CHAPTER SIXTEENWho Is Your Mate?Leanda's body convulsed as if in the grip of an invisible hand. She arched her back and threw her head back, her eyes squeezed shut in pain. She whimpered, the sound coming out muffled and low from her throat. Sweat broke out on her forehead and her body was wracked with shivers. It was as if her body was on fire, and the agony was unbearable.She began to rub her arms and legs with her hands, desperate to ease the pain. Tears streamed down her face, mixing with the sweat. "It hurts, it hurts so much," she cried out.Chloe and Avi sprang into action, trying to help Leanda. Chloe went to the cell door and banged on it with all her might, calling out for the guards. Avi followed suit, hoping to catch their attention. But there was no response from the other side of the door.The minutes ticked by, each one more agonizing than the last. Finally, the guards arrived, holding the key to the cell in their hands. They made no move to open the door, instead wa
CHAPTER SEVENTEENShe Is Mine!Ian handed Leanda the mate leaf and instructed her to chew it. "Here, this will relief your pain," Ian said to her.Leanda took the leaf from him, staring at it with he eyes bulged, how could she chew a leaf when she wasn't an animal?She stared more at the leaf, and back to the one who gave it to her, Ian. She was confused if she should take it or not, she couldn't trust just anyone in this new world, and this same man was the one who referred to her as a slave the moment she entered into that world."Chew it," he instructed.Leanda didn't want to do as he has said because she couldn't trust him, but when she felt a sharp pain across her chest which gave rise to her burning skin again, she had no other choice than to chew the leaf.If that was what would relief her pains, then she wouldn't mind taking it or even something worse.After a few moments, she felt a sudden relief from the pain that had been wracking her body. She let out a grateful sigh and lo
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN She Is Mine 2But why Your highness?" Ian bent his head and asked in the best way he could not to get the king angry.He knew really well that no one dares to question the king, but he felt the need to ask him.He wanted to know the truth behind this woman and who was her mate, he wanted to find that out and he felt the need to question Alarick.Alarick scoffed and moved closer to Ian while still holding Leanda, "You dare ask me why?" he growled and turned to Leanda who shook in fear and bent her head. "Because, this woman is mine," he shouted."She is mine."Leanda shook to his voice, what does he mean by that? She was so confused.She had a near death experience few hours ago because of this same man and he was back to save her again, and now claiming her as his own.She furrowed, unable to understand what was going on and what he meant by that.She raised her head slowly meeting with Alarick's gaze, she still couldn't tell what he meant and how he even got to know
CHAPTER NINETEEN The KissLeanda slowly opened her eyes and groaned as a loud noise erupted in her head. Her head was spinning, and she felt dizzy. She tried to sit up, but the room started to spin faster, and she fell back onto the bed with a thud. As she lay there, she closed her eyes tightly, trying to regain her balance.When she opened her eyes again, Leanda was disorientated as to where she was. She looked around the room and felt like she was in the middle of nowhere. But as she looked closely, she realized the room was breathtaking. The walls were painted gold, and the intricate designs on them looked like they were crafted with pure gold. The bed was covered in rich, soft linen decorated in gold and silver threads.There were paintings on the walls - of mountains, forests, and the sea. Some of the paintings looked like they were moving, with waves crashing against the shores and animals jumping around in the forests.Leanda felt a sudden wave of peace and calmness wash over h
CHAPTER TWENTY The BeastIan paced back and forth in his bedroom, his ragged breaths echoing through the empty space. He was fuming with anger and humiliation, his heart pounding with fury. All he could think about was how Alarick, the alpha king, had humiliated him in front of everyone at the execution ground. He had been seconds away from killing those humans, but then Alarick had come and saved them.He scoffed, feeling the humiliation all over again. As a beta, he was supposed to be the one protecting their territory, he was supposed to he in control whenever it gets to eliminating the sinners, but he had failed miserably. And what made it worse was the fact that Alarick had saved the one he was going to kill himself. That girl, Leanda, he had only seen her twice, but he had a nagging feeling that Alarick was hiding something from them. Was she his real mate? Was that why he had risked his life to save her?He knew there was something going on, there war something going on betwe
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEAccused 1Leanda took a step after the other as she moved closer to him, watching his action after each step she takes, to be sure that she wasn't in danger.She had only taken few steps and was close to him when Alarick broke free from the chain and lunged towards her.She tried to run but tripped over something and fell.Alarick didn't stop, with his eyes gazing and showing his thirst for blood, he ran towards her.Leanda closed her eyes and covered her ears, "Alarick!" She shouted.Her body shivering as she sent into a state of panic, she didn't know what she was supposed to do.Her eyes were closer as she waited for Alarick to attack her, but she felt nothing, nothing happened.She opened her eyes one after the other and saw Alarick crawled up in a corner, away from her. He had stopped himself once again.Leanda sighed, relieved that she was saved, but she still wasn't sure of what was happening with Alarick, she didn't know what she could do to help him.Leanda
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOAccused 2Alarick groaned as he rubbed his temples, trying to alleviate the headache that had plagued him since he woke up. The events of the previous night flashed in his mind, and he winced at the memory of losing control and transforming into his beast form.He looked around the room, noticing that Leanda was nowhere in sight. He wondered if she had left without saying goodbye, and a pang of disappointment hit him. He had hoped to thank her properly for her help in calming him down.Even if that would hurt his ego, he still wanted to thank her because it takes a lot to be able to calm him down and help him change back to his human form.As he sat on the edge of the bed, his mind went back to the moment he had chained himself up to prevent himself from hurting anyone. It was a necessary precaution, but it made him feel weak and vulnerable.Morgana and the head witch had told him that the taking over of his body by his wolf was getting closer, and that was why he k
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEMy Woman"How dare you touch what belongs to me!" Alarick yelled as he pinned the guard to the wall, his eyes blazing with anger, "How dare you!" he yelled and strangled him to death on the spot.Alarick howled, making everyone in the execution ground shake in fear, including Ian and Bree who were going to execute Leanda according to their plan.He gazed around, he stopped when his eyes met Bree's eyes. Alarick moved closer to her, rage pulsing through his vein."What happened here?" he growled.Bree swallowed to clear the block in her throat, "Y...Y...Your highness," she stuttered, "That girl killed a slave Your highness, and we are punishing her for that."Alarick chuckled, he turned to see Leanda who was still on the floor, "That is impossible.""We have a witness your highness," Bree pointed to the maid, "There she is, the witness."Alarick turned to face the maid, he couldn't believe that Leanda would kill the slave, he just couldn't believe it.The maid tremb