When they arrived back at the castle, Adora and Kyllan got out of the car, and Leon looked at her, then at his brother.
"Do you want to take him with you, Leon?" Yola asked and Kyllan looked at Adora.
"I am sorry," she apologized, and Leon smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
"Thank you, Adora," Leon said, smiling. "Kyllan, take care, and I will see you around."
"See you later, bro," he replied then left with Yola and Liza.
"When you get everything under control, you'll be able to return home; we were supposed to have lunch at a restaurant; sorry guys, maybe another time," Adora said.
"No need to apologize, there will be another time, we understand," Ayden replied with a smile as they entered the castle and sat in the living room.
"Adora, you're back," her father said as he entered the living room, and she lowered her head as the others stood up and were about to bow, but he stopped them.
"There is no need for that," he said.
"How are you feeling?" she asked as he approached her, but she stepped back, and he sighed as the others looked on, and Alix raised his right brow.
"I- I am much better, thank you," he said and she clenched her fists.
"I'm glad you're okay, father," she said as she looked at him, and he smiled before patting her on the head and closed her eyes.
"You have a great team, Adora; your mother would be proud of you," he said as he moved his hand away from her, and her eyes shook.
"She is not her, but you are," she replied and he sighed.
"I will see you later kid, and good luck in the finals," he said as he walked away, and she tilted her head in confusion.
"Your highness, please take a seat; we will explain," Alix said and she returned to her seat.
"I guess you won't be fighting the captain?" she questioned.
"No, I won't," Alix replied.
"We apologize for disappointing you; it's already official and there is no way to cancel the deal with the captain," Aerav explained.
"Disappoint me huh? You guys got it completely wrong," she said and Aerav frowned.
"She is far from disappointed," Kyllan said, and Nina smiled.
"I am really not disappointed in any of you, you guys made it to the finals, not easily, you worked hard for this, all of you," she replied, and they all smiled brightly.
"Your highness here is your lunch," a maid said, bringing a trolley full of food.
"Thank you," Adora said, and the maid smiled the left.
"Go ahead and help yourselves," Adora said, and they all stood up to take their food.
"Are you not going to eat?" Kyris asked.
'I am going to eat later,' she replied.
"A- your highness, you already know how the final is going this year right?" Alix asked.
"Yeah, no need to explain that, I know about the royal rumble and semi-finals, as well as who will lose and who will win, but the final is going to be epic, you are the rising new team that people love to watch and you will be going up against the champions, I don't care if you win or lose, the point is you have all grown though I know you all can win," she responded, and he smiled.
"We are going to win, and I am going to make sure of it, right guys?" Alix asked, and they all agreed.
"You guys are actually working as a team now, which is fantastic; I guess it wasn't such a bad idea to recruit you guys," she said.
"No, it wasn't, thank you for getting me out of there," Ayden said, and Adora smiled.
"But wait, where were you?" Sarah questioned, and Ayden lowered his head.
"Are you embarrassed because you used to be a wild cat?" Adora questioned as she approached Ayden and sat by his side.
"You know Ayden, Adora saved me from becoming something I am not, I was going to give in to being what a succubus truly is until she took me under her wings, I became her assistant, point is, it doesn't matter who you were back then, I was about to give in to temptations, we all had to find a way to survive," Nina said and Yan smiled.
"She is right, your past doesn't really matter; you all have a good life now; cherish it, and don't let anyone take it away from you," Yan said.
"I-I was a host, I became one after being thrown aside by my family for not living up to their expectations, my lightning is like death itself, perfect for an assassin, I have a rich family who would take hires from rich people or more royals to do dirty work, the Phantom family," he said as he lowered his head and Adora patted him on the shoulder.
"When Adora first met me, I was in a fight with a gang member; I had no idea she was the princess, and I was about to attack her when she pinned me; that's how we met," he explained.
"You are a pretty boy from a privileged background, and your life was not perfect, which is understandable," Aerav replied.
"Being a host isn't such a bad way for a guy to live if he was in your position" Sarah smiled.
"I guess I understand why you were embarrassed, and it also explains why the ladies are so familiar with you," Alix said, and Ayden smiled.
"You conveniently left out the part where I pinned you without even touching you," she said and he smiled nervously.
"After that, I asked him to join he told me his story, and I made sure he understood the details, not only will he be paid more than a host, but he will be recognized for his true worth and not as what his family wants him to be, you guys won't ever have to worry about money, as long as you are my team, you will be sent on serious missions that you will even be paid for, that is if you guys still want to be my team after the tournament," Adora said, and they all smiled.
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