Kyra knew that she shouldn’t be surprised. After all, people from different packs were there when Alpha Anton nearly choked Roselyn to death because she slapped her. So, the news was bound to get out.Because she was always indoors and had no friends in the pack, Kyra had not heard about the gossip. Kyra has nearly even forgotten about that night. Nearly, because her mind was now consumed with alpha Anton’s plenty of proposals and her body’s reaction to him which she was unable to understand.Tanya leaned against the table and focused all her attention on Kyra, “So, it’s really true, huh?”Kyra’s head tilted a little to the side in confusion, “What’s really true?”“The rumors of him nearly killing Roselyn in front of everyone because of you. Your reaction already gave it away.” Then Tanya turned to look at Anton, “Why did you do it anyway? It would have been better if Kyra stood up and fought for herself. Now, she will be the target of many women because they think she’s weak. You can
“You don’t want us to be friends?” Tanya looked sad as she asked Kyra.“No,” Kya waved her hands as she quickly tried to assure Tanya, “Of course I want us to be friends. It’s just that I’ve never had a friend before so I don’t…” she trailed off and looked down again when she saw pity in Tanya’s eyes. Kyra knew that the look in Anton’s eyes must mirror Tanya’s, and she did not want their pity. Her reason for not accepting Tanya’s request to be friends quickly was not really because of this. Tanya was beautiful and bubbly, but she was giving off a vibe that Kyra could not understand. It made her weary.“Well, it’s a good thing you can now have friends.” Alpha Anton said. “Tanya and I have been friends since childhood. I don’t mind sharing her with you.”“Oh please, stop it, Anton.” Tanya’s voice came out softly as she slapped Anton on his biceps.Kiss watched the exchange with a weird feeling curling in the pit of her stomach, and she suddenly began to feel nauseous.“I think I’m goi
Why was she not feeling nauseous because of their food? Kyra thought as she rubbed her nape then she realized that it was because she was not going to eat it. It was more about her swallowing the food to her stomach than the smell.The chef was fast with whipping up something sour for Kyra. Before the chef brought the food in, alpha Anton and Tanya dropped their forks and stopped eating. When she asked them, they said they could not eat while another person at the table was not eating. They could not have her watching them like a spectator.Nothing she said moved them to eat so she gave up with slumped shoulders and listened to Tanya tell stories about her travels.Kyra felt a little jealous. She always wanted to travel and see the world. She’s read her mothers journal and it was the same for her. Her mother wanted to go on different trips with her father after she gave birth to her but unfortunately, she never got the chance because she died during childbirth. Though her mother did t
Kyra’s eyes were red and swollen that morning as she tried to concentrate on the fabric she was working on but she kept pricking herself with the needle. She’s had a bad night where she spent hours just tossing and turning on the bed, her mind running a mile per minute.Before, all she thought about was Anton’s advances and how well to avoid them and what to welcome from him. It was totally different now. She now had more than that to think about.Ever since she found out about Tanya’s existence and had one meal with her, the lady refused to let her be. Starting from when she helped her to her room that day two days ago, she was always at Kyra’s door every morning demanding that they go out together.Kyra kept giving her excuses that she was taking it easy because she was at the early stage of her pregnancy. She did not want to run around and hurt her baby.The response she got from Tanya was that the doctor already checked her and she was fine. Still, Kyra refused to leave her room
“Tanya?” Kyra’s voice was shaky and her hands were clammy as she called out again.Her deft remained planted on the floor, it felt too heavy to lift because at that moment she had the urge to bolt from the room.Tanya blinked twice before she returned to the present. She shook her head and a wide smile spread on her face, “You are done? I am trying to help you pick out what to wear.”Now, it was Kyra's turn to go into a haze. The way Tanya snapped back to her usual jolly nature was giving her a whiplash that she was even beginning to think that she imagined the whole thing.Tanya's eyes had been blank and her face scrunched in a terrible expression that made Kyra scared. Everything had disappeared and it was as if her mind was playing tricks on her.“Oh?” That was the only thing Kyra could say. Her brain was working too slow to catch up with the latest development.“Yeah, I do not want us wasting a lot of time. I wanted to make things easier for you since I sent your maid away.”“Cynt
As if Tanya knew that she would be able to convince Kyra to check out the pack with her, she already has guards and a few carriages ready for them.Kyra halted in front of the most beautiful carriage that was held open for them to climb in, “You were really sure that I would go with you?” She’s never agreed to do anything with Tanya before.“Not really. I just had hopes that you’ll not be able to resist the offer of leaving the four walls of the palace and going out to see the pack. My guess was correct.” Tanya laughed lightly as she placed her hand on one of the guard’s outstretched palm and climbed on to the carriage.Kyra followed after Tanya inside the carriage and sat opposite her, “Thanks for inviting me out.”Tanya smiled, all teeth as she rubbed her plan together in glee, “Get ready to see anything and everything and also taste all of the local foods that Anton’s palace can’t offer you.”Kyra loved the good food she ate at Anton’s palace. She really appreciated it but some loc
Fear gripped Kyra in its clutches and she opened her mouth to let out scream, but the scream never made it past her throat. It was almost like something was obstructing it.Her limbs locked in fear, and she couldn’t move out of the way. No matter how much she tried to will her body to, she remained in the same position.Kyra closed her eyes and instinctively tried to bend her body to protect her baby, but a strong hand gripped her by the elbow and yanked her out of harm's way at the very last minute.The force threw her against the chest of her savior, knocking her out of the haze she was about to fall into.“Shhh, you are fine. You are alright,” the stranger's voice was deep and soothing. He rubbed her back with his large palm as he whispered words of comfort to her.Kyra jerked back to look up at the face of the man who had just saved her and her unborn baby from being trampled to death, he was unfamiliar, and he was not wearing the uniform of the guards in Anton’s palace. He was d
“What’s wrong? I said we need to leave here now!” There was fear in his eyes and his chide was shaky.Kyra turned back to the man, “I know that we need to leave, it’s just that I…” she paused as she observed the man’s face. He looked young and around mid-twenties. He might not be dressed in royal clothes, but his clothes were neat, and his hair was well arranged. “How did you save me?”“Pardon?” The man looked stupefied and at a loss because of her question.Kyra quickly recognized that she had not asked the question in the right way, “What I meant to ask was how were you able to pull me out of harm’s way at the last minute? Were you standing behind me?”Now, it was the stranger’s turn to look confused, “You are supposed to be rushing to safety, not asking how I was able to save you.”“I need to know how you did it because I was standing with a friend of mine and some guards. They were unable to save me, but you did.” She had not noticed the man before the rogue’s incident happened. S
“No, calm down,” Kyra tried to suppress her wolf, but it was impossible. She could feel her fangs elongating and her claws coming out, so she turned to flee down the hall. “Kyra! What’s wrong?” She could hear Tristan's voice right behind her and knew that he was following her. “No, no,” Kyra was chanting in her head, but her wolf was refusing to cooperate. She should never have accepted to dance with Tristan in the first place when she knew that all she wanted to do was sink her claws in his chest and bring out his heart then feed it to dogs. Kyra wanted him dead! She should never have listened to Anton and danced with him. Now, her wolf was going to come out and get in a fight with him. She was not only going to scatter the ceremony that was going on, she might end up dead because Tristan was an alpha and by right, he was stronger than she was. Though she knew that Anton would not let Tristan kill her, she did not want to ruin their plan.Kyra kept shoving people out of her way
What in the name of the moon goddess was going on? Everything seemed to be happening in the opposite direction of all her plans and Kyra was having big issues with keeping up.First, she almost lost control of her wolf and ruined the party, but Tanya’s entrance brought an end to that. Secondly, Tanya wore the same gown as her, and it caused people to start whispering bad things about her. Not that they were not already going so but it just seemed to increase their hate for her.“How have you been? Are you fine?”Thirdly, she was not seated with Anton or Tanya. She was alone and had to do most of her things herself, and she just had to be seated on the same table as her own father and directly beside him too.She had been too distracted by Tanya, who was explaining why they had the same gown on and listening to her apology to pay attention to the people sitting around the table she was assigned to. Why was her seat on the same table as her father? Who sabotaged her like this?“Kyra? Yo
“Ohh, and here comes the beautiful woman whom everyone is rooting for to become alpha Anton’s Luna,”“She’s so beautiful. Oh goodness,”“Kyra refused to attend the other ceremonies. Does she think she’s above them?”“I think she’s trying to act mysterious,”“Why are the two women coming in at the same time?”“I’m sure that Kyra knew Tanya would be coming in at this particular time and is trying to overshadow her,”“Wait, look, they are even wearing the same dress.”“What’s going on here?”Kyra’s mine immediately deviated from her wolf who was trying hard to come out, even her wolf calmed down as Kyra turned around to look behind her. Truly, like people were saying, Tanya has just stepped in, and she was wearing the exact dress that Kyra was wearing.Kyra’s mouth dropped open in shock. Tanya’s hair was also styled the same with hers, and they had on the same jewelry. What was going on? This was not part of the plan.Tanya picked out a bright red dress that complimented her dark red hai
Kyra hit her fist on her chest. She felt like she was choking up but then she realized that she’s been holding her breath. She opened her mouth and breathed in through it and her nose at the same time and felt her lungs clearing up.The long awaited day was finally here and Kyra could not help the feeling of nervousness that was threatening to overwhelm her. She was sweating even when the weather was cool and her chest was tight with anxiety. She hoped that everything would go smoothly and as they had planned.“Miss Kyra, you need to stand upright so that I can arrange your gown properly,” Cynthia said behind Kyra and she realized that she was hunched over. She didn't even know when it happened “Okay,” Kyra said as she stood upright and she stared at Cynthia who was concentrating on her work through the full-length mirror in front of her. She might not have liked Cynthia at first glance but she did now. This young girl has helped her in more ways than one and she was usually the fir
As Kyra hugged Tanya close, her eyes fell on Anton who was watching their action. Kyra did not know if what she felt for him was love or just gratitude but she knew that there was a vast difference between her feelings for Tanya and her feelings for Anton.She’s been shoving these feelings down because she knew that they might not be given the opportunity to explore them. And also because she knew that Anton could never be with a woman like her. They were not mates and she was not a woman in the society. She was the daughter of an alpha and would have been a suitable march but all of that changed when her mate made her a slave by selling her off.“Come one, Tanya, how long will you keep hugging her for?” Anton said when the big began to last for more than two minutes.Tanya pulled away from Kyra and made a face at Anton, “Stop being jealous. You can hug her too,”Anton sneered at her, “I can hug her anytime I want,”“Awwwn, I keep saying it that the both of you will make a great coup
“I’ll be hosting the ball next week,” Anton said while they were eating dinner that night after Kyra was done with her training with Herod. Kyra was sitting to his right and Tanya to his left in the dining room.Kyra’s hand tightened around her glass of wine as her heart began to drum with anticipation. The day was finally drawing closer and nothing was going to stop her anymore.“Hmm, the ball,” Tanya hummed, “The ball we’ve been waiting for is finally here again this year,”Anton hosted a ball to celebrate his pack for its riches and fruitfulness at this time of the year every year. It’s been like this for centuries and he was only following the culture his ancestors made.While it was a celebratory season for Anton and his pack, other alphas saw it as an opportunity to meet other alphas and build connections.“Yeah, and all alphas and their Lunas will be invited.” Anton turned to face Kyra, his brows were furrowed with concern, “Your first mate is going to be here too. Are you sure
Kyra was bent over the toilet as she retched. She’s been like that for a few minutes and right now, her throat was hurting badly, and the same could be said for her insides. She felt like she was about to vomit all her insides out, her throat was burning like she drank acid.When the urge to vomit finally died and her insides became calm, Kyra sat back on the floor of the toilet as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.She raised her hand up to look at it and saw blood. She kept staring at it like it was something foreign, but she did not look surprised at all; this was not the first time she was vomiting blood.It started two months ago with her just coughing up a small amount but with time, it became worse and now, she threw up lots of blood every now and then.She was dying, Kyra knew this for sure, but she was not panicking. She was very close to her goal, she was not going to let whatever it was that was wrong with her ruin everything. She would hold out until she had ki
Just as Anton thought, he could not sleep that night, so he stood by his window and thought about all his weird feelings since the day he first set his eyes on Kyra.At first, he had been so comfortable with pushing everything on to his wolf, but tonight was an eye-opener for him. He just realized that he cared deeply for her, and he did not want to lose her. Even right now, his hands were still cold and clammy, and he still felt uncomfortable with leaving Kyra with Tanya, but Tanya was his friend and he trusted her to look after Kyra.“Yeah, the same way you trusted her before, and she threw her to the rogues!”“That was a one-time thing, and she already apologized and even brought Kyra back from that phase of shock,”“Yeah, whatever,” his wolf grumbled before he started to run around Anton’s head again, demanding that they return to check up on Kyra.Anton held himself back. He had already put fear in the hearts of everyone in his palace today, both big and small, by raising the al
“Kyra,” Anton called before he rushed over to where she was huddled on the floor. He wanted to wrap his arms around and pull her out so he could hug her close and know that she was finally safe, but he hesitated.She was staring straight ahead and when he placed himself in her line of focus, it looked as if she was not seeing him. She was staring through him while rocking and muttering words he could not hear.“Kyra?” He slowly moved to knee in front of her as he waved his hand in front of her face, but no reaction came from her. Anton was confused on what to do. He has never seen anything like this before, but she appeared the same way she was when she went into shock after her miscarriage. He was scared that if he touched her, he would spook her and there would be problems.He moved back and faced Cynthia, “Go out and tell the guards that she had been found. Everyone can go back to their duty post and call the doctor.”“Doctor? Is she hurt, Anton?” Tanya asked with widened eyes as