Davina pov
I woke up completely dazed and needed a moment to get my bearings. My head was a mess and I was in severe pain that I could barely identify at the moment.
I tried to open my eyes, but it was difficult. It was dark, but somehow it still burned. I had to blink a few times before I was able to lift my head and look around.
I was in a dungeon and chained. I was on my knees trying to get up, which was a futile attempt. The chains rustled and the noise was very loud. My wrists were also attached to a chain that hung from the ceiling. My poor knees hurt for who knows how long I was in that position.
I grimaced as the pain inside me was great. The pure acid was in my veins. That reminded me of the hunter's weed syringe and the fight.
This made me realize that I was practically dead. There was no escape for me.
I continued to look around, needing some sort of distraction and wanting to know what was going on around me. There were two guards outside my dungeon and one looked at me with amusement. "Don't worry, I let Taran know you're awake."
The holes.
Whoever Taran was, he certainly wasn't a friendly guy. At least not Amun, that was a small consolation in this horror.
I tried to pull myself together and put on an ice-cold mask. I had to cover up my pain. There was no way I was going to give these beasts that satisfaction. I may experience inner torment from hell, but I had to hide it.
I don't know how long I waited, but finally someone came. This was evident from the fact that you could hear footsteps.
Shortly afterward someone said: “Well finally. You were gone for three whole days. We overdid it with the anesthetic, but you're a real beast too, Davina."
So three damn days. That might explain my condition. It was almost unbearable.
The man with the dark orange eyes came into my field of vision. I still thought it was the right hand, but I couldn't judge it exactly.
He opened the door, which made a hideous squeak. Interestingly, he left it open and took a step closer to me.
I didn't answer anything and continued to wear my stone mask. No matter what they did to me, I would never betray my clan.
Only then did I realize that he had said my name and my eyes shot back to him. Taran had a big grin on his face. He knew what I noticed because he said, "Someone called for you, so we already know your name."
The blood froze in my veins. I racked my brain about what was difficult. Someone called out to me before I passed out.
When I was finally able to think a little more clearly, I knew who it was.
Timothy.
No, they had killed him. I looked at him with hate, I did not doubt that he was dead.
Werewolves were monsters and killed everyone. This news stung my heart as I thought of Timothy. He had been a loyal friend and a good leader. It got worse when I thought about Amelie. She now had to cope without her husband, which must have been a terrible sadness.
Taran said with a smile, “Amun will come soon. He's been traveling for a while, but now he needs a break. I can assure you, he's not in a good mood. You can look forward to it, Huntress." He said the word Huntress with disgust.Now it was I who smiled and asked, “Oh, hasn’t he found his prostitute yet?” I feel incredibly sorry for the woman." He probably didn't like my choice of words at all, which I could tell from the look in his eyes. Hatred was very important, which is what I wanted to evoke.
"You hunters are all brainwashed." He rolled his eyes and started pacing around the dungeon. It wasn't very pleasant, but I didn't say anything about it. I didn't care what Taran thought of me.
He continued, "You think we're all cold-blooded monsters." Taran looked at me and I replied unimpressed. "So do you." He stopped briefly and looked at me. I couldn't quite read his expression.
My life was only short. It would be over soon, too soon, but basically, it was my fault. I should have taken my legs in my hands and run far away. But no, I had to throw a knife at him.
Since Taran still didn't make a sound, I said mockingly: "Well, the truth usually hurts." I wanted to use my element, but I felt the burning immediately. That cursed hunter's herb was pure torture.
I wanted to scream but bit my lip.
Taran was about to start when a very threatening voice thundered: "Where is she?!" The voice sounded incredibly angry and very authoritarian. That was Amun. I rolled my eyes and Taran turned away from me to leave the dungeon.
Wonderful.
I was either tortured or killed. I was hoping for the second option. I wasn't necessarily keen on torture before my death. But no matter what happened, I would have to accept it. I let my head fall back and look at the ceiling, waiting for my judge.
The same voice asked, "Who exactly is she?" The bad mood practically dripped from his words. As good as the day started, it ended just as badly.
It was Taran who answered him: “Davina, the daughter of one of the clan heads. The successor to the most powerful on this continent and a real beast. Of course also an element carrier, not just a hunter."
The footsteps continued to be heard and the question: "What kind?" How nice that they talked about me as if I wasn't there, even though they were still in the aisle. However, it should be clear to them that I could certainly hear them.
The ceiling that I was staring at was incredibly fascinating. It was made of stone and was my current field of vision. I may be fearless, but I was minimally afraid of the sight of Amun. Hopefully, the rumors weren't true.
I heard a smile in Taran's voice as he answered, "Fire." Annoyed and annoyed, Amun said, "How I hate these fire devils. They are the most annoying of all." Yes, that was nothing new. I was aware that they had their greatest dislike for us.
It did get better and better. By now I was pretty sure I was going to be tortured.
I heard the creak of the dungeon door being opened. My judge was here now and my sentence would soon be handed down.Bored, I said: "Now I had to wait quite a long time." That was very cheeky, but it had to be done. I would never give in, that wasn't my style. A stubborn person through and through until the bitter end, which came faster than I expected.
He answered coldly: "Fire devil, you should curb your big mouth. We have you on a leash." Despite all the pain, I laughed snidely. "Leash, actually your dogs are attached to it."
The ceiling was really beautiful. I just couldn't take my eyes off it. This dungeon generally needed cleaning."Who exactly are you? I already know that you are the successor." I bit my bottom lip because I would stay silent.
Taran finally sighed and replied, "Davina Rosewood. The Rosewood Clan is the largest and currently, her uncle is the leader. She would have been next."
Yes, because those beasts had killed my entire family. Inevitably Gerald had come to power.
You had to hand it to Taran. He had done good research. Sure, you could tell a lot from the tattoo, but he must have found out something different about my uncle. Unless they already had this information. Who knows.The smile could be heard in his voice as the king said: "It's a good thing we caught them. A fire devil as a leader would be a real plague." I dared to say something: "Yes, you are not particularly fire resistant."
Amun thundered: "Be quiet!" Ugh, that voice could give you goosebumps. However, she was just as attractive. When you heard her, you expected a male specimen. Another reason to keep looking up. The guy certainly looked scary and I wanted to keep my courage up for a while.
I heard footsteps coming closer to me, which made me nervous. The fear increased and I wanted it to be over quickly.
Taran asked, "What do we do with her?" Amun seemed to think about it because there was silence. I was happy to help him out by suggesting: "How about breaking your neck and being done with it? You shouldn't have long conversations with scum. We're like annoying flies, you should get rid of them quickly."
Amun replied in the same cold voice, "If I had known you were vermin, I would have taken the fly swatter." Well, I put the fly thing in his mouth. If it were any other situation, I would certainly laugh.
He continued, "I've already thought of something great for you. Would you like to hear it?" Not really, but that would be cowardly. I replied in an exaggeratedly friendly manner: "Very much."
He took another step so he was standing directly in front of me. Amun roughly grabbed my chin and pulled my head forward so I had to look at him. When I touched it, I immediately felt sparks and a tingling sensation. At first, I didn't know what to do, I had never felt anything like that before.My eyes found him, they were golden and beautiful.
Bling.Something went bling in me.
I could barely explain it, but there was something there. Something that drew me to him, that connected me to him.
His voice sounded much less cold as he said, "I finally found you, Mate."
Davina povNo, that had to be a joke. No, this couldn't happen to me, not to me.A smile played on his lips, which was crazy. We were damn enemies and certainly not mates.He said softly and quietly, "Finally." I continued to feel the tingling sensation as his hand held my chin. Unfortunately, I liked the feeling, but I managed to keep my stone mask."I've finally found you." To make matters worse, he stroked my chin with his thumb. This situation was completely absurd, but Amun was happy.He looked into my eyes for a long time and I wanted to look away, but it was impossible. I was mesmerized by those golden eyes.Suddenly Amun let go of me and stood up again. Only now was I able to look away from him again? My eyes fell on the idiot next to him. Taran looked completely shocked as if he had seen a ghost. Fainting may be imminent.Amun turned to him and said, "Let the pack know that I have found my Luna."Was he serious?!I would rather commit suicide than give in to this madness. The
Davina povWhen I woke up, I didn't know what to do at first.Where was I? Even better question, who was I?I blinked a few times, no, this sight was unfamiliar to me. Then I felt an indescribable pain, it burned deep inside me. I was missing something and that was my fire. It was suppressed and completely closed off from me.I sat up quickly because the memories came flooding back. The pain almost consumed me, so I grimaced. That was pure torture and hellish torment.Suddenly I heard someone say: "I'm sorry, but it had to be done." My eyes shot to the direction from which the voice had come. Of course, it was Amun, I immediately felt the hatred flaring up in me. I would rather be dead than his to be a mate.Amun sat on a chair next to the bed in which I was lying. I was captivated by his eyes, which were golden. It was somehow a warm color, but also strange. These unusual werewolf eye colors were difficult to comprehend in one's mind. You had the thought that they had to be contact l
Davina povThe next 24 hours were pure torture. My symptoms steadily got worse.Up until that point I had always managed to brush off Gwen. With the request that I wanted to rest. She always understood me and thought that I was very exhausted.Thanks to my last question, Amun hadn't sent me a healer. They would probably notice that I would die soon and my current plan would be invalid. So I was lucky and would soon meet my end.I could only hope that Gwen gave me the peace I wanted. My condition deteriorated rapidly. On her next visit, she would notice that something was very wrong.The fever plagued me and I had all sorts of conditions. The pain consumed me, everything inside me burned and hurt like hell. This pain was now almost unbearable and was getting worse.When the next wave of pain hit me, I became dizzy. The fever rose and I was no longer completely sane. The madness had certainly already reached me.Chills set in and my head was pounding. It was like someone was swinging a
Davina povI had been in the hospital wing, which was in the palace, for another week. Admittedly in a back part, but there was one there. I had never left this building since I was in the dungeon.A doctor explained to me that I was initially in a coma for three weeks. I had narrowly escaped death. So close to failure, my hatred grew. I almost made it, but unfortunately, I survived.I remembered being awake briefly after the three weeks. Amun had spoken to me then before I stepped away again.Afterward, I was unconscious for two more days.Then another week in the hospital wing to recover. It had taken me a long time to get well.The stay was very boring. Gwen had visited me again and again, but she had little to do here. There were enough nurses and doctors to look after me.By now I had become friends with her. We were on the same wavelength and hit it off straight away. That was a small consolation in this situation.The doctors and nurses were all human. This was certainly Amun's
I sat on the floor and looked at the wall opposite. This encounter with Amun had been disturbing. I had to sort my thoughts again.However, this was quickly interrupted because there was a knock on the door and then it was opened. You didn't have to be psychic to know that was Gwen.She came in with a big smile and said, "Good morning, Davina." Given my current state of mind, her mood was unnerving, but I still tried to put on a friendly expression. "Good morning, Gwen."When her eyes landed on me, she looked confused and I stood up. "What are you doing on the floor?" I shrugged and explained, "I like sitting on the floor." I did, but the actual reason was different. Gwen nodded and seemed to accept this because she pointed behind her. "Breakfast is waiting for you."With a sigh, I started moving. At least I could leave the room. A big plus point was that Amun couldn't run into me under any circumstances. After all, he said he had a lot to do. There was no risk at the front.Gwen held
After breakfast, Gwen accompanied me to my room. I had used the elegant excuse that I wanted to rest. I wanted to test my latest theory.So I waited for Gwen to leave the room and focused on the small palm tree that was in the room. It was in a corner and nestled in a ceramic pot.I knelt in front of it and concentrated on it. Since I knew some of Earth's element carriers, I knew at least a few things about them.After closing my eyes, I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the thin trunk. Maybe I felt something.Yes, there it was.I felt this plant. The feeling was hard to describe, but I could feel it if I focused on it.She was fine and had no complaints. The palm tree received neither too much nor too little water. Otherwise, she was satisfied.I opened my eyes and said quietly, "Hello my friend." At least it felt like a friendship or some kind of connection. She was sending me positive energy, so that was a nice response. I had to get used to it. But through this, I understoo
His voice alone made me melt, but I pulled myself together and didn't let it show in the slightest. His expression was difficult to read. I have no idea what was going on in that head.As I approached him, Amun stood up. I didn't trust him at all, so I stopped. Who knows what he was up to?The king pulled out my chair and gave me a smile, which I didn't return. His mood seemed to have improved since our last encounter.His gesture annoyed me because it was far too polite. Like he was a gentleman, which was just a charade. No werewolf was as charming.I looked at him and asked, "Can we stop the feigned politeness?" My voice sounded cool and his smile faded. "That I wasn't feigning." He got an eye roll in response and I continued to stand where I was.When I went through what the monsters had done to me and those around me, I couldn't see any kind of intentions behind his behavior. There was another reason.No, I wouldn't let him treat me like that. He seemed to get that because Amun sa
He shocked me with that. I never expected anything like this. That was a different kind of challenge.How did he even come up with this crazy idea?Suddenly the door opened behind us and Amun thundered, "Get out!" I involuntarily flinched at the volume. You had to be practically afraid of the guy, so it would be a miracle if I had stayed calm. The door closed again, so the visitor had the same feeling and ran away.Turning to me and in a calmer voice, he asked, "So?"I was still too shocked by his idea that I should kiss him. That was crazy. He had to give me time to think about it.I would be crazy to do that. Besides, why should I? It was logical and obvious that I wasn't going along with this crap.I cleared my throat and asked in horror, “Are you stupid? Why should I kiss you?" I'm sure no one had ever spoken to him like that before, but I didn't mind formalities at the moment.A smile played on Amun's lips as he replied, "That would prove to me that you hate me, as long as you fe
"Alright, I'll do you a favor. I'll come back to this later.""I'm looking forward to it, I can't stop myself." She must have recognized the sarcasm in my words because I had made it clear.Flynn and Tyrone seemed to have continued to talk, at least the beta was saying, "As you wish, but the ball gown thing would be perfect. Maybe we can find new recruiters to replace you since you can be so mean."Oh, that was very daring.That deep, menacing growl from Tyrone made my heart stop for a moment. It was as if the world stopped for a moment. A shiver of fear ran down my spine and my eyes automatically found him.He glared at his beta, more like killing him with his eyes and he had one hand clenched tightly into a fist. As if he was preparing to harm someone.His voice mirrored his appearance as Tyrone replied, "You will look after her as if your life depended on what she does. And you will remind people that they need to be respectful of their Luna." He emphasized the word Luna, which was
I had just arrived at the front door with Flynn and then I realized something. I only had the high heels from last night.Did I seriously need to tour this area in high heels?Sure, it was doable, just uncomfortable and certainly not suitable footwear for this project.With a sigh, I turned to him and explained, "I only have yesterday's very high shoes. You'll probably have to be patient today because you're slower in those things."Flynn dismissed it with a wave of his hand and said, "No problem. We can go to a store and you can buy some suitable ones."Yes, but with what money?He probably didn't take into account that I had arrived here with hardly anything. Hopefully, Tyrone had told him that. You usually gave your best friend a story about your experiences, especially when it came to your mate.To be on the safe side, I remarked, "They didn't give me time to pack, so all my things will be sent later."Surprisingly, Flynn got a cheeky grin on his face, which made me look at him sl
The door opened and a man emerged. He had a higher rank because that's what he radiated.Werewolves could generally sense this. So I concluded that I was dealing with a beta. It was very likely that he was Tyrone's beta, at least that would be logical considering whose house I was in.It was confusing that he smiled, even more so when the words followed in a friendly tone, "Good morning Luna, nice that we got to know each other."He started moving and as he did I replied, "Good morning." I would reply that it was nice to meet him, but I still had absolutely no details."By the way, I'm Tyrone's beta."Oh well, as expected.—---------------------------"Ok, Beta from Tyrone and what's your name?" He didn't tell me that and this information would be great.Just before he got to me, I stood up to properly introduce myself. My good upbringing said hello.When he stood in front of me, he offered me his hand, which I accepted. "I'm Flynn and you must be Aurelia." How nice, then at least he
Aurore said, "I'm telling you, it's terrible. If we're too stupid to ever leave here, our first act in office is to burn this piece."Yes, we also liked to have very logical topics that were incredibly helpful if you had a ton of problems.—---------------------------------Meanwhile, I was sitting at the dining table and looking at the roll that was on the plate in front of me. It wasn't an exciting sight at all, but I wasn't capable of anything else.What concerned me most was Amanda. From Tyrone's behavior, his mom wasn't a nice person. Except it was his fault and not hers. I had to find out somehow, until then I shouldn't trust anyone.Aurore chimed in by saying, "We need to befriend someone who isn't part of this family. Someone neutral who can tell us something about the circumstances."That was my plan too, too the only question was how we should become friends. Amanda had said she wanted to show me the area, but Tyrone didn't want me near her.If I had the opportunity, I would
However, that was cut short as Aurore growled and yelled at me, "Get a hold of yourself, Aurela!" It was so loud that I could barely contain myself from wincing.Tyrone immediately got my full attention again as he ran over to my side again.Why did he do that?Why was he just looking for me?Why?!When he placed a kiss in the crook of my neck, I tensed. That was too much of a good thing, more of a bad thing. I was lucky that the dress was high-necked, so we had no skin-to-skin contact."I had to look for you for far too long." The crowning moment came when a slight growl was heard.However, I understood something at that moment.That wasn't Tyrone.No.This was his wolf who had gained the upper hand, which is why I had to deal with him.Addressing my wolf, I said, "Aurore, his wolf is your problem." You could hear in my voice how confused and completely overwhelmed I was.She mumbled, "Um, no thanks. You're doing well, I don't want to bother you any further.""Angsthase!""You're no
In the entrance hall, we took the door that was at the back. It was exactly the one Amanda had stepped out of yesterday when I met her.A corridor came into my field of vision and it was narrower than the one on the upper floor. There were also some paintings hanging here. Presumably, everything was papered with them, but these were works of art and not relatives or whoever was pictured on the others.Amanda continued to talk, but I was distracted by the surroundings so I barely noticed. That was rude, but there was a lot to see. Besides, she was in a torrent of talk and didn't want to be interrupted.Just as we reached a door and Amanda was about to open it, I heard a cold voice behind us say, "Aurela."I automatically turned around and immediately spotted Tyrone coming towards us. Joy looked completely different, but that's exactly the emotion you should expect from him.I had hoped that I wouldn't have to see him again today, but unfortunately, he was brutally murdered. I had to pu
I closed the door behind Amanda and turned to her. She walked to the middle of the room and then turned to me. It was kind of weird that she had the same eyes as Tyrone.Sure, many children had the same eye color as their parents. But it was also the same shape and this dark green was something of a rarity. At least I had never met anyone with that particular color.She had a smile on her face and asked, "How are you?" This was a very logical question that started most conversations. It was good that she took it into her own hands because I couldn't think of anything, it was all too new for that."Good thanks and you?" I managed to put on a slight smile, which I was very proud of."Also. How did you sleep?" She looked around the room, so I automatically did the same. There wasn't anything wrong with it. Except of course the color, which in my opinion was represented too often."Good, good. By the way, it's a nice room." A small part of it may be a lie, but politeness demanded this sta
If we accepted him seriously, then we were trapped. He could find us anywhere, which would make running away pointless. This would practically seal the fact that we would ultimately complete the Mate band.We had to avert all of this somehow and for that, we needed a good strategy.I was still standing in the same spot, desperately running a hand through my hair. I closed my eyes to better concentrate so nothing else could distract me.Aurore answered confidently, "We will find a solution. It can hardly be our fate that we have to submit to this man. Rejection is not an impossibility."But how should we do that?Tyrone obviously didn't want that when he was already talking about the next step.After taking a deep breath to calm myself, I asked, "And how?""You ask a good question and we'll find a good answer to that soon."At least one of us had the optimism within us. For me, that was a big miss.My wolf cleared her throat and said, "You should change into something else. We don't ha
That hit me like a slap in the face. I was separated from them and, if I was unlucky, I never saw them again. Essentially, I had lost her and was trapped in a house with a strange man who scared me.Tyrone said, “Welcome to the Darkmoon Pack.”With those final words, another wave came over me and it was powerful enough to almost bring me to my knees as it was so overwhelming. I gave everything I had to stay firmly on both feet and always looked back at him.The connection to the whole pack was palpable and I didn't miss the fact that it was much larger than my previous one. There were many members, of which I was now a member.Tyrone looked at me and said, "You're the first one who doesn't make a sound when taking the picture."I raised an unimpressed eyebrow and asked, "Why should I?""My pack is much stronger and has more than four times as many members. A recording has brought down werewolves that come from a place larger than your old one."Aurore growled and said, "My dear, you u