I had beads of sweat running down my arms, my heart thundered as they shoved away to the alpha's court. What would happen next? I had no idea. I turned to the two guards holding me. Maybe a plea or two could help but the look on their faces suggested otherwise. They looked like stones. Poker faced. I assume their hearts would be as cold as their alpha. I guess this is it. They kept walking till they stopped in front of a wooden door. “Wait here” came the deep voice of the beta. He disappeared behind the door. We waited for a while. Until the doors suddenly sprang up. I was dragged into the court and dropped in the middle of the people. I put my head on the ground. Unable to look up. Ashamed to look up. I could tell I was surrounded by a lot of people because, as soon as I was brought in, the murmuring became louder. I could mentally see the maids and prison mates that envied me when I was chosen as the alpha's vessel. No one wanted to be in my shoes right now. To top it all
The first god news was that Amelia wasn’t killed. The second good news, was that the alpha sent me and Amelia to work for his bitchy sister. Rachel Camden. That was the best time of my life. Though we worked like slaves but it was better than staying in Alpha Knox’s room all day. While staying there, a werewolf named Maximus was going to visit. Rachel was over the moon for him. So she wanted to be perfect in his eyes. “He’s here!” a maid announced. And that was how they all giggled like 16 year olds. I wondered what the fuss was all about. Then I asked a girl and she explained everything to me. I wondered if Maximus was truly gorgeous as the others were saying or he was just hyped. My thought process was suddenly interrupted when I heard a screech of my name. “Nina!!!!!!” I rolled my eyes and came. “Where the hell have you been!?” “I’m so sorry Rachel, I was at the kitchen fi–“she cut me off with a wave of her hand. “I don’t want to hear it. Now get me my other gowns, these o
“Nina!!!! Where the hell are you?!!!” Rachel shrieked. My ears bleed any time, Rachel calls my name just like this. My life is She does this every freaking time. And it doesn’t get any less annoying. The luna of this small pack knows that I am not hard of hearing but she insists on calling out to me in an ear-piercing scream. “Yes your highness, I'm already here.” I said immediately, before I am been thrown into the dungeon. I am not far from her, just almost at her door but she always want to be a drama queen. As I increased my pace on the stairs. I stop suddenly as I notice my legs are all wobbly, from all the running around. As I am about to fall, I use my free hand to hold unto the rails and in the process I mistakenly stub my little toe at the edge of the door. “Aarrgh!” The pain goes straight to my head and I squeeze my eyes shut as a tear threatened to fall off my eyes. Still jelly are my legs as I try to walk swiftly but fail. Since morning, I Haven’t had rest of any sort
“What do you mean you don't know the alpha's mother?” Amelia asked. She took a spoonful of the porridge and moan. “ Gosh your highness you make good food?” I glared at her and she clasped a hand over her mouth. I had warned her to address me with my name. I didn't want the other maids to copy her. None of them dared laugh at me as the chosen one because Knox had warned them. “I'm sorry” she said and i nodded. I shrugged. “ I don't know her haven't seen her” I said. “What's her name again?” “Ashira” Amelia said. “Hmm Ashira….hmm” I shook my head. “Nope never heard of her “ Our conversation was cut short when Rachel called for me. “Nina have you seen my shoes!” She was panicking and her eyes were red. “No your highness” “Find it!” And then she went to.seat on her bed. She took her phone and began to make a call. While I searched for her wedding shoes, I thought about her life. Rachel Camden. Sister to the beast. He must have ruled their lives like he ruled the pack
My face went red with embarrassed and decided not to tell anyone against but Chief bodyguard Edward. Just as I looked ahead, I saw Declan from afar. I stood up to run but he caught me. “You can’t keep running from me” he smirked as he tightened his grip. Just as he was about to open his mouth, a punch came from no where and landed on his face. It was his father. I couldn’t be happier. I followed the chief guard into his office, afterwards. “So what were you about to tell me?” he asked. Just as I was about to open my eyes, I saw something and immediately a tear slipped down my cheek. “Its of no use. They are already here.” ******************************************************** Suddenly I could hear blasts. I ducked my head under the table as my heart began beating fast. “Do you hear that?” Chief guard Edward asked Me and I nodded, shaking my head more than the required. The sound was so loud, I bet even the deaf could hear. I had known they would attack us but what I
A feeling of unease washed over me as I watched the people converse with each other. Why was I here again? It was Madam Lafayette. She had insisted I visit the human side and celebrate with my brother on his marriage. No he wasn't getting married to a human. Those weaklings made my blood boil. I just don't get why they call themselves the most intelligent beings. Vincent, my brother was getting married to a fellow werewolf he had met here. He said he didn't want to come back home or anything. Someone tapped me and I turned. “Hey brother” Vincent smiled. “Hey baby bro” I smiled back. “You made it” he said. I opened my arms and pulled him in for a hug. “Yes I did” a memory comes to mind. Of one Madam Lafayette was goaring at me when I said I wasn't gonna come. I released him and looked into his eyes. Vincent hasn't changed a bit. Not physically though. Vincent, the youngest of my siblings was the kindest amongst us. He had what wolf's call a weak heart. Thry would call
I stared at her and then at the gun. My mind was going through a lot. If only I could get close enough. I could do it. I could get the upper hand, so long my hands were free, there was a chance. Arya dared not try to bind me. She knew I could smash her. “Stop looking at me like that!” Arya barked. I stared at her deadpanned. I wasn't afraid. Not at all. What I felt was rage. Bone deep rage. The person facing me was small. Arya was petite. It took nothing to crush her. “Who put you up to this Arya?” I asked. “Stop talking!” I stayed still and walked to the bed. “Where are you going Knox? Stay at a spot! Or else I'll shoot you” I smirked at her. “ You can call me by my name.” “I'm no longer that 7 year that played hode and seek with your family” My lips quirked up into a half smile. “ Oh really? So who are you now?” Her hands moved fast to the trigger. “Shut up Knox, you aren't the one in charge here. You will not tell me what to do or say” I nodded. Still smiling.
I had thought that Knox would be here any minute but the longer I waited, the more clear it was that Knox was not coming back for us. Maximus the 2nd in command of this unlawful seige had not stopped looking at me lustfully. Where ever I went, his eyes followed me. His superior Stephen hawking was all about Killin people who didn't adhere to his rooms. That night as I slept, I was scared. Scared that Amelia must have died before she sent in the news. Scared that no one was actually come to save us. I tossed and turned in bed until I finally slept and fell into a dream. ******************************************************** As l walked to his house, I had sweat dripping down my armpit and hands. I had never been this nervous. I thought of what will become of me if Maximus vented his anger on me. I knew it wasn’t in my place to interfere but I just couldn’t sit back and watch her be killed. I just couldn’t. It wasn’t her fault to pay. She he was a child who knew nothing about
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 toni
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
When I looked up, I could see the gamma’s eyes bilge out. He stiffened on seeing me. I bent my head in shame. He must have been surprised seeing me here, like this. In this uniform, when I should have been dressed like her because, in the real sense, I was the present Luna, though I hadn’t laid claim to that title or agreed to be the alpha’s mate willingly. He coughed and looked away. I could see his struggle. Trying to rescue me without revealing my true identity. He must have known that the alpha didn’t want his mother to see me. But what sort of person works for the person who could kill her in the blink of an eye? I guess I was stubborn like the alpha said. “It’s nice to see you out here” Queen Ashira smiled. “The feeling is mutual, your highness,,” Sean said with a forced smile. “This maid tried to poison me, so I was going to punish her,” she said, looking over her shoulder and glaring at me. “That is such a huge allegation. Did you see her yourself?” “Yes.” The
I have to admit, life as a maid was horrible. With each passing day, I was beginning to regret my actions. Maybe I might have judged Alpha Knox too harshly. No matter what I did to him, he would never be cruel to me, the way the chief maid and cook were to the maids. They don’t want to see you happy or resting. If they get you in any of the stated two, they always find a way to milk you of the joy in your heart. I went from cleaning to washing to cooking. By the end of the day, I would be too exhausted to think of anything. And the next day was the same, and again and again. This was my life. I hated it with all my heart. And that thing they said, the two palaces would not share jobs were utter bullshit. Time and time again, I had been sent to clean cars and stables belonging to, Alpha Knox. Luckily for me, no one recognized me. I tried to think of possible ways to leave but the more I thought, the more absurd my ideas were becoming. One day while I was cleaning the stables