The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 135: Chapter 135

Timberlink’s POV
I am laying in my new bed waiting for my parents to go to bed. I am a little scared of this task Fate asked me to do for her, but I will do anything to protect my mom and sister. At least I had another growth jump and I look more like a young kid instead of a young boy. This can help me some, but I hope that my growth hasn’t affected the rogue’s ability to know that I am my parents’ child.
I finally hear their door shut. I wait another twenty minutes knowing that my parents will be really busy now wrestling. They won’t let me join in their wrestling matches. Daddy Ethan said that they were doing adult wrestling which was much different than regular wrestling. I still don’t think it’s fair. Why do the adults get to do all the fun stuff?
I tiptoed to the nursery where my brothers and sister are sleeping. Well supposed to be sleeping. Esmerelda is lying awake in her crib watching me. I smile at her and say in our link, ‘hey there pretty girl. Why aren’t you asleep?’
‘I knew you would be coming. Where are you going, guardian?’ Esmerelda’s vampiric lycan said. Yes, her lycan is also a vampire. She is the first of her kind and she needs to be kept a secret until the time is right or unspeakable things will befall the princess.
‘Fate has sent me on a quest, pretty girl. I have to do this as your guardian and as your brother. Your safety is my number one priority and you know that Harmonia.’ I say back.
I hear a slight growl in my mind knowing that she is not pleased with this answer. She responds with, ‘Then you must take me with you so that I can protect you too.’
‘Harmonia that is enough of that kind of talk. You are too little to come with me and would be more of a burden than a help. Fate promised to have a guardian look after me while I was gone. Please just be good and don’t throw a tantrum like the last time. I will come back to you. Always! I promise!’ I try to get her to believe me. It is hard sometimes. She is a stubborn lycan for sure!
‘Hmmmph. I wouldn’t call it a tantrum. More like a colorful display of my displeasure being separated from my guardian. I just wanted everyone in the pack to know it.’ Harmonia responds.
I couldn’t help but laugh a little out loud at that. I love that lycan. She is sassy and is going to give our brothers a lot of trouble when they get older. I have to go princess. Please be good. Keep Esmerelda safe. I’ll be back as soon as I can.’ kiss her on the head and then I walk away.
I quietly get out of the suite we live in. I tiptoed to the stairs and I tried to remember if there were any squeaky ones. My wolf sight is helpful and after I think about it there is only one squeaky step and that is at the bottom. I made my way down as quickly and quietly as I could. When I reached the lower steps I put as little weight on the next step as I could. It didn’t squeak so I continued the process a few more times when the second to the last step started to squeak and I quickly removed my foot. I decided to test all areas of the step to see if it was just one spot. Lucky for me it was only on one side that squeaked so I quickly took the last few steps.
I let out a breath I was holding, thankful that I made it all the way down here without being heard. Now getting out of the house will be easier. Daddy had a wolf door installed in the back of the packhouse. He said it is because sometimes we forget to take our clothes off and he said that if Mama were a normal wolf she wouldn’t be dressed when she shifted back. He said he wouldn’t want any other male wolf looking at his naked mate. He thought if he wouldn’t like it the other males in the pack wouldn’t like their mate being seen like that either. So he had the door put in mainly for the she wolves to use but everyone uses it.
I made it to the wolf door and peeked outside. I didn’t see any of the warriors on patrol around the packhouse. I made my way out of the door but my shirt got caught on something. I tugged it a few times and heard a rip when it finally came free. Mama is going to be mad, but I can’t think about that right now. I rush to the back door of the packhouse and run straight to the woods as Fate instructed me.
I continued into the forest as Fate instructed and soon I was at the border of the pack. I stopped for a minute and took a deep breath. The moment I step over the border I will no longer have the packs protecting me. I will be on my own.
“You aren’t on your own young one.” I heard from behind me. I turned around and jumped up from my sitting position and leapt into grandpa Ares arms.
“Grandpa!” I shout.
“Shh young one. We can’t let anyone hear us. I wanted to train you a bit first before sending you on your first spy mission, but fate is Fate. Listen to me Timberlink. This is your first test as a guardian. We will start your training after you have completed this task. If Fate is going to be putting you in dangerous situations she should at least let you have a little time to train. I am going to steal a page from Hecate’s trick book, but Timberlink this isn’t going to feel good and just because you have some knowledge you won’t have it all. I still want you to have to put in the effort to know this. Hold on kid.” Grandpa Ares says.
I looked at him confused for a minute, but the moment he put both hands on either side of my head I started to feel this pain in my mind. It felt like something was burning my brain. It didn’t last long though. It was done within a few minutes. There. At least now you know how to be a spy and some self defense and a tiny bit of strategy.” Grandpa Ares said proudly.
”
I looked at him like he was silly when all of a sudden he swung his arm out to hit me and I blocked it. Then he immediately followed it with a kick of his leg that I blocked too. I didn’t know I could do that. “That’s so cool!” I shout out, forgetting that I was supposed to be keeping quiet.
“Espionage is not going to be your strong suit I see, young one.” Grandpa Ares said more to himself than to Timberlink. I quickly quieted down realizing my mistake. “Sorry” I say in a whisper.
“It’s alright Timberlink. This is still new to you, but you have to be better the moment you step over that line. Be brave and strong. Don’t let any of them intimidate you. Do what you need to do and then get out as fast as possible if you can. Remember you are not alone and you will be seeing your guardian at the rogue compound soon. I cannot go there at this time. Be strong like I know you can be kid.” Grandpa Ares said before he disappeared.
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. I keep repeating that in my head as I walk to the border line and cross over it. I almost expected to be snatched up by rogues the minute I stepped over the border, but there was nobody here. I sniffed the air and noticed that there was no scent at all in the area. I can’t even smell the trees or dirt. I walk forward a bit more and the moment I pass a big tree with a thick trunk someone grabs me from behind with a hand over my mouth.
“Look what I have here boys! The b***h’s oldest pup. Let’s get him back to the boss. Maybe he’ll be in a better mood.” The man holding me says. His nasty breath hit me in the face.
I watch as another man walks up to me and examines my face. He turned my head left and right while the other man still had his hand over my mouth. I wanted to bite him so bad, but I bet he would taste nasty. “You might be right Carl. Sorry kid.” The man said with an evil smirk on his face. I knew he wasn’t sorry, but what I didn’t know was what he was apologizing for. Realization dawned on me as I watched him c**k his arm back and I tried to squirm out of the man’s hands, but he had a tight grip on me. Soon I felt something hit my head really hard, and the last thing I saw was the man who hit me laughing at me then everything went black.