DAISY I was exempted from the training the next day. In fact, all of the pregnant people were pardoned from training. Declan had decided to assign a guard to every person that was vulnerable. Like sick people who would also not be able to train, handicapped people, nursing mothers, and old people. I was glad that he had done all of that because the mania of making everyone run lapses was crazy. Of course, children were exempted too. Since they were too much to be guarded by a guard each, they were taken in groups. Every night, three groups of guards rotated in the area to make sure that there was no threat coming to them.If they sensed any, then they would send a distress signal and backup would come to help them take the kids to safety. I did not know that the pack had an underground safety bunker until today. It was made to shield the wolves in case any danger was to come. I was surprised and confused as to where they got the technology to do all of that, until Declan told me tha
DAISYI could not sleep for the rest of the night. I was too in shock to even consider it. When the day rolled by and it was time for me to go to school, I felt feverish and sick. Half of what I could think about was the face of the lady. The poor lady. The other section of my brain, the one I was not ready to tap into, was the hate I had for Julian. The perverted fucker, living his best life while he had destroyed the life of a poor young girl that just wanted to party that night. And he might have thought that it was me. I did not care if he was drunk or not. A new person is not bore out of alcohol when they drink it. It brings out the person that was inside of you, the one that was not bold enough to act until the alcohol made it. This was why Julian was. And as I thought of him last night, I realised that I should not even be surprised. I knew the flock he followed in school. I could not put this behind them. This was something they would do. Something he would do. I decided th
THIRD PERSON’S POVJulian thought his deepest and darkest secret had been buried four months ago when it happened. It was the night that he had done the worst thing that he had ever done. The worst two things he has ever done. He had not been able to forgive himself for either of them. The one he had done in the darkest part of the night, the guilt had eaten him up more than the one he had done with Daisy. That was not him. The person that night that had done those unspeakable things to her was not him. He would never hurt a woman that way. He had filled his body with more toxic drugs that could kill three adults. He was told that when he went to the hospital the next day. He had drunk himself to stupor, and he brought some hard drugs and nearly overdosed on them. Then, he went to the party and all he could see was Daisy. Her voice, her laughter, her long beautiful ginger curls. It reached a point where he had blacked out and that was when he did the deed. The next day, he had a few
DAISY I did not wait back in school to have any more classes. I was too exhausted and tired to do that. I just wanted to go back home. I knew Poppy was going to be angry when she realised that I was gone, so I decided to cut a paper and write her a note, then slid it into her locker. When she checked it, she was going to understand that I was too sick to stay in school yet again. Maybe I should actually take a break from school and stay home for a while. I mean, I was way ahead of my lessons and I could have a teacher that was going to homeschool me. Maybe when all of the issues with the war were over, I could propose it to Declan. He was not going to refuse. I went back home with Daniel, my bodyguard who was now here to stay I guess. When we got home, I hopped out of the car and tied my hair behind my head. I needed to blow some steam off and I did not know how to do that when I lived in the same house with a rapist. I did not care how that sounded because he was my mate, but I was
DAISY “What is it?” I asked him, bringing my arms to my chest as I looked between them.The look on Liam’s face sent chills running down my spine because I did not know if I was going to be able to handle one more secret coming from them. He looked scared as he looked over at Julian. Like he was hoping something was going to happen that would shut him up. It could not possibly be worse than what Julian did, right? I mean if Liam had told the girl to tell me and he had a secret that could get out too, then he wouldn’t have done that. “Julian, please.” He begged, but Julian shook his head. He even looked pleased while doing it. “Daisy. When you first came into the pack, you had a friend. Right?” Julian asked. No. This shouldn’t be related to Joyce. Please, it shouldn’t. I did not know if I was going to be able to handle it if what I was thinking was what he was going to say. I was not going to be able to bear that kind of heartbreak. “Yes,” I answered, swallowing down the painful
DAISY“Daisy?” A soft knock came on the door.“Go away.” I mumbled, shifting on my bed. I had been lying on it for so long that it started to feel like I was bed rotting. I was feeling sick and tired. Everything felt bland to me. It has been a day since the incident happened with the triplets when their secrets were all because they wanted to get me. I did not want to get with any of them if they were capable of such sabotage and betrayal of each other. I was just so tired. The only time I got off my bed was when I wanted to pee and bathe. I didn't even have an appetite to eat anymore. I wanted this stupid fucking war to be over and be away from the palace at least for some time before I cooled off. Staying on this floor, knowing that two people that I did not want to see the most were on the same floor I was living suffocated me. I felt like I was being trapped in here, and I needed some air. “Sunshine, it is me. Are you OK?” He knocked again. I squinted my eyes shut when I realise
DAISY I tried to be optimistic for a while, but it turned futile as soon as they told us that the war was officially on the outskirts of the pack. We could hear the sounds of guns going off and bombs blasting. It felt so surreal. I really thought it was not going to come to this, but alas I was too optimistic and this was bound to happen eventually. When I found out that my mates were going to go to the war, I was scared. They had to go and guard the pack front because they were supposed to be in charge of things like this. Since none of them is officially the alpha, they were all obligated to. None of them looked like they wanted to chicken out of this. They equally looked opportune to guard the pack and even be willing to die for it if the push was ever to come to shove. I felt so bad for them. I wished there was a way I could stop them from going, but I couldn’t. I also couldn’t come to terms with the fact that one of them could die there. They could all even die. They had enoug
DAISY It has been three days.Three long days of fear and nightmares. I missed my mates so much. I did not just miss Declan. I missed Julian and Liam too. It felt to me like I had forgiven them. All I wanted was for them to be back home to me, safely. I had decided to move to Poppy with me because I did not want to be alone. I looked out of the window one time and saw the crowd of soldiers who were protecting the palace. They were just not protecting me. They were protecting the sacred building of the pack that held all of the secrets and tunnels that made the pack what it was. I thought they were going to be lenient with me but I was not allowed to do anything. There was a doctor who had moved in to live with me who came to check on me all the time. They told me that he was the one who had delivered the triplets so he was a trusted gynaecologist that was going to take care of me at least until they were back. Poppy and I decided to go through the library of the palace, and it was e
DAISY One year later. One year had passed since the day I had woken from my coma, and what a year it had been. Today, as I stood before the mirror in my bridal gown, the excitement and nerves intertwined within me, creating a whirlwind of emotions. This was the day Declan and I would become husband and wife, surrounded by our beloved pack, family, and friends.I smoothed my hands against my dress and I smiled when I felt the sheen feeling of the material it was made up of. I had never thought that I was going to be wearing a dress with such luxury as this some time in my life. I had always just thought that I was going to wear some cheap clothes when I came to this pack, even though I thought I was going to get married to Julian at that time. But it never settled in my head to have an extravagant wedding. Yet here I was, in one of the most expensive dresses anyone has ever owned in the pack and being the Luna of the pack. It brought so many privileges that I underestimated what it
DECLAN As I woke beside Daisy, the warmth of her presence enveloping me, I couldn't help but feel a sense of contentment wash over me. We had shared a peaceful and sensual night together, our worries momentarily forgotten in the embrace of our love. Is has been a month. A blissful month of love as we tried to forget the trials and tribulations our family had gotten through. We were raising our kids perfectly. I had legally adopted them as mine and I was going to raise them as that. I didn’t want there to be anything that was going to stop me from doing the right thing by them. I wanted to be there for them like my father was for me and give them the best childhood anyone could ever ask for. “Declan.” Daisy sighed under my arm, turning and leaning into me. I looked down at her face, her perfect little face. I would go to war for her. All I wanted was to stare at her and wait for her to fall asleep. But as much as I longed to stay by her side, duty called. Today was my coronation day
DECLAN As consciousness slowly seeps back into my mind, I found myself enveloped in a haze of confusion. I blinked, disoriented, unsure of where I was or how I had come to be here. What was going on? The last time I was awake, I was with my children and now I was in this strange place. A strange beautiful place. Everything seemed surreal, as if I were caught in the midst of a dream from which I could not wake. I stood up to my feet and at that moment, I could feel myself float. My entire body felt not as feathery as I walked on the grass, feeling a sense of calmness in the pit of my stomach. It was almost as if I was not depressed about how my mate had died. It almost felt like I had died because my emotions were not present. I looked around, trying to understand where I was, and then, amidst the swirling mists, I saw them. Julian and Liam stood before me, their smiles luminous and their presence a balm to my blank soul.My heart skipped a beat and I stood there in shock, a surge o
DECLAN I couldn't believe it. My brother, my triplet, was gone. I felt like the world was crashing down around me, suffocating me with its weight. I knew it was going to happen one day or the other. Once upon a time, I was fighting for this. To be the only survivor out of the three of us. I wanted this. Yet all I could feel was guilt and the most excruciating pain known to man. I wished I had never been born, because nothing could prepare for the death of both of my brothers. My body felt like it was floating in space as I staggered over to his lifeless body, my heart breaking with every step. Aurora and Wren were sobbing nearby, their grief echoing mine, but I felt so utterly alone. Once upon a time, it was the three of us. We were happy and vibrant even though we had misunderstandings but at the end of the day, we were triplets and we had each other. We have been together since we knew what life was. I was never going to be the same. I wanted my life to end at this point. There w
DAISY As I emerged from the swirling depths of the portal, my heart pounded in my chest with a mixture of anticipation and dread. I thought I had died. It seemed almost too real because I was in the portal that was for the dead. How was I still feeling after all of this? I could feel my consciousness coming back to me slowly. I could feel my fingers move, my body trembling from the trauma it had just gone through and sensation filling my nerves. I opened my eyes and the bright light clouded my vision. I was alive, back where it had all happened. But as my eyes adjusted to the familiar surroundings of our home, a wave of despair crashed over me. It has happened. The breaking of the curse, and Julian. Where the hell was he?I turned to check and there, lying beside me, was Julian's lifeless body, his eyes closed in eternal slumber. A strangled cry escaped my lips as I reached out to him, my fingers trembling with grief and disbelief."No, Julian," I whispered, my voice choking with te
DAISY I dreaded when the day was going to come eventually. It has been almost a month and even though the knowledge of what was going to happen was heavily upon us, we still did not allow that to stop us from being happy. Julian and I have been dreading the day that it will happen but even though we were, we were trying to put on happy faces for everyone. We desperately did not want anyone to remember us being depressed or being a burden. We were warned to relish the days we had left and spend them with positivity. Aurora and Wren have been working hand in hand to start up with the reverse spell.I had told them that I wanted to help since I was the one that created the spell in the first place but they disagreed with me and made me spend more time with my family and friends instead. I had been with Declan and Poppy trying out things I was scared to try out before. We had eaten so much that I was sure I had tried out every delicacy in the pack. We had tried different spots and had go
JULIAN Anger boiled within me and I had to act like it was not eating me up because I needed to put on the best face. The anger was swirling and raging against the injustice of it all. How could fate be so cruel, so relentless to our family? The weight of responsibility bore down on my shoulders, threatening to crush me beneath its burden. I didn’t want to blame Daisy. I really didn’t want to. She was a different person five centuries ago and what she did was justifiable because of what they did to her after. It was not even her fault. But I wished it never happened. I wished my ancestors were not fucking fools and didn’t try to do that to her. I hated everything about how this was unfolding. Lost in my thoughts, I barely registered the soft creak of the door as it opened into my dimly lit room. I glanced up, my gaze meeting the familiar features of my mother, Aurora. The resentment I had felt for her for so long immediately gripped me, churning within me at the sight of her. Even
DAISY Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting a warm glow over our cozy living room. Today was not the day to be depressed. It has been two days since the news was announced and even though everyone was depressed about it, we knew that we needed to look at the positives. Even if I died, I knew that my children were going to have a great childhood. They were not going to grow up knowing that one of them was going to die and the others were going to survive. I was happy about that at least. It was a day of celebration, a day to rejoice in the new beginnings that lay ahead even if it was without me. After everything we'd been through, it felt like a small victory just to be gathered here together, surrounded by love and family. Poppy and Wren decided on a cute little naming ceremony for us before everything unfolded. I watched as Julian bustled around the kitchen, his excitement palpable as he prepared snacks and drinks for our little party. He had been my rock throughout the p
JULIANThis all felt suffocating to me. I had thought this was over. The pain, suffering, and torment of dealing with loss and grief. But apparently it wasn’t. This time, it was not even someone that was dying on me. I was about to be the one that was going to die. Somehow, I had always thought I would be the one that was going to die first. I was the nonchalant one and didn’t really care about the crown. I knew that I was the less deserving one for the crown and being mated to our mate when we had her, so I was going to be the first victim of the prophecy. But unfortunately, I wasn’t and Liam was the one that fell into its ugly jaws first. I wish I was able to change it. I wished I could go back in time and die first because I could not deal with this. I have created holes in the middle of my room as I walked around. I was fighting the urge to carry a bottle of alcohol and chug it down but I had to be sober for my kids. If I were to die, I didn’t want to do it without anyone remem