It was a short journey, but before we got to the garden, I was sweating and my heart was hammering inside my chest as I gulped and swallowed biles in my throat. It was only with struggles that I was able to reach the garden without toppling over.My legs were shaking from the feeling of someone like him walking behind me. I knew that his eyes were on me, so I made sure I didn't spare any glances behind. Who wants to look into the face of such a beast? When he told me to walk slowly, I obeyed without my consent.I never planned to oblige after he called me a slave, but his voice was damn possessive and seemed to have full control over my senses.We got to the garden, and I couldn't help myself from heaving a deep sigh of relief as I quickly stood at the corner waiting for him to enter so I would leave, or rather run as fast as my legs could carry me.The garden was a vast expanse of land adorned with the finest flowers imaginable. It also had trees with birds singing and making their n
"Help me tell that Lycan prince that I am not a slave. Tell him to stop calling me a slave. I am a princess, for fucking sake!" I whined as the guard dropped me carelessly on the bed inside my room, frowning all over his face."I hope I am not the one you are talking to!" He sneered and turned toward the door to leave."Who else is here! You heard him call me a slave, and he equally told you to take me to my duty post. Go and correct him before he goes searching for me at the mines and tunnels where slaves work!" I spoke to him loudly because he was already close to the door, and what I said caused him to pause and spin toward me, his face filled with confusion and shock.But the confusion looked like it had cleared off, and he chuckled."Don't you think I was helping you by bringing you here? The Lycan will only search for you to kill you, but won't see you in the mines. You are lucky not to be a slave!" He hissed, wiping his nose."No. He likes me." I cooed, and his eyes widened, an
Dracula's POVIt was like I was under a spell. Everything happened so fast that I found it hard to believe it was real and not an illusion. My face squeezed into a deep frown as I plopped heavily on the bed feeling tired, yet I don't know what sapped my strength. I have no idea what was wrong with me."What did we just do now? What were those cute romantic words we spilled in front of her door. How the fuck did we leave our room in the middle of the night to confess feelings to a girl we should disdain and even kill?" My wolf exclaimed as he lay low inside me, howling.I buried my head in my palm, taking deep breaths to calm my nerves and force myself to believe I didn't mean all that rubbish I said in front of her door."Did we even realize we went to the mines to look for her, lying that we just wanted to check how the work was going as a form of leisure? Can we recall how frustrated we were all day because she was out of sight, despite the fact that we were the ones who sent her awa
Dracula's POV "I know you didn't believe me that time I told you Ella wasn't normal like others. It was my fault for not telling you she was a pure descendant of the demons. As a demon, her plan was to use the fake mate attraction that she formed with dark power to get you close to her so she could poison you. She just wanted to kill you like they did in the past." The Luna explained it all to me, and it was like my eyes opened at that moment.I felt the real truth from her words, and it struck deep and gave a vivid reason why I had felt all those ways toward Ella. Now I see that the moon goddess isn't a fool to give me a mate from the werewolf clan. My next mate was in the Lycan kingdom, and I had succeeded in saving her life by staying away from there. Ella was just playing a real trick on me, obviously to get me killed.Wow. This is interesting."You are right..I guess she was unlucky this time. Can you both do one thing for me?" I demanded, and they both looked up at me."We will
Ella's POV I don't know how long I had been sleeping till I woke and realized it was late in the afternoon. I was feeling heavy and exhausted. At first, my brain was so blank that I even found it hard to recognize where I was. It felt like I had lost all my memories, but there was one thing that struck deep into the core of my heart, and that was a strange, overwhelming sadness and gloom."What happened?" I muttered, narrowing my eyes as I slowly sat up from the bed. The clock was ticking, and that was the only sound in my room. Everywhere was so dead silent and spooky that I thought maybe I had turned into a ghost.Leaning against the wall, I shut my eyes and tried regaining consciousness. I needed to remember it all to know why I felt like my heart had been seared into two with sharp swords. Something so dear seemed to have been taken away from me, but I just couldn't get my head to recall what it was.I had slept for a long time, but it also seemed like I was drugged, which explai
Months passed, and the urge to kill myself kept increasing. From dusk to dawn, I worked hard like a slave, and still they all wouldn't get satisfied. The mistreatment and bullying had become so unbearable and grueling that I began to notice that life was gradually draining from me.I was everyone's servant, including the lowest omega in the pack. The royal pack house was like hell, with beatings and difficult tasks; then, outside this mansion, there was my pack, which was like a deep tunnel of doom. I was scared to step out of the house.Almost every pack member who sees me starts bullying me, throwing refuse and dirt in my face, slapping and knocking me off the ground while everyone laughs and enjoys the show, chanting about me being a demon and a curse to the land.The glaring pain from their betrayal won't stop jarring deep into my heart—I kept seeing familiar faces who were once so nice and respectful to me being the first to throw stones at me. It hurts. It just hurts so much and
I was dumbfounded. My eyes narrowed as I stared at her, wondering if my eyes had just deceived me.When I heard her sniff and wipe her arm across her face, it became clear that the almighty Laura was actually in tears.I didn't even know where I got the strength to leap out of bed and rush to her. It was unbelievable to see Laura shed tears, and whatever had put her in such sadness as to bring out tears in her eyes must have been extremely hurting.Whatever that man she was talking about had done must have been really brutal and had turned Laura into the demon she had become."Laura..." I called from behind her, and just as I placed my hand on her shoulder, she shuddered as if my hand had done something to her."How old are you now?" The question surprised me, and I could notice her breathing slightly faster than usual without turning to me yet."18… years, why do you ask?" I stuttered with my eyebrows furrowed as her question sounded odd to my ears, but she quickly exclaimed, turnin
It was finally the end, and I had no reason to doubt. Just as expected, Laura blew the flute with all her energy, making sure it was as loud as she could make it be.Everywhere went dead silent, and I kept my eyes closed, scared and sad to die. My heart ached from everyone's betrayal, especially my dad's, but at the same time, I felt it was best to die and end this suffering.We all waited for a few minutes, all mute and anticipating the Lycan prince. My father had also ordered the bodyguards at the entrance to leave the door open so he would have a free pass."What is going on?" Scarlett was the first to throw out the question that everyone had been asking themselves. Laura frowned and gave it another try, blowing air into the flute with every ounce of energy, and when I opened my eyes, I saw how bulging and red her eyes were."How long should it take him?" My father asked, both eyes narrowing in surprise."It took the man who drove him to his place twenty minutes. With his extreme s