My mind goes blank. 78.6%...? That’s too much! I thought I would be half Royal at most, because of my dad, but that number is way higher than expected! I can’t believe it! Damian and Nathaniel seem stunned, too, but Liam is internally screaming.
“Oh, Holy Moon Goddess mother! Nora! Eighty percent! Nora, you’re a freaking princess!”
A princess? What princess? I don’t understand. Nathaniel shows Damian the email detailing the results, but I’m just sitting on the couch, not knowing what to think. Nathaniel starts reading out loud.
“According to Tonia’s grandmother, common werewolves have above five percent of Royal genetic markers. For Alphas, it goes up to ten sometimes, but this amount is only possible for a Royal! Nora is not a Royal’s child; she is a Royal herself!”
“That’s not possible! I told you my dad was a normal wolf!”
“If he was your dad, Nora, you don’t know about that yet. Maybe...”
“This is nonsense, I look like him, Nate!”
“It doesn’t mean he was your father! We don’t know what exactly happened between your parents, but I have your blood test results right here, and there is no way this is wrong. Nora, no Royal is a hundred percent Royal, okay? With time, fights with vampires, and mixing with humans, a lot of the Royal Bloodline was lost. Now, any werewolf with about twenty percent of those genes could claim to be a Royal. But you have four times that amount! Liam is right; according to our standards, you have the pedigree of a werewolf princess.”
Granny Ariana probably told him all this anyway, so there is no point in arguing anymore. I sigh and cross my arms, a bit annoyed. I don’t really care about all that princess stuff, but I’m certainly tired about all this questioning around who are my birth parents or not. I thought this was settled when we interrogated Alec weeks ago!
“Okay, I get it. But I don’t want to talk about my father anymore. Can we go back to the main subject, please?”
“You don’t seem too surprised, Nora,” says Nate.
“Not really, we had suspicions from the start, anyway. I don’t plan to change anything just because I’m some werewolf royalty...”
“You could try ordering Nate to wash your dirty socks. Or take over Damian’s spot. That would be funny to watch.”
All three of us glare at Liam, making him stop with his stupid jokes. How can he be spouting nonsense like this now?
“Anyway. What do we do from now on?” I ask.
Nathaniel scratches his chin and sighs. “Damian’s right on one point. King came to my territory unannounced to seeka fight with you. She had no right to do so. The Gold Moon Clan might be powerful, but it would be good for them to remember they are not above us,” says Nathaniel.
Damian nods. “Right. I’m sick of her father’s pathetic arrogance, too. They are getting bolder by the day, using our name and their money. We might be on good terms for now, but I think a little reminder of who is the real King of Silver City might do them some good.”
“I like the sound of that, Brother.”
Honestly, I like it, too, but I can’t help being worried. Is that really all right? Liam catches my eyes while his brothers start talking about business deals and numbers.
“Don’t worry, Nora. That Gold Moon Clan had this coming anyway. And it’s not like Damian is going to fight them; this is barely a slap on the hand.”
“What if this upsets them? Aren’t you afraid they will get back at us or terminate all deals?”
“They won’t, they would be on the losing hand. I told you, the Gold Moon Clan is hell rich, but that’s it. Their wolves are not powerful, and they really don’t want to get on Damian’s bad side, trust me.”
“Hey, what are you guys talking about?” Asks Nathaniel.
Liam shakes his head.
“Our Princess is scared about the Gold Moon Clan getting mad.”
“Don’t be, Nora,” says Damian. “If we go soft now, we are not wolves. King should never have threatened you in the first place.”
“You mean us.”
“Same thing.”
“So, what now?” Asks Nathaniel.
Damian smiles, but that’s more of a scary smile, the kind of smile when someone else is about to get in trouble. Liamand I exchange a look, and I know he is way too content right now.
