"You don't have to be afraid of me dear, I'm harmless" The Queen said, smiling at Ingrid.
"Myself, Queen Alina of Demacia." I was so shocked. I mean I don't even know the Queen. How rude of me. I bowed in a way of respect."Hail the Queen!" I said, my head still bowing."I'm sorry your majesty… I didn't mean to be so rude" I apologise sincerely."It's alright dear, I'm sure you didn't know. But, I hope this is the first and last time being rude.And I can see You're very protective of these kids too." The Queen said. I nodded with a smile and got a chair for her to sit."Yes your majesty, these kids need someone to protect them and give them some education." I said. She looked so friendly. Most of the people in high places don't even care if the poor villagers like us are hungry or not."That's great work you're doing my dear, but how did you learn how to teach? Did you go to school?" The Queen enquired. I Was afraid of telling her anything. But, I guess I can't be afraid of telling her anything, can I?"Yes, I did go to school. But I did my high school and did not finish in college, ``I said politely. "And why is that?" She asked resting her hands on a cane she was holding."Personal reasons…and money problems" I said knowing that in my last year in college I had to withdraw because there was no income."Do you live here too?" She asked, tapping the cane on the floor."And what did you study?"she continued."No, we just came to visit my grandmother and take care of her. We live in Lonia." I replied politely. I hope she doesn't ask too many questions."And I studied medicine," I smiled sadly. Being a doctor was always my dream. But I didn't graduate. But I was lucky enough to find a job until I was fired."How did you learn to teach?" she again asked."When I was in college, I tutored some children to get money" I wasn't ashamed. Being a single mother had its own advantages and disadvantages."Mama I'm hungry..." Paula said beside me."Is she your daughter?" The Queen asked, looking at Paula. She extended her hand to touch her hair…but Paula retreated back. My daughter hated anyone touching her head."Yes, she is your majesty" I replied and gestured for Paula to go greet the queen. She went towards her hesitating."She's beautiful…" She said caressing her face. She has two dimples. Emerald eyes and dark eyebrows."What's your name dear?" She asked, looking at Paula."Princess Paula Petersen" the Queen mouthed an 'o'. This daughter of mine liked calling herself princess…just because one day she watched Frozen and wanted me to call her princess."So you're a Princess?" Her majesty seemed to be enjoying her company."Yes, because mama calls me like that" she giggled childishly showing her small teeth."How old is she?" The queen asked, pulling me back from my trance."She's six years old… How bad of me can I get you something to drink? '' I was embarrassed seeing that I haven't offered them anything to eat or drink."Oh I see…No my dear, we're okay." I had to check on my grandmother. She has to eat and take her medicine."Excuse me your majesty, I have to go check on my grandmother" I said bowing after she granted me permission to leave."Paula, let's go so you could eat" I stretched my hand, but the little brat didn't even barge."It's alright dear, there's plenty of food in the cars. She could eat that with other children. Marah tell them to unload the food before it gets cold. And everyone should come" Her Majesty said and turned back, playing with Paula.I sighed, relieved that Paula was getting along with strangers. My daughter is so rude and doesn't mind telling people where to get off.I went inside and found grandma awake."Hey granny, how do you feel?" I checked her forehead. The fever had now subsided. I felt relieved."Is the Queen outside?" I looked at her surprised. How did she know the queen was outside?"Yes, how did you know that grandma?" She chuckled weakly. She swallowed her soup that I had made minutes ago."I can hear the commotion and someone came to tell me that she's here" She said, patting her stomach. I guess he was full. I fed her the medicine. When I was about to put everything away, I heard someone calling Paula's name.I thought I was hearing things when the commotion increased and one of my students barged in."Miss…Paula. She…" I didn't wait for him to finish. I rushed outside. Not again."Antonio, go get the injection right now!" I yelled at the boy who came to call me.Reaching where Paula was, I knelt down. "It's okay sweetie calm down" she was gasping for air. The pimples had spread to her neck. I hope they don't reach her face, otherwise she'll throw a fit if her beautiful face gets affected."Antonio!" Why was he so slow today?"Here Miss!" He gave it to me. And I injected Paula. A few minutes later, she was beginning to feel drowsy as she closed her eyes."My daughter, i'm sorry i didn't know she'll act like this under my watch" I looked up hearing the Queen's voice. Her face looked flushed, she must have been shocked to see Paula reacting that way."It's okay your majesty…it must have been something she ate. Does any food you brought have nuts in them? ``She only had an allergic reaction when she ate nuts."Yes… she ate a cake with nuts," A lady who was beside the Queen answered whom I came to know that it was Marah"Oh God she's allergic to nuts" I facepalmed myself.Afterwards, we spent a lot of time with the Queen mother. She went her way. She even offered me a job to guard her wheelchaired grandson. I told her I would think about it. She was a nice lady to talk to.…Arriving at the castle, Queen Alina looked at Marah with a smile on her face, leaving Marah confused."I think we found the perfect mate for him" she said, a smile still plastered on her face."And who could that be?" Marah looked at her."Ingrid Petersen""But she has a child," Marah stated."Who cares, I have to be selfish. And I believe that she's going to love him, so is he" the Queen jisted. She couldn't wait.Pharrell entered his office, Joseph following suit. He scrunched his nose in annoyance at his cousin who couldn’t resist tailing him.“Don’t you have anything better to do?” he asked, as he sat down on his chair. He looked slightly tired.“Do you think this banquet is really necessary to be attended? I mean there are so many…” Joseph didn’t get to finish his sentence when a light tap on the door echoed. The Alpha and Joseph both looked up to see who it was.“Frank, is there something wrong?” Alpha Pharrell asked, looking at his beta who came in, with a frown on his face. Joseph also looked at him waiting to hear him answer. Frank inhaled sharply before he said something.“This is for you. One of the patrolling wolves came and gave it to me and said it was addressed to you” Frank bowed. He was about to leave when Alpha Pharrell stopped him dead in his tracks.“Did he tell you anything else?” he asked, prying the caramel envelope with a paper weight on his desk.“No. Just that it is me
As much as Paula said she knew who kidnapped her, she couldn’t give me a clear description of the person, but she was very sure that if he were to come near her, she’d be able to point him out. I sighed with defeat.“Okay sweetie, now that you are done, let’s go and find aunt Charmaine to bother” I said with a smile and she gave me a thumbs up. The day was actually going great. I was glad I could take some of the bad thoughts from Paula by keeping her busy. The three of us were walking around the pack houses. We took a road that was paved in yellow sandstones. As we were walking, most people we met kept gawking at us, rather me. I nudged Charmaine to check if I had anything on my face. When she shook her head, I grew worried.“Charmaine, do you think we should go back?” I asked. She seemed to have the same thought as me, so she nodded. We were about to return to the castle when we felt a gush of wish pass by us so fast and unnoticeable. Our eyes opened in surprise when we saw two wome
I found it difficult to fathom what was going on with my life, especially with birds barging in my room and speaking to me. I mean it was already enough that I had to be told that I am a vampire and a witch. My life was totally ruined and there was no going back to fix it.I laid down on the bed, drifting into my thoughts until I heard someone groaning beside me. I looked at Paula and she was awake.“Hey, sweetie. Are you okay?” her grey eyes misted with tears. My heart couldn’t help but feel clogged at the sight of my little being hurt. I engulfed her in my arms, as if she’d escape anytime I blink.“Mama, I’m scared.” She whimpered as small sobs left her lips. I rubbed her back. Soothing her.“You don’t have to be my love. Mama is here and she’ll protect you” her breathing had calmed down, hence I lay her on the bed. A light tap resonated from the door. I waited to see who it was.Thankfully it was Charmaine and aunt Marah.“How is the little princess?” Marah asked. I sigh heavily be
Joseph, who had been watching the entire altercation, reached for his heart. If it could, it'd have popped out of his chest by now. He thought of shifting to his wolf form when he saw that Ingrid was outnumbered and called for help. To his surprise, It seemed she had everything, perfectly under control."She's a fucking witch" he gritted his teeth. He was between a rock and a hard place. He didn't know what to do at that moment and the only thing resonating in his mind was tell Pharrell. But on the other hand, he didn't have the heart to because he'd kill her himself if he found out.The woman was a walking dead. She was in dangerous territory. He sighed, raking his hand in his black hair before he limped forward."Ingrid, you are…" he didn't even have the right words to say when he saw her. Her skin was busy reforming back to its glow. It had peeled off and caused her to have some scrubs. Her eyes were still hollow and bleeding. Her fangs had been extracted.She watched in pure horro
It was past midnight when I woke up, not by my choice though; but by the blood curdling screams that echoed in the castle. I had so much forgotten that my daughter was still missing and there was a search party out there, looking for her.I tried as much to keep my eyes shut since sleep didn't seem to consume me. However, whatever attempt I tried to keep still and not let curiosity control me, I found myself on the soft fluffy carpet on my bare feet.The horrendous scream was getting louder and louder. Twisting the gold knob, I set my feet on the wooden carpet. I could feel my heart palpitating at every step I took and every creak the old wood made as I walked.My ears were alerted as I followed the screams, and I found myself out the front door and into the woods I went; hoping I could bump into her accidentally. I didn't mind if there was someone who could possibly look for me. What I had in my mind was look for my child and get to where the screams were coming from.I wondered how
“How come you kidnapped the child? What are we going to do with her right now?” a man’s voice was heard. He sounded angry because he was yelling.“What did you expect us to do? The little thing saw us.” Another said.“As of now, they are looking for her. It’s only a matter of time before they find you. Pharrell will kill you if he finds you. He grew fond for that woman and her child.” The first man spoke. This wasn’t part of the plan. All they had to do was get inside the Houston pack’s borders without being seen. But instead, they announced themselves.“Look here, we don’t take orders from you. We have our boss, your boss in case you forgot. Pharrell’s reign is soon to be over. Now, pull yourself together and tell me what to do with this little person” the one who seemed to be a boss replied. His tone was not friendly at all…….“My queen, you need to drink some water. It’ll help you cool off” Clara said, passing a glass of sugar water to Ingrid who was shaking. She cried enough. No