Novels by Favour

Esme's POV"Uh…. How do we get down? Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall there being a rope in the bag." I said."There isn't. There has to be some kind of way through it since there isn't a way around it. I'll take a look." He said and moved away and though I wanted to stop him, I resisted the urge."It's just as I thought." I suddenly heard him blurt out."Did you find something?" I asked as I made my way to the spot which he was crouched over."There's a rope ladder here. It's been set securely in place and seems to go all the way down." He mentioned it to me and I touched the ladder, confirming how sturdy it was. I didn't know if to consider this a good thing.A prepared ladder just sitting around waiting here for us might not be a good sign, I don't even know what we should expect."Who could have put it here?" I asked briskly."I don't know and I don't think we should be worrying about that at the moment. We'll have to get down and keep our guard up since there's so much

Esme's POV Tanika. Alpha Waylen. Nightwalker Pack. These words kept swirling in my head. The things she had just said, none of them made any sense. I have no business with Tanika and the Night Walker Pack. Besides, Tanika is dead, Ethan said he killed her himself. Even if she survived by some miracle, what on earth would she be doing in the Forbidden Zone? She couldn't possibly be the one standing in front of me, this has to be a trick. I need to get this girl, whoever she is to leave me alone and I have to find Axel so we can get out of this hole as soon as possible. "That's not possible, you're lying." I blurted. "Arlene, why would you say that?" She asked and tried to touch my face but I dodged her advances. "Don't call me that and stay away from me. I need to get out of here, I have to find Axel." I said and limped away, trying to go as far away as I could from her but her next words paused me in my tracks. "Don't you want to know the truth? The truth of your existence? Don

Esme's POV "Uh…. How do we get down? Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall there being a rope in the bag." I said. "There isn't. There has to be some kind of way through it since there isn't a way around it. I'll take a look." He said and moved away and though I wanted to stop him, I resisted the urge. "It's just as I thought." I suddenly heard him blurt out. "Did you find something?" I asked as I made my way to the spot which he was crouched over. "There's a rope ladder here. It's been set securely in place and seems to go all the way down." He mentioned it to me and I touched the ladder, confirming how sturdy it was. I didn't know if to consider this a good thing. A prepared ladder just sitting around waiting here for us might not be a good sign, I don't even know what we should expect. "Who could have put it here?" I asked briskly. "I don't know and I don't think we should be worrying about that at the moment. We'll have to get down and keep our guard up since there's s

Esme's POVA wonderful aroma tickled my senses, causing me to turn sideways but my eyes forced open when a sharp pain from my leg hit me.I groaned and tossed the blanket wrapped around me to the side before rising a bit, carefully sitting up. I feel really groggy and my body isn't even cooperating. I scratched at my eyes and yawned, stretching a bit. The delicious smell came again and I looked around to see Axel, he was sitting by the fire and seemed to be cooking something."You're finally awake, good morning." He greeted me with a smile while I replied accordingly."Good morning.""How do you feel?" He asked and I paused for a bit, trying to find the best way to describe how I felt."Honestly, I don't feel good at all. My leg still hurts, though not as bad as yesterday, it's painful but bearable. I feel tired, my throat's a bit dry and the nausea's back again. I feel bloated and my boobs hurt, they're swollen." I surmised."That's a good sign." He sighed."What?""You're only exper

Esme's POV"What?!" I blurted weakly."If I'm ever going to have a chance to finish the mission, I can't lose a leg. Please there has to be some other way." I pleaded, my eyes watering.The thought of my leg being cut off, coupled with the pain, wasn't something I wanted to imagine."There's only one other way I can think of but it's not guaranteed. If it doesn't work, the poison will still be able to get to your heart and kill you." He suggested"Just try it at least, please." I begged and he took a deep breath. He brought out a pair of pants and tore it into long strips before tying one very tightly at the start of the swelling and he did the same at the end, towards my foot."What are you going to do?" I couldn't help but ask. "I'm going to try to see if I can get the poison to flow out with your blood, that's why I tied up your leg, so it wouldn't be able to spread. I'll cut open the swelling and we can let the blood flow out. I'll cauterize the wound right after but it's going to

Esme's POVMy scream rented the air as soon as my eyes darted to the ground. Leafy vines had wrapped around my legs and were moving up my body fast.The vines moved smoothly on their own, surrounding my body and holding me tightly in place. What kind of plant is this? And how can it move so fluidly on its own? It seems to be intelligent as well, going for my legs first.Axel rushed over and his eyes widened when he saw my current dilemma."Esme!" He called out worriedly before pausing. He took a few steps back, creating a good distance between us.If he gets too close, the vines might ensnare him as well and we'll both be in trouble."Please stop struggling, these are carnivorous vines. If you move too much, it might try to harm you." He warned and I paused, my heart beating wildly in my chest.A leafy and thorn filled vine creeped over to me and wrapped around my body, shredding my clothes. Wait a minute, it seems like it's trying to gain access to my skin. After having escaped deat

Nyx's POVHe said nothing but I finally saw his feet in front of me.He raised my head up to look at him and I saw something in his eyes, something I couldn't name. He wiped away my tears and tasted it."Your tears are quite sweet but don't waste them, you'll need it when I punish you." He said and I didn't realize when a smile curved the edge of my lips.He easily carried me in his arms bridal style and I rested in his embrace, feeling satisfied.I had never been so excited for a punishment.He took me to the training room, as I called it. It was a secret room, after his bathhouse, that was specially designed for training slaves.When we got there, he put me down and told me to strip. I wasted no time in obeying and stood completely naked in front of him.I tried to cover myself as I kept my eyes glued to the floor."What did I say about covering yourself in front of me?" He questioned and I reluctantly put my hands down.I always had small breasts which I was very insecure of but I

Nyx's POVI had just about received the biggest humiliation of my life.I thought I wouldn't be able to face anyone after that but giving up is not an option. If I want my dream to come true then I simply cannot give up.I love Prince Kian way too much to simply let some lowlife girl from the gutters come and steal him away from me.I had worked very hard to become my Master's favourite slave, done things I ordinarily would never do for any man and I'm willing to do anything to stay by his side. The only thing I want in life is his love, it's all I live for.It wasn't always like this in the beginning. I never really liked men to begin with because my father was abusive, he treated my mother like trash and degraded me and my sisters just because we were girls.In my young mind, I concluded all men were monsters and decided that I would never get married.It was a day after I turned 18 that our village was attacked by the Vampires. My father was planning to sell me off to some rich old

LAVINIA'S POV"Don't you know it simply isn't good manners to treat a lady like that? Or would you like me to teach you some manners?" A voice from the shadows suddenly said, causing the two men who were forcefully taking me to the garden to pause."Don't try to act like a hero by hiding in the shadows, come out and face us." The first man spoke and I began to wonder if this was just another one of their tricks. Could there be a third person?The third person chuckled and finally came out of the shadows.Even under the moonlight, I found myself mesmerized by him. He had long bright blonde hair that fell over his shoulders and clear amber eyes that could enchant and suck anyone in, he had long eyelashes and beautiful features. He had pale skin like the rest of them and he held a mischievous smile as he approached us.Immediately they laid eyes on him, both men let go of me instantly and moved backwards to both my surprise and relief.I turned to look at them in shock and the look of f

LAVINIA'S POVMy eyes widened in shock. Did the prince just say what I think he said? If that's true then does that mean I can ask for my freedom if I manage to solve his riddle?This seems too good to be true. From my encounter with Vampires, I highly doubt they're capable of keeping their word. It doesn't mean I shouldn't try. I'll just have to try and hope for the best.I try to reason out the answer to his riddle when the first man speaks up."The answer is self hatred.""What makes you say that?" Prince Kian questioned, his eyes glued to his glass as he moved it slowly, the liquid inside following the movement of the glass."Well, because the end of the riddle says that the guardian who is blocking your way is none other than you. You've been fighting the guardian all along to get through without realizing that any harm you do, you do to yourself because you're the guardian of your own heart.I feel like the portal you're trying to get through is your heart. So the answer has to

LAVINIA'S POVSomehow, it still makes absolutely no sense to me why Prince Kian decided to take me to the Creation Ball instead of Nyx.What plans could he possibly have for me? Could it be that he did this just to foster Nyx's hatred for me?No, that's out of the question since the Prince wouldn't waste his energy on something so petty. Whether deliberately or not, his actions are surely going to cause problems for me.Just when I thought I could get through to Nyx, he had to come and do this.Today's the ball and there's no way I can refuse to go. Even if I did, my getting punished would still not appease Nyx so it would just be better to be on my guard.The ball is in about an hour and Prince Kian had asked me to get ready.I felt reluctant but still brought out the dress. I took a closer look at it, admiring the intricate patterns on the lace.I quickly changed into the dress but found it difficult to pull up the back zipper. As I struggled with it, I suddenly felt a cold hand ca

LAVINIA'S POV"What?!" I exclaimed."Yes. Elva talked about it at dinner today. The King is hosting a huge ball to celebrate what is known as Creation Day." Ara revealed and my expression adequately conveyed my confusion."What's that?" "Creation Day is the day the first Vampire was created. They didn't just exist out of the blue like that. Once upon a time, humans once populated the Earth, they used to rule and control everything but their lust for power and their drive to have it all led to nothing but their destruction.A certain King craved exceptional beauty and eternal life. He wanted this at any cost and didn't care what the consequences would be so he sent out an army to seek out the forbidden grimoire, the most dangerous book on Earth which contained not only dark magic but also the secrets of power.Thousands died bringing back that book but he finally got it. He took it to the most powerful witch he knew and ordered her to use the book's spells to grant him eternal life an

Xithara's POVMy eyes forced open as a wet feeling engulfed me. I saw the guards standing in front of me, staring at me as if I was the most disgusting thing they had ever seen.I instantly realized that I'm still alive. Why aren't I dead yet? Is Selene so cruel that she chose to keep me alive through all of this? While Xianna was cutting off my tongue, I surely thought that would be my last moment on Earth as the pain was like nothing I had felt before. Could it have been just a nightmare?I tried to move my mouth and hissed in pain as I not only realized the absence of my tongue, the severed part still hurt like hell. So it really happened. Xianna had confessed her crimes to me and went ahead to cut off my tongue in order to silence me.It really is over then. There's nothing I can do now even though I know the truth. Even if I could speak, there was a slim chance anyone would believe me but now, I can't even speak. And I'm just about to die a miserable death. At least I can finally

Xithara's POVI had been imprisoned for a week and during this time, I had been put through hell. The guard would come to whip and torture me everyday.Keith did the worst thing possible, he decided I didn't deserve to have a wolf so he took her away. They performed a ritual on me that not only hurt like hell but took away my wolf permanently so I wouldn't be able to rebel against their torture since I had been trained in combat.The procedure left me so weak that I couldn't even fend off the huge rats that lived in the dungeon. They fed and nibbled on my feet during the day. After being beaten and tortured, the rats would nibble on my skin at night, it was dark in the dungeon so it would be impossible to chase them away. I was also weak, tired and my body ached with pain. All I could do was cry while they nibbled on me piece after piece. It was agonizing but I had kept hope alive that if only I could see Keith and explain everything to him, my suffering would finally be over.I also

Xithara's POV"The feat I'm most proud of is the fact that I managed to convince Keith into thinking you killed your child on purpose just to spite him because he didn't love you.Despite all my brainwashing, he didn't want to believe it at first but I finally got him to.He was so mad that he wanted to kill you but I pacified him. He was depressed by the loss of your child, especially the fact that he believed you were responsible and fell right into my trap. He got drunk and I made my move, we ended up having sex and though he felt guilty when he woke up, I made him realize I was OK with it.And I told him that I'm his loyal servant and I would willing to serve my Alpha in any manner he desired. That's just how the affair between the both of us began.Whilst everything was going on, I increased my efforts in turning everyone else against you but it didn't seem to be enough as once again, my plan was nearly thwarted by the arrival of the Lycan King." Xianna narrated, her hands turnin

Xithara's POVI broke into a hard laugh, one that made my body shake and somehow turned to a cough at the end.I looked at Xianna and saw that she wasn't laughing like I expected her to. Why isn't she laughing?"Why aren't you laughing?" I voiced out my thoughts in a small voice."Well, because it's not funny. I don't care how you take it but it's the truth, the father of my child is indeed your husband." She replied seriously and something within me snapped at that moment."Why? How…..How could you do such a thing to me, Xianna? Please tell me you're lying, tell me you don't really have an affair with my husband." I pleaded with her, fresh tears starting to fall down my cheeks."Fine, I don't have an affair with the Alpha, everything I just told you was a lie." She said and I sighed in relief.But all of a sudden, a shrill laughter rang through the dungeon, sending chills down my spine. What is going on?"Is that really what you wanted to hear? I'm sorry to burst your bubble, dear si

Xithara's POVThe sharp kick to my side caused a gasp to escape my mouth as blood spilled out of my mouth in violent coughs.The whip to my back reawakened my already dulling senses."Please……please just let me speak to the Alpha one last time, I'm begging you please." I pleaded weakly, somehow gathering enough strength to say the words as I laid limp on the cold and dirty floor of the dungeon, bleeding profusely.A kick to the side of my head snapped my neck sideways, causing another wave of pain to hit me, one that made me scream out even though I had no strength left."Shut up you ungrateful pig, you have no right to ask for favors. I feel disgusted just having to come in contact with you so just hurry up and die already. I almost can't wait for the time of the execution to arrive so it'll finally be good riddance to you.My patience will pay off soon, two more hours and an evil such as yourself will finally be gone from this world." The guard mocked and gave me one last lash on my