Silence engulfed us over the next set of minutes. I turned my head on him, and he did the same. Our eyes met in the process. Lub-dub!My heartbeat became louder. It was like my chest was going to explode. I knew to myself that I hated the Alpha King but at that moment, I saw something different in his eyes making me think twice about what I felt for him. Is that a hint of concern? Compassion? I have no idea. His eyes remained fixed on mine, making me uncomfortable. It was different from the way he looked at me in the past. His gaze was full of warmth. Finally, he moved. He lifted his hand and began caressing my upper arm. In a normal circumstance, I might have shoved his hand away. But this moment was different. No, it was he who suddenly became different.Is he beginning to sympathize with me? ‘Can’t you feel it, Elora? Dominic’s heart is aching for us’ Arwen stated.‘How did you know? Have you talked to his wolf?’ I asked her back in my thoughts.‘No, I haven’t,’ Arwen answered
Elora’s POVIt had been two days since that confrontation with the Alpha King Dominic about my troubled past. Contrary to that fateful day, the next set of sunrises and sunsets were typically boring. I heaved a deep sigh, looking at the ceiling, staring at it blankly. I haven’t seen anything aside from the four corners of this shabby quarter for two days straight. And as a rogue who lived in the woods for three years, this was lowkey torture. ‘I’m bored, Arwen,’ I told my wolf inside my head. ‘I want to get out of this barless jail.’‘You know you can’t do that until the pack convergence is over, right?’ Arwen answered. I could see her sitting in a corner and grooming herself. ‘Your uncle and his men are still inside the royal pack land.’‘Yeah, I know,’ I responded, covering my head with a pillow. ‘I just need…company. I want to talk with another individual, that’s all. Maira is serving in the convergence from dusk until dawn. She barely has time to chitchat with me before bed beca
Elora’s POVI fastened my steps and wasted no time changing into my omega uniform. I almost forgot to tie my long hair but good thing I remember. The omega leader hated to see the omegas with messy and untied hair. The last thing I wanted was to have unnecessary confrontations with her for something as trivial as untied hair.Careful not to make any sound, I pressed my ears to the wooden door and listened if the guards were still there. I cussed on the wind after hearing their irritating laughter. It was almost midnight but they seemed to not let me have even a tiny opportunity to leave this room. Perhaps this was one of the many distinct qualities of a royal guard. They treated the Alpha King’s order very seriously. So, it led me no choice but to use the rope I hid under my bed. It was the same rope I used when I attempted to escape and ran away last time. Good thing I decided to keep it for emergencies like this.After tying the other end to one of my bed’s legs and the other end
Dominic's POVJust like any other day, I was back to my study and thinking about the things that happened in the past days. I shook my head in disbelief whenever I think about how an ordinary pack convergence turned into something very complicated. I had known Alpha Lucian Knightlock of the Moon River Pack since time immemorial. He was an ally to my father and a loyal subject of the royal pack. I had seen him quite a few times here at Royal Cavern during the days of my father’s reign. He was there when we held my father’s last rites during his funeral. He was also one of the alphas who personally witness my ascension ceremony. So to cut the story short, he was a constant figure in my life and bore no ill feelings toward him. But my perfect depiction of him shattered when I heard my mate’s story. Never in my wildest dream that I pictured him to be as ruthless and merciless as how Elora described him to be.The goddess knew how much I restrained myself from clawing his face out wheneve
Dominic's POV“Tell me, soldier. Where did she go?”The goddess knew how much I tried to keep my cool. My eyes were heating up, and I almost let my primal urge take over. But I reminded myself to calm down. Because if not, I could kill these two dumb soldiers for being careless. Do I need to repeat myself, soldier? I said, where is she?” I held the soldier’s shirt tighter, making him see my eyes in closer range. Through my orbs, I could see how his body shuddered in fear, with tears of fright forming in his eyes. On the other hand, the other soldier bowed his head. Through my flaring nostrils, I could smell both of their distress. They should be because they obviously failed that one job I assigned them to do. “Please, your majesty. We didn’t know anything,” uttered the shaking soldier. The other one supported his colleague's claim. Both of them were teary, pleading their hearts out for me to consider. “We swear to the goddess, we didn’t leave this post—”“Then tell me where the fuc
Elora’s POV“What happened? Why are we here?”From my end, it was just an innocent question. But looking at Maira, it seemed that something triggered with that simple query. “I am sorry, Victoria! It was all my fault. If only…If only I didn’t believe his empty promises and listened to you and my wolf, we would not be in this situation!”Once again, Maira’s faint sobs echoed through the dungeon. My lips remained shut, waiting for her to continue with her story. There was more to her being abused by my uncle and I could definitely sense that. “I was one of the omegas assigned to serve the Moon River delegates when they arrived, specifically, to its Alpha.”There was some brokenness in her voice and I couldn’t blame her. Relieving that very painful memory was not an easy thing to do.“It was nothing but a task for me at first, until the Alpha started noticing me. Amongst his peers, he was the most charming, and the kindest if I were to ask. Many times, he defended me from his men whene
Dominic’s POVBefore meeting Elora Knightlock, I prided myself on girls who would not hesitate to tear each others’ faces just to have a night spent on me. I had never run after a girl. For me, they were just short-time accessories, a thing that would never become permanent in my life. Through the years, only Ashley remained at my side. While she was a good sex partner, I couldn't see her more than that. Yet today, here I was, running in the woods with some of my men, hoping that when we arrived at the Moon River Pack, it would not be too late. Elora was different from all of the women I was involved with. My love-hate relationship with her would always be an interesting subject in my vocabulary. At first, I wasn’t happy that the moon deity gave her to me as a mate. Her identity as a rogue wasn’t a big deal to me, only if she displayed submission to my will. But instead, she constantly disobeyed my commands and worst, disrespect me straight to my face. But that didn’t mean that I wa
Dominic’s POVThe moment I heard that Lucian was behind Elora’s torture, an urge to cut him in pieces emerged from my body. I couldn’t wait to punish him for what he did but first, I needed to ensure that my mate would be checked and healed. “Bring me the pack doctor! Now!” I commanded. The guards rushed outside to follow my orders, while I was following behind carrying my bloody mate with my arms. Meanwhile, Hunter was helping the omega, who identified herself as Elora’s roommate Maira. Every one of us went out of the dungeon with nothing but concern toward my mate. The people of the Mon River Pack began to flock. Their eyes were full of questions. The moon goddess knew how much I wanted to kill each and every one of them. How could they let Lucian do this to the daughter of their previous alpha? She was his own flesh and blood! Although I knew Lucian personally, I discovered a lot of good things Elora’s father did to their pack when he was still alive. He was a capable leader, ri