The wagon she had been placed in was devoid of any sheltering canopy, exposing her to the rain that continued to pour down, pattering against her skin like chorus of restless fingers, drumming rhythmically as it sipped through and into her wound, mixing with the blood that pooled out of her from her the stab wounds. As she laid there, weak from the drug effect and dying from the stab injury, her gaze locked on to Reyes who sat astride his horse riding beside her, his piercing gaze fixed on some point ahead as they made their way through the forest heading out. She watched him with a mix of wariness and curiosity, her mind reeling from the irony of his behaviour mere moments ago. With his words, he had condemned her to death and now he was taking her to the Nyxorian castle to have her treated for her wounds. The contradiction churned in her mind like a tempest and she could not help but wonder what ulterior motives drove him and what her fate would be if she were to be taken to the c
Ivone let out a loud scream and both Dathan and Reyes chuckled, she cried heavily now as she could already imagine her death playing before her eyes. She did not want to die, not here and not yet but she refused to beg for her life, knowing that it would only pump up Reyes' pride and he would still do what it was that he wanted to do to her. "You will not beg for your life?" he asked her with a smirk, signalling to Dathan to let her go, "Your sister begged for hers dearly." Ivone was shoved down to the muddy forest floor where she landed with a yelp of pain. Reyes got down and took her by the chin, pressing his thumb and index finger into her chin painfully as he forced her face up so she was looking at him. She chose to remain quiet, the angry look on her face and the rage in her eyes spoke volumes of what she was feeling better than whatever she was going to say. So she remained quiet. Her silence angered Reyes and in a quick move, he had his hand around her neck, lifting the fee
She stumbled through the forest without shoes on, her feet digging into the wet and muddy ground. She could barely see where she was going because it was dark, and with the hark and heavy rain cloud hovering above the forest, the moon was hidden and she could only rely on the little she could see as she tugged on through.The wind seemed to help a bit as it didn't blow in her face, it came from outside the forest and blew inward, but it brought in the cold air and blast against her skin and already drenched clothes. She knew the rain in here was minimal as most of it was being shielded by the forest canopies, but it still fell heavily in here, she wondered just how ferocious it must be blowing outside the forest.Her vision was failing her and her body was growing weaker, with each step she took it yearned out for rest and sleep. Now she was regreting taking that food knowing that it was drugged but she had needed the strength to be able to escape. Her tears were masked by the drops o
She frowned as she remembered something and she turned back to look at her mother. The dress around her chest had been slashed and she was bleeding, she remembered her mother always kept he key hanging around her neck. Telling by the size of the injury, the bleeding seemed to have lessened and Zina guessed the incident must have happened hours ago, but had it been done by Triston here or Ivone? Triston smirked and came even closer, "So why am I able to trace her scent to this very house if you don't have her." Zina scoffed and rolled her eyes, returning her attention back to Triston, "She lived in this house all her life, of course her scent would linger here, how dumb are you really, Triston?" "Yes, that is true, but if she has not been here in a while, or since I took her away..." he said and Zina rolled her eyes away from him, but Triston sped to her and seized her by the neck, holding her tightly and squeezing hard. He took a long sniff of her and his eyes burned in anger as he
It was dark out by the time Reyes left her in the room to go hunting, she remained in bed with her eyes on the window and a smile playing on her face as she recalled his words to her right as he was getting dressed and ready to leave."You should be in here still by the time I am back," then he leaned over the bed to take her chin in his hand with a stern look on his face, "And you welcome me with a kiss, completely naked Zi."She got off the bed and walked towards the window just in time to see Reyes' hunting party ride out of the castle. The moon was at its fullest tonight and the wind was heavy with the smell of rain, a thunder clapped in the distance and lightening raced in the dark heavy clouds hanging above the forest. Zina worried for Reyes and wondered if this weather was alright for him to go hunting.She took in a deep draw of the cold air to fill her lungs and then let it out slowly. She hugged her body as the cold swept past her and into the room, yes Reyes had told her to
The day outside was darkening and the wind was beginning to pick up, carrying with it the smell of rain in the air. Reyes lifted his head up to the sky as soon as he walked out of the dungeon and he took in a deep breath with his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open, then he opened his eyes and lowered his head as he let the breath out slowly through his mouth. He turned his head slightly to the side just as Dathan was coming up behind him and he saw two other guards coming from behind Dathan, carrying the body of Kasier Archon whose blood still flowed from the deep puncture wounds in his neck. His anger returned to him on seeing the body being carried past him and he turned his head, drawing his attention away. "It will be left on the street just as you have ordered," Dathan whispered to him with a grin on his face. He had his eyes fixed on the body the whole time even as he spoke to Reyes. Kasier Archon had been the only person to make him feel like his position as the Alpha's
"Revenge?" Reyes got angry, what Kasier had just said was what his father had said when he had brought Maya's body back from the forest to the throne room that morning and had demanded that they fight back against Elyria for the murder of their princess, "What sort of revenge would cost the life of my own sister, our Nyxorian princess?""You probably have not been educated on the history of this bad blood between the two kingdoms..." Kaiser Archon started but his choice of words angered Reyes even more, causing him to push up from the chair."Not been educated?!" Reyes growled, taking a step closer to Kasier Archon, as he looked on at the man who stood without trembling before him, he began to wonder why he had spared his life before, only to be insulted by him in front of the other Deltas, he knew he should not let this slide if he wanted to still be in control, he needed to rule them with fear or they might think they could trample on him just like Kaiser Archon must be thinking in
He had long delayed on acting upon the matters concerning Elyria and he knew he had been lenient for too long, he had given the excuse of wanting to understand and settle the maters relating to Nyxoria first before delving into the matters of another kingdom, but in truth, he had wanted Elyria to let their guard down. With the death of Maya, he was sure they would have been expecting a quicker response from Nyxoria but they had stayed quiet for weeks, Reyes had wanted to stay quiet for a lot longer, but even he could not deny the hunger for vengence that ravenged his body and mind each day, now he just wanted to put things in place and get this over with once and for all, once the stone was set in motion, every other thing would fall in place perfectly.They were down in the dungeon, inside one of the empty cells, as the ruler of Nyxoria and the Alpha of the Nightshade pack, he did not need to hide his meeting anymore but something about the secrecy - so to say - of this gave him the
It was dark out when her step mother came back again to the basement, this time she was bringing with her another set of food. Ivone groaned at the sound of her footsteps on the stairs, she still sat on the floor with her back against the wall for support because it was difficult staying upright on her own."It would seem Zina has allowed you to grown on her," she said as she got closer with a frown on her face, "And she even went on to tell you everything we should have kept away from you, do you know what that means?"Ivone heaved. She was feeling so weak that even breathing was taking up more strength than normal as she had to actively choose to breathe. She fixed a stern gaze on her step mother as she placed the tray of food on the floor in front of her and then she gave reply to her earlier question."It means you both are sick people..." she managed to speak with difficulty."No, not quite," Her step mother chuckled and then sat on the chair facing Ivone. She shook her head and