/-Raven-/“Uhmm… what do you mean by that?” I asked. I just managed to convince Azaiah to give him a chance to prove his innocence and the next thing he says is don't bother?“Declan…” I called with warning. “You know is not the time for pride, right?”“This had nothing to do with my ego, Raven. I didn't do it and proving it will not be a problem, I just don't think he will appreciate my methods,” Declan said and Azaiah cast me a look. “What methods do you mean?” Azaiah asked.“Compulsion,” Declan shrugged. “She will be compelled to speak the truth or suffocate to death. The longer she resists speaking the truth, the more she bleeds from her eyes, ears, nose, every fucking hole in her body, until she drops dead and…”“Declan!” I gasped and those silver eyes narrowed emotionlessly at me. “What? Works on wolves all the time,” he shrugged.“She is a child!” Azaiah exclaimed. “You don't expect us to watch you subject her to torture after the trauma she has been through!” “She has been
/-Azaiah-/“So, did you like it?” He asked and my eyes moved to the doorway where Nile stood, crossing his arms. “Excuse me?” “The Alpha. He's in prison now. You can have the woman of your dreams, though I still don't think you should trust women,” he said. I dropped the glass in my hand. “Wait, let me get this straight. You're asking if I like the fact that the Alpha tried to rape a child or the fact that he is just in prison?” I asked.Nile chuckled and made his way into the room, “I don't see why you have to analyse that, your highness. The lady is all yours, that is the most important thing.”I crossed my arms, more stupefied than I was earlier. “Did you, by any chance, have something to do with it, Nile?” I asked suspiciously.“And why would you think that, Your Highness?” He chuckled. “I am not allowed to express my opinions anymore?” That triggered my suspicion even more. It was more like he was growing into someone I couldn't recognize. I mean, he was quite fine before th
/-Declan-/Something terrible was about to happen and I could feel it in my bones. It concerned Raven.I know I wanted to give them a chance at a fair trial, but hurting my mate was not part of the bargain. They had no right to touch even a hair on her head. I called Tim through the mind link to come with men. I felt a little too weak to break myself out through those iron bars. In what seemed like thirty minutes, I heard grunts outside and soon Tim appeared in the dark hallway with the keys to my cell. He opened it and I immediately sped past him to look for Raven. I tracked her to a room where I had no idea what was going on. I kicked it open immediately and the sight before me rendered me speechless. Raven was on the bed, pale and naked. She looked almost lifeless and Azaiah was sitting on top of her with a blade in his hand. A strange woman was also present, muttering some incantations and Nile was the one who moved to stop us.“What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here…”
/-LISA-/“Othelia,” I muttered, “What a pleasant surprise.” She didn't return my smile. Her eyes were ice cold as she glared at me. “Calm down, Lia. Whatever you think she did, she didn't do it,” Francesca said and Othelia raised a brow in confusion. “What are you talking about?” She asked, eyeing me suspiciously. “What did this snake tell you?” Snake? Wow! I couldn't even get mad at her because I was indeed a snake and it was all for the Alpha. Someone who had eventually gone in search of Raven without caring how the rest of us were going to fare without him. I wasn't certain he hasn't found her yet. Else, he would he back here to stop this sorceress. But I wasn't one to talk. “There is so much going on that you missed. There's a skinwalker in the palace and some evil sorceress, I presume has taken over the seat of Luna.” Othelia looked even more confused. “What the hell are you talking about? What skinwalker? Lisa was thrown into the cell right next to me and Hannah helped
/-Declan-/The volcanic air was thick and scorching, the molten lava below casting an eerie orange glow against the jagged rock walls. Azaiah and I stood on the edge of a wide plateau, the heat radiating around us. His clan, the dragons, watched from a safe distance, their glowing eyes piercing through the shadows. My men stood at the edges, their expressions tense but ready to intervene if needed.“You should’ve stayed in your little pack,” Azaiah sneered, his voice as sharp as the fiery cracks beneath our feet. “This is my kingdom. Here, you’re nothing but a trespasser.”I ignored the heat licking at my skin and locked eyes with him. “You hurt my mate, Azaiah. That’s not something I’ll forgive. And it doesn’t matter whose land this is. You’ll answer to me tonight.”His laughter was low and mocking. “Do you hear yourself, wolf? On dragon territory, in a fight with a dragon king? Bold of you to assume you’ll survive this.”Without another word, he lunged at me, faster than I expected
/-Amelia-/A smile curled on my lips as I watched him through the mirror. He was coming home. My Alpha was returning home to me. I couldn't wait for him to see me. It was the final stage to complete the ritual. We were going to make sweet, sweet love, and then, he would be fit to rule by my side. For years I have waited for the perfect man to come my way. The half-witch, half-wolf with a heart of ice. My very own destiny.Even though our happiness would be short-lived because the minute I conceived, he would die, we would still be happy. The ritual has consequences and I'm certain this was one he could easily bear.There was a knock on my door and I groaned. Who was that fool with the audacity to knock on my door?I glanced at the door and it flew open. A group of servants walked in, eyes on the ground, bodies trembling as they struggled to hold on to the trays they carried. “I don't remember sending for you,” I said coldly and they exchanged glances. “You… you did, your Grace… ea
/-Raven-/My head was spinning. It felt like I had been through hell and back. I was on Declan's back, face buried in his soft fur. I tried to remember what happened a while back but there were so many gaps. I managed to lift my head from his back but it felt like my head was going to split in two. ‘Go to sleep, Raven,’ I heard Rolfe's voice in my head. “What happened?” I asked him.‘Let’s deal with that headache first,’ he said instead. I rested my head back because he had a point. I eventually managed to fall back asleep and by the time I woke up, we were halfway to the pack. The headache had reduced so I was thinking clearly now. I remembered walking into the rook because Azaiah said Aisa and her mother were waiting there and the next minute he made me inhale something that shut my entire body down. But what happened after that? Where was Azaiah and how did I end up here?“What happened?” I asked but everyone was in wolf form so only Declan could respond to me. I waited for R
/-RAVEN-/Every one of us had the same expression on. Shock. Since when did Amelia become Luna? How was that even possible? And the Elders… did they just sit back and watch this happen?I had more than a dozen questions. And it triggered my headache once again. I swayed but a steady arm wrapped around my waist. “Are you okay?” Declan's concerned voice made me feel even more lightheaded. He just heard he had a Luna out of the blue yet somehow, he was more concerned about me. I nodded to ease his worry. We had something bigger to worry about. One of the guards walked inside to inform Amelia, I assume, and a few minutes later, he returned with her. I took in her appearance in shock. The woman was really dressed like she was some form of royalty. On seeing Declan, her eyes lit up.“Oh, darling! You're home!” She hurried towards to hug him, I presume, but I steadied myself and stepped in front of Declan, shoving her backwards lightly. Sue staggered back and then sized me up before le
/-Skylar-/It didn't occur to me how much trouble we were in at the moment I beat them to pulp. I left the office with Ava whining about how she was going to lose her job as well. How the Macaulay sisters will get back at us and so mqny more I couldn't make sense of.I said nothing to all her complaints and simply followed her outside the building. “You're not going to say anything?” She asked me. “What do you want me to say?” I asked her. “Take a look at your hand, Ava. Look at what they did to you and tell me if they don't deserve that beating?” She bit her lip. “I think you are acting this way because you have forgotten what it used to be like working under them. Those women can make our lives miserable whether or not, we work for them. You were never like this Sky. You used to be smarter than this!” I looked at her in disbelief. “What is wrong with you? Would you have preferred I stood there and watched them crush your hands?” “Yes! Yes I would! If it means we can go back to
/-Skylar-/Those seafoam eyes narrowed at me like he was going to tear me apart.Blondie immediately stepped in to beg for me. Back in the day, she would definitely be useful as my spokesperson.“I didn't explain to you, sir, but she has temporary amnesia so I promise you, she didn't know it was you,” She pleaded. “Do I look like I care?” His sharp retort caught both of us off guard. “Miss Anderson, you're fired. Make sure to clear your desk before I get back!” Ava gasped. “No sir, please. You can't fire her, she didn't mean it, I swear to you. Please spare her. It will never happen again.”His gaze shifted to me as if he was expecting something. Ava nudged me. “What are you doing? Beg him! Don't you want your job?” She whispered harshly. “What's with you and begging everyone?” I retorted. “If he wants to fire me, he should. I don't care. I am very capable of getting a job anywhere I want with a better pay too!” I didn't know about that but I just wanted him to know I wasn't at h
/-Skylar-/“Raven…”I jerked up from sleep and it all came flooding back. Holy fuck!I ran to the bathroom to confirm I wasn't just dreaming and it was still there. Long dark hair, pale blue eyes, flawless milky skin, fuck!!I paced around the bathroom, trying to make sense of everything. Where was this place? What the fuck was I doing here? I could have sworn that I died. “Whatever it is, Raven, raging in a fucking bathroom won't hell,” I told myself. I stepped into the small room, scanning my environment. Everything just seemed strange and the place was so cramped up. Blondie was still asleep and by the time I checked the clock, I realised it was past 9am.I could remember a certain man telling me that I needed to be at work by 7 am. I waved it off and continued checking out her room. It was the calendar that stopped me. Was this real?“2025?” I muttered. This had to be some sort of joke. I could have sworn we were still in the ‘90s yesterday. Did I sleep off an entire century? O
/-Skylar-/“Why are you staring at me that way, Skylar? Are you not happy to see me?” He asked. “Calm down, Khaid. She has been acting weird since she regained consciousness. She doesn't even remember me either. The nurses said that she is in shock,” Blondie told him. “What does that even mean, Ava?” Khaid frowned. “No one loses their memory from just drowning.” I narrowed my eyes at him. “What do you want me to say? Maybe her case is different. You know her heart actually stopped for almost ten minutes, she didn't have a pulse and everyone thought she was dead and then she suddenly woke up. Maybe…”“What you're saying doesn't even make sense in the least, Ava,” Khaid cut her short. “Drowned or not, I am her boyfriend. The love of her life. She can't just forget me!”He stepped towards me suddenly and I backed away. “Come on, baby. You know who I am, Khaid, your boyfriend!” he said and I moved backwards again. He was creeping me out and I hated it. Ava stepped in between us. “T
“Raven.”I heard a faint voice call. The voice sounded too melodious to be human. It felt like an entity. “Raven, wake up!” The voice said again. Raven? Who is that?“You've been asleep for so long, child, it's time to wake up!” The voice kept getting louder. I couldn't tell if my eyes were closed or open but I was surrounded by darkness. Pure darkness. “Wake up…”Then there was a flicker of light, like a star in the darkness. Then it got bigger and bigger until it almost blinded me and next thing, I spat out water.“Skylar! Skylar?! Can you hear me? Please tell me you can hear me, Sky…” the panicked voice didn't completely register in my mind as I busy coughing out water. Both my throat and my lungs burned. “Skylar?”Who is Skylar now? First was Raven, now Skylar? Who are all these people? I opened my eyes to see the chubby blonde with tears streaming down my cheeks. I barely sat up when she engulfed me in a hug. “Oh, thank God you are okay! I thought you were dead. We tried
/-Raven-/I thought I was going to die. The flames were unending and even when I transformed into my dragon self, I couldn't get away. Everywhere was a blanket of fire. I couldn't even get close to her, not talk of retaliating. All their dragon heads were spitting flames in all directions so I had nowhere to run to.It felt like I was being baked alive. She didn't care how many of her men dropped dead. I was her target and until I was turned to ashes, everyone would burn. There were so many bodies and one of them was Lisa's. I didn't even realize she was here as well. Did Amelia force her to be here too? Was Francesca here? I certainly hope not.Just then I thought there was no hope,. something happened. Something completely unexpected.I heard the roars of dragons in the air and this threw her off. She stopped opening fire at me, wincing in pain. I pushed myself against the bark of a tree, trying to position myself for flying even though I wasn't in the position to. As I looked up,
/-Raven-/“What do you mean by he is with family?” I asked her. The healer was rather reluctant to give me the answer to that question and it made me fear the worse. “I think we have bigger problems, child,” she said and I frowned. What problem could be bigger than Declan missing. “Amelia is headed here. She is coming for you and you are nowhere near prepared to face her.” “I don't understand. Why is she coming for me?” My tone was angry. “Hasn't she taken enough from me? What more does she want? My life?” “I really wish I could answer that question, child but we don't have time. You need to leave,” she said. “Leave? I am not running from her!” I spat. “If she is here to finish the job then let her come!” “You are underestimating her, Raven. We need at least three days to prepare and fortify you to face her,” the healer said but everything she said wasn't penetrating my ears. “She is underestimating me as well. She might have gotten away with what she did months ago but I promis
/-Raven-/Four hours. Fours hours I sat there without saying a word. Just tears rolling down my cheeks. I stared into space, without blinking.“How is she?” I heard from a distance. It felt like they were so far away but in reality, they were just in front of me. “Not so good. She has been like this for the past four hours. I can swear she has only blinked thrice in that period of time. Whatever happened to her must have been very traumatizing,” the healer responded. Must have? My whole life was filled with pain and abuse. I have been betrayed and hurt once again by the ones I loved. I have been played for a fool twice! Twice!I didn't know whether to call it ill-luck or just plain misfortune. Either way, I was just unfortunate. A worthless victim. More tears rolled down my cheeks. And Declan? Where was he when all this happened? He was happily married to Amelia! The witch who separated us. I wanted to believe that it was all her magic. The stake through my heart and the whole ma
/-Declan-/“You can't be serious. I am your Luna! You can't just discard me after all we have been through together. I helped you build everything you have today. You can't just leave me!” she said. “I can't?” I asked. “I can do whatever the fuck I want Amelia. I can't feel myself, Amelia. Whenever I'm around you, it feels like I am just floating. I don't know what I am doing and I am sick of it! I can't keep living like this!” I didn't mean to go off on her like that. “So what about me? All the time I've wasted with you? Why would you stay with me for that long if I made you feel this way? Do you think it is okay to play with my feelings like this?” She asked.My eyes darkened. “First of all, there is no record of a wedding between you and I or the family you claim to be from,” I said. “There is no record of you and I, or how this sham of marriage happened! So do you mind explaining that to me?” My words caught her off guard. “What?” She blurted. “What? You thought I loved rea