It felt as if my strength had left me after hearing those words from the woman.The alpha king would be coming. I stood, becoming frantic as moments passed by. Looking around, I saw nothing but the crowd of visitors enjoying themselves while the servants were ready at their disposal.My breathing became faster.I had to hide. To my room. Or wherever, as long as the alpha king would never find me.“Dog Servant. Where are you going?” Lady Juliana called, but I spared her no time. She called me again a couple of times, but I could no longer hear anything. The need to run away was calling me. Urgently. Not looking my way, I bumped into someone, said my apologies, but did not glance anymore to look for the person. Where should I hide again? The orchestra in the background started playing—another cue for the start of the dance. With my heart on my sleeve, my steps did not falter until I reached the hallway. Dead silence greeted me. Or so I thought. “You’re so wicked, Raphael,” a woma
The alpha king had finally come. In flesh and blood.My lips parted as I continued watching him. Unblinking.I felt how the alpha king jerked as our skin connected. Delicious sparks flew between us. My mind suddenly went blank. Temporarily. He was as confused as me. “R-River…” he whispered. His expression softened and his eyes darted to my flat stomach.That was enough to snap me back to reality. As if a bucket of ice was thrown at me.“I-I am not what you are looking for.”I stepped away as far away from him, without looking back and forth.Maxxwell. Did he run after me or not? I was not sure. My heart hammered against my chest as I looked for a way out. Far from the alpha king. If I should have hid in my room, our paths would never have crossed by now. What now? Will he punish me because of my sister’s sin? Wasn’t it enough that my sister already died because of him? And now. It seemed like he already knew that I was carrying his child. Will he snatch my baby away from me?I b
My Queen.Dang.My stupid heart wouldn’t stop pounding faster because of that fucking two words. It clenched as the alpha king gave me that soulful expression. As much as I hated to admit it, I was still affected by his presence.However, I was reminded of the fact that he was not even sorry for what happened to Zenith and that made me furious above all. I spat on the floor and exclaimed, “Fuck you!” Then, I forcefully shoved him and stormed away. I heard him taking his steps to go after me. I looked back and added, “Don’t you ever dare come after me. Or you will never even see my shadows. I loathed you that much!”With my heart banging against my chest, I used the back of my palm to wipe the tears away from my eyes as I stormed away. The surroundings were blurry. My eyes would never stop crying. But I just walked to whatever my feet would lead me.I only halted when I realized I was already outside the pack and the smell of the sweet scent of flowers hit me hard. It should calm m
In an instant, Sir Elijah suddenly grabbed me and protected me from unknown enemies. He looked back and forth, his muscles tensed. "Hide, River," he growled. “Sir Elijah, I can do this.” Even if he did not have to do that. Though I appreciate his efforts. His hold on me tightened. I felt his claws elongating and some of the guests looked in our direction, with a confused expressions.I gave them a reassuring smile and it was enough to return their gazes to what they were doing. “Everyone must not show any hint of panic or the visitors of the Ceremony would sense if something is wrong,” the beta reminded. Sir Elijah glared at Alpha Raphael which the latter did not mind. A bit. “What a failure!” Sir Elijah whispered harshly. “You do not compromise the queen’s safety. Fix this. Tighten your security. Find the culprit. If another death will be added, I will make sure to punish you and all your officials,” Sir Elijah hissed. “And who are you to do that? Huh?”Beta Gavin tapped his
The Mating Ceremony was a success. Everyone went back to their respective packs either mated or still unmated. Still, the goal of finding mates had been achieved. Some chose to rest in vacant rooms and will only travel when the sun rises. Being in charge of aftercare, I was the one who supervised the other servants to return everything to their original positions. However, the thought of the person who was murdered persisted in my mind. The killer was still on the run. I hoped Alpha Raphael would do something about it. “Everything had been taken care of, Miss River.”I was jolted back to reality. I blinked a couple of times. A servant was expecting my reply. On his side were the other servants who were waiting for me. They were all carrying tiredness on their shoulders and eyes, but they were still willing to give me their encouraging smile.Grinning, I said, “Thank you so much for the help. I wouldn’t be able to do it without all of you. You may go back to your quarters.”"It is
“Your Highness, please calm down,” William requested. Acting as if I was unbothered, I seconded, “Yeah. You should be calm, Your Highness. Your presence alone is enough to scare the servants. Besides, I am only telling you the truth. Nothing else.”The alpha king inhaled deeply, attempting to control his anger, and sat down. "I. Am. Not. Jealous."I smirked. "Yeah. Yeah. No one is forcing you to say otherwise."“No one is taking the woman away from you. Not even my son.”While we were in the middle of our discussion, Alpha Raphael glanced at the servants and in an instant, they stepped out of the dining room and shut the door behind us.My brows furrowed. What was happening?All our eyes went to him. He was the only one capable of mind-linking all his pack members. For what purpose?Alpha Raphael pulled himself together. “Your Highness, Alpha King Maxxwell, Gavin, and Father. May I have your attention, please?”“You all have our attention, Master Raphael.”“Stop calling him your mast
River WilliamsHugging the alpha king was like returning to my home. Being in his arms felt like I was in the safest place on earth. I closed my eyes, savoring the moment, inhaling his scent, and getting drunk to it. This was the scent that my body was searching for. Craving for.Sensing I was not fighting against him, the alpha king sank his face into my hair. “Don’t you miss me, too, My Queen?”My Queen. Suddenly, then the image of my sister flashed like lightning in my mind. Her lifeless eyes stared back at me.My breathing labored. My body trembled.“River? Are you okay?” the alpha king asked, his voice with a hint of worry. Tears came out and I was back to reality. Oh, Moon Goddess. What kind of foolishness was I doing? If Zenith sees me now, she will come out from her grave and scold me. I inhaled deeply. A couple of times before I pushed the alpha king away. Caught off guard, he nearly fell on the floor after. "Stay away from me. You repulsed me, Maxxwell. Do not touch me
River WilliamsAnother two deaths. Just like what had happened last night. Fear crept into my system. A series of killings. For what purpose?“What did your alpha do?” the alpha king asked.“I’m certain the alpha king was doing everything to solve the killings,” I answered. “All you have to do is give him some time, Your Highness. Believe in him. He is an excellent alpha who only sees what is best for his people.” I tasted the bitter taste of lies in my own words.My fist clenched. My loyalty would be forever to Alpha Raphael. Defending him to this bastard was my responsibility.“Time? Until then, River? Do you want me to wait and watch when every passing day of not solving the case meant putting you at risk? Not under my watch, River.""Your ego is the last thing you should think of at the moment, Your Highness.""Sarcasm will not bring you any good. Tell me about the bodies. Where did the dead bodies recover?”“Outside. Near the temple for the Moon Goddess, Your Highness.”“Let’s
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Alpha King Maxxwell“Your Highness!”The door slammed open, and Isagani’s fierce eyes entered my office.All eyes were trained on him. I was having a Council meeting, and it was a protocol that no one would enter the office without permission. “Your Highness!”“What?” I growled. The Council members waited for Isagani, and they were getting impatient. “Do it fast. I still had a lot of things to do.”“It’s about the queen.”I stood.My heart beat wildly. My blood went cold. “What about her?”“She is in labor—”Without waiting for him to finish his statement, I sprinted out of the office and went to the clinic. Why did no one tell me about it? Perhaps she tried to call me? There was a nagging feeling in my mind. But I did not know what it was. With a full sprint, I reached the clinic. The twins were already there.“Your Highness, we are glad you are finally here.”“I-is she okay?”Oh, Goddess. I had never been so afraid in my whole life. W-what if the labor will not be easy?“She is
“Your cervix is already dilated, Your Grace,” the pack doctor informed me after doing some internal examination. The moment I entered his clinic, he asked me to lie down on the bed and asked his female attendant to check me, he said, “Four inches, to be specific. The baby is already close. You will be seeing him a few hours from now.”The pain would visit me every now and then, but the interval of the pain was long. This was it.I was going to give birth without Maxxwell beside me.That bastard.He had always been absent. It seemed like he followed my request to stay away from me. After he returned to the dungeon, I rarely saw him these past few weeks, but he would ask the twins to check on me every once. While sleeping, I felt his presence beside me, bringing me closer to his side, and I would snuggle closer to him. The following day, Maxxwell was gone. Then I would think that maybe everything was a dream. Maxxwell never visits our chamber. He let me stay alone in our chamber.Tears
Princess Leonora was irritating as fuck. She was pestering Maxxwell (when I happened to see them), asking him about foods she wanted to eat. Her pouts were the most irritating of all, while Prince Calixtro was always at her side, guarding her always.As much as I wanted to stay away from her, I failed most of the time. Unfortunately, it seemed like Princess Leonora always knew where to find me. To annoy the hell out of me.Was it not enough that he had already ruined my relationship with the alpha king? Let’s just go in the other direction, Quinn, I muttered to myself while touching my belly. I was about to go to the dining area, but it was still early. Perhaps the princess and her brother were still there. I had to control myself now. That included my emotions. Any moment from now, I will be giving birth. The pack doctor kept on telling me that I had to walk more so that I would give birth easily, which I was doing right now by evading the princess and walking more. I had to go
River WilliamsIt was resolved and decided (with my insistence) that the princess would stay in the palace until she gave birth. Prince Calixtro also insisted that he would stay at his sister’s side until that time, never leaving her side.I was amazed at the degree of their closeness to each other. If it was that beautiful to have a brother, how I wished I had one. After the heated argument between the four of us, I went back to the alpha king’s chamber while the latter tailed me.“My love,” he started again. “Will you please listen to me? My love. I beg of you,” he pleaded. I glanced over my shoulder. “Don’t my love me, Maxxwell,” I snapped. “Do you think everything will return to normal after what you did? I’m not happy about your infidelity. I thought you would never touch any woman again!”“I never touched anyone. It was only you. Like last night.”Normally, it made me blush when I recalled what happened last night, but now…it did not. We met servants along the way. They gave
I woke up later than usual.Stretching my body, I blinked a couple of times. Then, I smiled as memories of what happened last night flooded my senses. Everything was beautiful. The mark was burning on my neck. The severed bond was restored. My body was sore from our late-night activities. But it was one of the most delicious things that could ever happen.A slow smile made its way to my lips. Maxxwell was great in bed.I definitely love the sex and the different positions we did. Despite being pregnant, I realized I could still enjoy sex the way I wanted it to be. Maxxwell had taken me over and over again despite being scared that he might harm us. After reassuring him again that nothing will happen, he was back to being an animal. And I loved that beastly attitude. It was raw and erotic at the same time. My hands went to Maxxwell's bed space. Frowning, I glanced at my side. The bed was empty.The disappointment was an understatement. I was looking forward to seeing him when
Warning: Sexual content.---------------------Being the initiator of this kiss, I titled Maxxwell’s head and locked his lips with mine. I moaned as sparks flew between us.‘More. More!’ Sunflower screamed in the background, drunk by the pleasure because of the kiss. Feeling bolder, I thrust my tongue and reached out to his. Maxxwell seemed to know what I wanted. He nibbled my tongue, and I moaned in pleasure.My head was spinning at the intensity. Fuck.I wanted more than this!My hands traveled all over his body. Just everywhere. Everything felt hot wherever I touched, and Maxxwell shivered under my touches.“You like my hands all over you?” I whispered below his ears. I threw back my head when he kissed my neck and gave me tiny bites. “More than you could imagine, my love.”My love.One of my favorite endearments so far. I bit my lower lip when his big palm found my breast and gave them a slight massage.“Fuck. Why are you so good at this, Maxxwell?”Against my neck, he rasped,
I was about to laugh at him when I realized Maxxwell was truly scared. His body shivered.I turned serious. I loathed this man still, but why did I want to consider his feelings? Why did it feel like laughing at him made me a bitch?“Hey. Nothing happened, Maxxwell.”He shivered against my body and hugged me even tighter as if letting me go would make me disappear from his sight. “Are you okay?”“Zenith had already died on me. I could not accept it if you and my son would follow. I cannot fathom any more deaths.”’Maxxwell shook uncontrollably. Zenith. I broke away from him, and he looked me in the eyes. I was searching for something. But what? “Do you still love her?”He smiled sadly. “With all my heart. She continued to occupy a part of my heart.” He swallowed repeatedly and lowered his gaze. “I’m sorry, River. But Zenith will always have a space in my heart. We’ve been together a lot. I thought she loved me for real. And even if she betrayed me, I continued loving her. I’m sorr
I was right. The alpha king was in the dungeon and was torturing the man for information that he would or may not fish out from him. Even if I was still in the mouth of the entrance, I could hear the man's screams of torture.I wondered what kind of torture did Maxxwell gave?On the other side, someone was snoring peacefully despite the screams. I tilted my head and looked at Delta Isagani. He did not stop tailing me. "Is there like some kind of hidden room inside the dungeon?" For torture? "That is classified information, Your Grace.""Classified? How come?""Only a few chosen trusted men know about it.""I doubted it's a secret."Here it was. The alpha king's hideout for the meantime.The urge to see him again was too strong. I want to see him. With that in mind, I gathered the hem of my clothes and stepped forward when Delta Isagani stopped me. "You are not allowed to enter, Your Grace," Delta Isagani informed me. "Why not? I have been here a couple of times. Sleep in the dun