Lairs of Heir - Vol 1 // Young Royals

Chapter 32

After his mother had left, James took a slow walk toward Ace's room, ready to share the news with her.

He knocks quietly, hearing sniffles from behind it, finally the door opens to reveal Sara with tear stains on her cheeks. She instantly lunges forward, engulfing James in a hug as she cries.

He stands there for a moment, soaking in the hug as he rubs her hair, trying to calm her.

After a few minutes of the room being filled with soft cries, Sara breaks away from James, letting him go to his sister. He sits down next to her, watching as all their friends try to console the English princess.

"Why are you crying?" James smiles slightly as he guides his sisters head to his shoulder.

"Because we're leaving tomorrow? Or did you completely miss that conversation?" She says annoyed.

"You're not leaving tomorrow." James whispers, making Ace face him with a confused face. "You're staying in Sweden."

A smile forms on her face as she tackles her twin into a hug, not caring about the small amount of pain he would feel from impact.

"I don't understand." Simon speaks up, knocking the siblings out of their joyous celebration.

"Me too, Ace said the Queen was set of bringing you back." Madison adds.

"She's only interested in bringing back the person who could be of use to her - it was Ace because she was to marry Wille, but now that the deal broke off, she doesn't need her." James explains.

"I'm so glad we get to stay, I don't think I would survive leaving all of you behind." Ace lunges at the newrest person - Felice - and gives them a big hug.

"You get to stay." James finally says, making everyone look at him.

"You're not staying?" Ace asks, not wanting to believe that her brother somehow let her stay while he goes.

"I made a deal to be her pawn, in exchange for keeping you here." James had tears in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall.

"No." Ace says in shock, "She's going to marry you off!"

"Maybe, but it's okay, as long as you're happy here." James Is engulfed once again by Ace - she knew that he wouldn't change his mind, so all she could do now is enjoy the last remaining hours she had with him.

He lets go of her and stands up, wiping his eyes with the cloth that covers his hands.

"So you're really leaving us?" Wille says in a soft voice - James turns to him with a smile.

"It's my duty. Just don't forget about me." James jokes, but Wille doesn't react to the joke, instead he grips onto James as if his life depends on it. "You'll be okay, just try not to get into a fight with August, he'll probably win." He cracks another joke, this time, Wille sadly chuckles along.

"I'll miss you." Wille whispers.

"I'll miss you too, mate." James says back, making everyone else in the room bring the two into a group hug, as they all cried together.

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The night was spent with all James's friends making sure he had fun - they had somehow snuck in some whiskey, and made a rather adventurous drinking game out of the night. Unfortunately, James had woken up with a rather large hangover - as he drank most of the alcohol by himself - as well as a mission.

Earlier that morning he had asked some of the guards that were stationed in Sweden to bring him something that he felt like he owed someone, as one last bang before he left. The package had been delivered only an hour after the request was sent out, and James made it his mission to personally deliver it before he left.

He grabbed the bag and made his way through the halls, finally coming face to face with the door that haunted his dreams. He knocked loudly, not entirely knowing if the resident still stayed there, as he hadn't seen him in the few weeks that he had been back at Hillerska.

The door opened slowly, a horrid smell poured out of the room, as August stuck his head out in shock, not at all expecting to see James standing at his door.

"James?" He says quietly, not entirely believing his eyes.

"I just wanted to drop this off." He throws the bag toward August, almost winding him from impact. August carefully opens the bag, to reveal hundreds of ADHD meds concealed inside. "I figured since I'm not here to protect my friends from you anymore, I might as well give you what you want, hopefully you'll stop leading on innocent people now."

James turns to leave, but August stops him with a hand catching his wrist.

"What do you mean you're not here anymore?" His voice was quiet, careful to not scare James away.

"Thanks to you, my mother is taking me back to the UK, probably to be auctioned off to be some princesses husband." James spits, making August regret his actions even more.

"I don't want these." August finally says - referring to the meds. James scoffs and looks down at August pathetically.

"I cont care anymore, after today I never have to see you again, so do whatever you want with those, just don't involve any of my friends." Finally James walks away.

"I wasn't using you for these." August shouts, making James stop walking, "Okay, I admit that at first, I did Kiss you to get them, but after that night we spent together in your room, I really did feel something for you."

James has a few seconds to take in what August said, before turning around, grabbing the bag from August, throwing it on the ground, and grabbing August by his shirt to push him against the wall.

"You leaked my best friends sex tape, you sold drugs, you threatened Simon, and slept with Sara, all to get what you want. I highly doubt that you slept with me because you felt something, if you did, you would've told me that you had a problem and I would've helped you, but instead, I'm now blind, scarred and being shipped back to a place that I hate with everything in me. So don't for a second think that I care about your feelings. You're a leech who deserves nothing but pain in his life. If I ever hear that you have been fucking with Wilhelm or Simon ever again, I will return the favor. An eye for an eye?" James chuckles, leaving August to slide down the wall, engulfed in fear and guilt over James's outburst.

"I also suggest you apologize to Simon and Wilhelm before it's too late." James finally walks away, leaving August looking pathetic as he watches the only guy he's ever loved walk away forever.