Callox POVThe next day, I did my morning routines with Rayell, which were the wake up, shower, dress, have breakfast, take a stroll around the garden, and back to our bedroom.Rayell was still acting distant and reserved, at breakfast avoided my eye contact, and kept fidgeting now and then, and when I got close to her, she puked and flinched, as if she was scared I would hurt her, It was getting harder and harder to deal with her, which is why I was determined to find out what happened the day she went missing, but I didn’t press her on the matter, for I was determined to find it out my way, so when she fell asleep for her afternoon nap, I left her, but I wrote a note that I had to attend to some royal duties, for when she woke and I wasn’t present, Unfortunately, Rayell wasn’t my only responsibility, I had been pulling it off to take care of her, making Marcus deal with the issues, but now it seemed I couldn’t anymore, for my presence was needed, Marcus said something about how i
Dustin POVI walked down the stream of the rivers near the cloven hills, following a very discreet Dave starling, I learned his name from the head of the guard, and also the fact that Dave was the son of the tailor, so that may explain why he recommended the shop to his girlfriend Emily, however, Emily made no mention of it, which was weird, cause if she were to be his girl?, he sure as hell would have told her about his family, the head guard also let me on a secret yesterday, about how Dave never liked to talk about his family, said Dave had practically begged him not to speak to anyone in the palace about it, I found that strange too, and so when I saw him leaving the palace walls today, I decided to follow him, and turns out he lead me to exactly the location Emily said was the tailor shop, I had chosen not to interrogate him yet, as he could always deny my accusations, probably say the clothes got stolen from the tailor shop, If he truly was involved in the blood scene in
Callox POV After the meeting with the people of the pack, I called Liam to discuss the investigation we had planned to carry out, He told me he had gone ahead to make some investigation on his own, just to narrow down the search, he gave me a list of guards who were on duty post the day Rayell left, and came back after a long while of missing,I was studying the lists and also interviewing the guards, There were six guards on duty the afternoon she left, and then the evening she returned, Liam called them into the royal court one by one,The first one was a lanky lad, who looked quite young to be a guard, with red hair and spotted freckles,“Did you happen to see Rayell on the day she left the palace unescorted?”, “I was on a bathroom break in the afternoon, and by evening my post ended”, he replied avoiding my eye contact, why was he part of the royal guards,“And you are?”,“Derek Argonaut, Your Highness”,From the house of Argonaut, “How did you end up as a guard”,“My- brot
Rayell POVI spent the rest of the evening getting acquainted with Elara the new server girl, she was a lot more fun than I expected, she’s from the house of Sargasso, an ex-noble family, According to her, her ancestors lost their nobility due to their punishment for going against the laws, but they let them keep name, She was quite chatty, another trait I liked, for she seemed to help take my mind off my sad guilted thoughts,After we chatted, I made her promise to come see me tomorrow, which she agreed, she left, and I was truly grateful for the distractions, it hadn’t lasted long, for Callox came back shortly, and I was gushed with all my sickening thoughts,I truly hated it, for I was always excited to see Callox, and I still am,Just that the guilt and pain exceeded my excitement, and when he looked at me, I felt he would find out what happened and then cast me away for it,He gave me a weak smile, proceeding to the bed,“Hey”, he said, his gaze softening, I smiled at him,“He
Rayell POVI was pacing the room to and fro, my lips were in incessant biting as a result of the turmoil in my nerves. Callox had gone downstairs to attend to some matter, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I still couldn't shake off the feeling that he suspected something. Although He hadn't pressured me about anything this morning, the silence still felt deafening.As I turned to pace again, my gaze fell on the bed where we had slept together just hours before. My mind raced with memories of our intimate moments, now tainted by my secrets. My heart felt like a stone, heavy with the gravity of my guilt, and worse I was still confused about the step to take,I wasn’t going to find the guys who molested me sooner than Callox was,Which leads to the final solution,Telling him the truth…., I however was too scared, but weighing my options, the less death-threatening option was to tell him what happened,Easier said than done, aye…The sound of footsteps outside my door drew me away f
Callox POVI hadn’t headed back into my room till it was dawn, the reason was because I was finding it difficult to follow through with Liam’s suggestion, I loved Rayell with all my heart, and the thought of doing something as tricking her didn’t come as easy to me as it would have been to someone else,The meeting with Marcus and the moon priests had kept me busy,Liam had informed me about the appointment and I knew it was the perfect distraction, And so the meeting was held in the royal court, like all other royal meetings,It started briefly with Marcus introducing them to speak in front of me,And they were five of them, but as customs demanded only the leader was allowed to speak with me,For it was sacred for the moon priests to speak frequently with the king,The leader was a young guy of my age, surprisingly, his name was Allen, and he had deep white hair, a symbol of his purity and loyalty to the moon goddess,“The matter which brings us here is one of greatest sorrows, fo
Callox POVThe next morning I woke up in one of the guest rooms, my head felt heavy, probably from my intake of alcohol last night,I called in one of the servers for some hangover soup, before entering the cold shower, When I was done, I put on my clothes, and a server came in with a steaming hangover soup,I ate it with the bitter taste lingering in my mouth, after which I headed to check up on Rayell, we had a huge fight yesterday, and I felt really bad for being a jerk to her, most of the things I said, even though were my feelings was under the effects of the alcohol,For I would never have spoken that harshly to her, I strolled down the hall and straight to our room, I however was greeted with the sight of Liam, he looked disoriented and scared,“Good morning Sire”,“Is anything the matter?”, “It’s-, I believe your presence is needed at the trusted circle meeting, Sire”,I wanted to push on further, but I decided to leave it, better to check on Rayell and go answer it afterwa
Rayell POV I avoided talking to Callox for the next few days, I mostly locked myself in the room, I couldn’t face anyone, the servers who came to drop my meals and take care of the room, couldn’t hide their disgust and malice either, They didn’t even bother to address me like I was in the room, not that the disrespect bothered me…, I was used to way worse than that….,I just felt sad at the turnout of the events, I didn’t know which was more shocking…The fact that I found out who my molester was, or the fact that I was another pawn in Dustin’s scheme or the fact that Callox found out.., My pillow must be filled with so many tears…, as it was the only activity I did in the room..,Callox had been trying aimlessly to get in, but I refused to let him…, I didn’t know if I could face him…, The shame that he had also watched the video, where I was in another’s man arms…, And the fact that he’d risked his position because of me.., He’d been so close…, so close to losing it…, and If I
Rayell POVI have been trapped in this dark, endless void for what feels like an eternity.Kai had trapped me in a cage. And when he did come back to remove me from the cage. I did not have the strength to even get out of it.My body was all covered with goo and slimes. And my breath was short.I knew I had only a short time to live. And all I could do is think of was callox.Thoughts of him were what made the whole torture bearable.It was the faint glow that made my spark not to die.Suddenly, a gentle voice whispers in my mind. “Lady Rayell.”I turned around. But nobody was there.The voice was a soft, melodious voice, unlike anything I’ve ever heard before.“Who is it?”“I’m Princess Diane from the Bluebird Village, and I have come to help you connect back to your lover.”Confusion filled me.“To callox?”“Yes.”“Why can’t I see you?”“That isn’t important. What is that I can get you to see your lover?”“Can you at free me from this torment instead?”“I’m afraid I can’t. The dama
Allen POVI had left the palace feeling very angry. I couldn’t believe just how selfish the king was.He had another chance to make everything right. And he was still just concerned about his lady!I should have advocated for him to be removed. We needed a Lycan king who would protect his pack. His kingdom.Not a weakling.Well, it seemed I would have to handle things on my own.The moon goddess had been furious at me, and that was cause she had to face queries with the higher-ups in the heavens.The weapon I had been working on to use against Kai had been a total failure.The number of wolves dying was increasing massively. I felt really stuck. I was going through some books to see if I could find anything that would help.But so far, it had just been useless.I was still scaling through the books when one of my servant boys came barging into my chambers.“My lord.” He greeted.“What is it? I told you I didn’t wish to be disturbed.”“I apologize. But there is a woman at the gate. S
Callox POVI waited for Allen in the royal halls. While the guards packed up the dead bodies on the floor.When Allen came in. He had a very very grim expression.“Good day. Sire.” He bowed.“How bad is it?”He sighed. “The moon goddess and the entire heaven are angry with us. At our way of defeating Kai. They wanted to wipe out the whole of the Lycan kingdom. But I had to plead that we are given some time before they do so.”“And did they answer?”“Yes. However it is a very short limited time of two weeks.”I sighed. As if life couldn’t get any more harder.“Rayell went crazed. I believe it's cause of Kai.”“You are right. She did go crazed cause of Kai. He has been triggered.”“How is this impossible? I thought you got rid of him?”“I subdued him. I was trying to form a sword that would finally exterminate him from her. However, I do not think it’s possible anymore.”“What do you mean?”“For Kai to be killed. Rayell is going to have to die.”That statement sounded like a death sente
Callox POVI have been searching for rayell for days now. And yet every one of my searches had proved abortive.And the more I couldn’t find her. The more I went crazier. I wondered what on earth I was to do with this information.I had started shouting and sleepless nights. My mind felt like it was in a jumbled state. Sometimes I end up wallowing in bed. And Crying about everything.In the meantime. I noticed my legs had gotten more responsive. And I was even able to stand.Which was quite a lot. The cure was indeed working.However, I didn’t feel happy about it, cause she wasn’t here to share in the joy with meLiam helped with my leg routine every morning. Teaching me how to get used to my legs and all.However, I didn’t care much about it. Cause It felt like life had suddenly become to difficult to live in. In her absence.I was dying of fear and worry as to whether she was fine or not.Or if she needed me! I also felt immense guilt for not being able to stand up and defend her l
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
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 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
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 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