“Stella was right after all. Either way, you are still a slut,” Calvin slurred, and my nose crinkled as I smelled the alcohol on him.He was drunk.“You don’t have any right to be in here. Not to mention talking to me.” Calvin scoffed, stepping inside completely. “You talk about rights? What of the three years of you depriving me of my right? And then whoring around?” “What are you talking about?” this was not the Calvin I knew.He was not the man I came home to every night who would praise me for working so hard. He was not the Calvin that held me every night after my father died.This was someone else. A total stranger.“We were married for three years, Esme. And not for once did I get to touch you or be with you like a proper couple!” Understanding dawned on me, and I rolled my eyes, irritated at his true colours. “We were never a proper couple, Calvin.” “From the very onset, I made things clear with you. In exchange, I have given you shelter and every damn thing you could ev
Esme’s POVI barely slept as I spent all night packing my bags and anything that my father and I considered important.I knew that after tonight, this place that had been my home for the last twenty-one years would not be anymore.At the first break of dawn, I dragged one of my boxes downstairs, and I saw the two men from last night, standing with their backs ramrod straight while a bundle that I just realised was Calvin was tied up beside them. “Is this all?” one of them asked, not sounding the least bit surprised that I came down with a box.“There’s more upstairs.” The both of them gave curt nods and then went upstairs.By the time all of my bags were moved downstairs, an hour had passed, and I was surprised when the door opened, and three more men stepped in. And right behind them was Silvan. He stood there, his two hands in his pocket and the silliest grin on his face.“Can we leave now?” How did he know that I was going to come along?I trailed behind him until we got to the
Esme’s POVI could feel the scorn and the judgement in their gazes as soon as someone announced that I was a werewolf.Well, judging by what Silvan said, I wasn’t exactly one, but that wasn’t my place to say. Or so I felt.“Ohh! Is she one of your servants from the Thessaloniki’s Region?” The girl who spoke up at first asked, and I saw her gaze change from curiosity to disregard.“Kathie…” Silvan called out in a growl, and the girl, who I guessed was called Kathie, stepped back while trembling slightly.“This is Esme. She’s my woman, and I would not tolerate anyone being rude or disrespectful towards her.” I felt a certain kind of relief and emotions from watching Silvan declare I was his woman to seeing the gazes of the people here change.The whole place was dead silent, but I could feel their accessing gazes on me.“You took a werewolf as your woman?” Kathie asked while her eyes sent daggers my way.“And you are bringing her back with you? To the palace?” another person added. T
Esme’s POVI sucked in air at the grand entrance they were giving him. I had already felt that the fleet of cars and all those people there when we landed was already impressive.From my side eye, I could see Silvan's calmness to all these. It was clearly something that he was used to. “Alpha,” a middle-aged lady stepped out from the lineup and curtsied. “Madame Helene, how is mother?” Silvan asked, and my ears perked up. “The Queen demands that you come to the west wing first. She has invited all the core family members.” Silvan turned to look at me. “Would you like to meet my mother?” While I wasn’t mentally prepared, I didn’t think refusing was an option. This Madame Helene worked for his mother and would communicate everything to her.Even though I now knew that Silvan wasn’t as ruthless as I thought him to be, there was no way I would underestimate anyone from the Royal Lycan Empire.“If I won’t disrupt your meeting, I can tag along.” Madame Helene nodded subconsciously, le
Esme’s POVSilvan gave me a subtle nod that I somehow understood, and we sat down simultaneously. The young man and lady with the bright pink hair also sat down right after, and the room became much calmer. Although I knew it was a temporary solution, and it wasn’t that they accepted me as one of them, I was glad they weren’t making things difficult for him anymore as it made me feel even worse. I had never treated him nicely or considered him a person who deserved my respect, and here he was, protecting me from my people and then protecting me from his people, too. “If she isn’t a full Lycan, that means that she can’t have any abilities, right?” a familiar voice asked, and I turned to look at Kathie. Until now, I hadn’t noticed she was here, but it made sense that she was here as I had guessed that they were related from their previous interaction. But what did she mean by abilities? She knew nothing about me and immediately decided that I didn’t have any abilities.After runnin
Esme’s POVI was certain that this had to be a trick from Kathie as the room was empty, and the centre had a white circle that looked like it was deliberately drawn for a purpose. Although I wasn’t scared of a challenge, I was worried that I would get into trouble and somehow implicate Silvan. My hand went to the knob again, but right as I pressed down, the light in the room went off! “Stop playing games, Kathie!” I called out as I felt panic within my bones. Just what was she playing at? Despite my sharpened senses, I realised my eyes weren’t adjusting to the darkness. Instead, it felt like the room was starting to move. Or was that my mind playing tricks on me? I got my answer soon enough as the room and the world around me started to spin in circles. I clutched the doorknob for support, but it was barely enough as dizziness began to set in from how fast the room was moving. Before long, my hold on the knob slackens, and I fall to the floor.However, instead of the hard tiled
Silvan’s POV“The coronation should be held soon. There are already whispers,” someone stated as the meeting got to its climax. I shifted my gaze to my mother, and I could tell she sensed my warning because she looked away while faking a cough. “I won’t be returning anytime soon. We can talk about the coronation in the next meeting,” I replied, eager to leave. After waiting for three years and ensuring I was right, I finally brought Esme to my home. To my world. And I wanted to be there with her. “That means we can start preparing for the Royal wedding?” Another elder in the family asked, and my brows furrowed slightly. I didn’t want to rush things with Esme. She had spent the last three years hating me and thinking of me as the worst person in the world. I wanted us to take our time at being friends, partners and then an official couple. But I also knew it was impossible to crown a new king who didn’t have a bride. It was one of the rules passed down century after century.
Esme’s POVI squinted as I felt light flood into my eyes. “Your Highness, she’s awake!” A woman yelled, and I groaned from the noise while I struggled to stand up. Did someone save me from that Damned desert? “Esme,” Silvan’s familiar voice called out, and my eyes turned to the other side of the room. As my eyes met his, relief rushed through me and without thinking twice, I lunged into his embrace. “I knew you’d find me.” I don’t know how, but in less than three days, this man had become one of the most important parts of my life, and as Silvan wrapped his arm around me, pulling me into his embrace even tighter, everything felt perfect. We stayed that way, not saying anything, and our breaths were the only sound in the room. Also, I could feel a tug from within me to Silvan. It was like he was a missing piece. And the puzzle was now complete.“You have your Lycan?” Silvan asked, breaking the silence, and I raised my head to meet his sparkling blue ones.“My Lycan?” The events