LOGINChapter 42 Freya “I have to go, something has come up.” I said, my voice cracking. Caelan grabbed my hand before I could leave. Then suddenly he pulled me and my body smashed into his own. I did not prepare myself for the overwhelming smell of him—chedar and spice that suddenly wafted into my nose. Oh goddess! Why does he have to smell this good? My hand pressed against his firm muscular chest as I tried to push him away. “Caelan… please…” I mumbled pathetically. “Freya, what is it? You’re tearing up?” He asked, his face etched with concern. His hand found the bottom of my chin before lifting it up to see my face. I shook my head immediately and pulled myself away from him before heading straight for the door. “Is this about your mother? Is there a problem at home.” He pressed on, quickly stepping in my way.My lips parted but the words failed me. Honestly, what could I possibly say? My head was pounding from all the alarm bells that went off when I read the first line of wh
Chapter 41 Freya It’s been two days since I won the last assessment program but the council was still quiet about it. Lying in bed and staring at the ceiling, felt like each passing minute was eating away at my sanity. I’d barely seen or heard from Aurora these past days and I knew her family was giving her a bad time for not even getting to the second phase. She wasn’t answering or returning my calls. My mother on the other hand was still adamant about the marriage meetings. Caelan and I planned to meet up later in the evening, things were going pretty well so far but I was still weary about him and I blamed my mother and Iris. I still couldn’t get over the fact that he lied about Aurora giving him that information. Now, I find myself trying to decipher what is true or false in our conversations; which is completely unhealthy. Immediately, there was a buzz on my phone and sprang up from the bed, throwing the covers off my legs. I picked it up from the nightstand, my
Chapter 40 CaelanFreya won fair and square and to me, the meeting I was headed for so early in the morning was completely unnecessary. She should have been confirmed as the newest member of the council as soon as the Recruitment Program was completed. What more is there to talk about? Yet there I was, in my car on my way to a meeting when I should be spending quality time with her after all she’d been through.The council decided that they had to discuss some obstacles to her being able to take the seat and take a unanimous vote. A unanimous vote that Lord Margolis has most likely sabotaged and brought to his favour by threatening the lower ranked members with their families. Members taking up more than 50 percent of the council. My car revved into the driveway of designated meeting building. I got out of my car and walked straight into the building after grabbing the necessary documents, documents I wasn’t even sure we needed. They were all there when I arrived, as usual. “He
Chapter 39I turned away and began to walk away. I heard Aurora call my name, but amidst the years and the Loud ringing in my ears, I couldn't answer her. I needed to get far away from here. “Elder Mira! I think there's a mistake somewhere!” I suddenly heard someone shout behind me. I kept walking. “What are you talking about?” I heard elder Mira ask from a distance. “There's no way Selene won. Can't you see the obvious cheating?!” The person snapped and I finally stopped. What?I turned around sharply to see Selene already throwing a deadly look at the girl who talked. Nina. “How dare you?” Selene growled, her eyes wide with shock. Elder Mira narrowed her eyes at Nina, who was visibly shaken with fear. “I hope you understand the gravity of that accusation,” she asked.Nina nodded firmly, refusing to back down despite Selene’s piercing gaze. I stood there, lost in the insanity of it all. “Yes, I understand.” She replied, that timid woman, scared of being mocked by others beca
Chapter 38Freya“How is that possible? Are you sure you saw it correctly?” I asked in obvious disbelief, She nodded and for some reason she didn’t look too shocked about the situation. “To be frank, I expected it.” She sighed. “I didn’t really find the written examination that easy, my mind went blank in there.” She explained, her eyes trailing to the stage. I walked past her, making my way to the board where the results were posted. Luckily for me, everyone had already checked so I didn’t have to deal with running into Selene or Rowan. My name was at the top of the list, a proud moment. It was written blue and so were the three other names after it, Rowan, Selene and Marcus. The other two were written in red so it was clear they were disqualified. Aurora was right but could Selene really have outperformed her in the exam? “Something feels off.” I whispered. “It’s okay really.” Aurora said, appearing beside me. “I was never interested in being a part of the council, remember?
Chapter 37Freya I answered the questions just like I prepared for them. I wondered if Aurora was finding it as easy as I was because there were other questions too, not just the one about the great abandonment. But, it was the only one that required a presentation. I couldn’t help but wonder if she had prepared for the other questions as well. Soon we were done and it was time for the presentation process. Selene went up first, without even being called up, typical. “Thanks for volunteering to go first, Miss Ravenshade.” Elder Mira said, her voice laced with satisfaction. This made Selene’s shoulder go up higher than it already was, in pride. “Of course Elder Mira, I’m very confident about my presentation.” She replied curtly. She scanned the paper in her hands, clearing her throat in preparation for her speech. “The great abandonment.” She began and I kept my eyes fixed on her face, my curiosity piqued. “What do I think of this case? I think the alpha made the worst decision







