After her parents are killed in a pack attack, Celia escapes the clutches of the alpha and his notorious pack members only to find herself face to face with the youngest Lycan Prince, Jasper. He is someone everybody avoids, nobody understands and even the King is wary of. "Just kill me and be done with it” I said as irritation building up inside me found its escape through my tongue. I was not even afraid of death anymore. I could even picture meeting my parents again in the afterlife. "Things have gotten too interesting for that” He replied, dragging me out of my thoughts. He gave me a malicious look and a smile that did not reach his eyes. Death would have been an easy way out but there was no escaping Prince Jasper.
View MoreJasperI thundered at her line, “Just keep that fucking ink with you. I am leaving this wretched place and I don’t care if I die right now, I do not want that ink.”Keltia tilted her head and replied darkly, “Do as you please”I was shaking with fury and jealousy at what she had just proposed. If I thought my family and the way I had been brought up was cruel, then Keltia seemed like the epitome of cruelty to me.She had somehow known what Celia meant to me and was making me die a thousand deaths with every passing minute.But why did she hate me so much? I had not even met her before in my life and she had been giving ink to Nymeria all this time.While I tried to figure out Keltia’s motives behind this, Vasil’s face brightened.“Yes, yes. Celia, please come to me. You are mine. I feel the mate bond. I...I am sorry I pounced at you back at the Vampire Castle. I was a newborn and hungry.”I grit my teeth and could not stop myself from blurting out, “So you try to suck the life out of
JasperIt was none other than Vasil.Celia’s eyes brimmed with tears upon seeing him and for a second they only kept staring at each other.And the way they did made me feel increasingly hopeless. I felt the need to either kill someone or just lay waste to this cave.Meanwhile, Keltia drummed her fingers again, “Spoiled for choice are you little girl?”So this was what Kelltia had really been after. To make me feel happy yet make Celia disgusted by the act.“A little birdie had told me that you were on the search of this particular young man whom I happened to come across while he roamed around blindly in the forest searching for you.”Keltia clapped her hands in excitement, “How fortunate that he passed out just outside my door and spoke a name the entire kingdom was aware of. Miss Celia”She giggled and I had the murderous urge to simply climb up the stairs and make Keltia drown in her own fire rising from the depths of her body.Vasil looked pale and tired but he was not growling o
Suddenly warning bells started to ring in my mind. This could not be going right. Something was definitely fishy.Celia’s eyes furrowed as she stared at Keltia, “why would you do me a favor?”Keltia reached the stone altar placed in the center of the hall and leaned back, her long fingers drumming against its edge.“Living a long and boring life makes you want to have friends…to have things others get easily such as friends, love, passion, etc. You see, I seek happiness by giving it to others. It is not such a bad thing, is it?”Celia gave me a worried look but I stepped forward, “We do not have time to waste, Keltia. And, I believe neither do you. So please be straightforward.”“Oh, but I am being straightforward. I was merely stating the bonus she would receive if she agrees to do something I want…”She took a long pause and trailed off as she clapped again. My gaze flicked to the hidden area of the cave and I heard the faint rustling of cloth.“...or rather what she wants.”Keltia
JasperI drank in her features, trying to commit every detail to memory as she argued with me. I always loved when she did that because it felt nice to tease her.She folded her hands upon her chest at the accusation, “That is so not true”I gave her a short smile, “That is very true and you know that. That is also the reason I allowed her to give you the knife throwing lessons.”As expected my line made her frown even more.She looked at me with squinted eyes, “What is that supposed to mean?”I was enjoying this so much.I scratched my temple and replied, “I knew you did not like her and were jealous of her. Jealousy works wonders when you try to outperform someone you don’t like. You try harder when someone you don’t like is better than you at something”Her mouth fell open and she gave him an appalled look, “that is so cunning”I shrugged, “It seemed to work a little but you got tired easily so I had to step in.”She opened her mouth to speak but closed it again.“I recall the day
CeliaNymeria ground the powder and applied it on Jasper’s leg while handing me another vial. “He should wake up now, he has been asleep for a long time”I worried at my lower lip, “Does he not need more rest?”She shook her head and replied, “It will only delay the time but not improve the healing. We have to find the ink and we have to make him drink the potion I prepared after that. Hopefully, it works and he will never have to rely on the inking again.”I nodded my head, “Alright”We both stood on opposite sides and gently nudged me, trying to wake him up. Jasper stirred after a while and slowly opened his eyes.Relief flooded through me when I saw his face. Interestingly, his eyes looked a pale shade of grey instead of silver.Confused, I looked at Nymeria who could only shrug. His eyes had always been a bright shade of silver with golden flecks in them and the first time I had somehow hurt his eyes, they had bled a little.I let that matter rest and for now, decided to focus on
CeliaTo say that I was stunned would be an understatement. Of all the things I would have expected to hear, this was the most bizarre.I kept staring at Nymeria for a while but she did not say a word and let me process everything. My gaze flitted to Jasper who had stopped twitching but he was still asleep.Nymeria walked to the other side of the dias and took a wooden bowl and filled water in it. Taking a cloth from one of the tables, she dipped it in the water and placed it on his forehead.I observed her as she looked after him like a nurse would care for a sick person.“So…your mother…does Jasper know?” I asked not sure of what question to ask first. Nymeria dabbed the cloth on his forehead and checked his temperature before answering,“Yes, he knows. I apologized many times on behalf of my mother and everything she did but he only kept saying that I was not at fault for whatever my mother did to him.”Her fingers traced his face and she placed her palm on his cheek lovingly and c
CeliaGrace shook her head, lifting the water pitcher from the side table. "Don't worry, my lady. I'll make sure that Prince Jasper stays fine and has a swift recovery. You need to get some rest. You can't take care of anyone if you're exhausted."I reluctantly agreed and walked out of the room after casting one look at Jasper who was still sound asleep. I was no good to anyone if I was too tired to think straight.I collapsed onto my bed, my eyes closing in exhaustion as I drifted off to sleep.Hours later, I woke up as a pounding headache greeted me. And on waking up, the only thing I recalled was Jasper and his fever.My head still hurt and I felt groggy but I forced myself to get up and go to his room. “Please don’t move too fast, my lady. You need to rest” Grace cried from behind me but I needed to find out how Jasper was doing. So I limped and half-dragged myself outside the room towards his. Jasper was not on his bed so I automatically turned to Grace who had come running be
Celia“Sleep well, your highness” I mumbled as I reached for his forehead. I hesitated a bit, wondering if I should do it or not but then I told myself I was only caring for the sick.His skin did not feel hot to the touch…it was a bit less hot than before not completely normal.I let out a huff and walked back to my room to get the book I had retrieved from the library earlier.As I entered the prince's room, my heart sank at the sight of him lying in the bed, his face flushed and his breathing labored. I took a deep breath, steeling myself for the long night ahead.Seeing Jasper in such a way drove all the sleep out of my eyes. I walked back into his room and shut the doors.Pulling a chair close, I placed the book on my lap and thought of reading a bit. My gaze flicked to Jasper who seemed to have mumbled something in his sleep. I looked at him but he just fell silent again.I had always known that being a servant in the royal household was a demanding job, but tonight was proving
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