Novel & Cerita I Volunteer As Tribute

He saw it and tried to stop it. I should have believed him and fled when I had the chance, but it’s too late now. He gave his life trying to protect me and now it’s all for nothing. “The moon, the stars and the moon goddess, hear my prayer and accept my offering. I, alpha Dane Vixon from the Nnaji bloodline, offer this fire wolf up as a sacrifice for the breaking of the full moon curse, and I ask that you accept the exchange. Her mark for mine, her fire for my ice.”

But to go from there to taking this insignificant, impure, and unworthy being in his arms is the height. “My lord…this woman…” "I never asked you to bring me my meal... but I'm still grateful for this tribute. I was thinking about the possibility of having personal help by my side and you brought it to me” The men remained dumbfounded not understanding where their Lord was coming from. “Luxiana will be my servant”

He knows what I am about to do. Three steps, I step on a dried twig and it snaps. One of the men turns his head around and sees me. Four steps, I raise my hands in an act of surrender. Five steps…I stop and force myself to say, “Take me. I volunteer as tribute for my family.”

Her ashes had to reach the moon so that our Goddess could welcome her home. It was a sad and painful ritual, but it had its essence. It was part of our beliefs. I had rarely been a witness to the ceremony, since it was only done with the most beloved people in a pack. The others had a small and simpler ceremony. However, Hunter’s father did not allow his friend to perish without a worthy farewell. I cried bitterly to see her consumed on fire. Hunter hugged me and gave me tender caresses, trying to comfort me. It was impossible. We were talking about Margaret, my mother figure, my great friend.

There are also some people who can't do something in person, so that's why they asked others to work for them. Trisha had seen all kinds of missions in this line of work for a long time, so she wasn't afraid of those dangerous missions with high danger indexes. What tested a person most was the missions with more security measures in public. 'That's the case. This auction is in cooperation with the Oliver Family. So you think of me and want me to do you a special favor. Is that so?' Kristen winked at Trisha. Trisha raised her hand and knocked on Kristen's forehead.

He looked back at her. “You want us to make a vow?” Ayaan queried. She nodded and they both looked at the sky. “The stars, moon, and the natural flowers are a witness that today, I promise to stick with you till the end. I will be yours till not even death can separate us,” she vowed. “The stars, moon, and natural flowers are a witness that today, I promise to love you, care for you, and stick with you beyond forever. Nothing, not even death can separate us,” he vowed too. “Aameen!”

I had even paid my own high school tuition through part-time jobs. Nonetheless, they had given me life. Out of the two million I received for joining the rocket program, I used one million to treat my injured arm and sent the other to Mom. Mom said with disgust, "What? Do you think you can cut ties with me for one million dollars? Even if you want to cut ties, I don't want your dirty money!" My heart clenched for a moment. This wasn't dirty money—it was money I'd earned by trading away my freedom for the rest of my life.

I was lying on the bed staring at the ceiling when Orion came in again, he had been visiting every day now that he didn't have to pretend to be kind. "I have something else to tell you," he said. "Something you deserve to know." "What now? What else could you possibly reveal?" "The truth about how you came to be captured five years ago. About who really betrayed you." I sat up. "What are you talking about?" "You think you were randomly targeted. That Lycans just happened to attack your home that night but that's not what happened." "Then what did happen?" "You were given to us as tribute. A sacrifice to save Direlune from Lycan attacks."

"Explain." "If a planet holds enough concentrated Origin Energy to pay the 'Sanctuary Tribute,' the planet is declared neutral ground. It becomes a cosmic safe zone. No Warden, no Remnant, no Devourer servant can initiate hostilities without breaking the fundamental laws of existence, which would tear their own ships apart." "How much is the Tribute?" Katherine asked, her analytical mind already churning. "An impossible amount. The energy equivalent of a dying star." Aria-7 lowered her head. "You sacrificed your Origin Blood, Jack Miller. You no longer possess the power to pay it."

I kneel in the center of his throne room, wearing nothing but a thin white shift that does little to hide my body. The villagers left me here an hour ago. The annual tribute. A virgin sacrifice to keep the vampire lord from descending on our town. Most girls are dragged here screaming. I walked in willingly.