All Chapters of Mated to the Night Wolf: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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[31.1] TROUBLE

•|•|•"There will be no fraternizing with the Guards. You are slaves. Do not forget."•|•|•[Shade Shadows]The slave quarters are filled with whispers and rumors. Everybody is talking about the horn, the visitors that arrived. I walk in quietly, and no one pays much attention to me as they gossip away. My body is tired and all I wish to do is sleep. There will be more to do tomorrow and so I curl up on my mat and shut my eyes. I wish to drift off immediately but my ears remain open, listening to the words of the slaves around me.They talk of the visitors and the cage that came with them in their midst. Some say they heard growls and hisses coming from beneath its dark covers and a shiver crossed my spine.I can not deny I am also curious about these new visitors. I know there is some sort of ceremony taking place in a few weeks, that is why the tribunal has been called, and that is why there will soon be a h

[32.2] IMPRINT

•|•|•"Amidst fleeting moments, her memory wanes like a delicate sunset, yet the cherished years we've woven remain etched, timeless, within my soul's embrace."-Xiirian•|•|• [KAYOS]The world is nothing but a graveyard of water around me. The water is cold, ice cold, but I revel in the numbness of it all.I do not feel the cold. The cold is home. The numbness is solitude. And the blurry vision of the space above me is dreamlike. Perhaps if I stay here long enough reality would fade or simply cease to exist. I stare upwards for minutes beneath the waves but the vision above me remains. Finally sitting up, the water sloshes around me as I take breaths of air in replacing what I missed, my hands pushing my wet locks from my face, breathing harshly until I settle back in the bath, the dimness of the room around me leaving a hollow feeling within me.The shadows move across my walls and I lazily tu

[33.1] ADZAR

[ SHADE SHADOWS]I am ready for the day. I am ready for the day.I repeat the same words relentlessly even as I march after Madam Catherine towards the red door. This time she does not leave me by the door, she freezes as if caught by time a few feet away and stops.I stop behind her, confused, glancing at the red door. She turns sharply, clearing her throat, "Hurry now, the master awaits."My eyebrows arch together, as she walks passed me with a nod, leaving me alone in the hallway.That is rather strange. Master. Not masters. My fingers went cold, and my heart thudded from within me as I turned round to the space she had disappeared from gaze batting the length.What if she knew? Could she? About the Master and I? I shook my head. How could she? She never entered the library, not even once- I paused to think this through-Not even once.My gaze shot back to the red door, remembering the words of the guards that night. Why were they afraid to enter it? Madam says it is the m

[34.1] THE ELVES

[Kayos]It's been years since I walked these underground halls buried beneath the court. I am alone with a singular lamp to light my way. It is not needed, I can see quite well in utter darkness and yet, light is the best company.Alchest screeches above my shoulder and I roll my eyes. It is as if the shadow is connected to my emotions.I tread the secret passages and stop before the large wooden door. It is barred with numerous locks and chains of which I have no key.When I was younger my father brought me here. I pause the memory. It is the few I remember of him.He opened it as I am now. My gaze travels to Alchest and he moves as a shadow blended into the darkness around, with ease into the smallest crack in the door. I hear the locks click open the chains fall and the door swings open before me. I see Alchest scamper in the shadows inside the dust-covered room.Once again I am taken back in time to memories. My father is by my side. I was not more than 7 summers old. He had liv

[35.1] LESSONS IN CURTESY

•|•|•For we wolves covet but one thing, and without it, we become undone.•|•|•[SHADE SHADOWS]I stare at the black covers of the journal, my fingers trace the edges. I know that I am alone, but I still look around as if to ensure I am, before lifting one of the loose boards of the shelves, slipping the journal under the hollow wood on a shelf I am sure to remember.I cannot walk around with the journal of an old King, but neither can I continue to read those prized pages within the walls of the library. The possibilities of a master catching me in the act were too far great to risk. In truth, catching me reading any book may warrant a master's wrath, as I am meant to clean and only clean.Still, even after understanding all these things, my heart remains greedy and stubborn. I wish to read more. For how can he, Xiirian Adonis Prime, the 8th Night Wolf share a loneliness so similar to mine, if he is a king and I am slave and a Keffer?I had to read more. I must. It was as if th

[36.1] THE GLOW

•|•|•If you are to speak of a matter so delicate in his presence, do so with care. Lest you spark the darkness in him and return the world into it's most wicked of year's.•|•|•[SHADE SHADOWS]I FOLLOW after him, and I realize he is waiting for me in an aisle and soon we're treading rows side by side.Glancing at the stack in his hands, I realize his load is many times heavier than mine and yet there is no strain in his grip, and if anything, he looks lost in thought rather than minding too much about how heavy the books were."Shade," He begins.A shiver crosses my spine at this and I raise an eyebrow at the sudden mention of my name. I am already looking at him, but his gaze is forward."Yes?" I always prefer, my name to my title. I know that I like hearing people say my name, but something about the master saying it makes me feel seen. I acknowledge it is progress. Ever since that talk, he has been careful to say my name. I like it. I like it a lot.He seems to be lost in tho

[37.1] FIRE AND ICE (part-one)

•|•|•"For what Terrors does the Night Wolf hold? Is it only the night? Or things far worse?"•|•|•[KAYOS]The Night air blows through the strands of my hair. I remain still, a silhouette against the dark. My mind is far gone, deep in my thoughts.I am not angry, disappointed perhaps. I still did not have concrete information about Shade. But It is her voice I heard in the endless. I swear it. However, if she had been there, it is not something she would simply forget. She says her dreams are far from mirroring mine. But her heartbeat heightens when she says so, and her lips quiver. Her eyes refuse to meet mine and her words overlap when she speaks. These are things I do not overlook. When people lie, they often ramble. Shade says friends do not lie. Perhaps she cannot remember her night in the endless. That is the only explanation. For, despite her denial, the feel of her delicate fingers against my forehead is something I cannot forget.I catch a breath at the memory.My heart

[38.1] FIRE AND ICE (part-two)

•|•|•A new age begins, and the cycle repeats.•|•|•[KAYOS]The Portal creaks with haunting whispers as I walk through. The shadows his my true name, enticing. Their voices are cold and wistful. They pull at my robe, and tug, grazing my feet, until I walk out and the whispers fade behind me, the portal closing.Only one shadow remains glued to my side. Alchest climbs up to my shoulder. I glance at him momentarily, my gaze shifting to our surroundings.It is as I thought. A blood bath.The narrow hallway lined only by torches spans a good length and in it lies the carnage left by the creature. There is no death, however. It seems this creature wasn't out to kill. Instead, there is an array of bodies writhing in pain. Slashes and marks. Aid has come to them, and healers are trying their best to do what they can. It is clear they were caught in prepared, however, it is a lesson well learned.Despite their pain, as soon as my presence is known, groans grow quiet, and shivers across th

[39.1] THE JOURNAL

•|•|•I have stared at stars, I have prayed to gods, near and far of all circles. But even they haveturned a deaf ear.•|•|•[SHADE SHADOWS]Liston, the guard keen on getting me into trouble, stands before me. Though his face is visiblycalm as one would expect of a guard, there is a warm glimmer in his eyes, and his lips tug upwards,dimming slightly when a set of Guards matches passed.I turn from him, taking sharp breath in before closing the crimson door behind me and I feel hiseyes follow my every movement.When I turn around, I catch his gaze resting on the red door before snapping back to me, and heopens his mouth to say something, but a voice interrupts his speech."I'll take her from here."My gaze lands on Madam Catherine as she walks firmly towards me.For a moment, Liston seems hesitant, but he steps aside, a short bow before the madam.His gaze strays to me one more time, a tightness in his jaw, before taking his leave.I watch his figure disappear in the hallways and

[40.1] THE 8TH NIGHT WOLF (part-one)

•|•|•She is not a mate, She is a witch.•|•|•[SHADE SHADOWS]Barnabas is right. The sun refuses to shine by the morrow, and the world is dark. And it stays for three days. At least, I think it has been three days. I can not tell. The hours seem endless.Perhaps I could count how many times Madam has awoken us but she has not been to our chambers. The last time I saw her, she had called AMA's true name. Now, guards bang at our doors when it is time to wake. If I am to count to that then it is four.Four days have passed. It feels like a fever. I pump on mindlessly. My thoughts are filled with pages and lonely words. I have not opened Xirrians journal since. It is far too emotional that reading those pages has wedged me into such despair that I can not bring myself to read another page.But even though I do not dare to read, his words have haunted me, night and day. I can not get it out of my head. Perhaps it's because there is nothing I can do to distract myself. I've been lone

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