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{Ciril's POV}The mate bond is such a strong concept and powerful phenomenon.Hearing the Alpha Prince’s voice sounded like the best sound for my ears and it made me happier than usual, happier than I expected myself to be. If I didn’t control myself, I would have leaped up from my knees, raced through the hall, and flung myself into his embrace, adding a dramatic effect to this our love story. But then, I knew two things for certain; There was no love story, 1. And 2, I wasn’t out of the woods yet. The Alpha Prince could just interfere but only the King, his father, had the final power over what was to be done to me.I wasn’t stupid to not know this, and I knew better now than to be relieved thinking that I was saved by the Prince. I could only hope the King’s decision could be influenced by his son. But then a part of me just could not help but feel comfort and relief that the Prince was here— that my mate was here on my behalf. With the Prince’s presence, all the Council elder
{Ciril’s POV}The footstep sounds of the Alpha Prince approaching me filled my ears while the sight of him kept my eyes busy— even in such a tense moment, he was a satisfying sight to behold.But then my brain?My brain was bugged with all the troubling thoughts— filled with dread and weighed down by sadness.The Prince got to me now. And I took in a very deep breath when I noticed his lips tremble as he was about to speak. My heart was racing incredibly fast now but there was nothing incredible about it. It was scary.I was scared.“What is your name?” He asked me now, his voice gentle in contrast to what I knew mine would sound like… because the last thing I felt was gentleness. He had carried out the first dreadful step— asking for my name. One must first know the name of an unwanted mate before rejection as it would be used in the rejection phase— i.e.: “I *name name* rejects you *name name* as my mate.”Alpha Dylan had most likely been told my name by Dolores or Ivanka that day
{Ciril’s POV}I kept being hauled by these Sentries and I kept on weeping as we went. The Prince had told me to act— hence make my hurt believable. So that was what I was going to do.But then I was scared. I was scared of the Alpha Queen. She looked like a very smart woman.What if she figures out the truth?What if she finds out that I’m faking and has me killed?I just have to hope things go well. We took a turn down an elegant and brightly lit hallway and then I knew we were getting close to her Chambers or room or wherever she was positioned. My eyes randomly fell on Edwin now and we made eye contact very briefly before he looked away. But then before he took his gaze away, I noticed something on his guise.Pity… or concern.I couldn’t really tell which I saw on his face but I knew he wasn’t all that comfortable with what was going on.Maybe he isn’t as cruel as I thought.Mighty and heavy gold-plated doors were opened now and I was flung into whatever room we had walked in. I
{Ciril’s POV}I tensed as my eyes fell on her.Ivanka in a royalty-embedded dress was still a vile sight. I trembled back now.She had power over at RawHowl since she was the Luna’s daughter but here she had even more power as she was now the wife of a Top Reignile General and the Alpha Prince’s best friend… while I was still a slave— always the slavegirl.I made eye contact with her and I backed away while she smiled in reaction— smiled evilly. Fear struck my chest and it made me pace faster but then I only succeeded in backing up into one of the statues. I stopped walking now with a hastily beating chest and just then, she began to speak.“How do I look?” She asked me weirdly now but then I stared at her dress for a moment in order to give her her answer.“You.. you look clean and pretty, Ivanka.” I said and she immediately bawled at me.“It’s Mistress to you!” She stoned her words at me and I tensed and then I corrected myself.“Sorry, Mistress.” I said with my head bowed low. “G
{Ciril’s POV}Last night was no common night at all.To me, it was a torturous night.I had just gotten to the Palace but I had already seen enough reason to want to run away. But then I couldn’t run away since I knew the repercussions I would face if I was caught— deadly repercussions. But then last night was still compelling me to scarper away, and now that it was daytime, I could only walk around with dread in the pit of my chest.I had seen gory scenes last night.I have never seen a werewolf so brutally wounded. There had been blood everywhere in the Hencher, and the more we tried to treat the Warriors that bled, the more they bled.So many of them ended up dying and the Caregivers could only save just a few. Hence, by the time I was done with my shift, I had the blood of 100 men on my dress and skin… and I had one question to ask. What sort of creature wounded these warriors in this fashion?Note. I had so many questions— a bunch of them, but this was most paramount among othe
{Ciril’s POV}How can the event of someone’s promotion be seen as bad news?How can you detest the rising up of someone to noble posts?Well, when that person is Ivanka, you think of it as the worst type of news.Ivanka was one of the most vile and cruel souls I’ve ever met and instead of her likes to be pulled down the ranks of supremacy, she was being exalted even more.Instead of her being stripped of her power, she was being fueled with more while I was abandoned on the opposite side of the spectrum.Now she had been made Seneschal and was now in charge of me— in charge of my life. What could be more horrific than this?I tried to stop myself from visibly panicking now that it was announced. I tried to stop myself from trembling as Ivanka’s eyes were on me since I knew that was what she wanted.With Edwin’s conclusion now, Ivanka stepped forward, spreading her arms apart in a dramatic fashion that signified pride and self praise. I and the other Slavegirls just stared at her displ
{Ciril’s POV}“I said, take a seat.” Ivanka glared at me with her harsh volume… and then she smiled weirdly. “Please.” She added with a gentle smile.I slowly started bending to sit, not bothering to check if there was actually something behind me that I could sit on, but then fortunately, my bum met with an object— most likely a clothed stool, and I sat down on it. “Good girl.” Ivanka muttered and she gave me a once over before she positioned her bent self before Alpha Dylan, causing her nipples to point downwards. Just then, Alpha Dylan rose up from his sitting position and hovered his burly figure over Ivanka who was bent, ass turned towards him.They both stared at me now and I tried to pick which vile face I would look at while Alpha Dylan inserted his shaft into Ivanka’s behind. I randomly chose Ivanka’s face but it was a stupid choice.Ivanka licked her lips now and then she sashayed her hips in preparation to receive Alpha Dylan and just then she gasped.Loudly.Her back arc
{Ciril’s POV}I rested my eyes on the Prince and I tensed with the sight— and I tensed even more with the proximity.I was standing skin-to-skin with him…His hands on my waist had stopped me from falling… but then they were still on my waist.He was holding me.— with warm gentle hands that caused the hairs on my skin to gain wild excitement.I stared at him, into the blue mystifying wonder that were his eyes.They were beautiful from afar, but up close…They were something else.—something more beautiful than beauty.. and I don’t even know what that is.I tried to focus on forming words now. “I.. M-My. It w-wasn’t.. I didn’t…”Speaking was suddenly the hardest thing in the world.But then I knew why— It was the effect he had on me. But despite knowing this, I couldn’t tear my gaze off of him.I couldn’t stop looking at the calmness and lure that adorned his face and features. He was effortlessly the most stunning chap I’ve ever seen— and I’ve met a lot of stunning chaps as over the
{Ciril’s POV}“I know you’re still mated to my brother, the Prince…” She whispered. I stopped walking.I stopped walking and stared at her in shock.I wanted to speak but I couldn’t. I wanted to deny it but I didn’t know how to.She had stopped walking too and now she was gazing at me, smiling a bit. I started to tremble. “Come on.” She said casually, prompting me to keep walking and I did as I realized it was for my own good. Me reacting so shocked would make everyone around figure out that something had happened. They might get suspicious and I didn’t want that to happen so I continued walking.She turned to smile gently at me now and then she looked forward. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.” She started to say. “I just told you so that you would know that I’m aware.” She said and turned to look at me once more. I still didn’t react. I was still tense. She laughed now. “Oh, you look funny when you’re frightened. Has anyone ever told you that?” She asked me and I shook my head b
{Ciril’s POV}I needed to validate things and clear my doubts.The Alpha Princess, Princess Anne, had given me an idea of the situation we were in but I also needed to validate her words as she might have been telling me lies and messing with me with her three questions and three answers game.— They all mess with me, all these Royals.But now I was going to know the truth and I was going to torture it out of that pilfer.I got to the Hencher now and my mind finally let go of the memories of the Prince as I was now faced with the gory sight that always seemed gory enough to distract me.The guards opened up the door and after I was let in, I immediately strolled towards my stationed axis to see Ozias. But then I didn’t meet him there. The metal table was unoccupied.I turned to ask one of the slaves, hoping he wasn’t dead. “Excuse me.” I said, calling her attention politely but then this slavegirl in question spun to me and glared at me. “Don’t you dare bug me, filth. I’m freaking ti
{Ciril’s POV}I didn’t want to get into any trouble or be caught, but at the same time, I couldn’t resist Prince Landon.… as much as he couldn’t resist me. He had snuck up on me and grabbed me and just that small bit of contact alone had sent galvanizing pulses racing round my body. And now, we were headed to my room in the Quarters— I was holding his hand and leading him like he didn’t know the way to my quarters.“I know the way to your Quarters, Ciril.” He said and I shushed him. This wasn’t about him knowing the way or not, this was about me being very cautious on the behalf of both of us— but on the behalf of myself mostly, because if we were seen together, it is quite clear that I would be tormented and punished while the Prince will face absolutely nothing. I would lose my life if we were caught and Abasha would finally win so I wasn’t going to give any chances to carelessness.After some heart-racing and sneaky moments, we finally got to my room in the Quarters and thankfu
{Ciril’s POV}** Abasha, The Queen, Taka, Balizar…Abasha, The Queen, Taka, Balizar…Abasha, The Queen, Taka, Balizar!I was in my room now, seated in the silence of my melancholy. I hadn’t uttered a word in a day or two— because I hadn't gone out in a day or two and hadn’t eaten in a day or two. After Vera had been slaughtered in the presence of people who condemned her, I had been left chained up on that field for a while and then later Abasha had come over to me, telling me how powerful she was and how unfortunate I was in return. I hadn’t really paid much attention to her but she had vocally ridiculed me to her fill and then she had set me free from those chains.I was supposed to go and immediately resume my duties as a Palace slavegirl but instead, I had come to my room— mine and Vera’s room and had locked the room…. And I have been here ever since.So I don’t know if it’s been a day or two, but I’ve been seated in the silence of my melancholy for that long. I keep replaying
{Ciril’s POV}The morning came with a new wave of dread.My sadness and alarm were on a different level, knowing that this was the day Vera would die if I didn’t do anything to save her.I had to do something. I was in my room now, still chained to the foot of my bed and I was just throwing random stares in the direction of every sound that I heard.I was hearing a lot of sounds— noises of different people talking. People seemed to be passing by, chatting and laughing. Maids seemed to be in a jolly mood as I could hear in their voices as they trailed by and then Sentries seemed to resonate the same idea—and soon it hit me.My memory was elicited. Today was the Alpha Prince’s wedding with that cunt. I had almost forgotten. My annoyance doubled over now. I felt a fit of intense anger due to the fact that we were being scourged while Abasha was getting married to my mate. I was helpless and could do nothing to stop the process but I couldn’t help but feel offended and aggrieved.The
{Ciril’s POV}I spent all night plotting an escape from my room.Prince Landon had told me that if I told the truth they would still kill Vera and they would also kill me and I didn’t doubt him because we were slaves and the lives of slaves weren’t universally important.But I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing while Vera suffers for a crime she didn’t commit. I just couldn’t.Now, it was morning the next day— which meant that there was only one day left before Vera loses her head. And I was still helpless.The Sentries who were guarding the door were doing it very strictly as they didn’t even leave for breaks or strolls, considering the fact that they were guarding a slave’s door and not someone noble.I paced around the room helplessly now and mistakenly stepped on a meat piece from last night’s food splattering. I frowned at that. I then went to sit on my small bed at the corner of my room and my mind roamed to Feryt— my best friend at RawHowl.Vera is just like Feryt. They ar
{Ciril’s POV}** Abasha, The Queen…With tears in my eyes, I scowled in intense anger as I rested there on the ground, staring at Abasha’s retreating body.I wiped away tears from my cheeks and I rose up to my feet. And then I shifted. I shifted into my werewolf form for the first time in a very long while. And a loud growl escaped my lips before I started darting toward Abasha.I didn’t have the time to be shocked that I had shifted to my werewolf form as all I could think of was tearing Abasha to pieces..I growled fiercely as I raced towards her with deadly haste and then she spun around to look at me. She grew a gentle smile as I got closer. All I wanted to do was to rip her lips off from her face so that she’d never smile again, but just as I got to her, just when I lunged at her with sharp claws to fulfill my aggrieved desire, Sentries from left and right jumped between us and held me. They wrestled to restrain me.I struggled back.They were two Sentries, and they held my arm
{Ciril’s POV}Vera stunned all of us with her presence. — me especially.And she stunned me more with her words. “She wasn’t in the Prince’s room… because I was.” She said and I trembled as waves of dread and confusion poured on me.The Alpha Queen looked from me to Vera and then to Absha before she looked back at Vera.“What are you saying, girl?!” The Queen bawled at her and I flinched in reaction. I promptly looked back at Vera dreadfully wondering the same thing.What was she saying?What was she even doing here? I tried to call her gaze to myself for her to make eye contact with me but then she wasn’t giving in. She was consciously avoiding my gaze.“My Queen. I’m here to confess! I’m saying that I was the one in the Prince’s Chambers yesterday.” She said and I started shaking my head gently to signify a no. I was disapproving but she was intentionally not looking towards my axis.My heart started racing faster now as I stared between the Alpha Queen and Abasha. They were both
{Ciril’s POV}“Oh, you thought I didn’t know?”Those words crashed into my consciousness like six daggers rather than six words. I trembled with more fear than I thought was possible now— on a hot day, I was shuddering. Abasha knew.She knew all along and she was casually here, trying to make me mess and lie… which I had just done. “Interesting.” The Alpha Queen muttered for the second time today. I turned to look at her but I didn’t know who to focus on anymore. The Queen was powerful and cruel and this scared me, but then, with the few things that had happened today, I was made to realize that Abasha was dangerous.Very dangerous.I swiveled back to rest my gaze on Abasha as she started to laugh and address me now. “Look at how edgy she looks.” She said while she chortled. “You’re literally convulsing. Your slave hands are shaking.” She added and laughed some more. Fresh tears streamed out of my eyes. “Guilt.” The Alpha Queen commented and then she faced Abasha. “Explain to me