KIERAN'S POINT OF VIEW “Is she doing any better?” I asked even though the answer seemed obvious. Elena has been hooked to some machines since. She also hasn't moved since. She just laid there limply. Her face looked pale, almost blue and bloodless. Her hands laid weakly by her sides, they also look pale, almost blue. I focus on her face. I felt a pang of guilt. I should have just stopped when she tried to commit suicide instead of marrying me. I should have taken that as a sign to leave her alone, but no, I just had to be stubborn and keep trying to make her mine.Argh!I looked at the doctor who had his head bowed in fear. His hands trembled.“No, my dear Alpha. We have tried everything but nothing is working,” he said with fear in his voice. My anger bubbled up.“What do you even mean by this?! Is this what I pay you for?! I pay you to solve impossible medical cases, and you cannot even do that?!” I yelled, causing a porcelain jug on the table by Elena's beg to tumble over. The d
VIVIAN'S POV.I felt the panic beginning to rise within me, I felt like I was going to pass out with how anxious I was. Everybody in the hall followed Marcus’ eyes and turned to look at me. I wished that I could disappear, that I could somehow cease to exist. At least that would be much better than Alpha Kieran's wrath. That will be more merciful than being humiliated for the whole town's people to see. Marcus’ stare lingered. He had a coy smile on his lips, his stare burned a hole through the crowd. I watched Alpha Kieran. He had a deep frown on his face, this frown was mixed with a look of disbelief, which was the followed by the stern look he usually has when he is ready to punish an offender. That stern look he usually has when he kills without mercy. I felt the panic and fear rush in. My life is over! My life is over!“Marcus, are you insinuating that Vivian Elcadro over here murdered Elena?” Alpha Kieran said. The members of the court immediately went into a frenzy with whisp
VIVIAN'S POV Arghh! This was supposed to go perfectly, but no! Alpha Kieran's stupid beta just had to butt in! We were going to stand there to watch the girl die, but we heard some footsteps coming from a distance, so we had to run. We hid among the trees to see who it was, and then that stupid Marcus walked out of the shadows. Without another word, he carried the bleeding Elena away. I wonder how much he knows. I wonder if he saw us. Oh no. No, no, no. That cannot happen. What if he tells Kerian! No, he wouldn't. I don't think he saw us. We ran away before he got there, so there's no way that he could have seen us.I did my best to keep the thoughts and fear away from my mind as I walked back into the palace using one of the tunnels whose entrance was hidden among the bushes. I walked through the hallway, hoping and praying that no one would see me. I have blood smeared on my dress, my hair and face has dirt on them. Seeing me will raise a lot of questions and suspicions that was
ELENA'S POV “Please don't. Please, please, please,” I begged. My eyes darted from side to side, from Vivian to her two friends. They had mean snarls in their eyes. They had this determination in their face that made me feel like this is a plan that they had thought through. The look on their faces made everything make sense; they had planned this. The kindness Vivian showed me in the passage-way was not genuine, she only did that to get me to go hunting with them.They planned everything, I fell into their trap and now I'm going to pay for this mistake with my life.“Oh, Elena. Elena, Elena, Elena. You are so fucking stupid, so gullible. You really think I'll become friends with my competition. You really think I'll happily invite you to go hunting with me after you fucked my man?” Vivian said. Her face folded up in anger, her hands balled up in a fist. I panicked, she had murder written all over her face. What is it about me that sends people down a murderous spiral? First it was Ly
ELENA'S POVMy heart thudded rapidly in my chest. My mind replayed everything that had just happened. My body felt tingly from his touch, it felt alive in a way that it never had. I traced my finger on my lips as the memory of his kiss replayed in my mind. I was starting to feel something for him that I most definitely shouldn't. I wanted more of him and this made me feel disgusted. I shouldn’t want him! I should not be feeling what I am feeling! He is a monster.I ignored my thoughts and continued to walked down the long passage way to my room. I was almost there when someone stopped me in my track.Oh shit it's Vivian! I've not really spoken to her but according to the rest of the girls, she is not the nicest. According to Sophie and Marina, she is someone to be avoided at all cost. I moved away from the right side of the passage-way to the left, to avoid bumping into her. I positioned my head to stare at the ground to avoid looking at her. I just want to keep a low profile as I
This wasn't how it was supposed to go. I needed to be Luna and needed the power that came with being Alpha Kieran's wife."Come," the same harsh guard commanded, grabbing my arm roughly.I wanted to protest, but the look in his eyes warned me against it.As we walked through the corridors, I caught sight of my parents. My mother's face was pale with shock, while my father looked furious. Lyra stood beside them with a satisfactory smile."Your new home," the guard said as we got to the room I was supposed to stay in.Three young women were inside, and they all looked up when I entered."Fresh meat," one of them said with a bitter laugh. "Welcome to paradise."The guard left without another word, slamming the door behind him. I stood awkwardly in the doorway, not knowing what to say."Don't just stand there," another girl said. She was blonde. "Take the empty bed. That's yours now."I moved toward the bed, setting down the small bag of belongings Celia had packed for me."I'm Marina," t