The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a dead squirrel. I gasped and sprang up. Turning my head around, I realized I was in the woods. What was I doing here? I began walking aimlessly. Saw some wild fruits and ate them. After I rested I realized it was getting dark. I needed to find somewhere to sleep. And so I did. It was under a mango tree. I slowly made a makeshift bed with leaves underneath. I lay there expecting to stay awake until sleep came and finally stole me away like a thief. Then I woke up again. It all began, the moment I opened my eyes. Everywhere was pitch black and nothing was in sight. “My eyes!” Panic set in. Running my hands frantically across my face. I was surprised to find out that it got darker as I did that. Then it occurred to me that I wasn’t blind but I still couldn’t see anything. That was when my heart rate spiked up all the way to the highest. It beat as if it was about to leave my body. “Where am I!?” I screamed in my head. Placing m
I sprang up immediately to find out that it was a dream. My breath was ragged. I had sweat all over my body like I had been running a race. Nina has been shot. She died crying. Screaming . I snatched a robe and ran out. Taking the keys from one of my men, I ran to the dungeon. My heart was in my mouth, as I wonder the state she could be in. For first time in a long time, I was pretty scared. What if she died. On getting there, I took out a torchlight. I pointed it around the cell but I couldn’t find Nina. “Nina!” I growled. out her name but I got no response. My heart was beating at a very fast rate. What if she had died or something? I kept asking myself. I opened the door to the cell and came closer. That was when relief washed over me as I saw her curled up like a kitten, sleeping. I stopped to touch her. I found out that Nina was running at a very high temperature. “Your highness ! What Happened? You scared us?!” I turned to find Vok and madam Lafayette standing out
“Ashira!!! Where the hell are you?!” lysa screamed into the phone. My phone had been buzzing endlessly and the moment I heard Lysa’s voice, I knew I was in deep shit. “Hi Lysa, good morning please try stalling her on, I’m almost there!” I begged as I jumped out of bed. Shit! I had slept in again and I would get late for work at the palace. “Ashira there is absolutely nothing good about the morning. I know you spent the night watching that annoying doctor and ending it by reading novels?” “Ehhh something like that but it’s–“ she cut me off. “Save what ever you have to say for yourself later. Now will you get your ass down here or you will get me in trouble!” And on that note she ended the call. A huge grin stretched across my face as I thanked the heavens for giving me such a friend like her. She had been my friend for a long as I can remember, although get parents forbade her our friendship. It seemed like the harder they Tried to break us apart. I applied my cream on my
“Oh” I muttered, clutching the sheets to the chest. I stared down, unable to look home in the face. “Alpha Knox!” Immediately he heard his name, he walked out of the room, leaving me all by myself. I took that as an opportunity to look for my clothes. I searched for them on the floor and other places but all I could see was my scarf. I grabbed it immediately and began searching for the rest of my clothes. “Where could he have kept them?” I muttered as I stood. Standing this time in front of the mirror, I stared at my reflection. I had swollen eyes and plump lips. I didn’t have beautiful sleep hair. I used my scarf to tie my hair, literally covering all my hair. I did that because I didn’t like the looks people gave me for the color. It was white, unlike that of girls my age. After I had tied my hair, I looked up to find someone in the mirror. I opened my mouth in horror. “Oh I’m sorry” I muttered as I immediately moved aside while I bent my head a little. I wondered how long he
Madam Lafayette took me by the hand and together we went into the palace. She first took me to the maid quarters. “Who amongst you asked her to do laundry?” she asked. Her eyes were blazing. Her voice, sharp like a knife. There was silence. Before I could put in my next line of thoughts, the head of that head maid was dangling from on the floor. Shaking vigorously as if trying to connect to the detached body. Her body fell with a thud and blood splattered in my face. I shut my eyes immediately. What the heck just happened? My heart pounded in my chest and my hands trembled. Was it that easy to take a life? What was this life as a mate and vessel and its gory details? Blood sipped out of the bodies and it rushed to my feet. I squeezed my toes in utmost disgust and fear. “Who asked her to wash those clothes? Who made her leave the alpha's Chambers” Madam Lafayette said again. I glanced at her and my blood ran cold. There was no proof of emotion on her face. She was like a r
What? What was happening? How could this be? Who could have been hurt? I looked him over as I tried to ascertain wherever he may be hurt. “Your highness what happened. Come—” “ Did you for a moment think that I was crying?” He smirked.I froze. Those weren't tears? Oh this cocky bastard. Knox released my hands and wiped his eyes clean. I watched his long fingers swipe at all. Parts of his face. When he looked at me again, my heart raced. He stared into my eyes and moved closer, thereby closing the gap between us. What was he doing? My heart pounded. Knox went ahead to put on the light behind and I flinched as soon as the light came on. “There's your sunlight,” he muttered . “ Don't open the curtains” I quickly nodded. “ Congratulations on getting into my room but not my life …mate” Knox said emphasis on the last word. He stared at me and I evaded his gaze. Looking everywhere but at his face. “You are nervous,” Knox leaned in. I fought keeping my focus on something. Anyth
I looked into his eyes as my neck hurt. His eyes were clouded with need. I could feel his erection on my skin. My chest rising and fall. What does this mean? Was he going to bed me? I thought he found me disgusting. But then I couldn't and shouldn't resist. Gently, he led me to the bed. I prepared myself mentally for a forceful push to the bed. The forceful sex known of Alpha's. I shut my eyes waiting. But it never came. As if finding me irresistible, he began undressing me, one slow and seductive movement after another, his dark eyes boring into mine as he did so. It was a challenge, but not nearly as daunting as my fear of what would happen when this evening came to an end. My hands trembled as they touched him. His taut muscles. His smooth skin. His hands on me were so warm and reassuring. I couldn’t help it. His mouth brushed over my neck and my whole body shivered with delight. I didn't believe Alpha Knox could make me quake and feel shy just from kissing me. If the
The steam from the hot bowl rolls out like a dancing lady, twisting her hips from side to side. I hissed as the cloth made contact with my skin. It was very hot. “I’m sorry your highness,” Amelia said. I slowly nodded. She dabbed the cloth around my neck quickly. When I looked at the water, I sighed. It’s all bloody. Not as thick as blood but clearly red. My eyes scanned the room. My nightgown is lying on the floor. My panties are thrown on the bed. There’s also blood on the bed. A proof of my innocence. Finally, the deed had been done. As a breeder, I stayed up nights filled with horror. Nights my master would talk of defiling me, but they never did. Lilith was quite the opposite. She fantasized about how beautiful that night would be. She said she knew it would be a sweet and memorable day. I often laughed at her. A breeder never dreamt of beautiful sweet nights with her master. Because half of the time, it was filled with brute force and cries. While mine was a sort of bitt
I woke up to this banging headache. Oww! I rubbed a hand on my head. How long have I been awake? Is it morning yet? I felt so rough. What happened last night? Oh my head hurts. Okay, I will never drink again. Ever. Slowly, I managed to sit up. I looked around and I couldn’t remember where I was or what had happened last. For a moment, I just sat still. Waiting. Watching. Hoping. That my brain answers all these questions in my head, but nothing comes out. “Hello,” I called out. My voice is as coarse as sandpaper on skin. I thought maybe if I counted to ten, I’ll speak again, and so I counted. One. Two. Three…. “Hello? Anyone there?” And just like that, someone in a uniform appeared. She walked in with a smile and dropped food at the side of my bed. “Hello?” She turned to me and smiled brightly. Immediately, she ran out of the room screaming. And then she came back with someone else. “She’s speaking!” the one in uniform screamed. I squinted at the person she brought. She look
The boy was wiping his nose when I walked up to him. “You okay, buddy?’ I asked and he replied, nodding quickly. I squat to his level. “It’s okay don't cry, little guy.” he nodded. He raised his hand to my face. “Please excuse me,” he slowly began wiping his face clean. I was touched by such emotions from a little child. “Can I give you a hug?” I said. He looked up at me with teary eyes and nodded. Immediately, I pulled him into my arms, and he wept. I could feel my eyes filling up with tears. Why was he being bullied? Where were his parents? A lot of questions ran through my mind as he stayed in my arms. And when we separated, I couldn’t help but wonder who would do this to such a handsome child. Then I saw something. A resemblance. The boy looked familiar. I couldn't just place it, but I knew he looked like someone I knew. It was so hard not to see the resemblance. I shook my head, ridding my head of such a thought. Nah, I was overthinking it, since he was the one I ha
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