~Six Months Later~ While Belinda sat in her room, rubbing her big belly bump, Clara rushed into her room. The loud noise caused Belinda to jolt and turn to the door. “Belinda!” Clara called, panting seriously. Belinda hastily stood up in fear and approached her. “What’s wrong, Clara? What’s happening?” She asked fearfully. “I… I have bad news! And there are two of them. But one of them is very urgent! We need to get out of here, right now!” She uttered, causing Belinda to shake her head. “Why? Talk to me? Where is Agatha? And everyone?” “Agatha sent me to you, and told me to take you somewhere sef. Cephas’ pack has found us, and there is going to be a war soon. Though we would defeat them, we need to keep you safe.” She uttered, rushing to Belinda’s closet and picking a big jacket and wrapper. “But I don’t want to leave. Nothing is going to happen to me. What if Cephas dies in the process? I don’t want to leave without watching him get the death he deserves.” Belinda answered.
Getting to the palace, Megan led Clara and Belinda in through the back door, sneaking them in. The palace was so busy with the preparations for the Prince’s wedding that they hardly noticed their entry. “Where are we going now?” Clara asked, turning to look at Megan. They hid behind a wall; watching how the people walked to and fro. “We need to get to Mr. Theron, I believe he can help us.” She suggested, causing Belinda’s eyes to widen. “What? You just told us Mr. Theron was the one that placed a spell on Damon and made him reject and forget me. Why would he help me now?” Belinda asked. “I have spoken to him, okay? He has always regretted what he did, and he told me he had to because of my father. But now, he’s ready to do anything because he doesn’t want to be the one to change fate. So he’ll help. I promise.” Megan reassured them. Belinda and Clara exchanged looks and nodded at each other. “So what do we do now?” Clara further asked. “You two need disguises. I have some in m
Everyone gathered in the large hall, and in front of them stood the Monk, Damon and Maisie. The Priest read out words from the scroll to repeat. Maisie was the happiest woman on earth, while Damon on the other hand couldn’t stop worrying about why Megan was yet to get to his marriage ceremony. Damon never felt any surge of happiness, but he just had to do it for his parents, the king and queen. “We promise in front of every kind of us present today, to cherish our bond and love each other till eternity.” The monk uttered, waiting for them to repeat these words. Maisie opened her mouth to speak, but realized that Damon was being hesitant again. All the words they were asked to repeat seemed like a burden to him. It was more like he was forced to say these words. She didn’t care, because what she had always wanted was right before her now, and there was no turning back. “Please repeat after me.” Damon heard the voice of the monk from a distance, throwing him back to reality once m
After 3 months~ Damon kept pacing in front of the room where Belinda was to conceive. His heart was thumping violently against his chest. He prayed silently that Belinda and their baby were going to be okay. King Talos and Queen Marlena also stood not so far from the room, waiting in anticipation. After the wedding ceremony, Prince Damon and Belinda became the talk of the kingdom. Everyone had their own parts to say about what happened, but Damon didn’t care. He wasn’t ready to lose Belinda again. He approached his parents after the wedding ceremony, and he told them that if they wanted their lineage to continue ruling, they had to want what he wanted. He went on to explain all the evil that Maisie had once done and that he was never going to settle down with such a woman. He told them the only way he would forgive them for erasing all memories of his wife was if they accepted her in the palace. After thinking about it, his parents finally decided to accept Belinda as their da
Under the dim light in the cave-like room, sat Belinda . Her arms wrapped around her legs as she folded up at the corner of the room. It was that time of the day. The time Alpha Cephas was going to remind her that she would be nothing but his slave and play-thing. ‘You can’t keep letting him do this to you, Belinda .’ Her inner self said to her. “You need to do something! You need to voice out.’ ‘Voice out? To whom? No one would ever listen to me, or what I have to say. It will be a waste of time.’ ‘No! You’ll hate yourself if you die without trying to fight for yourself once! Voice out!’ ‘I can’t…’ The quarrel she had with herself came to an halt when she heard the door of her room open. She raised her head and saw Alpha Cephas walk in. “Alpha Cephas.” She called and hurriedly sprang to her feet. His dark malicious eyes peered her skin and she felt her skin crawl. “Come closer.” His croaky voice hit her ears like a hammer. She gulped hard and trudged to where he stood. She l
“Mother and father are still not on good terms. I don’t know what to do about them anymore. They are so stubborn.” Megan Bennet, the daughter of Alpha and King Talos Bennet of the MoonLove Pack and Kingdom uttered tiredly. She was out in the woods with her brother to hunt for meat for dinner. As they walked in the woods, their shoes made some sounds, the snapping of woods and the crushing of dry leaves on the ground. “You took after their stubbornness, Megan. You’re just like our mother. She never admits she’s wrong.” Damon Bennet, the only son and heir to the Moonlove Kingdom throne, her elder brother, answered coldly, keeping his eyes out for the prey of the night. “No… you took after her! Not me!” Megan answered, feeling offended. “I’ve sighted a deer.” Damon answered, with his eyes fixed on his prey. He pulled out his arrow from his quiver and began to fix it on his bow. He pulled up his bow and pointed it at the deer, which was busy eating grass. He was about to release t
~The next morning~ “How is she now?” Megan sat next to her bed, staring at the sleeping beauty she had brought into her home without thinking of the consequences. “She should be awake any moment from now, Princess.” Megan’s personal healer answered. Megan bounced her head sadly and kept staring at her. “I feel so bad for her. Why would they do such a thing to a pregnant woman? Didn’t they know she’d lose the baby with such treatment?” She uttered. “They must have known, and that’s why they did that to her. Maybe she wasn’t supposed to get pregnant.” Her nurse answered. “I know, but still… they shouldn’t have been so cruel. If we hadn’t saved her, not only the baby would have been terminated, she would have died too.” Megan added. “True. But… Princess, what are you going to do about her? Your father, the King, can’t know you had to intrude another pack's boundaries just to save her. You know it’s unlawful.” Megan sighed and bounced her head. “I know. I’ll talk to him later. F
~The Mystic-shadow pack territory~ Alpha Cephas got out of bed early. He was looking forward to getting rid of Belinda so much that he couldn’t sleep at all. ‘I can’t let her say anything to Maeve. I need to silence her for good. Such a stupid girl. If she had used those pills and had not gotten pregnant, maybe she would have lived longer. Now she has to die.’ He yanked the bedspread off him and got out of bed. He sat at the edge of the bed, his hands at his side and his head lowered. Maeve who slept next to him slightly opened her eyes and saw him. “Cephas.” She called, and he turned his head to look at her. He let out a faint smile. “Good morning, dear.” Maeve answered with a smile and also sat up. “You’re up so early. Are you thinking about something?” She asked, and he shook his head. “It’s not so early. It’s 7am. Well, I couldn’t sleep well last night.” “Really? Why? I slept like a baby last night, knowing that we’ll finally be getting rid of that girl.” Maeve answered,