47 -Clueless

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There was one thing he knew and hated about the wolf princess was that she was always tardy. She always came late for every gathering and it was something she was always getting away with all because of her position as the princess and this wasn't the only bad attribute Princess Laura got away with.
After keeping him waiting for hours in the garden, it was very upsetting to have her laugh in his face after he had profess his love to her but he still has on the nice smile on his face. His cheeks were even starting to hurt from keeping the wide smile plastered on his face.
"You are in love with me?" It all sounded like a joke to the princess' ears. It was definitely impossible to for him to be in love with her.
He nodded. "I've watched you grow into the fine young wolf that you are and each time I see you, your love grows fond in my heart."
Luck wasn't on his side. He had thought the bandit would attack and kill her. Unfortunately, the bandits were only at work when they were not needed. They could have taken her out and he would have the kingdom all to himself.
Princess Laura stared blankly at him replaying his words in her head. When she had arrived, his words went thus:
"You make my heart soar, my mind race, and my lips form a perfect smile. There are a million ways to say how much I love you that I truly don't know where to start but I choose to say it in the planest way possible. I love you more every day. I love your honesty, your passion, your resilience, your courage, your partnership, and your smile. You're my soulmate, I can feel it.
I get lost in your eyes each time I make contact with them. You are beautiful when you wake, beautiful before your hair is brushed, beautifull when you're all dressed up. Your beauty is so mesmerizing and again I say, I love you, princess Laura."
Princess Laura had a scowl etched on her face after his words had replayed in her head.. She couldn't believe the words the words she had just heard. She blinked once. Twice. And for the third time yet he was till standing in the garden before her. "Why would you say this?"
"I love you." He answered. The look of pity plastered on his face would make one think he truly love her but it was only for his self desires. He wanted to conquer the kingdom and he was going to do whatever it took for him to assend the throne.
"My heart belongs to another." The Princess countered.
He resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Everyone knew the prince wasn't interested in her. The only reason the vampire king was always indulging her was because of his strict father. How was she blind to it when her father was the blind one.
He knew the princess was clueless. All she did was get dressed up and train to be a princess. It was obvious she knew nothing about the Affairs of the kingdom or even running the kingdom and that was why she was his next plan. "He doesn't love you. I do. " The lie rolled out of his mouth smoothly.
It looked like it was going to rain, the sun was slowly disappearing into the clouds while the greyish clouds arrayed in the sky pregnant with and ready to let down natural water. The moon was also peeking out from the clouds, bringing it's darkness.
The Princess was confused. How was it possible he was suddenly he love with her. He had watch her grow and had been around throughout her life and she had never noticed anything. He had never shown any form of romantic affection to her and it was surprising to hear him profess his love to her. He also knew about her proposal to prince Nicholas so where was his talk of love coming from?
She was in love with only one person and she was determined to marry him. Her heart longed and beat for only the vampire prince. "I'm in love with prince Nicholas. "She told him with a grin plastered on her face. "You know we're getting married."
He walked to her and took her right hand, holding them ever so softly. He stared dreamingly into her orbs and said, "you can cancel the proposal."
Princess Laura retracted her hand from his like it was fire. "Never!" That was never happening. The thought alone made her heart break. "Prince Nicholas and I are getting married. I love him and he loves me just as much."
He contorted to one with a sullen look. "I love you, Princess Laura. My hearts beats for you." He tried to grab her hand again but this time the princess turned around and left the garden.
He stared at her retreating figure thinking how desperate was he? he was almost willing to sabotage his low profile, all his plans were failing quickly each closing before they even opened further and he was at crossroads, frustrated and angry. He had thought maybe after his stupid plan having her marry a goat seller would work out well, it flopped and now him? He hoped that he hadn't ruined his future with his own hands"
*****
The prince rolled on his bed. He could'nt get his eyes to close. He had stayed up all day long and he couldn't sleep get himself to sleep. He sat up on his bed, his quilt still covering him. He ran a hand in his hair and face plamed huffing into his hands.
The prince was still couldn't believe the resemblance between Lily and Laura and he didn't know how he felt about the huge scar that ran across her cheek. The scar was a hideous one and disfigured the rest of her face. Her face was smooth and without wrinkle. He could tell she was pretty save for that scar. If he go to know who made that scar, he wouldn't hesitate to strangle such person.
He still had the picture of Lily taking off her mask. All through his stay in the kayaan kingdom, one thing he wanted dearly was see the face of who he was in love with. He wanted to behold her face and have access to touching her cheeks and planting kissing from her neck to her cheeks. He wanted to be able to have access to be with her without her signature mask.
He was still confused as to why Lily was an exact copy of Laura. They were splitting images of each other and it had them confused.
The prince couldn't also get the fact that his heart longed for the commander. He wanted to be in her embrace again and his lips wanted to be laced with hers all over again. The kiss they shared at the forest had to be one of their most memorable times together.
Just as much as he loved her he was hurt about her betrayal and the fact that other kingdoms were planning against the vampires and werewolves. He had a lot of pressure on him to make sure that both kingdoms were not defeated. He couldn't fail. This was a chance to impress his father.
Prince Nicholasalso couldn't stop thinking about the mating book. It was frustrating to be clueless about the next thing. He needed to know the content of the mating book so bad. He wanted to know all that was important for his to get to work with the hybrids.
He stood from the bed to the big mirror on the wall of his room. He grimaced at his sight. His eyes were read and swilled due to lack of sleep, his name of a hair was disheveled from him running his hand in them. H was shirtless and only in joggers.
Princess Laura was the only person that came to his mind for his to consult. The Princess was clueless. Everything was being done and handed to her. He doubt she knew anything about the affiairs of a werewolf kingdom or even running any kingdom.
However she was worth a try.
He walked out of his bedroom to palace hall, making his way to the princess's bedroom. Gaston made his way towards the prince when he caught him out of his room. He approached him and said. "Good morning, your majesty."
"Hello Gaston. I trust you had a wonderful night."
Gaston smiled with a curt nod. "The king said to inform you he wants to see you later today. He has important news for you."
"Alright."
He nodded and made to walk away but stop to ask, "by any chance, have you seen princess Laura today."
Gaston shook his head. "I haven't seen her today."
Prince Nicholas mouthed thank you to his guard and made his way to the princess' room then knoced softly. When he didn't receive a response, he knocked again, louder this time. He heard her scream, "just a minute."
Soon, he heard the door knob click and the old lady that received them came out of the room. Her name was Elaine.
"Morning, prince Nicholas!" She gave a smile. "You can go in." That was all she said before walking away.
Prince Nicholas made his way into the princess's room. She was sitting before her dressing mirror brushing her hair.
"Hello, prince Nicholas."
"Good morning." He murmured back and perched on the four poster bed without asking. "How was your night?"
"Fine, thank you. And yours?"
"Good." He replied quickly.
Silence lingered on for a while. The prince didn't know how to bring himself to ask about the princess about the mating. He had thought the conversation was going to come out freely but it was just to awkward for him to croak out.
Princess Laura was excited to see the prince again. To have him close to her, in her space. Her body was itching to have him close to her. She wanted to be close to him, to have him next to her. She wanted their hands interwined and have him stroke her hair.
When the prince was away, she had gotten the best seamstresses to make new dresses for her. She wanted to change her looks and look more beautiful for him. She had heard from some maids some time ago that the way to attract a man was through your looks.
"When is the mating period in the werewolf kingdom?" He asked. It was a question be knew the answer to but he chose to start with that to break the ice.
Her hand froze. Her grip on the brush got loosen causing the brush to fall to the ground. Princess Laura stood from the dressing table to join the prince on the her bed.
She had just gotten a full look at him now. His chest was bare and her eyes popped seeing his hard tonned abs and biceps. Prince Nicholas crossed his arms causing him to flex his biceps. She felt saliva at the corner of her lips as she swonned over him. She was attracted to him all over again.
"When is the mating period?" The prince asked again when he got no response.
Princess Laura wiped the corners of her lips,ready to answer the question. "Every full moon."
"What's the marking about?" He asked next.
The princess gulped nervously hearing the next question. The mating in the werewolf kingdom was always a secret. The royal family was in charge of that and it was even more complicated than she knew. Her father had kept most of the information to him self letting her have just a vague knowledge of it.
She wasn't suppose to share the news with the prince. It was one of those deep secrets the werewolf kingdom had . "Prince Nicholas, I'm not suppose to tell you this but I think you have a right to know about the mating in the werewolf king since we would be getting married soon." The prince nodded, urging her to continue. "The marking is a sign that you're bounded to life to your mate. It is done just before the full moon when the mating takes place. "
Prince Nicholas took her hands and stared deep into her eyes. "My love, I need to know everything about the mating."
This was all the prince need to say then the princess started to share all that she knew about the mating