XenraAsher's words greatly infuriated me. Even though I had always known he was ruthless, I couldn't believe he had consented to such an unreasonable request. My blood boiled with a mix of anger and hatred for Lena. The fact that the both of them are using humans as tools further infuriated me. But no, I wasn't going to allow that to happen; I'd do whatever I could to make sure that inhumane wish of hers wasn't granted. As the guards who Royce had given the task walked towards where I stood, my mind began to race with calculations of how to stop him from performing the task, but I was met with emptiness. Time was ticking by, and since I couldn't think of anything at that moment, I carefully stretched out my right leg, which sent him off balance, and since he wasn't expecting it, he almost fell to the ground. A low, undecipherable murmur hummed in the hall as they saw what happened, but Lena's voice quickly called them to order. "What sort of nonsense is this? Why wo
XenraAs soon as I heard Akira's voice, a great sense of ease settled in my heart. I took a deep breath and puffed out the fear that had earlier settled in my heart."Thank you, moon goddess," I said under my breath. I had just been saved from the claws of Asher and his unreasonable mate. Akira's presence was my saviour, and for that I was grateful.As Akira walked into the hall, my lips curled into a smirk. "It seems it's going to be entertaining; let's watch and see who that unreasonable Asher would take side with," I muttered under my breath.As I stared at Akira's approaching figure, I couldn't help but ponder who Asher would pick a side with: 'Is he going to choose his sister or that psychopath of a mate?' I pondered beneath my breath.Akira's face was etched with a frown as she took determined steps closer. "That's never going to happen," she reiterated with a firm voice."You can't just come here and decide what's going to happen in my brother's pack. This is not your brother's
XenraThe dining hall was usually quiet as they feasted on their meals. With a variety of dishes to be served, I stood behind Akira at my spot, waiting for further directives from any of them.What felt like feigned serenity was suddenly shattered by Akira."Talking about the scar on your face, there are rumours that Xenra, the vampire queen, is back," Akira stated without taking her eyes off her meal.At her words, my eyes flew open, and my heart skipped a beat. 'What does she mean by Xenra, I am back?' I wondered within me.As soon as Asher started speaking, I snapped at the thoughts that had gotten me busy; I couldn't miss out on that conversation."Really? Where did you get that from?" He asked, his gaze fixed on Akira, who was still busy with her meal."Well, I just came back from my mate to be, The news is everywhere. You know how popular and influential she is. People are saying she just came back and claimed to go on an exile to gain more powers and get herself equipped," Akir
XenraWith heavy feet, I dragged myself back to my tiny room; my heart wasn't exempted as well; it was both heavy and broken. With the conversation in the dining hall replaying in my head, I was filled with both fear and sadness. I couldn't stop considering the possibilities of what might happen. "What if it was true? What if Lenhandro had someone else impersonate me?" But in that tiny room, I was all by myself with no one to provide answers to my questions. The thought of it alone broke my heart, even as I dwelled on Lenhandro's treachery. Right there, the scenes of his betrayer replayed in my head, and all that I had gone through ever since I occupied this body, and as I dwelled on it, I felt my tears welling up in my eyes. "Or could it be that when that reincarnation happened, my body went to someone else's spirit?" I thought out loud, and as I pondered my thoughts, I realised it was possible. Right there, I realised that I had read something like that back then
XenraFeeling so sad and broken, I sat on the floor. I had cried myself into exhaustion and was too weak to move an inch. My bones felt broken, and as I dwelled on my present reality, a great sense of misery overwhelmed me.It was the approaching footsteps in the corridor that snapped me out of my thoughts. As I tried to make sense of what was happening, my door suddenly burst open, revealing Leah, who marched into my room, but she wasn't alone; right beside her were some other Omegas.Seeing the determination on their faces, I knew they had come for trouble, even though I wasn't in the mood to engage in any form of conversation with Leah and her gang."So this is where you are!" Leah spat, her words dripping with so much hatred for me. The rest of the maids had their hands folded across their chests as they waited for what would happen next.Ever since I came to the pack, I had always tried to avoid her, since everyone knew she was a bully. The fact that she was very fat made some of
LenaWith the weight of the humiliation I had felt in the dining hall weighing heavily on me, I followed the personal maid that was assigned to me to the chamber prepared for me.As I sat on the four postal beds, my mind kept racing with thoughts, replaying the scenes of Akira's dislike for me.The fact that she had openly humiliated me in the presence of the guards and maids filled me with wrath, and as I pondered on it, I felt an increasing hatred for her. "No, I have to do something, I muttered under breath. I realised that if my plans were to succeed, then I had to be close to Akira.I knew that if I could win her over, it'd be easier to fulfil my goals. Her support for me would increase Asher's trust in me, and then I'd strike when he least expected it.I snapped out of my thoughts and fixed my gaze on the personal maid assigned to me, and right there, something dropped in my heart."Nora!" I called her, who was standing by the door."Yes, my lady," Nora responded with a small v
AkiraI sat on my couch, anger swirling inside of me. The fact that Lena had arrived and that I had to put up with her annoying attitude got me really upset.I couldn't just put up with her arrogance, not when she was both evil and vicious.As my thoughts lingered, the voice of my male servant pierced through my thoughts."Lady Lena is arriving," the male servant announced, causing my brows to drew together in confusion."Did I just hear wrongly? What is Lena looking for in my chambers?" I asked, the confusion I had felt ringing in my tone, and just then, the voice came again."Lady Lena has arrived," the male servant announced again, making me greatly upset."What sort of nonsense is this? Who invited her? Why would she stroll into my chambers like she owned it?" My voice dripped with displeasure as I spoke, and my furrow deepened with anger. The fact that I hated her made me angrier.I turned towards Isabella, who was standing at her post, and asked her, "What happened? Why was I no
Akira"Come on, Akira, we shouldn't be like this," Lena said as calmly as she could, causing me to roll my eyes and scoff in disbelief. How was I supposed to be on good terms with someone as evil as her?"Are you done talking? Now get out of my chambers!" I ordered, unable to stand her presence anymore.Before I could get myself to say something, her voice came again. ,"Why's it that you don't like me? Why do you hate me so much? Did I do some things wrong? No matter how I thought about it, I can't understand why you have so much hatred for me," she stated, her eyes suddenly tender, unlike the vicious Lena I had known.But a leopard never changes his spot. Although I didn't know what game she was playing, I wasn't going to fall for her tricks. The fact she didn't know why I hated her so much is enough for me to know she hadn't done a rethink, not to talk about feeling remorse and repentant for what she had done.Someone who could order for the heads of people because of small mistake
Epilogue.XenraFollowing the defeat of the most powerful male vampire – Lenhandro – and one of the strongest Alphas – Leo, Asher rose as the strongest Alpha in the whole of the packs, solidifying his reign as supreme above them all.As a result, every other clan and pack took it upon themselves to pay homage to him as the supreme Alpha.One month had passed already, and every pack had enjoyed a season of peace and tranquillity, from the smallest to the largest packs. None of them saw themselves as supreme over another, but submitted to Asher, who in turn ensured that they were catered to.But his jurisdiction didn't rest only with the werewolves; even the vampire kingdoms as well had accepted his rule, for fear of his retaliation over Lenhandro's invasion.As a result, one month had passed already, yet the tranquillity that had spread all over the whole packs had never wavered a bit.Asher's victory had ushered in a season of peace and stability which extended to all territories.As
XenraA great sense of peace flooded me as soon as I heard their words. I had been worried that they might not appreciate what I had done for them since I was an Omega, even though I had been transformed into my own skin.They couldn't even recognise me, which was understandable, as not many people saw me when I was still the vampire queen, and even when I was in that fat Cecilia's body, I didn't come in contact with the elders or pack members; little wonder they were all oblivious to the transformation of my body.As I stared at them, I didn't need any to tell me that they meant what they had just said, and as if they hadn't said enough, he continued,"We've accepted you as our Luna; we don't care about the rumours flying around about whether you're an Omega or not. You've saved us all and have proven to us how deserving you are to be our Luna, and we're all ready to acknowledge you as our Luna." The man's words tumbled out in a fierce rush as he spoke.The expression on his face was
XenraStill unable to utter a word, I quickly bent my left shoulder and, at the same time, turned towards it to check for the scar that made me an Omega.As soon as I saw it, my lips gradually joined together, and the smile on my face gradually spread into a broad, peaceful smile.At that moment all I felt was peace. My gaze was still fixed on it when I began to speak. "It seems the moon goddess didn't completely give me back my body." I told him with a small voice."Don't feel bad about it," Asher began to say, brushing off a stray strand of hair from my face, his eyes glinting with excitement as they bore into mine.His words made the smile on my face stretch further, and I couldn't help but chuckle softly. "I'm not feeling bad about it," I replied calmly."What really matters to me right now is that I'm happy. Being the vampire queen came with a lot of stress, and I'm sure you can relate to it. It wasn't easy bearing the burden of the pack on my shoulders and looking out for them a
Xenra"Don't get me wrong," Asher swiftly said as soon as the words left my lips. "I perfectly love you the way you are. Just that it'll be unlawful for you to continue this way." A light furrow appeared on his face as he spoke."As long as that impersonator is still alive, people will always mistake her for you," He continued calmly. "You know how she's been tarnishing your image, and she won't stop because she doesn't really care at all, but nobody knows that, they will always think you're the one doing those things,""So I'll want you to have your body back and reclaim your image."Asher's words tumbled out in a rush as he spoke, filled with emotions. His voice oozed the depth of his sincerity as he conveyed it to me.I couldn't deny the truth in his words as I listened to him speak, even though I wanted nothing more.But then I knew he was telling the truth, Cecilia had done more damage to my name, and had never stopped ruining my image, I knew it was best I reclaimed black my b
Chapter 240 - Your Real Body.Xenra"I'm going to punish you for killing an innocent soul," Asher's voice was filled with determination as he spoke, his face tight with annoyance.From the look on his face I could see how disgusted he felt. As soon as the words left his lips, Asher's head whipped towards Sylvester."What's the punishment given to a murderer?" He asked, his voice echoing the determination burning within him."Alpha," Sylvester acknowledged with a bow. As he stood back upright he began to speak, "a life taken must be repaid by a life." He answered, his voice dripping in a matching intensity.Meanwhile, Royce had gone silent as he stared at both of them, his chest heaving hard, his face tight with determination as he waited for Asher's final verdict.He was determined to pull her down with him, the look on his face echoed his fierce resolution. He probably thought he was doing a good thing exposing the Alpha's mate, and I knew he would want to garner favour from it.As
AsherA derisive snort escaped my nostrils as soon as I heard Royce's words. I knew he was only trying to bail himself out, but I would never give him that opportunity, not after what he had done."I know already," I swiftly replied, my voice heavy with certainty as I stared down at him, who was desperately trying to save himself."No, I'm not sure you know what I'm talking about," Royce swiftly replied, determination laced in his words."Lena is not even your betrothed; she's an imposter that killed your mate and has been living with her identity all this while." Royce said, his words tumbling out in a fierce rush as he stared at me with his eyes wide open.I couldn't help the scoff that escaped my lips as soon as I heard his words. He must have thought I hadn't found out about it already.Since he had been on the run since he found out that I was alive, he didn't know that I had already found out about her identity, and since I had placed Lena on house arrest ever since that day, I
Asher Seconds stretched on, yet Xenra didn't pull her gaze away from me. The shock written all over her face was undeniable as she stared at me. With every passing second, my heart banged faster, and I grew increasingly desperate as I waited for her response. Deep within, a great sense of fear resided; I just couldn't imagine her rejecting me again. Over the years, I had realised that she was the one I wanted. Although I wasn't lucky enough to get her back before and tried to move on with my life, I would never leave her again, even if she rejected me. I had realised that she was the one I needed, and I was ready to do everything possible to keep her by my side. After about nine seconds of listening to my heartbeat in fright, Xenra's lips spread into a small smile. The excitement that glinted in her eyes was unmistakable as she stared at me. Xenra nodded her head hastily, her eyes searching for mine, then she tried to sit up, while I quickly assisted her. As I sat down in the
Xenra"I was thinking you'd need help in bringing down the impersonator sitting on your throne; that was why I left the kingdom as soon as I heard the news."Marcus' voice was filled with determination as he spoke, conveying the fierceness burning within him.He stood tall, his chest puffed out with determination, and as I stared at him, I knew he was ready to fight for me; I knew he would gladly give his life up if I had asked him to.As soon as the words left his lips, Asher began to speak. "He was the one that told me everything about you and your identity," he said with a calm voice."You were still unconscious when he explained it all to me. He told me how it had happened and how he was certain you were the real vampire queen."As soon as I heard his words, I knew I had to make myself clear.The last thing I needed was for Asher to feel indebted to me as a result of what I had done for him and then try to repay me.As far as I was concerned, I didn't need his pity; I didn't want
Xenra"Is she awake?" The faint voice of Akira broke into my ears as I gradually returned from dreamland.Even in my unconsciousness, I could hear the urgency in her voice."Brother, is she awake?" The voice became a little more audible, and clearer. Even though all I saw was darkness I could feel her presence, and from her words, I realized Asher was with her.Gradually, my eyes fluttered open, and my gaze fell on the white ceiling and then to the white-washed walls. My brows twitched as I tried to keep my eyes open but I felt both dizzy and weak. Suddenly, Akira's face popped up ahead of me and I vaguely saw the wide grin on her face."She's awake, brother, she's awake," Akira announced, accompanied by her giggling.Gradually, I became more aware, and I realized that an external warmth had coated my hands. Judging from how warm and comfortable it felt, it seemed those hands had been wrapping mine for a while, and I almost couldn't feel their weight anymore."Finally, after four da