What has Allison done now? Thank you all for the comment in the previous chapter. I loved seeing your engagement in the book, and as a reward, you will be getting two chapters today. Look forward to the next update in a few minutes. Love, Kiki.
HAYLEE~~“What has gotten into you?" Princess Allison exclaimed, struggling to tear Sophia off her. Before I knew what was happening, Princess Allison gave Sophia a hard shove, sending her staggering towards the hardwood sofa. Without hesitation, I ran over to catch Sophia before she hit her head against the sofa. But I couldn’t reach her on time. But fortunately, Sophia managed to steady herself just before her leg touched the sofa. One would think she would take a minute to catch her breath, but within a twinkle of an eye, Sophia was on her feet and ready to attack again. “Just put them back, will you?" She snapped at Princess Allison's, whose face was just as red as Sophia’s.“Put what back, dammit!” Princess Allison shouted like she was fighting with someone her age. “What are you accusing me of now, you spoiled brat!” I wanted to interfere. Put myself between the two princesses or do anything to put an end to this madness that sprung out of nowhere. Couldn’t we just enjoy
ALPHA KING XALEN~~“W-why will you do th-that?”My daughter whimpered, her lips quivering as she raised her head to look into my eyes. I didn’t miss the way she blinked rapidly as if she were holding back tears. I knew Sophia. I knew her well enough to know that she was already cooking an explanation in her head, and if I didn’t reply soon, she would assume whatever she wanted, good or bad, and the rest of us would be left to live with her reaction to her assumption.Again, good or bad.But how do I tell my daughter that I took down her mom’s portraits because I couldn’t bear having her all around the house, eyes on me everywhere I turned, after reading just two of the letters I found in her drawer?The letters I knew she wrote because—damn! I don’t want to go down that path again.I walked the path, and I kept walking all night, which explained why I couldn’t sleep, get Laura’s words out of my mind, think about anything or anyone else, and wake up early.“I can’t do this,” Theo gru
HAYLEE~~“I hate this, and if you don’t put them back, I will hate you too!”Oh, dear goddess!I have done everything I could to make sure this part of Sophia stayed dormant. The angry side that had eaten her away after her mom’s death—I have fought to keep buried—but Alpha King Xalen had effortlessly triggered her, waking up the beast we all knew she carried within her soul.“What do we do?” Liya sighed within me after we both watched Sophia storm off.I was about to respond when Asher muttered to Alpha King Xalen, “You always make Fifi cry, Dad. That makes me sad.”Asher also left, going after his sister and leaving the rest of us in uncomfortable silence. I didn’t know what had come over Alpha King Xalen, but he didn’t come off as the man who bore his heart to me just last night.Without sparing Princess Allison another look or even shifting his gaze to me, Alpha King Xalen turned around. Unlike the kids, he didn’t take the stairs. Instead, he walked towards his home office.Pri
HAYLEE~~Upon arriving in the dining hall, I found more kitchen servants there, ready to clear the table and take the dishes back to the royal kitchen since no one was there to eat.Quickly, I chimed, “Wait a second, please.”Despite my soft tone, Owen, who was standing idle against one of the pillars, scoffed, “And why should we do that? If you want to eat, you can make your own food, Royal Help.”I could barely resist the urge to roll my eyes, but thankfully, I didn’t. I said to anyone willing to listen, “I'm here to get the king’s breakfast. You can stop me if you want to face his wrath.”Of course, I was speaking to Owen in particular, but I didn't bother to look in his direction as the servants stepped away from the table, giving me the space I needed.Although I heard him mumbling under his breath, Owen didn’t dare to cause any trouble. I also didn’t waste time, as I grabbed the King's special plate and filled it with food. I turned around to leave, but when I saw Maeve and Or
ALPHA KING XALEN ~~“You either start talking to me like you want me in your life, or you reject me now.”Prior to the moment Haylee seethed these words at me, Theo had been telling me, “Fix your damn face, Xalen. Don’t talk to her like that. She would get the wrong impression.”My wolf had been warning me, but I just couldn’t help it.Even though I was pretending to focus on work, my mind kept racing back to the second I decided to read those letters. I wish I hadn’t found them. Heck, I wish I had forced myself to read more so I would have answers instead of dying under the weight of curiosity.As soon as Haylee lashed out, I got the kick I needed to snap back to reality. Although I was shocked she would speak to me like that without a hint of fear in her eyes, I was happy she did, and it made me realize what was important to me.Haylee was important.And even though Laura once held an important place in my life, I had to start accepting that she might not be who I believed she wa
Princess Allison‘s POV ~~I put the glass of freshly squeezed juice to my lips, washing my meal down with that deliciousness. The palace seemed to be experiencing some tension, but I didn’t let that affect my meal. In fact, I was happy about what happened between Alpha King Xalen and his bratty daughter, who had constantly proven that she was nothing but a thorn in my ass.“You can take the dishes and leave now,” I said to the servant who had been standing in a corner of my room while I ate. I added, “Find Jose and ask him to see me before noon.”I could have sworn that she froze at the mention of my personal guard, but I was too happy to care about confirming that. I couldn’t be bothered right now. Plus, this was one of the servants that hung out with the Royal Help. She was the least of my problems.“All right, Your Majesty.” The servant said, bowing to me as she arranged the plates into the tray she had brought in with my meal earlier.I smiled, “That’s right. I’m the majesty ar
HAYLEE~~The rest of the day went by so fast. I couldn't go back to Alpha King Xalen because the kids wouldn't let me leave their side for even a minute. I spent the day with them in their playroom, which had been designed for all sorts of indoor games.Jodie participated by cooing happily and crying whenever she was hungry while falling asleep when it was time for her midday nap.As expected, Sophia had a lot to say and so many questions to ask about my discussion with her dad. Thankfully, she didn't ask until Asher fell asleep.“Did he tell you why he took the portraits down? Is he marrying Princess Allison soon?” Sophia queried.I found myself in a tight spot as I tried to come up with an explanation that wouldn't paint the late Queen as a bad person or cause Sophia to get angrier.“Being an adult is hard, Fifi, and it's complicated. There are some matters that adults can't discuss with kids because it would hurt them and put them in danger. Your dad is doing everything he can t
ALPHA KING XALEN ~~ I couldn't bring myself to dig into Laura’s letters. I was too scared of how hard the truth about the woman I had loved for almost a decade would slap me in the face. So, instead of searching and reading myself, I let Haylee do it, even though she was another woman who could hurt me. Every letter that Haylee pulled out only confirmed that Laura wasn't faithful to me. Yes, she cheated on me, not just emotionally but sexually. She cheated on me by swearing her allegiance to whoever the hell she was sharing those letters with. She betrayed me. She betrayed my trust and our love. As hard as it was, I was beginning to come to terms with Laura's betrayal. With every letter, my heart grew accustomed to the painful jabs it had to endure, and my stomach accommodated these same jabs as well. “I'm about to read the seventh one I picked, Alpha King,” Haylee said, her voice soft and hardly audible, as if she was scared speaking too loud would trigger me. I nodded and
Princess Allison’s POV ~~What in the royal pack is happening?The head of the woman who just openly restored my honor fell to the ground, but that one question still echoed in my mind.“What the hell is happening?” I gasped internally, tears rolling down my chin as I played the part that Benita had given me.It was sudden, of course, but I didn’t fail to play my part perfectly. I could feel hands on my shoulders, comforting me, and even though the urge to shake off the flirty hands on me was intense, I controlled myself, crying like a helpless pregnant woman.Benita was dead. Alpha King Xalen was angry. Haylee was stunned, speechless, and frozen in her spot. The pack was in disarray, while I was confused as hell.I mean, why would Benita do that? She told me she didn’t want Haylee to be queen, but why would she sacrifice her life to make sure of that? Why didn’t she mention my name like I knew Haylee and the King expected, even though I hadn’t been the nicest person to her?“Whate
HAYLEE~~I heard her right. Right?She mentioned my name. Benita, the so-called friend who tried to kill me with different kinds of poison, said Haylee put her up to it.The question is, which Haylee?I mean, there has to be another Haylee in the pack. Perhaps her name is spelled differently from mine—Hailey or maybe Hayley. Urgh, fuck!Frustration slipped into my blood vessels because a huge part of me knew that Benita was referring to me, and it was confirmed when she looked my way and spat with so much hatred, “The supposed Queen put me up to this. If I had known this was the game she was trying to play, I wouldn’t have listened to her.”Benita burst into tears, shedding crocodile tears, but they looked real enough to get a reaction out of the crowd. In fact, she pulled their heartstrings even more when she whimpered, “But I am s-simply a lowly servant. I d-dare not say no to the queen.”I couldn’t believe my ears, yet my body shook with the same rage I had tried so damn hard to
HAYLEE~~As much as Xalen wanted me to rest and get a good night's sleep, I couldn’t. All through the night, I was restless, not because I was worried that Benita would get silenced like the guard that Xalen once secretly held in captivity, but because I wasn’t sure she would tell the truth.I was restless because I knew Xalen wouldn’t hesitate to torture her family if she failed to confess and mention Allison’s name. I hadn’t met any member of Benita’s family, but I knew I couldn’t handle watching them suffer when they hadn’t done anything wrong.After all, they didn’t stab me in the back. Benita did.“What can I do to help you relax, Hay?” Xalen’s voice pierced my thoughts, and my worried gaze shifted to him in a second. “I can hear the wheels turning in your head. I don’t like that.”We were both in our bedroom, waiting for Benita to confess or for her given time to elapse. Although neither of us said anything about waiting, I could tell we were doing just that.“What if Allison
Princess Allison’s POV (24)~~I have screamed. I have cried. I have broken every breakable valuable in my bedroom—or should I call it my prison, because it was beginning to suffocate me? I have even considered returning home to my father.Yes, he will punish me, but at least he will help me get my powers back. I never knew he would take them away from me. Hell! I didn’t even know he could take them until Haylee made me see the truth.Goddess! How I wished I could blame Haylee and finally find a way to tear her apart with the support of the pack members that had sworn to protect me. However, she was right. My dad had screwed me.Ever since I discovered that my power was gone, I have been thinking. I have been trying so damn hard to make use of my intellect and come up with a plan that would help me defeat Haylee, claim the throne, and make my dad lick my feet.However, I haven’t come up with a single plan. Or, more appropriately, I haven't come up with a single perfect plan.How do I
HAYLEE~~The anger swirling within me was unlike any emotion I had felt before.I had experienced intense sadness, but even that didn’t come close to what I was feeling in that moment as I stared at Benita’s scared but unremorseful face. She was a reminder of every bad occurrence that had marred my life.She was a reminder of how meaningless promises and bonds could be.She was a reminder of the one curse I thought was broken—no one could love me genuinely.Alone in this cruel world, I began to wonder if anyone truly loved me. My heart shattered at the thought that Xalen’s love might be fake too. Flavia as well. What if I were back where I started?Yet I was in a different setting, where everyone pretended to love me, unlike the undiluted hatred my previous circles hadn’t hesitated to show me.“That’s your emotions talking, Hay. You know Xalen loves you. You can feel it through the bond, and the fact that you can converse with Aradia is further proof that he isn’t faking his feelin
ALPHA KING XALEN~~Saying I was angry would be the understatement of the century.These past few months, I have lost a lot of people who mattered to me. Even though Laura turned out to be a snake, losing her affected me, and Uncle Calvin’s death remained a trauma I couldn’t get over as fast as I wanted.And now, Haylee was poisoned by one of the servants in my home?There was no way in hell I would allow her to go scot-free. There was no way in hell I wouldn’t make an example of her!“First, Ghostflower juice, and she still had the audacity to use Ashen venom?” Theo gritted angrily within me. My anger boiled hotter with every step I took toward the one place that smelled like that bitch—her bedroom.I knew she wasn’t there, but I needed to get my hands on whatever was left of the venom she fed my woman. I couldn’t shake off the need to get rid of it along with her. I got to her bedroom, ransacked it, and found vials of poisons laid carelessly within her bedside drawer.To my utmost
HAYLEE~~I could have sworn I died.I could have sworn that death swallowed me the second my lids closed, but somehow, those same lids fluttered open after I almost became best buddies with the darkness of death. I didn’t know how long I had been out.But if I were to assume, I would say I was unconscious for about an hour or maybe two.There was this sharp sound ringing in my head, and I just knew I needed to sleep for a long time; still, I had to ask the two concerned women standing beside the bed, “Did you get it out? How long was I out for?”I groaned as I tried to push myself into a sitting position, hoping that the block Liya placed between my mind and Xalen’s didn’t fall when I lost consciousness. Gasping, I added another question, looking deep into Flavia’s eyes this time, “Has he found out?”She knew I was talking about Xalen. I could tell from the way she looked at me, but what I couldn’t tell was the next words Flavia blurted out: “No, he hasn’t, Haylee. It’s been five mi
HAYLEE~~“I told you so.”If Liya wasn’t trembling with rage within me, I was certain those four dreaded words would be echoing endlessly in my mind. My wolf would have said those words to me, but even though she didn’t voice them out loud, I could still hear her furious voice in my subconscious because, truly, she told me so.Heck! Liya warned me severely.“I knew she was a snake, but I didn’t know she would go this far,” Liya hissed into my mind, frustration coursing through her. “I didn’t like her from the start, but I also couldn’t see why she would want to kill you. Even when I forced you to keep that sample from the smoothie, I was just trying to be thorough and cautious.”Well, thank goodness for that, because how else would I have known that the only person who willingly offered to be my friend when I started living in the palace was, undoubtedly, my faceless enemy?Flavia, who had been quietly working, suddenly gasped, “I can’t detoxify you alone. We either get you to the
HAYLEE~~Flavia barged into Sophia’s bedroom, where I was with the kids, her eyes wide as the sky but also cloudy.I dropped the book I had in my hands instinctively, ignoring the soreness of my body. I assumed I had to get used to the muscle soreness that I had been experiencing due to my training session with Xalen.“Are you okay?” Those were the first words that Flavia uttered, even though Sophia and Asher were trying to get her attention.I could see her fingers trembling as she tried to wrap her arms around Sophia and Asher. The scent of her worries invaded my nostrils, almost suffocating me before I answered, “I am okay. Are the results out?”My eyes were heavy, but just like I had ignored my sore muscles, I had been forcing my tired eyes to remain open because I wanted to read more about the various abilities that each faction within the werewolf community had.“They are, Haylee, and they aren’t good.” Flavia let out a shallow breath. “We should get you to your room. You need