Heather cracked her knuckles noisily, glaring at me as she did. I moved one step back when she started stalking towards me, and then she broke into a run, throwing her fists into my face as soon as she was close enough. Her fists landed on my left eye and I staggered back, clutching my hurting eye as darkness temporarily clouded my vision.Was this a set up? Did Draven bring his mistress here to beat me up because he couldn’t do so himself? There were other female warriors that could train me but he chose Heather to do so, and her harsh glare didn’t look like someone who had the intentions of training me. It looked like she wanted to kill me.I staggered as I tried to regain my balance “I wasn’t ready,”“That’s no excuse, you have to be ready every time,” she hissed. I was going to respond, but she lounged at me again, kicking me in my stomach and before I could recover, her fists collided with my jaw, sending me flying in the air. My back hit the floor and I groaned rolling over on m
When I got back to Prince Draven’s suite over an hour later, I spent a long time in the shower reminiscing on what happened and crying my eyes out. I felt terrible all over. My wounds were starting to heal but I wasn’t hurting because of them. I hate my life. I have blamed my parents for what they did to put me in this situation for too long but maybe it’s time I blamed myself more. My father never wanted me and he was right not to want me. It’s like he knew I was a curse, he knew that nothing good will come out of my existence. Here I am, a pathetic looser, one who does not deserve to be alive or in the Lycaon place, sleeping in the Prince’s bed. I’m good for nothing and I should have told him that when he brought up this ridiculous idea to pretend as his mate. I haven’t been formally announced as his mate and look at what I have to deal with. Heather was a better match for him. Why didn’t he just marry her and make her his bride? She had it all, the looks, the strength, the respec
“You need to stop. I think you’ve had enough,” Scarlett warned, but I laughed and waved it off, gulping down another glass of wine at a go. That last cup took me from tipsy to drunk.I have never been drunk in my entire life. The only time I ever took alcohol, Aila had made sure I didn’t take so much. I’d been tipsy but not drunk. I remember the events of that day all too well and how much work I had to do the next day when one of the beta’s daughters at Silver Moon reported us to Zella. It was my eighteenth birthday, but Zella didn’t care about any of that. I was given two times as much work as I normally did but I made sure not to tell Aila about it, or else she’ll blame herself and have one of her usual fallouts with Zella because of me. “I’m fine,” I smiled at her, laughing hysterically at the doubtful expression on her face. Big Matt was staring at me too, his usual smile on his face. But everything around me started to spin, and I knew we needed to leave fast or else I make a
The morning came, and along with it a banging headache and an empty stomach. I remember waking up to puke in the middle of the night, and Draven watching me like a hulk. I’d fallen back into bed right after, too tired to stay awake for even a second. But now, the memories of all I did last night came back to hunt me. Luckily for me, Draven had stepped out already so I didn’t have to face him immediately I woke. I held my head in both hands and slowly sat up, squinting my eyes as they adjusted to daylight. I couldn’t remember everything that happened last night, but I remembered most of it, because how could I forget how I embarrassed myself ? Even if I wanted to, I would never get over the fact that I’d thrown myself at him like a slut, and he’d turned me down without second thoughts. I kissed him shamelessly, and he didn’t return it. Do I irk him that much? What punishment awaits me after what I did?I splashed water on my face and brushed my teeth, staring at my reflection in the
By midday, I was overwhelmed with a series of activities. There were four women teaching me about the Lycaon place and the history of Lycans and how the palace was built. The first Lycan king who had four mates and until the reign of King Cadeyrn-Ruaidhri’s father, every king had at least two mates. The Moon goddess knew that one woman was not enough to satisfy the sexual pleasures of a Lycan king, hence why she gave them more than one. The Lycans are very sexual beings as Scarlett had told me, and I found the information a little bit disturbing. It made me realize that Draven wasn’t attracted to me in no way, that kiss was merely to make a point. He never laid on the bed while I was on it, as if my presence repulsed him. And what if he eventually found his mate and he had more than one? My wolf didn’t like the direction of my thoughts so I forced myself to listen to all the things I was being taught and not relate them to him. There was more information than I’d learned about the Ly
I tried to still my quivering hands and keep the fright off my face as I waited for Draven. Most of the day was spent in the salon getting my nails and hair done. I also had a complete makeover and I was dressed in an elegant red dress. I could barely recognize myself in the mirror once they were done and I tried to forget about the fear of facing the crowd for a moment. I found myself holding back tears in disbelief. I looked like royalty. The sleeveless dress revealed some cleavage at the front but the back side was high enough to hide my scars. The slit at the front ran halfway to my thighs and the fabric hugged my body, accentuating my hips. I wore a black pencil heels and my neck and wrist were adorned with expensive jewelry. I never thought a day will come when I’d look beautiful. It was all a lie but I wanted to remain in it. “Moon goddess,” One of the women gasped as she entered the room. I turned to find her staring at me with wide eyes, and I shifted uncomfortably, looking
ZAYDEN“Get out of my room,” I growled at the brunette, flinging her clothes to the floor. She scurried to her feet, clutching them to her chest in her haste to escape my wrath. She was still naked, but I didn’t care, the sight of her angered me and my wolf was furious. After hours of fucking, she couldn’t give me a damned release, the only thing my body needed right now.“Alpha Zay-“ she stopped by the door, her eyes misty with tears, but I didn’t let her speak, I threw her shoes violently at her. I missed my target, and it hit the wall with a loud thud, skidding to the floor. She picked it up with shaky hands and ran, her sob echoing after her.What the fuck is wrong with me? I brushed my hand through my hair and growled in frustration, knocking a book off my table in annoyance. I knew what the problem was. Ever since she left, it has been this way. Maybe I should have fucked her while I had the chance to, maybe my body wouldn’t want her so bad now. I didn’t think her absence will
ESMERAYThe Lycaon place was thrown into jubilation after the announcement. The sound of music blazing from different households, fireworks in the air, and people laughing out loud was heard around the place. I felt a change in the atmosphere and it warmed my heart. People were smiling at me, and I had to meet tons of Alpha’s after the gathering dispersed.That same night, I was introduced to the important members of the Royal families, some of them had questions to ask and others just smiled on. I’d rehearsed the answers to their questions already, and by the time we were done, my cheeks hurt from too much smiling. Draven didn’t leave my hand for a little over a minute. He was beside me through the night until midnight when we dismissed the last members of the Royal household, and boy, did he play the role well! If he didn’t have my fingers intertwined with his, then his arms will be wrapped around my waist or on the small of my back. And he’d kissed me twice! In public. Once while
“Mommy, Darren says I’m not going to be king,” three-year-old Dayton told me teary-eyed “I want to be king like Daddy,” I glanced at Draven for help. He smiled and picked Dayton up, pecking him on the cheeks first “Oh but you are a king my little man, even better than your daddy,” “But I’m older,” Darren argued. The twin boys were exactly like their father and it made me jealous sometimes. They had his hair color, same eye color, same facial structure and they were already starting to sound like him at this tender age. I carried them for seven months! And I pushed both of them out of my vagina! Yet they didn’t look anything like me. A normal lycan or werewolf pregnancy lasts about six months but these two took their time before deciding it was time to face the world. “Yes you are, by ten minutes,” Draven told Darren. Though the twins were identical, it was not hard for me to tell them apart. I was gifted you see. Draven sometimes struggled to know who is who. “Can there be two king
My face was covered with Draven’s kisses by the time we made it to his former chambers and my stomach hurt from too much laughing. Our things had been moved to the King’s chambers and I didn’t realize how much I’ll miss this place until we got there. The King’s chambers were many miles away, so it was easier to come here. He dropped me gently once we were inside, and I moved round, noticing how lonely it felt.“Why can’t we just stay here?” I asked.“Because it is no longer befitting for a King and his Luna,” Draven pulled my hands and hauled me against his chest “I bet you will like the King’s suite better,” he assured me.“It holds a lot of memories,” I turned back to where a huge portrait of Draven used to be to find the wall empty.“We will make more memories in the King’s quarters,” he winked at me and my heart fluttered again. “Besides, you can always come here to spend some time if you please. There’s going to be a routine maintenance every year until our first son is of age to
ESMERAYIt’s happening! Hard as it is to believe, it is actually happening! If I had the power to, I would have loved to freeze this moment and bask in the joy I feel for just a little bit longer. I wonder why the goddess didn’t give me that gift. My beast howled in my head in excitement as I said my vows and took my oath, swearing my allegiance to the entire kingdom and my loyalty to the people, and my new role.A cut was made on I and Dravens right hands, and we shook hands, making sure there was exchange of blood. A charge of electricity flowed from my head to toe as we did, and this wasn’t the usual electric current I feel whenever Draven as much as touched me, it was different, making me feel even more powerful. Draven occasionally reached me through the mind link to make sure that I was okay, and I assured him I never felt better which was true. My beast felt more powerful, and my senses more alert.Soon after, we were crowned and pronounced king and Queen, and the crowd went on
DRAVEN“Where is Duron?” I asked Vadirr who was hovering behind me.“Right here,” Duron answered, casually walking into the room where I was getting ready to join the waiting guests. I have waited for this day for a long time, worked hard for it. My father had told me several stories about what to expect during the coronation and what and what not to do. Ever since I was born, I was groomed for this day. But with just a few minutes left before I am finally crowned king, I didn’t feel the joy that I thought I would.I knew why I felt the way that I did, but I convinced myself that I could live with it. Esmeray Grayson, the woman that would be my Luna Queen didn’t love me. The sparks between us had intensified more than ever. In the last two days, we have made love even more than the way we had in the past. She still reacted to me the way she usually would. I only had to look at her to get her blushing really hard. She squirms in delight whenever I called her beautiful. I heard the soun
By the next day, I had made up my mind on what to do. I took a fresh shower, washed my hair and put on a particular lingerie he’d complimented once. I covered myself in a robe and waited for him. I was not sure if he was going to come home or not, and I was not going to call his office phone to find out. But I made up my mind that if he didn’t get home by nightfall, I’d go to his office with hopes to find him there.I was feeling unusually nervous, so I picked up a book and started to flip through it. Seconds turned to minutes, minutes to hours, and frustration started to kick in. I lost the courage I had mustered and put the book away. There was no point, maybe I should just give up this ridiculous act. I’d just started to untie my robe when I started to feel his presence. Shortly after, I heard the front door open and my heart pounded loudly in my chest.I tightened the robe around me when he entered. As usual, he didn’t spare me a glance or acknowledge my presence in the room. He w
I’d tried to talk to Ailana after that, but she decided to hide in her room again and wouldn’t let me in, so I thought it best to give her some time to come to terms with it. She wasn’t the only one hiding apparently. Duron too did not show face for dinner and when I asked about him, I was told he’d left the palace unannounced.After my first shift, I found out that my visions were much more clearer and didn’t come with their usual headaches. That night, I decided to visit the oracle as I’d intended to do so a long time now but the events of the last days had not allowed me the time to.Smythe took me to her and I found Cordelia seated at her usual spot on the floor. She looked up as soon as I entered, a wide smile plastered on her face.“Luna,” she greeted cheerfully, quickly rising to her feet. I smiled back at her and looked around her room. There had been a few changes since the last time I came here, and I told her. She nodded her agreement and pointed a chair for me to sit but I
ESMERAYOn the seventh day, we laid the departed to rest. Draven had fully recovered and immersed himself in repairing the damages and compensating the families of the bereaved. He also made sure that those who had invaded his territory were apprehended. None of them went away scot free. Even those that fled, he’d sent trackers to find them and judgment was passed on them.The members of Silver Moon pack were sold off as slaves to other packs. I didn’t interfere with Draven’s decision when he passed it or try to plead on their behalf because I knew most of them probably deserved it. There were a few innocent ones though, but I could only hope that the goddess herself brings them goodwill in their new journey in life. If they were indeed good people, their innocence would vindicate them.Draven, however, avoided me like a plague since he left the hospital bed the same day that he awoke. I watched him from a distance in deep conversation with the new kingmaker and Vadirr by his side. No
DRAVENI cupped my erection as my mate did a little striptease for me. She looked absolutely beautiful and dangerously sexy in her underwear. She was shy, but with every second that passed came a little bit of confidence. She smiled at me, and her smile grew into laughter, but she stopped suddenly and started to get into her clothes hastily. Her smile was suddenly replaced by a look of fear, of worry. I watched her get into her clothes, wishing she would not stop her little show, but I started to get alarmed too at the worry on her face.My heart broke into a thousand many pieces when she started to cry, weeping like a bride who just got jilted at the alter. She was uncontrollable. A woman in distress. I reached for her hands and tried to touch her, but the more I tried to reach her, the farther away she drifted. My heart was pounding in my chest as I watched her drift away from me. “Esmeray,” I gasped, my eyes fluttering open immediately. I tried to sit up, but my whole body felt
“Drop it,” Ailana ordered her father whose gun dropped noisily to the floor immediately she said those words. Her face had a seriousness I’d not seen in them before. This isn’t exactly the type of reunion one would wish to have with ones father.“You are not going to kill your father, are you, child?” Thane’s eyes were on his daughter’s fierce ones.“You are not my father,” Ailana argued “You were never my father, never have, and never will be. I know you never wanted a girl child. The only reason you tried to like me was because you started to realize your perfect son wasn’t so perfect after all,”“What are you talking about Aila? You know you were my favorite. Zayden was a fool, which is why I was going to put you up against him for the alpha seat. You were better than him in every aspect,” Thane reached to touch Aila’s arm but she flinched and pressed the gun tighter into his forehead.“Aila-“ I stopped when a lone tear dropped from Aila’s eye. Her lips were clasped tightly. I didn