"Let us get this over with quickly," I said, and took one of my guns out.
Both of them started to speak and writhe around, but it would be of no help to them. I couldn't forgive this, and I couldn't look beyond it. Even the law said anyone trying to hurt the king or queen would be killed.
"Make sure the council knows," I said and looked at Damon.
He nodded.
"But we keep this from Lara."
"She might just find out," Gabriel said.
"I don't think she wants to know," I said before I fired once and then twice. "And get rid of the bodies. No one needs to see this."
Chapter 56
-Lara-
It had been a while since my kidnapping. Three weeks, and I was starting to find my place in this supernatural society. People were starting to accept me, yet I wasn't sure what had become of Renly and Arianna, and I wasn't so sure I wanted to know ...
I was even officially crowned Dominic's queen. Like a wedding, there was a small part where someone could object, but none of the aristocrats that attended the ceremony said anything. They didn't even shoot me any looks, but maybe that was because a secret had come out ... one that even surprised me.
Apparently, my father was a council member. An alpha. We had even gotten it tested just to prove it was true. After Dominic told me about it and even said my father had helped save me, it made a little more sense why Dominic and I had ended up as mates. I was, after all, not such a weak half-blood. He even said my father wanted to meet me, but he respected if I needed time. Dominic did make sure to tell me though that my father had had no idea that I existed. My mother hadn't told him in order to protect me, and I could understand why. Still, I needed time to accept this, and I needed some time to just figure out being queen. I still had a lot to learn, and Dominic and I spent hours getting me to understand everything. He was patient with me though and very understanding. Even if my father was my father by blood, I realized, as I lived with the hybrids, that they were my real family.
Ace had saved my life.
Gabriel had become my best friend.
But Dominic had taught me to love and to trust.
They were all important to me, but after some time, as I fell into this new role I had gotten and this new family, I realized I did want to officially meet Aaron. I had only bumped into him at the party after all and I shortly saw him at the ceremony where I was crowned queen, but as he had promised, he had given me my space, and I respected that. Now, I wanted to try and meet him.
"Are you sure?" Dominic asked.
I looked over at him and gave him a small smile.
"I ... don't know," I admitted.
He smiled back. Even if we were parked right in front of the house, it felt like there was only us in the world. It always felt like that whenever we were alone. As if there was nothing that existed outside the two of us. It was a truly amazing feeling, but something I had had to get used to as well. I had never been so connected to anyone as I was to him, but I loved him more than I could say.
"If you don't want to do this yet ..."
"I do!" I quickly said, almost cutting him off.
He smiled sweetly.
"Then are you ready?" he asked.
I took a deep breath and then unbuckled my seatbelt. We both got out of the car and walked up a small staircase leading to the front door. When we stood in front of the door, I took another deep breath before letting it out and then I knocked. It took a little while, but then a young man opened the door, and I gasped. It was like looking at a male version of myself. The dark brown hair and the blue eyes. He had sharper features and was a lot taller than me, but we had to be related, right? I knew my father had a daughter and a son before he had me with my mother. He still even had a mate, but I knew they weren't fated. I wasn't exactly sure how this visit would go, but I hadn't expected to meet my brother right away.
"So, you're my half-blood sister," he said, his voice sounding a little dark.
I swallowed hard, hoping he didn't already hate me, because I was technically the product of my father's affair, but then a smile broke out on his lips, and I looked at him shocked. He held out his hand to me and said:
"Josh."
I hesitated a little, so happy yet so surprised that he didn't hate me, but then Dominic gently nudged me and I grabbed his hand.
"Lara."