Louisa's POV
The maids came forward. Two of them held me by my arms and one of them grabbed my hair. Josephine walked towards me with a pair of scissors in her hand. I tried to break away from the maids. But Josephine slapped me and said, "Don't struggle, bitch! If you dare to move, I will cut off your ears instead!" At that time, a small dash of white light flashed in front of my eyes. Then, I saw a white weasel stepping on Josephine's face, and biting her nose. It was Snow! She was supposed to be with Will! Why is she here? I thought to myself. Josephine started to scream in pain at the top of her lungs. "No! Snow! Don't bite! Come down right now!" I said. Snow turned her head back and looked at me with her big round eyes. "But she wanted to hurt you!" She said with a grievance. "Come here!" I raised my voice. Snow got off Josephine's face and jumped on my shoulder, wrapping around my neck.Louisa's POV "Do you need more charcoals?" Mick asked me, holding a bag of charcoals on his back. "That will be more than enough. You can place them here." I smiled at him. "What else do you need me to do?" Mick rubbed his hands together and asked. He was a giant, sturdy man with a pair of fat palms. "I need you to relax for a little bit. You can take your seat over there with your brothers. I'll prepare for the rest of it." I said. "I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss Louisa." He scratched his head and said, "I want to help." I sighed and said, "Maybe you can help me prepare these chickens. I'll boil some water and you can put them inside. Later, we'll get them out and pluck the hidden feather in their skin." "Cool, Miss Louisa," Mick said and went to fetch some water from the well. Then, I saw there was something in the surrounding bush. Snow noticed it as well. "What's that?!" she hissed next to my ea
Louisa's POV Just after I handed out the last piece of barbequed chicken to the soldiers, I noticed a tall, slender man standing away from the crowd in a distance. He dressed up in a hunter green jacket, white shirt, and a pair of fine black silk pants just like the other soldiers from the Wind Winders Pack. That's Alpha Zackery's pack. But something about him, which I couldn't tell what it was at that time, was so different, attracting my attention. He looked a bit shy when our eyes met. But he was still standing there, without coming forward. "Zowie guacamole!" Colt approached me, holding a full plate of chicken wings, and said. "Is that me or is that man over there so hot?" I frowned and said, "Hey, don't stare at him like that." Colt snickered and said, "OK, girl. I'm going to take this plate of chicken wings to Alex and eat with him. When I come back, I want to know everything about him." Then, he shoved an empty plate to me, put some
Louisa's POV The truth was, I wanted to see Lucas and dance with him in front of everyone. I hadn't seen him for a while and I started to get increasingly nervous. I wish I could fly to the Grand Hall and be with him right now. I thought to myself. I looked at the man and said, "I have to bring my friend with me." "You mean that vampire boy? Sure. He's light and he can ride with us," he nodded. I walked to Will, who was playing with Snow, and held him up. "Come with me," I said. He looked a bit confused and asked, "Where are we going?" "We're going to the Grand Ball," I replied. "Really?! You mean, I can dance with you in the Grand Ball?!" Will looked overwhelmed. At that time, I realized that he had wanted to go to the ball all this time, but he just didn't mention it to me. He was such a sweet boy. I nodded and said, "But you have to protect me. We'll ride with that man over there." I point
Louisa's POV "My name is Zabel Hawk. I'm Alpha Zackery's elder brother and his Beta." The man replied in a steady voice while looking at me. "Zack has mentioned you to me all the time and I'm sure he'll be really happy to see you here." "But..." I paused. I had got so many questions that I didn't even know where to start. "We're getting into this building from the main entrance!" I continued. "Lucian told me that the main entrance is only for Alphas and their Lunas..." "Well, yeah. But I've told you, this is our secret passage. So I guess we don't have to follow that kind of rule," he said. I guessed I couldn't look more puzzled. He smiled and leaned slightly forward to me and said, "I know you've got a lot of questions. I'm very positive that all of them will be answered tonight. But for now, I would like you to smile." "Why?" I frowned. "Because all the people at the ball will be looking at us when we pass that door." He po
Louisa's POV No. This can't be it. I don't want this. Alpha Zackery is... kissing me... with Lucas watching?! I didn't think twice. I used all my efforts to push him away, wiping my mouth and ... I slapped Alpha Zackery's face in a panic. I couldn't believe I did it, but I really did it. I slapped a Lycan. I slapped one of the most powerful people in this Kingdom. ...I slapped the King's stepbrother. The entire ballroom, once a dancefloor of Elysium, became a deadly silent graveyard. Alpha Zackery stared at me with surprise. He didn't move, didn't say anything, but I could tell he was melting down inside. Zabel approached, followed by soldiers from the Wind Winders Pack. Lucas and Lucian approached, followed by their soldiers. Will stepped in front of me and got ready to fight, with Snow snarling at everyone on his shoulder. The tension in this ballroom escalated so quickly that peopl
Lucas' POV That fucking duel of royal siblings made me sick. They smell like rotten old money, which, basically, smells like shit. Besides, they look like a pair of fucking porcelain dolls. So fucking fragile. I want to fuck both of them at the same time without lubrication until they fucking dropped dead on the floor. "Is she alright?" Zackery asked me with concerns. Fuck, no, she isn't alright, you fucking idiot. You fucking violated my woman by kissing her against her will and that's why she threw herself off from the fucking fifth floor. She's undead, but that doesn't mean she's a fucking rubber ball. "She's doing a good job of recovering, Your Excellency," I said. "Please don't worry." "I want to see her." He said and walked forward in a hurry. I stopped him by standing in front of him and physically blocking his way. "Your Excellency," I lowered my voice and said, "I don't think it's appropriate for..." "What did you ju
Louisa's POV My shoulder blades and knees were still dislocated, but that was OK. One of my eyes was still impaired. The buzzing sound was still present in my ears. I didn't have time for that, either. My man was being tortured by someone else and he couldn't fight back. That, I wouldn't allow. "Stop... hurting... him..." I gasped in the air and said, falling down to the ground and trying to get back to my feet. Someone lifted me up in his arms. I lifted my head up to see who he was. To my disappointment, it was Alpha Zackery. "Little girl, why did you do this to yourself?" He whispered and said. "Lucas..." I stretched out my arm at the blurry image standing in the distance. Alpha Zackery held my arm down and said, "Don't move, little girl. You're hurting yourself." The other eye regained sight. I managed to see the surroundings clearly. I saw Lucas' back. He was walking away from me.
Louisa's POV After Alpha Zackery put me into his carriage, Mick approached. "Miss Louisa, are you OK?" He asked through the carriage window. "Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry. Have you seen Lucas?" I asked. "Alpha has already gone back to the camp. He didn't look well," Mick said. "Was Lucian with him?" I asked. "No. Beta wanted to go with him, but Alpha didn't let him. Alpha got on the horse and rode off by himself," Mick said. "By himself?" I frowned. "You mean, he didn't even take the soldiers?" "No, Miss Louisa," Mick said. "He was very mad." Alpha Zackery got into the carriage and said, "We're ready to go now. Are those the new personal guards you've hired?" "Yes. This is Mick," I nodded and said. "Your Excellency, it's an honor to meet you in person." Mick bowed and said. "You can discharge Mick and his brothers, so they can take a rest. You're safe with me tonight." Alpha Zackery said and sat next