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,
“She is still recovering, she’s pretty traumatized but she should be able to respond a little. Just be patient with her, father.” Megan held onto her father’s hand and walked next to him as they walked out of his chamber. As they walked down the hallway to the next building where Megan 's room was, everyone kept bowing and praising Talos. They got to her room and found Ayman and another guard standing next to her door. Megan took the lead and opened the door. Talos walked into the room and Megan shut the door behind them. Immediately Belinda heard the door close, she hurriedly sat up. She was yet to fall asleep because she was worried about Megan not being able to talk to her father. ‘I don’t want to return to Alpha Cephas.’ She kept saying to herself. “Belinda, this is my father, King Talos. Father, this is Belinda . The lady I talked to you about.” Belinda wanted to stand and bow to him but Megan hastily stopped her. “You aren’t supposed to stand up, Belinda .” Belind
~In the throne’s room~ “Ayman, please call on Damon. Alpha Lichen wants to see him.” Talos said to Ayman. Ayman bowed his head and walked out of the throne’s room. “Do you think he would pick one of our daughters?” Alpha Lichen asked, and Talos smiled. “I can’t say, Alpha Lichen, it is left for him to decide. But you don’t have to worry, let’s hear from him first. He has to get a wife sooner or later.” Alpha Lichen smiled and bobbed his head. Ayman hurried to Damon’s chamber and knocked on his door. “My Prince, My King needs your attention in the throne room.” Damon, who was sharpening his arrow in his room, took a pause after he heard Ayman speak. “Why?” He asked without making an attempt to move. “Alpha Lichen is here, My Prince.” Damon sighed and shook his head in frustration. ‘ Can’t these people just let me be?’“I’ll be there soon. Tell father to give me some minutes.” He answered. “Yes, My Prince.” Ayman bowed and walked away. Damon stood up and walked to the front of
~After A Week~ Maeve laid on her bed, her back facing the ceiling as her maids helped her massage her back. She smiled and shut her eyes as her maids worked wonders on her body. Soon, there was a knock on her door. “Rat-tat-tat.” “Arghhh. Who wants to ruin this perfect moment for me? I hope it isn’t about that girl, I’m so tired of hearing her name. It’s annoying.” “Should I get the door, Luna?” One of her maids asked. “Who is it anyway? If it isn’t Cephas, then the person can go back. I don’t want to be disturbed.” “Is that how much you hate your own sister, Maeve?” A lady answered from outside the door. Maeve’s eyes widened and she sprang up. “Maisie, is that you?!” “The one and only.” Maisie answered. “Oh my… Someone should grab the door already!” Maeve uttered out of excitement. She grabbed her robe and wrapped it around her body, awaiting the entry of her sister. “Sister!” Maisie called, and Maeve stood up. “Hey baby!” She called as they ran to each other. Maisie jump
“Damon, what part of being nice to her don’t you understand? She just got out of the sick bed, how do you expect her to carry this sword?” Megan shook her head in disgust at her brother’s rude attitude and took the sword from Belinda . Belinda ’s eyes widened in shock as she saw Megan lift the sword without falling to the ground. “How… how did you…” She stammered in awe. “Why do you look so surprised? I have been training since I was five, Belinda . I’m used to the weight of all the swords here. But you? I bet you have ever lifted one.”Megan gave Belinda her hand and helped her stand to her feet. “I’ll get you the small sword. Ignore Damon, he’s super annoying.” She whispered in Belinda ’s ear. Belinda nodded and kept her head bowed. She waited for Megan to return with the smaller sword. Damon moved closer to her and said; “Why do you even need to train? Do you want to be engaged in any fights in the future?” He asked, and she raised her head and looked at his face. She
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
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
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
~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.
Agatha and Clara took Belinda to the cage where they had locked Alpha Cephas. He sat on the floor, his hands over his knees and his head bowed. The clothes he had on were stained with his dried blood. He tried putting up a fight with Agatha and one of the men in the pack, and he ended up getting brutally wounded. “There he is.” Agatha uttered, and Cephas raised his head and looked up to see Belinda standing in front of him. He clenched his jaws angrily as he stared at her. He just wanted to get rid of her once and for all but he kept failing and getting himself humiliated. He hated her even more because of this. Belinda stared at him speechlessly with lots of thought going through her head. A part of her wanted to pounce on him and kill him right away, while the other part wanted to make him suffer slowly until he died. “What should we do about him? If you want us to eliminate him right away, we can, Belinda. He hurt one of us and we don’t take that lightly. He should be dead, b
Belinda’s eyes slowly opened as she felt the hot sun rays hit her face. She moaned as her consciousness caused a throbbing pain around her neck. “She’s awake! She’s awake!” The loud voice pierced her ears like they were going to destroy her eardrums. “Argh.” She groaned, covering her ears tightly with her hands. She slowly opened her eyes, and with her blurry vision, she tried to recognize where she laid. The last thing she remembered was somebody trying to strangle her to death on a rock, in the woods. “Where am I?” The question came in her head as she reached for her neck, slowly running her fingers through it. But then she found out that something was tied round her neck too. She creased her eyebrows, touching the bandage around her neck and finally looked up to see two women staring at her. One of them looked very young, while the other woman was pretty old. “How are you, dear?” The elderly woman asked, and Belinda furrowed her brows. They didn’t seem familiar to her. “Wher
Queen Marlena asked the maids to prepare breakfast for her, Miss Maisie and Damon. She could not contain the joy of having gotten rid of Belinda for good. The maids finished setting up breakfast in Queen Marlena’s room, and she invited Damon and Maisie in. “Welcome.” She uttered, with a large grin, sitting behind the table. Maisie looked at Damon and found him grinning too. She couldn’t help but ask herself what had changed. All she knew was that the queen put a call out to her that she should come and claim what was rightfully hers…Damon. At first, she was scared that she'd have to face Belinda again, but she summoned courage since it was the queen that summoned her. “Thank you, Queen Marlena.” Maisie responded, as she sat on the chair. Damon also settled next to her, staring at the meals on the table. “What are we celebrating?” He asked, furrowing his brows. “What is there not to celebrate, hun?” Marlena responded, and he raised his eyebrows. “Please don't tell me this is a
Belinda slowly opened her eyes as the sun's hot rays touched her face. She winced, feeling a throbbing pain at the back of her head as she tried to shield herself from the sun. Using her hand to block the rays, she fully opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings as she sat up.She found herself in an isolated place, far away from civilization. The events of the previous night rushed back to her instantly—the night she was forcefully expelled from the palace, treated like an unwanted stray.Her eyes welled up with tears, and a surge of emotions overcame her. She held the back of her aching head and struggled to stand up, leaning against the tree beside her for support.As she rose to her feet, she instinctively placed her palm over her belly, feeling through the fabric of her garment. Through tearful eyes, she murmured, "I won't give up on you, my love. No matter what they try, I'll protect you. We'll be reunited with your father, and we'll find happiness once again."Beside her, t
"Arrrghhh!" Belinda clutched her chest, experiencing an intense pain unlike any she had felt before. It felt as though she had become disconnected from something or someone she cherished deeply, causing her heart to fracture within her chest. Her face flushed red, and her eyes rolled back as she collapsed onto the bed, desperately attempting to alleviate the overwhelming pain.Standing by the bed, the maids observed her struggle, hesitant to approach due to the head maid's warning not to intervene. "Leave her be until the arrival of the King and Queen," the head maid instructed, and the others nodded in agreement.As Belinda grappled with the excruciating pain coursing through her body, the chamber door swung open. King Talos and Marlena entered, their attention immediately drawn to the tearful Belinda. "Is everything prepared now?" inquired Marlena, and the maids nodded in response."Yes," replied the head maid, and they all bowed. "Excellent. Now, summon the guards to remove her f