ANNA’S POV • • “Princess, would you have this dance with me?” she called out quietly, for a fact he looked like he would rather be anywhere else, I could see the dark circle around his astonishing eyes that drew me in the first timeControl yourself, Anna, I told myself, honestly after that incident, I hated being touched by strangers and especially alphas, but my body hadn’t reacted violently to him, and I needed to talk to him and know his true intention“I would like a dance” *** We waltzed around the ballroom as I tried to look anywhere else and not at him, it felt like he could see right through me. “You look well” he called offhandedly as I was sure everyone in the kingdom knew what happened “And You don’t look too happy to be here” I called my mouth slipping before I could close it, he looks stunned for a minute before his face became neutral“You’re not one to tell me about me being elated to be here” he answer harshly, “you wanted this remember” he called in a whisper,
***MICHEALS’S POV*** •Life is a fucking messed up thing, I have lived it, it takes my loved ones, from my parents to friends, and now it took the only woman I’ve ever loved in my life from me, it took Anna With no one to mourn her but me, I had taken her body and the ashes of her father back to the capital, it was so silent she had no other loved one’s part from me, it hurt more as I put her six feet under, The day I found her body felt so gruesome and so unreal, I felt like the moon gods were playing a sick joke on me, and hearing all those rumors that she had tried to kill the earl’s son when she had clearly been avoiding him,The doctor I had secretly called to examine her said that it looked like there was a struggle, as not only did due fall she had a stab wound, and under her fingers had skin she had grabbed onto during the struggle, I was fucking pissed drunk but my head never felt clearer, I hopped on a horse with my cloak covering my face as I marched on to meet earl Fost
WRITER’S POV • • Ivy had long left the ballroom as soon as it was over, feigning that she was sick and had to go to her chambers instructing no one should come to disturb her, and her orders were clearly heard. And in the middle of the night, she had sneaked out of the castle taking one of the horses from the stable as she quietly made her way out from a hidden path she had discovered from the maids a few days prior. She had then made her way to the gathering she had been invited to by Gareth, her only aim was to meet the four alphas that had done her wrong in her old body, the only problem was that it was a masquerade party, meaning everyone had on the mask not wanting their identity to be exposed since they were of noble wolf blood. She had arrived with Gareth at the door he had announced that countess Brenton would be late leaving them both alone, It was a secluded party at a lake house with very important people who shouldn’t be here or ever be caught doing this, “Welcome p
-WRITER’S POV- . Ivy just stares, speechless at her findings, what are the odds that two of her perpetrators were right in the same place, before she could act, a knock was heard, and a masked figure interrupted them, whispering something into Thomas’s ears before he left“Am I interrupting something?” anna asked with caution, not wanting to be suspicious “I’m sorry princess but I have to leave, I’m needed elsewhere, I will make it up to you, but for now, I leave Nicolas to you, he is also a host, I apologize for two of our other sponsors not being here they would have loved to meet you, your grace,” he said with an utmost hurry before he leftA few, minutes after he had left, anna had thought of a plan to get Nicholas alone, his head was buried deep in Gareth’s neck, and Anna had seen a few liquid drugs across the table, from what Gareth had explained to her, one drop from vile can make you feel Hight and on top of the world for few minutes, while whole vile can kill and while he w
-WRITER’S POV- . The lake house was empty in the morning as all the guests had left, but Gareth didn’t, he had waited all night but no sign of Nicholas, he wanted to tell him farewell, he wanted a love that he deserved not the secret left in a closet until neededHe had left at dawn without a word, The maids responsible for the clean-up came as scheduled to clean the mansion, moving room by room, getting rid of any trace of drugs, they cleaned almost everywhere remaining in the private halls, where chambers the host used when they had omegas to sleep with One of the maids had opened the door, first thing opening the windows to let the air in, her eyes caught a glimpse of shoes and a shirt abandoned at the side of the bed, and she wondered who was still aroundShe opened the bathroom to see the bathtub on the brim of overflowing moving forward to drain it, but what she saw at the bottom of the bath made her eyes widen in horror, she let an inhumane scream of fear“Help! Someone help
WRITER’S POV • • “Don’t you remember me?” He called amused, The. I’ll be sure to officially introduce myself, I’m “Thomas Grant” “Why are you here?” “ I’m here to congratulate you on being mated your grace, he looks like a wonderful man, and I was still going to talk to you about our deal” “What makes you think I still want to be a part of it after hearing about the death of a host?” “ I assure you, your highness his death was, not connected to our business, Nicholas, even if he was my friend had his demand and private businesses I dared not look into, that may have caused his demise” he explained nonchalantly “So what do you say your grace, I wouldn’t want anyone to know about your visit to our oh-so forbidden palace of jewels, imagine what the king would think if he heard his sweet daughter was there?” anna looked over Thomas’s shoulders, meeting the eyes of Kal who didn’t look pleased to see her whispering with one of Edwin’s close friends “ is that a threat?” “ to the pr
WRITER’S POV • • “Why the hell do you know that name?! But she didn’t answer she was scared, that she was going to feel and out, how valuable she was at this moment, so she kept her silence She had heard him leave the room after a while before she broke down in tears, this wasn’t what she wanted, Would he believe her if she said she wasn’t ivy but, she rather not put him in this mess she didn’t want him to get hurt She had slowly Left the bed picking up her robe and quietly sneaked out of the room, she entered her chambers moving to the window, she felt. Little trapped and needed air, Even if her body ached, it still didn’t reach the ache she felt in her heart, she felt broken, could she be beloved as she was? Would he believe that she Anna if she said it? **** She sat on the window still for a while, not even noticing Time had passed and that dawn had come, she was only startled from her thoughts when she heard a knock on the door It was Marie who looked at the princess in
MICHEAL’S POV• I had built my mind set up, that when I saw the princess that I will marry her, there was no hard feeling involved, she wanted me, and I needed her, that was it that was the plan, why was I so torn?Yet why do her eyes speak to me and tell a different story? she felt like a different person, this was not the princess I knew, my mission was to infiltrate the opium party when I had gotten information about it, It had worked successfully, I had sneaked in, hoping to find one of the hosts and get answers on Edwin, but fate had it, I met princess ivy, she looked spooked outSomething was definitely wrong, maybe it was the fact that she was the princess and didn’t want her name to be tarnished if nobles see her at a party that was filled with drugsI felt like I was being controlled by my wolf, I’ve been having those creeping urges to taste those lips, so I did, swooping in and kissing her, I heard whispers of the strangers that had passed but I had to stick to itNo! she i
WRITER’S POV••With the reign of King Michael, the Kingdom had become orderly and a peaceful place and the sale of opium was nonexistent in the KingdomMichael has been working nonstop helping wherever he could to keep himself busy but Anna couldn’t help but notice that he had become quiet and had tried to stay far away from her it was unsettlingSometimes she would catch him staring, trying to ng hard t control himself before he left the room for her, she was Five months in and it was evident her baby bump had grown a bit with her lean stature it wasn’t very bigHis disappearance always left her wondering what was won't, why he takes so long to contemplate touching her, until the night she smelt his pungent scent in the bathing roomShe stood spacing out in the mirror, his eyes a glowing hue of red, he didn’t notice Anna had woken up “ Love, you’re on your Rut” she choked out, as his pheromones filled her nostrils, why didn’t she notice, no wonder he had tried so hard to avoid
Writers POV ••“What makes you think I won’t pull this gun on you right now” Andrew just said his hands moving to his waist as he took in a breath “would you let me explain at least” “you don’t get the time or have the right to explain! you are the opium drug dealer you have been the one selling to Phillip and his friends, what makes you think I would believe if you were not working with them?” Michael growled as he held up the shotgun not breaking his stance, any wrong move and he was sure to pull the trigger on Andrew “would you believe that if I was working with these bastards I would kill him, wouldn’t it have been in my best interest to betray you instead?” “Tell me why I would trust you when you approached us in the first place you knew I was looking for you you approached my mate, my home, and my people.” “if I wanted to harm you, Prince Micheal, I would have thought that a long time ago, you are not my target, because you take care of the Princess and you’re a good man
WRITER’S POV••Anna braced herself for the impact as she lay hiding behind a large tree, she called her breathingPhillip’s footsteps drew nearer, by the Side line of her vision, Anna spotted a large wood branch, which she picked up as a weapon.She knew her shuffle caught his attention, good, even if he wanted to kill her she wouldn’t die without trying, she wouldn’t go down without a fight “ I hear you “ he called coming closer to the tree and had acted fast, hitting the gun out of his hands and using the heavy branch to land another blow on the wounded hand she had stabbed“Ahh, fuck!” he lashed out She ran to where the gun had landed, near the same cliff that she was thrown from, she lunged for the gun successfully grabbing it before he felt a hand pull her back and give her a hand snack on her face He claimed on top of her wasting to strangle her but she used the back of the gun to hit him hard on his face fibrinogen her the leverage of escaping his gripShe stood, bloodi
Writers POV••“Because I am that winemaker’s daughter! It” Anna roared as tears fell from her eyesThe viscount just looked at her like she has grown horns what does she mean he couldn’t believe her she is the Princess, the woman he killed looked nothing like her “What makes you think I would pleasure you call me insane? The one that has gone mad“ he called gaping at her as panic arose“You think I’m lying how would I know what you did to me how you stabbed me you threw me off the Cliff, you Philip!”“no, no,!” facing “ Everything I have done is to see you at this point, desperate, with no standing and my mercy, even I almost ran crazy when I woke in this body, but I knew I had a purpose, you killed my papa and that is unforgivable”Phillip stayed quiet like the word she had been uttering had finally invoked in, she never loved him, she was only playing him, but how was that possible how was she, Anna?!“ And I Would do it over and over again, to see you crumble and become not
WRITER’S POV••Anna had shifted in her sleep, the place she had been laid on was hard and cold, and her throbbed, she tried to move her body, but her body felt heavy and rigid on the cold wood floor She opened her eyes slowly, her head was still foggy from the impact of the drug, The first thing that was met with was the dark wood of the ceiling the moon had illuminated from the windows, she tired during her hands that were just gaining their strength back to raise and look around the dark house, to at least know where she was She looked over the wall, her spine locked up from an all too familiar feeling of the house she was in, the wall felt too familiar, she knew why, this was Edwin’s home, and this was the same room that they had changed her Forever“Hello my love, you’re awake ” Phillips looking voice echoed in the empty room with a tone of relief, he was seated in the only chair in the room as there was nothing thereAll the furniture and pictures must have been packed s
WRITER’S POV**Kal had raced home immediately, as he understood the intent behind that message the viscount had sent, “please be safe love please,” he muttered to himself, he was still miles away but he didn’t care, his hands tightened on the reins till it became white, hoping his horse could go faster He raced till he saw the familiar walls of the manor, but what was different was that the whole lights were on, at this time, it fell off and he felt his stomach churn in anxiety, the guard spotted him on the horse and opened the gates immediately, they all looked scared and worried“What is it ?” he called as she walked inside the manor“my lord we had sent word but it seems you had missed the messenger, my lord the p-princess she is isn’t here”Kal ran upstairs as soon as he said that, see a small crowd gathered in the middle was Marie with a wet cloth on her head, there was a red angry bump, and a cut on her lips, her face wet with tears, as soon a she looked up and saw t
WRITER’S POV**The search for Phillip continued and buzzed all over town, Philip had little choices of where he could lay low, opting for tattered taverns and cheap inns, with a thin blanket that couldn’t even keep him warm, How his life had come to this, he still didn’t know, maybe it was the moon goddess that was punishing him for atrocities he had committed, he wouldn’t go down like this, even though everyone was against him, he needed ivy to know that he loved her, he would convince her,The only thing he had managed to sneak out was a small ball of coins and a case filled with opium, even though he had sold opium, he had hardly used the substance, but now he was in desperate need of release, a desperate need to forget his troubles if he could, so he lighted you the opium, and took it to his mouth **Ann had been home, the guard and security tightened by the hour, with only a few selected maids to come and help her as everyone was on edge, anna had wanted to help in t
WRITER’S POV**The sun rose hot in the mid-morning as rose sifted from her long sleep, she peaked an eye open, the sun making her a little dizzy, as her whole body hut, she had then remembered what had occurred, flashes of that night occurred as panic arose in her, She bolted off the bed as she looked around her room to see the princess seated beside her, “rose is alright, you’re alright, he won’t hurt you anymore,” she assuredRose wasn’t convinced, her pained face turned into a scowl as her eyes stayed on the princess, “what are you doing here” rose asked hoarsely her throat dry from being parched“I did not come here to fight with rose, I heard what happened, ““And what you have come to gloat? That he hurt me, for you?”Annas face softened, she did have the strength to argue with rose, she knew the countess was hurting physically and mentally “I’m sorry” Anna called out making the countess surprised“I’m sorry that I couldn’t protect you from that monster, that he did
WRITER’S POV*The scream of the maid was what shocked the house of the count awake as all the servants came rushing out, to see what happened, everyone’s eyes widened when they saw guards carrying up the countess from the floor, with the maid still screaming bloody murder from what she had just seen, Rose was unconscious and her white nightgown dripped with blood, small cuts around her body bled red but the most prominent show of blood was from her leg, the mid all wailed and cried for the countess as he was rushed to her room, The guards had come to ask the poor maid who still looked traumatized from what she had witnessed, “what happened? The head guard asked they interrogated her, “what did you see who did you see?”“I-I just came out to get a glass of water, and I heard a struggled and a thud from upstairs, I couldn’t make it out at first but I saw him, he hit the countess, and he kicked her she fell, from the stairs” she called in almost a whisper as tears feel down“who