Note: This chapter has a rape scene.The POV thing"All right." My Master says between his teeth. He's not happy about this bet, but it's the best thing to do, otherwise, his reputation would be at risk.I hear the King return to his seat, and the atmosphere in the room becomes heavier. After all, this bet is different and everyone knows it. Then the cards start to be dealt, and that's all I can hear, after a few seconds, my Master lets out a low laugh."I win." My Master says."At least one of the stones." The King comments and then stands up. "That makes us even."My Master stands up, and I stand up too, keeping my back to him, I see him and the other King approaching, they wave their hands and then the King walks away.My Master says goodbye to the others who are there, and we start walking towards the bedroom, his aura is unstable, and he certainly wants to explode, I don't know if it's because he's lost his soul stone or if it's because he's been put in the position where he's ha
The Thing POVI woke up feeling very well, the pains in my body had practically disappeared, leaving only this sensation of something burning against my neck, from the silver chains I was wearing, but apart from that everything else was fine.I blinked a few times and realized it was morning. I don't know how long I slept, but I knew my Master wasn't in the room, his scent wasn't as strong. I got up and looked at the bed, which was practically made, only my side was messy. 'Didn't my Master sleep with me?' I thought, that's a good question and the answer is probably "no".I tidied up the bed and went to the window, opening it and feeling the touch of the sun against my skin. I let out a sigh of pleasure, the sun was already very close to its peak, indicating that I'd slept practically all morning. I can see below that a lot is going on, mainly because the after-dance party was taking place, so the two races are still partying. This should last another day or two until the visitors le
The POV thing"Stay still." My Master says, lifting my waist a little more, then he pulls out of me and I can feel some of our fluids starting to drip, but he's quick to grab a handkerchief and bends down, wiping away what's dripped.I let out a low moan, as I'm still sensitive in that area, and then I felt his mouth lick up this mixture, making me moan even more, with his tongue going in and twisting around inside, it had a slightly thicker and rougher texture, which stimulates me even more.I hear his grunt and I know it's his beast in charge and his tongue gets a little bigger, entering even further. I put my hands behind me, so I don't fall completely, but my waist starts to move against his mouth.I think this is better than the first time he did this to me, I just started to feel my muscles tightening more and more, and I tried to close my legs, but my Master held them open. I throw my head back, unable to hold back the moans and cries of pleasure.I feel his tongue moving insid
Note: This chapter mentions torture and rape.The Thing POVHe's happy with my suffering... Of course, he would be... He was happy when Hoff tortured me physically, he only did it mentally... So that I didn't care about the details, I ignored it.I took a deep breath, and he could see the change in my posture, I simply refused to let it affect me any more than it already had. I've learned my lesson, never to hope and never to expect anything but evil from others, not towards me.My expression has gone from sadness and hurt to nothingness, no, I'm not going to give him or anyone else the pleasure of seeing me cry, of seeing me feel anything other than pure apathy.My thoughts will be my own, my emotions will be my own and my voice will never be heard by anyone else. Let's see how long these people will have fun and challenge themselves to try and get something out of me.My Master sees my change, his beast appears briefly, he is hurt, and he is angry, but his human is very strong. He c
The Thing POVI'm not stupid enough to know that I should stay, it's more than clear that my owner knows who I am, and I think he only bought me because of that. Soren turns to me, comes closer and raises his hand to touch my face."What's your name, child?" Soren asks me.His voice is melodious, and I instinctively feel reassured, but this only puts me on alert and I raise my barriers even higher. I think he's using some kind of command, I see him sigh."I wanted to protect you... When I smelled you for the first time, I almost went mad... I felt jealousy, anger, indignation and so much more, but I couldn't show any of it." Soren strokes my cheek with his thumb. "If they even suspected who you were to me, I'd never get you, and they'd use that to blackmail me."There's a tenderness in his voice that would be hard to resist if I hadn't had previous experience of being tricked. I see him breathe again and his hand trembles, his sadness begins to be palpable, and his aura becomes denser
The Thing POV"Hey," Soren spoke, and I turned my attention to him. "This is Victor." He pointed to my owner. "This is James, he's the head of the armed forces."I could see that he was a vampire with short black hair and dark brown eyes, his skin was also a touch darker and not as white as the others."These are Lilian and Lily." He points to the women. "They are part of my guard and help organize events within my domains."I wasn't mistaken, they have the position that would be Luna's in the pack... No Luna would appreciate being replaced by a slave. I just turn to each one, looking carefully to memorize their names and their positions."It's nice to meet you!" James says. "My King has been after you for so long, we've even been through the lands of Avalon and beyond." He seems genuinely excited to meet me, but when he notices that I don't react, he raises his eyebrows and looks at Soren."She still has a lot to learn," Soren replies and shakes my hand briefly. "That's why I want to
The Thing POV"Yes, she has..." Soren replies, still irritated, putting his arm around my waist. "I can feel her emotions, even if she doesn't show them physically. Since we haven't had sex yet, I can't read her thoughts, but I can feel them... Sometimes, when they're stronger, I can hear a whisper."Ishtar raises her eyebrows at me, assessing whether Soren's words are real.'Interesting.' I thought, "So that means Klaus was only able to read my thoughts because we had sex.Something I won't be able to deny when Soren wants to have sex with me, which saddens me, knowing that not even my mind will be mine alone. Maybe now is the time for me to perform the rejection ritual, so he can't manipulate the link against me."She wants to reject you," Ishtar says, and Soren tightens his grip on my waist a little more."She was a slave..." Victor speaks before Soren can. "As far as I understand it, Klaus was an asshole, he got her hopes up by saying he was going to free her, or by implying it, o
The Thing POVSoren moved his hand away from my face but held my hand, and I turned to look at Ishtar."Give me your hands." She asked.Soren raised the hand that was holding mine and Ishtar then ran a golden thread around our wrists. I started to feel a different pressure on my skin and I didn't like it. I swallowed to stop myself from taking my hand away and this made Soren look at me, raising her eyebrows, then the woman began to recite words that I couldn't understand, but the surrounding air began to change, and a slight grayish glow began to appear.Soren's hand starts to tremble and so does mine, and I start to see this glow coming towards us, enveloping our bodies. I've never felt such strong magic, but my contacts have been few, apart from the healing potion I've taken, but when the glow gets close to my chest I feel as if I've been shocked and then the glow disappears completely and Ishtar pulls her hand away from us, while the thread breaks into several pieces. I can see bl
Ayla POVEvery step I take away from the imperial bedroom, my heart races, this is a dream come true, and I still can't believe it's really happening. A part of me is afraid that it's all just a dream and that I'll end up waking up on the cold floor of Julian's pack.The aisles are full of flowers that are typical of spring, as this was the first thing I decided, that the theme of the wedding would be the season when most flowers bloom.In addition, of course, to having the flowers from each of the houses, even those that bloom at specific times... Ishtar had already helped me with this, making sure they were all bright and at their peak.I stop at the window to see how happy everyone is, with the music echoing even as high as I am. Most of them are my subj
Ayla POVThe days passed in the blink of an eye, even though I felt weaker with each passing day, as the amount of auras weighed heavily on my shoulders.The potions that fairies give me are very strong and every time I take them I end up sleeping for the whole period, so I started taking them every morning, as soon as I woke up, because it added to the strength that Ghost was feeding me.It was only because of this that I was able to spend the afternoon and part of the evening with my guests and so many races had arrived, the Castle was lit up with so much happiness and so much diversity.Gradually, everyone got on board with the theme of the wedding, "Spring". The flowers have been hand-picked because they symbolize what we are, there are all the flowers
Victor POVSeeing Ayla interact with the rulers of the Faerie Kingdom is history in the making, and I'm sure the other Kingdoms will be more afraid of how gigantic our Kingdom is becoming.The alliance with the Kingdom of the Fairies is something very unexpected, as well as important because their magic is just as powerful as that of the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches. It means that in this war we are taking several more steps towards victory.These revelations add to what Ghost has told us. Of course, we're not happy to know that others can see how our bond is doing and that worries me because when the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches arrive, it will be very clear and that will make us targets for attacks.My mate's sadness resonates in my ch
Ayla POVI could feel something different as I approached the Hall of Thrones and when we entered it became clearer why there was music in the air, something like what I've heard in some Soul stones, but this one is different.There are so many different voices and I don't understand what they're saying, but I don't need to, because I can feel the emotions they want to convey and as I looked at the Rulers it became clearer that the music came from them and was made for them.The pain is hidden behind happy, fast notes, with a lively beat that the other fairies follow instinctively, and it's almost impossible to perceive the undertones of sadness and melancholy.The voices want to cheer up their Rulers after a sad event, and I can connect with that because I
Victor POVI let my aura flow towards Soren so that he calms down because Ghost is right and Soren hates it when he's challenged. No matter who it was."You're right, Ghost," I said before Soren could say anything. "We really need to decide on the next in command. A lot of decisions have been put on the back burner by all the situations we've been through."Ayla is feeling guilty because she knows that Ghost only did what we asked, and she thinks she could have done more to help him."But this isn't the place for something like that. I'll arrange a meeting in the afternoon with the Heads of Houses and also with the leaders of the strongest Packs in your Kingdom." I continued speaking.Ghost looked at Ayla intens
Ayla POVI wake up and realize immediately that I'm not in the imperial bedroom and the smell of Ghost is everywhere, enveloping me and my heart squeezes because I had hoped this wouldn't have to happen and I couldn't hold back the silent tears that started to flow.I'm feeling so miserable, simply because I'm not strong enough to regenerate on my own. Then I feel a blanket being placed over me, the smell of Soren and Victor is there, and at the same moment, I feel better.It's as if I had betrayed my mates before, but now it's as if they are embracing me and understanding the situation. In parts, I can't believe I have such good and understanding mates.I lay there for a few more minutes before getting up and looking around; the room has a medieval style a
Ayla POVThe days have passed and more and more I feel my body aching and hurting when I take the potions, but at least I'm managing to withstand the auras of the various types of creatures and beings that are arriving to take part in the wedding.Of course, I don't meet all of them, just the most important ones for now and always in the Hall of Thrones, because there I feel much stronger, and I'm not so affected by the auras.Of course, I'm sleeping more and so the surrounding security has doubled. I always have a few soldiers around me when Victor and Soren aren't around. Even with Ghost present, everyone agreed that this extra security would be better.I didn't pass out in any of the encounters, but I was always drained at the end of them. This shows how
Ayla POVThe meeting to choose the flowers was kind of fun, as there are many types and many ways to create bouquets, and it was a bit difficult to choose the ones that made the most sense for the wedding.Of course, there can't be too many magical flowers, as that would add more weight to my aura and probably hurt me more, so I decided on just two flowers around the Castle that mean many things, the Smeraldo and Selene's Tears, even though we have few Tears, it's still an important flower.The two flowers will even make up part of my bouquet, and it's going to be beautiful, I never thought my life would change so much. After all, I was a mere slave, with no prospect of anything but dying.Living only to serve others, without ever uttering a sound or a word
Soren POVThe meeting with the Heads of House was extremely boring, one of the few things I hate about being Emperor, as these meetings can often go on for days, as each one wants to be better than the other and have the upper hand.Although each House had its function within the Kingdom, the Heads always wanted to have a greater influence. Even more so with Skyler's problem, I need to put someone else in charge of the House of Poppies, but the person I choose will be my third-in-command.For a while now, I've been thinking about putting Ghost as my third-in-command and choosing another leader for the House of Poppies, but the problem is that this is going to cause some strife among my subjects, whether they're Heads of House or not.I know the Lycan race w