Amber POV
We had made our way down to the dining hall following the guard that was posted outside our bedroom door. I still haven't gotten over how beautiful this castle is. So many things made of crystal all around us.
Once in the dining hall, I noticed that there were only two other people here at the large dining table, my father and Todd. "Have a seat. Breakfast will be served in a moment." The baritone voice of my father rang out.
I didn't respond to his statement, instead I just sat down across the table from him, motioning for Damien to sit next to me. As we sat down, a few maids came in with an array of breakfast foods and drinks. Looking around the table I saw that there was pretty much every kind of breakfast food you could imagine on display on the table in front of me. I made a move to get up and put some items on my plate, but Damien gently stopped me, "Love, I will get your food for you. What would you like?" I seriously cannot get over the way this man takes care of me. I motion to the bear-claw pastries, some bacon, scrambled eggs, cheesy hash browns and orange juice. Damien sits the plate down in front of me and then works on his own plate. When he is done, I think he grabbed just about everything on the table, not having only one plate of food in a mound atop it, but two!
The breakfast started out quiet, with only the sound of silverware against the china plates and everyone chewing their food. I heard my father clear his throat. Not paying him any attention I continued eating my bacon, unintentionally letting out a small moan. As soon as I did it, I realize what I had done when Damien froze on the spot. Quickly recovering he laid his hand on my thigh, and mind linked me. "I will have to punish you later for that one baby girl."
I chuckled lightly to myself, trying not to let anyone else hear. My breath hitched as I felt Damien's hand moving up dangerously close to my center. "Damien I am sorry! It just slipped out! I love bacon!" I said to him back in the mind link. He stopped his torturous decent to my center, but left his hand there leaving a hurricane of nervous butterflies in my stomach.
My father cleared his throat again, louder this time. " I trust you both enjoyed your room last night?" he asked. There was just silence that met his question, neither I, nor Damien making a move to answer his question. "Did you enjoy your dinner?" he tried again.
The sound of my silverware clanking on my plate made everyone's eyes land on me. "You will not buy my affection with a room and food. I am not here for you to weasel your way back into my good graces, hell the only reason I am even sitting in front of you is because I found my mate, which in turn has made my wolf appear! You didn't come looking for me; you didn't come back to me, so don't sit there and pretend that everything is all "La-Ti-Da". The anger in my voice was coming out with venom. I don't think I could talk in a sweet tone even if I wanted to.
"Baby girl, you need to calm down a little. We will get nowhere if you are always attacking your father." Damien said in the mind link, squeezing my leg gently where he still had his hand.
My father sat back in his seat. He scratched his chin a little bit while it seemed he was thinking carefully about what he was going to say. "Amber Rose, I know you have your reasons for being angry with me, but I am your father and you WILL NOT continue to disrespect me." He ordered.
I let out a series of laughs. "I will not disrespect you? Hahaha that's rich coming from you! You know that respect is earned, and you have done nothing to earn my respect but everything to lose it!" I raised my voice at him.
I saw Todd stand up and try to make his way out of the room. He looked to be really uncomfortable with how the events were turning.
"Todd, sit down!" my father bellowed. "You are a part of this family too and you will sit here for this conversation!" Todd immediately sat back down groaning as he did so.
"What the hell do you mean he is family?!" I asked. "Isn't he your beta's son?
My father rolled his eyes. "Yes, he is my beta's son, and my beta also happens to be my younger brother!"
I looked at my father to Todd and back to my father again. How could I have not realized that I had more family out there and never even knew it? I could feel my emotions going haywire.
Pointing at Todd I yelled, "You! Why wouldn't you tell me that? Why would you just pretend that your father was my dad's best friend? You knew! You pretended otherwise!"
Todd's eyes met mine, looking full of remorse. "Amber, I didn't want to overwhelm you. When we met, you had no idea who I was, and you were already so upset at the whole situation. Would it have made a difference if I told you then?"
Would it have? "That is not the point Todd! Relationships are based on trust, and you didn't even tell me the whole truth when I met you. Now how am I supposed to know that you are telling me the full truth about anything else?"
"You will be able to. There is much you still have to find out and learn." My father interjected. "I know we have these family issues to deal with, but your most pressing reason you are here is to learn about what being royal means for you and your mate correct?"
I looked down in embarrassment. "Yes I suppose so. I just don't know if I will be able to concentrate until I know everything else." I admitted.
"Well, how much time do we have? Are you two still planning to leave today?" My father questioned.
"Baby girl, we will stay for as long as you need. I can have Jeremy take care of everything until we arrive back at home."Damien let me know again in mind link.
I took in a deep breath, exhaling slowly. Closing my eyes, I answered, "No we will not be leaving today. I will give one week. One week for you to explain yourself, to tell me about my family, to tell me why you left, and to tell me about being royal. At the end of the week, I will decide where everything stands."
"Fair enough." My father responded. "When you all are finished, meet me in the living room. May as well be comfortable while speaking, after all it will take some time."