"What?" Hannah spluttered at the same time I cursed the king in my head. What the fuck is wrong with him? Why did he want to see me? Why did he have to send for me now?"You'll have to ask the king that question. Nevaeh" Hermes called and I instantly gathered my things, following him out of the room. I could feel Hannah's stare on me and I could almost guess what was going on in her head. The little I had done to convince her that the king had no interest in me had gone to waste. She was probably thinking of ways to deal with me."Drop this here. Someone will pick it up" Hermes gestured to the supplies I was carrying. I listened to him and set them on the ground. We continued wordlessly until we got to the king's office."Go on in" he nodded to the door and I listened, twisting the knob and pushing it open. I stood at the doorway, looking around in the dark room."Come here" his commanding voice broke the silence. Shivers ran down my spine at the tone of his voice and my wolf was alr

I know I've heard it a lot of times in the past few days that I needed to be careful. I knew that already but sometimes I forgot. After what happened the last time and my last conversation with Amaris, it was at the forefront of my mind. Because if I didn't take the advice and threat with caution, I was going to be in serious trouble. I went about my normal duties, doing my best not to be seen and going out of the way of everyone. Hannah, the king, Martha, and that damned Helios. I often debated if I should say anything about Helios even though I was confused about whom to tell and scared they wouldn't believe me. I spoke to Amaris about it since she already had an idea that Helios had an insane obsession with me. She advised me not to say a word just yet. Aside from stalking me, he hadn't done any harm to me so nothing could be done to him. So, in my best interest, I just had to do my best to avoid him. But that was becoming increasingly difficult. Helios was everywhere. Hanging in

KING TYRON’s POV Hermes rushed in, Cassius coming after him. "What's the situation like? Has he been found?" I asked and they shook their head. "No. But there was a trail of bodies. He must have killed everyone who stood in his line to get away" I tapped my finger against my chin in thought. According to the first report, the stand-in alpha had sent the best guards after Hunter which was a good idea because they would need an army of their best fighters to hold him down. Hunter was trained...and skilled in the act of fighting. Even though he had gone senile, he would still be able to take down a few warriors sent to take him down but not for the trained army. He shouldn't have been able to kill them all. Something didn't seem right with this whole situation. From the onset...the first report, I had an inkling that there was something off. "Where are the bodies?" I asked the both of them. Seeing the bodies will answer a few of the questions I had about this 'massacre' caused by H

I was surrounded by darkness. Pitch black darkness and I couldn't see with my werewolf vision. Everything just felt so dark. I checked my limbs and I could move them. I navigated my way in the darkness, looking for anything at all to hold onto. To guide me through to an exit so it doesn't feel like I'm being consumed by the heavy darkness but with each step, I lost hope of finding anything. There was just darkness, more darkness as I walked. It didn't seem like I was making any progress with my attempt to go out. I wasn't even sure if I was moving in the right direction. Was this even the way to the exit? I stood stiffly on the spot where I currently was, rotating to check for an alternate means of getting out. My head felt heavy after that spin and I stopped. I fell to my knees, just sitting in pitch-black darkness. I shut my eyes tightly and said a quick prayer to the goddess. Nothing good could ever come out of being in this type of situation. It was so dark...I needed to get out.

THIRD PERSON POVMartha couldn't focus on her tasks for the day. It has been like that for the past week. She was worried about Nevaeh. The girl had experienced a lot of things in the last few days. She could remember as clear as day when they discovered her unconscious. A guard raised the alarm. Her body was cold and they were unsure of when she passed out. She remembered the shock on the king's face which was a surprise to her. The bigger surprise was when he had snatched her from the guard, demanding for the healer to be brought in. The healer had checked her and they wished Nevaeh would open her eyes to regain consciousness. She wished Nevaeh would open her eyes so the whole castle would be at ease. Especially the king who didn't try to hide it anymore about what they were. Martha was secretly happy about it. If he was accepting her, it was a good sign even though she was still upset that the king treated his mate the way he did. It was unheard of amongst wolves. Martha tried to