64Kaya’s POV.“Why am I not surprised to see you walking in secrecy?” Emilie begins as she stops right in front of me. I am praying she would just insult me and let me go, that nothing more is to happen.There’s a smirk on her face as she adds more while I lower my gaze, realizing that I was staring too long. “Oh, my bad. You’re a witch. Isn’t this the time people like you love, as it’s the best time to do all the evil in the world?”Why would she be accusing me of such when she knows that I have no powers?I exhale softly. “There must have been a mistake, your highness. I had been called by Commander Chester, nothing more.”“And why would Chester be in need of such a slave like you?” When she asks that, there was a change in her tone. It was as though she is troubled when I mentioned Chester’s name.I’m stealing glances at her to read her expression, my mind lurking backwards to the story Chester told me about her, when she also snaps her eyes back down at me and I clear my throat a
653RD POV.The double handled door opens with haste with the reveal of Kade, Kieran, and Kyle entering into the room.“My Lords, this is not a play anymore. They are serious. They are really going to attack.”“And how could you have been so feeble with such information that everyone in the kingdom has gotten to know?” Kieran is the first to talk, bashing his words at Chester, who’s at the other end of the strategic table.He bows his head lowly as he defends him, “My apologies, sire but I’m not sure. Perhaps not only I have a bird in our enemies post.”Kieran wants to respond back but Kade waves his hand at him. “Now, what are we up to? How many men do we have available? How can we meet up with counts before the ambush?” Kade turns to his brothers. “Since they want to be dirty, I guess the knight’s code doesn’t count anymore then, does it?”He’s asking from Kieran who shakes his head. “Not at all.” Afterwards, Kieran joins Chester along with the other two commanders to begin the plan
66Kaya’s POV.My sight opens to the front door of a house, and something about it is familiar. The skin of my forehead is still crinkling, trying to recall where this memory is from when gravity changes course and everything swiftly shifts over my vision.It feels just like when you’re opening a book so fast that you cannot even see the content well. I could feel the change in the air hitting my face and sprawling my hair around. Although my heart rate is calm, because wherever I am right now doesn’t release any eerie feelings, I am alert for anything out of the ordinary. Too much out of the ordinary, I should say.The flipping stops once again, and this time around, I’m in front of another house. I remember this place clearly. This is where we used to live together as a family before the villagers turned against us by working with the werewolves just for their own gain. From here did we move to the cottage, finally cutting ourselves off from the outside out of fear of being destroye
Kaya’s POV.As the woman steps in, her heels break the wooden door even more. It keeps leaving a crunchy sound, and each time, my heart skips a beat.There’s a devilish smile on her face as her eyes set on me. She has no weapon on her, but her claws are very sharp, giving me a hint that she must be a she-wolf from the five neighboring packs who hate the triplets.Her eyes are a shade of hazel, bright and glowing, with a freckle of crimson red. She must have the powers of an alpha for her eyes to glow such a shade of light. Her jet black hair is packed into a ponytail and braided to rest in front of her left shoulder. She’s staring at me through her lashes, leaving a frightened feeling with each step she takes forward.Her sandy skin looks thick, as though she’s gone through hell of training to be able to get to where she is. She looks fierce, and her stance is firm.“Hello, Kaya.” Her accent is one I can’t place.My eyes widen at the realization of who she is. I remember that voice. S
683RD POV.The wood suffers from the powers of the witch, the trees are broken, and nature has fallen into imbalance. In the middle of the hurt are the brothers. Kade groans as his hands rub his head and he sits up. He’s still trying to recover from the effect of the push from Kaya when he sees the armies coming their way.Their cries heighten his senses, and hastily, he alarms the connection between him and his brothers, calling them to consciousness too.“What the fuck happened?” Kyle whines as he grabs a nearby branch to stand up before he notices their enemies coming for them. They have successfully ambushed their kingdom, and the brothers are stunned. It has never happened before.They are losing, and more importantly, they’ve lost another part of them, a part of their being, Kaya.“Stand with me, brothers.” Hastily, Kade calls Kieran’s and Kyle’s attention. The both of them hurry to join Kade, positioning their backs against his. A few of their men, who are still alive in the a
69Kaya’s POV.One of my knees is on the ground while my arm rests on the other as I stare ahead into a fine field. The beauty is nothing words can describe. It is splendid and captivating.My lips are curved into a bright smile at the kids running in the field—a girl and a boy. They are playing hide and seek, chasing each other with crackles of laughter bouncing in the air, echoing into the mountains in the distance where mist forms atop.“Mum...” The both of them call as they run towards me, and I stand up, running to go and hug them, but instead I feel a hand on my shoulder, pulling me out of the vision, and Olivia’s voice reaches my ears.“Kaya. The alphas are waiting for you to join us.” I turn my head to the left and nod at her, agreeing in affirmation.In reality, I’m standing in the middle of a clearing,
70Kaya’s POV.I slam the door behind me, muttering words beneath my breaths. “How different is he from the triplets if he’s willing to end their reign by killing everyone too?”Heading to the bed to sit on it, a million and one thoughts roam through my head, roaring like fire from a dragon’s throat. “And he seems to be unaffected by his decisions? This is crazy.”I’m suddenly feeling out of order, thinking in my head about what I’m actually trying to achieve. For the past two weeks, I haven’t really thought by myself. Most of the decisions I make are based on what either Olivia tells me or what I know I must do with the alphas in general.It makes me wonder if I am actually free from the bondage that I leave the triplets’ kingdom for. “Am I really free?”I stare outside at the sky
71Kaya’s POV.The carriage comes to a stop, and the coachman bangs its body to signal for our attention. His croaky voice is a bass that penetrates through the thick body of the carriage, “we have arrived here, sire.”Olivia’s face shifts to mine, with a smile plastering onto her cheeks. “Are you ready, Kaya? You know what you have to do, don’t you?” As she begins, I nod my head, remembering exactly what my job is. “And are you sure you don’t need my help? The alphas are doing their own jobs to make sure that the triplets won’t have any guards to secure them, so they are vulnerable for you to attack them one on one, but are you sure you’ve got what it takes to face your once-prisoner and kill him?”I sigh. We’ve gone through this before, and as much as I don’t like the whole questioning of a thing, I think I understand why they are dubious of my capability. The triplets still have effects on me, but the emotion that fuels my anger is one that no cunning words of theirs could crush. T