Esme’s POV“There you are!” My brows arched upwards as I watched the lady stop before me. “I heard there was a new student,” she said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.She stared at me for more than a minute and then walked away. “After two weeks of teaching all of you the fundamentals of body training and your postures when attacking, we have to start the practical classes, as that is how you can learn.” Her eyes fell on me, “although you might have missed the previous lessons, we cannot slow every other student down because of one.” I nodded, and she clapped, excited.“In that case, I’ll pair you up into two.”“Instructor Joan, are we going to engage in duels?” One of the students asked, and she nodded.“Yes, this class aims to make sure that you can hold your own while in your human form, so duelling is unavoidable.” “From now till this session ends, your training will be done with your partner unless I decide otherwise,” she added, and the whole class was filled with
Esme’s POVI sent another kick to his side and Charles groaned, the sound loud and ear piercing. I could sense that more than half of the class was looking at us.Or maybe all of them.But if there’s one thing I knew about making it a statement, it was that, to make a statement, you had to be early about it.If I let Charles go today, he would come back tomorrow ready to defend against me.So, I settle on him, my petite frame pressing his on his thigh while my hands are locked in his. Without wasting time, I deliver punch after punch at me and regardless of how he’s howling in pain, I don’t stop until the thirty minutes is up. “How dare you?” Charles growled as he stood up, lunging at me. I dodged to the side and then stretched a leg forward so that when he made his next move, he tripped and landed on the floor with a loud thud.The whole class became dead silent and I squirm, uncomfortable with all the gazes that were directed at me. “You are trained,” Joan said in a way that wasn
Esme’s POVAs I turned the corner, Silvan’s familiar scent wafted into my nostrils and I quickened my steps.I could feel the pull to him grow stronger with every passing hour. “Esme!” His familiar voice called out and I turned to the side, my heart thudding as I saw him leaning against a sports car that still paled in comparison to how he looked.“Silvan,” I mumbled, certain that the winds and his sharp hearing would carry my voice to him.Up until five days ago, this man had been my arch enemy. The one person that I wanted to take out more than anything. Yet, right now, I wanted to rush into his embrace and my cry my eyes out.And I did. I rush at him, I threw my body into his open arms and without even trying, all the tears that I had been holding back come rushing at me. Silvan’s strong arm wrap around me, making me feel safe and secure but he held my arm and pushed me back after some seconds.“Esme? What’s wrong?” His icy eyes are locked on my face and he stares at me, as th
Silvan’s POVWhatever Esme was keeping from me couldn’t be good and I forced myself to focus on the ride back home. I had rushed down here from the council meeting because I wanted to take her out. If I wanted her to feel welcome here, I had to first make her love where she was. However, seeing her mood now, I could tell that something had happened back in the academy. And some trip around my empire was not going to make her feel better.“Do you like the school? If you don’t…” I didn’t mind training her by myself. Besides, when it came to fighting in our human form, only the trained men in the empire could come close to Esme. I had watched her fight more than once. Watched her take down her father after one year of training her. That was the first thing that had made me suspect them back then. Other than the pull, I had noticed how hard she trained. Like her life depended on it.Although she hid it quite well, her father had easily revealed everything as soon as I defeated him
# 28Esme’s POVThe remaining car ride was silent and I allowed my mind to process everything that Silvan had explained about truth finders.That meant Ira was the one that stopped Amy earlier. For a moment, I can’t help the smile threatening to tug at the corner of my lips. While I had Silvan, I couldn’t help but feel like Ira was even closer than him. She was inside me and regardless of anything, my Lycan couldn’t betray me. However, I also felt pride. Even if she didn’t have supernatural powers, Ira was smarter than the average Lycan.“I’m capable of a lot more than that,” Ira cocky snide rang out and I chuckled.Silvan turned to look at me, his gaze probing and I looked away, unable to handle the intensity in his eyes. Last night had been dreamy. I had gone to bed imagining all the endless possibilities that we had ahead of us. However, what happened today had been some sort of wake up call for me. None of those my imaginations were going to come easy. And I couldn’t help but
Silvan’s POVMorning court had taken about three hours this morning, and now, another one? I was irritated, but I had been away for the most part for three years. If I wanted them to stop their long-winded talks in every meeting, I had to wait it out.Maybe give it a week or two. I tugged at my shirt, displeased with every step I took away from my mate. While I hadn’t imagined having every hour with her, I had expected more time with her. Especially now, she had looked so dispirited earlier. No different from when that bastard cheated on her. That was exactly why we had come here, so she could have a sense of belonging and be able to move on quite quickly.Why was it looking like I had totally ruined everything? “I don’t need an escort,” I barked at the guard who was two steps behind me. He stopped and then pressed forward barely a second later.“Is there someone else that you report to other than your Anax?” Since when did they dare to cross me? “Your Highness…” he started. I ra
Silvan’s POVMarma’s words shattered the little bit of authority that I held over them as the whispers became full blow arguments. “Impudence!” A petite lady in white shouted as she stood up from beside Marma. Somehow, I hadn’t noticed her the whole time. “To speak so disorderly in front of the High Priestess,” she added and my brows raised. My eyes went to the front row seat, my eyes meeting with Paul. My potential Beta and the right hand man that the world knew.From the grimace on his face, I could tell that we had similar thoughts. This girl made it seem like Marma was the highest authority in the room. While she was the High priestess and could hear from Selene, or get divine instructions, she was at most, Selene’s servant and the real authority in a pack remained the Anax and Alpha.“Sit down,” Paul barked as he slammed his hands on the table.“Does your Mistress have more authority than the Anax?” He asked, his words provoking and I felt Marma glance my way.If she was hop
Esme’s POVSomehow, Diane was certain that I had some supernatural ability and was trying to probe it out of me. I sat still, watching her piecing eyes think of her next trick. “Is your power a mental defense type of power?” She asked, standing up and walking to where I was.“I don’t have any power. And if I do, I can’t know because I just got my Lycan and she wouldn’t even talk to me.”She stopped in her tracks. “What did you just say?” Right call, I hadn’t been sure but I had decided to throw it in anyway. Since it worked with Amy, it should work with this Queen that was determined to tear me apart. “I just got my Lycan after being in the sacred room,” I repeated and her eyes went from bulging wide to being filled with disgust.“And what were you before you got your Lycan? A werewolf—“ her nose crinkled with disgust and anger flared within me.I had tuned out their history class because they made it sound like werewolves were some lesser beings. Some mistake that the moon godde