Crystina's POVThe first time I opened my eyes to life after several hours of being unconscious, I thought I was blind. It took me a little while to realize the entire room was dark. I whimpered as I sat up from the floor. My entire body was aching, my throat was dry and it felt as if I was drenched in water but I soon realized it was sweat. I was soaked in my own sweat. The room reeked of dead animal stench and it was so suffocating I could barely breathe.My bones ached and I could feel it deep inside of me how weak I was. I was weak to my blood. I took a deep breath of contaminated air and sat straight. I heard some silent whimpering close to me and I looked to my side. I couldn't even smell who it was because the smell in the room has overpowered every scent that was supposed to be on me or this person. My brain couldn't process what was going on but the last thing I remembered was being shot at.My hand went to my neck and I could feel the stinging right where I had been shot. I
Crystina's POV"I want to make a bargain with you," I announced. Draenei cocked his head to the side and stared at me. The corner of his mouth lifted in an evil smirk as he took in my words. An eyebrow of his was lifted and he threw his head back before he burst into a fit of loud laughter. His voice echoed around the entire building and that made me realize it was most likely that we were in a prison or dungeon. "You want to make a bargain with me," He repeated.I snorted. "I’m afraid there was no water in my mouth when I said it," He scrunched his nose and moved closer. He crouched down to my level and scrutinized my face. Paige was holding on tightly to my hand as if stopping me from talking but I didn't care. Saving her life was my first priority."Aren't you brave? You want to make a bargain with a devil,"I smirked. "You're not the devil, you're not even close. Thinking you're the devil just because people call you that isn't really smart and I thought vampires are supposed t
Crystina's POV"What!" I whispered. It wasn't as if I wanted to not speak up or repeat that word, it was because I was too dumbfounded to have anything to say. He's been watching me since I was born. Who the hell does that? Why do I feel like there's more to this than just my pregnancy?"You're a psychopath," I spat. He had a deep smirk on his lips, his eyes glistening with moisture as if he was about to cry. His eyes were glued to mine and I refused to be intimidated by looking away. "That hurts, Crystina. I wasn't expecting you to be that crude, but that should've been partially expected since you're Luka's mate," I wanted to spit in his face and tell him to die or disappear from the surface of the earth but I never got the courage to do that. "What exactly do you want from me?" "Your pregnancy, must I have to say it repeatedly for you to get it?" He pointed to my stomach and unconsciously, my hand went up to hide my belly from his sight."That's a lie, Draenei. You've been wat
Luka's POVDespite Charles and Baba protesting against me joining them at the borders, I still went. Before leaving for the borders, I made sure every wolf warrior was stationed at a post in the pack for safety. I know Draenei made it clear that my pack wasn't what he wanted but that doesn't mean we will believe him totally and relax. He has my mate already, my patience is running out but I was told to wait if I wanted to see her alive. Every minute that I spent waiting makes it feel as if I'm a coward. I kept on hearing the word 'useless' in my head. I'm pathetic, stupid, and a failure. I couldn't protect my mate and now, I can't even go and rescue her.This incident made me question each of my actions since I became an Alpha. I wanted a large pack, I desired it so much that I allowed anyone into the pack. I didn't give a thought to the negative impact that it'll bring on the people. I didn't make necessary plans for having more warriors. I kept on building and building more packhou
Daddy," A little girl squealed with joy. She ran towards her father with her arms wide open. A wide smile that could lit a room was on her as she ran towards her father. Her pink dress flowed right behind her while her hair cascading down to her waist was flying with the air. She was happy. A loud scream of joy came out of the little girl as her dad picked her up and threw her in the air. She laughed loudly, matching the joy of her father. He twirled her around in his arms and kissed her cheeks. He called her princess, and she blushed every time he did. The girl reminded me of myself when I was a child."Did you buy me something, daddy?" She asked with joy. Her father dropped her slowly to the ground and brought out something from his pocket. His palm was closed against it so the little girl couldn't see it. She jumped around, excited to see what it was and when he finally opened his palm, she beamed with joy. Her eyes glistened with pride for her father as she removed the chocolate
Gabriel's POV"The armies are ready, Commander," "We march to death," My right-hand man, Ola, said with so much courage and pride. That is exactly why this army was created, that was exactly why we started. We march and fight to the death. We've been training for more than a decade, in secrets, in jungles, and in open areas, disguising as if we were regular soldiers.Today will be our first march to victory. The fight was in our system, vengeance in our blood and a mamba poison at the tips of our weapons. We've been holding back for as long as I can remember but not today, today, we show who we are without telling our names.We've sworn allegiance to the pain in our hearts and we would fight till the finish line. "Today, we're not just going against the vampire lord, we're going against an entire species and our own people. We will fight till our last breath to save someone who has the power to save us tomorrow. Today, we fight till death, and tomorrow, we go back to the people we
Luka's POVThree days after I passed out from Crystina's excruciating pain, I was at Draenei's empire. I woke up the next morning drenched in my own sweat and vomit. I tried picking myself up but my legs failed me. I was too weak and that means, Crystina must also be very weak. Gabriel reached out to me the next day that we would be moving on Draenei in two days’ time at a particular hour but I have to leave my pack at the same hour to avoid suspicion. It was the perfect plan that I'd been waiting for and instantly I deleted the message from my phone. No one could be trusted anymore. I wouldn't want to be so careless and risk Crystina's life. I joined the warriors where they were training and I acted as if I wasn't in pain or I wasn't nervous. I had to mask my scent instead of giving off scents that'll make me suspicious.For those two nights, I followed them to the borders to search again as if I was looking for Crystina. A night after, I got the location from Gabriel. I asked him f
Paige's POVI was alone in the dungeons right after Crystina was taken away. Tears rolled down my face as I clamped my hands together. Anxiety rolled through me and crashed down in my throat. I bit down on my lips, stopping myself from crying but it wasn't possible. I couldn't handle my emotions anymore. I opened my mouth and the wails that I'd kept hidden surged out of me.I held on to the railing of the cell room where I was kept and I began crying. I wanted to go with Crystina as they carried her out but it wasn't possible. They didn't let me go with her. They said it was better if I stayed behind rather than follow her. They think I would run away, escape while they try to save her but they were wrong, where am I even supposed to run to? Plan to escape didn't even run through my mind for the several hours that I'd been here with Crystina. That was because my mind, and my brain weren't functioning well.I'm not the usual weakling, I'd never had to bow to anybody because my father wa