Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
I decided to take a walk in the halls that no one else was allowed in upstairs just to listen to silence after all of the talking and noise. I am slowly walking not really paying attention, I know there is a guard following me somewhere out of sight, he’ll make sure I’m back where I need to be on time. All of the paintings and stained glass in the castle are fascinating. They depict times and places in our history that I’m sure I’ve read about, but there is nothing to indicate what they represent, so I’ll have to ask Luna Anne to give me a real tour one of these days.
As I’m admiring a painting of one of the Alpha Kings and his family, I hear a scuffle not far from me. There are several little nooks and alcoves to hide in up here. I’m sure that’s by design for a quick getaway. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are secret passageways too.
I try to ignore the sound, it could be one of the Omegas cleaning or someone else trying to sneak around up here, either way it’s none of my business. Until the sound overpowers my discipline and my curiosity takes over. It sounds like a muted fight, like pushing and shoving, which can be so many things in a place like this. I finally get to a tapestry where the shuffle is the loudest, there isn’t really any talking, but definitely at least two people. I really should just walk away, but what if something bad is happening?
Some of the guys here are creepy, I would feel terrible if I found out someone was taking advantage of one of the younger Omegas that works here. I take a deep breath and pull back the tapestry, enough to be noticed, but not enough to expose whoever is back here, if it is innocent.
“Skylar! What are you doing here?”
Xander shouts jumping away from a very nice looking guy, right around Xander’s age, maybe a little younger.
They both look disheveled, there is no question as to what was going on here. Xander’s pristinely pressed suit is wrinkled and his dress shirt is untucked in places and his cheeks are flushed, but I don’t know if that is from the activity or from being caught.
“I’m so sorry Xander. I heard noises and I wasn’t sure what was going on, and no one else is supposed to be up here, so I thought maybe something was wrong…”
I trailed off, placing my hands on my cheeks, getting more and more embarrassed as I spoke. I’m sure my face was as bright red as Xander’s.
“Hey, hey. It’s okay. I’m glad you came to check.”
He’s smiling like an idiot. “This is Oscar, my mate.”
He turns and looks at Oscar like they are the only two people in the room.
“I only found him a week ago, he’s been touring the packs helping with training. His dad is our Royal Delta.”
: I just nod, no idea how to respond to that. Then something clicks. “Wait! Is this why there is so much fuss over you finding a mate? Everyone is trying to mate you to a female since you’re the prince?”
“You weren’t lying, she is quick.”
Oscar has a deep soothing voice. It’s instantly calming. “It’s something like that. Xander is 24, he should have found his mate, or in this case mates, by now, but the Moon Goddess has plans, so here we are.
“Wait? Mates? As in more than one? How do you know there is more than one?”
They both smile at me”
My mom has a direct link to the Moon Goddess and when | passed my twenty second birthday with no sign or hint of a mate she reached out to make sure there was nothing else we could or should be doing. The Moon Goddess said that my mates were coming and we should be patient. We assume our other mate is a female, since that would make the most sense since | need to produce an heir to continue the family line, but | am happy to have Oscar now.”
He reaches back to hold Oscar’s hand”
Obviously, we can’t tell anyone. The Elders would have a field day thinking I’m gay or bisexual, it’s not really in their generational DNA, but they would also see it as another reason to push me to take a chosen mate. The problem is, with Oscar the decision is no longer just mine and we don’t want anyone, but our chosen mate.”
| “Okay, so | keep playing buffer then, works for me.”
| shrug trying to play it off like it was no big deal that | walked in on their make-out session, something | am very NOT comfortable with. “I’m going to head over to Luna Anne’s Suite and start to get ready. Who knows how long they will need to prep me for this ball.”
| sigh at the thought, but turn quickly to go.
| need to not be here right now.| understand the concept of hooking up, goddess knows my brother and the rest of the guys do it plenty, but it has never been something on my radar. Boys are still not that kind of novelty for me. | don’t know if there is something wrong with me, but | just don’t understand the girls who fall all over themselves to get a guy’s attention.
Don’t get me wrong, | can appreciate a good looking guy like anyone else, I just never understood wanting to cross any of those lines with anyone who wasn’t my mate. | | was lost in thought as | walked into Luna Anne’s suite”
Perfect timing! | was just going to send Barty after you so we can get started. | can’t wait! You are going to look amazing!! Now go jump in the shower and use the special scrub that | put in there for you, oh and don’t wash your hair, it will go up better with the product from this morning.
° | just stared at her. “Being a girl is really complicated. Give me crack of dawn training in the rain and mud any day over all of this craziness.
| mutter as | head to the bathroom and all three ladies just laugh behind me like | am joking, but I’m not. This is borderline torture. Why can’t | be like the guys and just put on a suit, pull my hair back in a ponytail and call it a night? At least | don’t have to go through the crazy Luna ceremony. | heard the one for the Luna Queen lasts a week and is just ritual after ritual and party after party. | don’t even want to know how many wardrobe changes there would be for that, if | had to do three just for this Elder conference today.
Those thoughts took me into the shower where | found a scrub that had actual directions on how to use it properly.
Apparently there are steps that | have to follow exactly to get my skin silky smooth. Why that has to be a thing, | have no idea, no one is going to put their hands on me except Xander and | don’t think | need to impress my gay cousin.
That thought made me giggle out loud a little.
“Are you alright in there?”
Luna Anne questions me.
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