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2025-04-04 21:00:18The lack of good rest added to my growing unease over the lack of news from the wolf, and they soon started taking a toll on me. I couldn’t even smile when Tilda allowed me to hang my wounded arm from a sling, instead of tying it up to my side.
One morning, Tilda openly showed her worries when she found me pale and tired by the fire. I blamed it on the constant pain my arm still caused me, and I mentioned the nightmares for the first time.
After having breakfast the two of us alone, she wrapped a light cloak around my shoulders and gave me a basket. I followed her to a door at the other end of the hallway, that opened to the outside. We climbed half a dozen steps and I realized this wasn’t an open part of the meadow, but a special garden for medicinal herbs and plants.
Tilda took me to a patch of lemon balm and went on toward a marigold flowerbed.
I filled my basket, without paying any attention to what I was doing. Keeping busy didn’t d
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The girls’ puzzled looks reminded me of Selene when Marla asked her a similar question.“Did you try to stop them?” asked the Beta’s wife. “Did you defend her? Did you seek help? Did you report them to your tutor like you just snitched on them just now?”The girls bent over themselves, hiding their faces in their skirts.“What are we to do with them?” asked the princess, her eyes moving over the kneeling girls shaking before her. “Our guests arrive in only five days.”“We can’t have them loose in our home,” said one of the wolves. “They’re too dangerous.”“I’d be ashamed to let our guests see we harbor such scum,” another one added.“They can sleep in the dungeon until we can take care of them,” a third lady suggested with a mild smile.“And since we’ll have to keep feeding them, they can pay us by
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Soon the wolves headed out of the hall. A chill ran down my spine when I saw the Alpha come out the first, with the princess and the long-haired prince. I noticed he keep his eyes down under a stormy scowl, and decided I wouldn’t take any risks. I took a deep bow, keeping my head down as the wolves walked by.Lucky me, none of them stopped, and the princess’ sons whispered their goodbyes without stopping for an answer. I was straightening up, swallowing a grunt of pain, when the maids’ tutor left the hall preceding the girls. Her face showed concern when she saw us there. However, she took on a patronizing attitude, nodding hi at Kendra like she was another human, and ignoring me completely.When the last girl walked into the side room, Kendra signaled me to follow her and we walked in too. All the girls were whispering with worried faces, and shut their mouth when they saw us.“Close the door, Joy,” Kendra said, scanning them with
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“I’d like you to meet my mate, Ronan,” the princess said, looking up at her husband with both love and pride in her eyes.“My lord Ronan,” I said with yet another bow.“Glad to finally meet you, Joy,” he said with a deep voice. “My whole family told me about you.”“I’m honored, my lord,” I replied, keeping my eyes down.Brenan and his brothers came closer with their nice, warm smiles.“Joy, hi! I found a book you will like,” said Brenan. “I’ll give it to Aine for you.”“Thank you, my lord Brenan.”“When can I find you in the bathhouse, Joy?” asked Kellan.“Tomorrow afternoon, my lord.”“We’ll be waiting,” said Declan with a wink.“No tickles, I hope, my lord.”They chuckled on their way to the main table and I faced the princess. Her husband
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The one who had recognized me stood before me and slapped me with all her strength.“We’re not afraid of you, abomination,” she snarled.Another one took her place with a mocking smirk and slapped me too.“You should’ve stayed in the kitchens,” she said.It was then that one of them spotted the moonstone pendant around my neck.“What are you doing with such a fine jewel?” she cried, outraged.She tried to grab it, but I covered it with my hand.“Don’t you dare touching it,” I warned her.Lila and another girl held my arms back. The tall one grabbed the pendant chain and twisted it around my throat, choking me until I stopped wriggling.“Where did you get this moonstone?” she demanded.“The queen gave it to me,” I grunted, gasping for air.“The queen! Sure!”“To a bloodsucker like you!”
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I froze in fear, and Tilda grabbed my hand to make me walk again.“No, Tilda! Please!” I begged at the brink of tears. “I’ll serve any other table! I’ll scrub privies with Aurora and Selene! But don’t make me serve the Alpha!”She stopped to face me, surprised.“What is it, Joy? Why are you so afraid of him? I didn’t know you’d even seen him.”I shrugged, trying to find an answer without lying. The bathhouse! I told her about my coming across him while bathing Brenan, and how he’d reacted to seeing me. To my despair, Tilda shook her head, smiling, and kept walking.“Well, yes, he has a temper. But don’t be afraid, you’ll be fine.” She opened the door to my room and motioned for me to walk in. “Change your clothes. The green dress will work. I’ll wait to take you with the parlormaids.”I did as she said, fighting back my tears. My
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The next day, I woke up before him. I was surprised to notice a trace of daylight through the black ribbon.“My lord?” I whispered, caressing his back. “Isn’t it morning already?”“It’s Sunday,” he grunted, sleepy, his face surely sunk in his pillow. “We don’t need to get up yet.”“But you’re going to church.”“I can go after lunch.”“And what excuse will I give to miss it?”“That you’re exhausted after a week scratching furry bellies,” he grumbled, rolling over to lay on his back.I giggled, feeling for his face and finding his eyes closed, his brow furrowed.“My lord, you know I can’t get dressed blindfolded.”“You’re in a hurry to leave me.”“Look who’s talking, counting down the days to go fight the vampires and leave me here, all alone in
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The news spread as if wolves spoke with their minds.The healers overwhelmed me with questions about my encounter with the Luna queen, and seeing how over the top they were, I figured the whole castle was surely aware, or would be soon. I shrugged with tears in my eyes.“She’s the sweetest being I’ve ever met,” I said, and for some reason, that was enough of an answer for them.Even the wolf mentioned it that night.“Royal spoiler?” he teased, amused. “I have to call you my lady now.”“My lord!” I complained.He held me in his arms, chuckling, and kissed my forehead.“Thank you, my love,” he whispered, suddenly serious. “One day you’ll understand the importance of what transpired today. We’re honored she gave us her blessing.”“I’m happy to do anything to make things easier for you, my lord.”“And you h
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The princess and the white wolf stopped a step away from me. I remained very still, fighting back my anxiety, while the wolf sniffed my head.“Look up, little one,” the princess commanded.I did, finding the queen’s shrouded eyes. Mine got full of tears. She smelled my face first, then my moonstone pendant, and let out a quick pant. The princess crouched down and the wolf brought her head down a little.“My mother wants to welcome you to the castle, Joy,” the princess said in a warm tone.She studied me for a moment and frowned, because I couldn’t fight back my tears any longer.“Speak. Why are you so moved?”I mustered all my courage to face them, my eyes on the beautiful white wolf, who seemed to be wrapped in an aura of wisdom and kindness.“I just want to express to you my heartfelt gratitude, your Majesty,” I said, my voice shaky. “Your husband saved my life when h
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Aine and the other girls her age got busy with the decoration for the party, so we suspended my lessons for a while. All the service women were overwhelmed with work, which caused a multitude of little accidents. Not to mention the work for the cleaning and laundry crews was twice the usual, because they had to ready the guest wing.Tilda said it was the first time in her decades as a healer that so many humans knocked at her door. We spent our days taking care of small cuts, light burns, scratches, bruises. Soon Ronda joined us, because we hardly had the time to replace everything we used and get ready for the next day.And I insisted that we should double our production of infusions and lotions for joints, digestive problems and allergies, because I didn’t want to overlook the women we were already caring for.So Marla had to send three more healers to help us.“It’s the lionet’s fault,” they said, laughing. “How are
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