Prince Caelan

26. Meet

Acela POV

After the events of last night, meeting Lucius face to face has set many events in motion within the palace walls. Of course, the King was not over the moon happy about having him here because of who he is and the Black history with Lucius from the very beginning.

I do not know what else Lucius has done but it makes Kane uneasy having him as 'family' now. 

We are now connected and there is nothing we can all do about this, it's just how it is and we need to do our best with the information that we have.

Caelan has surprisingly not said a bad word about any of this, at first he was skeptical but he thinks the same as me, right now what can we do? I know Lucius is hiding something from me but until I know what it is, I can't simply ignore Lucius, not if it affects my life and Caelan's.

Currently, everyone within the palace is tense, most within The Vale have only heard of Lucius and his history, but to see the man up close is another thing entirely. 

I only got this fatherly vibe from him, apart from his eyes that have obviously seen cruel things, he looks like a normal handsome everyday man. Lucius looked relaxed and at peace with himself rather than this Lycan monster, people are whispering about.

Of course, the whispers are now passing my name. I am the only daughter of Lucius and the only known female Lycan female, what is worse is that I am half-Fae also.

I know a lot about Fae but only so little about Lycans.

Fae are beautiful, their beauty is ageless and they are very alluring, I have never met one but it is widely said that a Fae could entice you with a simple glance your way, that fact that they don't age and stay beautiful is something that is dangerous within this world. They do not tend to mix with other creatures and only stay with their kind.

Which makes me wonder, why did my mother choose Lucius? Why did she die if she was immortal? Fae folk are portrayed as angels in The Vale, beautiful but dangerous, there is only one powerful Fae family in The Vale and they are called Grinmorte.

Grinmorte. The same one family Caelan and his family know well.. I even know of Alec Grinmorte, he visited my shop three to four times a day just to ask me on a date, all the while Caelan was dating his sister for.. I don't know how long before I met Caelan.

If I wanted answers about my mother it would have to come from them, the more I try and learn about my mother Brianna, the more I realize I didn't even know her, not one bit. She was very private but to me, she was just quiet and introverted. Which is now very suspicious for Fae because of their nature.

I can only ask Lucius or a Grinmorte, my best option is Lucius. He told me he wanted to marry my mother.. were they mates? Do Lycans have mates? I think so because they are still wolf.

The more I think about this the more my head spins. Why did she hide me all these years, was she even sick? No.. I can't think about that again, I can't go back there to that moment.

I glance over at Caelan and he talks quietly to his father Kane, it's been quiet for a while now in the dining hall and no one has said a word, Sora smiles at me warmly but the air is thick around the table.

"Are you sick dear? You haven't touched your breakfast." Claire says from across the table, Caelans grandmother.

I force a smile and shake my head. "I'm fine, sorry." I say quietly as I pick up my spoon and eat.

"Are you ok?" Caelan asks worried beside me as he places his hand on my leg.

I look at him and nod my head. "Yep, just.. thinking." I say with a smile and he frowns.