DRAKEI let out a harsh sigh before I palmed my face hard and stared at the space. Alana has lost her consciousness during our lovemaking because I was not able to control myself.I did not give her much consideration knowing that she is a virgin. I let myself be selfish because I want her so much that I ended up massively hurting her and now I don’t know how to face her anymore.I can’t even look at her face in shame when Francine and the doctors began treating her in my room that I have to exit.“I really hurt her,” I said in a low voice. “I forced myself with her, Francine.”She just looked at me from the other side of the door in silence.“But I know I did not do it intentionally. I lost my control in bed. I should have been gentler and careful but I still hurt her. We are mates, Francine. Are we not compatible?”She stood up and tapped my head like a drum just like what she used to do to me when I was young when I got frustrated every time I failed to win against my combat instru
ALANA“Ambassadress, Madam Sophia has been discharged already from the hospital. Are we going to lock her up back into the basement?”I tapped my ballpen on the desk while trying to make sense of what happened last night. According to my research and Francine, something must have gone awry in the process. It was supposed to hurt but not really to hurt it like that as if I was being stabbed in my heart.“No,” I shook my head. “It was just not nothing. I shouldn’t be thinking about it that much.”“Ambassadress?” the woman asked again.I gasped and looked at the waiting servant. “Sorry, what was it again?”I was too distracted about my thoughts that I forgot that I was talking with someone.“Madam Sophia has gotten out of the hospital already, ambassadress. What do we do with her? Should we get her to bring her back to the basement?”“No, just let her be for now. Where is she?”“She’s at her room now, ambassadress.”I stood up. “Take me to her.”I did not enter her room and just looked a
ALANAI almost dropped the phone from my hand when I heard that.My mate, the alpha prince is already getting married?I gasped for air and I leaned on the seat to afford some courage for myself. I felt my heart breaking into pieces at the sudden news. I wanted to cry this instant but I am concerned about what these people around me would say and react. I don’t want any more rumors about me to encircle the mansion anymore.And so, I sat there and acted like I was not shook inside but I know Francine already caught about it. She knows that something is wrong already.“I will do what I can do, alpha king,” I replied in a flat tone.“Thank you, Alana. We had a truce with that young man. If he does not find his mate this year, then we will be the one who will find a wife for him. We already found one for him because he is not giving us any hint that he has found his mate. The alpha prince has been aware about it right from the very start. I’ve already given him the invitation and the gues
ALANAMy heart leaped in its cage. Is he going to tell me about it? Is he finally going to tell me that he will tell his parents about me and about us?“What is it?” I asked in extreme hope.“You will come with me,” he answered, further boosting my expectation.Why? I want to ask him. So, you could finally introduce me to your family?But I did not say that for fear that I would be too presumptive.My smile widened, reaching my eyes. This is it! He is really going to tell his parents about me, that I am his mate!“Why?” I asked because I still want to hear it come out from his mouth.He touched my nose and pinched my cheek playfully. “Because I always want to see you. I cannot leave this place without you, Alana.”It felt like I was hoisted up in the air and then was dropped out from such a high place.He wants to see me always but there is no mention of his plans between us. Am I just being too clingy or should I just accept that this should only be the role that I will be playing in
ALANAAlpha Killian gritted his teeth, his hands clenching on his sides as he looked at his wife and to the weapons of punishment in my hands.“Do you really think I can hurt my own wife?” he growled trying to intimidate me but I guess I am way past that already.My mind and my heart is too hurt to discover that William is going to get married for me to even think of being scared of him anymore.“Yes, I think you can do that because it is your responsibility. Discipline your wife daddy before I sent all of this evidence to the alpha king,” I threatened him.I was getting stunned with how I am acting now in front of him. I must have really gone stronger because I was seeing him for who he was and what he did to me before.“Come on, Alpha Killian. Do it right in the name of your title as the pack’s alpha.”He forced himself to take the whip from my hand and walked to the prison cell where his wife was watching in horror every step her husband is taking towards her.“Honey, no!”The firs
ALANAJust as Cain directed, I was put in the cargo area of the plane with guards heavily surrounding me.I was bound by tires that cut through my skin, gagged so I could not make a sound, and blindfolded so I could not see anything.Nobody was allowed to come near me, not even Francine or Lucas.“At least cut those strings from her! Alana will not fight you. Do you think the alpha prince will like to hear about how you mistreat his most favorite person?”I heard Lucas say to the guards.“I’m sorry beta but we are doing this under the order of the alpha king carried out by Cain. We cannot do anything unfortunately,” the guard replied.“The alpha king did not order you to treat the ambassadress this way.” I heard Francine’s voice. “We will not come near her but at least let her skin breathe. She is a friend of the alpha prince for a reason. We will not leave until you do that.”I felt someone cutting through the tires letting my wounds bleed through.“We have done what you wanted. You
TRIGGER WARNING!! SEXUAL ASSAULTALANA“Cain, what are you doing here? What do you need from me?” I asked, feeling fear creeping up to me.He looked different from the man I met back in the village who wanted to be a friend to me. He looked like one of those guards when I was sixteen that used to give me a dirty look when I was changing in the cell.“Relax,” he said as he walked up to me. “Don’t be too nervous. I know you will like it too. I will make sure you will scream my name too.”My forehead creased. What does he mean by that? “Why would I scream your name, Cain?”He chuckled and pinned me to the wall, his eyes staring at my body especially at my bosom that has been partially exposed because of the tears and cuts from the travel.“So William must have really liked ignorant girls. I bet you also do not shout in bed. Am I right? But I guess Margarette is an exemption.”My ears rung when he mentioned that name. That was the name of the girl where their rivalry began.“Margarette?”
WILLIAMFrancine got caught off guard with my question and was not able to respond for a few seconds as if she did not know where to start.The worry on her face plus her eerie silence sent alarms all over my body. I’m sure Alana is in danger. The guards would have her in prison because of what happened which is not really her fault.It was mine because I kept on trying to deny her to myself. I did that to myself and Alana is the collateral damage of the worst decision I made in my entire life.Despite feeling dizzy and weak all over my body, I forced myself to get out of the bed. I need to see Alana. I need to know she’s alright.My wolf yearns for her. It needs to feel her or else I’ll be going crazy.“Please, alpha prince.” Francine instantly went to my side to assist me. “You have just woken up. It would be unwise to move this hastily.”I stared at the woman I considered to be my second mother. “Let me ask you again, Francine. Where is Alana? Is she alright? Was she back at her ho
ALANA“Father, I am begging you! Please, let me be with Alana. I don’t care if I rejected her and she is no longer my mate!” He fell to his knees in front of his father and begged earnestly. “Please, let us go now. We will leave the palace and the whole state if you want to. We will live as rogue wolves. We will survive! Please, just give us your permission.”William does not look like the most composed and royal alpha prince that I know of. His whole body is drenched with blood and dirt, his clothes are torn at some parts, and the skin on his arms and legs are exposed with cuts on them.“This is just a momentary thing, William!” the alpha king exclaimed from his throne while being surrounded by alphas on his back. “Alana is just one of the many women that will come into your life. If you really want to marry a mate, then you can wait for the second mate to be given to you by the moon goddess!”“I refuse to accept any mate other than, Alana, father!”“Then you should have not rejected
ALANAThe next thing I saw when I woke up was the purple color of the ceiling. I sat down on the bed and looked around the place. I am back in the dormitory and my whole body is aching all over.“Alana!” William called for my name and I immediately looked to the side of the room where he was standing, scrambling to get to me.“William…” I muttered and smiled in relief when I realized that it was all just a dream.I knew it. That was really just a bad dream!“William!” Just when I was about to jump in and hug him, I blinked and saw the real face of the person and I immediately stepped back into the bed.His scent does not belong to William.It was not William all along. It was Lucas. I was just imagining that it was the alpha prince.Lucas smiled as he walked towards me but I kept on stepping back, my tears already streaming down. I can no longer sense William in me even in the faintest thing.“Alana, I am glad you are awake now.” He held out his hand towards me. “Come on. We have to l
ALANAIt felt like all the blood in my body had been drained when I saw him staring back at me.Did he see how my body is rejecting his blood and scent? Did he see how difficult it was for me to drink his blood even when he knows that I am his mate?But he also knows your real identity, Alana. He knows that you are from the clan of his enemy and this is fate's way of saying that you will never be together, the small voice in my head said, rendering me helpless for the next seconds.He looked into my eyes pleadingly and shook his head at me. “Please stop it now,” I read his mouth. “I don’t want to see you suffering anymore.”I shook my head too in reply and took the vial in my shaking hands while not cutting off our gaze. No, I will never surrender. I will win this contest no matter what!In a heartbeat, I opened my mouth and drank the blood in the vial feeling the liquid scalding my throat.“Alana, no!” William screamed from the tower and jumped down towards me but the guards were qui
ALANA“I am done!” Georgia shouted and ran to the doctor carrying a petri dish in her hand. “This is the blood of the alpha prince.”The doctor inspected it and nodded. “Passed!”Georgia smiled widely and turned to me with a mocking smile on her face. “It’s so easy. I don’t know why the mate of the alpha prince is having a hard time. Does it mean that she’s really incompatible with the alpha prince?” she said before running to the other station.I just did not pay attention to her because I am too drawn into the fact that all I am smelling in these dishes is Lucas’ blood.“I am done!” Sophia shouted by my side.“Passed!” the announcer declared as my sweat broke out from my forehead because I still cannot pinpoint the basin that holds William’s blood.I feel so useless feeling this way because why the hell I cannot recognize my own mate’s blood? Despite the medicine, I should have at least sensed it because William and I are always together.I should have at least developed some sense
ALANAGetting up with my body shaking all over, I ran to the bathroom and looked for anything to cover up the mark on my neck.I found my make-up that I used to put on my neck before to hide William’s mark. I never thought that I would get to do the same thing again in a very different situation but this time, I really want to hide this hideous mark on my neck.“It’s okay, Alana,” I said to myself while my tears were falling as I’m trying my hardest to steady my fingers. “He still hasn’t fully claimed you. You did not transform in front of him so he cannot really say that I am his mate.”The powder fell out from my hand as I slowly sank into the floor with my hands on my face, crying my heart out.“How can he be my mate when I don’t want him at all? Moon goddess, William is my only mate. He is the only person I love! He is the only man that I would ever love forever!”“Ms. Alana.” A knock stirred me out from the turmoil of my emotions. “We really have to go. The test is starting and t
ALANAJust as William promised, he brought me to the dormitory himself before night fell but I did not let him come in because the guards were at the entrance ready to stop him.As much as possible, I would not like to see any scuffle involving William now that we are down to the series of last tests to have the right to call myself his future wife and luna.“I’ll wait for you in the cabin tomorrow,” he whispered in my ear in high spirits, the smile in his face stretching from his mouth to his ears.I giggled as my cheeks burned remembering how he took me over and over again without caring how others might hear us from outside his room.We stopped by a few meters from the dormitory while we were both tightly clasping each other’s hands.“Please, take care of your health for me, okay?” I asked him dearly. “Prioritize yourself. Don’t always worry about me because I am a strong person now, William. You made me strong enough to face all these.”He kissed my head and nodded at me. “I promi
ALANAThe seconds felt like forever upon hearing William ask that. I was the first one to move and grasped his face.“Are you okay? Feeling better? Do you feel anything weird with your body? Tell me, William. Please, tell me.”I did not know that I was already crying. I just realized it when William sat on the bed and wiped the tears on my face.“Tell me, Alana. Tell me what’s wrong.”I just bit my lower lip and hugged him tightly. “No, nothing is wrong, William. I…” I breathed a sigh of relief and closed my eyes to focus only on his scent even when it no longer feels the same way. “I am just really glad that you have woken up now. I thought you will be strapped in your bed again for days just like what ha-”My voice shook when I remembered that he was unconscious in his bed for days because of me. I thought that would happen again to him despite Francine assuring me that he’s fine.I felt his hand on my hair brushing it gently and kissing it with all the love in him for me.“Nothing
ALANA“Alana, it’s time. I have to take you back to the dormitory,” Lucas said from my back while I am still holding William’s hands.He is still not waking up but the color on his face is back. I peered into the bandage in his wrists and found a big deep wound there that is still bleeding.“William needs to do that for the prayers to be more effective.” That is what Francine told me as her answer. “Do not feel any guilt, Alana. He is just doing what I know you will do in a heartbeat for him.”Yes, she is right. I would do the same thing for him but still, I can’t help but feel guilty knowing that he was hurt again because of me.“Alana…” Lucas put a hand on my shoulder to which I yanked off as quickly as possible.“Don’t touch me!” I glared at him. “You disgust me, Lucas.”He clenched his hands to control his temper from exploding.“I did not do anything to you. In fact, you are the one that is making it hard for everybody, especially William. Alana, the mark on your body indicating
FRANCINE“William!”I was able to catch him into my arms before he completely collapsed on the floor.Unconscious, I slowly put him on the floor and began treating his wound. His hands have been tight and cannot do anything because of his parents pressuring him to stay away from his mate during the test.He can’t see or even touch his own which for every werewolf with a mate is a torture. They said they’d rather die than go through the agonizing pain of being separated.As for their case, William is more attached to the bond with Alana because werewolves coming from the clan of the current alpha king are known to be monogamous.“Alana…” William murmured in his sleep after I finished putting up a bandage on his wrist.He is hurt. He is too hurt now that even breathing right now feels like your whole chest is being burned.I carried William out from the shrine while the attendants were starting to clean the blood in the area.When I reached his room, I gently laid him down on the bed an