VeraBeta Derrick led me through the cell holdings until we were standing in front of a tiny cell. It smelled rusty and stiffening, reminding me of my old self."God, I pray that my mate's speculations are wrong. I just wish for the twins to be innocent," I muttered some words of prayer.Standing in front of the gates, I beheld the twins. They sat pathetically on the floor, staring blankly at each other. Bruises and cuts ran down their bodies but they weren't too bad, they seemed to be bearable."Your Highness," the guard bowed and the girls looked up sharply.Our eyes met but they looked away immediately. Great fear fell on them and they shifted uneasily on their butts."Tehla? Tirah?" I called but they couldn't look at me. Each of them shivered and stared at the floor and back at each other. They couldn't look at me!!! My heart began to race. I got my answers already! Oh my God! I was indeed gullible! Why couldn't I see it? I fell for their trap too easily.I held the gate tightly
Alpha JoashI felt like a piece of shit while I waited for Vera to return, this was one of the reasons why I didn't want to get her involved. But in this case, I had no choice. Since the twins were holding back and I didn't want to break them, Vera could get through to them better than me—given their history. I paced restlessly in my office until I saw Derrick waking in. But he wasn't with Vera "Where is My mate?""Her Highness wanted to get some air… she insisted that she wanted to take a walk alone..* Derrick responded."And your sword?" "She requested it…""You should have followed her from a distance… things are not safe and you know it… You also know how assertive and unpredictable she is," I complained."I will go after her," Derrick supplied, but I held my hand up."Vera, are you there?" I mind-linked her immediately."Yes, My Alpha. I sent Derrick your way…" Vera's moody voice boomed in my head."Yes, he is here… He told me you wanted to take a walk…""Yes…" the response ca
Vera "My mate had been right about the twins all the while." The words echoed in my head as I walked away from the cell holdings.The realization dawned on me like lightning. Fury and fighting skills are not enough to fight an enemy, the insight to see into an enemy's strategies is also crucial. Lesson learnt … in a hard way. "Way to go, Vera," I said to myself as the sun rained down on me. Looking around, I realized that I had gone far.I was just a stone's throw away from the river that led to our castle.Good! The riverside will be colder. It's a nice place for brooding in this scorching heat… I hastened up.It was quiet and eerie. I patted the hilt of the sword perched on my waist frequently as I proceeded. When we had enough manpower, I would have met enough guards and maids on my way. But I met no one.How will I face my mate? The question dangled in my head, drawing me out of the odd silence that rocked the surroundings.Like my mate heard me, his voice broke into my head. It
VeraMy eyes flipped open slowly. It was the cool of the evening and my vision was hazy. I shut my eyes as torrents of pain rocked my body. The back of my head felt wet and hurt the most."Hmm," a light moan escaped my lips and I pushed up my hand to feel the pain in my head. Oops! My hand was stuck. I tried to lift the second one, but it was also stuck. Argh… I shut my eyes, relishing my pain.Wait, what the heck is going on? I came to my senses almost immediately. I flipped my eyes open again, scanning my surroundings."Viola, where are we?" I asked my wolf and I tried to lift my head. A series of events replayed in my head and I remembered it all. Alpha Woods!!!I couldn't tell how long I was out, but it was dusk already. The night was still young and with my wolf eyes, I could see perfectly well. After a close examination, I realized that my hands were chained down and there was no possibility of escaping.My mate… he should have come for me. Did he really not know that I had b
VeraI fell to the ground and the rogue wolves continued to hit me. My back was upturned, shielding the other parts of my body. The swords hanging down the rogues' waists shone in the already dark evening making my heart flutter."Run! Vera, run." My wolf continued to cry. "Well… until there is an opening, there is no way to get out of this," I squeaked in pain as I tried to look for loopholes.Suddenly, Alpha Woods Yelled, "Stop!!!" He screeched from the background. The urgency in his voice was surprising.Why did he want them to stop? Isn't this what he wanted?"This is not the bargain we had! I want her to be delivered to Alpha Jason in one piece!" He yelled louder. "Even if Alpha Jason seeks to have my head, my gift to him should not be tainted!" He bickered.A chilling laughter broke out from the rogue wolves. Slowly, a faction of them broke away from me and began to encircle Alpha Woods.I didn't know what was going on but this seemed to be the moment that I had been waiting f
VeraMy chest throbbed loudly and my heart was literally in my mouth. With a bloody sword fitted to my fist and Alpha Woods' blood dripping down my face, I ran through the darkness.A countless number of rogues sped behind me like a horde from hell. I knew I couldn't outrun them but I didn't stop, I kept running, hoping for a miracle.Each time I rubbed Alpha Woods' blood down my face, l laughed like a madman. The scene of my parents' decapitation painted my memory and I cried and laughed at the same time.My worst horror came when an arrow flew past me, I had been distracted by my thoughts. Flying arrows? It will be my undoing. It will get me down in no time.The arrows came incessantly and instead of panic, I focused on my escape. I had to change my style. A face-off with the rogues was out of it, it would be a suicide mission. There were many of them and I didn't stand a chance.I continued to run but instead of running straight, I began to dive through trees. It reduced my speed,
Alpha JoashAlthough we were just fifty in number, the task of evacuating everyone to safety made it difficult for Targon and Derrick to stop me.I undid my horse's knots, mounted on it, and made my way out of the hideout.I thought I was free until I felt Derrick's fragrance wafted into my nose. This time, I was unstoppable. I had waited enough. My mate was out there facing the woes all by herself. Not even my wolf can stop me now."Your Highness, this isn't the best option!" Derrick finally caught up with me."Say that again and I will snap your neck!" I roared and set my horse on the move. Targon who was standing in my path jumped out of the way as my horse galloped towards him."Get down to work and get everyone to safety!" I yelled at the two of them and pulled my horse's reins, "Giddy up!!!" I commanded.The horse tore through the path ahead of us and in no time, I was approaching the concealed entrance of the hideout. Suddenly, I felt a tingling sensation and a voice broke int
Alpha JoashI cussed as I rode into the wild. I had never felt so agitated, I wanted to get to Vera in time, but Silas' horse didn't yield my command, it was obstinate and as slow as a snail."Vera, I hummed softly, trying to link her up, but there was no response.Why? Is she tired? She said she was alright and stalling to get some information… Yeah, I knew that was probably not true but I didn't expect that she encountered great difficulty… Wait… Didn't Silas say that she killed Alpha Woods and some rogues were unto her?"Vera!!!" I tried to mind-link her again, but all I got was silence. My heart throbbed with fear."Giddy up!" I commanded and hit the horse forcefully. It neighed and galloped forward, speeding down the rough terrain.Impressive! I held its reins and lifted up my body as we shot forward.It was a smooth ride and unlike I had expected there was no ambush or constraint on the way. This seemed to be suspicious, given the ongoing clash with the rogues, but thanks to it