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Money solved all problems.Wayne thought to himself as he walked into the red chamber at the Assembly quarters. The hall was big and crafted in the form of an auditorium. Five chairs, as tall as pillars stood at angles in a circular arrangement, and on it sat five grey-haired wolves. The gammas (elders) of Plane Woede were the advisers to the king. A royal bloodline who had lived up to a thousand years and was still alive assumed the position of gamma to advise on state affairs.Coming to the middle of the circle, Wayne's thought was still filled with the discussion he had with his naïve little mate two days ago. Everything was either white or black to her, she thought she was smart and could manipulate things to her favor. Well, she would later find out she was being outplayed.He had no plans of letting her go after six months, he had only offered the deal to buy some time with her. Within the timeframe, he hoped to find a way that would allow her birth his child, then he would releg
Candice smoothed down the white floral dress she was wearing.Adjusting the ribbon that held her thick mass of blond hair in a ponytail, she fidgeted with the paper and pen in her hands, biting hard on the rubber cap of the blue ink pen.The last three days were a roller coaster of events. Waking up in a stranger's bed in an alternate universe had been the beginning of her woes. She had been constantly insulted, and mocked, and was about to be fought over by otherworldly creatures she didn't know existed. She was now a target for some vengeful enemies she never knew she had, who wanted to capture and enslave her from no fault of hers, all because of some sort of universe-binding matehood.Her world had completely changed in a matter of days.Things were finally looking up for her at least. In her hands, she held the key to her future. Wayne had given her the liberty to draft the contract according to the terms and conditions she preferred. He would only go over it with her and sign.Hi
Damn, he moved so fast.The speed of lightning.The feel of his arms around her was soothing, as she felt his warmth sip into her body, his scent teased her nostrils and intoxicated her. He had a woodsy scent mixed with some honey notes, and a very alluring hedonic sensation washed over her. Like she was being drawn to him in an intense manner, an appeal she could not resist.Candice's lips parted as hot breaths left her, drying up her lips. She dipped her tongue to her bottom lip to wet it. His eyes followed her tongue movements and finally locked on her lips as his gaze narrowed. For a brief instant, she saw a flicker of blue glint in his eyes, but it immediately disappeared and he quickly set her straight on her feet and stepped back from her."I see you have freshened up," he said as he went to take his seat behind the desk."Yes, I have. Everette has been very helpful," she replied.She felt her face heat up with shame as her reaction to him had been so obvious. Had he felt anyth
Quick-paced footsteps echoed off stonewalls as arc doorways twisted and turned in different directions in the form of a maze.Sweat beaded up his lips, his heart pounded loudly, and tension strained his muscles as he ran the length of the Dragon Fortress. Coming into a large opening, a huge bed finely dressed in red linen sat on the ground and in the middle. A large wooden barrel stood next to it filled up with red wine, more than half a dozen bronze goblets were tossed around on the floor. Fruits like grapes, apples, and strawberries were served bountifully on a large metal tray. Lumps of cooked meat occupied a wooden bowl, and different varieties of savory sauce sat prettily in white jade bowls.Alcohol filled the air with the distinctive smell of sex.On the huge bed was a tangling mass of seven women sleeping soundly, as their arms and limbs were set in every direction."Master! Master!!" the man who had just entered called out.There was a slight stirring on the red linen covering
A gust of wind rushed in shaking the room window panels.Candice drew the bed covers over her; the air was chilly. It had rained non-stop for the better part of the evening. It was a continuous downpour, lightning flashes, and thunder vibrations.She was trying her best to concentrate on the book she was reading, yet it seemed the harder she tried, the louder the sounds grew.Everette had given her this book titled 'The Porter' when she had complained of boredom. There was no electricity on this plane, so she had no television channels to watch or a computer to browse through social media to keep up with the trends. It had been almost a week since she had been on this strange plane with nothing better to do. After signing the contract with Wayne a few days ago, she had barely seen him. Not that she was curious of his whereabouts, she hardly ever left her room. She only did so on very rare occasions when she wanted to take a walk along the seashore. Even at that Everette had accompanie
That was close.Wayne thought to himself. if he had been a few minutes late, she would have been taken from him.Damn it! He cursed inwardly; someone would pay dearly for this.A few days ago, after he had signed the contract with his mate, he had focused on other matters like visiting the Earth plane's department of astronomy to see if he could find anything on the next occurrence of the Lunar eclipse.He thought everything was under control since he had put Everette in charge of her daily dealings, the house was heavily guarded. They were all instructed to always be on alert and never allow her to leave the house alone. He and Rojan had traveled the entire earth within these few days, so they could independently find more information.He had just recently returned this evening. Since he had not traveled alone, he had made use of the official portal in the city's center. Arriving home, he had undressed quickly, removing his wet shirt and shoes. With the heavy rain, smells were difficu
Coming to his room, he pushed open the door and walked in.Strolling to the bed, he released her from his shoulder and dumped her on the bed. Before she could sit up, he was above her pushing her back to the bed. Holding her two hands above her head, in one wrist.He extended one claw on his forefinger and sliced open both the cardigan and the nightgown she was wearing, from the top to somewhere around her belly.Her rosy pink plum breasts were bare to him, Wayne was looking at them closely for the first time. She had them pierced with silver studs and they beckoned on him to tongue them between his teeth."Let me go," Candice writhed underneath him."Ah ah, not so fast," he used his free hand to tuck one strand of blond curl behind her ear "I have not even started your punishment yet.""You can punish me in other ways," she said trying to wriggle away."I can but, it's my punishment. Is it not? I decide how I want you punished," he rasped huskily as he trailed a line behind her ear wi
The door burst open from its hinges.Pieces of wood flying in all directions."Jeez, Wayne!!! How to make an entrance!" Sabine jumped from her seat.Without saying a word, he flung the severed arm at her.She jumped back, letting out a muffled scream "What the hell is that?"He glowered at her "What does it look like to you Sabine?"She used the tip of her toe to push the limb around "Looks like a siren's hand. How did you get this?"Wayne folded his arm across his chest "I want to speak to your mermaid friend, right now!""Okay okay, just don't break anything else," Sabine walked over to a large mirror in front of her make-up dresser. Pulling out a pouch from her apron, she sprinkled a small amount of white powder on it, chanting some words.The mirror began to shimmer, the solid surface suddenly growing liquid. An image of a woman wearing a bathing suit with sunglasses, lying on a mat in the sun, along a beachfront resort came into view as it grew clearer by the minute."Portia?" she
"Candice, as much as I hate to do this to you, but I must remind you this is real life. Not everyone is lucky to be mated to a king. As an omega wolf, I must find my own path and create a future for myself," Everette's voice was cold as it floated to her ears."But you were my friend, I took you as my sister. You meant so much to me," her bottom lip shook from the sting of her betrayal."And what good did your empathy do for me? Did you really think I would settle for the life of a seamstress when I could live the life of a queen and enjoy all that you enjoy?" She let out another string of laughter. "That mate of yours was able to take you for a fool because of your naive approach to life. Just because you are good, it does not mean life would be nice to you too."The words struck her like lightning, the dart of an arrow, as painful as it was piercing. So, she too thought her to be a fool. And one deserving of manipulation and deceit because of her lenient nature.Tears clouded her vi
Candice was surprised at her reflexes.Adrenaline had kicked in and she felt a power and boldness like never before as she threw Everette behind and assumed a defensive posture in front.Her eyes moved from one male to another, taking in their features. One male had a scar that ran over his left eye, he was dressed in simple jeans and a black polo. The other three were dressed in like fashion with him. Looking quite simple, but intimidating with an undertone of trouble."What do you want? Why have you come after us?" She demanded, surprising herself yet again with her bold stance. Even though her heart raced with fear and her legs trembled."The human girl, here and in the flesh," the male with the scar mused wistfully to himself, unperturbed by her defensive posture. He went on "I had my doubts about you, but you managed to accomplish the mission."She frowned, what mission? Who was he even talking to?"Will you continue to hide like a mouse or will you finally show yourself?" He spo
Candice looked around as she walked.The place was teeming with trees.Tall, long trees with outstretched branches formed an umbrella covering above, obscuring the night sky and casting eerie shadows over the path.Blades of grass sliced across her legs as Everette hurried her along.She had no idea where they were, but Everette assured her that they were on Misty plane, the land of the phantoms.Though it did not have mists swirling around as it did during her last visit. However, Everette told her they were on the outskirts of the plane. Once they entered the city, the mists would be seen.Well, all she really cared about was getting to Sabine's place before Wayne noticed her absence and came after them. And come he will, for she was still his mate and was the medium for his kids to come into the world.Medium.The word made bile rise in her throat. To him, she was just an object, a means to an end. While her heart had skipped severally, just by looking at him, he had been secretly
If he was blind before, now he could see.And he knew had fucked up.She made his father's dreams come true."Did Candice attend the assembly alone in my absence?" he asked softly."Yes sire, she did. She besieged me non-stop to release some gold, which she used for the purchase of some strange chairs from another realm, and took them along with her to the assembly," Earnest replied.A chair?The council gave their approval because if a chair?He had no idea how she had been able to accomplish what his father tried to do during his reign and failed. Even himself, one of the most feared kings in history, had a hard time bending those elders to his will.Yet, an average human girl with no special abilities and no superpower was able to do it in a very diplomatic and seamless way, without violence or bloodshed.She was a special one.While he had been sulking in his room and feeling dejected, she had been thinking of how to ease his burden. To make his work lighter, to cover up his short
Wayne swayed on his feet, feeling dazed.Everette was the traitor all along and he had failed to recognize it.She was a two-faced pretender.Acting so harmless and weak, meanwhile, she was a cunning, evil mastermind.It was no surprise he had not liked her, something always felt off to him about her. Twice he had wanted to end her, but for Candice's sake, he spared her life.Because of her, he suspected his subjects and almost killed one of his loyal sentinels.Such a camouflaging, vicious mole.Now that he thought about it, she started her service to his house around the same time Candice was brought here. Carefully weaving her way into his home, to be next to her target."How is Everette able to work here? Who posted her here?" he demanded from Earnest."She came highly recommended my lord, with a referral letter from one of the royals," Earnest stated.She clearly must have bribed her way in here. Given the right price, any one of those spoilt young royal brats would write a perfe
It was 7 a.m. the next morning.Wayne sat on his bed.He was unable to get a wink of sleep throughout last night.Rojan had stayed with him until the wee hours of the morning before he had retired to one of the spare rooms to sleep. Today, he would return to his own home in the city, freshen up before reporting back.They had stayed together not sharing much, but taking comfort in each other's company.After a while, Rojan had wanted to see Candice to tell her about Bernice's detour at Sabine's, but at that moment they heard Candice announce to the entire house in a loud voice that she was going into the city for some relaxation.Jason had immediately opted to go with her, but she refused that it was girls night out and she wanted to enjoy only female company.He did not like that she was going unescorted, nevertheless, he did not interfere. After all, he had been hiding away from her like a spoiled teenager who was undergoing puberty and throwing tantrums.No matter how he looked at
After a solid hour of doing nothing but crying her eyes out.She drew back from Everette and wiped at her cheeks.The wheels of her thoughts had begun to spin in a different direction. Her mind seeking an escape from this harsh reality. A whirlwind of ideas blew through her brain like a hurricane.While she agreed that she was an easy target to be used and deceived, she would be a complete fool to stay put and watch as Wayne carried out his plans and trampled all over her."I need to leave, Everette," she whispered.Her maidservant's eyes widened "What?""I need to leave immediately, I cannot just sit around and wait for him to do these horrible things to me," she repeated."Are you trying to run away milady?" Everette whispered as her eyes darted toward the door, nervously."I am not running away, I am simply leaving," she stated, then she let out a bitter laugh "This…place was never home, to begin with. I was only a passing guest and now it's time to leave.""You would not be able to
Everette rushed to hold her."Are you okay milady? Did you confront him? What did he say?" she asked all at once with concern in her voice.She was unable to respond. Too shocked to speak, so she did what she could only do, which was to let the tears flow from deep within her soul.She felt an agony like no other.Her shoulders shook, her chest heaved and her stomach knotted. Snot ran down her nose all the way to her mouth, saliva drooled from the edges of her lips down to her chest. A vein jumped in her temple, throbbing like a migraine as she felt her world crash around her.Her whole body trembled and yet she could not utter a sound.Her eyes burned as though it was her blood that gushed from them instead of water.The emotion was so raw, so painful.He had deceived her, betrayed her trust, and broken her soul.He had everything planned out from the beginning, she was just a pawn in his game. A ragdoll he could use and dispose of, a cheap accessory that could be bought with money.
She could not believe Wayne had written this contract.Would not believe he had so cold-heartedly drawn up such a heartless, wicked, demeaning contract for her.No, not the Wayne she knew.How well do you know him? A small voice murmured in her head.For the four months she had stayed with him, she could attest to certain things he was capable of and this was too despicable to be true.Shook her head to clear it "Where did you get this from?""I found it lying in a corner in his office when Earnest instructed me to clean it this morning," Everette responded.Candice opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She swallowed and tried again "I can't believe this Everette, I just can't," she turned on her heel and started towards the door."Where are you going?" Everette called behind her."I am going to confront him with this," she threw over her shoulder.Before Everette could say anything else, she had opened her room door and was heading out. Her eyes had narrowed to slits and she saw re