The next morning i was woken up by the sound of steel clashing with steel. Upon enquiry, a maid informed me that the sound is coming from the training areana, which is just a few blocks from the Mansion.
I brushed my teeth and washed my face, then changed in to a black sports bra and a 3/4th yoga pants. I tied my hair in to a ponytail. Then i made my way down towards the arena.
When i reached there, i noticed that almost all of them stopped and stared at me. I felt self cautious, i was never in the middle of so many people. Some times my grand father says that, there is no way i can avoid being noticed when i go out. Thats one of the reason, he never considered sending outside.
With my 5’7 height, long dark brown hair, naturally tanned skin, aqua blue eyes and with a tiny waist, generous breasts and shapely behind, i am what most people called sexy. But, that’s not what made them stop and stare.
As my grandfather always say, i have a glow that radiates outwards and captures the attention of the people i pass by.
"Scared" a female voice asks from my right.
I look at the owner of the voice and find a asian girl with red hair, hazel eyes and pouty lips is staring back at me with a smile at the said lips.
"Ya, every one are staring" i answer her hesitantly.
"Its ok, you are the new girl with killer looks and a sexy body. Ofcourse they will stare" she says with a wink.
I gape at her bold statement. She laughs at my surpised face.
"They will get used to you, i am Orphalia, Li in short" she extends her palm for a hand shake.
"I am Althea" i hold her palm with mine for a second.
"Come, where are you going. Whose team are you in" she asks me leading me forward.
"I am Your commanders daughter, i dont have a team yet" she stops suddenly forcing me to stop as well.
"No offence darling, iam scared of the commander. He is there" she points out towards where my father is standing.
"You go on, i will meet you later. You owe me a cofee for showing you the directions" she waves her hand and starts to walk the other way. She seems to be a good girl, a little bold, but good.
The arena is a vast open space, surrounded by huge iron fencing.
“Hello dad” i greet my father when i reach him.
“Hello Thea. I have been waiting for you” he welcomes me with a big grin and hugs me.
“I hope your ready for this” he says motioning the activities around us.
“Ya, i guess” i think my reply is as convincing as i think it is, because he looks at me concerned.
“You don't have to do anything you don't want to. I am happy to have you with me Thea. I thought it would be good to learn some self defence tecniques, as you being a human living with the wolfs” he says softly.
I know he is concerned about my safety. He don't want me to end up like my mother, who is said to be killed.
“No dad, this is what i am. This is what i am born in to and this is what i want to do. I am fine dad, you don't worry” i assure him softly.
He cups my cheeks and asks me softly “Are you sure”
This time i answer his confidently “I am dad”
This seems to assure him, because he scan for some one among all the shifters training. He seems to spot the person, because he motions for the person to come over.
“Hey Max…” my father greets the blond guy when he stands in front of us.
His features are rugged, with don't mess with me or you will die attitude. He is on the shorter side than all the other male wolfs here may be close to 6.2 feet. His body is beefy with broad shoulders. He is handsome in a bad boy kind of a way, messy hair, brown eyes and big smile is how he greets me.
“Yes commander” he says to my father when he reaches us.
“Wow…! who is this beautiful angel” he asked playfully.
I laugh lightly at his antics. My father just smiles at him.
“This is my daughter Thea” my father makes the introductions.
Something close to surprise flashes in his brown eyes but he recovers soon enough for me to confirm.
"My pleasure new friend" he say raising his fist for me to bump.
I play along and fist bump him with a smile.
He seems to be out going, loyal and a good guy. Several female eyes follow his every move but, he dose'nt seems to be noticing.
“She will be training with your team from today” my father says.
“I am happy to have you in my team” he says with a smile.
“Well then, i’ll leave you two to start your training now” with that he left us alone.
“Lets get started then, shall we Thea” he asked me.
“Of course” i reply.
“Let me introduce you to your fellow trainees” he says as we make our way towards the other trainees who got selected.
I just give him a polite smile to say that i am ok with it. He introduced me to 25 trainees. I already know orphalia, in short Li. All the others seems to be nice. Except one girl melanie, if her eyes are really capable of producing daggers, then i would have been dead by now. She, apparently is the daughter of an Alpha of a pack near by.
Alec starts by showing us few advanced fighting and deflecting techniques with the sword and asks us to partner up and practice. 25 being an odd number, i was left alone with out a partner. Li offered me to switch with her partner. But i declined, its not fair for her. I ended up pairing with Alec.
Alec is a good and patient teacher. Despite my many mistakes he laugh along with me and shows me the right way of doing it.
It's been 5 months since I came with my father. So far my new life here is nice. I made some good friends, Maxmillan, orphelia, Amber. All my friends except Amber and I are trainee Wolf's. They want to become the royal guards. Both of them came from different packs.Amber belongs to the royal pack, which contains all the council members and the pack advisers who are much older than his highness. She is beautiful and soft spoken unlike my other two friends.
Darius POV"How is she"Althea's father Johnathan stares at me from the chair he is sitting beside her bed."Still not responding" he replies broken.I feel his pain. But he cannot feel my agony. I have seen her die far too many times to count. Every time it's the same. It feels like I am dying inside.The Lord above us gave her back to me, only to snatch her away again. Our bond, and her compulsion to save me, all comes from a place that is filled with love, hatred, pain and loss. I remember everything, she doesn't. The Lord above erased her memory as a blessing to her. He let me keep them as a punishment for all my sins. Never to forget her ever again.I have been searching for her for as long as I can remember. I am the oldest shifter ever present on the planet.That says something about how desperate I am to find the one I lost.I was confused when a girl suddenly rushes in front of me and takes a deadly blow, which i
"Althea, Go" I ordered her firmly when I saw her rooted to the spot."She can't" Smirked my father and there is an evil smile on my younger brothers face."Althea" I looked at her with dread."He somehow locked me here. I cannot move" she whispered."Let her go father" I requested him softly."Why should I" his careless answer grated on my nerves.I cannot let die, this is the reason why i left her in the human world, all those months ago. I was afraid that my reality will kill the dream of having her as mine. She dose'nt deserve this, she is cannot die today. I will be shatered if something happens to her. I simply cannot live with out her.That realisation opened my eyes to the situation in a new way."I want her father" my brother Ornan asked my father, eying Althea with lust in his eyes.I blocked his view from her and stood in between them."Like hell you will" I thundered.I never yelled at him
Althea's POVPresentMy head feels like there is a heavyweight on it. My body aches everywhere. Max's constant chatter with Li is not helping my situation. I open my eyes and look at the direction from where I hear his noise."Hey..." my voice is barely a whisper.They must have heard me anyway, because suddenly My father, Li, Max and Amanda surround my bed with wide eyes and huge smiles."Thea...!""Oh my God you are awake..""Finally..""You scared us..."They all started to talk at once."Guys..." I try to tell them to stop talking but my voice comes out scratchy and dry.I motion with hand to give me some water. Luckily they understand and Amanda brings me water while my father helps me to drink it.There are unshed tears in my father's eyes which he tries to cover by looking down."Father..." I gently place my hand on his and try to smile. I wish it looked like one."You were s
I was discharged yesterday. His highness was with me the entire night. He signed all the papers and within 10 minutes I am in my room in the Mansion.Apparently, the royal pack has a hospital in which I was admitted.The doctor whom I met there, is the pack doctor and there are 4 more doctors for different problems.They treat both humans and shifters, as there are some humans who mated with the shifters and some of their children who are born humans as well.The royal pack has more than 2000 people residing in it. Both humans and shifters combined.What surprised me the most was, his highness. He was so caring and attentive. It was tough to stop myself from staring at him and once I felt like hugging him tightly and never let go.Stupid, I know. But I cannot explain these feelings. I am not emotional by nature or that's what I think. When I was with my grandfather, I know what to expect from him. So there was never any high expectations and no ro
I should push him away and run from there. I should feel repulsed that he is touching me without my permission and scream for help.I do neither, instead I feel more relaxed and peaceful."You should not let strangers touch you," he says after some time as if reading my thoughts."Will I look crazy, if I say I know it's you even before you sat behind me," I responded honestly.He stills behind me for a second and then relaxes completely. He brings me closer to him with a possessive hold around my waist."Darius""What?" I ask him confused."Call me Darius" he clarify"Oh.," I say lamely."How? " I know what he is asking. He is asking how I know that it's him. But I try to deflate the question."I thought you will run away thinking that I am crazy." I avoid his question."I have been here for a long time to know which is truly crazy. And this is not that. You truly are crazy though, standing in front of me
I wake up with an irritating sound of someone knocking on my door. When I open my eyes, instead of bright blue walls, I face black and grey walls. It's like a mini apartment.The bedroom and living room are separated with a glass wall with a sliding glass door. There are black and grey drapes covering the glass wall. The wall behind the bed is also a glass wall that goes all the way to the living room. The view of the lake can be appreciated from both the bedroom and the living room.Cream color rug greets my feet as soon as I get down from the huge bed. The living area is tastefully decorated with black color furniture and a glass coffee table and incredible artwork adorn the walls here and there.I know who's room it is. His cologne still lingers in the air. I must of fallen asleep last night, how embarrassing. I close my eyes and decide to leave his room before he comes back.I bath and dress up in my room. I need to get out of here to clear my head.
"Leave her Melanie" Amber tries to reason with her, but she is not having any of it.She keeps dragging me behind her and I am struggling to keep Pace with her long strides. Everyone is watching the scene she is making and her minions are filling the people on the way about the pendant I apparently stole.As soon as they hear this, they glare at me. Apparently everyone is believing what she is saying, and the pendant is not helping my cause.My wound started to hurt with the way she is dragging me behind her like a dog. My breath is labored. It's hurting to even breathe."Her father is a respectable man, she turned out to be a thief?""How can she steal from His highness?""What a shameless girl""Is she for real? Stealing from our Alpha?""Our king should make an example out of her""She should be exiled from the pack"People started throwing insults my way. My eyes well up with unshed tears. But I won't gi