"Try me."
Now chuckling, "growing up, Rye and I were more like enemies or more like him not liking me and me doing everything to annoy the hell out of him. Every opportunity I get, I used to annoy him which was fun for me but to him, I don't know, but I will use a nuisance he will do anything to get rid of. I remember when we were in grade twelve, we just ended classes for that day and I was super bored and was looking for something fun to do and I spotted him ahead of me with his current girlfriend at that moment when an idea popped into my head. To me at that time it was fun but to him, it was one of the embarrassing moments of his life."
She shook her head as she could not help smiling remembering their past. "I had just eaten a cholate bar and could not finish it and was about to trash it but thought otherwise and thought to use it to prank him. I squeezed the remaining chocolate in the wrapper and extended the crumbled chocolate into the burning sun so tha
I raised my lid at her, "Was it that awful?" Scrunching her nose, "I wouldn't say awful, but let me tell you this, my annoying him didn't end there and continued till we ended high school, and even after that, I looked for ways to annoy him. It went to the extent that he started avoiding me at every given opportunity he has which didn't stop me at all but instead made me determine to pester the hell out of him." "Wow...Alexa, you really are unbelievable. I can't blame the guy for avoiding you. If it were me I would do more than avoid you. I might even leave the pack because of you." "I know right? That was the extent I went. The funniest thing is that it bounced back at me when I got in trouble. That very day, I sneaked out of the palace to attend this newly opened clubhouse but the annoying me landed my ass in trouble with the vamps of all creatures, and couldn't find a way out of it on my own. My eyes widen when I heard this. There has
At this stage, I don't know if I should be more surprised than I already am. Asking why she ran would sound stupid since I could already guess why she did it. It was obviously because of the embarrassing situation in which they both found out and she probably thought he hated her since he didn't pick her calls. She shakes her head, "Nevertheless, It was Brice that was able to locate me using his ability as a tracker and when they came to get me where I was in a hotel room, he was among them. To cut it all short, since then, he never lets me out of his sight until now and that's because I promised him that I've changed and wouldn't do things on impulse." *** We got to the training grounds and put all discussions on hold and started with me warming up. After an hour of warm-up, Alexa told me to try summoning my shield the way she showed me previously first and see if I could do it before we do it the other way. Nodding at her, I clear my m
Looking up at my mate, I raised my hand to touch his chin, "I thought you weren't around. When did you get back?" I try to change the topic? Try to get my mind off from feeling down. I don't like the emotion that comes from being dejected. "Not quite long, My Amore." "We were on our way to check on you both when we saw the smoke coming from here." Rye chipped in. He still had his arm wrapped around Alexa not intending to let go of her at any moment. My mind went back to Alexa's words on what had transpired between the two of them in the past and couldn't help but smile. If someone doesn't have any idea of their past and personality saw them right now, would find it difficult to believe anyone that told them about it. My mate looked at the area that caught fire in the forest one more time before saying, "Let's go back to the palace. You can continue your training tomorrow." I nod at him and we all walk towards the Palace. I guess th
"But..." "There's no but in this. You being involved will endanger your life and that's the last thing I want for you. I will handle the case you just need to focus on your training." 'I doubt he will agree to this Ash' 'Relax Aura, he will.' Resting her head on her paws, 'Sure give it a try, and let's see how it goes.' I gave him a pleading look, "Zeid, I want to be involved. Literally speaking, I'm already involved in whatever plans Lady Anya is concurring because I'm your mate. Also, Mother Goddess created me for a reason and if I'm not ready or you don't allow me to be involved in minute matters such as this, how then will I be able to face bigger challenges that are yet to come." Giving him a reassuring looking, "I assure you that I will be extra careful and would not do anything that will endanger my life. Just allow me please..." Pinching the bridge of his nose, he finally agreed. "Alright, but on the condition that I'm
"That's the reason why I've not appeared before you to put you through your training." Nodding my head in understanding, "Alright Hera. That's a fault from my side. I should have called for you before now." I decided to not let her know why I didn't call for her before now. That's if she hasn't already known. "Hera, as you might have been aware of, I've been trying to summon my shield but hasn't been successful so far even when I tried it in a different way than Princess Alexa showed me, I ended up getting a small portion of the training forest ablaze. Do you know the reason why it is that I've not been able to do so properly?" "Yes, your highness. I believe that in your last attempt of summoning your shield, you focused on a different emotion instead of the one you are supposed to focus on." Thinking on her words, If what she's saying is that on the two different occasions when I summoned my shield unconsciously, I didn't do that be
“Your Highness, that can only be achieved when your state of mind is completely at peace,” Hera answered my thought-out question. I glance at her and contemplated the meaning behind her words. What does she mean by that? Wasn’t that the first method Alexa showed me to use in summoning the shield? Hera smiled and shook her head, “No your Highness. What you did with Princess Alexa, was you clearing your mind of all thoughts, not putting your mind at peace. I’ve noticed that’s what you’ve been doing, and that’s due to you finding it difficult to fully concentrate, which was caused by what’s been recently happening. You don’t fully believe that you can fulfill your purpose.” She just hit the nail right on the head. I’ve indeed been finding it difficult to take my mind off the things that have been happening. I mean, everything just happened so suddenly, not giving me enough time to come to terms with the knowledge of my respon
“Alright, your Highness, what you need to do is what you’ve been told before, but this time around you just have to make it a long-lasting one.” I nod my head at her, as I’m determined to make it work this time. Striding to the center of the room, I sat down on the floor and close my eyes and let go of everything that has been bothering me. Let go of my fears and insecurities, and focus on finding a balance of harmony within myself. It took me some time to find, but when I finally did, I felt refreshed and in sync with everything around me. I could feel the energy surging through me and around me. I felt light weighted as I do the hand gesture and summoned my shield out from within me to my hands. Opening my eyes, I saw the hues of the shield surrounding me and spread out my hands to spread out the shield to cover the entire room. I smile in excitement as I see how surprised my mate was looking at the shield.
After some minutes of letting them have their fill of fun, I told them to calm down before opening my eyes. They scan through the room before landing first on my mate, who was gazing at me with mixed expressions I could not decipher completely. One thing I could from it was that he was worried about me getting hurt. I smiled at him in assurance before facing Hera. She smiled at me and said, “Very good, Your Highness. Now that you’ve channeled the air element, get acquainted with them and become one with them. By doing this, you will have access to command them as easily as moving just a finger. Make use of them as you please without losing much energy.” Understanding her words, I nod at her and close my eyes once more, channeling the air energy within me so we can become one. I did as she said; called to the air element, command them to become one with me. They obeyed me and felt the flow of energy within me. I sensed them flowing into my being, becomin
At my question, he looked away, unable to meet my eyes. After a lengthy silence, he finally sighed and softly whispered, "That night, I was not myself. It was the red blood moon night, and I couldn't control my actions. On every red blood moon night, every creature that was yet to have a partner in our kingdom was unable to control their transformation and urge to copulate with the opposite gender. Hence any creature that was still single on this night would find themselves in a precarious situation. For those with royal blood, the situation was even more dire. The urge and lack of control were ten times stronger than the average changeling. We can hardly control ourselves, and most times, we tend to isolate ourselves completely from others to avoid any potential harm or consequences." He said with a heavy heart before walking the short distance to the window and staring blankly into the distance."That day I had been away on a trip that needed my very presence. It was one that I coul
"What? My father?" I looked at the 'young' handsome man in front of me in disbelief.He was claiming to be my long-lost father, a fact that seemed impossible to comprehend.I mean, how could someone this young be my father? He looked so young that he could easily be mistaken for my older brother.He was fair, almost pale white. His unfathomable, golden-brown eyes contrasted exceptionally with his light-toned face. His chestnut-colored hair pulled back into a neat ponytail; he truly was the epitome of elegance and grace. He had a certain air of wisdom and maturity that was beyond his looks, making it even more perplexing to accept the fact that he was my father.With his cheekbones and piercing golden brown eyes, he certainly had the same striking features as me, making it difficult to deny that we were related.However, that wasn't the thing that got me perplexed. It was his status as king that got to me the most."Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that you are my father and also the
Unknown POVKnock, knock, knock.The knocking on the door disrupted the activity that was going on behind the closed door, and a series of frustrated curse words came gushing out of the mouths of those occupying the room."Greetings, my Lord. May I come in?" A man in a combination of black clothes with an eye patch on his left eye, with silky long black hair tied together at the nape of his neck, said towards the door to the man in the room."Didn't I mention it earlier that I'm not to be disturbed? Why do you think that you could disobey my orders?""A-apologies, my Lord, I came bearing news of great importance that could no longer wait for a moment." The man standing outside the room stammered."What is so urgent that it couldn't wait until morning and had to trouble me on it?"The man's disgruntled voice grunted out between groans of pleasure as the owner kept pounding the female bent before him with urgency. The sound of flesh hitting flesh increased drastically along with the wai
"Yes, we are changelings. We can change our appearance at will, blending seamlessly into any environment or society. We are a rare breed, feared and misunderstood by many. But to those who truly know us, we are loyal and protective friends."Hmm, loyal and protective indeed.With a sly smile, he added. "For thousands of years, we have stayed hidden, isolated ourselves from the rest of the world, until recently. There are those who no longer like the way we keep to ourselves and want to let the world know of our existence. It's probably one of them that you encountered before me and that tried to harm you. The reason behind that attack is unknown to us, but rest assured, I will protect you from anyone who tries to harm you and also find out who has done such a thing and the reason behind it. I will get to the bottom of it. But for now, this is all I can tell you. I will leave the rest to your father to explain to you when he comes to see you."The whole information about their being wa
"What do you mean by that?" I was confused by his words.Why is it his duty to protect me?"Protecting you is my sole purpose," the mysterious figure replied with a calm and reassuring smile. "I was privileged to be appointed by your father to protect you at all costs."Perplexed, I repeated questioningly, "My father?" I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly.Growing up, all I heard about him was that he was a beast that had forced himself on my mother and had his way with her. I never imagined that, apart from hearing about my father in the same sentence as a monster, I would hear about him in a different sentence entirely different from the ones I had grown up with. I had no idea if he was even dead or alive, or who he was or even looked like. There was nothing to tell me anything about him. The word father to me was more like a passing word that was used to insult me when needed."Yes, your father. He is very much alive, and he sent me to look for you and protect you as soon as he go
I quickly walked toward the door and hoped it wasn't locked, but my hope was dampened when I tried the handle and found it wouldn't budge. I became more anxious as I realized that escaping was going to be much more difficult than I had anticipated.What to do?What to do?I searched around the room to see if there was another way out.The window.I quickly darted toward it and checked if it was unlocked.To my joy, it was.However, that joy was short-lived because, as soon as I pushed it open, I realized that it was way high above the ground, and attempting to climb out would be extremely dangerous.To be precise, the room I was placed in was at the top of a tall tower. I was trapped.No wonder they hadn't bothered sealing the window shut. It was impossible to escape.Feeling extreme despair, I collapsed onto the cold stone floor and held my head with both hands. A sense of hopelessness washed over me as I realized there was no way out.I stayed that way for a while, only to hear a wiz
"Hehe, I didn't think it would be this easy after everything that had happened so far," another male voice said."Of course it is. That was why I told you guys to let me do it since no one would suspect me and I have the closest access to her." I heard Agatha's voice say, surprising me. I didn't expect her to be involved in this. I never for once thought she was involved in the whole thing."Yeah, let's get out of here before they notice her absence and come searching for her," the first male said."As if they would. No one cares about her that much, especially not her so called mate." With a smirk laced to his voice, the second male replied."Let's just get out of here before they notice her absence for too long. "Before they realize she's missing and start looking for her," another voice said, and I felt my body being lifted and moved right before I completely lost consciousness.Prince Dante's POVI know I've not been the best mate to her, but I needed to keep my distance from her
By the time I finished taking my shower and came out of the bathroom, the prince had gone, with no sign of him ever being there in the first place. I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment and longing. I had thought that since he had taken the time to come to the room today, we would have had a chance to finally talk and get to know each other better. But now, it seemed like that opportunity had slipped away.Talk of someone who goes and comes as he wishes, it was clear that he had no intention of working on our mate bond—at least not now.It was quite disappointing, but who was I to blame if not me? I could understand his unwillingness to complete the mating bond between us.After all, I was the one who worked as a spy for the enemy and is still being suspected of working for the enemy, no matter how subtle they seem not to show their suspicions towards me.I let out a deep breath and went about doing my usual routine for the day.By evening, the dress finally came from the
On getting to the prince's private quarters, I was extremely tired and fell asleep immediately.However, I was woken up by a loud noise in the middle of the night and jolted up from the bed, frightened. Initially, I thought it was the prince who had entered the room, but to my surprise, it was a shadow hidden in the darkness of the room that sent chills down my spine."W…who is there?" I called as I quickly reached out to switch on the table lamb that was placed beside me on the bedside table. However, when the light illuminated the room, there was no one there. Instead, only a cold, empty silence filled the air.But I could not be wrong about what I had seen. I was certain that I saw a shadow in the corner of the room right before I turned on the light, and I couldn't shake off the feeling that someone or something was watching me. But since I didn't see anything, I tried to put the unease feelings aside and went back to sleep. But the lingering sense of unease stayed with me through