Keira's PovMy arms were burning. I didn't think I could hold on any longer. It was becoming way too much for me to bear. Sweat was already making my palms slippery, and my whole face was twisted in pain. What was the damn time! I'd hung there for five minutes now. Were they waiting to whip me when I fell?“30 seconds past.” The third maid said, and the shock made my fingers slip from the curtain rod. The past five minutes of hell was only thirty seconds?A rush of ice flushed down my arms as the blood spiraled down, circulating once again. “Get up.” “I… I don't think I can. I really can't…” I was saying, and the first one took out the whip. The next second, I was on my feet, but my arms trembled. I couldn't do it, and they knew it, but what would I do?I climbed to my bed, and swung myself back onto the curtain rod. However, the moment I let my feet off the bed, I fell down painfully to the ground, and the first whip crashed down on my back, making me scream. There was something o
Luna's PovI slammed the car door as I got out. The wind whipped my hair across my face, as I looked at the house. Here, hopefully, we'll find answers. “Stop looking at me.” I said to Nikkie, who kept on staring at me, since he'd started to believe that perhaps, I really wasn't Keira. “Let's go.” I folded my arms, and took the lead, walking straight to the house. I unlatched the fence, and pushed my way in, while the rest came in after me, and we went through the front lawn, before climbing up a little set of stairs to the painted green door. My hand thrusted out to push the door open, but it was locked, so I took back my leg, ready to smash the door in, but Elaine quickly wedged herself between me and the door, using her hand to catch my knee.“Wait… you can't just break in. This is the human world for Christ’s sake. You knock. P. S, you might not know, but it's going to hurt if you smash your leg into the door like that. The body you're in has never exercised.”I rolled my eyes,
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 PovI slammed the car door as I got out. The wind whipped my hair across my face, as I looked at the house. Here, hopefully, we'll find answers. “Stop looking at me.” I said to Nikkie, who kept on staring at me, since he'd started to believe that perhaps, I really wasn't Keira. “Let's go.” I folded my arms, and took the lead, walking straight to the house. I unlatched the fence, and pushed my way in, while the rest came in after me, and we went through the front lawn, before climbing up a little set of stairs to the painted green door. My hand thrusted out to push the door open, but it was locked, so I took back my leg, ready to smash the door in, but Elaine quickly wedged herself between me and the door, using her hand to catch my knee.“Wait… you can't just break in. This is the human world for Christ’s sake. You knock. P. S, you might not know, but it's going to hurt if you smash your leg into the door like that. The body you're in has never exercised.”I rolled my eyes,
Keira's PovMy arms were burning. I didn't think I could hold on any longer. It was becoming way too much for me to bear. Sweat was already making my palms slippery, and my whole face was twisted in pain. What was the damn time! I'd hung there for five minutes now. Were they waiting to whip me when I fell?“30 seconds past.” The third maid said, and the shock made my fingers slip from the curtain rod. The past five minutes of hell was only thirty seconds?A rush of ice flushed down my arms as the blood spiraled down, circulating once again. “Get up.” “I… I don't think I can. I really can't…” I was saying, and the first one took out the whip. The next second, I was on my feet, but my arms trembled. I couldn't do it, and they knew it, but what would I do?I climbed to my bed, and swung myself back onto the curtain rod. However, the moment I let my feet off the bed, I fell down painfully to the ground, and the first whip crashed down on my back, making me scream. There was something o