Daciana’s POVI paused and looked at Arnou in surprise. He asked me to bring out my wolf to play with him. I’m a little bit confused though and I’m not sure if this offer was given to me as a friend or as a mate.“Arnou, are you giving me this offer as a mate or a friend? I asked him nervously.“The offer can mean whatever you want.” He replied softly with his hands still cupped around my face.Eva was beside herself with excitement, she was practically itching to come out and play.“Come on Daciana, you know we like him. His wolf is probably sexy. Just say yesss. Please.”“Shut up Eva.” I growled out in embarrassment.Arnou chuckled a bit.“Your wolf?” He asked in amusement.“Yeah, she’s excited about coming out to play.” I replied, smiling a bit as my cheeks burned hot red.“And are you?” Arnou asked me with a slightly nervous expression on his face. “Just a little bit.” I replied jokingly as I emphasized how little with my thumb and index finger.My joke broke the tense atmosphere
Oh my gosh Arnou and I were kissing. I could hardly believe it, I loved the feel of his lips on my own.I loved the way we moved together in sync and when his tongue touched my own I felt weak in the knees. Arnou and I were still kissing when we heard someone cough.Arnou and I jumped apart in surprise and saw Herley stood looking at us with a stricken expression.Herley ran up to Arnou and grabbed his arm, wrenching it with force away from me.“Arnou! Come on there’s an emergency. Granny fainted, we need your help, please hurry.” Herley cried out as she gestured for Arnou to follow her.Arnou hurriedly followed her and as they walked briskly ahead of me.I ran quickly after them, I know I saw Herley before and I’m very sure she was spying on Arnou and I.The three of us burst out of the woods behind the office, and Arnou raced ahead of us to find out exactly what was going on.As Herley wanted to run after him, I held on to her arm and pulled her back.“Come back here you scheming wi
I stood speechless as I stared at the doctor unable to believe what he had said.I made the meal myself and I did not poison the food. So the doctor had to have been mistaken.I walked up to the doctor and gave him a sharp look. “Doctor, are you absolutely certain she was poisoned? This isn’t a light accusation you’re throwing around.” I said still in shock.The doctor frowned at me, and said “Miss Daciana, I have been in this profession for 15 years. I’m fairly certain I know a case of poisoning when I see it. However, if you need me to, I can take a sample to the lab and run some tests.”A test would definitely confirm that I didn’t put anything in the food so I think it’s a good idea.But before I could give the doctor a go ahead,Alisa interrupted me.“Which test?” Alisa asked with a sneer.“Doctor Yakuim is our family doctor and he has never made a wrong diagnosis. You wicked girl, you poisoned my grandmother and now you’re trying to question our doctor’s competence.” Alisa yell
As I stood listening to the lies being sprouted by the two maids, I went through different emotions. I went from surprise and shock to anger and outrage.The two maids were called Joey and Missra. They claimed to have being passing by the kitchen to pick up laundry when they saw me bring out a suspicious looking bottle and dump it into granny’s food.After their testimony the meeting room was death silent then it erupted in chaos. The officials were angling to get me executed.I even heard quite a few “I knew it”s from the generals.Every single one of the officials were looking at me like they would love to see my head swinging from the gallows.I didn’t shout or try to defend myself. I had done enough of that. It was time to stop protesting and start investigating.I’m order to reclaim Arnou’s trust I needed to prove my innocence in front of the entire court.I turned to look at Arnou, his face was pure ice, no emotions or feelings showing.“Alpha can I get the opportunity to quest
Chapter 19I trudged along following the guards to my room. I had gone through a long day and I was exhausted.As soon as we got to my rooms, the guards escorting me remained outside while I went into my room.When I asked Arnou for more time, I had not anticipated a room arrest. How on earth would I be able to find evidence if I cannot even leave my room?All these thoughts plagued me as I disrobed and took a bath.I reached out to rub the lavender-scented soap on my hair, but I stopped halfway and picked the one that smelled like roses instead.It seemed like a lifetime ago when Arnou and I had kissed. I let out a sigh as I remembered the way he had wrapped his fingers in my hair and breathed in the scent of lavender that lingered on my skin.I know it’s not Arnou’s fault this trial is taking place. I mean I can hardly blame him for listening to the accusations but that did not mean Eva was ready to forgive him for this entire ordeal. She has been whimpering since in betrayal.Some
I sat there staring numbly at the whole proceedings. The same council generals that had sneered at me could literally not look me in the eye now that I had been proven innocent.The moment the maids mentioned Herley’s name, they were dragged out of court. For a moment I wondered if Arnou would not believe them. But then the pack members began to cry out in outrage until Herley was made to take the witness stand.Arnou stared straight at Herley in an unnerving manner for 10 minutes before he started speaking.“Herley, did you poison my grandmother?” Arnou asked her softly with disbelief in his eyes.“Of course, I did not. She’s like my grandmother Arnou.” Herley replied innocently.“Then explain to me and everyone at court why you lied about your encounter with Daciana and why the maids mentioned your name,” Arnou said as his voice began to grow angry.“I lied about nothing. When I met with Daciana in the kitchen, I will admit that the maids left the kitchen but that wasn’t because
The whole court went up in an uproar as people began to celebrate and hug each other.Tears of joy fell down my eyes as I got up ready to go see granny.Arnou looked equal parts shocked and ecstatic as he got up and adjourned the meeting.It was noon, and some of the pack members took the break as an opportunity to indulge in the rich food being supplied by the palace kitchen. Arnou ran down the hallway, closely followed by the general members and me. In the commotion, none of the guards bothered to hold me back. Although that could be because I had been proven innocent. In any case, we all soon arrived at granny’s door and only Arnou went inside.I stood outside granny’s door wishing and hoping she would be completely fine. Not only would her good health mean a lot to Arnou, but it would also exonerate me from all wrongdoing.We stood outside waiting for close to 45 minutes, during that time, palace maids came about and gave us some refreshments.Finally, after the long wait, Arnou
Chapter 22I stood up in shock so suddenly my chair knocked backward. The whole hall went up in uproar. Guards came up to drag the doctor away, probably to lock him up somewhere.Everyone had their own opinions about everything that had gone down, and the commotion automatically signaled the end of the trial. The whole thing was chaotic and I suddenly felt like I couldn’t breathe so I pushed my way out of the court. In my peripheral vision, I saw Arnou get up and push after me but I ran fast toward my room and shut the door.I remember how I had questioned the doctor on how sure he was that his diagnosis was currently considering the fact he didn’t carry out a test first. I remembered the way Arnou hadn’t stood up for me when Alisa had slapped me and insulted me for daring to propose that their doctor was incompetent.I sank to the floor behind my door and wept into my hands. I wept for all the embarrassment I had undergone for no reason. I couldn’t help but wonder if something was wr
Hey guys! Thanks once again for all your support. A lot of you have asked in the comments about the sequel and my answer is I'm working on it. What will it be called? Honeslty I don't know. It's still in the works but once I have enough information for you, I'll make sure to update you all. For now, I have a new book out called MY SEVRANT MATE, MYH MOTHER-IN-LAW. Please go support me by reading the book, leaving gems, comments and reviews🙏🙏🙏 It would mean a lot to me and be such a great help. I really appreciate you all. The book has about 15 chapters now and is being updated daily. I hope you like it, I've included a preview chapter for you. Thanks to each and every one of you. Thank you. ********************************************************************************************************** Prologue Lydia’s Pov I LET OUT AN excited whoop as I ran through the hallways of the palace. “Lydia! Careful! Don’t fall!” Aunty Mardris called out behind me. “I won't!” I yelled b
EPILOGUE Narrator’s POV The woman floated around the ballroom in the arms of her beloved and surrounded by her pack members. Her subjects for she was their sovereign and their High Luna. Her heartbeat thundered with that of her husband. He was happy, she could feel it. So why wasn’t she content? Why did a niggling feeling seem to burrow away at the back of her mind? “My love? Are you okay?” The lycan asked as he focused his attention on her. “Yes, Just. I need some air. Please walk with me,” Daciana requested as she dropped her arm from Arnou’s shoulder and held on to his arm. . “Of course,” Arnou replied. No questions asked. Together, they walked out of the ballroom, their absence causing slight worry in a red-haired girl and her friend. “Do you feel a bit better now?” Arnou asked her as they walked down the palace hallway hand in hand. “Hmm. It’s just, we haven’t had this much peace and happiness in so long. Am I crazy, if I feel like it’s not permanent?” A slight frown
Chapter 224Maliya’s POVA scream tore from my throat as I watched what was supposed to be Herley’s execution turn into the High Luna’s suicide.I knew she wanted to die, but it was supposed to be from bloodlust. She was supposed to have some time to name her babies and hold and say goodbyes and…and…I pushed a trembling Alisa from me blindly as I crawled toward the burning figure in the middle of the dungeon.She didn’t even scream!Loud roars of anger resounded throughout the room as the Lycan sped into the dungeon and went straight for his burning wife.How could she do this?She burned brightly, with the flames so hurt that they charred my skin as I crawled towards her.As I screamed, cried, and sobbed, I vaguely registered someone wrapping their arms around my waist to keep me from reaching her.They didn’t have much success with the Lycan as he ran headfirst into the fire like it was water and held onto his burning bride.As I cried, I realized where the air should have been fil
Chapter 223Narrator’s POVThe night was dark and the prison cell was cold yet the girl didn’t shiver or whimper. She stood with her arms chains and a resigned look on her face.The goddess knows this time she tried. She had looked on as everyone dropped to their knees and begged her. And even though she had dreamt, for months of the day they would all recognize that they wronged her, In that moment, all she felt was genuine worry that her best efforts wouldn’t be enough.It seems almost ironic, as she had been a proud, confidant general, Second only to the lycan and primed to be his high Luna. But living about those dreadful humans for months would do that to anyone. They would grate at you until all your confidence faded away.She knew the golden-haired woman wouldn’t die. She had taken measures against that a while ago but looking into the fearful faces of what had once been her family, Herley decided to scrape together what remains of confidence she had left and do her best.And i
Chapter 222Daciana’s POVI stood in silence as I watched Arnou open my bedroom door weakly.The utter fear and grief on his face when I had agreed to end out marriage kept on replaying in my mind but I shook my head to clear my thoughts.Arnou stepped out into the sitting area and I followed closely behind him.The moment we came out, Maliya pushed herself out of Alisa’s arms and stood up with a fearful look on her face.“Well? What do we do now?” Alisa asked softly as she stood up and threaded her fingers with Maliyas.It gave me great joy to see that they had reconciled.“Nothing. We do nothing but wait fir it all to be over and I take this chance to say goodbye,” I replied her before Arnou could open his mouth to speak.He clenched his hands by his side in anger and I could feel the waves if his emotions and his hurt flooding through me.“But your children? Daciana reconsider this. Maybe there’s something we can do or-“ Danica said with a frown on her face.I walked up to her and
Chapter 221Daciana’s POVI gasped as Triss yelled and everyone in the room turned to stare at me.Maliya blinked confused but I could already sense the animosity pouring from her at Triss’s announcement as she listened and didn’t hear any heart beating in my chest.“EVERYONE OUT!” Arnou growled suddenly as he pointed at the door.He was afraid. That much I could feel, but he was also incredibly relieved and that brought me small peace.My legs shook as I pulled myself to a seating position and Triss snarled at Arnou angrily.“I left just for a few minutes. What did you do? Where’s Daciana? Why is that thing in her body? She demanded angrily as her eyes flitted to me for a quick second.Hurt racked my body as tears pricked the back of my eyes and I started to speak. To tell Triss something. Anything that would make her know, I wasn’t some strange enemy but Arnou beat me to it.“I SAID LEAVE!” He yelled angrily as the doors of my bedroom swung open and several palace guards rushed in.
Chapter 220Daciana’s POVIce flooded through my veins as I gave into the darkness. I was gone, drifting afloat in the darkness.Was this how Eva had felt? Was this how she had lived for months? Silenced and immune to the world.“Yes. Someone similar, except I was alone, but you’re not. I’m here with you, and together we’re stronger,” Eva’s soothing voice flooded my brain, and I smiled in ecstasy.Perhaps this place, this dark cocoon, was better after all.The sweet feeling of peace that lingered in my limbs, the love between my wolf and me We were made for this, just the two of us. No one else mattered.“Yes. We are,” I whispered back as a content smile flooded my lips. This place was perfect. Paradise.None of the suffering above could touch us here. Here we were happy and here we would remain-“NO!” The sharp scream of someone cut through my peace, and I blinked violently, disturbed.That wasn’t my wolf! Who was that, and why were they disturbing our peace? Were they trying to take
Chapter 219Maliya’s PovI groaned weakly as I blinked open my eyelids.“What’s going on?” I croaked to no one in particular.“Here, have some water,” A voice said calmly from my bedside.I sat up slowly and stared at Alisa in shock.She had dark circles under her eyes and looked extremely tired but apart from that, I could almost not tell she had been battling a magic wielding, Vampiric child just hours ago.Wait! What time is it?The last time I had seen Alisa, she had been battling Star by herself while Prince Xavier faced off some other Vampire.The moment Verena died and told me to get Herley for the high Luna, I knew I had to leave before the Vampires finished off Alisa and Xavier and came for me too.I crawled to their horses that they had left unattended, and this one is surprisingly because I have no idea how I achieved such a feat but I dragged my naked and poisoned ass up one horse and held on as hard as I could while the horse raced away.The goddess surely had a hand in m
Chapter 218Arnou’s PovPower surged through me. Expanding as the warmth of the fire licked at my fingers greedily. For a moment, I feared I was drawing on Daciana’s power too much, and I retracted my hand.It was unmarred, and when I turned my head around to stare at my wife on the bed, she lay unmoving, like the power draw hadn’t affected her at all.I already knew she was powerful, but it just put into perspective just how powerful she is.More confident than the first time, I put my hand into the flame again as the familiar feeling of warmth licked at my fingers. The fire danced like it was alive, and it was relatively easy for me to pluck a piece, almost like breaking off a branch of a tree.I withdrew my hand from the fire, and with the little piece swimming in my palm like mercury, I poured it into the tube and stood to my feet.Everyone in the room, including Herley, watched in surprise. It was almost like she hadn’t expected me to be able to do it.“You stuck your hand into f