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GREY'S POV

"She was killed by a prince of Dalotopia along with Freya Cosgrove and her body was thrown into the Red lake a hundred years ago" he Bethany and Klaus litsened to what they already knew.

Grey knew all about Freya The prince and Queen Visha. It was the whole reason why he came back, just as Klaus, to settle both kingdoms messes and since the crown wasn't shifting he had to make sure it did. He was a prince so...it was his responsibility to do so or Jurrian would do what he did best.

Destroy.

Sarin had blacked out immediately she saw the painting. That was the best trigger ever, he thought, just a glance and, snap!.

"Which specific prince?" Grey asked as he walked closer to her and knelt at her feet. She was in Marrina's form, his sister.

Marrina/Sarin surveyed his face her hand rising and tracing his hair line then digged deeper into his black hair. Her fingers caresed his scalp good, her touch was elating.

"Our great grandfather Grey, that's father in that painting and the woman ruling this kingdom is our grandma-" she looked at lBethany then slumped back on the bed. Bethany was wide eyed as she sat down to take in the news.

He knew what that meant, he, was supposed to be sitting on that throne with the crown on his head.

"You know what that means right Grey?" Bethany asked.

"Yeah Bethany I do" Klaus stood and walked to the side of the bed looking at the Sarin who had closed her eyes and looked to be asleep.

"How were the Red rules broken?"

Sarin groaned sitting up, she looked tired like the shifting souls was draining her energy. Maybe it was no power didn't require energy.

"After the war and peace was restored, Our great grandpa and his step brother fought but because our great grandpa didn't want to rule Dalotopia he ran away to the mortal world and dissapeared there

"His step brother's greediness led him to crowning himself which never happened according to the laws of the land and so obviously a rule was broken and that's why there are peculiar and different weather seasons here

"The rules state that blood crowns blood so our great grand father, the one who ran away, crowned his daughter and brought her here to rule till date. Meanwhile, Terrence ruled northern Dalotopia." she had read the Tariah language in the two small books that Klaus brought and was telling them the summarized version.

"So the only one to crown Grey is his grandmother?" Bethany spoke up.

"Yes and if she's not there, since his blood is already tied to the land he needs a worthy partner to rule with him" a queen and wife.

Grey stared at Sarin close her eyes again, her eyes landed on the painting then she shifted. They all looked at her as she looked at the room as a whole new person.

Bethany smiled awaiting to see the drama.

"She shifts into someone we know each time" Klaus stated, he must've done his research.

"I must milk the cows, who are you?" Sarin stood up abruptly looking at herself horrifically. She touched herself and the dress she wore and frowned deeper.

Klaus chuckled and Bethany burst out in laughter. "Cows? from Rodents to cows this is so good I feel like finding a cow and letting her

do it"

It was a good idea but Sarin would kill them when she shifted back to herself.

"Do either of you know who she's shifted into?" Klaus asked. Beth shook his head and so did he.

"You have eyes like my son's and husband's" Sarin was back again to surveying him. He smiled taking her in, beautiful black orbs for eyes, long black brown hair and heart shaped face.

She was stunning, always stunning to him.

"What is your son like?"

She smiled and placed her palms on his cheeks pinching them lightly, "A bundle of stubbornness, dimples when he smiles which he rarely does since he's always fighting with boys his age but he's never satisfied, sad right?"

He blinked, swallowing the lump in his throat. His mother.

"Its almost like I've met him"

She beamed, "You look alot alike, he's the most beautiful boy in the planet and I want him to be happy when he grows up"

"The one I've met isn't so happy" he said blinking back the stings in his eyes. He couldn't cry, he was a man for Pete's sake.

"What's his name?"

"Grey" she stared long and hard. He couldn't feel Klaus's and Beth's presence in the room anymore so he let the tear escape.

Even men broke.

"Tell Grey to find a reason to be happy and maybe he already has he just doesn't see it and also tell him that mommy and Martins love him so much" she already realized who she was talking to.

She wiped away the tear with her thump then looked at the painting, intentionally. He placed his forehead on her knees composing himself.

"Grey?" Sarin called finally back to herself. "Why are you kneeling?" she looked confused.

"You shifted and made me kneel for you" he teased rising.

𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑡.

A small smile played at the corner of her lips, "What else did I make you do?" she asked looking up and batting her eyelashes innocently.

He stared and bent to lean in closer to her face, her pulse raced and he grinned. Her speech was lost. Her scent was so dominant in the air.

Her gaze shifted from his lips to his eyes. He knew what she was speechlessly asking for but...

"You weren't bold enough to do anything" he leaned closer to her lips but kissed her cheek then stood. Biting his wrist he presented it to her and she did what she always did.

Her eyes didn't leave his, he almost felt like ripping his hand away and kissing her senseless but no, not yet.

He had to play this game nice.

She 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 be ℎ𝑖𝑠 Queen eventually.

"Enough, you'll suck me dry one day just not today princess" God what was he saying. Suck him dry?. Her cheeks tinted a light pink. "Pony tail was looking for you by the way"

He teased as the wound on his wrist.

"I hate you" she whisper-groaned burying her face in her palms.

"I have to go now"

"Bye, since finally I'll have time for pony tail" he laughed and dissapeared to visit a certain grand mother.