ELORA"Kain!" A masculine growl came, piercing through the fog of pain I was under.I recognized the king's voice without looking and as I lifted my head, I saw him march forward, his fiery red hair floating in the wind. He looked deathly handsome in the black robes he wore with a murderous glint in his azure blue eyes.Is he angry…on my behalf?The crowd that had gathered just outside the palace included staff of the palace, and nobles who had just come out of the meeting with the King.The sound of his voice made everyone in the jump, the rage he wore so well causing a few to take tentative steps backward. He approached the crowd, followed by a red-haired woman, Teriel, and members of the King's guard."How dare you?" He demanded, "Skye, grab him!" he said to the red-haired woman.I realized she was his sister, the one I had heard about.Kain was rooted in the position he had been in, his cane lifted about to give another lash.At the King’s command, Skye went ahead of him, pushing
ELORAAs Kain's people pulled us away on the second carriage, I watched Bennett and Brian screaming and being held back by the guards. Olivia struggled too, kicking, scratching, and yelling. I watched her and I wept even more. We'd thought we'd found peace and rest. We thought we'd be safer. For the past few hours, we thought we had found it. My heart sank into that gloom again."Take care of them," I yelled to Lucy and realized that she was crying. She was pulling Bennett and Brian to herself. "Be careful, Elora! Be careful!" She yelled back as she held unto Bennett and Brian."I'll come for you!" Bennett yelled amidst years in his eyes. The sight of them broke my heart afresh. Olivia shouted until her voice went hoarse. I pulled her to myself and held her close. And she sobbed even more as she buried her head in my bosom. She shook uncontrollably. Her breath broke as she shuddered."What…did… we… do to deserve this, Ellie?" She heaved. "What!?""Nothing, Liv. Absolutely nothing."
ELORAAs I approached the door to what Madame Moira had said was his office, I slowed down and breathed as deeply as I could. I knew I couldn't escape. I knew I needed to stay calm, because of Olivia.I knocked on the door a couple of times. Nothing.I listened and I could hear moaning within the room and I knocked again, harder than the first time."Who…" Kain replied. His voice sounded laboured. "Who is there?""It's Elora." I retorted flatly, disgusted about whatever he was getting on to within the room.And for a few minutes, he didn't reply. I could hear soft moaning. The buckling of hips and the sound of a table banging the wall. It went on for a while. Then the woman cried softly. "Come in!" Kain's voice said from within. I pushed the door open and almost tripped as I saw a rather unwelcome sight.Kain was butt naked with his shirt hiked up to his chest and held in place by his elbows, as he ploughed his cock deep into the worker that was bent over the table. Her head was on
ELORAI sat in the carriage as it drove off. I stared back from time to time, looking at the brothel to see if I would see Olivia from the window of Madam Moira's room. I could see nothing.I sat back and closed my eyes and imagined what Mother would be feeling right now.Was Alma taking care of her?Was Alma even okay?Was Mother okay?And Bennett and Brian?I barely knew Lucy.Could I trust her with them? I stretched my legs in the carriage and looked out of the window to the side. The bushes were flying by quickly as we rode to the palace. I was going to be offered to the King's Father. I was going to be his mistress as part of a deal he had with Kain.I had cried myself to sleep last night, after the meeting with Kain. Olivia had lain beside me, weeping as well. The headaches had increased and my nose hurt badly from constantly blowing it.But now, I didn't look it. My face had been powdered and arranged for this morning. Kain had threatened to harm mother and make Olivia work in
ROMERome had been by the lake for about an hour and had no desire to leave just yet, not with the tranquillity the cool shade and fragrance of the lakes flora offered.Everything felt different there; the serenity, the birds, the view of the Castle, the grass, and the lake itself. He couldn’t imagine a place that held as many positive memories in the entirety of Hanaerum. He remembered coming down often to the lake with Mother and Skye on long picnics where she’d tell them stories of her childhood. It was where they came to be away from all the problems existing within the Castle and court.To Rome, it was the most beautiful part of the Castle as it was away from people and noise. The grass lining it marshy edges stayed green all year rounded sporting small red flowers that transported one into a land of fairies and rainbows with its almost hallucinating perfume.If one wanted to escape everything, Red River was the place. He lay back on the grass and closed his eyes, worry somehow
DARWIN PACK - ALKAROD"He's burning up again." The Alpha's personal physician, Pelto, stated touching the Alpha's sons head.He had been trying to treat him for days now but nothing had worked. Since Ethan had broken the link between him and Elora the day she bit him, he had been suffering from seizures and had never stopped being feverish."What do you mean, Pelto? You've been pumping him full of medicine and still haven’t made progress!" Rasmus yelled, hitting the drawer with a bang that had the smaller man jumping.His wife, Thalia and Luna of the Darwin Pack, rubbed circles on his shoulder trying to calm him. She somehow managed to stay strong even though their heir was dying."You have to stay calm, My Love." She cooed, “Yelling won’t do him any good.”"Alpha, I'm doing my best. I truly am." The physician tried to explain wringing his hands as beads of sweat formed on his forehead."Your best is not fucking good enough! Your best isn't getting my son healed, you fucker!!" Rasmus
ROMEThe king stood at the large window facing the royal gardens. One would think he was admiring the greenery but he couldn’t even see past the problems weighing him down. He was disturbed by the news he had heard but didn’t seem to have any solution forthcoming.Rome knew his father was evil, useless, and self-absorbed but he didn't imagine any of that would affect someone he’d know directly.The thought of Elora being violated by his father set a sick churning feeling in his gut.Rome ran a hand through his hair as images of a crying Elora in a ripped dress flooded his mind. If she hadn’t been a fighter perhaps she would be under his father now as he did despicable things to her.His jaw clenched tightly in frustration because even if he didn’t want to care about anything happening to her, the thought of the vulnerability he had seen in her eyes had the soft side of him wanting to prove her innocence. The only problem being he couldn’t see a way to save her and her family from the
ELORA"Oh, Elora. I never thought I'd see you again!" Lucy squealed engulfing me in a tight hug I welcomed after the terrible day I’d had.She smelled of the lavender soap I remembered using before I had been taken away bringing happy memories of the few days I had spent in the Castle. I wiped the tears rolling down her cheeks smiling at the woman that had come to mean a lot to me.The king had ordered the maids to bathe and dress me so I had been given a simple pink frock that was easily the most expensive and comfortable dress I had ever worn. The soft material clung to my skin without showing too much off and I felt like twirling just to see if the full skirts would move as prettily as I imagined. "I missed you too, Lucy." I smiled hugging her just as firmly.To think just that morning, I had been considering becoming the old King’s bed slave just to save my sister from the debauched men who frequented Lord Kain’s establishment.It was a miracle I had stumbled into the kind Lycan