The Lost Princess' Second Chance
The Lost Princess’ Second Chance Chapter 38

Raya’s POV

The food court was filled with all different kinds of stalls that served different foods. I sniffed and smelled all the different smells.

Chinese food, Italian food, BBQ, and so on. There was so much choices to try.

I decided on some BBQ from a place that had a little cowboy on the menu saying ‘Made like mama’s cooking in Texas.’ while he pointed at the name of the shop. “Big Mama’s BBQ” I looked over at Alejandro to asked him what he was thinking of getting, but he was not behind me. “Huh? Hey, where did Alejandro go?” I asked the group.

“Oh he said that he was heading to the bathroom.” Miguel said, while looking away from me. I raised an eyebrow. I may have only known my brother for a few days, but he always looks at me when he talks to me. I was about to ask him before Esme grabbed my arm and pulled me with her, Diamond, Isabella, and my mom.

“Girl come here for a minute.” She said in an excited tone. “

Hey, Esme… what about our food?” I asked, trying not to trip as she continues to pull on my arm. “Oh Miguel will get the food. I found something I always wanted to use with a group of girlfriends.” She said, as she pulled me to the middle of the food court.

When she finally stopped I looked at what she brought us to. It was a picture booth. “Memory Snap Shop” I read the name at the top of the picture booth. “Yeah, it is a popular thing that the characters in some of the manga I read do when they go out with friends or their crushes.” Esme gushed. Isabella and I laughed as she looked between us and the picture booth with stars in her eyes.

It was one of the cute things I found out about Esme in the last few days. She absolutly loves manga and anime. She even has a couple of japanese cook books and tries to make different dishes. ” Okay, but I don’t think all of us and fit in there at the same time.” I told her. “Oh we can all take turns getting a picture with you first Iris, and then we can make a tight squeeze for a group picture.”

Esme explained.

“Wait, why take turns with me?” I asked. “Because you are the new one in our group. We would count Diamond, but I think that one should wait when Diamond can be herself.” Isabella said, hinting that Diamond was basically undercover for us and we can’t risk Bethany finding out anything until we get the proof that we need. “Okay.” I said with a smile.

Esme pulled me into the picture booth first. Once she put in the money she spent the next few minutes showing me how the booth works, you can change the frames on the screen before you take the picture and then after you take the picture you can apply different filters and stickers to it before it gets printed out.

I let Esme choose the frame and I will choose the stickers after we take the picture. Esme chooses a frame with a bunch of zinnias of all different colors. The machine took three different pictures and then we chose the best one. I added a big sunflower on the of the picture that had ‘BFF’ written in the center of it. It printed out and looked so good. I then took a picture with Isabella and my mom.

The border that Isabella chose for our picture was of beautiful autumn leaves. I added the stickers of silly emoji faces all around and one that said ‘Best Cousins’ at the bottom of the picture. Mom picked a border that looked like flowing water with beautiful pink and white lotus flowers all around. I didn’t want to ruin a good picture with too many stickers, so I only put one in the top right hand corner of the picture. It was an infinity symbol with ‘mom’ and ‘daughter’ written inside it. It also had a little heart drawn inside it.

The picture I took with mom was super cute that mom paid extra to print it out twice. So we each could have one. Turns out she paid for extra copies of the pictures I took with Isabella and Esme too. Mom gushed about how she was so happy to have some pictures of me that she can hang up in her room with Miguel’s pictures she told me about.

She also thought about how funny and cute it was going to be that dad was going to be so jealous that he won’t be in the picture with me. I make a mental note to take a picture with dad later on today if possible. We head back and Miguel is sitting at a table full of food and talking in a hushed tone with Alejandro that was now back with the group.

I quicked my pace and bit and hugged Alejandro from behind. It was only possible for me to do it because he was sitting down and I was standing. He turned to me and smiled a huge smile. Then quick as a flash he scooted his chair out, wrapped an arm around my wasit and pulled me into his lap.

I was now sitting sideways in his lap. My arms automatically wrapped themselves around his neck as he placed his face into my neck and gave my marking spot a soft and gentle k**s. Violet and I softly purred. Which earned us a low growl from our mate.

Alejandro’s eyes flashed bright yellow before quickly returning to blue. ‘I love it when his eye flash like that.’ I told Violet. She nodded in agreement.

Knowing that his beast was so close to the surface and wanted me as bad, if not more, than Alejandro and I want each other. I would need to get with Mom or Isabella after this. I have heard that lycans mate differently than werewolves, and I want to be prepared.

We enjoy the BBQ and then head outside. The boys went to go turn in the tickets for the employees to bring our stuff out to the cars. Mom and the rest of us went out to the valet parking to have the valet bring our cars around. We brought two large black SUVs.

Isabella drove one and Miguel drove the other. Now I know while we brought two cars when all of us could fit into one. The extra car was to carry all the shopping.

As we were loading up the cars, I felt someone’s eyes on us. I could sense that Violet felt it too and she was growling in my head. I looked around, but I couldn’t see anyone. “Everything okay, baby girl?” Alejandro came up from behind me and asked. Wrapping his big arms around my waist. “I don’t know. Violet and I felt someone watching us.” I told him in a low voice. I felt his arms tighten around me. “Let’s get going, baby girl.” He said, kissing my head and helping me into the SUV.

Miguel drives the one with Esme and all the shopping, while Alejandro drives the one with mom, Isabella, and me. Diamond decided to go to the bathroom to unglamor herself and hang around the mall a little longer before she left for her apartment. She said that she would call when she got home to let me know that she was

safe.

Everything went good on the way back. We had no problems from anyone or anything on the way back. Once we got to the pack house though. We ran into Bethany. She was walking out of the pack house dressed like she was going to the club or something. ‘She looks more like she is on her way to go work the corner.’ Violet snaked in my head. I tried not to smile or laugh but failed.

Bethany heard me and gave me a death glare. I just smiled in her direction and said nothing. Though I know it wasn’t her stare I felt at the mall. I felt more hatred and b***d l**t from her. The one that I felt at the mall was like a icky feeling like someone, other than Alejandro, was watching me change or shower. It made me feel gross and that I needed a shower bad.

“So the little wolf is awake.” She said in a flat tone. I nodded. “

Yup” I said popping the ‘p’. “My name is Raya. It is nice to meet one of the warriors in the pack.” I said with a sweet smile and holding my hand out to her to shake. Fully knowing that I was only going to piss her off, but she was after my mate and going to harm my brother and best friend. I was going to enjoy pissing her off just like I use to do to Autumn and Evelyn.

I saw her hands tighten into fists before she quickly forced herself to smile and shake my hand. She tried to squeeze my hand harder then necessary while forcing a smile, but I could see the pure hatred in her eyes. I returned allowed Violet to come forward a bit and squeezed her hand a little hard as well. Though I accidentally squeezed a bit to hard that I felt some bones crack under my grip before she yanked her hand away from me.

Took her a few seconds to wiggle out of my grip but I know I either cracks a few bones or broke a few bone in her hand. From the way she was cradling it to her chest I was going to say I broke a few bones. I continued to smile while she openly glared at me. “Ah, Bethany, you have perfect timing. Why don’t you help Raya take all her stuff up to her room. She will be staying and sharing Alejandro’s room.” Isabella said.

If Bethany was a cartoon charter she would have turned as red as a fire hydrant and blow steam out of her ears and nose. While we were eating at the mall, Diamond made a few suggestions on how to end this quickly. If we push her buttons about me and Aljeandro being true mates, we may push her to try and get rid of me

sooner.

Alejandro was against it because I would be using myself as bait and that was like dagling a piece of meat in front of a hungry predator, well in this case a lycan, but whatever. I convinced him to allow it as long as I stuck with someone from the ranked members, even if it was Juakin. He didn’t want her to actually have a chance to do anything to me.

Bethany followed Alejandro and I up to our room with some of my bags. Alejandro emptied his hands and sat down on the bed, watching us. Once I placed down the bags I was carrying, I went over and jumped onto my mate’s lap. Straddling his lap. I crashed my lips to his as his arms snaked around my h**s, pulling me closer to him. We both heard a growl that came from the door way.

I pulled back and looked back to see a very pissed off Bethany with a few of my bags in hand. “Oh thank you so much for the help, Bethany. You can put those over there and close the door on your way out.” I told her with a smile before turning back to my mate and tasting his lips once more.

After a couple minutes, Alejandro and I pulled apart at the sound of the door slamming shut. We wait a few minutes to make sure she is actually gone before we both start laughing.

“You are

quite the trouble maker, baby girl. Should Daddy be concerned about having to punish you?” He said, growling at the end.

I purred into his ear. “I am only a bad girl when trash try to take what is mine.” I purred out before gently biting his ear. He growls and pulls my lips back to his. We k**s until we both run out of air and pull apart panting. We look into each others eyes and I can see all the happiness and love he has for me in them. “I love you, baby girl.” He says kissing my cheek. “I love you too, Alejandro.” I relpid and kissed his nose.

“Lets have a dinner date tonight. Just you and me.” He asked while holding me close. “Really?!” I asked in excitement. He laughed before he gave me his dashing smile and a nod. “Yup. I am going to go let Miguel know and I am sure Isabella and Esmeralda will be more than happy to get you ready.” He said. I give him a big k**s. “Yes!” I squealed in excitement. He chuckles as he hugs me close. “Okay, I will be back around 6 a clock to pick you up for our date.” He said as he released me.

I got up and playfully pushing him our of the room. “Then go away. I need to get ready so you can’t be here until 6.” I teased him.

His eyes flash but he just bent his head down and gave me one more breath taking k**s before leaving. Once I was sure he was gone, I went looking for mom, so I know more about how to mate and mark a lycan. Cause after this dinner date. I was claiming my mate tonight.

Hugo’s POV

My sisters wanted to go to the mall and so did my luna. I took them all to the big mall in the human’s territory. Since humans didn’t know that super natural creatures like werewolves, vampires, and witches actually exisited, the areas that were dubbed at human territories were considered neutral grounds. So I couldn’t just rip someone’s head off for being a rouge or of another race.

When we pulled into the line so I could have a valet park for use. I just had to wait for the two big SUVs in front of us to finished loading up their stuff and move out of the way. The girls were all talking like they were all the best of friends so I tuned them out. I rolled down the window and picked up a familiar scent in the air.

My wolf perked up. He is still snippy with me and most of the time refuses to speak to me, but I can tell that even though he wanted her to be free from me, my wolf still loved that pathetic slave girl that the royal beta took to his pack a few days ago.

I calmly looked around, so the girls wouldn’t notice, to see if I could spot her anywhere. I felt my eyes widen in shock as I finally see her. She was all clean and dressed in blue jean shorts and a baby blue tank top. She actually looked pretty sexy, even though she was a bit on the thin side.

She is around other females, looking around until I see the royal beta and the prince walk out. The royal beta wraps his arms around her and spoke in her ear. I gripped the steering wheel tight.’ I should have {****d her before rejecting her.’ I thought to myself.

Riff growled and snarled at me. ‘You will do no such thing, human. I swear you will regret it if you harm her again.’ He snapped.

‘So you are okay with that lycan taking what should have been ours?’ I snapped back at him. ‘At least that lycan will protect her and care for her along with his human. I actually envy him to havethat honor.’ Riff commented. I growled at him and blocked him out.

Lilith laid her hand on my arm, making me snap my head to her. ” Everything okay, love?” She asked, like a concerned mate. I internally roll my eyes, but smile at her and nod.

“Yeah, Riff just being a pain in the a*s as usual.” I said.

Realizing that the two big black SUVs were gone and so was Raya. I couldn’t help but notice how good she looked, maybe it was because she was actually dressed normally. ‘I guess it match the old saying that ‘fine feathers make fine birds’ to be true. Maybe I will have a taste the next time I can corner her alone.’ I think to myself as I get out to walk around with Lilith and my sisters, while they shop.