Melina PoVThe atmosphere was tense as the Elders kept staring daggers at me, but I was not one to back down from a challenge. I came to be heard, and hear me they shall; regardless of their desire not to hear me.“I presume, Sister Melina, that we’d already arrived at a conclusion regarding our conversation,” Elder Dawn, the nastiest and most vocal of the trio of Elders that made the council of Elders said in an annoying voice.Her voice was not her most annoying feature, it was the way she turned up her nose at anyone or anything that had a contrary opinion to hers. Talk about a high level of superiority so intense it was beginning to get delusional.“New information came to light that…” I tried to explain but that same annoying voice interrupted me just as soon as I began to speak. This time, she turned her nose towards Ramona who was standing quietly in the corner of the council room.“What is this, Ramona?” she asked my superior, “we thought you convened this council for an impor

Uther PoVIf I could go back in time, I’d correct my mistakes. Unfortunately, it was too late, and those mistakes would haunt to my grave. The sad part was, I was not the only one suffering for my mistake, my entire family was, especially my two sons, Maximo and Marco.“Your Majesty,” the palace maids greeted me as they went about their affairs. I merely nodded to acknowledge their greeting while I continued to brood as I took an evening walk through the palace garden. The setting sun created a blast of colors in the sky that were so pleasant to look out that it would bring tears to any nature lover. Lovers of nature like me often appreciated the beauties in nature that other people simply ignore. If Ayana were here, she would have teased me for being soft, and then she would paint the beautiful sky for me.“So that you can always remind yourself of how beautiful life is,” she would say.Tears dribbled down my eyes as the memories of Ayanna flooded my mind. Although it had been thi

Axel PoV“It’s impossible,” I murmured to myself as I walked back home, “there was no way she knew. There was no way anyone knew.”Her words sent a cold, fearful chill down my spine, but I shook it off. As far as the world was concerned, they’d died in an ambush by bandits. “Bandits killed them,” I repeatedly said to myself.Bandits killed them.To sell that lie, I had to convince myself that it was true. I’d lied so much to myself that I believed the lie to be true, but Aurora’s words had crashed the façade right in front of me. I was living a lie. But I knew the truth, and so did Maximo. And for the past twenty-five years, the truth had haunted me.I’d just been named beta of the pack, and I was ecstatic. Being Alpha was all ever I wanted. It was my dream, my ambition. It was the reason I woke up in the morning, and I aspired to nothing else. I wanted to be the Alpha, and I was one step away by being the Beta. I worked my ass of, and I finally earned it.Usually, betas don’t beco

Melina PoVRamona didn’t have to tell me to keep running the moment I exited the gate. Who knew what tricks the Elders had under their sleeve?I wouldn’t be surprised if they had some sort of system in place that in situations like this when the defenses of the academy were breached. And I definitely do not want to wait to find out what those contingences are. The moment I stepped through the gate, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.The academy was located at the top of a steep hill which I meant I had to run downhill with a considerable heavy backpack on my bag. And that was definitely not an easy thing to do. By the time I reached the base of the hill, I was breathing faster than a goat who’d just escaped the grasp of a mountain lion. My heart pounded so loud and fast it felt like I was going to explode and splatter my brain all over the grass.“Gosh!” I wheezed as I slowed my steps down to a walk, “I really need to exercise.”I was headed to the small village a few distance

Marco PoV “Don’t pretend, Spock,” I sneered at my father’s servant, even though he’s more of a friend than a servant to my father, “you’re not here to join my team, you’re here to spy on me.” He’d met me in my chambers as soon as I left my father’s presence. I’m pretty certain my father sent him. “Marco,” he sighed, “I won’t pretend that I won’t report the progress of the mission to my father, but I really am here for you. I’m here to stop you from repeating your father’s mistake.” “And what was his mistake?” I scoffed, “apart from being weak and undeserving of the throne.” “Bleeding on those who didn’t cut him,” Spock replied gently. “Sometimes,” Spock, I shook my head and went to pour myself a drink, “I wonder how my father manages to understand your words. Want a drink?” I offered him a cup. “Thank you, your highness,” Spock replied, bowing gently before he accepted the cup from hand. Spock saw me through my childhood. In the absence of my father, he played the role of fathe