Rejected, Broken And Forgotten
Chapter 20

Walker’s POV

“I thought I told you to pack your stuff as you leave for America today,” I say to Lindsey.

“Please, don’t send me home, Alpha. I have found my mate, and I promise I am no longer in love with you. I even believe in the Moon Goddess now,” Lindsey says. I wonder if she is sick and does not look and sound the same. She is crazy as f**k, and I do not know if I can believe her or not.

“Who is your mate?” I ask.

“Wallis Hawkins or that is what he said his name is,” Lindsey says. The only Wallis I know is the friendly giant, Paris’ bodyguard. I am sure he can not be the mate of Lindsey, or can he? Lindsey had not met them that night, my men and I stopped Paris and her men, thinking she was London. Lindsey was busy somewhere else. She is one of our best generals, and I will send her with some of my men out sometimes, as I can not be everywhere at the same time. She is a great fighter, and I do not want her near Paris as I do not know what her crazy a*s will do.

“Wallis? A big a*s guy that looks like a mountain?” I ask to make sure that it is the same Wallis I know.

“Yes, the guy living in the same palace as your princess you visit every night,” Lindsey says. I look at her with a warning in my eyes.

“You are not going to go near the Princess, Lindsey. If I see you near her, I will kill you,” I warn her.

“I know, and I will not go near her. I told you I found my mate! I will protect your Princess if I have to, but I will not do her any harm,” Lindsey says, and I am not sure if I can believe her. She is a good actress. I know about the potions and the witchcraft she has tried on me. What she does not know is that I grew up with Aldo and Dakota, who are both shamans and who have taught me to be strong against any magic. Also, they said that because I have the royal b***d of the old kingdoms, no one can put a spell on me, and potions will not work on me. It has something to do with the royals of old, who had the strongest witch that ever existed, putting a spell on their generations so that no one could put a love spell or any other spell on their children or royals forever. I don’t know if I believe it, but I know that spells do not work on me, and I am happy about that.

“So you will stop trying to put spells on my wolf and me?” I ask.

“You know about it?” Lindsey asks.

“Yeah, I always found it funny. Jonathan and I knew,” I say. I don’t have time to chat as I need to think of how we will attack Oliver on the wedding night. I know Oliver and King John have not contacted King George about the wedding yet, and I wonder why. They must know by now that London is back, so why have they not started to arrange the marriage and the peace between Essex and Mercia? What are they up to? Do they know that Paris is not London? I don’t know what is going on in the palace of Mercia, as my spies say that Oliver is not home and that King John is not talking much lately. Where is Oliver? Did they find out that I have spies in their palace? I do not know, but we need to be ready for anything.

“Oliver came back last night. They say he was in America and had a she-wolf with him. I wonder what is going on,” Jonathan says.

“I don’t know, but we should find out soon. Maybe that is why King John is quiet,” I say.

“Shall we go to his capital and find out what is happening? Maybe I should go alone. You can not leave your Princess alone now that Oliver is back,” Jonathan says.

“Go and find out what he did in America. Maybe the she-wolf is London. I hope not, because then we will have to go and rescue her, as they will use her as bait,” I say. I pray to the Moon Goddess that it is not the case.

“Does it mean I can stay?” Lindsey asks.

“Yeah, we may need you. I hope for your sake you are not taking me for a ride. I hope Wallis is your mate and that you have forgotten about becoming my mate,” I say. Lindsay laughs.

“Thank you. I am meeting Wallis tonight at the river, so if you do not believe me, you can spy on us,” Lindsey says as she walks away. She is not a lousy she-wolf and a great warrior. If only she leaves her crazy ideas behind and has a mate.

“I don’t have time to play games with you, Lindsey. You better get your mate and leave me alone,” I say. I walk away as Jonathan gets ready to leave for the capital city of Mercia. I need to know who the she-wolf is that Oliver brought home with him from America. When did he go to America? Why did we not know about it? Oliver never does anything and always sends his men to fight his battles. They have been attacking us a lot in the last couple of weeks. Is it to take my attention away from what Oliver and his father are up to?

“Jonathan, be careful. We do not know who the she-wolf is, and it can be someone that knows us. Make sure if you see someone we know, they do not see you,” I say. We must keep our identities secret to move freely between the three kingdoms. The only ones who know who we are are Paris and the men with her that night, but they will not talk as they see me as a hero and do not want the others to know who I am, so that I can defeat Oliver and his father. I refuse to see King John as my father. In my eyes, he is nothing but a pervert that likes she-wolves that are way too young for him. He is not in love with Queen Alexandra as she is not his true mate. He only married her to benefit himself. These royals are all crazy as s**t, and I bet the Moon Goddess is not very happy with them. Princess Alicia never got married after her affair with John, and I think her mate rejected her because of her affair with John.

I mean, I will not blame him. Who wants to touch someone that has been touched by John the creep? I need to warn Paris that Oliver is back and that he has an unknown she-wolf with him. I need to warn her if it is London, and they know she is not London. What if Oliver forces London to marry him? All I can do is wait now. The capital is not far away from our town. All the Palaces are close to where we are, so we can reach any of them in no time. In the old times, Essex and Sussex had to give up some of their lands to Mercia to avoid a war between Essex and Sussex and the new Kingdom of Mercia. That is why the Palaces of the three kingdoms are so close to each other. Humans do not know these kingdoms exist. They think the royals are wealthy people that bought the old castles or inherited them from their forefathers, as most of the wealthy families in England are old families that came here with the first wolves. They also do not know about werewolves, although some swear there are strange creatures in this part of England. I am sure they have seen some of us running in the woods. We are bigger than your average wolf.

I do hope Jonathan comes back before I have to leave to go to Paris. I have sent her a note with one of my spies in the palace saying that Oliver has a mysterious she-wolf in his castle that he went to fetch in America. I told her that it may be London and that they know that she is not London, or they may think they have Paris in captivity. I do not know. Right now, we need to find out who and what they have. We can decide on a plan of action after we find out who the she-wolf is. I wait for a couple of hours. It is dinnertime when Jonathan returns.

“You will not believe who is with Oliver,” Jonathan says.

“Who?” I ask.

“Someone you thought you would never see again, and apparently, Oliver is her second-chance mate,” Jonathan says.

“Just tell me who it is,” I say. I am irritated. If it is London, and she left Nathan to come home, and Oliver is her second-chance mate, we may have a problem. If London marries Oliver, the two kingdoms can still not merge as London is not the true heir to the throne. Paris is, and if Oliver finds out, he will be furious and try to kill Paris.

“It is not London, and it is Cecelia. The servant girl who told me all this says Oliver saw her in a movie and fell in love with her. He went to America to fetch her, and they realized they were mates. His mission was to find London’s twin, but Oliver had other plans, and Oliver returned with Cecelia, the movie star, on his arm. King John was furious with Oliver and threatened to kill Cecelia, but Oliver told him if he touched as much as a hair on Cecelia’s head, he would kill John and take the throne. So I guess the wedding is off or so we think, as Oliver and Cecelia have not left Oliver’s room since they returned,’ Jonathan says.

“Wow, so where is London? Is she safe?” I ask. I am not worried about Cecelia anymore, as I know she always wanted to be a Queen, and now her dream is coming true. She can have Oliver for all I care, as long as they leave my mate alone.

“Yeah, he could not find London or Paris as they thought she was. They went to her old pack, and since she and her family were not there anymore, they did not look any further. He left a few men there to find her, and they plan on using her as leverage to get Essex from the old King. When Oliver told his father his plans and that they had found Maren, who would help his men to kidnap London or Paris as they all thought she was, King John was happy again. He only wants Essex and does not care how he gets it, according to the servant that listened in on them. Anyway, Oliver and Cecelia will get married as soon as they have Paris and King George gives them Essex in return for the life of his other granddaughter,” Jonathan tells me.

“What the hell? What makes them think King George will give up his Kingdom for a child he never met? He would rather fight for his Kingdom than give it up, and his grandchildren would have nothing left if he gave it up. It does not make sense unless they know that Paris is the true heir, and even if London becomes Queen, she will not really be Queen, and Essex will be weak without its real heir to the throne. I bet Meran told them everything. What is in it for Meran, though?” I ask.

“She will be able to return to Essex and live in luxury, according to the servant,” Jonathan says.

“We can not let them get a hold of London. We need to get to her before they do. Paris will know where London and Nathan are, and we will have to send someone to go and fetch them so we can keep them safe before Maren and Oliver’s men get their hands on London,” I say. I need to get to Paris as soon as possible before it is too late and Meran betrays her daughter, who she thinks is Paris, and we all know she has not to love left for Paris. Paris took her son away from her, and London took her mate away. So, even if Meran knows it is London and not Paris, she will betray her. We need to get together and make a plan fast. What if it is too late, and Meran is already on her way to England with London? Paris has told me everything about her life and how she and London met. She told me about her mother and father. I know everything about them. We can not let John get his paws on Essex’s throne. Not that I think the wolf packs fighting him will accept him as their King, but if King George has no option but to tell them to follow John to save their Princess, they might follow John out of respect for King George. We can not take that chance. Damn, these royals! Well, not my mate, but the rest of them can all go to hell for all I care. Well, maybe not King George and his mate, but the rest.