Camper was very serious, so Avril couldn't laugh. She bit her lower lip and heaved a deep sigh.
“Uhm, which girl are you talking about again?”
“The dark skinned one, with the body. You know, the shape. Hour glass,” he said and even demonstrated it.
“Nana. Her name is Nana,” Avril said.
“Nana,” he called dreamingly.
“Feels so good on my mouth. Tell me, how does she like her men?” he asked and Avril tapped her index finger on her lips.
“She likes bold men. Men with authority and a well built body,” she answered.
He moved backwards and spread out his arms.
“Do you think I'm well built enough?”
“Hmmm... Yeah. You're not like the men I've seen since I came here. But you'll do.”
“Would she like me? My body I mean.”
“Yes. She definitely would.”
“Okay. I'm bold, very bold. And I have enough authority. Also, do you know?” he asked and beckoned on her to move closer with his ha
Prince Dakar's breathing turned ragged as he clutched the chair for support.“My prince,” Ñiraka called to him as she noticed he wasn't okay. She tried to hold his hand but he pulled it away.“Son, are you okay?” his father asked. He breathed in deeply and opened his eyes.“Yes, father. I am okay,” he answered and sat upright. The pain had gone so he was back to normal.“What is her name?” the king asked aloud. Everyone settled their eyes on the man in the middle of the field again. He reached into his pocket and picked out a paper. He took it towards the light of a fire on a pole and pronounced the first name his eyes fell on among the list of names.“Fiorella,” he said and drummers beat noisily on their drums.“From today henceforth, the human girl will be called Fiorella which is translated as Flower. She shall be treated as one of us because she
Avril looked left and right the spaces between each building. The houses were built close to each other so the spaces were not too wide. She couldn't hear any voices, and it seemed like they were the only ones outside.“Is the palace always this empty?” she asked her maidens.“Well, it's not empty. Just that no one is walking around this vicinity yet. People only walk when they have to go somewhere, right?” Aida asked.“Yeah. Uhm, can we go towards the prince's castle?” she asked in a low voice. Aida and Gia exchanged puzzled glances.“We can't?” Avril asked.“We can. Only if we are called by him or sent by the Alpha. Only Ñiraka has that liberty to go in and out of his house,” Gia explained.“Which means we can't. Eish!”They walked in silence, looking at the trees and other buildings. Avril saw the dried leaves being blown about and she reme
“What? No! Damn, I hate her!” Avril retorted and her held unconsciously moved up to her hair. She winced in pain from her back and dropped her hand immediately.“Oh sorry. Be more careful. That shit is painful,” Verona sympathized.“Uhm, Verona. Can I find somewhere to sit? I'm tired of standing,” Avril said.“You're taking permission from me? Don't be that soft, please. There's a bench under that tree. Wanna sit there?” she pointed at a tree close to her building and Avril nodded. They walked there silently, except for Verona's frequent bubble bursting.Avril heaved a deep sigh as she sat down. Something was wrong with her and she didn't know what. She was suddenly feeling nervous.“I need to see my friends. Gia, how can I see them today?” she asked Gia who was behind her.“Ehmm.. when? I don't think they're also strong enough to meet up righ
Verona poked Avril in the shoulder gently, so she looked at her.“Let's go,” she mouthed without any sound. Avril nodded and looked at the fence again, as if she could see Dakar through it. She turned around and gently crawled out in a way it wouldn't hurt her back. They reached the building itself and straightened up. They walked quite a distance before any of them could breathe well.“That was fun, right?” Verona asked with beaming eyes as she chewed endlessly on her bubble gum. Avril chuckled.“I might do that everyday,” she said and laughed. Verona was impressed and nodded while gazing at her.“I like you. I like you a lot,” she confessed sincerely. Avril was pleased that Verona landed on her good side, but before she could say anything else, Camper was seem strolling towards them in a hurry.“Oh, hey Camps!” Verona hailed at him. He seemed to be absent minded as he walke
Avril was a little downtrodden when she learned that Dakar had left the pack. She wanted to see him the next day, after her brief encounter with him. It was Camper who told her that he went on a solo trip. Surprisingly, he had come for a visit that day Dakar left. “Any problem, Camper?” she had asked him as she saw him in the living room. Aida had come to tell her he was around. “Nothing, just came to keep you company. Is Verona still here?” he had asked in return. “Right here. What is it, Camps?” came Verona's voice from the balcony of the upper floor. She was looking down at them. “Nothing, just asked. Anyway, Fiorella, may I sit?” Avril nodded and he sat down and heaved a sigh. “What did your creepy prince want you for?” Verona asked as she climbed down the stairs. Avril just sat at another couch. “He's leaving Remus, again,” Camper replied and Avril's neck strained. “What? Why? Where's he going?” she asked amd Verona peered at her for a few seconds. “He didn't tell me. Don
Her heart stopped working and she felt everything become so silent. She looked into Dakar's eyes with courage and surprisingly, she felt familiar with them. Those green orbs stared back at her in an intense way.“You are beautiful, Fiorella,” he muttered loud enough for her to hear. She gulped down and exhaled.“Prince Dakar, you truly don't remember me?” she asked.His eye brows furrowed.“What do you mean?” he asked, not changing their position by the wall.“I... Well, you and I are...,” she trailed off again, not knowing what else to say to make some sense.“You don't seem familiar and I haven't dealt with a human this young before. What makes you think I know you?” he asked.“My island wolf,” she pronounced and stared deep into his eyes. Dakar felt that gaze, his insides churned. His right hand moved involuntarily and cupped her face. His face moved swiftly and he captured her lips, kissing her ravenously like she was a tough prey. He didn't know why he moved that way, but he didn
“Fiorella,” Dakar called and she gently looked up at him.“This night, I'm being nice, I agree. Because it's your first night here. You're human, I'm not. Or at least, I'm not fully human. If it was a shifter female sitting down there right now, I might not be this cool. Wait, she wouldn't even be sitting right now. But I'm being considerate to you, because you're human,” he spilled out. Avril almost rolled her eyes at his speech.“So? I should worship you for that?” she asked sarcastically. His smirk formed on his face again and he rubbed the side of his nose with his index finger.“Yes. You should,” he answered.“I won't do that. You're just a normal person to me. I won't fear you. I don't fear anyone,” Avril retorted and his eyes dilated a bit. Wow, her voice sure sounded brave. He knew his Avril was stubborn, but not too brave. This woman here was showing tiny signs of bravery. It was at the tip of Dakar's tongue to ask her what happened to her those two years they were separated.
Avril pinned her upper teeth on her lower lip in rage. Why was he playing with her? She wasn't a little naive girl who could be teased around. “Where is that sneaky wolf?” she said with a scowl on her face. She dumped the paper on the bed and ikrkhurried out of the room, as fast as her legs could e her. She threw the door open and walked through it. In few seconds, she was already hurrying down the grand staircase with her feet making 'clank clank' sounds. She hurried through the front door after pushing it open. It was early in the morning and the sun was starting to rise. Avril knew that Dakar hadn't gone far and she just wanted to catch up with him and warn him never to tease her again. The thought that she missed The Weak End Fight because of his call, and not even doing anything worth it added to her rage.Servants were the only ones walking around, during some morning duties. There was no distinguished person in sight. She stopped hurrying and slowed down, thinking she wouldn't
“No! No! Give me those!” she screeched and flew at Camper who didn't move an inch. But before she could reach him, she was blasted off into the cage Avril's friends just vacated. Camper hurried over to Prince Dakar.“You came right on time. They've hurt Avril,” Dakar said. Camper looked at the white fog and clenched his teeth.“Verona will help. She's coming. They are coming.”Dakar nodded and took one of the clear crystal balls and lifted it up.“Camper feels emotions more than anyone else can. Which is why he's a playboy, he enjoys the pleasure a hundred times than an average person. And when someone is overexcited, or is hiding something where they've channelled all their protective information... Camper can trace where all those emotions are headed,” Prince Dakar said as Athena began to rise.“Where your treasure is stored, there will your heart be,” Camper recited. “While you were busy flirting and trying to make him take you there on your garden floor, he was looking deep into
Avril had only just slept for a half an hour when she heard a masculine scream pierce through the serenity of the room. She jerked awake, causing a terrible headache to erupt in her head. The scream continued on. Obviously, that person was in deep agony. She rubbed her weak eyes with her weak fingers and realized this agonized person was right there on the floor in front of her. Then she realized it was Dakar.“Dakar!” she screamed and ran out the bed, only to fall on the bed because of how numb her legs were. She groaned but crawled on foura to where he lay. His scream and cries were terrible. She grabbed his arm but he shoved her off as he continued to twist and contort in pain.Avril burst into tears when she noticed he was bleeding from his nostrils, mouth and ears.“Help, please!” she tried to shout but no way her voice could be heard above his.She crawled back to the bedside, grabbed the pitcher of water and tossed it over him. He stilled immediately and lay unconscious. Avril
“Gently get the girls to wake up. We're leaving. Pick up everything. Leave no personal belonging behind,” Dakar warned strictly. The two men nodded and darted into their room.“Where's Verona?” Avril asked.“I'm here,” she replied and showed up too. Verona looked agitated and vigilant.“I can't believe I was such a fool to bring you all here,” Dakar said to himself and looked her he could slap his own cheek. The candlelights were enough to show the look of regret on his face. He held Avril's good hand and led her out while Verona also darted inside the room. The others were already frantically moving and packing stuff.In less than ten minutes later, everything had been packed as affirmed by Camper. They then quietly started out without a word or sound from anyone.They got to the throne room which was empty and dark too. Instead of them to go through the main entrance, Prince Dakar turned them to a different direction. He tugged gently on what was like a door and a secret passage ope
Athena plastered a too wide smile on her face as she smoothly walked towards them like she was gliding and not actually taking steps. Her outfit was all gold, blending too much with the throne room itself. If her visible skin and hair were also gold, she would be invisible in the hall.“Pleased to meet you again, Athena,” Prince Dakar said with courtesy. Athena turned her full attention to him as she stood a few feet away.“Ah, my handsome nephew. You look amazing despite everything you've been through. I guess strength and good looks runs in the family. How is your father?” she asked and cocked her head to the side.“He is doing very well. Sends his kind regards,” Prince Dakar answered. Athena grinned and moved closer to him. A little bit too close. She looked up into his eyes and tucked loose hair behind his ear.“When this is all over, I would love to see his final look,” she said then grinned again.Avril frowned but quickly tucked her face right. What did she mean by ‘his final l
Prince Dakar got up, then jerked his jacket by the lapels to get it aligned with his body. He took a deep breath, relief flooding in that Avril was not dead. And she was right at the other side about to come over. He heard a feminine gasp like the one had made and made a quick turn to see the person who had come out. But he was disappointed to see the slim, black friend of Avril. Chidi. She wasn't crouched down like he was, but she was standing straight and breathless.“Are you all right?” he asked as she stood rooted to the spot, oblivious to him standing there. After he spoke, she raised her eyes abruptly and saw him. Then she looked back at the innocent look archway.“Congrats. You got out. Come over, let's wait for the others,” he said again and walked a few feet from where he was standing. Chidi followed silently and leaned against a tree with her eyes closed. Dakar was tempted to ask her what she saw, but he didn't want to intrude. Chidi however surprised him.“T saw Avril fall
The Porta Metus was situated in a vast region of land that was very mountainous. Solid, smooth rock was the ground and scorpions could be seen tittering around. Flying, giant bee-like creatures swarmed about and scared the living daylights out of the traveling group.The gateway itself was an archway of smooth grey rock that began on the ground but went over to cover the small bridge. There was a deep ditch dividing the rock terrain, and earthy terrain.“We have to be very careful. The Porta Metus is the archway. It doesn't come up this time of year so I'm worried about you all. The Porta Metus brings out your greatest fear. Between you and your greatest fear, only one will make it out. To reach your destination, you must defeat your greatest fear against all odds.”After Prince Dakar's information, everyone stared still at the harmless looking archway of rock.“What if you do not have a greatest fear but just little little fears?” Xiao Wéi asked.“Then I consider that person the luck
“What in the world are those thing?” Nana yelled amidst the screams. The horses that were at the far end of the cave startled up and began to neigh and thump around.“Stealth wraiths. Half-dead creatures but more dead than alive. Which means you can't see them. They're very rare!” Camper shouted out.“How do you kill what you cannot see?!” Avril shrieked as Camper sliced through the air again and black blood poured out of nothing.“They are as cold as ice. You feel their chill and strike,” Verona answered as she trotted to the entrance to assist Camper. The rest shifted back but didn't lose their guard. The horses were causing a scene on their own and Avril instinctively ran over to calm them down. It didn't work.A cold chill was taking over the entire cave, the entrance had turned into a battle ground. Camper and Verona were fighting invisible, shrieking creatures that seemed to be pushing them backwards and not the other way around. Whatever does things were, they were plenty and t
They trespassed through the Soot Forest, as Camper had called it, for five hours straight. They only rested at most ten minutes while standing because of the human girls who were not as tire-proof as the wolves. Avril and her girls even surprised Prince Dakar. They didn't tire as easily as other humans.“One more hour and we'll be out,” Camper announced to the group.“I hope there's a place we can sit our butts down?” Nana grumbled.“Well, I see sitting your butt down is very important to you. Seeing you carry a lot over there of course,” Xiao Wéi joked and the girls burst into laughter except Verona who had not smiled since the journey began. As was usual of her.“If we don't sit soon, I'm afraid I'll lose all my assets,” Nana replied. Avril slapped Nana's butt.“Nope, you're still good even if you walk the whole day,” she teased and Nana butt-kicked her. Avril wasn't expecting that move and it pushed her, making her feet unbalanced on the ground. She yelped as she felt herself desc
Avril laughed loud again and everyone rushing food at the table looked over at them. “Is there a comedy show going on there, Fiorella?” Verona asked grudgingly. “Are there any tickets left? I need a good laugh also,” Nana spoke and Chidi elbowed her. “Don't mind them. Just talk and laugh all you want. You're not bothering us,” Chidi said and glared at Nana who shrugged. She looked away and her eyes caught Camper staring at her friend in amusement. He had his fork twirling in his salad as he stared at Nana. “It's going to be too obvious that you like this girl. Put that face straight,” the new guy ordered with a frown. Everyone at the table frowned except Camper who smirked at him. The way he spoke was so authoritative and haughty. Who was he? Avril's laughter rang up again but nobody looked back at them this time. “Why are you all looking at me like I said something bad?” he questioned. “That's because you sound like a nagging mother. It doesn't suit you,”