HAERAMoving from one part of the woodlands to another can be enjoyable when you find yourself among the right companions. It can also be the complete opposite of enjoyable if you have to travel with a grumpy coachman, a worn-out carriage, and sick horses. "I'm never traveling again." Dezra purred in my head as my feet landed on solid ground again. I attempted to stretch my sore joints and muscles but I ended up causing more pain to myself. "I thought you were excited that our beloved mate asked us to come to his pack." I stated in response to my wolf complaints. "Not after I had to ride in a wretched carriage that was full of that spot brat belongings." Dezra's irritation marched mine completely. I couldn't wait to get rid of the princess's rich scent...it was choking and during the ride here, I felt like I was going to die. How my destined mate thought we smell alike was a mystery because I surely didn't have her sweet flowery scent. As if dealing with that wasn't enough, the carria
HAERA"Is there food wherever it is you're taking me?" I've lost count of how many times I asked Alan that question as he led me out of the Alpha's throne room and into an open space, trudging along the sides of different buildings all in the compound of the Alpha's residence. All I know is that I kept asking the same question in a different format with that one thing that was driving me crazy in it. Food. When do the maids eat here? What kind of food do we eat? Are you leading me to join them to eat? I mean, it's late already. Can I..are you...are we...ugh. He answered none of questions and just walked ahead of me. Now I was more convinced that he only cared about the well-being of his Alpha. He's said it and now he's clearly putting it into action. "Can you just answer me?" I stopped walking and yelled to his back that was turned towards me. I was fuming, my stomach was grumbling, my throat hurts and the frustration was driving me insane. Alan stopped as well before turning around w
HAERAThey were all gone? Silence engulfed me as I ceased working for a while to see if I was alone once again or not. They had left me to it just like they had been doing in the past few days. It was unfortunate that I couldn't continue to cook but it was much more unfortunate that I had to overwork like a fucking machine. There was nothing that gladdens my heart in this pack...Absolutely nothing. Well except Opaline. She might be reserved but she was no doubt the only friend I had in Alpha Zachary's pack. I couldn't believe it myself but I missed my old pack and the life that I was forced to leave behind all because of Alpha Zachary's request. Yes, the maids uniform at moonstone pack was hideous but my uniform changed when my status changed from being a maid to a chef. A chef.... I missed that too. Nostalgia hit me when I looked at the uniform I had on. It was the same as the other maids in this pack but it was nowhere close to my chef uniform. Dezra was silent while I reminisced ab
ALPHA ZACHARYThe warm water that pooled around me in the bathhouse did nothing to ease my tense muscles as it always does. I've always been a sucker for warm baths because of how they loosen all of the knots in every corner in my body. The feeling of it on my skin makes me spend hours doing nothing but just sit alone and, naked inside of the wooden tub while staring into open space. If anything, today, it only made my skin crawl and made my muscles harden the more. And as much as it made me feel that way, I wanted to remain there till whenever since being there was my only and temporary escape from the woman who was waiting for patiently on our bed. My woman. And my mate, whom I'm to defile today is on our bed , waiting for me to consummate our union yet I wasn't even elated one bit to share a bed with her not to talk of becoming one with her. The traditional coronation ended hours ago and Ilvira has officially become my Luna. The pack accepted her just the way they accepted me after
HAERA I was being molested. Or should I have said I was being Tormented? It wasn't surprising anyway. I mean, hasn't torment been part and parcel of my miserable life? I would have been unbodered but Princess Ilvira...No. The new Luna was what everyone has been calling her yet I haven't been able to address her as such. Don't get me wrong, Princess Ilvira deserved to be a Luna but she wasn't destined to be the luna of the Imperial pack. Although how she shoulders her duties had me questioning my destiny. I would have questioned the mate bond too but the soul wrecking pain that consumed me that night after my destined mate and his new luna left the ceremony was beyond what I had imagined and I couldn't bear it. I didn't even want to relive the experience by thinking about it. The pain was far greater than all the pain I had felt in my life. Even if all other painful experiences were to be combined to be one, it still wouldn't have been as painful as what I felt that night. I haven't h
HAERANothing can ever be as satisfying as the look on princess ilvira's face when the Alpha staked his claim on me. I've gone days after that very day, thinking about that look on her face that I can now describe every little detail of it. I remember how her eyes looked from the Alpha to me, confusion and anger etched on her face at the same time. I remember the way her lips turned down like she was about to throw a fit and cry like the brat she was. I remember how her eyes twitched and how she could say nothing else and just stormed out of the room. I remember it all and thinking about it makes my day every time it crosses my mind and everytime I think of my new position. Assistant chef. In just a single night, I went from washing the laundry and the older maid's dirty underwear, scrubbing the floors of every single chamber in the Palace, being the Princess's plaything and personal maid, doing heaps of dirty dishes to working in the kitchen and making the Alpha's meal. The events of
ALPHA ZACHARY As much as I enjoy being an Alpha, I didn't appreciate the stress of carrying out the duties that come with the position. "Since when?" Serge barged into my thoughts. "None of your business. I do most of the work while you do nothing but intrude." I said to my wolf bluntly. I was seated in my chamber, working on numerous proposed treaties alone. I didn't have enough time and I couldn't be selfish by staying idle without attending to my other duties as the Alpha of the biggest and most influential pack of the Woodlands. If I'm not working on treaties, I would be organizing a meeting with the pack officials. If I'm not doing either of those, I would be on patrolling duties with my pack warriors or overseeing other things that benefit the pack and sometimes, the woodlands at large. Alan is a great Beta but he couldn't handle my duties for me... Not as much as I wanted anyways. "We both know Our responsibilities as an Alpha are more than that and we also both know that that
I could have sworn I saw him just now. Or was I hallucinating like I have been doing these past few nights? This wasn't supposed to happen. How do I explain to anyone that I smell Alpha Zachary in the kitchen whenever I'm there, which was every night because other maids had chosen to make me cook overnight in preparation for the next day. And how do I tell anyone that I had been feeling his eyes on me even though he hardly gazed at me in the dining hall? It was as if he stayed with me in the kitchen to make up for such moments. And most importantly, was it reasonable to tell Opaline because she was the only one that listened to me; that I saw Alpha Zachary peeping at me through the kitchen window? I was clearly losing my mind. Everything smelled like him.... Everyone looked like him... And I felt him around me everywhere. Dezra couldn't help me solve this mystery because she had become crazier about him than I was. I heard movements outside the kitchen again and the looming shadow sho
EPILOGUE. HAERA.(A year later)Where in the world is he?I paced the length of the room with frantic and erratic steps. Up...down.Up...down. Just like that. My covered feet made tapping sounds on the ground with how I took more than a step in a second out of worry and fear that something might be terribly wrong somewhere.Opaline was behind me and probably looking at me with more worry than I felt now. In her arms, was my days old baby boy whose traditional naming ceremony as a new pup born into the werewolf clan was today. My little son came as a bouncing little blessing to me and my mate. It was just what we needed to complete our perfect family and our perfect life. Life over the past year has been nothing short of that for the both of us and even the people of the pack at large–perfect. With Tybalt gone and the peace of the pack restored, all I and my mate had to focus on was our duties as the leaders of the pack. I was officially the Luna and I never imagined the acceptance
ALPHA ZACHARYThat kiss was different.To be candid, everything was different when I was doing it with my destined mate.The marking process, the ritual, the coronation ane every damn thing in between was special.But the kiss was different in a good way.Why wouldn't it be when it was our first kiss. The very first kiss we shared as destined mate.It was our first even though it wasn't my first.Saying I regretted every moment I spent with Ilvira would be an understatement and even though I was at fault too, I couldn't stop myself from hating her and her biological mother for coming in between Haera and I.They came into my life to ruin this.I should have been enjoying this bliss ever since I became Alpha but Gennora just had to ruin it.I decided it was time to stop thinking about my past and what I had missed with Haera when she moaned into my mouth during that heated kiss. A kiss that left me hungry for my mate.For my Amanisa.I loved her new names but it was Amanisa for me and
HAERAThis kind of news was great but at the same time unbelievable. Before the arrival of the news, Basil had been complaining and whining about how he felt useless by staying with me."I thought he was jealous of our relationship. Why entrust your safety with me?"Basil had complained as he termed "protecting me" as "babysitting me". I kept hitting him on his back to shut him up but what harm could my fragile hands do to him?"He doesn't like you but he trusts you to protect me."I had tried to clarify but Basil gave me a silly response regardless, earning himself another slap on his back."Will you feel safer when you kill me, your supposed protector?"Basil had barked at me and I was close to hitting him again but Alan's arrival saved him from me. I wasted no time showing my worry and also asked Alan about the situation."Everything is under control, Princess Haera."Alan responded without a hint of what actually happened. His face was void of emotions which made it difficult for
ALPHA ZACHARY. That feeling was clear and certain. I sat in front of the mirror, looking at myself and my features, the changes and the parts that didn't change as well in the past few days. I was reminded of this moment by that feeling that tells you you have been in a place before with only a few things being different in the situation of things. The last time I sat in front of a mirror like this; with that somber expression on my face, was the day of the duel months ago. The very day that changed my life and my fate. I recognized the look on my face that day as that of a man who wasn't willing to fight. I didn't need anyone to tell me and I didn't need my wolf to remind me even if he took it upon himself to do so. I remembered how the maids prepped me up and prepared me like I was attending some ball and not a battle that would determine my faith. I was simply like a ram that was being taken to the slaughter; fattened and all dressed up for my blood to be spilled. All the feel
HAERAWe were stuck in the wilderness and in time as well.This place is the perfect definition of timeless and unchanging. Except for the usual nightfall and daybreak, there was nothing that signifies the time of the day. It was morning again and to be honest, I have lost track of time.The first few days were traceable but I got tired of keeping tabs on the number of days and nights that we had spent in this strange place when there were other things to worry about.Perhaps it was the thought of how Alpha Zachary and I would escape this open prison that made me forget how many days we had spent walking, searching for a new way out, going around in circles, and being each other's strength.Or perhaps it was as a result of the growing bond between my mate and me. Either way, it was all Tybalt's fault.I must commend his quick thinking though. He found a way to make sure Alpha Zachary and I never get out of here alive if we manage to survive the fall like the other time.My mate had b
HAERAThe anger boiling inside of me as I yelled at Zachary was one whose reason was unknown to me;not entirely unknown but just strange because I was angry about a lot of things yet relieved at the same time. It was dangerous for him to have followed me and then try to save me by jumping in. It was stupid and even though it reminded me of my own self, it didn't make me less angry. He never listens to me and does things his own way, that's the only reason he could have tailed me all the way to the cliff. How the hell did he even do it? My relief was only from the fact that he was right there, in front of me, safe and looking confused as hell. I had thought of the worst after Tybalt drugged me and had me brought down here but seeing him out of danger and safe was what made me feel relieved. But I wasn't near done yet. His presence might bring me relief but still, it was dangerous for him to have followed me. "Why the hell did you come all the way here with me?huh? You never listen! You
ALPHA ZACHARY The light but severe weight on my head was crushing my skull painfully. I wasn't fully conscious of my environment but I could bitterly sense my discomfort in every part of my body. My eyes were clenched tight as I groaned out in pain due to everything that felt painfully out of place. Naturally, I tried to reach for my wolf as I rubbed my head but I couldn't feel Serge like I was supposed to. My mind was blank of every other emotion that wasn't pain and uncertainty. I wanted to keep my eyes closed and remain in the same position but I was uncomfortable due to the rocks that were pricking my back. I changed my position slowly but without gritting my teeth in pain. The process was slow but thankfully, I was able to control my arms which had been laying limply beside me. I used my hand to reposition myself into a sitting posture as I fluttered my eyelids with caution. All of my other senses as an Alpha seemed to be failing me because I was unable to sense the scent of my
HAERAI pried my eyes open but it was still dark all around me like I still had eyes tightly closed and like I was still back in that darkness that consumed me when I fell to the floor and the one I've been in for longer than I can remember. I knew I was knocked out for a long time because of how weak and rigid my body felt. I closed and opened my eyes a few times, trying to assure myself that I was really out of the blackout moment which time frame I had no idea about. It was all the same, no matter the number of times I opened and closed my eyes. Nothing changed and I was convinced that it had nothing to do with my eyes. It has to be where I was huddled at. The thought of it brought about my next question. Where was I? The memories of my last moments before now haunted me and echoed in my head, making a sharp pain that I had paid less attention to, sear through my head. It made me wince and try to sit back but I couldn't even move a muscle. Not because I was weak and tired but becau
HAERA Shouldn't it be a crime for news to affect living creatures' emotions? The annoying part is that the word "news" has been subdivided into good and bad which are usually out of our control. As much as I understand that some things just have to happen, I still didn't like the news I received a few seconds ago. Why couldn't we always get those things we wanted? Everyone knew that the best news that I wanted to hear at this moment was about my mate regaining his memories but that didn't happen. I was standing in front of my Papa, forcing myself not to show him how much his information affected me even though I wanted to act like a child...his child. "Are you with me?" My papa questioned when I didn't react to his announcement. He just told me that he has to return home because something urgent came up even though I still needed him here...with me. He was an Alpha after all and Alphas shouldn't stay away from their pack longer than necessary. "Yes, Papa but do you have to leave toda