XenraAs I emerged from the other side of the palace, my attention was suddenly drawn to two maids, who mentioned my name, "Who?" One of them said, causing my brows to furrow."Xenra, the vampire queen," The other one responded. They were busy discussing among themselves.At their words, my curiosity piqued, and I began to wonder what they were talking about, but before I could try to wrap my head around whatever it was, the other one spoke again,"You mean she's coming?" She asked, her tone ringing with surprise, her eyes wide open in shock.From between the flower rows, I saw the other one nod her head in response, while my brows twitched. As I couldn't understand what they meant by the vampire queen coming to Asher's pack."Everyone is so frightened right now, because the last time she came, it didn't end well between her and the Alpha. Now, no one knows what to expect from her visit. Everyone is talking about it and is really scared," she stated with a hushed tone that sounded bar
XenraThe slap stung, and my cheek burned. I finally regained myself, and my lips twisted with rage. With two determined steps, I advance towards Rossy, my anger burning within me like a wildfire.I was going to teach her a lesson she'd never forget in a hurry. I was going to make sure she never laid her filthy hands on anyone.I had just taken the second step when Minni held my hair and dragged me back towards her. I felt a piercing pain on my scalp, and before I could turn towards her, Rossy punched me hard on my protruded stomach.I bent at my waist, my knees buckling as I succumbed to the pain the blow had inflicted on me. I clutched my stomach tightly as I tried to soothe the pain, but those two demons weren't satisfied."We're going to teach you a lesson you'd never forget in a hurry," Minni spat, her voice heavy with a mix of hatred and anger.With one more kick from Rossy, I fell to my butt like a sack. Before I knew what was happening, they punched and kicked me, and on every
Asher"The vampire queen is arriving!" The voice of the guard rang out from outside the hall.Immediately, I drew in a deep breath and silently puffed it out to steer myself for the upcoming conversation. I had already anticipated her pride and arrogance and had prepared myself to put her in check.I, along with Royce, my beta, and a few of the elite wolves, walked toward the entrance of the hall to receive Xenra, whom I hadn't met in a very long time."The vampire queen has arrived!" The guard announced again, and as I saw her who was seated on the chariot, I felt a mix of emotions settling in my heart. But I quickly shoved them aside since I knew she had only come as a guest.One of her guards helped her down the chariot and led her toward the entrance where we stood.My brows furrowed as I noticed she wasn't walking like the Xenra I had always known.Xenra never walked with her hands swinging beside her like a commoner would; she always had her hands held together in her stomach, he
AsherI needed no one to tell me how much Xenra liked Akira. She was so fond of her and would never ask her to leave her alone.Akira, at her words, quickly giggled, "I'm sorry about that; it's just that I've missed you so much," she stated, her words dripping with excitement."It's okay," Xenra responded, with a small smile on her face, and then sat back in her spot.Akira quickly drew the other chair closer to her, her face broadened with a wide smile."Oh, Xenra, you don't know how much I've missed you. How have you been? You're not looking any different, still the same, so beautiful and young," Akira's words tumbled out in a rush as she spoke."I've missed you too, Akira. I'll take that as a compliment." She stated, causing my brows to twitch.A compliment? Xenra never needed anyone to tell her how beautiful she was. She was so full of pride that she needed no acknowledgement from anyone.'What the hell has happened to her? That's so weird and unlike Xenra. How can someone change
AsherMy attention was suddenly pulled towards the emerging figure of Lena. The fierce look on her face hinted at the determination in her heart. It was clear the small smile she had on her face was only a mask over the hatred in her heart.'Not now! I hope this one would not make the situation worse!' I reasoned within me and then drew in a deep breath to prepare myself for whatever was coming."Good day, old friend!" Lena greeted her, her lips slightly twisted as she stared at her. I could tell she was only trying to be courteous.The vampire queen, at her words, spun towards the direction of Lena, who was standing beside her.Her brows creased with small lines while I observed closely. "Good day!" She stressed, but from the look on her face, I could guess she was confused.Her next words confirmed my suspicion, as she bluntly spoke without any reservation. "Sorry, have we met before?" She asked.Okay. Now that was really weird. How could Xenra forget Lena?Lena, at her words, chuck
AsherSilence had descended upon us at her words, as nobody told anybody to mind their own meal, not after she had totally put I and Lena beneath her.I was lost in my own thoughts too, pondering her drastic change when Lena's words broke the awkward peace that hovered around us."Why are you not behaving like the vampire queen we used to know?" She asked, her eyes glinting with mischief, mirroring the mockery in her heart.The vampire queen's head jerked up at her words, and her brows drew together, but before she could say a word, Lena's words cut through, wrapped with amusement."Or is it that you suffered an amnesia or a loss of identity and self-worth?" She asked, without breaking her gaze off the vampire queen, laughing at her own words, which she had found funny.The vampire queen's lips curled into a small smile at her words, while Akira's brows furrowed together in clear annoyance, but before Lena's laughter could subside, Akira's voice cut through her laughter, "Not everyone
AsherPartly occupied with thoughts, I stood up to leave when Akira suddenly stopped laughing. "Not so fast, brother!" She called back my attention, halting me in my tracks.She got up and walked over to where I stood, with a broad smile on her face, and twirled her index finger at my face as she teased me. "I saw the way you were looking at the vampire queen all the time; I think you still like her." Her words wrapped with a warm chuckle as she spoke, staring at my face like she was indirectly saying, "You've been caught!"Like her? I couldn't stop the loud chuckle that escaped my lips at her words. Like, where the hell did she get that from?Typical of Akira, I knew she wouldn't stop insinuating whatever she felt, except her disbelief had been cleared."Oh please, Akira, not now," I told her, after my laughter had died down and I wanted to walk away."You're trying to run away from it because you've been caught, right?" She said as she broke out from behind me and stood before me w
XenraI emerged from the garden, carrying a basket of different varieties of fruits, just as Akira had instructed me.As I strolled towards the palace, my mind was partly occupied with the news I had heard about the arrival of the vampire queen. I was still trying to comprehend the logic when the voice of the reporting guard broke into my thoughts."The vampire queen is departing!" He announced with a loud, firm voice. His words snapped me back to the present and stirred a sudden sense of urgency within me. I halted in my tracks immediately. "The vampire queen, let me quickly hide for my life." I muttered beneath my breath. I had just taken three determined steps towards the other side of the flower rows when I halted in my tracks again. "No, wait! That's not right; why should I be running away from the impersonator?" I reasoned beneath my breath.As I tried to get myself to think of something to do at that moment, something dropped in my heart."Yes! I'm going to take a cover and
Leo"I almost blew our cover today," Lena's voice pierced through the satisfaction I had derived from the deep-seated resentment she had for Asher and the vampire queen.My brows furrowed as I snapped back to the present. I fixed my gaze on her, to find her gaze turned inwardly, with an unreadable expression on her face; it was clear she had drifted into thought.Her words made my heart skip a beat, and with every passing second, I felt a growing anxiety within me."What did you tell him?" I asked, my words tumbled out in a rush as I stared at her, echoing the rising desperation that had settled in my heart."I almost couldn't hold back," her words came again, dripping calmly; a total contrast to the desperate swirling within me."What happened? What did you tell him?" I asked again, my voice a little firmer this time around, my gaze fixed intently on her.At my words, she turned towards me, and her lips curled upwards into a small smile, but it was empty. It was meant to reassure me
Leo"If she hadn't left the room or gone into exile that day, what then happened to her?" Raymond's question broke into the thoughts that had kept me busy.I snapped back to the present to find his fingers resting on his jaw, it turned out that he was only thinking out loud."As far as we know, Alpha, the lady that came here that day was Xenra." His voice came again, causing me to tap my fingers on the mahogany desk, as my mind raced with calculations,I was trying to reconcile my findings at the brothel, with what I had observed the day Xenra visited."Here!" I pointed at the rough sketch of Maltos' castle, which I had drawn. The rough sketch lay bare on the mahogany desk, and I encircled Maltos' palace with my index finger; it was the home of the Vampire queen."What really happened in there that night?" I pondered out loud, causing Raymond to lean closer as he took a closer look at the rough sketch, as if he could see some invisible inscription.I was still trying to get the sligh
Xenra"Why me?" I yelled and kicked the broken fragments of the verse. My muscles tightened, and my body itched.I couldn't contain the anger brewing inside of me any longer. With every passing second, it burnt hotter like a furnace, and I needed to let it loose.With three heavy steps, I moved to the other side of the wall, where our clothes were hung on the rope, and yanked them off the rope. With that same determination burning within me, I threw them towards the door, screaming at the top of my lungs, which sent the clothes flying towards different directions.Yet, I wasn't satisfied at all. I went to my bed, and pulled the blankets off, squeezed them roughly, and threw them towards the cracked window."Why did you do this to me, moon goddess? Why me?" I shouted at the top of my voice."I hate you, moon goddess! You deceived me. I hate you so much." I cried my heart out, and at the same time turned towards my bed that lay bare and tried to push it off."You've brought shame and d
XenraI emerged from the garden, carrying a basket of different varieties of fruits, just as Akira had instructed me.As I strolled towards the palace, my mind was partly occupied with the news I had heard about the arrival of the vampire queen. I was still trying to comprehend the logic when the voice of the reporting guard broke into my thoughts."The vampire queen is departing!" He announced with a loud, firm voice. His words snapped me back to the present and stirred a sudden sense of urgency within me. I halted in my tracks immediately. "The vampire queen, let me quickly hide for my life." I muttered beneath my breath. I had just taken three determined steps towards the other side of the flower rows when I halted in my tracks again. "No, wait! That's not right; why should I be running away from the impersonator?" I reasoned beneath my breath.As I tried to get myself to think of something to do at that moment, something dropped in my heart."Yes! I'm going to take a cover and
AsherPartly occupied with thoughts, I stood up to leave when Akira suddenly stopped laughing. "Not so fast, brother!" She called back my attention, halting me in my tracks.She got up and walked over to where I stood, with a broad smile on her face, and twirled her index finger at my face as she teased me. "I saw the way you were looking at the vampire queen all the time; I think you still like her." Her words wrapped with a warm chuckle as she spoke, staring at my face like she was indirectly saying, "You've been caught!"Like her? I couldn't stop the loud chuckle that escaped my lips at her words. Like, where the hell did she get that from?Typical of Akira, I knew she wouldn't stop insinuating whatever she felt, except her disbelief had been cleared."Oh please, Akira, not now," I told her, after my laughter had died down and I wanted to walk away."You're trying to run away from it because you've been caught, right?" She said as she broke out from behind me and stood before me w
AsherSilence had descended upon us at her words, as nobody told anybody to mind their own meal, not after she had totally put I and Lena beneath her.I was lost in my own thoughts too, pondering her drastic change when Lena's words broke the awkward peace that hovered around us."Why are you not behaving like the vampire queen we used to know?" She asked, her eyes glinting with mischief, mirroring the mockery in her heart.The vampire queen's head jerked up at her words, and her brows drew together, but before she could say a word, Lena's words cut through, wrapped with amusement."Or is it that you suffered an amnesia or a loss of identity and self-worth?" She asked, without breaking her gaze off the vampire queen, laughing at her own words, which she had found funny.The vampire queen's lips curled into a small smile at her words, while Akira's brows furrowed together in clear annoyance, but before Lena's laughter could subside, Akira's voice cut through her laughter, "Not everyone
AsherMy attention was suddenly pulled towards the emerging figure of Lena. The fierce look on her face hinted at the determination in her heart. It was clear the small smile she had on her face was only a mask over the hatred in her heart.'Not now! I hope this one would not make the situation worse!' I reasoned within me and then drew in a deep breath to prepare myself for whatever was coming."Good day, old friend!" Lena greeted her, her lips slightly twisted as she stared at her. I could tell she was only trying to be courteous.The vampire queen, at her words, spun towards the direction of Lena, who was standing beside her.Her brows creased with small lines while I observed closely. "Good day!" She stressed, but from the look on her face, I could guess she was confused.Her next words confirmed my suspicion, as she bluntly spoke without any reservation. "Sorry, have we met before?" She asked.Okay. Now that was really weird. How could Xenra forget Lena?Lena, at her words, chuck
AsherI needed no one to tell me how much Xenra liked Akira. She was so fond of her and would never ask her to leave her alone.Akira, at her words, quickly giggled, "I'm sorry about that; it's just that I've missed you so much," she stated, her words dripping with excitement."It's okay," Xenra responded, with a small smile on her face, and then sat back in her spot.Akira quickly drew the other chair closer to her, her face broadened with a wide smile."Oh, Xenra, you don't know how much I've missed you. How have you been? You're not looking any different, still the same, so beautiful and young," Akira's words tumbled out in a rush as she spoke."I've missed you too, Akira. I'll take that as a compliment." She stated, causing my brows to twitch.A compliment? Xenra never needed anyone to tell her how beautiful she was. She was so full of pride that she needed no acknowledgement from anyone.'What the hell has happened to her? That's so weird and unlike Xenra. How can someone change
Asher"The vampire queen is arriving!" The voice of the guard rang out from outside the hall.Immediately, I drew in a deep breath and silently puffed it out to steer myself for the upcoming conversation. I had already anticipated her pride and arrogance and had prepared myself to put her in check.I, along with Royce, my beta, and a few of the elite wolves, walked toward the entrance of the hall to receive Xenra, whom I hadn't met in a very long time."The vampire queen has arrived!" The guard announced again, and as I saw her who was seated on the chariot, I felt a mix of emotions settling in my heart. But I quickly shoved them aside since I knew she had only come as a guest.One of her guards helped her down the chariot and led her toward the entrance where we stood.My brows furrowed as I noticed she wasn't walking like the Xenra I had always known.Xenra never walked with her hands swinging beside her like a commoner would; she always had her hands held together in her stomach, he