Bound By Duty (completed editing)

queen aylaxe

Ayla's POV

I opened my eyes slowly to see the bland ceiling of my old room, my body lay on the bed, not moving. I turned my head to see the sun rays seeping into my bedroom, causing light to fill in the once dark place. This house seemed different without my father. Tears rolled down my face and i struggled to stand up on my feet. There was an eerie silence in the atmosphere that seemed calm. The trees had stopped swaying, and the birds had stopped chirping. It seemed as if life had stopped working just to mourn the death of this great man. My father.

My bedroom door burst open and Max stood there with Nicholas and Viktor. All their expressions were the same, grief, anger, hatred. They all walked together into my bedroom before stopping abruptly in front of me.

"Max?"

They crouched down on one knee and bowed their heads respectfully. Then the impact hit me like a wave. This is it. I am now not just princess Aylaxe. I am now queen Aylaxe. I was now in charge of how things worked.

My legs gave away beneath me and i sat on the bed, my face in my hands. Feeling the weight shift on the bed, a hand stroked my hair gently.

"Aylaxe, dont worry.... We are hear to help you" max's soothing words gave me reassurance although deep down in my heart a voice told me it wasnt going to be alright. Things were going to get tougher than before.

"Listen, ayla" viktor's voice brought me out of my thoughts and i looked at him

"We need to arrange dad's funeral, and we know soren's your mate"

then the reality hit me even harder than before. As queen i needed to mate within a month or i loose my throne. But how can i mate with soren when he is a rogue. How can he be king if he is the one who planed the attack on my father.

"There must be a way to change the law... We have to talk to the elders, they have to change the law... Soren's a rogue" i was babbling and they knew it.

Nicholas shot his hands up, palms facing forward.  

"Ayla the law will change. It has to. Dont worry...Soren is a rogue thus he can not be a king. Furthermore his plan caused the assasination of father meaning there is a trial awaiting him"  

I gathered my courage and stood up.

"Right this is what we have to do. Viktor and Nicholas prepare an attack. Find out where soren has kept his people and get yaris and sam to help you prepare this fight." Recieving a curt nod they left my room.

"Max, go and start making dad's funeral arrangements... But" max stopped in his tracks and looked at me knowingly. We looked so alike.

"Let mum relax" his eyes dropped and he left the room.

Father... Give me strenght to rule our kind. To love as you did. To be brave just like you were. Oh father. Give me strenght to kill soren.