AVERY “ What did you all do to the girl who was with me? ” I ask the man who has my upper arm in a tight grip and is dragging me along with him. “ For now, she is unharmed. ” He replies, the same disdain contorting his face. I swallow, relief filling me. Renee is fine. Now, all I need to do is to think about how to handle this situation after throwing the threats around that I definitely meant. The rest of the way, I hold my head high and pretend I don’t see the snickering faces or hear the taunts they utter towards me. In due time, they will learn what happens when you poke the wrong person. His grip tightens over my arm as we enter an area that is different than the rest of the black and grey parts of the castle. The walls are painted golden and white, finally giving me a semblance of familiarity. But with that short-lived relief, comes another wave of shock when I see heads poking out of a brown double door. There are several women, wearing revealing clothes. It’s not their

ALEISTER“ The Princess was livid. ” Draven chuckles as he takes a seat opposite me.I look away from the papers placed on the desk in front of me, casting him a glance. His curved lips press in a thin line. He knows better than to utter fucking nonsense in front of me.I return to signing the papers, as her face keeps flashing before my eyes. Her desire for revenge is not to be taken lightly but what can a pampered princess like her do in a place like this? Eventually, she will have to give in to me and her new life here whether she likes it or not.“ So you believe she won’t snoop around after what happened tonight? That she will fear you enough to not…discover the secrets we are hiding? ” Draven can’t keep his mouth shut for a long time. It’s his only weakness.I remain silent because I genuinely doubt that she will sit tight instead of letting her thoughts run free.“ What if she finds out that you are her fated mate? ” He sighs, running a hand through his hair.I poke my inner ch

AVERY“ Ha! Did you seriously believe you can come here and tell me that I should be more obedient? That we will spend a night together after what you did to me!? ” I scoff, a twisted smirk curling my lips.Aleister pulls his head out of my chest and stares at me. I search his blank gaze for any hint of pain but find none.Gritting my teeth, I twist the knife deep into his gut but get no response in reply. My hands tremble as the pain starts to spread in my side, slowly creeping towards my heart.I have never hurt someone like this before so it’s probably just panic. It has to be.I drag the knife up, slicing through his skin with ease, and finding the motion sickening. His blood splatters on my hands, a warm sensation I don’t find too pleasing.An agonizing burn spreads throughout my limbs, paralyzing me. Aleister shakes his head as if he is finding this too childish and then grabs my hand. Despite wanting to hurt him more, I find my hands frozen and everything in me hurting.What is

AVERYWhile sitting in the corner of the room, on the freezing floor, I stare at the blood that still stains the bed. I can’t pick up the disgusting scent as intensely as before. It’s like my senses are clogged.I touch the corner of my lips and wince before shaking my head. Silently, I pull my legs to my chest and wrap my arms around myself.It doesn’t take much brain to guess that whatever Aleister made me drink has suppressed my Lycan abilities. This is what he meant when he said he would fulfill my wish.It’s his attempt at stripping me of my pride as the Lycan Princess. By making me vulnerable, he thinks he can break me.How so very silly of him.It will take much more than this to make me regret even an ounce of what I said. He deserved everything he got and the things he will get in the future.My jaw clenches at the thought. What kind of man readily tortures their mate like he is doing to me? At least, I found out why Aleister wants to keep me caged in here. Just like any oth

AVERYMeeting the King is not so hard, after all. Here he is, sitting behind a desk, glaring me down as if he can’t wait to murder me.But why is he not acting on his thoughts? That’s an interesting question.“ Leister, it’s my fault. Don’t get angry at the Princess, please. ” Agrona approaches him and places her hand over his shoulder.My eyes twitch as I look at her and then at the man’s face. He doesn’t look anywhere near ready to push her away. Something twists inside my heart despite the hard front I am putting up. I swallow the unease and harden my stare.“ I didn’t know this would happen. I just thought if she is out, she will feel better. It’s not good that she was locked up. ” She whispers in a small, and weak voice.Aleister shifts his focus to her. I wait for him to flip her for letting me out without asking him first but what he says, only makes me frown.“ You shouldn’t have let her out, Agrona. She deserves to stay in that room and she doesn’t deserve your kindness. ”