well as soon as I found out. When I went into heat I locked myself in the dungeon and let him sniff my arousel from the outside!” The girls looked at her surprised and Grian asked “I thought when you are going into heat you are absolutely powerless and will do everything to be with your mate! How did you manage not to open the door?” Eilidh giggled “I helped her of couse and had the keys! I was angry as well and thought it was just right. Normaly a man's past, is past but so many women and thinking that they hadn't done any damage! This Mary for instance never got over him. She never found her mate and just grew bitter. I don't want to know how many human women are still dreaming about them! My first few years with him at the human court I thought quiet a few women would try to kill me! Most of them because they never had a go with him and were dead jealous!”

“And what about the men that killed themselves because they couldn't be with you? “ The women laughed and Eilidh sighed “Unfortunately none of that is true. We had our romances, kisses and flirts but no man killed himself! One man was nearly killed by Conall because he didn't care that your mother found her mate and still brought her flowers. Mostly it was always like that that we were head over heals with the men and suddently they found their mates and left us in an instance. Our hearts got broken quiet a few times. “

Amena looked encouraging at the girls: “We have survived. We went to our first mating ball, I found your dad and Edward started courting your aunt. Don't give up on romance. And don't let any man just mark you before you know everything about him! Even if he is your mate he has to proof his worth!”