The rosebush was more like a sacred part of the palace that was rarely used by anyone in the palace except the royal family and even now while they meandered into it, Betty was more or less looking like a lost ghost. She couldn't seem to lace her hand on the sin she committed to land her with someone as audacious and brash as her mistress."Ms, it isn't too late to change our mind. The King would not be receptive to this idea at all..." She tried again.Emilia snorted nonchalantly. "Hold this!" She stashed her shawl and bonnet on the girl's arm and looked around. "Look around to make sure we are the only ones here and trust me Betty I will never hurt you, so when I transform do not be frightened by what you see, okay?""Why should I be? I am also a werewolf even if I am an omega and my wolf makes me ashamed at times.""Just don't panic, Betty." Emilia huffed and started taking off her dress, somewhat delighted that unlike every other part of the castle, the guards were exempted from p
The moment Milan said her name, Emilia's wolf went still, though still baring her fangs in fury, but her body became stiff. He knew she was the one. How? Perhaps because he read through her defense of him?So many thoughts whirled in her head as they stared at each, man to wolf. And by now, his eye color was starting to go back to normal and her body was beginning to relax. Then she stuck out her tongue and licked his face once. She didn't even know why she did that.He patted her by her side and then his eyes went behind. Only then did she start coming back to her senses. She slowly pushed away from him and turned about and to her chagrin, the lady from before was sprawled on the ground in a faint.Her ears perked in agitation. Could it be that she has killed another?"Camila?" Milan rushed to the girl and as a matter of fact, it irked Emilia seeing him so disturbed about another woman like that despite knowing that the said woman might more or less be dead by now because of her. And
That night, ten years ago, when Emilia left her father's mansion, it rained heavily. It was under that rain, she ran, crying, shaking with nowhere in mind as she ran deep into the forest. The only thing her young mind was thinking at that moment was of her mother. The woman was crying as she ordered her to run to safety. And even after three days without food or water, only sleeping under the shed of a giant tree back then, Emilia didn't think of anything else, not even sustenance. Her father's face, her mother's smiles, it was like a torment that crushed her heart and like life was heckling her, it made her sleepless. This night as night fell and the night halls fell silent, she looked through her window at the dark clouds, counting the moment when she would make her exit. and just like that night, it happened at once, a mighty thunder shattered the quiet of the night and at its wake, the heavens opened and rain came down. She wasn't expecting it. There was no sign of it. Yet, Emi
29"Make sure she doesn't get past these doors if you care for your life, pending the time I decide what I am going to do with her," Came the robust voice of Milan as he left the room after making sure Emilia was locked inside."Argh!" She screamed within and slammed her leg repeatedly on the door if only it would destroy the barrier and set her free.Following his threat to lock her in, Milan had dragged her back from the forest through the wet night and tossed her back into her room, stayed with her in eerie silence, anger still oozing from him, until these men whom he possibly might have linked to come to her room, had arrived.Now, he was leaving her here. With the realization of the doomed fate that awaited her, Emilia resumed pacing the room earnestly, her hands fondling each other with her head besieged with numerous reflections.What has she been thinking to sleep last night? She should have pushed on. She used to live in the forest and so many times, she encountered storms bu
"The guardians spotted another group of hunters across the borders three days ago. I think we should strengthen our protection," Zane addressed Milan, standing close to the door with his hands behind his back in thought.Seated across the room close to the window with his usual glass of Whiskey swirling in his hand was Milan. He had so much going on in his head. As a matter of fact if he should narrow it down, he had a problem with a certain miss going on in his head and the least thing he wants to listen to is his Beta talk to him about humans. "Perchance, we should capture some of them and throw them in the dungeon. Or, kill them to use as a form of warning to the rest.""I don't think that is a good idea, Milan."“Then, my friend, I will be glad if you will oblige me with some reasoning on how to handle this problem because to be honest, there will be more confrontation from those creatures and I swear by the goddess I will not waste my time to obliterate them," He hissed in the mo
"Damn him, stupid son of the devil!" Emilia cussed, still pacing the length of the room with her fist bunched by her side. She stopped and touched her stomach tentatively as pain from hunger sizzled through her body once more.It has been thirty minutes already since the girl told her she was going to do something to help her. Where in goddess sake is she? Emilia stepped back until her back touched the wall, raising her head back to withhold herself from doing something drastic if more time passed and there was no sight of good news.Her thought was interrupted when the door handle shuddered. At once her sharp orbs flew in the direction of the door, lifting from the wall, half expecting the doe-eyed girl to step through the door but instead, Milan walked through.Her lips pursed dangerously, the anger roaring through her surpassing her common judgment. Even her hunger. She quickly looked down at the floor and closed her eyes. She never feels angry. She isn't supposed to feel angry bec
The chamber turned out to be the adjacent chamber to Milan's room. "What!" Emilia exclaimed in dismay. "He can't." She hurried out to his vast chamber and rushed back into hers, skimming her eyes everywhere if by chance there was another connecting door to the outside from her side. But there was none.Only the one door that led to his bedroom."Ms, you have to calm down, it's not that bad to live close to your mate," Betty tried to comfort her."I don't accept that! He wants me hidden away so that he could be privy to everything I do henceforth. What prison could be greater than that?"Betty patted her temples in comfort and hurried away to begin packing away her mistress's clothing, already used to her constant tantrums."I am going to surely choke him in his sleep!" Emilia blew off, growling at the end. "That monster! That brute!"The curses went on till Emilia grew tired, her limbs starting to ache from standing for so long that she has no other choice but to locate the chair by t
"Whoo-hoo!" Emma bellowed as the horse roared through the fields. leaving Emilia to trot behind her majorly because she was scared of what would happen if she was to let go of the horse's reins and go faster lest it thrust her forward to her death. "I hope you don't meet the ground, missy," Emilia called after her, her shoulders still tense. Riding wasn't one of her great qualities as she hadn't learned how to ride as a child and even if she did, after so many years of not being on a horse she might have displaced the skill by now. "C'mon, Emilia, come faster!" Emma threw her hands forth, looking briefly at her companion before surging forward as her legs tightened on the stirrups. Emilia blinked twice and looked away to stare at the sky ahead. It was tranquilizing at this time of the day. Everything was calm and by now she knew Betty would be losing her marbles when she found out she was no longer in the room. As for that asshat, only God knows what he would do if he found her out.