MALIA’S POV“What, did you just say?” With each word she pronounced, she moved a step closer to me until she was right in front of me.“You heard me right. I said you get the hell out of my room if you do not have anything reasonable to say to me. It's too early for your bullshit” I hissed, refraining from batting my eyelids as I speak so she would know just how serious I was.Before I realized it, she raised her hand, fast toward my face. Her hand moved fast but I was faster, catching her midair.“You wouldn't dare” I held her hand before it could touch my face. There is always a certain level of respect I can take. “Just because you are a Luna or whatever, doesn't give you the right to raise your hand and attempt to slap me, I will not allow that. And if you think you have every right to do that then I have every right to retaliate, and that too, even harder. I wouldn't even wait for you to drop your hand” I looked at her dead in the eyes while speaking.To say she was shocked woul
MALIA'S POV"She disrespected me to the point of no apology. She insulted me and literally dragged me out of her room" Her explanation was as I expected from someone like her."You heard her?" Ryder turned to me with an unreadable gaze."Oh yes I did" I nodded almost immediately, folding my hands on my chest."Well what can you say about that, why did you disrespect her?" He was still gazing at me while still pointing toward his 'Luna'"Your majesty, as much as I would love to be of good character and moral conduct in front of everybody in this pack, some people just love to push their limit" I began, my hands still folded in front of me."I don't go around creating troubles to munch on, but when it comes to me, I will do that gladly. I was in my room, trying very hard to shake off all the strains in my bones after a long night of restlessness when she came or should I say literally barged into my room?" My gaze flickered to her as I said this and I saw her finger twisted in sheer ang
MALIA'S POVTo be seized by guards and asked to serve a few days in the Pack's prison? Yes. To be punished? Yes. Or worse, to be sent away from the pack? Yes.But I wasn't expecting him to dismiss the whole thing just like that and allow me leave. He did that.Even as I footed my way to the door, I expected him at any minute to make me halt and then proceed to inflict on me the most merciless of punishments. You might want to ask why. Well because I had seen him do so to lots of people who have talked back at her or even looked at her the wrong way. Why then was my case exceptional?Up until I opened the door and walked out of the throne room, there was no call from him. Heck, the only sound I could hear was that of her voice condemning his judgement. He didn't bother to defend himself. I had my back to him so I didn't possibly know what he was doing but I could bet my whole life that he was just giving her that lazy gaze, after which he would just proceed to get up and leave at
MALIA’S POVAs if on cue, as Scott began to lead me toward what was supposed to be the garden, a bunch of men just waltzed into the palace ground toward the main entrance. I recognized them immediately, and even more so, I recognized a particular person among them.“Ronan!” I yelled because I couldn’t stop myself as the excitement of seeing him bubbled. I raised my hand up for his attention to zero on me as I saw him looking around vigorously to identify his caller.“Alright, the garden should be put behind us I guess” Scott who I had forgotten I was with spoke, shrugging and turning to face the men too.“I am deeply sorry Scott I will come up to you some other day so you can show me around. I frankly want to visit the garden” I said giddily like a school girl, eager to just leave the space and go straight to where Ronan was.He too, seemed to have the same thought as before I even realized he was moving toward me, he was right in front of me and surging me up into the air, spinning ar
MALIA’S POVShe walked in on us eating. Ronan pretty much just ignored her entire existence as she directed her words at me.“Don't think you have got it the way you want it now, I will keep watching you, and one day, you will fall into my trap” She threatened.Thank goodness now she was direct and not beating around the bush like last time.“I still have no idea what you are speaking about. You are either going to be direct with your words or you might as well just speak to the nearest wall. You will get more responses from them actually” I wasn't even looking at her as I spoke. I had my gaze focused on the food in front of me. “Can you for once not cause problems in people’s lives? Can you just learn the concept of boundaries and stay out of people’s line?” Ronan asked you can hear the frustration dripping in his tone. “That is no business of yours beta. I am speaking to her and not you so do well to stay out of my lane too. To think about it, you could actually use a lesson in bou
MALIA'S POVA week later......Today, I woke up to an entirely different setting. I don't even know what to think of it. I was awakened by the disturbing sound of what seemed to be wood being dragged on the floor. Bathed by curiosity, I slipped out of my bed and made it to the door, unlocked it only to be greeted by lots of busy servants, moving stuff and doing lots of cleaning in the room opposite mine. At first, I asked no one a question, concluding it might just be some other rescued person or something of that nature but when the cleaning got too extreme, I had to raise a question. "Uhm....I see you have been doing lots of work since morning" I stopped a guard who had just dropped off some boxes in the room and was about to leave."Yes, we have to make everywhere as flawless as possible. Though the notice was sudden we are trying our best" He responded with a light smile, his hands folded behind him."You are putting so much effort into this, I will give you the credit" I raised
MALIA'S POVI thought it might at least take a while for him to start getting me involved in his affairs again. I mean give me time to get used to him being around here and stuff but that very night he came, he sent a servant to inform me about a dinner in his place. I frankly do not want to deal with that woman again. Now that she was beginning to make assumptions, I wondered what would unfold if she saw us having dinner together. I made up my mind to just come clean and tell him the truth, we should just keep our relationship casual.Fortunately today, he didn't have a dress brought for me to wear. I got ready in my usual loose-fitting clothes which I wore to bed at most times and went straight to his room, I knocked multiple times and waited until I was instructed to enter before going in. I expected to see the food lined out and waiting for me to savor, but on the contrary, I met an empty dining table. Although I didn't want to have dinner with him, deep down, I was eager to eat
MALIA’S POVMy gaze moved from my food to his face multiple times during my eating session. I had no idea why he had a genuine interest in staring at mine. Or perhaps he was staring at my face. I never could tell cause the moment I turned to look at him, he had his eyes facing the other side of the room. When I got tired of the little game we were playing I got up and excused myself. I could feel his gaze on me as I walked to the door. I stepped out of the room and called to the guard at the other end of the hallway.“The Alpha would like to have the same thing as me,” I told the guard. All I got in reply was a curt nod and then he left for the kitchen.I retreated back into the room and continued to munch on my meal like nothing had happened. A few minutes later, the guard arrived with a tray filled up with food even much more than mine. He bowed deeply and placed it in front of his leader. Ryder gazed at the food for a long time and then his gaze shifted to me in question.“What?”
MALIA’S POV Zade came to see me a week later. I had tried not to look excited at all when Penelope had come to tell me that he was waiting for me in the conference room. “Or should I ask him to come up to your chambers?” she queried and I gave her a withering look. “Oooh. How scary. I just hope he is not scared of you at all,” she said. She frowned when I didn't immediately get up from my bed but returned to the book that I had been reading before she came to inform me about my mate’s presence. After the incident, I had taken to reading books. I had gone to the library to check for any book that had to do with the witches of the Alfea tribe. I wanted to learn how to use my powers at will and I think that I was already getting a hang of it. The other day, I had managed to make Penelope’s dress wet when she had dared to make fun of my voice. We had decided to join a music class just for the fun of it and I realized that it was best I left singing alone. I also learned that pl
MALIA’S POV After making both Ryder and Victoria as weak as I could with extra help from Tommy(thank the Goddess the paralysis spell was temporary), I had to render them even more helpless by taking away Ryder’s wolf with the same spell that Victoria had used. I didn't even have to do any spells to take away her magic, she protested weakly when I lay my hand on her chest as though she already knew what was going to happen. I felt her power leave her body and go into mine with such force that I nearly lost consciousness. When it was over, I hurried to Zade’s side as fast as my weak body could carry me. Tommy was already by his side performing CPR to keep him awake. “This isn't going to work,” he said with fear in his eyes. “He needs his wolf right now or else, he is going to die. You can return his wolf to him, right?” I shook my head. I didn't know how but I was going to try everything in my power. He wasn't going to die on my watch. I bent my head close to his face and swipe
MALIA’S POV I must have fallen asleep again even though I had desperately tried to stay awake. Victoria had been forcing some sort of liquid down my throat for reasons best known to her and it had been making me fall asleep. I had vaguely overheard Ryder speaking to Zade. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that he should not fall for their trap but I knew that even if the Moon Goddess wanted to save him and prevent him from taking the bait, he was still going to find a way to come and save me. For the first time, my wolf hoped he wouldn't come. We were well aware that Ryder just wanted to kill him and claim his pack for himself. I lost count of the number of times I had wept because of Ryder’s betrayal. Never in my life have I felt so used and totally stupid. I wondered if Penelope had noticed my suspicious disappearance. And even if she did and discovered that Ryder was behind it, I doubted she would be able to do anything about it. He could easily threaten her with the lives of her ki
ZADE’S POV There was no way Victoria could have broken out of that house and killed about five of the highly trained guards I had placed there to prevent her from leaving and any person other than me and our son from going in. It wasn't just possible. I knew she was strong but she wasn't trained and didn't even stand a chance against one of the guards. So how had she been able to kill all five? I had immediately sent some of my soldiers to go after her when I discovered what had happened and was still waiting for them to return. “I think we should keep an eye on your son at all times. She loves him so much and might want to come pick him up. We can catch her that way,” Tommy was saying. I still couldn't get past the deaths of those guards. It wasn't just about the fact that they were killed but how they were killed too. It must have taken someone with a lot more physical strength and bigger size than Victoria. “There is no way she could have done it all alone. She had help,”
MALIA’S POV After skimming through the pages of about five books, we were able to learn a few things about the witches of the Alfea tribe. Like Alice had told us, there could only be one Alfea witch in a lineage and I was the chosen one in mine. The age at which the witch may discover her powers is different for everyone. But this discovery would be at a period in her life when she was going to need it. We were the most powerful of all the witches and were never supposed to act in rage because it could lead to the loss of many lives. Penelope and I had read open-mouthed, the story of an Alfea witch who had set a whole village on fire with her mind just because she had thought the King had something to do with the death of her only child. But she found out at the end of the day that her child had been killed by her best friend. “Well, now we have to get you to an anger management class,” Penelope said. I rolled my eyes. “I do not need it. I know how to control my emotions,”
MALIA’S POV While we were on our way back to the palace, Lucien warned us not to talk about my newly discovered identity as a witch. Penelope was not even supposed to tell Damien and he was not even going to tell Margaret. “If so many people know about it, it might cause them to be hostile towards you and some may even exploit you to their own advantage,” he had explained. I had so much to learn. I didn’t know the first thing about being a witch. I was just even getting used to being a proper werewolf. “You are not going to keep on wearing that hat forever are you?” Penelope queried. “I don’t know,” I replied, looking at Lucien for guidance. He shrugged. “Well, people are going to wonder why their Luna is suddenly covering her hair all of the time. It is going to make them more curious and when they discover that your hair colour has changed, they are going to be even more curious about why you had chosen to hide it. And trust me, they are going to find out.” “So I guess I
MALIA’S POV Penelope took off my hat without my permission as soon as we entered her chambers and Lucien gasped. “It is pretty, right?” she asked her father-in-law with a smile and I rolled my eyes. “That is not the point here, Penelope,” I said. She giggled. “I am so sorry but I can not just help but say it,” she replied. “Do you know if you have any witches in your ancestry?” Lucien asked. My eyes narrowed in suspicion. I had a feeling where this was leading and I was not sure I liked it. “I do not know. My mother never made mention of it. Neither did my father,” I replied. He was thoughtful for a moment. “It is better that we confirm what I have in mind. I think we should go to the witch that the Alpha took you to, to have your curse lifted,” he suggested. Penelope bounced in excitement. “Do you think she is a witch? Oh, I have always wanted to have a witch as a friend.” Lucien and I both rolled our eyes. “Are you not supposed to be taking care of my grandkids instea
MALIA’S POV There was nothing as sweet as your own independence and freedom. This I realized in the first few days of being alone in my room without Ryder in my space. He was sorely mistaken if he felt that giving me space was going to strengthen whatever attraction I had left for him. The more I stayed away from him, the more the attraction died and my wolf was beside herself with happiness. She was still insisting that I leave the palace and reunite with our mate. But I just didn't want any man in my space. I was dreading the day Ryder would ask me to return to his chambers. Maybe that was when I was eventually going to decide to leave him, go somewhere else and start afresh. The first time I heard him sneak out of his chambers, I thought perhaps, that he was going to his study to work overnight. He had done it a couple of times when I was still sleeping in his chambers. The same thing happened the next day and then the next and I began to get curious. I decided to ask him a
ZADE’S POV I returned to my Pack with mixed feelings. When I had decided to go meet my step-brother for help, I had known that there was a very high possibility that he wasn't going to help me but I just had to give it a shot for the sake of my Pack. What I had not been expecting, was to see my mate there. And the worst of all was that she was already married to that monster. I banged my desk hard in anger just as my Beta came in. He looked somewhat pissed that I hadn't allowed him to accompany me to my step-brother’s Pack but I didn't care at that moment. His expression changed to one of concern when he saw how pissed I was. “I take it things didn't go well at your brother’s Pack,” he said as he took his seat in front of the desk. “He is no brother of mine,” I spat out. “Woah! Okay, please just calm down and tell me what happened.” His mouth hung open as I told him how I had seen Malia and how she was already married to him. It took him a while to recover. “Then why d