The Tiger Prince's Witch
Chapter 47 - Surprise for Anton

Kamryn mindlinked his parents, telling them about Anton. He didn't know that Kamryn was still alive, so they decided to plan a surprise for him when he got to the palace.

The next morning everyone got up early. Kamryn and Anna went to the royal office to wait. Randal and Lynn were notified that Anton had arrived and was coming through the gate. They pretended to be walking through the entry when he came in. All the guards and remaining staff had been told not to talk to him about Kamryn or Anna.

Anton nodded at the guards at the gate. He was surprised there were no signs of mourning for the crowned prince. It had been a while since he left Kamryn in the forest to die, but he thought they would still be mourning. When he walked into the palace, he saw the king and queen passing by. He noticed they didn't look too upset. Maybe Kamryn hadn't been found yet.

"Good morning Anton. How was your vacation?" Lynn asked with a fake smile. He would have seen the anger in her eyes if he'd paid attention.

"It was nice. How's everything been here?" Anton asked nervously. He glanced around and didn't see anyone anywhere. Where was all the staff?

"We've had some changes. Can you come with us, please? We have new assignments." Randal said before leading Anton to the office. He fidgeted nervously as he walked with the royal couple. He didn't want to go with them, but he knew he didn't have a choice.

The king and queen took their places behind the desk when they walked into the office. Anton sat down across from them and noticed something had changed in their demeanor once they sat down.

"Did you hear that Kamryn was missing?" Randal asked him.

"N...no, I've been on vacation." He answered, looking down at his hands.

"While you were gone, he was missing. Someone poisoned him, beat him, and then left him for dead in the middle of the forest." Anton felt his blood run cold. Did they know that he had something to do with Kamryn's death?

"I'm sorry about his death. I hadn't heard." He answered cautiously.

"No need to apologize because I'm not dead." Anton slowly turned toward the voice he knew too well. He saw Kamryn standing with his arm around a small beautiful woman. He tried to smile but couldn't. Did Kamryn remember what happened in the forest?

"I'm glad to see you're okay," Anton replied, even though he could feel the sweat pouring down his face. Kamryn glared at him as he walked toward him.

"Really? You're glad I'm okay, but you were the one who poisoned and beat me. Not to mention leaving me for dead. If it wasn't for my angel replaceing me, you might have been successful." Kamryn leaned down and kissed Anna's forehead. She hadn't taken her eyes off Anton. She didn't like the deceitful energy he was letting off.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about. You must be confused." Anton looked between Kamryn, Randal, Lynn, and the woman he didn't know.

"Anna, dear, what do you think?" Lynn asked.

"I believe he's lying. Kamryn's recollection of what happened was extremely clear, not to mention the energy coming off him shows his deceit and greed." Anton stared at the young woman who was staring into his eyes. It felt as though she was looking into his soul, yet her voice was soft and sweet.

"Oh, Anton, you haven't met Kamryn's mate and next queen, Princess Annabella, from the Spirit Energy Coven," Randal stated proudly. He stared at the pretty woman who looked like she couldn't hurt anything, but he saw the look in her eyes, and it made him shiver.

"When you left me deep in the forest, Anna found me and healed me. I didn't remember what had happened until she helped me. I remember you running with me and then feeling dizzy. The last thing I remembered was you telling me you did it for money, and then you started beating me. I trusted you, Anton. You were one of my best friends. Why would you betray me for money?" Everyone could hear the hurt in Kamryn's voice.

"You don't understand because you've always had everything you wanted. I have to work for what I want. Friendship doesn't mean anything; money means everything." Anton crossed his arms in defiance. At least with Kamryn alive, they couldn't charge him with murder. He could still get out of this and enjoy the money he was given.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Who paid you to get rid of me?" Kamryn asked through clenched teeth. Anton shrugged his shoulders in indifference.

"A couple of witches. Their names were Alice and Marcus. They said if I got rid of you, the king's brother Santi would be taking over the throne. When he did, they would make me the head guard and triple my pay." Anna showed no reaction at the mention of her aunt and uncle. Obviously, something evil had taken them over, and they were no longer who they once were.

Randal was furious that this man they had trusted would try to kill Kamryn and show no remorse whatsoever. He was done with him. He could join Jarek in the dungeons.

"Guards," Randal yelled. Two guards who were waiting outside the door came in, and without a word, each grabbed one of Anton's arms.

"What are you doing? No one was hurt. You need to let me go." Anton said, trying to make the guards who were once his friends let him free.

"You attempted to kill the crown prince. The sentence for attempted murder is death. Take him to the dungeons until we decide how he'll die." Randal waved his hand to dismiss any further discussion. Once Anton was taken away, Kamryn and Anna sat across from the king and queen.

"I can't believe he acted like this was no big deal. The death of anyone is a big deal. Who would have thought so many around us had no respect for the life of others." Lynn shook her head. She felt drained after everything that had transpired recently.

"Are you going to start the training today?" Randal asked.

"Yes, we don't want to waste any more time. I'm sure we won't be attacked until after the cubs are born, as long as no one replaces out Jaz and I are pregnant. If Santi or whoever is controlling him replaces out that we're expecting, they'll know we have the power of six. We have to have the cubs born in order for us to defeat them." Anna looked at Randal and Lynn across the table.

They went to breakfast and told everyone else about what had happened with Anton. Micah was as hurt as Kamryn; he'd also grown up with him. After eating, the two young couples went to change their clothes. They were going to train in one of the gardens practicing their new powers so they could fully understand what they were capable of.

The three sets of parents rounded up the tigers and the leaders with their mates and took them to the training grounds. The leaders wanted to see what kind of training they were going to do. Some of them were thinking about staying in the palace until the battle. They were mainly reluctant to leave because of the display of power they saw the four young people put on yesterday. They would never go against the king and his family, but now they were somewhat scared as well as fascinated.

Anna was lost in thought as they headed out to the gardens. She felt they were going to learn something important today, but she didn't know what. The four of them wanted to do their training in private so as not to give all their secrets away. For the first hour, Anna and Jaz showed Kamryn and Micah how to get good control of flying, so it was flawless without having to think about it. By the end, they were chasing the girls around the garden at lightning speed. "Alright, now we need to get serious. After seeing how we could make the four elements come together to defeat the trio, I feel it will be something similar for the battle. I represent fire, Kamryn earth, Micah air, and Jaz water. I want to try something. I don't know if it will do anything, but I want to see what happens." They all listened to her, mesmerized. The way she talked even hypnotized the three of them.

"What do you want us to do?" Kamryn asked with his eyes bright. He was so proud to call this amazing woman his mate that he vowed to spend his life making sure she never questioned how much he loved her.

"Let's make a circle and hold hands. In a way, it will be combining the elements." She reached her hands out, Kamryn took one, and Micah took the other. Jaz was across from her.

Everyone's eyes widened when they felt jolts of something going through their bodies. They were all trembling from the force of it. Without trying to, they floated about six feet off the ground.

Anna and Jaz both felt heat in their abdomens and looked down. They weren't showing baby bumps yet, but they felt something was happening with their cubs. As they continued feeling the heat, suddenly, a bright light came from the sky and went into the center of their circle.

They all watched in amazement as the light split into six sections. One went into each of them. The two remaining lights went into Anna and Jaz's abdomens to reach their cubs. It was over as quickly as it began, and they floated back to the ground. Kamryn looked at Anna with wide eyes.

"What was that?"