For the next 3 weeks, I was confined in the royal infirmary. The royal healer said that the wounds I had sustained in the prisons were not ordinary. He said they were injected. And so needed to be treated. The alpha wanted me to move back into his bedroom but the doctor said he risked being infected. What the doctor didn't know was that he couldn't be infected. Very few knew he was a hybrid, immune to a lot of things. So he let me stay in the royal infirmary. He asked his guards never to leave my side. So I was under their eyes 247. Despite all that, I didn't feel any better emotionally. It was in the first week of my stay that the alpha executed all the elders who were involved. The female wardens and males in charge of the torture were stabbed countlessly with a hot knife. Then for Amelia, I heard she died the most painful death. He took two weeks to kill her. I remember seeing a nurse attend to her amputated leg that night. Well the next day, he ordered that the other o
The night was windy, cold and foggy. My Dad drove through the mountain road, flickering a glance at my mom, brother and me at intervals. "It's Christmas time, honey. What should we get for the season?" My mom asked with a bright smile that unmatched my dad's indifferent frown. He was troubled. The weary look in his eyes blended well with his frown which my mom didn't notice. "Let's get a chocolate fountain, Mom," my twin brother Kyle beamed. We were just six years old and almost coming of age for the mating ceremony. It was today and we were going to the venue. There was a rumor about us being the gifted twins in a prophecy of doom. And at the age of six, we would find our mates. My mom saw it as a blessing but it was a curse to my father. However, they both showered us with unconditional love and promised to protect us regardless of the prophecy following us behind. Dad took a turn, slowing down his speed as he reached the gateway. "Honey, did you bring the tow ticket? I think
The cage master began to act foolishly under the Alpha's murderous gaze. Even I couldn't stand his presence. He was known as the terror of darkness. An Alpha with a curse of the battlefield. Some said he was a legend handmade by the moon goddess herself. Rumor also has it that he was a god, heir of the underworld Lord. The devil himself. His presence alone was able to make a violent man tremble like a wet puppy. I closed my eyes to avoid his dark absorbing gaze. It was against the rule of the pack for a slave to behold the face of the Alpha. With my eyes closed, I could sense his intimidating steps stop in front of my weak bloody body. "Roger, slit his throat," the alpha command with a deep voice that made my body shudder in fear. "My Alpha, please I can explain... the slave disturbed the peace of the cell with her nose and I disciplined her according to the cell rules." The cell master quivered as he spoke. But that was the end of him. I heard the slushing sound of
The Alpha's threat sent bile up my throat. He squeezed the air pipes by the side of my neck, strangling me with the intention to snap my bone. I panicked, shaking under his grip begging for my life. "Please let me live. I fulfill my purpose to you until the day I die and will forever be your vessel." I managed to say and earned my freedom from his grip. He pushed me to the ground and moved away from where I fell. I held my neck coughing and struggled to steady my breath. Everywhere was still dark like the pit of hell. There is no doubt that he must be the prince of hell judging from the kind of place he was living in. I guess I would never see daylight again because of my new purpose as his vessel. "Do you know what it is to be a vessel?" His asked with a terrifying voice. "No." "A worthless slave without a wolf. You can't even be classified as an omega. Yet you were chosen to be a vessel to contain a curse." _A curse?_ I was sanctified to carry a curse? Can my l
She talks a lot especially for someone whose blood I had drained half. Her voice keeps whispering things non stop. She doesn't know that I hear every single thought of her. I can't count the number of times she has labeled me as the devil's heir since her arrival into my room. Even though she called me such a name, I was glad that she feared me. Every single living being on earth should be afraid of me, worship me and die by my hands. It was the only way for them to survive under my reign. _What kind of awful Alpha would lock himself in a dark room?_ _Here needs some light._ _Forget it. He is bound to darkness forever. It's a pity that he would never understand what it feels like to be surrounded by light_ These were her thoughts and every single one of them irked me. If not for her purpose as my vessel, I would have killed instantly. But that would cause me eternal years full agony. I was cursed with a darkness that brought nothing but pain due to a prophecy proclaimed
The next day was different. After the Alpha left his room yesterday, he didn't return and I stayed the whole night alone. I was glad that he didn't return and used it as an opportunity to gaze at the night sky. This might sound crazy but I feel safer here as a vessel than living in a rusty breeder cage. At least, I got to wear soft and clean clothes. Sitting by the window sill, I gazed at the sky scattered with white clouds. I finally got to see it after years of being trapped in a cage. A knock sounded on the door, disrupting my line of thought. I grew weary presuming it was the Alpha at the door. But when I unlocked the door, a beautiful tall woman with a slender figure and red hair stood before. "So it is true. Knox is harbouring a girl in his room," she said with a surprised expression as she stepped into the room. I backed away from her frightened by her presence. She scrutinized me up and down, circling my body until she was done with her observation. "What is y
It was another ridiculous mating ceremony. Even though the celestial servant had proclaimed the arrival of my mate, I had no interest in mating and marking a pretentious slut as my Luna. No woman was worthy of standing by my side. And if tonight, the moon goddess gives me a worthless woman as a mate, I will reject and go as far as killing her in front of everyone. That is a promise. I strode into the dining room where other members of my family were present. Their smiles died down as I joined them at the table. "Good morning, Alpha Knox. You are up early. I guess you are excited about tonight's mating ceremony," my mother said with an awkward smile. "Excited? I am more than delighted," I muttered, matching her pretense. She smiled then turned her attention to her brother. After that, no one spoke to me not even my siblings. They were like outsiders to me. Each of them held a grudge against me. It never bothered me because I loved the malice. It made it easy for me to cut
_no, it can't be him._ He cannot be my mate. I ran as fast as I could but my race was short lived when he subdued me with his strength. "What? A slave is my mate!" He growled in surprise. Exactly, a slave cannot be mated to an alpha. But the bond I felt towards couldn't tell a lie. He was going to reject me, that was certain. However, the smirk that turned up in his face said otherwise. "I guess you are bound to be my vessel for the rest of your life. I will gladly accept the moon goddess's gift," he mused, grabbing my arm and pinning me against the oak tree. I fought against him, trying to break free from his grip. But he was too strong for me to handle. "Don't fight it, mate. You are mine," he declared. His eyes turned to a bright red as his side teeth extended, revealing his beast side. I knew what he was about to do and dreaded the outcome of his plan. Without mercy, he bit down on my neck, marking me as his Luna. I screamed and felt a strange sensation pass thro
For the next 3 weeks, I was confined in the royal infirmary. The royal healer said that the wounds I had sustained in the prisons were not ordinary. He said they were injected. And so needed to be treated. The alpha wanted me to move back into his bedroom but the doctor said he risked being infected. What the doctor didn't know was that he couldn't be infected. Very few knew he was a hybrid, immune to a lot of things. So he let me stay in the royal infirmary. He asked his guards never to leave my side. So I was under their eyes 247. Despite all that, I didn't feel any better emotionally. It was in the first week of my stay that the alpha executed all the elders who were involved. The female wardens and males in charge of the torture were stabbed countlessly with a hot knife. Then for Amelia, I heard she died the most painful death. He took two weeks to kill her. I remember seeing a nurse attend to her amputated leg that night. Well the next day, he ordered that the other o
I was drowning in pain, and my eyes threatened to close, but I wouldn't. I couldn't. Knox had ordered me. I looked away from the bloodied Amelia to his face. His eyes burned with a fire. One I know that would not be quenched if blood did not flow. I sighed, and every time my brain threatened a shit down, I tried to remind myself of that order. So I focused on myself. On my pain. Every breath was like sharp needles poking through my ribs, the remnants of the beating I endured in the dark, stinking prison below. I thought I'd die in there. I really thought so. I tried to move my legs, but I couldn't My limbs felt like dead weight, bruises blooming beneath my torn dress. But none of that mattered now. I was no longer alone in the filth, no longer shackled in silence. I was in his arms. Knox was the last person I expected to see. I thought he was dead. I mourned him. The few times he was calm with me were my best times with him. His scent was a wild cedar and the crisp bi
“No, stop that,” the guard holding me said to the pervert who was staring at me. “What? What did I do?" “You will not touch her. She’s from the alpha he said." The pervert rolled his eyes and walked away. I glanced at the guard holding me. Should I be grateful or what? I just didn’t even know how to feel. The guard was not ready to take me in, he still wanted to keep talking with his friends. They laughed. “Who knows how many times she slept with him to prove that she was good enough” “Yes that pressure” I was disgusted by their jokes but what could I do? I was bound to my hands and feet. “Serves her right” they laughed at my pain. The gate to the dungeon grumbled open and immediately, the guards shoved me in and slammed the door shut. “Your death will save us a lot of work,” one sneered, and they laughed while they walked off. I landed on the hard floor. My shin throbbed and I could feel some liquid on my leg. I shut my eyes. Waiting to bleed out. Time pass
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
“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
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
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
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.
“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.