AvaI screamed when I woke up, my head aching and my skin clammy. I could see a faint blue light filtering in through the window, casting eerie shadows across the walls of the room I was in and my face as I lay there, sweat beading on my forehead as I fought the urge to throw up all over myself.I wasn't alone, there were people staring down at me, their faces were everything but familiar and my heart started pounding hard against my ribcage when I realized that this couldn’t possibly be some dream because the voices talking around me sounded so similar to what I remembered from the woods.The only difference was that they were close to me.I looked around frantically hoping for some sort of escape route that would take me out of here but I only found two doors. It was going to be impossible to get past them.“Relax,” One of them said. His voice hadn't lost its hostility either, his tone still held the same edge of irritation as he said “We aren't here to hurt you.”There was anothe
AvaI walked off with no idea where I was going, just endless woods that stretched far and wide, the sky a deep grey, as the sun set into them. It didn't look like any place I had ever seen before, not one bit familiar. I couldn't even tell how far from my home it was, for all I knew I could be hundreds of miles away by now. And it didn't matter, because there wasn't a single person around. The only sounds were the rustling leaves above me, the occasional cawing from what felt like an enormous raven circling high above, or the chirping of various birds in the trees around me. And then there was the faint sound of a stream running somewhere close by, which made my heart skip a beat. A stream meant water, and I needed water badly. I hadn't had anything to drink since last night.So I headed that way, and sure enough, it was a stream, and I drank greedily from it like I never had before, and it did little more than fill the hole in my stomach. I choked on my tears as I drank some mor
LeonI watched her retreating figure, angry at myself for letting her go. It wasn't supposed to be that way! I should have punished her. I should have done something but I couldn't. My beast was against me, against the sudden decision that I was making, against the anger that had built in my chest. My beast wanted her near.I wanted her gone.An unfamiliar darkness had clouded my mental space, pulling me in with its unforgiving claws. It hadn't been there before. Not since she had become my companion. Ever since she had walked into the castle, everything had felt a little different. Her presence had been like an electric charge. The feeling of it vibrated through the air around us even when I tried to ignore it.But it had all been lies, she had played with my head. We were nothing more than tools to each other, to achieve our objective. But she had the upper hand. She always had. Her power was unshakable and it was intoxicating, addictive, like a drug. Even though she hadn't given m
AvaThe hours crawled by slowly and with each second, dread filled my heart. I could already feel it tightening around my chest like a noose, ready to suffocate me if I was not careful. My fingers dug into the flesh of my palms while sweat dripped from the tip of my nose. The smell of fear and sweat mingled inside my nostrils until they became one.Even my wolf felt defeated inside of me , as she was no longer there to protect her precious territory. Her mate would never return. She would have to face the truth of her loneliness. My stomach churned at the thought of this new reality. I wanted nothing more than to escape from all of this. Nothing but to tell the King I was innocent, to prove myself, prove my innocence. I had never been unfaithful.The child was his, formed out of pure desire. I cried in despair. My wolf whined at my loss as she fought to regain control of herself. My hands shook as they now gripped my dress. As soon as the tears stopped flowing freely down my cheeks,
Queen MotherThat ungrateful little girl, she thought she was better than me, I watched her as anger flowed through my veins as I watched from a fair, she thought she was better than everyone else in the world and I hated her for it, but I don't think I would ever let anyone know that, no one will believe me when they hear what happened. The only thing I want is to make sure that she was not around me.She reminded me of a woman from my past, of a woman I wanted to forget with her stupid red hair.I could tell something had gone differently with her, I could tell she was hiding something other than the pregnancy , but what did it matter what she hid if I can see it? If she can hide behind a fake smile then why couldn’t I? If she can be a liar like she said, she has to have a secret somewhere, I’m going to find out where and make sure it doesn’t happen anymore.I was sure of these secrets because she had been acting shady the entire time and when I stared at her for too long, she’d squ
LeonI broke things over and over again. I punched the wall, and I tore my room apart.How could I have missed the signs? Why couldn't I see what was there in front of me all along? The truth, that's all it was, an ugly ugly truth to stare at. Who did I think she was? An innocent girl who didn’t know how evil the world could be. A girl who had a chance at being loved and respected? She had fooled me so completely, and I let myself fall for it. I believed her when she told me her life story. Anger coursed through me like fire, consuming the last dregs of my sanity. It was almost a relief to let it take hold of me. Rage consumed the sorrow and left little room for regret. The anger was all I could feel anymore. All I needed to keep me sane. It was the only way to avoid losing control. I needed to focus on the now. Nothing else mattered at this point. There was nothing else that I cared about other than the hatred I felt towards her right now. It was all I knew how to do anymore. My