Chapter 161 - Wolf Is Home

It was midday and Adeline was resting in her quarter after returning back from the group training session. The group that was single had now split into two after the kidnapping of Adeline by four of her half-siblings.

If they were inside a class, Raphael and Adeline would sit on a separate column and the others would sit down on another column. And if it was a sparring session, then Raphael and Adeline would stand on one side of the ground while the others would stand on another side.

Raphael had found out later that the others had actually gone through with their plan. And he had apologized to Adeline for not warning her about their plans even when they had talked about it in front of him. At that time, he didn't think that they would actually carry out their evil plan.

Gustin, Kaela, and Nefriti were not even able to look Adeline in the eye. They would avoid her and they distanced themselves from her because of the shame and also because of fear. They were feeling guilty but they didn't yet have the courage to ask for Adeline's forgiveness. They didn't think that what they had done to Adeline was forgivable.

And Claudia had not attended the training session after that day, not because she was ashamed or guilty but because she was not in the right state of her mind. After she saw the glowing red eyes of Adeline that day, she completely lost it. She would constantly get hallucinations of evil creatures chasing after her and trying to kill her. And she was under strict observation inside her own quarter.

When Adeline was laying down on her bed, Osanna came running into Adeline's room with a piece of great news, "Adeline! Adeline!" She didn't even care to knock on the door and just rushed inside the Princess's room.

"Whoa! Slow down Osanna, you might trip over your own gown if you run like that." Adeline said in a concerned voice and sat up on her bed.

But Osanna was too excited to slow down. "Didn't you know that Prince Nigel has already returned back from Aberdeen?"

Adeline's face lit up with joy and she jumped out of her bed at once. She held Osanna's hand and asked, "Brother is already here?"

Osanna nodded her head excitedly and answered, "Yes, he has arrived with a few other guests from Aberdeen. He must be in his quarter." Osanna knew how much Nigel meant to her and she had noticed that her life was impacted greatly by his absence. So when she heard that Prince Nigel was back, the first thing she did was drop everything that she was doing and run to Adeline's chamber.

Adeline happily hugged Osanna for telling her the news and thanked her before she ran at her full speed towards her brother's quarter.

She didn't care if she hit anyone on the way or if she was jumping across the flower pots, she just wanted to see her brother as soon as she could.

The guards and maids of Nigel's quarter made way for the Princess as she ran past them wildly. They were smiling as the Princess ran past them because they had seen her after a long time and they were happy to see the smile on the Princess's face.

Adeline barged into Nigel's room and shouted, "Brother!"

She wanted to hug her brother as soon as she saw him but she halted near the door when she saw two other people in Nigel's room. One she recognized very well, he was Fenris. And the other, she didn't recognize.

"Adeline! I missed you so much. Come here," Nigel opened his arms with a huge grin on his face. And he walked towards where Adeline was standing like a statue.

When her brother opened his arms for her, she smiled and then sprinted towards Nigel. Then she jumped and put her arms around his neck. She literally clung to her brother. "You have no idea how much I missed you, brother. I wished you would return soon but you didn't. Don't ever leave me alone like this again. I don't want to live in this Palace without you. There is no one else like you here."

Of course, when she said 'There is no one else like you here', she was referring to her other half-siblings.

All of a sudden Adeline began to sob like a baby in her brother's arms. She did miss him a lot. All the problems that she went through and the emotions that she had suppressed till now burst out of her in the form of unstoppable tears.

Having Theodore with her had minimized her loneliness to some extent but it was nothing like having a brother alongside her. There were things that only a brother would understand and she wished that Nigel would never leave her again. A month without him was already this hard and she couldn't imagine separating from him again.

And those words from his dear sister pinched Nigel right where it hurt the most. His eyes also watered hearing his sister's cries. He did not have the heart to tell her that he would not be living in Wyverndale for long. They had just reunited and he didn't want to say anything about that yet. He thought of breaking the news slowly and carefully.

After hugging each other and crying for some time, the brother and sister duo finally calmed down. Nigel wiped Adeline's tears and kissed her on her forehead.

Fenris wanted to tease the crybabies so much but he controlled himself. He had promised to Nigel that he would be on good behavior during his stay in Wyverndale. When those two finally left each other, he stepped in front of Adeline and gave a gentle bow to her, "Princess Adeline, I hope you have not forgotten my name."

"I wish I had, Prince Fenris," Adeline replied sharply while also giving him a soft nod.

Fenris wrinkled his nose and acted as though he was hurt by her words.

Before Fenris could make any cheesy comment, Adeline focused her attention on the beautiful lady that was nervously standing in one corner of the room. And she asked Nigel, "Brother, are you not going to introduce me to her?"

Nigel's heart skipped a beat when Adeline asked that question. He was not sure what to tell her, or rather how to tell her. He nervously scratched his brow and mumbled, "She is Rhea. And she uh… she is… she is my mate. I mean my-my wife."

"What?" Adeline exclaimed in such a loud voice that Nigel shuddered. "She is your wife?"