The Forgotten Princess & her Beta Mates

My Upbringing

Dallas' p.o.v.

"Sorry, Your Majesty. My Mates have a rather superficial mother and I asked them how she would react." I say this to explain myself.

"She would probably ask to move into the Palace." Daxton mumbles behind me. He's not wrong when it comes to their Mother, it wouldn't surprise me if she didn't even ask and just moved in if she were still alive and on good terms with her Sons.

"Princess Dezra left Shadow Valley Pack when I was a year old, rejected her Mate for giving her a Daughter. She didn't want the Beta position and believed I shouldn't have it either. To make sure I would never shift, she gave the necklace to her former Mate and made a huge mistake.

She told him it had been successful for Dyala, but never told him what it meant. He gave it to his firstborn, who didn't appreciate the necklace and destroyed it. I found pieces to a puzzle that slowly showed me my life story and I am both pissed and sad..

Sad for losing my parents, sad for never having a loving family, sad for being cheated out of a life that should have been mine. Pissed for having a Mother that never cared for me, pissed for having a Mother that kept me from my family.

Princess Dezra, you might have given birth to me, but you are not my Mother. You don't deserve the title of Mother and I wonder if my baby Brothers consider you a Mother." I say the last sentence as I look at Princess Dezra.

"King Vaughn, you have a week. I am not kidding." I say as I look around the

room.

"Don't worry, Dallas. The Kingdom will know what my Sister did, they will know that you are my Niece and the next Beta of this Kingdom." King Vaughn replies.

"Captain Dallas, can I ask you something?" King Vaughn asks and I nod my head. "Did you know any of this during the trial?"

"No, I did not. Charna felt off about our visit, but other than that, neither of us had a clue. Alpha Preston once told me it might feel like a gentle pull without being raised around my family and that it would not really register as a family bond.

I never had a family bond, because it doesn't exist among Werewolves, so I would not recognize it as such." I answer him.

It had taken me a while to fully understand that family bond, but many Pack- members at Silver Eclipse Pack had been willing to explain and show me. Having Darius and Daxton by my side made it easier to understand, but I missed out on a lot growing up.

Lycans are different in so many ways and I must familiarize myself with it. Luckily, I have my Mates and their friends who can help me and hopefully my family.

"Walker is going to have a field day finding out the truth." Charna points out and I groan out loud at the prospect of dealing with him.

I know they can't ask or say anything, so Dave and Benton opt to do the next best thing. They walk over to me as two Squad members ensure that Princess Dezra stays seated, but I can see they are also a bit nervous.

By opening my arms, I let them know that I don't hold it against them, that they are not to blame for what our Mother has done in the past. I want a relationship with my family, because I never had one and we all know who are to blame for that.

Do you feel that, Dave?" Benton whispers and I can feel the family bond becoming stronger with my Brothers, like they do.

"Gentlemen, bring Princess Dezra and Prince Darron to their Quarters. I want guards on them at all times and I want a detailed report on their behavior two times a day." King Vaughn says. 1

"Dallas, I want you and your Mates to follow me to my chamber. After that, we will return here, and I will release you all from my order. But for now, I like the peace and quiet." King Vaughn says and I see a few Elders looking rather annoyed.

We follow King Vaughn into his chamber and he releases the family from his order once the door is closed.

Everyone starts talking at the same time and I giggle when King Vaughn facepalms himself. Suddenly, a loud and ear-piercing whistle sounds and I see Queen Eliza with four fingers in her mouth. A smile forms on her face as she lowers her hands, before she walks over to me to hug me.

"Welcome to the family, Dear. If we overwhelm you, just say so and I will take care of it." Queen Eliza says and I see Prince Quinlan cover his mouth with his hand.

"Thank you, Your...." I am unable to say another word as Benton covers my mouth with his hand.

"Don't say that, Aunt Eliza hates it when anyone does that in private." Benton whispers loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Dallas, you are family. Don't address us with our title in private, like Benton said. You are expected to follow protocol in public until you take over the Beta position." Aunt Eliza says. "Which might be sooner than you had hoped for."

Damn, she is right. I am next in line for the Beta position and with Princess Ezra breaking her oath and everything else she did, that position opens up sooner than the other positions.

“Eliza, don't scare my Granddaughter away. We just found her and you are already trying to run her off." Our former King, or should I say my Grandfather, says.

Everyone stares at him as he walks my way, his eyes locked with mine and his arms reaching for me. I allow him to pull me in for a hug, something I haven't done much in my life. I feel our bond becomes stronger as he holds me close.

"I can feel his Lycan reaching out to me, like our Brothers did." Charna says to me and I know I need to ask them if I have to hug each of them to let the bonds form completely.

"Okay, do I need to hug all of you?" I ask with a teasing tone. Grandpa is chuckling into my neck, and I hear my Mates laughing through our mind-link.

"No, that won't be necessary. If you spend time with us, that bond will get stronger and that goes for our bond too. It isn't fully formed yet." Grandpa tells me.

Another thing I have learned about Lycans and their family bond. I hope my

Brothers can help me with everything I missed out on in my upbringing, just like Daxton and Darius do.

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