AT THE CAPITAL, CENTRAL POWER THE ROYAL HOUSE OF LYCANS PALACE HENRI OF BLOODCLAW Henri could not wrap his head around the ridiculousness of it all—how he was quickly accused of this great crime of committing adultery with Vera, the king's concubine, and immediately locked up without the council giving him the benefit of the doubt or a chance to deny the allegation. He wasn't only surprised by the absurdity of it all, but also by how the Council didn’t discuss getting Princess Darcy back. Henri could not imagine what might have gone wrong with that little princess, and her uncle Aric, who was supposed to be enthusiastic about finding her, seemed so relaxed, instead fighting a power struggle. Henri growled as he banged the cell gate continuously. "I need to get out of here and find the Princess! Do you think the king would do this to me if he were here? What is this misplaced priority?" Henri growled loudly, hoping there was anyone from the council behind the dungeon. Just as he ha
HENRI OF BLOODCLAW It happened so fast that Henri was presented to the court as the moonsaint draped in his robe proceeded."Henri Payne of Bloodclaw Pack you are faced with this grievous allegation of adultery with the king's concubine, how will you answer to this treachery?"Henri’s face burned with indignation as he addressed the court. "This is madness," he spat, casting a fierce look across the assembly. "Instead of wasting time on these fabricated lies, you should be searching for Princess Darcy!"Henri had no time for this little drama brought up by Aric, He was desperate to know the condition of the missing princess, especially since Alpha Axel has been gone for days now and there were no message or orders from him.Axel had told him not to lift a finger since he was gone until he returns back with Ava alive, and now his daughter has been kidnapped to the same enemy he risked his life to deal with.He doesn't know what to decide on, he could have raised armies against the Da
AVA KILLIAN Ava held onto Axel, who was gradually losing consciousness, but he tried hard to gain control of himself, despite being unable to stand properly. With a single snap, he broke the arrow buried in his arm, closer to his chest, without removing it in order not to lose blood. "We need to get to the Capital before dawn," Axel’s voice was gruff. "You need to rest. I'll check around for help, maybe a traveler, farmer, or anyone! You are poisoned," Ava panicked as Axel held her tightly with a deadly glare. "I can hold on. Let’s get back to the palace now!" he growled. "I could bring help from the palace, Father," Flynn proposed, looking worried for his father, as Axel gently patted his shoulder. "I’ll be fine. We need to get to the palace. Can you mount your Direwolf? They are almost bigger than a pony. They are safer than the enemy's horse," Axel questioned, as the lethality of the poison coursed through his bloodstream, causing excruciating pain. He was drenched in
AVA KILLIANAva watched as the Grand Maester and the physicians tended to Alpha Axel in his chamber. He was lying there unconscious, and just beside him was Darcy. The Grand Maester had checked her and told Ava she was merely in a state of shock due to the cruel number of acupuncture needles used on her, and she would recover soon.This gave Ava a breath of relief as the Grand Maester continued to decoct the poison antidote. Though he had given Axel a series of neutralizers, the physician worked on the several fatal injuries on his body.All the injuries were inflicted by Cahir: the unhealed gashes from the Death Pit and the wound from the poisoned arrow that took him down.As the physician removed the arrow, which was about an inch deep into his arm, Ava's heart ached while the other nurses applied pressure.Suddenly, a familiar voice shot into the room."Oh! My king, you are back! Thank the Goddess, I have been so worried—you can't imagine to what extent," Kaila exclaimed as she dra
AVA KILLIAN "You'll do no such thing," a voice broke in—it was Henri's. Ava could see the shock on Kaila's face when she heard Henri walk into the room. Shouldn't Henri be dead by now? "You! You? How did you escape?" Kaila asked, her brows furrowed. "You should leave, Kaila. The king's health is paramount. Don't yell here," Henri said. "You can't tell me what not to do! Let this woman be locked up at once! You do not have the authority to command me around," Kaila yelled as the guards walked toward Ava. Ava stepped backward, seeing that Kaila held significant power over them after being made Queen Consort. "Don't you dare touch the king's..." Henri started but paused, thinking of what to call Ava—whether the king's slave or mate. The king hadn't yet pronounced her his mate. "Don't touch her!" Henri simply said, and the guards halted. Jared Ashtower came in and slipped his hand into Ava's. The slight touch sent shivers down her spine as she looked up at his handsome face. "I'll
The garden lake lay quiet and serene, its surface shimmering under the late afternoon sun. Ava often wandered here when she needed a moment of peace, a chance to breathe in the calm beauty of nature away from the watchful eyes of the palace.As she stepped around a curve in the path, she stopped abruptly. Just a few feet away, by the edge of the lake, stood a small figure—Prince Ansel. He was crouched by the water, tossing stones and watching as they splashed and disappeared into the depths. Ava hadn’t expected to see him here, but she smiled, thinking perhaps it was a chance to make a gentle introduction.“Hello, Your Highness,” she greeted softly, stepping forward so he would notice her.The young prince looked up, and immediately his expression shifted. His gaze grew cold, startlingly so for a child his age. He stood, brushing his hands off on his fine tunic, his mouth curling in distaste.“So, you’re the king’s *slave*,” he said, his voice sharp and accusing. "Mother said that’s w
AXEL VOSS It had been over a week and there was no sign of Axel waking up from his unconsciousness, the maester's and the physicians never left his side for once. Working hard for the recovery of the king, Both using the medical and ancient methods, Apparently the poison Cahir had shot him with was unlike any they'd ever seen—a foul blend of aconite-wolfsbane and silver powder, Lupine’s Bane, crafted to hunt him. It leeched through his blood, burned his muscles, suffocated his bones.. This had essentially destroyed his regenerative ability and rendering him unconscious for this long, and worst preventing any natural recovery. Inside his mind, a storm of memories came. Axel was trapped in a pit of despair where past horrors played on an endless loop, darkened visions seared into his closed eyes. His consciousness was fractured, seized by the primal instinct of his wolf nature, but unable to release him from the cage of his human pain, as his mind still swirl and suffer the ordeal
AVA KILLIAN Ava’s eyes slightly open, barely slits, enough to glimpse the physicians hovering around her battered body. Pain flared through her every limb, a raw and relentless ache that turned even the slightest movement into a fresh torture. Fractured memories tore through her mind, replaying the ordeal of the night before—a night consumed by the monstrous rage of Alpha Axel. Alpha Axel had become something else, something far darker than she’d thought possible. Any trace of humanity in his gaze was snuffed out, replaced by an icy void that left her shocked in terror. His heart, if he still had one, had calcified into unfeeling stone. The hatred she saw in his eyes that night wasn’t human; it was a venomous fire, far beyond anything she’d ever seen. He had changed to an entire new beast, And it looked like all his hatred for her had only become heightened. Ava had thought she was beginning to understand Axel, she thought she was beginning to build something, at all a trus
A scream wrenched from Yennefer’s throat, raw and unrestrained, as her body trembled under the onslaught of pain and shame.“I’ve done you a favor,” Lady Cirila murmured, her voice as calm and cold as a blade slicing through flesh. Her hand lingered, unmoved by Yennefer’s agony. “A little advice for your survival, dear. The Beast knows only five instincts: Threat, Prey, Hunt, Blood, and Sex.” She punctuated each word with a sickening clarity, her tone dripping with condescension.“And what you receive—how you’re treated—will depend entirely on how you present yourself.” Cirila’s lips curled into a cruel smirk, her gaze locking onto Yennefer’s tear-streaked face. “If I were you, I’d present myself as… sex. That, at least, you’re prepared for. Your body has already betrayed you—your slickness makes that obvious enough.”Yennefer flinched at the venom in Cirila’s voice, every word cutting deeper than the intrusion had.“The thrusts will be brutal, animalistic,” Cirila continued, leaning
(Unedited)Ava moved swiftly through the winding hallways of the royal residence, her heart pounding in her chest. Jared trailed behind her, his footsteps hesitant as if anticipating the storm that was brewing.When she reached the entrance to Darcy’s chamber, two guards immediately stepped forward, blocking her path with crossed halberds.“Step aside,” Ava demanded, her voice sharp and unyielding.One guard hesitated, glancing at his companion before answering. “Apologies, Princess Ava, but we’ve received orders—”“From whom?” Ava interrupted, her voice rising.“Old Nan Yenn,” the guard admitted. “She has instructed that no one, not even you, is permitted to see the princess.”The words struck Ava like a blow. Her breath caught, and her vision blurred with hot tears. “Who would be so cruel as to keep a mother from her child?” she hissed, her voice trembling.Jared stepped forward, placing a calming hand on her arm, but Ava shook him off. “Darcy is my daughter. My blood. And you think
(Unedited)You wench!! How dare you lay your filthy body on my bed?’’ Drake shouted sternly at her , He was so aggressive looking like a beast that would devour a prey.Claire smirked, Claire is this stubborn personality that has received enough disdain and violent dominancy from drake.“I’m the same Claire and haven’t Changed like you did overnight” Claire said inwardly And slept in another style making her butt bump up seductively.“Are you deaf? , you lowly filthy vagabond” drake said boiling in utmost anger, His whole veins were shown, He tighten his grip threw his suitcase violently on the bed.He rolled up his sleeve walked towards the bed , He tightened his wrist to punch her, He found his tightened grip reluctant to do so, Technically his sealed sane sense prevented him from.“Go on! Go on! Hahaha” Claire said laughing maniacally, which triggered drake annoyance more, he raised his tightened grip this time to punch her, Which his sane sealed mind wouldn’t be able to control. C
(Unedited)She even talks as though she owns me, I’m a loveless man how can she say someone might take me away from her when she does ‘not even own me”“Take it away from me now” drake instructed, his expression change, Claire wasn’t answering.“I said take it off yourself” Drake said loudly and sternly which startled Claire, she stared at him like a little scared baby.“No I can’t, I don’t want to” Claire answered with a pouty lips which was seductive and sweet.“I’m scared to loose you to those bees that stocks around you !!” Claire added still with her pouty lips and she starts playing with her fingers like a baby.Drake wasn’t keeping his cool again, He was known as a loveless man everywhere, he would be mocked and heated at it seen with a ring, And he doesn’t want to be in any type of engagement with any woman in his life anymore he has concluded he doesn’t have a destiny to have a love one.Drake held her cloth, “you wench take it off now , I do not belong to anyone neither do
(Unedited)Days turned into months of punishment and damnation, which persisted and damaged Claire.Her resentment grew with each passing day. She became a strange version of herself. It had been a week now since her captor had last seen her.She knew that the next time he came, it would mean another round of sexual torture, pain, and damnation. By this point, she was pale and plagued with constant morning sickness. This morning, the feeling intensified, morphing into a relentless wave of nausea that gripped her entire being.Coupled with the anxiety of her captor's imminent arrival, it was a relentless assault on her senses and her ability to navigate the world around her.The sound of footsteps approaching her bedroom drew Claire's attention. The bodyguard assigned to her entered, his demeanor sinister, his hatred -whether genuine or contrived -was unmistakable. Everyone here hated her, anyway.He walked in, looking as savage as ever, the sharp blade she had prayed would one day end
(Unedited) As Claire huddled on the cold attic floor, she knew there was no escape from the depths of the Alpha's possession, no sanctuary from the darkness threatening to consume her whole. The way he circled her predatonily, his resent eyes loathing her and promising dammad made it clear that his intentions were not to kill her. In that moment, all hope drained away. She had lost everything -her wolf, her aura, her mate, her regality -and she didn't even know what condition her mother was in. She'd rather die at this point; there was no reason to live. Now, she realized how precious death could be in her case. Of course, it was shocking how quickly her mate became her nightmare, and how her greatest enemy managed to steal not only her aura but also her mate. The creak of the attic door drew Claire's attention as they brought her food. Her stomach grumbled loudly at the aroma; she hadn't eaten in three days. Though it tortured her to think about it, she couldn't pass up the foo
(Unedited)Claire's heart thudded in anticipation of something dangerous as she stared at his loathing glare.He prowled closer, his steps and gait precise and predatory. As he bent and reached his hand toward her face, the darkness that clouded her vision from his large frame blocking the dim light in the room represented the danger lurking in his eyes.As he trailed his hand along her face and down to her chin, tilting it up to make her look at him, she reluctantly turned her head sideways, too stubborn to give him the reaction he wanted.His seductive touch ignited a foreign feeling within her, one that thrilled and confused her, but she refused to let him deceive her. All she saw in his eyes was raw hatred.Alpha Axel's lips tugged into a vicious smirk. He could not deny the gorgeousness of her face-her plump, inviting lips, her delicate nose, and her ocean-blue eyes-but she was a sinner he hated with every fiber of his being."I am your master. Do not act of your own will while y
Unedited Sandra walked up and down in the room with a kind of saunter as if she had sent thousands of soldiers into war, with a nervous eyes she prayed to what ever silently, Even though her prayers were evil, she hoped the wicked devils answers her prayers,, "You should calm down Sandra absolutely nothing will happen, The assassins will take her down tonight""Both the king is interrogating one of my assassins? What if he reveals that he works for me? Won't I be exposed?" Sandra asked nervously."I told you before you proceed, stake two or three lives to either die or take the blame that way you'd be saved, The assassin knows that his family, wife and daughter whom he loved so much are in your palm and you could choose to kill them, he wouldn't even dare, He has two choices either die for his family or have his family dead and possibly himself, he doesn't have evidence against you, be confident Sandra and watch yourself conquering every thing that comes your way!" Lady Vetta exp
Unedited VISSERA ASHTOWER"Being a concubine is not that bad. Vissera... Sinclair can't reject his mate. You just focus on managing the household," Lady Baron said, and I felt a lump in my throat. I can't believe Sinclair's mother was saying this. "I am not made only to manage this household while I'm reduced to a lowly concubine. Why can't he marry his mate as a concubine instead?" I replied to Lady Baron, and I could see the shock in her eyes; they had known me as the obedient wife who only does whatever they order, and she didn't expect that I'd talk back.Family and honour were my life, and as the only surviving heiress to the prestigious House Ashtower of the Mooncrest Pack, I have to be married to keep my family's name and house alive.Especially since the kingdom has been divided by the twin Alpha Heirs, who loathed one another with utmost passion, making everything unstable, this has led my father to make a marriage pact with me and a certain useless heir of the Baron House