Rojan felt his mood growing salty as he strained his hearing to listen in on their small chit-chat.His eyes were fixed on them as they strolled away.Well, he was only eavesdropping in on them for her own safety.He had brought her to this plane, a strange place away from her world. It was only honorable that he watched out for her, keeping tabs on whatever, she was doing at every point in time. Even Wayne would approve of his behavior, it was an act of service to ensure she was out of trouble during her time on this plane."Believe me there's a lot of things you are yet to explore in my world," Xander said, his voice playful.Rojan rolled his eyes at his flirtatious words."Really, I can't wait," she replied dryly."After we danced…" he had stopped walking and was now looking at her "I could not stop thinking about you," his voice was husky with passion.Bernice slowed her steps and she came to a halt "Uhuh," she replied absent-mindedly."I want to kiss you my lovely one. Have you e
Strong hands encircled her waist and pulled her against a well-muscled chest.Her head lifted and she gazed into the grey depths of his eyes, a very attractive set of eyes.Enfolded in his arms, she had to rest her hands on his broad shoulders to keep her balance.Candice let her eyes roam over his jet-black tuxedo. It was so nicely cut and fitted, that it molded around his body, accentuating his bulging biceps, his muscled chest, and the tapered layout of his lean torso. He spared no expense when it came to his looks. He knew he was handsome, and by all means, showed it off.She turned around to glance at the others slow dancing on the dance floor, trying to see if anyone was watching him. If she was drawn to his sexual appeal, many other ladies who had eyes would find him attractive too.Was it just her insecurity making her feel nervous about someone else ogling her man?Did she just refer to him as hers?Well, technically he was her man while the contract was still valid."What bo
She turned the corner that removed her from the living area's view and she continued up the two layers of stairs until she arrived at his room's door.She held the door handle and pushed open the room.Walking into the space, she looked around. It had been a while since she had been here. After the night of the siren's call, Wayne had not invited her up here. Neither had she sought him out here, in his room.Their relationship was complicated by so many underlying factors. Firstly, she was human and he was an amortal. A werewolf with supernatural abilities. She would grow old within a few years, add forty more years to her age, give or take and she would be old and wrinkly. While he would be exactly the same, aging only slightly. Despite being almost two centuries old, he was still stunning and insanely gorgeous.Who would be attracted to a demented, hunched, toothless grandma?Secondly, he was a king and had a kingdom to his name, while she was an orphan and a nobody. She had not a p
Wayne had just finished saying the last of his goodbyes.He quickly exited the space and headed for his room. Eager to get to his needy little mate.Her shy admission that she wanted him, aroused him like never before. His body had grown taught with impatience while bidding farewell to his guests. He couldn't wait to get back to her.Taking the steps two by two, he hurried to his room. The thought of pleasuring her body tonight sent jittery anticipation through. His wolf had jumped in glee at her invitation, it had been suffocated for so long, unable to enjoy the intimacy of its mate.Even now his testicles were heavy with his seed. He couldn't wait to feed the length of his cock into her, to pump his hot seed into her wetness. His cock pulsed in his pants, as he feared he might not last within her with the way he was feeling. Anyway, they had all night to go as many rounds as they pleased.With the thought in mind, he pushed open the door of his room. A strong smell of sweet wine hit
Suddenly, the door of his bedroom burst open as Rojan kicked it in, poised with a metal blade, armed for battle."Wayne?" he called, bringing the blade down as he saw him seated on the floor with Candice in his arms. "What's going on?" he asked as he walked into the room frowning."Candice!" Bernice yelled, emerging from behind him as she rushed to them and sank to the floor, collecting her from him.He got up from the floor and glared at Rojan "You brought her along? Really?"What was this? A buy one get one free? Were they now a package deal?Rojan rubbed the back of his neck "She saw me when I was grabbing a sword and followed me here.""Something terrible has happened, I told her to wait here for me. But when I came upstairs, I found her like this, I sprayed the fairies dust Sabine gave me and here I saw critters, falling from my walls to the ground, smelling of-""Wolfsbane!" Rojan exclaimed."You remember it too?" He asked."How can I ever forget when my father ensured we inhaled
Bernice pushed her way into the house."Wow, not what I expected," she murmured as she took in the interior of the house."What if you were walking into a death trap?" Rojan said as he walked into the house after her "You should stay behind me, not in front of me," he told her.Unperturbed by his admonishment, she walked around the house inspecting the designs. This house that looked like a tiny tree house on the outside, was nothing like it on the inside. It was even bigger and prettier than her apartment back in Nashville. Nice art mosaics and collages adorned the nicely screeded walls. Expensive-looking artifacts lined the shelves at the far end of the wall whereas lush and plush sofas outlined the length of the living room.Whoever lived here clearly had taste."Rojan!" a female voice exclaimed as she appeared from a corner of a corridor. She was a red-haired beauty. Blessed with all the right curves. Bernice watched her come close and put her hands around Rojan in a tight hug.Hu
"I saw a cold dark place, where the sun hardly shines. It was windy and treacherous, there I saw an ancient dragon full of age and loneliness, wheezing heavily as the air gradually snuffed out from his lungs, and his eyes froze in death. I looked up and saw a handwriting in the sky: Here lies your cure," Sabine narrated.Rojan grimaced stunned at her revelation, his face crumpling with a knowledge only he seemed to know."What? Do you know what she is talking about?" Bernice queried, searching his face."She is talking about…Uranus. Where the ancient dragon king was buried," he said dazed.Bernice blinked confused "Uranus? Planet Uranus?""Yes," Sabine affirmed.Rojan rubbed his temple "Wayne and I were just discussing it this very night. The dragon king's remains," he mused to himself."Seems the universe is leading you in that direction for a reason. One you cannot seem to avoid now," Sabine noted."How does time move in Uranus? Is it the same as earth?" He enquired."I don't know m
Voices…A lot of voices assaulted her senses.Sounds of birds flying, the chirping of insects, the croak of frogs, the snorting of horses, the bleating of sheep and the quacking of ducks, amongst many other sounds.Voices floated on the wind all through the house, their chatter sounding like a thousand echoes. Strong flavors of food both raw and cooked filled her nostrils, suffocating her. She felt energy-like vibrations all around her, overwhelming her.Yet everything was pitch black.She saw nothing but total darkness.Her body had grown hard like a rock, unable to move and her heartbeat had slowed, with a faint rise and fall of her chest to let in a small amount of oxygen. Her throat felt ragged and raw as though it was burned by scourging heat. She couldn't see, speak, or move but somehow, she was able to feel energy and hear sounds.Like she was dead yet alive.Existing in her subconsciousness.It must be the effect of the wolfsbane, giving her the perks of amortality while it ki
"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