~Sabastian"You heard him! Open the gate," I reiterated Richard's words to the guard, doing nothing to mask the fear in my voice.The guard, who was already afraid, opened the gate with trembling hands. Richard barged into the dungeon."Athena was here! She was here! I am sure of it!" he growled, scanning the area with fiery eyes."How is that possible, Your Majesty?" I said, falling in step beside him. "If she is as powerful as you say she is, then she can't possibly have been here. This dungeon has been empty for over a month now," I explained."I know what I am saying, Sebastian. I am no fool. I smell her here!" he glared intently at me.I frowned and furrowed my brows, thinking of the best possible excuse to give as to why Athena's scent might have been there. Just as the idea hit me, to my surprise, the witch spoke, taking the words right out of my mind."Athena was here, Your Majesty, but that was weeks ago. I can smell her scent faintly."They all fixed their eyes on me, hoping
~SabrinaRichard was holding out pretty well on the outside, trying to act strong and brave, but I know his heart. I know how broken he was on the inside despite his tough exterior. This was my time, my opportunity to draw closer to him and use comfort as a guise to get what I want. I needed to cement our relationship by being available now that he was in his most vulnerable mourning state.The past couple of days, I have been trying to do just that, but he keeps pushing me away. On one occasion, he had actually flared up and shut the door to his office in my face, saying he wanted to be left alone. He said if I wanted to be of help in any way, I would be out there trying to help hunt down Athena, who was the cause of his turmoil.I scoffed as I left his office. Help hunt down Athena? When I was the one who helped her escape in the first place? How ridiculous. Despite his continuous attempts to push me away, I would keep pressing on until I finally got what I wanted. Earlier today,
~SabrinaI settled myself down on his bed. After shutting the door, he walked towards the bed, but instead of sitting on it, he sat on the floor, making himself comfortable, with one hand placed on the bed, holding his head.He arched his head upwards, his tired eyes lingering on me. I stood from the bed and sat on the floor beside him, placing the glass cups carefully between us. I then opened the wine and poured us each a glass. He grabbed his cup and, to my shock, emptied the whole thing."Richard, you shouldn't gulp down alcohol that way. This is too heavy!" I raised the bottle to my eyes, reading its content, "It has 47% alcohol in it, which is quite strong, especially since you haven't had anything to eat at all."He blinked, focusing his lazy gaze on me. "I don't care about any of that, Sabrina."I sighed. "I am not surprised." He was going through a lot and did nothing to hide it right now. If he continued on this path, he would soon become a shadow of himself. The Richard I
~AthenaIt has been at least a week of constant abuse from Sebastian. Every single day, I feel miserable and wonder just how beautiful life would have been if the things that happened on that fateful day didn't happen. I would still be the Luna of the greatest pack in the history of all packs.Now I have been reduced to a mere slave, whose home is now the dungeon. Even the maids have better lives than me right now. At least they get to live in rooms, lay on beds, and eat when they want, but for me, everything is controlled. Sebastian determines when I am to eat or even take a shower. Life has become a living hell for me. I lie on the cold hard floor every night, reminiscing the days I used to have warm lovely nights wrapped in the arms of the love of my life. Those days still seem so real, living alive inside of me."Is this really how our life is going to be forever?" Elsa asked. I could hear the sadness in her voice.I shut my eyes, blinking back tears. "Unless a miracle happens an
~SabrinaI spent the whole day thinking about that night with James. It had changed everything for me. It had been two days already, and I still hadn't come to a conclusion yet, but I was halfway through making my decision. I needed to really think things through and be sure I was making the right choice.Suddenly, there was a knock on the slightly open door, startling me."Come in," I said without looking back as I was focused on the painting in front of me. I love painting; it is a medium to express my emotions. I do it quite often, especially when I am happy, as I am now."Ms. Sabrina, His Majesty demands your presence in his office."At his words, I faltered, my painting brush mistakenly making a mess on the drawing board. Hearing that Richard wanted to see me made dread cling to the walls of my stomach. I had been intentionally avoiding being in any room or space alone with him because he would want to bring up what had happened between us that night, and frankly, it wasn't a top
~SabastianIt has been months since I brought Athena back, and with each passing day, I watch her child grow in her belly; my hatred for her grows too. I can't wait to kill that child. I can't wait to unalive that bastard she is carrying. I make sure to tell her that every chance I get. She needs to know that her time is ticking. When the time comes and I yank the child out of her belly, she will end up dying too. Only then will I be able to experience maximum satisfaction."She would pay the ultimate price of death for cheating on us," my wolf growled."Yes, she will. We just have to wait a little longer until she is due.""That we can do. I hope it happens sooner than later, though. I hate her! I loathe that whore so much!"I understood just how much he hated her. These days, with her stomach getting bigger and bigger, I find myself hating her so much to the point that I didn't want to engage in sexual activities with her. It must be my wolf. Those were actually his true feelings to
~AthenaHow is this possible? How is she in front of me? I felt like I was dreaming. I blinked my eyes and rubbed them with the back of my hands to make sure it wasn't a dream.Just then, she rushed towards me, not knowing how to react, her tears falling freely down her face. I looked at Ms. Seline, who was standing behind her, and then back at her.I couldn't control the emotions that hit me all at once. My mother was standing right in front of me. The last person in this world I expected to see. Unable to control the impact of the feelings I had, I burst into uncontrollable tears."Mother, why did you forsake me?" My voice quavered. She shook her head as she cried her eyes out, falling to a squat few inches from me."I am so sorry, my daughter, I really don't know what came over me. I am sorry you have to go through all of this," she sobbed profusely.Despite hating her a little, I couldn't bear to see her cry. She looked so thin and frail. It was as though age had caught up with he
~RichardThe past few months have been quite miserable for me. With each passing day, I miss my brother. I miss the love, pain, and joy we shared as siblings growing up. If I could go back in time, with the knowledge I have now, I would have done things differently, and my brother would still be alive.All I have left of him now are memories which I promise to keep in my heart, never letting go until the day I die."Stop it, Ralph! Just stop it!" I warned sternly. He was doing it again, thinking about that wicked murderer who had betrayed us, bringing memories of her that I had buried deep within to the surface."You know I can't help it. She might be evil, but we still share a bond. She is still your mate," he retorted."She will cease to be as soon as I see her. I would stare into her eyes, deriving pleasure from the pain therein as I command her to submission and rip her apart!" I snarled, gritting my teeth in anger as my hands gripped tightly onto the arms of the seat I sat on."Y