Shyla’s P.O.V. “How dare you!” This wasn’t just a phrase but thunder, each word a sharp crack of lightning. The person unleashing his rage on us was none other than that great Lycan King Maddox Miller, the last person I wished to see after that tiring evening. Before I could react or respond to this absurd query, my arms were empty. Allen, to whom I was hugging a few seconds ago, flew like a dried leaf in a storm, hitting the adjacent wall with full force. “What just happened here?” My mind was unable to solve this puzzle as a whirlwind of pure rage attacked Allen, kicking and punching him relentlessly. All this happening was like a fast-forward scene of a movie, where half-shifted lycan’s ferocious growls were shattering my eardrums while thrashing a helpless man. “Shyl!” Allen’s cry for help snapped my trance, I was by his side in a jiffy. “Please stop this madness, Your Majesty. Allen is innocent!” “Innocent?” King’s words tinged with menace, there was an edge
Maddox’s P.O.V.“Hands off. Now!”The way that mere omega addressed me was still ringing in my ears, intensifying my raging fury. Her audacity to order me around was praiseworthy, how could she even think that an Alpha lycan would do as she wished?Gulping down the bottle of whiskey in one go, I allowed my senses to dive in the tranquil ocean of alcohol, but the scenes of the banquet kept me alerted. She dared to burn me with ghost pepper, didn’t let me sign that merger, and lastly, I caught her red-handed with a wolf. I had specifically ordered James to keep an eye on men to avoid such incidents and all thanks to my security team, an outsider laid his hands on my omega.Nope, correction!They both jumped on each other like sex starved beasts, ready to devour each other!My fingers elongated into claws as that scene replayed in my mind, Zeth growled furiously.“Shyla is our Erasthai, our duty. It’s not James’s job to keep those hungry males away from her.”As usual, he sided
Shyla’s P.O.V.“You talk a lot, Kitten. Go to sleep.”Those were the King’s last words I remembered before falling into deep slumber, his soft tone provided me with much-needed comfort as my body was screaming for rest. I woke up naturally after my beauty sleep, the softness of the mattress beneath me hinted that I was back in my room. Who escorted me back, it was a question for later, as the first thought that came to my mind scared the hell out of me.My clothes!I hurriedly got up and checked my shirt which was torn by the King for medicine, it would be hell embarrassing if anyone saw me naked like that. Fortunately, I found myself dressed in a blue loose shirt, which was covering my knees easily.“King Maddox!”I sighed as his name flashed across my mind, he was the reason behind this oversized shirt. The King was so generous as he let me borrow something from his royal wardrobe.Well, it was time to treat the fatigue in my body with a long, relaxing bath. So, I was in th
Shyla’s P.O.V. “Sometimes, troubles chase us like crazy, jeopardizing our life at every step. But there are other times when we stand in front of a tank by ourselves and beg it to fire, thus ruining our lives happily.” While pushing the food trolley to the King’s study room, all the possible scenarios of being clawed to death were roaming in my head, making me fear for my life. Thanking from a far and running back was a good idea if King was an omega like me, relying on his human-like legs. Unfortunately, he was a lycan, the fastest shifter in the supernatural world. It was great to know that I had dug my own grave successfully. Well, what’s done was done and there was no point in returning after reaching the study. So, I knocked on the door twice and stepped aside to wait. “Yes!” Taking this instant replay as a good start, I peeked through the door, King Maddox in his office attire dried my throat. He was looking like a dashing actor in a Hollywood movie, gracefully working
Maddox’s P.O.V. “How long will it take, Catherine?” It was my third visit to the death cell and that witch was working with the speed of snail, testing my tablespoon worth of patience. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and panted, her irregular breathing was the least of my concerns. “Rushing the procedure will not end well, Your Majesty. You have demanded to perform a forbidden ancient spell, and I haven’t practiced magic for more than two decades. Please give me some time. I am trying my best.” More time? What the heck? Catherine was asking for the thing I had no control over, rendering me speechless. That omega was finally warming up to me, I was just one step away from getting her consent for official mating. But this delay was getting on my nerves as there was no guarantee of Shyla’s capricious mood. She was dumb one moment, unable to understand my intentions. And the very next second, she would try to give me diabetes with her extra-sweet care. My peace wa
Shyla’s P.O.V.According to my master plan, the King should be here two minutes before. However, his dramatic entry satisfied me to the core. Seeing him royally outraged paid off my efforts, the euphoria of my success dismissed the discomfort of the King’s command. I calmly stood up and bowed, baring my neck in submission,“Greetings, Your Majesty.”My sincere greetings were responded to by a thunderous growl, King Maddox threatened me dangerously.“Answer my question, omega. I don’t like to repeat myself.”Although I had prepared a convincing explanation for the laptop and lady Amara’s incident, King’s darkened face urged me to piss him off more. Obviously, it was a new height of stupidity. But what was life without risk?I feigned ignorance and put on a mask of innocence on my face, speaking naively.“This is my break time, that’s why I am in my room, Your Majesty. I am not slacking off...”The rest of my reply died down in my mouth as King’s large hand clutched my neck painfully.
Shyla’s P.O.V. No food for twenty-four hours? Was he kidding me? Alpha Maddox was the King of shifters, it was obvious that his punishments were more brutal than others. As he had spent money to buy me, it was my wishful thinking that he would sentence me for committee service or double the work shift. After all, I had agreed to be a joker for his continuous entertainment. This petty punishment short-circuited my brain as the King disappeared in thin air, not giving me a chance to raise my concerns. I stomped my feet on the ground and cursed him openly. “Bloody bastard! How can you punish me like a strict master, not a King?” Starvation and beating were the two famous methods to tame the wild omegas, it was a fact that an empty stomach could force you to sell yourself in the streets. I had seen several omegas exchanging physical services for a piece of bread, forming a picture of my condition in the next twenty-four hours. I couldn’t eat lunch due to my do
Shyla’s P.O.V. Flirting? My omega? Whoa! Now it was undoubtedly a universal truth that the lycan King Maddox Miller had lost his mind, breaking all his previous records of madness. Huffing in anger, he lunged at Beta James, who was standing like a shield before me and grabbed his collar. “It never crossed my mind that you will betray me, Beta James. How can you ...” I placed my hands on my both ears, closing my eyes shut, the part two of warrior Allen’s torture episode was about to be played in my room. My interference had saved warrior Allen, but my current body condition wasn’t appropriate to jump in between two lycans’ fight. Due to exhaustion and immense pain in my limp body, I improvised, “Please spare Beta James, Your Majesty. He is here for Moira.” My verbal interceding was more like a kid’s voice in a busy crowd, no significance at all. Still, I yelled at the top of my lungs. “Moira’s back is infected. Beta James took pity on her and brought her here. I was
Shyla’s P.O.V. Ten days later... “Kitten, why didn’t you include me in your plan?” It’s been ten days and Maddox has asked me this question one hundred times, testing my patience. I had repeatedly explained to him the dangers of playing with the devil, but still, I replied to him calmly. “Because it was necessary to catch Prince off guard.” Nuzzling his furry neck, I inhaled deeply, his divine scent soothed my nerves. “Our enemy was so cunning, Maddox. He could sense your relaxation through the bond. I had to be cautious.” “We didn’t mean to worry you, mate.” Just like an obedient mate, Ash added to my statement, “As you have served the nation for centuries alone, this was our gift for you. We wanted to solve the issues and surprise you, mate.” Along with my mate, my Goddess blessed me with my wolf as well, her grace had filled my life with rainbows and unicorns of love. Although there was a ten-day mourning period for the martyrs of war, Maddox couldn’t sit still. He
Shyla’s P.O.V.“The fear of death follows the flow of life. If life is surely going to hell for your loved ones, it’s better to take solace in the arms of death.”Call it my selfishness or the desire to avoid more troubles, I didn’t listen to my mate’s advice and made a decision for both of us, hoping that he would understand my perspective over time. After witnessing the bizarre power of the promise mate, it was obvious that Prince Edith held more power on both of us, interfering in our emotions and minds. His firm control on our bond bothered me. Like we could never have intimacy, never mind-link each other, and never share a moment in peace, he was able to literally waltz in our lives whenever he wanted.If there was a fated bond, where three mates were willing to live together, then there wasn’t any issue, rejecting one of them could end in separation. But the promise mates bond was for living and dying together. So, I opted for death, putting him into a magical slumber was
Shyla’s P.O.V.“Oh, really, Prince Edith?Try me!”It was almost evening and my self-proclaimed promise mate couldn’t understand the meaning of delay in the seemingly simple battle.I glanced at his all smiles face, adorned with the matchless overconfidence, and thought inwardly.“You are really a dumb wolf, Edith.”Underestimating your opponent’s power was a big mistake, and I wanted to applaud for such an insufferable know-it-all Alpha to ignore this simple rule. He rubbed his success on my face before the end, announcing his victory without confirmation. Hayden nodded to give me the signal to continue, it was the time to burst the bubble of that idiot’s happiness. “May I have your attention please, Alpha Edith?”The firmness of my tone finally put a full stop to his laughter, he looked like a joker while laughing in the presence of dead-serious people. As it was the time for him to cry, he spoke generously. “Yeah, carry on, Shyla. I would love to hear your apology.”
Maddox’s P.O.V.Bastard Prince walked towards the stairs of the throne, trying to prove God knew which point. Kitten observed his next move and ordered guards in her Alpha tone.“Stop him!”The guards’ bodies shook as they started acting like puppets, forming a human shield before the stairs in a jiffy. It was the standard response to an Alpha’s command on his pack mates, but watching my Kitten using this authority swelled up my heart with pride. After suffering too much in her life, she was finally able to experience the authority of the masters she served. I always felt awful for her slave’s status. That was why I investigated at length about her mom.It kept me awake all night long, thinking that my rules and wars had destroyed the golden years of my Erasthai’s life. And if it was really the truth, how could I ever be able to forgive myself?Thankfully, heaven saved me from this guilt, lifting heavy weight from my chest. I looked at her in awe as she faced the Bastard Prin
Maddox’s P.O.V.“The saddest thing about the heartache is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from those you trust more than yourself.”The silver blade shining midair wasn’t the lethal weapon right now, I had seen and endured the blows of several ones. But there wasn’t a chance that I would survive a single stab of it.The true sharpness of this blade was the lack of emotions in my Kitten’s eyes, she glanced at me with such indifference that my lycan already accepted our fate. “Don’t fight back, Maddox. At least, our Kitten is holding this sword. It could be worse than that.” Yeah!It was fortunate that our Kitten was holding justice for her dad; otherwise, dying by the Bastard Prince’s hands would be worse than death. Agree or not, even poison tasted sweet if your loved one served you. And it was my love, my Erasthai, who was going to cut the thread of my life. This was more than enough for a dying man like me. Heaven was still favoring me to let me leave regre
Maddox’s P.O.V. “Kitten is innocent!” Bastard Prince’s eye-opening confession clarified it that it was his vile plan all along. He meticulously took advantage of our emotions and reactions to certain scenarios. The volcano of anger rumbled in my chest, burning me inside out with fiery lava as he spoke gleefully. “As usual, Shyla is busy freeing slaves in the breeder camp. But soon, she will be here and kill you with her own hands, Alpha Maddox. I would love to see your pitiful death. It’s said that: A wound from your soulmate hurts a thousand times more than …” A sliver of dread touched my spine as the mere notion of approaching death dried my throat. I was hell scared of the calamity which was about to strike us. Bastard Prince had skillfully knitted a web of cheat and deceit, disrespecting the blood relationships as well as the bonds of souls. I couldn’t help but growl at him. “How dare you call yourself a King, bastard? You took a piggyback ride on my Erasthai’s back
Maddox’s P.O.V.Unknown supernatural creatures!Trust me, when I used this term, it wasn’t an exaggeration. I was merely stating the condition of the battleground in front of my eyes.After winning countless wars over the course of three centuries, I was well-versed in the variety of the shifters roaming on the Earth. Even interbreed, and unusual couples couldn’t escape my eyes.A lycan could run as fast as a hundred miles per hour, and for a werewolf, it was limited to seventy miles per hour. However, the agility I noticed in new warriors was out of this world. They were faster than lycans, precisely predicting their moves, and successfully countering them. They were literally unstoppable. Their claws were like iron, unbreakable, even I had to hit twice just to cut off a wolf’s head. Although I admired the sight of exceptional soldiers, it wasn’t in my favor. The destruction they caused had turned my victory into defeat.Unable to stop them on my own, I mind-linked Beta Jame
Maddox’s P.O.V.“There’s no message from Mrs. Lockwood.”What?It’s been a week since Alpha Harrison’s death, and I didn’t get any update from Lockwood nanny, although it was a part of her duties to send me a complete report through email. At first, Moira kept me updated as Beta James stayed at the Palace to ensure their safety. Public events like funerals were the favorite timing of enemies to strike because of emotional vulnerability, I couldn’t risk Marcel’s and Kitten’s security at all.Honestly speaking, I was missing that little wolf, he had become a part of my life just because of his cuteness. I simply wanted them to come back home, this unnecessary separation was getting on my nerves. Alpha Harrison’s sudden demise had stirred trouble in different parts of the Kingdom, werewolves, and even vampires were worried about the change in alliances.The disturbance, concealed meetings, and exchange of information among spies indicated that my Kingdom was on the verge of a wa
Shyla’s P.O.V“In the loving memory of Alpha Harrison. A kind ruler, a loyal husband, and an affectionate father …”My teary eyes were fixed on my dad’s grave as my world was under the tornado of intense emotions, I was unable to discipline my uncontrollable rage anymore. The fire of revenge ignited my blood, I swore on my life. “I, Alpha Shyla Harrison, will kill your murderer with my own hands, dad. You will be proud of me in heaven!”Rubbing my eyes mercilessly, I severed the connection with Maddox, blocking him for good. It wouldn’t be long when his neck would be clutched in my claws. Hearing my resolution, Edith sighed in relief, he placed his hand on my shoulder and said,“Thank Goddess, you believe me, Shyla!”His touch didn’t nauseate me like before as he didn’t lift his hand and moved closer, praising me.“It’s true that a Fenrir Alpha can’t be deceived by trickery. You saw through King Maddox’s lies, recognizing his true face at the right time. It’s still not