HAERAWe were stuck in the wilderness and in time as well.This place is the perfect definition of timeless and unchanging. Except for the usual nightfall and daybreak, there was nothing that signifies the time of the day. It was morning again and to be honest, I have lost track of time.The first few days were traceable but I got tired of keeping tabs on the number of days and nights that we had spent in this strange place when there were other things to worry about.Perhaps it was the thought of how Alpha Zachary and I would escape this open prison that made me forget how many days we had spent walking, searching for a new way out, going around in circles, and being each other's strength.Or perhaps it was as a result of the growing bond between my mate and me. Either way, it was all Tybalt's fault.I must commend his quick thinking though. He found a way to make sure Alpha Zachary and I never get out of here alive if we manage to survive the fall like the other time.My mate had b
ALPHA ZACHARY. That feeling was clear and certain. I sat in front of the mirror, looking at myself and my features, the changes and the parts that didn't change as well in the past few days. I was reminded of this moment by that feeling that tells you you have been in a place before with only a few things being different in the situation of things. The last time I sat in front of a mirror like this; with that somber expression on my face, was the day of the duel months ago. The very day that changed my life and my fate. I recognized the look on my face that day as that of a man who wasn't willing to fight. I didn't need anyone to tell me and I didn't need my wolf to remind me even if he took it upon himself to do so. I remembered how the maids prepped me up and prepared me like I was attending some ball and not a battle that would determine my faith. I was simply like a ram that was being taken to the slaughter; fattened and all dressed up for my blood to be spilled. All the feel
HAERAThis kind of news was great but at the same time unbelievable. Before the arrival of the news, Basil had been complaining and whining about how he felt useless by staying with me."I thought he was jealous of our relationship. Why entrust your safety with me?"Basil had complained as he termed "protecting me" as "babysitting me". I kept hitting him on his back to shut him up but what harm could my fragile hands do to him?"He doesn't like you but he trusts you to protect me."I had tried to clarify but Basil gave me a silly response regardless, earning himself another slap on his back."Will you feel safer when you kill me, your supposed protector?"Basil had barked at me and I was close to hitting him again but Alan's arrival saved him from me. I wasted no time showing my worry and also asked Alan about the situation."Everything is under control, Princess Haera."Alan responded without a hint of what actually happened. His face was void of emotions which made it difficult for
ALPHA ZACHARYThat kiss was different.To be candid, everything was different when I was doing it with my destined mate.The marking process, the ritual, the coronation ane every damn thing in between was special.But the kiss was different in a good way.Why wouldn't it be when it was our first kiss. The very first kiss we shared as destined mate.It was our first even though it wasn't my first.Saying I regretted every moment I spent with Ilvira would be an understatement and even though I was at fault too, I couldn't stop myself from hating her and her biological mother for coming in between Haera and I.They came into my life to ruin this.I should have been enjoying this bliss ever since I became Alpha but Gennora just had to ruin it.I decided it was time to stop thinking about my past and what I had missed with Haera when she moaned into my mouth during that heated kiss. A kiss that left me hungry for my mate.For my Amanisa.I loved her new names but it was Amanisa for me and
EPILOGUE. HAERA.(A year later)Where in the world is he?I paced the length of the room with frantic and erratic steps. Up...down.Up...down. Just like that. My covered feet made tapping sounds on the ground with how I took more than a step in a second out of worry and fear that something might be terribly wrong somewhere.Opaline was behind me and probably looking at me with more worry than I felt now. In her arms, was my days old baby boy whose traditional naming ceremony as a new pup born into the werewolf clan was today. My little son came as a bouncing little blessing to me and my mate. It was just what we needed to complete our perfect family and our perfect life. Life over the past year has been nothing short of that for the both of us and even the people of the pack at large–perfect. With Tybalt gone and the peace of the pack restored, all I and my mate had to focus on was our duties as the leaders of the pack. I was officially the Luna and I never imagined the acceptance
HAERA I never knew my parents. Didn't even think I had one. But I have being reminded constantly in my life that I could have died in the cold as a baby outside of the Alpha palace if Gennora hadn't found me. I was just a few hours old when I was brought by her into the Alpha palace and raised me as her own-a maid...not her daughter. "HEAR ALL! HEAR NOW! THE PRINCESS BIRTHDAY IS TODAY. ALL ASSEMBLE, THE PRINCESS TURNS 18 TODAY!" The call doesn't only serve as my wake up call, but also a reminder of how miserable this very day has always been for me. Both none of those actually give me the hot like my third wake-up call that is probably just a few seconds away from–"Haera!!!" There it is. The call might always be for me but it isn't just me who panics and scurry around the room. Since I share the bunker room with nine other maids, you can only imagine the commotion the entire room descended into. Everyone was struggling to get into their clothes, pack their hair and clean the
The shock and the familiarity that the voice sent coursing through me made me turn around swiftly in horror.When my eyes caught who was standing at the kitchen door, I couldn't help the sharp exhale of breathe that left my lips. "Goodness, you scared me." I groused, relieved that it wasn't Gennora or a maid who hates my guts or just anyone who would do anything to earn points from Gennora at my own detriment. Ulric merely shrugged my relieved words off as he walked fully into the kitchen, dressed properly in his khakis–a uniform I'd pick ten times over this eyesore I was wearing if only maids were allowed to wear the uniforms meant for the Omega guards. Ulric was the Head of the Omega guards who served as a protective force for the Alpha king and his family–outside and inside of these walls. In contrast to his big and domineering frame, his personality has to be the best after Balfour's. He's scary to all of the other maids but to me, he's just that softball who is all mushy ins
ZACHARYThe serenity of the room I was in was just what my befuddled mind needed as I stared into nothing but open space. Technically I wasn't staring at nothing. I was staring at my reflection in the big standing mirror while the maids surrounding me wordlessly dressed me in the traditional royal attire for the Alpha prince. I watched how they clipped on my red cloak that has the large seal of a crown surrounded by wolves on it–the symbol of our pack. I watched how they pushed my feet into the golden shoes and buckled them tightly around me.My eyes followed the combing of my black mass of hair with so much gentleness and care to make it fit perfectly on top of my head.My eyes didn't miss the specks of fine powder dusted on my face to bring out the glow of my silver eyes.Everything. I watched it all.Yet I still felt like I was staring at nothing.Of course, I was nothing. "Smile Zach. You shouldn't have that gloomy look on your face when today is going to be the day for you t