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Penulis: Monica Prelooker
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-16 21:00:21

I was plucking the chicken Aine had brought for dinner, throwing the feathers to the fire, and kept my eyes on the flames until she rubbed my back.

“I’m sorry, Joy. I didn’t mean to speak in his behalf, but I think I will, even though I’m your friend.”

“We’re not friends, Aine,” I corrected her, feeling awkward. “I’m your maid.”

She pushed me so hard she almost threw me to the ground.

“Shut up, you silly! You are no one’s maid! You’re a princess in disguise!” she cried. “Soon I’ll have to bow before you, and make do with the memories of the time we treated each other like friends.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You can be so dumb sometimes! Judging by what you said about him, your wolf is older than my brothers. And I already told you he smells of my close relatives, meaning his rank is from a middle rank up. When yo

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  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   83

    The flapping wings of one of the big ravens from the castle woke us up at sunrise. We had slept together in the pallet, and Aine got up while I still tried to understand what was happening. The raven jumped to her wrist.“Joy coming back?” it cawed, mimicking the princess’ voice.Aine turned to me, grimacing.“I’m in trouble. If my mother sent the message, it means they found out I’m gone and they know I’m with you.”“What? What are you talking about?” I asked, rubbing my face.“You silly. She sent it so I wouldn’t recognize your wolf’s voice. What’s your answer?”I looked up at her and shrugged, not knowing what to do.“I don’t know, Aine,” I murmured. “I’d love to go back to him. But these weeks in the castle…”She didn’t wait for me to say anything else and turned to the raven.&ld

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   82

    I was plucking the chicken Aine had brought for dinner, throwing the feathers to the fire, and kept my eyes on the flames until she rubbed my back.“I’m sorry, Joy. I didn’t mean to speak in his behalf, but I think I will, even though I’m your friend.”“We’re not friends, Aine,” I corrected her, feeling awkward. “I’m your maid.”She pushed me so hard she almost threw me to the ground.“Shut up, you silly! You are no one’s maid! You’re a princess in disguise!” she cried. “Soon I’ll have to bow before you, and make do with the memories of the time we treated each other like friends.”“What are you talking about?”“You can be so dumb sometimes! Judging by what you said about him, your wolf is older than my brothers. And I already told you he smells of my close relatives, meaning his rank is from a middle rank up. When yo

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   81

    Aine’s look warned me she wouldn’t take cagey answers.“What I can’t understand is how he dared to touch an underage girl. I mean, underage for him,” she said.I slapped my forehead.“The silver!” I cried.We reached the cave while I told her about Lily’s dress and what the wolf had said, that my scent changed when he touched me. Aine guided me to tie our horses right under the cave’s access and hung her saddlebags from her shoulder, telling me to do the same with mine.“And the second nugget was in the panties?”“Yes. He made me take them off to search them.”“Oh, well, he’s not such a pervert as I thought.” She chuckled. “That explains it. Your body reacted to his touch, more than both of you expected. Poor thing, I actually pity him.”We went up to the boulder and climbed to the ledge. A wave of emotion made me pace do

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   80

    Aine was right outside my window, crouching down on the sill, and took a finger to his lips with her eyes fixed on the plank. I frowned, noticing she was wearing a hunting outfit.She kept staring at the panel, her nostrils flapping. I heard one last footstep at the top of the stone stairs. Aine let out a sigh and threw me a bundle of clothes.“I’ll be waiting behind the beehives,” she whispered, and disappeared before I could ask what she was up to.The bundle turned out to be a shirt and trousers. Good. I didn’t care what she had in mind. I could use those clothes.I changed in a hurry and put on my short leather boots. I almost forgot the map, but I changed my mind, because I didn’t want to damage such a beautiful book. So I took a good look at it, memorizing the way to the cave. I grabbed the flint from the mantelpiece and jumped out the window. The moment I set foot in the meadow, I sprinted away toward the closest line

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   79

    I hurried out without looking back, pressing my chest where, like the princess had just said, my heart was pounding. I ran to the other end of the hallway, to the stairs that would take me to the security of my room.Tilda waited at the bottom of the stairs, worried and sad. Marla, Ronda and the other healers were right behind her. For some reason, seeing them felt like another punch to my belly.I faced Tilda with my eyes full of tears, and raised both hands when she stepped up closer to me. My reaction stopped them, and they looked taken aback as they watched me stick my back to the wall and move past them. I hurried into my room, closing and locking the door.It was always the same. Wolves showing concern for my wellbeing, while they kept putting me in situations than could only end badly for me.Like leaving me alone in the cave, without warning me that lion mountains came down to hunt in that part of the forest.Like making Selene scrub the fl

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   78

    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

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   77

    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

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   76

    “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

  • The Secret Love of the Wolf Prince   75

    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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