I froze. Poison? How could that be? I mean, I was okay, but. I still collapsed or something. "I went out that day. Maybe the person gave me something to eat knowing—" I gasped. That meant someone else knew that the alpha was an active pool vampire. "I don't think so, but that is a probability,," Sean said. "I—" Suddenly, the door swung up, and I didn't get to say what I wanted. "Sir, elder Abram is doing a routine check in the prison; we have to return Miss Nina back,," the female warden said. My heart flew. Vok cursed. "That elder Abram is getting on my nerves" "Quick, you have to leave,," Sean said. He grabbed my hands and we began to run. A lot was happening so fast. I had no time to assimilate anything. And just like that, I was now in my cell. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to Vok but something told me that we would be seeing again. With the way he was taking it. I knew we had a lot to discuss. I thought the gamma that had helped me escape. I had
The chilling night air carried the scent of rain down earth as I sat beside Lilith. We had finished dinner, and I could see a story coming up with the way she was looking at me. Lilith had been uncharacteristically quiet all night. It wasn’t like her. My best friend was the kind of girl who filled every silence with a sharp remark or a ridiculous observation. But tonight, she was lost in thought, lips pressed together as if holding back a secret that was threatening to burst free. She kept telling me to wait as she would tell me the story soon. So I let her be. I bumped my shoulder against hers. “Okay, spill it. You’ve been acting weird all night.” She exhaled, finally glancing my way. “It’s… complicated.” I stopped walking, folding my arms. “So uncomplicated it.” Lilith hesitated, then turned to face me fully. “It’s about my love for Vow.” That name hit like a gust of cold wind. “Love? Vok?” I repeated. “As in, Beta Vok? The guy who was released and has a son?” Lilit
“Nina! Nina! Wait! “A voice screamed behind me and I turned around. I narrowed my eyes. I swear, if I was not feeling an inch sleepy, I would have said that it was Lilith. But what was Lilith doing in my cell side, especially this early morning? “Nina wait!” then I saw clearly. My eyes widened. It was indeed Lilith. Two female wardens stood before her, stopping her to get to me. “You can’t come any closer, without permission” She begged. “I need to speak to my friend. It ‘'s very urgent. I won’t take most of your time” she struggled with them. “Step back!” Lilith was staring into my eyes. “Nina I need to talk to you” I didn’t know what to do but I knew I had to do something before it was too late. I broke free from the arms of the female wardens holding me captive. “Miss Nina” they stood in my way as she dragged me roughly. I glared at them. “You should know I am the alpha’s vessel” and immediately they let me go. “Let her come to me” I ordered to the others.
It was with a mix of anxiety and anger that I took in the information. Vok wanted to see me. What for now? Was he going to come with his fiancée or what? Why in the world would he want to see me after what he had done to Lilith? As I made my way out of my cell, I prepared in my head a bucketful of words that were not only going to hurt Vok, but I’d leave him tossing and turning on the bed. The only thing I couldn’t do was smack him right in the face. Leaving Lilith just like that was enough, but I understand none of that was his fault, but why would he want to make that worse? But no matter how evil and rotten and wicked I had arranged my words for Vok, nothing at all prepared me for what I would see in the visitation room. Seeing Vok in visitation was clear proof that something was wrong. Then, when I walked in to see his hands laced together with Amelia’s, I lost all my speech abilities. If I had the power, I would immediately turn my head around and run, but I couldn’t.
It was the summer before I was declared the heir alpha of winter fell. Everyone was around me like flies would do to poop I hated it. And I matter how I tried to tell him that I wasn’t comfortable with the way people looked at me, he always said one quote. I think it sounded like uneasy lies in the head that wears the crown. He said I was chosen to lead, and there were no buts. I grudgingly agreed. So, one weekend, Dad sent me on a mission outside the pack to capture an enemy oak. I was scared as hell, but the last thing I would ever do was complain. Mom didn’t ever want to listen. So I went with the pack army for a surprise attack. Dad didn’t want to send me but he had to. The elders were beginning to grumble. He just bowed to pressure. “Listen up, guys, we camp here for the night!” Stan, my beta in training, commanded, and my cousin said... We had been marching since dawn. The road to the Night Howlers pack wasn’t this far, but because we were attacking them unannounced
I raised an eyebrow. “What did you say?” I growled. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “She’s in the prison, your highness,” Vok said and looked away. “How did she get there?” I snapped. “The elders made the decision; I couldn’t do anything,” he said. “They needed someone responsible for that incident and no matter how I tried to make them see that Nina was innocent, that morning, nobody listened to me. “Which elder was spearheading this?” “Elder Abram” I gritted my teeth. That old man has bitten more than he can chew. My nose flared; well, he had a point. Those elders can make one go loco. I pitied Vok fir a moment. He was more of a swordsman. He knew absolutely nothing about alpha politics. So that was why I cut him some slack. “I hope she has not been harmed.” Vok shook his head. “Not a hair on her head.” “Good” “Go and call the elders, we are going to sit” “Now?” “Yes,” came my sharp answer. I wasn’t going to let Nina spend another night in prison. My
“So, your Highness, you let her poison you to catch her?” Brandon asked. I nodded smiling. “Exactly” I could already imagine Amelia handing Nina something to drink. She poisons it, but she knows it can’t kill Nina because she puts the antidote in the mouth of the juice. The small portion could not affect Nina, but it couldn’t heal me. So when I fed from Nina, I got the poison, but the dose count healed me. She was smart. I have to say, she really is. “Wow, that’s brave,,” Brandon said. I clapped my hands. “So Vok what’s your idea to catch Amelia?” Vok leaned away from the chair. “Your Highness. You are probably the only one who hasn’t heard yet.” he glanced at Sean and Brandon, who wouldn’t look me in the eye. “What Vok?” I stared at the three. “I don’t like the way, all of you are looking away” Vok sighed. “Your Highness Amelia knows you are a hybrid” “Yes, she does” Yes, she has seen me feed. “She told me that if I didn’t want her to talk, I had to mark and ma
A NIGHT BEFORE, The gate to my cell cried open and I instantly sprang up. I didn’t sleep all night and day. I was waiting for them to come carry me. I was waiting for death but none of that happened until now. If I was correct tomorrow was Vok’s wedding. I just didn’t know how to feel about all that. I was worried about my fate. I stared at the door. Five women wardens were staring at me. “What? “ I snapped. “What do you want? “My heart raced. What were they planning to do to me? One of them walked to me. “You this church rat. You have always made me hate my job” “Me too,” another said. “So? What has that got to do with me?” They exchanged looks. “She still dares to talk? She is going to die anyway. Bring me the whip” the one still standing behind said. I recognized her from the morning Lilith wanted to see me. Her name tag said her name was Jenny. I began to back away. “Don’t you dare touch me! “ They glared at me.” shut up!” they chorused. So they tried to ga
“We are back, your Highness.” The new secretary turned to me and Vok with a bright smile. I dropped my phone. “I guess it's goodbye to seeing all those humans and their fat faces,” I replied. Vok and the secretary chuckled. I sighed and opened the door. I stretched my legs and walked to the other side. I smiled, staring at the environment. The green vegetation and all. Not those colored plastics Humans make in the lab. It is indeed good to be home. “Your Highness, the alpha of the blue moon pack sends his regards,” the secretary announced suddenly. I frowned. “Sorry Your Highness, Sir,, “ he said looking at me and Vok before he finally disappeared “Vok are you sure he's a werewolf?” Vok smiled. “ yes your highness” I sighed. It's been a while, really. I began to think about my life for the past one month. 2 weeks earlier, when I saw that the job here on the human side was way too big to be done within a week, I became worried. How would the pack go on? Vok began to m
When I looked up, I could see the gamma’s eyes bilge out. He stiffened on seeing me. I bent my head in shame. He must have been surprised seeing me here, like this. In this uniform, when I should have been dressed like her because, in the real sense, I was the present Luna, though I hadn’t laid claim to that title or agreed to be the alpha’s mate willingly. He coughed and looked away. I could see his struggle. Trying to rescue me without revealing my true identity. He must have known that the alpha didn’t want his mother to see me. But what sort of person works for the person who could kill her in the blink of an eye? I guess I was stubborn like the alpha said. “It’s nice to see you out here” Queen Ashira smiled. “The feeling is mutual, your highness,,” Sean said with a forced smile. “This maid tried to poison me, so I was going to punish her,” she said, looking over her shoulder and glaring at me. “That is such a huge allegation. Did you see her yourself?” “Yes.” The
I have to admit, life as a maid was horrible. With each passing day, I was beginning to regret my actions. Maybe I might have judged Alpha Knox too harshly. No matter what I did to him, he would never be cruel to me, the way the chief maid and cook were to the maids. They don’t want to see you happy or resting. If they get you in any of the stated two, they always find a way to milk you of the joy in your heart. I went from cleaning to washing to cooking. By the end of the day, I would be too exhausted to think of anything. And the next day was the same, and again and again. This was my life. I hated it with all my heart. And that thing they said, the two palaces would not share jobs were utter bullshit. Time and time again, I had been sent to clean cars and stables belonging to, Alpha Knox. Luckily for me, no one recognized me. I tried to think of possible ways to leave but the more I thought, the more absurd my ideas were becoming. One day while I was cleaning the stables
" What are going to do now?" Anna held my hand as we walked from work, back to the house. I shrugged. "Don't worry, dear Anna, I'll find a way," I said with a small smile. Anna smiled sadly at me too. She was the first person I met at work. While others were snobby and Rude, she was like a breath of fresh air. Alex had asked me to sleep with him if I wanted to keep my job. I couldn't do that. At least not now, that I didn't know when the alpha would be back. He would go bunkers once he found out I had actually mated with someone else. He might even kill. That was exactly not what I wanted. Anna bid me goodbye at my hostel apartment and left. That night I did a lot of thinking. If I didn't work it would mean no food and no money for rent. These two things kept me on my toes when I escaped. I did not want to live on the streets and beg for food like I did when I first escaped. The next day I decided to go look for a job. I walked all through the day but no one had vacancy. I a
2 weeks later If I had known that walking in the outside world was this brutal, maybe I might not have run away. Firstly, I hid around wearing shawls and all, but even when I found out the alpha was not back, I decided to relax. 2 days later, after sleeping in a shed, a shop owner recommended a job at a cleaning company. And I got it. But then there was a problem. 2 weeks in, the young boss, Alex wanted me to date him. Of course, I said no, but he had a coconut head. He kept chasing me. Staring at me all the time and bringing people's attention to me. I had no option but to try to avoid him. I thought Knox was cocky until I met Alex. One day a general meeting for all staff was going on. While the others listened, I was running around, craning my neck and praying I didn’t get caught. When Alex was called out to speak, I began to sweat profusely. My heart pounded furiously. I was scared that everyone in the room could hear how loud it was. I took in mouthfuls of air as
I jerked awake with such a force. I was panting like I had climbed a wheel. My eyes were wide as I tried to understand what was happening. Where am I? The last thing I remembered was almost drowning. The water was in my throat, eyes, and belly. I had drunk enough and I was full. I was splashing water everywhere, and I screamed for help, but while I struggled, no one came to my rescue. It was while I was screaming that I woke up. I bent my head like a dying flower and wept. Wept so hard. What have I done to deserve this sort of life? Who did I offend? Who were my parents? Maybe if my mum had aborted me, I wouldn’t have to go through all this? It was while I was crying that I remembered what had happened earlier. I was sleeping and heard that noise. I looked down to see myself bound by hands and feet like an animal. Knox! Yes. It must be him. I raised my head, whipping my head around, and then I stopped and squinted. There was a figure at the curtain. I didn’t know what it was.
I ran to and fro, from the corridor to outside where I slept. My bags and clothes were outside. I had to get them to a dry place. But the more I tried to shove the boxes out of the rain, the heavier the rain fell. At some point, droplets of rain felt like huge boulders that hit my back. I felt the pain of each drop, and it hit my back. Leg, head, face. Thunder clapped, and the lightning illuminated the place. I flinched and left every bag I was carrying and ran to the corridor. To the little shelter it could provide. I sat on the ground, and my teeth chattered. I grabbed a cloth and draped it around me. It was when I saw the material that tears began to pour from my eyes. It was a shawl given to me by Lilith in prison If only she was here. ******************************************** “Your Highness!” Someone tapped me, and I woke up. “Yes,” my eyes were wide open as I tried to take in all that was going on around me. “Anna?” she was a close friend of Amelia “Yes” her face had
I spoke at length with Lilith. She told me lots of beautiful things that happened in the prison. Also, she talked about the bad ones. We cried about it. When we stopped crying, Lilith stared at me. "What?" I asked. She smiled. " I know what you are doing?" "And what is that?" I asked smiling. "You are trying not to talk about your ordeal" and then the smile was wiped off my face. I looked at my hands. Lilith tilted my face towards her. "I have been worried about you," she said." But if you are okay not telling me about what you went through, I am okay.,"She smiled. I took a deep breath. Oh, Lilith. I nodded. " I will talk. I need to gather more strength" and she nodded. I went quiet as I tried to collect my thoughts. My eyes watered. "I miss the times we spent together...I mean Amelia" Lilith's eyes went wide. " I mean the good times. She was the only person I Interacted with for months" Lilith stared at me longer before she nodded. "Do you understand?" She nod
All through that night I didn’t sleep a wink. I kept dreaming about seeing Lilith and having a fun time with her. When I woke up the next morning, I didn’t need anyone to tell me that I had been given false hope. Because when I woke up, I found out the Infirmary was moving me to the palace. Back to the alpha’s room. “wait!” I screamed as they tried to lift me off the bed. The nurses stopped, looking at me. “ tell me again, who authorized this discharge? Is the doctor aware? Is the alpha aware?’ one of the nurses turned to me. She gave me this long stare and I regretted asking that last question. It was like she was asking me, why I wanted to play dumb. Didn’t I know who Knox was again? “Obviously, it’s the alpha," one of them said. “Lift her to the wheelchair, don’t let her keep us while she keeps asking us stupid questions,,” the nurse who had stared at me said. I narrowed my eyes at her. “Watch the way you talk to me,” I replied sharply. She turned, facing me. With