The Silent Princess

Chapter 8

Elizabeth’s POV

The sun was shining through the window and I tried to roll over to get myself out of bed. I’m not sure why, but I seemed to be trapped in the bed. I opened one of my eyes slightly to see why I couldn’t move and noticed an arm wrapped around my waist; caging me in.

I remember back to last night and my smile returns to my face. “Good morning my beautiful princess”, Kyle’s baritone voice rings through the bedroom. He leans down and kisses my cheek. Eww, morning breath. Damn; I must have it too, because neither one of us brushed our teeth last night.

I try to get out of bed again and Kyle's hold grew tighter, refusing to let go. “Either let me up or you will have warm liquid all over your leg and bedsheets”, I told him as he released his hold on me and I headed to the bathroom. “I need to get my toothbrush from my room. I know I have morning breath.”

“You can use mine” he answered, and I shuddered at the thought. There are some things we don’t share. A toothbrush is one of those things. I finished in the bathroom and quickly headed to the bedroom door. “Is that what you are wearing?”

I look down at my apparel, my shoulders slumping slightly. I forgot I was wearing Kyle’s shirt. If I run really fast, I can get to my room before anyone else can see me. I cracked open the door to make sure the coast was clear. I can hear Kyle laughing quietly behind me. When I can’t see anyone, I run as fast as I could down the hallway.

I wish I could say I made it without incident. That would have been the best-case scenario. However, just as I was about to be home free; Hunter came out of his room and I ran straight into his chest. My heart skipped a beat at being caught in only Kyle’s shirt. Kyle didn’t help matters, coming up behind me laughing. The asshole; I bet he linked Hunter to come out of his room.

I stepped to the side; my face going as red as the shirt I was wearing. “Excuse me, princess” Hunter says, a smirk appearing on his face as I ran the rest of the way to my room, shutting the door behind me.

I quickly threw open my suitcase, grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste from my bag and headed to the bathroom. I hear the door opening and then closing before Kyle appears in the bathroom. I spit out the remainder of the toothpaste into the basin and turned to face a grinning Kyle. “You asked Hunter to come out of his room, asshole.”

“Maybe I did. Maybe I didn’t. We will never know” he continued to grin, and I rolled my eyes at him.

Fine, he wants to play games. I will give him a game. I turn on the shower, setting it at a comfortable temperature. I take off his shirt and threw it at his face before removing my underpants and stepping in. I can see Kyle’s eyes twitch not knowing if he should join me or not. I laughed in his head and turned my back to him.

“You’re going to be the death of me”, I heard him murmur as he left the bathroom.

I’m not sure if I’m elated or disappointed, he didn’t join me. I finish washing myself and step out of the shower, wrapping a towel around my head and one around my body and go back to the closet to rummage through my suitcase to find some clothes to wear. I decided on my black and white leggings and a black tank top.

Walking out of the closet, I place the clothes and underwear on the bed and sit down at the dresser to start brushing the mountain of hair on top of my head. I swear I get another knot just by looking at the wind. I was just about finished when I heard the door to my room open again and big hands come around my waist. “Now that’s a look I can get used to”, Kyle’s voice echoes around me. His eyes dart to the towel I have over me and he leans down to kiss the side of my neck.

I put the brush down on the dresser and sign, “I need to get dressed.” Goddess, he smells so good and what’s with the black slacks and button up shirts. He looks like a god in that get up.

“He could wear a hessian bag and would still look like a god”, Lacey remarks, and I simply nod at her.

“I’m not stopping you” he says, continuing to kiss my neck. Umm, yes you are; I say to myself.

“Girl, what are you waiting for? Drop the towel. Rip his clothes off and let him take you”, Lacey snorts, and I stop myself from snapping at her. What am I waiting for? I can’t say my mate. He is my mate. So why don’t I want to hump him like a dirty dog?

Kyle stops his kisses and looks at me in the mirror. “What’s wrong?” he questions, lifting me up and sitting on the stool before placing me on his lap.

“Nothing. It’s just a conversation I was having with Lacey”, I tell him, and he nods his head in acknowledgment. His brown eyes, looking through my green ones.

“If it is anything like my conversations with Josiah, I can relate” he chuckles, laying his head down on my shoulder.

“They are probably the same” I giggled, getting off his lap and heading over to the bed to put my clothes on. I don’t think any further about the issue, because I will just analyze and overthink it. After I finish getting ready, Kyle grabs my hand, and we head down to the dining room to grab breakfast.

“What are our plans for today?” I sign my question to Kyle.

“Hunter, Jacob and I want to take you and your family on a tour of the kingdom, if you are up for it” he responds, and I nodded my head in excitement.

“I’m up for it. You will have to ask Uncle Steven and the others if they would like to come” I sign as Kyle’s smile grew bigger on his face. I swear he hasn’t stopped smiling since I went to his room yesterday afternoon.

“I haven’t” he says, and I stop dead, looking at him surprised. “What?”

“I didn’t say anything”, I tell him, and he looks at me just as confused as I looked a moment ago. We continued down the hall to the dining room; “you answered a thought in my head.”

“Huh?” he says, glancing at his father when we walk into the dining room. His eyes glazed over, and I sat down and grabbed some bacon, eggs, mushroom and toast from the many plates around the table. “I always wondered how dad could answer a question without me asking one” he whispers, taking a seat next to me. “I thought I heard you comment about my smile not leaving my face and I agreed with you. Dad said he sometimes hears random thoughts too. His father did the same and so did his grandmother. I’ve never really heard others' thoughts before. I guess I am more in tune with you because you are my mate.”

Hmm, maybe. I have heard of witches having the ability to read minds. My abilities are nothing like that. I’m a healer like Mum, Lucas and Helen. I’ve only helped with small cuts and bruises. Grandpa said I should be able to help with bigger things, but I’ve never tried nor do I want to be put in a situation I need to try. “A healer, that’s cool” Kyle's mind link comes through, and I narrow my eyes at him again. “Another thought, huh?”

“I wonder if you have any witches or warlocks in your lineage” I mentioned, and he shrugged his shoulders at me.

“I was wondering how well you too were communicating. It’s nice to hear your voice, Elizabeth”, King Isaac says through a mind link. I looked up and gave him a smile. “I wonder why we can mind link you and not Lucas or Helen. I tried to mink link him yesterday, thinking it was because the Silver Falls pack had been officially destroyed. It’s still staticky. As for your question, according to our scrolls, we don’t have any lineage. But my father had some questions thinking the same thing. What ever happened; my grandmother took her secrets to the grave.”

I don’t respond to that line of thought. It’s something they will have to work out together. “My healer abilities may not be everything I can do. Grandpa said our magic will show itself when we are ready to learn it. I’ve only learned how to be a healer. I guess that’s all I was ready for; if I even have other skills”, I tell Kyle and King Isaac. They both nodded their heads without saying anything. I am guessing they already know because Lucas would have told them. They both nodded their heads again. This is getting seriously spooky. Will you stop listening to my thoughts? I have Lacey for that.

“Yes, you do” Lacey says, giving me a wolfy grin.

I hear a small chuckle beside me as Kyle leans over and kisses the side of my head.

We finished our breakfast and headed to the front of the castle to meet up with Hunter, Jacob and the rest of my family to start the tour of the kingdom.