"Why is she so pale?" Rhysand cupped Medusa's cold cheek as his heart seemed to beat out of his chest. The Alpha Supreme of the mortal world was trembling as his soulmate laid unmoving. The healers checked the pulse of the goddess while one of them placed their palm on Medusa's stomach, a gasp leaving her mouth.

"The Queen is going to give birth prematurely my King, we cannot delay this, please step out of the room." Gaelic was restless as Rhysand was rushed out of the room without any further thoughts. The Hellhound was pacing back and forth furiously as his eyes switched colors frantically, one second they were molten gold and the very next a dark shade of cyan.

The eerie silence of surroundings was making the man know what was the true meaning of fear. Minutes passed and yet nothing was changed, Rhysand checked the matebond and found it unstable making the wait even more lengthy.

Minutes converted into hours and soon it were four hours when he heard a scream, his Medusa was seemed to be wide awake.

"Medusa!"

"No Lycan! you will hamper the birth, the process has started." Rhysand wanted to break the doors of the palace chamber but refrained from taking such rash decision at this moment. Elder Clesmond patted his back, his own eyes furrowed in tension as it was just an hour ago that he and Medusa were roaming the gardens.

The Alpha King was anxious and terrified, his mate was once the strongest creature in the realm but now her body was weak and to give birth to a lycan baby...their child.....the process would be full of pain.

The delivery was scheduled to a month later atleast, the beast closed his eyes praying to Mother luna Persephone and King father Hades to watch over his mate.

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It was dawn when the healers called Rhysand inside making him dash inside the chambers. Even the bright glow of chandeliers was nothing in comparison to how radiant the small bundle of softness looked in the arms of his mate who had her throat parched from screaming.

Her tear filled eyes looked at the little girl whom she was holding while laying down wrapped up in soft silk blankets and then again into the eyes of her mate as if to confirm that she was not dreaming. When Rhysand smiled brightly through emotions thick in air only then the violet eyed rogue princess started sobbing clutching their child to her chest.

The child sensing her mother's worry too started a mini crying contest much to the hellhound's happiness.

"Congratulations to Alpha King and Luna Queen, a baby princess is born."

Rhysand who was frozen by the doors took a deep breath going closer to the two most precious beings he had given the privilege to encounter and live his rest of life with.

His hands came around the crying pair in a hug while the healers bowed down leaving the chambers, even the elder who was standing at the door watching the trio embracing one another retreated with tears of joy in his eyes.

"It's our baby Rhy." Medusa spoke in awe looking at the golden eyed lycan princess with tiny silver hairs sprinkled on her small bald head.

The small eyelashes again fluttered closed as soft breaths escaped the tiny button nose revealing the molten gold irises once before the girl slept after giving her parents almost a heart-attack with how early she arrived into the mortal world.

Medusa found Rhysand all silent thus making her look at him with her big violet eyes in confusion which soon turned to bubbly delight when she saw him looking at their baby in complete adoration yet fear.

"She is so small....you are so brave Medi, you went through such pain to bring our child into the world safely....I am so proud of you babygirl." He kissed the top of his soulmate's head.

"Such a miracle...."

He looked into his mate's eyes who reassured him that he was capable to hold their daughter. Rhysand went to his knees to hold the joy and happiness that he and Medusa created of the size of his palm and picked her up.

The lycan princess seemed to smile in her sleep seemingly aware of the affectionate touch of her father who was drawn to mayhem because of her oncoming, his hair disheveled and eyes lacking sleep yet the mirth on his face was unparalleled.

Her mother, the most beautiful being in the entire realm looked exhausted after such excruciating process of childbirth and was on the verge of falling asleep.

"My daughter, you are the jewel of my crown. A part of my soulmate and my heart living outside my mortal body, I swear on moon goddess Persephone to cherish you and your mother, my soulmate till my last breath."

With that he placed her into the arms of his mate who had given him everything he could ever wish for and picked Medusa up in his arms taking precautions to not put force on her body in anyway to transfer them to a clean room circulating cool soothing breeze so they could sleep peacefully.

The mother-daughter pair found extreme comfort in the safe protective arms and were lulled to sleep by the time Rhysand reached the east wings of the palace.

The palace maids were gushing as soon as they saw Rhysand's woman and child clinging to him. Now that the heir to the throne has arrived it was only natural for the people to look out for her to the best of their abilities.

After official Gaston was decapitated, people realized that even though their Emperor gave them the right to speak but it must not be in his personal affairs and definitely not about his Medusa, also early speculations that if the child born to the royalty was female the crown cannot be passed to her died down as soon as the Diana, Official Gaston's daughter was declared rogue. The indication was clear if one did not follow the rules of werewolf hierarchy then they would be declared rogue.

If the Lycan King wants his daughter would be ruling the entire world....she would and none had in them to oppose it. When queen Medusa graced the audience the next day after King Rhysand's cruel decision of beheading the enemy in capital market most of the orthodox people had hoped that she would cry that she was virtuous and did not intended to keep the King to only herself but her one glare was enough to declare that people should not forget who she was.

That woman was born to burn and rule the world if she deems worthy, if even a single hand raised to rebel against her daughter sitting on throne......the couple would massacre and crush the rebellion even before the rise.

The evil went hand in hand.

(Past)

"If any official gave my mate their daughters I will return your kindness with ten folds, you title would be stripped off while I shall grant you the valley of illusions......for those who are not aware of it, I had spend my childhood in that valley with hundred thousand venomous snakes as my protector and shadow.

They will only listen to one command and that is mine. I would give you a death so cruel that you would beg to die! My mate is not a thing to conquer and certainly not a conquest.....for the one not following my commands, my wrath shall rain upon you!

Ceremony Dismissed!"
(Past END)