I sat under the shade of one of the huge trees that stood upright in the garden in the back of the palace. "Did I make you wait too long?" Diana said as she made her way through the glass door of the study room, I assumed, as I have barely been inside the palace except the times when I had to wait for Diana in the foyer. I looked up, taking a glance at how breathtaking Diana was. Her yellow blonde locks decorated the sides of her face as her hair swirled until her shoulders. Her golden brown eyes looked at me with a similar zeal. Everything about her was so golden unlike me. Nevertheless she was stunning, an accurate picture of everything a she-wolf should be. Everyone admired her softness and talked about how fortunate that wolf would be whose "mate", our Diana will be. She chuckled when she saw me shaking my head side to side as I stood up to greet her. "Of course not, my highness" I said, smiling at her cheesily; knowing how annoyed she gets when I address her so formally. "Oka
Gulping hard, I looked up to find the snooty grimace of Mara. Her red hair was slicked back against her head into a straightened ponytail, dark eyes sneered down at me as she chewed on the gum in her mouth. Her curvaceous hips poised, arms folded with her phone loosely in her grip. It would be a lie to say that she didn't look ravishing. But she hated me, with every single passion. The two girls and three random guys had the same feeling towards me too. Her voice sultry, as her lipstick-encased lips parted in a quiet laugh. "Well? Think you can sneak around huh?" Looking away from her eyes, I stared at the floor, "I j-j just wanted t-to go to my room."Ah! There, my stuttering was back. I hated this so much. I used to stutter when I got anxious about something, probably the reason why I never talked back to people who stared at me. "I j-j-j-just wanted t-to what? Sorry if I couldn't hear you through that rubbish!" Mara's current best friend Lucy chortled, as she mocked me in the wo
I groaned as I woke up from my alarm groggily, and pushed my hair back with one hand. My long wavy silver hair was now chopped off till my shoulders. Not that I looked bad, though. It had been a week now with my new wolf cut hair that my mom did for me. And it turned out, I was actually born for this haircut. The best part is I don't even need to style it with blow dryer and curlers like others as strangely my hair stays in like that even when I wake up. Oh! In case you're wondering, I still didn't shift after my eighteenth birthday. The only good thing that happened to me on that day was my haircut and a painting that Diana gifted me. It was an oil painting of my side profile with my hair, long and sweeping with the breeze as my face gazed straight at the clear sky above me. Quite breathtaking, I would say. She had painted me too beautiful to be real. Every stroke and smudge defined a particular feature of my face that I never knew existed. To be honest, I shouldn't have expected m
I groggily returned to consciousness unaware of how long it had been since I blacked out. My head was throbbing with pain as I brought my one hand to hold it and the other to sit up on the bed. As soon as my vision cleared, I found myself in a room that neither belonged to me nor my parents. Where was I? Am I dead? Is this what heaven looks like or am I in hell? But I don't think watching K-pop concerts online illegally is a sin. My gibberish thoughts were interrupted by the door as it cracked open revealing an old lady. Lady Ember. I know her and even everybody in our pack does. Lady Ember is an omega but is as respected as one of the higher wolves in our pack because of her immense knowledge in medicines and ayurveda. She had studied ayurveda and botany for her whole life and had saved thousands of lives, hence the honour to live in the palace. Ironically, the woman couldn't save her mate when his back was scraped through by a silver sword. It is rumored that since then she had be
Could there ever be a day that I don't fall into trouble? I thought. I was already getting hot and nauseous, my stomach cramping caused my arms to grasp on each other as I tried to hide the pain. My nails dug into my shirt, somehow tearing the fiber. And the stare of the man in front of me wasn't helping much. My vision was blurry but I was aware of Diana's warm hand creeping onto my shoulder and so I turned my attention to her. "Are you okay, Ayla?" Her words slurred. "I-I don't feel good." I uttered weakly, squeezing my eyes shut as intense strain invaded my skull. "What's the matter?" A demanding voice shouted. My knees were giving up. I opened my eyes to find myself knelt on the floor. Through the tears and pain I saw Alpha Gray kneeling at my height. Everything was burning under my skin. My muscles were spasming and my bones creaked with every breath I took. "I-I don't know. It looks like she's.. " It was Diana speaking. "She's what?" He growled. "Shifting!" "Shifting?"
Pulling the soft sheets over my head, I sighed in content. The scent of laundry and softness of the sheet made me feel like I'm sleeping on a cloud. But then something didn't settle right. My bed wasn't this comfy. Jumping into a sitting position, I looked around the bright room in pure astonishment. WAIT! I'm still sleeping, ain't I? Did yesterday really happen? 'Stop shouting. And why did you have to wake up so early? I want more sleep!' A whiny voice inside my head startled me. I jumped at the intrusion of the voice and all the memories came flooding back to me. I had shifted and found my mate too. And spilled champagne on his back and he saw my.... My eyes went wide and then I heard the muffled cackling of my wolf. 'At least, you're not dead." She chortled. Scoffing at her teasing, I rubbed my eyes. This wasn't my room. The scent of Alpha Gray was old but a note on the bedside table alerted me. "Ayla.There are clean towels and soap in the bathroom. The door is at your rig
Could there ever be a day that I don't fall into trouble? I thought. I was already getting hot and nauseous, my stomach cramping caused my arms to grasp on each other as I tried to hide the pain. My nails dug into my shirt, somehow tearing the fiber. And the stare of the man in front of me wasn't helping much. My vision was blurry but I was aware of Diana's warm hand creeping onto my shoulder and so I turned my attention to her. "Are you okay, Ayla?" Her words slurred. "I-I don't feel good." I uttered weakly, squeezing my eyes shut as intense strain invaded my skull. "What's the matter?" A demanding voice shouted. My knees were giving up. I opened my eyes to find myself knelt on the floor. Through the tears and pain I saw Alpha Gray kneeling at my height. Everything was burning under my skin. My muscles were spasming and my bones creaked with every breath I took. "I-I don't know. It looks like she's.. " It was Diana speaking. "She's what?" He growled. "Shifting!" "Shifting?"
I groggily returned to consciousness unaware of how long it had been since I blacked out. My head was throbbing with pain as I brought my one hand to hold it and the other to sit up on the bed. As soon as my vision cleared, I found myself in a room that neither belonged to me nor my parents. Where was I? Am I dead? Is this what heaven looks like or am I in hell? But I don't think watching K-pop concerts online illegally is a sin. My gibberish thoughts were interrupted by the door as it cracked open revealing an old lady. Lady Ember. I know her and even everybody in our pack does. Lady Ember is an omega but is as respected as one of the higher wolves in our pack because of her immense knowledge in medicines and ayurveda. She had studied ayurveda and botany for her whole life and had saved thousands of lives, hence the honour to live in the palace. Ironically, the woman couldn't save her mate when his back was scraped through by a silver sword. It is rumored that since then she had be
I groaned as I woke up from my alarm groggily, and pushed my hair back with one hand. My long wavy silver hair was now chopped off till my shoulders. Not that I looked bad, though. It had been a week now with my new wolf cut hair that my mom did for me. And it turned out, I was actually born for this haircut. The best part is I don't even need to style it with blow dryer and curlers like others as strangely my hair stays in like that even when I wake up. Oh! In case you're wondering, I still didn't shift after my eighteenth birthday. The only good thing that happened to me on that day was my haircut and a painting that Diana gifted me. It was an oil painting of my side profile with my hair, long and sweeping with the breeze as my face gazed straight at the clear sky above me. Quite breathtaking, I would say. She had painted me too beautiful to be real. Every stroke and smudge defined a particular feature of my face that I never knew existed. To be honest, I shouldn't have expected m
Gulping hard, I looked up to find the snooty grimace of Mara. Her red hair was slicked back against her head into a straightened ponytail, dark eyes sneered down at me as she chewed on the gum in her mouth. Her curvaceous hips poised, arms folded with her phone loosely in her grip. It would be a lie to say that she didn't look ravishing. But she hated me, with every single passion. The two girls and three random guys had the same feeling towards me too. Her voice sultry, as her lipstick-encased lips parted in a quiet laugh. "Well? Think you can sneak around huh?" Looking away from her eyes, I stared at the floor, "I j-j just wanted t-to go to my room."Ah! There, my stuttering was back. I hated this so much. I used to stutter when I got anxious about something, probably the reason why I never talked back to people who stared at me. "I j-j-j-just wanted t-to what? Sorry if I couldn't hear you through that rubbish!" Mara's current best friend Lucy chortled, as she mocked me in the wo
I sat under the shade of one of the huge trees that stood upright in the garden in the back of the palace. "Did I make you wait too long?" Diana said as she made her way through the glass door of the study room, I assumed, as I have barely been inside the palace except the times when I had to wait for Diana in the foyer. I looked up, taking a glance at how breathtaking Diana was. Her yellow blonde locks decorated the sides of her face as her hair swirled until her shoulders. Her golden brown eyes looked at me with a similar zeal. Everything about her was so golden unlike me. Nevertheless she was stunning, an accurate picture of everything a she-wolf should be. Everyone admired her softness and talked about how fortunate that wolf would be whose "mate", our Diana will be. She chuckled when she saw me shaking my head side to side as I stood up to greet her. "Of course not, my highness" I said, smiling at her cheesily; knowing how annoyed she gets when I address her so formally. "Oka