Kyra pulled down the purple blankets she’s been clutching hard until it was under her wobbling chin, trying hard not to cry again. She had been crying since she got to her room that morning after fleeing from the corridor at the mockery of the servants, and she was finding it a bit difficult to think straight.If there was something Kyra did not want to hear about then it would be Tristan’s name. Hearing his name opened up wounds she was yet to heal from and made her remember so many things she didn't want to.Things like how she opened her heart to him because they were fated mates only to have it crushed into dust when he told her that he just wanted to use her to get to her father. She wished she’d had someone to talk to her, but her father did not care about her enough for her to go to him to talk about it.Kyra was right to not go to him because what did he do when he found out? He got angry and sold her off.She shouldn’t have stepped out of this room this morning too. She shoul
“Alpha Anton picked out these dresses for you to select from and wear one to lunch.” Cynthia repeated.Kyra could not find any response to give to Cynthia after hearing that these dresses were sent to her by Anton and that she was supposed to pick one and wear it to have lunch with him now and dinner later. Why would he send her different dresses? Did he pick them out by himself? Kyra did not want to even imagine it. Why was he interested in eating with her?She could not find any response from asking herself these questions. Her shoulders slumped down as she released a defeated sigh, “Just help me with any of them.” “You don’t want to pick the one you will wear by yourself?” Cynthia looked surprised.“No,” Kyra responded, “Anyone you pick will do. I’m sure you can pick out the best, right?” She pushed the work to Cynthia. No way was she going to be selecting her dress by herself. They looked beautiful and while she must have enjoyed such activity in the past; picking out her own cl
“What?” Kyra wanted to know the reason for his amusement. Anton said nothing, instead, he jerked his chin in the direction of the chair that was directly at his right-hand side. That chair was reserved for his Luna and no one else so why was he directing her to sit there and not in that chair opposite the one he was sitting at the other end that was far from him? “Sit down, Kyra. Even if I find your face adorable when you are angry, you don’t have to fight me every time.” Anton told her and when she continued to stand there looking at him without a word, he added. “Just sit and have lunch with me, okay?” This was the second time he was giving her something or asking her to use something that was supposed to belong to his Luna. While the maids had been insulting her early this morning, she had heard them talking about the room that was given to her. Kate had a shocked reaction too when Anton said for her to be given the biggest room. “Why are you giving me things that are supposed
“I can’t hear you repeating yourself. Go ahead.” Anton tried to encourage her, oblivious to the turmoil going on in her head at the endearment he was issuing to address her, while still wearing his teasing smile that has become wider.Kyra took her eyes down so that he wouldn’t see just how red her face had become. She licked her lips that were suddenly parched before opening her mouth to thank him again, “Thank you for grabbing me. I would have fallen and hurt myself and my baby if not for you.”“Hmm,” Anton hummed softly before saying what she least expected, “Since I saved your baby’s life, what are you going to give to me to show your appreciation?”“What?” Kyra’s head snapped up quickly and Anton, whose whole attention was focused on her, winced, scared that she could get a whiplash. She also looked surprised that Anton could not help but grumble. “I just asked a little question, you do not have to react this way.”“Why would you want something in return for saving my baby’s lif
Kyra did exactly as Anton had ordered her. She swallowed her protest about sitting beside him on the chair reserved for his Luna and bent her head to focus on the delicious delicacies that had been laid out in front of her.The first time the maids brought the food and spread it out before her, her stomach gave a loud rumbling noise, and she wished the ground would open and swallow her, but that did not happen. She was so embarrassed she did not know where to look. She thought that Anton would tease her or worse, make a snarky remark about it, but he said nothing and instead gestured at the maids to bring her food faster.The first taste of the food nearly brought tears to her eyes. It’s been more than twenty-four hours since she had her last meal, and this one tasted so heavenly. Her father made sure she did not have anything to eat after she was caught trying to escape until she was sold off like a cow. She also refused to touch the food that was given to her when she landed and al
Anton has promised her that they would go for a walk together where he would show her the pack or her new home as he called it, but she never heard from him again until two days later when Cynthia barged into her room once more with different gowns on both of her arms. It made Kyra have a flashback about their lunch together that day. They never got to have dinner together because she was informed that he was busy and would take a rain check.“What are these clothes for?” Kyra asked Cynthia as she eyed the different colorful dresses. She already knew who they were from, so there was absolutely no reason to ask.“Alpha Anton sent them. You are going to a party with him.” Cynthia said as she gazed at the dresses with something akin to longing.“Eh?” Kyra itched her ears, “Sorry but did I just hear you say a party?”“Yes, and you need to prepare quickly because we can’t keep the alpha waiting. He’s not a very patient man.”“I’m not going to any party with him.” Kyra protested. She did
A wide and lovely smile spread across Anton’s face at Kyra’s compliment. Cynthia, who was still behind Kyra as she was the one who led her to where Anton was waiting gasped in shock as her eyes widened like saucers in her face.Did Anton just smile? She’s been serving him since she was a child no more than four, and he was also young at that time. She could not for the life of her remember ever seeing him smile. Not even when he was with his first mate did he smile so widely, but he just did it because Kyra called him handsome? Cynthia could not believe this. A suffocating feeling aroused in her chest and she could not breathe properly. Her hand slapped against her chest as she stumbled away, wheezing.“You think I’m handsome?” Anton was snooping down at Kyra, the both of them oblivious to Cynthia’s tiny frame that was stumbling away.“Forget I said that.” Anton’s smile widened, “Okay, if you say so.”Kyra sighed in relief when he dropped the topic of her complimenting him. “Shall
“Wh…what are you doing?” Kyra whisper yelled as she began to struggle in Anton’s arms almost immediately.“Hey, relax. You were having a panic attack, and I was trying to stop it.” Anton whispered, still holding her tightly against him and refusing to release her for fear that she would fall to the floor of the carriage and injure herself.“By carrying me in your arms?” Kyra looked at him like he had grown a horn in his head. His logic made no sense to her. “You believe that carrying me in your arms while I’m having a panic attack would stop it?” She was stupefied.“It stopped the panic attack, didn’t it? I don’t see you looking like you are about to have your last breath again.” Anton said as he stared down at her squarely.Kyra was rendered speechless, but his words were correct. Her panic attack that came from the fact that she was suddenly scared of getting down from the carriage and following him to attend the party vanished when he dragged her into his arms.“You think it stoppe
Kyra is stunned but the shock remained only for a moment. She recovered fast and threw her arms around Anton, hugging him close like he was going to vanish again and surrendering to him.His kiss is tender, deep and passionate. It was like being consumed by electricity. Her body tingled and she felt more alive than she had ever been. Her head spin as she opened her mouth under his and he swept his tongue inside to tangle with hers. Her body trembled as she kissed him back with favor.Kya moaned as the intensity of the kiss increased and Anton drew her closer to himself, his erection pressing against her stomach.If anyone had told her that Anton would kiss her one day, and even get hard because of her, she would never have believed. Yes, they were very close and she saw him as more than just a friend but she hadn’t known that it was the same for him until now. She thought he liked Tanya in this way. She was the one he liked.Kyra was giddy with happiness and with this realization cam
After a few seconds, Kyra gave in and hugged Anton back. Her hands tight on his waist as she pressed closer as if trying to mold their bodies together.“Come, let’s return home. No training for today,” Anton said when they finally separated from the hug. “Take today off, Baxter. I’ll take the Miss to rest,”Baxter bowed, “Thank you, my king,” he picked up his sword and looked at Kyra, “I hope that the next time we meet you’ll look healthier than today.” He bowed to her before taking his leave.Kyra rolled her eyes as she watched Baxter exit the training ground. After he had left, she refused to turn to look at Anton even if she could feel his attention on her.“You really are going to make me force you to look at me, right?”Kyra pressed her lips into a thin line not saying a word.“Are you still mad at me for disappearing on you? Believe me, I didn't mean to. I tried to come back to visit you multiple times but there was no chance to do so. I did not know when exactly I’d be back so
Kyra struggled to pry her eyes open, only to be met with a blurry, unfamiliar haze. She frowned, disoriented, and attempted to roll onto her side. A low groan escaped her lips as she slowly turned, her vision clearing to reveal the unfamiliar yet familiar space of her own bathroom. Confusion gave way to alarm as she realized she was lying on the cold, hard floor.She slowly pushed herself into a sitting position as she struggled to remember how she got to the floor of her bathroom. Her head was pounding with a terrible headache and her eyes felt hot and puffy, her nose was congested, forcing her to breathe through her mouth, each ragged inhale a struggle.She’d woken up this morning to take her bath and go for a little work since she was tired of always being indoors and only going out for her training. She missed having Tanya and Anton around, the thought brought tears to her eyes as she took her bath but she did not let it fall.After bathing, she was wiping her body with her towel
Two whole days and she’s not caught a glimpse of Anton and Tanya. The remaining part of the ceremony was cancelled and everybody returned home to their various packs amidst grumbles and complaints. For the next week, all everybody including the maids in the palace spoke about was the upcoming duel and Kyra could not find it in her to sit still. She was agitated even when she knew the duel was not until a few months time. She wanted to find Anton so that they could talk but he was always busy, so she began to suspect that he was actually avoiding her. Tanya included. She could not blame Tanya though, she lost her temper the other night and it was unforgivable. Tanya was her friend and she won’t intentionally do anything to hurt Kyra, especially as she knew all Kyra has been through and she has accused Tanya of doing exactly that. There was no excuse for it. When she saw that she could only meet with Anton when he was ready to stop avoiding her, Kyra decided to return to her training
“It does not matter if she’s the daughter of an alpha because your father is also an alpha or have you forgotten?”“My father was an alpha but never for one day was I trained. I’ve always been weak and according to my father, that was my punishment for killing off my mother.” Kyra’s voice broke at the end and she felt like slipping to the ground and bursting into loud sobs but she held herself back from doing so. She has told herself after the death of her child that she would never cry again. Instead, she will make all those who've made her shed tears cry.Tanya was shocked at Kyra’s confession and a look of pity appeared in her eyes.“You don't know what you've gotten me into, Tanya.” Kyra raved, her eyes bright with anger, “Lisa is a mad person. Can’t you see how she scratched her own face and hands in such an ugly way? For her mate to have been mated to me in the first place, danced with me in front of everybody and still declared that he was more worthy of having me than Anton i
Everyone gasped, Kyra included as she was shocked that Tristan would even make this kind of offer when he knew that alpha Anton was stronger than he was. What was he hoping to gain by this charade? And he was even putting her in the middle of it? What in the name of the gracious moon goddess would he even want to have a duel with Anton for her? He wanted to show that he was worthy of being her mate? The same man who got her pregnant and abandoned her as a form of revenge against her own father? What was wrong with him? He left her first and was even aware that she was sold off then him, together with his Luna, Lisa, made sure she lost her child so what was he going on about? Wait, he must still want revenge against her father. Yes, that must be it because there was no other logical reason as to why he was doing this. So he would give himself up to death just to satisfy his quest for revenge? Well, that makes the both of them but she was not letting Anton participate in this tras
Kyra was only able to breathe freely again when she was back in the ceremonial hall but then, she spotted some people that were huddled together and she could hear them speaking angrily.Curiosity kills the car, they say and Kyra was a curious cat. Even if she knew that going there was a wrong decision she still wanted to know what was going on and what they were talking about.“She hit and scratched me! I told you that accepting this invitation was a bad idea, Tristan but you refused. She’s still hung up on you!” Lisa screeched in anger. She had tears running down her cheeks that were filled with claw marks when Kyra got to the gathering and was able to squeeze her way into the middle.Kyra was shocked at the way she met Lisa. Her appearance was very different from the woman she left in the bathroom. Kyra could not understand what was going on as she did not hear what Kyra had just said but she felt immense satisfaction at how Lisa was looking. The marks on her face were not really
Lisa had a smirk on her face as she stared at Kyra’s outfit from head to toe. Kyra felt anger and hate fill her but she controlled her emotions and decided to ignore the other woman. After she was done, she tried to walk away, but Lisa got hold of her hand, dragging her back until she hit the wall. Anger sparked within Kyra and she wanted to immediately attack Lisa but she knew that it won’t end well. She could almost envision Anton shaking his head at her.Kyra winced when Lisa's fingers dug deep into the flash of her wrist but quickly schooled her expression when she saw the smirk on Lisa's face. She was not going to allow the other woman to see her in pain.“You really have a lot of nerves, you slut,” Lisa sneered with hatred written all over her face as she finally released Kyra’s hand from her hold.Kyra wasn't moved by the insult, it wasn't the first time that she was getting such insults but she was not letting this one go, she just scoffed at her statement. “Are you seriously
Since Faith refused to say whatever it was that she wanted to but promised to show Kyra instead, she decided to let the matter drop. The two women both sat in silence for a while as Kyra tried to gather herself together and get her wolf calmed down and then they returned back to the ceremony because it was still ongoing and because Kyra did not want Lisa and Tristan to think that they had succeeded in chasing her away.Kyra did not care how things were playing out, she would still make sure to get my revenge back for everything they’ve done to her. She would also take something very valuable from them the same way they took her baby who was the only family she had left in the world. She would destroy them just the same as they've destroyed her life. Kyra vowed to bring Tristan down and make him beg for mercy but none would be shown to him just the same way he did not show her any mercy. Kyra just hoped that her wolf would cooperate with her this time and not try to come up and cause