The smell of freshly baked bread, meat and soup filled the great hall, but it did nothing to calm the fire in my heart. We were in the wooden dinning. My knife scrapped the butter on the plate against my bread as I duginto my meal, the sound of cutleries clashing against my ears. Laughter echoed from the table, but it felt hollow. Nina and Rachel were still out there, prisoners of that bastard Stephen Hawking and his accomplice Maximus. I gritted my teeth and clenched my fist thinking about them. What would have become of them? Has Stephen touched my girl? I grabbed the spoon harder and tighter as I gritted my teeth. Someone tapped meang I turned. It was Vok. I nodded. Telling I'm calm. I have being a pacing machine as I waited for the two alphas to make it to my pack. It seems to be that time was walking on a snail's pace. Now they were here. We couldn't just leave. wr need to plan. To fight. From what Madam Lafayette has said, Stephen and Maximus used the powers of all witc
As soon as I got into my room, the phone buzzed. It was a message from an unknown number. I clicked on it and it read. “ Hi Nina, it was nice talking to you” it ended with a wink and I frowned. I hissed loudly and dropped the phone on the bed before heading to the bathroom. All this I did was to be closer Maximus. Just like Marcus asked me with the letter.It was to make it easy for us to meet. The plan was to have maximus change my maids and guards. I didn't want to use people from the blue moon pack. Rather people from the winter fell pack. It would be easier to do meeting with them. Well the only good thing Maximus and I liked was to give me a phone. We were in the rural part of the werewolf world. Phones were hard to come by here. I tried to call Alpha Knox but I didn't know his number. I hasn't seen him with a phone either. Maximus was the exact cocky kind of person I hated. As if making me hate him the more. He was boastful and condescending. From that night, I began
Finally our plans were now taking shape. The next morning I was awoken by the head of the women affairs in the blue moon pack. I gave me the names of all the winter fell pack maids on my retinue and guards. I asked her to give them all to me and I agreed. When she left Marcus, walked into room. “Congratulations your highness” he bowed at me me smiling. “Oh stop it Marcus, it's a team effort” I said. We talked about meeting up in the evening, in the cave and he agreed. Just the Cecil, my new personal maid, also a winter fell pack maid walked in. She smiled at me. She had been in the Femwood pack with Rachel got years. I have heard she knew her way around here very well. “Your highness, Alpha Maximus requires your presence in his room” my heart began to race. I turned to Marcus and he seemed worried. “Alright” I nodded. “Be careful your highness”Marcus said and I nodded, then he left. ******************************************************** Call it luck or anything,
I sat down and listened to Cecil tell me a history about witches and the blue moon pack. Many years ago in the Blue moon pack, a witch hacked a werewolf of the Blue moon pack to death. The reason for this is not yet known up until this day. Some say the werewolf was engaged to the witch and he cheated on her, so she conjured him in her shrine and struck him dead with an invisible knife. Some say the witch killed the werewolf out of pure evil. Lots and lots of stories had been going round but nobody knew the real reason for that. The said witch was hunted by another witch and killed by the Alpha of the Blue moon then. After that, they declared that no one in the land of the Blue moon pack would practice magic or be seen near witches. They banished all the witches in the pack. Ever since then people had to travel far and wide to see a witch but if you had to get into the Blue moon pack, you go without your enchantments. I told Cecil that I was going to sleep on it. Finally, by mo
37 YEARS AGO “Cecil! Come on we will be late” “Coming mum!” I yell back. So actually it’s my wedding, today. And I might be going super late to it. So during the last party I attended, the alpha of the East moon Pack, Eric was there. He and I began to talk and on the second meeting we shared a kiss. On the third he marked me. When my mum saw the mark, she couldn’t contain the joy in her. She danced with so much reckless abandon, it began to look like it was her wedding. I was happy that after all the rejections, I finally get to have a mate, though I was an Omega. As soon as I got downstairs, my best friends were already there. “Oh Cecil, you look beautiful” Lora said and I smiled. “Thanks Lo” “Here I got these for you” Theresa presented me with some lilies. My eyes burned with unshed tears. “Oh Theresa, you didn’t have to” she smiled at me. Lilies were my favorite. She must have woken up early to pick them. “Where is Tyler?” I asked looking around. He was the 3
It’s been a week after our secret meeting as winter fell pack. Everything was going on well until I began to notice changes in around me. I had introduced Cecil as my right hand and then she began following me to everywhere till Alpha Maximus got used to her. He even began to ask about her when she wasn’t with me. From then on she would fill in for me when I had meetings with Marcus and the other men. But then I noticed something. On those days, which I wouldn’t go with her to visit Alpha Maximum. Like the days, she would go take excuses for me, Cecil took longer before coming back. This continued for a while and I became bothered. I tried to talk to Marcus about it but he said it was for our good. The more Maximus didn’t suspect us, the better for us. *************************************************************************************************** ONE MONTH LATER Aft we months of meetings and planning, the time was right for us to make a move. For us to escape. I had manag
That morning sitting in my room, I went as quiet as a mouse. Thinking. Trying to understand what that dream had meant. A betrayal. From Cecil? I shook my head. That wasn't possible. She was loyal. But then I recall my dream. My dreams are never false. It was always a revelation of what was to come. But then it could be false. I mean with the escape date drawing closer, my mind was bound to feed me with different narratives. Then I recalled how close Cecil was getting with Maximus. Maybe….I shook my Head again. As if to ridd it of those thoughts. She was a winter fell. She has been suffering for years. Nobody wants freedom from Maximus and Stephen more than her. I took in a deep breath and smiled. I managed to push all that thought away. It was just my mind playing tricks on me. I remembered that I was always pessimistic. Lilith always told me that. ******************************************************** Finally it was the d day. That morning I woke up with a bright smile on my
One week later “Get the fuck up animals, there is work in the kitchen!” the cook said and spit from her mouth, landed on my face. I dragged myself to a sitting position. Wiped my face and sighed. I was getting used to be being tried like this. Since I had being sold to this pack, all I have being treated with is filth. My buyer was a palace guard that was so greedy. He made passes at me but when I refused, he made sure I was not only working in the kitchen but I was the personal maid to the Alpha’s daughter. The pack, which I was bought into, lived in a cave in the mountain. No wonder I had never heard of them. “Daphne!” I hurried out of bed and ran to the kitchen. Daphne. That was the name the hideous looking kidnapper of mine could come up with but I was grateful my true identity was not known. “Coming your highness!” I dashed out of the kitchen with trays of food. The stairs and food were not in good terms so, I tried to walk fast and the same time slow. “I am here,
Ugh. Freaking great. Just great. I slammed the bathroom door behind me and leaned against the sink, glaring at my reflection like it had personally betrayed me. “Nice job, genius,” I muttered, brushing my messy hair out of my face. “You just had to fall right in front of the alphas and beta" The sound of the laughter that erupted from the crowd still made me shudder. I have always been the clumsy one. Before I left the hall miss Danielle gave me some uniforms to change into. My elbow was throbbing, and I was pretty sure there was ketchup on my ass. Fantastic. Couldn’t even wipe out gracefully. I let out a frustrated groan and kicked the air. “I swear I’m cursed,” I hissed, grabbing a paper towel to dab at my shirt. The stain was spreading like it was mocking me. “Can’t even walk straight. Why do I even bother wearing these damn shoes?” I looked up again. My cheeks were still burning, my eyes wild with that mix of embarrassment and rage. I hated this. Hated feeling like some cl
2weeks later I had tears welled up in my eyes as I tried to clean Nina's wounds. The ice dungeon had done more than harm to her. I pitied her. What she had to go through. "Miss Lilith, do you want to dab her face some more?" I shook my head. " It's enough. If I use more hot water on her face, it might burn her skin " The young maid who was my assistant nodded. She began to pack everything we had used to clean Nina. There was improvement in her condition but she doesn't speak yet. Her eyes were open but she wasn't speaking yet. "Nina" she looked at me. " Do you want to have a pineapple or mango smoothie? Blink once if it's a pineapple and twice if it's a Mango" Nina blinked twice and I smiled. We were getting better at this. I took out the mango smoothie and put a straw in it. Then I helped her sit up and held the drink to her lips After all that, I and the maid cleaned up the alpha's room and left. Now the work begins. Even though I was Nina's maid and had my own qua
I was shocked to find the people I had seen in my dreams sitting in a room. Sean, the gamma and Vok, the beta. I wondered what was going on. I walked slowly to them.they talked in high voices. They hadn't noticed my presence. I recalled the conversation I once had with Nina. She told me to be careful with Vok. And after staying in the prison and there was no hope of myself getting out, I somehow began to see meaning with what Nina said. It was some sort of open secret that high ranking wolves in the pack were not trustworthy. The warden with me cleared her throat and they immediately turned. "Here she is sirs" she bowed a little and turned back. I bowed as I walked to them.. "Sir you want to see me?" I asked. They nodded. "We need your help" Sean said. "On what?" I replied. Vok nudged Sean and he closed his mouth. Not saying anything again. Vok looked up at me. He gave me a small smile "Firstly you have to appear in the alpha's court" he said. My heart sk
There was something odd I had noticed when I woke up. Everywhere was moving it felt like I was in transition. Rubbing my head, I managed to sit up and peered out of the window. I saw that the trees were moving. Have I been kidnapped? Fear engulfed my whole body. It was when I opened my mouth to shout that a familiar voice interrupted me. “Guys, you will attack them from the front– pause– while I and Sean with the others will take it from the back, okay? He asked” and I heard some deep voice responding. This was the voice of Vok, the beta. I found it weird that I could be in the same place with him. “What am I doing here?” I muttered to myself. It was then that it all came rushing to me. I remember being told by the warden to go cut grass in the wee hours of the morning. So I remember that I became cold. I walked into a carriage in the stable and slept off. Now I am with people I don't know, heading to somewhere I don't know. After a while, we stopped moving. “We camp here
The pack doctor said rest. He said time would fix what the cold and chains had broken. But I knew better. Time didn’t heal what was taken. Nina slept in my bed, wrapped in fur, barely breathing. I thought leaving her in the royal Infirmary was not a good idea. She needed warmth. I was ready to warm her up. I paced my room as I stared at her. Then I sat and lifted her hand. Her pulse throbbed weakly against my fingers each time I touched her wrist just to make sure she was still there. I sat beside her, unmoving, for hours. “You held on,” I whispered, brushing a knuckle down her cheek. “For me. I swear to the moon, Nina, I’ll never let you be taken again.” She didn’t wake. Didn’t need to. I knew she heard me. In my head, I had already planned what I would do to my mother. She had stepped on the tiger's tail. When I stepped out of the room, Vok was waiting in the sitting room his face was grim, his stance rigid. “She knows.” Of course, Ashira knew. My mother was smart.
I got to the bathroom and slowly closed the door. I waited and listened. I could hear footsteps outside the door. I put it on the tap in the bathroom. The noise was okay. Then I tapped on the teleprompter. “Hey, Vok you there?” And all I could hear were crickets. I called out to him again, and the answer was the same. I became tired of trying to get across to him I decided to actually use the bathroom. After I flushed, I stood in front of the mirror, water dripping down my face, hands gripping the sink like it could stop the storm inside me. I have tried countless times to get across to Vok, but all of them favored me, and I was getting frustrated. Any moment now, my mother would have to be the one to knock on the door and ask what was taking me so long. Suddenly the teleprompter in my ear buzzed low. “your Highness” came my Vok's voice, tight with urgency. “We’ve hit a dead end. A gate. Reinforced steel deep in silver. If we hold in longer, we might die.” “Where is it?” I
The rain had just stopped falling and I gave the guards a signal to start moving. It wasn't a short distance but we were ready to go far to get what we wanted. Firstly I asked that the ice in the palace be warm or disposed. I mean, anything I would do to not let them keep supplying the ice dungeon more ice. That way Nina would still be alive. I and my men stopped in front of the pink gate. I rolled my eyes. My mother and weird colors. “Announce us! “ my guard ordered. “Your majesty! The alpha of winter fell is here to see you” The man hurriedly ran to open the door. I recognize him. He hadn't changed at all. Xander. My mother's minion. All Ashira had to do was to say jump and he would be asking how high. I hated him. He was spineless. Not a he wolf. He was easily ordered around like a little dog. I wondered if he ever transitioned. I doubt if he has. If not he wouldn't be this spineless. The door opened and I squinted. Stating right in front of me were colors. Like a rainbo
I paced my room. “Your Highness, Amy is here” “Let her in !” The door to my chambers was slightly open. I could see the figure there. I could smell the fear on her body. “Come on” She flinched and nodded quickly. “Where is she?” My voice was quiet, dangerously quiet. The kind of quiet that came before a storm. Before I rained terror. I was even surprised at myself. Normally I would have snapped two necks by now. I stood in the center of my room, my chest heaving, eyes glowing an eerie gold. The air crackled with the tension of what my next action would be. Kill her? Amy, the maid, stood frozen as she stood there. Her hands clutched the corner of her apron like a lifeline. “My…. My… I mean. Your Highness…I—” I didn't need to repeat myself. In a flash, I was in front of her, fangs bared, eyes wild with something far more dangerous than rage, desperation. I need to find her before my mother gets hold of her. “Where. Is. My. Mate?” I growled. Amy trembled, her knees bu
“We are back, your Highness.” The new secretary turned to me and Vok with a bright smile. I dropped my phone. “I guess it's goodbye to seeing all those humans and their fat faces,” I replied. Vok and the secretary chuckled. I sighed and opened the door. I stretched my legs and walked to the other side. I smiled, staring at the environment. The green vegetation and all. Not those colored plastics Humans make in the lab. It is indeed good to be home. “Your Highness, the alpha of the blue moon pack sends his regards,” the secretary announced suddenly. I frowned. “Sorry Your Highness, Sir,, “ he said looking at me and Vok before he finally disappeared “Vok are you sure he's a werewolf?” Vok smiled. “ yes your highness” I sighed. It's been a while, really. I began to think about my life for the past one month. 2 weeks earlier, when I saw that the job here on the human side was way too big to be done within a week, I became worried. How would the pack go on? Vok began to m