Lizette’s P.O.V. “Shifting and combat? Are you sure?” The receptionist at the main office raised her brow, her mocking tone dismissed my request. “There’s no seat for you in shifting and combat class!” Returning to her keyboard, she started clicking, ignoring me completely. Her plain refusal disappointed me, I sighed while thinking of some way to get in. It was my last semester and multiple rejections had already wasted my time. I couldn’t let this chance slide. “But I can do better, ma’am. Please give me a chance to prove myself. I’ll ...” Ma’am Jess threw a dirty glare at me, cutting me off sharply. “The students who can shift are eligible to enter this class, Lizette. Our academy isn’t responsible for your loss of limb and eye in physical practice.” My inability to shift once again put me to shame, my eyes burned with tears as I literally begged her, “Ma’am, I deserve to be in the class. Please ...” Ma’am Jess disregarded my pleas and turned to re
Lizette’s P.O.V. “A mistake?” My heart forgot to beat for a moment as my mate chewed his words hatefully, sending shivers down my spine. Alpha spoke out of the blue, “I, Brandon Cameron, Alpha of the Silver Claw Pack, reject you, Gamma Lizette Bancroft, as my mate and the future Luna of the pack.” A volcano of hatred rumbled as its molten lava burned my soul, throbbing my heart with the pain of a thousand arrows piercing it. This rejection was like being struck by lightning on a clear, sunny day, crumbling down my world around me. My friend, my secret crush, and my mate had rejected me on a whim, how could he just do it to me? Suppressing my shrieks, I stumbled over my words to ask, “W-why? How can you reject me, Brandon?” Alpha was taken aback by this query, as if he wasn’t expecting it after his rash decision. “It’s obvious, Liz. How can an abomination like you can be my Luna?” Although his harsh words had initiated the process of rejection, he kept his Alpha demea
Lizette’s P.O.V. “The mating ball will change your life for sure, Liz!” My mom’s words were ringing in my mind when I went to the academy the next morning. However, my BFF, Liana grabbed my arm at the entrance. “How are you feeling now, Liz? Sam told me about you and Stella. I tried your number; it was switched off. Where were you?” She slightly lowered her glasses and looked at me like her eyes did an x-ray of my face, I found it hard to lie. “I went to see my mom. She gave me injection, so I am feeling fine now..” As she was aware of my family issues, my short response satisfied her. Liana looked around and whispered in my ears. “Did you smell your mate, Liz?” A hard knot constricted my throat as the scenes of rejection tormented me again, I barely smiled and shook my head. “No, not yet.” “Hurray!” Liana clapped and announced gleefully. “Then we can go to the ball together.” Liana was the daughter of the Pack’s Beta; her rank was like a savior
Lizette’s P.O.V. Friday night! Throughout the week, Liana ate my brain with different information regarding the Lycan King for that meeting. “Oh, my gosh, Liz. King Vincent Lawrence is dope. See, what have I found on this site?” She downloaded all the details, and articles about him and currently, she was bombarding me with that news in the ball. “He’s thirty-eight years old, 1.96 meters tall, and June Gemini. And the most important thing, he’s the richest businessman in our supernatural world.” I didn’t pay any heed to her bulletin, and looked around, mesmerized by the beauty of the arrangements. I had seen this luxurious hall before, but today, everything was top-notch. In addition to the fancy lights decor outside, the hall was all classy and stylish. The ceilings and posh chandeliers sparked different colors as though colorful gemstones were used to design them, making the hall look magical. However, its beauty lost its attraction when Stella appeared bef
Vincent’s P.O.V. “Smile please!” Beta Arlo turned from the driving seat to click my picture; his toothy smile irked me. “You blackmailed me with my mom’s order to attend this idiotic mating ball. What else do you want?” The air inside our Range Rover crackled with tension as my sharp words hurled at him like a blade. But still, my Beta aka my official advisor was unfazed by my authority. “Take it as an official meeting, Your Majesty. The Silver Claw pack’s territory is a rich business hub. I have emailed the possible projects which we can discuss with Alpha Marco.” After a three-hour, boring flight and thirty-minute drive, Arlo finally spilled the beans about the significance of this trip. I swiftly opened my laptop to study the proposal, numerous business opportunities instantly removed the haze of vexation. “You should have told me before, Arlo!” Hiding the glee of my inner businessman, I feigned anger and scolded him. “You are my friend, that’s why I am sparing y
Vincent’s P.O.V. “You’re so handsome, Prince Charming!” My little mate giggled, circling her arms around my neck. The attractive green color of her eyes was a hint of her wolf’s elation. “Your jawline is sharp; did you get surgery?” We hadn’t even exchanged names, and that wolf was asking me weird questions. Securing her in my embrace, I stepped into our room for tonight’s mating ritual. It was nearly impossible to see anything else except her alluring countenance, which was shining like a full moon in the sky. After closing the door shut, I corrected her softly. “I’m a King, Erasthai! Not a Prince Charming.” My statement confused her, my curious gaze followed her fingers as she traced my cheeks. “But you are too young to be a King. Are you trying to impress me with lies?” She fluttered her eyelashes innocently and whispered in my ear. “If yes, then there’s no need for it. I like you.” Resting her head on my shoulder, she inhaled my scent deeply. And for the
Lizette’s P.O.V. “Mine!” A man’s stern voice was echoing in my ears when I woke up with a severe headache. The sun was bright outside, a sun ray peered through the glass window, illuminating the walls with a burst of rainbow delight. Wait a second! A spacious room with a window? The softness of the mattress beneath me instantly alarmed me, I was totally taken aback by the surroundings. “Oh, my Goddess. Where am I?” I got up in haste, my foot stuck in a comfortable blanket. This was another shock as my dorm room didn’t have such types of facilities in it. Currently, I have been sharing a ten-by-ten room with two girls. Our hard bunker beds, and thin blankets were difficult to afford. Then how could I get this update overnight? Rubbing my eyes, I looked around to inspect the location, a realization hit me hard. “Off-white decor, lilac paintings, and Hello Kitty bed? Oh, my gosh! I’m in my dad’s villa!” My eyes bulged out of their sockets as I glanced at the room where I h
Lizette’s P.O.V. The suffocating silence prevailed in the surroundings as King Vincent kept glaring at me, like he was giving me a chance to change my query as swiftly as possible. Alas! He was simply mistaken! I stared back at him bravely, not giving a damn about his Royal authority. This sudden order of moving had run me out of patience, ending the era of a spineless Lizette. My love for Brandon, his rejection, and my compromise with eternal loneliness had hardened my injured heart. I was fed up with all the ill-treatment, unwilling to let anyone dictate my future. This King’s command was just the last straw! The unending staring competition between me and King Vincent was going to be a tie as neither of us were ready to back off. So, my mom jumped in as a referee. “What are you saying, Liz? King Vincent had already waited until morning to go back. You should ...” My mom was praising the exemplary conduct of my mate, but my dad didn’t consider it enough. He scolded me in
Lizette’s P.O.V.After six months of mating, it was funny that still I didn’t get a mating ceremony, this auspicious event seemed out of my reach. Perhaps, the Moon Goddess didn’t want me to taste that happiness before the completion of my duties. So, when the entire pack was preparing for tonight’s ceremony, I took some rest and started investigating the poison. Dylan was back with the reports of his blood sample.As he was busy with his personal matters, his sire reported to me on his behalf.“Prince sent samples to the lycan’s laboratory and our best scientific labs, Your Highness. Here is the report of our experts.”The report from the Vampires’ city was eye-opening, blowing my head away. My heart dropped to my stomach to read fifty components of the poison.The details of some seasonal and exceptional herbs were pointing towards the dilemma of a strong effect on shifters. That was why no one could ever resist its power. Moreover, this successful experimentation added a
Lizette’s P.O.V.The uninvited presence in my room startled us, we both stood up in a split second. Unlike me, my mom was all respectful and courteous all of a sudden, welcoming that intruder.“Greetings, Your Majesty. Please sit!”“No!”I received my mom’s glare from being rude as I asked.“What happened, Your Majesty? Why are you here?”Picking leaves from his suit, Vincent quickly straightened up. “My apologies!It wasn’t my intention to scare you.”As this wasn’t a satisfactory answer, I waited for Vincent’s reply, but my mom acted all nice. “Please have a seat, Your Majesty. Let me bring coffee for you.”“No, thanks, Mrs. Bancroft.” Vincent requested politely, “Actually, I am here to see you. Can we talk?”His request instantly aroused my curiosity, so I sat down with them to hear him out. “Please pardon my manners.But I would like to express my concerns over a recent conversation with Lizette, Mrs. Bancroft.”For straight five minutes, Vincent apologized by
Lizette’s P.O.V. “How could I miss that?” Racing my feeble legs, I tried my best to follow that superfast vampire, drunk by the exhilaration of finding his mate. After knowing Dylan for three months, I was well aware of his impatient nature, he could be a little insensitive while stating harsh facts. Now, his mate was my sick buddy, I couldn’t trust him with her at all. Yes! My BFF Liana was his mate according to my wild guess! She was the only unmated or ex-mated female I met today, her delicate condition flipped my heart in my chest. She was recovering from the devastation of losing her mate after the completion of the mating ritual. It was impossible to predict how she was going to react to this news of a second chance mate. Mate and a vampire? It was a perfect recipe for disaster! As I reached the residential area of my pack, the real-life scenes of my horrifying imaginations welcomed me. I found Dylan surrounded by a massive crowd of enraged pack mates. Men and
Lizette’s P.O.V “I knew it!” Vincent’s ear-shattering growl shook the ground below my feet as he punched that attacker, cursing his entire race. “You aren’t a trustworthy person, leech. I will kill you tonight!” Ares’s death threat instantly converted into reality as he bared his claws, adamant on tearing that vampire apart. My trance was broken by my friend’s pleading. “Save me, Lizette!” Dylan? With his mouth smeared by blood, Dylan was helplessly enduring Vincent’s blows. I had to personally separate them as keeping Vincent at bay was impossible. He roared in fury. “Don’t come in between us, Little Swan. I caught him in the act tonight. He can’t escape the penalty!” Cradling Vincent’s face in my hands, I asked him to look at me. “Look, Vincent! Dylan is a Prince, not an idiot to endanger his fellows’ life like this. Give him a chance to explain himself.” Vincent’s amber eyes glowed golden as he took deep breaths to calm down, but Dylan added fuel to his f
Lizette’s P.O.V.“Don’t go there alone. Wait for me!”Obviously not!I brushed off Vincent’s reservations and went with Liana, her brother came with us to take his sister back home safely. The doctors had advised us to keep an eye on her, so it wasn’t safe to let her roam outside in the dark.I followed her lead as she pointed towards the north.“I saw her there, Liz!”This forest was my home, so I didn’t need more assistance for guidance. I sent Liana away with Casper, waiting for them to leave safely. Then, moving forward, I looked around curiously.“This way!”A hushed whisper alarming me raised small hair on my nape, running a chill down my spine. The rustling of leaves in the mysterious wind accompanied that whispering as it continued,“We have seen everything. Allow us to show you, dear buddy.”Whoa!Dear buddy?It was a terminology I used to address my tree friends, naming every tree was difficult in these massive woods. Calming my racing heart, I placed my hand on
Lizette’s P.O.V.“I am coming!”A cry emerged from the depths of my heart as I forced my feeble legs to run as fast as possible, following a superfast creature wasn’t easy for an omega like me.But still, I hastened my steps, calling that cruel fox.“Leave this bunny alone, monster!”In normal circumstances, hunting for hunger was a usual matter. But my emotional attachment to this specific scene drove me nuts. On top of it, I realized that this chase was fruitless after seeing the rabbit barely dodging the fox’s expert jump. A bullet of panic rose in my chest as my entire existence shrieked.“No!!!”At the height of helplessness, a sudden adrenaline rush burst through my veins, energizing my soul. I spread my arms as if my body had a mind of its own. Splaying my fingers in the direction of the fox, I spoke in a strong tone.“Protect my bunny!”As soon as these words rolled out of my tongue, the unrivaled authority of my order alerted the trees around me. My heart raced l
Lizette’s P.O.V.“A dinner?”My dad’s sudden planning left me aghast, I couldn’t get what he wanted exactly. Two hours ago, he kicked Vincent out, endangering his life by attacking his King. And now, he asked mom to prepare dinner. It was uncalled-for.Dad didn’t bother to respond to my curiosity and took out his cell phone, dialing a number. I was still under the haze of shock when the call connected, disclosing his habitual call for help.As my dad’s side of the family was martyred in the last war, he was the last survivor of the Bancroft family. He was used to calling my grandma for every problem, seeking her guidance like she was his own mom. That was what he did now, and explained my situation for her advice.Grandma spoke in her soft tone, “Get Liz on call, Harvey. I will talk to her.”Mom and dad went outside, giving me privacy in my room. On video call, my grandma was in tears, “So much happened and no one told me. I am sorry, Liz. I couldn’t do anything to relieve you
Lizette’s P.O.V.Although it was an out of the blue offer, I got excited, anywhere else was better than staying in the Palace. The wretched memories attached to this massive building made me hostile towards it. I finally felt at peace after boarding the plane. The flight back to the Silver Claw Pack was nostalgic, reminding me how enthusiastic I was before coming to see my mate’s pack. Closing my eyes, I relaxed in the seat, reminiscing about the past when I was eager to leave the Silver Claw Pack.My soul belonged to the lycan pack way before going there. Call it the magic of mate-bond or love of my mate, the pack I grew up in became a foreign, strange town, making me feel weird. I just wanted to have a pair of wings to go to Vincent’s home that time. Chuckling inwardly, I pondered over odd twists of fate which had pushed me to the point where the Lycan Pack and Silver Claw Pack both weren’t my home anymore. I wasn’t sure to whom my heart belonged to.Perhaps it was buried i
Lizette’s P.O.V. “Confess your crimes!” Vincent’s thunderous growl reverberated in the surroundings, shaking me to the core. He roared in fury, forcing everyone into submission. Lady Isabella and Evangeline, kneeling on the floor trembled in fear, their quivering voices sounded like a symphony to my ears. “Please forgive me, Your Majesty!” Even after everything, I was amazed that they had the guts to ask for forgiveness. Maybe they were certain that their strong connection and services to the throne would save them. After all, why would anyone convict his old companions only because of a mere omega? The spark of interest I felt a few moments ago, has now vanished in thin air, surrounding me with the dark shadows of grief. It was my fate to live like an ordinary omega. Hopeless for my future, I watched the full court’s proceeding as if a film were playing for me. Lady Isabella was the first one to speak. “I apologize for my slandering Her Highness, Your Majesty. My all