Ella’s POV“What was that?” Anna asked, jumping from where she was to our position.My heart was beating so fast, it disrupted my brain. I couldn’t think of what could have happened. I just pushed the door and started running to the main wing where the flame and chaos came from.From where I was, the entire wing seemed to have caught fire and my heart tore into pieces as my fears went to Ryker who I had left in the room about thirty minutes ago. My vision was blurry as I ran even faster.But as I got closer, I felt strong arms pulling me back, preventing me from running head-on into the flames.“Princess, stay back. It isn’t safe,” a voice said but the ringing of panic in my head couldn’t even let me speak as I fought head-on to be set free.In the middle of my fight, I saw him. Ryker.“Ryker…” it came out as a whisper as the emotions clouded me and he couldn’t hear me. I screamed louder but I saw why he couldn’t respond. He was holding unto Willow.The panic stopped at once as if the
Ella's POV"What do you mean by it was a fake?" I asked, still finding it hard to believe.I knew that Willow was a bad person but to go as far as cooking up something like this..."How come Ryker didn't see it? What about Patrick?" I asked before she could reply to my first question."No one wants to die my Luna... Everyone just wants to keep their head on them. Life is already difficult. You wouldn't want to complicate things... Just leave matters of Madam Willow alone," she said and I nodded absentmindedly but I was already planning my next move."You are right," I said beaming at her. "We should let matters about her lay low. It isn't worth it."Olga gratefully left the room and I maintained my dismissive smile long after she left.She had confirmed my doubts. Now, Anna could continue and if I needed more insights, from what Olga had told me, even Patrick was aware. It meant he wouldn't mind telling me what was going on.I relaxed into the bed with a long smile on my face. Things
Ryker's POVI knew that Ella was broken. She was hurting and she was letting it get into her head.This wasn't really her. The Ella I knew —the one I met all those months ago would be concerned about her father, whether he was wrong or right. She would fight for him and by him.She was blinded by her pain and she was letting it turn her into a different person.As I thought about it, I decided to help Andrew. I could tell he was in trouble.The last time I spoke to him, he had been genuinely concerned about her. He spent hours mourning at the grave yard they made for her —someone who wanted her dead wouldn't do that.Yet he did.There had to be something about it, that she wasn't seeing. And when she realized it, it was going too be too late.It would be best I did something now.I closed the files in front of me and jumped on my feet, but just in that instance, the door opened and Patrick stepped in."I am sorry for barging in on you, were you heading out?" He noticed my position and
Michael’s POVBeing a leader was the best thing in the world. People said you became a slave for the people when you were in a position of power, but those people were wrong.A position of power meant everything you wanted would be given unto you without as much as lifting a finger. All I had to do was point at it and it would be mine.Just like I got the amazing ass that was going up and down my thick length like her life depended on it.I held back her hair and slapped her large ample breasts, enjoying the way they jiggled in front of me. What else could be better than this?“Yes,” I groaned as she tightened her legs and started moving even faster.I threw my head back and closed my eyes, taking in all the amazing emotions that my hormones were feeding on. Having gotten enough of her pace, I held down her waist and started thrusting hard and fast into her.“Hmm… ah!” she cried out as I started hitting her g-spot.A grin spread across my face, and I let my free hand squeeze her nipp
Michael’s POV“She is mated to Alpha Ryker. He has sworn to protect her with everything he has, how can you want something impossible to reach?” my mother cried out, but my brain had already started up a plan.I got out of bed and casually strolled to her. “You don’t have to worry about that mother,” I said, closing the distance between us. I took her hands and squeezed it in my hands. “Have I ever wanted something and failed at it?”She shook her head slowly, but her eyes danced with uncertainty.“Hmm, all I need from you is your blessing and nothing else. You don’t have to worry. Everything is going to be fine… getting Ella is going to make me more powerful, no one will dispute my rule, and no one can take away the power from my hands,” I said.Her eyes glowed as if my words had finally sunk into her. she nodded her head and squeezed back my hand. “You are right. Oh, why didn’t I think of this earlier?”My smile grew bigger, and I took a step back to enjoy the praises that were sure
Ryker’s POVI continued working with the man till he was done for the day because I didn’t him to look around for me or start asking people about me when I disappeared. I collected my daily payment from him and slipped away calmly between the other workers like I had a place outside of the palace.As soon as I was sure no one was paying me any attention, I slipped back into the main house and started to hurriedly make my way down to the lower levels where I knew the dungeons were.The journey down was easy, the problem came when I got to the dungeon itself, there were about four guards at the entrance and there was no way I could slip past them without getting questioned or apprehended.Shit.I cursed, leaning against a wall. I had to think of a way to get in there for I couldn’t reach this far and then just go back because some guards were at the door.As I was thinking, I saw a few guards coming and I realized that they must have been here for a shift. It was just a wild guess but a
Michael’s POV“My king…” Stella cried out as squeezed her nipple. “You said we were going to wait for Amanda…” She moaned as she curled against my work table, her breasts left bare for me to enjoy.“We are waiting,” I said, giving her left nipple another squeeze. “I am not penetrating you, am I?”“No, you are not…” she moaned, wiggling her breasts for me to get a better show.Stella was the naughtiest of all the girls that frequented my room. They were all top-level whores —except Sarah. On a second note, even she was a whore. The fact that I could have them whenever I wanted was a luxury I could never get enough of.Their job was now uniquely to satisfy their king and who was I to say?“Since we are playing around…” Stella started, moving across the table to where I sat. She came to stand before me with her eyes swimming in lust. “May I play with your little man?”My eyes almost turned to the back as desire flushed through me. My breath caught in my throat at her audacity, and I knew
Ella’s POVI ignored Esther’s advice and went on to do as I wanted with Anna. I needed to put Willow in her place. To me, she was the one who ruined my happiness. She took my child away from me by pushing me into the hands of my enemies.If I had never run off into Crystal Pack, Michael would have never found me. He would have never taken me back home to a place where all they planned was hod to do me evil.We went into town taking a path that led us closer to the Greenwood pack to the place Anna spoke of.“She came here regularly to see a man,” Anna said and my brows raised.The building in front of us was a strange house with lights at every corner. It looked like a hotel at first glance but when you looked closely you would see that it wasn’t clean enough to be called that.“What is this place?” I asked, unable to keep my thoughts to myself.Anna shrugged and held my hand. “It is a brothel but for males.”I tried to comprehend what she had said but it made absolutely no sense at al
Ella’s POVThe long wait was finally over. Esther was out of danger.“Words cannot express how grateful I am that you fought so hard for me,” she whispered with my hands held tightly in hers.Her sister, Freya, was sitting by her side while Anna and Selena stood behind us. We were all excited about the outcome of her treatment and more than anything, it assured me that my father’s treatment was also going to be successful. After all, it all followed the same pattern, all that was left was for me to convince Selena so that I could hand everything to her. Then they could use my blood.“I couldn’t have been alive today,” she added, pulling me out of my thoughts.“You are welcome, Esther. You know I love you and I will do anything to keep you safe,” I whispered, placing a kiss on her forehead. Then I started walking away, I aimed to reach Selena and pull her away for a quick conversation on the matter. The earlier she accepted to take the crown, the better it was going to be.But Esther’
Ella’s POVDavid didn’t make it.His death wasn’t something that directly affected me but the pain in Selena’s eyes made me sad. She had truly been reformed. She saw the world in a different light, and her biggest wish, had been for her father to see this light too but now it was too late for him.After the burial ceremony was completed, I sat by her side, hoping to comfort her as much as possible. Aside from my father, who was still on the sick bed, she was the only family I had left. I couldn’t leave her.We stayed this way, letting Ryker and Anna take care of the rest of the affairs.I didn’t even want to begin thinking about Esther. Aunt Emily had refused to give out the antidote till her death, but Esther was still fighting. I told Myles to find any of her family members, maybe if we could drain her blood too, she might stand a chance.And as for my father, I was planning something, but it wasn’t the right time to speak of it yet.“You should go save him,” Selena mumbled, and my
Ryker’s POV“I will come back for you! You think this is the end, you are wrong!” Emily yelled as they dragged her out of the throne room to the chamber where she would be killed.Her voice continued to resonate, even while they exited the room, but my attention had returned to Ella. I was so proud of her and how much she had grown.When she called for this meeting, I thought she was going to let her emotions mess with her again, but she didn’t. She acted like a true leader and made the right choices.My eyes remained on her as she held on to a crying Selena while Michael was escorted out of the palace. The plan was to go after the men who must have been done prepping Emily for her final sentencing. Dealing with a criminal like her, one could never be so sure that she could find a way to survive.But as we all made our way to the door, David started coughing painfully loud. Selena broke away from Ella’s hold and ran to his side in panic.“Someone, get the healers and doctors,” Ella al
Ella’s POVAs the words left my mouth, I turned around and began heading out. I finally understood everything and there was no time to waste anymore.“Stupid girl! I will still get you!” Aunt Emily screamed in her cell, but I didn’t bother sparing her even a single glance as I walked out.It was clear that she had been the mastermind all along and for the first time, I saw what Ryker was trying to say. They weren’t all killers. Some of them were accomplices at some point, but mostly they were all being manipulated all along. Now I understood why she had truly tolerated Selena’s bad attitude those times, it was because she wanted everyone to hate Selena, so that when the time came for her to be exposed, no one would stand by her, and Aunt Emily would ultimately get the throne. But I came and she had to come up with another plan.But all of that was over now. I was going to put everyone in their respective places.My hands fisted as I continued to march in the direction of the throne r
Michael’s POV“Mother, why did you try such a silly move? and much more in front of everyone! What were you thinking?” I growled in my cell.We were all bundled into the dungeon like common criminals. My cell was joined to the right side with my mother’s while Selena and David were in a single cell at my left. But I wasn’t interested in them but my mother. She sat calmly in her cell, hugging herself while I was losing my mind.She had just ruined every chance we had.“I mean, even if there was any chance that we could get back that throne, you just destroyed it by showing everyone that you are a murderer! Why would you attempt to kill her in front of everyone?”“Shut up!” she yelled, turning her reddened eyes to me for the first time since we had been thrown in here. “I have heard enough of your rants! If you weren’t so useless, we would be in this situation in the first place. You fool!”My heart thinned as if life was being sucked out of me. “Mother!” Her tone was not something I th
Ella’s POVMy eyes moved to my hands and then back to the healer. “I have more than enough blood. What is the problem now?”The man turned pale and dropped his head to the ground. My eyes narrowed, as confusion and irritation merged into me creating an emotion I couldn’t even define.Seconds passed and the man still couldn’t give me an explanation as the silence went on I started losing my mind. My father was dying in there and he was here unable to even make up his mind.Suddenly, I moved past him and went into the room. The healers and doctors still working, paused as they saw me walking up to them. When I reached them, I pulled the sleeves of my dress and stretched my arm to them.“Here, take the blood and heal him,” I hissed.The men exchanged confused looks before Ryker and the healer rushed in after me. “Ella, they can’t use your blood to change the whole of his blood. The process could kill you and—”“Then I’d prefer it kills me, rather than staying alive without both of my par
Ella’s POVRyker’s words were heavy on my chest as I moved out of the office with Myles following behind me. Maybe he was right. Maybe I was becoming like the monsters I wanted to rid the world of, maybe I was becoming something worse, I couldn’t tell.But what I could tell, was the fact that they had brought it upon me and themselves.Rather than return to my seat, I walked to the front of the table and spread my arms, gaining the attention of the audience and the soldiers holding them in place.“The defense was nulled. We shall proceed with the punishment for their crimes.” The room fell silent as everyone held their breaths, waiting for me to relay what was to befall the royal family —my supposed family.My eyes moved to them. Emily fiercely glared at me like it was going to change anything. Then there was Michael, who looked more lost than before. David was lifeless as usual, and Selena was crying. Her face was red as she held onto her father’s wheelchair. My heart cracked when it
Ryker’s POV“Willow is right. There is something wrong with her…” Anna whispered beside me. “This isn’t our Ella…”My heart tightened. Anna was right. The pain had consumed Ella. This wasn’t her.“What are we going to do now? She will kill an innocent man who has done nothing but love his daughter.”My thoughts moved around in my head for a few seconds before it came crashing back. I never liked women. I didn’t even think they could be sensible ones out there aside from Willow who I thought was above mistakes. But Ella and her friends had shown me that there was more to being a woman and there were smart ones out there. I realized that the one I thought was perfect, wasn’t at all. Willow was a pretender.But in all of that, I learned one thing.“No one is beyond redemption,” I said with conviction. “We will get our Ella back. She is in there somewhere. We will find her.” “But how?” Anna asked her hands pointing in the direction had gone to. “How do you convince someone who is already
Ryker’s POV“Why would she want to stay back? Why? Has she lost her mind?” Anna screeched when I told them the news. “Michael is crazy. Don’t even get me started on David. That man is sick, and he would do anything. Even with the Alpha’s ability activated in her wolf, they can still hurt her!”I sat on the edge of my seat with my hands joined together. I also didn’t feel good about leaving her behind, but I didn’t want it to seem like I was being clingy. Ella wanted to take care of her people, and she had every right. All I could do was support her as much as I could.“Calm yourself, Anna. I am sure that she will call if she needs anything,” I assured her.Anna’s eyes flared wide and she shook her head, coming closer to me. “You don’t know Ella. She has become very stubborn. She will never call for help because she doesn’t want anyone else to die. She would rather do it all on her own.”I shrugged. The solution to that was very simple. “Well, Esther can tell us. She will call. I am ce