As her days drew nearer, Hazel held on tightly to every laugh, every smile, every word from Micah. She paid attention to every detail and had memorized every contour of his face and body. No matter what happened at least she had the memories of the best time of her life to hold on to. Her only prayer was that she hoped that even in death, these memories will still be with her. Several times, Micah had noticed that something was off about her but she waved it off with an excuse. The thought and pain of losing the one good thing she had ever had in her life was taking its toll on her. She was more tired now and it was like her impending death was already draining her of her color. The last night she knew she was going to spend with Micah was a tough one. She had spent the day trailing along with him as he went about on his business, her heart breaking as the minutes and hours passed signally the end of her dream come true. Micah and Hazel lay in bed as they always did every night a
The soft, warm, wet, lips of Micah woke Hazel up the next day."I love you so much," Micah said after their kiss ended."I'll love you forever," Hazel replied.Today was the last day she was going to spend on Earth and with Micah and she hoped he would always remember the words she had just said to him."Let's get ready to head out. We have a lot to do today," Micah said. He had already gotten to his feet and was offering his hand to her to lift her off the bed."Just go on ahead. I will come later on," Hazel said to Micah.Micah's brows furrowed with worry."Is anything wrong with you Hazel?" Micah asked with concern."No, I'm totally fine," Hazel replied with a forced smile."Are you sure?" Micah asked not believing her."Yes, I promise," Hazel said.Micah stood staring at her with eyes that seemed to be searching her soul."I don't believe you. We'll talk when I get back," Micah said finally then he walked to the bathroom to take his bath.Hazel watched him intently as he dressed
Raglan could not believe the words that left Hazel's lips. He was giving her a golden opportunity —maybe he lied about giving her back her old life but it was better than being without a purpose."What do you mean?" He asked with his brows furrowed.Hazel had a distant look in her eyes. Nothing mattered to her anymore. Raglan had gotten what he wanted, she wasn't about to get involved with him on another mission again."I meant what I said. I do not wish to accept whatever mission you have for me!" She hissed and started walking away from him.Raglan held her back before she could move another foot away from him."It isn't a mission Hazel! It is just a banquet and I need an escort. You can—""I do not wish to escort you anywhere Raglan! Can't you just leave me alone?" She screamed her voice echoing in the empty space around them.Raglan's eyes darkened.Hazel was stupid. But his anger was directed at himself. Why did he care so much for the female wolf? He had seen better-looking demo
Raglan smiled as he heard Hazel's voice calling his name. Her call for him warmed his heart which was filled with anger.He had not expected her to call for him but he had kept his hopes up nevertheless. Raglan reclined on his sofa with a smile on his face.He was not going to go to her just now. He was going to wait for her to beg him."Raglan!" He heard her voice cry out once again from the distance.This time, her voice had a different effect on him. When he heard her voice, it sounded more like a call for help. He could almost even taste the feeling of despair in her voice.Raglan stood up and without a moment's thought disappeared from his room.What had he been thinking leaving her innocent soul alone in this realm with all the evil that roam the darkness?Raglan appeared where she was just as a blonde-haired demon being was trying to shove one of his humongous dicks between her legs which were spread wide by another other demon.Seeing Hazel in the situation she was, her left
Raglan could not hide his joy and his beautiful face broke into a more beautiful smile."Deal," Raglan said also as he took Hazel's hands in his, his large hands enclosing her dainty, small ones.Hazel's expression was the exact opposite of Raglan's. Whereas he was smiling, her face was rigid with anger.'This time, you're my mission and I will make sure I finish this one,' Hazel promised herself in her head as she shook Raglanm"I will let you be for now. The maids will come and attend to your every need. And I suggest you get as much rest as you can. Tomorrow will be a busy day," Raglan said to Hazel and he was right. There were a lot of things she needed to know if she was to pose as a demon and just so little time to learn.He did not know how his parents will behave if they found out that his date was an earthling.With that, he got up from his chair and walked towards the door but he stopped midway as if he remembered something.He then looked over his shoulder at Hazel and said
Hazel came out from the bathroom to find an outfit laying on the bed for her. She didn't have to be told that the maid had brought it in for her.If she had a say, she would pick something entirely different but the fashion sense in the underworld was probably a century behind earth —or maybe ahead, she couldn't tell.The dress looked like the type of garb Raglan wore. The dress looked as dreary as the entire realm looked.With a heavy heart, Hazel moisturized herself and adorned the garb prepared for her. She looked at herself in the mirror, her face sallow and gloomy matching the bleakness and dreariness of her dress.She looked like a princess of death and the only things missing were a little sprinkle of blood and a crown of human skulls."You look exquisite ma'am," The maid said to Hazel with a bow of her head.Hazel almost let out a yelp as she had not seen the maid there just a second ago. Didn't they walk through doors in this realm?"Please go on and finish ma'am," the maid b
'I'm at the center of a ritual!' Hazel thought to herself more in awe than in fear as the six women moved side to side as they hummed in a very eerie tone. If she had known she would end up being part of a demonic ritual, she would have canceled the entire deal and taken herself directly to hell. Raglan had told her she was going to learn their ways, he had not told her that singing and dancing with the undead would be part of it. Hazel was fuming. There was no longer fear in her. The anger and shock at what was going on had chased the fear out of her. "Free your mind of all those silly thoughts in your head," The same shrill voice from that particular woman whispered sending chills to Hazel's body. She was more scared of what the woman had said. 'Could she have read my thoughts?' Hazel wondered to herself. "Yes," The shrill voice came again but this time she did not hear it with her ears as she did before. She heard it in her mind. To prove to Hazel that she truly could read m
Hazel's reply left Raglan too stunned to speak. He just stood there watching her.Tears rolled down Hazel's eyes even though her eyes were looking at Raglan with defiance.The atmosphere as the two of them stood watching each other was charged with so much electricity one could almost hear the cackling of the current.Raglan knew he was not on the list of Hazel's good books but he wondered what the reason for her outburst was.He was going to ask why she felt the way she did but he was interrupted by a knock on the door.A woman scampered into the room right where Hazel and Raglan stood.She bowed her head in reverence and said, "Your Lordship.""What is it?" Raglan asked, the tone in his voice livid, as he kept on looking at Hazel."Um..." The woman stuttered as she trembled from the fear of being the receiver of Raglan's wrath."Have you lost your tongue?" Raglan barked at the woman this time looking at her.His eyes looked like the depths of hell itself, blazing red hot with flames
"No!" Hazel's screams resonated through the walls of the midwives' workshop. Against their will, the midwives had lain Hazel on the worktable and had tied her limbs down to the table. One of the midwives took a cloth and started to stuff it into Hazel's mouth to muffle her screams. "Leave her mouth free. I want to listen to her screams," Raglan's cold voice echoed in the room, stopping the midwife. "Please Raglan! You can take my life but let this child live! He is innocent! Please!" Hazel pleaded with Raglan. "I should let the bastard child live?" Raglan chuckled. "I am putting an end to the lives of all the bastards in that family. Including the whore that dared bear him a child," Raglan said with such contempt his face contorted with disgust. Tears spilled down Hazel's face. She couldn't breathe. She knew this was likely going to be her end, but she had hoped she could escape. But she refused to give up on her son. Hazel continued to beg, offering her life in exchange for
Days had passed and Hazel was getting better and better in her skills as a princess of death but it wasn't as fast as she would have wanted it.Her baby would soon be out and she knew that the moment that happened, it was going to be the end of her.She worked harder in the small room she had created for herself, hoping to be able to restore her life to earth before the baby came. But all of these were difficult for her, especially since she had to avoid Raglan's mother by all means.Hazel had tried her possible best to steer clear of her. She knew that she hated her and she made sure she never had anything to do with her.But Raglan's mother made it her duty to be in Hazel's business. She found excuses to be around Hazel and to be part of her life and though Hazel tried her best to avoid her, it was not possible.As she finished her training with her instructor that day, Hazel slowly made her way to her room to rest but as she took the final bend, Raglan's mother immediately appeared
"What?!" Hazel squeaked, her face confused as to what she had just heard.Raglan held her by the shoulders his face lit up with a joy that she never believed could exist in the realm of darkness.He shook her as if to wake her from something."Hazel! We are in love! We now have a child on the way! All that's left is for us to get married!" Raglan said trying to connect some imaginary dots.Hazel knew she could not do this. She had endured the past weeks pretending to like him. Getting married to Raglan was going to the extreme and she was not sure she could survive it.With the same speed with which his face had lit up, the joy on his face dimmed out and a sadness replaced the light."You don't want me?" Raglan asked his voice pricking Hazel with the amount of pain that was in it.Hazel sighed.She knew this was not going to be easy. For her to secure what was hers, it was required of her to make certain sacrifices and this was one of them.With a weak smile that did not even touch he
Over the next few days, Hazel and Raglan's relationship blossomed.Raglan was so happy and he made sure everyone knew about him and Hazel –including his mother.Hazel was still trying to wrap her mind around how she became a girlfriend to the prince of death. The person who had taken away the joy from her life.Hazel had not factored a relationship between her and Raglan into her plans. She had envisioned a totally different trajectory for her plan and she was not happy with the way things were going.Raglan made sure she spent half of her day with him. He tried to make her move to his room but Hazel refused.Staying with Raglan meant she would have to have sex with him and that was something she dreaded happening.She however had been forced to be intimate with him.They cuddled in bed together before bedtime, and they kissed quite a lot –although she tried to find ways to avoid kissing him there was only so much she could refuse for her plan to really work.She did everything intend
Hazel spent the next twenty minutes thinking and rethinking her plan. 'What if it fails?' she asked herself. She knew that was a useless question to ask herself. She knew exactly what would happen if her plan failed. But there was no way she was going to back down. She placed her hands on her belly, rubbing it. She had to take the risk for the child's sake and his father's. With that in mind, Hazel got up and marched to the bed where Raglan lay lost to the world. He looked much more beautiful in sleep and he looked much less like the evil bastard that he was. Hazel looked at the left side of his chest. She knew he had no heart but she wished he had one so that she would have the satisfaction of impaling his heart just as how he had made her do so to all those Alpha's just for his selfish reason. Raglan was lucky she did not know how to send him to hell, she would have done it there and then. Rather, she got on the bed and started to try and take off his black tunic. It was no
She stood before the master of ceremony her entire body weak with fear.The master of ceremony turned back to face the crowd and then he rose both of his hands up into the air and then announced in a low voice, "It is time."As if on cue, the whole room erupted in a terrifying chant.The master of ceremony hurriedly walked away leaving Hazel standing in the middle tears running down her face as she witnessed the ritual happening around her.She could not move as she knew doing so will be fruitless. There was no possible way she was ever going to be able to make it out of the place without being caught moreover she was stuck there in fear.The blood that had been running past her legs started to flow faster.The chants from the demons grew frantic and the symbols on her body started to grow brighter and brighter making her body look like it had been set on fire.Hazel could feel a terrible presence in the room one which was more terrible than all the demons put together. This was follo
"When you said the entire realm would be present did you mean it?" Hazel asked Raglan as soon as Persia landed in front of the four walls.Raglan turned and looked at her dropping the reins. He could see fear spread all over her face."No, I didn't mean it literally," Raglan said to her. "Those who will be in attendance at the banquet are only royalty and those who matter. The rest will be celebrating it at other places."Hazel nodded, her anxiety was a tad bit relieved by his explanation."Shall we?" Raglan asked and he held out his free hand.Hazel nodded then took her hands off the chariot where she had been holding tightly for her dear life.Her legs were still wobbly from her experience but she willed herself to stand steady.The ride had been a bumpy one and many times, Hazel's stomach threatened to hurl out the contents of her stomach but she fought to keep it down.She clasped her hands once more in front of her and Raglan took ahold of her elbow guiding her down the chariot.
"You look so beautiful," Raglan said looking at her with eyes that were full of admiration."Thank you," Hazel said with a warm smile."So do you," She added and her comments were more than just mere flattery. Raglan looked really handsome even though he was dressed in intimidating attire. He had swapped his usual cloak for a tunic, black as night. Underneath the tunic, he wore what looked like chain mail armor, and in his left hand was a scepter that was shaped like a scythe, one very similar to the grim reaper's.There was something in Raglan's eyes as she looked at him. It was a look she had seen before but not on Raglan and it was weird that he had that look in his eyes as he looked at her.Her heart made a little flutter and she had to caution herself to keep her cheeks from reddening. She had to stay focused. The life of her child depended on it.Raglan also tried his best not to look into her eyes. That was very strange as he had never for once been timid before her or anyone
Hazel had lost track of time as she lay on the bed while her body was tattooed with a bunch of symbols she could not decipher.She had spent the time drifting in and out of sleep and when she woke up the last time, she was shocked to see that they had only even covered the front her neck to chest area, and her arms.It was now she understood the maid's issue about time.She wondered why just drawing figures will take so much time.She decided to glance down at what they were doing so she tilted her head down.When she did, she felt a sense of foreboding come over her.Something in her grew cold as a strong feeling of fear seized herAlthough she could not decipher the symbols drawn on her body, she knew that they were something extremely evil."What are these?" Hazel asked her voice more of a whisper."These are the truths of ancient times," The maid said, her voice very quiet as if in reverence to the symbols.Hazel did not know what she said but she did not ask further.She moved a