CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE.ROSALIE'S POV.I was not expecting Jack to listen to my words like he did, but all the same, he made everything easier for me. I wouldn't have to stress so much for Jacqueline to cooperate with me if his wolf was that obedient to me."Jack, take me away from here," I said to him, trying to prove to Jacqueline that I could be in control too.I was surprised at how fast he was. He took over Jacqueline's body and took me in his hands before all the way jumping down from the balcony."Woah!" I gasped.He then swung me to his back, where I sat with my hands holding tightly to his grey and black fur, and he dashed into the woods.I had no idea of where he was taking me to, but I bet was enjoying the ride. The way he galloped, jumped over dry leaves and dived between wet leaves, thereby leaving some drops of water on me, got
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO.ROSALIE'S POV.I was in a secluded space behind the castle, preparing my herbs, which I had told Carl that I would drink before going to the banquet, which was just tomorrow.I had added all the ingredients for the first round, I was stirring the extracted juice I had poured inside a small kitchen pot, and its shaft was also by my side. I was going to use it for the special drink I would be mixing for Ophelia.I couldn't forget she needed to be punished. The only way she could escape my punishment was if she didn't bother to show up at the banquet, but if she did, then, sorry, I was unable to forgive.The herb had been well cooked, so I carried the pot down from the stove and kept it aside for it to cool down its hotness.I carried the shaft with a bottle of soda and I began to mix Ophelia's portion.Then, some steps p
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE.ROSALIE'S POV.I woke up due to a knock resounding on my door. I rose from the bed and stared at the door sleepily, then the knock came again, "Coming." I muttered and the knock stopped coming.I got out of bed picked up a sleeping robe, which I wore, and knotted the rope around my waist, covering my transparent nightgown.I walked towards the door and held the knob, "Who's there?" I questioned, getting ready for the opening."The able beta."I rolled my eyes and opened the door to behold Carl. He was with some women who had thousands of things in their hands with a very weird smile on their lips."Hi, good afternoon." Carl greeted me.I let out a yawn, "Good afternoon, Carl."Others bowed, "Good afternoon, Miss." And I nodded to them.I had been given ti
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR.AUTHOR'S POV.Jacqueline and Rosalie's car entered the Phoenix's territory, and they were stopped by the Phoenix guards who were waiting for them.Jacqueline winds down the window of the car to reveal himself to the guards with his eyes focusing forward. He didn't glance at the guards.They bowed to him, "Welcome, alpha and you too, Luna. We're here to lead you to the palace's hall where the banquet is taking place."He replied to them with no word, just with his face so serious, like he was tensed, but he was the most relaxed person on earth at that moment.The guards stood there confusingly. They didn't know what to do, whether to just let the alpha be or persuade him before he would join them.They waited, but no word.They would have sworn that Jacqueline was not the alpha if they hadn't seen
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE.JACQUELINE'S POV.I couldn't stop chuckling as my eyes glued to the scene in front of us, though I was a little bit amazed that Rosalie was keeping her cool.That scene was scary enough for humans to develop high blood pressure, and seeing her looking nonchalant got me thinking, 'What exactly did Carl teach her?'Whatever it was that he taught her really helped, and right now, she was being a very powerful pack's luna, not just my ex-best friend who my wolf and I were crushing on.I got tired of seeing the fake mystery in the hall, so I held my Luna closer to my body with my hand holding her waist and raised my other hand towards the things happening before us."What are you doing?" Rosalie questioned me."Putting an end to all these," I replied to her before flipping two of my fingers towards the scene. I flipped the
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX.ROSALIE'S POV.I could feel some eyes on me as I moved towards a table with Ophelia, and I could feel her eyes and anger, as well. She couldn't wait to shred me into pieces, I presumed.I smirked but didn't give her the honour of glancing her way. My eyes were focused on where I was going, while my ears and nose were actively open for any sort of approach.We got to a table and sat down.It was a big table which could accommodate twelve people, and Ophelia was sitting beside me.I felt her turning on her seat to face me, but I didn't glance, I began to caress my clutch, showing her she was the less of my problem."What do you want to talk about?" She questioned me harshly.I scoffed, "Tch! Do you think that I will waste my time on you? I would rather choose to speak to a pig and roll in the mud tha
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN.ROSALIE'S POV.Ophelia jolted to her feet, catching people's attention and she began to misbehave. First, she clenched her head, then her stomach, and altogether, her body, like a fire was burning all over her body."Ah!" She shouted painfully and began to clench hurriedly and I watched her eyes producing pain, "Make this stop!" She shouted again.Someone angrily banged the table beside and I turned to the source to see the phoenix king consumed in anger, "What the hell is this?! Stop your madness and stop creating a scene here!" He yelled at her.From the words he spoke, it was said that he thought that Ophelia was framing the pains and everything like she was pretending, and that was exactly what I wanted, for everyone to hate her and for her to feel pain."No! Take the pain away, it hurts!" She shouted more, and her tears began to pull out like a waterfall."Scott!" The phoenix king shouted the name that all t
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT.ROSALIE'S POV.I knew I shouldn't be interacting with the vampire king, Dracula, but since he was not making any advances towards me, then, there was no point in acting weird.I glanced at him again and stared away, "Aren't you supposed to be somewhere, sucking some juicy blood like you people call it?""Yes, I should, but I was summoned here to this party, and the blood around smells awful," Then I felt him leaning towards me, and I leaned away, "Until I perceive yours." He completed his words and took a deep breath of the air."Sweet."I cleared my throat and immediately stood up, giving out a meaningful space between the both of us. "I think I should leave.""Don't bother, your guard is coming, and beware, we will meet again." Like that, he disappeared into thin air."Goodness!" I almost squeaked out. It was so sudden, and I took a step backwards but collided with Jacqueline."Hey, are you okay?"I turned to him, "There was a vampire here, and he disappeared."
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE.JACQUELINE'S POV.My bond with Rosalie was pulling me forward into Scott's pack house like an invisible thread. My breathing was ragged, my muscles burning from the effort I had made, but I didn’t care.Nothing mattered except getting to her.I shifted back to my human form when her scent got very strong, and I moved closer on foot, leaving my sweat to tick out of all the tiny holes in my body.I sniffled the air and her scent led me to a heavy metal door at the end of a dimly lit corridor.My heart pounded in my chest as I approached, the sounds of muffled voices filtering through the thick steel. I stood by the door and listened, catching the conversation going on in the room so clearly."Tell us Rosalie, is he dead?" The phoenix king's voice demanded, his tone dripping with malice.
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR.JACQUELINE'S POV.This was why I was awake from my slumber, it was all for her, Rosalie. I reasoned that she wouldn't be doing so fine in my absence, and I heard each of the words she spoke to me when I was asleep.She told me, "Wake up, Jacqueline, I'm waiting for you."It got me so much ease that I couldn't but want to wake up, and when I woke up, I was alone in a lonely safe room.'What am I doing here?' I thought.I sat down on the bed and thought about it all to see if I could fish out a memory relating to my presence in a room far away from my chamber.It clicked in like rushing water..."Jacqueline, hold on now, I'll heal you....""Jacqueline, why are you not waking up? People will begin to notice your absence....""I think we have to keep him for a
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE.AUTHOR'S POV.Susan was so uneasy as she moved to the room Carl described to her that she would see Jacqueline.She kept her steps light, her breaths shallow, as she moved purposefully toward Jacqueline’s hidden room.The memory of Carl’s urgent instructions through the mind-link guided her.She had written down the description so that she wouldn't forget about it whenever she was ready to go.Susan rounded a corner and froze when she saw Briana.Briana was standing in her path, her arms crossed and her expression unreadable. It was like Briana was waiting for her.The torchlight Susan was holding onto flickered and fell from her hand, casting ominous shadows across Briana's sharp features.Susan’s heart banged in her ribcage, but she
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO.ROSALIE'S POV.I woke up in the morning to see myself in Carl's fluffy body. He had shifted to his wolf and he was wrapping himself around me, keeping me away from the cold."Carl," I called him and he replied to me with a low growl. Then he flipped us over, turning to the other side of the room."Hey, Carl." I called him again, tapping him, "Let go, you're suffocating me."He growled again but let me go.I stood up to my feet to stare around the new place we were taken to and saw it was just like the first one. It was equally a cold room.When I was away from Carl's embrace, I felt coldness hitting me, and I rubbed my palms together to generate some heat for myself.I turned to Carl and said, "I hate it here."He grunted in response and kept his posture on the floor, still in h
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE.ROSALIE’S POVMy heart raced when a voice from nowhere spoke out. I had to put on a fake bravery and force myself to speak. “We mean no harm. We were thrown in here against our will.”I spoke with my eyes everywhere, trying to locate the source of the voice.The voice seemed to consider those little words of mine, the light dimming slightly, but stable. “Your intentions are irrelevant. Only your hearts will decide your fate.” It said to us.The light flared, enveloping us in a blinding glow.I felt a surge of energy, a sensation both foreign and familiar as if the very essence of my soul was being laid bare.Carl groaned beside me, and I reached out, gripping his hand tightly.“Hold on,” I whispered, though I wasn’t sure who I was trying to
CHAPTER SIXTY.ROSALE'S POV.The cold in the icy cold room was unbearable, seeping into my bones as I clung to Carl, who barely managed to stay conscious. My mind raced with desperate thoughts, each one more dangerous than the last. I had to find a way out, but the frost-covered walls loomed like a tomb around us, mocking my efforts.Carl’s shallow breathing filled the silence. "Carl," I called while shaking him back over. His words echoed in my ears when he responded, “I’m fine.” But he wasn’t fine. His body was weakening, and if I didn’t act soon, I might lose him.I know.*What can I do, Rose? We can't die here, can we?* I confined in my wolf.Rose snarled in my mind, with her voice ever sharp. *We can’t stay here. We have to find a way out, Rosalie! We’re stronger than this.*I drew a shaky breath, forcing myself to focus. My eyes scanned the room, searching for anything that might serve as a means of escape with my arms still around Carl. I watched the frost on the walls as
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE.ROSALIE'S POV.My heart stopped.My breath caught in my throat again. Before I could react, Scott threw his head back and let out a laugh, a chilling, devilish sound that echoed through the corridor like the wail of a tortured soul. His entire demeanour shifted, the mask of sincerity falling away to reveal something far darker than I had been thinking.“What’s so funny?” Carl demanded, stepping forward, his body tense and ready to fight.But I could see he was not stable, his legs were wobbling under him. 'Is he okay?'"I said, what's funny?!" Carl yelled at Scott.Scott’s laughter subsided, but the wicked grin remained. “Oh, you poor fools. Did you think I’d risk everything just to save you? You’re nothing more than pawns in a much larger game.”I felt the blood drain from my face. Rose howled in rage, the truth of her warnings now undeniable. *I knew it!* She exclaimed.I ignored her to focus on Scott.“What do you mean?” I asked him in a shaking voice despite
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT.ROSALIE'S POV.Carl and I followed Scott out of the pack, and when we got outside, we halted before three sleek black cars, which were parked right there with his guards sweeping all around them like ants do to sugar.A door was opened for us, "Enter in." We were commanded.I had lost the zeal to go with Scott. I never knew that he was planning to take us out of the pack. If he does, how then do we take care of Jacqueline?Carl peaked unto my face, "Why are we stopping? Aren't we following him anymore?""I thought going with him was a better idea. I'm sorry."Scott cut into our words and said, "Too late to apologise!"We were pushed into the car, and it zoomed off immediately, with the others coming behind us.'Why am I not thoughtful enough?' I beat myself up, 'I'm stupid! Stupid.'"Hey, hey, stop it. I'll just tell Susan about Jacqueline's location and she will take care of him for the time we will be away." Carl said to me."What if she snitch on us again?""Do
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN.ROSALIE'S POV.The cold floor of the hallway pressed against my footwear as I stumbled forward with Carl and was led forward by the guards who were surrounding us. Lennox was present too, and I had been seeing the demonic smirk he plastered on his face since we left the room.I stared at my hands, which had been bound in front of me to keep me from thinking of running or escaping successfully, which I was so thinking. Beside me, Carl walked with his head held high, his expression defiant despite the bruises forming on his cheek and jaw. He had been hit severally, as per Lennox's order to keep him shut and submissive.Though they didn't succeed in keeping him submissive, they were able to keep his mouth shut.I knew that he would be in a biting pain right now and he was healing ever slowly. He was beaten with silver, for he was just too stubborn, just like Jacqueline.The guards on either side of us shoved us forward disrespectfully when our pace faltered, and th