*Alice's POV*The first step of our plan was already underway. We were on our way into the palace with the cover of William to infiltrate and weaken the Alpha King.We had both agreed that the easiest way to take down the human lab was to install William as Alpha King. Then we could have the support of all the packs to find Simon and destroy the lab for good.William was outside, gathering all of the other Alpha to storm the palace, while I was sneaking in to weaken the Alpha King and prove him incompetent. The needles that held my gene fusion agent in them jingled in my bag.It was later in the day, but I decided to check the one place where I could usually find the Alpha King. I opened the door and was greeted immediately. "Hello, Alice," the Alpha King said as I walked into his office.My stomach flipped. Guess the surprise element was gone then."Hello, father…or should I even call you that?" I made a fake frown face. "Though you already knew tha
*Alice's POV*Victoria stood in the doorway and watched as the giant beast stepped closer and closer to me. The fact that she had created a mutated rogue to look like Simon with the intention of upsetting me really pissed me off, and I cracked my neck from side to side.I wouldn't let this thing give Simon a bad name.I jumped in, letting my claws extend even farther as I went to slash its throat. But unlike the other rogues, it moved quickly and evaded the attack, countering with one of its own.My eyes widened, and I barely managed to avoid him by stepping back to reassess. This mutant seemed more cruel and delirious than I had ever seen.He charged back at me before I could make a plan, and I stumbled back, staying on the defensive. I dodged and dodged, falling further and further behind. My breathing started to get more and more ragged. I couldn't find a single opening, and I didn't have time to think about going on the offensive. My wolf whined in my head.
*Simon's POV*I was twelve years old, and I was staring down at my dead father at my feet. My older brother stood next to me, and when he reached out, I smacked his hand away."That's our father; why did you kill him?!" I yelled at him.Everything dissolved and zoomed by as another scene developed around me. It was now the day I left my homeland. Standing beside my brother was my now-dead uncle. It pained me to see him again.I, on the other hand, was fuming."This is all your fault," I sneered at my brother, hiding the hurt that I was feeling inside. "You are an evil man who murdered his own father. I will never forgive you for this and make sure the world knows the truth."My brother was speechless as I hurled my accusations. He was always seen as gentle and trustworthy and was hurt by my words. My sister howled in the middle of it all, trying to make us both see reason.I rushed out of the house, with my sister still crying and calling for me to co
*Alice's POV*"Look at you, ugly bitch! Show us what you are!" I sighed as I put down the bucket of dirty greasy water, watching Olivia charging towards me. Had she not learned enough to leave me alone?"How may I help you, Princess Olivia?" I greeted her as politely as I could. It was a joke. She and I were both the Alpha King's daughter, yet, she was a princess, but I was treated like the lowest maid. "Ugly bitch! How dare you look at me? " While Olivia approached, I found there was a tiny wound on her forehead. She just ended today's training, probably with the new royal teacher.She was wretched in every sense of the word. When she suffered, all hell broke loose and there was no doubt that she definitely was looking to make me suffer too. That was how it was here: I was no one and my life meant nothing."Bitch! Didn't you hear me?!" Before I could respond, she slapped me hard across the face, sending me rolling down the stairs. My body felt like I had been obl
*Alice's POV**TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains mention of, and light depiction of, sexual abuse. Please read at your own discretion*Olivia knew of my inability to shift fully, but no one knew how truly excruciating it was. In great pain, my hands transformed from human to elongated wolf claws, and my teeth became sharp and pointed canines. Such horrid changes happened to me almost every night, and I hated it because it reminded me of my true nature. Of who I was, not who I wanted and pretended to be. I never fully shifted. At least, not fully. That could only happen if I had a sentient wolf. As such, these features only brought me pain and shame. They told me I was an alien, a monster not meant to be alive. My nails and teeth were still growing; they pierced my lips and skin, leaving bloody wounds as gray wolf hairs began to appear on my face. They burrowed out of my cheeks, making my face heated.My bones changed, they grew out of shape, making it impossible for me
*Alice's POV*His light brown eyes shone in the moonlight, like a pair of crystal clear amber stones. They were clean and beautiful, but there was no desire inside.Tears pearled in my eyes, but I forgot how to react. I forgot everything I had taught myself over the years on how to defend myself from people like James. Like Olivia.He was dangerously close, and somehow was leaning closer. Why wasn't I stopping him? I could feel his hot breath spread over my ears and neck, creating tiny sparks in my body. I shivered. "Little girl, you are playing a dangerous game," he whispered in my ear. His warm lips almost touched my ears as the heat of his breath surrounded me. I should have felt threatened, but I was too stunned at what he said. Dangerous game?The next moment, before I could react, his hand grasped my wrist and he pushed me to the side. My knee scratched against some stones on the ground and I was entirely covered in dirt and fallen leaves."We
*Alice's POV*The next day, I walked down the hallway leading to the kitchen. Along the way, I heard all the palace maids talking about James falling into the water the night before, their voices low, but still nowhere near a whisper."Do you hear?! Prince James fell into the lake in the garden last night and was saved by the royal teacher, Mr. Simon. It's the most exciting news of the morning!" one of the maids squealed.Another chimed in. "No way! I wonder who did it. I mean, pushed Prince James in?""Hush!" a third voice demanded. "Don't speak too loud. Prince James is still a prince, despite his awful attitude. We should be careful of what we say.""...Yeah, absolutely…" the first stated. "I'm happy he was saved. But I just want to know who did such an amazing thing. Is it some girl abandoned by him? Ooo, I bet it was revenge.""It's a mystery," the third woman answered. "I guess we'll never know. Even he doesn't know who did it. Says he has no memory
*Alice's POV*Everything was going black…I grabbed at Simon's hand, which was still wrapped tightly around my thin neck in a final attempt to save myself.Maybe I shouldn't stop him.Then that familiar sharp pain shot through my hands, and I felt the wolf claws emerge. Simon's hand released, and I gasped. Air flooded my lungs, easing my lightheadedness. My vision started to come back as well, and I blinked as I saw Simon's hand covered in blood.My claws had sliced into him.Simon stood there, staring at his hand in shock.In disgust, I started the repeated process of grabbing the claws and painfully ripping them out. The pain was almost a comfort at this point, a punishment for having this nasty wolf blood taint my body.Just as before, my hands slowly returned to normal. They turned back into fingers. Little by little, they slowly healed, but the blood still covered my hands while my breathing started to get back under control.Simon stil