The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 36: Chapter 36

Sandra’s POV
The banshee finally let me leave after filling out all the invitations for this ball she is going to throw to find a suitable queen for Alexi. I can’t wait for her to find out that he has already found his beloved and that it is my granddaughter. She will be livid. At least I can finally leave and make my way to see Alexander. He is going to want all of this information. I make it into my room and close the door. I cast a spell to make sure no one can enter my room without my permission then turn to draw a door on the wall. I place my hand on the center of the drawing and say a few words. There is a glow under my hand and then it fades and now the doorknob I drew is usable. I open the door and it leads me into Alexander’s closet. I listen and don’t hear anyone else in the room so I give two soft knocks and wait. It doesn’t take long and I hear the answering two knocks that lets me know it is safe to exit the closet.
We have been meeting this way ever since Roman took the throne. Natasha doesn’t visit anymore. She does her own thing and only expects Alexander to be around during parties. That is when he is lucid. To everyone but me he has gone mad. Alexander has amazing acting skills. Everyone believes that his mind was lost to him long ago and he was placed in this room and forgotten. I visit him every night. Though we can’t make love we do snuggle and talk about what the future could hold if Natasha was no longer an obstacle. We never severed our mate bond before he married the banshee so I know when he has been intimate with another. Thankfully I only had to feel that pain once in my life. Alexander’s wedding night when he had to complete the mating ritual with Natasha. Because our bond is still there he must not have marked her. They must have only done the sharing of blood. Which allowed my bond to still be there however light it might be. I know it is still there and once Natasha is gone it will be strong again.
Alexander smiles at me and opens his arms. I run into them and my eyes release the tears I have been holding in since I saw Roman, Beth, and Erica earlier today. After I calm down I place my hand on either side of Alexander’s head by his temples and cast a memory transfer spell allowing him to see everything I have today. I let him mull over the words Natasha spoke before Roman was announced and then the trip to the infirmary. Alexander looks thoughtful.
“So the banshee has slipped, I see. That is good. She seemed worried though now that Roman has found his grandchildren. She didn’t expect that. It seems she thought she corrected her mistakes of the past to only realize that she messed up again. This Beth, she is in transition. How long did Roman say she had been in the sleep state? A week already? She will be a strong one and a Lycan royal on top of that. Yes she will be very strong. I estimate she will awaken in the next couple of days. I want you to be there. I believe this Beth is exactly who we need to bring into the fold. She will be able to do things we can’t like to talk to Roman. He has refused every request for me to see him. I don’t know if he isn’t getting the requests or what is going on. Never would I think that my son would stop visiting me. I think Natasha has something to do with this. She is still trying to control him again.” Alexander keeps muttering more things that are inconsequential under his breath. I roll my eyes at his little quirks and wait for him to finish on his little rant.
When he finally stops speaking I say, “When can we tell Roman about me. It kills me to know that my son doesn’t even know who I am. I hate having to keep the charm I placed on him when he was born. He is MY son and he deserves to know the truth. He is already king. What does it matter now that his parentage is exposed? I just want my son to know who I am and I want to get to know my grandchildren and their children. I lost out on so much of my family because of her. I want my family Alexander. Please give me my family back!” I break down again in his arms. It has been a while since I have broken down in Alexander’s arms about wanting my family back. He whispers sweet nothings in my ear trying to soothe me.
After a while I compose myself again and apologize for my outburst.
“Darling you know that if I could right now I would. We have to take Natasha down first. If we want to make sure she pays for her crimes against our son and the vampire kingdom we can’t let her know anything. She has to think nothing has changed. She needs to feel confident in her place as his mother so she continues to act reckless. She is slipping and her control is about gone. From what I saw in your memories she isn’t even concealing her dislike for Esmerelda anymore. Roman is a smart man. He will figure it out. In the meantime I want you to avoid Natasha. Did you place those listening orbs like you said you were going to?” I nodded my head in response to his question. “Good. You are now tasked to keep watch over Beth. I want to know the moment she wakes up. I think it is about time to return to lucidity don’t you my dear?”
Alexander asked me with a wicked grin on his face.
A shiver ran down my spine at that look. He is so sexy. Ugh we need to get rid of the banshee and soon. I swear 500 years without being able make love to my beloved has been torture. I can only hope we can expose her soon. “Yes my love. I will keep watch over Beth and send you an express message the moment she wakes up. I think you should wait a few days to make your grand reentrance to lucidity. I think I can convince Beth to come and see you once she is well. Then you should reappear with Beth by your side. I feel the goddess has a plan for Beth. There is a reason she has come to us now when we are on the brink of finally catching Natasha in her evil schemes,” I say.
We drift into silence and just enjoy the company of the other. The night goes too quickly and it is now morning. I need to leave before the attendants come to bring Alexander his morning dose of blood and whatever concoction the healers deem necessary to recover his mind. Those old geezers will probably take credit for bringing the former king’s mind back from insanity.
I make my way back to the closet and through the magical door back into my room. I close the door and wave my hand over it. It is as if the door was never there. I get myself ready for the day and head to the infirmary to check on Beth. As I get closer to the room Beth was in yesterday I feel a great power radiating from the room. I wonder what is going on?
When I knock on the door softly and enter the room I notice that both of Beth’s mates are asleep on the pull out couch in the room. I go to Beth first and move a bit of hair off of her forehead. I gasp when I am thrusted into a vision and I see myself sitting in a chair and the boys still asleep on the couch. In the vision Beth’s eyes flutter open and quickly close due to the brightness of the sun coming in through the window. She scrunches her nose up and comments on the stench in the room. Her mates jump at the sound of her voice and run to her. They both try to embrace her but with one whiff she pushes them both away and tells them they stink and to leave the room until they have showered properly. Both men leave the room pouting. I am thrusted out of the vision and can’t help but chuckle. I guess I can help the boys out so I walk over to them and lightly tap on the wall beside them. I know better than to get anywhere near the person when you wake them up. I made the mistake one time with my brother when I was younger and a broken nose later taught me to stay out of reach. They both startle awake and I give a sheepish smile.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I was wondering if you wanted to freshen up. I had a vision and saw that Beth will wake soon and I doubt she would appreciate waking up to the stench that is wafting off the both of you. I will sit with her while you go clean yourselves up. Then you can bring Beth some blood and food. She will need both when she awakens.” I say to them.
They both smell their pits and grimace. They turned to the other and they both burst out laughing. When they calmed down they agreed to go freshen up and promised to be no longer than an hour.I assured them that they had plenty of time. As they left the room I made my way over to one of the chairs beside Beth’s bed. I sat down and got myself comfortable. I believe Beth will wake up within the next hour or two. Her magical aura is getting stronger by the minute.I wouldn’t be surprised if she was stronger than any witch alive. I puff my chest a little bit in pride at that. Our family has always been a powerful tribe. It warms my heart and makes me proud that my granddaughter is so strong magically. I was afraid that the other sides of her would have overpowered her witch side.
After about forty minutes I feel a large surge of magic and then with a pop the magical aura simmered down to a low hum. I knew this meant that Beth would be opening her eyes soon. It is amazing how she was able to reign in her aura so quickly without the proper training. It will take her some time to master magic and the incantations. I will be more than happy to teach her everything I know. I feel the connection of our familial magic. I realize my mistake right away, but I am too late when I look and see Beth staring back at me.
“Hello grandmother. It is nice to meet you. Yes. I will go with you to see Alexander. I think we can all help each other. Your goal seems to be mine as well. Where are my mates, do you know?” Beth asks.
I am shocked that she seems to be able to read my mind. Her magic is strong indeed. Which magic though is the mind reading. Vampire or witch? Or could it be both? Her knowing look tells me it is both. I hear a chuckle and I just shake my head and laugh.
“Well it is nice to meet you, baby girl. Please don’t tell Roman what you have learned. Your grandfather can’t handle that kind of shock right now. After you have fed and successfully distracted your mates I can take you to see Alexander. He is very curious about you.” I say.
“No, I will not send my mates away. They will come with me. We are stronger together than apart.” She responds.
We fell into calm silence after that. We waited for a few more minutes in silence as we waited for her mates to come back with both blood and food. They are freshly showered and clean shaven. Again, Beth is a lucky girl to have both of those beefcakes in her life.