The stranger

{Elizabeth p. f. v}

When I woke up, it took me a while to realize that I didn't know where I was. I wasn't in Liam's room no more, neither in the Lycans' royal palace. Instead, I was lying in a king-size bed in the middle of what I can recognize as a royal room. Too dizzy to move, I roomed over the room with my eyes, not trying or intending to move.

Even the aura in this place is way too different from the one of the Lycans, but in somehow it looks familiar. Different smells ran over my nose, I breathed in and out trying to recognize anyone's smell over here - but I couldn't.

I've been lost for a while, and I didn't notice that someone was approaching me. I turn my head to face with one of the most handsome men I've ever seen - sure he's not as handsome as my mate … the hell am I talking about?! ... Why am I even thinking about him right now?

Back to the handsome fellow in front of me now. Normally I should've freaked out, but I was too busy checking him out that I didn't find time to acknowledge the situation I was in.

He was a gorgeous, tall, and well-built man - the exact type of body that I adore. His eyes were in a deep green color. The same color that makes me feel as if I was lost in a tropical forest. His hair was wavy and blond, it also suits very well his light skin color. Not to mention that he was wearing a cozy wool white sweater, along with a long tee and some comfortable sweat pants, some dark boots that tied the look of his outfit very well.

As I was lost in his charm, a cough caught me out of guard '' Ehm Ehm - Staring is rude princess'' the words ran out of his mouth woke me up from the daze I was lost in. ''Who are you? And where am I?'' I asked him, my voice was steady unlike what the old me would've sounded in such a situation.

'' The vampire's palace, your Majesty. Exactly your room.'' He said, and I echoed after him ''My room!!! Since when??'', '' Since queen Diana gave birth to you, you sure don't remember. But before Logan took you to the human land, you used to live in here.'' he explained, and I snapped at him, ''You mean when You King Alexander threw me out of his palace and his life…'' He cut me off ... His voice was deeper than I could remember, not to mention the color of his eyes changed to a scary bloody red. '' Is that what they told you?? Again ... What to expect from Lycans.'' He sighed in disbelief then explained, ''Your father - The king didn't throw you from the palace, nor his life. He loved you as you were the only memory he had left from your mother. He would surely love to have both of you in his life, but ...'' I screamed, cutting him off " But what? If he loved me, he would have kept me by his side, not sent me away.'' He looked at me in a very serious way then he follows his story from where he stopped before I cut him off "As I was saying, he would surely love to have both of you and your mother in his life, but life isn't always what we desire. You weren't safe in here, that's why he asked Logan to hide you in the human land. He made sure to watch over you from afar, you were never alone. I'm sure you felt his presence around you from time to time."

I stopped on track trying to remember these times when I used to sense a powerful aura around me when I felt that I'm not lonely though I was alone. He was right, I felt it from time to time. But then something felt totally wrong. " But Logan told me once that ... "I was about to ask, but he answered before I could finish what I was about to say "He lied to you, Logan lied to you" I blindly stood from the bed I was lying in, and I found my way toward the stranger "Don't you dare drag my brother in a such a game, he wouldn't lie at me no matter what."

I blindly stood from the bed I was lying in, and without even trying, I found my way toward the stranger " Don't you dare drag my brother in such a game, he wouldn't lie at me no matter what happens. He is, was, and will always remain the one and only family I have. Why do you even think I would believe a stranger over my brother?" Then he instantly answered me, " You chose to believe whatever you like princess, it's all up to you. It's Elijah, by the way." He vanished right away, and I was left alone and confused.