The Tears of a Prince

At first they tried to take Kai with them by force but the prince was not going to let that happen. After he knocked out one of the guards he grabbed another one, pinning him to the wall with furious eyes. No one was going to drag him out there like a criminal, he was going to get out on his own. 

Philip was following close behind, his eyes worried as he looked at his lover. None of the two knew what exactly had happened and as they entered different carriages to get to the palace he was getting more and more anxious. He could see Kai's mask, an expressionless face filled with pride. He wouldn't ask any questions, he didn't want to seem worried, concerned by all of this. The werewolf tapped his foot on the wooden floor of the carriage, agitated as he bit his nails. 

Someone was dead? But who? He couldn't help but wonder and for a second his friends, dead, popped into his mind, there was no way. Reina and Mika would have been fine. 

Thankfully their ride didn't last long, all the distances in BloodBound seemed to be very small and for once Philip was glad about that. The guards rushed the prince inside, forgetting everything about him but still, Philip followed them to the throne room where his mother awaited with the rest of the guests. 

The scene was indescribable. Even if he tried to, he couldn't put the pieces together. The werewolf guests were all there, his company with them too and when he locked eyes with them he sighed in relief, they were alright. Soran was also there standing on the other side while Lun was on his knees on the floor, his hands tied behind his back. Were they blaming him too? But for what?

Once Kai noticed his best friend he escaped the guards, rushing towards him and standing before the queen, an arrogant look on his face as he met her cold eyes. Was this one of her games? No, there was no way she wouldn't touch Lun, Xan was also standing by her side looking at the werewolf with an anxious expression. This wasn't something she had organized.

"What is happening?" Kai asked her. "Why is Lun tied? What do you mean I am accused of murder?" He bombarded her with questions.

"You and Lun both are  suspects. Today, after the tour to the armoire a werewolf was found dead in his room. That werewolf was Mark, the one you two had an argument with. His pack reported it and…" Cecilia began explaining. 

"And the only people who had something against him were you too. He was also killed with an unknown weapon but we were instructed not to bring weapons with us." Loyd said.  He was his Alpha, his eyes red from crying he looked devastated. 

"What? I had nothing against him, he was annoying yes but why would I kill him? Also…I was with Philip today, I left the tour earlier and…wait a second. What you're saying is that I stole a weapon from the armor during the tour and went off to kill him?"  Kai asked with wide eyes. The queen sighed, rubbing her temples. 

"Did you?" She asked him. 

"Of course not! I had no reason to kill him." Kai exclaimed, offended. "Lun did not have a reason either. What the hell? This is too suspicious. You really think that if I wanted to kill him I would have done such a sloppy job? That's ridiculous." 

"Your majesty." Philip stepped in. "Kai had been with me this whole time. Ever since he left the armoire, there is no way he would have gone to Mark's room to kill him without me knowing." 

"Then maybe you're involved in this too." Loyd said and Philip gasped, looking at him with a frown. 

"No matter what I would never kill someone of my own kind." he stated. 

"Stop. This is not getting us anywhere. You were the one who left first from the armoire, you were also seen several times arguing with him. What do you have to say for yourself?" Cecilia asked him. 

"Nothing! Because we didn't do anything! I was at the armoire but the only reason I sneaked out was to be with Philip not to kill that guy! I didn't even remember his name, why would I care about killing him? Mother, this does not make any sense and you know it." he told her, staring right into her eyes. "Xan, tell her. Lun is being accused here too." Kai said between gritted teeth, his blue eyes judging his brother. The crown prince looked at the tied vampire, Lun hadn't said anything because he didn't want to bring Xan in a difficult position, Kai already knew that.

"Mother…we need to think about this a bit more. This is an accusation of murder we are talking about, just the fact that they fought with him is not evidence enough that…" 

"So you will overlook that a member of our pack was killed during the event? During the time we gathered to sign the treaties?" Loyd exclaimed, agitated. His hands had formed fists, his jaw was clenched while he stepped forward. "He was one of my people and I demand for justice or else my pack will not sign the treaties."  He threatened the queen. 

"I have no intention of spearing a murderer believe me." Cecilia announced. "I will do everything in my power to find the murderer but when there is no solid evidence I can not sentence my son and his friend lightly. For now take them both to the dungeons, we will organize an investigation together, so you can see everything with your own eyes."

"Mother!" Kai exclaimed. "This is stupid!" 

"Do you really want to make things harder for yourself? Look at this mess. I can't even blink and another chaos occurs, just in a few hours. Go away with Lun for now and do not make something you will regret later." she warned him. "Take them away!" the queen ordered and two guards appeared behind him. They grabbed Kai by his arms, the same happening to Lun and they took them away, dragging them to the dungeons. 

Once Kai and Lun had left the room another Alpha stepped up, continuing the conversation. 

"Your majesty." A sweet voice echoed in the room. "If I am allowed to speak, I think we should search their rooms, the weapon of the murder is missing so maybe we can find the evidence there.." Alloy suggested, a faint grin on her face.