“I can’t believe that she is just a friend.” I murmur so softly it’s barely audible.
This Evangeline that Dominic claims is his friend, sounds more like a long-time lover who isn’t up to snuff to be his queen and Luna. She must be someone who is an Omega, or even worse from a rogue family. How could I have been so blind though?
Everyday he disappears for hours, and I have no idea what he is doing. I mean he pretty much shuts me up in this castle without any friends except for Monique and I don’t have anything to do but to read and walk the gardens. It almost reminds me of someone who is a prisoner of their own domain. Matter of fact, it is pretty sad once you start to really think about it.
Till now, I hadn’t worried about it too much because I figured someday, he would let me in on his little secrets and share more of himself with me. But now, I realize that is what Evangeline is for. She is his confidant
“Why is he still here?” I yell at the top of my lungs before throwing my book clear across the room. Feeling so upset that I can’t even concentrate, I watch Dominic pace around the room before he replies, “Because he is important. I can’t just go around banishing everyone from the castle and the territory, can I?” Walking up to him and looking up into his eyes, I ask, “Or is it because it was a servant that it happened to, and she is less important than I am?” The minute the words leave my lips, I regret them because he stands over me by a full foot and leans down before saying spitefully in my face, “I would not be a good king if I didn’t take both sides into consideration would I and the welfare of the kingdom. He swears that she offered herself to him so she could get ahead. He said that she is looking to become a Luna so she can get out of this trade.” Scoffing at what he has said, I quickly come back with, “There is no way
“Knock” “Knock” As I sit on the couch reading, I hear a knock at the door which startles me a little. Enough to make me drop my book. “Dang it.” I murmur under my breath when I must find my bookmark and try to remember which page I was on. When I see the page, I place the bookmark in it carefully and stand up. Hearing the knock again, I walk to the door and ask, “Who is it?” Before waiting silently to the side. Dominic opens it quickly and walks in with a woman following closely behind him. She is taller than I expected by a whole foot or so and quite skinny for a woman. Matter of fact, she reminds me of a prepubescent boy growing into his own skin. Her face is very plain, but her eyes peer through to my soul and that unnerves me right away. It’s as if she knows exactly what I am thinking and yet she doesn’t say anything. Instead, she stands quietly with her hands clasped together and her e
Once everything is packed, I find someone to take me. Alpha Jamison so kindly volunteers, and then he drives me all the way home to my parent’s house. When we arrive, the place looks deserted at first glance. “Are you sure you want to stay here by yourself?” He asks me with an uncertain look about him, and then he disappears around the side of the house. Before I get to answer him, I hear something in the woods from behind me and I automatically turn around to face it. I am not prepared for my mother to walk out of the woods and greet me. Shaking my head, I’m relieved the moment I realize that it’s her and go to hug her. When she walks up and wraps her arms around me, she asks, “Ana, what are you doing here?” With a surprised smile on her face. I sink into her warm embrace, because it’s the first time I have seen her in a while now. Closing my eyes, I don’t say anything, because I am afraid of what she will think when
I open my eyes to see that Dominic is gone again. Feeling a little disappointed, I notice that I feel like a ton of bricks has hit me for some reason and my eyes are caked with sleep. Then I start wondering if I am coming down with something, because just climbing out of bed fatigues me.When I step one foot on the cold floor, I shriek because it feels icy underneath my toes. I run to the bathroom quickly and then as soon as I wash my hands, I rush back to bed and wait for Monique to come in. Maybe she will bring me something to eat or have the doctor come to check on me. Who knows?Laying down, I read one of my novels for a while till I hear someone at the door. It opens quickly and makes a loud bang as it hits the wall, then Dominic walks inside. “You missed breakfast, Ana. Did you sleep in?” He asks with a little worry in his voice.Hesitating for a moment, I think of something to say but chang
The moment I get out of the bathroom, I notice that Monique has left the room and Alpha Morrison is standing next to me with his hand on mine. He is so attentive and yet there is something weird about him. With platinum blonde hair and gorgeous green eyes that shine like emeralds, he is such a catch.Yet, he hasn’t mated with anyone and that is disturbing to me. Why would an alpha who is so utterly pleasing to the eyes, not have anyone to come home to at night? Even more intriguing is the fact that when he is in my presence, his eyes are always only on me.“My queen, you look absolutely exquisite today, if I don’t say so myself.” His eyes sparkle as his lip curls up into a Cheshire cat smile.When he does it, it looks sexy as hell. The minute anyone else does, it looks like they are trying too much, and it looks fake somehow. I remember once when Dominic did it, it looked forced and not genu
As I sit in my room for the rest of the day, I relax and hope that he doesn’t try to talk to me. He must decide, and if he doesn’t then I know what his answer is. In the morning I will find out if she is gone or not, it’s all his choice.“Knock”I hear that one single knock and then nothing. Standing up, I walk over to the door and wait for another, but it never comes. So, I unlock the door and when I open it, I see Dominic standing there with this truly hurt look on his face. The minute he notices that I am standing there, it turns to a smile and then his eyes light up.Just before he says something, I interrupt and ask, “Did you make up your mind or shall I pack my things?” I know I sound like a bitch, but if I don’t do this, I won’t ever have peace.He closes the space between us and then cups my chin in his hand before he leans down. Kissing me softly
For the rest of the night, we sit talking about everything from our pasts to what is coming up in the near future for the kingdom. Then we fall asleep in each other’s arms. However, when I wake up this morning, he is not there again. Where could he be?“Knock”I hear a knock at the door, and then I look down and realize that I am still in my clothes from the day before. At least I am not naked for once when people come in unannounced. I despise that more than anything.“knock”“Alright.” I say before climbing out of bed and rushing to the door.The floor is cold and when I touch the door handle, it causes me to flinch. Because the brass handle is so cold that my fingers smart. I rub them for a brief second before opening the door to find Monique standing there with a pot of hot coffee and some breakfast for me.“Oh. Thank you so much.&
After Alpha Samuel interrupts us and Dominic hurries downstairs to the courtyard, I rush to change my clothes and wash up before rejoining the two of them. Once I walk out into the courtyard, I hear the roaring of their cries and the crowd responding as one after the other they tear into each other. But when I hear teeth gnashing bones, I cringe and try to get away from the scene at first. Not wanting to be a willing spectator, I walk away and wait for the fighting to conclude. However, while walking around the gardens, I still can hear the cries in the distance and the howls that ensue. As I try to escape the horrific sounds, I decide that there is no place that I can hide. So, I walk back to the crowd and watch as the two of them fight to the death. Alpha Joshua has a huge gash in his side that is bleeding all over the walkway. The blood looks crimson in the sunlight and is thicker than I thought it would be. While Al