CHAPTER 4
TAYLOR’S POV _TWO DAYS LATER _ I looked out my window, onto the quiet streets below. The window blew through my hair, a slight chill in the air. It rained last night, that's why. Unconsciously, my mind drifted back to that night. The wounds were gone but the scars never left. Everytime I stood in front of the vanity, they reminded me of my sick faith. Like the goddess had taken care to make mine especially miserable. First my best friend betrayed me, then I got mated to the one person I hate with every bone in my body, my dad finds out about my bullying and then a mysterious someone tells the whole pack I am mated to the alpha’s son, now I am officially a town clown. Could things get any worse. I let out a sharp exhale, throwing my hands on the window pane. Loose strands of hair covering my face. I took a peek inside the room to find my brush, that's when I heard it The honking of cars as their engines made those vroom sounds while they drove down the road. I nearly threw myself out the window, trying to see who it was before they got close to our place. I managed to catch a glimpse. The instant I saw the golden wolf emblem, I knew exactly who it was. ‘Zephyr… damn it. Just when I thought things wouldn't get any worse.’ I flopped away from the windows, dived into the sheets and covered myself up, pretending to be asleep. It took only seconds for Mum to come knocking at my door. “Taylor.” She pushed the door open. In my house, it was an unspoken rule to never lock the door. I wasn't looking at her but I could already envision her making that ‘You gotta be kidding me’ expression on her Face. “Dress up and come down stairs.” I heard her footsteps leave the room slowly. “Don't make me come up there twice.” She yelled, walking down the stairway. I pressed my eyes shut and gripped the sheets tight. I wanted to disobey her. But I couldn't. No one in the house ever crossed mum. “Uh!!!” I flung the sheets in the air and stumbled out of bed. Damn everything, I am not changing. I am going downstairs like this. I don't have anything to say to him. I stumped down stairs while muttering grumpy curses. My face twisted with displeasure. Only one pair of eyes greeted me when I made it to the sitting room. It was Zephyr’s. He was sitting with his legs crossed and his occasionally tight shirt, which he had conveniently left three buttons open for the imagination to wonder. I kept my eyes up, looking boldly at him and trying not to look down. I knew exactly how what was behind all those fancy clothes and I didn't want to think about it. “What do you want, Zephyr?” “Is that how you greet your future Alpha?” he growled at me. “Future Alpha?” I looked around feigning sincere surprise. “Where? I can't see him.” He glared at me. I held a smug look on my face. “I don't have time for your sassy mouth. Get in the car. The alpha requests for you?” The smile wiped off my face immediately. “Why?” He didn't spare me a glance. “You will know when you get there.” Suddenly, my gut twisted and my heart started palpitating. For some reason, I didn't want to leave the house. Zephyr stopped at the door, noticing that he wasn't being followed. “Get off you ass Taylor.” He yelled. “I’m not going.” I sprang up from the Parlor couch. “Yes, you are.” He made for me, so fast that before I could blink twice, his hand had gripped me. Just a touch. That all it took to ignite the mate bond. To set that fire ablaze again. The room suddenly got hotter. My mind going sex-crazed like it has been starved for years. I yanked on his hand. Trying to break out of his grip. There was no way I was riding in that cramped car with him. I would be begging to get laid before we even left this street. Zephyr’s grip tightened. He was adamant on dragging me along. I had to do something… anything. My naughty eyes fell on his waist. Zephyr never wore a belt. Which means…. I grabbed his pants and yanked on them. Zephyr let go of me immediately, snatching the air in vain effort to get a hold of his clothes. The trousers slipped down to the floor. I froze. He wasn't wearing shorts over his tighty-whities. His bulge was right before my eyes. I freaked, screamed and went into a frenzy. In the middle of my histeria, I kicked Zephyr right in the groin. ****** Beta Ian, second in command to my dad, drove us back to the palace. Apparently, Zephyr has come along with him but asked him to wait in the car. What a lovely choice that was. I avoided looking his way the whole drive through. Partly because he kept messaging his belt region and raining curses on me. The whole scuffle in the house took up a lot of precious time, Ian said, so immediately we drove in, I was led into the throne room. Zephyr stood beside his father and I was placed in the middle of the room. I kept my head down, fidgeting with my fingers. Thinking of what to say. The judging eyes peering down in me all around the room gave me goosebumps. My palms suddenly got real sweaty. Finally some broke the uneasy silence. “Is this the Alpha’s mate? The moon goddess must be making mockery of us?’ I frowned. ‘Wait… what did that old fart just say?’ “I was shocked when I heard the news. Our poor Alpha to be, is so unlucky.” another council man said, sympathetically. “If she was pretty, it would have been manageable.” I squeezed the my left hand. Holding up a plastic smile. But within, I was a seething cauldron of anger. “An Omega for a Luna. It's disgusting just saying it. She is good for nothing with that behind as flat as a ruler.” A she-wolf spoke this time. I felt the cauldron explode inside me. My eyes darted towards the voice. I wasn't going to take this shit hands down. “At least my face doesn't scare children away.” I snapped. The wolf sprang from her chair. I ignored her, turning around to face the Almighty Alpha who keeps gossiping salon boys in disguise as council men.ZEPHYR’S POV“How could you let this happen? You have one job, just one. Make sure the witch is here tonight. Look at all the sacrifices that were wasted because of your mistake. What exactly is wrong with you?! How could you have failed something so important?!!!” I yelled in his face, squeezed the neck of his shirt. Oh, all the heavens knew I wanted him dead right now. “You are tired Zephyr. Hitting me, blaming me; none of it changes anything and you know that.” “I don’t know shit.” I growled, gritting my teeth. “If you say so then I will make it clearly. The witch has a minion that was not here tonight. She implanted parts of her broken spirit in this minion. It will really take her some time to regenerate herself from that body but it doesn’t make her any less undefeated. Like you told me, I made absolute sure she was here for the fight. It was when the bulk of her spirit destroyed, I noticed this incompleteness. If Taylor had not dropped a hole platform on her, I would have ne
TAYLOR’S POVI opened my eyes and I saw nothing. There was just darkness and that light except unlike before, the light was flickering, dwindling. I wanted to reach out to it, to go to it but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. I felt dead.“Mother. Mother. Mother.” I called out, she didn’t answer instead the light went off and everything was peach black. I lost my voice immediately after it did.‘What’s going on? What’s happening? Mother. Zephyr. Oscala, van someone here me? Hello.’ I tried to communicate with my mind but even I knew it wouldn’t work. ‘Is this the work of the witch? That damn witch. That sick, disgusting witch, I’m going to kill her. I’m going to kill her’Out of no where, someone began to laugh. His voice, it was awfully familiar but I couldn’t wrap my head around who it is was. Hell, I couldn’t wrap my head around a anything.“Oh Taylor, even in this situation you find power from thinking of how to crush someone. You are always amusing.”‘Wait, I think I have f
CH174OSCALA’S POVI heard Taylor’s scream from the end of the main hall. I had the duty of keeping the guests safe but now but scream, to me, meant the world had come to an end. I left the guests, rushing out immediately. I ran faster than I had ever run before, crashing into anything and everything in my way.She was on the top of the platform, on her feet and striding backwards. She was definitely going to fall. I raced up the stairs but I couldn’t get to her before she fell. I screeched to a halt in the steps and catch her.Something on her burned my hands immediately. I let go. It was a reflex, before I could think I had already done it. Taylor fell fasting, hitting the ground before I could reschedule her again.“Oh hell, Taylor!!!!” someone from somewhere else screamed her name. I didn’t have time to think of who. I just rushed to her, conjuring a spell and sealing of the dark Magic infecting her body.I was on my knees, over here, looking at that was left of her body. She wa
TAYLOR’S POVI ducked her punch, her kick and another punch. She kicked me again, almost hitting my stomach. I summersaulted backwards, landing with a split. “Acrobatics, that’s your big plan for beating me, how cute. But it won’t do much for you because I have more the kicks up my sleeve.” She set up fore on her hands and threw them at me. I dodged the first immediately but the second grazed my shoulder. My clothes caught on fire and spread fast. It turned like wolfsbane. “Ahhh!!!”I screamed, ripping the robes off me immediately . Now I was down to my undergarments. My skin had been burned a little. “How does it feel huh. It hurts right?!!”She laughed maniacally. “This is just the beginning of your pain. When I carve your heart out, you and that worthless mother of yours will know how I felt when my lovely family stabbed me to death because they all thought Witches are curses.”“Bo ho.” I raised my head. “I’m I supposed to cry over your son story. Frankly when I saw you lying dea
ZEPHYR’S POVSo far, the anniversary party was going well. All the guests I had invited had arrived as well as some others I didn’t know. The feast had began and some of the visitors were in the main area, watching the dance show. The others were helping themselves out to the food and wine. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong so far. The hour for the TOAST was drawing near. I stood up to get the two wine glasses we needed for it. I couldn’t sense Shadow anywhere so I presumed he must have spotted a minion and followed him. I gave Taylor my hand and she took it. We stood before the crowd and ordered that the music be lowered so we could speak. The DJ was on it immediately, the dancers finalizing their act and the guests directing their attention to us, one at a time. Soon we got everyone’s attention and a little unwanted attention as well but we didn’t notice that. “I believe I have all your attention.” I started, letting Taylor come close enough for me to put my hand around he
THEODORE’S POVANNIVERSARY PARTY DAY “So what’s the plan?” Zephyr gestured to a large table inside the underground room beneath the library. Daisy, Taylor, Oscala and a man from the shadows, were with us, standing by the table. I joined them. Zephyr came up to us, and placed a sword before everyone. “This is the only weapon under the heavens that can slay the witch. Eden has informed us that she will definitely come for the party so let’s all be expecting this high table guest. Taylor and I will keep the show going up stairs. We will entertain wolves from all Kingdoms, watch the dramas and play your regular lovey-dovey couple, meanwhile you Theodore and your wife, Daisy; the both of you will enter the dungeons and free Taylor’s parents.”I looked at Taylor. She whispered to me. “Keep them safe.” I nodded.“Once you get them,” Zephyr continued. “I want you to leave through that secret hole in the whole. You will need to watch your step because there are bodies there.”I grinned.