To fulfill an agreement.
Prince!Werewolf x She/Her Fem!Reader
Part one, where Reader is arranged to marry the prince on her 18th birthday, but an accident will change their lives forever.
Angst/Comfort
Masterlist Part 2 Part 3 Comming soon
TRIGGER WARNING: Strong themes are described, werewolf, lycanthropy, attacks, blood, war, wounds, disinherited, politics.
That was a kingdom of chaos and constant change, the last two wars, although won, left the crown in a situation of extreme poverty, with no better option the king had to ally with the few rich men in the kingdom and try to re-establish the order.
That was how Y/N's father came to court, he, being the armorer of the kingdom, had enriched himself tremendously in recent years, however, wealth could not do anything in favor of this man, he was unpleasant, offensive , ignorant, adulterous, alcoholic and greedy
Y/N's mother did not tolerate having him around, he disgusted her so much that she limited the time they spent together as much as possible, which was not so difficult considering that he spent almost every night outside his house with one of his lovers.
The king did not consider him trustworthy, but he was the only one who could invest the necessary money to rebuild the walls and towers, however Y/N's father would not do anything that would not be of direct benefit to him
With hundreds of mouths to feed and a vulnerable kingdom, the king was forced to accept the conditions of the armorer, it was him who proposed the idea, at first the king thought it was a crazy idea, to marry off his eldest son, and future heir to the crown and the entire kingdom, with this man's daughter, there had to be a better option, only, there wasn't
After consulting with his advisers and the other members of the court, the king reluctantly accepted the marriage proposal, of course the armorer was known to despise his wife and daughter, often referring to them with derogatory terms, and of course his only intention with the marriage was the possibility of influencing the decisions of the future king, however the followers of the king pointed out another truth, the prince was still a child, years would pass before he became a man and took the throne, by then the armorer would surely have died by his own hand due to the amount of alcohol he drank, or thanks to another barbajan in some bar fight, and the young Y/N would be as good a wife as any other maiden raised in a wealthy family.
That was how the fate of Y/N and the prince was sealed, they would marry on Y/N's 18th birthday.
Y/N, like the other girls in the kingdom, had been educated to obey their parents, and keep silent, she, like her mother, did not like her father's presence, and she looked forward to the rare moments she could spend alone in her bedroom, as much as this angered her mother, she considered her daughter the only thing in her life she had control over, someone she could order around, the outlet for all her frustrations.
"Listen girl, your father arranged for you to marry the prince, and you know as well as I do that you should do what your father tells you if you don't want to get in trouble, so don't even think about contradicting him"
"The prince? But wouldn't that make me a princess?"
"Don't be ridiculous Y/N of course not, your father loves to pretend that he is someone important and that he rubs shoulders with important people in the castle, once he gets whatever he wants he will cancel the marriage"
"I understand, I'll try then to behave with all decency"
"Stop being sarcastic Y/N, how many times have I told you that women are in the world to be seen, not heard? Take me as an example, do you think I wanted to marry your father? Of course not, but I still did it, and look at me now, I lack nothing and I only have to put up with your alcoholic father from time to time, that is the only hope of a daughter, the best thing that can happen to you is that some man marries you "
"I understand Mother, you have told me thousands of times"
"Good, remember that"
After years of effort, the king had managed to rebuild much of the buildings, but much more work still had to be done to restore the social order to its former glory, his sons now 15 and 11 years old, would enjoy a hunting trip with other youngsters despite the king's concerns about the possibility that they would meet some beast that would surpass them, but the youngsters persisted incessantly until their father let them go
"Please take care of yourselves, and do not approach other villages"
"Father you should not worry about us, we will be fine"
Prince Lojálny had inherited the passion for hunting from his grandfather, and the impetus of his deceased mother, she, like him, had been an intrepid teenager, thus winning the heart of her father and the respect and affection of all the kingdom, before passing away early she had two sons, Lojálny and his little brother Zrada
The wait of a few hours became a whole day, when the sun threatened to set, there was already an army of knights led by the king looking for the two princes, but by nightfall there was still no trace
"We have to split up and keep looking, they have to be around here"
"My King..."
A general was about to speak when a ferocious howl interrupted him
"Wolves!!"
As soon as someone shouted, a pack of wolves jumped from the shadows towards the knights, a huge male launched himself towards the back of the king, who, not seeing the animal, fell from his horse to the ground while struggling with the beast, these undoubtedly did not they were normal wolves, the king stabbed the male with his sword and quickly got up starting a battle against the animals that had no chance against the knights of the court, in minutes the wolves were history, in the silent field, only a small sob between the trees alerted a soldier
"My lord... I hear something"
"Everyone keep quiet"
"It comes from there..."
They ran towards the noise that was now a crying, there a few meters from the road were the brothers, the little Zrada hugging the unconscious body of his brother Lojálny
"ZRADA!!!"
"Dad?, my brother... we didn't go far, but they chased us... there were many..."
The knights rushed to rescue the brothers, and take them to the palace, with Lojálny still unconscious
The king kicked the doctor's door open and placed the prince on the bed, the doctor rushed to immediately check on him
Deep wounds, arms full of bites, and claw marks