Novels by Xana Matthews

Elena POV“I didn’t really see the animal that attacked me clearly,” I said slowly as I recalled exactly how I had gotten injured, “It slammed into me from behind so I really had no chance to get a good look at it. All I managed to see was its brown fur.”“Oh,” her features softened in sympathy, “that’s such a pity.What do you say we hunt it down?” She said brightly and I groaned internally. “It would provide a fun activity for us and we could also get revenge for you Luna.”“Oh I’m fine,” I shook my head in refusal, there was no way I was going to agree to another hunt. Not when I still had the medals from the last one. I looked down at my ankle. “I don’t really care that much besides, it’ll heal pretty soon.”“I insist.” She turned to Draven, her eyes twinkling, “what do you think Alpha? Don’t you think we should help Luna get her revenge?”Draven’s deep voice reverberated across the room. “Elena hasn’t fully healed yet, we can talk about the hunt again once she’s better.”She qu

Elena POVMy mouth went dry all of a sudden and I asked in a hollow voice. “What’s the public opinion like? What are they saying?”“Well,” he ran his hand through his hair and started pacing the room, “most of them believe our statement, but there are a few that are being very loud about their skepticism. From the way they’ve been sounding, and how organized they are, we strongly suspect they might be in league with the team of rogues who attacked us. We’re currently working on tracking them down too. Maybe they can lead us to whoever sent them.”I nodded mutely, suddenly feeling like I was about to be sick.He must have seen the fear on my face because his voice immediately softened, “you don’t have to be afraid Elena. Whatever comes up, I can handle it. I’ve dealt with far worse.”I mustered a little smile then, but for the rest of that night, I was unable to go back to sleep.***********“Which of these dresses do you want to wear today Luna?” Nellie asked holding up two dresses.

Elena POVI woke up at three am to my stomach staging a full on protest with drums and even a chant that sounded like a dragon was being held captive inside there.I tried to recall the last time I’d eaten something and realized that asides the soup Draven had fed me that morning, I hadn’t eaten anything else.No wonder I was so hungry.The trip to Sam’s house and then the whole thing with Poppy had drained every last bit of energy in me. From the way the tiny monsters in my stomach were moaning and growling, I needed to eat something, and I needed to eat it fast.I tiptoed my way to the kitchen, taking care not to put too much of my weight on my injured ankle. I could have used the walking stick to make it easier for myself but I was worried the sound of it hitting the ground would travel too far and end up alerting everyone.After a few minutes of a small detour due to me getting lost and accidentally stubbing my toe, I finally made it to the kitchens.They were locked.My heart sa

Elena POVI reared back at once, stung by the viciousness of her words. At that moment it became clear to me that nothing I say or do would have any effect on her. “You really don’t have to go so far you know?”She lowered her head but her face remained detached, a blank canvas. “Please punish me for disrespecting you, Luna.”I stared silently at her for a second. “So you’ve really made up your mind.”“Yes Luna,” she nodded, “so please let me go.”“No,” I swallowed heavily, putting distance between us. “You don’t have to leave, you’ve chosen not to be my personal maid anymore but you can still stay in the palace. It’s your home, I won’t take that away from you.”“Thank you Luna.” She bowed once and left the room, not even sparing a glance at Lucas.I let myself sink back into the couch and let out a long exhale. “What do you think Lucas? I just can’t shake off the feeling that there’s something we’ve missed.”“I’ve known her since she was a child,” Lucas started, the corners of his l

Elena POVFor a moment, her gaze flickered to Lucas and I followed it to see his face, blank as he stared back at her.“Puppet,” He choked out, his voice hoarse with pain, “did I do something? why didn’t you come to me, to us? We would have helped you.”She turned away from him, tears brimming in her eyes. “I don’t need your help Lucas, I’m fine, it was just an accident, Lady Cassandra lost her temper for a bit because of something I did. You don’t need to worry.”“Lost her temper?” I forced the words out from between tightly clenched teeth, my hands whitened against the arm of the couch.“She’s not a child that doesn’t know better than to hit someone when they don’t get their way. How could you possibly still be defending her?”“I’m not…” she whispered, swallowing hard, “I’m not defending her, I’m just telling you the truth.”I grabbed my walking stick and got up from the couch. “I’m done with this, I’m going to find out exactly what her problem is.”I had barely taken two steps forw

Elena POVShe snarled at me, almost foaming at the mouth.”You can mock me all you want but you’ll never be worth even a single hair of Lady Vanya’s.Sooner or later, Alpha will come to his senses and then he’ll reject you. I wonder if you’ll be so smug then, after being rejected twice.”Her lips curled as I flinched, I’d tried not to react but failed. “Oh yes, I know. In fact, everyone here knows. We’ve all just been waiting to see how long you’ll last here, and from the looks of it, not very long.”My voice was ice cold, yet inside, my stomach clenched tightly. “What does that mean?”She smiled at me, her eyes shining with malice. “Do you really think he loves you?”She laughed long and hard at the expression on my face. “You do. Wow the jokes really write themselves. How could you, a low class, uncultured, slave dare to dream of being with a king? Not only that, but you’re prancing around as if you own the place.”She sneered at me. I’ll give you some advice for free. “If he truly