Chapter 40: Avalyn's POV I stopped in my tracks wondering what happened to the light. Since I have been living in the castle, this was the first time that a power surge would happen. Everywhere was pitched black. I could barely see the jug of water in my hand. I knew my way back even with the lights off but it was best I waited for the light to turn back on. It couldn't take too long. I tried to count out the seconds as I waited for the power to return but I got to three hundred and nothing was happening. "Maybe it was a major fault," I whispered to myself. I couldn't keep waiting here. I decided to find my way to my room. I took the first step forward and my feet hit the first riser of the stair. I smiled as I found it. I started taking them one after the other making sure I took my time to calculate before letting my balance shake. Suddenly the air changed around me and the air at the back of my neck stood on edge. I felt someone's presence but it was too dark for me to see a
Chapter 41: Talon's POV "War times are very difficult times, don't you think there is a better way we can handle this problem?" One of the Alphas on the table asked and murmurs rose as some supported him and others didn't. Greg looked at me from across the room and I gave him a grin. There was no point rushing to tell them what we knew. It was better we let them get on with their words. This was an opportunity for me to know exactly who was a coward and who wasn't. "What better way, do you think we have to deal with rogues?" Jared asked the man. He opened his mouth to speak but no words left his lips as he had nothing to say. "We could hold dialogues?" Someone said at the edge of the room. I turned my eyes to see who could say such silly things and I wasn't surprised when Monty got up. "There is nothing a peaceful conversation can not hold or settle..." He started explaining and fools like him nodded their heads in anticipation like he was breathing the right words. I scoffed,
Chapter 42: Talon's POV I managed to send Jared out of the room and resigned to enjoy a peaceful night's rest. As soon as the rays of the sun seeped through the curtains the next morning, Jared returned with a mischievous smile on his face. "Good morning my Talon," he beamed, bringing himself to sit on the bed. "Hope you had a wonderful night's rest?" I glared at him and pushed myself out of bed. "Don't you have pack duties to attend to?" I asked as I pushed the door to the bathroom open so I could wash my face and prepare for the day. "I am doing it right now. I have the honor of hosting the Lycan King of the land in my castle, of course, my first duty will be to entertain him," he said while wiggling his brows like a kid. The door to the bathroom was wide open, so I could see all of his actions. "And you think pestering me with questions is entertainment?" I scoffed, glaring at his form on the bed. "Aish," He said, kissing his tongue to his teeth, "you don't think of this as
Chapter 43: Talon's POV "What happened and when did this happen?" I roared as I turned around at once and started heading to the exit. "I got a call this morning. It happened last night," Greg replied. I could feel the uncertainty in his voice and I knew he didn't have enough information. "And the child?" I asked the question I was dreading. Willow had lost so many babies, one would think I should be used to it by now but I wasn't. "Sara said she is stable." I felt a huge burden leave my shoulders but I still felt restless. I had to see Avalyn. How did the accident fucking happen? My anger was already brewing inside and I threw the blame on everyone in that damned palace but I kept it all in. I would wait till I get there. "Gather the guards, we are leaving now!" My heart was ramming into my chest and my wolf was all over the place. "Yes, my King," Greg responded and jogged off in the distance. I got to the entrance and started pacing. I needed to get back as soon as possible.
Chapter 44: Talon's POV She was shaking, I could see that but she was trying to hide it. Greg was standing a few feet from her and with a frown on his face, couldn't tell what exactly was going on in his mind. Maybe he thought I was going to hurt his sister, given the fact that whenever someone provoked me, I always killed them to appease my anger. I was a monster but I couldn't do that to Greg. His sister was as good as mine. No matter the offense, killing her would be the last thing on my mind. Yes, if the mistake had been made by someone else, they might not have been standing by now. "Why did Avalyn get injured when you should have been watching after her?" I asked in a surprisingly calm voice. Dawn clutched her knees and made to speak but Willow's voice beat her to it. "I already told you Talon, why are you trying to drag poor Dawn into this?" she hissed, getting off the bed. Dawn raised her head to peek at her and without asking her, I could see that she didn't understan
Chapter 45: Avalyn's POV "Aahh... Hmm..." I moaned as Talon rolled inside of me. "I am sorry," he kept whispering as his finger went to my aching nipple while his cock kept thrusting deep inside of me. At first, I was worried. Ever since he returned and found me in the clinic, he acted cold. I feared he might never come to me again because I had placed myself and the baby in danger. Ever since I woke up from that accident, I knew I made a mistake. I shouldn't have tried walking in the dark. I still didn't remember everything that happened but the little images that flashed in my head confirmed to me that I shouldn't have even gone out of my room in the first place. I didn't know if Talon was angry with me or not. When he stepped into my room and asked Dawn to leave, I knew he was going to punish me. What I didn't expect was for him to apologise again. "Fuck you are so tight..." he hissed into my ears. He changed his angle and started hitting my g-spot. I held on tight to the
Chapter 46: Avalyn's POV "...And then the guy missed his steps and rolled off the stairs like a fucking ball!" Emily said and Dawn and I burst into laughter. "Don't fucking laugh yet!" She warned as her dark eyes twinkled with mischief. "Everyone of them was screaming at the top of their fucking voices like he was dead or something and guess what?" "What?" I asked as I cleaned the corners of my eye with the napkin. "The fool pretended to fucking pass out because he didn't have the balls to fight me!" She finished and all three of us burst into laughter. Emily and Dawn had taken me to the balcony at the reception area of the castle and they made the maids pack so much food around us, one would think we were having a party. I picked up the plate of melted chocolate and mixed it with broccoli. "Eww!" Emily and Dawn screamed at the same time. I packed a spoonful of my food and shoved it down my mouth. It tasted so good I wondered why they were staring at me like that. "What?" I sh
Chapter 47: Talon's POV I had just finished discussing the security details with my men when a maid stepped into the throne room and whispered something to Greg. He looked at me immediately and my blood spread in my chest as I wondered what the problem could be. "You are all dismissed!" I said to the men and waited for Greg to come to me. The maid left along with the men. Greg got up from his seat and came closer to me. "Apparently, Willow wants to speak to you and Cassie has completed all preparations for the banquet tomorrow." I frowned at the first information he gave me. "Willow wants to speak to me?" Usually, Willow never did that. We finished all our conversations in our chamber. If something important came up, she either waited for me in my study where I usually went after throne meetings. Yet this time, she demanded my presence. I couldn't stop rolling it over in my head. Greg shrugged before replying. "I am as surprised as you are." I tried to think of what the emer
Chapter 100:Violet’s POVAsher took me back to the Forgotten Lands. He showed me photos and videos of my parents. He gave me the family I had been craving for. I had it all except, my heart.I couldn’t help but feel like a piece of me was missing.“Do you think he will be fine by now?” I asked Asher as we sat looking over the setting sun while he held my baby —whom I secretly named Blade, after Axel’s missing sibling.I could feel Asher’s eyes on me, but I tried to keep a straight face. “It’s been two weeks since we left Axel’s lands, but you don’t miss a day without enquiring after him,” Asher pointed out and I felt my cheeks heat up instantly.“No, it’s nothing like that. I am just asking.” I tried to fix my sentence but even I knew that my defenses were only making it worse.Asher kept staring at me with that boyish face he always gave when he caught me, and I knew that lying would be pointless.I let out a sigh and closed my eyes. “I have really tried hating him. Forgetting him.
Chapter 99:Axel’s POVMy heart tore into multiple layers by Asher’s question. My eyes turned red as emotions curled through me. I opened my mouth to speak but words failed me. I turned to Violet, but she had her eyes fixed on her cousin. I wished I had protected our bond so that I could communicate with her at this moment.For the first time in my life, I felt stupid, dumb, and useless. I had no answer in my head to give that could be the right one.On one side, I wanted to tell him to fuck off and that Violet was never a slave here but not even my wicked conscience would let me say that out loud. I had been too cruel to Violet. Being a slave did not begin to define how far below I had downgraded her.On the other end, he was her cousin and probably the only legal family. I had to seek his fucking blessing and not be harsh. Yet I didn’t know how to begin. There was this large lump in my throat that reminded me of my sins and assured me that Violet would never forgive me —not after w
Chapter 98:Violet’s POV“This is even prettier than I remember it!” Skylar screeched as she helped me arrange my clothes in the drawers.“We are going to need baby clothes. The crochet tops you made, wouldn’t be enough. We will have to tell the king—” Hilda started to say but I quickly refused it.“No, Hilda. I don’t want his help.”“But he is your mate. Your husband,” she pointed out, but I shook my head refusing her words. “He isn’t my mate and much more my husband. He is just the man that fathered my baby,” I whispered. My eyes moved to where my baby lay in a beautiful crib. How Scarlett got everything made in such a short time was surprising. She was truly an angel.I was suddenly pulled out of my thoughts as I felt a warm hand rest on my shoulders. I moved my eyes off my child and traced the source of the hand to find it belonged to Hilda.“We all know that Axel did you wrong, but you can’t deny the fact that you love him—”“Before loving him, she had herself to fucking love,”
Chapter 97:Axel’s POVAunt Emily led me back to my room where I had left Violet and the baby —our baby. My heart doubted that Violet would ever forgive me after everything I did to her, but Aunt Emily was optimistic. She held my arm like a little child and as we got to the door, she knocked first before clicking it open.My heart was in my stomach as I held my breath, too scared to breathe as her broken face came into view but to my dismay, the bed was empty —and cleaned. There was no one except Scarlett glaring back at me.One look at her and I knew that she was already aware of the situation. Shame washed over me, and my eyes lowered to the ground.“Scarlett,” Aunt Emily called as she moved towards her. She embraced her and placed a perk on her cheek. “How are you?”“I am fine, Aunt Emily,” she whispered in that gentle voice of hers, but I could feel her eyes on me as she spoke, and I dared not raise mine to meet hers.“Where is Violet, did you meet her here?” Aunt Emily asked her
Chapter 96:Violet’s POVMy lower abdomen was killing me with pain. It kept shooting through me, weakening my legs to the point I could barely feel them anymore.Tears filled my eyes as I thought about what happened. The tears weren’t from the pain, it was from my heart.Even now, I couldn’t hate Axel. I wanted him still and this broke me. How could I enjoy what he did to me? How could I have moaned in between the pain when my little child was just a couple of meters away?What sort of mother was I?I couldn’t tell how long I was curled up on the bed, but it was long enough for me to realize that I had made a mistake birthing the child. I shouldn’t have allowed him to live because now, he was going to suffer for a crime he knew nothing about.Axel was going to hate and punish him constantly because he would see him as a bastard. And me?I would remain a sex slave for the rest of my life while he had his life with his new bride, Scarlett. Was this the kind of life I wanted my baby to h
Chapter 95:Axel’s POVI kept going all through the night, thrusting deep until I became intoxicated by her soft folds. I didn’t stop even when she started bleeding. I didn’t stop when she cried out, begging me to stop; not even when my wolf started clawing at me.This was both revenge and torture for her crimes. She had let someone else touch the body I craved. The same body I was ready to honor in every way possible. I cherished her and gave her everything, but she threw all that away and let some fool touch her.The pain in my heart spread and I felt tears dancing in my eyes. Violet had turned me into a mess. I was a ticking time bomb of chaotic emotions.I couldn’t even tell how I felt or what I wanted. One time, I enjoyed hurting her and the next it tore me apart. The moment she broke my heart and shattered my trust, everything exploded within me.Violet made a fool out of me. She stole my heart and placed me in a position where my love for her could not be erased. My body coul
Chapter 94:Axel’s POVThe darkness and anger in my soul shifted the second the news about Violet got to me. I didn’t even care about Aunt Emily. I knew she could handle herself and besides, she was still at loggerheads with me, and seeing her would only intensify my anger.But Violet, I could finally vent out my anger on her tight little pussy.“Good,” I declared getting to my feet. “Prepare her and bring her to my chambers tonight. She has been off duties for too long.”“Axel, have you lost your mind?” Greg yelled the second the words left my lips.My claws pushed out of my fingers, and I pointed them at him, baring my teeth as I breathed through my mouth with a rage that could match a hundred people.“I do not want to hear a word from you, Greg. You have done enough damage for one day and for your sake I hope Scarlett doesn’t get hurt by your decisions because if she does, I swear on my father’s name, I will forget the relationship we share, and I will end your life!” I roared befo
Chapter 93:Axel’s POVNathan was just like his father. A very annoying specie of wolf that enjoyed pissing me off more than they valued their lives. I told him to ignore Violet’s fake cries, but he chose to ignore me instead.“Fuck!” I cursed as I matched down to my office with a frown on my face.I would deal with him later, right now, I would have to solve whatever issues Asher has brought with him.I was making a bend to my office when Greg’s voice stopped me, “Where are you going? Asher is over here,” he said, and I changed direction to that of the throne room.When I got there, Asher was already seated with two of his men by his side. There was a box on the table in front of him and as soon as I stepped in, he snapped his hand to the man standing by his right and the latter quickly rushed to open the box.“King Axela, I present to you… Willow’s head,” he said with a wide grin on his face.The turbulent emotions I was feeling due to Violet got triggered by the nickname he had ref
Chapter 92:Violet’s POVThe pain I felt was great but the fear of losing my child as the pain shot through my body was greater as it moved like a boiling lava through my brain, causing my entire system to become on edge.“No… no, not my baby.” I sang like a mantra as my trembling hands reached to check if my baby bump was still intact.Tears pooled in my eyes as my fingers retracted at the pain that splashed through me at the action. My head started shaking and I resumed my mantra as I realized that something was wrong with my baby.My trembling hands went to the ground, and I tried to pull myself off the ground, but a sharp pain filled me so deep, I couldn’t help it. I tried to swallow the scream, but I couldn’t.“Argh!” I cried out. “I can’t feel my baby…” Tears spilled down my cheeks and my vision became blurry as I struggled through the pain.Then I felt it. The first contraction.I was only five months gone; I couldn’t be having contractions. “No… this can’t happen now. Help… so