Lizette’s P.O.V. After the age of sixteen years, the content regarding mating and marking was added to our curriculum, making us aware of different traditions. Our syllabus was mostly focused on heat and duties; however, there was one book about weird concepts related to the mate-bond in some packs. I still remembered a specific rule in the Purity Pack, which haunted me for days. It was never in my mind that I would become a victim of such a cruel practice. According to the rule, the girls in the Purity Pack were bound to stay physically and emotionally pure for their mates, thinking about another man throughout their lives was a sin for them. And if a female was caught doing so, she was punished severely for breaking this law. Leaving the mating ritual incomplete was one of the heartless punishments, where a female was tortured by the first heat. Her mate locked her up alone to endure that strong call of bond for mating. My current situation poured rivers of sweat down my bare
Vincent’s P.O.V. “No, don’t touch me!” Unable to open her eyes, Lizette kicked her legs violently, pushing me away. Her relentless attempts to refuse some relief in her current condition welled tears in my eyes, she was too strong despite being a weak omega. Her self-restraint amazed me, it was hard to pin her down forcefully. “Little Swan, it’s me, Vincent!” My voice couldn’t erase her suspicion as she sniffed, mimicking a cute rabbit. “No, you don’t smell like him. Stay away!” Her statement reminded me of my lycan form, so I swiftly shifted to set my scent free for recognition. My scent tried to overpower my Little Swan’s sexy scent hanging in the air, which was drastically changed after marking. Her sweet Lilac perfume was now mixed with my masculine scent, announcing my claim on her. She was my Erasthai, wearing my mark, it was a shut-up call for any male dreaming about her. I wished to admire my soulmate’s beauty for a long time, but unfortunately, I was hell late. Pr
Lizette’s P.O.V.Can you believe it?Vincent returned to be with me!His lycan didn’t stay away from me for long and came back, securing me in his embrace. For a moment, I couldn’t recognize him and behaved rudely. But still, he didn’t mind it and handled me with care.I slept shortly after snuggling to his chest, and now after waking up, I just wanted to see him. The first thing that my brain registered was the relief from both pain and heat, I was finally able to be myself. Then I checked the left side of my neck, fearing the large wound, but the bandage on it rejuvenated my soul. It meant that Vincent didn’t mind my slow healing and called a doctor for me as well.Overjoyed by these miraculous occurrences, I turned to thank my mate; however, the empty side of bed put a damper over it. He was gone, leaving me alone in his room. I threw my head on the pillow and sighed,“Why are you behaving so strangely, Vincent?”He spoiled me with his love, filling my head with best-case
Lizette’s P.O.V. “Dark shade herb?” The doctors repeated the name of herb as if they hadn’t smelled it before on Vincent. One of them asked me. “How are you so sure about it, Your Highness?” Placing my hand in Vincent’s chest, I tried to calm my panic as the flood of tears streaming down my cheeks had tightened my throat. Inhaling deeply, I confirmed that herb and replied. “This is the dark shade herb. Pointed webbed leaves, small black flowers, and dicot roots. It’s poisonous. Keep it away from His Majesty!” The doctors nodded and wrote something on the pads they were holding. Vincent held my hand and spoke meekly. “Why did you come out of the room, Little Swan? Don’t you know it’s not allowed?” Even his shaky tone sounded bossy, hinting towards his Royal authority. But I didn’t give a damn about his rules and asked him. “When did you fall ill, Your Majesty? And why didn’t you tell me? I could have stayed with you for fast healing!” Our mate-bond had the power to share
Lizette’s P.O.V. And … I was caught red-handed! My absence didn’t let Vincent’s rest, and he came to the forest, following my scent. There was a slim possibility of escaping his supernatural nose, so I tried to test my luck. But it was in vain. After all, the legends weren’t wrong about the sharp senses of an Alpha! Vincent’s ablaze eyes were fixed on me, so I stood before my plants and replied to him calmly. “And you aren’t in good health! Am I right?” Instead of getting scared, I countered his lie, giving him a reality check. “You have lied about your illness from me, Vincent. It’s not …” Unfortunately, my mate didn’t like my disobedience. He chewed every word as a loud growl escaped from his mouth, trembling my heart. “When I give you an order, you are supposed to obey it. How dare you leave the mansion without my permission?” His Alpha tone forced Onyx in submission, she whimpered in fear. “Mate is angry, Liz. Apologize quickly!” Apology? My foot! That was it for
Lizette’s P.O.V. Goddess, what was he doing! My breath hitched to my throat as I widened my eyes, trying to believe the situation in front of me. Firstly, I found myself lying half naked with my pajamas gone, Vincent’s bare arm around my waist made me gulp hard. Then his face between my legs short-circuited my brain as his shining lips curled up in a smirk, his breath fanned my kitty as he spoke, “Rise and shine, Little Swan. Your King is at your service.” His amber eyes had shifted from amber to golden, and started to darken dangerously, filled with pure lust. A light bulb flickered in my head as I found myself unable to process this set up quickly, but before it could light up, Vincent shut it off with a loud growl. “Don’t think too much, Little Swan. Just moan my name.” The look he gave me before diving his head between my legs lit a fire of desire in my core, clenching with need. I was aware of going down on women and all that, but experiencing it in person made me a bi
Lizette’s P.O.V. Last night was undoubtedly the best night ever in my life, Vincent recovered from that deadly poison and surprised me with passionate coitus. It really blew my head away. I had planned the night of our mating with a cheesy and romantic atmosphere, but what Vincent did was beyond the best. It was simply amazing! Yawning lazily, I rolled over, waking up after my beauty sleep was such a beautiful feeling. Last night’s exhaustion put me to sleep shortly after we snuggled. And now the sunlight peeking through curtains had announced that the Sun was high in the sky. Stretching my body, I raised my hand to grab a spare pillow from the side, only to hit a solid wall of muscles. What was that? As Vincent must have gone to work as usual, I thought my hand must have collided with the headboard. With my eyes still closed, I reached out to push it away, but I came in contact with warm skin. My eyes popped open as Vincent was still sleeping on his side. Oh, Goddess! Didn’t
Lizette’s P.O.V. My demand instantly changed the atmosphere of the dining room, the air crackled with tension as the horizontal lines of worry appeared on Vincent’s forehead. He thought for a while and then spoke seriously. “I have decided to address this issue in Court. But as now you have asked for it as the mating gift, I will comply with your wishes. I would like to ask a query before starting the formal proceedings.” He paused for a second, racing my heart. Call it funny, but I always found myself frozen whenever Vincent acted like a true King. His dominating aura exuded icy frostiness, intimidating others in its wake. I hardly stopped shaking as he asked me. “If one of your academy fellows is hurt during this trial, will you be Ok with it?” Vincent’s query puzzled me, I was unable to connect the dots of the attack and the innocent student. My academy fellows were also teenagers like me, preparing for their careers in the future. However, I trusted my mate for justice,
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 women
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
Lizette’s P.O.V.***“It’s a white bunny!”Sprinting in the woods, I spotted a lovely white bunny, the one I always wanted for me. A wave of exhilaration washed over me as I started following that cute creature, hoping for the best.“Now, I won’t be lonely!”The gusts of fresh morning breeze caressed my face as I moved forward, making me feel liberated. It was like I had tasted freedom after a long time, the rich essence of nature rejuvenated my soul. The soft gleams of sunlight illuminating my path brought a sense of familiarity. I was pleasantly surprised to see my pack’s forest. The miracle of returning to my home added to the joy of chasing my dream.I giggled as the bunny hopped over the bushes and bumped into the tree branches. “Easy, my dear!I am not an enemy. Please stop!I will take care of you.”My soft voice perked up bunny’s ears as he paused to look at me with his sparkling puppy doe eyes, melting my heart. I stopped at some distance and crouched down to gai
Vincent’s P.O.V.“Why this?”The world around me spun on its axis as the tab almost slipped from my hands, I couldn’t believe my eyes for a moment.After reading ‘DNC’ written in bold letters, I stared at the doctor, waiting for an explanation. Doctor Sarah’s desperate tone cut through the air as she requested.“I am sorry, Your Majesty. But your child is dead. We need to perform this procedure to save Her Highness’s life. Please …”“No!!!”My mouth opened in a silent scream as I gaped, uncertain whether to scream or breathe. The sharp blade of revelation sliced my heart into two. I stumbled backwards, losing my footing for a brief moment as gargantuan grief enveloped me. I couldn’t even muster the tears to mourn my loss.Just a few hours ago, I was the happiest man in the world, planning celebrations for my son. The news of my heir had solved all my problems. But my fate took a one hundred and eighty-degree turn, destroying my world in a split second. I was on the verge of