Zeidan drove through the forest that night, aiming for the city. As soon as he had finished discussing with Luana, he had thought it best to leave the city as fast as possible. As he went between the tall trees on each side of the road, only the engine was making sounds as he drove, his mind wandered back to what had ensued between him and Lyne.After he saw her looking at them from afar, he couldn't tell where the feeling came from but he immediately felt as if he had just hurt a harmless animal and so pushed Luana away immediately.As she turned away, eyes withholding pain, he ran after her, ignoring Luana's call. He had managed to grab her hand and pull her to a stop."Stop it!" She tried yanking her arm away."I own you and I have every right to do whatever I want with you." He regretted those words as soon as they left his mouth."I'm sorry.""Sorry? No, you're not sorry and you shouldn't be. You're right. I was just a gift to you and nothing more. I know my place, ok?" She rep
Pain shot through her head as she rose from the bed, her memories of the nightmare making her feel like she had just been poisoned. "I need to take some food," Lyne muttered to herself especially as she remembered she hadn't taken lunch and dinner the day before. After that heated conversation she had with Zeidan, she felt torn apart and all she needed was to just be alone. But was she really alone? She spent the rest of the day thinking about him. She rested her head on her palms and felt her head burning.It was almost afternoon already as she checked the time. 11:56 am."Oh." She groaned and she concluded that she was feeling sick, with all the shouting, crying and emotional breakdown she has had. As she stood up, she felt dizzy.What the hell was going on with her? She decided to have a ginger tea at first while deciding what to have for breakfast or brunch. Walking to the Kitchen, she met two young girls who looked like they were eighteen, in knee-length gown and apron around
The sun grew hotter outside and Lyne decided she needed to take her bath. Taking off her dress seemed like hard work so she ended up craving the ginger tea than having a bath.Sitting back down on the bed, a maid brought a silver tray with a white mug on it, the ginger smell soothing. Taking it, she nodded to the girl."This is nice.""Your casserole will be ready in fifteen minutes." She turned away and she took that time to take her bath. Walking into the hot bath, she let her pain go away by filling her head with the good memories back home. Ransacking her head, she shook her head. Nothing good had ever happened in Wolf pack without ending in a tragedy. She shut her eyes as the warmth of the water, filled with flowers and oil, seep through her skin.Enjoying the comfort of the cozy washroom, she felt better. The headache and hopefully, her heart pain, had somehow vanished.Lyne heard a distant yelling and she wondered who it could be."...I said dump it!" She heard the familiar au
Lyne laid there half dead and still gasping for breath. She clamped about, hitting chairs and tables, trying to ask for help but it's either the cooks had been chased outside or they were just too terrified to help someone the terror queen has punished. She held her neck and soon, her body became limpid. Except for the little breath she got from tiny gasps that almost looked like hiccups, Lyne was near death. She wondered where Zeidan was and she wondered if anyone really cared about her. She closed her eyes and she wondered if this was it. The end. She would just disappear from the face of the earth and what does she get in return? Bunch of flowers from Zeidan and a coronation for Luana days after her burial. This can't be the end. She clenched her fist as she felt pain at the back of her throat.Her lips were driving up and her eyes were turning purple. On the brink of giving in to death, she heard an echoed voice shouting her name from a distance. "Lynnnne!" Her head thumped
It's 6:03 pm and the King was sitted still on his throne in a black and gold robe that made him look powerful. With his crown and his face held in all the fire that burnt within him as he looked at this man with a god-damned cloak and grey hair.Everywhere was silent except for the random murmurs of his five lawmakers and three council members in the courthouse."Silence!" Everyone straightened and with the look on their face, it was obvious they had never seen him react this harshly before.He tried to balance feeling guilty for Samantha's death but all through, the only thing in his mind was Lyne and how she was faring. He couldn't bear to see her face because he knew he had hurt her and her feelings before he left for the human city and seeing her in pain would only worsen matters.The only thing he knew he could do to settle the rage within him is to make sure Wikh is brought to book. But he has to do this after proving him guilty."I'll tell you why I think you are guilty...""Be
The hall was filled with murmurs and gasps as to why a woman was let in the courthouse unless she was a Queen or a witness or the accused."Your highness, she shouldn't be here." One of the lawmakers in blue robe called out, his face crumpled in disgust."I thought you were poisoned," Wikh asked, his eyes wide.Lyne licked her lips and nodded her head."Yes, I was." Further exclamations."But I ran here as soon as I heard you were going to be prosecuted. I just needed to buy you some time." Her eyes were now laced with tears, especially after seeing the old man's face torn and covered in blisters. She touched it gently and tears rolled down her eyes as she had thought of Wikh as her father.She sniffled and turned to Zeidan who just stared at her, obviously confused."Is this how you're going to rule your subjects to victory?" She asked him while walking toward him."Is this how your pass your judgements? You let your emotions get the best of you?""Lyne, I'm following the rules. You
How could he have been such a coward? Yes, he had postponed the hearing, but he still wasn't convinced that Wikh could be innocent. If there was one thing that was newly discovered, it's that the vampires suck at passing judgements.Her Father wouldn't jump to such conclusions. Her father.Lyne sighed as she moved from the window where she had been since she left the courthouse back to her room. The stormy rain had picked up and she could hear the whistling sound of the wind and it irked her, just as Zeidan's irritating act did earlier. But was she overreacting because of her own opinion? He had told her that he lost a friend and he was quite sure Wikh was responsible. If he didn't see something important, he couldn't have accused him wrongly that way, or would he? "Maybe we need to talk." She concluded but it was 9:00 pm already and he still hasn't come into the room. "Right. He's avoiding me."Still, hadn't her Father always told her that everyone had a reason for doing kinds of
Styx checked the clock beside his king-sized bed and saw that it was 6:30 am already. He had been informed of Charles' absence since the previous night by his aide whom he employed to watch him.He had been getting hints about how Charles had always wanted to become the King and he was preparing for him as well without his knowledge.After Lyne had narrated her dream to him, he held it at the back of his mind.He rose from the bed and went to his palace so he could catch him when he arrived and as predicted, he did walk in, wearing a brown leather jacket, black gloves, and boots.Charles walked in and stopped when he saw his father seated on the throne."What a stressful thing it is to be the King. Not getting your healthy eight hours sleep, old man? Or are you worried someone will come stabbing you in the chest?" He asked, a dark smile tugging the corner of his lips."Where have you been?" Styx replied, trying hard not to sound like he suspected him but to sound like a father who was