Broken.

Home Sweet Home? Yeah Right..

Nora..

I opened my eyes slowly, to find I was sitting in a car, looking out the window I saw the place I dreaded most. My nightmares had come true, I was being forced back here, against my own will. I snarled at the man, next to me. Simon, he taught me how to fight.

My canines sharped as I snapped my jaws at him, he moved just in time before I ripped his ear off. When the car stopped, I was yanked out and led into the Castle.

The Castle hadn’t changed at all, it was still white with grey stones splattered around the walls. The big brown oak doors, with the golden handles were still in place as well. I was pulled into the ballroom, it was cream and black now. The thrones were at the back of the room, the golden frame and black velvet.

I was push to my knees, by Simon. I gave him a warning growl, I may have run away but at the Castle I was a princess, and no one pushes me to my knees, princess or not. I stood up and shifted into my wolf, snarling at the men who took me.

I felt the presence of my parents watching me, I turned around and my father’s face was as hard as stone and my mother’s face was as cold as ice. I shivered mentally, and shifted back.

“Nora, what have you been doing?” My father started, don’t back down.

“It’s Nikki now, and I’ve been free.” I said and shrugged my shoulders.

“It is Nora, always will be.” My mother shouted, moving closer to me.

I snarled and she jumped back. “No, it’s Nikki Clarke. No one, tells me what to do anymore.”

To my surprise, she nodded. “No, it is not.” My father didn’t let it go. “You are Nora, do you understand?”

“Nora was never listened or even noticed by you two. Just know this, daddy. Nikki will be heard and noticed when I want to be, you have no control over me. I’m eighteen now.” I snapped. “You never even cared about me, all you gave a shit about was having someone around to rule after you. How about you go have another child? Try forcing that one to be perfect.”

“You’re special though.”

“So special I can’t have a mate who isn’t an Alpha?” I asked moving closer. He stayed rooted to his spot. Original Therian’s never back  down from each other. “So special that I didn’t get a proper childhood, instead I was made into something I’m not?”

“You were given everything, Nor- Nikki.” My mother whimpered. She wasn’t an Original, which meant right now she was afraid for her life.

“Expect, friends, family and love. I was told love wasn’t important, well guess what? I want a mate, I can love. I don’t want an Alpha male. I want my mate to be mine because we’re true mates.”

“Enough of this talk, who is your mate?” My father narrowed his eyes at me. I smirked and laughed to myself.

“You don’t get to know everything, I have so many secrets. It would kill you to know half of them.” I said, and he reached out hitting me across the face. Dimitri moved out of the crowd, Simon held him back. I met Dimitri’s eyes, remembering the pain he’d caused me, I snarled.

I rubbed my cheek, and grabbed my father by the throat. “No, you don’t touch me. You bastard!” I flung his body to the throne’s and heard his leg break as it hit off the solid gold frame.

 

Dimitri..

Nora is an out of control girl and wolf, she snarled at me. Her mate, my wolf wanted to corner her until she broke the King’s leg. Half the men, ran to him. I slowly walked up to her, guiding her to her room. She didn’t need to be around them when they were talking about her. I think that would just anger her even more.

She pulled her hair into a neat high-pony tail, we walked in silence. I stole a glance at her to see her looking at me. She has become a beautiful woman, no longer that innocent sixteen year old. Her body had a curve to it, she worked it well.

“What are you looking at?” She asked me finally. I frowned, and shook my head. “What?”

“You, I’m looking at you.”  I told her, now she was frowning. “Because you’re beautiful.”

“Cut the crap Dimitri, you rejected me. You don’t get to say stuff like that.” She snapped and walked away from me.

She really thinks I rejected her, why on earth would I reject her.

Queen Cora..

My daughter is monster, she is a beast. No longer feeling any emotions, have I deprived her of love for so long, this is what happens? It can’t be my fault. I’m the queen, I never make that big of a mistake.

The pain, hurt and loss in her eyes told a different story. She’s lost someone she’s loved, I remember when my mate was killed, and it ripped me apart until I met Simon. He helped me through it and made me Queen in the end.

Nora is hurting because of her mate. I can tell, I would talk to her, but I  am afraid of my daughter. She has just broken her father’s leg like it was nothing, like he was a rag doll she used to play with when she was four, or was she seven… That isn’t the point, she’s changed.

She isn’t perfect, but at least she’s right. She just hasn’t met her little brother SJ – Simon Junior – he was born last year, which is why we gave up searching for her. We need a perfect ruler, not a wild one.  Not one, who lets  their wolf control them at times.

I thought this would be a lot different, I thought she would run into my  arms crying about how she missed me, the Castle and being a princess. I guess she isn’t bothered about this anymore.

She won’t have to rule for long, maybe a year or more. That should keep her happy, I hope.