Talon's POVTania pulled herself up to sit, adjusting herself with her elbow and then pulling back her dress upwards to her chest to cover her breasts. She held her dress tightly to her chest and bowed her head in coyness."I'm sorry, Talon. I don't think I'm ready yet. I just don't--""It's okay," I cut in. "I already knew you weren't ready. I just wanted you to be sure of it yourself," I say to her, my eyes betrayed me as I fixated it on her breasts which appeared squeezed under her arms. I imagined that instead of her arms, it was mine compressing them, except that it won't be squashed out of anxiety but with repose.Oh my thoughts. Get hold of yourself, Talon. Now is not the time to fantasize about these things, this is the time for a conversation.I cleared my throat and continued. "You don't have to worry about anything. If there is anything you will like to talk about, I'm right here," I urged, trying my best to make sure that she is as comfortable as she can be."Somehow I fe

Talon's POVThis was not the first occurrence of robbery in Ascot and as such, it wasn't a thing of surprise to me. Considering how small and developing the land was, bandits and thugs from neighboring kingdoms would take advantage and invade the land, stealing and making away with anything they can lay their hands on. It has been going on like this for years and The Pack had been doing everything possible to curb the situation.I felt a twinge of frustration as I heard the boy complain. I could see the helplessness and fear in his eyes -- and that wasn't what I wanted for the people. I have always wanted to create a comfortable environment for the people -- I wanted them to know how it feels to sleep with two eyes closed and not be afraid of anything. Unfortunately that feeling wasn't entirely present in Ascot, it made me think of Crescida; a kingdom without bandit infestation. That is how powerful Crescida, my father land, was -- the difference between Crescida and other kingdoms is

Tania’s POVI was glad that Penelope was comfortable with me calling her by the name Penny, it was like I had a sense of belonging with her and I was so eager to get to know more about her.‘’Alright then,’’ I said, adjusting comfortably on the bed. I didn’t realize how much I’d been holding back before now but I felt relieved as soon as I freed myself. Maybe it was tension – tension of what exactly? I guess it was just me being nervous since I didn't know what to expect. "Tell me about yourself, Penny. Tell me more about this place, about the culture and every other thing that comes to your mind.’’Penny rolled her eyes and replied, ‘’Okaaaay…’’ dragging the words as it escaped her mouth and I knew at that moment that she was going to say something else. ‘’I am going to tell you everything you want to know but first,’’ she holds up her index finger in the air and then continues, “you are going to eat your food. Maybe while you’re at it, I will answer your curiosity.’’‘’I actually f

Tania's POV"Wait a minute," Penny tuned in on her adjustment on the bed as she tried to assimilate what I had just told her. "You mean, you have been to the forbidden house before and Riya took you there?!""Yes. At first I didn't think there was anything wrong with the place. I only questioned the desolation and asked why she couldn't take me to where I can see my fellow werewolf beings? I mean, it was appalling. I knew she had problems with me naturally but I didn't think she would want to try and kill me," I answered, recalling some horrible details that I had to go through -- at least it wasn't as bad as the fresh memories from that night."I can't believe this! I have never liked her but I never thought she would do a thing like this! What is the bone of contention?""Talon. I don't even have anything to do with him. He takes care of me and there is nothing wrong that I have done to affect her relationship with him but still, she hates me to the core. It's not like I care anyway

Tania's POV"I have spent more time than I should, Tania. I need to go before the head maiden starts looking for me," Penny said, standing up to her feet and adjusting her dress.My discussion with her made me forget that she was a maiden who had duties to attend to, and I was grateful that she still made time to talk to me despite her busy schedules. It's been a while since I had such a deep rooted conversation with someone and I was appreciative of her for it."Oh right, I almost forgot that you are a maiden in this place," I picked up the tray of food and stood up to my feet and she received the tray from me. "Thank you so much for accepting to talk to me.""Of course. We are friends now. In fact, I felt like I have known you for a long time while we were discussing a lot of things. I hope we get to do this again," she said to me with a warm smile on her face."Of course, Penny. And yeah! Speaking of which, what about the party we talked about? When is the next party and when will