Page 132 of Tangled Hearts

“Your princess, Oria Elowen Zervos,” Taylin said, as if he were announcing me.

The dark pants and shirt didn’t seem fitting for a princess, and especially not with all the knives and artifacts along with my trusty necklace.

“Princess?” The door opened and two large men in armor appeared.

The moment they saw me they knelt down. They stood up quickly looking at the rest of my mates.

“How long have you been free?” Taylin asked.

“We were released a few days ago,” one replied.

“Maxton,” the other said. “You found her.”

“Dorin, it’s good to see you,” Max said.

They bowed to each other as Taylin rolled his eyes at them.

“The king and queen will be overjoyed, please follow us, Princess,” one of them said, turning around to walk down the hallway.

We walked behind them; the feel of this place was extremely different. We saw Fae immediately and I felt Max relax next to me. I glanced at him, grabbing his hands to ease my nervousness.

“No need to worry, Sol,” he said, pulling me against him.

“There is much to worry about. It feels like I will be meeting them for the first time,” I said. “What if?—”

“No what-ifs, Sol,” he said. “They are your family, and they will always love you.”

“My king and queen.”

A tall man with blond hair turned around as did a woman with brown hair and my hazel eyes. The moment I saw them I knew who they were. Nothing would have kept me from them, they felt like home. Time stopped for a moment before I rushed to them. They embraced me as I tried to wrap my arms around them.

“Oria, darling,” my mother whispered. “Please tell me I’m not dreaming.”

“No mama, I’m here,” I cried, as they held me tighter. “I’m home.”

“How?” my father asked.

“A very persistent man followed me, and three others rescued me from Laima,” I said, holding onto them tighter. “They…they are my mates.”

They pulled away from me, looking me over. My mates stood in a line behind me. I expected to see Taylin, but he was nowhere in sight.

“Mates?” My mother smiled cupping my cheek. “Oh, darling it seems we have so much to catch up on.”

“My baby girl has come home with mates.” My father cupped my other cheek looking over my shoulder. “Is it too late to threaten them over your safety?”

“Never, Father,” I chuckled, admiring my mother and father.

“Come on, boys, it seems we have a lot to catch up on.” He motioned to my guys to come over. “Thank you for saving her.”

“No sir, we didn’t save her,” Ryder said.

“She saved us,” Gray finished.

“She gave us hope about everything good in the world,” Soren said.

“And gave us our freedom,” Max grinned. “We owe her everything, especially a home.”

My cheeks heated as we all stared at each other. It finally felt real. I was free, with mates and I was finally home.

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