Months passed and Eleanor was starting to find a bit of happiness in the palace. The Alpha King has been taking her to see Nicky from time to time, making her more relaxed than the previous months.Eleanor took up more responsibilities in the hospital as it turned out she was a fast learner. Even her relationship with Emma was no longer as rigid but she still sensed there was something odd about the girl sometimes. But she could not quite place a finger on what it was. Emma never let on too much information about herself and had this air of mystery surrounding her. But Eleanor didn’t let that trouble her.What worried her was the fact that she still had not found Mrs. Goldberg after all these time. Eleanor did not want to think she was dead. She believed words would have gotten to her already if that were the case.Evie was her only trusted informant in the palace but the lady also had no clue about Mrs. Goldberg’s whereabouts.Today, Evie walked into Eleanor’s room after she returned
Raw fury was a better word to describe the jolt of emotions that rushed through Drakken at her admission. Someone had dared force themselves upon his mate and raped her? He could feel his wolf going berserk at the news and for the first time in a while, Drakken was in tune with his wolf.Eleanor knew he was mad from the tick in his jaw that indicated gnashed teeth. He ran his fingers through his hair, suddenly restless with unbridled anger."Who was it?" Drakken growled out. "Who put their hands on you?"She shook her head in denial. “I wish I knew. It was during nighttime so I did not get the chance to see his face." Eleanor shuddered a bit from the memory of someone thrusting themselves into her as she begged and cried repeatedly to be let go. "But I know for sure he was not a human.""A vampire?"Her head moved once more. "Werewolves have a particular smell that is not hard to miss. He smelled and felt like one."That heightened Drakken’s curiosity to find out who it was in his King
Standing there at the door watching his father plummeting into that girl from behind, so intent that they didn't even notice him enter, Drakken's blood boiled, anger like a raw silver stabbed unto his vein making him feel metal in his tongue. He has never wanted to kill his father so much as it raged through at that moment. So this was what he did? This was why his mother's smile has never truly reached her eyes right from when he was a boy. There is no way this would be the first time. Drakken just knew. His body shook, his wolf threatening to burst through but he reined it in, trying to be calm. No wonder his mother was looking pale initially, and almost half of the time. His father was slowly killing her!Drakken thought of leaving the room and going back to comfort his mother but then his feet couldn't move and then unable to hold himself back, he cleared his throat, causing his father's head to snap in his direction, and rapidly jumped away from the girl, his manhood still sta
Eleanor waited up for the Alpha King but he never came to her room or called her to his. She immediately knew something was wrong as she felt uncomfortable in his absence. Their emotional attachment and bond had deepened with every night they spent together, every kiss and touch they shared to the point of knowing when he was not okay.And something told her that was the case today.She needed to see him. So, when Evie bid her good night and the halls fell quiet-stipulating everyone has gone into the bedrooms-Eleanor slipped on her robe and went in search of him. She headed to his room first and found his bed empty.Where could he be by that time of the night? Preferably not somewhere out there in another woman’s arms, Eleanor mused.She went in search of Gregory next in hopes that he would have a clue where the king might be. He always stayed up late enough than everyone else, so if the king had left the palace, Gregory would be the one to know.He was sneaking back into his room as
Drakken’s eyes peeled open at the break of dawn with no recollection of the previous night, or how he got to his bed. He caught a whiff of Eleanor’s scent on his bed and body. She had been there with him. She slept in his room last night.His hazy memory only recalled Gregory coming into his study along with Eleanor, and scolding the boy’s nanny for allowing him to roam the palace that late at night. His head had blanked out after that. He rubbed his banging head with a sigh, feeling frustrated and agitated.Frustrated because he could not remember what happened last night, and agitated for being that careless. What if he forced himself on her while being under the influence of alcohol? Was she mad at him?Sitting there with those horrific thoughts and no answers, he decided to go in search of her and confirm if she was in good shape and to make sure he didn’t hurt her in his moment of relapse. On his way, he spotted someone with a striking resemblance to Eleanor walking down the ha
That evening when Eleanor got back from work, Evie brought good news. Eleanor played a game of scrabble alone after enjoying a well cooked dinner, raising her head from the scattered letter tiles to her Evie when she walked in. Evie plastered a bright smile on her face. “I did it," she announced. "I found her, the woman you asked for."Eleanor hopped off the bed at that news, knowing exactly who Evie referred to. "Are you certain?The maid nodded. "I most definitely am. There is just one person with the name Golberg in this palace. And she is a human.”Eleanor’s heart leaped with joy. She was beginning to think the woman was dead as her attempts to find her had gone futile. But now there was hope, and it was all thanks to Evie."I know you have done so much for me already, but can you take me to her tonight?" she inquired. It had been months. Eleanor wanted to see her neighbor for herself to be certain she was in good shape."Well... I am not so sure about that," her maid hesitated f
Two days later, Eleanor had not changed her mind about leaving the palace with Drakken like she had spent sleepless nights contemplating. It led her back to square one no matter how much she thought about it. Her heart wanted to be away from the palace with him.She might have mistaken those sleepless nights as worry when in truth, Eleanor was the most excited.She had taken a brief leave from work after informing Emma about it. Their friendship still hung by a thread, but that was the least of Eleanor's worries for now.Drakken left the affairs of the palace with George and Duncan while he was away, entrusting them to not say a word about his departure to his father. He intended for the trip to be peaceful. That would barely be possible if his father as much as suspected he was leaving. Eleanor had agreed to his offer and it came as a surprise to him, as well as a relief.He never planned on forcing her to go with him, hell, he didn't plan to ask her to come with him. It was supposed
Eleanor stretched her limbs out in a satisfying yawn the next morning, wincing as a knot cracked in her upper arms. The space beside her was empty, lacking the warmth of Drakken's body, and so she opened her eyes to find herself alone in the room.The littlest part of her had been worried he would make any sexual advances toward her but was baffled there was not anything like that from him. Drakken only bade her good night with a kiss on the cheek. He had watched her sleep, that she knew. He did so protectively, as a mother hen protected its chicks.Eleanor listened for any sound that indicated he was in the house as she closed the bedroom door behind her, exploring the rest of the beach house.She found Drakken in the kitchen, his face turned down in a frown, holding out a hand and examining it like he had been injured. The kitchen around him was a mess. Flour smeared all over the counter. Pans heaped up in piles at the wash sink as Eleanor wondered what exactly he had been up to whi