On getting there, Damien and Daniel found the men patrolling around but doing nothing. Damien immediately jumped out of the car and hurried to where the men stood. "What the hell is going on?! Where is their leader?" The commander turned and bowed to Damien as his superior. "He escaped before we could catch him." Damien groaned in anger. He was the one they needed more than the men he had sent to attack Antarti. Daniel joined him a few moments later. As he looked around, he saw some men who lay on the floor dead. He walked to where Damien stood. "What's going on?" "Their leader escaped before he could be captured. He's the one we need," Daniel looked back at the men that had been caught. Three were dead but the rest were alive. "His men are here. We can get information from them." Damien didn't look like he was sure. "They're strogoids, a species of Rogues that are extremely loyal to their masters. They won't disclose any information till their ma
Alexander grabbed the creature by the throat and instead of attacking, he held it close and peered. Athena was standing from afar off, shivering in fear and beside her was Ciara who's hand was on her chest as she stared in horror. The creature had the body of a little girl and she struggled violently against Alexander's hold. Athena and Ciara began to walk towards Alex as he held onto the creature. Immediately, he pushed her to the wall of the pillar and pulled her hair up. It was indeed a girl. She looked like she had just been infected and the woman gasped. "She's a girl," Alex said. When Athena and Ciara got to where Alex stood, they peered and looked at her face. "She's a little girl," Ciara muttered and pulled her eyes open. The little girl snarled again and Athena flinched. Ciara wasn't a bit affected by the girl's act. "She's not a werewolf. Look at her eyes. She just turned." Alex nodded. "I figured. I need her to be back in her normal state so I
Alex had suggested that they prepare a room for her and put her to bed but Athena was quite adamant. "What if she does something crazy? She's rabid!" Athena protested. Ciara stood by the door smiling as she watched them banter on if they should lock her up or clean her up. Alex walked to her and held her face. "Look at me, Athena. Trust me. I've read her enough to know that she's harmless. She's only rabid because she just turned and is still filled with fear and confusion. The only thing in her head in her werewolf state is to attack anything and anyone she sees in her way," "But how was she able to find herself in the palace to attack me!" Athena cried. "She was manipulated, Athena. Whoever sent her toyed with her mind so she came here probably because she was told that you want her dead." Athena shook her head. "I can't, I really can't," she said and walked away from him. "Athena, please? I'm sure of what I'm saying. Consider the fact that she's awa
"She's awake!" Damien cried and immediately hurried to the bed to hold her down but Ciara was there to block him from moving. "You fucking wait!" Ciara said as she glowered at him. "Alex told you it was fine but you keep being insistent. Step back," Damien was breathing heavily but he stepped back anyway. Athena sighed as she watched him leave the room. "I don't know what's come over him," She said. Alexander, Daniel and Ciara exchanged knowing glances but did not say anything. The little girl was staring at them all in horror as she tried to place where she was and when Alex turned to her, she immediately moved away from him and cowered in horror. "Hey," Alex said in a gentle voice. "I'm not going to hurt you, okay?" The girl's eyes were as large as saucers and they held doubt. She didn't seem to trust him. "Who are you?" Alex, as he stepped closer to the bed where she lay on, introduced himself. "My name is King Alexander, Alpha of Blue moon pack,"
Once Heyli was done talking, Athena was already leaving the room in anger and Alex, seeing that she was leaving, followed after her. "Athena!" He called out as she weaved past guests who were loitering about. Athena didn't stop until she got to the gallery and began to breathe heavily. Alex stopped behind her and turned her to face him. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing heavily. "Look at me, love. Look at me," Alex said gently as he led her to the door that led to the terrazzo. He was sure that no one frequented this place as it was a private area for just the royal family. When they were finally in the confines of the terrazzo, he pulled her to him and wrapped his arm around her. "I understand that you're feeling her pain." "Not only that!" She cried. "She was abused and maltreated and so was her mother," Alex was slowly starting to understand. "No. It's similar but not the same. Your father was never in your life but that bastard was there to
A maid had been assigned to Heyli and a guard was placed in her room to watch her while the maid took care of her. Even after everything, she still wasn't trusted. Alex had asked that they gave her a few days before trusting her. "She was manipulated by that rogue of a man. We can never know." They were all going to the drawing room as Athena had asked them all to sit there. Ciara was sleepy so she excused herself and went to sleep. Once the door to the drawing room was shut, Daniel spoke. "I asked Damien to leave the rogues to us," Alex took a seat beside Athena and threw his arm around her. "Why?" "We can study them better and with your help, there'd be great progress." Athena immediately turned to Alex. "Are you leaving tomorrow?" "Of course not," Alex said. "I'm staying for a few weeks. Remember you have to find your wolf." Athena sighed and relieved as she thought that Alex had changed his mind behind her back. But that was not the case a
Damien's expression darkened when he saw Alex standing in the middle of the room. He stopped at the threshold. "What are you doing here by this time?" Athena asked, frowning. "I came to check up on you. See if you're safe." Damien said in a low tone. "Well, as you can see, I am safe. The girl is not dangerous." "She's feral," Damien stamped that statement in his mind like he was never to agree that she was otherwise. "We don't even know her history. What if she's here to monitor us?" Athena, for the first time, laughed. "Why not focus on your duties rather than butting into mine?" Damien sighed and his eyes darted to Alex who was standing by the window with a knowing smile on his face. "I'm sorry that I am. But I'm your beta and it is me who bears all the burden of knowing if you're safe and not him." "That's going to change very soon," Alex said and straightened. As he strode towards them, his hand slipped into his pocket. He stood confidently beside
Daniel found himself in the kitchen, asking around for a cup of tea and unsweetened biscuits. As he weaved past the multitude of maids that cleaned the dishes and prepared breakfast, he bumped into a plump woman who seemed to be the chief chef of this place. "Watch where you're going, young man," She said in her extremely loud voice. "What are you doing here?" "My wife is having morning sickness and she has been vomiting. I don't know what is going to make her relieved," The lady nodded and asked him to wait and a few moments later, she returned with a transparent jug of green tea and a plate containing crackers. "Make sure she takes a few cups of this tea. She can supplement it with these crackers to make things easier. Make sure she eats enough. And she should also rest for the day. You're a guest, yes?" "Of course." "I'd advise you not to travel today. It's going to make her really sick." Daniel sighed. He gave into fate. "Alright, thank you."