Amber POV
Throughout dinner I sat there annoyed with Damien. I mean what am I? A child? Hell no I'm not a child, and I will find a way to get back at him for his so called "punishment". If you ask me he just punished himself as well.
I was stirred out of my thoughts at the sound of someone clearing their throat. I looked around the table to figure out who it was and Todd was looking at me waiting for a response. "Uh…sorry Todd what did you say?" I questioned, a little embarrassed because this wasn't the first time I was caught not paying attention throughout this dinner.
Todd sighed, "I asked if you still wanted to take a tour of the castle when we were finished with dinner." He paused, looking between Damien and I. "Something seems to have you distracted and I wasn't sure if your attention was needed somewhere else." He stated arching his eyebrow with a slight smirk plastered on his lips.
I caught on to what he was saying and I know he sensed there was something going on between Damien and I. "I apologize for being distracted Todd, my thoughts are somewhere else it seems. But no, I think a tour around the castle would be just what I need to keep myself from getting distracted with my thoughts." I gave him a warm smile.
Todd grinned from ear to ear. "Great! I can't wait to show you around then!" he then looked over to Damien. "Will you be joining us on this tour?"
Damien put his hand on my thigh and gently squeezed as he began speaking to Todd. "Of course I will be there, wouldn't miss it for the world. Who knows what kind of trouble this one could get into without me." He sent a mischievous grin my way.
"Todd, just make sure you keep them out of the basement." My father spoke very sternly.
"Yes sir." Todd replied to him without a second thought. My mind started churning its wheels though. I couldn't help but wonder what was in the basement.
When I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer, I looked at my father and asked him, "What is in the basement that we cannot see?" My father's eyes darted over to mine.
"The basement is a prison area. No one is aloud in the basement without a good reason. You can never be too careful." He answered, before he took another bite of his pasta. His attention quickly turned back to the meal in front of him.
"Oh…isn't it unsafe to keep prisoners in the same house as you? " I questioned further. This time my question was directed at everyone in the room.
My uncle was the one who responded. "My dear, it is safe to be in the castle, at least safe from the prisoners anyways. There is tight security keeping the basement cells separate from everyone here in the castle. Your father is just being a little protective over you, as he should." He spoke straight to the point with a very serious tone.
Damien joined in on the conversation, "What do you mean at least safe from the prisoners anyways? Is there something going on that we should know about?"
Todd was the one to cut in quickly. "Dude! Have you been living under a rock?" he questioned while he put his head in his hand for dramatic effect. "We are a ROYAL family. Of course there are dangers lurking everywhere for us. The only reason why no one has come yet is because no one thinks we are here. They only assume that one if not all of the elders are here, and no one knows that the King serves as an elder."
I interjected quickly. "How can they even tell if you are a royal? I don't understand why everyone hates royals and I don't understand how they even know!" I said flustered. I didn't like the thought that my whole family including myself were in danger simply because we are of royal blood.
My father was the one to answer this time. "People don't like the royals because they are scared of us. We are not like them, as in we are stronger, faster, and smarter." He looked at Damien as soon as the words left his mouth. "No offense Alpha Damien." I could feel Damien's hand tense up that was resting on my leg. Looking across the room I found Todd snickering like a little schoolgirl finding the whole situation hilarious. I put my hand over Damien's in an effort to calm him down a little, which seemed to work for the time being.
Clearing his throat as he tried to shake off his embarrassment, my father continued. "Anyways…to answer your first question, yes there is a way for people to tell we are of royal blood. In wolf form, we are all white. Some may have a mark here or there that is a different color, but the more powerful the wolf, the whiter it is. In human form, it is hard to tell, but we all have a mark on us that only a royal can identify."
"Well what is it?" I questioned. He sighed and looked at me and then to Damien. "Unfortunately, I am sorry but I cannot say right now. It has been a unbroken rule that only a royal can know what the mark is, and I know it may seem very rude of me, but I cannot tell you in front of Damien."
"Well will you tell me what it is when Damien is not around?" I continued to push on the subject. My curiosity was getting the best of me.
My father smiled and shook his head. "Still persistent as every I see." He chuckled. "I will tell you in time Amber Rose, in the meantime we will need to figure out what your special ability is, as all of us royals have one."
My face lit up in excitement. "How do we figure it out? Is it like magic where I can teleport or set things on fire?"
Damien turned his face to me and laughed. "Love, why would you want to set things on fire? Isn't that a little dark for you?"
My face burned in embarrassment. "Well I didn't say I wanted to set things on fire! I just asked if it could be a power of mine. But I would love to set that witch of a mother of mine on fire one day." I mumbled the last part to myself. Damien caught my words because I felt him squeeze my leg and he mind-linked me. "Kitten, are you ok? I have never heard you speak like this before."
I responded back to him through the mind think while trying to look like I wasn't speaking in mind-link. "I am fine. I think maybe I am just in a little bit of a sour mood judging by the fact that my mate left me high and dry earlier."
I could feel Damien chuckle slightly under his breath.
"Actually love, I left you high and wet earlier. But don't worry; I fully plan to finish what I started so I can turn that frown upside down."
I could feel myself clench in anticipation as my body heated with desire.