SINI groaned whilst stretching. I clutched the half-empty bottled water that was underneath a bench in the garden, uncapped it, and downed the content before going on with what I was doing.The skin on my neck prickled and my back hurt as I felt her presence. Since we had been intimate, the desire to be by her side had grown immensely.I hadn't felt that way with anyone, not even with my ex that I had marked.I didn't know leaving the side of a mere human, which I didn't even like but had marked, would cause me to feel pain.She was the reason I had left the room earlier. It was becoming awkward, and I had also feared that I might do something awful to her if I stayed.Although I didn't feel the emotion I felt with Adrina towards Artemisia, I panicked when she fell unconscious after marking her.That instant, I had thought of a lot of things that happened during marking, but none of the stories I heard had said anything about collapsing.Even Adrina hadn't fainted. I wonder if it was

ARTEMISIAI darted into the foreboding woods. I ran as fast as my legs could take me, and occasionally I glanced at my back to see if what I was running away from had caught up with me.I didn't dare to stall, since I knew I would be an appetizing meal for the beast if I did.Leaping over a chunk of wood that was on my path, I let out a wince as my leg got stuck into a hole that I hadn't noticed in front of me.Also, I heard a snap. I didn't need to look to know it was a trap that had caught my leg. My nose twitched and the scent of blood wafted into my nostrils.“No!” I shook my woozy head frantically whilst trying to chase away the dizziness that was building at the corner of my eyes.My head reeled, and my heart palpitated. “I didn't come this far to become unconscious in the middle of nowhere,” I said.Earlier, everything had been great. Emma, Julie, and I had taken a stroll around Merene and had arrived back at the palace later than usual.Nothing seemed out of the ordinary as I s

ARTEMISIAI trudged towards the locked door as a knock sounded on it.“Ma'am, this is for you.” A man, maybe in his early twenties, with a baseball cap on said. I couldn't see his face. So, I concentrated on what was in his hand.A smile brightened my face as I glanced at the delivery man that had brought in my order.I didn't know a pizza could get delivered in Merene. Merene was farther away from home, and I wasn't able to locate where I was exactly on the map. Or maybe my map reading knowledge wasn't sound enough.I had asked Sin, who had ignored me as usual and left without saying anything to me.Ever since the event this morning when he had seduced me, I hadn't seen him in the room. But I had caught a glimpse of him with Emma.Even though I didn't want to dwell too much on the compromising position they had been in because I was sure my sister would never betray me by doing some naughty things I had conjured in my mind.Seeing them from afar had infuriated me. I wondered if they h

SINI growled whilst staring at the hole I had made through the wall.The distressed look on Artemisia's face when I saw her running surfaced in my mind. She had looked so frightened that I wanted to punch the one who terrified her.At first, I thought she just fled out of the room since she could be sometimes weird. Until I glimpsed her torn clothes.Was the bastard trying to take advantage of her? Under my freaking roof?!He should have known before coming here because I was sure if the b*st*rd had thought things through, he wouldn't have.Artemisia was not as safe as I had thought. It was because of her I had fled to come to Merene. I didn't want any harm to befall her, even if she meant nothing to me.I wasn't ready to answer some silly questions about her well-being. Hence, the reason I had brought her here.Also, I believe since Merene was my domain, and she was my queen, the people present would guard her with their last breath.I wondered where everyone was. Why weren't they at

SIN I slipped into the large hall we often gathered for meetings. It was situated beside the palace building, and it was a building of its own. Anyone that didn't know about us werewolves, especially the humans, would think the building was a large warehouse because they built it that way. Since I came back to Merene, I had renovated it, making it look newer on the inside. Whereas on the outside, anyone could tell it had been existing for a long time because of the structure that was beaten by the extreme weather. I crinkle my nose as the scent of acrylic paint drifted into it. I walked towards the round table and sat on the vacant chair that was far from the others, which signalled I was the leader. Clutching my hands together, I set them in front of me on the table and glanced around. I believe everyone in the pack was present. No one dares defied an order whenever I wanted them to gather for a meeting. Not even my mother, the dowager queen. I wasn't strict, but it had been a ru