Elizabeth’s POV-“Don’t you have somewhere you have to run to?” I hear Tori’s voice from behind me and before I can turn to face him, a poke comes nailing into my back and I frown. “Hey! That hurts- I know, that’s why I’m hurrying now” Hitting the front of my sneakers into the floor so it fits well.Looking around now, Tori holds a mischievous smile that makes me cringe, throwing a hand to punch into his shoulder lightly. “If you keep teasing me like this, I’ll tell on you. Uncle did-“Get going already!” Tori lousily cuts me off and grabs my shoulders, shoving me out of the changing room and into the corridor while I laugh heartily. “Fine, fine I’ll go. Stop pushing already” I shrug his hands off when I notice Bae coming into the corridor.“Tori’s bullying you again, is he?” She shakes her head at us and I giggle as he backs away. Stepping away from him, I walk over to where she is and turn to Tori to say, “He just wants me gone from the counter so he can flaunt to his fr
Elizabeth’s POV.-My eyes lower to his left hand; large, sturdy, and lined with a fine network of veins. I don’t say anything as my body moves before I can process his command. From this point onward, I have to give in to whatever witchcraft he’s practicing on my body.“What is this? Aren’t you being too obedient today, little girl?” His voice is richly laced with amusing teases as I bring myself close to him who gently moves his swivel chair a bit to create enough space for me to go into. As I close the distance between us, bringing my back to the desk and facing him, he abruptly draws his chair closer and I jolt involuntarily.“Ah...” It’s now I snap out of the spell to register I’m trapped with no space to escape. Frantically, I anxiously dart my gaze around and gasp when his big hands come seizing my waist. Staring down at him with my body vibrating, he smirks superiorly, “You’ve made it this far, Beth. You should sit now, don’t worry, the table can carry your weight”.
Elizabeth’s POV.-“Was that your first kiss, little girl?”I shoot up abruptly, too quickly as my back hits the edge of the table behind me and I groan weakly, looking at Vyin to see his guarded expression. ‘Must be a norm for you, huh? Cunningly snatching my first kiss and tossing me into cloud nine only to bring me back crash-landing’ I frown my heated face, all of me still shaking for him.“What do you care?” I mumble my reply, playing stubborn when his fingers pinch my cheek, and I yelp, bringing both my hands to the spot and glaring spitefully at him.Vyin sniggers at me with mocking intent as he says, “Not bad for a first time...” And leaning in superciliously to whisper against my ear, “...should we do that again?”“Boss- oh, sorry for intruding.”I flame up effusively, snapping my head around to see Nova by the door and I jump but, something’s restricting my movement. Lowering my gaze, I’m damned to see my legs straddling him so tightly and I shudder, breaking i
Elizabeth’s POV.-‘What the hell am I saying!’ I palm my face, getting infested with a warmth I’ve never felt before as I peer through my fingers only to find those piercing orbs discovering me. I flinch with a little yelp and hear his smug chuckles, “I wonder what plane of reality you live on”.‘He’s teasing me again’. I puff my cheeks stubbornly as I walk over to where they are, mustering the confidence to speak, “I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’ve come to get Elaine so we can leave together”. Ugh, I sound so rebellious for some reason.“The school camp, huh? You should be ready to arrive late, that slow-poke woke up way past her alarm” He tells me, concentrating on the red apples he’s cutting on a board. Domino keeps his enthusiastic watch on the smooth way he handles the knife and neatly cuts the apples into shapes.‘My, it never ceases to baffle me each time I see him at it. Those hands really are skilled’ And poof! I go beet-red, my stupid mind translatin
Elizabeth’s POV.-Something’s shaking me, pushing at my shoulders and making me groan with annoyance. Then a voice speaks with urgency, “Hey, Beth. Wake up, we’ve arrived”.My eyes snap open at once to see Elaine giggling at me as she pulls back. I sit upright, checking out the window to see everyone is outside already. “I’m sure you’ve made up for the sleep you missed with this, let's get off”.‘Ruma Woods’ I feel my heart make a deep thump at the recollection as I follow slowly behind Elaine’s trail out of the bus. As we get to the door and she climbs down, I’m brought into the open, a strange and oddly familiar bleak breeze whooshing over me like a welcome greeting. My eyes shut themselves as my chest rises and fall with a deep exhale.‘I really am back here’ My Eyes come open, the summer heat and nausea returning to me like an old memory. Observing the scenery before me though, a fickle of confusion strikes my mind as I move my heavy feet to descend the steps. I’ve been h
Elizabeth’s POV.-I shared the nightmare with the girls, getting them as scared and ghastly as I had been while being trapped there. A nurse had come to run checks on me and said I was fine but, it still won’t leave my veins. The vicious experience still features in my mind and when I try to close my eyes for some shuteye, the image of that beast keeps popping like a permanent stain.“...no one said anything about it again and the investigation was abruptly halted as well. It was capped over as a case of wild animals going feral and randomly attacking people...”‘What?’ I lift my head from where I have it between my knees to look directly at the freckled face girl that’s talking in her thin voice. Speaking to her, I ask, “What are you going on about, Tina?”I watch how she jumps from my sudden interruption and Akemi chimes in to supply in her stead, “It’s about what happened nine years ago, Angie shared it with us while you were unconscious. You must’ve wondered what happen
Elizabeth’s POV.-‘Shit’ I stagger involuntarily, my hand that’s holding onto the phone, shaking terribly as we continue to hold gazes. ‘What do I do? And it’s not making any move either’ I hiss with annoyance directed at myself for being such a stubborn head and running out here.For some strange reason, it doesn’t evoke those memories and I can’t seem to picture this calm creature before me as the same as those from that inferno. Why, why do you just stand there and watch me with such- I pause, the tremoring in me fading off as well as I see something else moving towards the wolf from the right.‘W-what? T-they’re four!’ My spirit wanes haplessly to see another brown wolf with grey eyes, an ashen wolf with the same blue eyes as the brown wolf, and a black wolf, bigger than the other three and having bright purple eyes. ‘Purple?’The black wolf steps forward, coming towards me and I react in fright, swinging my phone in front of me like a weapon to prevent its advancemen
Elizabeth’s POV.-My body is raking powerfully, I’m bursting with the urge to spill more than I have as I glare at him who’s staring at me with utter shock in his oddly cool eyes. ‘What? You weren’t expecting me to say so much, huh?’ I pant rapidly, trying to stable my breath for a moment.Vyin suddenly makes a move, his hand stretching towards me and I huff, smacking it away to harness my indignant glare. “Don’t pity me. I might be a lonely orphan with no one who wants her around...you might’ve proposed a helping hand to me by forcing me to be friends with Elaine and enrolling me into a school and I feel indebted to you but….”Why, why do you look at me like that? Why are your eyes not cold and mean like they’re used to? Are you making fun of me by displaying concern, is it that much fun to watch me break like this?The pathetic look on his face only invigorates my anger and I bark out without regard, not caring this is a man more than capable of snapping my neck with as li
Danika’s POV. - Three Years Later. ~ “Ludis did what?” I gasp, pulling a chair to sit while Kashira grins deeply to affirm what he just said. I settle down and look between him and Mao before lowly asking again, “He fought with them?” “It’s not uncommon among us, you know,” Mao starts to say in a rather calm tone. “Especially among Alpha families. If there are sons and daughters, or even just a son, it’s a test the son has to carry out to determine if his sister’s mate is worthy of her.” I bite down my protest and frown. “Ludis isn’t just any wolf, he’s an Alpha male and of the heterochromatic bloodline,” I argue defensively and Kashira shrugs, “I admit all four of them were powerful and Ludis didn’t make it out without a few bruises.” “But the kid won, and the princess is his,” He cheers, munching his dish of Chow Mein. Doing well to quell my argument as I growl stubbornly and Mao smiles at me. “This is great! I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant in ages.” “Eat up and leave,
Danika’s POV.-I’m nervous. This is the most I’ve been in years. I can’t even breathe properly. Clutching my mate’s arm, I lean against him, trembling as I try to stabilize my breath. The Faeries who’ve helped me into my bedazzling nature-enchanted gown stare at me with confidence, trying to restore my timid brave spirit as I shut my eyes for a moment.I feel his soothing palm brush over mine and his tender voice speaks to me, “Do you want to sit down for a minute and pull yourself together?” Then he takes on a sarcastic edge, “Or I can just go out there and let them know you’re not up for it.”I growl and snap my eyes open to glare at him who smirks at me, poking between my brows as he says, “Yeah, that’s it. We can start from there.”Thanks to his tease, I’m a bit annoyed and I use that emotion to shake myself out of it. Ridding the unwanted anxiety and uncertainties that latch onto my frame and heart. Grabbing the bodice of my shimmering gown, I step forward.“I’ve kept
Danika’s POV.-Taren and Emma? Wow, will you look at that? Although it might seem as if Emma’s so smitten as she fusses endlessly, running her trembling lips, blinking her eyes, nervously fiddling with her hair, and unable to tone down the heat resplendent on her face...Taren is keeping cool about it but, it’s evident that he enjoys the reaction he’s eliciting from her.I don’t want to be privy to what they’re talking about. I muster a small smile, watching them a little longer as I feel a familiar presence close in on me. When her trembling fingers try to touch her hair, Taren beats her to it, sleekly sliding his fingers against hers to tuck it behind her steaming ear. At that stunning action, their gazes meet and hold for a moment before Taren averts his to smirk a little while Emma palms her face.“She’d never let Lian hear the end of it. But here she is, acting so silly like a girl experiencing her first love.”I raise a brow at Elaine who grins at me, only to have me deb
Danika’s POV.-“You’ll sell the property?”“We’ve thought about it and that’s the conclusion we came down with.”Those voices sound familiar. I groan in my sleep, rousing sluggishly along my slow turn over. On my back with my hand rustling the sheets in search of my mate, I frown and open my eyes. I jump out of bed, pick up a random shirt from the floor, and pull into it along my exit.“Now, don’t look gloomy. It was never a home for you.”“Still, it’s where we grew up. Have a rethink, Christian. You’re making a hasty decision.”Found him. Wearing a gummy smile, I embrace him from behind, pressing against his bare back and snaking my arms around his waist as I drag my forehead up to his shoulder. He probably sensed me coming, that’s why I don’t elicit much of a reaction from him. I want to place my head on his shoulder but find Liam staring at me with heavy drowsy eyes.“Why you this little...” I whisper at him and his hazy eyes clear to revive a grin. Liam pecks my nose
Danika’s POV.-Why’s she with the Elf? How did she get here so fast? Puzzled, I walk towards them. Aunt Sue raises the Elf’s head onto her thighs and stares at him with a form of sadness I don’t understand. I watch them with scrutiny, how the Elf barely moves with his breath fading fast while Aunt Sue takes his numb hand in hers.“Sue...” He rasps, his voice almost just air. But she hears him, and so do I as I keep away. “...I’m sorry I couldn’t...go back to you...properly...”The little life force inside of him disappears after he says that. Aunt Sue hugs his head to her chest, trembling softly as she mutters in a shaky voice, “The times you did...they reached me.”‘Seems like they had something going on in the past,’ Violate ponders while I just stare at her as she slides her palm over his eyes to shut his eyelids. She gently guides his head off her thighs to settle on the floor as if he’s only sleeping.“Every sinner deserves even one person to mourn them.”I push forw
Danika’s POV.-“It’s a pity that her daughters inherited everything about her.”The splitting sound of a gunshot suddenly rings out. In a flash, Elizabeth and Chestnut fall over the handrail and Grandma Bo breathes her last. Shock stuns me in place, with eyes spreading wider each slowly ticking second as I remain numb and unperceptive for a moment.“Watch them die.”It all rushes back into me in an instant. The ravenous and black rage that consumed me before, sets my being ablaze in a breath. I leap over the handrail, going after them. I don’t see Chestnut. Elizabeth is still in her bind and I catch her when she’s just an inch from the floor.“Your Highness! This is the worst to have happened.” I hold my sister close, barely succeeding at holding my rage to force a turn around so I can see Tara and my mate. I see Chestnut is with my mate and I hand over Elizabeth to them.“You all should leave...help Yi Wen...and get the Tuyens out of here,” I manage to growl, the last r
Danika’s POV.-Poof! The head my maw should’ve crushed to pieces explodes into ashen fairy dust. I fall back swiftly and shake my head to rid of the cloud. Only to growl ever nefariously at the face of my grinning enemy standing across from me – with the stolen Grimoire in hand.“Heh, think you’d get me so easy?” He grins diabolically, intentionally hinting at the large black voluminous book in his hand. “I commend your prowess for making it this far, but this is as far as you-”Cut to the chase already. I ain’t got time for pointless blabbering!I’m onto him with a breath, working my maw aggressively, pounding my hefty paws here and there, breaking the floor and sending tremors through the walls- it’s now it comes to me. This is no longer the haunted maze. We’re inside the Tuyen’s mansion. What a sneaky game indeed.I snag him with a swing of my left paw, smacking the side of his head to send him smashing through a wall. The result isn’t gratifying, it only burns my fury
Danika’s POV.-“Danika, hey, slow down. You’re not thinking of rushing off, are you?” Taren questions behind me as we sprint back to the car. “Persuading me won’t work, Taren,” I cut him off coldly. “You heard that thing as clearly as I did.”We get to the car and I briefly turn to face him as I drop rustily, barely keeping my tumultuous rage in check so I don’t snap at him, “I don’t need your help to go save them.”I grab the handle and yank the driver’s door open, zeroing my smoldering orbs on my mate as I give the command, “Move over to the passenger seat.”They all regard me with surprise, Charles blinking at me like I’m someone else. He frowns and attempts to challenge me, only to flinch at the realization of something and lean worriedly towards me. “Is something wrong? Why do you look so angry?”“We’re only wasting valuable time,” I swat his concern aside and use my ability to make the shift happen. I snatch control of the steering wheel, startling my sister to prote
Danika’s POV. - My muscles still hurt from the intensive training I just concluded. I’m so sweaty, it’s making my clothes feel uncomfortable. I cringe at the reek of heat oozing from my body as I enter the Pack House with my mate behind me. It’s hard not to inhale the stench, and it’s driving me crazy. “Sparing with Alpha Vyin and Ludis for over three hours sure is taking its toll,” I grumble with a crumpled face. I toss my face aside as if I can detach my soul from my body, inadvertently robbing myself of sensing where I’m heading. That’s when my right foot bumps into something and my body lurches forward with a yelp. “If you were going to become this grumpy, you shouldn’t have chosen to spar in both wolf and human forms.” I cringe pathetically at the flat tone of my mate who’s saved me with an arm around my waist. “We don’t have much time,” He begins to say after helping me straighten up. “You go freshen up, in the meantime, I’ll go get the kids.” It’s day four already, and to