(Ariel's POV)I stirred in my sleep as I woke to the sound of frantic footsteps echoing through the corridors, disturbing my sleep.After that wild encounter with Elijah I was exhausted and slept until the next morning, I would rather not be disturbed! But I couldn't even rest for a bit.I rolled and groaned as the noise kept becoming louder. "What's going on?" I mumbled as I squinted my eyes open.My head pounded, and my body felt heavy with fatigue as I tried to pull myself out of bed. "What was all this commotion?" I wondered as I turned the door knob.I stumbled into the hall, two maids rushed past as they discussed something, their arms full of linens."Hello, wait—what's going on?" I called after her, my voice still raspy with sleep.The two maids stopped and turned to look at me. "G… Good morning…""Skip the greetings," I waved my hand as I looked at them curiously. They both quickly bowed their head in respect before answering."Mark—he's gone, Miss Ariel." One of the maids st
(Ariel's POV)The crowd exploded into murmur the moment Elijah pulled his claws from Mark's chest. The ground was soaked with blood, Mark's blood.Whispers and murmurs sounded through the punishment execution ground, bouncing off the stone walls of the square.The murmurs increased, but the surrounding werewolves were not so surprised, it was probably a normal scene to see their Alpha so ruthless.Elijah wiped the blood off his hands before turning around and walking off, leaving Mark's lifeless body behind as it bled on the floor, dead!He looked through the crowd, his gaze, and aura sweeping past everyone. My heart raced, as my body felt cold, frozen in place as I looked at his bloodstained smile, the satisfaction in his eyes.As Elijah stepped forward, the crowd stepped backwards whether due to what he had just done or the fearsome aura he radiated, but somehow I remained rooted, unsure if it was out of fear that my leg was frozen.The crowd around me was in chaos filled with murmu
(Elijah's POV)I watched as a naked woman entered, wading through the steam of the hot bath, her body smelling of Ariel. But she immediately sank into the water and grabbed my dick.Her hands wrapped around my member as she slowly whispered."Let me serve you well," She said as she rubbed my dick. But the moment her skin touched mine, something felt wrong.Ariel?I looked up at her.She smelled like Ariel—but the scent was faint, too faint. It didn't stir the same primal recognition that I always felt when my mate touched me.My body tensed, and every instinct screamed that this wasn't her. As she moved to mount me, I felt a snarl rise in my throat, anger burning through me like wildfire. This wasn't Ariel. Ariel would never willingly do this by herself.I clenched my jaws. My hand moved, shooting out and grabbing her by her throat.Her eyes widened in shock. She hadn't expected this. Fool. Did she really think she could deceive me? What kind of Alpha King would I be if I couldn't eve
(Elijah's POV)I linked my beta and asked him to come pick up the doll on my floor. He walked in briskly and carried the unconscious Alice out, that would teach her not to mess with me next time. Next time she might not survive it. But first, I had to deal with someone else. Ariel.I approached Ariel little by little, I knew I looked really intimidating right now but I cared less. Her gaze met mine and she took a big gulp, what that did to my mind. Fuck, I imagined what her mouth could do. How her throat would feel around my dick, her lips wrapped around it, her head bobbing. I smacked my hands and licked my lips pulling myself from my imagination.She had a spark to her that refused to be extinguished. For once, someone wasn't so scared of me and that someone was my mate. My dominance surged but something about her fierce spirit caught me and drew me in.Right now however all I wanted was to have her under me. I wanted to have her satisfy me.I shed my towel, the only piece of clothi
(Ariel's POV)I heard the door opening and closing silently as I opened my eyes to have the slight sunlight fill the room. It was the Beta who stood at the door without any expression on his face."The Alpha King," he said in a serious tone, "He has ordered that you leave the palace with him today, you're leaving moonstone."My eyes widened for a moment as I tried to process the words. The palace. Today. My heart contracted at the thought of never being in the Moonstone Pack again. I was frustrated and angry. This was the only home I knew of. Though this place wasn't any better and it had my darkest moments in life, still, it was my only home.I just stared at the Beta quietly."That's all," The Beta added before walking out.I slowly got off the bed. Moonstone Pack had been far from being my home till most part of my life; it was harsh, along with cruelest people.But still, it was where I'd grown up, where my mother had lived and died. The idea that I will never return — that I will
(Ariel's POV)Moonstone pack was where I grew up even if the memories of this place cringed me. I also looked forward to the new place I was going to.Alpha Reed also came to see me off. Alpha Reed was my Alpha, The alpha of Moonstone Pack but I rarely saw him. The only time I've seen him maybe was, while he was executing my punishment.I clenched my fist. He was different from at that time when he brought me to my knees, and let me admit to my crimes unwilliny. Rather, right now, he seemed like a nice old man, his hat made him look like a harmless grandpa. But I knew his true colors. Just then, he smiled at me when I I smiled back at him."Ariel, I am so sorry for what happened to you in this pack." He said, his face remorseful. Although Alpha Reed asked for forgiveness, it didn't skip my memory that he could be remorseful only because he was scared of what Elijah would do to him. If he was truly remorseful, where had he been all this while? And, I could still feel the tint of humili
(Ariel's POV)I know I thought it to be a mansion before but as the car drew closer to the entrance of the house, I noticed it was a palace. I gasped softly. Everything about the compound was beautiful.After my excitement died down, I began to carefully look through the compound. I noticed two guards mounted in front of the palace and two guards at the gate. And about four to five guards who seemed to patrol around the compound.The car stopped in front of the magnificent statue that was mounted just at the entrance. Elijah got out and I followed suit. I stretched my legs, sitting in the car for hours, and my legs felt numb.My eyes darted around. I was determined to celebrate me moving to this place as I was going to escape from here. I couldn't escape from him in the Moonstone Pack otherwise, he'd have taken out all his rage on the humans but this time, I'd plan everything beforehand, leaving no loopholes.And, if I wanted a smooth escape then the first think I needed to do was to
(Ariel's POV)I was taken to a guest room upstairs by Ann. As I thought, the windows were rooms and I got a room facing the back of the palace. Ann moved and parted the velvet curtains until some light streamed into the room. Outside the windows, there were guards on patrol. I counted about four. They had a gun slung across their body. The fence was so high, I would have difficulty climbing it. I might even get caught. I looked further, there was a black gate, it was smaller than the gigantic structure called city gate at the entrance of the compound.I could make out two forms, I was guessing they belonged to Elijah's guards. I wondered how many guards he had and I am sure if I totaled them I would count at least 15. I shuddered at the thought of being caught by these men. And every one of them had muscles that could scare the shit out of a kid.I looked down and I noticed the distance between the floor and my room was too wide. I was likely to break a leg if I fell off from this hei