"You slapped me because of Scarlett? A mere nonchalant lady who decided to jump over her chances of being Luna?""And I will slap you again and again if you speak of her in that manner for a second time."His hurtful words resonated deeply in my heart and I found it hard to believe that he did slap me, because of Scarlett. My father has never been this cruel and mean to me, so whatever made him behave in such a cruel manner to me only meant that there was something he was hiding from me.I couldn't place my hands around what that could be, and soon, I found myself deeply lost in different thoughts.His voice echoed aggressively once again, snapping me out of my thoughts."I will let this slide because it is obvious that you must have warned her never to return to the palace anymore. But what I wouldn't have you do is humiliate me publicly. I brought Scarlett into this palace and courtesy demands that whatever decision you wished to take concerning her had to be made in my knowledge."
KILLIAN'S POVScarlett was yet to return after several days of suddenly leaving the palace and it was beginning to give me sleepless nights.My heart raced heavily as the thought of her crept into my mind. She had never been this way throughout our mating period.There was a medium-sized wooden chair in my chambers, I drew it a little and sat down quietly, still reminiscing on the thought of Scarlett.Jack walked into the chambers casually, his face lit with happiness."What's going on? You seem so happy." I exchanged glances with him as he took a seat beside me.He sighed deeply and cupped his jaw in his hands. "I have this strange feeling that Scarlett is on her way back to the palace.""And what makes you feel that way?" I tried to maintain eye contact with him as he had succeeded in raising my interest.He smirked weirdly and placed both arms freely on either side of the couch."I don't need to have a feeling of that before having to say something that seems so realistic. Because
"I didn't mean it that way, milady. I was only trying to look out for you. Trust me, this is not the best step to take on anyone who might have pissed you off." He said in a calm voice and I marveled at how quickly his voice softened."Leave me to that. Are you giving me the wolfsbane or not?" I asked, stretching my hand out in his direction with the hope that he would bulge in.He hesitated for a while before speaking once again. "Trust me, Alpha Scarlett, this is not the best bet for you.""Forget about me, you don't have to be worried about me, I'll be fine. Just hand it over."Vladimir reluctantly walked into the inner chambers of the cave and came out almost immediately with a brown paper wrapped together. "Here you go, have it." He said, handing the paper to me."Good! I appreciate this." I muttered and let out a soft smile, standing up from the couch. "Now I have to get going.""Before you leave, I would like to have a quick word with you, if you don't mind.""Alright go ahead.
SCARLETT'S POV"What do you want from me this time around, Your Highness?" Vladimir quizzed as he led me into the cave.I shot him a glance and acted like I never heard him. "Let's get into the cave then I'll let you understand the reason why I'm here.""Okay, if you say so." He pushed the creaky doors wide open and stepped aside for me to come in.Getting into the cave, I noticed it had a lot of resemblance with that which I had seen back in the forest, belonging to the rogue wolves.I seemed to overlook it instantly when Vladimir placed a jar of black coffee before me. "Have a drink, milady.""Thank you for your kind gestures," I muttered and received the jar from him. I sipped all the contents of the jar in a single gulp as I was so eager to carry out my laid plans and leave the pack in no time.Vladimir took a seat beside me. "So you said you'd tell me the reason for your visit, I'm all ears, milady.""Yes, I will," I affirmed and stared closely at him, my face getting serious eve
Why did I have to go through all these just to get to a pack of which I was an Alpha? How ridiculous!"Go ahead!" The voice yelled once again as if reminding me, and I suddenly felt a mighty push from nowhere.I dived my head right back into the river and dipped it in for the second time. Again, there was a loud round of clapping from some invisible persons around me, but I took it as a mere ritual since it had happened the first time.The same thing happened for the third, fourth, fifth, and other forthcoming phases, and finally, after the last phase, the strange voice sang different praises in my name, and looking back at the river, I realized that its waters had suddenly disappeared."You successfully passed through the whole ritual phase with no casualties. You can now go!" The strange voice announced.I bowed my head towards the tree since it served as a sign of the goddess's presence. Afterward, I hurriedly turned my gaze back at the river and began to march towards Double Pack.
SCARLETT'S POV"What do you think you are trying to do?" The mysterious voice echoed noisily behind me, and I immediately turned my gaze in that direction but ended up seeing no one.I kept turning my neck helplessly, hoping to probably see someone emerge from behind but none of that happened. I was left to battle with my instincts as I thought the rogue wolves had caught up with me and decided to torture me by hiding themselves away.I took a few steps forward, maintaining a healthy distance from the tree behind me, because it was beginning to look like the voice had emerged from the tree.I raised my hand to the sky. "Who are you and why have you been hiding your face away all these while?" I quizzed, still turning around slowly, with the hope that I would see someone.The voice replied with a roar of laughter and suddenly went silent. For a while, I stood affixed at a point as I kept pondering what the mysterious person behind the voice wanted from me."You dare not cross that rive