HelenaI agreed with him that the slave traders had to be punished. I just wasn’t sure what would happen to the slaves when they were released. Some of the slaves I met had been slaves for generations and didn’t even know where they originally came from. Then again, most of them weren’t very helpful when I was there. Most of us don’t get involved in the matters of others.You were safest when you kept your head down and didn’t get involved. It was the only way to survive in the slave world. That was why I felt so torn about Oliver’s decision. I could wait and see what happened, or I could do what I did for the werewolves. I sighed as I looked out of the window at the city. It saddened me to think that, for some people, the precious gift of life meant nothing.“Are you okay?” Oliver’s voice floated into my thoughts. I turned around and sighed deeply, wondering if I should tell him what I thought. He pulled me into his arms and I couldn’t help myself.“No. I hate that we have to punish
Helena“If you do this, you are going to leave an entire generation of vengeful creatures for our children to face!” I shouted. Oliver and I were having our first proper fight. I paced back and forth in our room while he just glared at me. I waited while he oversaw the arrest of the masters, but as soon as we were alone in the room, I started shouting. Couldn’t he see what he was doing?!“What? Should I kill the children?” He looked disgusted and I rolled my eyes.“No, but if you kill their parents in front of them, you will be scarring those children for life, and they will come after you like the werewolves did, Oliver!” I was still upset, but I had lowered my tone of voice a little.“This is an impossible situation, Helena. Someone has to be punished and someone is going to get hurt. That’s just life.” He sighed, pulling his fingers through his hair. “If we don’t act then people will think we are weak, and they will come for us anyway.” I knew he was right. I just couldn’t help but
HelenaAfter long and sometimes very heated discussions, Oliver agreed to halt all actions against the slave traders. At least, until the two kingdoms could come to some kind of agreement on what would happen with the neutral territory. Both sides realized that if they were going to stop the practice of slave trading, someone would have to keep an eye that it wouldn’t happen again.I was beginning to wish that an asteroid would just hit us and wipe out everything! A bit dramatic, I know, but at least all the cruelty would be gone from the world. I wasn’t very happy about the final decision to meet in Elrich’s kingdom, since it meant we would be away from Eli for longer than planned, but world peace was at stake here.The slave masters were taken prisoner and placed under the watchful eye of warriors from both Lycan kingdoms. Their families were placed under house arrest so that they couldn’t warn other slave-trading cities of what might be coming. Once everything was taken care of sat
HelenaOliver suggested that we take a DNA test to find out if I really was their daughter. I was in shock, and it didn’t make any sense to me. In my shocked state, I agreed to the test, but deep down I knew what the truth was. It wasn’t because of the eye thing. Or even that I looked so much like Rebecca. It was a feeling. At first, it wasn’t that strong, but with every passing hour, it grew stronger. Elrich and Rebecca were my parents! It was like the mate bond, but different. I listened as they told me how they searched for me for years. They eventually had a funeral so that people could move on. So that they could move on.I sat there listening while they explained and watched as my blood filled the small vial. That small thing would determine my future. If they found me sooner. If they only knew where I was … My life could have turned out so different!“We will have the results for you in a couple of hours.” The doctor frowned as he looked at me. We hadn’t told anybody just yet.
HelenaI felt lost. For the first time in my life everything was perfect, but I felt lost. I couldn’t believe that I had actually found my parents. For so long, I wondered about them. About who they were and what happened to them. I wondered if I looked anything like them, but always thought I would never know!“Helena, us meeting was fate.” Oliver’s eyes grew wide and from the look of surprise on my parent’s faces, I could tell this was going to be big!“That’s right!” Rebecca gasped. “You were betrothed when you two were little!” She exclaimed and I frowned.“How could you do that? We were just children?” It made no sense to me.“True, but you were the only royal children. It was expected that the two of you would one day find out you were destined mates. At least, that was the hope back then. But then you were taken and that hope died.” Elrich explains and I nod. I can understand that everyone thought that, but what if we weren’t mates? What if we had those perfect lives only to fi
HelenaIt was all a bit much, but I kept my pose. It felt so unreal that I had to read the letter from the lab a couple of times before it actually sank in. I was born Princess Phillipa, but I couldn’t see anyone calling me by that name. All my life I had been known as Helena. I knew it would make my parents very happy if I started using the name they gave me, but I wasn’t ready for it.Oliver suggested that we take it one step at a time. He hovered around me almost as if he was trying to protect me. More than normal. I loved him even more for that. Now that the truth was out, it was as if everyone wanted a piece of me. They were expecting me to just jump into the role. They didn’t understand that I hadn’t lived the life of a royal until I met Oliver.I was one of them. I was lower than some. I lived as an omega most of my life and spent four years as a slave. I understood the pain and suffering some of them went through better than any royal ever would. It took a day or two for me to
HelenaOliver looked shocked. My father started to protest which made me understand completely why I begged for mercy all those years ago when Oliver wanted to kill all the werewolves. Things changed. I changed.“You heard me.” I growled when nobody moved. Oliver gave the order and the masters were killed. What none of the men in my life seemed to notice was that I picked only the worst of the worst. The people I knew wouldn’t change. The people who would make sure that slavery continued. I learned my lesson after Liam kidnapped me.“Helena! You can’t decide who lives and dies!” My father growled as we walked into our tent just outside the slave camp. I rolled my eyes.“Would you have made the decision? Tell me, father. Would you have given the order? No! You wouldn’t. You would let them go. You can’t let people like that go. They come back with greater force. Oliver and I know that. We lived through it. We set the innocent slaves free. The people who can still have a future. Unfortun
HelenaTaking care of business was easy. I had a goal and I would do whatever it took to reach that goal. Like when I was a rogue. I had to find shelter and food and I did. Now that I was the queen of the Lycans … The actual rightful princess of the one kingdom and queen of the other felt a little strange. I wasn’t sure of myself. It shouldn’t have changed anything about me. I was still me. I was still the same girl who was an omega orphan and a slave.I felt a little lost. Being a princess and a queen was never my goal. I wasn’t entirely sure what my goal was! The only goal I could think of was raising Eli right. Now that the werewolves were all gone and the slave masters were taken care of, I had no other goals. It was strange. I didn’t have to look for food or clothes. It was honestly the first time in my life I had absolutely nothing to do. Not having a goal that would help me survive was frustrating. My frustration very quickly showed its ugly head when I had my first fight with