“Do I want to die? Yes.”CLAUDIA I was back in the dungeon again. This time I couldn’t stop crying. I was careless about Thorsten’s letter and now he is in trouble. Alpha Everett’s Betas didn’t bother to drag me to the dungeon. I shuffled into it myself. *What is life without my childhood love?* After they had escorted me into the dungeon, I sat on the ground and refused to talk to any of them. I was broken. “You can leave now. I need to do some things in here.” I heard Clarence speak. “What do you want to do this time, Clarence? Alpha Everett can't meet you here, and you know that.” “I know, Volker. But look at this place... She is our Luna, isn't she? Though we can't disobey our Alpha, we can make things easy for her. I need to tidy up a cell for her. The full moon is tonight. At least after her first transformation, she would have a clean place to sleep.” I raised my head when I heard Clarence’s response. I stared at him, and the other Betas to know what they felt about his
CLARENCE I helped her lay on the swept floor. I could still hear her sobbing, and I was sad. I hated to see her that way. I became scared to leave her because she could do something to hurt herself. I thought of ways I could help her, but I saw none. She was the Alpha’s mate, and there was nothing much I could do about it. I was still looking at her when I saw she began to shiver. I creased my brows as I watched her closely. “Luna Claudia, are you okay?” I fell to my knees in front of her and placed my palm on her forehead. Her sweat wet my hand, and her temperature was very high. It heated my palm, and I moved it away in shock. “You are burning up.” I stared at her in terror. I had always been with others on the day of their first transformation, and I had never seen or heard of a temperature so high before. Hers was different, and I didn't know why. “I’ll be back, Luna Claudia. I need to cool down your temperature. This is higher than usual.” I wanted to stand up but she he
EVERETTI rolled onto my side and opened my eyes slightly. Annette's face was near to mine, her eyes closed. She was still sound asleep. We had yet another fantastic sex. I knew how to settle her down when she was in a rage, so I went straight to work. I exhaled deeply and sat up. I lowered my head and moved to the edge of the bed. The full moon was approaching quickly. I checked the clock on her table; it was 10:30 p.m. In less than two hours, the full moon would be visible.I cast another glance behind me at Annette. Her big breasts were exposed because the covers were off her upper body. She divulged a smile when I reached for her breast and gave it a light squeeze. "The full moon will be here in about two hours." Her smile faded and she opened her eyes. "I'm aware, Everett," She uttered. “You should inform your wife about it, not me. She's the only one who's fresh to the system.""I told you that because you haven't eaten yet." I got out of bed and proceeded to the front door
EVERETTI sat in the room's corner, anticipating Claudia's demise. I was looking forward to seeing her sob in agony. She should be made to suffer for a while."I'm not going to transform tonight." It won't be entertaining to watch you in my wolf form." I burst out laughing. "Of course, you're the Alpha, so you're free to refuse to change." But I'm still claiming that I don't give a damn. It makes no difference whether you watch me or not."Soon, I felt the hair on my skin rise. I stood up with a smirk on my face. “It is here.”When I looked at Claudia, she abruptly sat up and tossed her head backward. Her head slumped forward as she rose to her knees. “Aahhh.” I heard her cry as her bones shattered violently. She rested her hand on the floor and raised her head to face the wall. Her form began to shift.I noticed her eyes grow yellow as I stared at them. Her clothes began to shred as her head slumped once again. I could see her backbone trying to rend her skin as she raised her back.
CLAUDIA Shivering and panting, I collapsed to the ground. I couldn't describe the pains I was experiencing in my body. My bones were hurting, and my brain couldn't stop aching. I tried sitting up, but it was the worst decision I'd ever made. When I heard the dungeon door open, I continued to lie on the ground, holding my bare body. I was too exhausted to care who it could be. Dust, stink, and even the smell of burning torches irritated my nose endlessly. It was exhausting!I heard footsteps approaching me quickly, and they were so loud and clear that I felt the person was standing right next to me. As I winced in pain, I shakily blocked my ears with my hands. "How come it's so loud?" I groaned. “Luna Claudia.” In my plugged ears, I heard a familiar voice. It sounded louder than the footsteps this time. With my eyes closed and my hands off my ear, I could smell and feel Clarence quite close to me. "Clarence," I said, as I felt fabric cover my body. “Luna Claudia, are you okay?” I
CLAUDIAI broke the kiss and opened my eyes, but his eyelids were still closed when I glanced at him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at me. "What were you thinking?" His voice was soothing and calm. "I did it because I wanted to do it badly, and this is the only opportunity I had." With our eyes still locked, I answered. He averted his gaze and walked away. He pressed his finger to his lips and returned his gaze to my face. "I'm sorry if you were offended by what I did..." He abruptly stood up, cutting me off. "You shouldn't have done it, Luna Claudia," “You are the mate of my Alpha." He said without looking at me."Your Alpha isn't fond of me!" He isn't as concerned about me as you are! Clarence, I apologize for making a mistake. It's not going to happen again. I'm sure I mistook your concern for something else."I expected him to correct me and tell me how much he like it when I kissed him, but he didn't. I was humiliated and hurt because he just stared at me. "You should l
CLAUDIA Volker, Jan, and Clarence entered the cell room, and I shifted my gaze from Alpha Everett to them. “Get her out of here and clean her up. The first voting event is tomorrow. I have to show the crowd how beautiful and fresh my wife looks.” Alpha Everett uttered with an evil grin. “I hate you! And I'll never stop hating you!” I gritted my teeth as I spoke. “I don't care. Take her out.” He looked at his Betas. Volker and Jan approached me while Clarence stood still, staring at me.“Luna Claudia, please let's go,” Volker uttered, moving his hand to me, and I shot him a deadly look. “Don’t you dare touch me... I can walk myself.” I said, and he withdrew his hand and bounced his head. I took one last look at Alpha Everett before walking out of the cell room. I walked past Clarence, and I didn't look at his face. I felt them follow behind me as I headed to the stairs. My gaze fell into each cell room I passed, trying to look for Thorsten, but I couldn't find him in any of the c
CLAUDIA ~The next day~ It was evening, and I didn't step out of my chamber throughout the day. I didn't want to talk to anyone apart from Nellie. And maybe that was because she didn't leave my chamber. I sat in front of the mirror as Nellie worked wonders on my hair. The slight reddish blush on my cheeks and my very fair face made me look extremely beautiful. I smiled widely as I kept looking at myself, but this smile didn't last long when I remembered that Thorsten was still in the dungeon, and I had no idea what had become of him. I looked at Nellie through the mirror and asked, “Where is the Alpha?” She shifted her gaze from my hair and looked at my face in the mirror. “I think he is in his chambers.” She told me. “He won't be leaving for the event first? Do we have to go together?” I asked though I knew she wasn't going to know the answer. “I have no idea, Luna. But I think their mates only have to escort them to the party. They don't have to stand in front with them when th
~After eighteen years~Maximillian I gazed at the archery targets carefully, my left hand slowly lifted up, holding the heavy recurved bow firmly. My right hand reached for my quiver, and I pulled out one arrow. I positioned it in the bow and pointed it at the targets. I closed my left eye so that I could get the appropriate angle and degree to release my arrow. After being satisfied with my positioning, I dragged the bowstring and arrow real quick and let go of the arrow. The arrow travelled from where I stood to the archery target, and I nervously watched it move. The King, my father, was at the other end, and as soon as the arrow pierced the target, he ran to it to check. “Yes! You did it!” He yelled, and I jumped up and punched the air in excitement. “I told you I’d be able to do it!” I yelled back boastfully. *Since I turned ten, I grew a great passion for shooting arrows. No one in Jamba Kingdom was an arrow shooter, and I wanted to break that record. My mother, Que
CLAUDIA Everett and I sat in the living room with an awkward silence in the air. My head was full of many things. After witnessing Annette’s death, I wished I was never pushed to request her death. ‘What will my don think of me now?’ “Claudia, can you please tell me what is going on in your mind?” Everett asked, and I adjusted my eyes to look at him. “What will our son think of me now, Everett? I’m a murderer.” He shook his head and reached for my hand. He lifted my hand to his lips and planted a soft kiss on it. “You are no murderer, okay? I was the one that killed her, not you. She deserved to die, okay? Don’t feel so bad. You are a good person, Claudia, but sometimes, the good people are always pushed to the wall.” “About our son…” “Our son will be fine, Claudia. This would be written down, but you should know he would understand that she needed to be killed. She messed with the king, and the king killed her. You won’t be painted as evil because you aren’t. So be calm, okay
CLAUDIAI got to the front of the palace and threw Annette forward, making her fall to the ground. I could feel how fragile she had become because of the torture she went through in the dungeon, but she wasn’t ready to change, and I was done giving her chances to be a better person. “You are still alive till now, thanks to me!” I poked my chest and moved closer to her slowly. “It was so easy to tell Everett to get rid of you when you were in that dungeon, but I felt it would be so wicked of me, and I didn’t want anyone’s blood on my hands. But now, I don’t care if your filthy blood stains my hand.” “You think you can do whatever pleases you now, hun? You can order others around, but I’ll never let you order me around! I rather die than accept you as my queen!” She yelled back, and I scoffed. I wasn’t surprised she could still talk back at me like that. Everett had always said she is a fierce woman and won’t give up easily. “You rather die? Well, I’ll help you die.” I got to her
ANNETTE I stood in front of my full mirror and stared at myself. I looked so ugly and sick, and I hated everyone for that. No one cared when I was in that dungeon, and this made me see no reason why I should care for anyone too. If someone told me Everett would change drastically to the extent of throwing me into the dungeon, I’d argue with that person. This time, it was worse. He locked me in there for about nine months, and he didn’t bother to check up on me for once. He was busy with his wife. I rolled my eyes and tears dropped from them. I lowered my head and began to play with my finger. “Annette, you are not a woman they accept defeats. You can’t let this pass as if nothing happened. You are more powerful than that, baby girl.” I said to myself and looked in the mirror again. “Annette.” I heard Volker’s voice in front of my door. I looked at the door and saw him open it. He walked in with a tray in his hands. “There you are. I brought you some food.” He walked to the tab
~The next day~ CLAUDIA I woke up feeling much better, I slept all through the night, so I didn’t expect less. I dragged my body up and sat on the bed. My eyes ran through the chamber real quick and fell on my baby’s cradle. Beside the cradle was Nellie. She had her hand in the cradle, and she was smiling widely. “Nellie,” I called calmly, and she raised her head and looked at me. “My Queen, you are up.” Sue stood up and walked up to me. “Yes, I am,” I responded with a bright face. “I’m happy you look better, my queen. How are you feeling? Do you have aches?” She asked, and I shook my head. “I’m not feeling anyone. Am I supposed to feel any pain?” I asked, and she chuckled. “I have no idea. I haven’t given birth before,” She responded, and I giggled. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have asked that kind of question,” I said, and she shook her head. “It is fine, my queen. Your baby is still sleeping soundly. Have you found a name for him?” I shook my head and looked at the cradle again. “I
CLARENCE I sat amidst the pack members as they chatted and cheered. The other day, I wasn’t feeling so good. I couldn’t stop overthinking. Now that Claudia has given birth to the heir, what would happen to us? What if she is now in love with him too and wouldn’t want to leave? This has always been my fear, but what can I do when it happens that way? I would have to accept my fate and move on. She is a wife and a queen, I can’t ruin their marriage because of what I feel for her. I grabbed the jar of wine that was on the table and poured myself another cup. Jan looked at me and knitted his brows. “Hey, are you good? That is the seventh cup you are drinking. Do you want to talk?” He asked worriedly, and I shook my head and smiled. “I’m fine, Jan. The wine is just so good to put down,” I responded, making him chuckle. “It’s the best wine in the Jamba Kingdom, what do you expect? The king is in a very good mood and that makes us happy. You can drink up all you want. But if you want t
~After seven months~ EVERETT I covered my mouth with my hands and began to pace in front of Claudia’s chamber. It was her delivery day. I was with her when she started feeling weird, so I had to call the best midwife in the kingdom to take care of her. “Push!!!” I heard the midwife scream, and after her voice, a roar followed. It was Claudia’s. My pack members, the elders were all waiting in the living room, but I was too anxious to wait there with them. I wished I was in the chamber with her. “Push!!!” I heard the midwife scream again, and I heaved a loud sigh. I hit the door and yelled, “Can you please take it easy with her?” “I’m sorry, my king but I just need one more push from her and the baby will be out. One more hard push,” She responded In a loud tone, and I lowered my head. “Claudia baby, you can do it, okay? Just one push. I hate the way she keeps yelling at you,” I said and moved slightly away from the door. “Arrrrggghhhh!!” An extreme roar filled the air and my eyes
CLAUDIA “Are you going to do whatever I ask of you?” Alpha Joachim asked Everett, who sat next to me on the couch and never let go of my hand. “You are leaving me no choice. What do you want?” Everett kept his eyes on my hand as he spoke. “I want you to invite Thorsten back to the Jamba Kingdom.” Alpha Joachim smiled after talking, and Everett raised his head to look at him. “Why would I want to do that?” Everett asked, making Alpha Joachim shrug. “Because Thorsten is my friend, and I care about him. If you want to get your wife back, without me telling everyone the evil you have done, then you’ll do this little favor.” Everett gulped and heaved a loud sigh. He lifted his eyes and looked at Thorsten who stood behind Alpha Joachim. “I’ll let him into my kingdom on one condition. I must not see hun anywhere close to the palace. The day I see him anywhere around the gates, I’ll kill him.” I watched Thorsten’s face as Everett spoke, and I could see anger register on his face. He clen
EVERETTAfter Two Weeks I walked into a familiar building. I tried to remember where I had seen the building, but nothing was coming. My head was blank at the moment. I boldly opened the main door and walked into the living room. I had one thing in mind. I needed to find my wife. I looked around the living room and my eyes fell on someone. He sat on a chair but I couldn’t see his face because his back was turned to me. I started approaching hun and wanted to speak when all of a sudden, I heard footsteps approaching. I looked up, and I saw Claudia walking down the corridor. She heard where we were standing. “Claudia! My wife!” I called and began to approach her. She opened her arms with a large smile, but before I could get to her, a man stood in front of her, making me stop abruptly. I looked at this man, and I saw someone I wasn’t expecting. “Alpha Horst?” I called in surprise. I looked at the chair, and I saw that the man that was seated on it was gone. He could guess the man