Ibhaan’s Head: Arin has developed an obsession with lavender, jasmine, and orchids recently. She has grown a bit bolder and more aggressive. Almost all of her products—from shampoo, to shower gel, and bathrobes—every single merchandise have a shade of variety. There are twelve shades of nail paints all lavenders amongst the pool of many. Her cosmetic collection is ready to give others Luna’s complex. I don’t have the heart to walk in her closet. I prefer the wardrobe collection to remain a mystery. Besides, her preferences seem to have waived off a bit. She is not being touchy anymore. Rather, she is piqued. It’s like walking on bombshells. You can never guess when it would blow off. ‘Has the bee-stung done it? Why the hell do I find it amusing?’ I nibble on my lower lips as I try to recall the…umm…incident early morning. ‘Why the hell did I do what I did?’ I contemplate, typing furiously on my laptop. For a bystander, I might seem engrossed in work but only I know how satisfyi
‘I want to go out.’ I told the she-wolf who I have figured out works as Luna’s Personal Secretary, governance, and mentor Momo as I pushed the plate away. The sight of a little octopus wiggling makes my stomach churn. How can that abominable piece of shit be someone’s favourite? Not only are the wolves monsters walking on two legs in shifted forms, but they are also unbearable. They eat animals alive! Surely, Serpents like to feast on other animals too—mostly mice, and rat hunters. It is part of the ecosystem and functions accordingly. Nevertheless, none is swallowed alive. What’s the point in finding pleasure in someone’s agony? It’s unjustifiable in whatever way I could think of. Get it away from me! Ella hisses her anguish. I look up at Momo who looks around me with the eyes of a hawk. Her postures are rigid and disciplined. The stern glare (a permanent expression) clearly gives do-not-dare-mess-with-me-unless-you-want-your-bones-broken vibes. Her broad shoulder, built-up
Lizzian's HeadThe paths of the Seoraksan are as familiar as the back of my hand. I can cross every nook and walk around every corner with closed eyes. Every slippery slope where I used to crawl without a care in the world calls out to me. The rock bottom where I feasted on freshly laid eggs stares at me with accusing eyes. ‘Where have you been all this long?’ It whines in a hushed whisper. Nodding, the shushing wind that brought a misty fragrance of river, agrees. Still, the land that stretched beyond it, welcomes me with open arms—every tiny detail engraved in my memory that has resurfaced like a broken dam. ‘You sure you want to take your stroll here, Luna?’ A dreadful voice somehow has gathered the courage to question my decision. Craning my neck a bit, I glare at her hotly. I badly want those laser lights in my eyes to burn whoever summons my inner demon. ‘Yeah! The air is fresh here. Do you mind it?’ I speak through gritted teeth, eyeing the indispensable chauffeur through t
Lizzy's Head: ‘They? Who? What are you talking about?’ I quiz, looking around. In the distance, the shrub ruffles, cricket sings, and the wind picks up speed. Maybe it is the illuminated darkness, I feel a sudden drop in the temperature. ‘J-Jinns! My mother told me the Jinns stay quite active during the night a-and they love long hair.’ Lily stutters, making my eyes go soccer balls. The Jinn’s residence! I almost forgot them. There are rumours surrounding their existence, powers, and evil deeds. The mother serpents often use the tales to discipline the delinquent children. They are supposed to be drop-dead gorgeous, seductive, and powerful. Besides, they have a knack of obsession within themselves. I remember an elder governess once told me how addicted Jinns tend to become. ‘They love long black hair and pale complexion. They love running their arms along the length and feel the softness and texture. It satisfies them. Moreover, there are endless tales of how sexually agg
‘He does it again and I might slap him. It’s so gross.’ Sierra whispers in my ear sharply. She grunts some inaudible words under her breath that I am sure would be fun to hear. I shrug. What else can I do except help her with my exclusive reservoir of vocabulary to let her frustration out? ‘Say it again…’ The wolf cooed again in a timid baby voice. I want to puke my guts out. And if I am on that I’d rather puke myself out all over him. He should at least know what it feels like to stink so bad. Stingly asshole! Damn it! Can anyone imagine watching a grown up giant Alpha wolf acting all cute and behaving like a fucking toddler? I might as well leave this planet willing. I roll my eyes as I gape at the disgusting couple. An no! It ain’t Ibhaan I am talking about. Internally, I am trying to burn the side of the wolf—alas, Ella is powerless! ‘Who do you think you are calling a powerless, filthy serpent?’ The drowsy snake stirred awake in a jolt. ‘I am not powerless, you are brain
The Auditorium is stuffed to the brim with a suffocating amount of wolves scattered everywhere like tiny insects. To my left, I see a podium for VVIPs where only the Lycan Mena and Luna Queen Alejendro are seated. Ibhaan helps me on the couch assigned for us before he jumps beside me with a soft pulp and waves the balloon in the air. The audience hoots when cameraman focuses on his biceps. My mouth parts in exhaustion when I overlook the vast field. It is stretched beyond what my eyes could handle. There is a rectangular swimming pool in the centre with bleachers fencing around it. Theglaring lights around focus on something that is yet to unveil. A wolf in a checkered blue shirt and matching aqua blue pants examines the thing. There is a cheer squad, referees, guards, and the general audience. To my right, above the bleacher is a huge flat screen that welcomes everyone. There are cameramen, not one or two, but quite a lot of them. It is obnoxiously loud around and below us. We
Lizzian's Head: ‘Go for it Manvi.’ Ibhaan and Subhaan scream in rhythm, bobbing up and down, resembling the overenthusiastic pups in an amusement park. ‘EAGLES!’ ‘EAGLES!’ ‘EAGLES!’ ‘WE ARE THE BLACK EAGLES!’ The crowd hoots in unison, wagging the accessories in the air. The Alpha brothers are one of them. ‘They are so unprofessional.’ Lily whispers in my ear, leaning over the fencing bleacher. The maids are not allowed in the exclusive pavilion. However, on my insistent, she is made to sit behind me with a sturdy fence parting the section. The hierarchy thing is getting on my nerves. ‘Unsuitable pricks.’ She breathed loud enough for me to hear it. I turn slightly towards her to tell her to maintain silence before her yelpings are overheard and our heads are used in the fields instead of a ball for whatever game it is! Instead, I come face to face with a fuming Sierra. The Queen is clutching her stomach as if in pain. Her face picks up a shade of crimson before it turns
Ibhaan’s Head: It was dark outside when my eyes flung open. The looming darkness found its acquaintances with chilly silence. I gasped to fill my lungs, feeling the walls imbibing closer. The disturbing flashes responsible for perturbation wouldn’t waiver. “I’d never forgive you, you unfaithful dog! One who cannot be faithful to himself is no good at all. You are gonna rot in hell, Alpha. I curse you!” The shaking voice echoes in my ear. I clap both my palms over them to prevent the heartbreaking scream. ‘NO!’ I scream. ‘I DIDN'T MEAN IT. I AM SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN IT.’ My heart pierces into pieces. But my mouth is sealed. I am helpless and vulnerable.The tear-stained face flashes before my eyes. It was a horrifying sight that has been itching my brain for years now. That face when the soul freed itself from his body…I could never get over it no matter what.“Ibhaan, you dirty douchebag! Tell Em. Tell Me the truth! I didn't do it. Y-you did this to me.” The loud shrills broke my
Did I follow the instructions and stayed glued to my spot like a little sweet girl? Well, to answer it…Has the earth turned upside down and the wolves become vegetarian? Have the Draculas stopped sucking blood and have witches become even a cent lesser annoying crapping rainbow? Has the moon wobbled its way to become a satellite of Mercury instead because it can’t absolutely tolerate the face of the earth and the faces residing on it? Nope. Nix. Naah. Nada. None of the sorts happened. Then would it not be a great offense if I stayed put on the spot near the itchy, annoying bushes that shiver for no apparent reason while whining amorous sounds loudly pleading for more and deeper? Don’t ask me why? I neither have the answer nor wish to peep around the bushes to figure it out because I already know and so do you. It simply does not make any sense to me. Why would somebody want to do it in the open? Since when snakes have become so rakeless and bold? Does it to you? Perverts
Lizzy's Head:The sunrise is dazzling as the Alpha and I walk hand-in-hand along the seashore to meet the informer at the designated spot for the meeting.Dhariya is alive. Of course he’d be. Bitches don’t die that easily. The moment I heard all about it. I have been numb as if somebody had pushed me a tank full of iced water and closed the opening shut. It’s suffocating and vaguely overwhelming. All this while he had been alive yet he made no efforts to find me. What a son of a bitch!? A slow breeze flirts with my blonde tresses, sending them flying everywhere to the north. ‘He must be here any minute now.’ Ibhaan mumbles, checking his smartwatch for the seventh time. He leaves my palm and rubs it all over his arms. Ibhaan hasn’t been himself for my Lord knows how long! I couldn’t understand how he’d been dealing with the admin, especially after knowing his worst enemy and his wife is breathing anywhere near him. How had he reacted when he’d known his Luna to be someone who h
‘Emperor Dhairya is alive.’ I was told and surprisingly, I don’t care. I know it’s the worst news to know that your worst enemy (the Chatali’s worst enemy maybe) is breathing, seething, and ready to attack yet my mind cooks up better content to focus on. ‘Alpha, how was the meeting with the Lycan?’ Kavish asked me as soon as I walked in. To my utmost dismay, he was not sitting alone. The ‘Bastards Of Chaitali’ were already there with him. Munching on my snacks and chatting animatedly about some irrelevant and probably very stupid current affair. I had entered my study with such anger and irritation that Kavish preferred to be quiet but the ‘Bastards’ did not. I knew even with Kavish the peace will be short-lived. Being the Beta of the Taksh Pack, he had to gather courage and ask his Alpha, aka me, about the meeting so he could instruct his new favorite Himanshu to record it in the miserable book of Minutes. It’s not casual when the Lycan summons someone at urgent notice including
‘He said that?’ The familiar voice gasps in astonishment. It has to be a response to something the other soft mumble has said. And I’ve heard it before. ‘Yes.’ The aforementioned one, reply. Its punctuation is shaken a bit. I could tell it was said with a nod at another moment. ‘I would not have believed it if it were not for my own ears. It was Alpha Ibhaan and Alpha of that...I don't remember the name but he was a wolf from some pack. I saw him at Huine’s party. A whore for a wolf, I am telling you...he tried to hit on me. I cannot even tell you the thing he asked. He...he...I think we are doing it for nothing. This cannot happen. Wolves and ser-’‘It must!’ The familiar voice is firm with determination. She is not very pleased with what has ever been told to her. On anything, it was very upset as if it had been gravely offended. ‘I don’t care if he did something so...ugh! I don’t care. It is none of my business. What matters...what matters is that he does not get to know it until
‘They are coming?’ I informed my mate, forgetting all about Suzan in a moment. ‘Who?’ She grumbled irritatedly. Her mood swings have become a fresh concern but I’d rather ignore them. ‘My friends.’ I told her. And there were the last words we’d exchanged before my friends arrived in the Empire. In the evening, when they finally came—‘Come out, Bastard. I’m waiting.’ I inform my friend, Adrian on the phone after I park my car outside his hotel. I just do not feel like going inside to pick him up and go through the security scrutiny for that rascal. After all, he is the shitty piece of werewolf ever inhabiting the plant. ‘Coming.’ I growl into the phone and I do not need a gypsy to interpret his adventurous night in the mystical land. ‘You asshole, you did not get up yet. Did you?’ I clutch the steering wheel tighter, gritting my teeth. I knew it. I knew it was a bad idea. What was I even thinking in the first place?It is Sunday morning, and we have to go inspect some facts to r
It somehow personifies the restless deep with me. I’m careless of the uncertainity of future or of what would become of my territory and the Empire or whether I’d be recognized as a Lycan, or whether my mate truly is an Empress in disguise that is, if she is—I’d be tantalized at the turns of events for it’s nearly impossible for destiny to be so on point. Very often my own thoughts surpise me! I couldn’t believe never once I thought of what might have actually become of Arin and whether the captured Serpent knows anything for whom my mate is ready to wage war. ‘She knows something.’ Kavish had recently grumbled his annoyance. ‘It’s just that she is so devoted towards her mistress and the Empire that she’d rather die. And I fear their Emperor ain’t dead too.’ And from that day on, there is always a new revelation concerning the Empire and its rulers. Some even claimed that they had spotted Emperor Dhairya lurking around and I all but want to giggle like a school girl at their excl
Anxiety is the worst of chronic disease if it exceeds the threshold. In a way, it’s like sugar. It’s pleasant if in moderation but the moment it overloads, it’s gonna yell disaster. Moreover, the way it gives rise to desperation. It’s almost scary. My feet have grown a mind of their own. I no longer have, what do they say? Control? Precisely! I do not have control of my feet, my brain, my heart, and my body. Emotions, you say? It keeps dragging me back to the Empress’s palace behind the castle, looking down the tiny hill.The white marvelous colossal building with a fence of Deodar, Peepal, and maple trees has a magnet while my body seems to have an accelerated amount of iron. The natural laws do all the remaining work and I find myself strolling near the fountain outside the entrance at every chance I can get.There is something about the place that has captivated my heart. Or it could be the owner? Nope. Not the owner, but a portrait of the deceased owner. I just can't seem to
The Official Gazette Of ChaitaliEXTRAORDINARY PART-II OF Section 45Published By AuthorityNo. 55, Head Of The State, Parliament of Chaitali,Ministry of Parliament and Administration(Department of Ruling Activities and Conducts)NOTIFICATION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF ChaitaliAlpha City, May 3, 2022,In regards to the Preliminary Evaluation conducted on April 28th, 2022, the following results have been declared by the Committee of Evaluation, specially formed for the occasion.We have conducted the Preliminary Evaluation of the compliance of numerous statutory provisions and adherence to good corporate practice by the Administration of Chaitali (Herein after being called ‘The Pack’). The Preliminary Evaluation was conducted on the matter which provided us with a reasonable basis for evaluating the conduct of Alphas and their mates at the decision-making level as well as their understanding of statutory compliance with the law of the land and expressing our opinion there. Based on
Then, there was silence as…mum… well silency silence of a special silence. Arin stopped dead in her tracks, shuddering slightly. Even from a yard's distance I could hear her ragged breath. Sweat beads glistened everywhere on her face, neck, bo—everywhere. The wrath of the moments before subsided when the possibility of deadly events sunk in. ‘Damn it! I could have died.’ I was startled. The shot was ear-piercing enough to vibrate the walls of the castle. In less than two minutes, Shantanu was at my side and Himanshu and Siera were at Arin’s side.Himanshu had an impressive speed for an omega while Siera took her own sweet time, strolling near the igloo-shaped tree, huffing and puffing for every breath. I made a mental note of it. She was evidently unfit to protect Luna at this rate. ‘Alpha? Luna? Are you alright?’ Shantanu hurried once over to the guards. His flashy new fully-loaded toy is out immediately.‘Drop your weapons now!’ He commanded. ‘¡Señor! No era mi intención ofend