/-Raven-/All I wanted to do was hit the bed and sleep away the pain, but Lisa was too eager to exercise her new rights. “Guess what, ladies? The Alpha has assigned us a new slave and you'd never guess who it is,” She grinned. Three pairs of eyes snapped to me. “No,” Othelia burst out. “No freaking way!” “Her?” Selene asked and Lisa broke into a grin. “Now, that is interesting,” Francesca drawled, crossing her arms. I walked past them, unwilling to engage them yet. The pain in my back needed urgent attention. I moved to my bed, or rather, Lisa's bed. “Where do you think you're going?” Lisa yanked me backwards by the arm. Pain shot through me. “If I'm not wrong, your ears were still working when Selene told you this was my bed. The Alpha didn't send any extras for you.” I peeled her hands off me, bending her fingers backwards so much that they hurt. The others stood, but I ignored them. “I had a really long day, Lisa and all I want to do now is sleep. Now, I don't want to cru
Chapter 10/-RAVEN-/“You're messing with me, aren't you? There are no cameras in this house!” I stated and his lips pulled into a smirk. My confidence faltered. How was it that every step I took, the man already had something prepared to counter it?“If you're so confident, carry on then,” he said and proceeded to walk away. “You have so many enemies that you need to put cameras up at every turn you take?” I huffed. “Just one,” he threw me a grin. “You know what they say about the fury of a woman, little bird.”He winked and disappeared behind the doors. ‘Arrogant piece of shit!’ I seethed inwardly. My eyes scanned around the place but there was no sign of a camera, but how could I be sure it wasn't hidden?The asshole was full of surprises.I walked to one of the guards outside the palace.“The mistresses are trapped in their room, and no one can seem to open the door,” I informed them, and they followed me.Unfortunately, it was an iron door, so no one could break it down. I co
/-DECLAN-/A few hours ago…“What are you doing here, Francesca?” My voice was foreign to my ears. My wolf was snarling in my mind, irritated by the choking mix of vanilla and milk. “I… I came to spend the night…” she mumbled shyly, a hint of blush rising on her cheeks as she avoided my eyes. “I also wanted to tell you something after…”While it was a wise choice to avoid my eyes, being in the same space with me was just as reckless. The full moon was going to be up in a few days and my wolf was already struggling for dominance. It was harder to keep him under control each second I was away from Raven. Something about the sweet intensity of her rose and patchouli scent kept him on a tether.Now, he was on the verge of driving me mad, which was inevitable, considering that the moon was just a few days away and this female didn't understand the concept of boundaries. She took sexy strides towards me but refrained from touching me. “I'm going to give you one last chance to leave, Fra
/-Declan-/“Alpha…”The words snapped me out of my thoughts. I turned to the servant and she bowed immediately. “I came to inform you that Lady Francesca just passed out,” she informed. “Why are you here instead of getting the doctors?” I asked and she blinked away the shock. “I… the doctors were already attending to her,” she stuttered. “Why are you here then?” An exhausted sigh fell off my lips. “I'm sorry… I'll just leave,” she gulped and scurried off. I turned back to the bright blue sky, listening to Rolfe’s low growl. All the while she was there, he had been growling. It seemed like his bloodlust picked up every time I came across someone. I hated the idea of shutting him out but I had no choice. There was a meeting coming up later tonight and I didn't want him snarling at everyone he came across. Attacking the elders was something I couldn't afford. My hands fell on my wrists. An image flashed in my mind. “...let me go, I'll kill you all! I'll kill all of you!” I growl
/-Raven-/Perfect!It was exactly what I needed. A chance to get all the answers to the questions in my head. And goddess help him, he didn't provide the answers I wanted to hear. I didn't know how to feel about killing Timultin. The man practically raised me, even though it was with an iron fist.A part of me still feared him. He knew my weaknesses and knew how to break me into submission. I wasn't sure I could bring myself to kill him, but Eric…I wanted to see the pain in his eyes while I slowly took the life of that little bride of his. I returned to the slave quarters, excited about the events that were going to unfold tonight.“What were you discussing with the Alpha?” I froze at the door. They didn't even let me come in before throwing questions at me. “And why do you have that stupid smile on your face?” Selene scowled at me. “You obviously have something up your sleeves don't you?” Othelia said suspiciously.I stepped inside the room, crossing my arms as an amused smile
/-RAVEN-/As I approached the gates, I felt my nerves shoot up. I suddenly wasn't the confident Raven I was before Declan. Something about this place gave me cold feet. It triggered a lot of unwanted memories that were better off buried. Usually, I could contain them, but now, it felt like I was too weak to shoulder it all. The warriors at the gate recognized me immediately. “Commander!” They gasped, rushing to me as I struggled to keep my self up. “What happened?” They caught me before I fell. “IronClaw… they… they took me…” I said weakly and they hurriedly took me inside the pack.Even though I expected their reaction to be the same, I assumed Eric would have made provisions to keep me away from the palace and his new bride if I ever returned.Unless, he didn't expect me to. Hoped they would kill me. “We will inform the Alpha now,” one of the warriors said but I stopped him. “I would like to see the Alpha myself. It would be an insult to demand his presence for a mere slave,
/-Declan-/Right after Raven left, my men began going through the tunnel. I couldn't shake off the feeling that Raven was tricking me again.“Alpha?” Tim called after climbing in. “Go ahead, I'll use the gate,” I told him and turned around to avoid further questions. I sniffed the air and Rolfe picked up a faint scent of two guards. I snuck to the entrance and spotted them leaving with Raven. A smile formed on my lips. Once again, her acting skills were quite impressive. I snuck through the gate and straightened up, taking another route immediately. I intended to follow Raven, to find out what she was up to. I stopped when she cornered a blonde woman, whom I immediately recognized as Eric's wife. My lips pressed in a frown. It couldn't seriously be what I was thinking, could it?I was very intent on following her when my men summoned me through the mind link. “Alpha, there has been a bit of a situation,” Tim said. “What is it?” I asked.“The opening leads to a dungeon and we ar
/-RAVEN-/I could smell my freedom just metres away. I had no idea where I was going but it didn't necessarily matter. After what happened in BloodFang, I needed a serious break to fully recover before striking back. This time, I was going to make sure he didn't have any more power over me. Eric was done already and if by chance he survived, I would finish him off when I returned for his father's head. Suddenly, I had a strange feeling that I was being followed. I didn't look back immediately because I was certain the person would hide. I slowly took out the pen-knife I sneaked along with me. However before I could make a move, I was grabbed instantly and pushed against a tree.I blinked rapidly as a familiar intoxicating scent overwhelmed me. My mind was everywhere and nowhere at once as I gazed into those beautiful silver eyes.I swallowed thickly, suddenly aware of his body pressing against mine. “Declan…” I breathed, but his gaze shifted behind me. “Were you following me?”“W
/-Raven-/On getting outside, I met Amelia. Unlike before, she had gotten here earlier than I expected.“Let's get this over with. I have more important things to deal with,” she said. “If the more important thing you're talking about is Diane, then I think we should take her down first instead of wasting our energy on each other,” I told her. “Why should I…” she cast me a condescending look. “...collaborate with you to do anything?” “Because you can't take her for me on your own,” I said plainly. “If we work together, we might actually have a chance to defeat her then we can face each other.” “Really? You must be bold to think that I would actually need help from you!” She huffed and I rolled my eyes. “I don't have time for your boost your little ego. When I'm done taking Diane, you can come fight me,” I said, shifting into dragon form. “Like I would wait for you to do that!” She muttered and leapt into the air, too. A smirk played on my lips. One down, one more person to go.
/-Raven-/I woke up with a splitting headache. My eyes fluttered open and I scanned the place. The ceiling design was very familiar. It was confusing. Wasn't I supposed to wake up at the battlefield?“It's good to see you awake, child,” I heard suddenly and turned. I flinched hard, shocked. This was the healer. The very woman that warned about going into a fight with Amelia. I took a look at my body and the flawless skin was gone. The scars were and I immediately flew out of bed and ran to the bathroom. My red hair. It was back. My eyes watered. It was really back. I've never felt so happy to be in my own skin in my entire life. I touched my face over and over again. “Oh goddess, it's really back,” I exclaimed. “I'm really back.” That meant my dragon was back as well, right? I clenched my fist and it went up in flames. Yesss!! Oh goddess, yes! The real Raven is back!My mind was flooding with too many thoughts at the same time. The battle. It was happening today, right?I need
/-Skylar-/I almost didn't recognise her by the time Kai let her out. Her body was covered in bruises, she was lean and pale and looked like she didn't have any blood left in her. “Where the hell do you think you're going?” Kai snapped at her and from the way she flinched, I was afraid she would crash and her bones would shatter. That was just how bad it was. “Apologise to her, right now!” Kai ordered. There was nothing like the beautiful arrogant Gwen now. She was hanging on a thread of life now, so definitely, she wouldn't want to jeopardize that. She even looked remoseful.“S..s… sorry…” she rasped. “Properly!” Kai hissed. If she hadn't been so bitchy towards me and tried to kill me, I might have asked Kai to spare her. “I… I'm sorry, Skylar…” she croaked, clapping her hands together in plea. The way her hands trembled like they were about to fall off made me instantly accept the apology. Kai ordered his men to take her away and approached me with a frown.“This is a very b
On Sally's refusal, Amelia headed to see Diane herself. She knew that this rescue mission was simply pointless for Taylor. Even if Diane let him go by some miracle, he would never be the same again. In clearer terms, he would be nothing but a vegetable. Amelia didn't care for any of that. She had spent the last few years harnessing asuch power as she could, yet coming face to face with Diane, it felt she had not even started. How the hell was she supposed to defeat her when they went back then? Her goal has always been one and the same. Kill Raven and protect Declan.Which is why she needed this test fight right now. She wanted to know if she could beat Diane and if there were any weaknesses.“It's foolish and reckless for you to come with the intention of fighting me, Amelia,” Diane's voice sang at the entrance. “You can't.”The confidence irked Amelia but she knew Diane was right. She couldn't beat her but she was going to look for openings and weaknesses and then in the real mat
/-Sally-/Just when I thought I could have an uneventful day, her call came in. Amelia. What could she possibly want from me now? I wasn't in the mood to grant favours. “Have you seen Taylor?” She asked as soon as I answered the phone. Taylor?Now that was unexpected. He was always the one looking for her but now, it was the other way to round?“What about him?” I asked.“Stop throwing back my questions and answer the damn question! It's been two days since he left home and he hadn't been back since then. His sisters are very worried about him,” she said. “Since when do you care about the brats?” I asked in surprise and I could almost fell her glaring at me through the phone. She knew I was telling the truth. There were only a few people she cared about and those children were not part of it. “Well I don't know where he is,” I told her. “Coudo you ask the mystic to help me find him?” She asked. .“At this point, you are just overreacting. He is an adult, a freaking CEO. Maybe a
/-Taylor-/I knew something was fishy when my men didn't get back to me. Then a few days later, their bodies turn up, found in the alley. It couldn't have been anyone else. They were spying on her and supposed to take her down. That was the last time I heard from them. It didn't make sense that she was able to kill them but somehow she did. I have been in and out of the station for questioning as I was the last contact either of them spoke to.It was annoying that my mother wouldn't even help. All she could offer me was that she told me so. To make it worse, my sisters affirmed that they had seen her with Kai at the park and she looked very healthy. Who exactly was this woman? Why did everything seem to be evolving around her? The more I asked these questions, the deeper I found myself falling into obsession. Like now… I was trying to find her on social media. I had only recently been informed of Ava's death and it didn't make sense that Skylar would kill her best friend, but ac
/-Skylar-/After what seemed like forever, the boys were finally asleep. I was set to be discharged in the evening.Kai sat opposite me, silently, thinking of something I suspected that I already knew. I tried not to rush him but watching him was becoming painful and bothersome. I had to break the silence, no matter how much I wanted him to think. “Well, can you tell me what you're thinking now? It's about the children, right?” I finally spoke. “Who are we going to leave them with? They can't lose both parents, Raven,” he said. “They haven't. You can just let Gwen go,” I said and he looked at me like I just blasphemed.“What?” “You heard me, Declan. There is no need to hold her captive. I'm very certain that your boys have dealt with her enough. There is no need to make this more complicated than it should be,” I shrugged and he stood up, backing me instantly.“I can't believe you're making this suggestion. Let's take aside the fact that she tried to kill you. Gwendolyn is a horri
/-Skylar-/I woke up feeling unusually drained and weak. The lights were almost blinding and I couldn't open my eyes properly.“Daddy… she's awake!” I heard a child's voice. Who the hell was that? My eyes fluttered open and I had to blink repeatedly to keep the light off my eyes. “Raven!” Kai's voice followed and his cologne hit my nostrils as he sat beside me. My vision cleared and I realized his sons were also in the room. A hospital room to be exact. I could smell the drugs and antiseptic. What happened to me?Did that mean that Gwen was here? It was a little weird for her because the woman didn't even like me. She has no reason to be here. “How are you feeling baby?” He asked me.“I… why am I here?” I asked him. My mind was completely blank so I didn't remember anything.“You were poisoned,” he told me. My heart skipped a beat. But it seemed like that was the trigger word because everything came flooding back and so did my suspect.“Did you find how did it?” I asked and his ey
Days later/-Sally-/We were all gathered. Me, Amelia, Diane and about two other people I had no idea about. Diane had explained that the reason we were sucked in by the magic was because we all had strong ties to Declan and her. “What's taking them so long? We've been here for over an hour,” Amelia was the first to complain. I said nothing. I already knew he was having fun with that Raven girl. It wouldn't surprise me if they suddenly decided to stay here. “Let's wait a little longer,” Diane said. She was unbelievably calm for someone that desperately wanted Declan dead. I looked at Amelia who simply looked away.I hope whatever plan she made doesn't immediately backfire. If Diane could still be dangerous in the human world, that means she was going to be terrifying in our timeline. I really wish I could sit this one out. I was caught in the crossfire last time. I would rather not involve myself with fights that had almost nothing to do with me. What I experienced the last ti