Elizabeth’s POV-“Woah...he bought all these for you?” Angie marvels with jaw dropped and eyes enlarged, sifting through the pile of designer clothes splayed over the bed. I scoff, folding my arms and leaning against the dresser as I watch her scrutinize every outfit.“What’s so amazing about that? He was just making orders and decisions himself and forcing me to try on every single one of them, tsk. I don’t like his guts at all” I grumble monotonously and Angie looks my way with stars shining in her large eyes.“If you don’t want them, hand them over. I can put them to better use.” I huff at her words, pushing off the dresser and striding over. “Oh? They were carefully picked to suit Elaine’s taste exclusively, my choice wasn’t considered” I say intentionally and watch her joy melt to sorrow.I just stood there after the attendant had used her assessing eyes to grasp my measurements, and had gone on a spree at the snap of his fingers, scouring the entire boutique and assemb
Elizabeth’s POV-‘Psycho witch? Is she being for real right now?’ Reading the puzzlement on my face, Angie only nods to affirm what she’s just said, leaving me with no choice but to hear what she has to say.“I know it’s surprising to hear but she did earn herself that unnerving title because of her actions in the past...” She begins to narrate, cautiously looking around so no one will hear her as she steps closer to me, lowering her voice into whispers.“Beth, this will come as a big shock to you...Elaine isn’t as innocent and air-headed as she portrays herself before you” The grim edge in her voice makes me feel a wee bit uncomfortable and I gulp quietly, the suspense leaving me anticipating what terrible things she’s about to unravel to me.‘Is Elaine a bully or something? Did she snatch other girls’ boyfriends?’ Silly thoughts begin to stem from my impatient curiosity and they’re all washed away by Angie’s next words.“It’s something that’s been going on even before I g
Elizabeth’s POV-The car comes to a stop right before Angie’s home and the door comes open but before I can step out, his voice stops me mid-reach. “Angie can go and not you”.‘What?’ I’m still surprised when Angie hurriedly gets off quickly as Nova holds the door open. She looks frazzled as she uses her eyes to plead with me as if telling me to obey him and not get him angry. And like that, Angie scurries off to the house as the door is shut and Nova gets back in.“Where to, boss?” I faintly hear Nova ask as my focus is hooked out the window where I have my body parceled against the door. I don’t want him any closer to me at all.“To my place”. His straight response has me whipping around to blare my gaze at him who’s busy on his phone. ‘What the hell did he just say?’ At once, I tear my lips, defying Angie’s plea as I retort at him.“What do you mean by your place? Let me out now! You can’t do this to me-Swoosh. Faster than lightning, he zooms in, a large frame bearin
Elizabeth’s POV.-I feel defeated as I lay sprawled on the floor in Elaine’s bedroom. I know I’m not proud of my culinary skills but...Vyin was exceptional. ‘How can such a dangerous guy be well versed on matters of the kitchen?’ I grumble angrily, rolling onto my side when the bathroom door comes open to reveal Elaine in her pink and purple floral pajamas and a white towel draped over her shoulders.Her dark hair cascades down her shoulders as she sees me on the floor and giggles, fisting the towel over her mouth with her eyes squinting from her laughter. I pout, lazily dragging my body up when she draws close enough to drop a tease. “Does it bug you so much, that he’s better than you? It won’t hurt to admit how good it tasted, right?”Stubbornly, I fold my arms and look aside, feeling heat beaming in my face, “I don’t want to go over it again. My flimsy pride is bruised enough as it is”. I sigh exasperatedly at the end and hear Elaine giggle at me, making me look her way to
Elizabeth’s POV-“Elaine!”I follow with my heart stuck in my throat. I’ve never heard such a gut-wrenching cry before. Wincing as I slow down a little, I’m drawn back by the surging pain stinging from beneath my foot. I must’ve stepped on the broken glass, Ow.Limping with a hand holding the wall and being cautious not to stamp the foot onto the floor and incise the piece of glass in deeper, I guide myself slowly towards Elaine’s bedroom where I begin to hear Vyin’s hushed voice.“...it’s just a bad dream, hey….”It comes as a shock, to hear his voice going several traumatizing levels soft and the underlying worry rattling in his vocals...I clench my teeth, toughing out the pain as I pace up and bring myself into the doorway.I see a frightened Elaine clutching onto her brother so gravely as she sobs violently. Vyin holds her close to his chest, muttering things to her as he tries to calm her hysteria.“Eelia...s-she’s going to leave me, Vyin. I c-can’t find Eelia.”Her cries hit me
Elizabeth’s POV-“We should call the cops” I begin to panic. Benedict’s been working at the store a year before I started and I do recall the owner mentioning the previous part-timers being fired on cases of theft to which Benedict had reported to her himself.“Doesn’t it sound suspicious, that he’s the one claiming to have been the one to have caught them? That’s damn shady and your boss is unbelievable! It’s obvious he’s the one behind it and he’s been pinning it on them to secure his honeycomb” Angie hisses, angrily stomping her foot.“That’s why we need to call the cops, right? What if he pins it on me this time?” My fear speaks for me and Angie stops her act and holds my hand, giving me a firm look. “We’ll need to have strong evidence to use against him first”.“What’re you suggesting we do then, go in now and tell them we know what they do?” Oh wait, that’s stupid of me. Angie gives me a ‘really?’ look and I rescind away as she sighs, “Don’t be silly, Beth. I have an
Vyin’s-“How long till we get there? Are you sure this is the fastest this car can go?”Elaine whines for the umpteenth time and I sigh inwardly. She’s been bugging me all evening to send her to Angie’s so she can see her and Beth. There’s no refusing her or she turns my office upside down until I concede to her demands.“Sigh, just stay calm. We’ll be there soon- didn’t you mention Beth having a part-time job?” I calmly say to her, recalling she had indeed mentioned my mate was working at some small store. Elaine goes thinking for a moment before shooting forward in her seat.“Dhirv, there’s a small grocery store just opposite the street she lives,” She tells him eagerly and I watch the sheer joy on her face as she anticipates meeting her. It’s not unusual for Elaine to attach herself to someone like she’s latched onto my mate. However, this is so much different from usual.I look away, mulling over my thoughts about that delectable human. Oblivious to the compulsory att
Vyin’s POV-I empty the glass of tequila in a swing and slam it gently onto my desk as I let out a tiring sigh. Throwing my head over the top of the swivel chair, I stare into nothing, recollections of last night with my human mate flooding into the tranquility of my mind.“Elizabeth...” I test her name on my lips, envisioning her image as she politely refused my offer. Be it her overt disregard for me or her humble politeness, she stubbornly refutes me in every way. Making it hard to get close at all.‘It’s not like your cold attitude does any better’ Rex sneers in my head and I clench my jaw, sitting upright and drilling my gaze into the empty glass. That’s when I hear the door come open and I look up to see Dhirv shuffling in and towards.“You look troubled,” He notices and I relax back, swaying the chair a little to the right as I tap my fingers over the downward-curved armrest, returning my gaze to the glass on the table.“Nova might think it best not to talk about it
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