Chapter 2 ~ the rebel princess

I paced around, Charles wouldn't allow me to leave, not until They have come and gone. He knows how being around Humans make me feel. I growled, I changed to my wolf form and continued pacing. The blue fur I had glowed at my anger. I knew nothing good would come of joining them.

"Alex?" I looked down at Charles, I glared at him, I saw Vanessa and those soldiers from earlier behind him. I growled and walked away from him, turning back into a human.

"Let's get this over with!" I said, turning on them, my arms crossed over my chest.

"Alex!" Charles sighed.

"Who are you?" Vanessa asked me.

"Why do you care?" I sneered

"Alex, we …." Charles began

"No, you asked them here. I'm the only one who disagrees with it!" I growled, the human's flintched at my tone. "Working with humans will only bring death!"

"Alex, you must forget the past!" Charles took his turn to growl

"I did, then you ask HER to come!" I pointed at Vanessa "I will not forget, not now, not ever!" I turned back into a wolf and walked out, I fled in to Reaver's manor, Via a secret entrance near the pack territory.

Reaver found me hiding in his hidden chamber, my anger pouring off me in waves.

"My, my. What has worked the dear princess up, um?" he asked

"My sister and charlse. Working with her will bring nothing but death for my pack!" I growled

"Well, I am having a party tomorrow, I am certain that your sister and the rebels will come." Reaver said "It will only be polite to invite you."

"Count me in..." I stood and blushed "I don't have anything to wear..."

"Leave it to me. " Reaver said "Now, come." I followed him.

The next day, I stood in a dress and wearing a mask. I stood at Reaver's side, I watched everything, but refused to get involved, so I spent the whole party watching a man locked in a cage. He looked at me, our eyes locked, he turned away. I smelt sewer on him. I hated having balverine smell sometimes. Soon enough, I sensed my sister.

"She is here..." I whispered, Reaver grinned. A few minutes later, Vanessa entered with a coloured woman and Kat, a balverine friend of mine. I froze, watching. The cage was lifted, revealing the rebels.

"Princess!" Kat said, I looked at her sadly.

"You shouldn't have come Kat... " I told her "Nothing good will come of it."

"You're the one who kept saying we should try and be more human to be accepted." Kat stated.

"Allow me to rephrase... Venessa is going to stab us in the back!" I said "I mean, come on, who tells their little sister they are a monster and gets locked in a room for 2 years? Than goes and accepts their help, Charles made a mistake!"

"She isn't that bad..." Kat muttered.

"You know what! Forget it, Reaver, spin already will you." I shot a glare at him. He smirked, but did as he was told. I glared down at Vanessa, a smirk upon my face. This is ought to entertaining.

I watched as they battled their way through chambers of monsters. Vanessa was a hero... Woopedo! The game escalated when most of the guests turned into balverines, Reaver placed a hand on my shoulder as Vanessa killed them without a doubt. Kat didn't fight but backed into a corner. Soon, only the bodies of the Balverines were left. I closed my eyes, sucking in a shaky breath. I opened my eyes again and looked at my sister. She was looking at me.

"Who are you? " Vanessa asked

"I am Princess Alexandria solstice, youngest daughter of King Sparrow, the hero of Bower Lake." I said

"Alexandria... What happened?" Vanessa asked

"What happened?" I repeated and grinned "I became free, sister, free from fear, free from you. I am who I want to be, and it is brilliant! "

"You were free!" Nessa said

"Being locked in a room was me being free." I shook my head. "There are things I have learnt since being away, and because of that... I point blank refuse to return to my previous life as Albion's youngest princess. I like the way I am now. " I looked away and turned to Reaver. "Thank you for this Reaver. I will be sure visit soon." I left. Outside his manor, I changed and vanished into undergrowth.

I returned to the pack grounds to find Charles talking with the other pack leaders who were nodding. I stood on a overlooking rock, glaring down at them.

"Princess..." One noticed me, I snarled. And before a word could be spoken, I took off. This wasn't my home anymore.