Umayza I just celebrated my twentieth birthday a few days ago, and I am enjoying my day off. Tarja and Blaze joined me about an hour ago, only to tell me that the Council had a special assignment for me and that I have to be at the Council's Chamber at three sharp. I decide to enjoy the rest of my time off as I am sitting on the bleachers, watching Lycans and Werewolves train. To my right is the largest group, males and females that want to join the Lycan King's Army, and one day they will be known as the Lycan Queen's Army. Which will happen on the day that Princess Taliyah takes over from . Not that it will happen any time soon, but we all know that somewhere down the line that day will come, and the males and females that are training right now will be a part of her Army someday. I have met a lot of Lycans and Werewolves over the past two years that are already Warriors in the King's Army, and none of them will resign when Princess Taliyah takes her rightful place on the Throne. To my left is a smaller group, and I watch them from the shadows; it is something I am very good at. The smaller group consists of Princess Taliyah, her Mates, her personal Guards, and two trainers. Everyone here knows the story of why her Mates are training her personal Guards. You do not mess with Gammas and certainly not with Royal Gammas, and that is what her Mates are; they are King Alaric's Royal Gammas. However, her personal Guards were correct to address them with "Your Highness"; after all, they are mated to a Princess and our future Queen. I see movement further to my left, and I see two familiar figures moving towards the field. I pull a little deeper into the shadows and watch as the two males approach the group of Princess Taliyah, something I have been doing for the past two years. One of her trainers steps towards them, and I see him shaking his head, but I can't hear why he is shaking his head. Not that I need to hear it, because it probably is for the same reason as always, and that reason is me. I turned eighteen just before a Full Moon, but I didn't accept the invitation to the Palace, and they have been stopping by ever since then. Even though everyone knows that I am not on assignment and most people have seen me around, no one can see me when I don't want them to see me. It is something my Father taught me, and I perfected it in the Pack I used to live in, and with my current job, I am glad that I am so damn good at it. I know they won't stay long because they never do, and I will just sit here waiting for them to leave. I watch the Warriors train while keeping in the shadows, and after an hour, they finally get up and leave. I can breathe a little easier, knowing they won't be back for at least a week or so. They just received a new assignment, and from what I heard, it isn't an easy one."Umayza, report to the Council's Chamber." Council-member Armas says through the mind-link. I just cut him off and head up to the Chamber as Tarja and Blaze head to our Quarters. He knows that I will be there, and he doesn't need me to acknowledge it. I never take the elevator because I don't like being confined to small spaces, and I run up the stairs in the stairwell. I almost tumble down the stairs as I collide with a human wall; luckily, someone is fast enough to grab my arms and keeps me from falling. "Wow, who is chasing you?" I hear a male voice ask me, and when I look up, I see Princess Taliyah and her Mates. I know I shouldn't do this, but I can't help myself. "No one, Your Highness. On my way to Council-member Armas, and I hate to keep him waiting," I say. He looks rather uncomfortable with me calling him "Your Highness", and I have to fight hard not to start laughing. "If you'll excuse me, I need to get going before someone starts yelling in my head," I say with a chuckle, and before anyone can say something, I have slipped past them, continuing my run up the stairs. I knock on the door and wait to be called in, but Council-member Boaz opens the door for me and looks over my shoulder towards the stairwell. "They will be here once they realize I actually gave them the slip or he recovers from me calling him Your Highness," I say. "Come in, Umayza. We will wait for them, and then we can get started," Council-member Boaz replies, and I walk into the Chamber. I want to run from the room when I see Captain Armand talking to Council-member Dayanah, but I just sit down in an armchair with my back turned towards him. "What the fuck is he doing here?" I ask Yade, but I know she doesn't have the answer either. The last time I saw Captain Armand was just before I lost consciousness, after Dolion had run into our SUV and Captain Armand had lost control of the SUV. "I believe you and Captain Armand have met before," Dayanah says as she sits down on a couch to my left, and I tell her she is correct. "You might remember he was driving the SUV Dolion ran into as I was on my way to the Academy," I reply with my eyes on Council-member Boaz.