NATALIA’S POVI sprang up from the bed, my sudden display of energy surprising even Beth who was still on the bed. “You are right” I vented almost breathlessly, my hands still buckled around my hardly noticeable bump. Bow that they were dead, this was the least I could do for them. To save their lineage. I was not doing this for myself. If it had been for me then I would have let them do whatever they wanted. I was tired of the constant fight that yielded nothing but intense heartache at the end. I was exhausted and dead doesn't really sound like a bad idea at first. Maybe I could finally meet my father, and get eternal rest from all of these strains and never-ending anxiety but immediately after Beth reminded me of the child I was currently carrying in me. That plan was shoved right back to where it came from.And now all I was willing to do was to save the child. No matter how much I craved death, he didn't to deserve to die with him. He deserves to be born into the world and exp
NATALIA’S POVI stopped dead on my track, Beth colliding with me from behind. My hands, on their own accord, moved to my stomach and circled around it. I covered my face even more with the large headdress on my head, praying hard to the Moon Goddess to get us out of this situation unharmed.“I repeat! Where are you two going and who the fuck are you?” The voice was cracky and dry, almost like its owner hadn't tasted water or any liquid whatsoever for ages. I rummaged through my head for any convenient solution to this. Making a run for it will put us in more danger. The man is just a few steps behind us judging by the loudness and we might not be able to run a few yards away before he gets to us or even worse there are more guards ahead of us. Running definitely isn't the way out. So that left us with one other option. To face him.I held onto Beth’s hand and pressed reassuringly, releasing a heavy breath before pivoting slowly to face him. He was tall and lanky and wearing the signa
MICHAEL’S POV“By tradition, an Alpha and the Beta cannot be crowned on the same day. Days need to be created within, as traditions have it” I glared at the elder in front of me who was spitting everything stupidity should look like.!“You see..” I slumped back into the lush throne chair. “You are failing to understand something h very vital I have been meaning to pass across for the whole time since my arrival into this pack” I made sure to look into each of their eyes as they stood in a straight line in front of me.“The entirety of my rules would be diverse from the ones that have been set before. I am the new Alpha, I decide what to be done and not you telling me about some fucking traditions” My words were loud and clear, reaching every one of them present in the throne room.“I deeply apologize for coming off as incompetent but unlike rules, traditions cannot be changed. This is not just about made-up rules your highness. This surged deeper than that, this is something that has
MICHAEL’S POV“Well….it seems that said mate is pregnant for one of them” Steve chose his words carefully knowing I was definitely going to be angered by this information.“What?!” I jolted out of my seat pushing it back until it hit the floor with a loud noise. “What did I just hear you speak of?” I questioned, not because I didn't hear what he said but because it had not fully gotten into my head and I needed him to say it again so I will get the whole thing.“Even I was filled with unsettling rage when I had the news. I stopped by the kitchen to get something to eat and I overheard with my own ears, the maids discussing that claiming she was also part of them, a kitchen maid, and she might be pregnant for one of them” He spoke again, this time with more confidence than before.“Might? Is she pregnant or not?” I hate contemplation in my business. You are either giving me the right information or you are shutting up your damn mouth.“Considering this is just a word from the maids I d
MICHEAL’S POV“She might have run away” I could see him practically wincing as he spoke that phrase.“What on earth do you mean by that? What do you mean by she might have run away?” I jolted out of my chair again, this time even moving away from the table and walking toward him.“I am deeply apologetic your Highness but that is it. I have searched everywhere and asked every person I was supposed to ask but nothing. I was even shown to her room but she wasn't there” He explained, moving away from me with each step I took toward him.“She might just pay a visit to someone outside of the palace” I shrugged not wanting to believe that she had run away.“I thought that too at first but when I asked a supposed head of kitchen maids, she confirmed to me that Natalia, which is their mate’s name had no single friend outside the palace. She was sold into this palace as a slave and has been just that throughout her stay here. She doesn't have a friend. According to the woman” He spoke again. Wi
NATALIA’S POVLeaving Beth behind was not the plan but even I wouldn't have abandoned my mate when I just found him. I could feel her eyes on me as I slipped through the crowd heading for the main entrance leading outside the palace. The whole place was covered with werewolves, some of them wolves from some humans. I even picked the smell of rogues here and there but I did not linger for a long time to find out if at all they were there and not just a product of my own imagination.Not once did I turn back, until I had successfully left the premises and was right in front of the main entrance. I peeked around to make sure no suspicious eyes were on me. Guards were scattered around the entire ground both in and out of the palace but they were more focused on the new topic of discussion rather than monitoring who came in and stepped out of the palace ground.I have gotten rid of the cap cause I have noticed that it brought more attention to me rather than performing the main action I ha
NATALIA’S POVONE WEEK LATER…Life had been well….just low. There was no better word to describe it than that. I could pretty much say I was depressed, I slipped in and out of a lot of time during the day. At one point I was crying and at the other, I was contented with my life. I could also say I was lonely. Leaving alone for a week with no word spoken to anyone would get to my head once in a while I would find myself missing my mates, yearning to see them. Boredom too contributed greatly to my semi depression and most of all the pregnancy hormones. Overall, it wasn't a smooth journey but definitely better than being in the hands of the enemies.Today was the day to which I was going to slip out of my hideout for the first time to get food. I have been punching on the preserved foods and anything that was in the kitchen that hasn't spoiled. The kitchen had been filled with food items by Leo for our one-time date but a lot of the food had spoiled only the dry preserved ones were eat
MICHEAL’S POVDevastated.That is the word that explains how I feel at the moment. I felt nothing but sheer devastation and anger and a lingering fear that I would never be admitted out loud. How was let this vital information all these while I was spying on them?I had the opportunity to ask them about their mate and know everything about her but as blinded as I was by the desire to send them to destruction and lead over the pack, I didn't ask about any other thing but what interest at then. If I asked, they would have gladly told me everything I needed to hear about her and would made my plan even easier. But here I was now, sitting in the luxury I had always craved but not actually pleased with it.Seven fucking days!That was for how long I had been searching for her and nothing. It just appeared to us like she had disappeared into thin air just like that. One moment she was seen the night before our arrival as said by the few people that have seen her and the next she was nowher