I didn't have to wonder too much for the rest of the night because Basil showed me a lot of things I could find fun when around him just by sitting beside me at the dinner table. The celebration dragged longer than I thought and of course gave me more than enough time to listen to the man who has suddenly gotten all my attention, speak. I wasn't the only one who found him interesting,I could see the sparks of adoration in my father's eyes as he listened to him speak on and on about life outside of the pack and his experience outside of it as well. His knowledge of how the world around us worked was evident in the confidence his tone held. Basil made jokes that got everyone seated at the table laughing their hearts out and it was such a heartwarming to see. He seemed to enjoy talking about his adventures so much that he loses sight of any other thing. It gave me the perfect chance as I used his distraction to stare at him. I watched his lips move,his eyes dilate and his lashes flutter.
HAERA "Wakey wakey....Rise and shine Princess Nam-" His annoying voice reached my ears before he opened the door to my chambers. He was yet to learn. Besides, I had sensed Basil before he spoke out to wake me up even though I was always up before anyone else in the pack. I was reading one of the books Momma gifted me days ago when Basil barged into my chambers without knocking. He probably thought his voice was enough to announce his presence. "Isn't it a crime for an unmated male to barge into an unmated princess's chambers?" I asked without taking my eyes off the book I was reading despite its boring content. I would have slept off while reading it if I wasn't sitting on one of my hardest stools. "It would have been a crime punishable by death if the Princess's father didn't entrust his daughter to me because he knows I'm a man of virtue plus aren't we supposed to be friends?" Laughter bubbled within me as Basil replied with a funny tone. He was a clown. A clown I had gotten so used
ALPHA ZACHARY. The pain hit hard at a different frequency today and like every other day, it was hard to tell where it hurt the most or the very places that even hurt. Sometimes, it was a heart-wrenching pain in my chest that keeps me up all night and makes me lose sleep, enough for me to bury myself into work, hoping it would keep the restless away. But not the pain. Never the pain. Other times, it was Serge losing it in my head and growling severally. Times like that, I would be unstable and switch momentarily between my own consciousness and that of my wolf. While Serge left scratch marks all over the place in his wake, I broke a lot of things that have the maids shivering from their quarters feet away from my own chambers. And smelling their fear from such distance is saying something. On other days, it was just a switch in emotions. I could be smiling about something one minute and the next, a plate of food is flying across the room and shattering to the floor with a force that w
HAERA How do I stop a grown-ass man from being a pest in my life? As much as I put in efforts to get him off my back, Basil wouldn't let me be. It was embarrassing enough that I initiated a kiss with him yet he continued to feed me a dose of embarrassment everyday and every moment he had. I should write a warning note somewhere because I was about to drop dead from Basil's taunts. I should have at least warned my parents about the possible demise of their beloved daughter but even the process of explaining what happened to them was embarrassing. What should I do? "Maybe you should try not hiding away from it. After all, you kissed him." Dezra advised wickedly. The past few days had been hell because my wolf had betrayed me by siding with Basil. I was subjected to fighting an enemy within me and another in my house, roaming like he owned the damn place. "Can you stop stating the obvious? I know you are mad at me but I can't have my wolf supporting someone who is hell-bent on making fun
HAERA. I gave Alan my back, shielding my face away from him because I didn't want to let whatever emotion I was feeling show. Letting him see me however I was at that moment would make me vulnerable even to myself because of how I've promised myself not to think of my mate and anything related to him. I had been successful at doing that. I was busy with a lot of things to do and learn as an Alpha princess, enough for me to forget about him for days and worry about my lessons. I even got myself a distraction in the person of Basil,had conflicting emotions and then ended up kissing him before I could stop myself. Leave out the embarrassment I felt after the kiss and my attempts to avoid Basil, and you have yourself a woman who did a very good job at letting go of Zachary and focusing on myself and my new life. But of course, it didn't last. I didn't expect it to. I didn't expect my new found peace and quiet to last. I knew Alpha Zachary enough to deduce that he wasn't the patient type a
HAERA "What if that is the case?" Reasoning with Dezra became hopeless so I chose to leave her to whatever ideas she had been fantasizing about in her wolfy head. I didn't want her to get to me. "Then I'll be disappointed in you. You left our mate because you couldn't bear the pain of what he did with Ilvira but are you any different?" Dezra growled at me. If I wasn't determined to stay adamant, I would have coiled up somewhere to cry my eyeballs out. How could she be so insensitive to my feelings when we are meant to be pals no matter what the problem may be. "How can you love someone who isn't our mate!" Dezra barked furiously. "How can you side with him when you are my wolf!" My response was quick and harsh. Two can play the game. I felt betrayed. I felt alone. No one was listening to me or how I felt even my damn wolf was fighting me for his sake. "You know I'm watching out for you, Hae-" "That isn't what you are doing. You're turning a blind eye to me and my feelings because you
HAERA. The Imperial pack. That's where I was bound for early the next morning after sorting things out at my pack. I was riding back in the same carriage that carried me out of the Imperial pack as a maid and then to my pack as a princess. Honestly, it's hard to tell what feelings I left with or the reason I even left in the first place. Was it because of my discussion with Basil? Or my argument with my wolf who I haven't even fully made up with yet? Or maybe the late night discussion I had with my parents after the discussion with Basil. It had really taken a lot for me to go back to my parents to tender an apology for reacting that way to them. I literally dragged my legs over to their chambers. My mother's face hadn't held any form of surprise when she saw me by the door of their chambers. She had welcomed me with a big smile and a hug as if she had expected me to come to her. "It's okay my dear daughter. I really understand how you feel, believe me, I'd be mad too if I was the one
HAERA All of my plans were long forgotten or should I say neglected? Not that I wanted to let go of my previous decisions but I had to and my hopes of seeing my mate awake had been crushed. Although I had accepted the fact that I wouldn't be able to just see him and return to my parent's pack, I didn't expect the days to gradually turn into a week. A week even became weeks yet Zachary didn't regain his consciousness. I was beginning to forget my reasons for being mad at him as the days passed. My heart had even begun to ache because of his motionless state and I had to see him like that every day. After all, I tended to him. It was another morning again. The beginning of a be a day that might appear beautiful and bright to others but to me, it was just another day to continue the heartbreaking responsibilities that I had been made to shoulder. "I've brought the Alpha's bathing water and towel, Prin- Luna." One of the numerous servant girls informed me as she entered Alpha Zachary's c
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