Strolling into the courtroom, Marcel wondered why Lord Vlad and Lord Alaric had sent for him. He wasn't supposed to return until it was seven months old or unless something urgent came up.But now that his presence was demanded, he couldn't help but wonder why they sent for him.Pushing the door wide open, he could see Lord Vlad seated on the podium while Lord Alaric stood beside him. He couldn't help but smile.The emotions on their faces looked so serious like they were having a very serious discussion.Keeping up his pace, he walked up to them and he bowed his head slightly. "I greet you, Lord Vlad and Lord Alaric of Emberthorn," he said as he straightened his back, staring at them."Marcel, we sent for you." Lord Vlad said as his eyes fell on Marcel.Marcel stole a glance at Lord Alaric, who didn't respond to his greetings, wondering what went wrong. He looked away as he tried to avoid the glaring look on his face.Lord Alaric looked away, turning his back on them as he looked out
HORACEWalking into the castle, the cool wind blew against my skin, filling it with goosebumps. Candra walked behind me as she tried not to walk in the same space as me.Sooner or later, I knew I was going to find out what was going on here ever since I left.I looked around as I searched for Nora, hoping that I would get to see her. I knew she wouldn't want anything to do with me ever since the last incident, when I almost strangled her to death.'I'm sorry, it wasn't my doing.' I feel sad within myself.Pushing the castle door wide open as I stepped in, I heard footsteps from inside walking in my direction.I wondered who it was because I certainly had never heard such footsteps before inside the castle.Raising my head and looking around, Rodriguez came into view with an eye patch on one of his eyes. I wondered what happened to him that made him lose his eye."Horace! You are back... back to nothing," Rodriguez made fun of me as he clapped his hand while walking towards me.Candra
THIRD PERSON POV"Clean up this mess and throw his body into the woods for the hungry rouges to feed on!" Horace's voice was still very clear in Ophelia's head.She couldn't believe that her son's head was detached from his body. She had just returned from the coven. From the balcony, she heard Horace coming back to the castle.All she had in mind was to observe Horace and not the other way around, but to her utmost surprise, she saw her own son get beheaded.The sudden urge to run and pounce on Horace filled up her head, but she had to remain calm, else she might be the next.It seemed like Horace had become callous after his accident. Staring at him, he looked like a different person entirely.She had to keep her cool as she thought of the next move to make.Slumping into her bed, her mind wasn't at peace as images of Rodriguez filled her head. Slowly, she closed her eyes, hoping to find a little peace.'Mum! You pushed me into this, and now you are relaxing like nothing happened?'
NORAI sat quietly in my chambers as the events of the past few months slipped in and out of my memory while I gently caressed my already bulging baby bump, even though it wasn't that noticeable.I understood that Horace would get upset about Rodriguez claiming the throne in his absence, but what I never expected was that he would dare to kill him on the spot.It had already been four months, but it still gave me chills whenever I remembered it. What was I expecting? If he could dare to strangle me, then who is Rodriguez?Right there on the spot, I was glad Gavner had nothing to do with it... otherwise, I had no idea what I would have done.For the past week, Daciana has been growing tired, and I knew it was because of the child I was carrying inside of me.I didn't believe Daciana when she said my thoughts were bothering her because she always found a way to make me do things in her own way. The way she wanted it to be.Placing my elbow in my lap as I cupped my jaw, I hiccuped, then i
CANDRAI couldn't believe Rodriguez was dead. Somehow I felt Horace was keeping me by his side for a reason.Not just because he wanted to, I was certain that he had an ulterior motive, which made me more scared and worried.He was pretending to take me in and keep me by his side. Somehow, I was supposed to be happy to get him back.It was more like I was always on the winning side, but...What exactly is my fate?The fact that Nora still remained in the castle after Horace made a public statement to the elders about him not recognising herI expected her to throw a fist at Horace or try to explain herself to him, but she didn't make a move.She didn't bother to explain herself; it was more like she was less concerned about it.But now I have no idea what to do with Horace. As I paced around the balcony, I thought of coming clean to Horace and asking him why he took me back.I would never like a miserable death for myself; that would be a disaster.Angelica was lucky not to be among th
CANDRAI couldn't believe my ears when Horace told me that reclaiming Nora was a mistake and a result of his recklessness.Now that I have peace of mind, I can go around flaunting myself the way I want to, and no one can object to that.The thought of teaching Nora a lesson so she knows who the boss is was on my mind.Initially, she thought she had hit the jackpot, but right now, that's not the case because I got to climb back to the position I was in.I took a lot of risks to get to where I am, and I won't let anyone drag me down for the second time.I had just followed Horace to his study room. He had quite a pile of jobs to take care of.Which made me wonder what Rodriguez had been doing ever since he ascended the position.What did he think it meant to become an Alpha?Rodriguez was just lagging around and not doing anything other than harassing some maidens.At one point, I wondered what the future of Midnight Prowler's pack would have been if Horace hadn't returned.He walked int
GAVNERI had no idea what was going on, but I felt the uneasiness coming from Nora. I had just left her some hours ago to shower and have lunch.I knew she wouldn't just feel pain without anyone harassing her, and I wondered why she wasn't fighting back.But I tried to put myself in her shoes, and I understand her. She's getting weak these days. Probably because of the child growing inside of her, it seemed like the child was drawing all her energy.I hurriedly got up from my king-sized bed and headed straight to her chambers. Surprisingly, the door was wide open, and I was hearing a threatening voice from the inside.Rushing in just to see Candra push Nora down to the couch, I had no idea how crazy I was, but I stood back for a while, waiting to know if Nora was going to act back.But she didn't. She allowed Nora to have her way with her, and that pissed me off.All these while I've been making sure she was okay, I even told Sarah to watch over her and make sure she showers and has a
NORAIt's been weeks since I overheard Horace and Gavner's conversation, and I have been trying to get over what I heard.Queen Shiba had sent for me some minutes ago to discuss the affairs of the castle. I almost told her that the Luna title didn't belong to me anymore and that it was now in the hands of Candra, but when I remembered what Queen Shiba had told me months ago, I didn't make the mistake of telling her that what was mine had been taken away.Strolling through the stairs as my shoes made a clicking sound on the marbled floor, I heard people laughing close to me.Looking up, I realized I was close to Horace's study room, and the sounds I was hearing were coming from there.I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I had to take a peek at what was going on and what was funny. It had been a long time since I saw Horace laughing, and it made me wonder how he looked with a smile on his face—with the same face he glared at me with when he tried to strangle me.I was walking carefully