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Avery and Chloe both stayed in my room that night but I still didn’t tell them what happened. I didn’t say a whole lot and they were trying to cheer me up but nothing was really working.
I didn’t get much sleep that night either. I was way too humiliated right not to believe that anyone would like me for me.
No one ever has. It’s always just been the title that I carry.
I hate being a princess. But I can’t express those feelings to anyone because my mother fought so hard after she claimed the throne that I would just seem like an ungrateful brat. And
I can’t do that to her.
She’s done everything for me. She has always been there for me and given me the most
normal sort of life as she possibly could.
I never thought I would start to have feelings for a guy that was just using me in some stupid
bet with his estranged brother. All because of a goddamn inheritance.
As soon as I got out of bed that morning I got changed and I went jogging. It was barely
sunrise and it was starting to get really cold, so the days were going to start getting a lot
shorter. But I didn’t care about that. And I made sure to stay the hell away from Lucas‘ and
Levi’s houses.
I didn’t want to give them any clue that I was out and about on my own in case they tried to
talk to me.
They both followed me back to the castle last night so I don’t know what they have to say or
how they could possibly explain what they did. But I had a feeling that they were going to try.
When I got back to the castle I had a shower and got dressed in some raggy old clothes and I
went to the dining room.
Avery, Chloe, Lexie and Jacob were all there, and all looking at me strangely. Wondering if I
was going to break down and wondering if I wanted to talk about my troubles. But neither of those were going to happen.
“Aren’t you going to school today?” Lexie asked.
“No.” I said.
“What do you plan to do?” Jacob asked. But I just shrugged my shoulders.
I barely ate anything for breakfast and then I went back up to my room just as everyone else
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was leaving the house.
I walked into my room and closed the door and I laid in bed under the covers, staring out the
window.
I knew my mother said that she would be home soon, but I also knew that whatever they were
doing was important because she barely left this pack. People usually came to her.
So I didn’t know when they were going to be back and I didn’t want them to come back just
yet. Not while I was still trying to figure everything out myself.
But she’s worried because I showed signs of having powers last night and she’s probably
freaking out about that.
I know I did when it happened. But I got over it pretty quickly to get home.
I was glad that I had smashed my phone last night because that meant no one could call me.
I eventually fell asleep, but it wasn’t a peaceful sleep. I kept replaying Lucas and Levi talking in
the bedroom about the whole bet that they made against me.
When I woke up I saw a woman standing in my room and I jumped up as she was just
standing there staring at me.
She was wearing a long black and red velvet dress with dark makeup on and black hair.
“Who the hell are you?” I asked.
“My name is Maisie. My aunt sent me here.”
“And who the hell is your aunt?” I growled.
“Scarlett. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her.”
“She trained my mother.” I said, relaxing my stance a little.
“Yeah. Well, Scarlett thought you might want to talk to someone closer to your age. She spoke
to your mother last night.”
“Mom can’t come home, can she?”
“No. There’s a big problem that they are dealing with in regards to the supernatural council. It’s
pretty bad.” Maisie said.
“So what? Are you here to be my spirit guide into the witchy world or something?” I asked,
being sarcastic as I sat back down on my bed.
“I know you’re being sarcastic, but yeah. I am.” She said.
“Thanks. But no thanks. I don’t need it.” I said.
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“Are you sure about that? I mean, you used powers last night that you didn’t even know you had. You’re a late bloomer and they are usually the most dangerous ones. You need to be trained young when you get your powers.” She said.
“I told you. I don’t want your help.”
“I know you’re in pain. I can feel it. And believe me, I’m not here to cause any more. I just wanted to come and introduce myself. To let you know who I am and that you will be seeing
me again.” She said.
“Do I even have a say?”
“Well, it’s come as a direct order from the Queen. So, no. You don’t.” Maisie said. And I nodded
my head.
We talked for a little while but Maisie assured me that we weren’t going to be doing anything right now. She really did just want to come and introduce herself to me. But that was it. Just
so we could get to know each other.
But when we were finished talking, she raised her arms and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Which I had to admit, it looked pretty cool.
A little later on Anna came to my room and handed me a new phone that had already been set
up with all my previous contacts in it.
“Is it the same number?” I asked.
“Yeah. Otherwise you would have had to message everyone in there telling them that you got a new number. I know that you wouldn’t want to do that. You’ve got a lot of numbers.” She said. But I sighed when I looked at the phone. “Is that a problem?” She asked.
“No. It’s fine. Thank you.” I said.
“Rory will be up soon with your lunch.”
“Tell her not to bother. I’m not hungry. I’m just tired.” I said. So she bowed her head and she
left my room.
I climbed back into bed and I was checking out my new phone which was an updated version of the one that I smashed, but otherwise it wasn’t anything too special.
I put it on my nightstand as I climbed back into bed and I grabbed a notebook and pen and I
started writing in it immediately.
It wasn’t long before my phone was vibrating non stop and when I looked at it they were all messages from Lucas and Levi.
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I ignored them all, obviously, and I went back to writing in my notebook.
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At the top of the first page I wrote the title ‘The Betrayed Princess‘.
And from there on I started writing and I wasn’t able to stop. I turned page after page until I was interrupted by Chloe who had finished school and came back to the castle.
“Avery talked to the head warrior. He’s going to take over your classes with the kids until you’re feeling better.” Chloe said.
“What did you tell him?” I asked.
“We just said that you weren’t feeling well. That’s all he needed to know.”
“Alright.” I said.
She mentioned seeing Lucas and Levi today and they both asked about me. They looked really concerned but she didn’t tell either of them anything about me.
I was grateful for that. But they knew that it had something to do with the guys, so they
weren’t going to tell them anything.
After dinner that night I decided to go out to my favorite courtyard outside the castle and I sat on the bench and looked at the fairy lights that were set up around it while I had my notebook
and pen on my lap.
I turned to look out at the ocean and I could see right down the canal and it was lit up with the
moonlight tonight. It was really beautiful.
Suddenly I felt someone grab me and I jumped up as I turned around and Lucas was standing
there.
He scared me when he grabbed me that I lost my balance and I almost fell over the rock wall,
but Lucas grabbed me in time and pulled me away from the edge, pressing us together as he
got me away from the edge of the wall.
