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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

"WHAT?" Wendell almost choked. "Virginia, do you realize what you're saying?"

"Of course I do Wendell."

"Don't tell me you're leaving each other!" Mary said.
"No." Wolf said. "I will never leave Virginia. I want to meet the girl and talk to her. I'll try to convince her not to marry me."

"It's simple." Virginia said.

"And you think that Red will believe you?" Wendell asked.

"She has no other choice." Wolf said.

"You both are crazy." Wendell said and thought for a moment. "Alright then, let it be. When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning." Wolf said.

Wendell nodded silently and continued with his dinner.

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Wolf woke up in the morning feeling excited. He was going to the Second Kingdom for a chance to meet the girl he's supposed to marry. He quickly got dressed and before he could leave the room, Virginia woke up.

"Morning." She said with a sleepy voice.

"Good morning my love. I'm sorry I woke you up. I didn't mean to." He said and went back to her and gave her a soft kiss.

"You should've woke me up earlier." She said as she sat up.

"You looked to sweet while asleep."

Virginia smiled at him. "Are you going for breakfast?"

"Yep. I'm hungry."

"As always." Virginia said. "Go ahead, I'll catch you up in a moment."

"Alright pumpkin." Wolf said and kissed her again. Then he left the room and headed to the dining room where he saw Wendell drinking tea and reading the latest issue of Little Lamb Gazette.

"Good morning Wendell." Wolf said and took a seat.

"Good morning Wolf. Are you ready for your trip?"

"Yes. I want this to end as soon as possible." Wolf said as he filled his plate.

"I hope that you'll succeed."

"I will. I have a feeling that Red is planing something, and I don't like it at all."

"You better be careful when she's around." Tony said as he entered the dining room.

"Good morning Anthony." Wendell said.

"Morning Wendell." Tony replied and sat down.

"Tony, I need you to take care of Virginia while I'm gone." Wolf said.

"Don't worry about that. I'm her father and I can take care of her."

"Yeah, right." Wolf muttered.

"What did you say?" Tony asked.

"Nothing." Wolf said quickly.

Virginia came into the dining room followed by Tom and Mary.

"Good morning everyone!" she said.

"Good morning honey." Tony said with a smile.

"What a nice day." Mary said.

"It's always like this during this time of the year." Wendell said.

"Alright, I better get going. I'm already regretting that I'm related to Red." Wolf said and got up.
"Wolf, please take care of yourself." Virginia said as she got up to kiss him.

"I'll be fine my sweet Virginia. You take care of yourself and our cubs."

"I will. Don't worry." Virginia said with a smile.

"Alright everyone, see you in a few days!" Wolf said and stormed out of the dining room.

"Anthony, Virginia I must ask you not to leave the castle as long as Wolf is not back. We don't want Queen Riding Hood III to know that you're still here. That would make everything more complicated." Wendell said.

"Don't worry Wendell. We won't go anywhere." Tony said and Wendell nodded with a smile.

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Wolf sat in a carriage that took him to the Palace of Red in the Second Kingdom. One day passed and his heart started to beat faster when they passed the borders. Wolf couldn't remember the last time he was here. It was so long ago, when he was still a cub. And the last night he spent here wasn't a good one. It was the night when his parents were burned.

When they reached the palace that evening Wolf took a deep breath. It was time to face the representative of the House of Red and the ruler of the Second Kingdom.

Wolf walked slowly through the huge oak doors and Queen Red Riding Hood III was there to great him.

"Welcome home Wolf." Queen Red said with a fake smile.

"This isn't my home and you know it." he replied.

"Is that a way to greet your cousin?" she said. "Well, it doesn't matter now. The servants will show you the way to the guest room, and you'll get to meet your at dinner after one hour."

"Thank you very much." Wolf said and followed one of the servants who showed him the way to his room.

Wolf entered the room and as soon as the servant left he went into the bathroom to take a bath. After that he got dressed and was ready for dinner. He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed.

"I wish Virginia was here." He said to himself and walked out of the room.

A servant showed him the way to the dining room and he was surprised to see Queen Red speaking to a girl who looked so much younger than him and had dark brown hair as him. She had brown eyes and wore a long red dress.

"Don't tell me that's her!" he thought. "It can't be!"

"Oh there you are! You're just in time." Queen Red said and walked over to Wolf, the girl following closely. "Wolf, meet your bride, Tala."

Wolf stared at the girl and she stared back. She looked so familiar, and her scent reminded him of someone. Someone he cared about.

"N-nice to meet you Tala." Wolf said taking Tala's hand and kissing it.

"How do you do?" Tala replied politely, but confused just as much as Wolf.

"Now that you're introduced, I say we eat." Queen Red suggested.

They all walked to the table and sat down. Dinner passed silently until Red decided to break the silence.

"I will leave you two to get to know each other. I'll see you in the morning. Good night." She said and went to her room.

"Good night." Wolf and Tala said together.

After Red was gone, Wolf wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Tala, who sat there shyly. He got up and went to sit next to her.

"I never thought that I'd see you again." Wolf said, tears filling his eyes.

"So you remember me?" Tala asked with a sad smile on her face.

"Of course I remember you! I recognized you as soon as I smelt you!" Wolf said and hugged her. "Oh Tala! I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too Wolfie."

"Where have you been all this time?" Wolf asked her as he wiped his eyes.

"Our grandmother imprisoned me in a castle not far from here since the day…" Tala paused.

"She did what? And all this time I thought that our neighbors took you away!"

"They tried to keep me but grandmother didn't let them. She threatened to burn them too if they don't give me to her." Tala said.

"I knew she's evil. Oh Tala, I'm so sorry that I couldn't be by your side all these years." Wolf said.

"Don't worry bog brother. Now you're here and we're together again." She smiled.

"You look just like our mother when you smile." Wolf said and smiled back.

"I really miss her." Tala said and started to cry.

Wolf took her in his arms and tried to calm her. "Shhh… don't cry, please. I don't like it when you cry."

Tala looked into his eyes and smiled. "You never liked it. I remember when we were kids, you always tried to make me laugh when I was sad or angry."

Wolf smiled, but soon he remembered the reason he was there and his smile faded. "Wait a second, Red brought me here to introduce me to my supposed-to-be bride and she introduced me to you. Oh cripes! Our grandmother has planned this to ruin our lives! To get rid of us!" he growled. "I'll make sure she pays for this."

"Wolf, she doesn't know that we recognized each other." Tala said calmly. "Grandmother has put a memory charm on me so I would forget about who I am, but since she died the charm faded and my memory was back. I kept it a secret from everyone because I didn't want them to know."

"And what should we do now? Oh huff-puff! I can't think of anything now!"

"We can say that we like each other."

"What about Virginia?"

"Who's that?" Tala asked.

"My mate!" Wolf said proudly.

"Wolf, you have a mate? That's wonderful!" Tala hugged him. "I'm so happy for you!"

"Thanks." Wolf replied. "And we'll have our first cubs in a couple of months."

"Really? Wow! That's great!" Tala said.

"And Red wants to ruin that. The council of the nine kingdoms should know about this. She is trying to make siblings marry each other!"

"But how are we going to inform them?" Tala asked.

"Don't worry about that little sister. Your brother has some royal connections that one can only dream about!" Wolf said proudly. "Now, it's better if we both go to bed. We can talk to Red in the morning, and I'll convince her to take you with me to the Fourth Kingdom."

"Alright. See you in the morning Wolf. Good night." Tala kissed Wolf's cheek and went to her room.

Wolf growled in anger about the thought of Red's plan.

"She'll pay for it." he said to himself and got up. He went to his room and locked the door behind him.

He changed his clothes and went to bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, Wolf was fast asleep.