Lost Heir

Blausen closed his eyes a moment to feel the sun's rays on his face, he was enjoying that peace but eventually, the world seems to really hate him.

One young wolf from Blausen's pack was running to him as fast as his legs allows him

"Your highness! I'm sorry to interrupt you"

"What is it now?"

"Orsen summoned everyone to an emergency meeting!" he answered looking at the ground nervously.

"What's going on?" the prince opens his eyes and looks at the boy who feels an invisible pressure on him.

"Well..."

The young boy didn't know how to pronounce the news that was the topic of the castle but with a fearful expression, he approached the prince to whisper what he had heard to him.

"The sacred tree of Reinheit...REVIVED?"

Blausen let out a scream unconsciously as he was replaying, the night before when they made the courtship tournament that tree was dry, dry as a desert but did it come back to life out of nowhere? How could it have blossomed overnight?

"Nobody knows how it happened but Orsen says that someone from yesterday touched it and he wants to know who it was"

"Why?"

"Orsen says that the reborn of the tree is a signal"

"And what happened if he finds that person?"

"Well... That person will receive more than a simple thanks"

The phrase that the boy used made Blausen to had a bad feeling, the conversation was taking a way that wasn't pleasing the prince at all, if someone had enough power to revive that old tree it could only mean that it was the lost heir that no one knew absolutely nothing about and that he or she was among them... But a confirmation couldn't be that bad

"What do you mean?" Blausen asks looking at him angrier

"That... It is most likely that the person who touches the tree will be named the new monarch of Reinheit"

Blausen clicked his tongue realizing that his planes might come down, if that person was really the lost heir he needed to know who had touched the damn tree before everyone else.

The redhead got up furious and went directly to the dining room to look for the rest of his pack and send them to look for that person but when he entered he found something much better.

Without realizing it, Blausen approached a certain albino boy who seemed lost in the half-empty glass of beer in front of him.

"You look terrible…trouble in paradise so soon?" sarcastic like always Blausen whispered that in his ear.

Of course, Blausen's mocking words only increased Daemon's growing anger but he didn't even bother to look at him. Daemon perfectly know who it was the only one who always pissed him off.

He wasn't in the mood to respond to the stupid provocations of Blausen… because the wait was killing him…

After he opened his mouth to say such nonsense that came out in an instant, he regretted it…

Seeing Terrence's troubled face, desperate and upset he knew that he committed a grave sin. He hated himself for telling those words, for not having patience.

If only he waited for a little time and start to get to know each other slowly...

Terrence wasn't able to answer, maybe he didn't even know how to answer him, that image had left a deep irremediable pain in Daemon's heart...

Luckily he thought quickly and told him as an even greater FOOL that he could think about it as long as he needed; that he didn't need an answer right now or tomorrow ... Not even at a certain time soon

However, who was he kidding? He wanted him to accept without thinking anything... Even if he couldn't be his partner in life he wanted to be his friend... Be near him...

After Daemon took the minor back for some breakfast they had parted ways, Terrence still had to rest in his room and he had gone to drink a little, although he was not a big fan of alcohol that day he felt that he needed too much, although it made no difference because he could never get drunk...

Without paying the slightest attention to the contrary, Daemon got up from his chair and left the dining room to go to his own room, perhaps sleeping would help him think a little better...

But Blausen with the anger inside him for being ignored speaks again in a high tone.

"You should go to the emergency meeting outside, EVERYONE will be there ~"

The way he said that emphasizing "Everyone" stopped Daemon's steps… if what he was saying was right that could mean that Terrence would be there and he could see him again.

He postponed his nap to go out to the courtyard where the sacred tree was, although he had heard of the important meeting he hadn't thought about going.

…

«What a dilemma…»

It's what Terrence thought after hearing all those beautiful words from Daemon.

He felt on a blocked path without a way to escape, if he agreed to the request of the alpha he would have to carry some guilt inside him knowing that perhaps in the future or never he wouldn't be able to correspond to Daemon's feelings but the young omega feared that by rejecting him would be even worse for the alpha...

More because of how Daemon had clung to him as he was talking… Terrence could feel the fear in the other's scent… it was strange because he had never smelled the emotions of others through his smell before.

After breakfast they said goodbye, but Terrence instead of resting decided to walk a bit with his friend Leva, while he told her everything that had happened with Daemon. Terrence asked for her wise advice, although surely she would tell him to take that risk with Daemon.

He was not yet ready to respond to his feelings, because he didn't even know what to do with his own, fortunately, Leva didn't say what he thought.

The hustle and bustle in the courtyard of the castle began to reach their ears, Leva was going to answer but she took him to the esplanade where they had been the night before, everyone was gathered near the beautiful tree full of white flowers so immaculate that they seemed to shine as the moon.

When Orsen first saw them he had blanked out at the view of the flowers in blossom and he was still there in awe but from time to time he was also searching in the crowd for something or someone...

"Oh... young master Terrence! Come over here, please"

The omega tensed upon hearing his name, what had happened? Terrence immediately thought of the worst, perhaps they would blame him for something else... he asked for the help of his friend Leva to take him to Orsen since among so many people standing blocking his path he couldn't recognize the smells very well.

While he was thinking of all the possible errors that they could attribute to him, he reached the tree; all bad thoughts of him were gone when he heard Orsen's soft voice which didn't sound angry at all.

"It's so good that you are here"

"Why? What happened?"

Terrence dared to ask, and Orsen who crouched down to be near him; answered him, but the blonde's voice full of happiness gave Terrence chills for some reason.

"Why do you think that?"

"Well everyone is here...and they sound and smell strange..."

"Oh... You must be very sensitive to smells, well you are right, something happened... But it was something wonderful"

"Wonderful?"

The tension in Terrence's body disappear and he managed to relax but he was still curious.

« You finally came again, my dear child…»

Terrence heard that voice again, last night's hallucination now seemed to speak to him with greater force...and clearer than before...

"Looks like you're going to announce something big" Terrence talks again ignoring that voice.

"hahaha yes, yes it's only just a change of plans"

With those last words, Orsen settled himself on the platform in front of the tree and began to speak again.

"First of all, thank you for coming here so quickly, I want to tell you some very important news but firstly I want to apologize to you because the tournament for the throne of Reinheit will no longer be possible"

Everyone's screams and complaints filled the place but Blausen remained unmoved, he was suspecting that. Killian who saw how they didn't let Orsen continue and started to get angry at him; couldn't bear the impulse to help the blonde so he transformed into that big dark chocolate wolf.

Without waiting for a second he unexpectedly jumps next to Orsen and lets out a very loud roar to make everyone shut up for a moment and yes…. He managed to make everyone shut up.

Although Killian and Orsen had fought not long ago, Killian will always help and take care of his master.

"I know all if you must be angry but…one can never escape fate"

They all fell silent knowing the weight of those words.

"Someone among us is the lost heir to this kingdom and the rightful heir to it."

"What did he say?"

"Impossible… the heir had never appeared in those years…"

"Amazing"

The murmurs began to come and go from different directions but Terrence couldn't concentrate at all, he could feel many aromas much stronger than before but one of the smells that stood out the most was undoubtedly Blausen's scent… Terrence could feel like he was sniffing the summer, the sun… sand everywhere, warmth…

That was the definition of his scent…

But very close to him was his opposite, the Moon, the scent of cold winter and ice... it was hard to describe... but it was something that froze even the hottest fire... it was peaceful, soft but very lonely...

Daemon's scent was interesting...

Terrence feel strange to recognize them so quickly, but perhaps he wasn't able to do that because he hadn't awakened his wolf side, but now, so many smells began to make him feel dizzy, Terrence had no interest in the heir or anything like that, so he just wanted him to leave and stop perceiving so many things with his nose.

Killian growled once more and silenced every whisper.

"I know this news is very sudden" Orsen spoke again. "But like you, I also thought that the heir had died or it was just an erroneous prophecy but here we have"

As he spoke, Orsen extended his hand to the tree that overflowed with inhuman beauty for a tree that had been dead for almost 20 years.

"This could only have been achieved by the direct descendant of Reinheit, so if you don't mind I'd like to start doing a little test."

At the mere idea of ​​a "test" Terrence feel uncomfortable, he knew that he could NEVER be the lost heir but in case he could have the slightest chance... he was terrified.

He knew that big news would attract a lot of attention to him, so he decided to run away before the test started, it was the best time.

"Leva, let's go" He subtly ordered her that but he had to stop halfway when he hears his name and feel all the eyes on him even though he couldn't see anything it was really a bad feeling.

"We will start with the Omegas and if you don't mind I would like to start with the young master TERRENCE…"

Orsen's voice seemed to have echoed in the place despite being so crowded...

To be continue