The Alpha's Cursed Princess

lucky me

ELENA’S POV

It was finally the day of the mating ball and I was very excited and a little nervous, Sharon had done what she does best and went shopping for what I could wear at the nearby mall. She bought me a long black and glittery evening gown that was sleeveless. I had made sure to instruct her to make sure to buy me a gown that I could wear with long gloves. Even though I didn’t like the fact that the gown left my back bare and exposed I still loved the dress, and it accentuated my curves. It made me feel more of a woman than a girl who had been locked up in the palace all her life.

Sharon knew the family secret, she knew I had been cursed with the phoenix spirit and she thought it was as cool as I thought it was. When she was younger it was a little hard for her to understand why we couldn't make any physical contact but as we both grew up and matured more we started coming up with more creative ways to play together. Whenever she needed a hug or when I needed one, we would always take precautions like being covered up with clothes. However, the need for hugs became more of a frequent thing when we grew older because we were both experiencing frustration in our separate lives. She would face challenges at school with bullies while I considered my father to be the only bully in my life.

However even though she wasn’t the one to carry the curse all her life, I knew it was still hard for her to understand why her best friend and cousin had to stay locked up all the time. I also know it was as hard on her as it was hard on me to have to follow the no touching rule that my father and aunt always made us follow, but we knew from experience that it was for the best. When Sharon was younger she complained to my father and demanded that he explain to her why we couldn't hug when she didn't get an explanation she threw herself at me and the real were bad. Lucky for both of us I could heal her quickly and she recovered.

When evening came it was time for me to get ready and the guests were already arriving slowly. The more I heard the lovely ball music downstairs at the ballroom the more nervous I got. Was I about to do this?

“You do realize that tonight is all about you don’t you?” Sharon asked me as she helped me with my makeup and she was wearing gloves as a way to protect herself from my toxic skin while she did my makeup.

“Why should it be about me? This kingdom has a lot of wolves that haven’t found their mates and I think it’s about all of us. Everyone needs someone to love no matter who they are in this kingdom” I said, there was nothing I hated more than being the center of attention.

“Yes but you are the king’s daughter and you have come of age, you should have found your mate by now but you know what they say?” she asked

“It’s never too late to look?” I asked and she burst out laughing

“No silly do you think your father would allow you to belittle yourself and make yourself look desperate by searching for a mate?” she asked and I shook my head, my father was a wolf with a lot of pride and he taught me never to beg but to rather die with my honor and pride in tack, quiet a lesson to teach a 7-year-old. "That would bring shame to the royal family" she added and that was something that I was well aware of. It was tattoed in my mind that I was to never bring shame to my family or the crown.

“However, what I was going to say was that they say late bloomers have the prettiest petals,” she said and she was right, Neil wasn’t at all pretty but he was a very handsome petal

“Now that I can attest to being true, of all the weird things you believe in I think that can hold some water” I joked and she laughed

“Now we just need you to smile like that tonight and maybe just maybe you will hit the jackpot,” she said

“I already have” I whispered and she heard me

“Spill it” she demanded

“Spill what?” I asked

“Miranda I know you too well...who is he and where did you meet him?” she asked

“Well, I will only tell you because I can’t contain this joy that he brings me and he is so handsome,” I said daydreaming about Neil “his name is Neil,” I said and she sat on the bed

“Wait you mean the Neil, Alpha Antonio’s son?” she asked

“You know him?” I asked her, first I was a little surprised she knew him but I had to remind myself that I was the one who had been locked up in the palace all my life while she was out there meeting new people. But I never wanted her to ever feel guilty for living her life no matter how much I hated mine.

“Who doesn’t know Neil I mean he is the most sought-after wolf in the whole Kingdom? You are so lucky Elena” she said standing up and squeezing my hands through her gloves.

“I hope my father will feel the same,” I said with a sigh

“That will be very unlikely, but it’s not like he has a choice but at the same time I don’t want to give you any false hope,” she said rubbing my back

“What do you mean that’s unlikely? What do you know that I don’t know?” I asked her

“A lot,” she said and we both laughed, there was very little that I knew

“Well these palace walls are very thin and I think I once heard the king complaining about Alpha Antonio to my mum, he called him defiant,” she said

“Wow” that’s all I could say as I threw myself on the bed

“Don’t do that you will ruin my hard work and Neil will be mad at me” she nagged “anyway whatever it is they have going on is between them and it has nothing to do with you. You just have to keep that in mind and then you will be ok?” she said and I wished it was that simple

“What do you think my dad meant when he said Alpha Antonio was defiant?” I asked Sharon and she shrugged

“I guess we are about to find out tonight, I am sure it will be a night to remember especially after they both find out that their seeds have been mated. I think one will be ecstatic while the other will be in mourning” she said

My father was the one who was going to be in mourning, if he didn’t like Alpha Antonio as much as Sharon thought then there were bound to be some quarrels tonight. I could see all my hopes of a peaceful evening fade away and get shadowed by worry and nervousness.