"Amber are you ok?" Sebastian asked catching me
Bri nodded not looking him in the eye.
"Yeah but I need to talk to everyone right now" she said
Her voice sounded different than my own but after a few seconds everyone was walking into the living room where my parents and aunt and uncle were.
"She said she needed to talk to everyone" Isaiah whispered
"Amber is it true you can talk to your wolf?" My father asked standing
Bri lifted my head looking him in his eyes.
My father sank back into his seat and everyone gasped.
Bri smirked before she began to talk "My name is Bri not Amber's wolf'" she said
Her voice had a slight accent to it making it clear it wasn't mine.
'Bri what are you doing?' I asked her
"Shut up Amber I just wanted to meet them" she said out loud
I stopped talking and she smiled in triumph.
"What are you doing to her?" Emily asked with tears in her eyes
"I'm not doing anything Emily, Amber and I get along very well don't we Amber?" She asked letting me have control over my voice
"Well we did until you took my body! Who the hell does that?" I asked
"Bri how are you doing that?" Sebastian asked
"You know the great grandmother Amber was named after?" She asked
The all nodded "yeah well her wolf was my mother and the moon goddess gave me to Amber so here I am" I said
"Why haven't you shifted?" Jason asked
"It's not the right time" Bri replied
"So you can just take over Amber whenever you want?" Katie asked
"No not really Amber's letting me take control over her. She's just too shocked to know that right now" she said
"I can hear you you know" I said out loud "hey cool!" I said before Bri took over again
"I'm strong but Amber is stronger than me, she also possesses the powers written in the prophesy that you all thought Megan had. But you won't have any success getting them out of her. They'll come when they do but until then be patient and stop treating the girl like a baby. She can handle more than you think." Bri said shifting her gaze to each person in the room including the guards who lowered their gazes.
"Very nice meeting you all I can tell you love her." Bri said with a smile "I hope we meet again" she added looking at Sebastian before sinking back into my head
I blinked a few times before bolting from the room to the nearest bathroom and emptying the contents of my stomach in the toilet.
It was not that bad Bri said as I rinsed my mouth out
"Yeah maybe for you! You didn't even give me a warning" I said
I saw a chance and took it you'd do the same thing she said
"Whatever I'm still pissed at you" I said
"Me?" Sebastian asked
He's way hotter in person Bri purred
"No not you" I said splashing water on my face and ignoring Bri.
"Can you talk to your wolf?" I asked him leaning against the counter and drying my face
"Yeah everyone who's shifted can" he said
"Alright that's good news, I guess" I said
He nodded "Yes it is"
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"ROSE!" Cory yelled through the house
I sat up in Sebastian's arms and he gave me a confused look.
"In the living room!" I shouted back
Cory entered and looked at us before setting his gaze on me.
"Get dressed and meet by the front door in 5 minutes" he said
"I am dressed" I said looking at the grey dress I'm wearing
"Get dressed to work" he said before leaving
"I guess I'll see you at dinner" I told Sebastian
He nodded pecking my lips "go kick some ass" he said
I smiled before running for the stairs knowing Cory wasn't kidding about the 5 minutes.
I quickly put on spandex shorts and a sports bra with an oversized t shirt over it. My trainers were still my my closet from this morning so I put them on and went down stairs.
"Hair?" Cory asked looking me over
I took the hair tie off my wrist throwing my hair into a pony tail. He nodded before leading me to the training field.
When we got there I saw my brothers off to the side working on hand to hand combat with a guy who looked like he could kill you in 100 different ways.
When Cory stopped it looked like an obstacle course was set up in front of us.
"When did this get here?" I asked
"The warriors built it a couple of hours ago" Cory said
"Oh" was all I said in reply
"Your not going to get it right he first few times but we will keep going until you do" he said "oh and loose the t shit It'll hold you back" he added
I nodded taking the t shirt off leaving me in my sports bra and spandex shorts. He pulled a stop watch from his pocket.
"Ready... GO!" He said
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The first 2 times I messed up on a few of the obstacles but as more warriors saw I was doing it they came to watch.
"Rose stay focused and think before you act! Discipline!" Cory yelled as I saw a large group walking towards us from the house
"Ready! GO!" He said
I went through the obstacle course thinking this time and blocking out Bri who was constantly trying to distract me. I didn't mess up on any of the obstacles and when I jumped down from the last one Cory stopped the timer with an approving look on his face.
The warriors cheered excitedly and I walked over to Cory.
"How'd I do?" I asked
"5.34 well done" he said
I smiled happily since my best time before that had been a 8.53.
"Looks like you impressed the Alphas too" he said
Turning around I saw my parents, all the Alphas and Luna's, along with my friends.
"Run 2 laps then your done" Cory said gaining my attention
I nodded going to run before he caught my arm
"Do you know why you had 2 sessions today?" He asked
"No" I said shaking my head
"Never let your wolf take over, maintain discipline" he said
I nodded "thanks Cory"
He smiled like a real smile and nodded before his usual grimace came back "Go" he said
I nodded and took off sprinting towards the edge of the field. I finished my 2 laps in about 2 or 3 minutes and headed inside.
When I walked into my room Emily was waiting telling me to go down to the spa.
When I walked in I went straight to the showers letting it relax my muscles and thinking about what to say to my family and friends after the whole Bri takeover thing.
I know Sebastian was fine with it, but that may be because he's my mate. Emily seemed a bit uneasy around me like I could go off at any second.
The dryers turned off and I exited the shower.
They're your family they'll love you regardless if they think your crazy or not Bri said
'And they wouldn't think I was crazy if you didn't take over' I said
She sighed not liking that I was pissed at her but I didn't here her sighing when she's the one who hijacked my body.
"Princess are you alright?" One of my stylists asked
I realized my hands were clenched and I was glaring at the wall.
"Yes I'm fine thank you" I said relaxing
They pulled out a pencil skirt and a blouse along with heels for me to wear and I smiled since I was beginning to get tired of all the dresses.
They did my hair and a bit of makeup while the tailors took my measurements to make sure the outfit fit perfectly.
Once they were done I put it on and looked in the mirror.
"Thank you" I said to the ladies
"Anytime princess" they said excusing themselves.
Another maid came in and put a tiara on my head before leaving and a few seconds after that my friends and family came in.
"Amber?" Jason asked
I opened my eyes and they braced themselves for Bri but when they saw it was me they relaxed.
"She's not scary you know" I said slumping onto the couch
"Amber she took your body" Belle said
"Because you guys were talking about her when I was sleeping" I said
They all looked down ashamed including my parents who must have been on the phone listening in. Which explains how they already knew the situation when we had gotten back.
"Look I know this is weird for you guys but it's 10 times weirder for me since it's actually happening to me and I don't really know a lot about werewolves but I'm keeping it together so you all have to too" I said
The nodded "Sorry" my brothers murmured followed by everyone else
"It's ok now let go stunt on some Alphas" I said standing with a smile and walking out of the room
"You really don't like them do you?" Emily asked laughing
"I like most of them" I said "It's just a few I can't stand"
"Any favorites?" Sebastian asked as we walked down the hall
"Yes Alpha Jason of Blue Moon and Alpha Austin of Moonlight are very nice" I teased
Sebastian growled holding me closer to him
"Seb I'm just joking you're my favorite Alpha" I said
He relaxed a bit but kept his arm around my waist.
"See you later" Emily said as her and the rest of our friends headed towards the front door
"Where are you going?" I asked stopping also
"We're not Alphas so we're going to explore the city" she said
I nodded waving to them before continuing to walk with my parents, brothers and mate.
We entered the room to see all the Alphas sitting at a large table. They all stood when we entered and we made our way to our seats.
My father sat at one head of the table and my mother sat at the other end. Elijah sat to the right of my father and Isaiah sat to the left of my mother leaving the 2 seats directly across from each other at the center of the table for Sebastian and I.
Sebastian pulled out my seat on what looked to be the Luna side of the table, just as my father did for my mother, before walking around and taking his own seat.
Plates were set in front of us with lids on top of them and we looked to my father.
He thanked everyone for taking the time out from their packs and coming to visit before officially recognizing Sebastian as my mate and the prince of werewolves.
The waiters stepped forward removing the lids from our plates and I picked up my glass of water taking a sip.
I knew everyone was looking at me so I cut a piece of my steak and looked up.
"Anyone willing to take the first bite?" I asked
They all shook their heads "Alpha Dan not even you?" I asked
He looked down and I shrugged and began eating.
Everyone watched seemingly waiting for me to die.
"Complements to the chef" I said
A few of the Alphas laughed
"You're one hell of a princess" Alpha Jason said
"Thanks" I said
Everyone made small talk while eating their food.
"What's you're angle?" Luna Tessa who was sitting next to me asked
"My angle? Hm I'm not quite sure I have one" I said
"you're a complete bitch yet you manage to make people like you" she said her voice getting louder the more she spoke "how?" She asked
"Well Luna Tessa the thing that you failed to realize in your meticulous observations of me is that I don't give a rats ass if people like me or not" I said completely calm as I paused to take a drink "yes I'll be working with all of you one day, but weather you like me or not doesn't affect me in any way" I said
"Yes it does if we all rebelled you'd have no one to lead!" She said
"Ah Tessa your getting ahead of yourself there don't you think?" I asked
"No Amber I don't, enlighten me" she said
"Gladly, well if you decide to rebel all that would happen is your pack would find a new Luna... and Alpha if Dan decides to go with your crazy ass and you'd be rogues" I said
"Not if our whole pack rebels" she retorted
"Do you really believe that a whole pack would leave the safety and security that the royal house provides just to follow one of your whims?" I asked her "Cause I don't" I answered my own question
"If they see what a bitch you are they would" she said
While everyone expected me to explode from the blatant disrespect she is showing me I smile laughed "Tessa you do realize that I only reflect the behavior and attitude shown towards me right?" I asked
She sat there dumbfounded as I basically told her 'I know you are but what am I'.
"Yeah I thought so, next time think about how you treat other people before you check them on how they treat you" I said before continuing to eat my food.
Isaiah busted out laughing followed by Elijah.
"Burned" they both said at the same time
Everyone chuckled as Tessa turned bright red and stormed out of the room.
"Excuse me" Dan said standing up and following her
"Really Amber, I asked you to be nice" Isaiah said from down the table
"That was being nice, she could have a messed up face right now. I call that improvement" I said making the Alphas and Luna's laugh
We finished dinner making small talk and we're served desert. As soon as mine was set in front of me I smelt the strong scent I now recognize to be wolfsbane.
"Poisoned" I said pushing mine away from me
All talking ceased as they looked at me.
"Everyone's?" My father asked
I stood walked around the table.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no" I said stopping when I got to Dan's seat. Both he and Tessa had not returned but their dessert was still served.
I kept walking around the table smelling the horrid stench until I got to Tessa's plate.
"No" I said
"Well then I think we have our culprits" Alpha Austin said
"How can you smell it?" Luna Alice asked
"You all don't smell it?" I asked
Everyone shook their heads "it's a strong smell similar to when you smell rubbing alcohol but it burns too" I explained
"Go collect Dan and Tessa" my dad said to 2 of the guards
They left and the rest of them took the plates away.
"So Amber how's the transition into the princess role been?" One of the Alphas asked me
"In one word busy" I said causing them to laugh "I don't know I'm just not really used to having actual things to do everyday but for the most part everyone is nice and welcoming. I like it" I said
"Sebastian treating you right?" A Luna asked
"Of course I am how can you not treat a princess like a princess?" He asked jokingly
I rolled my eyes "so what's it like being a Luna?" I asked
"I'd imagine the same as being a princess only on a smaller scale" one of the Luna's said
"Yeah you'll see when you meet your pack" another said
I looked at Sebastian completely having forgotten that I'm a Luna too.
"Lets all retire to our rooms for the night" my father said standing
"Actually, we were wondering if us Luna's could have a sleepover with Amber" one of the Luna's asked looking at me
"I don't mind you all could use the multi purpose room on the 3rd floor" my father said
"Sure it'll be fun" I agreed
The Luna's smiled and their mates looked disappointed.
"Lets meet there at 8 until then enjoy your mates" I said
They all nodded and left leaving me with Sebastian.
"So close yet so far" he said wrapping me in his arms
"Yeah well at least we got 2 hours, then you and the Alphas can do something together" I said pecking his check which I was barely able to reach wearing high heels.
"Alright then lets go" he said taking my hand
"See you guys tomorrow" I said to my family who was still there watching us