" Do i scare you, Micaela." "Your majesty." I whimper, avoiding his gaze. I couldn't muster the courage to meet him in the eyes, not when his intimidating demeanour blocked every sense of reasoning. " mea bella mate ," the way he uttered those strange words, so soft, so delicate, like a sweet caress. Yet I couldn't bring myself to be swayed by his tactics. He wasn't just the king but a man betrothed to another, and I was merely a maid assigned to serve him. "What would Anastasia think if she walks in on our compromising position?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper. " I couldn’t give two sh*t what she thinks or feels." His tone was so calm yet frightening. " She means absolutely nothing to me." ♧♧♧ Micaela Whitlock was born and raised inside the Palace, having little experience with life beyond its gates. Despite the benefit of working at the palace, her life was anything but enjoyable. It has been 100 years since the beast overran the human world, eradicating the vast majority of people and enslaving the remainder. Unfortunately, her parents had been among the people who had been taken prisoner. She followed instructions to the letter, doing everything in her power to blend in and go unnoticed until an awful event occurred and irrevocably altered her life.
Lihat lebih banyakWho would have thought the human race would be put through such an ordeal. To be taken captive by creatures, they had no clue existed among them as they managed to stay off the raider for billions of years.
It has been close to hundreds of years since the beast took over, ruling after the humans. There were strict laws given to be followed and not to be broken or a punishment much worse than death awaits whatever poor soul. They called themselves the shape-shifter, having the ability to shift from man to beast. More specifically, wolves. This ability also gave them immense powers like speed, strength, heightened senses, and the gift to heal ten times faster than the humans. They were taller, and the men were more muscular than the average human man. With all these powers combined, the human race had no chance against them. The beast didn’t bother holding back. They were deadly and brutal. After taking over the world, every human captured was either killed or given the lowest rank if found useful. The older men and women who were found weak, sick, or injured were immediately brutally killed. The younger man and woman at the age of eighteen upward were either taken to the whore house to be used as the beasts sees fit or taken to as slaves house were they are constantly beaten, some times to death. The little children were brewed, training from little what they needed to do and what not to do till they got to the age of eighteen. They were the kind of horror stories said to scare off little children. They had successfully managed to put themselves in every part of the world, each part ruled by a leader they called their alpha. But all tribes and packs as they liked to call themselves are ruled by Royals, just like how the humans had presidents. The Royals are the strongest amongst them. Rumour has it that each royal possesses a certain kind of gift each, making them special. Her life had been bearable since she was able to get over each day with her head down like she had been told. That way, she could avoid any form of attention being given to her. Despite the number of times she tried to keep to the rule, that didn’t mean she hadn’t been punished, but she was able to endure it, as long as they didn’t try to take advantage of her, she was able to push through every day. That was until her life took a turn for the worst when she was assigned to work in the other part of the Palace as his maid. Which meant there was no way for her to avoid him. was this the final end of her life, it was not like she had anything to live for. With the amount of cruelty the humans had to face, it was nothing compared to him, the worst of them all. They called him, Diabolus Bestia.Orpheus spun me around so that I was facing him; his hand rested on my chin, lifting my head up, then using his thumb to wipe the tears from my face. "I don't care about all those things, and you shouldn't either. You are mine, Micaela, my queen, and if tomorrow doesn't turn out the way we planned, I'm not going to give up until I mark you as mine. Even if it means searching for every last old wolf. So never degrade yourself; the moon goddess blessed me with you, knowing there was no one more fit to rule by my side than you." His voice was calm and relaxing. His thumb caresses my cheek, moving closer to my lips, brushing his finger through it, and he begins to lean down, making me follow suit, lifting up my toe till my lips meet his. The kiss was gentle and soft; there was no urgency in it. The both of us took our time exploring each other. My hands found themselves grabbing onto his shirt, and my lips moved in sync with his. Orpheus lifts me up from the floor, his lips still
It's been a day since the incident with Godiva, and I, Josiane, and I still haven't seen her yet. She was avoiding us as well as Kryos and wouldn't talk to any of us even when we tried, so we decided to let her be for now. Right now, I was getting dressed for dinner with Neve and Loukas. Neve had invited us over to her place for a little bonding time, so I was dressed in casual/semi-formal wear. A simple white gown that stopped at my knee, even though it was not fancy, made me look sophisticated and graceful. Pairing it up with a pair of dazzling earrings and black heels, my makeup was minimal, consisting of mascara and strawberry lip gloss. I looked at myself in the mirror, and I looked nice. I walked out of my room and found Orpheus in the hallway, wearing his watch. He was dressed in a black shirt with two buttons undone, paired with black pants. Even though he was dressed so casually, he still looked so hot. His eyes darkened as he took in every single detail of my appear
It was 6 p.m. in the evening, and Orpheus wasn't back from his usual kingly duties, while I was literally losing all sense of reason, being bored out of my mind, and having nothing to do since I wasn't allowed to work. Another maid had been assigned to Orpheus, but not as his personal maid; she was to clean and tidy up the floor, which was probably the same thing I was doing before. I still haven't met her yet; somehow, despite being up here not doing anything, we still haven't crossed paths. I don't know how she does it, but she was definitely doing a better job at keeping herself hidden than I ever did. "I need food," I groaned, lying on my back as I stared at the ceiling. "I'm not surprised; you have been eating a lot lately." Godiva says, I take a seat on the couch beside me. We were both done watching a movie and were waiting for Josie to arrive with our food. "I can't help it; I'm a growing woman; I need me some food." We both laughed, staring at the ceiling as if the
I walked into the throne room with Loukas and the council of elders already there, waiting. They were two men and a woman; the woman happens to be the oldest in the group. They all got to their feet when they saw me, bowing their heads and waiting for me to sit down before having theirs. "Your Majesty," The woman greeted me first; despite her age, she looked not a day older than fifty. "I'm Claris, and it is an honour to be in your midst, your majesty." "I'm Davon." "And I'm Tyrone." Both men introduce themselves at the same time, the three of them giving me yet another bow. I nodded curtly, acknowledging their greeting. "It's an honour to be in your midst as well." I responded, and the three of them smiled. "Before we get started, why don't we have breakfast first? I'm sure with all the rushing to get here on time, you all must not have had the chance to have a proper morning meal." "That would be nice, your majesty," Davon said. "It will be a great pleasure to dine wi
The feeling of a finger brushing through my hair had me groaning out in pleasure, loving the feel of it. I heard the sound of someone gigging, which had me pulling my eyes open, and I was welcomed with the sight of Micaela gazing down at me lovingly. "I'm surprised you woke up this early; it's still dark." My sleepy voice rang out, and this made the smile on her face stretch even more. "I got tired of sleeping, probably because I went to bed early yesterday." She smiled and kissed my lips. I pulled her closer, her head resting on my chest. "The sun isn't out yet, Ayárun uou, let's sleep some more," I said as I caressed her cheek; she pulled away to peck my lips before lying back on my chest. We stayed in each other's embrace, cuddling for some time till I fell asleep. When I woke up again, it was already 8:00 a.m. I kissed Micaela on her forehead and then slowly lifted up her head to place it on the pillow. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up for the d
I went into the library in search of a book to read; one I selected was a romance fantasy novel. I took a seat at the far end of the library, close to the window with the marvellous view of the garden. I started reading, getting lost in the world of fantasy, until I was disturbed by a knock on the door, and Josiane and Godiva came in with a tray in their hands. Because I was so immersed in what I was reading, I had totally forgotten it was lunchtime. I smiled at them, to which they returned as I dropped the book down. The two of them looked around the library, their eyes scanning every detail of it in awe. I stared at them amused; this was the first time they had entered the library, and I was sure they were stunned by the structure and the number of books in it. "This is so huge." Josiane gushed, with Godiva nodding in agreement with her. After spending almost five minutes admiring the view of the library, they finally got to where I was seated. "Hey, are you done being sw
As he kept kissing me as if I were his oxygen, Orpheus' fingers grasped my breast. He made firm, unrelenting movements. I was envious of everything he had to offer. Just what that was, I had no idea. I felt a tiny strand of anxiety slither through me as a result of that thinking. If I wasn't good, what then? What if I made a mistake? Was there a right way to go about it? Would it be painful? I had to take a breather because I was so nervous and had to withdraw my mouth away from his. He again gathered me into his arms after removing his hand from between my legs. He placed me against his chest, my arms encircling his neck as he did so. I let out a small squeak of surprise. He again gathered me into his arms after removing his hand from between my legs. As he placed me down on the mattress, I gave a slight squeak of surprise as he positioned me against his chest with my arms over his neck. He was just as kind and considerate as I had hoped he would be. But my nerves keep g
We carried on eating, enjoying our dinner, and were done in no time when Orpheus cleared his throat, causing him to look up at him. The playfulness in his face was gone and was replaced with a serious look with a hint of nervousness. "I actually have something I need to talk to you about." He started off by saying, "I know this contrast between our kind and yours isn't the best. It doesn't help that they all despise each other and have caused a lot of harm to each other. At first, I hated the fact that I mated with a human, someone too weak and powerful to be my equal, but now I can't imagine my future without you." All I did was stare at his eyes; I could see the emotions swimming in them. the regret, sincerity, and most of all, love. love for me. "I want you to be by my side all the time, to grow old with me. Spend every happy and sad moment with each other, being each other's strength and support." He joined both our hands together. "I know you already accept me as your mate
I was up and ready the next morning; it wasn't like I was able to get any more sleep. I couldn't help it; my anxiety and curiosity were eating me up, and I wanted to know what was going on and the secret Orpheus planned on telling me. My body was already back to normal without me feeling tired or weak. Orpheus had told me that Neve was here the other night, and she had been the one to heal. I still didn't have the time to call and thank her, but I kept a note to do that later. Right now, I was in the kitchen, having breakfast with Orpheus. The both of us were not saying anything as we ate, and all I wanted to do was blurt out last night's question, but I knew he was going to tell me, so all I needed to do was exhibit a bit of patience. The only sound in the room was the sound of our cutlery hitting our plates. After we were done with our food, I offered to do the dishes, but Orpheus refused, saying I still needed rest even though I had all the rest I needed. I remained seat
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