ROMANTwenty maids stood in front of me, their heads bowed. Lucas stood by my side as he introduced all of them. "This is Jenna, she has been working here since she was a child. Her mother was one of the head maids in the palace and so she knows her stuff really well. This is Kate, she is ...."I raised my hand to stop Lucas, I didn't need to hear their entire biographies. I just needed one who was fluent in sign language. "Which one of them is especially fluent in sign language?" I asked, as I looked at the faces of the maids. Although I had made sure all of them learned, I knew that they probably did not think it was important, and so they didn't try as hard as they should to learn it.I wanted someone who could help Snow as much as possible, and the only person who could do that was a person who could communicate with her perfectly. For a few seconds, no one said anything else, until a maid I hadn't really noticed stepped out. "Your Majesty...my mother was a mute and so I l
SNOW My eyes were fixated on the window, as I looked outside at the huge castle that was now my prison, yes prison. Ever since Roman found out that I was pregnant, he made it his mission to keep me locked up in here all in the name of protecting me. No matter what I said, he refused to let me out on my own and there were four guards stationed outside my bedroom at all times. Roman said it was to protect me, but I could not understand what exactly he was protecting me from. I just wanted to be free to stroll the gardens on my own, why was it so damn hard for him to let me do that? Someone knocked on my door, but I didn't move an inch. I already had a good idea on who it was. A few seconds later, the door was pushed open and the woman who had been assigned to me as my personal maid, Clara, walked in with a tray of food as usual. She set the food down on the side table, a sweet smile on her face. Sometimes, I really wanted to ask this woman why the heck she was always
SNOWStanding behind Clara, I watched as she spoke to the man guarding the dungeon gate. I could now see why she always had a smile on her face at all times. Somehow, Clara had managed to build a good relationship with everyone in the pack by having an easygoing personality. I had not been able to step out of my bedroom without those four guards following me everywhere, but somehow, Clara had been able to convince them to let us go out on our own. She did it with just a few words , at that! She convinced them that two women having men walk with them all the time was suffocating, and they actually let us go! .I had tried to communicate the same words to them several times, however, all of my attempts had fallen on deaf ears. "Clara, the King would never let you do that, you know what he's like. we are going to get in trouble if the King finds out that we let anyone in. Especially.....her" the guard looked at me respectfully as he said this. Clara smiled lightly and placed a hand
SNOW A smile formed on my face, I truly did not believe that this person had been trying to kill me. He could have ended my life there and then, I was pretty defenseless, anyway. But he actually tried to take me away, his end goal wasn't just to kill me. "I don't believe it, I don't believe that you were trying to kill me. What's the real reason? Why did you do it?" I signed. Clara translated, and he looked away from me. "You can believe whatever you want, I am going to die anyway, the reason I did it doesn't matter anyway," he said defeatedly. I sighed once more, and Clara looked at me in shock. "Miss Snow!" She called out, her voice mixed with shock and fear. I nodded my head, indicating that she could go ahead and translate for him. "Miss Snow....she asked if you would talk if she can save your life," Clara translated my words once again. The hybrid turned to look at me again, and for a second, there was a trace of hope on his face. But then, it was gone as quickly as i
SNOWQueen Snow, it was the first time that someone had referred to me as Queen. Although I was Roman's mate, and it was a known fact that I would become the Queen, I wasn't Queen yet, and so I wasn't called that title. Hearing this man call me Queen gave me all types of odd feelings. Did I even want to be Queen at all? Was this what I wanted? I raised my hand, wanting to explain my situation, but I dropped my hand. What could I say? That I had been abused by my brother my whole life? That I was picked on in my pack.? But all of those things seemed meaningless compared to what this person had been through. His mother abandoning their family, watching his father and sister die, what else could be more terrible than what he had been through? I really could not bring myself to compare at all. "You want to know why I really tried to kidnap you? I was just trying to make a bargain," he spoke again, but this time his voice was much calmer. I looked at him expectantly, waiting for
SNOWClara knelt in front of Roman, her face on the ground, as she pleaded with him. Roman was facing the window , his arms folded across his chest. I looked at the pitiful looking woman on the ground and then at Roman who did not seem moved at all. My heart raced fast against my chest, as I waited for Roman to make a decision this plan had to work. If it didn't....I wouldn't be able to help Noah as I had promised. "Please ...Your Majesty...my mother only has me ...all of my siblings are working in different places and I am the only one who can get to her on time. She's the only parent I have, I can't sit back and watch her die!" Clara pleaded. She let a few tears drop for flair. I walked over to Roman and grabbed his arm. Once I had his attention, I started to sign. "Can you please just let us go? Are you really going to stand back and watch someone die when you know that you can help?" He sneered at me, "I thought you hated her at first. How come you've gotten so close to h
SNOW The kid flared her arms about as she cried out, pleading to be let go. I gave Clara a glance, and she walked over to the guard. "Miss Snow wants you to let go of her," Clara ordered that guard. He looked from Clara to me, and he seemed to be contemplating what to do.In the end, he let the child down gently, however, he stood in front of her so he could not run away."Miss Snow, this is a child that was stealing from us. We can't let her get away with this. These kids are always acting like this!" He complained. "I am not a thief! I just wanted to help my mommy!" The kid spoke out for the first time. She looked towards me, her eyes pleading. I wanted to ignore the pitiful look in her eyes and just focus on what I was here for, but the tears in her eyes was too intense for me to ignore. "I just want to help my mommy...." She muttered again, and I felt like she was speaking to me seriously. Walking over to the child, I crounced in front of her, and patted her head. I bad
SNOW "Are you really going to follow us inside?! It's a helpless sick woman inside! What do you want to see?!" Clara snapped at the maids. They all took a few steps back, and I signed in relief when I realized that they had enough decency to not invade this small space. The little girl climbed down from my arms and pushed the door of her house open. Then, she rushed into the house and called out excitedly for her mother. "Mummy! The Queen is here! The Queen said that she's going to help you! She is going to save you!" The kid called out. There was a makeshift bed in the middle of the small dark room, and I could make out the faint figure of a woman sleeping on the bed. The woman struggled to sit up on the bed, and I gasped when I saw how thin she was. This woman .....she had clearly been through a lot. What the heck was going on and what was she sick with that made ever her so thin?! "Mummy! Mummy! The Queen is going to help us!" The kid called out again. The woman's eyes fi
SNOW"The King said you should get prepared, he's planning to go dress shopping with you today," Clara said as she walked into the bedroom. I was lying on the bed, still feeling dazed from what had happened yesterday. When I woke up this morning, Roman was long gone, however, I could not blame him. He had to deal with the kingdom issues, how could I expect him to stay by my side all the time? I sat up on the bed and the bedsheet slipped off me, exposing my shoulder. I quickly covered myself with it again. "He wants to go dress shopping? Can't he just have the dress delivered here the way he did last time?" I signed, a bit confused. It had been easier last time. Why did Roman want to go out suddenly.? Clara had a cheeky smile on my face and it made me feel odd. Why was she looking at me like that? Was there something on my face? "The King probably wants to spend some time with you. Isn't it better for the husband and wife to search for the dress together? It would make your
ROMANThe numbers didn't lie.Staring down at the economic records spread across my desk, I felt something unfamiliar crawl up my spine....like shock and disbelief. Even a flicker of something dangerously close to admiration. Still stunned, I lifted my gaze to Gamma Lucas, trying to process the impossible figures before me."This... How is this even possible?" My voice was even, but I knew Lucas could hear the undercurrent of my disbelief in my tone.Lucas, ever the eager soldier, grinned. "It's exactly as you see, Your Majesty. The hybrids have only been here for a few weeks, but they've managed to improve nearly every sector of the kingdom. Our economy is climbing, our productivity has doubled, and the ones who joined the army are proving to be some of the strongest we've ever had."There was unmistakable excitement in his voice, and though I would never admit it aloud, I felt it too. I had opposed Snow’s insistence that we integrate the hybrids into the wolf packs of my Kingdom, o
Author's P.O.VThe silence was deafening.Clara’s shout still echoed in the air and her face became frozen in wide-eyed terror at what she had just done, even though she was instructed by Snow to do it. In the arena, the horse lay still, its body unnaturally limp, as if it had collapsed mid-stride. Noah whom the horse had been dragging lay motionless, his chest rising and falling in weak, ragged breaths. his skin was so bruised from being dragged it almost looked as if it was already peeling.All around, stunned wolves turned toward Clara, and then their gazes shifted and landed on Snow as they all knew Snow was her mistress afterall.On the side, Roman’s eyes darkened dangerously, his entire frame taut with fury. Steal a glance at him, Snow recognized that look. It was the look of a man who would not hesitate to rip apart anyone who dared to defy him. Her brother used to wear that look anytime she begged him to not force her to service his lackeys with her mouth. But she didn’t care.
Author's P.O.VAs Roman took hold of her hand, Snow dabbed at the dark patch on her dress, gotten from when those crazy women had poured the drink on her before Roman stepped in and commanded them to be taken to the dungeon, with the napkin she'd snatched from the table, relieved that the fabric of her dress had repelled the stain. She barely had time to finish cleaning it before Roman's firm grip on her wrist guided her away from the crowded party hall and toward the vast open grounds of the arena.Her mind whirled with anticipation. This was it—the moment Roman would finally prove that hybrids were not the monsters everyone believed them to be. The whispers of hope she'd fed to the trembling hybrids in secret, the careful planning… It had to be leading to this.But as they stepped into the arena, the air felt different. Heavier. Wrong.A ripple of murmurs spread through the gathering crowd, and Snow spotted several familiar faces among the hybrids she'd convinced to come. Their eyes
SNOW"Your Majesty!" Clara was by my side in no time, and she helped me stand up. Glaring hatefully at the girls, Clara unleashed her anger on them. "How dare you do this to the Queen? Are all of you tired of living?!" She yelled, standing in front of me to protect me. My eyes were a bit teary when I saw how much Clara was defending me. I didn't feel like she was just a maid, I felt like we had developed a kind of strong friendship. "How dare a maid talk back at me? What has happened to the palace? Do they employ just about anyone?!" Merinda rolled her eyes as she said this, without a single care for her actions. I wondered just who this woman was, and where she got the guts to act like this towards me. "She is the Queen! The King's mate! The King already announced that she's the Queen and you actually dare to be disrespectful to her?" Clara said again, her voice even more firm this time. "If it wasn't because she was such a shameless slut who seduced the King, would she even
SNOW A blush spread across my face when he called me his Queen. My heart felt sweet,and I wanted to bury myself in his arms. I quickly put the bracelet away and slapped him on the shoulder playfully. I wasn't the Queen yet... I wanted to say this, but since I could not say the words, I bowed my head to hide my blush. Clara smiled at both of us, and wisely walked out, making sure to shut the door behind her. Roman hugged me tightly from the back. "Today is the happiest day of my life....finally you are going to be my Queen...." He said. I didn't say anything, I just leaned back into the hug, letting him know that I was just as happy as he was about all of this.Thinking of something, I pulled away from the hug and turned to face Roman. "You are going to keep to your word, right? You are going to let the hybrids live here from now on?" I signed, my eyes shining with excitement. Roman nodded his head,"Don't worry, today will be a day that they will never forget," he said. I f
SNOWStanding in front of the large mirror, I admired the dress on my body. I was truly blown away by how beautiful the dress was, and my eyes felt heavy with unshed tears. Finally, I was going to be crowned Roman's Queen. I had no idea how much I had been looking forward to this, until the day arrived. My heart beat fast against my chest as it finally dawned on me that I would be the proper Queen of Valerie from now on. It had been a long ride for me, and when I first arrived here, I thought that my status as Queen would be something that was thrust on me, while being unable to do anything about it. But a lot of things have happened, and I was truly looking forward to it. I knew I would be happy by Roman's side. Besides, he had already promised to free all of the hybrids, and this just made today an even happier day for me. Finally, things were falling in place, and I couldn't think of how anything could go wrong. "Miss Snow....the King asked us to give you this necklace. He
SNOWMy heart sank to my stomach when Roman threatened to ask the guards what had happened. It seemed that they had somehow forgotten about the black magic, and the hybrids, and I could not explain why. It could have been the hybrids, I wasn't sure of that. However, I was not willing to let Roman question them again. I could not take the risk! "I saw a hybrid!" I rushed to sign. Roman raised an eyebrow, "oh really?"I nodded my head, and moved my hands slowly, explaining. "Yes, she was hiding in the bushes when we went to see Clara's mother. I couldn't talk to her, and I was the only one who saw her. But....she looked so pitiful," I shook my head when I was done. I could not tell Roman the truth, however, I realised I could always tell a half lie to throw him off. "You should have told the guards and have him get rid of her," Roman said coldly. I looked at him in horror , why did he hate hybrids so much.?It wasn't as if they had done anything wrong. I let my thoughts known
SHIELAI tiptoed into the house, making sure that no one saw me as I made my way back to the bedroom. I knew Liam would be in the study at this time, and so I wasn't too worried about coming back this late, after all, I was prepared to just slip into bed. However, I was met with the biggest shock of my life when I opened the door and Liam was standing in front of the bed, waiting for me with a cold look in his eyes. It dawned on me that he knew that I was gone, and I searched my brain for a lie to tell him. "Where are you coming from, Sheila?" Liam asked me coldly. I swallowed a gulp, he had never been this cold to me before. Yes, I had seen him treating the maids in the palace coldly, and I watched him do worse to his own sister, but it had never been directed at me, and so I was a bit overwhelmed. "I....." Liam sneered and approached me, a cold look on his face."Do you think that you can just come and go as you please? Let me remind you that you are my Luna now! You belong