Luna’s PovIt's been a few days since I stayed in my room, unwilling to step out or do anything else because ever since I have found myself here, I have felt nothing but disappointment and sadness.I couldn't feel my wolf, I couldn't even feel the mate bond between Zane, Ryder, Caleb and I, which makes things so confusing, especially as there is no one here to explain what really is going on with me.Suddenly, a knock interrupted my thoughts and I felt this anger monster growl in me briefly before I looked towards the door.“One other thing I dislike about being here.” I said under my breath.The fact that it is whenever I got myself into a serious thought that I always got interrupted, made me so cranky.“Come in.” I urged.If I didn't say that, whoever was knocking would come in any way. Even if I had locked it, they would get their spare key. Tried it every single time, and now, I'm just right here, sick and tired of everything.The door opened and Kiera's mother stepped in with a
Luna's Pov“We need to talk. Follow me.” I said to her, leading her down the alley. She followed obediently, not saying a word, and walked down to the end of the alley.After emerging from another end of the street, we located a cafe, where she ordered a drink for the both of us. “So… tell more about this. I need to understand, and who are you? You have the tattoo. It means you're someone important. So how did you get here? Aren't you going back? You said it's dangerous for you to remain here, so how come?”She looked lost, like she didn't know which to reply, so I took in a deep breath, “Who are you?” “I’m Elaine Beckett, and I'm a part of the Advising board that tackles the problems of the Alphas, by giving out advice that they need.”“Do they take young people for that? How old are you?”“I'm Thirty-six.”“Ah, I see. How many years have you been with them? I don't really deal with the advising board, so I don't know much about you all.”“I've been among them for three years now.
Keira's Pov“That must have scared you, right?” Zane asked, looking at me when we were back in my room. “A lot. I actually thought I was going to die. Thanks.” I replied, looking at my fingers. “You still seem restless.”“What about everyone? Are they okay?” I asked, meeting his eyes for a second, before bouncing them off. “Yes, they are. Is that really what's bothering you?” He asked, tucking my hair behind my ear. How can a single touch send shivers of electricity racing down a person's body like a bolt of energy?I wanted to lean into his embrace, but instead, I leaned away.“Luna, what's wrong?”That name! That name was what made everything wrong. “I just feel I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing.”“What's that?” He asked, and I looked into his green eyes. Perhaps, for the last time, for the very last time, he would see my sincerity, and accept that I wasn't his Luna. “Zane, I'm not Luna.” My whispering desperation seeped out through my voice in deep tones, and I hoped th
Luna's Pov“We should sit, and talk properly because I really don't understand you. The doctors told us nothing was wrong with you, so this is very new to me.” Emily said, as we walked down an alleyway. I could hear the sound of trees rustling along with the wind in the distance. “So you found me here?” I asked, ignoring her earlier words. “That exact spot.” She said, pointing to a corner with a white chalk drawn around it. It was the position of a man sprawled in an awkward position.“Was this outlined using my body?” I asked, and she nodded.“At first, you were presumed to be dead. You weren't breathing, nor was your heart beating. They'd already taken photos of you, trying to determine the cause of your death when you suddenly woke up.” She replied, and I looked at her. “I was dead?” “Yeah, you were, and that's what worries me. The police say it seemed you dragged yourself all the way from the water, and finally collapsed here.” “Why are you telling me this just now?” I asked
Keira's PovI turned to Ryder, and took in a deep breath, ready to speak. However, a maid came to pour water into my glass, and as she did so, she slipped a note into my lap subtly. I took it without raising any suspicions, and she left after pouring me water. Slowly, I pried the note open, and saw it was definitely a note from Valerie.*Come to my room immediately.* She wrote, and I swallowed.What more did she want from me? Slowly, I rose to my feet. “Where are you going?” Zane asked. “I need to clear my head.”“Someone will be coming very soon to see into your problems. Won't you stay to meet the person?” Ryder asked, but I shook my head. “I need this walk. Just a few minutes to myself, and I'll return.” I insisted, and walked away before any of them could say a word.I made my way to Valerie's room, while looking back to ensure I wasn't being followed. What more did she want? I gave her the key, so why was she bothering me? I shortly knocked on her door. “Come in.” She said
Luna's PovNikkie stepped back under my intense gaze, and Keira's mom cleared her throat. “Keira. Sit. Don't scare him off,” then she turned to Nikkie, “Nikkie dear, I'm sorry if she appears to be a little rude. She's still recovering.”Nikkie pulled on a dazzling smile, “Sure.”Immediately after breakfast, Emily pulled me to my room, and Nikkie followed. She pushed me down onto the bed, and folded her arms.“I don't understand. You hate broccoli, yet you eat every last bit of it. Meanwhile, chicken feet that you can kill to have, you flung them away.” She said, and I made a face, “and… Nikkie here…” she glanced at Nikkie who was smiling, with his hands behind his back like some proud master. Emily sighed, “Nikkie is someone you've loved and always dreamed of right from kindergarten.” She said, and my jaw dropped slightly, before smiling.She sure had good taste in men, but how could she love him since Kindergarten? Did she know he was her mate since then?Ah, there's nothing like m
Keira's Pov“How are you going to turn me into the real Luna?” I asked. “Into the better Luna. That's what I'm going to do. You're going to become even better than Luna ever was, so they will be unable to resist your charm. First, you'll have to convince them that you're the real Luna, and that the seer doesn't know what she's saying.”Valerie moved closer to me, and trailed a hand along my cheek, moving her finger to rest lightly under my chin. “You're capable. I know it, sweet little thing. Your family will welcome you soon.” She got closer, and whispered into my ear. “You just have to wait a little while longer.” She said, and I closed my eyes, and nodded. Keira, this isn't your world. Emily is waiting. Mom, dad… they're all waiting. Even the kids at school will be eager to find out what happened, and why you suddenly didn't show up.“So, we're friends from today to everyone else. Follow me.” Valerie said, hooking her arm around mine, as she led us out. Funny enough, instead of
Luna's Pov“Any help you can render will be appreciated. I would have promised you raw gold from my Kingdom, but once I go back, I don't think I'll be able to return here.” I said to her, “Wait. Are you guys seriously going with this mad concept of a thing?” Nikkie asked, and Emily rolled her eyes. “I told you to play along. Fine, she's sick in the head. Play along.” Nikkie came, and crouched in front of me, looking up at me through his pretty eyes. “Even if your head is messed up, you still remember a lot about us, right? I was planning to return this winter and give you a present… because I have something to tell you. Unfortunately, I had to come back early because of your accident, but I still hoped I'd be able to give you the present anyway.”“Is the present a love confession?” I asked, and pink crept to his cheeks for a while, “Hold it for now. If you help out well, Kiera might be here by winter to receive your gift.”“Are you going to push this opportunity away? Back then, w
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