NOAH The moon shone bright, casting it's warm light onto the book spread open on my desk. At the top right corner, something I scribbled, shone making it look like it was glittering. A chuckle slid past my lips, one particular memory tugging at the corner of my mind. It was also a full moon like tonight,but many years ago. "Dad. Dad. Dad." I called, trudging down the hallway. My tiny feet shuffled along the tiled ground, the cold seeping into my skin through my barefoot. Mother always warned me not to roam the halls without my shoes but I was in too much of a hurry. " Father. Father. Father." I had no idea where he was. I'd roamed around his room but he wasn't there. I checked the throne too and he wasn't in any fancy meetings this time. So he had one more place to hide. The noises from behind the door confirmed my thoughts. Mum and dad had always said the room was soundproof but the tiny whispers seeping through the cracks and holes in the door told me otherwise, the door n

I didn't look back. I couldn't, I couldn't afford to. Immediately I stepped through that door, my feet started pounding on the hard ground, the sound of my feet kissing the floor my only motivation. The room was dark until I burst into another hallway. At the end of the hall were two other doors. Whilst approaching the door, I slowed down, reducing my noise level to zero. Flamed torches lit the narrow hallway, each one a good amount of distance between the other.The walls were a dull gray. To be honest, they didn't look painted at all. Its surface was rough and if you scratched hard, broken pieces of sand would fall off, but that didn't matter. What mattered was the fact that I recognized this place .Had I been here before? I couldn't tell. So why did this place look so familiar? Then it clicked. A lightbulb lit up in my head and I almost clapped out loud. This was the same path I took when I was leaving the dungeons. I was at the end of the hallway now, with both doors by my sides

"That's not important. But if you should know, you're back here with me." I didn't need any divination to tell me who that was and the very realization sent chills down my spine.Noah strode into the room, an irritating smile on his lips. I didn't remember much from last night, but he'd lost the suit jacket and tie too. Instead, he was in a black shirt with two buttons undone. His pants were still on and I had no idea why I was describing his dress sense to be honest."What are you doing here?" I seethed clenching my teeth. Something shot up in my head and I winced, the pain spreading through my head. " What do you want?""Not a lot." Noah replied nonchalantly. He gave the elderly woman a nod, as if he was just acknowledging her. " Madame Alexis….""I almost thought you'd lost your manners." She cut him off, brandishing a needle in her grip. He stepped back a bit, but not without giving a small chuckle. "You can be out of your mind sometimes you know?""Not necessarily but I'd like to

I hated this injury. In the past few days its succeeded in making my life miserable. Even more miserable than Noah and that was saying something. I'd been bedridden for days and was constantly slipping in and out of consciousness. Some days I'd wake up with a throbbing head, other days, I'd wake up with a swollen leg. It was always one thing or the other and honestly I was getting tired of it.If a wolf scratch was like this, what it would be like if they had bitten me instead?"It would be worse, your highness." The voice beside me brought me back to reality. "Way more worse.""I'm sorry, did I say that out loud?" I turned to the guard escorting me. We were in the hallway that winded down to the throne room. " I didn't mean to. I was just thinking to myself.""Don't embarrass me your majesty." He gave a polite smile." I'd have said it either way, maybe it would ease your pain a little.""Thank you." I leaned on my cane and pressed my body forward, putting one foot in front of the oth

"It All started when his mother left." That definitely piqued my interest. "Noah's home wasn't exactly perfect, nor was it peaceful."Pfft." I scoffed. That didn't justify anything. " I don't know if you overheard me and my mum, but I don't think that's a valid excuse.""It's not." A solemn expression fell on Ethan's face. He stared ahead, like he was gazing at something only he could see. " If you knew his parents you'd understand what I mean.""And you do?" I didn't know when it slipped out. If it wasn't so laced with sarcasm, I wouldn't have been bothered. But it was, and Ethan picked up on it too. " I'm sorry, it's just..""I get it." He cut me off, gently. " Everyone thinks he's such a monster, no one wants to see things from his point of view. It's sad honestly, but I was there with him and I understand him..I'm not saying he's right but it's not entirely his fault.""That's going to take me a long time to believe." I whistled and Ethan let out a small laugh. " He'll have to…."