Warrior Princess
Chapter 22

Samanthas POV

“I didn’t plan for this to happen Samantha. This was the fates design. This person strayed from the path I had marked for them. This is a lost soul that will have no prosperity. Now you have a rare opportunity, child. You have an opportunity to go back, fix these mistakes, and prepare for the upcoming battle that you know is approaching. Or you can stay with me. I know the pain you have gone through, and if it is too much, you can stay, just know the prophecy will still continue. I know because I wrote it. You, Jake, Kasen, Gemma, and the young prince all play vital roles in this war. We don’t have much time. So what choice is it going to be?”

It is not really up to me then. The world needs me, werewolf kind needs me. Yes my life has been rough but others have had it worse. I know now that Jake didn’t mean it. He wasn’t in control of his body; he was trapped in his own mind. I need to talk to him I need to make sure he doesn’t blame himself. I need to make sure Kasen doesn’t kill him; I need to make sure they know who did this before they strike again!

“Send me back, Selene. I’m ready.” she smirks, knowing that I would make the right decision. I give Akira a few pets. I’ve never gotten to feel our fur like this.

“I’ll see you soon girl.” I say and k**s her wolfy snout. She yips and licks my cheek.

“One more thing Samantha, trust the prince. I sent him to you all. This war will not be easy, people will die, perhaps people close to you. But I cannot tell you who or it will change everything. Trust your mate, trust your twin, trust those close to you, and as much as I know you don’t want to but you have to trust your old pack, and trust the people who will come to aid your cause. All in all, I’m asking you to blindly trust people you don’t know. Just know if they cross your path and Akira sees no malice in them, that I have sent them to you. Akira knows who is worthy of your trust and who is truly there to help.”

I nod my head in understanding and I give Selene a hug. I don’t know if you’re allowed to hug a goddess, but I just did and I don’t care.

“You’re a royal now, anytime you seek guidance, call for me and I will help in any way that I can. I help all wolves who are worthy, but Royals are direct descendants of me. I wouldn’t have mated you to a royal if you weren’t already of Royal b***d.” She winks and before I know it, I am back in my body in my hospital bed. Kasen is holding my cheek and his fangs are in my neck, marking me. That’s what that burning was. It hurts, but it feels so good.

Wait, how did all of that happen in that short amount of time? Ugh, Selene. I mentally roll my eyes.

I run my fingers through Kasen’s silky hair and m**n as he retracts his canines from my neck and licks the wound shut. He pulls back and looks at me in disbelief. “Samantha…” I nod my head.

“We really need to stop meeting like this, love.” we both chuckle. He k****s me. It’s full of need and love. I can feel all of his emotions. This bond has started to form. This k**s is full of desperation and fear. Fear, I guess of potentially loosing me. I can understand how he feels. After all, it was me that almost died. We embrace each other in a hug. God, I am glad to be back.

As we’re hugging, I take in his scent. The wonderful spicy cinnamon scent. Oh lordy, I could go for some big red right now! I think for a moment. This oaf marked me, Now it’s my turn.

Laying in a hospital bed may be unconventional, but our whole relationship so far has been nothing but unique anyways. While we are hugging, I take that moment to hold him in place and sink my teeth into his neck. He g****s and grips me hard. I feel the final strands of our mate bond snap into place. Besides us actually doing the do, our mate bond is complete. I retract my teeth and lick the wound. He pulls back and looks at me.

“Hello, mate.” he says through our bond link. I smile and k**s him gently. He holds me tight.

“Oh, my god. Kasen! We have a traitor on our hands. I need to tell you everything!”

Kasens POV

Why did things start going south? Why is it that when good things finally start happening, they’re thrown into the proverbial shitter? My mind keeps running wild with these thoughts as I stalk into my mate’s hospital room. I have only been with my mate for a couple of weeks now and she has already been in the hospital 3 times. I can’t bare to lose her.

Mate bonds are weird. You can know someone for only a few minutes, and you feel love and at peace with them. They are the other half of your soul.

I look at her on the bed. Pale, wounds stitched up, lifeless. The nurses are doing chest compressions.

“She will forgive us for this. You heard her link. She loves us. Mate will forgive us.” Atlas says. I agree with him, but It still feels wrong. I should be marking her when she’s awake and able to give consent. I Should be holding her in my arms and marking her out of love and affection. I am doing it now for love but also in a matter of life and death. It’s forced, it didn’t happen on its own. But I will do anything to save her.

“Once we stop the compressions, you will have only a few minutes to mark her to bring her wolf out. That should kickstart her healing.” The Doctor bows to me and everyone leaves the room and the door shuts. It’s just me and my mate. I run my fingers through her hair and place one hand on her cheek.

“Wake up soon, love.” I close my eyes and lean my forehead on hers. “I wanted our marking to be memorable, but I didn’t want it to be like this. I promise when you wake up and are feeling better, I will make this moment special.”

I k**s her forehead and move to hover at the skin on her neck where it meets her shoulder. Her sweet scent putting me at ease. I feel my canines extending and I dig them into her flesh. The taste of her b***d fills my mouth and I suddenly can’t get enough of her.

I cradle her face with one hand and grip the mattress with the other while my sharp teeth are still penetrating her skin. I feel the bond growing stronger. I can feel the strands of the mating bond snap into place. I hear her body gasp for air, her back arches and she reaches up and runs her fingers through my hair and grips it. At the sound of her sweet voice and m**n, I release my bite and lick the wound to seal it. I pull back and look at her with my hand still cupping her cheek. I can’t believe it. That was fast. She’s alive, she’s still with me.

“Samantha…” I say breathlessly. “We really need to stop meeting like this love.” I chuckle with tears in my eyes.

I lean down and K**s the hell out of this woman! I let every single emotion I am feeling pour into it. I almost lost her. We hug tight. I’m afraid to hurt her, but I can’t seem to let go. All of a sudden, I feel her marking me!

I am hit with intense pain, but it soon turns pleasurable. I can see why people say to wait until you’re climaxing to mark your mate. I realize we are now almost completetely mated. We should have our own mind link now.

“Hello, mate!” I saw with a smirk through the bond.

All of a sudden, she blurts out, “Oh my god. Kasen! We have a traitor on our hands. I need to tell you everything!”

I put my finger on her lips. “Sweetheart, I know. I have to tell you; your brother didn’t mean to do any of this.” She punches my arm. For a shewolf injured in the hospital, she sure is strong.

“Ouch!” she just glares at me. “I know, he was spelled.”

Wait, how does she know? She begins to tell me about her encounter with the Moon goddess. How she showed her everything that happened the same way I showed her my memories. She tells me how she holds no grudges against Jake and that she needs to see him.

“One step at a time, love. You said you know who did this?” she nods her head.

“Yes, but you’re not going to like it. No one will.”

“Well, who did this? Who tried to kill you?” I ask her.

She looks at me nervously as if she’s afraid of my reaction. Well, everyone should be afraid of my reaction. Someone tried to kill my mate and they almost succeeded.

I feel myself getting worked up again. She places her hands on my cheeks and puts her forehead on mine. That instantly calms me and Atlas. Once I’m calm enough she releases me, but I grab her hands and put them back on my face.

“Your touch feels amazing love. Don’t ever stop touching me.” She just chuckles, but her hands stay in place. “Im calm love, tell me. Who did this?” she mumbles something, and I don’t quite catch it.

“I’m sorry love, even with my wolf ears, I couldn’t hear you.” She sighs and let’s go. I growl in annoyance, but she just fidgets with her fingers.

“Promise you won’t go berserk. We need a plan and for this person to get in trouble, we need her to admit to doing it and if she doesn’t, then it’s our word against hers.” That makes sense. I nod my head, but wait, did she say it was a she?

Mate bonds are weird. You can know someone for only a few minutes, and you feel love and at peace with them. They are the other half of your soul.

“So it was a woman. Do I know this woman?” she nods her head again. She sighs and looks at the ceiling then at me and she utters one name. one name that makes my skin crawl and my b***d boils hotter than it ever has. But I remember what she said, and she’s right. This person isn’t entirely stupid. We need the plan to take her down.

“f*g Marcy…”

“I’m going to kill her. I am going to kill that good for nothing she wolf…” I’m cut off by a loud growl. I look to my mate and see her eyes as dark as coal. Akira is out to play.

“No, you will not. You will NOT take what is mine. She tried to kill me. She is my prey now. She should be afraid. Very afraid. After all, she tried to take down a wolf that has the b***d of the Moon Goddess.” I’ll have to admit the way Akira is talking is seriously turning me on.

“Yes, yes, yes, let’s take mate to bed now!” Atlas purrs completely mesmerized by our mate. Wait, she’s of royal b***d?

“I see you heard what I said. It is the truth. Samantha didn’t know until our encounter with Selene. She has Royal b***d that runs through her veins as it does through Jake, and our parents. No, I and you are not related. But it makes sense as to why we are mates, not to mention we are good together and you are absolutely scrumptious.” Akira playfully licks her chops. I’ve never been called scrumptious before. I kind of like it. It does make sense though. Royalty tends to mate with Royalty.

“So why haven’t your parents said anything about it? If they know you’re of Royal b***d.” She shrugs.

“I’m not sure, but I and sam intend to replace out. I won’t take too much time right now. I am still weak from that wench. But rest assured my love, when I am fully recovered that w***e is mine.” I take her hand and k**s it, and she bows at me.

“Never bow, mate. You may be the wolf side to my mate, but you are just as powerful and equal as me. I never want to see you bow your head to me ever again unless it’s to do some other indecent things.” I wink at her. she licks her lips, but I see her receding into the back of their mind and sam takes control again.

“Well, it’s nice to see you and Akira get along” she chuckles. Oh yes, we certainly do. I remember the time Akira took control and jacked me off. It was so erotic, and now I have a boner again. Great.

“Down boy, I would love to have some fun with you. But I don’t want our first time to be while I am practically strapped to a hospital bed. What is with all of these wires? I am healing fine see?” she lifts her hospital gown and I see all of the cuts that were stitched up are healing. I can see the skin fibers reattaching themselves before my very eyes. It is mesmerizing.

“The goddess may have also helped with my healing. We talked about the war. I will explain what she said later, but we need a plan for Marcy. She did this to kill me. What if we make her think she won? She doesn’t know that I am alive. She thinks I’m dead. If we can get her to admit it on recording, then we have all the evidence we need!” I swear my mate is a Genius. I get an idea.

“I have an idea and I think you’re going to hate it but love it at the same time.” She urges me on.

“Well, what’s her goal? To become my queen. If she thinks you’re dead she’s going to come around she’s going to want to console me. She wants your throne. We have Security cameras set up throughout the palace. They record everything 24/7. Here’s what we do. I get her to where we have one of the cameras and I make her open up to me. She won’t flat out say she killed my mate she’s not stupid. But she thinks you’re dead…What if she gets so worked up from seeing a supposed ghost, she rats herself out?”

Her eyes widen in realization. “That might just work. But im warning you Kasen. You so much as lay one finger on that skank and I will not only skin her alive, I will rip your p***s off and shove it so down your throat it will come out your a*s. Got it?” I gulp.

“Jeez, she is scary, but that was hot as hell, Kasen.” Atlas sighs.

“There is something seriously wrong with you.” I tell him. We hash out more details of the plan and call in the family to the room.