The Royal Mask

Chapter 23

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Nate POV

Damn this headache! What the hell happened?

I find myself in a dark room sitting on a chair with my hands handcuffed to its arm.
What the fuck!

I look around to see Tom tied up like me too.

"Tom...!" I get no reply.

I kick his chair and he opens his eyes in panic looking around until he finds me and sighs.

"Urgh, my head hurts!" He then looks at his hand and curses loudly.

"What the fuck! Did that bimbo do this? I will seriously kill her."

"Quiet..she is coming up." I say as I hear her approaching footsteps. In few minutes she opens the door and switches on the lights. She eyes us with narrowed gaze. She looks good with blonde straight hair and green eyes but not prettier than my Ophelia.

"Finally awake!" She says leaning against the opposite wall and crossing her arms.

Tom whistles and she scowls back at him.

"Listen, we are not some rogues who have come to harm you. Remove these handcuffs!" I say and she rolls her eyes.

"As if I would believe some strangers who broke into my house. I don't know about you but your funny friend here is a werewolf for sure, I hit him because he was about to turn and kill me."
Sigh!

"I am Nathaniel, the Lycan Prince. I am under the spell casted by your mother, Amelia. Does this ring a bell?" I ask her.

"First of all I hate you guys whether werewolf or lycan because you have made my life a living hell and second most important thing I absolutely don't believe you. What if you are some rogue who claims to be human or this lycan prince and will kill me any moment."

"And are you even a witch... handcuffing us to a fucking chair." Tom scoffs at her.

"Do you want to get beaten up with a bat again?" She smirks.

"Shut up both of you."

"You handsome guy, tell me a reason why I should trust you." She asks narrowing her eyes at me.

"I have not met your mother or seen her but I know all about her from my father. She was a good friend of my mother so...."

"This story everyone knows, don't try to fool me. Even Dominic knows." She says back.

"But only we both know that before my mother was killed she gave our royal heritage book which has the prophecy and the cure to my spell to your mother...." I say and her eyes widens in recognition.

"By your expression we assume you have that book." Says Tom.

"I...I don't have it..." She shutters.

"You know we can tell if a person is lying right? Its time to give back the book to the rightful owner."

"I will give it back but what will you two do to me?"

"We already said we are not here to harm you. I know you hate our kind but I take the responsibility to keep you safe. I won't let Dominic's men or anyone harm you. You will be under the lycan's protection. You can live your life freely without worry." I propose and she hesitates to answer.

"You have to trust us Rosalie. We both are each other's hope for survival. Though the spell has made me safe from Dominic all these years but I can't turn into my lycan, I can't rule, I can't protect the werewolves because Dominic will kill me, kill everyone who goes against him. I want your help and that book to undo this spell. Once I turn into my wolf, his sole purpose will be to end me, he will leave you alone."