Return Of The Lost Lycan Princess...

For the past four years, she has been married to Alexander Reed, the werewolf Alpha of the Redstone pack, but no one knows that she exists because she's just a lowborn human, and their union-forbidden.

"Alexander," Emilia moaned deeply with her eyes glazed over as her husband came inside her. She opened her eyes to see him staring into her eyes, so lovingly, that she literally felt the butterflies dance in her belly.

And just like that, Alexander rolled over her and stood to his feet, the stern look on his face and the cold aura she was used to, settled back on him like a cloth. As she watched him redress, a deep, but silent sigh reverberated through her.

"I've sent your monthly allowance," Alexander said with his back to her, his voice calm, but cold and at that moment, Emilia's phone chimed with a notification.

But before she could say anything, a deep, sharp pain hit her lower abdomen making her wince and squeeze her midsection.

"Alexander, please he...help. My stomach," She groaned out, "take me to the hospital, the staff are all out," she managed as the pain intensified.

"I don't have any more time to waste. I'll call you an uber. Pack business can't wait," he said, without turning back to look at her.

"Hmmh!" Emilia groaned silently, the pain blinding her momentarily as crimson red fluid ran down her leg and pooled in small droplets on the floor. Before she could utter another word, she heard Alexander's footsteps move further away from her.

** An hour later **

"Congratulations," the doctor said as soon as she walked into Emilia's hospital room. She had been so worried about the intense pain she had felt and even the blood she had seen that she couldn't even lay down properly. "You are carrying a hundred percent pure Alpha pup and no human had ever done that before," she said, reading from the chart in her hand.

A smile spread across Emilia's face and at that moment, the hurt she had been nursing in her heart towards Alexander, who had coldly left her bleeding in their bedroom, melted away.

'Wait, I'm pregnant? A hundred percent Alpha pup? That's a miracle," Emilia said, her smile brightening across her face as she moved her hand protectively towards her belly.

"Aooo!" The sound echoed slightly around Emilia and the doctor, startling them.

"Was that a howl? Can pups howl?" Emilia asked, her brows furrowing in confused surprise as even the absurdity of the question wasn't lost on her.

"Most pups don't howl till they are ten years old, but your pup? His bloodline is stronger than any Alpha's," the doctor replied as she handed Emilia the sonogram. "He may even awaken your inner wolf,' she added.

"Inner wolf? But I'm human, how can I even have an inner wolf?" Emilia asked, her eyebrow rising in surprise as she collected the ultrasound image the doctor handed to her.

"You can have an inner wolf if you are an Omega who's yet to wolf out. Your pup can help awaken your wolf. Plus, Omegas are more or less like humans without their wolves," the doctor explained patiently.

"No, I'm not an Omega. I'm just a human orphan. This baby is my only family," Emilia replied as she hugged the sonogram close to her chest with a smile on her face.

Though a frown appeared on the doctor's face, since this was the first time Emilia came to the hospital, from what her file said, she assumed her new mother-to-be had no idea what she was insinuating. Humans weren't banned from associating with werewolves, but they weren't even considered worthy enough to even mate with a werewolf, not to mention an Alpha.

With a small smile on her lips, Doctor Elena excused herself to give Emilia the space she seemed to Nedd and to also attend to her other patients.

'I have to tell Alexander now,' the thought echoed in Emilia's head and it sounded like a good idea, particularly because of the fact that she wasn't sure when he'd come by the house again.

As soon as she got discharged, Emilia quickly went to their home and freshened up, putting on her best sundress and with the ultrasound photograph of the foetus, she went to Alexander's company.

'I can't wait to tell Alexander we're having a baby. This changes everything,' Emilia. said to herself as she walked into her husband's company.

"Excuse me," she said tentatively to the receptionist at the lobby who was busily clicking the keys of the laptop in front of her. "I'm here to see Alexander Reed. Uh...it's urgent," Emilia added, stuttering a little as the receptionist gave her a pointed look.

"Alpha Alexander isn't seeing visitors today," the receptionist replied, her tone cold and rude.

"I am not a visitor. I'm Emilia Reed, his wife," Emilia replied, with a smile on her face despite the impolite way the lady in front of her treated her.

"A human? Claiming to be Alpha Alexander's wife?" She asked, "What's next? You're going to tell me you're carrying his pup? Please try a new fairytale," she replied, her tone slicing through Emilia's confidence dismissively.

For a few seconds Emilia looked confused, then she decided to dial Alexander's mobile number.

"Get out of here, you human swine. Alpha Alexander is not available to your kind without proper clearance," the receptionist barked at her, making Emilia turn slightly away from her to avoid causing a scene which she knew would anger Alexander.

As Alexander's number rang, Emilia held the phone to her ear, waiting for when he would pick up. Clicking sounds echoing simultaneously on the open lobby drawing Emilia's attention and making her raise her head.

With the phone still against her ear, Emilia's eyes widened in shock as Alexander walked from somewhere inside the building to the lobby where several people with cameras had already gathered. And on his arm was a woman, holding tightly onto him as several of the paparazzi took photos of them together.

Alexander smiled, fished his phone out of his pocket. Emilia watched in horror as he rejected her call with slight annoyance on his face.

"You see that beautiful goddess," the receptionist said, pointing towards the woman holding on to Alexander, "that is our future Luna, the Alpha daughter of the MoonRay pack. Not some human," she added, emphasising on 'human' like Emilia was some trash to be thrown out.

At that moment, Emilia watched as Alexander held on to the woman's hand and gently walked out of his company building. 'Mia Kim, Alexander's first love. He didn't have time to take me to the hospital, not because of work like he had said, but because he was with her,' the thoughts crossed Emilia's head as tears slid down her face.

All this time, she thought Alexander was just too busy with work, which was why he couldn't spend time with her. Emilia stared at the box in her hand as sorrow filled her heart. She took a deep breath and turned to leave.

As she got outside, the place was filled with several journalists and more paparazzi, which made Emilia pause in her stride at a corner.

"Can you confirm that you and Miss Kim have officially reunited?" one of them asked, and even Emilia was eager to hear what Alexander's answer would be.

"If your fated mate showed up today, would you reject her and pick Miss Kim?" Another journalist asked.

***

Meanwhile a few kilometres away, Mason Gray, the first lycan Prince sat in his study going through some documents that needed his attention. Before him, in the middle of the room stood 'the globe', which is an ancient relic often called 'the eye', and a bright brilliant light burst forth, filling the room with an intense blue-white glow.

"Father, Julian," Mason shouted, his eyes widening at first in surprise, then in happiness, "the globe is shining," she shouted again. Within seconds, footsteps resounded within the four walls of the mansion as the Lycan King, Logan and a younger version of Mason, stormed into the study.

"Father, it's Emilia," Mason said, "we've found Emilia, her wolf has awakened," he added as the first teardrop slid down his face in relief.

"She's in the Redstone pack right now," Julian said, pointing to the red-glowing dot on the globe and at the same time gently patting his big brother on his back.

"My princess, we're coming for you," Logan said, his voice shaky with relief.

'Even without his rejection, as a human, I would never be worthy of standing beside Alexander as his equal,' Emilia said to herself as she watched Alexander stare at Mia, so lovingly that it added to the ache which had already spread in her heart.

"Enough with the photos please," Alexander spoke up, "Miss Kim and I have spent countless hours forging something so exceptional and so unique," he said as everyone around them paused to listen.

'Countless hours for his ex, but not ten seconds for his wife?' Emilia thought to herself as fresh tears rolled down her face at his words.

"And today, I would like to announce a game-changing alliance between the Redstone pack and the MoonRay pack. With their backing, I would like to declare my nomination for werewolf presidency," Alexander stated again, and this time Mia chuckled beside him, and Emilia watched him turn and smile at her again.

"Is alliance another code word for marriage?" one of the journalists asked, "have you marked each other yet?"

"Your opponents claim that without a mate or an heir, you are unfit to lead. What is your response?" Another asked.

Emilia looked down at the gift wrap in her hand and then her hand moved to cradle her belly as a few thoughts began to pass through her mind.

"Miss Kim, are you carrying Alpha Alexander's heir?" the journalists asked, pointing the microphone towards Mia.

"Those are..." Alexander began, but Mia's index finger shot up to touch his lips gently silencing him.

"Those concerns will be resolved soon," Mia finished with a smile.

There seemed to be a hidden meaning behind her silencing Alexander with her finger because all of a sudden, the small crowd became excited and began to take more pictures of the both of them.

Emilia, who had decided to leave the vicinity, turned to do so, and all of a sudden, a security guard shoved her hard, making her stumble to the hard floor. Pain shot through her entire body, making her wince, but as she raised her head back up, her eyes landed on Alexander, with his arms around Mia, protectively shielding her from the wild crowd.

'My husband is too busy protecting another woman to notice me bleeding at his feet,' Emilia said to herself as small droplets of blood dropped from her forehead to the floor. Before she could stand to her feet, strong arms picked her up from the floor.

"The servants quarters are at the back, let's go human," the man who had picked her said, while holding her bound.

"Get your hands off me," Emilia said as she struggled to free herself from the rough man's hold. "Leave me alone," she said louder, her voice alerting Alexander to her presence.

"Release her! Now!" Alexander ordered, his voice loud but not loud enough to alert the journalists around, who were now being held back by security. "What the hell are you doing here? You know the rules, no unauthorised access," He continued as Emilia walked closer to him, her forehead still bleeding.

"Why? Are you afraid that I'll interrupt your important work?" Emilia asked, her voice shaky with tears even though she tried to control it, "or your not-so-secret affair? which is it?"

With a smile still on her face, Mia gently stepped out from Alexander's hold and walked closer to Emilia. "You must be Emilia, Alexander's fated mate. Thank you for taking care of him for the last four years," she said, her voice pleasant.

Then Mia moved closer again to Emilia, and in a swift move she held up Emilia's face and moved her chin to the right side. "No mark. Good," Mia said, after taking a good look at Emilia's neck. Then she moved back to Alexander's side, "Sweetheart, I appreciate you keeping your promise of marking nobody but me," she said to Alexander.

Emilia's eyes widened with shock as she looked from Mia to Alexander, her gaze questioning. "It's not like that," Alexander answered, looking at Mia.

"Honey," Mia continued in a condescending tone, turning to look at Emilia without missing a beat, "I hope you know that human marriages mean absolutely nothing in werewolf society, right?"

"Nothing?" Emilia asked, choking slightly on the fresh tears that bubbled from inside her as she looked at Alexander. "Is that why I'm still unmarked? Because I'm just a human?"

"Look, just go home," Alexander said, not bothering to answer her question, "have the maid clean up your wound, okay?"

"Yeah, darling, we should go," Mia said, turning to Alexander.

"Alexander, wait," Emilia said, her voice sounding low and defeated. "Don't walk away, you need to see this," she said, stretching the gift box in her hand towards Alexander.

Before Alexander could properly get a hold of the box, Mia snatched it from his hand. "This little surprise can wait. We can't be late for the baby's first check-up, right?" She asked, turning to look at Alexander.

"Yes, you're right. We can't," Alexander replied.

"She's having your pup?" Emilia asked with widened eyes as she was unable to believe what she'd just heard. At Alexander's silence, she grabbed a hold of the box in Mia's hand, "then this isn't for you. You don't deserve it."

But as she tried to grab the box from Mia's hand, Mia refused to let go, leading to both of them tugging at the box, each refusing to let go.

"Hey, hey," Alexander called, trying to stop what was going on.

All of a sudden, Mia subtly used her werewolf strength to tug the box out from Emilia's hand, then she pushed herself backwards to make it look like Emilia had pushed her.

"Alexander!" Mia exclaimed, inching closer to his body, and holding him tight, "the baby," she added scrunching up her face like she was in pain.

For a moment Emilia stood with confusion written all over her face as she looked from Alexander to Mia and then back at Alexander.

"Something is wrong with the baby," Mia continued as she clung to Alexander's body.

"What the heck is wrong with you, Emilia. Mia is pregnant for fucks sake," Alexander said, raising his voice a bit.

"No, I didn't....I didn't do..." Emilia began, stuttering a bit. But before she could complete her sentence, Alexander carried Mia up in his arms and into his vehicle, the simple act made the journalists who were being held back by security to begin taking fresh pictures and demanding a statement.

Now in the vehicle, Mia rolled down the window and with a triumphant smile on her face, she tossed the gift box towards Emilia with just enough Alpha power that the box hit Emilia on her stomach with so much force that she stumbled and fell to the floor.

And for the third time that day, excruciating pain shot through Emilia's body making her pass out cold. As Alexander's vehicle drove off, rain began to pour down on Emilia heavily, making her regain consciousness.

"Uhh...," Emilia groaned as she tried to lift herself up from the wet floor with rain water splattering consistently over her. "Oh no," she cried out again as she looked down at her body-a pool of blood flowing slowly from her body onto the floor. "Somebody help me, please," she pleaded, to everyone and anyone that would listen, but the few persons she saw around her walked away from her and some of them even climbed over her to get to where they needed to go.

"I'm so sorry, baby," Emilia whispered to the photo of the foetus that had been in the gift box but now lay on the floor, blood stained. "If your mummy hadn't been such a worthless human, your daddy wouldn't have left for another werewolf," she said again with tears flowing freely down her face.

And at that moment, another stab of pain shot through Emilia's abdomen making her gasp painfully as her body convulsed profusely.

From the corner of Alexander's office building, Harper Lee walked out from where she had been hiding and watching, waiting for the perfect opportunity to step out. She had seen when the crystal necklace that had been on Alpha Alexander mate's neck had fallen down.

With the way Emilia was weak, it was hard to believe that she was anything more than a mere human, but she didn't want to take any chances, so she picked up the crystal necklace and wore it around her neck.

Harper moved a few feet away from Emilia's now unconscious body and fell down with a thud on the hard floor just as a black car with the emblem of the lycan royal family arrived at the scene

Without even waiting for the umbrella as per protocol, Logan, Mason, and Julian rushed out of the vehicle at the same time and towards Emilia's unconscious form.

"My princess," Logan exclaimed as his feet moved with such agility it was hard to believe he was already sixty years old.

As Mason carried Emilia's unconscious body up in his arms, Julian's eyes drifted to the second female laying on the floor, who also looked unconscious. "Mason, Dad, look, she's wearing the crystal," Julian said as he crouched closer to Harper's body.

And for a minute, the three mean we're puzzled. The globe had pointed out where they would find the lost princess, but there were two women who fit the description, except that one had the crystal necklace, which is a Gray family heirloom, and one doesn't

"They both need medical attention. Let's get them to a doctor first, then we can figure out who the real princess is later," Logan decided.

***

"Ahhh!" Emilia jolted awake with an almost silent scream and a racing heart. "My baby? Is my baby okay?" she gasped the question as her hands flew to her belly, and tears she did realise had formed, dropped down her cheeks.

"It's okay. You're okay, and the baby is fine," Mason, who had been glued to her bedside since they brought her in, said gently. His tone was so soothing that for a moment, Emilia breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Where...who are you people?" Emilia asked as her eyes moved slowly around the room she was in and slowly to the three faces staring at her.

"I'm Logan Gray, the Lycan King," Logan said with his eyes never leaving hers. "This is Mason," he tapped Mason's shoulder beside him, "and Julian," he finished, gesturing to a younger version of himself, who had been standing at the door with the same look on his face.

"What am I doing here?" Emilia asked slowly with furrowed brows as her gaze moved from one man to the other.

"Why don't we give you space to freshen up and have some food for the baby and then come out when you're through, then we'll let you know all that," Logan said softly.

At first, Emilia stared at them. She knew she ought to be scared or at least concerned, waking up in a strange place. Where she was didn't look like a hospital and the three men who looked at her like she was something important were sure as hell, not doctors. But for some reason, she couldn't explain, she felt at peace, she felt safe, so she nodded her head in agreement.

An hour later dressed in a new attire that was actually fit for a princess, which confused her the more, Emilia walked out of the room she had been in down to the study, led by a staff.

As she walked in, her gaze swept the room, Logan, Mason, and Julian stood huddled together while another young lady sat timidly on one of the chairs by the fireplace a few feet from them. As all three men saw her, smiles spread across their faces, which startled her at first.

It wasn't the sneers passed off as smiles that Emilia often received from werewolves who saw her as nothing but a mere slave, these were real, genuine smiles, it was as if they were truly happy to see her, truly happy she was there.

"May we know your name, young lady?" Mason asked, turning to look at the lady who Emilia met there.

"My name is Emilia," Harper replied, her small voice carrying around the now quiet room.

'Emilia?' The name echoed in Emilia's mind as she wondered if her name was truly that common. Throughout her twenty-two years of living, she had never met another person bearing her name.

"How did you come about that necklace on your neck?" Mason asked again.

Before Harper could answer, Emilia's eyes zeroed in on the necklace Mason asked about. "Wait, that necklace looks just like mine," Emilia cut in as her hands moved automatically to her neck, "That is my necklace, I've had that for as long as I can remember. It's the only thing I had on when I arrived at the orphanage," she added.

"You can't say that," Harper replied, her voice rising a bit, "I have had this necklace since I was a child. My adopted mother told me that this was the only thing she found on me when she first saw me as a child."

"I am very sure that this particular necklace on your neck is mine. It must have fallen off my neck when I fell to the floor in front of Alpha Alexander's office building," Emilia replied.

"It's okay," Mason said gently, looking at Emilia with a smile, "Surely if you own something, you should be able to know it inside out. Tell us something only you know about the necklace," he asked Harper.

They all turned towards Harper at that moment, who looked like she had been caught in a web. And for a few seconds, they waited for her to say something.

"Yes, you're right," Emilia replied when her namesake had nothing to say. "If you look on the inside of the crystal necklace, at the top left corner, there is a little scratch. Check it out. It will prove that the necklace is mine. That is the only scratch on the necklace," Emilia said confidently. Since she had already had her husband stolen from her, she's never going to allow anything else to get stolen from her, she promised herself.

Harper's eyes widened slightly as she swore in her head. She had been so in a hurry that she didn't check the necklace for things like scratches. With all eyes on her, she had no choice but to unclasp the necklace on her neck and hand it over to Julian.

"Yes, there is really a scratch here," Julian replied with a smile.

With their attention fixated on the necklace, neither of them noticed that slight wiggle of Harper's fingers.

"Wait, there are two scratches," Julian exclaimed, while Harper smiled smugly but discreetly.

"That can't be right. Let me see," Emilia said, gently taking the necklace from Julian, "when I woke up this morning, this second scratch on top of the crystal wasn't there," she continued, her tone sad. "Wait," she said as her eyes moved from Julian's neck to Mason's and then to Logan's. On their necks, sat identical crystal necklaces exactly like the one in her hand, "you three have identical necklaces," she pointed out, her brows furrowing in confusion.

"Yes, Emilia. This crystal necklace is a family heirloom, and each of us has one. This one right here belonged to our mother," Julian replied with a small smile on his face, pointing to the one in her hand.

"Does that mean I am your sister and you are my family?" Harper asked excitedly, before Emilia could say anything. "Brothers, Father," Harper said again, testing the words on her tongue.

Emilia's eyes widened a bit, not at what the girl bearing her name had just said, but because of the realization that she might indeed have a family of her own. For the longest of times, that has been what she really wanted–to have a family she can be a part of.

Despite the smile plastered on her face, Harper's anger grew, 'they are ignoring me. All of them are ignoring me,' she said to herself, 'and it's all because of that wench.' With the smile still plastered on her face, she moved her right hand behind her and wriggled her fingers more forcefully this time.

"Ahhh!" Emilia exclaimed in pain as a sharp corner of the crystal cut into her forefinger, drawing blood. As her blood touched the front part of the crystal, the crystal sizzled, emitting smoke.

With a frightened gasp, Emilia let go of the necklace, and it dropped to the floor with a soft clank. And in the twinkle of an eye, a fiery phoenix figure emerged from the crystal, stunning Emilia and even Harper that had had her mouth hung open even before Emilia dropped the necklace.

"Let me reintroduce myself, my darling," Logan said, with a smile, totally unfazed by the appearance of the phoenix, "I am Logan Gray, the Lycan King. I am your father."

"My father?" Emilia asked, still dazed by the phoenix figure that had now dissipated into thin air.

"Yes. And I am Mason Gray, the crowned Prince and your eldest brother," Mason said with affection in his eyes. "This one million tons of gold is my gift to you, little sister," he added, gesturing to the array of boxes by one corner of the room, filled with gold bars that Emilia was just noticing.

"And last but not least, I am Julian Gray, your second older brother. You are our little sister and the lycan princess," Julia said with a smile, "I own a billion-dollar company and these documents, which contain half the shares of my company, are my gift to you," he added, handing her a folder.

"I am the lycan princess?" Emilia repeated, unable to comprehend all that was going on at the moment.

"Yes, little sister," Mason replied, "You see, we knew from the moment we saw you that you were the one we were looking for. The Lycan blood is very unique, and one can tell even without the necklace," He said, turning to look at Harper, who had now begun fidgeting.

"Yes,"Julian continued, turning to face Harper, "all these back and forth we've been indulging in, was arranged for you to tell us what you are really doing here. Because, first off, we know you are not Emilia, and secondly, the CCTV cameras caught you stealing this necklace close to our sister's unconscious form."