Ellie.The first thing I felt when my eyes fluttered open was extreme soreness in the lower part of my body.I couldn’t explain to my new mate that it was my first time because it would only confirm to him that I was a liar since he strongly believed that I had sex with a wolf that wasn’t my mate. My chest burned with the memory of the night before and how despite his roughness with me, I found pleasure in it all, but also because of his statement afterwards.“You will be the Queen’s handmaiden and my mistress.”He had said with no thought of my feelings whatsoever. To him, I was nothing more than an unworthy mate, just like Vito thought.“Did you not hear what I said? Quit spacing around like a freak and answer me!” A loud voice broke into my thoughts, with angry blue eyes staring daggers at me. Head Maid Emma. I knew nothing about her other than the whispers I had heard that she had been the King’s maid since he was just a boy. The omega maids speaking about her mentioned that she w
Archer.“And so the packs finances has relatively increased by five percent…”Lee, my gamma and my trusted manager was saying, but my mind drifted off to a certain black-haired omega and the feel of her body under mine. The darkness did nothing to hide her sultry body from me, or the look in her eyes when I had her reach climax.Fuck!It wasn’t my intention to have her like that–or at all–but it was a full moon, and the pull to her was so strong it was impossible to ignore. I had indeed gone to the servants quarters but I had no plans to go up to her room or seek her out, but then she came down to me and I lost control.A sigh escaped my lips as I ran my fingers through my hair, tugging the roots slightly.“Are you okay, Your Majesty?” Lee’s voice momentarily snapped me out of my daze, but when I nodded my head, signaling for him to keep going, the thoughts of her came back to hunt me.“You almost devoured her last night,” Ian snickered, angering me.I couldn’t deny that the intimacy
Ellie.I’m doomed.I bracketed my head between my hands, recalling what happened earlier. Lunch was a disaster, and it was all my fault. Scratch that, my existence in the castle was a disaster. It felt like I couldn’t catch a break.My hands trembled, as well as the rest of my body, waiting in anticipation for what was to come. His Majesty had instructed me to return to my room and remain there until he came to give me my punishment. It had been seven hours already. Which meant I missed the rest of my duties as a maid.I could almost hear the insults and curses thrown at me from outside my bedroom door by the other maids, and I knew it would only make my stay here even more unbearable, but there was nothing I could do about it. I was more worried and scared of His Majesty’s arrival.Truthfully, I couldn’t understand him and all the mixed signs I’d been getting from him. When we arrived he declared I wasn’t his mate, and even threatened to punish anyone who so much as harbors the idea
Ellie.“Get up.”I rose slowly, looking down at my feet as I did because I felt ashamed of my thoughts and hopes and I couldn’t tell what he was thinking.“I don’t know about you, but I want him,” Ru expressed with a low growl, and I knitted my brows, furious at my desire for him even after what he’d just done to me.Cautiously, and with more push from Ru, I placed my hands on his shoulders, every move of my body a testament to my arousal.Furious dark eyes met mine, and in a split second, he took my arms and spun me around so my back was pressed against the bed with his body atop mine, his eyes never leaving mine. If anything, his eyes bore deeper into my soul, and I held my breath in anticipation of what was to come, as his face drew closer to mine.“Such a talented actress,” he muttered with a shake of his head and then pushed himself off me with a frown.I stared at his retreating form, wondering what just happened, or what I did wrong to deserve such treatment, but I was beginnin
Ellie.“That is not reason enough for you all to do this to her!” The male voice resonated through my spine. Alarmed, I opened my eyes only to find I was still in the stranger’s arms, and we were still in the garden behind the kitchen.“She is one tiny maid and there are seven of you,” He said angrily, then he turned his head to the side.“Take them away, and lock them up. If anyone asks, tell them Alpha Tristian commanded it,” he barked, and from the chroused “Yes Alpha,” from a few males, I knew he had involved guards.I stared up at his jaw–as it was the only part of his face I could see clearly. It was sharp, like a certain someone I know. Alpha Tristan. I’d never heard of him before, but I knew I owed him my life. I’d been through a similar life-threatening situation, but it was the first time someone came to my aid, and something about that warmed my heart.As the guards dragged the maids away, Alpha Tristian looked down at me, meeting my eyes.“Thank heavens you’re back,” he sa
Archer.Raw anger rolled off my body like sweat as I stared at Tristian.He had a satisfied smile on his face like he wasn’t just caught doing something he wasn’t supposed to do, and there was nothing I wanted to do more than punch that smile off his face. I gritted my teeth, regretting ever asking him to come to the palace.It didn’t take him long to charm Ellie, but looking back at her history, she didn’t need much to be charmed. If anything she charmed Tristian.“Why are we here? I thought we were going in for the meeting?” Tristian arched a brow, looking around the gym.“Let’s go one round, I badly need to let off steam,” I huffed.Tristian’s eyes widened in excitement, accompanied by a smile on his lips.“I was hoping we’d do this after the meeting, but sure, let’s go,” he said, taking off his shirt immediately.My anger burned hotter. He was excited for no reason, which roughly translated to his newfound attraction toward Ellie.I took off my shirt and joined him in the boxing r
Ellie.Somehow, it was Emma who found me in Alpha Tristian’s room because she had arrived to clean the room.I wasn’t in the least surprised when she accused me of having sex with Alpha Tristian, calling me all sorts of names and swearing to do everything in her power to see that I leave the palace. I didn’t bother responding to her because I was still in pain and reeling from the shock of everything that happened, but that must’ve angered her, as she declared that I would be punished by not having dinner that night.On my way to my room, I wondered if she could do a thing like that. Surely she did not have enough influence to refuse me dinner. Or so I thought.Upon reaching my room, I took out the little first aid kit which consisted of a pain relief cream, methylated spirit, cotton wool, and some bandages, to my bed and used them to tend to the remaining injuries.It was when I started tending to my injuries, that I realized that most of the pain I was feeling wasn’t from the injuri
Archer.The intoxicating but sweet smell of my supposed mate, reached my nostrils before I realized she was right there, staring at me, frozen in place.“I-I...forgive me, Your Majesty,” she bowed her head, but before she could leave and close the door, I reached her with speed, grabbing her hand to keep her in place. To my amusement, she turned her head to the other side, and when I tried to make her look at me, she closed her eyes.“Open your eyes, it’s not like you haven’t seen me naked before,” I told her but she didn’t listen, she kept her eyes tightly shut.“Stop pretending you didn’t come in here to seduce me, you little vixen.”I pulled her back into the restroom, making her stand under the pouring water. She opened her eyes immediately, meeting mine and I snapped.I ripped the maid's clothes off her body, leaving her in nothing but her underwear and the wide-eyed innocent look that drove me to madness.“Your Majesty!” She gasped, breaking the eye contact to look down at her d
Ellie.The tension in the air was palpable for more reasons than one, and try as I might to detach myself from the situation I was in, I couldn’t.I was sat in the same car as Archer, beside him, while he spread his legs, and I tightened mine to keep away from making any sort of contact with him. I’d originally sat at the front seat, next to the driver, but when Archer arrived, he demanded I sit behind with him, thus putting me in the situation I was now in.Neither of us said a word to the other because there was nothing to say since we rode as King and guard. Honestly, even if we didn’t, there’d still be nothing to say. He had made his decision, and I made mine; which was to focus on my duty and nothing else, just like I had all those weeks ago.The journey to Coral Pack was a long, rocky one, which I didn’t expect. I mean I expected the ‘long’ part but not the ‘rocky’ party. It wasn’t that the road was entirely bad, but it wasn’t leveled, allowing for exaggerated movements on the c
Ellie.“Hey, why does your eyes look so…lifeless? Didn’t you sleep last night?” Julie took my arm as we walked to the hall, where our graduation was to take place.Julie had sent a dress–the button-down dress–to me late last night with the help of an omega staff, and even with how beautiful it looked on me, with my hair laid down, I guess it wasn’t enough to distract Julie from the bags under my eyes.“I did,” I opened my eyes wide, “I guess I can’t wait for everything to be over, so I can leave here,” I told her.“Well, I’m glad you feel that way because I was informed earlier that you, Tristian, and I would perform a graduation task today after the ceremony,” She said.“Alpha Tristian? How is it possible he’s graduating with us? I barely saw him attend lectures,” I tilted my head to the side.“Tristian took night lectures, he arranged with the instructors because of his busy life, I guess,” she said with a one-sided shrug and I nodded.“What is the task though? The one we’re to perf
The atmosphere and everyone’s initial opinion of me changed drastically after the decree was passed and sent out two days ago. Everywhere I went, wolves said hi to me, and even tried becoming friends with me. The Omegas working as staff in the villa, always did things for me, like giving me an extra portion of food and offering to clean my room. I can’t lie, I liked it, because it was the first time I was receiving such treatment.“Earth to Ellie,” Julie snapped her fingers in my face. I shook my head and blinked immediately, an instinctive reaction, as I returned to reality.Julie and I were currently looking through her dresses for our graduation, which was to take place the next day. Julie was kind enough to lend me something of hers after I told her that most of my stuff was still in my former pack–of course, I left out the fact that I used to be mated to the alpha of that pack and basically, everything that happened afterward. Julie believed Archer took me from my former pack bec
Ellie.“I can’t believe we’re leaving here soon,” Julie said with mock sadness, and a sigh to follow.“You say that but it seems like you’re happy to leave,” I returned, nudging her side, as we walked to combat class.It had been a week and two days since the forest incident, and four days left until the end of our training camp. In that time, Jon and the others that terrorized me were summoned out of camp. Lizzy and I didn’t say one word to each other, but she no longer bothered me, and with Julie’s help, I was able to focus well on everything we were being taught.It wasn’t lost on me that I had to put two times the effort everyone else was putting in, to get the same result, but I didn’t see it as a punishment. If anything, I quite liked it, because it pushed me past my limits.“No, I’m happy I don’t need to do any more combat classes. It is the bane of my existence,” Julie said with a sigh. I responded with a roll of my eyes.“What?” She dragged, amusement touching her lips.“If a
Ellie."Turn around," Archer ordered, standing up, and I complied, feeling the weight of his stare on my back."Bend over the bed." Despite his injury, his dominance radiated off him in waves.My heart raced as I leaned over, my hands gripping the edge of the hospital bed. I felt cool air on my neck as he leaned forward, the anticipation making my pulse quicken."Why did you come here dressed like this, Ellie?" Archer's voice was a whisper in my ear. His good hand slid up my thigh, pushing the dress higher."It was the only way I was allowed into the hospital," I whispered, my voice trembling with excitement.His hand came down on my ass with a sharp smack, the sting making me gasp. He alternated between soft caresses and hard spanks, each strike sending a jolt of pleasure through my body. My skin tingled, the pain and pleasure blending into a delicious sensation."Do you like that, Ellie ?" His tone was mocking, but it only made me wetter."Mmmh, yes," I moaned, pushing my hips back
Ellie.I pressed a hand over my lips to keep me from screeching in pure shock.“I asked you a question, Ellie,” he drawled lazily, the rich baritone of his voice sending shivers up and down my spine.“I–” I started, but the footsteps stopped right in front of the door outside, which was about to send me into a mini heart attack until Archer pulled me towards the hospital bed.“Lie down and stay quiet,” he ordered. I gulped, eyes darting from him to the door, but I joined him in anyway. The bed was warm and smelled like him, masculine and minty. I didn’t fail to notice the way my body melted into his own, as he wrapped an arm around my waist, then covered my head with the covers, so I was left staring at his fully clothed wide chest. I took a big whiff of his scent, letting myself remember why I liked being next to him.Mere seconds later, there was a small knock on the door, and whoever it was opened the door without waiting for a confirmation. I gulped hard, my heart beating frantica
Ellie.Loud and eerie clear, the sound of flesh being torn filled my ears, but it must’ve been the shock that made it possible for me to not feel any pain.No, something is not right. I told myself and peered my eyes open, only to be shocked to see that not only was I in one full piece, but the one who had been torn was none other than His Majesty, Archer. I stood frozen, wondering how the heck things turned out the way they did.In one motion, Archer turned, released his claws, and pierced the monster’s head, taking out its brain. The monster released a very loud shriek, as blood poured out of it’s head, and then nearly every hole in its body, before it fell to the ground“Hold on to me! You’re safe now,” Archer then turned to me and muttered, hugging my head to his chest.“You’re safe now,” he repeated over and over until I had enough and released myself from his hold. He got hurt while saving me, but he was only worried about me.“You’re hurt too!” I reminded him, but he didn’t res
Ellie.“Is it just me or is something definitely wrong with this place?” Julie asked from beside me. I nodded frantically. Something was horribly wrong with the place, and that something wasn’t just the eerie feeling of the atmosphere, but the smell. The forest was filled with a harsh smell of fresh blood mixed with something else, something dangerous, but I couldn’t quite place my finger on it.We had spent at least five minutes in the forest, and with each passing moment, the place seemed even more off, like there weren’t any animals, which made the forest quiet. The harsh smell was more like a confirmation.“Look, we need to leave here. Carly just said something but she’s not sure so I’m not gonna repeat it,” she said with a deep breath.I pursed my lips, wondering who Carly was. Julie must’ve sensed my confusion;“Carly is my wolf,” She explained and I nodded in understanding.“Whatever, we need to leave.”“I agree that this place seems very weird, but what if it’s all part of the
Ellie.Wrong.The only experience in combat I had, was being ambushed by multiple wolves and somehow making it out alive. I wanted to tell Julie, but the combat instructor suddenly appeared, cutting my words short.I was certain I wouldn’t know what real combat was like even if it hit me in the face, but looking at all the hype-up wolves punching, ducking, and kicking, I realized I did know, and I was very bad at it.The instructor had told me to stand aside and watch since he taught most of the moves while I was…resting, and by just watching them, I knew I wouldn’t be able to do a thing. It was true that I had been lucky a few times, and my wolf worked tirelessly to protect me, as well as other wolves in my life, but where strength met experience, I was talentless, and I feared that if the other wolves saw how weak I was, they would use the opportunity to pounce on me again.“Then do your best. You work well under pressure, and if you don’t want everyone here to bully you again, you