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
WILLIAMI darted into the cell destroying the door in the process as I lay eyes onto the woman on the floor curled in the corner.My heart and gust twisted into an emotion that I cannot give a meaning to. It’s like a déjà vu when I saw her back in the basement at the mansion.My eyes stung as I walked up to her keeping my tears from falling, kneeling in front of her as I let my emotions wreck me. She must have been so scared. She must have been suffering too much inside now. “Alana…” She immediately opened her eyes and when she caught mine, her smile was so wide and big that it hurt me even more. How could she even smile in this situation? She’s already locked, given little to no food, but still her eyes shine when she looks at me.“William!”She threw herself to me and I accepted her embrace and inhaled her scent healing both of us from days of pain and longing.“What did they do to you?” I asked in gritted teeth when I cupped her face and saw healed cuts on her skin. “Tell me all
WILLIAM“William… oh my poor boy William…”I froze in my spot when I came face to face with my mother while going back to my room to see Alana. The party Cain organized has dispersed back into their cars leaving the palace as quickly as possible when I didn't even want them to.I guess they don’t want to eat their tomato soup for lunch when I saw how I turned Cain into a literal soup. I am not even stopping at that. I still have so many things I want to do to him.“Mom…” I muttered and hugged her so tight.She did not even mind that her white satin dress was drenched with the blood from my wound and from Cain.“Are you okay? How are you feeling?” She caressed my wounds helplessly. “My son, why does it have to come to this? Why do you have to do this to us, my son? Why do you have to disobey your father when all he wants for you is your good welfare?”I did not say anything but just wiped the tears off her eyes. I love my mother so much. I cherish her so much and would hate to see her
ALANA“Francine, is William here? I think I heard his voice outside,” I said, all dressed up after taking a shower.Francine took me to William’s room for me to change. I would not want to in the first place because I want to stop William from doing whatever he wants to do with Cain.I can see it in his eyes even without telling him what happened.Francine shook her head and smiled at me. “No, the alpha prince is still not here, Alana.”She turned her back to me. “Please eat while the soup is still hot, Alana. You lost weight there. You can now breathe a sigh of relief now because William has woken up. He is safe now.”I took a seat in front of a table full of delicious food but I cannot will myself to eat any of them. I don’t have an appetite and I will never be able to eat anything until William is right here with me.“Francine?” I called her in a low voice.She looked at me and was surprised to see me crying. Kneeling before me, she asked, “What’s wrong, Alana? Why are you crying?
ALANAI stirred in my sleep when I heard the opening and closing of the door and William’s scent filled his entire room.“William…”I ran towards him and practically threw myself to him.“Oh, my Alana. Do you miss me that much?” he said jokingly while chuckling as he cupped my butt and walked back to the bed where he lay me down.I lifted my eyes at him and couldn't help myself but kiss his lips. I wanted him to know how much I miss him and how glad I am to know that he is finally safe. I felt like words were not enough and kissing him, pouring my emotions towards it would suffice.He accepted my kiss in an equal fervor as we got lost in the heat of our bodies.“Aw,” he spoke in a low tone when I accidentally pressed a little too hard on his body.We got so drowned with our desire that I almost forgot that he just got surgery on his chest.My eyes widened as I immediately got up and checked up on him.“Gosh, I’m sorry William! I’m so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you!” I apologized pro
ALANA“You must be Alana.”I immediately jerked from spacing out in the garden and turned to my side to see an ethereal-looking woman smiling at me.“Yes?” I asked softly wondering how a beautiful woman like her is talking to me. “Who are you if I may ask?”Her smile got bigger and her eyes disappeared as she extended her hand towards me.“I heard you and the alpha prince are very close to each other. I want to be as close with him as you are to him too.”She took my hand and shook it in a very friendly way. “I am Georgia Berkeley from the pack on the south.”She looked around the palace and sighed hard. “I miss home but I am slowly trying to get accustomed to myself here. From now on, this will be my permanent home. I’ve asked around about the alpha prince and they all told me that I can ask the three people who are closest to the alpha prince about the likes and dislikes of the alpha prince to know more about him. You are one of the three alongside Lucas and Francine.”“The alpha pr
ALANAI ran towards the hall without any care of what I look like. If my instincts are right, then William is asking me to trust in him whatever happens which translates to me being there witnessing how it will happen.I crossed the huge lawn towards the hall where the great doors are already closed. Panicking because I might not make it, I doubled my speed but stumbled on the stone on the ground.“Alana!” Lucas, who came out from nowhere, readily helped me to get up and shake off the dirt on my legs.“Thank you so much, Lucas,” I said and moved away from him to continue my journey.I cannot be late to the ceremony. I have to be inside the halls now.But Lucas caught my arm to stop me. “Where are you going?”“To William. I will see him. I need to see him.”Pity registered in his eyes as he tried so hard to conceal it. “But William is not here, Alana. He left for a business meeting. He will not be back until tomorrow.”I smiled at him and slowly pulled my arm from his grip. I am thankf
ARIA“Z-Zuleik…” I stepped back while holding my breath when my back was literally on the cliff already. One wrong move and I could be a cold shredded meat in an instant.“Did you know what I went through just to penetrate the boundaries of this fucking palace just to find you?!” he said in gritted teeth. “Did you know that that fucking alpha prince whom you have been munching over with is holding Lola hostage?!”He grabbed my arm burying his nails on my skin. “You are my mate, Aria! You should have been with me! But what are you doing? You are busy fucking with him behind my back while your people are suffering!”He yanked me onto him while letting the shovel fall into my feet making me winced in pain but he just dismissed it coldly.“Did you know that you are fucking selfish? I sent Lola to get you and look what you put her into! She was captured by the alpha prince!”I grinned and tried to strip his hand off my neck. I don’t really like everything that he said to me now. I know it
ARIAI burst into laughter when he said that. That is actually the most absurd thing I have ever heard in my entire life and it’s the first time I heard about it.“Mates rejecting each other? Alpha prince, are you high on something? How can you be a mate to someone and reject her? You are just making me laugh with your useless lame jokes. Stop it. No one would believe you.”I turned my back ready to leave him in the cabin when he spoke again.“Alana, you and I are karmic mates because you are the granddaughter of the former alpha king that my father slayed.”I blinked and turned back around to see the guilt written all over his face.“What the hell are you talking about, alpha prince? What is this again? Why are you like this? Why are you inventing impossible things like that?”He remained in his place, his eyes fixed on mine as fear and determination crossed his eyes.“I regretted not telling you sooner because I am scared of the repercussions. I am afraid that the truth will take yo
ARIAMy eyes widened in shock when I saw the ruthless alpha prince that is feared by everyone outside and inside the palace shed his tears right in front of me.“Alpha prince!” I exclaimed when I didn’t know what to do. “Alpha prince, what are you doing? I didn’t mean to say those words. I was not thinking. I am taking them all back.”How could I ever properly think of doing or saying something when he is slowly going into his knees while his tears keep pouring?“You are right. I lost her because of my cowardice,” he said in a shaking voice while staring at me. “I lost my woman because I was not decisive enough. I promised to protect her when I rescued her from that godforsaken place but her life did not get any better in my hands. She suffered while being with me. She suffered because of me because she will always choose to protect me over herself.”He gasped and reached for my feet to touch it gently.“I saw how hard she struggled so we could be together but it’s already too late. I
ARIAThe ride back to the palace is riddled with a good tension with the way the alpha prince is holding and caressing my hand tightly.I just knew with his sticky gaze that something will go down the drain today and it’s definitely our clothes peeling off from our body.“Take us to the cabin,” he commanded the driver who turned the car around.I still saw Lucas’ car stopped as we passed by it.When we reached the cabin, I did not think twice and pulled him to me and kissed him passionately.I do not know why I am doing this and if I am kissing him right but I still did it anyway.The alpha prince froze for a second when I caught him off guard but he took control of the pace right after.Setting me up on the table, he settled in between my legs and cupped my breasts inside my top unceremoniously.I let out a gasp inside his mouth and opened my lips bigger for him to give him more access.Like all the other things and places in the palace, his kisses are also familiar.I know I have ki
ARIALucas bowed before us, his eyes still fixated on our hands as he greeted the alpha prince.“Alpha prince, forgive me for saying this but you should not be out and parading Aria. The alpha king is wary about your sudden changes. You have a wife, alpha prince. It is not good to see you with the other woman.”But the alpha prince just opened his hand just to grip my hand tighter. “Lucas, since when did I take up any of your ill advices? I am the alpha prince. I know more than you do.”The beta stood straight and looked into the eyes of the alpha prince, a move that I reckoned is a direct challenge to the alpha prince.The atmosphere got intense and I found myself analyzing the situation. The alpha prince and the beta are known to be so close to each other so I do not know the reason why they are looking at each other like they’re about to transform and tear the other up.“Alpha prince, I was put up by the alpha king to monitor your actions because he found you to be incapable of mak
ARIAI filled my lungs with the scent of the plants in the laboratory and smiled to myself.I’m feeling so at ease and comfortable in this place as if I belonged here.The medicine on the racks, the books about healing, and just the smell of the plants in this huge room are enough to put the biggest smile on my face.“Now, this is what we call heaven,” I muttered to myself while touching the equipment in the area.I don’t really know about the intention of the alpha prince to bring me here but I will never complain because I just love it here. It felt like I belonged here.“I think I have held this before,” I said while caressing a microscope. “And these books right here, I think I read them all before.”Closing my eyes, I walked slowly to the shelves of books touching every single one of them hoping that I would remember something.I do not believe the alpha prince when he insinuated that I am his mate but something right now has clicked in my head and I would just like to discover w
WILLIAMI bowed before my parents when I arrived at the hall. “Father, mother, you are back.”My mother ran up to me, opening her arms towards me giving me a tight and big hug. “Oh, my son! What’s with the cold treatment my alpha prince?”She chuckled but I cannot return the enthusiastic treatment since the betrayal of what they did to me is still fresh in my mind.I don’t think I could ever forgive them for what they’d done to me and Alana.The alpha king grunted in his seat while staring at me.“I heard from Sophia that you brought home a woman.”I laughed bitterly and shook my head in annoyance. “And she did not fail to report that to you.”My father stood up, his brows furrowed because apparently, he wanted me to be the best husband there is for someone that he knew right from the very start that I despise because of what she did to Alana.That, to me, is one of the biggest betrayals he can do against me on top of manipulating me to forget Alana.“William, I already told you to be
ARIAThe kiss deepened as he carried me and laid me down onto the grasses where he cupped my face and literally devoured my mouth like he has been deprived of contact for years.“You are back into my life and I could not thank the moon goddess for safely bringing you back into my life,” he said while caressing my face.His voice is cracked as if he is going to cry at any second. Pressing his forehead on mine, he sniffed my scent and aligned his breathing with mine.“I’m sorry for forgetting you, my love. I’m sorry for letting you alone all those years that I am not with you.”I immediately pushed him away the second he said that and sat up while fixing the strap of my dress.What the hell is he talking about? Although my heart and body are reacting positively to his touch, his words confused the hell out of me.What the fuck is he talking about? Is he talking about fated mates? But we are not like that. I already have a mate and it’s considered to be a jinx. And royal werewolves are k
ARIAI know something was different when I woke up and found the alpha prince just staring softly at me from the other side of the bed.His eyes are only fixed on me with a certain glow on them as if he wants to tell me so many things but forced himself to shut his mouth up.I never saw him like this and it kind of warms my heart to see him looking at me this way even when it sounds so delusional and out-of-reality kind of thing.“W-What happened?” I asked while sitting up. “What are y-”My voice trailed off when I found myself in his arms being tightly hugged by the alpha prince in an instant. He pushed me back down to the bed and settled his nose in between my neck sniffing me in the process.I was caught off guard but I did not move and just let him embrace me in the gentlest way possible.“I miss you so much. I miss you so much,” he whispered in my ears while kissing my head.I pushed him back but it’s like moving a big boulder rock. “Alpha prince, what are you talking about?”I c