AUTHOR’S POVKaiden walked into the palace the next day, at midnight. He’d spent so much time today at the pack, erecting more buildings, visiting the new site for the second pack house construction, and checking the conditions of the industries and factories. It had taken most of his time, but it was worth it. When he went back into his office, his guard had delivered a message from Dokrado. On reading it, King Xarson told him about the rogue spotting close to the border. Just last night, the rogues attacked, but thankfully, they managed to hold out fine. Although Xarson expressed his concern about the rogues and his suspicion that they'd decided to stay at the border, he implored Kaiden to ride down to Dokrado and check out the situation. King Kaiden was a bit skeptical about the whole incident. Why would the rogues go as far as attacking the Dragon realm? Kaiden was sure that the letter wasn't a fake; it had Dokrado’s seal and Xarson’s blood print. The King sighed and placed his
The hall was bustling with the pack members, as they discussed among each other.Odessa stood at the extreme as she watched everything with a smile. Suddenly, everywhere became silent, someone had taken a spot on the podium.Odessa beamed as she recognized who the person was. It was the crown prince of the Supreme Sky Pack, and also her mate, Victor Valor.Victor's eyes swept over everyone present in the room, and he smiled, seeing that they were quiet, which was something he basked in.“Greetings, my pack members,” Victor greeted with a smile on his face.Odessa sat up straight on hearing his voice. “As you all know, today is my birthday,” he paused and there was loud cheering from the people, and he raised his hands to stop them from cheering.“Therefore, I have decided to present my Luna to you all,” he completed, and the applause this time was much louder than the previous one.Odessa's breathing turned rapid as she twisted her fingers a bit, her face flushed due to how excited s
“I need an explanation, why did you do it? Why did you decide to hurt me this way?” Odessa questioned.She impulsively hit his chest, pounding hard on it.Victor did not do anything, instead, he allowed her to do what she wanted. When he could not take the pounding on his chest anymore, he held her wrist, preventing her from continuing.She raised her head to look up at him, her eyes were glossy with tears, the ones she was trying to hold back from falling.“You do not beat a prince that way,” he muttered coldly, as he flung her away.She moved far away from him as a result of the force at which he used to fling her.She rubbed the spot on the wrist which he had held tightly, while she looked at him with heartache. Likewise, she could not understand why he changed.It was not this way, they even had fun last night, but it was an entirely different situation today.“I need to know, at least, I deserve an explanation from you, is that too much to ask from you?” Odessa's eyes had distres
She fixed her gaze on him, she was stupefied, and it hurt even more when he did not feel remorseful.“This is not you speaking, I am sure of that, I believe you must be scared of what your dad might think if he finds out we are mates, after all, I am a nobody,” Odessa shook her head frantically, she did not want to believe that he could utter such words.“I am not doing this because I am scared of my dad; I am doing it willingly. I do not want you, and neither do I want the baby in your womb,” he spoke harshly to her.Odessa did not know how long she could take his insults, but she was breaking down. It felt as though her soul was ripped out from her heart. “No, do not say that, I do not believe you,” Odessa cried out while covering her ears. She would rather not listen to his hurtful words.“Odessa, you have to believe me; this is what I have decided: abort the child; I would rather not find out you still kept the child,” he said his piece before walking away, not caring how much hi
The members of the council all exchanged glances, and the room was filled with various discussions.Odessa, the subject of the discussion, stood rooted in her place as she watched them talk about her, but sadly, there was nothing she could do.She twisted her toes in her shoes, a habit she had grown used to. She could not stand being in the spotlight. The king was staring at her, and for some reason, she was unable to calm down.Kaiden gave the council members more time to discuss, before finally raising his right hand to silence them.“I suggest we have a meeting, and the crown prince, my son should be present also,” King Kaiden suggested, and they all agreed. It was a feasible plan that could work.“Young lady, you will be summoned back in the next twenty minutes, you may leave,” Kaiden ordered, and she bowed before exiting the council room.Once she left, King Kaiden dismissed all members of the council, but he did send his second-in-command to get his son, Victor.While he was alo
After King Kaiden dismissed all of them, Odessa walked to her room with a heavy expression.She could not stop thinking of what Victor was planning to do. She had been with him for a while, and she was aware of what he could do.'Do you know what he is planning to do? He easily agreed to have a paternity test,' Her wolf questioned.'I have no idea,' Odessa shook her head negatively. She took a seat on her bed while biting her fingernails.'I only hope everything works out fine,' her wolf mentioned, and she nodded in agreement.She sat on the bed, she felt on edge. She could not stop biting her fingernails; she was distressed.She was suddenly jolted by the knock on her door, her entire body tensed up immediately as she heard the knock.“Come in,” she swallowed, before responding. Her body had goosebumps as the person who was at the door came in.She heaved a sigh once she saw that it was a maid.“Princess Eira requests to see you,” the maid informed, and her body jolted as though an e
The King stared at his little princess with a worried expression. He scooted closer to her, but Odessa quickly backed away. This man was the father of the witch that had killed her, she'd be damned if she let him come close to her, dream or not. Moon Goddess! What fucking game are you playing this time?Odessa scowled when she felt a pricking pain in her heart at the sight of pain in the eyes of the King. “You must have hit your head badly when you fell. I knew I should never have allowed you to venture out alone.” The King said with sadness. His princess was the only thing of joy in his life and even now, she was avoiding him like a plague. Odessa looked around the room she'd woken up in for the first time and her jaw almost detached from her head. This is not a bedroom! She thought to herself. Her gaze roamed the entirety of the bedroom. Different shades of purple and white damask hung from one part of the wall to the other. ‘Is that…Is that a freaking gold and purple velvet ta
As soon as their gaze met, Odessa felt a sucker punch in the gut, and it felt like she was flying back to the past, back to the first time they met as mates, back to their first kiss, their first night out under the moonlight. This was her first time seeing him after her rebirth and she had to say, the feelings she was going through now were not what she was expecting. She'd imagined what her reaction would be when she met him for the first time, but this was nothing compared to it. There was no burning rage or boiling anger; there wasn't a need to claw his face off or pull his eyeballs out of their sockets. No, she didn't feel any of these things…she just felt calm and peaceful. Odessa had burned out all her pent-up hatred throughout the years, while she would not let him escape his punishment for what he did to her, she also wasn't so blinded by hatred that she'd make a move without thinking. Her father had taught her that the only way to bring down her enemies was by strategic
AUTHOR’S POVKaiden walked into the palace the next day, at midnight. He’d spent so much time today at the pack, erecting more buildings, visiting the new site for the second pack house construction, and checking the conditions of the industries and factories. It had taken most of his time, but it was worth it. When he went back into his office, his guard had delivered a message from Dokrado. On reading it, King Xarson told him about the rogue spotting close to the border. Just last night, the rogues attacked, but thankfully, they managed to hold out fine. Although Xarson expressed his concern about the rogues and his suspicion that they'd decided to stay at the border, he implored Kaiden to ride down to Dokrado and check out the situation. King Kaiden was a bit skeptical about the whole incident. Why would the rogues go as far as attacking the Dragon realm? Kaiden was sure that the letter wasn't a fake; it had Dokrado’s seal and Xarson’s blood print. The King sighed and placed his
AUTHOR’S POVMe?... Odessa thought to herself. “That doesn't make any sense. Why would the king stop you from telling me?” Odessa asked; her confusion was very evident in her voice, and Hansel was quick to clear it up. “He didn't mention your name, per se. There's no way he would have known about you then, or that the prince would go to your realm some years later. He just told everyone not to mention the Queen in front of any stranger coming into the realm, or the future Queen of the realm, which implies you.” “Oh, okay…” Odessa nodded. Now the questions she wanted answers to would never be answered. Her mate would continue burying his emotions until they spiral out of control again. She sighed, realizing that there was truly no way to help the King. She couldn't ask the Beta General for help because he’s also in on it. “Does any of you have any idea why he would not allow the future queen of the realm to know about Queen Kyra?” She asked. “N-No one knows. But there are some spe
ODESSA’S POVI frowned slightly when I felt the feeling of something cold dripping over my legs. I tried to pull it away, but something or someone held it down. The coldness disappeared and I sighed, settling to go back to sleep when I suddenly felt the chillness again along with a sharp pain. I sat up immediately, my blurry eyes pinned at the foot of the bed to see my mate crouched down cradling my foot in his hands. My toes curled and wiggled as he blew cool breath against my foot. “What are you doing?” I asked, as I stared at him with confused sleepy eyes that were quickly coming to focus. He didn't answer me and just continued blowing my feet with his cold breath. Minutes later, he gently set my feet back on the bed and walked away with a bowl and towel in his hands. I watched as he walked into the bathroom. I pulled my foot closer and stared at it, only to notice the bruises and reddened skin. “Did you walk here barefoot from the palace?” I looked up at the sound of Kaiden
ODESSA’S POVMy legs slowly unwrapped from his waist, one foot touching the floor before the other. My hands fell to my side as my head fell forward, burying my face in disappointment. I turned around and walked to the door, my hand on the doorknob, before my arm was suddenly grabbed from behind and I was spun around to face my mate. “What happened to you all of a sudden? Did I hurt you?” Even though I didn't look up at him, I could still hear the worry in his voice. “How could you…” “How could I what?” He asked confusedly, and I finally looked at him, my eyes getting blurry with tears. “How could you still be so worried about me when you're bottling so much inside? When you're battling with such guilt and self-hatred?...” My voice broke at the end as the lump in my throat grew bigger as more tears dripped down my cheeks. “Odessa—”“I caused that, didn't I? I made you feel like this; it was because of what I said, wasn't it?” I asked, even though I didn't need any confirmation.
ODESSA’S POVSo I ended up parading the entire palace barefoot, and by the entire palace I meant going to Kiaden's bedroom and home office. Of course, he wasn't there. I got to the palace entrance and looked down at my bare feet. I could have gone back to get my shoe but I was too lazy to go back to my bedroom even though I should have done that before making this entire trip. Was I expecting my maid to pop out like a devil and hand me my shoes? Yes. Did she pop out like the devil she was to hand me my shoes? A big fat Yes! But I refused because I loved the feeling of the tiled marble floor against my feet, and now, my legs were sore and I was starting to regret my decision. Evelyn already left the palace to see Hugo, such an incompetent and love-sick maid, so I couldn't ask her to help me either. “Is everything alright, Your Highness?” One of the guards stationed at the door asked as they both looked at me looking at my feet for the past twenty minutes. I contemplated sending th
ODESSA’S POV“He’s so stubborn!” I yelled. “Well, he's right in a way.” My maid sighed as she brushed my hair. I turned to glare at her, her hand holding the brush suspended in the air as she looked at me, “So am I.”“Actually, you are wrong. You hit him with a low blow.” Evelyn pointed the brush at me, giving me a very judgy look. I scoffed, “You're only defending him because he's the King. You know I'm right.” “Maybe, but your way of handling it was very wrong. Two wrongs don't make a right. He might have gone on a mass murder after his first Queen died, but our facts about that event are only based on here-says and nothing concrete.” “What are you talking about? Both He and Victor did the same thing. They got lost in their grief and did something horrendous, the only difference was that Victor was stopped before he could do anything.” “You're talking as if you wanted Victor to have killed you and your baby.” Evenlyn frowned. “Of course not. I'm just saying–” “That the King
AUTHOR’S POVA thunderous roar shook the grounds of the realm, the floor vibrated beneath their feet. With a motion as fast and swift as lightning, a huge figure slammed the Prince against the wall, cracks spread out like branches around his pinned body. Everyone watched in horror as the King stood in his half beast form, three times his normal height, towering over the Prince that struggled for breath in his hold. “Kaiden!” “Your Majesty!” “Victor!” Everyone echoed at once as soon as the first initial wave of shock wore off. “He treated what's MINE!” Another might roar echoed in the air. “Your Majesty, please let him go! You’ll kill him! He's your only heir!” Eira yelled as she watched the King and her husband with caution. “HE’S NOT MY HEIR!” Kieran yelled with all his might, tightening his grip on Victor’s neck. Odessa could clearly see the Prince's face turning blue. He’s going to kill him! He's going to kill him. Odessa moved without thinking, causing an uproar from the
AUTHOR'S POVA gut-wrenching scream resonated from the Prince’s bedroom. Lycans, with their very sensitive hearing, heard it from far and near; those outside the palace could only hear snippets of it. Odessa and Kaiden were just having their breakfast when the gut-wrenching scream echoed in the dining hall. They looked at each other before standing to their feet immediately and heading towards the third floor. They met Elixir and Miriyam on the way, and the confused looks on their faces showed that no one knew what was going on. As soon as they arrived, they saw some of the midwives bustling in and out. Now because they had to respect the Prince’s wishes, four of them stood outside the bedroom, watching the panic and chaos happen. Odessa could hear someone sobbing inside, the person came out and it turned out to be the midwife who had delivered Astraea and carried her in her arms for the first time. Miriyam quickly went to Gia and grabbed her arm, “What is it? Is the princess okay?
AUTHOR’S POVMiriyam and the midwives hastily made their way into the Prince’s bedroom. Eira was all alone on the bed, writhing and grunting in pain, her hands gripping the bed sheets, her body sheen with sweat and the bed sheets soaked in them. “She's going into labour.” One of the midwives yelled and the others surrounded her, they began to prep her body, putting it in the right position for labour. “Princess, listen to me. You're going into labour, but we have to wait for the right time to ask you to push.” “ITS TOO PAINFUL!!!!” Eira screamed at the top of her voice. It felt like her body was splitting into two, she could feel every bone, every muscle in her body tightening and ready to push. “We know, we know, but you have to endure. The contraptions should come and go, we have to wait until you're early the right diameter.” “My husband… where…where is HE????” The pain increased as her question turned into a full on scream. “Someone get the Prince!” One midwife yelled, runni