POV Eleanor"What could have happened? It's been almost an hour since they've been locked in there, without any news!" the woman with dark hair commented, confused."The doctors must be taking care of her and giving her guidance," the blonde-haired woman shrugged, unconcerned.The guards gathered us in a huge room, where the Alpha had ordered everyone to stay. No one was allowed to leave. A nurse was assigned to monitor vital signs and assess if any other girls would fall ill. I smiled satisfied; Mariana choking was an excellent distraction from what was really about to happen: the grand spectacle of the night. The idea of slipping one of my rings into her soup, unnoticed, was brilliant and diverted attention from Katy's sudden illness."Did she lose the baby? Did you see the amount of blood that poured from her legs?" this time, the girl in the black dress whispered intrigued."It would be a shame to lose the baby, especially during the dinner meant to announce it," the woman with da
### POV EleanorEloise fell to her knees on the floor beside her mother’s bloody body. She screamed and cried, shaking Emaline's body forcefully but got no response.“No, this can't be happening! Mom, please wake up!” she grunted, trying to stifle her sobs while observing the cuts and bruises on Emaline's body, which was starting to decompose. It had only been a few hours since the body had been there, but it was already beginning to smell.The Alpha King shifted back into his human form and approached, huffing with rage. His chest heaved as he tried to control his irregular breathing. Veins bulged from his body. He watched Emaline's body stretched out on the palace floor, covered by a huge pool of blood.“She died because of you!” he pointed a finger in Eloise's face, visibly angry. “I won’t kill you only because Emaline was one of the best servants in the palace. She paid dearly in your place, and you will have to live with the guilt of her death forever!” he growled before heading
POV Eleanor"Eleanor... your vision..." Eloise said, surprised to notice the greenish hue returning to my iris."Yes, it's been back for a while now," I replied coldly, showing no emotion. "But don't worry, you're no longer my personal maid. You don't need to concern yourself with me or anything related to me anymore. I'll make sure the Alpha never allows you to set foot in this palace again." The words came coldly from my mouth, laden with contempt.Eloise fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face. "No, please, please, forgive me, give me a second chance!" She pleaded, clutching the hem of my dress desperately.My gaze remained impassive as I called the guards with a simple gesture. "Guards! Take this traitor to the dungeon as the Alpha ordered!" I spoke firmly, drawing the attention of those at the door. "She has spent too much time out of her cell." I shrugged, indifferent.The guards seized her forcefully, pulling her by the arm. One of them delivered a violent punch to Elo
POV Katy"That was too risky!" Gaby commented, pacing back and forth in the room with cold sweat on her hands. "Did you see what she's capable of? You could have died; that woman is crazy!" She said, distraught."Gaby..." I called her, gesturing for her to sit beside me on the bed. Once she sat down, I rested my head on her shoulder and whispered, "It's okay, that child's fate was already sealed anyway." I shrugged, not caring."Whatever it was, you just hastened things," I added with a tone of indifference.Gaby looked at me, incredulous. "Don't you have any compassion, Katy? It was your child! He was inside you!"I sighed, looking up at the ceiling. "He was going to die anyway; he wouldn't have been useful to me anymore." I shrugged again, trying to get up, still feeling strong pains in the lower part of my abdomen. The doctors had performed emergency surgery to drain some of the blood and prevent an infection that could have prevented me from getting pregnant again."That's cruel!"
**Eleanor's Perspective**"Eleanor..." A voice whispered inside me, making my whole body shiver. I was in a dark place, the shadows moving around me as if they had a life of their own. The walls were covered in ancient paintings, scrawled in red ink. Wolves running free, women dancing around a bonfire, scenes that seemed to pulse with an ancestral energy."Eleanor... Parker... the last of us... still lives..." The mysterious voice whispered again, followed by a long, agonizing howl of a wolf. The sound reverberated in my bones, and I put my hands over my ears, trying to muffle the noise that made my head throb with pain. Barking and roaring echoed, as if a pack was approaching rapidly. Panic took over me, and I ran deeper into what seemed to be a cave.My heart pounded uncontrollably as I ran, the sounds growing louder and closer. I tripped over a stone, falling heavily to the ground. "Awww," I groaned in pain, seeing blood trickle from a wound on my leg. I crouched behind a rocky wal
**Eleanor's Perspective**"It was just a crazy dream, Eleanor..." I repeated to myself several times, trying to gather the courage to get out of bed. Finally, I got up and walked to the bathroom, still feeling the strangeness of the nightmare.Looking at myself in the mirror, I saw my disheveled hair and tired-looking face, which made me roll my eyes. I splashed some water on my face and scrubbed with soap, hoping to shake off the weird feeling. But when I looked in the mirror again, my eyes had a greenish tint with a yellow ring around the iris, like small burning embers—just like the eyes of that wolf, Roxy, whom I had seen in my dreams."I must be seeing things..." I shook my head, confused. I looked in the mirror again and saw the reflection of the wolf right behind me. My heart raced, and the sight made me so nervous that I knocked over a glass jar, spilling shampoo and cream all over the bathroom floor."Eleanor... are you okay?" one of the maids' voices sounded from the other s
**Alpha King's POV**“Did you see that? It seemed like something was wrong with her...” I said thoughtfully.My beta stood next to me in the office, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, examining the papers the doctor had delivered.“What did Dr. Alfonso say?” he asked, a serious expression on his face.“He spent three days collecting tests every four hours, and the results were always the same. There's no more damage to her retina. Eleanor should have regained her vision, but she claims she only sees small spots and blurs...” I responded irritably, pacing back and forth.“Maybe she developed myopia or astigmatism,” he shrugged, indifferent, placing the folder on the table.“Impossible. Dr. Alfonso did a fundus examination, and there’s no deformation. Her corneas and pupils are fine. Her eyes have returned to their green color, and her pupils react to light stimulation. Something’s wrong!” I huffed in frustration, taking a sip of whiskey. If I discovered she was lying to me
**Eleanor's POV**I remember running towards the room, not knowing what was happening. It was almost midnight, and I couldn't sleep. My whole body was cold with sweat, and I felt an overwhelming heat inside me. I tossed and turned in bed, trying to find a comfortable position, but it felt like something was burning inside me.When I looked at my hands, my heart almost stopped. They were hairy again. Gray and white fur sprouted from my skin, quickly spreading up my arms. I watched my bones stretch, and my fingers curl, transforming into paws. My nails elongated, becoming sharp and menacing claws. The pain and the sensation of displacement were intense, but the shock and disbelief were even greater.I thought I was delirious, having some kind of hallucination. I had lived years without feeling my wolf, and now, out of nowhere, it was emerging with uncontrollable force. My body trembled, and I could feel every bone and muscle rearranging, changing shape. My face started to elongate, my n