Slowly opening her lashes, she found herself chained in that dark cell where a cavernous gloominess was prevailing around her and the only source of light was a lamp which was burning over her. Her arms were wide open and were chained in iron chains but the thing which horrified her the most was her naked body. She was completely bare and was chained.
The rustling sound of the chain echoed as she tried to break free them but they were too rigid and tightly locked. A groan escaped from her mouth as she felt her whole body and head was still throbbing in pain. She didn't even know what those pathetic monsters had injected in her to make her unconscious but she knew in whose order they had done it.
She got out of her thoughts with the sound of those heavy footsteps heading closer to her resonated. Her heartbeat inflated. Her gaze trailed at the door of that cell and finally it again met with those glowing ember eyes of his……DARREN VENZOR…. that cruel ruthless predator with a soul, vicious than a merciless sadist.
"So, we met again….." his deep pitched voice reverberated. Her jaw clenched whereas her fist tightened. She loathed the very existence of this monster. All these years she was living her life with the sole purpose of taking his life with no mercy, just like she had seen her sister getting brutally raped and dying just because of him.
"But, it looks like, my presence didn't please you, like always," a malicious grin crept on his face as his feet made their way inside and closer to her. Standing in front of her, he peered into her silver eyes which were flaming with hatred, a treacherous amount of hatred for him. Throughout his life, he had only witnessed terror in all those eyes which had ever dared to meet with him but she was the first person who had broken that belief of his.
He watched her aggressively struggling in those chains as he knew how desperate she was to attack him and kill him which made his grin widen. He had countless enemies who wanted him dead but none of them had the courage to even stand before him until he came to know about the existence of this bewitching and fearless enemy of his.
Stepping closer to her, he grabbed her both wrists which were wrapped in those chains as he stopped her from struggling, brushing his body against her uncovered one.
"Stop protesting, bellissima. It can hurt you pretty bad," he stated, smirking, earning a death glare from her.
"And if you get hurt then you will get another reason to kill me," he said and leaned closer to her.
"And you know how much I am already afraid of you," she could feel him grinning against her ear as he brushed his lips against her ear. It made her disgusted. Gritting her teeth, she tossed her head to look at him.
"The way you have chained me here is the evidence of how afraid you are of me, Venzor," she spat at him, fearless. He gazed at her before breaking into a fit of chuckles.
"Of course I am afraid of you and….." he paused and roamed his eyes all over her naked frame. She did her best to fight back her tears of shame because she couldn't afford to show her tears to this evil in front of her.
Satisfyingly scanning her nakedness, his eyes stopped at her alluring grey spheres.
"That's why you are standing here in front of me like this, Aereza Kensley," she felt a pang in her heart when he called her by that name. That name which her parents had bestowed her with but it had no existence for anyone, not even for her own self.
He watched a sudden gloominess washing in her eyes which made his inner beast get the urge to take it. He lifted his hand and and tried to touch her face but
"Do not dare to touch me," her hatred for him again took over her pain. His hand halted in the middle but her words made him snigger.
"Seems like you have forgotten I have won over your pack," he uttered, grabbing a strand of her hazel brown hair.
"Your pack is mine now. Your people are mine now and…." His eyes darted down towards her full lips which turned his grin more iniquitous before his eyes again shifted back to her gaze.
"You are also mine now, bellissima, so accept me as your sole ruler," he found her chuckling at his words, bitterly, which made him raise his brow at her.
"Seems like you believe in living in your fantasies a lot because that's the only place where you might have me on my knees for you but in reality…." She pushed her face nearer to his. Their warm breathings gushed over each other's faces.
"You will find me dead before I would accept you as my ruler, Venzor," her words immediately made him clutch a fist of her hair. He pulled them, making her hiss. Tears gathered in her eyes as he forced her head up. His ember orbs were blazing like a treacherous inferno as they looked at her slightly parted lips
"Fine, then let's watch if this mouth is just capable of running or …" darting his eyes at her silver hues, he completed his words
"It's really capable of fulfilling its words," he uttered and then snapped his fingers. Before she could process anything, she found a forceful flow of cold water started falling over her in a vigorous flow. The water was so cold that she felt like it was freezing her bones. The force of that water was terrifying. She could feel her entire naked body shuddering beneath it. She couldn't barely keep her eyes open. Her breathing accelerated. Her lungs started tightening because of the lack of air. She started struggling aggressively in those chains but it did nothing to help her in escaping from that inhuman torture of his.
She forced her eyes open to look at him and found him standing in his place but he looked completely unbothered under that bone chilling water. She was just about to pass out because of the cold and lack of air when the water finally stopped falling. She felt her arms getting released from those chains. Her body trembled and shook vigorously. She lost her strength to even stand on her legs. She was just about to drop herself on the ground when she felt his arm getting wrapped around her naked waist.
He pulled her almost unconscious naked and wet body against his drenched one. She leaned her head which got pressed with his forehead as she had turned too exhausted to even move now. The tip of their noses brushed against each other along with her bare self with his clothed one.
"Take it as the very first gift from me, bellissima," she heard him cooing against her mouth and then she felt his mouth capturing her lips in his warmth but only before he whispered those words which shattered her already broken soul.
"And this is just the beginning, mate,"
Sitting in front of a mirror, those glowing amber eyes were staring at their reflection in it. "You are looking really very beautiful, Luna Fiana," one of the maids complimented her, which brought a gentle smile to her face. "I am sure Alpha Lucian won't be able to take his eyes away from you today," another maid uttered. Their Luna blushed before sending a fake glare to all of her maids, who were giggling. Even after being the Alpha female of The Blood Night Pack, Fiana Venzor was a very down to earth lady. Her warm and tender nature always used to make each and every person around her comfortable and happy. Even after being a royalty, she never treated anyone with disrespect or harshness in the castle and even outside it. Almost each and every member of their pack used to love and respect her a lot.Another maid of the castle came and bowed her head in front of their queen."Luna Fiana, Alpha Lucian is waiting for you in the rose garden," the maid informed, earning a tender nod fr
AFTER 12 YEARS"AEREZA…..where are you? Grandma, have you seen Aereza?" "No, I haven't," she sighed, hearing her grandmother Wren, who was pouring some green colour liquid into a tiny glass bottle."What happened, Ivory?" She heard her grandmother asking her. The 18 year old Ivory heaved a sigh."I have made her favourite crispy potato balls and they are getting cold now but this girl is nowhere to be found," She witnessed her grandmother chuckling at her words. Her grandmother capped that glass bottle and placed it on the wooden rack where other glass bottles were. "I am sure, she might be collecting those colourful stones in the backside of our house with her friends," "No, grandma. I had gone to that place but she was not there," Ivory uttered, making her grandmother confused."Then where is Aereza?" "I am here, grandma," Both the women turned their heads and looked at the door and there that little figure was standing. Both Wren and Ivory's gaze enlarged by witnessing that 11
AFTER 9 YEARS The sound of the swords clashing against each other, penetrated the invisible walls of air. Her hold tightened around her sword's grip as she raised it in the air to dodge her opponents hits and peered at them with her steel grey eyes keenly. Clutching her jaw, she used her full body strength and shoved away those 3 men who were fighting with her and tackled all three of them together on the ground. A bell rang, indicating the fight had ended. The crowd cheered and applauded for her victory.Lifting her sword high in the air, she removed that cloth from her face which was masking her whole face, except her eyes. Tilting her head, she looked at her grandma who was standing in the crowd and was smiling at her proudly. Her silver eyes warmed up just at her mere presence.Dropping her sword down, she bowed her head in front of the king Alanso who was sitting on his throne. After that, she walked out of that battle field and straight went to her grandma."I am so proud of my
"So we finally met," his hoarsely rough voice penetrated her ears whereas his amber eyes remained glued with her grey ones. His burly physique and tall frame resonated authority, dominance but most importantly cruelty. His darkened aura overshedded the darkness prevailing in that gloomy cell. His gaze keenly stared at her. "What an honour to meet you, Princess Alexandria," Aereza watched an insolent smirk crept on his chiselled face as he uttered those words to her. So they all were mistaking her for Princess Alexandria. Aereza made no efforts to correct his mistake because that was least of her concern at that moment. She witnessed his eyes took a brief overview of her whole body which turned his grin more iniquitous and cunning. Aereza clenched her jaw when his gaze again collided against her orbs. "So, will Princess Alexandria Wilderwood do me the pleasure by telling me what she was doing in my territory at this time of the night?"his tone held amusement as he asked her. He had
The next morning, Aereza reached that hut where she used to live with her grandmother Wren. Her home, the only place where she could afford to fall down her rigid walls of bravery and courage. The hut was made up of wood and mud. The place was very small but it was big enough for Aereza to breathe in relief unlike the rest of the whole world. She entered the hut and saw her grandmother cleaning the floor. "Grandma," she uttered in her displeased tone. Wren looked at the door and she finally exhaled a breath of calmness by watching Aereza standing there in front of her completely alright. Whenever Aereza would step out of that door, Wren always used to feel that terrifying fear of something wrong happening to her. Although she had full trust in Aereza's fighting skills and sharp mind, Wren still felt that fear for her granddaughter because she knew how immoral and brutal the outside world was. What brutality this world had done to her granddaughter, Ivory, it was still refresh in her
"That witch Sirena cursed you," A shiver ran down Aereza's spine when she heard those words escaping from her mouth. She hurriedly got up and looked at her grandmother, startled. Wren heaved a sigh before nodding."She cursed you that you will feel that same pain which she had felt that day of losing her love, her mate because of your father," Wren said. Aereza just gazed at her."And her curse was that the day your mate will mark you, you would have to watch your mate dying in front of your own eyes. The day you will get marked by your mate, you will turn mateless," For a brief moment, Aereza felt like everything around her turned numb. A sudden kind of aching started throbbing inside her. She didn't know where it was hurting her but it was hurting her real bad. Although, she had never even thought about having her mate beside her, even in her dreams but still, she couldn't control that pain ripping her existence apart after knowing that even if someday, she would find her mate, sh
Aereza watched him throw those ripped parts of body on the ground and then he wiped that blood on his face with the back of his arm like it was not someone's blood but his sweat. All this while his eyes didn't get away from her face for a single second, neither she looked away from him. Tilting his head a bit and maintaining that wicked smirk on his face, Darren's feet tried to make their way towards her. By peering into those silver balls, he walked towards her. He had just taken a couple of steps when someone came in front of him, blocking his view. Darren snapped his gaze towards that blockage and found the Alpha of Emerald Stone Pack standing before him. His jaw clenched in pure rage which made his palms start shifting into sharp and callous claws of his beast so that he could tear him apart because now nothing could keep her away from him. He was just about to attack him but stopped when Alanso got on his knees and lowered his head in front of him."We are accepting our defeat,
Leaning against the headboard of the bed and sipping from his glass of liquor, Darren was patiently waiting for the arrival of that grey-eyed owner. He had called for her and now both, he and his wolf, Thunder, they both were wanting her presence in front of them as soon as possible, especially his wolf, he was longing to have his mate closer to him but instead of getting pleasured with her intoxicated presence, Darren saw his beta, Rowan, entering into the chamber. Darren's displeased gaze told Rowan that he was not waiting for his arrival and he knew exactly for whose arrival he was waiting there. "She has left the castle for her home," he informed Darren which made Darren lift his one brow. "Aereza Monroye lives with her grandmother. She doesn't live here," Darren took another sip from his glass and silently heard his beta. "Should I send someone to take her here to present her in front of you?" He asked which made Darren smirk viciously. Rowan saw him shaking his head in a n
"You were right, Alpha King," Rowan spoke, standing in front of his chair while looking at Darren who was sitting on his throne. A meeting was going on between all the members of The Blood Night Pack in the royal court. "We checked those territories and they were actually getting targeted by our neighbourhood packs but as per your order, we have doubled our guards there, so our people can leave in peace and without fear," Rowan stated further. Darren wagged his head in approval after hearing his beta, Rowan. Darren opened his mouth to ask him about other matters. "And what about…" "Alpha King…." That melodious baby voice cutted Darren's words in the middle. Everyone turned their towards the owner of that sweet voice, including Darren and he found his 3 years old daughter, Aeren, standing in front of him with an adorably angry pout on her tiny face. "I came here with a complaint to you, Alpha King," that little girl spoke to her father in her tender yet courageous voice while pe
"Punish those brutal monsters and give your sister her justice, mate…."Like a frozen statue, Aereza gaped at Darren. All these years she was aching to kill those monsters who took her sister away from her but now it was frightening her. Her own emotions were terrifying her. Darren noticed how disturbed she was looking but he knew he needed to take her out of her trauma before it would consume her completely. He cupped her face and looked deeply into her eyes."My Aereza is not someone weak, bellissima because my Aereza in herself is an epitome of strength and courage," he tried to make her recall how fearless and brave she was."She never needed someone or something to prove her worth. She has always been capable of fighting for her own self and her loved ones. She has never accepted her defeat before anyone," Aereza keenly heard him, whereas Wren felt extremely happy that his granddaughter had received such a supportive person as her mate who not only just loved her but respected h
Waiting to meet Darren for the entire day to talk about her encounter with Alexandria this morning, Aereza finally heard the sound of footsteps entering inside her chamber in the night. She thought it was him, so she immediately turned around to face the owner of those footsteps approaching her but her brows wiggled in confusion not only just because it was not whom she was expecting but because it was someone she had not even expected in her thoughts. "What are you doing here?" Aereza questioned that person in front of her. She was extremely confused by finding that person in her chamber, especially at that time of the night. That person didn't answer which turned her more bewildered. "What are you doing here in my chamber, Gamma Herald?" She asked again and this time, she addressed that person with his name and title. What was he doing here? Aereza caught the corner of his lips lightly tugging upward at her repetition of her question and it alerted Aereza. His cunning smirk told he
The entire castle which had turned gloomy after Alexandria's death had again started illuminating after Darren announced his mating ceremony with Aereza. The entire castle was being decorated for the ceremony which was going to happen tonight. Happiness had scattered all around the entire Blood Night Pack."Finally, everything is turning happy in our pack again," Aereza smiled gently after hearing Blair's words. They both were sitting on Aereza's bed in her chamber."And mother has sent this massaging oil for you. She said it is very beneficial for yours and your baby's health, so at least massage yourself with this thrice or more in a week," Blair handed the glass bottle of oil to Aereza. Blair's mother was a royal healer in the castle so Darren ordered her to check on Aereza and their baby because for now, he didn't want to reveal about Aereza's pregnancy to the outside world, not at least before he would catch that culprit who had tried to harm her. Blair's mother sent that herbal
"Our pack's people have now started turning against Alpha King for shielding Aereza from them," the revelation shook everyone to their hearts. All of them got up on their feet and gave a startled glance to that informer."Things are getting more messy with every passing moment," Rowan uttered with an extremely tense face. Darren looked at him."Someone is trying to manipulate our people against you and it's confirm now that person is from inside who got to know that we have taken Aereza inside the castle," Darren exhaled a heavy breath after hearing Rowan. "I will go and meet my people," he said, shocking everyone there."But Darren, it could be risky going out at this moment when everyone has turned so outrageous against you and we don't even know who the real culprit is," Aereza stated, terrified. She didn't want any harm to any of her loved ones anymore, especially him."Don't worry, I will manage," Darren replied and tried to assure her but she shook her head."No, I will come w
"And the entire Blood Night Pack is demanding Aereza's execution," Both Aereza and Darren completely froze in their places after hearing Rowan, especially Aereza because she didn't even know why and how she was supposed to receive such a brutal punishment for a crime she was not even aware of. On the other hand, Darren turned angry because his mate was getting framed for someone else's crimes and in no way, he was going to let someone even lay their bad eyes on her and his child, let alone hurting her in any way."By no means, I am going to let something like this happen," he growled and looked at Aereza who seemed extremely worried, confused and tense. He held her hand in his tightly. His touch brought her a sense of safety and security."She has done nothing to anyone, so I will make everyone understand that," he said, which made Rowan sigh."Yes but for that, you need to get in front of your people as soon as possible, Alpha and make them understand everything personally but till
"Your love won over my curse…..Aereza," Sirena's voice resonated. The couple looked around themselves but couldn't see her. They could only hear her voice whereas they both could feel her presence around them too."I am giving you back your love's life just because I don't want my love to be a burden over my soul," Sirena's words clenched Aereza's words but she was also feeling more than happy that Sirena finally understood the real meaning of love."I don't want my love to be a curse on your love, Aereza…because I want my love to be a blessing," Both Aereza and Darren heard her every word silently. They both clutched each other's hands tightly."And I am giving you both the blessings of my love by taking back my curse," A smile formed on Aereza's face while tears continued to shimmer in her eyes. They finally won that battle. They finally won it."I am giving you back your love and unborn your child his father," Darren's eyes widened, hearing those words of Sirena. He slowly traile
"Complete your curse by harming your love or complete your blessing by healing my love, Sirena," Aereza's words left Sirena speechless. Her eyes remained fixed at that silver stone Aereza was holding in her palm. "Ask yourself, are you really feeling that peace which you were needing to feel all these years after tearing my love apart from me and his child?" Aereza stated. Her eyes had started hurting now with the sharpness and vigorous intensity of her tears but her mouth didn't stop because it was hoping that, even that evil inside Sirena would try to understand her love for him because that evil had born inside Sirena only after she lost her own love. "Ask yourself, will you really be able to give your lover's soul that serenity which you were wanting to give him all these years after tearing an unborn child's father away from him?" More tears rolled down from Aereza's eyes whereas Sirena didn't utter a single word in her reply. "Tell me, Sirena, will you ever be able to be happ
"Watching him dying in your arms was your only fate,"Silently and with no words, Aereza heard those venomous words coming out from Sirena's mouth. A feral smirk was playing over Sirena's face but Aereza's face got deprived of every kind of emotion or expression. She was looking completely blank and frozen and it was just because of her tears, which were rolling down from her eyes silently, those tears were the only evidence which was stating that she was still alive, that she was not dead yet, but only from outside.Trailing her eyes down towards her arms, she looked at his face. His beautiful ember orbs were hidden from her which used to be the home to her soul. The beat of his heart which used to be her only reason for happiness, that reason had completely faded and numbed. His heart was not beating anymore. Her life had lost its reason to live. Aereza got too traumatised to even use her proper senses. She lost her sanity. Her body lost its each and every kind of sensation. Her mi