I said I would upload this on Tuesday by the latest but I couldn't wait any longer lol so here's a little something to get through the week. Hope you enjoy it :)
Rae' Rae x
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The next day
Corinne's POV
Me and Callie were currently seated on our thrones. Our crowns were placed perfectly on top of our heads and our hair was straightened neatly down our backs. We were once again dressed in our royal colours, her in blue and me in red. It was a good image I must say.
It was unknown to me why we were actually here but I was about to find out,
"Your majesties. Case 1467286 is ready to be presented to you."
Callie nodded and the guard bowed before walking out again and I looked over at Callie confused,
"What is this about exactly?"
She turned in her throne slightly so that she could face me properly, "Every now and then, a case or two gets presented to me. Although there are lawyers and judges around the world to try cases, the ones that are presented to me are high profile. They are usually wolf related and in the eyes of the law are criminal enough to be sent here."
"Do you know each case before they get presented to you?"
"Sometimes. In this case I do not, hence why I brought you along to this one. I have no prior judgement and neither do you. You are more level headed than I am so this will be good for you. Is that okay?"
I nodded and she smiled at me before we both faced the double door just in time to see the guard come back into the room with a man in restraints,
"Your majesties."
"Please explain what this case is about and both me and Queen Corinne will be the judge and jury."
He nodded, "The man in restraints, Leonidas Grivator, is being tried for murder of his wife. He has pleaded guilty but as he is a wolf, he can only be tried by you personally. He claims that his wife was having an affair but was even more angry because it was with a woman. He is, homophobic to put it simply."
I raised an eyebrow at the guy in restraints, "Oh really? Maybe you are unaware that your Queen is bisexual?"
Leonidas looked up at us and snarled slightly, "No one was aware of this until recently. Homosexuality is a sin."
"But yet the Goddess herself put us together."
"And the Goddess herself will be condemned! Homosexuals should be captured and burned at the stake for being the abomination that they are! My wife was a slut and deserved to die!"
Callie was about to stand up out of anger when I placed a hand on her thigh, stopping her from doing so. This case needed to be handled in a calm manner rather than handled through anger,
"Do you have any children Mr Grivator?" I enquired calmly, to which he nodded,
"I have a six year old daughter."
"And what if your daughter ended up liking women in the future?"
He growled, "I would kill her as well!"
I closed my eyes briefly, in an attempt to control my anger. I knew how to handle it but this man was scum of the earth,
"I believe I have heard enough." I stated before looking at Callie, "What is your decision?"
"If up to me I would sentence him to death but, this one will be up to you."
I looked at her shocked but nodded in reply before looking back at Leonidas,
"Leonidas Grivator. You came here and pleaded guilty to your crime. It was your final chance to at least try and plead your case to get a lighter sentence. It probably would not have worked regardless but from what I have heard today, you are guilty as sin. You killed a woman purely because she fell in love with someone who was of the same gender and now you've left your daughter without a mother or a father. Normally, if I saw a case like this before, I would sentence them to death as Queen Calliria suggested but that would be letting you off easy. You deserve to suffer for what you have done and live with it for the rest of your miserable life. With that being said, I am hereby sentencing you to life in prison with no possibility of release."
He smirked, "Prison? I can handle that, I've been there before."
I smirked right back at him and shook my head, "You have been to human prison. Werewolf prison is a much different story. Have you heard of Julius Island?" His eyes widened in shock and fear, "Your expression says you have. The worlds most confined werewolf prison. Only the true criminals get sent there. Try your luck in there. That is the order of your Queen and that is the final order of this kingdom."
I nodded to the guard and he bowed slightly before leading Leonidas out of the room but not before he said, "You will regret this!"
To that, I merely rolled my eyes, "I'm sure we will." I replied sarcastically.
He was led out of the room and I sighed, running a hand over my face before turning to face Callie,
"Do you think I made the right choice?"
She nodded, "Of course you did. He will pay for what he did regardless of whether or not he wants to. You handled that perfectly."
I smiled, feeling proud of myself. I was aware that being a Queen would be hard but when you experience it first hand, you realise just how hard it really is but in the end, I knew it would be rewarding,
"So what's next on the agenda?"
"We need to visit the cells. Usually around four times a year I go down there to see if anyone is eligible for release. I check the cells once a fortnight but today I need to go down there for the former. It is fairly intimidating so whether or not you want to come down there with me is up to you."
I shrugged, "I'm sure I'll be able to deal with it. If I feel like it's too much, I'll walk out."
She nodded and we both stood up from our thrones. She took my hand in hers and she led me towards the cells. This would be my first time visiting the cells as we really had no reason to be down there anyway. I was quite nervous as I had heard about the cells before but that was through here-say and rumours. It could be completely different to how I'm imagining it right now.
She led me to a set of doors opposite the ball room. She placed her right palm on the scanner next to the door and input a set of numbers before the door opened,
"I will programme the computer to recognise your palm print and you'll get the password. As of now I and Drayton are the only people that can enter the cells and soon, you will be the third."
I nodded and she continued to lead me through the doors. We proceeded to walk down a set of spiral stairs, which contained roughly around thirty steps. It felt like one of the longest staircases ever but it was really just my nerves kicking in,
"There is actually one prisoner I would like you to meet today."
I looked at her wearily but I trusted her so I didn't say anything. As we walked past a series of cells, we got growls, comments and shouts but Callie kept her head up and continued walking with confidence. She was truly a sight to see when she was in Queen mode.
We continued walking a further few meters before we came to another set of doors. She placed her palm on the scanner again and inputted a set of numbers, allowing the doors to open.
Rather than coming to another set of stairs or another row of cells, it was just a bare room with a bed in one corner and a toilet on the other,
"Ah, Callie, you finally decided to visit me."
"You will address me as Queen Calliria or your majesty, nothing less."
"Is that anyway to talk to your brother?"
I gasped in shock and looked over at Callie who kept her expression blank, "You are no brother of mine. You betrayed your kingdom. Led your parents into battle to get them killed!"
He scoffed, "They were weak. They were never fit to be King and Queen. If it wasn't for you getting involved, I would be King and you, well I probably would have had you killed at the first chance I got."
Callie looked at her nails, making me smile and making him angry, "It's funny how things turned out then isn't it? Now I am a Queen, respected by many and you are stuck in a cell, respected by none."
He growled and jumped up, attempting to attack Callie but all she did was stand still and grab him by the throat when he was close enough,
"Don't test me." She said before throwing him across the room, making him groan when he made impact with the wall,
"I've merely come to introduce you to someone."
He sat up and narrowed his eyes before looking at me, making me squirm slightly but I was confident enough to not look away, "She wears the crown of a royal."
Callie smirked, "Meet your new Queen."
He raised an eyebrow at her, "You are gay?"
"Bisexual." She said with a shrug which made him laugh,
"Mum and dad would be ashamed."
"They both knew so your point is invalid."
He slowly nodded and looked at me, "You know that you will never be a true Queen, regardless of whether you are mated to my sister or not."
"I've heard that far too many times to care. Regardless of whether you like it or not, I am a Queen. You can question it as much as you want but the fact of the matter is, is that I rule over you. I could click my fingers right now and you'd be dead so don't ever try and question my status or authority, do you hear me?"
He clapped his hands slowly and glanced over at Callie, "She's feisty, I like that in a woman."
Callie growled, "She's mine, it would be wise of you to realise that."
He waved her off, "Whatever. If you are not here to release me, you can leave."
"The only time I will release you is when hell freezes over. It is clear to me that you have learned nothing from being in here and the longer you have that mindset, the longer you'll stay here. I'm not a tyrant, I don't like locking people up like animals as much as you insist on thinking otherwise."
He stood up and walked over to sit on his bed before flipping her off. Callie just laughed and shook her head,
"This is why you would never have been King."
She took my hand in hers again and led me out of the room, making sure the door was securely locked before we made our way back to the staircase. Once we exited through the second set of doors, she securely locked that one as well before sighing and running a hand through her hair.
I smiled at her softly before removing my hand from hers so that I could slightly adjust her crown. I don't know why I did that but ever since I started doing it a few weeks ago, I couldn't help but love it. I felt weird whenever she adjusted it herself or took it off herself before bed because I've gotten so used to doing it for her. It sounded weird and I asked her whether or not it bothered her and she said it didn't. In fact, she said that she found it quite cute so I continued to do it,
"So, you have a brother?"
She chuckled, "I do. His name is Cyran and he's twenty two. Originally he was supposed to be King but then I found out that he was guilty of treason."
"What happened?"
"Well, as you know the war was between wolves and Lycans. We are one of the same, the only difference is that Lycans cannot change whenever they want. They can only change on a full moon. Back then they believed that the King and Queen, my parents, only cared for the wolves. That was untrue. However, Cyran betrayed us and spread the word to the Lycans that my parents were planning to eliminate all of them. Due to this, they decided to start a war and eliminate the wolves before we could eliminate them. At first, we tried to reason with them, make them see that we treated everyone equally but they weren't having any of it. Cyran had fed them too many lies for them to see the truth. Naturally, my parents were at the frontline of the battle, fighting for their kingdom but unfortunately, they were stabbed with silver from behind. They had no one to cover them and they were caught off guard. That was a sad day for the whole kingdom and to this day we've never truly gotten over it." She sighed and closed her eyes briefly before continuing her story,
"Cyran's plan was to eliminate our parents so that he could take to the throne. It would have worked, had it not been for the few Lycans not involved in the war who informed me about his betrayal and string of lies. As a Princess and of age at the time, I took my suspicions to the council. They believed me and we tried him for treason where he was found guilty. The day after, I was coronated and named as the new Queen. I hate my brother for leading my parents to their imminent death, however, if everything didn't happen the way it did, I would never have become Queen. I never would have searched for my mate and I never would have found you."
She took both my hands in hers and looked me in the eyes, "You are one of the best things to have ever come into my life. Throughout the years I've had to cope on my own, I knew there was something missing. That something was you. I love you, more than you can ever know and more than I can ever express. I know that sometimes I can get angry and I don't appreciate you like a true mate should but I'm trying to change that. I want to be the perfect mate for you because knowing that I have you by my side everyday, gives me a reason to try harder. I will die a million deaths for you and even through death, my love for you will never end."
By the end of her speech I was crying so hard. That was just so sweet and I honestly can't believe I was lucky enough to have a mate like her. She gently wiped my tears from my face and I smiled before replying,
"You might think you're not perfect but you are to me. I'll never be able to top that speech," She laughed, "But, you don't have to change anything to please me Callie. I love you just the way you are. Whether you are the strict and endearing Queen that everyone thinks you are or the romantic sweetheart that you are with me, I will always love you. The Goddess herself put us together and I cannot thank her enough for that. I know that for as long as you'll have me, I'll try my hardest to be the one you need. You are my Queen and I will forever be yours in return."
She smiled and briefly pressed her lips against mine. It was short and I was just about to go in for another one when one of the guards came running towards us,
"Your majesties, I deeply apologise for the interruption but you must come quickly."
Callie raised an eyebrow at him but we both nodded and followed him immediately. He quickly led us to the front of the castle where we saw a group of staff gathered in a circle,
"What is happening?"
At the sound of Callie's voice, everyone turned to face us and bowed, "Queen Calliria. Queen Corinne."
Me and Callie walked forward and the crowd separated for us. I gasped at what I saw. It was a wolf cub. He looked to be no older than four years old but it was hard to tell when he was in wolf form,
"What is the meaning of this?"
"He was left here your majesty." One of the guards explained.
"Left here by who?!" Callie demanded.
One of the staff members came up to me and handed me a letter. I looked at him confused but proceeded to open it,
"Your majesty. I am leaving my son here. I can no longer take care of him but I want him to have a good future. Please find it in your hearts to look after him the way that I couldn't. Signed anonymously."
I finished reading it and looked up at the crowd confused, "How did she even manage to get this close? The castle is gated and guarded is it not?"
"There may have been a slip up your majesty."
"A slip up? You mean to tell me that the best trained guards in the world managed to let in a woman with a baby. Allowed her to drop him off and then leave without being detected? Your job is to not only guard, but to protect the Queen and as of now, I'm not impressed. Sort yourselves out before I do it for you."
"Yes Queen Corinne."
I walked towards Callie who was knelt down next to the cub, "Is he okay?" I enquired.
She nodded and ran her hand through the cubs fur, "He looks perfectly fine. I believe he's just sleeping right now. We'll take him inside."
She gently lifted the cub into her arms, being careful not to wake him up,
"You are all dismissed." I said to the staff before following Callie back into the castle. We immediately went straight up to our room and placed the cub on our bed gently. In no more than two minutes, he started to stir and when he laid his eyes on us, he whimpered and shuffled backwards towards the headboard,
"Shhhh, it's okay it's okay. We're not going to hurt you okay?"
He looked around the room wide eyes before laying his eyes on us again. He was a bit weary but he nodded, letting us know that he understood us,
"Do you know who we are?"
He barked and I chuckled slightly, "Can you shift back for us honey?"
He nodded and closed his eyes. In a matter of seconds, he shifted back into his human form and I awe'd at how cute he was. He had dark brown hair with hazel green eyes. He was tanned but not too tanned where he was orange.
Luckily for us wolves, when we shift and shift back, our clothes stayed on us. Don't ask how it happened because literally no one knew but luckily for us, it did. Saved us having to buy more clothes than necessary,
"What's your name?"
"Cowey. My fwends call me CJ."
I smiled, "It's nice to meet you Corey. Do you know who we are?"
He nodded, "She Queen." He said as he pointed to Callie, "And you Queen. You wear Cwown." He said pointing to me.
Me and Callie nodded, "That's right."
"Where's mama?"
I sighed and ran a hand through my hair before answering him, "Your mama isn't here right now."
He looked at his lap briefly, "She weft?"
I nodded, deciding to be honest with him from the start, "She did."
He pouted slightly, "So, who will wook after me?"
Callie ran a hand over his hair gently, "Well, how would you like to live with us? Me and Queen Corinne will look after you."
His eyes widened, "You be my mama?" He said looking at Callie before looking over at me, "And you be my mama too?"
I looked over at Callie for confirmation and she nodded slightly. I knew we couldn't turn Corey away right now. He had no one to turn to and he was left here personally,
"Only if you want us to be."
He frantically nodded and jumped up to wrap his arms around both me and Callie. I smiled and briefly looked over at Callie to see her smiling as well.
Corey removed his arms from around us and sat back down on the bed, "Do you know what that makes you now Corey?" Callie asked him, making him shake his head confused,
"That makes you a Prince."
His eyes widened again, "A Pwince?"
I nodded in confirmation, "That's right. A Prince is very important and it's a job for brave boys, can you handle it?"
He nodded, "I bwave! I pwomise!"
I chuckled at how he couldn't pronounce his R's properly. It was seriously cute but with a little more practice, he'll be able to pronounce them properly. I'm sure Callie will make sure of that one,
"Evelyn!!" Callie shouted out, making Corey jump slightly.
No more than a few seconds later, Evelyn came running into the room, "Yes your majesty?"
"Can you take Corey on a tour of the castle please? You can introduce him to the rest of the children. Give him whatever he wants and as of right now, he is to be addressed as either your majesty or Prince Corey, understand?"
She nodded, "Of course your majesty."
Callie nodded and then turned to face Corey again, "Evelyn here is going to take you around the castle okay? Me and Corinne are going to handle some business which is really boring. A bit later we'll go out for ice cream, how does that sound?"
"Ice cweam! I wike ice cweam mama Callie!"
She smiled, "So do I. But you have to be good for Evelyn okay?"
He nodded, "I will, I pwomise." He gave Callie a hug, "See you soon mama Callie." He then moved to hug me, "See you soon mama Cowinne."
"We'll see you soon Corey."
He smiled and jumped off the bed to run over to Evelyn. Corey waved us goodbye and Evelyn bowed before leading him out of the room. Callie looked over at me and smiled,
"I guess we have a son now."
I chuckled, "I guess we do. He's ridiculously cute. He's only been here under fifteen minutes and yet I feel so attached to him already."
"I know what you mean," She said in agreement, "I can't believe his mum just left him here. He's a beautiful little boy and I just can't wrap my head around it. If I could, I would find her and make her explain to me properly why she gave him up."
"I know you would baby but what good will it do? She'll either take him back and away from our lives or refuse to take him back full-stop. I for one would love for him to stay here where we can love him like our own and give him a better future."
She nodded, "I feel the same way Corinne, trust me I do," She sighed and leant back on the bed, "Can we handle this though? You not long ago became Queen and we're only nineteen. A child wasn't on the agenda anytime soon."
I gently removed her crown from her head so that she was a bit more comfortable before removing mine as well. I placed them both on the side of the bed before laying down next to her,
"I know but maybe the Goddess sent him to us for a reason. You've ruled a kingdom alone for the past two years and you've ruled it to perfection. You can handle this. I'll be by your side every step of the way, don't ever doubt that. We'll be able to handle this together, I know we will. Do you trust me?"
She turned to face me and smiled, "Of course I do," She leaned forward and gave me a peck on the lips, "With everything."
I smiled and returned the favour, "I love you."
"I love you too." She replied.
"So, what is this business we have to attend to?"
She smirked and moved over so that she was straddling me but hovering over me slightly, "I thought maybe I could attend to you."
My wolf purred and I bit my bottom lip slightly, "Well, I'm sure I won't find that boring your majesty." I replied seductively, making her eyes darken.
She leant down and started to place small kisses on my neck, making giggle. Every time she did that it made me laugh. I was pretty ticklish and that was a weak spot for me,
"Stop that," I said humorously.
I could feel her smile against my neck, "I seriously want to mark you right now." She stated.
I gripped her hair slightly, "Why don't you then?"
She leant back and looked down at me, "Are you sure because once you give me permission, my wolf won't turn back."
I smiled and turned my neck slightly, exposing it to her and she growled lowly before leaning down towards me. She placed gentle kisses on my neck again before lightly licking around the area she was going to mark me. I was literally shivering in anticipation.
I could feel her canines against my neck before she pierced through the skin, making me hiss from the pain. It hurt but I knew not to struggle. The more I struggled, the worse the pain would get.
She removed her canines from my neck after a few more seconds and licked over the wound gently. I then decided to be bold and flipped us over swiftly so that she was now underneath me and I was hovering over her,
"I love it when you take control." She stated, making me smirk,
"Hmmmm, I love taking control my Queen."
I leant down and placed gentle kisses on her neck. I could literally feel her wolf purring against me, making me smile.
I let my canines emerge and licked around the area where I was going to mark her. I allowed myself to pierce her neck and I heard her hiss out in pain like I did.
I removed my canines from her neck after a few seconds and licked over the wound to close it up.
I smiled before leaning up and pressing my lips against hers briefly, "When are we going to mate?"
She looked up at me shocked, "I- I haven't really thought about it. I don't want to pressure you into mating with me, whenever you're ready, we can mate."
I ran a hand through her hair, "And what if I told you that I'm ready now? Would you mate me then?"
She smiled and shook her head, "I would not. When we mate I'm going to make sure that it's special rather than in the heat of the moment. After all, you are a Queen and deserve to be treated like one."
I gave her a final peck on the lips before moving off of her and sitting up on the bed next to her instead,
"So, you're going to go out in public just to get ice cream?"
She chuckled and sat up so that she was sitting next to me, "I know but I said we would take Corey."
"Won't it be weird? You know, every person we pass will no doubt bow to us, I find it uncomfortable enough with everyone in the castle let alone everyone in the city."
She nodded, "I understand what you mean but that's just how it is. I can't give orders to everyone in town. Trust me, during the first few months of my reign I was uncomfortable as well. Even as a Princess, I didn't get as many bows as I do now but as a Queen, naturally you'll get a lot more."
"That makes sense. You're of a higher status now. Can you tell me how it was, you know, when you first became Queen?"
She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, "It was hard. Really hard. At seventeen, people don't respect you and assume that you're immature. Even as a Princess, people looked at me like I was never good enough to be a royal in general. Cyran was the picture perfect Prince and my parents adored him. I was merely second best and apparently, not good enough to be Queen. When my parents died and Cyran was discovered as a traitor, I was the only direct heir to the throne. There was uproar when I was coronated and named as Queen. I was labelled immature, weak and childish so I knew I had to keep my head down and try my hardest to prove them wrong. It took just over a year but I managed to earn the respect of the kingdom and the world of wolves. I made sure to let everyone know that despite my age, I was their Queen and it was about time they treated me as such. I was strict, blank and rarely ever lenient and if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be where I am now and I most definitely wouldn't have the respect and status that I do. I'm looked up to by many all over the world and I didn't get that from being nice and generous. Being an heir means nothing if you're not respected. Corey is named as a Prince now but he has to earn the respect of the kingdom himself, he can't expect to just get it. Our children, whether they're a Prince or a Princess will have a life of hardship ahead of them because as a royal, the path to the throne is a hard one and it was just unfortunate that mine was cut shorter than expected."
I could tell that she was fairly emotional when telling that story. I didn't realise how much of a struggle she went through to get to where she was. I knew it couldn't have been easy, ruling an entire kingdom by yourself at the age of seventeen but I never knew it was that hard either,
"Sounds like you went through more than anyone should have to go through."
She hummed in agreement, "I guess but it made me the person I am today. I'm stronger because of it."
"Do you sometimes wish that you were never Queen?"
She shook her head, "No. Definitely not. Like I said earlier, if I never took to the throne, I never would've searched for my mate and I never would have found you."
I smiled and then a thought came into my head, "When did you know that you were bisexual? You said you told your parents but no one in the kingdom knew about it officially until you told everyone I was your mate."
She crossed her legs on the bed before answering, "I always had a feeling when I was younger. I found guys attractive but I also looked at girls the exact same way. At a young age I didn't really know that there was a name for it but as I grew older I realised what it was. I told my mum first as I was closer to her. I thought she would disown me to be honest. A bisexual Princess? It has never been heard of in royal history. The purpose of a royal is to lead a kingdom and find their mate to continue the line of royals. As a bisexual Princess, there was a fifty percent chance I would be mated to another female, therefore stopping the direct line of royals. You can tell why I was so scared of telling them. However, when I told her, she said that she already knew. My favourite celebrities were always female, I had posters of women rather than men and I rarely had a boyfriend, only one or two compared to eight girlfriends. She said she was okay with it and she would support me. I didn't tell my dad as he was a bit more conservative so I asked my mum to do it for me. Luckily he was okay with it as well. I was able to be myself a bit more but I still had to hide it not only from my brother but from the rest of the kingdom, which was extremely difficult seeing as I was pretty much watched every second of the day. When did you know?"
I shrugged, "I always knew like you did. I told my family on my 16th birthday. I had a cake made that said happy birthday on it but on the bottom it said, by the way I'm gay with a rainbow going around it. They were shocked at first but everyone accepted it. Not as interesting as yours but there you go."
She laughed, "It's very creative I must say."
I rubbed a hand down my neck, preparing myself to ask her the next question without her getting angry,
"Callie. How many people have you...?"
She raised an eyebrow, "How many people have I what?"
"Have you, you know?"
She crossed her arms slightly, realising what I was trying to say, "You mean how many people have I slept with? Had sex with? Fucked?"
I flinched slightly at the last word. Callie never swore, ever, so for that to come out of her mouth was huge. She was angry and I knew it,
"Callie-"
She raised a hand to cut me off, "No Corinne. If you want to know I'll tell you. I've slept with no one, I'm still a virgin."
I looked at her shocked. Not because I was expecting her to have slept with someone but because the way that girl Annalise spoke on the day we met made me assume that she had slept with her at least,
"But, I thought you had slept with Annalise?"
She shook her head, "That day when we ran into Annalise was coincidence. I haven't slept with her, we just fooled around a bit, that's all."
"I just thought that-" She cut me off,
"You thought what? That a well respected Queen was a slut who sleeps around?"
I moved myself so that I was sitting directly in front of her rather than next to her. I gently grabbed her chin, making her look at me,
"You know that's not what I meant. I was just curious. As a former Princess and now Queen I just thought that you had a lot of admirers and had your fair share of partners. I didn't mean anything by it I swear."
She smiled briefly before giving me a peck on the lips, "I know. I just thought that you thought I was someone who slept around because of my status. I vowed from the day I found out about mates that I would wait for mine. I'm glad that I did because you were most definitely worth waiting for."
I smiled and blushed slightly, leaning my head on her shoulder, making her laugh,
"Seeing as you asked me, you won't mind if I ask the same question?"
I shook my head against her shoulder, "None. I'm still a virgin."
She leant her head against mine and I could literally feel the smile on her face when I said that,
"Good. You're mine."
I purred slightly at her authority and possessiveness. She wasn't possessive that often but when she was I found it so sexy,
"And you're mine. Never forget that."
She purred and wrapped her arms around me, "Never."
I smiled, feeling safe in her arms. It was like whenever I was with Callie, I felt like I could achieve anything. She gave me the strength and confidence to take on the day and try harder and harder to be someone better,
"You think we should go and get Corey now?"
I felt her nod so I leant back and gave her a quick kiss before standing up from the bed. I took her crown in one hand and gently ran a hand through her hair before placing it on top of her head.
She smiled and then took my crown in her hands before doing the exact same thing and bowing to me slightly.
She then stood up from the bed and took my hand in hers, "Your majesty. You ready?"
I nodded and allowed her to lead me out of the room.
It didn't take us long to find Corey, he actually found us in the end. He was running around the castle and happened to run into us,
"Corey be careful, you shouldn't be running around in the castle, it's not safe." Callie reprimanded, making Corey duck his head apologetically,
"Sowwy."
She ran a hand over his hair gently, "It's okay. If you want to run around, run outside. We have a playground at the back of the castle where you can play okay?"
He nodded but kept his head down so I bent down to his level so I could talk to him, "We're not upset Corey, we just don't want you to get hurt. Look, how about we go and get that ice cream, how does that sound?"
He shook his head slightly, "I bad. Will you hit me now?"
I looked at him confused and gently raised his head up to look at me, "Why would you think that? Has someone hit you before?"
He looked between me and Callie and I could see his eyes watering, "I be punish if I tell."
"You won't be punished, I promise. Can you tell me?"
A few tears ran down his face, making my heart break a little inside, "When I bad, mama hit me. Sometimes bad men come and hit me too. It hurt! Pwease don't send me back! I don't wanna go!"
He burst into tears and I pulled him in for a hug, rubbing my hand up and down his back to help calm him down.
I looked up at Callie to see her looking down at him with a sad but angry expression. She was sad because he was sad but she was angry by what he had just told us,
"Corey, you're never going back there okay? You'll be staying here forever with us, we'll take care of you. When you're bad we will have to tell you off but we will never lay our hands on you." I leaned back so that I could look at him and I wiped the tears away from his face, "Do you believe us?"
He sniffed and nodded, "I sowwy for cwying, I not bwave."
"Of course you are. You're a Prince, only the bravest boys can be a Prince."
His eyes lit up slightly before he pouted, "We no get ice cweam?"
"We can get ice cream if you want to, do you want to get ice cream?"
He nodded and outstretched his arms, "Up pwease."
I lifted him into my arms before standing up straight and situating him on my hip. For a four year old he was extremely light, or it could just be the fact that I'm a werewolf and we're naturally a lot stronger.
I turned around to face Callie and she smiled at us, "We ready to go?"
Me and Corey both nodded, "Is everyone aware that both of us are going out?"
She shook her head, "They'll be fine. As hard as it is to believe, the castle can run without us."
I chuckled and took her hand in my free one. We proceeded to walk out of the castle and out of the gates.
We got bows and we got stopped many many times for pictures and even autographs but I kept my head up the whole time with Callie's previous words ringing through my head, a Queen that always keeps her head up is one of confidence and power and it was about time I showed everyone else that.
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I hope that little background story made sense. If not, just ask and I'll explain it clearer :)
The picture is a little something I created myself off the top of my head. It's the flag of the Remington kingdom. It was something quick so it's not that great lol but it's better than nothing I guess.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Was a bit more informative than the previous two so I also hope it wasn't too confusing :)