Agnes' POV I woke up exhausted. It was strange because I did not remember doing anything extraneous. What was even stranger was the fact that I could not move at all and everything seemed pitch black. My heart rate spiked. Has it happened already? Had Audrey's friends succeeded somehow in kidnapping me? The blindfold around my eyes was suddenly torn away and staring right into my eyes was the pair of eyes that filled me most with dread. “You do not look happy to see me, that saddens me. I am happy that we can be reunited like this,” she was smiling and her eyes brought back memories of the torture she had put me through. “I see you can remember the fun we had together the last time, we are going to have so much more this time and you know the best part? Daddy is in his palace comforted with an image of you. He would not miss you.” She cackled and couldn't seem to stop herself from laughing and I shuddered in fear as I imagined just how much damage she could wreck on my body an
Theo's POV When night came I set my plans in motion. It was time to retrieve Agnes and Lord Salmon. I believed that he was hidden here. “When we reach their cells, you will morph into their forms,” I was talking to the two shapeshifters Cyrus had hired specially to follow me. Their jobs were simple enough and also very dangerous. They were going to take the places of Agnes and Lord Salmon in prison so that when the real ones had escaped they will not be discovered missing. It would but us time at the least to return to Ghysem safely. It was a good plan; we were simply repaying them with what they had paid us. I followed the footsteps of the men that I had seen earlier and as I walked deeper into the building I noticed something else. There was a footprint that approximated to that of someone I knew very well. I followed it and it led me downwards. It was a good thing it was mingled with the footsteps I had originally set out to follow. The steps led me to rows upon rows of what lo
Theo's POV“Lord Salmon? Are you certain you want to remain here? If they do not need you, they will kill you,” I asked again to be sure. “I am sure and you need to leave fast so you can tell the Alpha that Larog is a traitor; Larog must not become king. He will ruin everything that we've worked for so far, please,” it was almost a cry for help. “What about your son, I believe Theophilus is to return to Ghysem at the sighting of the next full moon?” “Please save my nephew. If I leave here without him, I… I could never bear to look my son in the eye and be proud of the man he has become. Please save, Claudius.” I had no option then and I did not have all night. The longer I stayed here the more risk I was for being discovered. I left Lord Salmon to rescue Agnes. When I entered her cell I saw her sitting down with her legs folded under her chin. “Agnes?” I called out softly. I did not like her neither did I care if Audrey tortured her but if she was important to Cyrus then it wa
I could not listen to any more of what was said because I felt the cold end of a knife pressed against my neck; I had been caught. “Now, turn around slowly…” the person who held the knife whispered and I complied. He led me away from there and I could tell that we were headed to the cells. He led me towards an empty cell and just as he opened the door I pinned him to the ground and knocked him out cold. I motioned for one of the shapeshifters I had brought on this trip to tie him up. I was going to decide later if he was worth keeping alive or if I should just end his life. I returned to Lord Salmon's cell and when there I had one mission; to return him home. “Have you seen him? Is he alright?” asked Lord Salmon in a whisper. “I believe so. He has been taken back to Ghysem, they want to use his appearance to confuse the people,” I lied without batting an eye. I had to be convincing enough so that I could get Salmon out of here. I planned to break the news to him later when we wer
We were also required to make a vow to the crown never to shapeshift to confuse. That had been many years ago and at a time when the Alpha was still fresh from mourning his beloved Luna. It had been unbelieving then that the Alpha could extend an olive branch to us while in grief. When I received the letter requesting the Alpha's help, I heeded the call without any reluctance. It was very likely that I lose my life on this errand but if not for the king I would have been burnt to death many years back or lived as a fugitive like the shapeshifters that had escaped to the South and were now being exploited to commit crimes. As I strutted the narrow corridor I heard someone call my name. I froze thinking that I had been caught already. “Tom?” the tone of the voice however did not suggest any malice or I'll intent, it was almost friendly. “Tom?” I turned around slowly and there she was; a lady who had given me hell many times in the past, the beautiful lady Audrey. I almost scoffed a
Theo's POV It was the crack of dawn already and we had just crossed the border to Ghysem. We had been extremely lucky not to have gotten caught and I hoped that my visit would remain undetected. As we journeyed towards the palace I knew I had to tell Lord Salmon about his nephew. “Claudius is really in Ghysem? Are you sure? What are they trying to achieve by…” “I have had a long night, Lord Salmon, if you don't mind,” I said cutting him off. It was better to wait until we were within the confines of the palace before telling him that his beloved nephew had died a long time ago and he had been deceived yet again by another shapeshifter. When we reached the palace I led him straightway to a secret room that was only known to me and Cyrus. “Stay here. The enemy is not aware that you are here. If they find out, it will complicate things,” I explained and he nodded. Despite his refusing help earlier I could see that his features had sagged in relief as he sat down on a chair. I went
Eunice POV “Hello friend?” the voice startled me and I almost broke the cup in my hand. Nonetheless, it was a pleasant surprise to see Agnes. “Agnes! You look good. I see you took my advice, no?” I said in response to her greeting. “Your advice?” she quipped and I looked back at her confused. It was then I noticed that something felt off about Agnes. She was the same; same hair, same eyes, same nose but she was different. Agnes never had that arrogant look in her eye but perhaps that came with being the king's woman. It was not official. It probably would never be because the werewolves hated to admit that they sometimes listed after humans whom they considered beneath them. Cyrus was different though. Since I had started working at the palace he had bedded a couple of humans but they were all princesses from distant lands and the relationships never lasted more than a fortnight. Agnes was different. She had lasted more than two weeks in the Alpha's bed but she was not recognised
Agnes' POV Audrey was back. She had a smug look on her face and a smirk on her lips. She had dragged me out of my cell much earlier and it was difficult to pretend that I was still the human she had brought here. It was hard to fake being without sufficient strength to resist the men who had dragged me across the floor to her little torture chamber. “I am curious, really, Cyrus will find out soon that you are gone. Will he come here himself? Will he send someone? Will he give up his throne? How much do you think he loves you?” this was obviously amusing to her because she had a bright smile on her face. I wonder how I had missed this in my previous life. Had Audrey always been this way? Or had she changed after my death? “I am waiting for an answer you bitch!” she said as she slapped me hard in the face. I pretended that it hurt when it did not hurt at all. I was no ordinary werewolf but one bonded to the Alpha so I shared his strength. “I am just a human slave, I have no idea