Charlene rushed out of the mansion after hearing the news. Her brother ran after her, but she had already ridden a horse and gone to the forest. Her vision is blurry as she pulls the leash of the horse to a halt. Charlene fell to the ground. She feels too weak to even jump off it that she just lets herself fall down. Her back ached, and some of her ribs were probably broken, but she did not care.All she could ever think of was trying to sleep tight after visiting Ashina. She tried to calm herself down so she could think more rationally the next day, but it was all for naught. And she felt betrayed that her family did not even wake her as Ashina fought for the last of her breath.“Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!” she repeatedly cursed as she punched her chest, trying to feel the pain more physical than what was inside… but the surging emotions in her were too great than the extent of pain that her hands could do.Tears kept falling down from her eyes as she covered them with her
“How long has she been like this?” Alphonse asked Harry as they stared at Charlene, who was pale and lifeless, looking out at the snow outside. Alphonse tried talking to her earlier, but she never responded. He has to give up after several tries. Alphonse has never experienced this with Charlene before, and though he can understand why she’s acting this way— he could not help but feel like he had failed to stand tall as the foundation for his family.“She almost died two days ago after I found her unconscious in the snow. It’s a surprise she could even sit now. What should we do, Father? Charlene does not talk or even look at us. Whenever she sleeps, she has a nightmare and will wake up crying and shouting that everything was her fault,”Alphonse listens to Harry as he thinks of what he should do regarding the matter. They tried making Louise talk to her, but even Charlene’s favorite cousin could not do anything to make her speak or even react!“Have you tried calling him?” Alphonse
Charlene’s POV ‘What do you want to be when you grow up? Will you be a princess, or will you be the most beautiful woman in the whole wide world?’ Ashina giggles as she dresses me up so I can attend the school needed as a part of the nobility. I could only remember staring at her at the time. I did nothing but stare at Ashina most of the time. I love the colors of her eyes, those deep purple eyes that glittered whenever the sun rays over them. I always loved watching them smile as she told me all the good things that she had experienced in life. I love the way she would stroke my hair whenever she put me to sleep. I love the way her hair smells after running around the field since she loves the sun so much. She loves the sun… Ashina would sometimes spend her days staring at the clear sky, feeling the heat of the sun against her skin as she hummed her favorite song. She loves the sun. She loved the sun. And she died without it watching over her. She died in the middle of the col
“What happened to your hands?” Weiss asked when he found Ignes cooling her hand with cold water with lots of ice in the bucket. “You can’t soak them with ice for too long! Can’t you see how purplish and red they have become? Tsk. What were you thinking!?” Weiss pulled her hand from the bucket only to surprise himself even more. Ignes’s hands are red, and there are wounds at the tip of her fingers. “What happened to these?!” He panicked as he took a warm towel to dampen them. “Weiss, it’s nothing—” “Nothing? Nothing!? You call this nothing!?” Weiss was annoyed. He had been short-tempered since his last visit to the Alpha’s estate. He stayed there overnight, but Charlene never talked to him. And now he’s being treated like a fool by his girlfriend, “You call this nothing? Then what if your fingers fall off because of the ice and the wounds on them? Will you still call it nothing, then?” Weiss nagged endlessly until he dried her hand and put ointment on her wounds. Weiss bandaged t
Charlene’s POV A month had passed since Ashina died. It had been that long since our family let go of her physically, but nothing was ever like the same since her passing. My mother started sleeping in her room when Ashina left us. Adolphus took a lot of work from the palace, and our father buried himself in paperwork and rarely left the study since that day. Harry, on the other hand, started going out every night. He was never a man who joined the other noblemen to party in different elite groups, but he started entertaining them, and it seemed like our parents were letting him do so. I… I started going to the academy again. I still have three years before I graduate. I need to finish what I started though I have no reason for doing so anymore. My father does not even try to push me to finish them… I asked him once what I should do, and he simply told me to do whatever made me happy. I don’t know what happened after that. To be happy is something I don’t even know if I am worthy
Weiss rushed to Charlene’s room when he heard what had happened. Charlene was not surprised to see him early in the morning. She expected at least that much from the man since what Charlene did should have affected him the most. “What did you do?” he slammed the door and clenched his jaw as he tried to calm himself down. He left the academy for a day because of a message from the Alpha, and what welcomed him after was the news of Ignes getting arrested for something that was not mentioned in the report. Charlene looked at him with cold eyes. Weiss did not back down and glared at her. He had been trying to find reasons why Charlene would do such a thing, but he could not identify any but the very reason why they were still engaged. “Do you really have to find anyone to blame!? What did Ignes do for you to accuse her of something she did not even have the ability to do? You even got the Alpha involved! Do you know what will happen with these silly pranks of yours—” Charlene slapped hi
A group of people is gathering in the middle of the dark forest. They are wearing white and black cloaks, indicating the hierarchy between them. But there was someone wearing a very distinct color of red— her head was covered, and only half of her face was visible. All the people bowed when she walked to the altar that they seemed to build to offer their worship to someone. “In the next full moon, we will be stepping onto the next part of our plan— the occurrence of a medicine to the curse that we put on the Alpha’s daughter was an unprecedented event that slightly hindered our agenda, but all were sorted out after my child intervened… we cannot have the same mistake again,” “Pardon me, my lord, but why did we get rid of the weakest child of the Alpha? Would it not be better if we got rid of that child?” the man in a black-colored cloak asked. The people around him agreed as they recalled how that child almost ruined everything on that day. The woman in the red cloak threw a dart
“Do you swear in the Moon Goddess’s name, Selene, that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth?” “I do,” Ignes motioned her right hand to raise and swear in the name of the werewolves’ god. She then listened to the next judge that would oversee the matter. His eyes are looking at her with ridicule as if he had already judged her without even hearing what really happened in the case. The human judge has his expression disoriented as he rolls his eyes before reading a long passage and then ends it with the same one as the werewolves. “Do you promise in the name of law and justice that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth?” “I do,” Ignes replied. The judge did not even look at her while reading all of those words. He could not even share compassion for his own kind… Well, in humans’ dictionary, a commoner like Ignes has no position in the train of thoughts of those of noble blood. It would be a miracle if they even win this kind of trial since most lawyers do n
I stared at the blue and clear sky as it radiated light that I have never adored so much until today. I feel warm though my body is soaked wet at the endless lake that I am in. Where am I? Have I died? What happened to my son? Did he meet his father? Did they finally unite? I want to see him… I want to hug him… I want to live a life where I could watch him grow up and run around and do things that he wants. But how? How could I do that? The Queen has died… and they still blame me— he still blames me. Julian may believe me, but the King was not listening to her. He wasn’t listening to anyone now. “You should go back…” “Why? They don’t want me there… they want me gone… Why should I go back? Why must I go back to that place?” “Your son is waiting for you… and he’s waiting for you,” I looked at her. She had been with me before I had given birth to my son… and to my daughter who passed right after I held her. “But no one believes me,” “He believes in you… and he is waiting for
Adhler's Point of View “No!” I shouted and ran to her. No. No. NO! This can’t happen. Open your eyes. Open your eyes for me, Samarah. “Yulo… call Yulo right now— you’re here… help her. Help her, Yulo,” I begged. I never thought I would do something like this. I never thought I’d beg this man. He looked at me and then touched Samarah’s face to close Samarah’s reyes… “I am no god, Adhler… I can help her get better… but I can’t bring her back to life—” “No! Do something! She can’t die! Not when… not when she thought I… no!” I cried. I should have not asked her those questions. There were people who were watching us and I had no choice but to ask her that or they would have killed her in an instant. No. No. I hugged her body and shouted. I shouted my heart out… Do I even have a heart? Do I have the means to even hug her right now? This is all my fault. I should have not left her. I should have stayed by her side… I should have— I should have never forced myself into her life
Louise entered the room through the help of a mage because she would have not been able to had she tried to break in. “Charlene!” Louise ran to Charlene’s side… Charlene who looks like she had seen a ghost because of how pale she has become. Louise did not waste another time and put the woman to sleep so they could run away. But Charlene awoke in few hours and demanded that she needed to go back… because she had left the ring that she received from Adhler… the ring that symbolizes that she’s not a murderer. (Note: from here on is the prologue of the story though some part has been edited) Charlene’s Point of View I stand in front of the room we used to meet up in. The cool shade of blue that made it different from the other doors in this hotel. How odd that I never asked him why he painted this door blue when it stands out more by doing so. The knob flats cold on my palm as I twist to enter. I sniff the rustic smell as it settles in my nostrils. "Are you sure you're leaving?"
“What did you do?” Adhler asked. He stared at the woman who was lying dead on the floor. Adhler ran to her but he did not know where to touch her. “What did you do?” he asked Charlene again. “I-I… I don’t know! It wasn’t me, Adhler— It wasn’t me! I was kidnapped… and then… and then I woke up here! She… Oh… what… what is… what happened… the Queen… the Queen!” She cried as she crawled to the corner. Charlene was surprised. She hadn't seen the face of the body on the ground until Adhler came. “I did not do this… It wasn’t me. It was not me Adhler,” she begged, but Adhler was not looking at her. He was staring at the woman on the ground. He went pale when he felt her pulse. “She’s dead. The queen is dead. Samarah—” he cleched his jaw and squeezed his eyes. “You are not going to leave this room without my permission,” “But it wasn’t me! I was not me!” "You don't know that," "What?" "It's a red moon... your father— The werewolf king has said that you becomes a monster whenever it’
“What do you mean the queen is nowhere to be found?” Adhler asked after Daimon reported to him that the Queen had gone missing. Adhler punched the desk, “Have they caught on the plan that the Queen did?” he could not believe that the Queen had gone missing on the day that they planned to execute her plans. They were going to subjugate the King of the Werewolves today… but how would it be possible? How if she’s nowhere to be found? “What about Samarah? Who was left with Samarah!?” Adhler shouted. Yulo pushed the door and exclaimed inside, “You are not with her? Where did you bring Charlene— did you not know that it’s the full moon today?” *** Charlene could feel her head spinning. She blinked her eyes and stood up from where she was laying. Where is she? Charlene looked around and saw that it was the same room that Adhler rented for her… for them to meet. She clenched her chest when the pain started again… her head spinning— she was about to get a glass of water when she stumb
Charlene shivered in the cold when the breeze touched her skin. Adhler put a coat over her shoulder and smirked, “I told you… the bed would have been warmer,” “You are not funny, Your Highness,” Adhler pushed her to the tree and locked her in between his arms. He leaned his face toward Charlene, brushing their noses— he smirked. “Do you think I am trying to be funny? Hmm?” He kissed her. Adhler carried Charlene and went to put her on the blanket that he prepared on the field. It was a famous field in the country for couples to enjoy the night sky and the light of the city. But Adhler specifically emptied the whole place for the both of them to enjoy themselves. “Are you really going to do this out in the open? You are getting bolder, Your Highness,” Charlene smirked. “I hope our son would not be as wild as you are— ahhh! Stop doing that, Your Highness! Adhler! Stop! It tickles,” Adhler laughed as he continued teasing the woman… though he had to stop when a knight entered the
“Why don’t you bring her to the festival, Uncle?” Julian asked as she watched her uncle look devastated. It had been a month since the two proclaimed Luna had given birth. “Festival?” “It’s happening in the city later this night,” Julian jumped off the stairs and looked at Adhler. She sighed at him, “You look like you need the break too, I will watch over your son for you two,” “You just wanted him for yourself, don’t make me laugh, Julian,” the princess rolled her eyes. She took a few books from the shelf and looked at Adhler, “Because he looks just like Charlene,” “When will you call her aunt?” “Do I have to? I want her as my sister more than my aunt, and besides,” she rolled her eyes at Adhler again. “She deserves better than having you,” *** “Festival?” Charlene has started to talk now. Her body is still weak but she could eat on her own now. And she refuses to be fed. “Where? When? Later?” She asked with her eyes sparkling like a child. Adhler nodded, “If only I k
Adhler left the cellar and Keiffer was waiting for him. “It seems like she was not lying, Your Highness. Bodies of two individuals were found in the deep part of the Dark Forest and it was as if a beast had taken a liking to them,” he reported. “I will be heading to the hotel where Samarah is staying,” When Adhler arrived, he heard a loud shout. An agony. He ran to the room and saw Charlene crying while she carried a child covered in cloth. Adhler was late. He had always been late when it came to Charlene. “Samarah,” he called her name. Charlene looked at him and then stared at their child. “Where have you been? Where have you been, Adhle? Our child… our child is gone,” *** It has been two weeks since Adhler stayed with Charlene. Their son is not with them just yet. The mighty dragon was keeping him safe in a shell that he created to fill the prematurity of his birth. Charlene woke up with a heavy chest again, Adhler was told that Charlene had been experiencing the same
Adhler received a report on the situation that the Queen had made. It really did seem like they had captured the Beta and the woman that was behind it all. He went to the cellar where they are being tortured, but instead of shouts… he could only hear laughter. “Look who we have here… the Lycan King,” the woman smirked. Her face looks like it was burned, but her red eyes indicating that she’s a royal from the werewolves are still visible. Adhler glanced at the Beta… William Heran, “Does your son know that you are here? Does he know that you have betrayed your pack?” William smirked at him… “Who knows? Maybe he’s with your Luna?” he let out a chuckle. “Well, I don’t really know… After Alpha Alphonse Adams kicked me out of the pack… I had never seen my son once,” “What does the Alpha know about the things that you did? Is he included,” “Do you really think I would answer you honestly? Why should I do that? Why must I do that? What if I tell you that he’s the one that commanded me to