AVERY“ Are you staying the night? ” My eyes twitch as I shift my attention to Draven who is still occupying the wing chair in my room.His presence makes no sense but makes all the sense in the world. The dreaded Full Moon is finally here and for some reason, I have a bad feeling about things.My mind replays the moment I saw Agrona passing by the Hall. Her eyes conveyed a strange malice that sent shivers down my back.It felt like a silent promise of a doom that was to come soon.I shudder, wrapping my arms around myself.“ Leister asked me to look after you. ” Draven sighs and runs his fingers through his hair.“ On the Full Moon…is he worse than what I saw before? ” I murmur.His lips curl in a gesture that I can not call kind. My heart misses a beat.“ In our family, a man is always born with this curse. When the Full Moon rises, he loses any resemblance to himself and turns into a Beast who is after blood. Leister is that for us. He shouldered the curse and because of that, the
AVERY After my endless attempts to open the door, it doesn’t even budge. The longer I stay in here and hear her calling out for help, the more my heart threatens to beat out of my chest. How did she get out? Why didn’t Draven get to her yet? Did something to Draven too? Sweat trickles down my spine as I look all around me, trying to silence the questions and find a way out. What do I do? How do I— “ Averyyyy… ” The familiar demonic voice giggles. I gasp and look up. The lights flicker in the room. My eyes search for the invisible power that keeps snickering but find nothing. Am I imagining things again?“ Go, go, go. ” Teeth clatter, a scary voice reaching my ears. A cold hand touches my hair from behind. I whip around, facing the door that is…slightly open. My palms sweat. I tremble, still hearing the voice laughing as if taunting me into doing something I shouldn’t. “ Go, go, go. ” She repeats. It has to be a trap. “ Princess! Save me, Princess! ” Celia's heartwren
AVERYAn explosive energy whooshes past my head, making me wince and close my eyes. Aleister growls but his paw doesn’t hit me square in the face. Immediately, I open my eyes to look up.The beast is at some distance now as if something pushed him back. Surprised, I take my eyes off him, refusing to see how his eyes darken and he seems livid.Instead, I look behind me where a man appears from the fog. My heartbeat slows down as he walks ahead lazily.Aleister lets out a loud growl again. I gasp, shifting my attention to him. The darkness gathers around him. If he looked scary before, he looks monstrous now. I think about getting up and saving myself but I don’t get the time. As expected, when he truly wants to finish something he will appear like a Grim Reaper, ready to take the soul without a care. A scream erupts from my mouth as he skips past the distance. For a second, I believe that this is the end. He won’t spare me now. But to my surprise, the giant figure hits an invisible
AVERY“ Who said you can go out?!” Draven blocks my path as soon as I attempt to walk towards the door.His exceptional speed doesn’t bother me as bad as it did before. I purse my lips and look up.“ You better step out of my way if you want to live a little longer. ” I huff.“ Why do you even bother with the threats? You can’t do anything, Avery. ” He smirks playfully.“ Well...are not you my guard right now? ” I roll my eyes and sidestep him before he can continue with his tantrum.“ Avery— ”“ Let her leave. She can’t do anything anyway. ” Declan states as a matter of fact.Unlike Draven, he doesn’t seem to be mocking. It’s like he truly believes in what he is saying and he doesn’t intend to taunt me. Instead, he wants me to know that he will make sure I become useless if I try anything.I scoff before marching towards the door. I will handle this idiot number 3 when the time comes.Draven, like the guard he is, saunters behind me. We both step out of the room.Immediately, I obser
AVERYI was surprised by how Celia’s Nana treated Declan and Draven. Her face was all smiles as she filled their plates and bowls while they readily ate everything she gave them. I sat on the side, watching the three people with wide eyes. Celia sat to my right, sneakily putting more bread into my plate.“ Eat more. You have to grow up, Pretty Princess. ” She leans in and whispers to me.“ Huh? ” I blink, shocked at what she just said to me.“ You are short and thin. You need to eat more. ” She states as a matter of fact. “ You need to grow bigger like Nana. ”My cheeks flare as her Nana shoots me a mocking look. Now that I think about it, like the rest of the people in the South, she is taller and looks packed with muscles. While sitting among these giants, I seem like a weak baby.“ She is all grown up, Ce. It’s just that the people in her Kingdom are dwarves. ” Draven snickers.“ Are you a dwarf? ” The piece of bread falls from Celia’s hand as she stares at me, with a look of disb
AVERY “ He knows better than to come here. He must have come for you. ” She scoffs. I glance at her from over my shoulder. “ why would he? The last I remember, he didn’t want to see me at all. And the feeling is mutual. I don’t want to see a man like him. ” Her brows lift in surprise. We stare at each other for a while. Eventually, she averts her gaze and comes to sit on the side of the stairs that I occupied before. “ Is it about the Harem? ” She asks, staring into the distance where he appeared and disappeared like a figure of a mystical story. I release a soft breath and sit down. “ How can you tell? ” “ You are a Princess and a Lycan. They have big egos. They never share. ” She shrugs. “ No woman should have to share her man. ” I frown. “ Still, witches are forced to do that in the Harem of the King. ” Her lips curl up bitterly. “ They need to fight for themselves. If they can’t do that, how can anyone else do anything for them? ” I fold my arms across my chest. “ Until s
AVERY The next few days are spent in peace. The world remains dark but playing with Celia and sitting at the table with the two brothers and Noelle for three meals makes it a little less lonely. During the day, I am fine. But when the supposed night falls and everyone retires to their room, the need to see Aleister strengthens. It becomes impossible to sleep without thinking about him, or wondering how he must be faring in the aftermath of his actions. After what feels like an eternity, Draven informs me that we have to leave now. We have overstayed already. “ Remember what I said. ” Noelle says as I step out of the house. “ I will. ” I nod, turning to face her. Celia hugs her waist. I smile, watching them interact and whispering things to each other. I would have preferred if I could stay here for a long time but we have to return now. Besides, I must find the person who put Celia and me at risk. I doubt Agrona but I need some proof to accuse her. “ Come on, Ce. We should
ALEISTER ‘ What did Declan find out? ’ I ask Drevan through the mindlink. My eyes rest on him as he stands in the corner, mingling with the guests, mainly women that he would be fucking tonight. ‘ Can’t wait to know? ’ He replies, turning to me with a grin. ‘ I will have to get rid of your potential partners for tonight, it seems. ’ I narrow my eyes. He clicks his tongue and excuses himself from them before marching towards me. ‘ You are just jealous because I will get my dick wet tonight while you will be watching your Princess from a distance again. ’ He snickers, a smirk growing on his lips. ‘ Say that one more time. ’ I am truly annoyed. After Avery saw me in that state, I think I will have to settle for watching her from a distance for the rest of my life. The guilt won’t let me approach her again. I lean back. My heart becomes heavy with the conflicting emotions. I tried to kill my daughter and my mate. Both at the same time. And someone made them appear in front of