Chapter 187
‘He confessed. Prince Ra and princess Freda has been held in the dungeons for the past decade,’ King Makens mind linked back.
Prince Deacon blocked his father out, “I am going to go visit my old friend in the dungeons. My future wife, where is she?”
“You will do no such thing,” Queen Lana said.
“Let him go, at least he can say goodbye,” King Makens override her.
“My future wife?” Prince Deacon reminded them of the question.
“She is in the dungeons with him,” King Makens said.
‘Dungeons, now,’ Prince Duncan mind linked Wynn. Before walking off he stopped at the table next to theirs and in a low tone said, 'Trust me you don't want to turn vampire on a hybrid, it has never worked before.'
‘I am kind of busy,’ Wynn showed him the naked beauty spread out in front of him.
‘Your daughter and prince Ra have been locked up in the dungeons for the past decade,’ Prince Deacon mind linked him.
Wynn sped over to the dungeons without hesitation.
***
“Where is princess Phoebe?” Queen Lana asked princess Anse.
“She wasn’t feeling too well when I saw her earlier today. She said she might skip dinner,” Princess Anse said.
‘She must be upset learning about her father being in the dungeons all this time,’ Queen Lana mind linked King Makens.
“I will go see her,” Queen Lama said, standing up.
“Sit down. She needs time to process. She will confine easier with someone her own age so princess Anse can go see her after dinner,” King Makens said.
“As you wish,” Queen Lana said sarcastically, sitting down again.
Princess Anse looked at her grandmother, waiting for a better reaction than that as her grandmother always taughy her that women are the true rulers. When nothing happened princess Anse lowered her eyes to her plate of food, ‘Guess I should tell them another day that I am having my first period,’ she thought to herself.
***
Wynn arrived at the dungeons before prince Deacon.
“What is going on? Why didn’t you mind link me?” Wynn asked, filled with worried, standing in front of princess Fredas cell.
Princess Freda just looked at him, no words.
“She cannot speak, she has not spoken for the past ten years,” Prince Ra said.
“What the hell happened to you? What happened to keep Emily at bay? She killed the royal brothers’ wives,” Wynn said, half angry.
“The last thing I remember was we were having dinner, the next thing, we wake up here, charged for drinking a vampire to death to become hybrids, but you know that is not true,” Prince Ra said.
“What do we do now?” Prince Deacon asked on arrival.
‘Well break them out,’ Wynn mind linked prince Deacon.
‘My parents will know it was us,’ Prince Deacon mind linked back.
“Why can’t we mind-link with the two of you?” Prince Deacin asked.
“We can only mind link with each other,” Prince Ra said.
“Shaman spell or compelled?” Prince Deacon said taking his necklace off his neck.
“Don’t bother. It is an enchantress spell,” Prince Ra said.
“Anyone, we know?” Prince Deacon asked, referring to Theodosia.
“I wish, no, this one is way more powerful,” Prince Ra laughed, hopeless.
“So, king Thorvald is in bed with an enchantress?” Wynn asked.
“Came to say goodbye?” King Thorvald walked into the dungeons.
“Please don’t do this,” Prince Deacon pleaded.
“The deal has been made,” King Thorvald said, unlocking princess Freda.
Princess Freda looked at king Thorvald, her eyes filled with hate.
“Now be a good pet and find your way to queen Lana. From now on you are to obey her,” King Thorvald ordered her.
“What the f*ck have you done?” Wynn asked, about to attack king Thorvald, but the king was too fast for him and grabbed him by his throat and pinned him up against the wall. Prince Deacon also reacted to help Wynn but king Thorvald grabbed him with his free hand, “You two listen to me very carefully, try to cross me and you will be next.”
King Thorvald sped off, knowing that if allowed, Wynn could kill him.
“How the hell is he so strong?” Wynn wanted to know.
“We have to find a way to safe prince Ra. He is going to use him as a vampire crossing sacrifice tomorrow night,” Prince Deacin said, touching his throat.
“But it is not possible to turn humans to vampires with a hybrid, he has tried,” Wynn said.
“Perhaps he wants to test if it is the same for natural born hybrids,” Prince Deacon said.
“What is going to happen to princess Freda?” Prince Ra asked.
“I am to marry her,” Prince Deacon said.
“Promise me you will keep her safe,” Prince Ra said, already giving up on saving himself.
“I wish I could make that promise but as you can clearly see, I don’t have the power,” Prince Deacon said.
“Prince Deacon, princess Freda can not speak and she will never be able to ever speak again but you need to see what was done to her. I cannot tell you, but I can show you,” Prince Ra bit his palm open and held his arm through the bar.
“You know I can not drink vampire blood,” Prince Deacon said.
“Anyone can drink from a natural-born,” Prince Ra said.
Prince Deacin walked over and was about to drink from prince Ra when king Makens walked in, “What on earth are you doing?”
“Father, you have the power to stop this!” Prince Deacon pleaded.
“Are you questioning the council?” King Makens asked.
“No, but I am questioning you,” Prince Deacon spat.
“Do I need to remind you that I am king of the supernatural world?” King Makens roared.
“I challenge you to kingship!” Prince Deacon said, feeling the hair on his body rise as he shifted into his wolf form.
Wynn followed his lead and shifted.
King Makens laughed before shifting himself, standing taller in his wolf form than prince Deacon but not taller than Wynn. King Makens gave a step forward while mind linking prnce Deacon, ‘Submit to your king.’
Both Wynn and prince Deacon faught the urge to submit but they both feel themselves forced to the floor with an invisible force.
‘You have a long way before you can challenge me, boys,’ King Makens mind linked them, forcing them closer to the ground.
Wynn felt himself able to resist and started to fight against the invisible force but then stopped fighting it on purpose, submitting to king Makens.
‘Get out of here and if you ever disobey me again you will regret it!’ King Makens mind linked them before allowing them to run off.
‘Never thought I will ever experience that,’ Wynn mind linked prince Deacon.
Deacin does not respond as he felt like a failure and like a fool for thinking he could take his father on.
‘Where are you going?’ Prince Deacon asked when Wynn ran off.
‘For a run,’ Wynn mind linked him back before running out of the castle and blocking everyone out.
‘How was I able to stand against king Makens authority? Who am I,’ Wynn wondered as he ran towards the woods, feeling the need to burn his worked-up energy.
***
The next morning at breakfast it was as if the previous evening didn’t happen as everyone ate their breakfast in silence at the royal table.
“Princess Anse have you checked up on princess Phoebe?” King Makens asked.
“No, I will go now,” Princess Anse excused herself, glad to get away from the uncomfortable atmosphere.
***
Prince Ra turned to ash at the same time that his claimed fated mate, princess Freda was forced into marriage with prince Deacon resulting in 22 new vampires: a week ago.
‘How was that even possible?’ Queen Lana mind linked king Makens.
‘Probably some formula,’ King Makens mind linked her back, the shock he was in, reaching her.
