“Ma’am he will see you shortly” the secretary said and I nodded. I took in a deep breath and sat. I looked at the wall and there he was. Vok. I didn’t know what to think but I just wanted to claim what was rightfully mine. I sat sipping coffee as I went down memory lane. ************************************************************************************* The people instantly goes quiet when they notice only me standing at the podium the happy smiles and the joyous laughs on their faces is been replaced by worry and murmurings. They are waiting. Just like I am. Everything is set for my wedding except for one thing. Or rather one person. The groom. Vow kai Sinclair. The one I am betrothed to. I look down from where I stand and lock eyes with my mother. She blinks, telling me not to cry. I gulp. Fighting back my tears. Telling me not to cry in a situation like this is making me want to cry. How could Vok do this to me? I thought these things only happen in movies. Now here I
“What do you mean I need an heir to buy back that?” I shouted into the phone. Its 5am in the morning and I haven’t slept a wink since I got back to my house. I was this close to losing it. David had successfully bought 15% of the shares. The remaining 5% was what I had gotten a hold of but the owner of the shares wasn’t going to sell it to me unless I had an heir. She was my mother’s friend. I knew this was mum’s doing. This was a company I own too. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. “Okay Mrs. Landin name your price. I will pay. I need those shares.” “You heard me Mr. Sinclair. I will sell these shares back to you on the condition that you provide an heir.” She said. “But how am I going to be able to do that” I said in clenched teeth. I could use another way to make her give me those shares but she was affiliated with my mother. If I touched even a strand of hair on her, I knew better of what mum would do. “Figure it out boy. You have until the next board meeting or e
The first thing I noticed was the silence that seemed to envelope me as soon as Miranda left my office. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. Now what was I going to do. My office was never truly quiet, phones rang, and papers shuffled, the busy nature of the city outside always pressing against the glass. But this silence was different. Heavy. Wrong. Soddenly there was a knock on my door. “Come in” I yelled and suddenly remembered the door would be opened anyway. I looked up to find my secretary at the door. She walked in with saying a word. “Are you going to say something or not?” I snapped. Felicia my secretary swallowed. “Sir she led the little child in the elevator and he had been crying so I gave him some cookies—“ I sprang up. “Where is he now?” She pointed to the door, “he lay in the cushion in the reception area” I went quiet as I thought of a lot things. I sighed for the 1 millionth time since today. That devil of a woman. How dare she do this to a child, how vil
“Oh my God my grandchild” Mum smiled at Luca who had stuffed his mouth with food. He smiled with the food and he looked cute. That was after I had explained what happened at the office. I expected her to be angry or anything but she none of that. She even thanked Miranda for leaving the boy. I couldn’t even believe it. “Mum have you been even listening to me?” I asked as I walked to the dinning. She blinked. “Yes of course” “Okay what did I say last?” “elm you were talking about” she scratched her head and stared with me smiling.” could you remind me? I guess I’m now getting old” she giggled. I looked at her eyes wide. What was this real? Some days earlier she was very pissed at me but now she’s the exact. All because of a child? I can’t believe this. “Mum please now is not the time to pay jokes” I sighed. “I’m not joking too” she smiled and then went on to stock pile food on the young werewolf’s plate. Luca smiled as he ate. I think he already loves her. After watching them
Firstly I had no mate. No one to connect telepathically with so I wondered why I was getting this feeling. I scanned the room for any sort of connection with the people around me bur I came out blank. That was scary. I knew something was wrong but I could tell what it was. I stood up to go outside because the place was suddenly becoming uncomfortable, when I felt a tap on my wrist. I immediately turned to Elle. She said something, I leaned in to hear what she had to say and she kept on rubbing her boobs on my arms I rolled my eyes. What was this now? “Vok come I dance with you” Elle Benita’s friend asked while batting her eyelids. As I was about to respond, I see Benita at the corner. This must be one of her gimmicks to get me again. “Another time babe” I say smirking. Benita was once my ex-girlfriend but ever since our break up, she had been trying to win me over but I didn’t let her. I think I still have PTSD from Miranda. I don’t want someone showing up all of a sudden with
The moment we stepped into pack territory, I felt it. Luca too felt. He had this weird expression on his face. When I decided to bring him with me, I was just going to tell just one person. Sean. He was my right man. My best friend. He had encourage to come over with my son. After all he was mine and he was a werewolf. The worst thing that would happen is that I could lose some roles because I had a child and be questioned by the alpha. But it was always going to be a secret. I planned to bring him forth next year, when it would be time to have his moonstone as a werewolf. I had chosen to travel at night. That way there would be few people in the pack who would see me. And even if they did, they might think the child was not mine. The land welcomed me, the scent of pine and earth wrapping around me like a long-lost lover. But it was different now. Heavier. As if the trees themselves could sense my secret. The wind rushed to my side as I stood in front the palace, as if it welc
2 MONTHS LATER The sun was not so hot and for that I was grateful. I didn't want to get Lucas sunburnt. I watched him fall feely from the swing. He had this cute smile on his face. He smiled like that most of the time with me. I take it that I'm doing a good job. Maybe not the best but I'm trying. I almost missed his birthday last month. If I had really done that, I would not have forgiven myself. I was even lucky to have attended, thanks to Nina got asking Knox to come back to the palace. Maybe she sensed that I wanted to leave but then for Knox to have listened to her, that was new. That guy never listened to anyone. Nina had changed. She was quieter. More graceful. I am even tempted to say happy. Even the alpha too.He's changed too. He had grorb quiet too. He spoke more with his eyes and he seemed like he trusted me more nowadays. Since Nina's kidnap, he's drastically changed. He wasn't harsh or rude like before. I think he treats me like…. like… a friend. I found this uncom
“Say that again.” My voice is calm. Too calm. The kind of calm that comes before a storm. I blinked like a man under the sun. No way this can't be true. The officer on the other end of the room shifted uneasily “Your highness the Beta, Vok, has been arrested. Pack law violation.” I grip the edge of my desk. “For what?” I snapped A pause. Then the words that make my stomach tighten. Promising to eject all I had eaten in the morning “He had a child with a woman from.. From that… Pack… and he brought the child here.” Everyone in winter fell pack knew the ones I refer to as the other pack. It was none other than Stephen Hawking’s pack. I had warned no one should have children from there. I didn't want some little miscreants that would question my authority years to come. What? Vok did what?I don’t move. Don’t breathe. Vok. My Beta. My second-in-command. My now friend. I recalled the role he had played when I was sick. How could he be a traitor? That's not possible. I closed m
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