LEO’S POVAfter the unexpected arrival of Xavier at the royal ball, we had instructed that the party was stopped and everyone should retire to their various chambers. There was nothing to celebrate! Not after that piece of shit I call my brother stormed the party with my mate, Crystal, whom as a matter of fact, I had previously rejected. Even though I had once rejected her, that didn’t give him the right to claim Crystal as his mate. He didn’t just storm the party and make a complete fool of me and my mother, he even claimed Crystal right in front of everyone, including the elders of the Blood Moon Pack. That was by far the most outrageous and appalling thing Xavier had done to enrage me! I wouldn’t condone his insulting behaviour in this palace anymore! How dare he? And now that he had returned, he was staying at the royal palace with Crystal.My jaw tensed and I bared my fangs in rage as I upturned the table in my room, the ceramic flower vase on it smashed on the floor and broke
LEO’S POVElder Ivan Norwick. A man in his late fifties with a bald head and amber eyes. He was a beta and one of the seven elders of the Blood Moon Pack. He was my father’s right-hand man before his demise. My father seemed to have trusted that man so much to have given him the title of a right-hand man. But he never liked us, especially my mother. He was always wary of us. He, however, held Xavier in high esteem and he would gladly support him. I was pretty sure he had a hand in this and would likely work with Xavier to ensure I never ascended the throne. He has been in support of Xavier ascending the throne from the very beginning. The look of disgust he cast at my side during lunch with my father or was the way he reprimanded me with an iron fist and patted Xavier on the head? All of that was enough to tell that he hated me and had never approved of me.He had called my mother a slut on one occasion and I had lost it. I would have torn him limb by limb if my father hadn’t interve
LEO'S POV"What have you done, Leo?! What is the meaning of this?!" My Father, Fernandez yelled.He looked horrified at what happened. He slowly turned his gaze to my mother."Rachael?" He inquired. "Care to explain what this is about and why is my right-hand man on his knees choking ?"My mother clamped her lips together briefly as she clenched her jaw. She was like a cat on hot bricks! She glanced at me for help. She had always feared my father in some way. He was the only person in the royal palace that she couldn't stand up against."My king, I-""It was my fault, Father!" I blurted out, cutting her off.Her eyes widened in shock.My father quickly turned his gaze to me, narrowing his eyes."What do you mean? Why did you do that to him? My right-hand man!" He roared at me. I shivered. I could almost feel the ground below us rattling."I can explain-""My king!" Ivan's voice cut me off. He slowly dragged himself up, with his hands still rubbing his reddened neck that I almost snap
LEO'S POVSilence stretched among us like a guillotine waiting to drop. With each moment that ticked by, it was as if my heart was on the verge of coming out of my mouth. I could barely contain it."Rachael, sometimes I blame Leo's actions on you. You fail to discipline him when appropriate but would rather allow sentiment to cloud your judgment. You're a Luna for crying out loud and you should understand that there are situations that need your logical judgement." My father said finally.My mother worked her jaw as she mindlessly tugged at her dress. "And Leo, you need to learn discipline. See what just happened! If I hadn't been here on time, who knows what could have happened to Ivan! He is an elder of the Blood Moon Pack and you disrespected him! What if another elder had caught you? Thank goodness he will be okay. I will make sure he doesn't say a word about this to anyone. Whatever happened here remains here."My heart slumped in guilt. Perhaps my father was only doing that to
CRYSTAL'S POVIt has been a week since I have been staying at the royal palace and life has never been better. I was well-fed and catered for by the royal maids and even my laundry was done by them. I didn't have anything to worry about. All I did was saunter around the palace and sleep when I felt like.Gosh! The food here was quite delicious! Like the ones, I saw in my dreams when I suffered in the slums but never got the chance to taste them! It was the most mouth-watering food I've ever tasted. In fact, a gourmet would best describe the happiness I derive from eating here. I was sure I must have added about five pounds already!Wow! So this was how it felt like to actually live in the royal palace... It was the seventh day and I woke up with a slight headache. Outside the open bedroom window, birds were chirping, and a nice air tickled my feet as it blew in. I must have kicked them out of my duvet somewhere during the night. I gradually opened each eye, groggily scanning
CRYSTAL'S POV"Crystal?" He called out to me as if I was far away from him until I realised I wasn't even paying attention to the present.My eyes were locked on his eyes as those captivating pair of dark brown orbs were staring right into my soul. I was mesmerized and I didn't want him to break the gaze even though I was melting underneath his unrelenting gaze that had me on lockdown.Good Lord! What have I gotten myself into? I was already falling for an alpha even before I realized?!I slowly breathed in and breathed out."Yes?" I asked shakily. I didn't realize what the conversation was all about but all I could remember was his hand placed on my forehead that ignited every fiber of my being.I gulped.He chuckled."Did the fever give you amnesia?" He ribbed."Oh.... Of course not. I just woke up with a migraine. Maybe it was because of the ice cream I had last night. But it's nothing. I'm good."I will be fine. It was just a slight headache after all.He shook his head."No than
CRYSTAL'S POVI bit my bottom lip and nodded slowly forcing a smile."I'm fine, Xavier. It must have been the migraine." I laughed it off.But my chest was still burning at the fact that my best friend, Emily had ignored me like I never existed.He arched his brows while sweeping his gaze over my face and then slowly nodded."Then come let's have breakfast so you can take some medications." He said as he extended his hand to me.I gulped and nodded, maintaining the fake smile plastered on my face. I gingerly took his outstretched hand and he gripped mine gently as he pushed me to my feet and led me to the mini dining room where Emily was waiting patiently with her head bowed.I glanced at her but she didn't even look at me, she kept her head lowered as she clutched the empty tray.I took my seat and Xavier sat at the opposite side of the circular table.I finally focused my attention on the table. Sumptuous toast, bacon, scrambled eggs and a cup of lemon and ginger tea.My stomach c
CRYSTAL'S POVMy heart pounded in my chest at an alarming rate of excitement as I read the note. It read:"Crystal, if you can, let's meet underneath our favourite tree tonight."At once I knew who it was from.Emily!!!!! My heart swelled with relief and I heaved out a deep breath.Thank goodness! We can finally meet. I was already planning how to meet her in my head when the note flew out as if on cue.When did she have the time to write this and place it under my plate? How did she know the breakfast was for me?Either way, I was overwhelmed that my feelings had reached her. She wasn't angry like I thought she was!I thanked the moon goddess for bringing us together! Life back then at the miserable camp where the slave training took place, was hell on earth. According to our superiors, the training was mandatory if we ever wanted to get hired by the royal palace. Most of the slaves at the training camp were orphans just like us, their parents passed away at war or due to poverty