Kaya
I was waiting for it, the sharp quick death Serena was going to give me. Or maybe she'll make it slow and make sure I suffer in pain as she watches my blood drain into the ground.
Whatever my death may have been, it did not come in soon, I felt the absence of the knife against my throat. Slowly, I opened my eyes in case Serena was still there but there was no one there.
She wasn't there and neither were the other men who were standing with her. What the hell? What was going on? Did she have second thoughts?
Knowing full well that Serena wouldn't pass up an opportunity to get rid of me, I looked around properly to see if this was just another trick to see if I would actually run away and then catch me in another trap.
That was when I saw it, the green glowing eyes approaching me. If that wasn't a wild animal, then it would definitely be a-
His growl was the next thing I heard and I froze. Those bastards, they had left me here to be food for whoever this was. I couldn't fight what was before me, even if Lia decided to stop being a coward and actually show her face, I doubted I could protect myself from this.
He was huge, bigger than any wolf I had ever seen, including my father. His black fur shone under the moon's light as he circled me, taking very slow steps studying me.
“P-please don't k-kill me. Please.” I didn’t know when the stuttered words left my mouth.
I had never had to beg for my life before but I was sure I was doing a very lousy job. I froze and even stopped breathing when he moved closer to me and sniffed me.
I let him do his things, whatever it was.
Maybe if he knew I was a werewolf just like him, he would let me go.
“I’m a wolf too. I'm the Alpha’s daughter.”
He moved back a little. Did that actually work or did he think I was lying?
Still looking into his eyes and trying to figure out his next line of action, for the first time ever, I wished Serena was here. At least, I wouldn't be the only one about to be ripped to pieces by this stranger.
He tore open the net I was in and the ropes fell at my side. I guess it has worked then but I still didn't know who he was.
He stared at me and for some reason, I stretched my hand out and aimed it towards his head. He bent his head down to reach my hand and I rubbed his head, extending my fingers to his large ears.
When he took steps away from me, I thought he wanted to leave but he stopped a couple of steps away from me and shifted back into a human.
I could see everything!
His perfectly shaped body, his outlined abs, every muscle and every vein and then also him, down below.
I turned my head away quickly, not wanting to make him uncomfortable with the way I was staring. That was the biggest I had ever seen not that I had seen my fair share.
He must have noticed my plight because he shrugged.
”I thought you said you were a wolf ? No wolf minds being naked. You should be usd to it by now.”
No. I couldn't get used to it because I don't have a wolf yet. That's why I was going to say but I didn't mainly bevause this was a stranger and I didn't want to put my heart out to him.
I fought with my eyes to stop them from going down back there as I gathered my things to leave.
This guy was probably just a rogue, walking around. He was no one important.
“Thank you for helping me chase those people away. I'll get going now.”
I stood up only to be met with the sharp pain shooting through my leg from my ankle.
“Ah!” My knees bucked and I lost my balance so I fell again, well I almost fell but the guy caught me in his arms and I could almost feel my head spinning.
“You should be careful. Take a seat so I can look at it.” As his fingers brushed his fingers away from me, I felt goosebumps decorate my skin all over and I quickly snatched my leg away from him. Or attempted to. His grip was to kill for.
“You should relax. I'll check on your leg.” He raised my jean leg up and inspected my leg.
Who really was this guy?
“Your leg is bruised badly. I think you dislocated the ankle. Why were those wolves after you anyway? What’s going on?”
I openend my mouth but a thought crossed through my mind. I was about to leak my secrets to a total stranger who was probably working with Serena. Right now, I didn't trust anyone.
“It’s none of your business.” I rolled down my pants leg and attempted to walk away, now conscious of my situation but it didn't help matters as the pain was still there, causing me to fall back onto the floor.
Before I attempt to move again, I felt a hand across my waist and under my legs.
”Let me help you.” He picked me up and secured me tightly in his arms. If it were another situation, I wouldn't have minded it but right now, I didn't even know who the man is.
“Red Moon, huh?” My head snapped to him so quickly in shock ”What? I can smell it on you. Let's get you home. The woods are too dangerous for a little girl like you."
Home? No!
I was running from home and this person, whoever the hell he was, was taking me back.
“No! No! Let me go! Hello?” My cries fell on deaf ears. He just kept walking back in the direction I had run away from just hours later.
No matter how much I kicked and trashed, he just wouldn't let me go.
“Let me go now!”
He laughed. He seemed to be enjoying this.
I heard footsteps but didn't think much of it because he was here and whoever he was, he was dangerous.
He paused for a moment, took a deep breath and tightening his hold on me and cleared his throat.
“You don't need to be scared of going back. Don't worry, they're coming to get you. Isn't that fun?”
I could hear the smile in his words. How could he smile at a time like this?!
Oh no, I didn't like the feeling I was getting at the pit of my stomach. Something bad was going to happen and I could feel it.
KayaThe guy dropped me on the floor as more footsteps approached us. Had Serena gone back to bring more men to fight him? As we stood waiting for whoever was approaching us, I took a quick glance at him. I had never seen anyone so relaxed in a moment like this. He had a stoic face and looked straight ahead like he could scatter whatever it was, with his mind alone. My ankle was throbbing badly but there were more important things to face right now. “That’s them!” I looked up to see Serena pointing right at the both of us. No, she hadn't gone to bring more men. She brought my father, Jackson, and more guards. This bloody bitch actually had some balls. “Get behind me, it's fine.” The guy whose name I still didn't know, pushed me behind him but he didn't need to protect me, this was my family. Or so I thought.“What are you talking about, Serena?” She went to stand beside my father and held his hand. “Dad, this is the rogue she's been having an affair with. I told you I'd find pr
Adrian They say you learn new things everyday but I never thought I'd get to see a wolf treat their own child like this. As I watched the way these people treated her, it drove me crazy because they were the ones who were supposed to be protecting her. Lycans valued their children, they loved and died for them but it obviously wasn't applying to these people. They treated her like a slave not worthy to stand before them. Her father just stood there in silence, not saying anything to defend her while the girl, Serena, just kept feeding him with lies. What good father would stand still and watch as his daughter is hit by another man in his presence but he didn't even move an inch. I would have ripped his hand off first for calling me a rogue, then for having the guts to raise his hand on her. But I couldn't blame him, he didn't know I was an Alpha. But I was a King only in my Kingdom and by Red Moon rules, Kaya and I should be sentenced to death. This was one of the rules that was
Adrian If the members of my pack saw me right now, a war would break down. Their King, shackled and bound like a prisoner. I'd reached out to Nora through the mind link and she was furious. The first thing she asked me was how the hell I got there in the first place and frankly, I didn't even know. I just have been so out of it while running that I didn't know when I crossed our lands into theirs. Anyways, I told her that I'd explain later and she should just make my identity known before they hung my neck from a guillotine and Serena would have her long term wish if seeing Kaya die. No, I couldn't allow her to die. “Hey Asher!” There was no response. “Wake up, you lazy shit.” I called to my wolf, whom I named after Asher when he died. “First off, I wasn't asleep. Secondly, that's a very offensive thing to say to your best friend.” “Whatever. Where were you when I needed you? We should have fought off those guards and maybe then, we won't be in this mess! We're locked up, Asher.”
Adrian I pushed open the wooden door, the bright light being the first thing hitting my eyes, in contrast to the darkness in the dungeons. Nora stood up immediately, bowing her head to me and there seated on the couch like little rats were the rest. Alpha Hank was the first to kneel, then his daughter followed reluctantly. That toad that slapped Kaya was next. I wanted to deal with him myself and I hoped that I got the chance. He actually dared to lay a hand on what was mine. Not only did I find it disrespectful, I saw it as a threat. He wanted to see what I could do. Ignoring them, I walked past them and went to sit on the couch, taking off the clothes I was wearing. Due to the scuffle out in the woods, I was wrapped in mud and dirt. ”I brought you these.” Nora handed me my royal attire asn I almost smiled. She knew all the right things to do. When I was fully dressed, I addressed the unfortunate situation before me. “Jeez, how the hell do I handle this trash?”Hank was an A
KAYA “Do you want to keep staying here? With them?” I looked at Adrian who was now on his feet, just a few meters away from me. I'd have to be foolish to agree to that. These people had made my life a living hell and I had looked forward to the day I'd get away from them. For the years following my mother's death, I'd lived at their mercy like some slave looking up to her master just to see the next moment. My father was looking at me with wide eyes, like he hoped I'd say yes. He had always been delusional. Always refusing to see the big picture. That was why my mother died. When she was sick, he was the one who refused to take her to the hospital because according to him, werewolves never got sick. I had a bad feeling about her illness and I begged him to get the pack doctor but he refused. Now, he wanted me to stay back so that he and his golden daughter and her boyfriend would continue to mistreat me. No way. “No. Over my dead body.” That finally got a reaction from Jackson
ADRIAN “How do you know that when you haven't spoken to her yet?”Did I really have to speak to her? If she had something to say, she would have talked since. “Besides, I need to determine if she's worth it. If she's worth loving. I can't just jump right into it again.”I'd made a mistake before and I wanted to avoid making it again. “So, what are you going to do with her?" I looked at her and she was still in that position. What was going through her mind? “She’ll stay with us for now. Since her wolf is hidden, it gives us time to get to know her very well and I'll need to see how she is with Milo.”Milo didn’t like a lot of people. It took time before he got used to Nora and that was one of my greatest fears when thinking about a mother for him. What if he didn't like Kaya? What would I do then? “What the hell, Addy-”“Don’t call me Addy!" I hated it when he called me Addy. Both he and Nora did it to piss me off and it worked every time. “Just admit that she has been everythi
Kaya The lady who I'd come to know as Nora led me into the house, walking ahead of me, giving me time to take in the sight in front of me. Right from the moment I stepped into the house, my mouth had fallen open. This wasn’t a house, it was a palace. It was purely magical, like a place right out of a fairytale. The ceiling was far above us, giving the large chandelier enough space to shine. The ground floor was big, big enough to accommodate the large steps in the middle of it. There weren’t any couches but there were vases and ancient decorations. All these looked very expensive.I’ve never seen any place like this before in the Wolf Kingdom, it’s no wonder they were trying earnestly to take over their kingdom. ‘C’mon. Your room is upstairs.” I looked back at Nora and nodded slightly. “My name is Nora, I’m Adrian’s Beta. I also train the military. I hope we can be friends.” My mouth almost dropped. The Beta wanted to be friends with me…a slave?The fact that she was a Beta was
ADRIAN I went in after them, going straight for the office. During my unfortunate arrest, a couple of incidents had taken place and I needed to attend to them immediately. Allister who was my gamma was already in my office waiting. Actually, he was on the office chair, spinning around and he didn't even notice when I walked in.“I’m so glad I'm back.”He jumped up as soon as he heard my voice.“Alpha, welcome back. The pack was not left unattended while you were away."We both laughed. I need to find a better Gamma. Actually, Allister was the best there was. He was the only guy I was ever close to and he helped me a lot when I needed him to be there. He was also the only one who managed to make me laugh. “Report.”His smile fell.“The Nakashi Cult. We just got word that they have attacked Stormborn Clan and our informant says that before daybreak, Bloodhound would be gone too.”I was shocked to say the least. How was that possible?“How is that possible?" He pulled in the chair
KAYA Just as she had said, she returned the next day with a group of women and men. I called her away from them. “Who are these people?” I asked.“These are the people who have been assaulted by him. There are more but some of them are too traumatized to talk and others are dead.”So he was a serial rapist. “How did no one do anything about it all this time? Everyone just turned a blind eye to what he was doing?” I guess they would argue that they were scared but the fear was supposed to motivate them to do something about it. Why couldn't they write a letter to the King or feel with it themselves? “Did he abuse the men too?”“No, these guards were the ones in charge of guarding Nancy and the room he put her in. Since she can't talk for herself, I figured someone else could do it for her.”All this was perfect. This time around, I didn't bother waiting for the sun to come up before I called for council. Hell, the moon was high in the sky and I was sure that it was just past mi
KAYA The case wasn't entirely over and soon enough, I was back in court. I still had to deal with the boys and then Damon. For Damon's case, he was an Alpha and I knew that it was going to take a whole lot more than the cries of an acquitted criminal's wife to get them to see that he did anything wrong..While that didn't matter to me because even without a statement, I could keep him in jail for as long as I wanted. But I wanted him to have the label of a rapist and sexual offender. People like him shouldn't be given second chances because they didn't think twice before ruining other people's lives. I couldn't believe someone like him had been given power..I didn't even want to begin to imagine how many women he had assaulted just because of his position. By the time I'm done with this case, he'll wish he was dead. The night before, I'd had a talk with Damien and Nancy. I wanted to give them some time to cook off before speaking to them about everything. ”I hope you know Adr
KAYA I could finally sleep well. Since the beginning of the trial, I hadn't been able to close my eyes for one minute without thinking about it. Even though I eventually fell asleep, it has to be in my mind. . That might, I spent time soaking myself in the tub and just letting the water work its magic on my knotted muscles. I was going to have to ask for a massage later because I needed to unwind. Peace of mind was so underrated. Dinner was peaceful without Nora and I talking between meals and trying to get past the amount of papers scattered on the dinner table. Most of the time, we didn't even finish eating because a brainstorm always came in the middle. If Adrian were here, he'd have been mortified and would have probably banned us from talking about it for the meantime. The next morning, the only reason why I woke up as soon as the sun was up was because I could hear Lana's crying from down the corridor as she was being carried to my room. I met the maid at the door and t
KAYAThe three day interval between the trial came very quickly and before long, I was getting up before the sun came up and entering the court just as soon as the sun was up in the sky.After today, I was going to be dealing with a lot of very angry people because despite being presented with evidence, a lot of people still won't see the true side of things.They'll always see what they want to, which is fine. If they had any issues with Damien's release, then they could take it up against me.The first thing that we'll do today is to bring the boys to give a testimony of the same thing that they had told me last week.I'd told them not to be scared because they were doing the right thing and I'll do everything I can to protect them from that man.“Chief, I recently got information that the boys want to recant thei
KAYAWhen Nora finally came back, I told her everything that happened and she just sat like that for ten minutes straight listening to me narrate everything to her and then ask questions and then answer them myself.“Nora, say something. What do you think?”“Maybe if you had let me say something during your soliloquy, I would have been able to do that.”I rolled my eyes.“But then again, this is all appalling. You mean, those kids are brothers? I would never have guessed. But with the information I've given you, we can't exactly do anything about it.”I could hear the twins running down the corridor and it interrupted anything I wanted to say.“What do you mean?”“Well, we can't exactly go over there and start
KAYA “Miller, who did this to you?” He looked down at his chest. “I don't want to talk about it.” I'll ask Kyle about it. “Can I get that necklace you're wearing?”He touched it. “No, Kyle gave it to me. He said that I must never take it off.”“That’s okay, Kyle won't know. I won't tell him. I just find it very pretty and I need to take a picture of it. I'll take care of it, I promise.” He slowly took it off and handed it to me. “Are you really going to kill me?”“Oh no honey, I won't. I just said that to get Kyle to give me what I want.”“He’s a really good brother.”They were brothers?! “Miller, is Collins your brother too?” He nodded. It made sense now why there had to be a leader in the pack and why they were all so tight knit. “Thank you for your help, Miller. I'll return these to you as soon as possible.”I told the guards not to take him back to the cells because I didn't want Kyle to see him yet. “Soak these in blood and bring them back to me. We have a show to put
KAYA While Nora was gone, I had to do something for myself. She was out there trying to gather resources and I needed to gather mine too. The only resources at my disposal right now were the ones down there in the dungeons. I'd decided not to go ahead with the executions because as much as they annoyed me by not saying anything, I needed them. Those kids were the only ones who knew who had sent them and who was the person behind the red crown. Milo wanted to come down with me but he hadn't been down here before and this wasn't the place for kids to come. Eventually, he would get the chance to come down here but not yet. I didn't think I would be coming down here any time soon but here I was. The guards led me to their different cells. I'd separated them so they won't have the chance to corroborate their stories. I didn't need them ganging up against me. The first stop was at Kyle's cell. He seemed to be the stronger one between the three of them. He was going to be the hardes
KAYAThankfully, we finished setting up the decorations last night. Everything was in place by the morning and I went with Milo and Nora to wake the twins up with the happy birthday song. I knew they were already awake because as we entered,I saw Lorian moving and Adrian giggled. After the song, they hopped off the bed and ran over to blow the candles. “Happy birthday, my little princess. I can't express how much I love you and how much joy you bring to me.”Of course, Milo has to interrupt the moment. “You're finally ten, which means I get to chase you around the house with knives and mum can't say anything about it.”I didn't understand where that was coming from. “Even when they're old and wrinkly, no one will be chasing anyone with knives. There's no age limit for that.” Of course, they had to use my own words against me. “But you said that Milo can chase us when we become ten. We're ten today, mum.”When did I say that? I don't remember saying that but with these kids, I
KAYA “What is the meaning of this symbol, Collins? What are you not telling me?”He looked like he was trying to fight with himself. “I was supposed to burn that.”It was meant to be a whisper but since the court was quiet, it was audible. “Why should you have burned it, Collins? Were we not supposed to see this?”“It was none of your business. You're going to get us killed!” Well, that's what I wanted to hear. “Not before I kill you first. Listen to me, do you think that I can ask the guards to throw a dagger at you and kill you on the spot? Do you think anything is stopping me?” Who were they working for that made them so scared to even cough? He didn't say anything. “Very well then, schedule their execution to happen tonight. If they don't want to be useful, then I'll do away with them. Get him out of my sight.”As the guards dragged him out, an unsettling question rested in my mind. Who was behind all this? The person had gone through a whole lot just to set things in m