“I, reject you as my mate!” The words rang through my ears as I saw him from across the field. Did he see me? Did he recognize the mate he rejected with so much hatred?! Did it even matter? I looked at my father who gave the order. I was filled with rage as I stormed into the fight. “Alison …” His voice echoed and I looked up seeing the pain in his eyes. He did recognize me! He also very quickly figured out I was no longer a damn omega!
Lihat lebih banyakIn the werewolf world, males were possessive and powerful men. They were arrogant, ruthless and cruel. In the kingdom of the Black Valley, the king went to extreme lengths to make sure his people stayed loyal by any means necessary. With the use of fake prophecies and even faker legends about the world and its creatures outside the kingdom, he controlled everyone.
Females were viewed as lesser creatures that were only there for pleasure or procreation. When the news of a new princess found its way to him, he made sure that she would never grow up. It was bad enough when the rogues chose a king. The last thing the king of the Black Valley needed was a young rival! A female no less!
In the kingdom of the Black Valley, turmoil was brewing, and the females were always losing, it seemed.
On the night that Alison disappeared it was a dark and gloomy night. The stars hid behind dark clouds as if they couldn’t witness what was about to happen. The man snuck in and out of the castle as if he was never there. With the small bundle in his arms, he made his way into the forest, breathing a sigh of relief as soon as he reached the border.
He didn’t want to do what the king ordered him to, but he had no other choice. Either he killed the little pup in his arms or the king would kill his own daughter. He was the best assassin in the kingdom. Nobody knew who he was. Nobody but the king. That was what he used against the man! As he made his way deeper into the Black Valley, he found himself unable to do what he had been ordered to do.
He knew that if anyone ever found out, his entire family would pay the price, but he just couldn’t do it. The little girl in his arms smiled, and it broke his heart that their king was so cruel. It was pouring rain by the time he stood in front of the orphanage. He knocked and as soon as he heard someone coming, he left the little girl on the steps. Hiding around the corner, he waited until someone came to the door and took her away.
She would be safe there. Whenever someone found a wolf pup that had been abandoned, they were left there or if the pup’s family had been killed on the border, they were brought to the orphanage. As he made his way home, he promised he would check in on the girl as often as possible. In the morning, he would give the king the little baby’s blanket that he would cover in blood as proof that he had done what he was ordered to do.
His own daughter would be returned to them, and they would be able to move on with their lives.
ALISON GREW UP IN the orphanage all her life. The only thing she knew about herself was that someone left her at the door. The kids in the orphanage would always sit around and dream about their parents coming to save them, but she never did. Being abandoned like that was enough to convince her that if her parents didn’t want her, she sure as hell didn’t want them.
Life in the orphanage was tough, and they had to attend school with the ranked pups, but they still had to come home and do their chores while the ranked pups could go out and play. Unlike the others in the orphanage, Alison didn’t mind. Doing her chores kept her out of the streets where some of the males looked at her funny. Life was hard for females in their pack. She had no idea what the males did with the females, but she knew that she didn’t want to end up in one specific house in town.
The females that lived there sent a shiver down the back of Alison’s spine. No, all she had to do was work hard and make it through the rank trials. If she was lucky, she would rank up. If she wasn’t, she only had one hope left to stay out of that house! She had to find a mate that would protect her.
EmilyI pushed to break through a mind link and I finally felt it releasing. He was one of us.“My apologies, your majesty. I have been gone for so long, it is difficult to open my pack link.” He finally answered through the link and I studied him carefully before ordering the guards to stand down.“Who are you and why have you been gone for so long?” I frowned. I couldn’t remember any of our spies being out in the world. Everyone had returned home for the celebration.“I’m Ares, your majesty. I was sent out by your father three years ago to try and find you a mate.” His cheeks turned red and I rolled my eyes. “I guess I know now why I couldn’t find one.”AroraThe news about Emily’s mate spread like wildfire through the kingdom, and before she even walked through the doors with Ares, we knew she had met him. Ares was one of Bernard’s young recruits that should have formed part of the queen’s guard, but Bernard sent him out to try and find a mate for our daughter.We hadn’t heard from
AroraI kept my promise. The day that Bernard and I retired from royal life and handed over the reigns to our daughter Emily was the proudest day of our lives. She had grown into one of the kindest people I had ever known, while at the same time standing her ground when it was needed.She was strong and brave even though she had not faced a war. She was ready to rule, and the people were ready for her to take over. Emily was much loved by our people as she had grown up in the streets of the city and knew most of them by name.She took all the lessons I taught her over the years to heart and made sure that the people were taken care of long before she became queen. I could hear the rumours again of how much she reminded the people of the old rogue queen, and it made me feel proud that the pack loved her that much.Sadly, new rumours were starting to flare up all over the city, and they unsettled us a little. Emily was old enough now to mate, but unlike most of the royals, she didn’t fi
AroraForgiving the royal family a second time was probably one of the toughest things I ever had to do, but I knew that if I didn’t, there would be no end to the cruelty that would definitely follow. I had preached forgiveness before everything happened, and this gave me the opportunity to again remind people how to forgive.I made sure they saw me happily interacting with the royal family at each event and I made sure the royals that remained spent time with the people. The kingdom grew prosperous again under Bernard’s rule, and with my help, the people became happy again. We announced my pregnancy soon after I passed the second month mark, and very soon after that, I began to show.The royal baby grew fast in my belly as time slowly ticked by. I spent my days in the old queen’s vegetable gardens and tending to the flower gardens as much as my body would allow. I joined the omegas to do the shopping for the castle and made sure I knew what every one of our supplier’s problems were,
AroraMy omegas helped me to get dressed early the next morning. Having a warm and comfortable bed to sleep in and proper food to fill my belly, helped me to at least get some sleep. I was sure that the news about my release had already spread through the kingdom and was surprised when I walked into the dining room and saw the faces of the royals.Most of them were covered in shame as they should be, but I held my head high and took my seat beside Bernard. After the omega left the night before, Bernard told me everything that happened. He told me how he tried to find evidence against Irina and that he only believed her for a short while. It hurt to think that he had so little trust in me, but I pushed it to the back of my mind.None of them were to blame for any of this. Irina was the one who was to blame. She was the one who was going to face trial now and, thanks to Bernard’s genius plan, they had more than enough evidence to sentence Irina without spending much time on a trial.“Ar
AroraBernard took his time. He even postponed the trial for two days so they could find a witch to explain what each item in their mound of evidence was used for. My only glimmer of light was seeing Irina losing her patience the longer Bernard postponed the inevitable. It was clear as day from the looks I was getting in court. All the nobles believed that I was guilty.Bernard was digging deeper into the hole with each move. I didn’t have any hope that they were going to save me. Even with the visits from Bernard and his mother. I don’t trust them anymore. My fate was sealed. Now he just had to make the final decision. He had to judge me. He had to decide how and when I would be killed.IrinaThe glass flew through the air and shattered against the wall as I screamed out in frustration. My cousin was just postponing the inevitable in the hopes that I would slip up. I noticed he now had four guards following my every move. I couldn’t even use the secret passages without having them po
AroraPrincess Helena snuck into the dungeons to see me, and she brought me some food, but I was still so cold that I was having trouble moving. I also wasn’t sure if I could trust the food they were giving me. If they saw me as a traitor, they could very well try to poison me. My trust in all of them had been shattered, and I wasn’t sure if it would ever be possible to repair it.I had been waiting for this shoe to drop since the very moment I found out Bernard was my mate. Almost as though I knew they would just turn around and betray me, but I started to trust them and believe that they would trust me. I couldn’t help the way I was feeling. They all turned on me so fast after seeing all those things in Irina’s little secret room.Nobody believed me. It was as though none of them really knew me at all. Why would I ever trust any of them again? Bernard’s face came to mind and I felt my heartache. He should have believed me right from the start. He should have trusted me. He should ha
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