Maeve POVI sat down on my throne, which Jane designed for the now-royal family. This night has been filled with a lot of shocks: Ario getting three titles, Otto becoming a god at his little age—I can’t even believe it. It seemed like a dream. How did we go from being Alpha and Luna to this? I have been so silent because I can’t stop thinking about how, when, and why. I felt a hand on mine, followed by the sparks. I looked at Ario, who was sitting on his throne, which was bigger than mine.“Stop overthinking,” he said, and I noticed his voice was deeper.“This night has been long and weird; did this really happen?” I asked. He chuckled, and even the way he chuckled. I gave him a long look. He sat on his throne with his shoulders up, his spine straight, his head raised high, and his chuckle was short and elegant.“I am seeing changes in you,” I said, tilting my head a bit in curiosity.“That would be me,” a voice said. I turned to my front, and Bryant stood there looking at us. He is p
Maeve POV“Thank you so much for today,” I said to Jane. We are finally done with the coronation and after party and now we are all seated in the living room with Jane.“Just doing my duty,” she said, sipping the lemon tea she requested.“So why did you do all this?” Ario asked. She nods her head, smiling.“I did all this because I don’t want what happened the last time to repeat itself because the truth is we can’t help Selene. We can only keep her captive till she is strong enough to let loose,” she said.“So, how does this help?” I asked. “Well, Carson was the first wolf to be ever made, and he was just an ordinary wolf. No special power. The only thing that differentiate him from other wolves was he was stronger, but not to everyone in atena. If Carson was a god or had powers, things would have been different. Selene wouldn’t have gotten to him like she did and a lot of things would have been avoided,” she said.“Are you saying if he didn’t get all this power, Selene would have g
Maeve POVArio and I walked into the spacious throne room, our robes sweeping the floor. The throne room was quiet as we entered, with the ministers bowing their heads. We took our seats on the thrones.“Your majesties,” they echoed together, and we nodded our heads as they took their seats on the floor, crossing their legs. It’s been 10 years since our coronation, and a lot of things have changed. The first thing we did was change the kingdom name since we were merging it. It is no longer called Tena and Isak; it is now called Cassia.Cassia is now an entire empire on its own; it took a lot of labour and 5 years to get it running on its feet. After breaking down the palace in Isak, the people rebelled; they would attack people of Tena staying on the outskirts, and then Tena retaliated, attacking their people. It caused war; it wasn’t anything serious because people in Isak are all wolves, and I used my command on them. The attacked families of both kingdoms were compensated, and than
Maeve POVArio and I walked past the dungeon, my heels clicking on the cemented floor. I could hear whimpers as my heels echoed down the hall. It was the whimpers of the locked up criminal but fortunately for them; I am not here for them today. We got to the private area of the dungeon; only hardened criminals stay here. Ario opened the door, and we went to the cell. It’s been two days, and Goerge, Duncan, and Otto just got back, and they brought a guest with them. We got to the cell, and a beat-up guy was tied to a chair, his face covered with a mask.“He is a stubborn one,” Duncan said. I took a deep breath and I smiled. A werewolf. That means I can manipulate him. Well, if he were another supernatural, Ario could manipulate him; all he has to do is morph himself into looking like the person he loves the most, which works like a charm. Ario removed his black mask, and the man looked at us, just shivering in fear.“What is your name?” he asked calmly.“D.dan.te,” he stuttered, sweat
Unknown POVJane ran to her room, breathing out repeatedly. She was frantic, panicking as she opened a secret door in her room. She entered another room entirely. She sauntered into the covered mirror. It’s been a long time since she did this, but at this point, she had no choice. She removed the cover of the mirror and she was standing in front of the mirror. The mirror was bright, showing her all the small little blemishes on her face. She breathed out, touched the mirror and whispered a word, then suddenly her environment changed. She walked down the hallway, her heels clicking on the hard floor. She couldn’t believe everything happening around her. She thought she could live without her past hunting her, but she should have known how stupid she was. She got to a door and slammed it opened; she walked inside fuming and there they sat, her two worst nightmares. They were both smiling at her creepily, their red eyes booming with evil.“I knew you’d come, mother, but not this fas
Maeve POVI smiled at Quinn and Otto. She is such a baby to all the men; she and Lily have them wrapped around their fingers, and we all know how spoiled they are. They are not babies anymore, but they are still being treated like babies. Otto is actually feeding her, and he looks happy doing it.“Aren’t you too big for that?” I said, eating my pancake. She smiled at me.“No, mom, and Otto offered,” she said, blinking her doe eyes at me. Sometimes I wonder where she got those eyes, but they are beautiful.“Otto, aren’t you spoiling her a tad too much?” I asked, tilting my head. Odin chuckled from beside me, and I turned to him.“What’s funny?” I asked. He smirked at me.“Don’t be a hypocrite, mom; you spoil her just as we do. Remember when you invited a magician? He stayed so far away from here, and the cost of bringing him here and going back was expensive, but you invited him anyway just because she broke a toe and she was sad,” he said, still smirking at me. I frowned, remembering
Maeve POVJane’s eyes were wide open as she was covered in blood.“Are you okay?” I asked. She nods her head shakily.“What the hell?” Pa said, standing up. Well, thank goodness, I saw him quickly. Before he could cause any damage, I flung my icy sword at his neck, and he died immediately. I walked to his body, removing the mask from his face. He looked like an ordinary man, but I opened his closed eyelids, and they were red.“Demon,” I said, standing up.“Who will send a demon assassin to kill Jane right in front of us?” Brandon asked.“King Aelle or Selene, one of them or both of them,” Duncan answered. Ario went to the body, searching through the pockets, and he brought out a piece of paper. He opened the paper, reading through it.“That is a little surprising of the things I will do, Jane. You think going to her is going to save her from me? Well, you lie; nothing can save Maeve from me. If you care so much about your precious kingdom, give Maeve to me or slowly watch your kingdom
Maeve POV“She is okay; she is just in shock,” I heard a voice say.“Thank you, doctor,” Ario said, his hand on my cheeks.“I will take my leave now, your majesty,” the doctor said, and I can hear his retreating footsteps. I opened my eyes, turning my back away from Ario.“It’s not a dream,” I whispered. He didn’t say anything, and that confirmed it. Tears fell down my eyes, and soon I was blown into a full cry. All my life has been a lie; my entire existence is a lie. I judge Selene in what she wasn’t; I am the evil one, and I didn’t even know. This whole time he was my father; no wonder the first time I saw him, he looked at me lovingly, and I thought maybe he was part of the men that wanted to marry me, but it was a fatherly gaze.“Eve,” Ario whispered, lying down with me on the bed.“What will I do now?” I asked, crying heavily.“All this while, I had that power, and I didn’t know. I thought I was powerful; I thought it was me fighting those wars, but it was his; it was his dark p