After eating and taking a bath, I made up my mind to apologize to lady Abigail, but turned out Draven had other plans for me. “Where are we going?” I asked Smythe on our ride to Moon goddess knows where. I wish he’d just left me in the house with Scarlett, but Draven instructed him to fetch me and as he took another turn to the left, far away from the castle to deserted land, I started to get worried. Draven had told me clearly that he wasn’t going to hit me and that he could punish me many other ways, but he’d wanted to torture me the night I came to the Lycaon place, and how can I forget his threat about what he’d do to me if I messed this up? What other evils had I said in my subconscious? What did I tell him? And how did I know about Abigail’s missing child? I was possessed. Not mad. I initially thought that voice in my head was the early signs of madness, but maybe I was possessed by an evil spirit, and Prince Draven sensed it. Smythe stopped at an open field and I was scared w
Heather cracked her knuckles noisily, glaring at me as she did. I moved one step back when she started stalking towards me, and then she broke into a run, throwing her fists into my face as soon as she was close enough. Her fists landed on my left eye and I staggered back, clutching my hurting eye as darkness temporarily clouded my vision.Was this a set up? Did Draven bring his mistress here to beat me up because he couldn’t do so himself? There were other female warriors that could train me but he chose Heather to do so, and her harsh glare didn’t look like someone who had the intentions of training me. It looked like she wanted to kill me.I staggered as I tried to regain my balance “I wasn’t ready,”“That’s no excuse, you have to be ready every time,” she hissed. I was going to respond, but she lounged at me again, kicking me in my stomach and before I could recover, her fists collided with my jaw, sending me flying in the air. My back hit the floor and I groaned rolling over on m
When I got back to Prince Draven’s suite over an hour later, I spent a long time in the shower reminiscing on what happened and crying my eyes out. I felt terrible all over. My wounds were starting to heal but I wasn’t hurting because of them. I hate my life. I have blamed my parents for what they did to put me in this situation for too long but maybe it’s time I blamed myself more. My father never wanted me and he was right not to want me. It’s like he knew I was a curse, he knew that nothing good will come out of my existence. Here I am, a pathetic looser, one who does not deserve to be alive or in the Lycaon place, sleeping in the Prince’s bed. I’m good for nothing and I should have told him that when he brought up this ridiculous idea to pretend as his mate. I haven’t been formally announced as his mate and look at what I have to deal with. Heather was a better match for him. Why didn’t he just marry her and make her his bride? She had it all, the looks, the strength, the respec
“You need to stop. I think you’ve had enough,” Scarlett warned, but I laughed and waved it off, gulping down another glass of wine at a go. That last cup took me from tipsy to drunk.I have never been drunk in my entire life. The only time I ever took alcohol, Aila had made sure I didn’t take so much. I’d been tipsy but not drunk. I remember the events of that day all too well and how much work I had to do the next day when one of the beta’s daughters at Silver Moon reported us to Zella. It was my eighteenth birthday, but Zella didn’t care about any of that. I was given two times as much work as I normally did but I made sure not to tell Aila about it, or else she’ll blame herself and have one of her usual fallouts with Zella because of me. “I’m fine,” I smiled at her, laughing hysterically at the doubtful expression on her face. Big Matt was staring at me too, his usual smile on his face. But everything around me started to spin, and I knew we needed to leave fast or else I make a
The morning came, and along with it a banging headache and an empty stomach. I remember waking up to puke in the middle of the night, and Draven watching me like a hulk. I’d fallen back into bed right after, too tired to stay awake for even a second. But now, the memories of all I did last night came back to hunt me. Luckily for me, Draven had stepped out already so I didn’t have to face him immediately I woke. I held my head in both hands and slowly sat up, squinting my eyes as they adjusted to daylight. I couldn’t remember everything that happened last night, but I remembered most of it, because how could I forget how I embarrassed myself ? Even if I wanted to, I would never get over the fact that I’d thrown myself at him like a slut, and he’d turned me down without second thoughts. I kissed him shamelessly, and he didn’t return it. Do I irk him that much? What punishment awaits me after what I did?I splashed water on my face and brushed my teeth, staring at my reflection in the
By midday, I was overwhelmed with a series of activities. There were four women teaching me about the Lycaon place and the history of Lycans and how the palace was built. The first Lycan king who had four mates and until the reign of King Cadeyrn-Ruaidhri’s father, every king had at least two mates. The Moon goddess knew that one woman was not enough to satisfy the sexual pleasures of a Lycan king, hence why she gave them more than one. The Lycans are very sexual beings as Scarlett had told me, and I found the information a little bit disturbing. It made me realize that Draven wasn’t attracted to me in no way, that kiss was merely to make a point. He never laid on the bed while I was on it, as if my presence repulsed him. And what if he eventually found his mate and he had more than one? My wolf didn’t like the direction of my thoughts so I forced myself to listen to all the things I was being taught and not relate them to him. There was more information than I’d learned about the Ly
I tried to still my quivering hands and keep the fright off my face as I waited for Draven. Most of the day was spent in the salon getting my nails and hair done. I also had a complete makeover and I was dressed in an elegant red dress. I could barely recognize myself in the mirror once they were done and I tried to forget about the fear of facing the crowd for a moment. I found myself holding back tears in disbelief. I looked like royalty. The sleeveless dress revealed some cleavage at the front but the back side was high enough to hide my scars. The slit at the front ran halfway to my thighs and the fabric hugged my body, accentuating my hips. I wore a black pencil heels and my neck and wrist were adorned with expensive jewelry. I never thought a day will come when I’d look beautiful. It was all a lie but I wanted to remain in it. “Moon goddess,” One of the women gasped as she entered the room. I turned to find her staring at me with wide eyes, and I shifted uncomfortably, looking
ZAYDEN“Get out of my room,” I growled at the brunette, flinging her clothes to the floor. She scurried to her feet, clutching them to her chest in her haste to escape my wrath. She was still naked, but I didn’t care, the sight of her angered me and my wolf was furious. After hours of fucking, she couldn’t give me a damned release, the only thing my body needed right now.“Alpha Zay-“ she stopped by the door, her eyes misty with tears, but I didn’t let her speak, I threw her shoes violently at her. I missed my target, and it hit the wall with a loud thud, skidding to the floor. She picked it up with shaky hands and ran, her sob echoing after her.What the fuck is wrong with me? I brushed my hand through my hair and growled in frustration, knocking a book off my table in annoyance. I knew what the problem was. Ever since she left, it has been this way. Maybe I should have fucked her while I had the chance to, maybe my body wouldn’t want her so bad now. I didn’t think her absence will