“When will you be back, Papa?” Alice asked.She helped Papa Ganda fold his clothes into his bag neatly while Nyssa arranged his food into another bag. “I will be back in a week.” Papa Ganda replied. He was seated on the bed, watching his girls make arrangements for his departure.“Are you sure you don't want Alice to come with you?” Nyssa asked. Her heart remained unsettled that Papa Ganda was travelling alone. This was the first time Papa Ganda had traveled alone since she knew him. They didn't even know where he was heading.Papa Ganda shook his head vigorously, “She needs to look after you.* This caused Nyssa's lips to twitch. Her fingers paused, and she turned to meet Papa Ganda's brown eyes, “Alice isn't going with you because you want her here to look after me?” She asked in disbelief. He only nodded. Nyssa shifted her gaze to Alice, but the red-haired girl quickly averted her gaze from them both. She doesn't want to be involved in their argument. Ever since they came to t
“Come in,” Lucy responded to the knock on the door. She was just stepping out of the bathroom, she had a towel on her hands, and she wiped her face with it. The door creaked open, and Agnes, Lucy's personal maid, stepped in. Short, fair, dark hair packed into a ponytail. Her eyes were blue, and her lips pouted. “Good morning, my princess. You sent for me.” She greeted. It was still early in the morning, the sun was just beginning to come out. The curtains were still closed but the light of day begin to slowly peep in. “Yes. I did.” Lucy replied as she sat down on the dressing table. Agnes made her way to the wardrobe at the left side of the room and picked up the clothes Lucy would wear for the day.The room was quiet and neat. The scent of Lucy and bathing soap mixed together creating a breath taking fragrance. “I need you to do something private for me.” She began causing Agnes to turn to face her. Lucy wore a straight face, her eyes staring at nothing in particular, her mind
Nyssa lay on the bed, her face contorted into a deep frown. Sweat trickled down her forehead while breathing unevenly.Again, it came. The dream. Deeper, this time. Nyssa found herself in the woods, running away from the Alpha's people. “Don't let her escape.” She heard the voices from behind and increased her pace. Her eyes teary, her heart pounding in her chest. Thorns pierced her bare foot as she ran. “Get her!” But then, a hold behind, and like always, slit her throat with the blade. She dropped to her knees, eyes blurry, throat dripping blood down her body, and then her chest kissed the ground. Silence. “You never should have been burned,” A saying she has never heard before spoken. Nyssa's eyes snapped open widely. Her throat dried as she stared up at the ceiling with a racing heart. Her fingers trembled, and her face was covered in sweat. She sat up only to find herself on the ground. Her brows furrowed, ‘How?’ She wondered. She couldn't recall sleeping on the ground
The room tensed. No one said a word. They were dumbfounded. Lucy and Lucien fixed their gazes on Nyssa, whose hands were folded, waiting for them to get out of their rooms. Silence stretched for minutes. Then, Lucy asked, “You're promising that if Lillian spends a night in the dungeon, you will release her?” Eyes sharply staring at her. Nyssa nodded. “I do.”“And if she refuses?” Lucy asked carefully. “Then she would be executed in the name of the king of the West for disobeying his orders.” She shrugged. Lucy's heart skipped. She turned to look at Lucien in fear. Lucien's jaws clenched, his eyes red. The more he saw Nyssa, the more he wanted to hate her. But can he? With everything he has done and tries to do, Varn still claimed he was wrong from the beginning. He hated that Varn was right, and even with everything he had done, Varn was still not in communication with him. “We would speak to Lillian about it.” Lucien finally said. Lucy released the breath she didn't know sh
Nysaa sat before the dressing mirror, her mind and heart calm now. Her eyes still sharp as she combed her hair. Her ears picked the sounds of footsteps, they were getting louder by the minute. Three.Two.One.The door burst opened. Through the mirror, she could see Lucien and Lucy barged in with faces as dark as coal, her lips pulled up. “What the hell, Nyssa!” Lucien yelled. His eyes sharp at her as he asked, “How could you keep us in there only to come back here?” Nyssa didn't reply immediately. She continued to comb her hair like she wasn't the one spoken to. “Did you know we had been at the dungeon waiting for you?” He barked. Still Nyssa remained silent. The more he didn't get any response, the more he got livid. He began to step forward when Lucy held him beside her.She signaled Lucien to be quiet while she handled it. Lucy walked towards Nyssa, “Nyssa.” She called, taking the comb from her. Nyssa wanted to refuse, but paused, her brows furrowed. Her fingers held the co
The guards who accompanied Nyssa quickly rushed forward to help Trisha but she trembled from their touch. Nyssa caught this and her face hardened into a deep frown. Ignoring the three shameless men, she turned to the guards, “How do you let a male prisoner into a female cell?” She asked, demanding an answer immediately. The guards hesitated, their eyes darting nervously. However, the three naked men were oblivious to the weight of her words. Their hungry eyes remained at Nyssa waiting for the guards to give them some privacy. One of them stepped forward, “Come here!” He commanded. Before Nyssa could react, his arms grabbed her and yanked her closer to himself. His body pressed to her, his hard arousal poked her hips.Her body turned cold instantly.A familiar feeling she despised washed over her— a vile memory. Her eyes darkened. Alpha Zane’s face flashed— same night of her execution. Alpha Zane had done the same thing to her.Her hand swung across his face before she could sto