AXEL VOSS Until Henri stepped in, his face grim, holding something bundled in his arms.“My king, She's gone!.” Henri’s tone was different this time— it was urgent with something that made Axel looked up immediately, what does he meant by she's gone, “What is it?” Axel asked, his voice urgent, though there was a hunt of unease beneath it, it must have been something bad, a bad news to shaken henri this way, Henri walked closer, his boots heavy on the stone floor. “It’s about Ava.” he said his face down with fear of the anger that Alpha Axel would unleash.At the sound of her name, Axel’s muscles tensed. His brows furrowed as he stood up from the bed, the bed sheets falling away from his body. “What about her?”Henri carefully laid the bundle down on the table beside the bed, unwrapping it. The air in the room grew thicker as the bloody flimsy chiffon was unveiled. It was Ava’s gown—stained dark with thick blood, the scent thick in the air. Henri’s gaze was hard.“This was found at
AVA KILLIANAfter narrowly escaping the monastery, They had walked through the street of the capital, Especially through alleyways to alleyways they wouldn't want to raise suspicions, especially bumping into rogues that could scent Ava's rare scent, Even though Ava has not been this free in her entire life her mind was entirely reeled onto the lost of her child, that she wasn't able to think about the beauty of the bustling night life of the capital.It was still bustling in the middle of the night, she had no extensive idea how life outside the palace and outside the moonspire monastery was like, And that was why she'd rather be a free commoner who sells oysters and crabs for a living, who are able to love whom ever, who are able to raise their family like they wished, Layla had led them to a Tavern, she paid with some coins and the madam gave them a room, The tavern’s air was thick with the scent of stale ale and smoke, but all Ava could taste was blood. Her fists clenched at h
AVA KILLIAN"I am not safe anywhere Layla, It's only a matter of time the king's guard will come for me, Axel rules this realm, he'd find me in every nooks and crannies... " She told Layla, and she swallowed as she looked blankly at her.Ava’s gaze drifted to the window, her fingers tightening on the edge of the rough blanket, She needed dawn quickly and inform the king what Kaila had done.The tavern seemed too quiet, too still. The faint hum of the distant voices and clatter from the few remaining patrons below couldn’t shake the heavy weight of uneasiness that had settled over her. Though the bleeding had stopped, the hurting from her miscarriage still excruciating. Layla was still speaking, her voice was insistent, but Ava’s attention had already slipped away. And suddenly she felt her hair standing up, her eyes had gleamed red like a direwolf but she couldn't see it, neither could Layla as she was facing outside of the window backing Layla.Something was gnawing at the back of
AXEL VOSSThe bloody Fleets of the blood claw pack surfaced from 100 miles across the bay into the capital, the soldiers stormed and matched to the monastery, leaving people of the capital in anticipation and cluelessness, although they knew it was the retrial of Princess Ava the Cruel, the daughter of the mad king who starved them and ruled tyrannically, before long live Alpha King Axel the conqueror saved them.Alpha Axel’s forces, the Bloody Army, surrounded the monastery. Seven hundred armed warriors of the Blood Claw pack, known across the realm as the most formidable force—the bloody army—stood ready, their presence alone send a chill through anyone who dared oppose them. With them came three hundred soldiers from the Flames of the Hunt faith according to Axel's command, their loyalty unwavering to their king and their gods.As Axel dismounted from his horse, his cold, unforgiving gaze swept over the courtyard. The Umbral Stalkers and Moon Wardens stationed outside the monast
AVA KILLIAN ✿ POV We ran throughout the night until the endless night sea stretched before us, as some merchants reached their hands for us, "I paid them...you can trust them" Layla said, her voice soft and calm, exactly like the opposite of mine, after running for our life for about thirty minutes and she is suddenly calm and quiet. Her legs rigged to the beach sand, perhaps we could hide in this men's ship till dawn I had thought, but i was wrong "Common Layla.."I urged, her hand gripped mine tightly, an anchor in the storm that was my mind. Her eyes, always so steady, were now filled with a quiet resolve, she had made a decision long before tonight. And it broke me. "Go... Be safe, eat well... I love you a lot" She whispered as tears streamed down her eyes, accompanied with a smile, my heart shattered immediately it dawned on me. How could she ask me to leave her, to abandon her to the fate that hunted us both? If this is what she called my freedom, then the price of freed
AXEL VOSS Like he had expected, having the Saint removed and taken as an offender for treason wouldn't go unchallenged by even his Council members. The council chamber was eerily quiet, Alpha Axel sat at the head of the table, his gaze cold as it swept across the faces of his councils. Cahir, however, was another matter. He sat near the foot of the table, disdain was in his eyes but he wouldn't show it as his expression remained carefully neutral. "Removing the Saint’s Cloak would set a dangerous precedent, he shouldn't be vulnerable to such an accusation my king," one of the councilors said cautiously, breaking the silence. Axel’s fingers curled over the arm of his chair, his patience was wearing thin, how could this be what they'd say now. "It Infuriates me that you take this lightly, my heir is gone! By the precedent of your reckless Saint, Shouldn't you be taking this seriously as my Councils? What is your work!." Alpha Axel slammed the table and the council all flinch
AXEL VOSSAlpha Axel stood by the window, half-dressed, staring out into the darkness, It was the night of his marriage banquet to Kaila, his newly wed Queen Consort, This, he had halted for so long, hoping he wouldn't need a consort, but an actual queen, his mate whom he'd protect and love unconditionally, but fate had given him his most hated enemy Ava Killian as his mate, there is no way he'd ever make her his queen.His hatred for Ava deepened beyond imagination from that moment everything was exposed, how she used even the last people that was loyal to her as pawns in her game, escaping and leaving them behind to suffer his wrath, but he was not a mad king.. he forgave coral but banned her from the palace, she was merely a maid who was loyal to her princess.But Ava was the mad one, Axel had sent his men to free cities to search nooks and crannies and bring Ava to him, though it would take a year or two to locate Ava, depending on which of the free cities she had escaped to... A
AXEL VOSSJust like Alpha Axel's room was usually dimly lit, it was same this evening... having able to forge alliance with the DarkSword Pack even when Cahir had refused, it was a victory that didn't require blood being spilled. He wondered why Cahir was on about Ava so desperately, He probably has tons of mistresses that pleases his useless wriggling worm he calls cock, why does he obsess on claiming Ava over some long old pact? Especially the one from the mad king whom he dreads, cause Ava was his, his to break his to bind.. his possession and property. Though he loathed her, the main reason she was his possession so to break and damn her for her sins and her father's.. Months had passed and there were no response yet from the free city. However Vera Cole came in, Dressed in little more than silk scraps, she had made necessary informations from the maids what the king loved, and they had told her he loved a daring provocatively revealing wears on his women, their raw femininity,
AVA KILLIAN“You lost! You thieving bastard, the son of a sinner whore.”Ansel cursed with a smirk, leaving Ava shocked to the bone. Before she could gather her thoughts, Cavil, who had a tough time managing his anger, struck Ansel on the face with his bow. Ansel fell to the ground with a bleeding cut and a scream.Ansel’s scream echoed through the field, sharp and pathetic, as everyone witnessed what Cavil had done to his half-brother. Blood trickled from the gash on his cheek as he writhed on the ground, his small hands clutching his face.“My son! The Crown Prince!”Kaila let out a piercing shriek, rushing to her son’s side with a flurry of panicked energy. “Ansel! My poor boy! What has this savage done to you?” she cried, cradling him in her arms as if he were gravely injured.Her voice cracked with overly exaggerated anguish as her gaze snapped toward Ava and Cavil. She quickly glanced around, making sure everyone was witnessing this—that everyone saw her son was injured by his j
Days turned into months of punishment and damnation which persists and damaged Claire, her resentment grew as the day goes, She became a strange version of herself, It's been a week now that her captor had not seen her yet, She knew the next minute he'd come in there it'd be another round of sexual torture, pain and damnation, at this extent she was now pale and has constant morning sicknesses, this morning the feeling intensified morphing into a relentless wave of nausea that seemed to grip her entire being.Coupled with the anxiety that her captor would come for her soon, it was a relentless assault on her senses and her ability to navigate the world around her. The sound of footsteps coming closer to her bedroom drew Claire's attention, and the bodyguard assigned for her walked in, looking so sinister with an hatred she would describe contrived or not everyone here hated her anyways, he walked in looking savage as always with the sharp blade she' had prayed he slash her once and
AVA KILLIAN"How about we judge by skill? Let the princes compete in archery. Whoever loses will withdraw from the archery lessons." Ava’s voice rang clear, her gaze unwavering. The murmurs of the gathered nobles fell silent as eyes darted to Kaila. The Queen Consort's face darkened, her lips curling into a tight sneer. Ava could see the storm brewing in her rival’s eyes, that flicker of rage barely contained. "What? Do you think you have a say here?" Kaila’s voice sliced through the air, venom dripping from every word. "I am the Queen Consort, and you will remain silent when I speak!" The force of her tone would have made a weaker woman shrink, but Ava stood tall, refusing to be cowed. Her mind raced—why was Kaila so furious? Did she lack confidence in her son’s skill? Or was this outburst merely a shield for her insecurities? "And *I* am the mother of Lycans—sextuplet Lycans, to be precise!" Ava's voice surged like thunder, her pride and determination blazing in her eyes. "I
AVA KILLIAN The next morning Ava stood before the mirror in her room, the light seeping from the open winding casting on her as her fingertips traced her neck and collarbone, searching for the bruises Alpha Axel had left the previous night whist trying to force her to confess who had burnt, and who instilled that panic of fire in her.His tortures, bruises and hickeys wouldn't make her tell him anything, knowing she doesn't have enough evidences and the way he's known her as a cunning spider, he wouldn't believe her if she told him it was Kaila's doing.She would rather keep this card and use against Kaila in the future, perhaps to threaten her. Than rather wasting it by telling Alpha Axel now and she wouldn't be believed.Using it against Kaila sounds reasonable instead.She bit the inside of her cheek, willing herself not to cry, seeing the scars from the fire and the painful memory it brought back, Though Alpha Axel had ordered his royal physician to deal with all the scars, that
She was frozen in absolute shock. The scream about to escape her lips got muffled by his big, veiny hand that covered almost half of her face."You don't seem to understand me, do you?"He asked coldly as his fingers applied pressure on her cheeks.Her ocean eyes were opened wide as fear danced in them. She immediately tried to get off his lap but his free hand grabbed her thigh keeping her in place.Her frail hands came up as she attempted f to remove his hand from her mouth but he just watched her struggle. Her eyes were closed."Don't scream," He muttered and she immediately nodded her head. He slowlymoved his hand away.Aurora took in a deep breath filling her lungs to the fullest as her lips parted slowly and then she screamed at top of her lungs."HELP." He abruptly covered her mouth again rather roughly and grimaced at her.Her eyes were closed as she tried to pry his hand off her mouth."If*cking hate disobedience," He hissed lowly near her ear as he pulled her face closer.H
UneditedWhose brother? What is his mother talking about? Is he hearing wrong? Lady Voss's voice a plea and a command at once, her words both foreign and shocking. Axel stared in shock struggling to understand what he was hearing."Spare him. I Beg of you. Spare my son. He is my only first surviving son.""Sister... Your Luna is my Half- Sister Princess Amethyst." The mad king revealed to the people in the room and everyone's brows raised in shock and fear, knowing that they were dead already after the mad king revealed this huge old secret.Lady Voss of the BloodClaw, the mother of Axel Voss, The ruling bloodlines of the BloodClaw Pack was actually a Princess of the House of the Lycans all these while? The word echoed in Axel’s mind, hammering against his disbelief. He had never known, had never suspected. His mother, a princess of the House of the Lycans, the rightful heir to the realm's throne. The mad king’s older half-sister. The truth felt like another blow, crushing him u
Ava KillianAva stirred awake on the cold, unforgiving floor beside her bed, the remnants of her collapse leaving her head throbbing. The room was dim, illuminated only by the moonlight filtering through the window. Her breaths came slow and uneven as her eyes adjusted to the darkened space.And then she saw her.Kaila stood at the foot of the bed, her posture rigid, her expression carved from stone. But her eyes—burning with disgust—made Ava’s blood run cold.Ava scrambled to sit upright, her palms clammy against the floor. “What are you doing here?” she rasped, her voice still fragile from earlier.Kaila tilted her head slightly, a mockery of curiosity. “I’m here to make a deal.”Ava’s lips curled into a faint, bitter smile, her voice laced with sarcasm. “A deal? Let me guess, you’re scared. Scared you and Jeremy are going to burn for everything you’ve done to me… to Layla.”Kaila’s face didn’t flinch, her tone sharper than a blade. “I’m not here to apologize. Not for torturing you
AXEL VOSSThe room felt more like a dungeon than a chamber, its cold stone walls pressing in on everyone present. Alpha Axel stood with his intimidating gait, his cold gaze cutting through the tension like a blade. No one dared meet his eyes for long, not even the guards stationed by the doors. Ava stood tall, her presence as sharp and unyielding as Axel’s own, despite the attack she’d barely survived, which made Axel wonder.Jeremy knelt on the floor, shackled and trembling. A thick muzzle strapped across his face silenced his panicked breaths. His wrists were raw, and the other fists had been chopped off and were still dripping with blood, his resolve crumbling under the weight of the stupid things he had done.The evidence against him was hard—he’d dared to strike at the King’s property, and there would be no mercy. Especially since the King came back from the DarkSword Pack. He had been colder and wilder than he had actually been before.“Your Majesty,” the royal physician spoke c
AVA KILLIAN "Would you kill me for ?" Ava asked and Jared was taking aback for a second, it was a knight's duty to protect, and even kill anyone who poses harm to those under their protection.He took it that way and replied."Ofcouse I would." Jared had said.Ava had now somehow left the palace in protection of Jared, "For me to trust you and your words, you should be able to at least keep this little secret with you" Ava had said to him. And Jared kept to his words and illegally brought Ava outside the palace to the ocean's shore where ashes of the dead, the ashes of capital sinners, and unclaimed body were disposed.Layla's ashes was most probably disposed there too, She wanted to visit Layla's resting place first, and make her promise to her. Ava took a deep breath as the ocean stretched before her, the breeze blowing on her face and for a brief moment she could perceive that sweet scent of Layla. Her kindness, her loyalty. Dieing unjustified like that made her heart ache, she