Claimed By A Dragon Prince-Chapter 110: Humbled Princess

After that conversation they agreed it had been a long night. No none had realized it was well into the night ans some of the servants were falling asleep waiting to clean up for the night. Maylia quickly ushered everyone to the exit having seen two of the girls asleep on the way to the door.

"My, we did let the time get away from us. My dear, please stop by my office before you go. I’ll need that back." Lily nodded giving her a warm hug happy that the councilwoman returned it. "Take care of him. He’s the only son I have." Maylia whispered in Lily’s ear hold her tighter. "I will, I promise." Lily knew that would be a tall order to fill, but she would try her damnest to keep her promise.

She hugged Dran tightly knowing just how reckless he could be sometimes. Hoping with a mate he would be a little more cautious, but only time would tell. When Maylia approached Dimitri she could see just how much they truly looked alike. They were opposites with the same face. "He will drive you crazy and do stupid things that don’t seem to fit with what’s happening, but they will at some point. Be patient don’t over think what he does. He’s much simpler then that."

Dimitri listened to the woman who had been a mother to his brother for the past 38 years. While he may not like some of the things his brother does, he is not a bad man nor is it his fault that they were destined to share a mate. "Thank you I will keep that in mind. If you ever need help in an emergency situation got to this temple. My mother will give your people safe refuge."

For someone of royalty to say that, even a black sheep so to speak, was a high honor even for her. "You didn’t tell your mate or your brother who I really am." Dimitri knew that revealing her true identity wouldn’t do anything but hurt her, and she had been hurt enough, just like him. He stepped closer so only she could hear his next words. "Your aunt is going to need your help soon. Steps are being made to put her in her rightful place. Be ready." The shocked look on her face said he knew exactly who she was.

He let her go taking hold of Lily’s arm walking with them back to Dran’s apartments. Maylia watched them go now worried that the future she hoped for might be even brighter in the most unexpected ways. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

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Vestis head worked something out with his "son" before going back to work. Most of the complicated tasks had been taken over by Max giving him more opportunity to plan the capture of his "daughter". Apparently she was in the forbidden mountains and hadn’t been seen in weeks. He still felt her light being a wolf goddess she would always be connected to him.

Looking over the map he was planning a trip to go retriever her himself, when his office doors opened and his daughter waltzes in looking haggard and wild. "My goddess Alisa! What happened to you?" She looked at him as if she was possessed by something than stood up straight looking him in the eye.

"That mate of mine was on the take with Max. He fooled me into believing he wanted me as his mate. He only wanted what he could get out of me. I thought I checked him out thoroughly enough, but for weeks now he has trying to hunt me down. He caught me a few times, used and abused me then passed out. That’s when I would make my escape, and this last time I made sure to use some wolfbane in his drink."

Vestis looked at his youngest seeing all the pain and struggle she had gone through int he last couple of weeks. "Stay here I will go talk to your brother. I won’t tell him your here." She nodded sitting down on his couch next to his desk. He left her i his office while he went in search of Max.

Alisa straightened her back before getting up, then slipping on a set of gloves to look for something in her father’s desk. In the top left drawer, there lies his seal of power that gave him ultimate authority, but it was different from before. It was a white porcelain stamp versus the golden seal of the monarchy. *What is this? Where s the seal?!* She put it back, slamming her fists on the desk.

Alisa wanted the seal so she could finally take charge of her life and people would have to listen to what she said. Using the seal would give her the authority she needed to tell people what to do and when to do it. She checked all over his office and couldn’t find anything even checking the pictures and tapestry thinking her might have something behind them.

There was nothing in the office that she could find. *Maybe Max has it. If that’s the case I’ll never get the bounty off my head." She shivered thinking about what Tanner would make her do if he caught up to her. She was depraved herself, but this man wanted every hole any way he wanted it. At first, it was fun, but when he would just take it after capturing her, Alisa would just let him do whatever because she was usually exhausted by the time he caught her.

She doubted she would have children considering how swollen her pussy was and her healing abilities had been almost non existant. She needed to get to the healers soon. Wondering when her father would be back, she tried to reach for his mind when she heard footsteps outside the door.

"If she gives me a heartfelt apology for all the harsh things she did to Lily over the years, then yes, I will take the bounty off her head. I told her this when I set the bounty." She heard Max’s voice on the other side of the door telling her father the truth. "I’m sure she has finally come to terms with Lily, like we all have. Just hear her out, son."

The door opens as she sits looking frail again, while her brother and father walk through the door. Max could tell she had been through a lot, now knowing who Tanner is. He came from one of the outlying wolf packs in the kingdom. They are a group of outcasts as they took in exiles and other nobles’ children who had been condemned with the family that was either exiled or killed. Children were usually spared, but had nowhere to go as their titles had been stripped and wealth or livelihood taken.

After Wade told him who Tanner was, he felt it appropriate that someone she loved should torture her, like she did Lily. Seeing Alisa’s current state told him that Tanner had definitely done his job. "Was it worth it?" Alisa looked up at Max, shocked that he would ask such a question. Playing dumb, she asked to stupid question. "What do you mean?"

Max stepped closer to her as she leaned fourth back on the couch. "Was it worth torturing Lily for all those years? Mind you, you only had a month of some of the horrors she faced at your hands. Does it seem like it did you any good?" She always thought that Max would take care of her, possibly offer to be her mate, but with the way he was talking, she didn’t think he would protect her from a cart, let alone Tanner.

"I.... I... I...okay, okay. No, it wasn’t worth it." She didn’t want to admit she was wrong when all she was doing was exercising her rights as a princess. She didn’t think he had any feelings or worries for some stupid wolfless ward. Now she’s paying for crimes she didn’t even think would ever come back on her. Looking at her brother, she could see he was serious about this punishment.

"You will be stripped of all your privileges as a princess until further notice. You are going to the reform school in the jaguar village of the Feline Clan. If you so much as cause a disturbance while there, I will strip you of your princess title and send you to mother’s family home in the northeast." She heard that place was a wasteland with hold castles and dying wolves with nothing better to do than sit around by the fire.

It was like prison, only worse, because it wasn’t people being tortured that killed them, it was time. She nodded her head, tipping in submission so that he wouldn’t try to hurt her anymore. "Come on, then let’s hear this apology, otherwise there’s the door." He pointed to the door, waiting to hear what she said next.

She dropped to the floor, on her knees, bowing her head to him. "I am sorry for all the harm and mental abuse I caused Lily. I promise to be a humble and penitent woman from now on. I make one request. Don’t send me to the family home, send me to a nunnery, if I ever transgress so harshly again." This was surprising to hear from her since she was to inherit the castles of her mother when she came of age in a year.

"Is this what you truly want?" Max had his doubts about her motives because of her past history of wanting everything her mother had and doing anything to get it. "Yes."