Naya's POVI have never experienced something like this. I am so conscious of my bare body and I have suffered from body dysmorphia and I hate being naked in front of everyone. She doesn't mind that I'm shaking terribly, she keeps her eyes on me and even shakes her head as she amuses herself with the sight of me. “You haven't answered my question, girl. Don't you know that it's rude for you to keep your Luna waiting for your answer?” This is a very personal question and I wish I am in a proper state to answer it. Perhaps we can discuss this at a more proper setting, but she is not giving me that chance. She wants the answer now. “Are you a Virgin, Naya?” “I– I don't know.” I shiver. “What are you? Dumb?” She barks at me. “It's a simple question! Yes or no! Don't waste my damn time!” I shut my eyes, but I can hear my own teeth chattering with fear. Do I have to live with this woman till when?She comes into the shower, my heart is thumping more than ever. She turns on the water
Naya's POVLuna Bloodton is not happy because she wanted to deal with Marcus very well, but I intervened and ruined everything. Her idea of a punishment for me was to invite the family doctor to give me a thorough examination in her office. I was asked to take a bath prior to the doctor's arrival and as soon as the doctor came, I was asked to lay on the table table as my privates were touched and examined. After the most excruciating ten minutes of my life, the doctor is done and declares me to be a virgin. It doesn't change anything for Luna Bloodton, she just shrugs as if she had expected me to be a virgin the whole time. I am ordered to go to my room. Two days, it's been five days since I have moved into the Bloodton mansion and it has been some of the craziest days of my life. I am having different kinds of lessons as Luna Bloodton is trying her best to shape me into a wide for her son. Before he comes back from this trip of his. My legs are shaved. My eyebrows plucked. My
Naya's POVI tear up as soon as I see my mother sitting in front. I have never seen her shoulder so relaxed, I have never seen her eyes so bright. The wrinkle of worry that used to like her face for as long as I could remember is no longer there. She is dressed in a navy blue dress and from the mere shininess of the material, I can tell it's expensive. Just because I am now engaged to Alpha Erus, my mother's life has gotten drastically better. I didn’t reject it. Just for my mother, I am glad that I made that sacrifice. She looks at me and I can see the smile through her eyes. She can't even wave at me and I can't do nothing more than smile at her a little. There are over five guards protecting Luna Bloodton and I. I wish I can stand up and go to give my mother a hug. I love this new life for her. For both of us. After the meeting has started, Luna Bloodton stands up to her feet and everyone does the same too. “Ladies and gentlemen of the Moonclaw pack, The Luna, Lady Bloodton!
Erus’ POVNaya Emily Woods. That's the name that was on the file that my investigator submitted to me. I wanted to know everything about her after I met her at the restaurant. My mother wanted me to speak to her, get to know her better, but I wasn't in the mood that day. I was still pissed off that the old seer pointed at this random girl at my father's funeral meeting and declared that she was my mate. I didn't like that, she was not my type at all. She was in casual jeans that seemed to have lost their color from too much washing. Her shoes were falling apart and I was wondering how she even got in, in the first place. She was pretty, innocent and pretty, but she wasn't my type of girl. I liked the sophisticated city girls that went to top universities and studied mentally exhausting courses. I liked lawyers, doctors, rocket scientists, business women, not a bloody teenager. My mother tried to convince me that she could change her into someone that I would fall in love with, bu
Naya's POVNo?! Did he just say no?! He is not going to allow me to go and hug my mother? What is this? Have I totally sold myself and the life I lived before just because I'm getting married to him?! “Alpha, you don't understand. It's not going to take more than five minutes.” I put my hands together. “Look at her, she's so broken. I just need a little time to tell her that I love her and still think of her. I'm all she has in this world–” “Naya quit acting like a child and don't get the Alpha angry! Your mother will be fine, now wipe your tears!” Luna Bloodton shouts. “There are many conditions to you marrying into this prestigious family and you will obey every one of them!” I look into Alpha Erus’ face. I don't expect him to be as heartless as his mother, I expect him to be more understanding, be more humane to me, but no. Maybe I have forgotten that he is the alpha and this is just a duty to him. This man almost got me killed by placing a bounty on my head! How stupid am I t
Erus’ POVThe church bell rings in the chapel. I'm dressed in my black suit and I'm on my phone, catching up on business calls. I'm going to get married in minutes, but that doesn't mean that my businesses should suffer. I can't believe that I am going on with this. I can't believe that I ma getting married to a girl that I got to know in less than a month. For some reason, my mother is very excited for this. She doesn't like Naya, she thinks that Naya is too low for me to marry, but she strongly believes in the goddess’ will. So, she has managed to trick herself into being excited for this wedding, I mean, it's another reason for her to dress up and layer her neck with diamonds. I'm in the church and the priest is standing a few feet away from us. He doesn't even do as much as breathe, he is that scared. He is one of the humans that live in the city with us. It's normal, they live by the rules and we don't run into any kind of problems with them. They attend churches and go ab
Naya's POVAs soon as a girl becomes more conscious of her life and knows about sex and all, she will keep thinking about how it's going to be on her wedding nights. I wasn't one of the girls that boys confess their crush to, I wasn't one of those girls that got chocolate and flowers on Valentine's days, but I keep thinking about my wedding night. I used to close my eyes at night and imagined how it would play out for me. I imagined kissing this faceless man that was my husband and my imagination turned into dust when we got to the bed….Today is my wedding night. Erus hasn't gotten to the house since we came back from the church. It's hard for me to believe that I have just gotten married, it barely took thirty minutes and Erus went for a meeting right after. His mother thrusted a half glass of wine at me and ordered me to go refreshed afterwards. She refused to allow me to eat, even though I was getting dinner and the fangs of hunger were biting into my stomach. She said that
Erus' POV Blood. Before I bring myself to stop and take a look at her, that's when I realize what I have done. She is a virgin, I never had expected her to be one, I never imagined it at all. I was very young when I had sex for the first time and I never even thought that people waited this long being a virgin. She was covered in my sheet, crying her eyes out because of the pain that I inflicted on her by breaking her hymen. I don't even have the words to say to her, I just leave the room after putting a robe on myself. I meet some of the servants by the stairs, but they turn around and run away before I even get to them. They can see the anger on my face. I am looking for my mother and I have found her on the patio, having wine time with some of her rich friends. “Can you believe that the girl doesn't even know how to operate the television? She is that dumb!” She cracks and they laugh too. They are talking about Naya. They are talking so much shit about her. As so
Naya's POV Tracy is quiet at the other end of the phone. I smack my lips against each other, it's either that or the tears come out again. “Are you finally back? Is this permanent?” Tracy sighs. “I… I don't know.” I push my hair away from my face. “This place has not been good to me, Tracy.” “It has been seven years, Naya. You are free now. I'm sure that he won't recognize you, even if you encounter him on the road.” I smile. I appreciate Tracy's good words. She has been my only source of comfort. “The moon is out today. That's your mother smiling down at you.” *****Sitting on the ground in my mother's house. Her urn is next to me as I sort her mail. I thought that it would be harder, seeing her pale body on that table. I thought I would fall and go unconscious too, but it wasn't. She has been cremated and I held onto the urn in the car for an hour straight. I felt her in my arms, I feel her close to me now. “I can't move here.” I speak to the urn. To my mother. “I can't e
Naya's POV I can't believe that after seven years, I will be going back to Moonclaw. I knew that one day I would be forced to go to Moonclaw, but I didn't know that it would be this soon. It's frightening, but I pack some things for a very long trip, and get Jordan ready to go to Moonclaw. I decide to take my car, that way, I don't have to rent one when I get there. Jordan is excited. I haven't told her that Grandma is gone now. I tried alone, when I was sure that she wasn't going to see me, but I haven't been able to tell her the truth. She is sitting at the back, holding a coloring book and I drive. I have just driven past the ‘goodbye Flearock’ sign. Goddess, give me strength. I need strength to go through this with my daughter. I need strength to mourn my mother. “Hey, mum?” Jordan looks up. “Yes?” I look at her through the mirror. “Do you like salty cake?” “What?” I screw my face. “I saw you crying and eating cake yesterday. I was wondering if it's because you like
Naya's POV Meadow is already grabbing her jacket and bag as she gets ready to leave. It's not a problem, because she lives a few houses away. Our neighborhood is very safe. “Thank you so much for today.” I say to her as I take my purse and give her some money. “Thanks.” She takes the money with a grateful smile. “You should rest, you look so exhausted.” “I will, darling, right after I wrap my gifts.” I sigh. “Say hi to your mum, okay?” “Okay. I will call Jordan tomorrow, she is very excited for her birthday.” She tells me. I walk her to the door and wave her. I wait to see her get to the front yard of her house, before I go back into the house and shut the door. I grab myself a glass of wine and as I take out the gifts I bought for Jordan. An iPad, new trainers, a coloring set, about ten storybooks, she is going to be overjoyed tomorrow…. I am interrupted by my phone ringing. I glance at it and a wide smile appears on my face. It's my mum calling…. After ru
Naya's POV ****Seven years later**** After working for twelve hours, all I want to do is to go back home to my daughter, Jordan. I get into the car and shut the door, only then do I completely fall back against my seat. I'm so exhausted. I glance at my wristwatch, it's 12.15 am. I smile because it's my daughter's birthday. Seven years ago today, I was a teenager who had just given birth. I survived Luna Bloodton and ran away to a far away city, something that I would have never thought I would have the courage to do. Seven years ago, I was a teenager, running away from my mother in-law, clutching a few hours old child as the train headed towards what seemed to be oblivion. Now I am twenty four, a registered nurse, and my baby just turned seven years old. Life has been very scary, but I did it. I don't know how, but I have survived for seven years and I am so proud of myself. I feel my eyes getting filled with tears, but I wipe them away. I can't cry now. I nee
**Seven years later** Erus' POV I am walking around the pool in my penthouse. Holding a bottle of wine that seems not to do anything for my pain. Last three days made it seven years since I lost Naya and my daughter. I never thought that Naya would be someone whose absence would wreck my life, but here we are. I left my family house seven years ago and I haven't been able to go back. I have lived in almost ten different houses, but I have never gotten back my peace. What of the women? None. Not even one of them could fill the void that Naya left in my heart. It didn't matter their level of education, their beautyl, their achievements, how well-to-do their family was, it just never worked out. It was just sex and never went beyond that, that doesn't mean my mother even got tired and stopped sending them my way. Running the pack, running the companies has slowly turned me into an emotionless shadow of myself. I refused to accept that Naya was truly dead at the beginning
Erus' POV After spending almost twenty hours in a meeting, my assistant is the first to meet me by the door. I am exhausted, I don't want to look at his face. He has news and I am not looking forward to fearing it. “Good evening, Brandon,” “Yes, Brandon, what do you want?” I roll my eyes. I turn around and take off my jacket. I walk to the car and he is fast behind me. “Whatever it is that you want from me, I don't want to hear it.” I shake my head. “Get someone to prepare a hot bath for me before we get to the hotel.” Brandon gets into the car with me and the car moves down the road. I rub between my eyes. I just need to rest, I feel a mess. I still feel Brandon's eyes on me and I exhale. “I'm sorry, Alpha, but I need to tell you that your mother called her.” He says. “Tell her I will get back to her when I have the time.” I mutter. “Sir, I don't think that's going to be possible. Today is supposed to be the due date for your wife…” It feels like a drop has been dropped o
Fillipia cleans the room and makes sure to erase every sign of what they did. Lance returns shortly after and he nods at her. That's when she sighs in relief, she knows that Naya is now safe. Luna Bloodton returns very shortly, they would have been caught if they were a few minutes late. She is laughing out loud as the driver aids her to walk into the house. That's how hard she partied out with her friends in the house. As soon as she walks into the house, Fillipia is by her door to take her bag. She had instructed the other servants to remain in the servant quarters. Luna Bloodton stiffens her face and screws her nose at the sight of Fillipia. “Good evening, Ma'am.” She bows. “Oh, shut it. There is nothing interesting about the evening. This is the worst day of my life.” She mutters as she walks towards the stairs. Fillipia runs after her. She can hear her heart beating in her chest. “Tell me that you did what I asked you.” Luna Bloodton says. “Yes, Luna.” Luna Bloodton tu
Naya's POV “Miss Naya, I am trying to do what's right for you. Luna Bloodton is… quite dedicated when it comes to being a villain. Do you think ah doesn't have people watching your mother? Going there is going to put you, your child, your mother, and even Fillipia and I, in danger.” My lips puckers as I try to keep my tears back inside of me. I really need to see my mother. I miss my mother with all of my heart, but I know that Lance is right. Luna Bloodton will find us if I go home. I want to stop, even if it's for five seconds. I just want my mother to know that I am fine. I want my mother to see her grandchild, I want her to sleep better knowing that I have escaped my slave masters now. Lance keeps his eyes on me through the mirror. I can see how sorry he feels for me. “It's going to be okay, Miss Woods.” He tells me. My eyes are blinded with tears as Lance zooms past the road that leads to my mother's house. He keeps driving me till he takes me to the train station. He asks
Naya's POV Lance runs his hand through his hair as he walks up and down. “Fillipia, no.” “What do you mean no?” Fillipia pushes him. “You see the way they treat the girl, she is just a child. The Luna wants me to kill them? How am I supposed to live with that?” “They are going to kill us, Fillipia, we shouldn't be meddling in this. This can go very wrong for us.” Lance shakes his head. I can't say I am mad at Lance for not wanting to help me, I am even too tired to cry myself. My eyes are just fixed on my sleeping child. If my child is safe, then I don't care what they do to me. I really don't. Fillipia has Lance against the wall as they speak in hushed tones. She is still trying to convince him and he doesn't want to get into trouble. Who would blame him? Erus and his mother are the most evil people to have ever walked this earth. “We don't have time, Lance! Take them away already!” “Alright, fine. If this comes back against us, it better be worth it.” Lance says. He walks