REGINA

7. What a tease!

There she was. My mum. Her painting was there. She sat gracefully on the arm chair and my dad stood beside her in his shining suit. My mum, she was breathtaking. I was a stark resemblance of her, the same high cheekbones, the same narrow jawline, the same eyebrows and nose but she had brown eyes. Mine were blue just like my dad.
"That's your mum. Isn't she beautiful?" Alpha Rage smiled at the painting. I heard him sigh. I looked up and there were tears in his eyes.
" She looks powerful." I mumbled. Dad chuckled and squeezed my shoulder.
"She was. She was the most powerful wolf here. Even I was a mere puppy in front of her." His eyes twinkled as he smiled widely.
"What happened to her?" I said but immediately regretted.
His smile faded away and there was sadness that surrounded him. His grip on my shoulders loosened.
"I don't know. I simply couldn't find her. We all have assumed that she has died." He said in a meek voice.
After a pause, I tugged at his arm which made him look at me.
"Dad, I'm sorry. We'll find her. I believe she is still alive." I smiled at him which made him smile as well. He patted my head and mumbled a "god bless you".
He took me to my room and left when he made sure that everything was there for me. He was all alone without mum, without me and after years of waiting, he was finally able to see his daughter. He made sure I was pampered to the brim and this made me go back in time when I used to do all the house chores but still got beaten and scolded for my existence. What a contrast!
I sighed and stepped into the shower. Dad made sure I had well washed clothes for me which he arranged through a maid who worked at that castle type home. Actually it wasn't a castle. It looked like one from outside but when you step in, it's a modern villa that makes you feel at home. After washing up with luxurious soaps and shampoo, I stepped out of the bathroom in the white t shirt and shorts as it was summer time. I left my hair loose to air dry and then went down to the hall where I found dad talking to an elderly man who had a notebook opened for him. My footsteps were loud enough for them to look at me and there was fondness in my dad's eyes. He waved a hand at me and I hopped to his side in no time.
"Bernard, this is Fiona. My daughter. And Fiona, this is Bernard, my accountant." The fondness in his words made me look towards his face. It was clear that he loved me beyond anything.
The elderly man bowed down.
"Highness, it pleasure for us to have found you after years." Bernard said in a submissive tone. I giggled and stretched my hand up to him. He glanced at my hand and then at my dad. My dad nodded his approval and then only Bernard shook my hand.
"It's nice meeting you." I smiled.
"I'll have to say this, you'll make a great Alpha." He smiled back.
I turned towards my dad.
"How about Bernard show me the area around here?"
"Sure, he'll take you." Dad smiled and gestured for me to go out. I marched my way out of the villa with Bernard behind me. After some time of walking I told Bernard that I was thirsty and asked him if there was a shop or something where I can buy some drinks.
"Oh no no your highness! I'll go get you the best fruit drink we have in here. Just wait for a few minutes." He bowed and dashed off before I could protest.
I really felt like a queen in here. I chuckled as I saw him walk in hurried footsteps , balancing his huge notebook between his old arms. I walked for some time adoring the beauty around me. Just then I found a group of females come towards me. They looked like ordinary females with casual fits.
"Hey you!" One of them called out to me. I stopped in my tracks and eyed them.
"What's your name?" The female who looked around 26 or something asked in a harsh tone. Ignoring her body language I proudly pronounced my name.
"Fiona."
"Are you the rumoured mate of Marce? Did Marce choose you over his fated mate?" She crossed her arms and eyed me from head to toe. She was tiny. Honestly she was shorter than me. Everyone of them were shorter than me but there's something that I have always noticed that the shorter ones are always cranky towards their taller counterparts.
"No. I am not his mate." I sighed.
"How dare you lie at our faces? We could smell him on you the moment you set foot in here. Looks like you are hungry for the position don't you? Gamma female! That's what you wanna be?huh!" She spat and the other joined her, mumbling their curses.
I sighed.
"Listen, I am not his mate. And about position, well you'll see who actually I am. I am giving you time to fly off as soon as possible before I do something that you might not feel pleasant enough." I said rather in a bored tone. Highschool bitches, that's what they were, but a lot more aged for being those clumsy bitches. I had enough of them in my highschool and I never took one's shit. Why won't I take it here?
"You!" The female clutched my collars and came near," We are the warriors of Prestige clan. Don't test our patience. Don't cross your limits. We couldn't smell any authority on you. It's only Marce's scent mixed with some blood scent that is stinging our nostrils." She showed her canines. I looked down at my collars and smiled at her.
"You have no idea what you've done."
Just then I saw Bernard run towards us, balancing his notebook in one hand and a glass of some liquid in another and his mouth flaring profanities. He removed the female away from me and yanked her hand which made her flinch.
"What do you think you were doing?" His anger was clearly visible through his eyes.
"This girl has Marce's scent on her!" She yelled.
"SO WHAT? WHAT ABOUT IT?" You can't treat someone like that. Stop fangirling on Marce. He is not yours. Beside do you even know who she is?" He pointed in my direction. I was calm as usual, sipping on the mixed fruit juice which soothed my throat.
"She is Marce's mat-"
"SHE IS THE FUTURE ALPHA!" This time Bernard yelled with all his might. He was shaking with anger and disappointment. The entire group had their eyes opened to their full sizes. Some gasped and others had sweat on their foreheads.
"Sh-he what?" The one which I considered to be the leader pointed at me.
"Bow down, now!" Bernard yelled to the group which came to their knees at an instant.
"Alpha, forgive us for our mistake. Your scent confused us. We apologise for our behaviour. We shouldn't have talked like that to you. We accept whatever punishment you will give us." They roared together.
"It's fine. I can understand how it feels to have a crush on someone. But there's a small advice to you all." They glanced at me in shock. Maybe they were expecting me to shout at them. But shouting won't help. Afterall they are the warriors of my clan. I continued," if you like someone, it's necessary for you to accept whatever he or she likes. If that person is happy with another person, you should accept it. Afterall it's not necessary that the person has to like you back. Right?" They nodded. I waved them to get back to their feet. Bernard stepped forward.
"Highness, I apologise for their behaviour."
"It's okay Bernard. It happens." I smiled at him and then at the group. They returned my smile.
"How about you all introduce yourself to me?" I said as we kept walking towards the lake.
"My name is Ava. I am the leader of the female warrior group." The female who had clutched my collar said," I am sorry for whatever I did." She added.
"It's fine. How old are you?" I had assumed her to be around 26 but I really wanted to know her name. She was beautiful with short brown hair and a round face, she looked pretty in her jeans.
"I am 25."
I then got to know the others. Olivia, Emily, Diana, Mia, Sophie, Star and Jess. They were all 22 to 25 in age, Mia being the youngest of them was so talkative but yet she was cute. Ava was Bernard's daughter because of which he was highly disappointed in her. I told them that it was wrong for them to do that but I have forgiven them. Bernard left for his work and we walked for a small distance and then I saw the star of the moment.
Marce. He was there, working out with a few other young men who seemed to follow his steps. I could hear the group behind me gasp as he removed his shirt and flexed his muscles before attacking a lesser counterpart. The group became silent as I turned to look at them. I waved at them to continue swooning over him and they giggled and bowed at me. I turned back my attention towards him and saw him teaching the younger ones. His swift movements made him look like a god and before I could check him out a bit more, the group of female warriors behind me who were just gasping couldn't take it anymore as they yelled and hooted for him which made him look towards us. His eyes ran through the group and then laid on me, licking his lips he turned back to his training with a smirk.
Now I know why those female warriors were ready to kill me for him.
Indeed a tease.