Keira's PovThe library shelves were thrown into sunlight, and I was sleeping on multiple blankets, while one was covering me. Ryder was no longer by my side. Yawning, I covered my head with the warm sheets, nodding off again, only to suddenly shoot up into a sitting position. My morning training!As I did, my bones cried out in resistance. Stiff, aching, throbbing. I let out a whimper, massaging my sore arms. However, as I did, I realized something I ought to have realized the day before. When Ryder and I made love, the only thing I felt was my sore bones. I didn't feel the pain the whips bestowed on me.My hands immediately stretched across my back, tapping and tapping, searching for the painful spot, but there was none. “What the…?” I let out slowly, and immediately tugged on my clothes. Thankfully, the library was private. No person would suddenly stroll in. However, as I rushed out from between the shelves hastily, I bumped into Zane.“Luna. You've been scarce,” he said, look
Luna's Pov“What? I will be killed here? How come? Why? Who will dare to lay their hands on the Luna?” I asked, outraged. “The same ones who sent you here in the first place.” She replied, and I brushed my hair with my free hand, “So how will I change it?”“You will fight to always be a step forward. You will fight to win, and go back where you belong.” She said, lifting her hand off mine. I took my hand off the globe, and gave a deep sigh. “How can you help us? How can you help this to become better?” I asked, and she sighed, “I have seen that you are indeed from another world. You do not belong here, but there I have a friend who might be able to help you. If you find her, then perhaps, your journey can truly begin.” She said, and I leaned closer to the desk, watching her intently.“This your friend. How do we get to her?” Emily slid off the sofa, and sat next to me. “Can you give me her contact? How can we get to her?” She asked, and the woman took out her phone, tapping slowl
Keira's Pov“These women will do anything to take you down. Don't be surprised when you find that a claw poked into your skin has suddenly started shutting down your organs, and crushing them in unexplainable pain. When the Luna dies, it is all over. So you will have to build your immunity to poison because I doubt you can actually dodge all strikes and blows perfectly even after we train you.” Bethel said, strictly, “So get ready. With me, you will be awaking your abilities, and everything in you.”Turning around, she walked back to her seat, and the other took over.She looked younger, “I am Annabel, and I will be training you on the ways of the court. All the things you have to do as a proper Luna. How you ought to support our Alphas, how you ought to dress, and perfectly outdo whoever's competing against you. I will teach you grace and poise,” she said. Okay, that didn't seem all too bad. “I will be in charge of your fitness. My name is Carina. Your training plan, strength, vigo
Luna's PovWhy did my chest ache so much? Why did I feel pain afresh? Keira had put her all into confessing to Nikkie, wishing and hoping that he'd feel the same way. She'd braced herself for the second time, despite the first time being a failure, and all he'd said was ‘No.’ The feeling in my chest was so intense that tears bubbled into my eyes. He'd said no. Despite how…Shit. I wasn't supposed to be feeling Keira's emotions this way. What was it I forgot? If I'm able to feel this way, then I must have forgotten something.Sighing, I turned to the beautiful Nikkie, with his white jacket against his neck, giving him some princely feel. His hair shrouded his face, but as he brushed it back with his hand, I suddenly wanted to run my hands through it. Can anyone assure me I won't actually push this pretty boy to bed way before my time here is up? If someone can, they should please do so, because I can't imagine what would happen if the attraction keeps going this way. It would be a
Keira's PovWith the most resounding plop of my life, I splashed into the coldest water of my life.My bones shrunk immediately as the ice ate deep into my very core, filling me with an intensity I couldn't ignore. My lips parted, wrenching out a wrangled cry as everything in me went numb, and I was left to sink. “Help!” I screamed, but the maid simply watched me. Terror spread around my chest rapidly like a forest on fire, burning and raging, but I could not feel my numb arms. I couldn't even move them. They didn't feel like a part of me. Finally, the water swallowed my face, and a bubble erupted out of my mouth as I began to sink. It seemed like my body was on cold fire. I couldn't bear it, yet I had to take it. Completely frozen like a fish, I sank helplessly to the bottom. ~When my eyeballs shook in my lids, I groaned. Where was I? Heaven? Did I pass away already?If I did, I would find those maids, and haunt them forever till they begged for forgiveness, crying and wishing t
Luna's PovWould she help us? Did she really mean it? She wasn't even aware of our situation, but she was quite sure she would be able to help us.Rihanna sat us down, and offered us all cookies and milk before sitting, and scrutinizing us one after the other. “After Madeline described her encounter with you to me, I figured that I could definitely help. You see, old age and a toxic love for knowledge of otherworldly things has made me acquire vast knowledge of lots of things. As you can see, I'm well guarded here as people either seek to pry secrets out of me or do harm to me, so I wouldn't be able to spill secrets.”“Ah, that explains the guards being so harsh,” Nikkie muttered. “You shouldn't resent them. They're only doing their jobs.” Rihanna said.“Not anymore, ma'am,” Elaine assured her. “So, tell me in more details what you're here for.” Rihanna asked, lifting her mug to her lips.“Luna and I are here…” Elaine began, “We come from a parallel universe, and our doppelgängers
Keira's PovLike tiny shards biting at my insides, like crabs with little sharp pincers clamping on my intestines. My palms went flat on the floor, as dark blood poured out of my mouth. “Resist it! Fight it!” Bethel's voice cut in, but I could not even hear her. The poison was working on me, twisting and turning, making me yell in pain, but as the poison kept doing its work, they did not hesitate to keep throwing the heavy bags at me, and like the other time, I felt myself slip away as a particular bag hit me square in the face. ~Over the next few days, I continued with the harsh training. Carina was no better than the others. She had me run round the entirety of the Palace eleven times over, and each time I was late, she had me run one extra round. That was how it all boiled down to eleven rounds. Yet, what could I do? She also had me lifting insanely heavy things, doing push-ups, and sit-ups, hanging on poles, and climbing up buildings like I was some pet monkey she wanted to t
Luna's PovI sat up, staring into space, willing the flashes to become solid pieces instead of just fading away, and making zero sense.That was definitely me, and it was Valerie's yard, but when did it happen? And why was I there when I'd naturally never go there for anything?“Are you alright?” Elaine asked me, and my gaze snapped sharply at her. “I’m completely fine. Just a random memory.” “Of Keira's?” Emily asked, but I shook my head, and sighed. “Of mine. Perhaps it was one I had in a dream a long time ago. It's a little faded,” I said, and leaned back in my seat. When we got home, Keira's mom was placing cucumbers on her face while watching a skincare routine on the TV. “Mom.” I called, and took Elaine's hand, “This is Elaine.”“She's a friend of ours.” Emily added, with a bright smile, as we all went to sit in front of Keira's mom.“Good evening, ma'am. I happen to be a friend of your daughters. It's a pleasure to meet you. They do talk a lot about you.” Elaine said, smoo
Luna's PovI buckled up, ready to storm that damned festival, and put a stop to the whole thing. I would drag Valerie and Damien out, then give them the harshest spanking of their lives. They would regret ever trying to take my place. “Let's go.” I said to Elaine, and she followed me without many words, “So have you met your doppelgänger?”“Yes, I've met her. She'd almost lost all her memories, but she didn't know what to do, where to start from, so she just regarded this as a nightmare. She felt she was in a coma in the real world, and this is perhaps the world comatose people fall into. Comatose, my foot.” Elaine chuckled. “Well, better for her to think she's comatose, or she'd have gone crazy.”“Luna, do you think this is a good idea?”“If it's not a good idea, then what else could it be? Eventually, we’ll have to confront them.” I said, brushing my hair. Red hair really sucks on me, by the way. Elaine didn't say anything else out of fear of uncertainty until we got to the festi
Keira's Pov‘How disrespectful!’ Maini spat from within me. I could feel her anger burning, the heat spreading, threatening to consume my whole body with the force, ‘Do as your Luna commands!’ She snarled, and my claws slid out without me even making them to. The fangs also sliced their way out, and the next few minutes was a complete bloodbath. I didn't even know what I was doing. All I knew was that blood was splashing onto my face and chest in all directions. Bones snapping, blood gushing, men screaming, teeth falling out, flesh pierced…Maini wielded my body like a weapon as I dodged, smashed, thrust, grabbed, struck, and did everything with immense speed and depth. Before I knew it, I was standing, breathing hard, my chest heaving heavily, blood dripping from my fingers as the men lay everywhere around me.“Perfect.” I heard Luna say, as she began to clap. Then I turned to her, with a little smile, “Thanks to Valerie, I was able to strengthen Maini.” I replied, a little shy
Luna's PovWe all stared at each other as the moon rose higher in the sky.“This is it for us, I guess,” Nikkie said, and I found myself stuck in his beautiful eyes that seemed to hold all the sorrow in the world.“If you look so sad, then I really won't be able to go,” I replied softly.“You both are not in another country or city where we can give a call, or send a letter. You're going to another world entirely. The moment you go now, you will never return.” Emily said, her eyes already filling up with tears, and Elaine hugged her. “We're all going to be okay. Just know that we're going to miss you too.” She said, patting Emily's head, and I moved to Nikkie on my knees, bringing him closer to me in a hug. “The heavens know how much I'll miss you. You've been the major source of my change. I'm grateful for all you've done for me, Nikkie.” Then I pulled away, and hugged Emily, as Elaine went to hug Nikkie, “You too. I think I'll remember you each time I see a ginger-headed woman. I'
Keira's PovI walked quickly, the moon filtering through the trees that closed around me. The leaves rustled noisily as I ruffled past them, while the twigs snapped with such ferocity that you'd think the forest didn't want me there since I was going to shed blood that night. I was doing it all for Luna. You might be wondering what I'm saying, and everything is all confusing, but don't you worry, it's all going to be better because she found me.Yes, Luna found me. *FLASHBACK*“...surrender!”The voice was painstakingly like mine, blending in the sharp echoes of the dark place, and I wondered for a moment if I was dreaming, or hallucinating. I couldn't see anyone, but the voice was everywhere, coming from not one particular place.“Keira.” The voice came again, more urgently, “Are you there? Can you hear me?” “I… can hear you.” I replied, still uncertain…“It's Luna.” She said, and my mouth dropped while an unexplainable joy filled me up like a fountain. The joy was radiating from
Luna's PovI fell to the ground immediately, landing hard on my butt. What was going on?Lenny moved backwards, trashing the walking stick. “Stand at the door.” She said to the maids, as she took off her coat, and the maids bowed, going to the door instantly.She went back to the window, where she jumped onto a rotating chair, and twirled it around. “It was fun.” She squealed, before turning back to me, with all the seriousness etched on her face, “Nice meeting you, Luna. I'm the MoonCub.” Moonlight shed onto her beautiful features. Even with a poker face, she looked divine. “I don't understand.” My words came out in a broken whisper. “What part do you not understand? I assumed you were smart.” She replied, staring at me with a raised brow. MoonCub. We should have known. A cub was literally a baby! And she… was a product of the moon. It was just so hard to imagine that the blind girl who was cautious about everything and everyone was the one I was searching for all along.Slow
Keira's PovI woke up, my eyes wet with tears that had rolled downwards. I continued to sniff, wiping my tears as they rolled down continuously. ‘What just happened?’ Maini asked, dazed just like I was. “I’m going home.” I sniffed again, sitting up gently, leaning against the dirty wall. ‘It was real. I felt it.’ Maini whispered, sounding near to tears. “I know it was real, and we only have to do what she says. It would be fine. I've never felt freer to tell everything to someone. Finally, I feel less hopeless, but first, I'll need to do something about this situation.”I skidded around the halls, looking for doors, trapdoors, and ways to get out. And luck found me. Instead of finding a trapdoor, I found a door, with light peeking out at the edges. Running to it, I pulled, hoping against hope that it would be open, and I'd be able to come out safely. The door came out freely and lots of air gushed in freely, slapping my face like a flood. For how long was I out in my head? It
Luna's PovI rose to my feet sharply, my chair scraping backwards behind me hastily. “I got a… a letter from the MoonCub!” I squealed, my feet bouncing off the floor as I jumped, before running around.“Wait, what? Come here! Bring it!” Nikkie shouted, coming to me, as I ran around the room, unable to contain my energy. “Wait, Luna, let us see!” Elaine cried, and they all crowded around me, passing the letter among themselves. I went down onto my knees, covering my mouth to muffle my scream. “I'm going back home!” I cried, suddenly feeling the overwhelming need to let tears down. Damn, my throat burned. “Okay, let's not get too excited!” Emily screamed, even though her face was pink with shock and excitement, “This so-called MoonCub might, and might not help. We can't rejoice until we know for sure. We have to see this person first!”“Emily's right. I swear I might break down if my heart is broken again. The first thing to do is see this MoonCub.”“Got it. I'll go now.”“Okay, hu
Keira's PovBeheaded?What was he saying? Did he really mean what he said? Was he going to behead me?Wait… I didn't understand a thing of what was going on. “Lying, and fooling us. Using us, deciding to settle in a life that's not yours. I just knew it. Everything with you was terribly wrong.” His teeth were gritted, and I could feel he was barely holding back from striking me. “But… I t…told you. From the very beginning, I've always told you that I'm not L… Luna.” I protested softly, stepping a foot backwards from him.“It's natural for everyone to find that fact unbelievable at first, but you should have kept on telling the truth. Will you pretend that there wasn't a time you tried to make us keep believing that you were Luna? You even tried to stop us from having the concubines. You did so many things to make us believe you were ours. Damn you for that.” His voice grew louder with each sentence, and eventually he shoved me aside harshly. “Zane, for now, we can't dwell on punish
Luna's PovI squeezed my fists hard. “Is everything okay?” Lenny asked, her unseeing eyes focused on empty space, as her brows furrowed.Then I bit down on my lip aggressively.“Ah! I let out, as the metallic taste of blood touched my tongue. For just a moment, everything seemed to stop.Taking in deep shaky breaths, I began to scratch hard at my skin, planting marks on my arm. Pain… Pain seemed to draw everything to it. If my mind was working on something else, processing pain, it wouldn't be able to focus on its brainwashing sessions.“Why are you quiet? Talk to me.” Lenny said, her hands reaching out to search for me. Her little fingers touched the wounds I was carving into my skin, and we both gasped. “Careful.” I lashed out, even though I was the one inflicting the pain on myself. “What are you doing? What's that? It feels like a fresh wound.” She placed her fingers on her nose, smelling the blood on it, “Did you get hurt?” She turned to me instantly, her eyes lost in space.