“She tried to escape. I think she wants to go rogue.” The guard said. Sabrina’s eyes snapped to me. A smirk curled on her lips as she walked forward. “Tried to escape, did we?” she said, her blue eyes slicing into mine. “Leave us.” The guards obeyed. She moved in, gaze sweeping over me. “Whatever made you think your scrawny little body could outrun two strong guards?” “Sabrina, you have to let me go. I don’t want to be your handmaid. Please. Let me go.” I begged. Sabrina laughed, sharp and cold. “Oh, you’ll serve me whether you like it or not.” She leaned closer. “You won’t just serve me, Elowyn. You’ll mate with the Alpha and carry his child for us.” My breath caught. “What?” Her smile deepened, her voice soft and slow. “I can’t be the one who fulfills the prophecy that Kieran’s Luna will die in childbirth.” She stepped even closer. Her eyes locked on mine. “You will bear his child, Elowyn.” She said it with such certainty that my blood ran cold. I stared at her, horror rising in my throat. “You want me to die instead of you?” Sabrina said nothing. She didn’t have to. Her smile said everything.
Lihat lebih banyakELOWYNThe guards escorted me back through the woods, one in front of me, one behind. The guard at my back, with a menacing expression, kept poking me and yelling at me to hurry along.I didn’t speak.What would be the point?I was cold, hungry, and barely able to stand, yet I forced my legs to move, dragging one foot in front of the other as the sky lightened above the trees.When we reached my home, I saw my father already standing at the door, a worried hand shading his eyes.Beside him, my stepmother Beatha leaned against the doorframe, her arms folded, a satisfied smirk playing on her lips.My father stepped down from the porch as the guards pushed me forward.“Elowyn,” he called, eyes wide, voice shaking. “What have you done now?”“She’s done nothing,” one of the guards cut in smoothly. “Alpha Kieran’s mate has requested her service. She’s to be her personal handmaid.”My father blinked. “Handmaid?” he echoed, stunned.Beatha let out a delighted little gasp and placed a hand dra
ELOWYN I spent the night in the holding cell, rats and all sorts of creepy, crawling insects keeping me company.I didn't sleep a wink, too afraid I’d be bitten by a scorpion… or worse. The walls of the cell were damp and cold, and my teeth chattered through the long, empty hours. I tried to curl into myself, arms wrapped around my knees, but it didn’t help. The chill found every corner of my body.I was starving. My stomach clenched painfully, twisting with hunger, and I felt like I was on the verge of hypothermia. My fingers were numb, and my lips had started to crack. I wasn’t a wolf. I didn’t have the strength of one. I was human, through and through, and my body wasn’t built to endure cruelty like this.Just when I thought I couldn’t take it anymore, I heard footsteps echoing down the stone hallway toward the rusted iron gates. I bolted upright from the cold, damp floor and ran toward the bars, my palms curling around them, tears already burning in my eyes.The two guards from t
ELOWYN"Where are you going?" The guard posted outside the Alpha's door asked as he stepped forward, blocking my path."I need time to myself," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "The Luna commanded that you remain in the chamber with her until the mating activity is finished," he said firmly. "I cannot allow you to leave."He stood tall and immovable, clad in the traditional leathers of the Ornyth guard, his blonde hair matched his blonde eyebrow, and he looked less menacing than most of the guards around the palace. He couldn't have been more than a few years older than me."The Luna is perfectly safe with the Alpha," I said quickly. "I just need a few minutes. Alone."His eyes narrowed as he stepped closer, noticing the tears I was trying really hard to hide. Have you been crying."I hastily wiped at my cheeks. "No. I haven't." That was a really stupid lie. But the guard didn't call me out on that. Instead, he looked upon me with pity. "Were you hoping the Alpha would choose
ELOWYN“My dearest Luna. The one who stood by me when I had been too wounded for company. The one who nursed me and sat beside my bed until I began to feel whole again… This is how I have chosen to reward you…”Alpha Kieran muttered, slinging one leg over Sabrina’s and pulling her closer.I shut my eyes and tried not to cry. After the ceremony, Sabrina had chosen me as her maidservant and ordered that I remain in the chamber while she and the Alpha consummated their bond.She hadn’t only stolen my dress and the place that should have been mine, she was now going to make me watch as the Alpha claimed her body in the sacred act of mating.I watched as the Alpha’s hands moved over the bodice of her gown, his eyes closed, his expression intent as though he were seeing her with his senses. His long, capable hands trailed slowly down her stomach, and my own body clenched as though it were me he was touching.When his fingers reached the hem of the gown I had worn earlier today and began to
ELOWYNToday was either going to be the happiest day of my life, or the day my worst fears came to pass.Today was the day that the blind son of our alpha, Kieran Fenralson, was going to choose a mate to continue the lineage of his father.And I hoped to the goddess that it would be me.But even as I stood there, watching the elders begin to assemble, their expressions fiery and unreadable, I knew I was wishing for stars.The alpha wouldn’t go for an absolute nobody like me. Not when there were other powerful females in the pack. Women with wolves that answered when they called. Women who could fight beside him, lead beside him. Women who could win wars.I was born without a wolf. With no strength, gift or power. If war broke out right now, I’d be the first to die.And yet... I dared to hope Alpha Kieran would choose me? Was I mental? A man with oiled skin and muscles that rippled as he moved stepped to the cusp of the ridge and clanked the cymbals in his hands. The sharp sound slice
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