ALPHA vs LUNA
Chapter 3.Sleeping beauty is sleeping in her room until the chirping of birds wake her up, she slowly opens her eyes to reveal blue gems, they glisten in the sunlight and a small smile paints her lips.
"Morning already?" She rubs her eyes as she yawns loudly, ruffling her magenta hair and throwing it to the side, she slides out of her bed to open the blinds properly, "just two days left!!" She screams to herself and does a little celebratory twirl, "I wonder what mother is going to get me this time!!!" She claps excitedly as she hurried to get groomed.
She runs out of the bathroom, throwing the towel on the floor and sitting in front of her mirror bare, trying to do her hair herself this time around. She sighs In exasperation as she couldn't hold her tresses herself."I wonder how mother always does it," she murmurs to herself and gives up, eventually just putting it into a simple bun. She pulls up a floral dress, just above the knee and attached her favorite clip to her hair.
It was a rose clip with stones that her mother gave her when she clocked 10.She wondered what she would give her now that she would be 18 in two days.She walks out of her room to see her personal maids about walking in, surprised that the princess decided to wake up and groom herself this time around, maybe Arcadia was turning a new leaf.
No, she wanted to know what her birthday gift was."Octavia, could you help me with this?" Her husband asks her to help him with his royal jewelry, she drops her comb and turns to him, helping him wear his rings and crown, she smiles satisfactorily, "I didn't see you in bed last night, where were you? He questions which makes her burst into laughter.
"Are you scared that I would've run away?"
She laughs louder at her joke while she made sure the head ornament was well placed."That's not the answer to my question." He is firm with his words which makes her roll her eyes,"I was in the garden, wanted to get some fresh air, I had a nightmare that's all." She throws in the towel before he began to suspect her."A revelation? What did you see dear?" He's suddenly intrigued, and that was the reason she didn't want to tell him in the first place,
"I don't understand it yet so I can't say....." She takes her time, "but I saw fire, and fire means danger."She warns before deciding that the crown was well placed, "my reward?" She places her hand on his chest, expecting something from him, he bends to take her lips in his, sucking on it gently resulting in a low moan from her, he breaks it to stare into her hypnotic magenta orbs, "men." She shakes her head.
"I would punish you for sneaking out yesterday but I have things to attend to, when I'm done I would deal with you accordingly." He flirts with her.
"That is if you see me Magnus, Arcadia's birthday is in two days and I'm sure she's rushing to get her gift from me when In the real sense I haven't even thought of what to give her yet."
Her shoulders slump as she let out a frustrated sigh, Magnus laughs at her comical expression before kissing her once again."I wish I could save you but I'm in the same predicament, I would avoid her as much as possible if I were you." He advises before walking to the door, "but please make yourself available by noon, we have unfinished matters to attend to." He opens the door to take his leave.Once he is out of sight she closes the door once more, to get her hair done, she sits in front of her mirror and plays with her magenta hair to see the best style she could put it in to oppress her daughter with it. She puts it in waves with a bit of in front.
She liked doing her hair herself, it was her ultimate pride, the sign of her clan. As she admired herself in the mirror, her thoughts wander to last night and what happened. Her being in his arms after her dream always calmed her down."Xerxes....." She moans his name out at the memory, he truly didn't spare her, he took all of her and he gave all of himself in exchange, he was the true definition of a man to her. And she couldn't resist him no matter how hard she tried.
She pulls some of her luxurious locks away from neck her to reveal a love bite, her eyes dilated in lust and love, "he's such a fool, did he have to put it there." She curses him before laughing to herself.
She was unfaithful but happy, destiny had been cruel to her but she was able to find a bit of happiness in the storms of her life, treasuring the little bit of love that came her way, not caring what she was perceived as.
If they found out she would be called all sorts of names; a cheat, unfaithful, promiscuous, a liar, but in all of that, she would be happy with everything she has.
She never asked for royalty, it came as a blessing in disguise, as she was opportune to meet Xerxes.Her thoughts trail to the revelation she had, her lover was bleeding badly and she was killed by her own husband.
And her daughter, Arcadia wanted to hold her so bad but she couldn't. She was confused and hurt, and deep down, Octavia knew she was going to face a lot in her life.Since she came from her clan.But she was beginning to understand the meaning of the dream, it was all figurative, there was always a twist to everything.
But she knew she was going to lose her life eventually, and the pain in Arcadia's heart is something she would carry for a long time after her death.
It would be geared towards someone she is supposed to be madly in love with.And Xerxes would be wounded by her departure since he would've failed to protect his Queen. And Magnus, her husband......he would have a hand in everything that would transpire.This much she could figure out but she had no idea how exactly it would happen, she had no clue how she would die. But she would die protecting her world. Her family. As a born wolf she was taught to defend her pack, and die defending it.A knock breaks all of her thoughts and brings her back to reality, staring at her reflection, before turning to the wooden frame,"Come in."Chapter 4"Mother?" She pushes the door open to see her mother staring straight into her soul, her lips stretch into a smile as she casually walks into the room, closing the door behind her, "good morning.""Good morning to you too Arcadia, If you're here to get your birthday gift then please walk out the door and go disturb your father." She replies like a modern day customer care service recording and this makes Arcadia burst into a fit of laughter,"You know father would say the same thing and I haven't seen him all day, and since I'm here now I guess it's best I trouble you for it." She sways majestically, "give me a hint mother.....what would it be? What could it possibly be?" She hugs the Queen from behind while swaying her gently, "would you give me a riddle to solve just to get it out of you?" She tickles her sides and her mother reacts."Calm yourself princess!!" She coughs loudly as a nasty blush crept up her lips, she hated being
Chapter 5"Are you sure you're okay? Do I need to call a doctor or something?" He continues to ask her over and over again and the Queen kept resisting treatment,"I'm fine Xerxes, you know how she can be at times, make sure you don't spare her during her session, she needs the workout." She laughs out loud, "I can handle myself.""You still haven't told me about the dream you had, have you found out what it means yet?" His brows crease for a moment before relaxing again."I'm working something out and to be honest it's not a laughing matter. Please, train my daughter's she needs to be able to fight, things aren't going to be easy anymore, especially for her." She takes his hands into hers and begs him with big eyes.He bends to give her a quick kiss,"She's my daughter too, I would make sure she's the best warrior in the kingdom. Whether she likes it or not." He slowly let's go off her, "rest well Octavia." He leaves her through t
Chapter 6"Mate?" Arcadia is genuinely confused, "what's so beautiful about a Mate?" She snorts before returning to her tart, "I thought you were GOING to tell me SOMETHING better but instead you mentioned MATE." she snorts once more before filling her mouth up. Xerxes laughs at her innocence,"What's wrong with a mate? It's a beautiful thing you know...." He is lost in thought,"Oh please!! This whole mate thing is just a scam the elders make, there's no such thing as falling in the love with someone because it's destiny." She laughs at the stupid myth,"And why do you say so?" Xerxes is indeed intrigued, "please do tell me more!!" He mocks her by mimicking her action,"Master have you ever looked at mother and father.......do you really believed they're mates?" She directs her face to the sunset and into his endless blue orbs to search for an answer,"Well—" he begins with the same answer he has told her for years,"Be
Chapter 7"I found them in Magnus' wardrobe, he knows we have an affair." She smiles a bit and this further confuses him, "they were with me until yesterday, so he must've found them and his nose-y attitude got the best of him." She laughs a little."Octavia are you serious right now? Is this a prank?? The king knows about us and you're laughing like nothing is wrong! You do know he can decide to kill us if he wishes to." He hurriedly arranged the letters until he sees one, a very familiar one, "does he know about Arcadia too?" His eyes widen in fear.The Queen of the kingdom nods like a happy child, she was enjoying the way the situation took a turn for the worse."You can't tell me you're not the slightest bit worried love?" His eyes are wide in fear, he must've fallen in love with a mad woman. She bends to move close to his ear,"In fact at the moment we are being watched," her eyes sneak to a tree and he sees one of the palace
Chapter 8"You're looking too beautiful today Octavia." The Queen praises herself as she did her hair, smiling at her mirror, her smiles disappears when the door to her room opens and she sees her husband staring at her with a grim look, "why welcome Magnus, you don't look too good? Are your ambassadors fighting again?" She laughs at her corny joke."Octavia I never expected this from you." His arms are crossed and he decides to close the door, she notices his gesture and she pulls her fan closest to her,"Neither did I Magnus, but if you can lie then so can I." She rises from her seat to look him straight in the eye, "I will not hide anything from you anymore but I will warn you, I will not hesitate to hang you on a tree if you do anything to my daughter or Xerxes." She snears at him."Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? You're a married woman and you're having an affair with someone who is younger than you with over 10 years, you're cheap and disgusting." He th
Chapter 9There was merry and laughter, her birthday preparations were in full swing, Arcadia would be 18 tomorrow and everything needed to be perfect. And apart from a birthday party there would also be a wedding. She was also getting married.Three men entered the palace looking like hot devils, all clad in black armour and welding heavy swords. One was particularly blond, almost a white blond, resembling Xerxes of some sort, his golden orbs were enough to take the light out of the room and his aura was cold and deadly.He was slender and built, he carried himself with a charisma that seemed to attract eyes to him, he had all the maids drooling, he must be the alpha she was getting married to.He sees the king and goes on his knee, "your majesty." He greets humbly and Magnus is delighted,"Czar, a wonderful surprise, I didn't know you would be so Early!" He lifts him up to embrace him, they both had wicked smiles on their faces,"A wonderful occasion
Chapter 10"Not one of us, but our master." They nod at each other, "he would be most happy to take you in, maybe then you would learn to keep your moth shut." He burns and his lackeys snicker at his comment,"I'm not surprised that something like that would escape your mouth, you don't look like the smartest anyway." She fans herself and one of the maid accidentally trips on hearing her statement, all of them gasped but quickly ran to do their work before they got fired.He was beyond embarrassed, and she has the proudest smirk on,"It's always good to know your place Arcadia, you're just a woman after all." He reminds her of her status in the wolf community, women are treated as objects, gifts, toys, that can be used anyhow the men please,"And I should remind you that a woman birthed you, and if she wished she would've killed you. We have the power of life and death, and if we want we would kill all of you." She smiles at them,
Chapter 11"Answer the question Magnus, what is the difference between a man and a woman? A paid of organs?" Her joke makes all the soldiers laugh, they have always known the Queen to be a very funny person, "cat got your tongue Magnus?" She smiles at him as she reaches the bottom,"And who are you to interfere in this matter Octavia?" He snorts at her,"I am the Queen of this Kingdom and Arcadia is my daughter!! Without me you wouldn't have built this Kingdom to where it is, show me some respect!" She commands it and there is a chill in the atmosphere, "she doesn't want your lame alpha, she would marry who she wants to marry and be happy with who she wants to be happy with." She stresses the last part for Magnus to know that she doesn't regret her actions. She doesn't regret Xerxes."You let your women run wild, giving them too much power, that's your mistake your majesty." Czar rolls his eyes,"Wolves like you fear unnecessarily, if you're as strong as you