The Sovereign Heir

Chapter 15 She Is Spicy

"Your majesty, I am open to anything you say. I will do my best to accommodate your requests and honor my agreement with your parents. I will try my hardest to do nothing to offend you while we domicile together. I am a man of my word, at any point in the coming days or weeks that I not honor our agreements, you can reject me."

What was he playing at, he is being too agreeable? Domicile? Using that word proved he was born more than a century ago. I don't care what he just said. I know how Lycans act, nothing but sexual depraved assholes. Thinking they can hump their way to a happily ever after. I should fight him right here and now to end the charade before it gets started. "Munchkin, please for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT beat the shit out of him before you even get there." I let out a long sigh, resting my chin in my hand. My father knew me so well.

Nolan's POV

I am trapped by half a dozen she-wolves fawning over me. All I want to do was go to the princess once she was off the stairs. I need a way out of this to find her; I'd rather be speaking with Princess Elaina or anyone really at this point of being harassed. I can see her brother coming in my direction with the would-be Alpha's sister. Wow, there is two different distinct scents coming from her and it definitely was not the prince's. I excuse myself from the she-wolves turning my attention to Bryant and Nicole. As we talk the smell from her left me unable to concentrate. I couldn't even properly answer to anything they had asked. I had to know why she had two different scents and one that was driving me insane. "Excuse me, Nicole, but I can't help but notice you have two distinct scents." Nicole starts to flush, "Well, to be honest this was not the dress I planned to wear for the ceremony, this dress was a last-minute change thanks to Laina, uh I mean Princess Elaina. It is a dress she designed, and she was the actual body that it was fitted for." It was Elaina's scent, but I need to be sure. "Do you mind if I distinguish which scent it is that has left me...distracted." Nicole looks at Bryant, then back at me before nodding her head in approval. I dip my head to her hair, inhaling deeply. It was definitely not her. It was indeed the dress with the princess' scent. It was an intoxicating bouquet of pineapple and tupelo honey.

I've made my determination Elaina is my mate. "Excuse me, but I believe I need to speak with your sister and your parents immediately." Prince Bryant furrows his eyebrows as he spoke, "What do you want with Elaina and why do you need to speak with our parents?" I see he was not going to just escort me to them or her, a very protective attitude. "I believe your sister is my mate, I will not be completely sure until I see her and receive permission from The Emperor and Empress." Nicole's mouth was gaping wide open, Bryant's eyes bulge out of his head. He clears his throat and looks over his shoulder towards Titus and Delilah. They obviously just spoke about my revelation. "Come with me, please. They wish to speak to you; I will find my sister ."

The emperor was clearly not pleased with me as he looks me up and down, the Empress had a flat affect. I bow my head asking permission to speak. I explain the situation to them as well as my suspicions their daughter was my mate. I could feel their reluctance to summon the princess. "I will send a gamma to retrieve her, and we will get this matter resolved quickly, we do have a ceremony to conduct." I saw her moving through the crowd as the gamma held her train, her scent was potent becoming stronger with each step she took. Elaina's skin was the color of honey amber; her lips were pleasantly plump.  I clear the space between us certain she was mine, the word spills out of my mouth, "Mate". Leaning in to kiss her, she immediately responds with "SHIT!" suddenly there was some type of argument further back in the great hall.

Elaina was quite clearly not pleased at all. We went to the palace study, and she lashes out at me, the fire in her eyes excites me even more than her scent had already done. I banter with her parents before we came to an acceptable agreement. The princess seems to be elsewhere in thought during our exchange. Elaina is not one for holding back, her next words were precise and deadly serious, "I am sick and tired of my life not being my own. I don't even want to be Empress anymore! Since the day I was born everything has been decided for me without my input! You know what fuck it, fine, I'll go and live with him and when this doesn't work out, I want to be left alone! I do not want to participate in any more speed dating and deeply consider crowning Bryant instead of me. Those are my conditions for this sham, is that agreed?"