“the truth is real, but they seldom come.” Daisy’s POV “I am stepping out, there’s food on the counter, and I kept your drugs beside the glass of water,” Astrid barely looked at me as she spoke, and before I could whisper a thank you, she had shut the door on my face. The tension between us was palpable, we barely exchanged words or glances, our only interaction was the constant instruction to take the drugs. I had tried complaining about the sudden increase from a pill to three, but I bit my lips against it. Things were already rocky between us, and I would only further rock the boat if I protested again. I did the cowardly thing ever, accepting the drugs and pretending to take them. It’s easier to accept than to argue, as the saying goes, “saying yes can never be a burden,” It’s almost two weeks, with no contact from Brittany, Priya or Hades. It was like they had completely forgotten about my existence. I finished up the breakfast Astrid had laid out, and hid the
“like a fool, I danced on the web of deceit.”Daisy’s POV“She has been drugging you,”That was all it took for tears to flow endlessly down my cheeks.“Why?” I cried.It didn’t make any sense, Astrid and I were fine, we were cordial with each other.“What should I do?” I muttered to myself.“Hey we are in this together,” Priya said, trying to calm me down.“Look, I am going to take everything as evidence and I will inform Lucien” she continued.“Yes, that’s a great idea,” Brittany nodded.“I need you to pretend like you don’t know what’s happening, we need her to feel like she’s getting away with everything,” Priya said.I nodded my head at her words, Astrid was smart, and I wondered just how long I would be able to fool her.“take these instead, it will help clear out the effects of the hallucinogen she has been feeding you with,” Brittany said.“It’s just vitamins,” she explained.“I guess this means that we should also limit contact with each other,” Priya said.It was a perfect i
“executioner style, there was no pleading. My fate was sealed.”Daisy’s POVI wasn’t prepared for the sight.Astrid look of pleasure as she rode Hades broke me.I couldn’t see much of Hades, he was covered well in the shadows but the moans that escaped from Astrid’s lips was enough evidence I needed.My startled gasp caused Astrid’s eyes to open in shock.The look of pleasure on her face turned to horror, “Daisy,” she called, trying to get me to stop.But I had already seen enough, Astrid was never helping me. She was using my desperation to draw closer to Hades.I was right all along, I only needed to see that Hades’ want for me had finally expired.Thud, thud, thud. My steps sounded rhythmically against the ground as I ran. I couldn’t see pass the tears welled in my eyes but I knew the destination I was heading to.“daisy, wait!” Astrid’s panicked voice sounded behind me.But I only pushed forward. There was nothing to say or discuss. Hades had chosen her, and that was all.I finall
“for the life of us, we can’t get back. Should we give up?”Daisy’s POVIt was a wishful thinking.I had kept my ears open for days, and my heart hopeful every night, listening and praying patiently at every sound of horse hooves pounding loudly on the ground to be Hades.Wishes were just delayed disappointments waiting to happen to a longing soul.Truth of the reality was, my father had successfully gotten rid of me, and his precious seed, Astrid, and she could finally attain power as the Queen Luna.The whispers In the camp were loud, the ground reverberated with tension. After six months of raining carnage on unsuspecting packs, Alec Darius was finally returning.To his followers his return signified a new chapter of bloodshed, of havoc that would be untethered on who dated stand in their way.But for me, his return only meant one thing.My time had run out and I was stuck here with no plans of escape in the foreseeable future.My father had perfectly harnesses Alec’s hate for Hade
“spit fire in a world so cold.”Daisy’s POV“Alpha Alec requests your presence,”She may as well given me a silver knife to use it and carve out my heart.My heart was in my mouth, walking down the path that led to his tent.Alec Darius had returned in the wee hours of the morning. I had felt a shift in the atmosphere the moment he had arrived.The ground pulsed, the moment his feet touched the ground. He was like a thief in the night, appearing at an unexpected hour.When the sun had risen, and his presence was made known, the camp was in frenzy, their long awaited king had returned.“wont you join in the celebration?” I asked Bertha, surprised at her aloofness.“there are a thousand more years worth of celebration waiting, he won’t miss me,” she muttered, fixing the basket she was weaving.“Go in, he’s expecting you,” the maid said, snapping me out of my reverie. I nodded, feeling ashamed of how lost I had looked when she pointed to the entrance.“Thank you,” I muttered softly, but
“forging my way, through the path of loneliness.”Daisy’s POVI woke up with a start, my eyes wide and my heart pounding heavily in my chest.“It’s only a dream,” I muttered, my hand rubbing my chest to calm the turmoil.It was like I couldn’t escape the sad reality of things, Astrid had played on my weakness, taking away my happiness from me.I relived the moment of dread, every night, the dream would start with Hades kissing my chest. And with a tiny smile on his face, he will let Astrid lead him away from me.A scream tore out of me, startling Bertha who was sleeping quietly unaware of the danger that lurked in the shadow.“Alec?” I whispered.Alec smiled, his eyes filled with amusement, “I didn’t mean to scare you,” he whispered casually.“then you failed miserably,” I snapped.My hand flew to my mouth, covering it and trying to keep it from blurting out more unpolished thoughts.Alec smiled, “I like the uncensored version of you,” he muttered.It was dead in the night, and I cou
“nowhere to run, but my feet keep moving.”Daisy’s POV“So what’s your pack like?”I paused, my hands shaking slightly as she asked the question I have been scared of.Blair and I had gotten pretty close over the days, it was easy to form some sort of alliance.I always tried to handle the heavy part of our chores leaving her to the light and easy ones.I still wake up in panic, searching around for a pair of hazel eyes. My breathing would only even out after I was sure there wasn’t anything lurking in the corner.“It was pretty basic, I mostly kept to myself,” I muttered..Blair seemed to have caught the drift, she knew when to let things go and not push, and somehow I liked that about her.“We have to go,” Blair whispered, her eyes wide in panic, pulling my arm roughly.“What’s going on?” I asked, matching her steps.Blair looked like she had seen a ghost, her eyes wide, and breath coming in short pantsBlair only paused after we had placed quite a distance between us and Alec’s ten
“standing alone on the sea like a greying tower.”Daisy’s POVThe sound of crickets chirping echoed through the night air. My body was still drumming with tension, a lot has happened since Alec’s return.“Bertha,” I whispered.“What” she answered.I rolled my eyes at her brashness, I was getting accustomed to her character.“Bertha, I need to leave,”“And where would you go? She asked.“I don’t know, but anywhere but here,” I whispered.It was late in the night, Bertha had decided to stay awake with me, her words; ‘I don’t need a dead room mate in the morning,’“Do you have a plan?” She asked, suddenly interested.“Not yet, but I’ll figure it out, I’m resourceful like that,” I mumbled.“Let me know every step you plan to take,” she muttered.“why haven’t you ever thought about leaving?” I asked.Bertha sighed, “not everything is as it seems,” she muttered.My brows furrowed at her words, Bertha was good with words and I was jealousy starting to discover that.“Good night,” I whispered
“Another odyssey and I am excited,”Daisy’s POVTwo years laterThe shrieks of laughter echoed through the meadow.I sat quietly on the porch watching the kids as they played around the lake. It was only a few months after the birth of our twins that Hades had admitted he had been building our family.And in less than a year later Hades had some how convinced me and now I was planning on another baby.“Amani, you have to let your brother have the ball” I scolded, rubbing my stomach as I felt the baby move.The twins were just a few months shy of turning two and they were just as domineering as Hades.It was funny watching them growl at any boy that tried to play with Amani.The only thing that kept Gina safe was the fact that she was bigger and has always imposed her age, but that didn’t stop the boys from always scaring her friends away .I could swear they did it most of the time to see how well they can piss her off.Hades emerged from the house with a glass filled with lemonade. M
“been waiting for so long, nice to meet you”Author’s POVIt was subtle, the pain had sneaked up on Daisy while she was in the bathroom. She had sneaked into the bathroom alone even after Hades warned her not to.They were at the final stages of pregnancy and they knew the babies would cover at any point.“Hades!” Daisy screamed, feeling the excruciating run through her back. It felt like the kids were clawing at the lining of her wall, trying to break out.Hades rushed into the bathroom, his eyes wide in shock, noticing Daisy standing in a pool of water by her feet.“We have to get to the clinic,” Daisy cried.Hades nodded, he had been prepping himself for this moment. And he wasn’t going to panic.“Hades!” Daisy growled, snapping him out of his frozen position.“right, let’s go,” he said picking Daisy up from the ground.Gina had heard the loud voices coming from daisy’s room and she had ran out of her room only to find Hades with a sobbing Daisy in his arms.“Gina, can you get Aman
“each day feels the same, only that the love intensifies.” Daisy’s POV The news came in strides of three. Xavier had sent someone to inform me about the news of Astrid’s baby. Priya was moving in with Alaric even though that meant we would barely see her, but we were still happy for the next phase in their lives. The last was Brittany commenting about the two heart beats that echoed through my stomach. Hades had pressed his ears to my stomach hoping to tell Brittany that she was wrong. Hades raised his head, his eyes gleaming with shock as he confirmed the news. “we are having twins” I whispered softly. Hades wrapped his arms around me, sending warmth through my body as it touched his. “We are having twins” he repeated. Brittany had sneaked out of the room giving us the privacy she knew we needed. “Are you happy?” Hades asked, looking at my face with an unsure look on his face. I understood his apprehension but I needed him to know that I had gotten better and s
“the skies smiled blue, the days felt yellow, this is happiness.”Daisy’s POVI died of embarrassment a thousand times over, every time I recalled Lucien’s teasing tone in Hades’ office.Hades wasn’t a good help either, he had laughed all through it as I crawled out from underneath the table.I couldn’t help but wonder if the rest of the people had heard or it was only Lucien that hard figured it out.“I would have paid to see that” Priya laughed, slapping her knees as she did.I decided to tell them about the encounter before they heard it from Lucien.Brittany frowned slightly with a teasing look on her face. I could see the mischievous glint in her eyes and I knew she was about to harass Priya.“You would pay to watch Daisy have sex?” She whispered.Priya stopped, her eyes wide like saucers as she heard the words fly out of Brittany’s mouth.“What, ewwwww no,” she spluttered, shuddering at the thought.“But you just said,” Brittany said, looking like she was trying to understand wh
“it’s cute how you want my touch for life.”Hades’ POVIt couldn’t get any better than this. I would love to apologize for thinking that when Daisy had marked me that she was possessive and needy, because obviously I hadn’t seen a pregnant Daisy.It has been a rollercoaster of emotions these few months, with lots of highs and a tremendous amount of lows.The highs being the fact that Daisy had become a libidinous teenager, which I wasn’t complaining.A smile formed on my lips as I recalled a night I had woken up to daisy crying loudly in our room.I had assumed it was one of her cravings and I immediately panicked wondering what it was that I would be fetching.“you don’t want me anymore” Daisy cried, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed.“what gave you such outrageous idea?” I asked in a low tone, my heart beating wildly in my chest, noticing the way she was hyperventilating from how long she had cried, the sight alone broke my heart in a thousand pieces.“baby you have to ta
“my broken heart has finally mended, all I am now is complete.”Daisy’s POVI sat frozen in shock.“Congratulations Luna,” the doctor said.I blinked, trying to process the words he had just said.“Pregnant?” I whispered.The doctor nodded, looking excited at the news.“Would you like the Alpha king to be brought here?” He asked.The thought of Hades snapped me back to reality.“Hades” I whispered.We haven’t really talked about children, apart from teasing here and there, I wasn’t sure I knew his stance on children.Yes, he was awesome with Amani, but I couldn’t be sure if he wanted another baby soon.“Luna?” the doctor called, staring at me with a confused look in his eyes.“Yes, sorry, I will tell him myself,” I muttered.“thank you doctor,” I whispered, walking out of the room.Gina jumped up from her chair, excited to see me like I had been gone for eternity.“was it a bug?” she asks in a curious tone.“Yes,” I replied, leading her out of the clinic.Gina chirped away as we walk
“all at once, you are the one I have been hoping for.”Daisy’s POV“You should get yourself checked out, one thing I had swallowed a bug and I couldn’t stop puking for days,” Gina said.I have been vomiting at the slightest provocation lately, it was like my nose had become excessively sensitive to certain scents.I couldn’t bother Hades with it as he has been busy with the council of elders trying to find a suitable leader for the pack.“It’s not a bug Gina, it might just be something that I ate,” I sighed, leaning on the bathroom counter hoping to stop the nausea I was feeling.“you’ll never know,” Gina whisper yelled, frowning at me.“I think I would definitely know if I have swallowed a bug” I sighed, feeling slightly exhausted.Gina shook her head disapprovingly at my logic.“you would never know,” she whispered, helping cover my body with the bed sheet.Amani had thrown a tantrum when Hades was about leaving for the council meeting and the only resolution was for Hades to take h
“king of my body, my heart and my soul.”Daisy’s POVIt’s been a long year.I had barely noticed.“I Daisy Arkinos, daughter of Arkinos, Fae warrior, accept you Hades knight as my mate,” I whispered.There wasn’t any argument in it, I had loved Hades from the beginning and they was absolutely nothing in the world that would take that away.Hades released a long sigh like he was afraid of the response that would come from me.“I love you,” I cried, falling to my knees.Hades’ arms wrapped around me, a loud smile forming on his lips as he heard my words.“I love you” Hades muttered, kissing all over my face.I shrieked, laughing out loud as he licked the tip of my nose.“You should have told me, rather than let me rack my head thinking of possible answers,” I hissed, slapping his chest.Hades laughed, “I told you the answer every single night,” he muttered.I gasped, “there weren’t my imaginations,” I said softly.Hades chuckled enjoying the look of realization on my face.“I love you,”
“I know exactly where it leads but I watch us go round and round each time.”Daisy’s POVIt felt déjà vu.“I didn’t order this” I said softly to the bartender, who had dropped a tumbler of bourbon.“He did,” she replied putting to a direction behind me.I turned, my eyes widening as I noticed Hades sitting in the corner with a glass in hand.A smile formed on my lips, my face brightening up immediately I noticed him.“Thank you,” I whispered to the bartender, jumping down from my stool and rushing towards Hades.“Hades” I called out, wondering why he wasn’t looking up a me.Hades finally raised his head, his eyes gleaming with mischief.“Hi, I am Hades,” he said, stretching out his hand for a hand shake.“Daisy,” I replied softly, deciding to go along with his game.“What’s a beautiful flower, doing in a damned place like this?” he said with a teasing smile.My eyes met Hades’ gaze and it was like the same intensity of the first night we had met.“Searching for a flower,” I said, my v