RamonaâCome,â I purred, trailing my fingers down his arm. âLetâs go remind them why weâre the ones in power.âI walked out of the room, Grey behind me as we walked down the dimly lit hallway of the castle, my heels loudly clicking against the floor with each step that I took as we headed down to the grand hall. They still hadnât been taken away from there, plus it was easier for me to go to the grand hall than down to the stinky and dirty dungeon where they once kept. Tonight was supposed to be perfect. Tonight, Grey and I were meant to stand before our people and solidify our rule and we were so close to doing that. The wedding was meant to mark the beginning of a new reign- ours.And yet, everything had slipped through my fingers in the quick blink of an eye.Skylar had disappeared.That wretched oracle girl we had been searching tirelessly for had interfered.And now, Coral was becoming more unpredictable by the second, getting mad at me and even arguing with me in front of ev
GreyI had forgotten who I truly was. No matter how much Kaden and Ansel tried to get me to come back, tried to make me remember who I truly was, I couldnât remember. All that was in my head was love and loyalty to Ramona, I wanted to make her happy no matter the cost and if doing that was getting rid of everyone that stood in the way of our love then so be it. Ramona had ordered the guards to prepare my bloodied and wounded brothers for execution so we could get ready for our wedding. She had even told me to go get ready separately because that way, we would avoid any bad eyes and the wedding would go well. She had placed a soft kiss on my cheek before she sent me off. Now, I was standing in front of the mirror after getting into the tuxedo she had specifically picked out for me. I started adjusting the collar, admiring the perfect embroidery on the left side of the suit jacket as it shone under the light. This was the attire of a man that was about to be bound to Ramona for lif
Ramona Tonight was the night.My night.Nothing would go wrong. I would make sure of that. I had spent years working toward this moment alongside Coral, bending fate itself to ensure that Grey would be mine. He belonged to me and no one else. Not his brothers, not Valerie, not even his own past. I had erased them all from his heart, from his soul.And now, I was finally getting what I deserved.Grey had proven his loyalty to me in the best way possible- he had chosen me over his own blood. He had suggested- no, ordered that Ansel and Kaden be executed tonight, sealing his bond to me in the most permanent way.I couldnât contain the excitement bubbling inside me.The sheer joy.I turned to him, standing beside me in his usual fitted suit, looking every bit the king he was meant to be. My king.I reached up, brushing a hand over his cheek. âEverything is more than perfect, my love.âHis blank eyes that burned with nothing but submission and love for me met with mine, and for a moment,
Ramona âYou look so stunning Lady Ramona,â the head maid cooed as she finished up the last touches on my dress. âOf course I do.âEven though they were under mind control and they said everything I wanted so as to please me, I still smiled as a warmth coursed through me. But, I didn't need anyone to tell me how beautiful and fabulous I looked. The remaining maids helped me put on my shoes and what felt like forever, I was finally ready to get married. I had never been more excited than I was at that moment. I twirled in front of the mirror feeling like a child. I snapped my fingers and gestured for them to leave. After which, they all bowed and left the room silently. When they left, I let out a deep breath trying to decide whether to wait for Grey at the altar or go to get him myself. After a few more minutes of contemplation, I decided to go get him myself. I couldnât wait until the wedding started to see him- my husband to be- in his tailored attire. Taking a sigh to calm my
SkylarThe Oracle girl and I were about to unchain them when we heard the familiar footsteps of Ramona getting closer, we ran to hide by the corner as the girl said the invisibility spell once again. We stood by the corner as Ramona threatened to kill them if they didnât tell her where I was. Grey walked in and said that they should be killed but I wasnât shocked because I knew it was because of her spell. I watched as Kaden and Ansel tried to get through to him but it was all to no avail. After Ramona walked away, we tried to break them free from the chain but realized that it was heavily engrossed in magic and we needed more time to be able to break them free completely. We were still on it when Ramona came back to check on the decorations in the room. They all couldnât see us due to the invisibility spell but we still stopped, not wanting her to sense us or be suspicious. It was easy for her to do so because of her magic and it seemed that she was too in her head preparing for
RamonaI stalked out of the palace and headed toward Valerieâs cottage, walking as fast as my legs could carry me due to how heavy the gown I was putting on was. On getting to the clearing in front of the cottage where we had performed the ritual, my heart fell and my stomach twisted into knots at the sight in front of me. I tried to walk closer to him but the snakes multiplied, preventing me from moving any further and I fell to the floor. I tried to save him but that was when Coral showed herself and began to threaten me. I was shocked, angry and felt betrayed. How could Coral do such a thing to me? She knew that I wanted nothing more than being with Grey and now she was using it against me.âDo you really want to save him?â Coral asked, her voice cold of any emotion. I snapped out of my thoughts as I watched her walk even closer to where I was kneeling.I stared at her blankly, my mind still reeling and unable to wrap itself around what was happening. âIf you want to, then step
RamonaThe cool air brushed past me. The unmistakable smell of blood mixed with smell and dark manic wafted through the air and into my nose. I was feeling all sorts of emotions from anger to betrayal and tears welled up in my eyes. But I held them back, refusing to let them fall.I wasnât going to be weak. My hands shook as I balled them into fists, my nails digging into my palms so hard that I feared it would draw blood but I didnât care. I tried to will myself to stay strong and to bury the pain that was tugging at my chest. Grey still laid on the floor, his huge wolf slowly shaking as the venom coursed through his vein. He was weak and barely holding on. I kept staring at his lifeless form. At the man I had fought for. Manipulated for. Killed for.And I felt nothing. Nor did I feel the urge to save him. He had chosen Valerie. Again. Even with how powerful my spell on him had been. He had done nothing but choose the woman who was never going to come back. He was aware that she
CoralRamona fell to the floor and I smiled. Did she really think I was going to let her kill Grey? âNow watch me as I take him back to the pack and treat him and his brothers how I have always wanted to.ââYou canât-â she started to say but I was already getting tired of hearing her speak. âI can,â I spoke up, my voice smooth and sharp as I cut her off. âAnd I will.âI leaned forward and pulled Grey towards me, his head rolling weakly to the side as I forced him to stand on his feet.âEnjoy the pain, Ramona,â I said to her, wanting to give her the illusion that I was going to leave her alone to bleed to death. She widened her eyes but she soon gave up and her eyes closed. She was defeated and I smiled to myself, knowing I had gotten to her before she could orchestrate my downfall or steal my powers. I stabbed her deeply in the back. The wound was ghastly and she was bleeding profusely but I hadnât gone deep enough and I knew she wouldnât die. Snapping my fingers, I used my mag
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ValerieThe palace was filled with the sound of laughter and music. It had been years since we had conquered the people that almost ruined our lives, tried to kill us and also tear us apart. Today, we celebrated.Elara was eighteen.My baby- the little girl who had been taken, nearly lost, and fought for- was now a woman. And not just any woman. She was stronger, beautiful and much more powerful than she had been as a baby. And most importantly, she was loved. She was standing at the center of the hall, her beautiful golden eyes glowing under the light and her white gown cascading around her. I was standing at the balcony as I stared at her and made sure everything was going on right at the party. âYouâre going to cry arenât you?â A familiar voice asked. I turned around to see that it was Kaden and he wore a smug smirk on his face. âIâm not one to cry,â I replied him with a scoffâNow, youâre lying,â Grey said as he walked to stand beside me. âYou cried when she turned ten.ââ
ValerieThe battle was over.The war was won.And yet, the weight in my chest remained.We had survived. We had fought against powerful people that threatened to end life as we knew it, we had lost people but we still managed to come out victorious though injured and weak. I looked around at what remained from the intense fighting- the floor was stained with blood, broken and bloodied weapons were scattered all over the floor and then the bodies- they laid uncountable and badly battered as life had left them. So many bodies. Some were ours, but most belonged to the Revolutionaries who had dared to challenge us.And then there was Scott who had fought so hard to protect my daughter and kingdom. He had lost his father in the process. He was kneeling close to his fatherâs body, his body was tense and he was silent, an unreadable expression on his face as he stared at the lifeless body of the man who had protected him instead of leaving him to die. A true father. I wanted to comfort hi
ScottI couldnât wrap my mind around anything that was going on. It was all a blur and I could see nothing but red. The shouts of battle as the triplets surged forward, the sound of sword against slow, claws tearing against flesh and the sound of bodies hitting the floor all faded into the background. All I could see was him. My father. His now lifeless body was laying on the floor, his once powerful and mighty body was nothing more than a dead body now. His blood stained the floor beneath him, it was dark- darker than a normal blood should be and it pooled all both of us and my body too as it polled beneath him also. His eyes that were once sharp, the same eyes that had intelligence, history and a lot of battles surging through them were now more than empty- lifeless. Gone.The father I had just begun to understand. The father who had saved me. The father I thought hated me- only to realize too late that he didnât.He had never really hated me, he just didnât know how to show
Valerie Elara cried in my arms, her little body trembling against my hold on her. Scott was still battling against them, stronger than Kaden, Ansel and Kaden while Skylar stood by the side, fear written all over her face, looking traumatized. Andrea and her second in command were no more fearful, instead they were angry as they looked at the floor that was soaked with the blood of their men.âGive the baby to me,â Andrea snarled, her voice as sharp as a razor. I held Elara tighter, stepping back instinctively. âOver my dead body.âHe smirked. âThat can be arranged.âOthers were still fighting as she made her way to me. I barely had time to react when she reached for me, clawing at Elara. Her movement was fast- too fast. A low growl ripped past my lips before I could stop it as my wolf howled in anger. I wasnât going to let her touch my baby. My body was burning as my wolf took over, my bones shifting and snapping out of place. My muscles stretched and my fur sprouted along my
Valerie Elaraâs cry stopped me dead in my tracks as her cries pierced through the air, their grip on her tightening. The sliver blade of the dagger hovered dangerously close to her neck as it glinted under the bright moonlight. Everything inside me was burning and screaming at me. I had to save her.But I wasnât fast enough.The moment I moved, the leader pressed the blade closer. âIf you take one more step,â she said, her voice filled with warning as a cruel smile curled at her lips. âIâll kill her and Iâll made sure itâs a slow and enjoyable death for me.âI froze in place, my heart racing and my nerves all over the place. Kaden and Ansel tensed up as they stood beside me with clenched hands and anger coursing through their bodies, barely able to control the frustration they were feeling. Grey on the other was shaking with a barely suppressed anger as he halted daggers at Andrea. The air was heavy and suffocating. Then, all of a sudden, something shifted. I heard a low and dee
Valerie Scott looked uncertain. His eyes glowered between us all, the expression on his face was unreadable as if he was having an internal battle with himself on what he had to do next. I could feel the tension that was radiating off Ansel, Kaden and Greyâs bodies. We were all ready to fight even if it was the last thing that we did but we were weak and we needed Scott to make a choice, we needed him to do something. The men and women of the revolution stood on the other side path there weapons and out and ready, waiting for either us or Scott to do something against what they wanted. Skylar was kneeling by Andreaâs legs, her jaw was clenching and tears were running down her face. I knew she was feeling stupid because Kaden had said they werenât to be trusted and she hadnât listened. She had been so stubborn and all of this was partially her fault. She was so desperate to have her family back that she forgot that no one was to be trusted. Scott let out a small sigh as he ran hi
ValerieâSo how do we get there?â Grey asked, his voice filled with urgency.âThatâs simple, thisâĶâ i trialed off before it turned to look at the woman. âI didnât get your name, what name do you go by?ââMy name is Andrea,â she replied with a tight smile and I nodded. âSo as I was saying, since she knows the way to the vampire kingdom, we just have to follow behind her and pray we get there as fast as we can,â I explained and the guys nodded in approval while Skyler just looked at us indifferently. âSo we go now? Without any plans of anything happens?â Ansel asked, the anger he was feeling evident in his voice. âNothing is going to happen, Ansel,â Skylar said thejugj gritted teeth. âI already told you that thereâs nothing to worry about. Just because youâre now finding out that Scott is a vampire doesnât make him any different from the man that youâve known since.ââOh please, what if heâs about to show that he really ha-â Ansel started but a look from me was wvkugh to shut him up.
Scott I walked out of my fatherâs presence and walked back to the maids to get the baby. I had thought that I was only going to be there for a few minutes before I headed back out and look for somewhere safe but there really wasnât anywhere better than the heavily guarded estate of my fatherâs kingdom. But when my hand reached for the door knob, I stopped, realizing that I needed to take a shower and get my powers back if I really wanted to win this battle. The babies were with Raye- the maid that had brought me and my brother up and I was that they were in safe hands. I turned on my heels and headed towards the healers part the house. When I got there, her mouth fell open as she bombarded me with questions. âAfter years of you staying away from here, you come back with so many injuries and a weak body?â She asked as she ushered me to a sit by the corner of the room. âItâs not like I intentionally did this to myself,â I replied coldly but soon regretted it when I saw the look on