Megan felt her world tilt as she heard the forbidden words coming from the lovely lips of Mirabel Fuhler, a lady she still absolutely distrusted, and for good reason as well.“What did you say?” Megan whispered as Rosetta mouthed the word Traitor in disbelief and fell to her knees. Mirabel only looked at her with a sigh as she twiddled her lace covered thumb in distress, but Megan was not having it.“Listen, I know, I know it's difficult to take in, but going in there will only hasten the fate of your maid.” Mirabel tried to explain, but Megan was not having it, heck, she was no longer listening. The only thing she could hear were the distant clanging of bells, the kind used to signify an approaching enemy.“Like hell I won't go in.” Megan hissed, before abruptly shaking off the quivering hold of Mirabel and turning to Rosetta.“Pull yourself together!” She yelled under her breath with a glare, causing the crying girl to flinch.“If you are dissolving In tears, then what is poor Brian
Rhode had completely forgotten about Megan and her temper in the chaos Lord Fuhler had successfully caused in the inner court. But when she had barged in with hell fire in her eyes, he knew that it was time to take action into his own hands. But judging from the look his advisor, Lord Rosebud, was currently shooting at him, he definitely had not made the right choice, but it was alright. He just had to free Brianna first and deal with the consequences later.“Your highness!” Lord Fuhler began with indignation written in his every feature, and at moment the entire court stared at him with pensive eyes.Brian was still poised for attack as he placed him between Brianna and any perceived threats, Lord Rosebud was currently shooting him disapproving glares, while Lord Aldrien was sporting a smirk as he stood tall in his neutrality, and that made Rhode slightly uneasy because in court there was nothing like neutrality.“You just banished Lord Geoffrey!” Lord Fuhler yelled again as he look
Brianna could not stop her legs from shaking as Brian and Megan rushed to help her up. She knew that she had only survived because of her lady's dedication and loyalty, and she was resolved to serve her even more.When the brutish Lord Geoffrey had ordered that she be stripped of her clothing and dignity, Brianna had almost died of fear and shame.The thought of the men, including Brian seeing her nakedness was a sure motive to commit suicide, and kneeling there, she had come to realize how powerless she was, how truly disposable, because she knew she was only taking the fall for something she had no hand in, and that made bile rise in her throat. That was of course until Megan marched in and demanded her freedom. From then, Brianna swore to make sure she did everything in her power to help her queen become stronger.~*~**~*~“Oh my God, are you alright Brianna? Are you really alright?” Rosetta had asked with tears in her eyes as she embraced the shaken Brianna in her arms.“I am alri
Rhode sighed as he watched Megan sink tiredly into her bed with a sigh of relief as her hand went to clutch at her forehead. He knew such stress and excitement could not possibly be good for the child she was carrying, but for some reason, his court had been very stirred up lately.“What is going through that pretty head of yours?” Megan asked with a laugh, and Rhode jolted to reality with a guilty expression, he had no idea he had zoned out.“Why?” He laughed along with her, and he could tell his eyes were twinkling mischievously. “Are you curious?” He asked and she nodded eagerly as she stared at him right in the eyes, and Rhode grinned again. He had always loved it when she smiled at him and looked at him straight in the eyes with zero inhibitions.He knew that it would probably be a long time before she could completely trust him given her past, but he was willing to work for it.“Yes!” Megan laughed again. “A penny for your thoughts?” Before opening his mouth to speak, Rhode mad
Lord Fuhler was trying to force breath into his lungs as he stood in his ancestral castle belonging to the Fuhlers name and tried to swallow the urge to scream.Rhode had somehow managed to smash all his wonderful plans to shreds and Lord Fuhler was in shock.He had planned it well, so well that there was even a safety net to catch him should the already immaculate plan fail, but Rhode had somehow managed to smash both the plan and the net to smithereens.“Argh!”Lord Fuhler finally pointed the middle finger to decorum and screamed his lungs out in frustration. He felt like putting a bounty on Rhode's and Megan's head. A million dollars for anyone who brings me the head of the Alpha, or his bitch! But unfortunately, some fantasies tended to remain fantasies.“My Lord, your daughter is here.” A servant announced and Fuhler nodded as his eyes burned with a vengeful rage. He would not be surprised if his own daughter had been the one to screw him over. Not surprised at all.“Send her in.
Aspen's life was going to shit. Firstly, Richardson confirmed her worst fears by saying to her face that he never had the intention to make her queen. Then proceeded to make it clear how much he hated her. Something that was rapidly becoming vice versa.And then there was Rudolph. The strange reporter that had barged into her chambers and pointed all five of his fingers at her accusingly, and claimed he knew where her son, the son that had been sired by that barbarian was. Confirming one of Aspen’s worst fears in a few seconds.After that incident, she had been unable to breathe because she believed that when she let her guard down, then that damned reporter would start publishing articles about the life she had led up in the north.That was frankly what kept her up many nights, but to her surprise, she heard nothing from Rudolph after that night. And the border guards she had bribed for information told her that they had indeed seen a person with Rudolph's exact description leaving t
Megan surveyed the table as she sat down gracefully, all the while wondering why Rhode had summoned herself, Brianna, Rosetta, Brian and Lord Rosebud in a very secluded room with trusted guards placed at the door. But she would let him speak first. Whatever had happened in the council room today was something that had raised his hackles high and on alert.“You all must be wondering why you are all here.” He started, and Megan nodded with the rest. Turning to Rosetta and Brianna, it was obvious that he was shocked to see them standing behind him.“Take a seat. Go on.” He encouraged. Now Megan was even more suspicious. Rosetta and Brianna sitting in the same room with Lords and ladies? It was almost unheard of.Sure, she allowed and even encouraged it, she had to look around to see if everybody else was on board with this. She would hate to see them uncomfortable. To her relief though, they all looked alright.“Rhode?” She interrupted softly. And he turned to her as she called him. “Wh
Her friends leaned forward anxiously. Each waiting to see the bomb she was going to drop any second. And Megan twisted from discomfort. She knew she was being unfair to Rhode, but she simply could not help but think about it. Especially now that her stomach was already bulging and could only be covered by the heavy garments she made sure to wear on a daily basis.“My lady?” Brianna reminded, and Megan jolted. She just had to get it out after all. If anyone could understand, then it would be her friends. They were incredibly loyal after all.“Well, you see…” still she hesitated, knowing that after she spoke, she would not be able to take it back. And Megan was not one to speak lightly.“Yes?” They urged, exchanging concerned looks as they undoubtedly wondered if something crucial had happened to her under their noses and they had no idea?“Ok, here it goes!” Megan suddenly yelled, before taking a deep breath and rushing to sit beside her Ladies.“Yes?” They urged again. The concern is
Rhode had never been so glad to see the borders of the West before. He had never thought he would feel the pang of relief he was feeling now as he stared at the border sign half a mile away in clear distance. He was happy to know that he had delivered on his words. He was happy to know that he was finally claiming exclusive rights to the West's territorial seas. It was a piece of the West that was closely coveted by other packs, and now, by a stroke of luck and Richardson's gullibility, the seas were in the palm of his hands.It was something his grandfather had tried to attain even when the West was not at its peak and failed, his father the same thing, even down to his brother, he was just relieved that he could fulfill their dreams at last.He had also done it for Megan back home, the sea would be a gift to her as he finally takes her to the altar after his return. Ge briefly thought about what his council men would say, before swiftly shaking off the thought. He cared nothing for
“What in the moon above do you think you are doing, Lord Fuhler?!” Megan yelled in righteous fury as she rose up from her seat to descend upon Lord Fuhler in all her rage.He was such an imbecile, to strike a woman barely out of labor, and Megan was filled with a strange kind of disgust for him.“She called me a teller of tales!” Lord Fuhler yelled back, causing Megan to scoff as she turned her head to look at Marcel standing solidly behind her.“Restrain him!” Megan yelled again, her eyes burning with power. She was not usually this explosive generally, but striking a woman fresh out of the labor room was crossing the line.Marcel was quick to do as she commanded because In the next instant, he was next to Fuhler, and gripped his upper arm tightly, causing Fuhler's face to turn a furious purple.“Slow down, your majesty.” The cautious voice of Lord Rosebud roused Megan from her angry haze, and she turned around to glance in his direction, before giving him a subtle nod.“This lady is
“What is going on here?!” Megan yelled as she burst through the heavy doors that shielded the council room and was met with a horde of people as they pushed around and demanded justice.“Nice to finally have your attention, my queen.” Lord Fuhler grinned with a mocking bow, and Megan frowned. Everything about the statement and situation was wrong. He had never acknowledged her as queen before, and the entire court was in chaos when he finally did.When the crowd heard the word “queen” they turned their anger on her and demanded justice in garbled tones jumbled together. It was a disaster.Megan looked around her quickly for Lord Rosebud. He was the only council man she trusted after all, and the crowd were looking more than hostile as they threatened to lynch and destroy.With her head tucked forward with determination, Megan tried to use her eyes to locate Lord Rosebud quickly before Lord Fuhler found the time to launch his newest schemes that were undoubtedly designed to hurt her.“
The carcass of the dead beast was dragged in by a dozen wolves as they tried to reel it back to camp. The smell of blood was still heavy on the air, and Rhode was already back in his human form as he stood silently and watched the efforts made to thrust up their newest kill.Rhode could not help but smile. The kill was big enough to feed his men for the night, so it was a win. As he sat under the silver sky, he could not help but wonder how Megan was faring. His last decision to put her in power was born out of impulse, which shocked him, he was never a man of impulse after all, or maybe he was and just did not know it, but one thing was for sure, there would be consequences.William rushed over to stand beside him silently, but Rhode sighed in exhaustion, a sudden weariness creeping into his bones because he knew for a fact that if he continuously failed to get his affairs in order, then he would end up like his brother, leaving Megan widowed and abandoned in a foreign land. She ha
Rhode stared at the happy faces of his men under the moonlight. They were all at home right then, even if they were miles away from their families and loved ones. Being civilized was the price they all had to pay for the life they had, but at times they were all overcome by a deep and dark sense of nostalgia that urged them to throw everything away and become one with the moon and the untamed creature within.It was something every wolf experienced as they were often forced to suppress their primal nature in order to live as civilized men. But it was more prevalent in men, so he knew every man under the sound of his voice could feel what he felt.He turned to look at Brian and noticed the light finally coming back to his features after days and weeks of endless court intrigues.He could only hope that Megan was alright back in the palace. He felt selfish for enjoying such a feeling of freedom without her but knew that he shouldn't. It was not what she would want, he could tell.He had
Rhode was already exhausted as he could feel his thighs chapping with every move of the horse he was on. He was not a novice rider by any chance, in fact he had learned how to handle a saddle before he could even shift into the creature that resided inside of him, but even the most seasoned horse rider would have gotten sick of being on top of the beast by now.He knew that if he was feeling this tired, and yet shockingly restless, then his men must be having it worse. They had been on the saddle for three days and three nights with no breaks in between after all.“How are you holding up?” Rhode turned to ask the surprisingly young man that rode by his left hand side. The young man was responsible for holding on to his armor, and by rights should not be able to keep up with his men, but Rhode was shocked by the dogged determination the boy had been exhibiting.“I am alright, alpha.” The boy answered, his voice tight with strain, and Rhode had to smile at this. They could converse now
Richardson could not help but gloat at the sight of the left state counselor's triumphant face. The man believed he had won, believing that with a few well placed strikes he had managed to disarm Richardson, which almost caused the alpha to gloat at his beady face.“We are going to squash the Faes!” Right stare counselor yelled, his eyes alight with a fierce light, and Richardson could not help but grin at the sight before him.He knew why they were so happy, knew that it had nothing to do with submerging the Faes and everything to do with the planned coup they planned on carrying out against him, and he could not help but grin bitterly.“Alpha, this could only mean one thing.” His trusted advisor Roderick murmured in his ear. But Richardson was unmoved, Roderick was not telling him anything he did not already know, so it kind of dampened the whole dramatics.“It will be alright.” Richardson shrugged, his expression carefully blank, trying to give nothing away.He knew that any slight
It felt like Aspen had been travelling on the rocky roads for days. Some days they strayed towards civilization, but her scruffy companion for some reason insisted that they kept closer to the swamp. A fact that never failed to rouse Aspen’s ire. She was with child, and more filthy and disgusting than she had ever been, and what was worse? She was expected to be okay with it! She had once tried to voice her concerns, but her scruffy companion simply stared at her with beady unsympathetic eyes that were void of any true desire to make her life more comfortable.“Wait! Slow down you bumble head!” Aspen yelled out raspily. Her voice was gone from serious dehydration. At this point she was seriously beginning to fear for the health of her poor baby.“Look, you could dawdle here all you want and wait for our captors to catch up with you, but I'm not going to do that with you, so I think we should part ways here.” Rudolph said firmly, his eyes unwavering, and Aspen gulped. She had no idea
Megan watched as Rhode and his army of about five hundred soldiers mount their horses they were intending to ride to the west. A lot of petitions were made for him to increase the number of warriors going with him, especially from Megan herself, but he did not take heed. Megan knew he did not wish to leave her defenseless so he was going without the appropriate amount of protection, and her love for him grew.Be safe out there.She nodded as he turned to find her in the crowd, he heard her, and he showed her by returning her firm nod.I will.It was an exchange of trust, so Megan tried to bite down on her anxiety as she wished she was not pregnant at the moment. It rendered her vulnerable, and Vulnerability was not entertained in the East.“He is really leaving.” Brianna whispered from where she stood behind Megan, and Rosetta nodded, her face lacking its usual cheer and awash with somberity.Megan could not help but wonder what caused such expression to overcome someone like Rosetta