/-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
/-RAVEN-/She missed. All it took was one swift mode and the magic went flying towards one of the guards. I looked back and watched the man transform into a beetle. I was shocked and pissed at the same time. Amelia walked past up like she had done nothing. She stopped my beetle, and somehow, I already knew what she was going to do.“Don't…” the word had barely left my mouth when she crushed him under her foot, heartlessly. To say I was shocked would be an understatement because what I felt was beyond shock.“Did you just murder a member of my pack in my presence?” Declan growled. “Yes, I did, and I do intend to murder more until you finally accept me as your Luna,” she grinned, and that was the snapping point.I didn't even see him move until he was slamming her against the wall. The cracks travelled very fast, and for a second, I was afraid the building would crash down on us. But that wasn't possible, right? Not from a single surface crack.“You look so hot when you're angry,”
/-Amelia-/Watching the stupid thing slowly lose her life has to be my favourite scene ever. She was going to die and Declan… my beloved Declan was going to be mine forever.“Take her away and dispose of her!” I ordered but Declan's men immediately surrounded her. I shot them a bored look.“Deal with them, Darling,” I said to Declan and his head snapped to them.“Alpha…” Tim started. “You don't want to…”“You will do as she has said and report back here!” Declan ordered and they fell out, their knees groaning in pain. “But she is your mate…”“I am the only mate he recognizes!” I snapped. “One more word from you and I will be forced to make you join my little rodent friends. I was sure you do not want that. Now be a good boy and obey your Alpha.” Tim stood up with the rest of me. And lifted Raven who was bleeding from her chest. The metal he stuck her with was still buried deep inside her. I watched them take her away with pleasure, then threw my arms around his shoulder.“Darling,
/-LISA-/“Tim!” I gasped, running into his arms. “You're here! Does that mean the Alpha is back?” He peeled my arms off him and moved away. I felt a strange squeeze in my chest. “You know where to find the Alpha, don't you?” He said coldly but I couldn't help but notice the bloodstains on his clothes. My heart rate picked up immediately.“Is that blood?” I moved closer to him again, examining it. It was definitely blood. “Are you hurt? Is Declan okay? Did…”“Stop. Touching. Me.” He seethed and I moved away from him in fear. Was he still angry with me over what happened weeks ago? Did I have to explain over and over that it wasn't me?Why did I even care what he thought? He can stay angry and hold on to the grudge for as long as he wants. “Where's Raven? Were you able to find her? I hope you did, because we have been suffering since you left. That crazy bitch suddenly turned on us, throwing dark spells and…”“And whose fault is it?” He snapped and I recoiled in shock. “What?” I mum
/-Lisa-/Francesca, Othelia and I were the real definition of frightened. None of us dared to utter a word before her. Amelia scanned us one after the other, from one mistress to the other. She looked like she was pissed and impatient and neither of us could dare to infuriate her any further.“What happened? Cat caught your tongue, or maybe I should turn you three into the cats; what do you think? Would you like that?” She asked, smirking darkly at us. “No, no please, there would be no need for that. We just heard that the Alpha was back and we thought that we should come and officially welcome him to the pack,” I lied. It was the most believable lie I could come up with at that moment and I hoped that she would just take it like that and let us be. She already had Declan under her spell. She could just stick with him while she could and let us figure out what to do. She definitely didn't need to hear that either. “Is that so?” She scanned through us again as if she was hoping to
Two Months Later/-Raven-/“Raven! What are you doing up there? Get down here!” I heard him call. Oh, you are not going to tell me what to do. I just recently learned how to fly and he was the one who said that I need to keep practicing!“Come on, Raven, get down here!” He yelled again but I rested there in the air, watching him. “Fine! Please come down, it's almost dinnertime and you still need to take your medications.”At least he added please this time. I slowly dropped to the ground and shifted back into human. I stared at the golden-eyed man before me. Sometimes I got lost in them. Not just because they were beautiful, but because they felt so familiar. Like I had seen them before. He took my eyes, staring softly into my eyes with concern. “I know you are excited to get your dragon form, and all you want to do is fly around all day, but I need you to understand that your heart is still weak and healing. It took us several weeks to save you. I'm just begging that you take it s
/-Raven-/I don't understand. I have a father and a fiancé and it took them this long to find me, even when my father was the supposed leader of highly trained assassins?I glanced at my finger. I didn't have a ring either and no one would tell me how I ended up where they found me.There was just something about this story that didn't sit right with me. “I know you are confused and have a lot of questions but I promise they will all be answered when he comes tomorrow,” King Azaiah said. I nodded and proceeded to walk out. I needed to fly to clear my head but Azaiah caught my hand. “Don't go outside. Take your medications and go to bed,” he said. I dutifully picked the bottle on the table and uncapped each of them to take a pill. He poured me a glass of water and after swallowing, I remained on the spot. “Raven, please don't be stubborn. This is for your own good,” he said. I simply turned around and walked to my room. For some reason, being here made me feel caged but I didn't ex
/-Raven-/“It's good to have you back, Raven,” Eric said, caressing my cheeks gently. “I missed you so much. You were gone for so long that I was afraid I would never see you again.”It was just two months, wasn't it? Why was he making it sound like it was forever since he last saw me? Besides, I was still trying to get used to the fact that he was my fiance. He scooted closer to me, “You're still not going to say a word to me?”I merely stared at him. He leaned in to kiss me but I turned away from him.“Come on, baby. That's not fair. I'm only trying to express myself and you are making me feel like you are no longer interested in me. We used to be inseparable,” he said. I wanted him to tell me about our relationship, not hover around me like a dog. SoI got off the bed and grabbed a pen and jotter. I wrote down the words I wanted to say to him and showed it to him. “Can you tell me about us? I don't remember,” he read. A look I couldn't decipher immediately crossed his face. “The
/-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
/-Amelia-/When the guards didn't return, I immediately knew that something was wrong. That silly girl must have escaped somehow.I decided to let it be. She could escape if she wanted, as long as she didn't come here. The minute she stepped foot into this pack in search of Declan, I would kill her myself this time.I made my way to the slave chambers to seek out Francesca. That stupid girl almost ruined my plans and I was going to make sure it never repeated itself. On arrival there, I met just Lisa and Othelia. “Where is she?” I demanded. “Greetings…”“Keep your greetings to yourself! I asked you a question!” I snapped and they immediately bowed.“She hasn't been back for a while now,” Othelia responded. I looked at Lisa to confirm and she nodded. “When she gets back, tell her to come see me immediately. I don't want to search for her again,” I instructed. “Yes, Luna,” they bowed. “Lisa, come with me!” I ordered and she followed me outside. I could feel her shaking in fear beh