"Hey you, what are you doing over there?" A manly voice called out from within the woods.
Shivers ran down Alice's spine as she hurriedly hid the red lotus flower in her bag pack.
"Erm… I think I lost my way around here. I'll just leave and find my way home." Alice lied as she turned to leave.
"You don't look like us. You smell like a…"
A wolf? Oh no! Was she about to get into trouble now?
"You smell like a pig. But still I need to figure out who you are. Follow me!" The man barked.
Alice gritted her teeth in frustration. She followed the broad shouldered
She knew just what to do. Why didn't she think of that earlier? Alice hurriedly ran in direction of the royal kitchen, to begin her rescue mission. Luckily, there was no one in the kitchen. They had probably retired to the slave quarters for the night. She sneaked in quietly, grabbing 30 cups into a wooden basket. Alongside a local wine, in a jug. Alice reached for a whitish substance beneath her garment and sprayed a handful, in the jug of wine. She shook it vigorously and set out, heading back to the King's chambers. "Stop there!" The head guard ordered as he sighted Alice heading towards them.
"Who dared to go against my order?" The voice echoed in the King's chambers. Alice looked at the king with wide eyes but he was back into his unconscious state. Huh? What was going on? Didn't he just jilt out of his unconscious state? "Oh see who we have here." The owner of the voice said to Alice. Shivers ran down her spine as she beheld the owner of the voice. It was the grand queen. "Spare my life, your highness." Hot sweats emanated from her body and soaked her cloth like she was beaten by the rain.
The guards were shocked at the grand queen's words. That was the first time their grand queen would say such words to any of her victims.While they were still in shock, the grand queen dropped a bombshell."I never said I was going to spare your life. It would be good for you if you do not misinterpret my words!"The men regained composure and smiled.This was the real Seria speaking.Alice was shocked to her bones.Didn't she just say that she was going to let her go? Why did she take back her words all of a sudden?
"You can't take her away!" A voice came from the entrance, as the door flew open in the air.It was the King. King Azalea stepped in looking so hale and healthy, to the surprise of everyone especially his mother."Son, what… what are you doing here?" The grand queen stammered, still in shock."I should be asking you that mother. How could you? How could you try to kill your son?"The crowd gasped."So she tried killing the king and framed his mate for it?""Punish the grand queen, your highness." The council members choruse
"Sorry Alice, you'll get better." King Azalea said repeatedly as he cleaned Alice's wound with a warm towel.He reached out for a knife and slit his palm, pouring a good amount of his blood in a plate.Vampires blood were capable of healing, but he had no idea if it would work on a wolf. He wouldn't know if he didn't try, perhaps it would work.He rubbed his blood on her fingers, painted her teeth with it and gulped the rest down her throat. He kept muttering some inaudible words to himself, as he hoped for Alice's fast healing.They waited and waited until she fell asleep. Nothing happened. No signs of healing anywhere.King A
His desire to have her, to dominate her and make her scream with ecstasy was so palpable that it hung over their heads, like a dark, ominous cloud.Alicia didn't want to surrender to him at first.The more she tried to resist the touch, the more it seemed impossible. Electricity seemed to jolt through her body as he ran his hands on her thighs. He moved his hands forward with each passing second until his hands were inside her gown."Ugh…" Alicia moaned.Alicia wondered what was wrong with her.She was hungry for his touch, craving it. She had never felt like that before and it was scary and exhilarating at the same time.
"And why are you offering me this on a platter of gold? Do you think I'm helpless without you? Oh wait! There must be something I have that you need."The words left her mouth before she could even think it over, and her fingers shook in hesitation. She expected him to snap at her but he just grabbed her waist and pinned her to the floor of the bathroom.What was this jerk up to?"Why me? I have literally nothing to offer you, wouldn't it be nice to marry a lady as rich as you are?"There was silence for a while, then in a calm sweet voice, he responded."It's exactly because you have nothing to lose that makes you and Alice perfect
"We're getting married." Alicia said to her, leaving her in a daze for a few seconds. "Alicia are you kidding? The last time I checked, that jerk never wanted to have anything serious with us. This joke is so expensive." Alice said, looking at her twin sister. "Do I look like I'm joking?" Alicia asked, and without waiting for Alice's response, she continued. "I'm damn serious. We are getting married to Azalea, the vampire king!" Alicia said with a tone of finality. Was this a dream? "Alicia, how can you appear from the blues and tell me that we are getting married to a man who made us lowly maids and later on sex slaves?" Alice asked on the verge of tears. "For god's sake, we are adults. We are adults of eighteen years, not children of ten. Don't we get to choose who we want to spend the rest of our life with?" Alice asked her twin sister, who kept a straight face. "My dear, in this matter we do not have a say. A deal has been made already." Alicia said sternly. "What
"Azazel, please get the barbeque stand outside, the others will be here any moment” Alicia called out as she ties Elsie's hair in front of the mirror. “On it” Azalea called back from the other room in the house. “Here, all done” Alicia said to her six year old daughter, Elsie. “I look pretty mommy” Elsie said happily with her tiny voice. “Yes you do, darling. Now why don't you go join the others outside to get everything ready?” Alicia said “Okay Mommy” Elsie said and got off the stool and running out of the room. “No running in the house” Alicia said in a loud voice to stop Elsie from running. She heard her daughter's footsteps slow down before resuming her running again. Alicia sighed but a smile danced on her lips. It has been 14 years since The bluecrest moon was created and by far it was the best years of her life. With a kingdom of their own, her sister close by, their mate and so many children… she wanted nothing more. So much have happened since that day when the vampir
"Alice, quit looking at yourself in the mirror and get ready to come out, all the guests have arrived” Alicia scolded with an eye roll. Her sister was always obsessed with a mirror, it was hard to pull her off it even when there are crowds of people anticipating their arrival. “I'm coming, mom” Alice said sarcastically before turning to join Alicia at the door. “Are you ready?” She asked with a softer tone, she was so nervous, it was why she couldn't stop worrying about her appearance and kept checking herself on the mirror. “No… I swear to the goddess that I'm not ready” Alicia blurted out in a shaky breath. Alice chuckled and took her sister's hand, “I'm not ready too but we have to get our shit together for this important day. It is time to show ourselves to the world and let them see our power, got that? She said. Usually it was Alicia who was stronger mentally and more encouraging, but now it was the other round. Alice couldn't blame her, no one can be strong all the time.
“Dear girls and Azalea, if you are reading this then it means you know that you all are mates. You be wondering how I know this, the truth is Azalea father and I knew all along. Azalea may not remember but he always wanted to visit Anna when she was pregnant, he presence used to relieve her of any pain that the girls were causing her. He was the first to say that it was twin girls in her and he claimed they were his babies. It was already very obvious that you all were mates. I truly apologize to Azalea, you must have been very sad and angry about your father's death, perhaps you think I killed him. I promise you I didn't. Your father was a very good friend of mine, we were good friends until our last breath, I still wished I said goodbye to him in a better way, the last time I saw him we were in an argument. He said he wanted me to take the heirloom and only give the kids when they realize that they are mates because his time was drawing near and I was very angry at him for being
As early as five o'clock, Azalea and the girls went outside the pack house to find out what Louis had hidden so securely, they greatly suspected that it was the heirloom but they didn't want to conclude without seeing it first. After the fun they had all through the night, their bodies wanted to sleep like the other members of the pack but they resisted because they were curious about what Louis was hiding from them all these years. The cold morning air made the girls shiver a little but they kept walking till they arrived at the three tall trees. They were arranged like a triangle, the girls couldn't help but remember the games that they played with their parents there under these trees. It was a place that held beautiful memories for them. “What now? Where do we dig?” Alice asked in confusion. The area between the tress weren't very small, it would take a couple of hours to dig every inch around it. The tri- couple stay quiet and they thought deeply, then Azalea said, “We could
“I'm back lovebirds” Bill said, breaking the moment and walking up to them. It was clear from his beady eyes that he must have shed a tear or two while he was at Louis and Anna's grave. Everyone laughed along with him, when the laughter dies down, he spoke up again, “Alpha Louis, goddess bless his soul, left something for you girls. He had told me to tell you only when you both have found your mate” Bill said. “Really?” The girls chorused in surprise. What could their dad have left for them that can only be discovered after they found their mates? Even Azalea listened with rapt attention. “Yes, perhaps he knew he would not be there to give you in person so he instructed me to” Bill said with a hint of sadness in his voice. “What is it uncle Bill?” Alicia asked. Bill pursed for a few seconds before saying, “When you girls were just babies, your father tattooed some words on you. He told me to tell you girls and your mate to find the tatto
The pack looked a lot different than before, this was probably because the place was being lively again, the weeds were cleared and destroyed houses rebuilt. It wasn't perfect but it was better, it goes to show how much progress they made in just one day of coming here. Azalea and the twins went around giving orders and making sure everything was alright. The wolves weren't scared of Azalea, despite being imprisoned they still knew what has been going on, they knew he was the girl's mates and that was why he released them and brought them back to the pack. They also know of Alicia and Alice sufferings in the vampire kingdom, they were grateful that the girls still remembered them after everything that happened. They could have remained as the Queens of the vampire kingdom and enjoyed a good life with their mate but they didn't, they still had their pack in mind. And as for Azalea, they forgave him when he released them and assist in rebuilding the pack. After the hardwork du
After some arrangement and planning, Azalea and the girls left the kingdom to the long abandoned pack. They wanted to find the heirloom, bury their parents properly and set everything right. Who would have thought the same person who came to ruin the pack months ago, would be the same person to fix it? The power of a mate bond was seemly too overpowered, the moon goddess matched accurately. Azalea left the kingdom to a few trusted aids to take care of, he didn't know for how long they would be gone so he had to make good preparations. The drive to the pack was in a comfortable silence, the girls enjoyed the cool air and also thought about their parents and the pack. They wanted to do right by them and be better daughters and pack leaders. The planned on bringing the pack back to life and their mate was going to help them. It was their sole reason of returning, the heirloom was a secondary reason. When they arrived at the pack, the twin's eyes couldn't help but
“What do we do now?” was the only thing Alicia could say, she couldn't defend her father as firmly as she did before but deep down she knew her father would never try to steal. This case was all too strange. “We go get answers” Azalea answered plainly. “What do you mean? Alice asked, confused and curious. “Perhaps, it's time to visit the pack together. I have postponed our vacation flight, we need to get answers and we need to get it now” Azalea said in a firm voice that the girls seemed to resonate with. “Yes, We need to find out what happened all those years ago and the whereabouts of the heirloom” Alicia said and Alice nodded in agreement. Azalea eyes softened as he heard them, he didn't think they would be so willing to help him find the heirloom even when it meant that their father had taken it. He had been thinking of a way to tell them about it but he didn't know
“Wait… you mentioned that you wanted to obtain some information from my parents, what was that about?” Alicia suddenly asked. Azalea's eyes flashed with an unreadable emotion and he said after a sigh, “I think it's time to talk” The girls ears perked up with rapt attention, they wanted to know what was so important to Azalea that he had to attack their pack with force. Azalea inhaled and exhaled deeply before beginning his narration, “Years ago, your father and mine were very good friends. They were quite close too. I was very young then and you girls hadn't been born, I can only remember little fragments of memories but as I grew older, I understood them more. There was an heirloom that the vampire kingdom had, rumour had it that only a few people had seen it but yet it was so powerful, it was why no one dared to attack the kingdom. Over the years, my father fell very sick, I was fifte