Sophia
“Where is William? Why did he suddenly leave without even having a conversation with me? Why did he have to insult me like that?” I said sulking in the corner. “Didn’t he like me? But everyone in the pack likes me! No one can resist my charm!”
“Lady Sophia! Lady Sophia!” Hephaestus called my name and appeared in front of me in panic.
“What is with the hastiness Hephaestus? I am busy looking for the alpha prince! He cannot just leave me like that! I still haven’t shown him my talents as his future wife!”
I turned my back with the initial plan of going into the room of the prince to stay there so I could surprise him when he entered but Hephaestus stopped me by my hand which I quickly slapped away.
How dare him touch me!
“What are you doing?!”
“Our lady, this is about the alpha prince.”
My eyes immediately glowed.
“What about him? Where? Where is the alpha prince?”
He hesitated and even scratched his head.
“I am asking you where is the alpha prince?!” I was deeply annoyed.
Why would he tell me things that he won’t finish? It’s like teasing a child, you know.
“He went for the surprise mansion inspection just like what he wanted. He went into the basement and…”
“What?!” I said in gritted teeth as I bite my lower lip. “In the basement?!” I saw the image of a beautiful young child in my head and I can’t help it but feel threatened. “Don’t tell me he saw Alana?!”
“Yes, our lady. The alpha prince is so angry when she sees Alana that my knees become weak under his presence. This is the first time I trembled like that. Not even the alpha king could make me feel like that!”
My knees gave away that I have to hold his arm for support. No! This can’t be happening! Alana is not going to steal my future husband away!
I lifted the hem of my gown determined to not let Alana take my man away.
“I don’t care if you lay here dead. Hurry! Let’s go tell dad now! It would be such a disgrace for the whole pack for the alpha prince to see that ugly mutt!”
“But Lady Sophia!” Hephaestus stopped me again by my hand. “I think it will be best for us not to tell your father about this. We can go to the alpha prince and beg for his mercy instead.”
I looked down at the man shaking in fear. Hephaestus is really a cowardly man, so far from my alpha prince who is every inch an ideal man.
“And why would we do that?” I pushed his hand away, disgust written on my face. “It’s not our fault that an ugly mutt like Alana exists.”
I began walking into the mansion to find dad while the young omega was behind me begging for me not to tell it to the alpha.
“Our lady, please! Do not say such things because the alpha prince might hear you!”
“I don’t care! I will say what I want to say, especially about that bitch! Now, let’s go and tell dad right away!”
I rushed into my father’s office where he is busy signing papers from left to right. He is in a hurry to join the banquet with the alpha prince.
“Dad! Dad!”
He stood up worried when I ran into him.
“Sophia, be careful. What happened? Why are you in such a hurry? I thought you were entertaining the alpha prince.”
“No, dad. I am here to tell you about this very important thing. According to Hephaestus, the alpha prince conducted a surprise inspection of the mansion and he went into the basement and saw Alana! Dad, the alpha prince saw that woman we have been hiding! What are we going to do now?!”
“What?!” His murderous eyes turned to the omega. “Hephaestus, how true is this?!”
“T-That is true my alpha.” He bowed at him in both respect and fear. “I have no choice but to open the basement because the alpha prince insists or else he will execute me!”
“That child!” His voice is laced with rage pertaining to Alana. “She has really given me nothing but problems! Damn! She has just been the number cause of my curses since she came into my life! She has given me nothing but headaches!”
I am overjoyed deep inside. The more I know that my father hates Alana, the more confident I can become as the true heir of my stepfather.
I hugged him and began crying in his chest. “You are right and this time, it’s bigger. It’s the alpha prince we’re talking about! What if he’s disappointed in our pack for keeping someone like Alana in here? What would he think of me as his future wife? Would he still marry me dad?”
He combed my hair to soothe me. “Don’t worry Sophia, my lovely daughter. Daddy will take care of everything.”
He turned to the omega still bowing at us. “Hephaestus, where is she now?! Where is Alana?! Tell me now so I could give her lessons again! That child is really not learning anything from all of the lessons I am giving her!”
The door swung open and Lucas came in together with two other royal guards from lower rank behind him.
He is handsome but my alpha prince is more good looking.
“Alpha Killian,” he addressed him with respect but in a stern manner.
“Royal Guard Lucas,” my father acknowledged him back.
“The alpha prince orders you to see him immediately.”
My heart thumped in nervousness. Why would the alpha prince want to see my father? Is he going to not take me as his bride anymore?
“May I ask on what accord?” Dad said in a composed manner but I know he is just keeping his anger for Alana inside him just to keep things professional.
“It’s about your other daughter, Alana, whom he found to be in her worst state in the basement of the mansion,” Lucas replied flatly, pity in his tone.
AlanaI felt all hands around me, massaging me, scrubbing me with warm water.Warm water? How could that be? How could I be given such a luxury when I'm only confined in the basement? I haven't had a bath for months now and even if I get to wash my face, it's just for one small cup. I opened my eyes despite the sting on the cut there to see what's happening and I could only gasp in shock.These are all Sophia's nurse aids? Why are they all here with me washing my hair and body?"W-Wait, excuse me but what are you doing? Why am I here with you getting a..." I looked at where I was and my eyes widened. I'm in a beautiful box full of water that is now so dirty because of me. What a wonderful dream!"Our lady, we are bathing you for a while. Please keep calm," one of the nurse aides said while combing my hair with a shampoo.I sniffed it and it's the most beautiful scent I have ever smelled of in my entire life!"But why? Does my father know about this?"I scrambled to stand up only to
Alana’s POVI pushed him back away and reached for the pillow and hugged it so tightly. I am worried why I am feeling this way towards him. Why does my heart beat so loudly for him? What did he do to me?“Go away! Please, get away from me! If you are going to hit me, abuse me, then please do so quickly. Don’t play with me already when I know where this is all going!”My tears fell and I bit my lips to prevent him from seeing my vulnerable side. He’s a stranger. He’s someone that has probably bought me. Sophia always told me about my father’s plan to sell me to the circus who’s going to visit. She said I will be an attractive addition to their animals. But I am not an animal. I am a werewolf.“No, no Alana.” He tried to move towards me, to touch me again but I went further into the headboard to get away from him. A look of pain crossed his eyes and I wondered why his eyes were sad. Did he already pay for me and is sad about the money he wasted on me?“Please do not take me with you.
WilliamI am fuming just looking at the face of Alpha Killian. So this is the father of my mate, the one who has been maltreating and abusing her for I don’t know when. I just know that I have to know all the details, the nitty gritty of it so I could punish him accordingly.I’ll make sure it will be severe, one that he will wish for death but he will not be given that. He deserves nothing but punishment. “Alpha prince,” he bowed at me. “My apologies for ruining your evening banquet with us. I am sorry that you have to see one of our slaves in the dungeon and make a hassle out of your busy schedule in doing your responsibilities. I’ll make sure nothing like this will ever happen again.”“Slave…” my face darkened from looking out of the window. “So she is your slave?”I clenched my jaw and sighed inwardly. I don’t know when I can hold this rage inside me. I postponed my plan of healing Alana for a moment because she is still wary of me at the moment. I don’t want to aggravate her eve
William“What?” I whispered, setting both of my hands to my side. “What did you say?”Killian bowed his head on the ground and explained it to me. “My former luna and wife and the mother of that child cheated on me with another man. I am not the father of her daughter that is why I despised her! No man who has been cheated on by his own wife will be able to raise a child like her!”My hands clenched as my temper goes up. “And no man in his clear conscience will lock up an innocent child like her in that god forsaken place!”I lifted his face roughly using my dirty boots. “What you are claiming is preposterous and Luna Athena cannot defend herself from her graves. The mere fact that you are claiming that she is not your daughter is not a license to do those horrible things to her! Do you know what you did is a crime?!” I passed the leash to the guard who began whipping the alpha. “Alpha prince, you cannot do this to my father! He is telling the truth! You can even ask the investigato
AlanaI stirred in my sleep when I felt someone was staring at me. I am even in awe of having such a good night’s sleep. It happened for the first time because I felt safe and secure for the first time too. And the soft bed. It just feels so heavenly. I opened my eyes and the first thing that I noticed was the pair of gray eyes that were widely staring at me, almost in a state of shock as he held my face. “Is this really you, our grace?” he asked in the softest tone that I heard someone use on me. I jumped out of my place and hugged the pillow and immediately backtracked away from him not because I am scared but because of the strange feeling he’s rousing inside me.How could the eyes of this stranger speak so many emotions to me all at once?“I’m sorry,” he said when he mistakenly took my actions as a form of fear coming from me. “I just thought you are someone I know, someone I have been looking for.”My eyes widened when I realized that he has been staring at me for so long. My h
WilliamMy heart is bleeding the way she said that. She is not even imposing. She is just taking a chance at asking me such a favor made out of fear of being left behind here. Leaving her here means she will go back to that damned cell of a dungeon. And her asking me to make her my slave is a pin that struck right into my heart. How can a noble first daughter of a respected luna ever ask me this pitiful thing?My hand itched to hold her but the look in her eyes when I hugged her back then stopped me from doing it again to her. I don’t want to shock her again. “I will gladly take you with me, Alana. And no, I will not make you my slave. You are far too precious for me to do that.”Her eyes beamed and I thought I saw a smile on her face. How can someone tell me she doesn’t know how to smile when she looks this happy? “Really? Then I will be your maid then? Or will you give me up to another family who will make me my slave? Either way, that’s okay with me rather than staying here.”“No
WilliamJust as I was about to enter the hall to deliver my sentence to the alpha and his family, a man dressed in purple robe bowed down before me.“Alpha prince, I bear the message from the alpha king.”My eyes widened upon seeing a familiar face. How did a justice associate from the palace come here?“What are you doing here?” I asked in apprehension. The thought that I am going to be robbed off of the power to hand down my own judgment is killing me off. Justice being delayed for my mate is justice denied for me. “The alpha king sent me here to hand down his ruling to the case you escalated, alpha prince.”“But it is under my scope! I should be the one to judge him for his crimes! I already sent a plea to the alpha king asking him, begging him to let me have this one.”The justice looked up to me with respect. “My apologies alpha prince but I am just here to carry the alpha king’s wishes. You have a year to appeal to the ruling, alpha prince.”And then he entered the room leavin
Alana“Where am I?” I thought in my head when I stirred in my sleep and realized that I was inside a moving vehicle.Is this what they call a car?I looked outside at the view of countless trees and wondered again where I was. That’s when I realized my position. I am comfortably sitting on a lap with a pair of strong arms keeping me from falling.I froze and immediately turned around only to see William soundly sleeping. My eyes went down to his fancy clothes that looked like one of those garments I saw the royal family wearing in a photo hanging on the mansion.“William…” I said not wanting to wake him up but I guess my voice still reached him no matter how soft I spoke.“I’m sorry for waking you up…”He pulled me gently into his chest and kissed my head to my surprise. Why is this stranger doing this to me? And why don’t I feel any tiny protest in my heart? I don’t want to even push him away from me. I want his arms around me because I feel so safe in his warmth.“Alana, from now on
ALANAI am tightly clutching the hem of my white wedding dress in front of the mirror staring at my own reflection.A woman of substance full of happiness and fulfillment stared right back.Lifting a finger, I caressed the reflection and smiled at myself. “You have come a really long way, Alana. Tonight, your dream will happen. William is really going to make true of his promise.Before his proposal, we had traveled the world together seeing things and places that he wanted to let me witness. Every word that he told me he would, he did for me.“Mother, father, I just wish you were here with me to see how happy I am,” I wished and hugged myself. “I wish you were here with me to walk me down the aisle to be married into the most wonderful man in the state.”As if on cue, a gust of wind blew and hugged me right then and there.I closed my eyes and savored the sensation. The wind whispered love and sadness but the love overrode the other.“We are so proud of you, our daughter,” said the co
WILLIAMThe moon is high above the clouds in the night sky bursting into the clearest lights as if it’s also getting married to the sun illuminating the palace down where a great wedding is happening.I kept on wiping off the sweat on my brow and clearing my mouth because it’s as dry as the desert.I was full of nerves and I can’t think straight anymore. I kept on asking the staff if Alana is still in her room just to make sure that she will be really marrying me. I’ve been here in the venue which is the beautiful garden in front of the great statue of the moon goddess three hours earlier just to make sure.“William, what the hell are you doing here this early?” My mother asked in confusion, still in her robe.She just got down here to oversee the whole preparation, to make sure everything is perfect.“The ceremony will start three hours from now. Please go back to your room now, William.”But I firmly shook my head at her. Being in my room only made me more nervous that is why I came
WILLIAMMy nerves are killing me but I am more determined than ever to pop her the question. Wiping the glistening off my brows, I looked at the mirror practicing what I am going to say.This is the most nerve-wracking moment of my lifetime. Not even those battles and wars I have been to could be compared.“Alpha prince, Ms. Alana is already awake. And the cake is ready too.”Swallowing the lump in my throat, I glanced at myself in the mirror before heading out to the kitchen to take the cake that I baked last night and asked the soldiers to guard all night so no one would be able to compromise its safety.“Okay, William. You can do it. You can do it! No!”I tripped on the cable and stone on the ground and before I knew it, the cake flew to the air and ended up on the ground.Smashed. The dirt eating up the white filling and the words on top of them being buried into non-existence.“No!” I growled, my eyes wide in bitterness and sadness.The cake suffered the same fate as the balloons
ALANAWarm arms enveloped me from the back as his scent embraced me.“What are you thinking? Hmm?” William asked, nuzzling his nose against my bare shoulder.I was on the balcony, enjoying the fresh breeze on a full moon night, my mind wandering towards Francine.After William came back to life, the alpha king and the queen luna threw a feast which was still ongoing in the entire palace while William chose to pull me into his room to have his own sweet wicked ways on me.Not that I am complaining though. This is what I want. To be with him and to savor each second of our lives together.I intertwined our fingers on my stomach and tilted my head to my side, leaning into his chest on my back to give his mouth a better access to my neck.Love making is not painful anymore and the remnant of the monster inside me is almost gone, especially when I am in William’s arms. Controlling anger seems to be easier now. The feeling of seeing red in my eyes is also gone now.Everything seemed to be f
ALANA“Alana…” he called my name with his raspy low voice as if trying to figure out if I am real or not.I just stood there, in so much awe at the truth that he is finally back to me. William is alive! William has come back to life. He is back to me! William has come back from the dead for me.With trembling hands, I placed a hand on his cheek relishing the warmth in it. I am trying to convince myself to believe that this heat is going to be there for years while trying to forget that for once, I held his cold body in my arms.“You are back to me, William,” I said in a trance, my mouth breaking up into a smile of relief. “William, you have really come back for me!”In a split of a second, I pulled him ever gently in my arms, careful with his limbs, scared that once I blink, I would just wake up from this dream. “Alana?” he called for my name but I did not respond.Burying my face on his neck, I inhaled his scent. It’s warm and intoxicating just like all the moments that we have been
ALANAI gazed at Francine and felt shiver run down my spine. Why does she look so happy as if she’s been anticipating death all her life? Sure, there is pain but the happiness in her face is remarkable.“Come on, Alana,” she urged me again and put my hand on top of William’s. “Child, you are going to do me so much favor if you are just going to listen to me and do what I will be telling you. Call for William’s name over and over again. He already heard you. You already took his attention and now it’s time for him to go back to you. Do it, Alana. Please, this old maid is begging you.”My mouth downturned because of emotions pouring in as I clenched William’s hand.“But if I am going to do that, then I am going to lose you, Francine,” I said as my voice crackled.She just laughed it off and wiped the tears on my face. “But you are going to gain back, William. He is going to be alive again, Alana. He is going to fulfill his promise to you. You are going to get married and have lost of ki
ALANAI clenched my hands around William’s when I realized what was happening.My tears fell but I did not open my eyes and continued calling for William’s name.“My love… William, it’s me, Alana. Please, come back to me, my love. Please, fulfill your promise to me.”The stench of more fresh blood coming from Francine assaulted my senses but I continued shutting my eyes even when all I wanted to do is to stop it all.“Alana, do not stop calling for his name. William needs you now. Please, I can almost sense him. I can see him now. Please, call for his name again.”I let out a sigh and called his name over and over again. The hand for which I am holding ever so tightly started to have life again.My heart leaped, rejoicing because maybe, he is finally going to be alive again but all of that happiness went away when I heard the grunt of pain in Francine’s voice.It took all of strength in me and mental fortitude to let go of William’s hand and opened my eyes at her.Truly enough, I coul
ALANA“But your William is different. Way way different from all of them, Alana. He is the single person I met who can easily surrender his precious life for someone he loves. Back when he was a child, I doubted if he could ever do something for you because he tended to be selfish but I was wrong. He magically changed for the better when he began yearning for his mate.”She slowly rose up from the floor and offered me her hand with a bright smile on her face. “Alana, that’s the precise reason why I was here in this world. That is my purpose for living. I could live on and on for hundreds of years looking for someone like you and William and now is the perfect time. Child, you both did not disappoint me.”I accepted her hand while staring at her face, disenchanted by the happiness in her voice.She slowly led me to William and held the white cloth to remove it.“Francine!” I stopped her from doing what she intended to do. “What are you doing?”But she just smiled at me and assured me w
ALANA“Ahh!” I let out a growl as my tears and pain drowned me again.“Tell me, Francine,” my voice croaked as I tightly held her hand. “Am I really worth it? Does someone like me, an abandoned person who was hated by everyone I know, deserve someone like the alpha prince who’s loved by everyone? I should have been the one who died! It should be my body lying cold there because my existence in this world is abominable! It should have been me! Why does he have to save me when I am the monster that should have not been born in the first place!”Gentle hands wrapped around my face, wiping my tears slowly. “Alana, you are not a monster. You are asking me if you are worthy enough to be saved by the alpha prince, then it’s a yes, Alana. William did not hesitate to save you because he loved you. Sacrifice is the most noble thing a man can do to his woman.”She smiled at me and cupped my face again. “It’s a life worth living for him because he has met and loved you and you loved him back. He