A/N: So yeah guys, early update in celebration of 1K reads. Enjoy this! This is for you guys who helped me reach 1K.😁😁😇😇

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Karen's POV

All the horses halt as we sit on top of them, starstruck. The wolf bares its sharp fangs at us and I see Darius immediately drawing his sword and Caspian and Iris positioning their bows. Looking in front of me, I see Kevin has also already drawn his sword and I waste no time in taking mine out. All of this happens in the flick of a second so it appears as if it all happened at the same time.

Darius jumps out of his horse, followed by me and Kevin and then Iris and Caspian. The wolf looks at our group left to right and then its golden eyes settle upon mine. I can feel my heart racing and I sense the danger. 

This can be no good!

"We are here to cause no harm, Gunnolf!" says Darius, sternly looking up at the big black wolf. The wolf growls hard, its eyes still on mine, and Caspian chuckles. 

Why the hell is he laughing?

"We don't speak with your wolf, Gunnolf. Please shift back," says Caspian. The wolf still has its eyes on mine making all of the others turn their heads to me. My eyes stay on the giant wolf's sun-like eyes.

"Karen...." Someone calls but I don't turn my head to them.

Shift! 

I command the wolf.

The wolf doesn't budge but instead, it growls. It takes a step forward and the weapons behind me raise higher.

"Gunnolf, we are here to cause no harm. You take your step of attacking us and you will have to face the consequences." Caspian warns angrily.

"Please shift back, so we can talk in peace," says Darius.

Listen to them! Shift back! 

I command Gunnolf with more intensity.

All heads again turn to me but my eyes stay fixed on the golden ones in front of me. It grunts and to my surprise, the wolf begins to step back and then walks away to disappear behind the trees.

What was that?

I turn back to my friends. They visibly flinch and Darius puts his sword back in the scabbard, rushes over to me, and cups my face.

"Why are you clenching your jaw? Why are you so angry, pudding?" he asks, worried. I realize that my jaw is clenched tight, gritting my teeth and I immediately release them and along with it, the breath I was holding. 

Why was I clenching my teeth? And how did I just speak to the wolf?

"And your eyes are gold again," he observes. 

They turn gold only when something intense is going on inside me.

"Oh my god!" exclaims Iris upon seeing the color of my eyes.

"Yeah, that happens when I am excited or nervous or angry or experiencing any strong emotions," I say, removing Darius' hands from my face.

"When was the last time that happened?" Iris asks.

"Umm...." 

When yer Caspy caspy was makin' out with me, duh!

"Let's forget about it, Gunnolf will come now and then we will probably have to go to Lucian and then Darius, you know what will happen next," Caspian says.

"What's gonna happen next?" Kevin asks.

"He will ask for something and we will have to negotiate." completes Darius.

Caspian helped wave off the topic. So, the guy is aware of what happened that day.

"How can we do that? And who is Lucian?" asks Iris and I sense the panic in her voice although she is trying her best to hide it.

"Lucian is the alpha of the Lamia pack. And what we have to do...we'll see once we reach there." Darius says.

Just then, a big, lean built guy, wearing a t-shirt and track pants, chest puffed up and head held high, walks to us. 

This must've been the wolf.

"Gunnolf..." breaths Darius behind my ear as I stand in front of my team, head held high just like him.

He walks proudly towards us and then halts right in front of me. He folds his hands and I see his large biceps flex. 

Ugh...Show off! My men are stronger, dog!

"Who are you?" he asks, his voice as deep as the pacific ocean.

"Katarina Silvus Floarea, Daughter of the late King Etine, Princess of Eponine." I proudly introduce myself in my full name, giving small breaks in the necessary areas. I did that for the first time in my life, and it sounds cool as hell!

"And what are you and your company doing in our territory, Princess?" he asks.

"We are not in your territory," I say.

"Our territory has been extended till the borders of these mountains. So you are in our territory," he smirks.

"Wonderful! And who may you be, if I may ask?" I fold my hands and lean back on my heels.

"Gunnolf, Beta of the Lamia Pack." he introduces.

"Well Gunnolf, we never wanted to cross your borders. We happened upon you as we were crossing this range and never knew that your territory has been extended. And we, therefore, mean no harm or evasion of your territory and your pack." I inform.

"Princess Katarina, you have stumbled across my path, in our territory uninformed, and whether it was intentional or not, it is my responsibility to take you to my Alpha." 

"And who may your Alpha be?" I ask him even though I already know the answer.

"Lucian Greystone." He says.

"How could I trust your pack in not intending to harm me or my company?" I ask.

"We would do no such disgrace, princess. And you are quite a special Eponian, considering that you were able to command me while I was in my wolf form. Only Lucian does that to me." he says. 

 How was I able to command him? Oh! Now don't just tell me that I am a werewolf or something because I am going to lose my shit!

"Fine. Lead the way Gunnolf!" I say and he smirks.

"And it's wonderful to meet you Prince Brothers again. Darius and Caspian." Gunnolf says looking behind me.

"Nice to meet you too, Gunnolf," Caspian says coldly.

Gunnolf leads us through the mountains into the Lamia pack's territory. At first glance, you don't believe that this is a werewolf territory except for the fact that all men look big and buffy and all the women are just like models. This place is no good for our self-esteem.

The packhouse is big. It's almost like a mansion and I have no idea how they constructed this thing midst these gigantic mountains. Gunnolf opens the door to the house and lets us all in.

The house is only a little bit different than our palace. A little less grand and less luxurious. But wonderful in its own way. I smell the wet dog stench in here and wonder if the others can smell it too. It's faint but I can still smell it. Gunnolf pushes open a large door with ease and I see a long table from one end of the room to another.

And at the end of this table, sits the Alpha.

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"We thought that King Etine had no offsprings," says Lucian.

"None that you knew," I smirk.

"And how is it possible that King Etine had a daughter about whom, none of us knew?" he asks.

"I believe that that is none of your concern, Alpha Lucian. I and my company were passing by the mountain range minding our own business when we were spotted by your beta. We intend to cause no harm to your pack and we believe that you do not either, and hence kindly do let us resume our journey. You are wasting our time." I inform, sternly.

"I sincerely apologize for that, princess. But since you are here, uninformed, you technically crossed our boundaries without permission. You have disrupted mine and my beta's work and hence I believe that you need to pay." he smirks. 

"And what do you consider asking as pay?" I ask. Lucian gets up from his seat, and I notice his physique. A little buffer than Darius, but as tall as him. He walks past me, and Kevin to the seat where Iris is seated and looks at her, and tucks a loose strand of her hair behind her ear. Kevin tenses up beside me. She looks terrified.

"I want you guys to, leave this little beauty in here," he smirks. 

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