Ava“There are men outside” The guard who rushed in between us spoke.My eyes widened, and so did those of Alpha Reuben.“What men?”“We don't know who they are, they are seven in number including a spokesperson who claims to be their king” The guard continued.I don't know if it was at the mention of the word “King” or if it was something else but something inside of me shifted. My breath hitched and my hands trembled slightly as I gripped the sleeves of my dress. I wasn't quite sure why, but there had always been something about this place that suddenly made me feel uneasy. “Take Ava with you, I will see the men” Alpha said to the guard, before turning to me. “Follow me him please.”“I want to come with you,” I said.He shook his head slightly “You stay here, I can handle them” He told me.Before I could protest further, he pushed me gently toward the guard and marched away.I stood there watching his retreating figure, unsure of what I was supposed to do. When he was gone, I tur
Leon“What?” My beta stared in surprise. So did the few men I had chosen to go with me. We were seven altogether.“There must be a mistake somewhere your majesty” He looked stunned. I stood there watching him struggle for words that would help make what he thought was happening right. No mistake would explain what I had decided.“There is no mistake. We leave right now. I had already asked the other guards to pack what we would need” My voice didn't waver despite how much my heart thundered inside of me as I said those words. The others in our team were silent, they all seemed afraid to speak as well. My beta, and even some other guards I did not know, just watched me, as if I could tell them anything else.“But there are people out there who want to kill us” My beta protested softly but forcefully. His eyes were full of fear. His mouth opened slightly as if he couldn't decide whether or not to close it again. He kept glancing nervously around as he spoke. “And it's dark outside
LeonWe lost our peace, our safety, our homes, our loved ones, the land we've worked for for centuries. Our lives were taken away without warning and I didn't know how this could have happened, but it did, and I had to live with the consequences of the war. More clans got hurt, it felt as though there was some sort of sorcery that was trying to kill every single one of us at once. We were all scared to death and I think everyone realized that they were running out of time. I was the only clan in the south left untouched by everything and I don’t really understand why I was spared. Everyone had run to me, every clan.My kingdom was overcrowded with survivors, with people who had been injured and in need of help. Some of them would die because of the sickness, supplies were running low, herbal medicine wasn’t enough, and I still couldn’t give them what they needed. Everyone was so desperate.Everyone knew it was all a matter of time before we would lose the war, they could feel it
AvaThe fight with Uther changed everything for me. Not that I was ever the same anyway. Camille had simply said I had channeled my powers into hurting Uther. Uther had been hurt badly, and it threw me off balance in a way that made me realize I was more powerful than anyone gave me credit for. The people looked at me with a strange look on their faces, the kind of look you see when someone doesn't believe they were born yesterday or something equally stupid like that. They didn’t know what to think. They thought they knew me, but they really hadn't. There weren't many who did. People still looked at me like I would disappear if they so much as looked away. It held a mixture of fear and something like admiration. A feeling of accomplishment I never thought I would feel. After years of feeling like nobody noticed me, having everyone stare at me felt foreign. So foreign. Like I was an alien. The only thing familiar about me now was my anger, which, by some miracle, was completely go
Leon“What is this for?” I asked the older woman and staring at the box she held up in front of me. She smiled kindly and said nothing else to me as she waited for me to collect it.“What is in there?” I insisted.“Go on and open it” Tired of the unnecessary suspense, I grabbed it from her hands. It wasn’t heavy but it was heavy enough. I slowly opened it to find it empty. Only red smoke was emitted from it which only increased my confusion. “I don't have time for games old woman” I huffed as I looked back up into her eyes with disgust. “What’s going on?”She only shook her head at me and walked back to her former position.“What you seek is inside there if you look hard enough” She simply answered and went back to work. She seemed a little tired herself, although her smile never faded once.I glared at her before turning out the door with the strange object in hand and slamming it shut behind me. I wore my hood over my head before walking down to where my horse was waiting for me.
AvaUther stood, staring at me with disgust and disbelief. His hands were shaking in fury and his teeth were clenched, and I wondered how much he hated me at this moment, and if there was any doubt about who the most dangerous person on earth was to be around right now.“Who do you think you are!” Uther shouted at me and lunged forwards with an insane look of rage in his eyes. As a matter of fact, it almost seemed like the anger that made him such a formidable opponent.The air was filled with tension, and people were watching us. Some giggled and laughed at my embarrassment, others whispered but in the end, no one looked at me with anything other than disgust. Uther was the only one who saw my face, which was ashen and frozen in shock as mine must have been. I stared into those icy green eyes, and felt so vulnerable standing up against him.“Ava won the round and now she gets to fight you. And she belongs here, you don't call the shots Uther, I do!” Alpha Reuben’s voice soun