MENTION OF RAPE. IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, PLEASE DO SKIP. Every uncomfortable word will be asterisked because of the non-consensual stuff.~**~Nadazhda met herself at her father's house, the house which had some good and bad memories she wanted to forget and keep."Nadazhda!" she heard her father's angry voice calling her from the sitting room. Nadazhda left her paint and rushed to him.Her little self (fifteen) always wished her father would change someday. He would be her loving father and would be her best friend again. He just lost himself to the darkness of love."Yes, pa...," Nadazhda swallowed what she wanted to say next because he didn't want her to call him her father. He said he hated it and he wasn't her father. He was just a sperm donor, but whatever happened, he would always be her best friend and papa."Nadazhda," he called softly, looking at her with sadness."Yeees," she stuttered."Do you want to call me papa?" Nadazhda nodded eagerly, feeling bubbles of happiness d
Chapter 13Zaccheus ran through the stairs at lightning speed, not without ordering Zeke to continue with the torturing.As he reached the room, Avivit and the maids bowed respectively to him.He didn't glance at them; his main priority was his mate, thrashing on the bed. He ran to her and clutched her closer to calm her. He tried to peek into her nightmare, but it was impossible. All that he saw was darkness.He was disturbed because he had the power to read minds and emotions, but with his mate, it was impossible."No, please." he heard her cry; he was powerless to do a thing, making his chest crumble in pain."What can I do to make it stop?" Ryl mumbled."She has her own demons; they are fighting her," Ryl presumed with a sad face."She must have passed through a lot," Ryn said slowly."She is strong, and she would be a great Luna." The King butted into his beast's exchange to reassure them.When he detected her body temperature was increasing, he carried her to the bathroom. He on
Chapter 14ZacchaeusWhen his mate opened her eyes earlier, he was extremely happy until his eyes settled down on the bruise around her neck. He felt like he had been punched in his gut.He failed to protect her.Did the guards strangle her? he thought worriedly before thinking of the pain he would inflict on them, and he smiled sinisterly.But every other thought went out of him when his mate screamed in anguish. Ryl whimpered, wanting to comfort his mate. "shhh, baby you are safe." he said in a soft voice that he didn't think he had.He watched her as she touched her injured forehead and neck before screaming again, looking delusional."It was just a dream," he heard her repeatedly mutter like a mantra."What happened?" he asked her confusedly because he didn't understand what she was going through."I don't understand!" she yelled at him, running toward the mirror before slapping it concerningly. "I dreamt about being strangled, but...," she stuttered, panicked, her eyes darting ar
FifteenTHIS CHAPTER IS GORY; IF YOU AREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH IT, KINDLY SKIP :)The paper was blank; he underestimated the unknown witch; he crumpled the paper in his fist angrily.He laughed maniacally before throwing his desk to the other side, which made all the papers and documents scattered on the floor. The thunder was striking furiously, testifying to the King's unexplainable rage."Zeke!" he yelled, breaking anything breakable inside his office.Someone was planning on taking his mate, his blessing, his light. He needed to change into his beasts.He was half-shifted when his beta piped his head inside the destroyed office, "My King," he bowed, craning his neck to show total submission."Call a Jade to tell Time and Fate to see me as soon as possible. I've opened the Tosk mirror," he barked out in his beastly voice."Someone is playing with fire, harming my mate through a nightmare. A coward is harming my mate. They have forgotten I'm the King of chess. I use anyone or anything
SixteenNadazhda woke up groggily with a radiant smile plastered on her face. She was happy; she felt energetic as she inhaled his shirt. She couldn't remember what had happened the night before; she untangled herself from the duvet, not wanting to spoil her good mood.She went to the mirror to look at her neck but found nothing, and she didn't know why she went to the mirror—it was just an urge to look at her neck.Everything was hazy, she closed her eyes to remember what had happened, but everything was not clear. She could catch a glimpse of him licking her neck. Maybe that was why she got the urge to look at her neck!Ewwww!Holy mother of noodles!After Nadazhda was through showering, she stood beside the mirror with a comb trying to tame her hair in a ponytail. How she wished her hair to be short, but she was obsessed with long hair."Barea," Rina's tiny wings fluttered around."Rina!" Nadazhda shouted in excitement, beaming happily. She didn't even know what caused this overbub
SeventeenEverything that was happening was which surrounded his mate and was making him aggravated. Someone wanted his mate dead because of... The reason he knew not.A ghost came to warn him about someone hurting his mate.The nightmare.The first letter.He banged his fist in frustration because everything was confusing before tugging his hair. He had sent his beta to bring his mate here. He needed to act fast, and he miscalculated everything that was happening. How would he have a state of mind when he had caused some people to be restless also?"My boy," a tall man with a well-built frame entered; he looked in his late forties with a charming smile. The King smiled in return and hugged me. The King only had contact with a few people, and among the few was this man, Sire Alec in Knight - a true-blooded vampire."As I received your message, I left your grandpa instantly, and he has been grumpy since then." the man chuckled as he sat on the chair the King motioned to him. The King w
Eighteen"It was impossible for him to find his mate because, one, it's never written in his destiny," Destiny smiled widely, "Two, even though if destiny was tampered with, it is not yet time," Time added, playing with his hem, "and third if he ever found his mate, I would have known because I'm the one who brings souls together and I would have to congratulate him." Fate concluded. The King's brows knitted in confusion as Alec furrowed his brow while caressing his beard in thought. How was it possible? If it was not written, then why was he blessed with a mate?"You mean I was not destined with a mate?" the King asked slowly while he felt his heart shattered. Why was he always left behind in everything? He waited for one thousand years before he was blessed with one. His father and pack rejected him. He was always an outcast! Even though the goddess hated him for not giving him a mate but he did care because whether he had a mate or not! He would never let Nadazhda go because his so
NineteenNadazhda landed on her comfy bed to take a little nap only to find her eyes fluttered open due to the creaking of the door; Zeke peeked his head in before smiling cheekily while his eyes twinkled with unholy mischief, and she groaned loudly."Split it out," she said, straightening her stiff tiny muscles."Well, lover boy is asking for you," he wiggled his brows playfully. The stinging in her heart eased softly when she heard that Zaccheus wanted to see her. A radiant rose to her lips with some unfathomable bubbles of happiness.What is this feeling? She wondered because she didn't understand. Nadazhda just wanted to be with him every time, anytime, everywhere and anywhere. She had low self-esteem, but with him, she felt a sense of belonging to this realm as a human, like she was someone important. Her relationship with him didn't understand even when he told her about his secret. Nadazhda felt at ease and happy that he could confide in her by showing her his beasts, yet funny