ITHRA Not a day passed without a dream about the dark forest. Ever since the caped lady visited the farm, every waking moment was spent with thoughts of the dark forest.So much so that I felt a part of me was there, waiting for me to come. With the alarming increase of my dreams about the dark forest, I became a shadow of myself. If I was looking bad before, then I looked terrible at the moment. Dragging myself to the farm, I contemplated how to get to the dark forest. I didn't know where it was located, neither did I know how to leave this place. I didn't even have powers to help myself out there if peradventure, I left on my own. It was an impossible mission. I toiled on the farm, calculating my odds if I was to get an opportunity to leave this deserted place. The dark forest didn't scare me anymore. Infact, I was certain nothing would happen if I stepped foot in the forest. Call it an intuition, but I was convinced that the dark forest wouldn't harm me. Infact, I develope
ITHRA Her smile widened and my eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “Enchantress Sarai!” I got on my knees, and she placed a palm on my shoulder, urging me up. “Get up, Ithra. You have a long journey ahead of you.” She said, and I got up. Sarai was the most powerful enchantress to have crossed the earth. She was the witch who created the Celts forcefield and according to legend, she wasn't found after she conjured the spell.Some said she was defeated by the powerful spell while others said she was cast into abyss for conjuring such great magic.I couldn't believe I was seeing her.“Sarai, what happened? How are you here? Have you been here all along?”“Listen to me,” her voice was desperate. “ I don't have much time. You must not allow them to win. You must stay true to who you are.”Her voice faded as she spoke, as well as her body.“Sarai! What is going on?” I panicked, I couldn't see her anymore.“Just LISTEN!” Her voice echoed. “No matter what, you must go to the dark for
ITHRA “The dark forest mountains retain the power to give and restore a witch's power.”I reread those lines with shock, cleaning my eyes every now and then. This must be a set up too. I turned around, checking for the odd herbalist who thought it wise to play tricks on me. However, she was nowhere to be found. I looked around the hut, turning out back in search for her all to no avail. I was left alone. With a new found determination, I shut the door behind me and return to the book with fresh eyes. This time around, one thing stood out to me. Everything written on the page remained on the ancient witch's code safe for the last paragraph. Which read, “the dark forest mountains retain the power to give and restore a witch's power.”Goosebumps wash over my body as I recite the line in my head. I could feel my spirit connect to the book. It felt like the line was written just for me. ‘Legend says it's been locked by the ancient witches and can only be read by one they permit…’S
ZADOK It's been two weeks. Two weeks of defending my territory and killing every rogue that forgot what awaited anyone that crossed me or my territory. I returned to my office with Azriel after taking a pit stop at Shilhi's in order to restock my potions. Due to the recent events, I allowed my wolf to have total control of my body, and as expected, he rained carnage on everything that threatened his dominance. Now however, we were in the pack lands, and the last thing I wanted was my people getting hurt by the Alpha that ought to protect them.I felt Kir growl at my words but I didn't care. Without hesitation, I threw back two bottles of my potion, and waited for it to take effect.“I just reached Athaliah. Morgan has been discharged and is back in shape.” Azriel reported, “That's good.” I nod in approval, “and Ithra?” “You mean the witch?” I rolled my eyes, “get her in front of me by dinner. It's about time we wrapped things up.” “Yes Alpha.”******I sat in the throne room
ZADOK “Is this a joke? What do you mean I attacked her?” Ithra spoke immediately, causing Sollel to shrink. “Fix your tone, Ithra.” I warned, not enjoying the sight of Sollel looking scared of her. “She is lying!” She pointed at Sollel, “why would you lie against me?”“Enough.” I muttered, already feeling an headache.“Why on earth would I charge at a wolf in such a public place? I might be anything, but I'm not stupid to curse you out in the face of your people, Zadok.” The entire room got three times hotter than normal. I knew she didn't just address me by my name, and that in front of my subjects. “ENOUGH.” I hit the handle of my throne, causing a reverberating sound to fill the air. “Henceforth, you only talk when you are spoken to. And this is the last time you utter my name with such disregard. Am I clear?” Silence. Oh this witch wanted to test me. Kir was at the brink of my skin, ready to take over at the slightest provocation. “Yes Alpha.” She finally said, breathing h
ZADOKMy powerful fists collided with the table and it broke in two. “I handed her over to you, Azriel! How could you let that happen?!” My eyes were bloodshot red. The scars on Ithra's body reappeared in my mind and I felt the urge to slit the throat of whoever did such wickedness under my nose. Azriel fell to his knees. “I am sorry, Alpha. I will get to the-”“You have two seconds to tell me what happened, Azriel.” I cut him off, “Who did that to her?” I saw him hesitate, and it made me furious. He knew what happened, and I wanted to know. “Alpha-”“I want an explanation! And so help me God, if you don't give me one, I will go to the depths of hell to find out what happened and I will take you with me.” Knocks came from the door, and I shouted. “Get out! Nobody comes in!” My blood ticked as I paced around, trying to get my mind together. Azriel could feel it, he always knew when I was on the edge of losing my mind and giving into my intrusive thoughts. “Alpha, your potion..
ITHRA I need water. That was the only thing I could think of as my eyes fluttered open. I felt like I hadn't drank water for a thousand years. My eyes adjusted to my surroundings and I couldn't tell where I was. White light, white covers, soft mattress, but no water. I need to find water.I forced myself up the bed, scanning the room for any transparent liquid that could quench my parched throat.Instead, I feel a prickly pain in my wrist. An IV drip was placed on my hand, hindering my free movement. I tried to remember how I got here but came up blank. The last thing I remembered was pledging my life to Zadok. With that opened up memories that flooded my consciousness. I was set up. And then, strangled. My hands instinctively go around my neck. And immediately, the doors open. Zadok walks in and our eyes connect. A paralyzing chill spreads through my body as I remember how he tried to kill me. He put me in this condition. I disconnected the IV drip on my wrist and prepared
ITHRA I sat across from Zadok with a bored look on my face. I didn't know why I needed to have dinner with him.My room was more than fine and I honestly could do without seeing his face. For some reason, he demanded that I eat with him. With what happened the last time I came here, I wasn't ecstatic to be in any more dinners with him. But apparently, my opinion didn't count.Our table was layered with all sorts of food. Meatballs, pies, soup, every single food found in mother earth.At this rate, it seemed we were having others join us because this couldn't be just for both of us. The maids set up the table and left us to our devices. I waited for sometime, expecting guests to join us but Zadok dug into his food, surprising me. I watched in fascination as he tore into a chicken, he looked good, his canines were sharp and pointy. I couldn't believe I just thought he was good-looking. “Doesn't meet your taste?” He broke the silence after taking a sip of water, “I could order a fre
ITHRA’S POV I woke up with a moan. Zadok was between my legs. This has been the case since I was declared ready and fit to go home. I couldn’t believe I survived. And that with Logan intact - my little fighter. When I woke up, I was unable to use my body or legs properly, I remembered the relief I felt when the news broke that my baby had survived the poison given to me by Cole. They said he had a will to fight and three months down the line, he was still kicking and ready to come out - our hybrid baby. Zadok licked me and I let out a soft moan, “Baby...” “Good morning, Amore.” He said with his face between my legs. His breath caused a vibrating feeling down my cooch and I bit my lips in ecstasy. “Zadok,” I muttered, and his finger slipped into my core. A shiver passed through my body and I felt my baby kick. “I want you.” He said, “I want you in all the way possible.” I closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of his hands on my body. His fingers went in and out of me, increa
ZADOK’S POV I held Ithra’s hand while they attended to her. “How is she? And my baby?” I stuttered, unable to swallow. She looked too thin. Our baby bump was showing but she was yet to wake up. It’s been three days already. “Her body is weak, and the baby has been poisoned. We are trying to save their lives but the odds are not in our favour.” I got on my feet and held the shirt of the doctor. “You will save both their lives!” I roared in his face and he looked scared out of his wits. “You will save them both or I will have your head.” Azriel stepped in front of me, holding me back. “Alpha. You need to let them do their job. Staying here and scaring them out of their wits will only hinder the smooth operation and speed recovery of the Luna.” “What am I supposed to do?” I asked, breathing heavily. “What am I supposed to do when my mate is lying lifeless and I risk losing her and my baby?!” Azriel maintained silence. He knew I was at my wit's end and was capable of doing a
AZRIEL’S POV I figured out the best way to rescue the Luna that night. You can imagine my shock when I came to share my progress with the Alpha and found him gone with a note that he was taking a head-start. My shock grew when my spies in the Moon Light pack informed me of Zadok’s arrest and his close execution. I was already on my way with the warriors when Athaliah’s message of Zadok’s impending death was delivered. We got to the pack at midnight, and according to my three-month-old plan, we infiltrated the borders, clearing the guards while keeping a low profile. The heavens must have smiled at us because the entire pack was gathered for an announcement, making our entrance, swift and painless. By the time they were done crowning Athaliah Luna, we were mixed in the crowd, and brushing the dungeons for signs of the Alpha and Luna. Soon enough, news of our arrival spread and warriors were dispatched to the dungeons, seeking us out. It soon became a warzone, and I killed ever
ATHALIAH’S POV I was one step closer to my goal. I walked down the aisle with a faux smile, while Cole stood in the portal with an impatient look on his face. He couldn’t wait to get his hands on the prisoners and I could understand that. A sudden assembly had been called to welcome me as the new Luna of the Moon Light pack. I heard the whispers. They couldn’t believe that I had climbed my way up to snagging the position of Luna. Thanks to Ithra’s sudden pregnancy, Cole decided she had been tainted and could not serve as his luna. However, he had every intention of making her his slave after killing the bastard that grew in her stomach. But of course, his crazy obsessive mind couldn’t deal with the thought of killing Ithra with her baby, so he sought ways to kill the growing child while keeping its mother’s life. Hence, her imprisonment in the dungeons, coupled with the timely administration of abortive potions. Live long enough and you will see a lot of things. In the thic
ZADOK’S POV “This is useless!” I banged my fist on my office desk. “I need to leave. I need to get her out.” Azriel, the ever voice of reason spoke first. “I understand your reasons. But we need to cover all bases before we rescue her from Cole’s hold. It’s one thing to sneak you into the pack, but It’s another to take her out in one clean try.” “I don’t care! I don’t care anymore.” I said, getting up on my feet. “If it will take a war to get her out, then rally the warriors. Because I’m done with this shit!” “We can’t go to war.” Azriel's tone was levelled. “That would be us sending people to their deaths with the risk of coming up empty.” “I don’t care what you think. I need to go back and retrieve her. If you are unable to come up with a plan, then rally up the warriors, we move in three days.” “We can’t go to war.” He said and I saw red. “And why the hell not?!” “Athaliah.” He said and my anger rose to an all-time high. “She is the new beta of the Moon Light pack and
ITHRA’S POV It’s been three months. Three months since he visited me, promising to return and save me from this insanity. Every day I woke up with hope, waiting for him to save me like he promised - only to be disappointed when night fell and there was no appearance of him in my room or the Moonlight pack. A lot happened this past few months. After my sizzling night with him, I decided to prepare. I woke up that morning, wore my clothes and pretended I couldn’t feel the ache or hollow between my legs that yearned to be filled by him. I went about my life like a docile bride, doing everything within reason to convince Cole I had submitted to him. The first few weeks were tricky, seeing he didn’t believe my act and thought I had something planned. However, as we approached the third month, Cole was convinced of my acts and took every opportunity to show me off as one whom he managed to bend to his standards. Kissing up to Cole had its ups and downs. For starters, I was no long
ITHRA’S POV I returned to my room from dinner with Cole, escorted by two guards. Dinner with Cole was painful. Listening to him yap about how I needed to be good to enjoy more of these ‘privileges’ with him made my stomach churn. I sat there like a moron while he fussed over me like he didn’t beat me a while ago. I could feel my sanity dwindling the more I remained here. Much more than anything, I craved freedom. Freedom that Cole has vowed never to give me. I was trapped in an insane nightmare that was my life. One would think I have suffered enough to experience peace but whoever wrote my story thought otherwise. We arrived in front of my door and they opened it, silently urging me inside the dark room. I walked in and the door was shut and locked. I sighed and felt the walls around me, looking for a light switch. Soon enough, light flooded my room, or should I say - my prison and the first thing I saw was a dark shadow standing by my window. Startled, I blinked, grabbing
AZRIEL’S POVThis madness ends today.I thought as I marched to Zadok’s office with proof of why we must rescue Ithra.Yes, I was beyond convinced she was the one. My instinct had once again been proved right and if the Alpha refused to take action this time, I would do so myself.She was my half-sister after all.I knocked on the door and Zadok ordered me in. His face was a wreck as always. I didn’t care. I was done doing things on his terms. If there would be any further proceeding with us, then he needed to get out of that self-depreciating slum or I would yank him out myself.Damn the consequences.
ITHRA’S POVThe sound of the metal door opening stirred me awake.“Rise and shine, Luna,” Athaliah said with a smile.I felt weak. Too weak to say a word to her.“Thankfully, your mate is better and he has ordered to have you out of here.” She said with a clasp and some men entered my cell. “Seeing you can’t help yourself, I thought to bring some guards to speed the transfer.” She added with a smirk and the guards picked me up roughly.I felt pathetic. I couldn’t even fight back as they roughly dragged me through the concrete floor, leaving me with bruises and scratches.By the time I returned to my room