Chapter 23 Anastasia’s POV I wake up the next day and I feel better after a good night's rest. I see Estella and Jessica already going about their duties in my room quietly. “She’s awake,” Jessica whispered to Estella. “Good morning,” They both said to me, smiling. “How are you feeling today?”Estella asked with genuine concern in her voice. “Good I believe I had a lot of weird dreams but I feel very refreshed this morning,” I told them. “Would you like to take your morning bath now? Let me heat the water again,” Jessica inquired from me. “Well I definitely would and what do you mean by again? Did you heat it before now?” I asked to be sure I heard right. “Yes, I did. I wasn't so sure when exactly you were going to wake up so I just heated it when we got into your room before the cleaning began,” Jessica explained to me. “Oh okay,” I replied and laid back on my bed. I watched Jessica go ahead to heat the water and Estella still going about the cleaning process. When the bat
Chapter 24 Damien and Darius take a path leading to the forest with some of their men tagging along. News had flashed that the Forbidden had started penetrating different clans and packs and were now in the Lycan’s triplets' territory. “How would it be possible that they would be among a pack and no one would sense it?” Damien asked, getting angry now at the other packs and clans' cluelessness and even his guards. Alphas ought to protect and are always ready to defend. They ought to always be vigilant and not give way to evil penetrators. Damien’s dad’s words echoed in his ears. He was already feeling disappointed and it was as though Darius felt his emotions as he patted him on his back. “Don't overwork yourself, brother, wear on the lookout now and we will find something,” Darius assured him. “I feel maybe there isn't anything to differentiate them that’s why,” Dante said to him, and some other guards who had heard Damien’s question earlier tried also giving different instanc
Chapter 25 A few minutes later Draven was there and was so surprised to see Darius on his bed. “Darius, are you okay?” Draven asked, sounding worried as he stood close to the bed looking at him. “I’m fine, I just need proper rest. The forbiddens have indeed gotten stronger,” Darius stated to his brother. “The forbidden made you this way?” Draven asked his brother. “I tried commanding it to me and breaking its free will but it seemed as though something stronger broke through the connection and had sent it a message to return home immediately,” Darius explained to his brothers. “You said you felt the darkness was going to overshadow you also,” Damien chipped that in. “Yes because while controlling it I had to look into it and I saw just darkness in those eyes and it was as though it was sharing its darkness with me,” Darius said to them and even shivered now. “We need the Ancient book of keys from Father’s locker,” Draven announced to his brothers. “I believe we three do. I wil
Chapter 26 Luna Ashena just finished taking her bath and was applying some makeup on herself and someone started coughing loudly. Looking at the bed she just turned back to her dressing mirror and continued applying her cosmetics and jewelry. “Water,” The person on the bed asked, the voice almost coming out as a whisper. “Water,” The person requested again as the loud cough continued. “You need to speak up to be heard,” Luna Ashena said as she continued fixing her hair trying to look as beautiful as possible. Elsa rushes in with water as she hears the loud cough. “Dad this is the water,” Elsa says as she raises Alpha Gregor’s head slightly from the bed so he can drink the water carefully without any problems. He gulped it down like a man who had been in a race and had been dehydrated for a long time. Elsa then rested his head back on the pillow and looked at her mom who was still dressing at her table with disgust. “Are you going to continue like this towards Dad?! You were li
Chapter 27 Luna Ashena, as though transfixed, stood up and walked to where he was sitting. “Sit here,” He said again tapping his lap and Luna Ashena followed his instruction as she sat on his lap. He held her face in his hands gently as he brushed his lips against hers again and again as though he was playing with her lips. The more he did that the more Luna Ashena’s breathing became so light as she was giving herself pleasure. The man who was her secret lover pushed his tongue into her mouth and they began kissing each other passionately. Luna Ashena put her hands around his neck as he used one of his hands to start losing the lace behind her gown. Luna Ashena shivered as she deepened the kiss with her hands rubbing his back ever so gently. The man gently broke the kiss as he said to her, “Undress slowly,” Luna Ashena began undressing slowly as she took off her gown not breaking eye contact with her lover who was watching her mesmerized by her beauty. He inhaled deeply when sh
Chapter 28 Anastasia woke up feeling refreshed and calm. She couldn't even remember having a nightmare the previous night so she felt happy indeed. Jessica and Estella were already in her room cleaning as usual. “Good morning,” Anastasia practically sang this to Jessica and Estella who then looked at her so surprised wondering what was going on with her but smiled all the same because Anastasia’s smile was indeed contagious. “Good morning Miss Anastasia,” Estella said to Anastasia. “Good morning Miss Anastasia,” Jessica also said to Anastasia. “ I would prepare your bath now,” Jessica said to her. Anastasia ran to her balcony excited as she smiled looking at the clouds. She practically felt so refreshed just by waking up and not even by having her bath. “Isn't it a good day today?” Anastasia asked the both of them. When they both didn't respond she looked at both of them and laughed when she saw their expressions. “Thank you for being happy,” Estella said to Anastasia which ma
Chapter 29 “Don’t misunderstand this, it is not that they don't want to. It’s the Lycans you are talking about one can just go give them food without Dante’s directive,” Hannah explained to Anastasia. “It’s just a snack. I mean they probably might be craving it right now,” Anastasia said to them. Hannah and Esther looked at each other and sighed and Esther said to Anastasia, “There are some rules in this house, I mean it has been here way before I joined the Bethermore Mansion, you seem like we aren't even supposed to be here with them right now but decided to because it looked quite exciting, but, now for the Lycans we can't just do that,” Anastasia thought for a while and nodded as she removed her apron. “I would go give them myself, by the way, I would need help carrying them. Where are the Lycans right now?” Anastasia inquired from them. “Training ground,” One of the maids answered. “Good so let’s go, let’s some people carry fruits, others water,” Anastasia directed all of
Chapter 30 The sound of gasps amongst the concubines and other maids that were all over the training ground was so loud after Damien knocked down the tray of cupcakes. Anastasia stood frozen to the ground for split seconds. She started shivering as the images of the past in her father’s house clouded her mind. She couldn't believe that Damien just threw all her hard work on the ground without even tasting it. “You ought to be training! Instead, you are baking cakes?!” Damien shouted. He was angry now at her and he continued, “I had made it very clear to you that you ought to be training every day! But it seems like you decided that baking would be better than actually training those weak muscles of yours!” Damien said still shouting at Anastasia Anastasia kept quiet as she bit her tongue hard and was almost tasting blood to prevent herself from crying. Alexa and Violet started laughing at an embarrassed Anastasia. “Lycan Damien I think there is something wrong with her ears an