DNLL 25Zuri's POV My head spun when I heard what they were talking about, not that it did any good or bad to me, I had no business with it. Or maybe it even did me more good than bad. There was no risk that I'd be pregnant, and it meant that my late period was a result of hormonal changes. I smiled at their words before my reaction changed into a frown and back into a smile. He'd be taken away from the position of the alpha, and I'd be free to go away from this evil man. The thought of me telling Donavon that he wasn't my Alpha sent me chills, and I realised that I could have died at that moment. He held that sword to my neck.However, the news hadn't spread yet, and it didn't seem like it was true because while all those were going, Donavon stood confused as to what was happening. Someone was either spreading fake news on purpose, or Donavon was really impotent. .I walked back to my room with the pail and towel that I'd used to clean Donavon's room.I plopped to bed and slep
Donavon's lost LunaChapter 1Zuri "What makes you think I killed your father, Donavon?" My father's voice resounded from his office."Because I've got all the evidence with me, Lycus," the opposing voice replied."There's no evidence that you can hold, Don; I'm not and never will be the cause of your misfortune," my father replied.The sound of swords clanking was what I heard next, which made me hurry to see what and who it was."I'm telling you, Donavon, I did not kill your parents," he yelled amidst the sword fight."Zuri, princess, go back in," my father said, turning his attention towards me as I opened the door to his office. My eyes darted to the man whose voice I'd been hearing from the distance, and I had barely seen his face when my father's gasped, and I watched in horror as blood oozed from his slit throat."Father!" I screamed and bent to the floor in terror as I scrambled to meet him, seeing his blood drop from the edge of Donavon."Papa!" I yelled, shaking his body
Donavon's lost LunaChapter 2Alpha Donavon walked towards me, satisfied with the gory sight of the battered wounds on my body.Send them to the maids' room and have them assigned to their various duties, except for her," Alpha Donovan said, and I raised my face to look at him. "Have her thrown in the dungeon; treat her the way every person thrown there is being treated and nothing less," he ordered and turned away, leaving me in the hands of the guards."Zuri," my best friend Hart called, but I couldn't afford to get him into the bane of Alpha Donavon.I turned towards his voice and nodded without saying anything. My steps faltered, and it earned me yet another slap behind my head. The coppery liquid metal dripped from my nose, and I was being met with the nonchalance of the guards, who cared less if I died or lived. Behind the cold metals of the dungeon that I was being thrown to, away from the light of the blue moon pack, to the dark, shadowy hell of a place, I felt life slippi
Donavon's lost LunaChapter 3Alpha Donavon"I, Zuri Lycus, daughter of Alpha Lycus of the Edged Claws, will not, will never, and can never accept you, Donavon, as my Alpha," the girl before me said, taking me aback.No one, not even the eldest of the elders, dared to look me in the eyes and talk more about openly declaring that she'd never accept that I was her Alpha.I wanted her to; I needed her to succumb to self-loathing—the same pit of hell that I was.And the look in her eyes when she told me that her father knew nothing about my father and mother—I almost took it as the truth, but I knew better than to trust the words from the mouth of a person like her, the daughter of a murderer.I paused at my last thought. I'd officially become a murderer as well—a beast or more—but I cared less. My rage for revenge had made me not think twice before I slit his throat, and the way he looked at his daughter as if surrendering her to evil.It hurt that he took advantage of me to derive the j
Donavon's lost LunaChapter 4 ZuriThe head maid had instructed me not to say anything, lest I earn myself another one of the hits.And I'd done as she had said, secretly hoping he wouldn't come until I finished the task assigned to me.And he had walked through the door. I took no indifferent action and instead continued cleaning while he sat.The air in the room was tense as I walked away. I hadn't healed from all the pains he'd caused me, and I wasn't willing to incur another.We had both shared some words before I walked out to meet an angry elder in the room.It wasn't a good time, but that was none of my business.It'd be best if I minded my Ps and Qs concerning Donavon.Curiosity, however, took the best, and I walked to the slightly open door to eavesdrop on what he was going to say.And just like I'd expected, he was met with the cruelty of his hatred for me, and when the sword was wielded, I could imagine how it was done.His growl from inside the room reverberated through t
Donavon's lost LunaChapter 5 ZuriI watched as Hart paid no heed to my words or my pleas before turning around to leave."SSee Zuri, you'll be let out in the morning, and this is the most I can do for you. I know you want to save Donavon, but I don't see the reason you need to, though. He's a beast, Zuri. Have you thought about the way he treated you, made you feel, the cane and the fucking beating and strangling he's done to you before you decided to help him? He's killed your father, Zuri. Wise up. Not everyone deserves kindness," he lectured.Tears rolled from my face at the realisation of the truth. I'd had my fair share of misery from him, not that I was guilty; I was innocent, and my father was as well."Have you thought about it, Zuri? He took us captive and had your father's pack members be brought hostage while you, Zuri, you're a princess; one day you'd become Queen, and he lowered you to the position of a slave," he added again, several thoughts of how he'd burned the bod
Donavon's lost Luna. Chapter 6“Zuri, can you hear me? Are you okay?" I knew it would be Hart's voice from outside the door as I wriggled furiously in Alpha Donavon's hands.“Please, please, let me go. I'll go bring some other girl for you; I'm not the one you want!" I screamed in his face to no avail.His gaze had all blurred out, and as strong as she was, his movements were sloppy, but that wasn't enough for me to slip out of his arms."I don't care about who you are; all I want is to pin you down under this bed and have my way with you," Alpha Donavon growled, and I felt my body shudder with fear.Hart was hitting on the door as hard as he could, but it only resounded as a soft thud on the side of the bed.“Please, let me go. I just came to save you; I'm done with that now. “Let me go for goodness’s sake.” I purred and pleaded, but to no avail.Donavon forcefully placed me on the bed, and I could only watch as he stood over me, smiling.“Please…” I muttered, but it felt as though
Donavon's Lost LunaChapter 7Zuri “Who's there,” the guard asked, flashing the flashlight in our direction.Hart held my shoulder as he pressed me down to the ground, barely escaping the guard's flashlight.The lights turned toward us briefly before moving away again, causing Hart and me to breathe heavily with the fear of almost getting caught."Careful," Hart said, holding my waist as he held my frail body back to the dungeon."Are you okay, Zuri?" Hart asked as we reached the dungeon's entrance."I think you should leave now. "I'll wear this sweater tonight and hide it somewhere tomorrow," I said as I turned to head back into the dungeon."I'm sorry, Zuri, and I promise we'll get through this together," Hart said softly, his forehead pressed against mine, holding my face gently, before kissing my forehead."Thank you too, Hart," I said and turned to leave."I'll bring you medication from the infirmary tomorrow," he said, dragging open the metal bars of the dungeon for me to go in