She stood in front of the gate, her eyes welled up with tears. She turned around, gazing at the stars and the moon for the last time. This would be the end of it all and after this she would be gone.She pushed the gates open, taking a step forward followed by another. She could feel a kind of heaviness in her chest, one she would stop feeling after it all ended.The palace was empty and she felt it must be because of Madeline's death. A death according to them, she caused.Ama closed her eyes to stop the tears in her eyes from falling. She can't cry, this wasn't the time for her to cry.She entered the castle, walking through the silent corridor. Her mind was in chaos and she was trying her best not to break down. What she was more afraid of than death was seeing the hatred in Styx's eyes for her.She stopped walking, noticing the painting that was still on the wall. She felt her heart break into pieces, walking slowly towards the painting. With shaky hands and uneven breath, she st
"Mother!""You have to go to the ball, Vivian. Your father wants you to find a suitor and get married," said Zara, rolling her eyes at her daughter's childish behavior. "But I don't want to," Vivian pouted, holding her mother's leg. "You don't want to go to the ball or you don't want to get married?" Zara asked, tying a red thread around Vivian's wrist. Because of her unfilial daughter, she had visited lots of shamans, hoping she could see how her daughter's future would look like. They had told her that she would have a happy and worry free life ahead of her. One had even told her she would get married to her destined husband. But it's been years now and her daughter is still unmarried."Both," she cried. All she wanted was just to leave a free life where she won't have to be bound to a man that would turn her into a slave and mistreat her. She was still young and she still has a long life ahead of her, so why is her father so keen on her getting married."Where did I go wrong with
"Ahh!" Vivian yelled, picking up her clothes and covering her body."You pervert!" She yelled, stepping on his toes. "You were eager to get rid of your dress," Styx smiled, his eyes still on her body. Something about her was driving him to her and he felt crazy for her. "You should have looked away," Vivian glared at the man in front of her. If it wasn't because he was handsome, she would have scratched his face and taught him a lesson but she couldn't bear to damage his handsome face.Styx smirked, walking closer to her. He placed his hand on her face, gently caressing it. He wrapped his arms around her waist with his other hand and whispered softly in her ear; "How much should I pay you for me to have you right here?" "You psycho!" Vivian gasped, trying to wriggle her body out of his arms but he was much stronger than her. She was the Alpha's daughter but still one of the weakest wolves in the pack. She was certain that if she wasn't the Alpha's daughter then she would have been
"Who is he?" Vivian asked, fuming with anger. She was eager to know the fool that rejected her sister. "I'm not telling you," Lyla pouted, with a smile on her face. A smile that didn't reach her eyes. She was happy... extremely happy when she found out that he was his mate. She has been attracted to him for a while now and it was funny how she didn't know he was his mate. She was caught up in her fantasy and didn't really pay attention to that. And when she finally found out, she thought he would accept her but then...he didn't. He rejected her without even asking for her opinion and that...hurts.Vivian pouted her lips childishly, she was eager to know the werewolf that rejected Lyla. But she knows it would be difficult to get Lyla to tell her. "So..." Lyla paused, focusing all her attention on Vivian. "You won't still tell me who the person is? " Somehow she couldn't help but believe that the person Vivian is attracted to wasn't from their pack and that made her more curious to fi
"Vivian!" Zarayelled, barging into Vivian's room. She had gone for a meeting the other evening and had completely forgotten about her daughter but now that she remembers, she wasn't going to allow her to go scot-free."Mother," Vivian whispered, pulling the duvet to cover her head. She was hoping her mother would allow her to have enough sleep and talk to her later in the day but it seems she was wrong."The groom?" She asked, standing close to her daughter's bed. She shook her head at her daughter's laziness, others were awake by now but her daughter was still asleep at this hour of the day. "What groom?" she retorted. That was the best response she could think of and thinking about it. She should have run off the other night, maybe sneaked into Lyla's home then she could have been saved from her mother's wrath. But she never thought of that, she was too busy thinking of the man she had met back at the ball.'It's all his fault!' she mused, biting her lips."You want me to answer tha
With her body covered in a cloak, Vivian walked through the silent forest. Her eyes were void of any emotions and she had no idea of where she was heading to.She needed air, she suffocated being in the palace with her mother constantly reminding her of her marriage and her father...he chose not to get involved.She let out a frustrated sigh. It's been days since she went to the ball and days since her mother has been taunting her and days since she's been thinking of the man she met back at the ball. She wasn't supposed to remember him but she did and now...somehow, she can't get him out of her mind.The eerie silence in the forest was slowly getting to her. If anything happens she knows for sure she won't be able to defend herself. She has always been weak and she knows too well it won't change now.She has been all alone for a while now...more like she has been alone for her entire life. She was certain she would have been lonely if not because if Lyla and also Ana. She is a wea
"I'll wait, Vivian even if it's forever," Vivian looked right into his eyes and she could have sworn she saw the sincerity in them. For a moment, she wanted to believe she could trust him. She felt safe and she felt like she could use this opportunity to give her parents what they wanted from her...her marriage.But then...she felt strange. She felt getting married to him or being swayed by him would be the saddest decision she could ever make. The man she met at the ball, she still couldn't get him out of her mind and it's funny how she felt like giving in to Steve would mean her betraying him."Do you love me that much, Steve?"she finds herself asking.A minute passed and Steve finally answered; "I do, Vivian. I still do even though it's been years since you rejected my proposal." "Steve..." She smiled, she had no idea what she was about to do. She felt scared but she also felt this would be the only way for her to get her mother off her back. "Will you marry me?"A deafening sile
Vivian stood still with her head bowed. She bit her lips to hide her nervousness, scared to face her father. Back then, she didn't think twice before asking Steve to marry him. She thought she would finally be able to get her mother off her back but now...she was regretting her decision."Is it true, Vivian?" Sebastian asked, his eyes on his daughter. He tried to read her mind but she was stopping him and that was getting him frustrated. He knows too well that she has no feelings for Steve, so why?! Why would she agree to his proposal now when she had rejected him back then."I thought it was the right thing to do, father" she responded, with her head still bowed. A day has passed since she asked Steve to marry her and a day since she last saw her mother. A day since she's been listening to the rumors that were going around the pack about her. Thinking about it now, she felt like she should have kept shut instead and controlled her emotions.A deafening silence took over and that sil