**Audrey's POV**The sound of his voice made me shiver, but not in fear. I couldn’t quite explain why I suddenly got goosebumps all over; it almost felt like he had awoken something in my body, something I couldn’t quite understand."I said, who did this to you?" He asked as his hand went towards my face gently, but firmly. I winced from the contact, not sure of what his intentions were.I tried not to let my tears fall as he continued, his grip on my face tightened and he leaned closer. "Who." He demanded again."Uhm." I didn't know what to say, what could I say? "It doesn't matter anymore." His eyes widened slightly."Whenever I ask a question, I demand an answer so don't go telling me shit like it doesn’t matter when it obviously does!" He snarled in my face, I swallowed.Being in close proximity with him was alarming, I was aware of him, everything about him, how good he smelt, I wanted to sniff him right now, he was beautiful. My eyes wandered across his body, looking for flaw
**Kaden's POV**Walking away from her that day was the hardest thing I had ever done. She was like a virus that I had no cure for and I couldn’t help but think about her at every passing hour. I couldn't help it, her scent was intoxicating, everything about her was amazing; it drew me in, mesmerizing me.I wanted to run to the slave quarters and call her back. I wanted her, everything about her and even bed her immediately if she would agree to.She awoke the lust I didn't know I had in me, something I didn't really feel with my former mate, the mate pull was worse this time.I felt so drawn to her, even in the night while trying to sleep, she was in my thoughts.I stood up walking to the window, lost in thoughts. I looked out the window to the vast land beneath, showing silver rays of the moon shine down on me.It was a clear night sky, no clouds were around. The stars were out too and I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by it as I stared outside.A breeze swept through the window, ca
**Audrey's POV**My heart thumped loudly in my chest. I could still remember her stern instructions vividly, I’d planned on following it too but now I cannot remember how I’d been so drawn to the king that I totally forgot to stay away from him. As soon as she flew past the doorway like a bird, I immediately released my grip on him, and took a few steps backwards while I ignored his eyes that were presently narrowed at me.My breathing and pulse were ragged as I thought of what she would probably do to me now that she’d seen me, but at the same time, I tried to control myself, she was no God but simply someone I could easily maneuver my way around."What's wrong?" He asked and I immediately shook my head, forcing a smile.Almost immediately, I bowed to him and rushed out of his office, with my mind preoccupied with thoughts of how I would avoid the bitchy woman’s wrath.I walked quickly, stopping at the flower garden. It was quiet, peaceful, quite the best place to hide for a whi
**Audrey's POV**My eyes widened when I saw him. He looked clueless as he stepped out of the bathroom.His towel was wrapped tightly around his waist, his hair still wet, now had damp curls falling across his face, the water dripped down his chin, and down onto the floor, creating puddles on his feet.He looked so deliciously attractive and absolutely clueless that I wanted to touch his wet hair and frolic through its soft curls. I stared longingly at him, with my cheeks flushed. I could feel my cheeks heat up from the way he was looking so intensely into my eyes as if in search of clues; but then suddenly I looked away, feeling like quite an idiot for not being able to control myself around him. "I'm sorry." I muttered, glancing away.I couldn't help myself, my eyes trailed down the length of his body, from where I stood, I could see every single line, and every single crevice in his body; they called out to me, indulging me.His muscles were strong and defined, his chest slight
**Audrey's POV**I clamped my hands tightly and pressed my lips into a thin line as the door creaked open while I waited for whoever it must’ve been to come in.As soon as I saw that it was the man who showed to me the slave quarters the very first day I came here, I heaved a sigh of relief, ignoring the way the King started at me in confusion.I didn't know much about him and didn't want to, the fact that I knew he was harmless; and that he was the Lycan king's friend as well as his second in command was more than enough reason to feel slightly comfortable."There you are." He stood at the entrance, looking at me, and back at the king."Good evening, Beta." I bowed quickly, suddenly finding my voice.He stared at me, a small smile playing on his lips, "Hello there." He greeted me with a smile, which made me look confusedly up at him. The words sounded strange coming out of his mouth, even the expression on his face was quite inexplicable; almost like he was suggesting something.
*Kaden's POV*"Wow you're enjoying yourself." Adler chuckled loudly as soon as she practically ran out of the room, and even continued after she had finally disappeared down the corridor..At first I paid no attention to him but simply watched her run until I could no longer see her. I immediately turned to give him the stink eye.“You’re not going to try explaining the scene I was met with when I walked in here?” He asked cockily, and I rolled my eyes as I leaned on the door.“No.” I deadpanned.I saw the suggestive grin on his face, one that I really wanted to wipe off, but I said nothing about it. I knew him well enough to know that talking to him about it would mean an extremity of extreme teasing.I suddenly remembered how close she had been against me and the way her sweet feminine fragrance had assaulted my senses.I almost kissed her. I wanted to though because her lips had looked soft, really inviting; it looked like home. Her presence had filled me with a sudden surge of wi
**Audrey's POV**A sudden chill went down the length of my spine as soon as he growled. It was so intense that I instantly felt a tad bit cold and my body shivered with anticipation. Everyone looked at him the same way I did, staring at him in surprise, wondering why a king would want to train with a slave like me."King Kaden, you shouldn’t have to bother." One of his men said confusedly. I could hear the harsh whispers in the crowd but tried very much to ignore it. I was already bothered enough as it is to listen to something else that would bother me even more..His eyes narrowed, making him look more dangerous than usual and I noticed how the soldier stepped away from him as if to escape him.His voice was low as he replied. "Yes I do.""It's going to be weird for us." Another one of them said."Seeing you train a slave." He added."You think that's important?" He snarled."Well no but-""It doesn't matter." He sighed."You train the others and I'll train her." He held my waist.
**Audrey's POV**The training became a little more intense than I imagined. I couldn’t help but think that King Kaden was seducing me and training me at the same time.I sighed in frustration as we kept going again and again and I was quickly getting tired; even his distinctive comments kept putting me on edge, making me quite vulnerable to his hits.One thing was certain though, and that is the fact that I would faint soon due to exhaustion and sexual frustration."That's enough for today." He bellowed suddenly, coming to a halt.His eyes met mine, he looked as though he was worried about me, but I wasn't so sure. Even the way he had ended the training whilst looking at me made me feel he did it for me.I could feel the frustration bubbling in my veins and it made the tips of my ears turn red with anger and embarrassment.How am I supposed to get stronger if I can't even beat this damn training dummy? It was the reason why I was even trying in the first place!"You can all go back to
With my hands planted firmly on my waist, I stared confusedly at the two crying babies in front of me and no matter what I did or said to calm them down, nothing seemed to be working. Seemingly Lost in confusion and not knowing what to do, I tried hard to comfort the crying babies in front of me but they instead laid, crying tirelessly that at a point, I did not know what else to do for they could not stop crying. I carried one of them in my arms and began to rock it gently, the other laid in the crib built for the two babies. I continued this way, giving turns to each of them as I held them in my arms attempting to get them to fall asleep but they wouldn’t. That did little to make them quit though and I grew frustrated but I knew I could not give up. I had tons of work to do, a lot of paperwork also and the thought of attending to those immediately after dropping these kids filled me with so much tiredness that I felt I would drop dead. Since the takeover from Jacob, there
Audrey's POVFeeling happy and fulfilled that I had fulfilled my words and that I had been able to Kill Jacob in the exact way I had imagined it, I smiled to myself thinking of how this was the first time I felt like I had done something worth deserving as I stared down at his decapitated body which was now covered in a of his own blood, and could vividly see the hole I made on his heart.A smile got stuck on my lips and I couldn't let it go. I allowed it, wondering why Ian had this weird stare on me."You finally killed the predator, after being the prey for so long. You're taking over the predator's land." I muttered to myself as I stared at his blood dripping neck, making trails as I walked, I wanted them to see that I had killed Jacob and ended his reign of terror and destruction.I walked out to the corridor where she listened to the silent gasps and the scared look on the faces of the people.I held the head in my hands and showed it to the people."This marks the end of this he
Audrey's POVI knew Jacob was a bit surprised that I had smiles all over my face, despite the fact that he had a knife pressed on my neck.He was a bit stubborn and I wondered what I would say to him that would make him move the knife away from my neck despite all the white lies I had told him. It was a little confusing to watch him and the cynical smile on his face and at the same time, I was bothered because I knew he was psychotic and could do anything."You could just remove this knife, I would surely guarantee your safety." I said quietly as he pressed the knife deeper into my neck, it was hurting but I couldn't let out a tear, knowing that it would mean defeat and I hated being defeated by clumsy enemies such as Jacob. "Do you expect me to believe you?" He retorted sharply as he pressed the knife, adding a little force to it. When he wasn’t watching, I tilted my head slowly, in a bid to pull my neck away from the sharp blade. "Come on, you have my word, I would surely beg Kad
Kaden's POVI loved the fact that Logan had to turn against his pack, knowing fully well that Jacob turned them against him. Having killed some of his men, Logan grew tired of killing and felt like setting it amicably.They surrounded him as he let down his guard, he told his men to do the same as they all stopped fighting, Jacob's soldiers were afraid, I guess filled with that thought that they were just leading them to a trap."Why won't you fight us?" The Chief guard questioned as the guard paved the way for him to walk through. "I can't, we can keep on wasting our strength on each other when the real devil is up there watching us." Logan explained, wondering how Logan tends to make this work, it would be hard and it might get ugly. "What do you mean?" The Chief guard was confused. "Jacob is a man that would surely have you all killed if need be. He wouldn't hesitate to threaten the lives of your family if you dare flout his orders" Logan uttered, wearing a smile on his face, ho
Kaden's POVI felt uneasy, knowing that I had my reservations with Audrey's plot, but I had to give in, she had it all planned out and now that I thought about it, mine had loopholes.If we had attacked Jacob as I planned, he would have escaped or better still led us into one of his unforseen traps which would leave us in jeopardy; harming my men, weakening my manpower and having a strong hold on my resources.But with Audrey's plot, she handles on the inside, while we take care of his men outside which would make everything even and provide Jacob with an extremely slim chance of escaping or having to use someone as bait while trying to escape. "I just hope Audrey succeeds with her plan, I'll take care of these ones here with my own plan," I muttered to myself, knowing that my men were also waiting for my signal.I assured myself, rigging off every fear and trying to remain at peace as I waited for a signal to show that Audrey was in trouble. For now though, I hadn't felt any pa
AUDREY’S POVI waited for Jacob’s reply to my sarcastic but true comment about the palace but it did not come, the intent of it had not fazed him a bit I noticed and I began to wonder what went on through his mischievous mind. Jacob gently placed his arm around my back and I flinched at the feel of his strong arms around me but let him guide me to a chair close to his throne. Surprisingly he had not still said anything in reply to the view I had concerning the place, perhaps he had sensed the sarcasm in my voice even though I suspected that he knew what I said was true. He acted really sweet towards me while I acted according to the script I was writing in my mind.I sat down calmly on the chair he had offered me and he sat on the enormous throne. We started to talk and he asked about my trip there, asking if I had any troubles on my way. I sweetly replied to him, not forgetting to remind him of how I was capable of taking care of myself. I wondered why he and Kaden always felt that
Audrey’s POVDespite the anger I felt coursing through my veins and spiking up my nerves, I managed to force a smile as the soldier who stood guard at the door to the throne room opened the huge doors for me to pass through. I stepped into the room slowly as if expecting to be met with some kind of trap and then stopped at some point to take my first real glance at the expanse of the room and the striking view ahead of me. I marveled at the sheer beauty it emitted but couldn’t help but think about how it had lost its shine. The palace, even though ancient as it was, was one of the most mesmerizing views I had ever had the pleasure of seeing. It looked different from what I remembered it to be; the structures were getting old, the decorations were fading out, and what made the room gorgeous most was no longer there – the glitter of people laughing and cheering happily nonstop, in love and harmony.The memory of how the palace used to be filled with love and glamor when it was still m
Audrey's POVI sat with my hands folded in front of me as I had become more than a little tense due to how much I was wondering what Kaden wanted to tell me that made him keep me in a weird suspense. I hated the fact that my heart raced, hoping that the news wouldn't affect me, or have anything to do with Kaden or Shantel but then from the expression on his face, it was difficult to ascertain if the news coming was a bad one or a good one. I gulped.Filling my head with irrelevant thoughts, I was getting confused as I felt someone holding my left palm, Shantel tilted her head upwards and down, assuring me that all would be fine. I hearkened to her with the evidence of doubt still writhing in me."You're making me uneasy, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" I stuttered as Kaden bowed his head down as he said in a low tone;"I can't tell you, when she's around. She has to leave us, it's personal and urgent.""That won't be possible, Shantel says. If I deserve to listen to this new
Audrey's POVI hated the fact that I had soiled my fingers trying to take down a guard, knowing that this was a test to show my strength and skills which I knew I didn't have. I just wanted to be able to fight off my enemies with my hands and legs in combat, which would be to my advantage and would come in handy whenever I would need to protect myself, knowing fully well that this was dark times and that Kaden's soldiers were dying in their numbers.It was hard to believe it, but they would just go missing and their dead body would be found, wondering what he was planning or his plans on how to catch this culprit that has murdered many men. I knew this was a plot to reduce Kaden's man power, and it was working effectively. Jacob knew this, and was using it to his advantage. "You're doing quite well, keep it up" Shantel said to me even though I knew I wasn’t doing any good. I knew that she was only being helpful, the smile on her face said the words she was hiding. This was her wa