Ludovic's POV"Iris"Her name was the first thing I said when I woke up. It was the last thing I saw as well. In the troubling nightmare, I saw her dragged and bruised in a dark torture house. I swore that I'd come for her and rip out the heart of her oppressors, chopping them into a heart salad- if there was a thing like it.Moments ago, in the front of the burning Morning Sun Motel, Amber and I were kind of getting to know each other more, but somehow, I found myself tucked under my blanket in my own bed. I didn't understand how fast I was transported to my own castle, tucked in bed in my cotton pyjamas. We can talk about how my dress got changed later, but now, there was something more pressing at hand."Amber." I sat up on the bed and gradually peeled my eyes open to see a couple of maids standing with their backs hunched, and their covered hair bowed. Looking into the eye of a Lycan king was almost punishable by ostracisation. Father made the law, not me."How did I get here?" I
Ludovic's POV"Monica!" Father adjusted himself, wiping away the lingering tear hanging loose on his lashes, "what a pleasant surprise."You didn't tell me you'd be coming." I straightened, clearing my throat."I came as quickly as I heard." She narrowed her eyes at us, shifting her gaze from me to my father and back to me. "You know, it's not a bad thing for a father and his son to hug things out. There's no shame in it, I swear.""You didn't see that, and no one else must know it. Are we clear on that?" father voiced. It wasn't a command. It was a plea Monica and I understand so well.She sliced the rising chuckle in her throat and replied with a mock seriousness, "Roger that, Mr Fredrick Stone."Seeing Monica's drama forced a giggle from my mouth. Monica was my best friend from the Red Moon pack. We've been friends since we were kids in kindergarten. We pranked, studied, and played house together like siblings. We had our separate clique of friends, but when it was 'us time', nothin
Iris' POVIt's been three days at Gustav's mansion. Lois had been the kindest person in the world to me, showering me with love and her big fat smile that puffed her cheeks up. The day she saved me from the claws of Gustav, she had led me into a room of my own, so large to believe it was mine alone to use.The room had all the best of exquisite polished mahogany from the bed to the ten feet tall wardrobe, and the dresser that had a mirror with ambient lighting around it. It was designed to fit a woman's needs.The velvety drapes are those kinds that could only be found in palaces. The air was cool and refreshing as well. I sank into the bed with my limbs spread wide on it, reveling in the thought of sleeping in a room as large as that. It could stand the taste of modernity anywhere in the world.I pinched myself to be sure I wasn't having a bad dream of some sort, but it wasn't. Screaming at the top of my lungs was something I was tempted to do, but I thought against it. I don't want
Iris' POV"What?" I withdrew my hands from her grip in honest shock. I could trade anything in the world to have my late parents back into my arms- even if it'd be for an hour. I miss them everyday, and here's someone who didn't give two fucks about killing his own father."It's not what you think. It's totally not the way you think." Lois waived in clarification. I wore a puzzled look. "What happened?""Walk with me." She pushed her chair backward and led the way out of the dining room. I rose up and followed suit, anticipating the most scariest story I've ever heard. She cornered into a broad hallway that opened into the orchard at the back yard of the mansion. The air outside the mansion was gentle and friendly. It had a soothing feeling that the air conditioned mansion failed to provide.I was still basking in the refreshing climate when Lois hopped into my thought. "He wasn't always like this. He used to be a sweet young man full of life." She made a brief pause and lifted her f
Ludovic's POVIt's been two weeks since I saw Iris. It is okay to admit that I was losing it gradually from my want for her. She was the fixer I had searched the lengths of the earth for, but other than the necessity of my health, I'm beginning to develop strange feelings for her.Yes, she was good in bed, but she was more than a night stand. I wanted to have her every night of my life.I strolled to the mini bar in the sitting room to pour myself a glass of Scotch. I could mind-link one of the servants to bring it up to my room, but I thought against it. I needed to move out of my room to get my hazy thoughts cleared. I poured myself a glass and scooped three cubes of ice into it nonchalantly. Perhaps, the sharp sensation would clear my head to vividness.I wanted Iris. The feel of her soft pale skin against my body hadn't left my head. It was as if I could feel her presence around me everywhere I went. ''Am I going crazy?" I took a sip of the scotch and grimaced. "Yes, I'm going cr
Ludovic's POVIt was as though I was lifting the weight of the world when I finally peeled my eyes open. I was back in my room again with my blanket pulled over me. It was nightfall, which means I must have been out for hours. I pushed my head forward from my lying position to scan my room for the presence of anything or anyone that has life, other than me. The first thing that came in sight was the pole of my four post bed father punched through. It hadn't been fixed. And no, it obviously was not what I was expecting. Stupid broken piece of shit!I tried to mind-link one of the servants to bring me a glass of water. My throat was parched as a desert rider. But I couldn't mind-link anyone. I became terrified that I thought I was going insane. The poison had dented my mind-link with my pack members.Oh no, this can't be happening. Not when I was this close to getting fixed.I parted the blanket from me and made to roll out of bed to get the water myself. Suddenly, I felt a sharp gnawi
Ludovic's POV"Wait... what?!" My father exclaimed."You heard me right, Frederick." She flattened."But, we made a pact with the humans."She turned slowly to look him in the eye. Her black hooded cape followed every turn her body made, giving her an aura of authority even my father cannot compromise. "Do you want your son to live?""Yes, but_""Give him human blood to drink," she strangled. " That's the only way the poison will be contained.""If this is not a permanent remedy you're proposing," Klein added, " the humans will revolt. We have a protracted war barking down our doors already, we can't afford to bring another war upon our heads.""Then leave your king to die." Her voice was raw and monotonous. There was no hint of emotion in them. I suppose practicing witchcraft for as long as forever tend to bleach the humanity one has.I struggled to stand up to my feet, but I was too weak to raise myself. The pain weakened my limbs, and slowed down my heart beat. Never have I imagined
Gustav's POVI strolled into the bathroom with my toothbrush between my teeth. I had a council meeting with the elders in two hours time, and I have an unbroken record for punctuality. We were going to discuss a change of strategy to win the war against the Crescent Pack.It was supposed to be a perfect escape from Iris. But the more I built a wall between us, the faster it fell helplessly to the ground like a pack of cards.But I knew better.If Iris thought she could change my mind about her, she should think again. Her spell on my mother won't work on me, no matter how subtle she blew her dusts of illusions around me.Mother said I was a fool for believing a rumor. I may be a fool for believing a rumor, but I was no fool for calling her a slut. That was what she was.We were supposed to be mated as one, but she left to fall into the bed of that piece of crap. If she told me all she wanted was sex, I'd have given her the best orgasm of her life. But no, her impatience brought out the