Dustin POVWe arrived at the supposed destination, which was just a bunch of bamboo houses in the woods. These wolves take the literal meaning of being a wolf to heart.The people were all scattered doing a thing or two, they were either talking amongst themselves.Or scraping woods against each other, most of the men took over this, while the children ran around.It looked like a normal village, except their living style was dated back to thousands of years ago. Even their clothing was outdated. Just robes with tiny stripes.It made them seem as though they came from the past.I was dragged into a bamboo shelter, that looked quite distinct from the others.It seemed this would be their leader’s base.“May we come in your grace?” The hooded girl asked.However, there was no response.“Your grace?”Still no response. The hooded girl was about to enter when she was halted by the sound of another person's voice.“Emory,” the soft voice belonged to a very beautiful woman dressed in silk,
Callox POVI had ensured to stop the trusted circle from carrying out a very dubious act of punishing the very person who sought help from them.Seeing as I was the king, the guards had no option but to listen to me, I ordered them to put Aria into one of the guest rooms but to also lock it up, and ensure it was guarded, so she didn’t escape.Then I left her for a while to rest up, and also commanded that she be taken well care of,I came back after some hours, eager to speak to her and get some answers from her. The guards were still situated at the front door,The maids had injected some wolfsbane into her, to keep her weak and unable to use her powers for now.Entering the room, I noticed she was lying on the bed, her eyes were open. However, she remained unmoving. I approached her further. Her eyes were stuck on the roof of the room, the maids had done a great job of cleaning her up,Given her new clothes and even brushed her hair, she looked like the royalty she claimed she was
Dustin POVWe had been walking in the woods for what felt like forever; my feet felt sore and limb, and I was starving for food and water.The trip back to the kingdom was quite far; they didn’t have carriages, and the horses they carried were only mounted on by the lady and some men; the rest were fated to use their legs to walk.“We shall rest here and continue the journey tomorrow,” the lady, whose name I heard was Lady Maria, noted when we got to a precise point in the wood, which was big and able to contain the tents that were being set up,I was tied to one of the tent holes and left to sit on the bare floor outside. At the same time, the rest shuffled to get inside the tent and get a night's rest.I swear my anger was already exhausted at this point, but I did make a mental note to kill every single one of them for daring to put me through these hurdles.They were out of wolfsbane to keep me weak, and the beat next option was to starve me.I’m sure we’ve been walking for a day
Rayell POVI sat in the royal garden, enjoying the cool breeze that tainted my skin,A harsh reality to the turmoil I was facing deep inside. My mind was still reeling from the conversations I had with Callox just when I thought things were going fine for us.I had been painfully knocked out of my sweet life and reminded of the harsh reality of life. Callox said he was going to do his best not to get married to someone who wasn’t me, except I didn’t know how to feel about that cause there was a high chance that he was going to go against his wordsAnd I have no idea if I would be able to handle such a thing when it happens. Seeing him with another woman would surely break me.If only I hadn’t gotten myself involved with Dustin's games, then maybe I would be here planning my wedding and not here confused about the next step to take,I was still lost in my thoughts when I sighted lord Marcus at the far end of the garden. He was having some discussions with the lords,When he saw me, h
Rayell POVImmediately after Lady Aria attacked me, I lost consciousness of myself for a while.However, when I finally regained it. It was for a short period. And that was to see my body fall to the floor.It grew eminently dark again when I finally opened my eyes.I noticed I was back in that desolate dream world. And this time, I was in a cage. My hands and legs were high-tied to a cage.I rattle against the cage. Trying to get out of the cage.But it was just too tight. “You are not getting released out of that.” Kai's voice echoed.“What have you done to me?”“You’ve been subdued. I told you it was going to happen sooner.”“Subdued? As in, you took over my consciousness?”“Yes, darling. Now, sleep tight. I have got some unfinished business. And when I do achieve it. I will do you a favour of killing you.” He said.“No! No! No!” I screamed. But it was too late. A mist came up. And soon, my eyes went blank.Kai POVWhen I finally woke up, I realised that I was in an infirmary.I co
Rayell POVAfter Callox left and I cried my eyes out, Marcus came knocking on the door,And I told him how desperate I was to leave, and he told me he understood. He brought Elara, my handmaiden, with who I had gotten close over the past few months.We had to change into maid's clothing so I could easily escape the palace floors, and then we entered through a tunnel.When we got outside, we noticed that Marcus arranged for the carriage and horses to take us to the supposed destination.I wondered if Callox would realize that I was gone early,I doubted it cause he probably would be too busy preparing to get married. Anger seeped through me.What happened to fighting for my cause? What happened to not getting married to anyone but me? Was he lying?I wondered who it was that he was getting married to, and somehow, I felt jealous that I wasn’t in her position, I didn’t have enough political gains to be worth being his wife.We arrived at the supposed destination, which was a little cot
Callox POVI was pacing in the hallways. Still angry over Marcus' declaration. I couldn’t believe he had done that to his granddaughter.He had been cool with the idea of us being together. So why did he do that?After his declaration, the council, as usual, declined Rayell, who was my Luna.Though her name had been cleared, she could be in the palace. But I doubted that would feel like good news to Rayell.I wondered how she would feel about this. It sure would hurt her that her only family had been against the idea of her being happy.I fisted my hands, awaiting him. The council members came out of the meeting room. When Marcus saw me, he swallowed hard. It took everything in me not to snap the life out of his neck.Years of respect and the sacrifices he made to the royal family. Was what Kept me from doing so.“What was that for?”He ignored me and kept walking away.“I am talking to you!” I retorted in an authoritative tone.Which had him stopping.“It was needed.”“You destroyed
Rayell POVI had been staying at the cottage house for three days now. And I was already tired of the routine living style.Wake up, shower, eat, read some books, take a nap. A stroll. Read. Nap. Dinner. Then it goes on to repeat the whole actions over an over again.It was truly exhausting. I spent most of the time thinking of callox. To the extent that I started seeing him everywhere in the house.I felt I was going crazy at some point.I sat in the balcony of the cottage home. Taking in the fresh breeze and keeping time with reading.I was lost in it till elara came with a tray of snacks.She dropped it, did her courtesy greeting, and left. It’s how our lives have been. No talking or relations beyond that of a maid and her Lady.It was exactly like I had asked her to do. I felt bad about it. But it was for the best.After the snacks. I went back into my room and took an eventful nap.When I opened my eyes I noticed how clouded the place was.And how the wind was howling in the di