Iris's POV
"Ariana, he is here?"
"Who is here?'' I parted my lips to say something but the guards came immediately and motioned for us to come with him, I nodded slightly, yet turned my gaze back, I couldn't be mistaken, he was here, and the guards escorted I and Ariana to where the alpha and his wife, and sons are, Russel is there and Campbell, I sit beside Campbell, as soon as he saw me, he gesture for me to sit beside him.
"Thank you.'
"You are welcome, you are beautiful." He commented and I smiled.
"Thanks to Ariana.' He turned his gaze to Ariana.
"I could see you did a great job, transforming this angel." Ariana gave a sweet smile, I greeted the alpha and his wife, I guess the beauty of him and his wife, is what made their kids handsome.
Alpha Oscar only nodded at me, the same thing the Luna did. The tournament had a different section, one for the royal family, the other for those from other packs that were still from the Royal family, and those peasants
Russel didn't say a word to me, I didn't bother starting a conversation with him, his eyes were fixed on the tournament ground. After a little chitchatting with Campbell, it was announced that the tournament was about to start, the fight started with two individuals representing their packs and those representing this pack also came out, you could see the pack symbols on their hands.
This pack's men are strong, it's easy for them to defeat the other pack. Alpha Oscar cheers them up and his face is beaming with a sweet smile.
"What do you think about the fighters?" Campbell asked, pointing to the fighters.
"They are skilled and calculative." I commented trying not to say things that were not good, I just find it barbaric, hurting one another to show your strength, is never something I love to watch, I grabbed his hand in fear, watching one of the men badly hurt, I flinched, Ariana tittered, as she pulled my hand.
"Relax, no one is dying, yet, the real fighting hasn't begun."
I turned and looked at Ariana, before o could even say anything, Mason appeared from nowhere and pulled his hand on Ariana's waist.
"I missed your scent." He said burying his face in her neck and inhaling, in the next second he pulled her from the bench. Come on, let's leave, I just want to be in your arms.
"But..."
"Let her be, Campbell is here to protect her." He pulled Ariana's hand with him. "Bye Iris, see you later." That was all I heard before the two disappeared, Campbell laughed at their actions.
"Just forget about those two, they are inseparable, sometimes I wish that my mate and I could share the same bond not like the one my brother had with his mate."
"Had Rupert already met his mate?"
"Excuse me, I think I just saw my friend."
"Do you have a friend?" I asked Campbell, waiting for him to reply, he grinned.
"Everyone had that special someone that he called a friend, or let's say, that he wished to be just more than a friend, someone he wanted to be his mate when the time comes, Excuse me, I will be back before you know it, but if you feel like leaving, just mind link me and I will here."
"Uh!" He pecked my forehead and left, I gasped for air, and then that creepy scent hit me, now it was no longer the scent but I felt someone watching me, I dragged the band off my hair, so it could cover my face, if it's the real truth that someone is watching me if he can't recognize me, he will just go away.
"Hey!" I jumped up, holding my chest. "Easy, it's just me." I raised my head to look at him, It's Russel, I huffed.
"You startled me."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to, I just saw all your allies, abandon you, so I decided to keep you company."
"Oh! That is so thoughtful of you." I kept quiet, I wanted to tell him that I don't need him but with that person watching me and I have no idea who he is, I think it will be better if I am in the company of someone.
"So are you enjoying the fight?"
"Not really, I don't like the idea of people getting hurt all for the pleasure of another."
"Hm!'
"Don't mind me, prince..."
"Call me, Russell."
"Oh! I heard you and Prince Rupert went for the alpha training, and you are here, why is he not here?"
"He is here."
"Uh!"
"Yes, he is going to participate in the single sword fight."
"What?" I didn't mean to scream but it's out and there is nothing I could do about it.
"Hm! You don't want my brother to get hurt."
"I..."
"Come on, tell me, is he your boyfriend, you two have lived under the same roof going to a month."
"A month?" I mouthed, yes he is right, this will make it the fourth week, and my deal with him is already two weeks, yet my wolf is still very weak and I too am weak, he is going to send me out the very week, it's a complete month.
"Oh beauty what are you thinking again?" His voice pulled me out of my thoughts, I shook my head to indicate that I was perfect.
"Fine, answer my questions, is he your boyfriend? You should know that my brother is a beast and his mate..."
The sudden cheer of the crowd distracted me from hearing what he was about to say about Rupert's mate. My gaze moves to the battlefield as they call it, Rupert walks in with a sword in his hand, and he is wearing his regular attire, a t-shirt, and jeans. Is he crazy how could he not protect his chest, what if he got stabbed, what if he died? So many stupid thoughts run in my head. He is taller and strong, I bet, no one could think he was there to fight.
Standing in the middle of the field, the crown cries for blood. What a barbaric people, Father used to tell me to accompany him most time to watch the tournament but I never attended, I hated it.
When his opponent much into the field, my eyes bulge, he towers over Rupert, he is more of a gladiator. He is taller and stronger, and his hands are bigger than Rupert's, waist, with each step he takes, is like the ground is going to quake and bury all of us underground, and when he howls, everyone cowers, his sound causes my heart to frighten
Slowly I unknowingly grabbed his hand, I have never been so scared, even when Damien and his father killed my parents in front of me, I didn't see it that scary.
Although Rupert is composed, he doesn't seem fazed by the actions of this man his gaze was saying someone that he should stop his act and get down to business but I was sacred to him.
"Princess!"
My gaze turned to him, did he already know that I was a princess, why did he call me that?
"Relax, every beautiful she-wolf is called a princess unless you want to tell me that you are a princess for real..."
"I force a smile."
"What will a princess be doing in your pack, in the house of a man, don't you know it's against the rules of the alpha family?"
"Sure!" My eyes went back to the stage, the first thing I saw was the man attacking Rupert, his sword went right into Rupert's arms, I flinched and closed my eyes.
"Stop! I think we should leave." He grabbed my hand pulling me up from the seat.