EVANORA'S POV"And that's a wrap for today."Matthew announced the words I've been craving to hear ever since we started the training for the day and then helped me up. It had been three days already and as the days went by, my ending up on my butt a few minutes after training began was becoming a more natural thing to happen.Staggering then getting up, I massaged my wrist and managed to stretch my sore back. I was beginning to get used to the pain though and I couldn't really tell if that was to be a good thing.At every training, I'd spot my father watching me from far across like I was some sort of entertainment. More often than not, he'd hold a glass of wine, sipping its contents at intervals while I did nothing but get beat up.Did all kings really take pleasure in watching their daughters get beaten up?Yet another thing I'd gotten used to. Though it had been just three days I'd gotten used to him being at my training. I trained three times a day. Three times! It wasn't a meal
BLADE'S POVThree fucking days!It had been three days since I last saw her and God, I missed her. I missed her presence, I missed her smell, I missed her smile, her taste- fucking everything about her.How could she do that to me? I wasn't even mad. I was more worried and at that, I had gone to the nearest human town to search for her but she was nowhere to be found. Her apartment which did nothing but bring back pleasurable and painful memories was empty and no one around seemed to know where she had been.Maybe the next human town, I thought and acting on my thoughts, I traveled to the next human town. And the next one. And the next one after that until I was certain she wasn't in any of them.For fuck's sake I hated going to those humans' town but if I got to see her in the end, it was worth it.But apparently,y it wasn't.The woods weren't left out. I roamed the woods like a lunatic. Searching every corner, raising every leaf and making sure to leave no stone unturned but still
EVANORA'S POV.It was morning and under normal circumstances, I was to be getting prepared for breakfast and then training.But there was nothing normal about my circumstance. I missed him. Way more than I should have.I tied my hair up into a neat bun and headed for the door. I opened it slowly, looking around the corridors to check if anyone was around or looking at me and on seeing none, stepped out of my room.From the few days I'd spent with the king, one thing I noticed about him was how he never skipped breakfast. He was always right on time in the dining and then waited for my arrival before starting his breakfast.He was going to be in for a very long wait today.Trying to be as natural as possible, I walked down the stairs. People were roaming around the palace but pretending to not see any of them, I quickened my steps and in no time was out of the palace.As soon as I was sure I was as far enough from the palace to not get caught, I began running. My spirit felt free as I
EVANORA'S POVI literally ran back home.Plunging through the woods, my legs carried me as fast as possible, assisting me to get out of the forest and make my way back to the Grimaldi Dynasty. For some reason, the path seemed longer and the day just seemed to fall even faster."Shit," I muttered as I noticed it was already getting real dark, still not pausing my race. I'd left the house since early morning and it was no exaggeration to expect the king to be burning with rage.Not only had I skipped breakfast, but I'd also skipped all my training. Without a word of farewell at that.I grunted out. It was their fault I couldn't tell them where I was headed, not mine. It was their fault I was stuck and it was totally their fault for not being able to understand I was mated to a werewolf."Those stupid rules," I cursed under my breath, unable to direct my anger and frustration toward anyone in particular. "Fuck those stupid rules."After minutes of sulking and venting my anger to no one b
EVANORA'S POVTap, tap, tap.What was that sound?I knitted my eyebrows, my eyes fluttering as I blinked continuously. Where was I? What happened to me?The last thing I could remember was..."Oh my God," my eyes shot open as I immediately jumped up from my bed, my hands traveling to my neck. I felt fine. It was fine. Not broken or snapped into two.I looked around me and realized I was in my room. I could barely remember me getting into bed as goosebumps crawled towards my skin, memories of the previous night flooding my brain.Just what the hell happened to me and for how long have I been asleep?Tap, tap, tap.The sound wasn't stopping and I knitted my eyebrows again, this time in frustration. I looked around me, wondering where the annoying sound was coming from.I turned my head and as I did, I heard the sound become louder and more distinct. Confused, I looked around me and much to my surprise, found a spider walking on the ceiling above my bed.Tap, tap, tap.It was suddenly ma
EVANORA'S POVIf Blade got extremely angry at me, it was going to be understandable.I promised to see him the following day and instead, spent over a week without seeing him.It wasn't my fault though. But at the same time, he couldn't be blamed.My schedule for the past week had been the same. I spent half of my day training like a lunatic and the other half trying to get used to drinking blood in between meals.It was torture and though I still completely hated the idea, I was slowly getting used to drinking blood. I wasn't even offered a choice as my dad watched me during every meal, ensuring I emptied the filled glass of blood at one attempt.I was slowly becoming one of them and quicker than my mind, my body was getting used to it.My morning was no different with me waking up, getting refreshed, and then heading downstairs for breakfast. My dad was already seated and as the maids filled the tables with sumptuous-looking meals, an additional table containing my daily dose of blo
BLADE'S POVI certainly had no doubts Evanora was on a mission to ruin me.Why make promises you couldn't keep? Why say things you didn't mean?I groaned again at the thought of how she had promised to come to see me the following day only to not show up and one week later, still leaving no traces of herself.Fine, I admit I said I wasn't going to pressure her. I was going to give her time to adjust and get used to it. But when I uttered those words, I didn't mean giving her time to herself without me being in the fucking picture!The past week without her had passed very slowly. So slowly it was hard to believe the whole universe wasn't on a mission to make the days longer to worsen my torture.I tried to get used to it but I just couldn't. Every day I found myself going back to the spot I know called ours to shout, sit and wait for her. With a tiny strand of hope that just maybe she'd miraculously show her face.My strand of hope was getting thinner day by day as every day of me wai
EVANORA'S POVStanding a few inches away from me was Blade and my whole senses shot up as I laid my eyes on him.My pulse quickened and my palms got sweaty as I watched him walk toward me, his smell getting more distinct.What were these emotions that overcame me with a sudden rush? "Evanora," I heard him breathe out as he moved closer to me. His words were light, his voice heavy as he allowed them to leave his throat. "Where have you been?"Creating room for him, I shifted on the rock and he sat next to me. His gaze was fixed on me as he drew even closer, getting rid of whatever distance was left between us."You look," he exhaled. "Very beautiful. And alluring. And tempting and-"He paused and I immediately exhaled, realizing I'd been holding my breath ever since. He looked at me, his eyes roaming around every inch of my body and I felt goosebumps make their way towards my skin.I was positive he felt it too. The very evident tension between us and the way my body reacted to even t