Eleanor was in a much better mood after the tour. Both she and Evie combined. The maid was glad Eleanor could smile again as she had thought her misery would never end. She would hear the girl silently cry sometimes thinking no one would hear. But almost everyone in the palace already knew of her late night tears.At least it would cease for a while now. The Alpha King had decided to go a bit easy on her which makes her wonder why he was keeping this particular mistress in the palace and being possessive of her. "Thanks for today, Evie," Eleanor beamed as she took off her shoes in her bedroom, flopping on top of the bed. "The palace is a beautiful place. I wish I could see more of it.""You can.""Really?"The maid nodded, smiling. "Your door shall no longer be locked from now on. The King was feeling generous today... But I doubt you would ever see the light of day again if you do anything foul." She quickly added. Two nice gestures in a row? Eleanor was feeling lucky today. What ha
Some days later one good chilly morning, someone graced Eleanor's room, and it wasn't Evie.Eleanor cracked open her eyes and stretched out on the bed, not noticing the other person in the room until he cleared his throat. Shocked by the sound, Eleanor jolted up on the bed seeing Beta Duncan standing at her door, arms folded across his chest broodingly. Why was he here instead of Evie? She pondered in a panic. She had already been used to Evie coming to her room every morning and felt his very presence was unusual."Where is Evie?" Eleanor inquired, looking behind him to see if Evie was there. There wasn't any trace of any other body."Good morning to you too. I thought you would never wake up," He drawled in almost the same voice as Drakken. What did they say about birds of the same feather again? "What?" Eleanor blinked in surprise. "How long have you been standing there?""Does not matter." He took a step in with his left hand in his black suit trousers, the sophistication oozing
Breakfast in the castle was a family affair, one in which everyone was usually present, and pack matters are discussed by the family. Today, Drakken is of the mind to bring to his father's notice, the recent activities going on in the Kingdom, forged by his so-called friends, the Vampires. Once, the vampires and werewolves lived in harmony without posing as threats to each other. But recent activities have proved otherwise. It hasn't been announced to the whole werewolf clan so that there would not be any cause for panic. Drakken planned to deal with the issue in a civilized way unless, of course, the vampires acted stubbornly.His wolf hummed in agreement and he smiled. They were on the same page for once.An omega knocked on his bedroom door and poked his head in when there was no response. "Your father awaits you at the dining table, your majesty. He is developing a temper because you are not in time for breakfast.""I was just on my way," Drakken responded starkly, finishing with
Eleanor groggily got out of bed, feeling tired out before the day even started. She was to join the farmers in the field today and she was not looking forward to it. A knock came on her bedroom door and Evie walked in, amazed to see Eleanor already out of bed by that time of the morning. From what she could gather in the past few days, Eleanor was not in any way a morning person."Rise and shine, Miss," she greeted, laying out the rumpled sheets. "Are you looking forward to meeting the rest of the palace’s workers, this one you are awake already?"Eleanor knew what Evie was trying to do, making her look at the bright side of working outside. She would get to meet other people and if she was lucky, fit in one way or the other.Eleanor had no purpose fitting in with some bunch of wolves. The human kingdom and werewolf kingdom were separated for a reason. They had no business with each other."Do not mock me," she responded wryly. "I do not even wish to be here in the first place.""Deve
"Is it true? Do you really intend to take in a Vampire as your chosen mate?" The number of times Drakken had heard that question was sickening. It had been whispered in the palace halls by Omega maids, spoken in every corner by members of the pack. The way rumors flew around the pack without a solid verification was alarming at this point.Everywhere he turned was the excitement of pack members thinking he was finally getting a lunaqueen. He would disappoint them by debunking the news, but he wanted their unnecessary excitement to go on for a bit longer.Duncan stared at him expectantly, waiting for the Alpha to say something in regard to his question."Since when did you concern yourself with rumors like that?" Drakken asked, targeting the board on his bedroom walls with the dart in his hands. "You should not believe everything you hear.""But…"He struck the dart board with a simple flick of his hand. "My father only proposed the idea. I never agreed on taking the vampire king’s da
Eleanors sucked in a ragged breath, suddenly feeling emotionally tormented.Tormented was putting it mildly. What was she thinking barging into his room like that? The result was getting tongue-tied by the simplest touch of his finger on her. The effect he had on her was spiraling out of control at this rate.Drakken’s face broke out in a smirk and he stepped back. He had gotten her just where he needed. Speechless. Mission accomplished."You can leave if you have nothing more to say," he spoke. "I believe I got my point across. You are never leaving the palace, and that is final."Eleanor drew in her lower lip and bit on it, an action his eyes followed. Pivoting on her heels, Eleanor walked out without another word.She pondered while walking. It was pointless trying to get him to change his mind. She had fought, threw tantrums, pleaded, but Drakken still remained adamant in keeping her. What else could be done?Eleanor was running out of options.She returned to her chamber and flung
A few days later, Drakken was in his study with George when he watched Eleanor through the back window, taking out dead flowers under the hot sun. The palace’s garden was just below his study and he liked the view whenever he wanted a break from work. Today’s view came with his human mate, who for some reason, he couldn't get his eyes off from. She was dressed in a stifling overall black dress with an apron around her neck and a hoe on her right hand without any bonnet on. Then she scrubbed at her face fervently perhaps to wipe sweat, then she mumbled something to herself, presumably muttering obscenities in his name. He could not blame her."Are you listening to me?" he heard George say, his eyes still unmoving."I wish I was not," Drakken replied. "You are talking gibberish.""How then, pray tell, do you intend to handle this situation if you do not announce Eleanor as your rightful mate?"Drakken was tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. But he would remind them ev
Sleep evaded Eleanor as she returned for the night. She tossed and turned, eyes wide open and staring into the darkness. She had been tired from working the entire day and could not understand why she had a hard time sleeping.Instinctively, Eleanor’s head turned towards her window, half expecting to see Gregory there. The wee thing had begun to grow on her. She even had the urge to sneak out to the stables like he always did and visit the horses.Tossing her sheets to the side, Eleanor climbed out of bed and gently creaked open her door, gazed at both sides of the hallway, and found it empty. Good timing. She did not want the palace guards questioning why she was always outside in the late night.She let herself outside the palace doors, navigating her way to the stables until she heard the familiar neighing of horses.She released the latch holding the doors together and walked in, eyes peeled out for Gregory’s favorite horse. It was asleep when she saw it, so she moved to the next