Chapter fourteen.Diana's povDead? How could that be? Death didn't really occur to me, what did was maybe he had gone far away on the king's orders and would probably return someday.“May I ask how he died ma'am?” I asked cautiously not to trigger anything. I felt down, I thought that maybe if I found this Cedric guy, he'd be able to understand what that orb did to me and why, but this was a dead end.The images in my mind always reminded me that I needed to find answers to my questions fast. They never stopped replaying over and over again, but they were always scattered, not making any sense even when I tried to piece them together.I was getting scared the more they occurred hence why I was here in the first place.The old lady who I found out her name was Martha turned towards me fully, “Who are you?” She asked suspiciously, her wrinkled old eyes squinting, her dark eyes seemed to pierce into my soul.“My name is Diana, Diana Melbourne, I'm from the palace.” Maybe I shouldn't ha
Chapter fifteen.Diana's povAfter I had calmed myself down, I was ready to get down to the reason I was here which Martha had reminded me of, I wiped all traces of tears from my face once more.“You said Cedric died, who was he and how did he die?” I questioned, my voice sounded weak to my ears. I adjusted my position properly.She offered a tight-lipped smile, “He was a priest for the kings and was also killed by the king himself. This happened about twenty years ago. I can remember this because it was the same night that I had lost my family as well as my ability to walk again.”“So you knew the reason why he died?” She glanced between a section of the wall to me, “The night after I had informed the king about the birth of his son, I overheard their conversation, something about a prophecy and how Cedric was more scared of it than the king himself, right before my very eyes, the king snapped his neck out of irritation and being disrespected."The king was even more ruthless than I
Chapter sixteen.Diana's povI exited Cedric's room and made my way back to mine, I twitched as an image flashed in my vision, and then it was gone, sometimes it feels like I'm hallucinating.After I had reached my room, I placed the torch light back into my night stand and laid down on the bed trying to get some sleep. It was already morning around three and I realized I had spent a big deal of time in the west wing.I tried to block off all images, all the questions that were running through my mind, but it was easier said than done, my mind was clouded, i couldn't think properly.I got up and prepared a glass of milk for myself from the kitchen to the side as the Royal family as well as the Lycans didn't like that we ate from the same kitchen, how petty of them.After I downed the glass of milk, I got back into bed and tried to sleep again, it took a while but I was finally feeling dizzy and before I knew it, I had dozed off.When I woke up, I realized I wasn't in my bed anymore. T
Chapter seventeen.Diana's povMerilyn cast me a sideways glance, it had become a common thing for her ever since the night I was rejected.The pain in my chest increased, knowing that your other half whom the moon goddess had destined for you was planning his wedding with someone else.I feigned ignorance so Merilyn wouldn't think I was hurt or anything, but deep down my heart was crying, I cleared my throat and dragged her by the arm before she could say anything else, “Let's go before we are late.” Luckily she got the cue as she didn't bring it up until we had reached the yard where Miss Beatrice was today, assigning tasks usually occurred in the servants’ quarters or wherever she wanted to have them.We went through the normal motion until it was my turn, “Diana, you'd be assigned to the princess's bedroom today,” and then she moved on.Another sorry look from Merilyn would send me over the edge, this time around I was serving the princess, every servant hated the royal family, b
Chapter Eighteen.Alaric's povOne minute, it looked like Emily and my mate were having a normal conversation, and the next, Emily retracted from her and then my mate ran away.I didn't understand what had happened, I didn't want to either, I knew what Emily was capable of and knew that she was the one that had angered my mate making her run away.I had thought wrong as Emily sharply turned towards me while still glancing in the direction the girl had run to, her eyes were opened wide in shock.“I told you there was something wrong with that girl, I told you!” She began to shout, looking a bit terrified, her eyebrows raised to the heavens, her nose flared as she seethed in anger.What just happened? I wondered. Why was she bringing this up again?My sister was just beside me as she came out of her room due to the commotion Emily was causing. She also looked confused and maybe a little pissed that she was being disturbed at this hour of the day, or any hour for that matter.Emily grabb
Chapter Nineteen Diana's povI had just put away my trolley and was making my way back to my room, still feeling pained and insulted. Why do they always have to berate us for nothing? Emily made me feel like I was nothing, that my existence was a joke, every lycan did. Then there was Prince Alaric. Every time I saw him, I always felt a burning sensation in my heart that wouldn't stop until I was as far away from him as possible.He stood there with his arms around her, that would have been me in a different universe if the world was actually fair, I couldn't stand there and watch any longer, also knowing that they were already planning their wedding.I sniffled a bit, why am I even crying? It's not like I ever had a chance with him in the first place, I've heard stories of mates but I've heard more of rejected ones, they feel the pain until they can control it and get over it, I didn't know how I was going to accomplish that.The most painful part, I had to encounter him every day w
Chapter Twenty.Diana's povMy screams bounced off the walls of the room, my throat itched from the constant shouting in pain.I inhaled deeply as they finally stopped, my chest rose and fell, I was being electrocuted while the king and the prince had taken a step back and watched.My hair was matted to my skin and I couldn't distinguish between the water that was dumped on me and my own precipitation. The salty taste of my tears seemed to linger in my mouth.King Williams insisted that I was lying and seemed to want to prove me wrong for who I was, he looked annoyed and determined, he was without his crown, but that didn't make him any less imposing, “Are you a werewolf?” He questioned.Well this I couldn't even answer, I thought I was a werewolf, at least both my parents were, so I should have werewolf blood running through my veins, but I've never shown any signs of being a werewolf, no sharp sense of smell, no enhanced eyesight, no super hearing. I've never even shifted for once a
Chapter Twenty-one.Alaric's pov.I held the side of her head with the palm of my hand, “Father this isn't right, she's nobody and does not have any suggestion of your suspicion whatsoever,” I pleaded with my father as this was getting out of hand.My father didn't say anything more as I ordered the guard behind her to step back.I might have rejected her but that doesn't mean I would just let her die, we were still connected one way.“There's nothing here Father,” I tried to reason with him once more, I knew all this was a sham before it started, there was nothing wrong with the girl and Emily had made the whole thing up.My father didn't say anything much and then walked out of the room, before he passed by Emily, he made sure to give her a very careful look which seemed to have made Emily quite afraid as she shrank back into herself and then my father left.My eyes locked with Emily's, I didn't want to see her anywhere close by at the moment and she knew this too which is why she f