I quickly walked toward the door and hoped it wasn't locked, but my hope was dampened when I tried the handle and found it wouldn't budge. I became more anxious as I realized that escaping was going to be much more difficult than I had anticipated.What to do?What to do?I searched around the room to see if there was another way out.The window.I quickly darted toward it and checked if it was unlocked.To my joy, it was.However, that joy was short-lived because, as soon as I pushed it open, I realized that it was way high above the ground, and attempting to climb out would be extremely dangerous.To be precise, the room I was placed in was at the top of a tall tower. I was trapped.No wonder they hadn't bothered sealing the window shut. It was impossible to escape.Feeling extreme despair, I collapsed onto the cold stone floor and held my head with both hands. A sense of hopelessness washed over me as I realized there was no way out.I stayed that way for a while, only to hear a wiz
"What do you mean by that?" I was confused by his words.Why is it his duty to protect me?"Protecting you is my sole purpose," the mysterious figure replied with a calm and reassuring smile. "I was privileged to be appointed by your father to protect you at all costs."Perplexed, I repeated questioningly, "My father?" I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly.Growing up, all I heard about him was that he was a beast that had forced himself on my mother and had his way with her. I never imagined that, apart from hearing about my father in the same sentence as a monster, I would hear about him in a different sentence entirely different from the ones I had grown up with. I had no idea if he was even dead or alive, or who he was or even looked like. There was nothing to tell me anything about him. The word father to me was more like a passing word that was used to insult me when needed."Yes, your father. He is very much alive, and he sent me to look for you and protect you as soon as he go
My heart gripped tightly, and I let out a silent gasp the minute I came out of my trance. Tears formed within my eyes from the pain, and I soothingly patted my heart as the pain went on for a while, and at the same time, I tried not to let out a sound so as not to call the attention of my mate.It's been ten years since I woke up from my comma, and I've been treated by my mate and everyone like a fragile egg that would break if held tightly. I must not let out a sign of pain, or they would all rush and hover over me. It was tiring to talk the least, much less to persuade them every time I was okay. Making it the reason I tried so much not to let out a sound as I fought the pain and tears that threatened to come out of my eyes. Only Goddess knows what they would do if they should know about my dreams and the pains I get from them. But in the first place, I am still trying to figure out how to relate it to them.No idea how I should inform them that THE WAR WAS YET TO BE OVER.That w
"Kill her!" "Kill her!" "Kill her!" Those were the words chanted by the people present at the trial ground. They chanted it repeatedly, loudly, angrily as though they would not be heard clearly if they didn't. As though they would not be heard by their King, who was seated on his high throne, seething with a hardly-controlled angry aura. Whereas the council of Alphas and elders seated below his throne at both sides, the Alphas on the right and the Elders on the left looked up to the King in fearful anticipation of what the King, who had his eyes trained on the girl bound in chains at the centre of the courtroom, would do. “Pl…please… Please…” The chained girl pleaded. She was covered from head to toe in bruises and could barely stand on her two feet, much less talk properly. "Pl…please, my king," She pleaded crookedly before coughing blood out violently from her mouth. "Please… I'm no spy…It is all a lie," She cried out, struggling against the chains that bound her hands and
On hearing the King's words, the Elder realised his mistake and immediately went to his knees in regret."Your Majesty, I'm sorry… I beg for your mercy… I don't know what made me think I can talk in such a manner." The Elder said hurriedly with his head bowed to the floor, scared that the King would lash out at and devour him on the spot.The King eyed him angrily before diverting his gaze away from him before he lost control and pounced on him."Get the f**k out of my sight," He said irritatingly."Yes… yes… my King. Thank you for your kind gesture, my king" The Elder scrambled to his feet and moved away from the King's sight to the back of the crowd.As he found a perfect place to stay, a sinister smile crossed his face briefly before it was wiped off the next minute as though it was never there before.He would have left out of anger and humiliation, but he decided to stay behind to see what would become of the girl.To him, it would be best if she was sentenced to death because it
The King was the most resilient among them all, as he maintained his calm and gait attitude throughout the Prince’s words. The only time he reacted was when the Prince cut him off initially.He silently watched and listened as the Prince talked without telling him to stop.However, as the Prince kept talking, he began questioning the reason behind his action.He knows his son too well to know that he would not do something of this nature publicly if it were not of great importance.When the Prince finished talking, salience befell the entire court as everyone waited in great anticipation for the King’s reaction.The silence elongated for a few minutes before the King finally cleared his throat, thereby breaking the silence.Everyone inhaled sharply as they watched the King slowly stand up from his throne and walk with unbothered steps toward the Prince.Two things crossed their mind at that moment.The first was…Oh no, the Prince is in trouble.He had succeeded in getting the King an
Hearing that, Elder Varlam fell on his knees and quickly said, “No…no, Your Majesty, I… I wouldn’t dare to… I would…”The King cut him off again, “You would, what?”The King crouched before him to be on the same level as the Elder before grabbing his chin between his fingers. “Seems I’ve been quite lenient with how you seem gutsy in confronting me with your words. Your words show that you are not satisfied with how I rule my Kingdom, and you have your opinion on how it should be done.” As the King spoke, his grip on Elder Varlam’s chin tightened.“No… no, your majesty, that’s not what I… I never intend….”“It seems quite well that that was your intention. If not, you would not have returned to show your face before me after I told you to get the f*ck out of my sight. It seems you are eager to know what I am capable of doing to those that go against me. I can do so by starting with you. What do you say?”“Y…your Majesty, I…I beg your pardon if I’ve offended you w…with my words and acti
“I’ve known for a while now. Almost immediately after, she was captured and mistaken as a thief.” The Prince answered reluctantly, understanding what the King meant by his question, saying, Hearing his son’s reply, the King came to a halt and looked at him with a questioning gaze, asking, “Then why didn’t you mention it before now? Why did you keep it to yourself? Why did it take you so long to come out with it since you found out that early? Are you ashamed of a human as your mate? Is that why you didn’t say anything? If so, your mother and I raised you better than that.” The King bombarded him with question after the other.“No, Father, I’m not ashamed of her being my mate.” He heaved out a frustrated sigh and rubbed his face with both hands before continuing, “At first, the signs and bond weren’t vital enough for me to confirm it, and it took me a few weeks of several encounters to be sure. When I was certain of it and was on my way to locate her, I saw her being forced by someon