ASHLEYI stayed at Anita’s house the entire day and decided to return home late in the evening. I could not thank Anita enough for taking care of me. I ate three square meals, without having to lift a finger. Being in her house made me realize how much I missed my bed. How much I missed eating at the dining. How much I missed the normal life.My wounds were properly treated, although they were taking a while to heal. But I felt a lot better.Despite Anita’s incessant begging, I insisted on returning to the palace in the evening. She thought it was a bad idea considering the reason I ran away. She made me promise that I would not hesitate to return if things became unbearable. And I agreed, even though I knew I was going to take in whatever happened.I walked into the palace knowing it was a lion’s den. But I just had to be home. One thing I knew for sure was that Axel would never let an offence slide. But I was glad that I had shown him there were other sides to me. I wasn’t just a pu
ASHLEYI woke up the next morning feeling a lot better. I yawned and stretched, I sure had a good sleep. And then I realized what was going on. I was in my room, on my bed! I looked around, wondering what was happening.I placed my hand on my forehead to feel my temperature. I was probably hallucinating. There was no way I had slept in my room. I tried to rack my brain to understand what could have occurred. The memory of last night came rushing. I had been in the rain all night. I could not recall going into my room.The only logical explanation was that someone brought me into my room after I must have passed out from the cold.I became worried. What if this was a set up? What if Brody brought me here to annoy Axel so that I could get punished? What if Axel came in to hit me?I rushed off from the bed and adjusted my clothes. Then I tiptoed to the door. If I was going to get punished, I wanted to be aware of it. As I got close to the door, I heard voices arguing. I leaned closer to
ASHLEYThe arrival of my mum was an automatic ticket to a good life. I ran into Axel a couple of times in the day and he didn't utter a word to me. It felt so good to be free again. It felt so good to live without panic attacks and abuse.I had almost forgotten what it felt like to have maids attend to my needs. My heart skipped when there was a knock on my door by 6pm. I did a quick check of what the problem could be before I eventually answered.What if it was Axel? Then I recalled my mum and Alpha Hendrix were around and nobody could harm me in their presence.“Who is there?” I asked.“Good evening, ma’am. Dinner is ready,” a maid said from outside my door.“Oh okay. I’ll be there shortly,” I said, trying to sound as calm as possible.I heaved a sigh of relief as I changed into something more presentable. I could not recall the last time I had a maid come to call me for dinner. I was in fact used to calling the triplets to come have dinner.After a few minutes, I joined the family
ASHLEYLife was back to normal at the palace. Everyone went about their daily activities without any clash.The next morning, we gathered at the dining table to have breakfast. It was a culture in the home for everyone to eat meals together. I saw a dimension of the triplets that only existed when their father was around. They were really polite towards me, especially when their father or my mum was present.The table was served and we were having bread, tea and scrambled eggs. Everyone ate in silence. Whatever was said was done through eye movements. Except Alpha Hendrix, of course. He loved engaging in conversations during meals.I happened to sit beside Alpha Hendrix at the table and he seemed to direct most of his talks at me. First he talked about the challenges he faced when he was trying to seal his ‘big deal'. From there he spoke about how challenges were normal in life and one should never give up.“Pass me the milk, Ashley,” he said, pointing to the jug of milk.“Sure,” I sa
ASHLEYI really tried my best to avoid a one on one confrontation with the triplets. Their pretense was a horrible thing to watch but so far they did not touch me, I could act like they did not exist. It was really annoying that they could be so nice and friendly, yet they chose to be wicked.But what was I expecting? Their true nature was devilish. Being nice was definitely draining for them. The kindness they showed was something they had to force themselves to do. And this proved true on Saturday afternoon when Alpha Hendrix and my mum were busy.They had a very serious meeting with the elders in the throne room. The meeting lasted for hours with loads of arguments and disagreements. I almost thought they would never step out.I had been in my room all day. In order to keep myself busy, I decided to grab some fruits from the kitchen.As I got close to the kitchen, I inhaled his scent.Axel was there.My first instinct was to run back, but I decided to make my stay brief. I would ju
ASHLEYI was getting closer to my eighteenth birthday. Each new day came with a glimmer of hope. I looked forward to my birthday with so much optimism. It wasn't just another birthday, it was my independence day.As usual, we were gathered at the table for breakfast. And Alpha Hendrix was seated at his usual spot, looking larger than life. I admired how his presence filled a room before he even spoke. He was the largest wolf at the table, so it was normal for him to command respect.It had become a ritual to discuss something at the table. Only today's topic caught me off guard.Alpha Hendrix suddenly stopped eating, “so tell me Ashley. What's your dream car?” he asked.I turned to him with a creased brow. Why were we talking about my dream car?If I knew Alpha Hendrix well, he probably wanted to know if I had a good knowledge of cars. Or if I had any plans for my future at all. For my reputation’s sake, I could not bear to mess this up.“Well I like quite a number of cars but the Hon
ASHLEYI plugged in my air pods as I sat in Carson's car. I just wanted to zone out until it was time to walk the remaining distance to school. I checked my time, if he drove a little faster, I would still be able to meet up with the assembly after the walk. Or maybe only a few minutes late.I kept my eyes on the road, and occasionally on my phone. Compared to Axel, Carson was a very smooth driver. Axel always drove like he had plans to cause an accident.He was a monster through and through.I began thinking about my car. Having a car would change a lot of things. It would make moving out very easy for me. The thought of moving out of the palace caused a surge of happiness in me. I tried to imagine a life void of the triplets, bullying and maltreatment.Suddenly I felt like I was being watched. My wolf became uneasy because I was in such close proximity with Carson, an enemy! If only he would just keep his eyes on the road and let me have peace.I looked his way without moving my he
ASHLEYI couldn't raise my head for the first few minutes. I stared wide eyed at a picture of me on my desk.Naked pictures!How?Just when I thought the whole Derrick saga would be laid to rest. Here it was, staring me right in the face. The picture on my desk revealed very large boobs with a guy's hand squeezing them.It had my face!My boobs were not even that big! Why did they go so far to make my life miserable? Just beside it was another one of a completely naked woman. Again, my face was attached to it!My wolf began prancing. I was in a dilemma and there was no easy way to get out of it. I hated that I had ended things with Derrick, yet I was still facing the consequences.I opened my mouth to speak, but I was growling instead. The agony of what was going on tore at my heart so bad.Even more heartbreaking were the notes plastered on different parts of my desk. For some reason I could not understand, I read through every single note. I could not stop myself.You are just a sha