The Forgotten Princess & her Beta Mates

Royal Family

King Vaughn's p.o.v.

I have been on a rollercoaster ride ever since Dallas walked into the Throne room, but at first, I couldn't understand what was going on.

My Lycan didn't say a damn thing about it, until I was able to put two and two together myself. He had figured it out the moment she walked into the Throne room, why we had felt something was off with Dallas.

It turns out there was nothing off about Dallas; my sister had just kept us in the dark.

Dezra never wanted to talk about the years she spent outside the Palace, not to anyone in the family, including her Sons. I doubt they ever knew about her so- called miscarriage, but I remember them asking her which Packs she had visited.

I never understood why she couldn't just tell them where she had gone and which places she had visited, but now it all makes sense to ine.

Someone would have found out the truth if they had known and ever talked about it in public. Or maybe somewhere down the line, if they were to visit said Pack and ask questions.

"Dallas, can we get back to this... Well, whatever you want to call it." I say this because I lack the right word for this situation. "I have a few questions I want an answer to and I want the Elders to hear them."

She follows me back into the Throne room and a minute later Dezra and Darron are guided into the room by their guards.

"Dallas, you knew that Darron wasn't Dezra's true Mate-bond. How did you find out?" I ask her.

"This file was given to me by Alpha Aaron of Iron Moon Pack. He has a rather unique perspective on true Mate- bonds. When his Pack-members inform him of a connection, he will ensure they get the time to form their bond.

He has them sign a sort of agreement on their connection, including when they found out, where they were, if something strange happened and so on. He also assigns them a cottage where they can stay so they can spend as much time together as possible around their work hours.noveldrama

This is the file of Darron and his connection to Alpha Aaron's baby Sister, Natalie. Everything you need to understand what happened back then is in here." Dallas says, before she hands me the file. Eliza pulls it out of my hand to read it herself.

I look over her shoulder at the file and it surprises me to see that there is even a copy of his ID in there.

"Darron, why did you choose to leave a true Mate-bond for a chosen Mate?" I ask him.

"If Princess Dyala had accepted her position, we would be a part of the Royal family. She took that away from my family and Dezra gave me a chance to get what I was robbed of." Darron answers.

"How the hell does he figure that?" I hear one of Dallas' Mates ask.

"Who knows how his brain works. I don't and I don't care." Dallas responds.

No one says a word to Dallas or her Mate and that is when I remember that I haven't released my order yet. I mig förget that for a few more minutes or perhaps hours.

Okay, this is so fucked up. My Sister drugged her Protector so she could leave the Palace undetected and find her true Mate-bond. She finds that bond a year later and even has a kid with him, but because her child is a girl, she rejects her Mate.

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She finds someone willing to lie about their Mate-bond, someone who knows our family history and somehow feels he is entitled to be a part of the Royal family.

I will never understand why Dezra did this or why Darron was willing to help her. My only answer is that they wanted something they couldn't have otherwise. Dezra could have given up her position, which would have forced her to work for her income. I know our family members don't have difficult jobs with excellent pay, so there shouldn't have been a problem.

It wouldn't have excluded her children from a position in the future leadership of this Kingdom, so I don't understand why she chose to lie to us or to hide that she had a Daughter.

"Dad, did you know about our Sister?" I hear Dave ask and see every family member looking at him.

"Yes, I did. Your Mother made a choice and I respected it. Besides, she isn't my Daughter and I would never have raised her; my Wo wouldn't allow it." Darron

answers.

A few snorts are heard after Darron has answered and I see Daxton rising out of his seat.

"Princess Dezra, I assume you had an outstanding and solid education?" He asks and I order her to answer him. He apparently has uncovered something and I, for one, would like to hear it.

"Yes, I did. All our family members did and do." Dezra answers him.

“Sounds to me that you didn't pay attention, though. If I am wrong, please correct me. I was taught that if a High-ranking woman is mated to a High-ranking man, their children will be Lycans and it doesn't matter which of them is a Lycan. But only if they have a true Mate-bond.

If they are chosen Mates, their children will shift into whatever Shifter their Father is. So, your children would never be in the next leadership. Even if we had never uncovered the truth, Dave and Benton would never shift into a Lycan." Daxton states.

I turn toward Elder Zariah, she knows more about this topic than anyone and she nods with a damn smirk on her face.

"Thank the Goddess." We hear Dave mumble. "I have been praying to the Goddess for a long time to allow me to shift into a Wolf. I don't have the patience for the Beta position or the control for the Gamma position."

Dave's remark isn't surprising to me; he never had the patience for any kind of meeting, not even with family members. He hates it when someone beats around the bush or takes too long with explanations. So yeah, the Beta position wouldn't be the best for him.

He is also a very skilled Warrior, but doesn't have the control to teach someone else. He can't control his patience to show anyone a particular move or plan border patrol schedules.

So, no matter how we turn this, it is a good outcome for Dave. I can't wait to see how Dallas will do as the Royal Beta or how she will do as a member of the Royal family.