For a second there, Caspian felt his heart skip a beat. His eyes stared at the beautiful woman smiling at him and he could feel his heart melt with just her smile.He had stared at her pictures countless of times, but actually meeting her for the first time was a whole new kind of feeling for Caspian. He had never felt this way just by looking at a woman.Her porcelain skin looked flawless as her golden hair cascaded down the sides of her face. Her beautiful blue eyes stared at him and his eyes couldn't help but drift to stare at her plumpy lips.Of all the places in the world, Caspian had never thought he would jam Xylah here. He had made his men search everywhere for her, who knew she was here, in this place?"Xylah…?" His voice uttered in shock. Caspian still couldn't believe his eyes.Xylah bummed as she pulled her lips into a pout before slowly, a grin made it's way to her face. She giggled and laughed, clapping her hands as though she had just seen something exciting."Again! Aga
After the masked man had left earlier, Liam had continued his search for Xylah. He went into the horde of people, hoping and praying he would see her.After searching for a couple of minutes and Xylah was yet to been anywhere, Liam was frustrated. "Maybe she's gone outside to look for me?" He thought and went out to check but he couldn't find her there too.He was on his way inside, thinking about how Greg would kill him if he didn't return with Xylah that night when a man bumped into him."The fuck?" Liam cursed in annoyance. How many more people would he bump into tonight?The man growled but his state looked pitiful. He held his chin as his mouth bled profusely."Is everybody here crazy tonight? Y'all want to kill me huh? First that crazy man upstairs and now— forget it!" He mumbled some other things before trotting away.The stairs.Yes, he hadn't checked there!Liam hurried towards the stairs, bumping into more people and as the staircase came into his sight, he let out a sigh of
Liam was at a complete loss for words after hearing Greg's accusation. His grip on Greg's hand loosened before he finally let go. His face was pale, his ears not wanting to believe what he just heard.He couldn't believe it. His Alpha, his own best friend was accusing him of something as outrageous as this. Did Greg really believe he was in love with Xylah?Even after he had clearly mentioned nothing was between of of them earlier, did his friend not believe him?Liam scoffed in disappointment. No it can't be. Didn't Greg trust him anymore? Has he stopped believing his words now? Did he view Liam as a liar? Did Greg think he was this cheap to consider snatching his best friend's love?All these and more questions swirled in Liam's mind as he stood looking at Greg's angry face. He chuckled shaking his head, it was a low and painful chuckle.They've been together for more than decades now, but was this how much Greg trusted him? Was their friendship this weak that a mere woman could com
"Are you okay?" Liam asked seeing the way Xylah staring at him."What?" He said and chuckled "Did you see a ghost or something?""N-No.. I mean.." Xylah sighed "Just get out. I need to take a bath""Oh whatever" He got to his feet."You should finish up and get ready. We'll be going round the pack today""Really?" Xylah's eyes lit up at his words. Sitting all day crammed up in this room was beginning to feel tiresome. She had been so excited to finally go out yesterday, but it didn't go quite as well as she thought it would."What?" Liam noticed the slight change in her expression "You don't want to?""No, no" She hurriedly reply "I do. I'll be out soon""Alright then. I'll be out when you're ready. See you soon" He winked at her before turning to leave the room.Xylah's blinked her eyes not understanding what was happening. Something was definitely not right. She could just feel it.She shoved her thoughts aside and hurried to take her bath. She returned to the room, put on a pair of
Xylah flinched as loud roars erupted around her. Everyone was jeering and cheering for the opponents who were duelling.After the whistle had gone off earlier, they had all surrounded a ring where warriors were to duel. It had been a fun thing to watch for Xylah as she's never seen something like this before.Back home, she was barely allowed out of the house and always locked up so seeing an activity like for the first time in her life excited her. She stood besides Liam looking into ring where the warriors fought with anticipation.She too, ofcourse had picked her favorite and was rooting for him to win."Come on, come on…" She muttered praying silently for her choice to win "Yes, just a little more…" Her excitement started to bubble seeing her choice was pinning his opponent to the ground.The count down was made and the opponent wasnt able to reverse the pin."And we have a winner!!" The referee announced and loud cheers erupted once more. Xylah jumped to her feet with a scream."
The pressure was getting too much for Xylah to handle. She felt all eyes on her as everyone waited to hear her answer.Greg and Liam's expectant eyes made everything even worse."I.. I'm sorry Greg, I can't come with you" As she got the words out, she saw how Greg's face fell.The side of Liam's lips tugged up a little hearing that and he tried to say something."And you too Liam" Xylah cut him off "I'm not coming with you either. I don't want to go anywhere with both of you. I'd prefer to go to my room now" She said looking at the dumbstruck face of Liam as she turned and begin her march back to the pack house.Liam scoffed while Greg balled his fists."You see what you've caused now. So sad she won't be able to watch the rest of the training""Why don't I trian your face to my fist?" Greg asked instead"I'd like to see you try" Liam challenged and gasps went round. They couldn't believe the Alpha and Beta were actually going to battle it out.Liam wasn't bothered one bit. The Alpha
Eulla sat on a sofa in her room chewing some nuts as she browsed through her phone. It's been a while since she's gone online and been active on her page and all of her fans were starting to wonder what had happened to her.A frown appeared on her pretty face as she scrolled through her page and soon, one could see how her face started to turn red.Eulla saw concerned comments asking about how she's been and what had happened to her. Others inquired about how why she's stopped going live and making contents wondering if it was because her sister had gone missing.Others had already deduced it was so and had unfollowed her because she couldn't give them any more "premium" content as they claimed.It was true most of Eulla's content revolved around poor Xylah and that was how she was able to channel so many people to follow her. She always acted all lovely and sweet and had made Xylah out to be the evil one.People enjoyed seeing her love for her sister who had supposedly ruined her lif
Eulla's words were like sharp daggers, driving right through Errol's heart. He couldn't believe his ears as he stood there looking at her fuming face."Eu– Eulla?" He blinked in disbelief "What are you saying? H– How can you say that to me?" He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her closer "You had promised me!" He half yelled " You said you would marry me once Xylah was out of my life! You had promised to be with me—""And did you actually think I meant it?" Eulla cut him off. Her brows were raised slightly as she looked at him in amusement."Did you really think someone like you would end up with someone like me?" She pointed to herself "Oh come on, Errol. Don't make me laugh. You know I deserve something much better" She bursts into laughter.Truly, Eulla deserved something much better than some ordinary Errol. She was deserving of a queen and she would have definitely become one if that useless prince hadn't been retarded.If only he was as normal as everyone else, eulla would ha
Epilogue"The long awaited day has arrived dear viewers," The female reporter smiled brightly at the camera "We've just been informed that our dear Queen has gone into labor and a little prince is expected soon. The whole world is in anticipation and we're sending our hearts, prayers and heartfelt wishes to the Royal family. We wish the Queen nothing but a safe delivery"Caspian walked back and forth, his eyes darted towards the closed door every now and then. The whole of the chambers was dead quiet save for the constant screams and cries coming from behind the door and the loud thudding of his heart.His heart pounded against his chest so fast, he was sure it was going to explode any moment. He still couldn't believe what was happening— his wife, his queen, his mate was finally in labor.Caspian had waited for this day ever since that night and now that it was finally here, he didn't know why he felt this nervous. A fear nagged at his being, one that refused to go away no matter ho
Xylah sat in front of her dressing mirror, dressed in all white and a veil over her head, a single tear flowed down her cheeks. Today marks the third month after Caspian's day and today, everything was going to change for her. She was getting married, again. And to whom? Sire Onyx himself. Xylah recoiled at the mere thought of marrying Caspian's uncle but she was helpless, just like she was on the night she stabbed Caspian.The whole city had gone into mourning after his body had been found cold the next morning. The cause of death was said to be a stab in the heart with a silver knife. Silver was lethal to all werewolves— it took their lives like it meant nothing.Investigations had been carried out but Sire onyx ofcourse got the case closed. Days passed by and Caspian was soon forgotten, he was but a useless prince after all.Xylah shook away the thoughts and took a long sigh as she's escorted out of the room.' Today was going to be a long day' She thought, clutching the small kni
Xylah slowly made her way to the dinner room flanked by her attendees. It's been days since her meeting with Sire Onyx Xylah had tried really hard to forget all about it but having to see him everyday was a constant reminder on its own. The royal family had this tradition He had given her time and his eyes held the same amount of warning whenever it met hers.Today was no different, the moment Xylah had stepped into the dinning room, her eyes met his Onyx's first. A disapproving look crossed his face. Onyx had already given her the instructions on what to do and was expecting the results for days now. Xylah couldn't bring herself to just do it.She sat in her place at the table, opposite her husband and looked everywhere but at Onyx. She felt his eyes bore into her soul as the kitchen maids serve breakfast. Xylah made it a mental note to eat quickly, excuse herself and hurry out of here before Onyx was done. She didn't want him to trap her like he always did the rest for the day.Ch
You.." Jane growled the moment she reached Xylah."Oh, mothe—" Xylah barely had the chance to complete her words when a heavy slap.lamded on her cheeks, the sound resounded across the entire drawing room. Two amidst who stood there gasped at the same time Xylah did."Mother?" Xylah called out in shock, a hand to her cheek."I am not your mother!" Came Janes harsh growl "Don't u ever call me that you filthy bitch" she barked, the veins on her forehead Popping. Xylah has seen Jane angry so many times but this was the first time she was seeing her like this. She looked mad, almost possessed. She looked up at the maids who stared at them in shock."Leave us" She simply said and they nodded almost immediately before scurrying out of the room. Jane humped "You must be enjoying yourself are you not? You must be so happy after ruining my daughter's life!""But what did I do?" Cykah had no idea why so much anger was being directed at her. she hadn't done a thing."Everything!" Jane yelled and
"Come now, let's go" Ian said finally releasing her from the hug" We don't have much time left as it is"His hands held hers as he pulled her along and of course, Xylah's feet betrayed her, they trotted after him mindlessly as they headed for the door. It was only when she saw him open the door that her heart started to race.She can't do this, she can't go with Ian. His life was already on the line and if they leave like this, then—No, Xylah swallowed. She wanted nothing more than to run as far away from here as possible and start a new life with her mate, of course. But she knew she couldn't do that."I can't come with you!" She used all the strength she had left to scream those words, stopping Ian dead in his tracks. He turned to look at her, his eyes filled with questions."Xylah?" His voice broke as his grip on her loosened. Xylah used that opportunity to free herself."Yes Ian I'm sorry but I can't come with you""But why? Wh–""I don't owe you any explanation" her jaw tighten
Ian stopped on front of Xylah's door, his hands raised as he dropped a soft knock on the door"Xylah?" He called out, his voice even softer "Are you in there?" He asked. It was a stupid question ofcourse, as she most certainly was in there. She couldn't go anywhere else.Moments later, he heard the shuffling of feet and the door being unlocked before it was pulled open, the face of his mate coming into his view. The smile on Ian's face disappeared the moment he saw her."Xylah?" A small frown made it's way up his face. "What's wron—" she didn't let him complete his sentence as she crashed into his arms without warning.Whether or not Ian was taken aback, Xylah didn't know because she felt him wrapped his arms around her a moment later. The familiar sparks were sent running across her body again, it felt like she was electrocuted but not bad electrocuted, electrocuted in a good way. Xylah closed her eyes, it felt oddly comforting.How grateful she was he didn't say anything through ou
Xylah returned to her room devastated after her discussion with Aeon and Raphael. They had given her an ultimatum knowing fully well which one Xylah would pick. With a heavy heart, Xylah obviously ended up picking the latter— to save Ian's life.Xylah would endure anything, but she couldn't tolerate a single scratch on Ian. He was her friend and savior, he had given her a new life, chose to hold her hand when others didn't and above all, Ian was her mate.She couldn't let any injustice come to him when it was her fault after all. The reason they had both snuck out was for her to enjoy some fun time.As she collapsed on her bed , face first, she couldn't hold back all of the tears threatening to fall, all of them came down in a huge stream. Her bedcovers were stained in no time as Xylah cried. She cried and cried, her body racking with powerful sobs yet she didn't even try to stop them. She let herself cry her sorrows away.Xylah couldn't believe how unfortunate she was. Just yesterday
Xylah took a step back, the surprise and shock on her face was evident as she watched the grown up man drool and mumble some incoherent words which she couldn't understand at all. She watched him burst into laughter and pointed at her while an idiot which made her gasp.It looked like she was the only surprised one because the other two men in the room looked ok as if nothing had happened– as if all was just normal to them.Xylah now understood why everyone refered to him as the useless prince. Horror washed over her as she wondered what could've turned such a fine man into something as dreadful as this?He had beautiful ocean blue eyes, accentuated by thick black lashes, a long and perfect nose sat on his face.Xylah could swear she had never seen a finer man all her life. His features were enough to make one drool but he was drooling instead?She watched the prince pick up a piece of salad from one of the bowls on the table and bring it up to his face. He blew on it, then sniffed it
'You're getting married to the prince tomorrow'Those were the only words that kept repeating themselves over Xylah's head as she walked down the long hall leading to the dining room.The hallway she walked in was adorned with gold paintings and intricately carved sculptures and the whole floor was covered with a red carpet, which contrasted with the long dark pink gown she had chosen to wear.On a normal day Xylah would have been looking around, at the paintings and designs curiously and marveling at how beautiful they were but that day was not just today. Her mind was filled with so many thoughts, it was so jumbled up that she had a hard time time knowing what was what.Earlier, she had chosen a pretty decent pink gown and decided to wear it to her meeting with the prince. She allowed her hair to fall down in her natural waves and didn't see it necessary to do any makeup or anything of the sort as she was going to meet the prince.Xylah was just going there to finally see this "pri