Remain Private
Remain Private
Dallas‘ p.o.v.
“Captain, do you have a moment?” Jesper asks as I walk up the stairs to the Beta floor,
I will leave for the Place in a few hours with my Mates to spend some time with my family, before the entire circus arrives at the Palace tomorrow morning.
“Of course. Let’s take this into the living room.” I answer, knowing that the Beta floor is empty.
I have a feeling that I know what Jesper wants to discuss, but I will not jump to conclusions and make a mistake or two. We walk into the living room after grabbing something to drink from the fridge.
“We will be moving again, won’t we?” Jesper asks and I nod my head. “Can we bring Marcus with us?”
His last question doesn’t surprise me. I had already thought about that and doubted Uncle Vaughn would separate Belinda and
Marcus.
“Don’t worry about that. You know how the Royal family is regarding family values or at least most of the Royal family.” I say to Jesper. “Besides, they wouldn’t want to break up a couple with a true Mate–bond and I doubt Belinda is willing to move without Marcus.”
I know the complete background story on Marcus‘ upbringing and know that I wouldn’t want to leave him behind if he were my baby Brother.
“Belinda hasn’t said anything to Marcus yet; she is afraid he will accidentally tell others what is about to happen and she isn’t willing to risk it. She did mention that things would change soon and he seems to understand her reluctance to tell him anything more.” Jesper says.
I know that Belinda won’t be joining the Squad tomorrow. Like everyone else, she will be at the Packhouse to listen to the Elder who arrives here.
“She can explain everything to Marcus tomorrow after the Elder’s speech, because he is smart enough to understand the things no one says out loud.” I tell Jesper.
Jesper is about to leave when my Mates walk in. After some small talk, Jesper goes looking for Belinda and Marcus.
“Does Preston understand why the Squad is coming with him to the Palace?” I ask Darius.
“No, he just accepted it. I do believe that Pearl has a better understanding of the situation, though. Not sure if she has completed the puzzle yet or if she will get surprised somehow tomorrow.” He answers.
We pack a few bags to last us a few days, but Darius will return with Preston to hand over anything that they can’t take care of at the moment. Daxton will help me out if I need to take over the Royal Beta position asap.
Darius gets behind the wheel of their SUV and after Preston has asked again why we have to go to the Palace without getting an answer, we drive away from the Pack–house.
I watch as the six–story Pack–house becomes smaller in the rearview mirror, the light and dark gray colors blurring together the further away we get. I might not have been here long, but it has been the only real home I have known and now I get to call the Palace my home.
Children wave at us as we pass them and we wave back at them with a smile on our faces.
“Do you think they realize that this will be the last time they can consider us Pack–members?” I ask no one in particular.
“Kids always sense a change. Don’t ask me how, they just do.” Daxton answers. “I have seen it happen before and I have never been able to figure out how they knew.”
Darius slows down when we reach the gate and to my surprise Alpha Aaron is waiting beside his SUV with something in his hand
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“Dallas, I talked to Darron’s Mom and she gave me this journal. She believes it belongs with the Royal family and might shed some light on Darron’s motives.” Alpha Aaron says as he holds out the journal to me.
I look at the journal’s cover and try to remember where I have seen it before. There are two symbols on the front. Both of them look familiar, but I can’t remember where I have seen them before
“On the necklace,” Rebel says, and I picture the pieces of the necklace in my head. She is right; both symbols were on the pieces and are probably the reason Dyala chose them.
The top symbol looks like three interlaced ovals: two pointing down to the side, while the third is in the center, pointing up. A
that circle runs through the ovals, connecting them. I like that they chose a double line instead of a single line.
The other symbol also has a double line, but this looks more like two twines growing around one another. It is a circle with a square cross inside in a dark red color, while the other symbol is entirely black.
I lean against Daxton to read Dyala’s journal and hopefully understand more about one of my ancestors.
“Princess, we are almost at the Palace.” Daxton says, just as I have finished reading the journal.
Damn, she had a rough life and I don’t mean with her Brother hating her enough to give her that necklace. No, I mean with her true Mate–bond and I believe I have found the answer to why Darron would risk everything.
Uncle Vaughn is waiting for us at the palace’s entrance. It doesn’t surprise me that he is the only one by the front door. He doesn’t want anyone to question why we are coming back so soon and this is confirmed when I see that no Servants are walking around.
“What is that?” Uncle Vaughn asks as he points at the journal in my hand.
“This is Dyala’s personal journal; she wrote every entry herself, unlike your journals. Darron’s Mom asked Alpha Aaron to give it to me and ensure it got to the Palace. It is a rather interesting read.” I answer him before handing the journal to him.
We follow Uncle Vaughn to the stairs in the middle of the lobby. The stairs lead up to the first floor and Uncle Vaughn turns to the right at the top. After a few feet, we reach a massive double door with three Warriors standing guard.
The doors open up to the wing that the Royal family occupies; it is going to take time to find my way around here. I have only heard about this wing and no Elder has ever set foot in it. This is private and will always remain private.
