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
Chapter 19Alice's POVNervousness gripped me as I stepped onto the grounds of HHC University. My father had warned me that some of the professors here might recognize me as the Lycan King's daughter, but I hoped to remain anonymous and be treated like any other student. My desire was to experience the freedom of a normal university life without the burden of my royal identity.Taking a moment to gather my thoughts, I started walking, but my focus faltered, leading me to bump into a girl."Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there," I apologized sincerely, helping her pick up her belongings.She remained silent, merely glancing at me before looking away. Wearing a vintage floral dress with unkempt hair and thick eyeglasses, she appeared shy and introverted."Excuse me," she muttered, before walking away in the opposite direction. Perhaps she was just afraid of strangers or preferred to be on her own.Continuing my journey, I noticed Duke surrounded by a group of blonde and attractive g
Chapter 20Alice's POV"What do you mean he rejects you as his mate? That was funny," Duke laughed at my statement.He joined me for a lunch break, which I initially didn't want, but he insisted on not letting me go anywhere alone. He seemed like my bodyguard now, after becoming my trainer."But that was in the past," I said.He inquired about my past and whether I had ever felt loved before. I decided to share my story about Adam, even though I didn't really want to talk about him. It was time to move on and find a new love. I was now open to experiencing new relationships, though I wasn't sure if I could find a good man among all the jerks I've encountered."To be honest, I didn't know your story, how the King found you. So, you jumped off the cliff because of one rejection? You are so stupid."Once again, Duke's uncontrolled words hurt me. I put down my glass of water and looked at him with seriousness. He noticed and cleared his throat, trying to compose himself."You invalidated
Chapter 21Alice's POVThe wind gently swirled around me as I came to a stop in front of Duke. He stood there, waiting for me at the gate. As I looked around, I noticed there were no other girls hovering around him, which was quite a miracle."Who were you looking at?" he asked, his eyebrows furrowing."Your girls?" I retorted, not holding back.Instead of answering, he just laughed at my response. "Let's go? You want coffee?""I want it. But not with you," I replied, straightforward and unwavering.He smirked and shot back, "You have no choice. You didn't have a friend. Look, they didn't want to connect with a war-freak princess."I raised an eyebrow to indicate that he was mistaken about me not having friends."So, what does that mean?""I have a friend now," I said confidently, though it seemed he didn't quite believe my claim."An imaginary friend? Where was that friend?" he teased, scanning the area behind me as if searching for someone I had mentioned.Smiling, I turned my gaze
Chapter 22Alice’s POV“I was on my vacation that day, I went home after that dinner.”I asked her about the party and the dinner she missed. And even his brother didn’t tell anything about her. So, I thought Duke didn’t have a sister. “But I know some things about you. My father told me about it before, and they talked about how the King found the long lost princess. That was a nice story anyway. At least you found your real parents after all.”I sip my coffee for a while. “How was that coffee?” There was a happy smile on her face as she waited for me to answer it. I tasted it for a moment. “It tastes… It tastes a sweet memory.”She clapped after I said this “That was my favorite coffee. It brings us sweet memories.”“But with a bit of sadness…” I added. For a moment, I remembered my friend Alice. All for the things that we did. All the memories we shared. Everything we dream about. I missed her. I missed the old time with the people I loved. I fell silent for a moment as I reme