VERONICA This wasn't what I expected. I am scared to death at the moment. How could a door possibly push me away with such force?I try to stand on my feet; my ankle has a fracture, and the pain stinks."Anyone here to help me?" I am sorry, Eva. You guys could stop the pranking or whatever it is you are doing. I beg of you!" I scream at the top of my cracked voice. Anyone who hears me will completely figure out that I am about to cry.My voice echoes back to me, as I expected. The wind suddenly became louder and blew the flowers to the floor. In my wildest imagination, I could not believe that something like this would ever happen. An old woman of close to eighty years with long wavy gray hair appeared, or, should I say, formed, with the flowers.This reminded me of Prince Grimgor's exact words when he said that no one should make any noise in the forest of Ravenswood."Who dares disturb the comfort of my subjects?" The woman's fierce voice echoes down to my ear."I am sorry; please

VERONICAI followed the path that she points to me and soon enough I got to another weirder part of the forest. Everywhere was thick dark. It must be night already, but the other place was as bright as morning a few seconds ago..I look around, and fortunately I can see a glimpse of light at a very far distance. I turn in the direction and start to run towards it, lifting my leg so high in order not to hit something and fall. I ram as fast as I could in the dark, but it seems the light goes farther with each of my step. Even as I tripped and fell, I stood back up and continue my run, although I could not just run as fast as I would have if it was bright enough. I pave the way forward with my hands to avoid hitting my forehead on a tree. My hand should be less painful compared to when I hit my head . I try my best to keep my mouth shut to avoid getting a bigger trouble. I figured something up. I might be able to form flames that will help me see if really I got plenty powers like th

VERONICA"I, Prince Grimgor, reject you, Veronica, as my mate."Everywhere became quiet, and all eyes went from him to me. I guess my countenance doesn't look like someone who just got rejected."Everything holds as planned. If you want, you can reject yourself as a prince, but a new king emerges today. Together with a Luna. The pack has suffered without a Luna for a long time," the king said and left the table. He didn't even try to consider his son's opinion."Then... I will have to quit being the crown prince and future king of Ravenswood," Prince Grimgor said with a firm voice.I never knew he hated me this much.His father turned and, after staring at him for a few minutes, continued walking to wherever he was going."I think I should get going now," I say, leaving the table while Eva follows behind. I don't even know the relationship she has with them, but I am sure their families are so close that she could sleep over and even have breakfast with the king and crown prince.She

VERONICAI woke up to an empty bedroom again. The sunlight steaming from the room's open window My eyes swept the room once again, reassuring me that I was alone before I scotched off the bed and headed to the bathroom. I watched and took a shower before stepping out with my towel wrapped around my chest.I wasn't happy at all, but I am happier each time I wake up to see that he is gone. We agreed to live as strangers. Doing our things differently, living differently, and having to eat differently or else the family requests a dinnerHe only takes me to the cabinet's meetings a few times. Just for me to answer that I am present. I do not even have the audacity to make a suggestion to him. But still, I was happy. More happy than if it were otherwise.I was going to start my revenge with his father. And then to those who caused the death of my grandmother. I am also curious about the agreement his father had with mine and why he wouldn't even take another child unless it was me."What a

VERONICAI have never been in such a tight position. I rushed to my cloth box, and luckily it was intact. It couldn't have been Prince Grimgor. I was still trying to think of the reasons why my room was like hell when the creaking sound of the door echoed in my ear.The old king and some of his men walked in. He looked at the room and walked to different corners before he stopped at my face."How did you get in, Veronica?" He asked, stretching my name as he pronounced it. He seems to be filled with youthful energy."I got in with my key, sir," I replied. For the first time, I felt anxious around him. He gazed at me for a moment and then started to walk around me."But... I changed to lock! Does it mean that the new lock is fake or that you used your hairpin to do the job?" he says, swinging around me. Why would they change the lock? Or they wanted to know that I teleport? I had to pick my answer as quickly as I could so that he would not think that I had given myself time to think."I