“Excuse me, Esther, but what is that for?” Hunter asks pointing at the plates and the cup Esther put down as Hunter asks her that question. “Your Highness, that is your plate for breakfast and a cup for your tea.” She says with a fake smile plastered on her face.
“Fuck, do you expect me to walk a marathon to get the food I need into my system?” She says and she grabs the cup and puts it in front of Jason as she says “I hope you like tea, because I sure as hell don’t.”
“Your Highness, you are a female and a youngster. You don’t need a lot to eat and you should watch your mouth.” Esther hisses and before we can blink our eyes Hunter has jumped up and pinned Esther to the floor.
She is growling at Esther as I see her claws coming out, luckily Jax is close by and pulls her off Esther before she could do any damage. “Calm down, Princess. Just breathe.” He says as he holds her close to his chest, running circles on her back with his hand.
“Esther, get out and don’t bother coming back tomorrow. The King will get you a job far away from the Palace, you are no longer welcome here.” Jayce says as he holds open the door for her. She wants to object, but Jayce growling at her makes her run from the room.
Another staff-member walks in with two larger plates and a mug to replace the teacup. Aspen thanks her as she switches the plates and also grabs the teapot on her way out, with a small, satisfied smile on her face.
Jax is still busy calming Hunter down as the rest of us put food on our plates, I grab Hunter’s and Jax’s plates and go back to the buffet. Aspen piles food on Hunter’s plate and for a second I want to question her actions.
“She will finish all that and then some, Justin.” I hear her say in my head and I gasp at the amount of food on the plate. As she walks back to the table she holds the plate in front of Hunter and her eyes light up as she takes a look at all that is on the plate.
She takes it from her Mom as she gets up, she turns to Jax and places a kiss on his forehead. “Thank you, PJ.” She says before she walks to her seat between Jayce and Jason.
She doesn’t waste time as she attacks the food on her plate, Brent and Gabe don’t seem to be too impressed and as I raise a brow in question Gabe says, “We have had breakfast with her before, this is normal.”
My Brothers and I stare at Hunter as she devours the sausages on her plate, we glance at her plate from time to time as we eat in silence and Aspen hadn’t been kidding.
She went for seconds after she had emptied her plate, she had two coffees and when she declined a third Aspen had looked at her. She told Aspen she had had coffee before she left the Palace, so she was at her max for today.
Once we are all finished Dad tells us that he wants us to go to his office down the hall, because there are things we need to know about Aspen and Hunter. Martha walks in with some staff-members and they start to clear the table.
“Justin, why were we not mad when Jax was holding our Mate?” Slade asks and I don’t have an answer for him, other than that Jax is our Brother. He seems satisfied with that answer and retreats to the back of my head as he keeps an eye on Hunter.
Aspen tells us about Hunter’s Father and Dad tells us about the conspiracy they uncovered against Aspen and Hunter. Slade growls in my head at both stories and he vows to me that he will always keep our Mate safe.
“Did I hear you correctly when you said that you shifted at eleven?” Jason asks out of the blue and Hunter just nods her head. I don’t think I have ever heard of a Werewolf shifting at such a young age, but Jax beats me to asking that out loud.
Hunter snorts and says “No, PJ. I am not a Werewolf, I am a Lycan. Just like my poor excuse of a Father.” Now I understand why she was so fast when she jumped Esther.
“Dad, I think I understand why Hunter doesn’t like your training rules.” Jayce says and I hear Hunter growl at his words. “Princess, don’t you dare growl at me. Those rules are in place for a reason, you are only fourteen and can’t compete with the big boys.”
My heart skips a beat or two when I hear how young she is and Slade is quick to point out that it will take four years before she can tell that we are her Mate. Slade is whining in the back of my head and I pull up a wall to tune him out.
Daniel’s P.O.V.
Why the hell is she growling at me for, she is only fourteen and it is my responsibility to keep the youngsters in my Pack safe. “Princess…” I don’t get the chance to say much else as she storms out of my office.
She slams the door shut behind her and right now I regret that my office is soundproof, because I can’t hear if she is screaming or crying or just silent. I turn my head towards Aspen and she just shakes her head at me.
“Daniel, she has been training ever since she shifted for the first time, she has been training with the Pack’s Gamma since she turned twelve. She doesn’t know that I am aware of it, but Alpha Malcolm told me that it was to risky to have her train with others.
She is to strong for the youngsters her age and she had broken quit a few bones before he realized that. Besides, you saw what she did to Gabe and Victor. Maybe you could have her train with Victor to see where she fits in best?” She looks at me and I know that she is right.
“Okay, Baby. You are right about Victor and Gabe and lets not forget what she did with Esther, I will see who can assess her the best.” I say and Jayce is the first to volunteer.
“Dad, if you put her in front of anyone else she might get upset if she feels they are going easy on her. At least now I can say that it is necessary from a Brother’s point of view.” He says with a smirk on his face.
Aspen starts laughing and tells me through the mind-link she wants front row seats to that. “Oh and I want a camera set up, she is going to try and kick his ass.” We both chuckle and I hope that Jayce can handle the humiliation.
We talk for a little while longer and suddenly Jason sits up straight staring at Aspen while he mutters “Fuck”, his Brothers stare at him in confusion. “Sorry, but I have been wondering about a few things that Hunter said.
Or should I say called people before and during breakfast.” I was wondering when someone would bring that one up, “Well, Jason. What is it you want to know?” I ask him with a smile on my face.
“Just confirmation, Dad. I think I figured it out on my own, but I am surprised none of us ever thought of it.” He says and Jax asks him what he is talking about.
“She called you PJ, remember. She called Brent, BeeBee and if I am not mistaken she called Gabe, GeeGee.” Jax nods his head and I can see that my other Sons are letting it run through their minds, but they give up after a few minutes.
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