The Lost Princess' Second Chance
The Lost Princess’ Second Chance Chapter 52

Rava’s POV

After breakfast, the girls dragged me to the spa. I got my usual wax treatment done, but mom insisted that I also get a facial, manicure, and pedicure before makeup. I tried to get out of it and decline those treatments, but it was me against all the girls. Well, all the girls besides Diamond.

She had been really quiet today. I surrendered to the power of peer pressure from my mother, best friend, and my cousin. Though I plan to use this as a chance to find out what is wrong with Diamond.

I sit next to Diamond as she puts her feet into the small tub to soak in the cloudy water. I put my own feet into the tub in front of my chair. The water was warm and felt nice on my feet.

“What is in this water?” I asked. “Oh, I told the spa attendants about some herbs that are good for the skin when doing pedicures and manicures.” Diamond said with a smile. Even though she speaks with a smile, I can tell there is worry and a bit of sadness in her

eves.

“There is an herb called horsetail. It is supposed to help the nails grow stronger. Alfalfa herbs are full of different vitamins such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and Vitamin K.”

“Whoa, hold on Diamond. If alfalfa herbs have all those vitamins and nutrients in them, then wouldn’t it be better to eat them than soak our feet in them?” I asked, interrupting her knowledge session. She always starts ranting when the topic is about medicinal herbs or what different spells can do.

“You could eat them, but some tend to get too addicted to them. Even for werewolves and lycans, high levels of those supplements and vitamins could be very unhealthy for the body.” She said. “Absorbing them through the skin is definitely a healthy way to get only what the body needs.” She added.

“Ah okay.” I said. “So now will you tell me what has got you so troubled this morning?” I asked. Diamond snapped her head to face me with a shocked expression on her face. “What?” She asked. I raised an eyebrow. “You heard me, Diamond. I know something is on your mind. You talking about the herbs in the water is the most you have spoken all morning.” | pointed out to her.

I softened my gaze. “I know I am supposed to me you master, but I want us to be friends as well. Friends help each other, but I can’t help you if I don’t know what is troubling you.” I told her in a gentle tone. Diamond smiled and took a deep breath.

” was truly lucky to have a mistress like you.” She said with a smile. “My father just dropped a bomb shell on me this morning.” She said, looking down. She started chewing on her bottom l*p. It was a small habit she did when she was thinking really hard. I sat and waited for her to continue.

Diamond sighed before she opened her mouth to speak again.

“My father said that I was a child born from a fling he had before he met his mate… His mate being the woman I thought was my mother.

” She said, looking sad at her statement.

“My emotions are all over the place. I feel mad. Hurt. Shocked. I mean did she only love me because it made my father happy?” | grabbed her hand and gave it a tight squeeze. “Diamond. I am sure that your mom truly loves you. You don’t have to share the same b***d to know that you are family.” I told her.

“But how do you handle being told that the woman that raised you and loved you is not your real mother?” She asked. I smiled at her. “You do what I did. You surround yourself with people that love you and support you, and take it one day at a time.” I told her.

Diamond looked up from the ground to meet my eyes. “What do you mean that you had to do that?” She asked. I forgot that I never did get to tell Diamond my whole past. She only knew about me being the pack slave at the NightShade pack and dealing with Bethany since finding my mate.

“I just found my family here when Anthony and Miguel found me at the NightShade pack.” I told her. “Apparently I was taken from the hospital’s nursery on the day I was born. A rouge that had come to the pack lands to have her own pup lost both her mate and pup when this pack was attacked.” I said.

Diamond sat there quietly listening to the story. “During the attack, the lead doctor placed me in the common nursery instead of the private one for the ranked members. In case the intruders were here for the newly born princess.” I said. “So how did the rouge take you?” Diamond asked.

“She was left alone, so she wandered out on her own. On her way out she stopped by the nursery. I don’t think she intended to take a pup from someone else, but she entered the nursery and picked me up. Then she walked out with me.” | said. Diamond raised an eyebrow. “Again… How?” She asked. “Someone should have seen her or smelled that you were someone else… right?” She added.

“Well, pups don’t really have much of a scent until they are held by their parents. Since mine were most likely busy with mom first giving birth to me and then recovering from it while dad was busy with his warriors and cleaning up the mess after the fight… I would not be surprised that I didn’t have their scent on me.” I told her.

“Wow. So you were raised by a rouge that took you from the hospital nursery… what happened to her?” Diamond asked. I gave her a sad smile. “She died trying to save me from Alpha Frederick years ago, but she loved me as if I was her own flesh and b***d. So now that I found my real mom I can say that I had two mothers.” | said with a smile.

“But what if your real mother wanted to drain you of her magic and life force?” She asked. I looked at her shocked. “What do you mean?” I asked. I saw her hands tighten a bit on the arms of the chair.

“According to father, when he found out who his lover truly was .. he stopped seeing her. When he did run into her again she was in the palace dungeons. Sucking the life out of my fraternal twin brother while I cried in the corner.” She said.

I reached out and place my hand on hers. “Then that woman is not your mother. A mother would never do that to her children.” | told her. “But she gave birth to me. Her b***d runs in my veins. What if I absorb her magic and become like her?” Diamond fired off question after question.

I got out of the spa chair and went in front of her. Making a bit of a mess on the floor with my wet feet. “Diamond look at me.”

I ordered her. She was hesitant, but eventually raised her head to look up to meet my gaze.

“B***d does not define who you are. Your mother was out of her mind to be consuming your brother’s magic and soul, yet you are clear headed and are doing what is right.” I told her. I then kneeled down to her level.

“I don’t know much about magic, but from what I do know is that your magic comes from your emotions. The more you believe in yourself, the more control you will have over your powers. Giving into your fears will allow them to consume your mind as they did to that woman.

“

Thug Diamond close to me. “Trust me, girl. If you ever did go off the rails and become some crazy power hungry witch, then Violet and I would be here to put you on your a*s and in your place.” | whispered to her. She half cried and half laughed at my statement. ” Finally… The Diamond I have known these past few months is back.

” I muttered as I squeezed her one more time before letting go.

She was smiling and crying at the same time. “Might want to get all your crying out now… I think mom and the girls would kill us if we ruin the make up job later.” I said with a grin. She nodded while wiping away her fallen tears. “Now let us relax and no more worrying about Morgana until she shows up.” I told her. Diamond stiffened. “How did you know it was Morgana I was talking about?”

She asked.

I shrugged. “Your father seemed to know her a bit about her when he got here last night… plus after you told me that she was one to kill the children in the castle… I kind of just put two and two together. I am not a rocket scientist, but I do have a brain up here to use.” I said while throwing her a wink. She just laughed. I was glad I could make her feel better now, but I meant it when I said that I would keep her grounded if she took a trip into crazy town.