What if?

Chapter 13

Aelin~

I felt the familiar strong arms of my mate wrap around me and the wind rushing past my face as we flew through the air but everything was numb. 

3 months.

Thats how long I had kept that power now that the constant drumming of fire under my skin was weakened I could finally live. 

I woke up to the familiar scent of pine and look over to see Rowan anxiously waiting at my bed side.

"How long was I asleep" I whispered "three days" he replied "you should hear the rumors about where you've been" he chuckled.

He put his hand on my stomach just hard enough for me to let out a small grunt being out for three days also meant I had a very full bladder.

"I'll be back in a minute" I told him "I need to go to the washroom" I said as I hurried out of the room.

Rumors indeed were circling the castle and I head many of them as I walked down the hall "is that Queen Aelin?" "I wonder where she's been" "I head she was in the mountains gathering the wild men" "well I head she and the Prince Consort were weaving spells around the city" they gossiped to each other.

Sam~

I had been worried sick the first few days no one had seen her any where but as the days went on my anger towards her started to grow.

There was no way in hell that that was Celeana she would have told me if she was really a fucking princess. 

At most she is a rutting shapeshifter who took the form of the princess and now that the princess has returned she is hiding in another stolen skin but Celeana a queen?

Absolutely not.

So when I heard the servants telling everyone that the queen was walking down the Southside hallway I ran down to tell of the imposter. 

But when I got there it was too late she was already gone I wandered around for a while untill I heard familiar voices congratulating each other with some new discovery. 

So with out a second though I pushed open the doors "I have come to inform you of a shapeshifter that has been wearing your skin" I announce.

They all freeze for a second "She went by the name of Celeana Sardorthian" after that they all start laughing and I swear I heard the queen turn to her mate and say "he's still alive" then she turned back to face me.

"Your so quick to turn your back on people you once loved Sam Cortland" she spits my name out like a insult.

"The person who you freed 200 hundred slaves with,  the one you said you loved, and the second you saw something you did't like you called her mate a monster and in turn calling her and her family one." she says. 

"And what makes you so sure that she was wearing my skin and I wasn't just wearing hers" she questions while stalking towards me. 

"My Celeana had scars from when we trained together you have none" I tell her with confidence. 

She drops her closely guarded mask for a minute before looking straight into my eyes. 

"Look around the clues are all here this is Ansel of Brircleff from my time with the Silent Assassins and this is Yrene Towers the healer I helped on my way. Rowan is here  along with Chaol and Dorian and Lysandra and Aedion are somewhere, since you loved them so much last time you visited" she boasted gesturing to the people around her. 

"Still not enough proof for you" she taunted "When I was eight Arobryn found me on a river bank and brought me to his manor to train, you and I were always fighting to gain his favor but I was named his heir. I might not still have all my scars but I still hold them in my heart and they still tell stories" she said coming closer to me.

"So I ask you again was she wearing my skin or was I wearing hers" she finished. 

By the now I was shaking as I looked into her eyes and saw the fire burning in them. 

"Celeana!" I yelled trying to give her a hug "it really is you" I finished, but she pushed my off "You lost my trust the day you called me a monster fight in my army if you want to but don't come to me begging for forgiveness" she said coldly as she motioned for the rest of her court to follow her out the door. 

I know Sam would never act like this but I needed a protagonist for the story I love him and it pained me to do this but it must be done I'll post an update if I do start one but I have some other stories I want to write.

I might make a different version of this where Sam reacts positively at the beginning and goes with them places.

Thank you for reading!