Chapter 11Alice's POVDay by day, I felt myself getting stronger and healing from the past. The wounds, both physical and emotional, were finally mending. I had moved on from Adam, the one who taught me a valuable lesson in life. Thoughts of him were fading, and all I wished for now was his happiness and my own. With the unwavering support of my family and friends, I had made tremendous progress.Their care and kindness were beyond words, and expressing my gratitude with a simple "thank you" felt inadequate."You look beautiful, my princess," my mother gazed at my reflection in the mirror, brushing my hair gently and adding a touch of makeup. Today, I turned eighteen, and my powers as a werewolf would finally emerge. The excitement bubbled within me, and I wondered what it would be like to transform into my wolf form. Would my fur be as white as snow?"Thank you, mom. But..." I hesitated for a moment and turned to face her, feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety. She gazed at me wit
Chapter 12I woke up early. Since that day happened, I never stopped smiling. I couldn’t believe that I could change my form now. I couldn’t wait to master it. “Good morning. It seemed your smile was better that morning, huh?” Lady Malia said while she gave me her smile. I arrange my hair behind my ears. “I was just happy. I thought that was a dream.”“A beautiful dream.”“More than that.”As I said those words, I looked around. Were my parents not here? Lady Malia noticed me, looking for my parents. “They are not here. But there was someone waited you in the living room,” she said without me asked about it. I frowned and looked at her. “Did I have a visitor?”Who was the person waited me in the living room? Did I know him?“Duke Timeless waited for you since 7 in the morning.” I looked at the clock. “He waited for me for almost an hour? Why did he come here?” Since yesterday, I haven't seen that man. My father said he was my personal trainer, but we never had an interaction sinc
Chapter 13Alice’s POVMy body was full of sweat. I was about to surrender, but when I remembered what he said to me, my heart urged me to show him that I was not weak. That I can be more that what he thought about a woman like me.“Tell me if you wanted to stop. Then admit that you are weak, princess.”“Shut up! You would never hear that. I would never say that, until I died.”I would never let myself told that to me again. I was weak before, but not now. I would never be the weak same useless person before. I closed my eyes, when he added more weight with my arms. “Squat, princess,” he ordered me and tapped my legs. I wanted to curse him, but my energy was not enough. I didn’t want to waste it because of him.“Tell me if you couldn’t handle it.” As he said those words, he laughed in front of me. Was this part of the training? This was not what I imagined. I hoped my parents saw this and saved me from this cruel man.For about an hour, he made me squat while he put some pressure on
Chapter 14Alice’s POVAt last, our training for today was over! I let my body rest in my soft bed, my eyes were closed for a moment. My whole being was tired and hurt. I didn’t know if tomorrow I could still walk. I was tired, I wanted to sleep, but dinner was about to happen for a minute. As my eyes closed, I remembered Duke's face. I didn’t deny that he was handsome, but his attitude was not attractive. He didn’t consider anyone’s emotion, he would tell what he wanted to tell. He was brutally honest. “I was tired,” I said to myself. I didn’t know when the last day of training. I didn’t wanted Duke to be my trainer anymore, could I request it from my father?Being alone, I heard one knocked on my door. I couldn’t get up, so I gave that person permission to open the door. My eyes were closed, so I only heard the footsteps, but even though I didn’t saw that someone, I knew it was coming from my mom’s footsteps. I wanted to opened my eyes, but my tired body didn’t let it.I felt her
Chapter 15Alice’s POVI stepped back when Duke attacked me. He was strong, even though I gave all my power, I couldn’t match him. I knew, it was not all of his strength, but how could I not win this battle?I show my teeth that indicate my anger. He slowly walked to me, and when the wild blew, I saw his gray fur sway. I walked… then ran towards him, and tried to attack him but I failed. His strong body bounced to mine and all of a sudden, my weak body hit the wall. Gradually, I change my form and hold my tummy, which hurts the most.“Ahhh!”“Alice!” He went to me and helped me. “Are you okay?” With those questions, I heard the concern.I didn’t say a word, I showed him the burst in my arms. “It hurts.”“Wait, let me heal that.” I wanted to stop him, but I was shocked when he picked me up. Because of what he did, our faces became closer to each other. I swallowed when I felt my heart beating fast. I looked away, I didn’t want him to notice me.Why did I felt this feeling? When came
Chapter 16Alice’s POVAfter three months of training, my body was coped all the pain, that caused by my cruel trainer. Today, he postponed our training, he said he would need something special, but he didn’t tell me what was that. He told this to my father, but the King looked he didn’t want me to know about it. But that was okay. If that was personal for Duke, I respected his privacy. Besides, Even me, I didn't want anyone invade my privacy.“What was you thinking right now, Alice?” When I heard my mom’s voice, I got back to life. I shook my head. “Nothing. I was amazed at your talent,” I reasoned. That was true, I was amazed how she can handle this painting. I didn’t have such talent. She put down the brush and looked at me. “You wanted to try this? I could find a mentor.”Duke inserted again in my mind. If my mentor would be like him, I didn’t want to have some. They would be the one who would kill me. They are all terror and cruel. “You didn’t say a word, that means you didn’
Chapter 17Alice’s POVThe moon peaked at the dark sky. There were numerous stars, but still it was a good night. There was a dinner party at Benasco hotel this evening. I was with Duke, on the rooftop. We sat at the edge of the building, while our eyes were focused on the bright moon. “So, what was your plan after this dinner?” Duke asked.“Nothing.” My answered was no life. I didn’t know where to go.“Do you want to go with me?”I didn’t answer.“I wanted to walk in the park.”“This evening?”“Yeah, there were no other people at the park and I seemed to made my mind into peace.” I think about what he said. I also didn’t want other people to saw me. I found it peaceful when I was alone, or with people I was comfortable with. I didn’t say that he was part of those people, but nothing wrong with him. Besides, we became friends. And enemy at the same time.“What do you think?” “Sure. But…” I paused for a moment and looked at him. “But you should take me home after,” I added. He laug
Chapter 18Alice’s POV“So, you get mad of me telling the truth?” Duke said, as he stopped.“You looked down at my power.”“You have power?”I closed my eyes tightly, so I could control myself. “I mean, my ability to handle myself.”He didn’t say a word. He just nodded as if he understood me. He always likes this, he thinks that he knows me better than I knew myself. We are at the park right now, like how we planned to went here. My parents just went home, and told Duke to assist me until I got home. To be honest, that was not a good idea. I wanted to be independent. As the wind blew, I hugged myself. Duke seemed to notice me, and looked at his suit. “You wanted to be independent right? So, you should bring your jacket next time,” he said as if I needed his suit. “I could handle myself, mister.” I rolled my eyes and walked to the bench. I sat there and I saw Duke’s shoulder fidget who obviously laughed at what word I said. “We would be in the same university, huh? I hope you didn