— Helena this is Leon Kane. — Introduced the commander, and it was then that the man turned his gaze from Lina to me. His reddish-brown eyes stared at me completely empty, seemed not to notice me. He unlike James didn’t smile at me. — Madam, welcome. — he said in a distant voice. So without saying another word, and with one last empty look at Lina, who was next to me, he left in stride. — Did I offend you? — I asked confused. — I fear I am the target of your displeasure, Your Highness. — replied Lina, blushing terribly. The air between the four of us became extremely embarrassing and tense, and I did not understand the reason. James clears his throat and says: — Lina, take Helena to see her quarters. Lina nodded and went to the huge staircase, I took one last look at John, who smiled at me, encouraging me to follow Lina, James Turner waved offering a warm smile. I followed Lina down the stone steps until I reached a huge corridor. There were hundreds of doors wit
I spent the rest of the day practically sleeping. After Lina left other servants served me lunch, and after days on a ship, I lay down on a soft bed that did not move. It was a real relief. I had a few hours until the alpha’s homecoming dance, which Lina said I would meet the rest of the commander’s Pack. When I woke up it was already night, the moon rose high in the sky, and fortunately it was not a full moon. I woke up with Lina’s beats, looking urgent. I got up and opened the door, she made a gesture, I was looking at myself feeling uncomfortable as she bowed. — Lina, enough of these miseries, I’m no longer in Shivia, and I’m a Chase now. — I said. She looked at me surprised, but nodded. I could not convince all the servants, but at least Lina would listen to me, she rushed in, and behind her several maids, and it was a real uproar. The return dance of the Alpha’s return with his wife was already close to beginning, Lina wished to come earlier, but according to her
I fell back before the commander, who increasingly lost his human appearance, resembling a giant wolf much more than a man, so Henry’s cry stood out louder than all those angry voices. — JOHN IS NOT THOMAS! — Said Henry kneeling before the body. — It’s a Exchanger. — Derek added. All agitated glances turned to the inert body on the floor, before our eyes "Thomas" was metamorphosing into a completely different man. Starting with his skin that took on a gray color, his body was of a young man, he was with open mouth revealing sharp teeth, his eyes were black, and he had long black hair that went up to his back, when he fell to the ground, a silver dagger fell next to him, shining. I looked at the commander who gradually contained his transformation, he looked at me, and I could see pain in his eyes. I was still sitting on the floor, paralyzed with all that, then I felt hands lift me up, and when I looked back I saw Lina with her reassuring gaze. — Get her out. NOW! — the c
When I closed the door I leaned my back against the heavy wood, and waited. As I imagined your heart rate increased. I remembered his gray eyes when he revealed his motivation, and how his heart remained calm during his speech, and now he was racing. I had lived too long with liars to know when they were telling me lies, and no doubt Helena was lying to me, and I didn’t know why. For sure the princess did not trust me to reveal her secrets, and I could not blame her, considering my reaction in the Great Hall. When I remembered myself turning into a wolf... the anger that involved me...was that already beginning? I took a deep breath trying to clear my mind, I couldn’t worry about it now, I needed to focus on immediate problems. — John? I looked up, and saw James standing in front of me. — They are all in your room, waiting for the advice of the Alpha... — informed and saw the tone of disapproval in his voice. James was always rational and logical, a practical man, he
I walked from side to side, my heart racing. My sweating hands and the room though huge seemed to get smaller with every step I took, days had passed since the night of the Changing, as far as I knew Dimitri and Mr. Leon had gone to rescue Mr. Sallow. Lina explained to me about the war of the Minkovis Secret Order, very effective assassins, I had no more foreboding since that night, and John avoided me as if I were the devil. The door opened and Lina came in. — Ah! Lina! — Madam is not a good idea. — she said. Tomorrow morning the elders would arrive, and I would be introduced to them, but before that I had to go to the temple, find the priestess of which Dimitri spoke, Whatever was happening to me I didn’t trust that elders who decreed the death of women they thought had cunning powers could help me, I needed to see the priestess. — Lina today is Full Moon, it’s the perfect distraction! — I spoke and walked to her, I was very agitated. She sighed and looked at me. — But madam
I stayed the next hours over the window, watching the night fall and the full moon arrive.I received clear instructions to stay in the room during the full moon, I received dinner in the room and a few hours after the full moon I could hear. Howls of the wolves.A shiver went up my spine, as I remembered the wolf the commander was transforming that night I would never forget, the night I had blood on my hands.I started walking around the room thinking of a way to find out what the commander was clearly hiding from me, after hours thinking about what his reasons for avoiding me would be like I opened the bedroom door and peeked down the hallway.It was completely empty.So I decided to leave the room, sneaking through the dark corners of the corridors, what better time than now to look for information?Everyone was distracted by the full moon...I walked up the path that I had once passed with Lina, the path where was the great door with a carved white wolf, and the name Chase engrave
Dimitri The ship made a long journey to Abdullah. And all the way I didn’t sleep right, Leon only talked to me as needed, and yet I could see the effort he made, couldn’t say I cared about the discomfort he felt around me, he smelled her on me, weaker now, because of the weather, But still it enveloped me like a soft perfume, and when I looked into his eyes I saw how much he hated me for it, because I was not a wolf but a snake, a bastard, but a bastard who possessed the soft scent of the woman he most likely loved. I almost felt sorry for him for always being alone, the night before our arrival at Abdullah I saw him on deck, leaning over the rail looking at the darkness of the waves, the moon shining, the night before he had locked himself in the cabin and taken a potion of Servin, a kind of wolf sedative, it kept his transformation under control. I approached slowly and looked at the sea, by my peripheral vision I saw him look at me in silence. — It is not enough to pollute our
I was surrounded by handmaidens who prepared me for my ceremony of presentation to the elders, they braided my hair and put gold jewelry on it, I wore a long black dress studded with diamonds, My eyes were painted black and I wore a necklace that had the symbol of a white wolf, the symbol of the Chase, the Alpha. When I looked at the necklace on my neck I ran my fingers through it, and remembered the last night I saw the commander in his room... with that woman. I could still feel his touch on my skin, the rubbing of his lips on mine, his smell... all these memories made me bleed. — My lady don’t cry in front of the handmaidens...— Lina whispered beside me as she pretended to put a clip back in my hair, I looked in the mirror and saw a tear coming down. I dismissed everyone in the room except Lina. Then I sat on the bed and took my hands to my face and cried. Lina sat next to me and hugged me, the tranquility and positive energy emanating from her like sunbeams after several rai
***RATE THE BOOK******Helena thought she heard it wrong.Lance Chase had said yes.He held the letter in his hand, while holding her hand, Helena felt chills from touching his skin, but assumed that if he showed all his disgust for that man, maybe he would change his mind.Lance took a deep breath, feeling the scent of Helena, the natural smell of her skin, she looked at him more in that seconds than she had done all those days, he lowered his gaze to her hands, which held his closing around the letter, as if he was afraid he’d just let go.His heart was racing too, Lance could not help but feel impacted by the intensity of those gray eyes that stared at him with such a plea, Lance realized how much she loved his nephew, and at that moment hated him with all the intensity of his heart, there was devotion in her eyes, devotion to him, and only to him.He cleared his throat and uncoupled his hands from hers.- I deliver on one condition.Helena withdrew to imagine what would be the ter
The full moon was near, some days had passed since what happened to Helena, since then she remained in a kind of shock lying on the canopy bed, she wanted to get up, release any power she had against the odious, repulsive Lance Chase.For everything he had done.But if she felt useless, incapable, it was as if he had undermined all her forces, and it left her terrified, Helena spent days in bed remodeling in her mind every moment of that violence... wondering how she could let herself be dominated so easily, how you let it happen. And worse, would Lance tell anyone?Then she remembered how sensitive wolves were to smells, any member of the Pack who came near her would know. Immediately she would know.That couldn’t happen. Never.Two knocks on the door removed her from her thoughts, Helena remained silent, if it was Lance Chase he would open no matter what he said, since what happened he came to her rooms every two days, the knock on the door was only to alert her of his infamous pres
Henry woke up suddenly, as if he were still at the battle of the castle, he sat down quickly looking for his sword.- You woke up! Henry looked in the direction of the voice.The unknown woman who shot with the bow, was bent before the river drinking water.So Henry looked around, they were in a forest near the river, he was leaning on a tree that gave him a nice shade, the horse was not in sight.- Who are you? - It was the question he asked while lowering his sword.His head throbbed too much, and he felt miserable.The woman stood up revealing to be short in stature, her hair was loose and a little messy, her face was wet, and her arms too, that’s when Henry noticed that she not only drank water, but was also trying to refresh herself.The sun was very strong.- Who are you from the ultimate Alpha Pack? - She asked as she walked to him.Her golden eyes showed no hostility, she looked curious, and Henry noticed that she must have been very young, she looked very young.- I’m Henry
Leon woke up in the middle of the night feeling a painful sensation in his heart, as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart.He sat in the bed of the inn when cold, looked at his hands trembling and could not understand the reason for it.He did not remember having any nightmare, but the overwhelming sensation in his chest persisted without rest.He looked around at the dimly lit room, weeks had passed since his arrival at the inn, still hoping to track down the man who had information about Thomas.He had traveled and would return within a few days.His father was unreachable, living in a fortress, tried to infiltrate in various ways. But without any success, the man lived enclosed in his fortress.His son had a life of debauchery, and he had the information they needed, and if he did not know of his father’s shady dealings, they would find a way into the fortress.Thomas could be there, trapped.I only had one certainty. Thomas was alive.Leon got up from his bed and got dress
When Helena felt that Lance loosened the grip on her wrists she could not contain the relief she felt because she would soon get rid of the grotesque pressure of her excitement behind her.But it seemed to trigger some kind of trigger on him, he turned it hard and his dark green eyes were furious.I did not know exactly what he saw in his eyes, but obviously this did not please him, on the contrary.Helena felt that before Lance had regained some of his reason, that he was almost safe, but something changed drastically in a matter of seconds, the violent energy that emanated from him almost suffocated her, when he looked into his eyes he was completely disgusted by what he saw he was about to do.He would possess it. He tore her underwear, lifted the hem of her dress leaving her completely exposed, and pulled her stiff member out of her pants, he pressed on her entrance, and it made her want to die.Helena could not breathe properly, could not even react, her brain was working perfec
When Helena said those words, she felt as if something inside her was permanently broken.It was a great betrayal, what I was proposing, but he valued the situation very much. And he feared that if he did not act, Lance would execute John, and could not bear this idea, he thought of helping John to get settled back on the throne, but the world was cruel to women, even if she could ask for her brother’s support in Shivia until he responded to her husband’s aid, how could she remain married to him? You needed to get away from John. And for that he needed to escape the island, which seemed unlikely to succeed, even if he now felt that he could dominate the minds of men for a few moments, implanting his desires in them, this power within her was completely unpredictable.I didn’t know how to control it.And even if she escaped, if she ran away what would happen to John? He would regain his reason, and fight, even if it cost him his life, even at a disadvantage. But if I could get him kick
******RATE THE BOOK*********Helena felt the energy that had seized her body so voraciously before dissipating when she saw the commander ready to kill her.Deep down, she understood that even if she loved him deeply and that all she wanted was to be close to him, it couldn’t happen anymore.He was lucid until he was in her presence, his presence was the trigger to awaken the curse of madness in him.And she knew that distance was best for him, even if it cost her heart, even if it meant that she would die inside, because she perfectly understood that his suffering was her fault, and her kind. After all, it was your kind that committed atrocities.It was her kind that condemned an entire lineage to have the blood of their wives on their hands, at that moment while crying in bed she repudiated everything that was. She thought of that power that lived inside her, that had saved her life so many times, and thought that at any cost she would save John’s life, sat down on the bed and thou
*****COMMENT AND RATE********Lance Chase was a complete idiot.This was what was going on in his head at the exact moment he realized what he had done and risked bringing his Banshee to the commander’s cell.He risked his life, although his nephew was with powerful herbs in his body and bound by silver chains that did not stop him, watched astonished he let loose in the ferocious animal he was, Lance immediately blocked Alpha’s vision of Helena with his own body, concealing it from him, but it only seemed to increase the rampant fury in the crazed white eyes that stared at them.Everything seemed to get too slow, was completely aware of the Alpha rising over them, his fangs stretching and his face taking on an animalistic shape, his arms turning with a bone breaking sound, a high pitched sound, and soon her legs did the same as her arms, her whole body taking on a new form. As an Alpha was becoming independent of full moon, just call for his inner animal, which was part of it, behind
***COMMENT AND RATE********When Lance Chase reached out to Helena, saying the words her heart longed for, she had to contain the urge to cry hysterically, the Banshee carefully analyzed her expression. Her dark green gaze was concentrated, her mouth a straight line, her expression was impassive, she could not understand the reason for her sudden change. Then suddenly something terrible occurred to him, maybe he was just being cruel, making her raise foolish hopes that she would see John’s face once again, the princess deep in her eyes and saw him get confused with her silence. " Don’t you want to see him more woman? " asked the impatient man. She shuddered completely confused, was he really serious? Would he take her to see his beloved John? " Are you serious? " His voice was a stifled whisper, because his heart was twitching inside his chest, fearing that he would reveal that it was just a cruel joke. " I am. " Murmured her and took her hand letting him lead her out of the ro