~LORRAINE~“Run! They are after us!” I held Laurel's hand as we ran deep into the forest, we could still hear the roars of the wolves a mile away.“Let's shift,” Laurel said as she tried to morph into her wolf form, but her bones didn't shift.“We cannot shift, we are too injure-”“Lorraine! Watch out!” Laurel shouted as a wolf slammed into us, sending us flying into the river.The thing was that we both couldn't swim. I struggled to keep my head above water, but the more I struggled, the fewer chances I had of surviving.I could feel the oxygen leave my lungs as I found myself sinking into the river with Laurel by my side.“Lorraine! Wake up! “ I coughed out water to see the Luna, my mom, Delta, and Laurel standing beside me.We were at the shore of the river, my hair was still damp from the water.“I-i thought I was going to die,” I say, sniffling.“No, you're okay, you're safe.”I jolt up from the bed, sweat dripping all over me. I look around to see unfamiliar curtains. I walk tow
~ARET~We all went outside to see carriages and horses waiting for our arrival. The carriages could only occupy four people, so four females each in the carriages while the males hopped on their horses.“Come on, Aret, let's go.” Nova and the other females called as I shivered in disgust. My last carriage ride was terrible, my heart was in my stomach throughout the ride.“No.” I say to them as confusion swirled on their faces. I walked to where all the supreme and their guards were getting on their horses as I went to Mobali.His horse was as dark as night with blue eyes as deep as the ocean, its mane so silky and soft in my palms.“What's its name?” I asked Mobali who felt reluctant to answer.“Midnight.”What a perfect name for his appearance.“I'd like to ride Midnight with you.” I say, watching as he raised his eyebrow.“What?”“I dislike carriages, I prefer horses.” I tell him, earning a scoff from him.“No.”“It's either you, or my head guard, Lincoln.” I pointed at Lincoln star
~NOVA~“Wait!” Aret yelled, making the guards release the maid as she crawled towards Aret.“I remember! There was something wrong with my hairpin, so I had the maid help me sneak it out to fix it.” Aret explains taking the hairpin from Hawaii.“See? Somewhere around here.” she says, pointing at the supposed dent in the hairpin.'Help me out here, play along.' Aret says through the mind link. I furrow my brows confused.'Why save her?' I asked'ill explain later, just please.'I walked closer, rubbing my chin. “Yes, I remember you telling me that there was a dent in your hairpin and this maid knew a goldsmith who could fix it.”Are nodded, helping the maid up.“I'm sorry everyone, but she's not a thief.” Aret shouts, motioning to Hawaii to help her lift the maid up.“Everyone, dismiss and return to your stations!” I ordered everyone to disperse, the Supreme Leaders also walked out.“Hun,” Dwayne called out to me.“Let's go?”“No, i'll see you later, i want to help Aret.” I say to him,
~DWAYNE~“Ya!” I yelled running after mobali, he threw a punch in which I dodge throwing mine.He slid down, hitting my leg in the process and pushing me down.“Yield.” He said with a smirk as I raised my hand in surrender.“I wasn't putting up a fight.”He pulled me up as we walked into the Archery grounds. The guard handed us our signature bows and arrows.“Aret seems to be getting a hang of the Supreme Luna Position, she's a natural leader.” Mobali says, making me scoff in response.“Of course that's what you would say, it's all a facade. And You know what would have really helped her?” I asked him as he raised an eyebrow.“What's that?”“If her mate would just accept her and make her feel that comfort.” I say, making Mobali scrunch his nose in disgust.“Hell No.”“You see? Don't tell me you don't also want to have her in your arms or even underneath you, don't tell me you don't fantasize about her.” I retorted.“Okay, I won’t tell you.” He replied, taking his stance in front of th
~ARET~I got to the front door of the meeting hall and there were guards stationed in front.“Luna,” They greeted with a slight bow of their heads, which I acknowledged. Behind the closed doors, I could hear their chatter and muffled voices.“Come on, Go in, You seemed to have a lot of confidence when you were strutting down the hallway.” Mobali whispered in my ear, making me shiver.I did have confidence.But I was scared that they would judge me.“We don't have all day Aret.” I sighed, nodding to the guards as they pushed the doors open, revealing the council members.I gulped, standing frozen. I felt a warm hand on my waist, pulling me close to him as we walked to the table.“Play along,” He says through gritted teeth, making me force a smile.I looked across the table, The council members consisted of some Tribe elders and all the supreme leaders. Nova sat beside Dwayne, she avoided my gaze, making me bite my lip in anger, drawing blood.“Stop that.” Mobali growled lowly, grippin
~ARET~The rays of the sun hit me hard, making me hiss, closing the curtains and returning to sleep.Wait.There's something wrong, I'm still in bed.I jolted from my bed, kicking the duvet from my body as I looked around the room, a small white paper catching my eye.I yawn, opening it and reading the content.It said;Greetings Luna, It is Ahana and Hawaii here. By the time you're reading this, it means we are already out of the castle and in town. You seem to have boasted how much you wouldn't notice our absence, that was why we decided to leave so early. We'd like to see how well you can take care of yourself. Enjoy your day and your party! We will be back tomorrow! Love, Your Ladies-in-waiting,
It was bright early in the morning and Aret's Ladies-in-waiting were returning to the Supreme Luna Quarters.“Good morning, Ladies, I'm sure you had a fantastic day yesterday.” Lincoln said to Ahana and Hawaii as he and the other guards were heading to the forest for their morning workout.“What about Luna?” Hawaii asked.“ I have no idea, I last saw her with the Alpha.” Lincoln said with a smirk as the girls nodded, heading up to the chambers.“I'm sure she missed us,” Ahana said to Hawaii, who nodded, opening the brass doors.“Luna? We are back! Did you miss us?” they called out to Aret, but no response. They went into her inner chamber where the bedroom was located to see Aret collapsed on the floor, barely dressed, her platinum blonde hair sprawled around and dried blood around her neck.Ahana crouched beside Aret pushing aside her hair to see a glowing mark on her neck.The initials 'Mk' were marked on her neck with a wolf wearing a crown.And the 'MK' stood for, Mobali King.Wi
~MOBALI~It was night time and I adjusted the curtains as I stared at the platinum blonde woman lying on the bed. I opened the bottle, and I applied the ointment onto her neck. I rubbed it in circular motions, just as Aunt May had ordered me to.“I hate him,” she whispered with furrowed brows, startling me for a moment.She's talking in her sleep. I sighed, for a second, I thought she was awake.After I was done applying, I decided to take a closer look at her. Her almost white platinum blonde hair sprawled on the bed and her pink lips were pursed. Her pale yet flawless skin glowed under the moonlight.I kind of missed her pair of blue eyes that would always glare at me.“Wake up, you selfless bitch.” I muttered in her ear.But then, if she wakes up, it means she's actually my mate. Well, she can never know that from me.'If you wake up, I'll let you ride Midnight.' I said through our newly developed mind link not even sure that she would hear me.Sighing, I made my way outside, leav