MasukSabrina. 'With your capabilities, the royal brothel will surely flourish...' ' With your capabilities, you will surely make a good hostess...' I repeated those words in my mind, over and over, and each time, something went cold within me.. And every time, something hardened in me. ' You will make a good hostess..' He had said. But what was I ? Some wh*re? So, that had been their plan from the very beginning, then? To kill my wolf, clip my feathers, make me powerless, then take me to the brothels, for their twisted satisfaction? So, from the beginning to the end, coming to the palace had been a trap, no? Even Ivy's presence in my life, her friendship, it had just been them, keeping me under their surveillance, in the name of friendship? And I had been so stupid that I had believed her.. them.. From the Alpha King's office all the way to my grandma's manor, I didn't even know how I crossed the distance. The last thing I recalled was him giving me a dead
Sabrina. " But all is not lost..." he stated, a cunning glint cropping his eyes. " There is another way that you can make yourself useful in the palace..." Alpha King Alexander informed, his eyes holding mine in a way that had my skin prickling. " Either that, or you will be forced to leave the palace. .We only keep people who add value here, after all." He expressed, a deep chuckle escaping from his lips. All along, from the moment I entered in, I remained composed, listening as he spoke his mind, selling a picture of calm and composure even when every part in my body was screaming with anger, bitterness. But aside from chalking it all down, what more could I do? He was the Alpha king...it was not like I could fight him, at least not at the moment.. I was now powerless, my wolf was dead, I was practically a cripple.. What could I possibly do? I just allowed the humiliation to burn through me, inch my inch, fingers tightly clenched, with no claws to pierce my sk
Rhys. I only had a few hours before the contest. 'Hang in there, Sabrina...' ' I will come for you..' I whispered as I drifted off to sleep. The former Queen had told me to eat light, but with my frying nerves, how much could I possibly eat? I had ended up taking a few bites, drinking plenty of water, and going to bed earlier. The next morning, the morning of the contest, I was long up before Jake came knocking on my door. " Slept well?" He sounded nervous as he asked, his voice laced with so much tension that you would think he was the contestant and not me. Yeah. For a person whose fate was hanging on a super thin thread, I had slept too well, I would say. " Let's head out.." He didn't even give me time to respond before he instructed. " The contest will begin in about an hour. You need to be there earlier enough." He urged, nervously, motioning for us to leave. I didn't stoll either. And I wasn't going to lie. I was a hell of nerves, so many what if
Rhys. " At least now you will have options." She mumbled, sounding disturbed with the earlier excitement diming for a moment. " With your Phantom Alpha abilities, you can now be a royal member without having to go through with the contest." She added, forcing a smile. " But that will come at a different cost." She stated, and my heart clenched. Why was I not so surprised, though? This was the royal palace.. Everything had a hidden cost. Did they really have to make life so complicated? " What cost?" I chalked down the bitterness in my throat as I asked. " You might have to let the council know about your newly discovered abilities. " She took a pause, as if she was mentally assessing tbe situation, before proceeding. "Of course, your name will be doused with prestige, they will introduce you as a new addition to the royal family, and you will get to enjoy all the glory that comes with it, but.." She paused, and I clenched my fingers at the 'but' I didn't e
Rhys. "Sleep early. " Jake instructed, already walking away, and I nearly scoffed. Sleep early? It was already hours past midnight. How earlier could that get? Well, he didn't seem to notice, and even if he did, he didn't seem to care, either. " You are a Phantom Alpha." " You are a Phatom Alpha." . He was mumbling to himself, as he paced back and forth in the room, and at some point, he lifted his head to face me, the expression on his face unreadable. " You don't seem to get it, Rhys!" He added, with an incredulous face. " This is js big.." He whispered, more to himself than to me. " This changes everything. " He added, and I shot him a questioning look. " With this gift, you might not actually have to take the contest." He explained, wearing a wide smile. " Sleep early. " " The Queen has to know. " He instructed, and with that, he was already gone. I was left there, standing in the balcony, buried deep in thoughts, but with a sense of dread coil
Rhys. " I honestly don't know how you survived something that almost killed your father..." he wasn't even looking at me as he spoke. His voice was low, a mixture of mild pride and disbelief. Honestly, I understood why he was so worked up..If I hadn't managed to get out of that mirage, I probably would have ended in a far worse situation than my father's. From how quickly things were progressing, the pain, the buzzing in my ears, the darkness that was slowly creeping in, the consciousness that was slowly fading away, and the suffocation, another second there and it would have been a miracle if I would have ended up as just a cripple. Yes. I would have been lucky to come out as s cripple. From the pain that had consumed me, I had sensed it, death so near that it had been practically chocking me. And, I might have never seen my father at his prime, but after going through such kind of a torture, I would give a standing ovation to anyone who went through it and came out
Sabrina. " I will also bring my lover, since you are bringing yours. There should be equality, right?" I sneered. " I will kiss him, deep and hungrily. " I slurred, my voice laced with challenge, provocation, surprising even myself. But it sounded more like I was flirting than I was braggin
Sabrina. Tension and confusion, equally intertwined stretched heavily around us, and eyes strained our way, and more specifically, my way. I could feel it, their gazes burning through my skin, coated with confusion, delight, and pity. Air left my lungs, and cold beads of sweat traced a p
Rhys. 'How long are you going to fight it, Rhys?' ' It's barely the first day and you are already losing your sh*t! The future is surely going to be interesting. I can't wait to see you surrendering to the mate bond, and to our beautiful mate!' My wolf's sarcastic voice rang in the back of m
Sabrina. " What game are you playing at, now?" Still on the couch, he asked, his dark eyes searching for mine, and the sleep vanished from my eyes as I took in his grumpy face. " What are you talking about?" I asked, the irritation in my voice hardly concealed. In the name of all things liv







