Damien was standing still near the door, with hands in the pocket of his dark pants.
I did not say anything and watched the girl place the plate of food on the table one more time.
"I said I am not hungry."
Just then the loud growl from my stomach pierced through the silence of the room.
Damien arched an eyebrow barely containing his laughter, "Sure."
The girl stood next to the table with her head down.
"You can leave," Damien announced in a stern voice without looking at her.
The girl left the room without saying another word or glancing in my direction.
Damien pushed the chair for me to sit but I did not move from my place.
"I am not eating anything until you give me answers," I folded my arms.
"We can talk after you eat something."
"Where am I? Does my family know about my whereabouts? How did that man turn into an animal and how did you kill it so easily?"
Damien stood in front of me without sayi
It might be the first time the warmth of the water was not providing me the comfort I was searching for desperately. I was annoyed because I was still locked inside the room like an animal....the irony was laughable and I would have laughed only if I was still in my town and not in some foreign place surrounded by werewolves. The first thing I saw after opening the window was not the stunning view of the forest with the soft rays of sun spreading over it, but a private property with large gates. I would have jumped from the window to reach the garden but I was stuck on the second floor. A knock on my door stopped me from cursing Damien, "What?" "I have left your clothes on the bed." It was the same calm voice of the girl from yesterday night. "Okay." I quickly wrapped a towel around my body and made my way to the bedroom. There was everything I needed on the bed placed neatly. I changed into the grey w
One thing was crystal clear, the sudden decision of sending Faith away was not so sudden after all.Mom saved Faith from everything.She picked her favorite daughter to have a safe life away from the hunters and the werewolves. But how did dad agree with her plan?Did Adam know about this?Countless questions were running inside my head freely but there was one question bigger than others. Why was I alive?Damien could have killed me that day easily, killing was not hard for him, and from his reaction, it wasn't new either.There was a knock on the door.I rolled my eyes wondering what's the point of knocking if they were keeping the door locked?The same girl entered with a smile, carrying a huge bowl in her hands. The bowl was not huge but it looked huge as compared to her."I get it Damien asked you to keep me alive but you don't have to go through so much trouble," I looked outside the window keeping my h
"So, you're telling me that these are some sort of werewolf genes which are passed on from one generation to the other?"Ruhee nodded slowly, "There are exceptions, of course.""What do you mean?"I was finally getting to know something about the new world."Sometimes the child is not a werewolf, even if both the parents are," she explained with a sad tone to her voice.Ruhee seemed like the person who did not belong in the world of werewolves. The beanie man, Damien, and the few others I had seen were the exact opposite of the gentle girl in front of me.But looks could be deceiving, said the small voice inside my head."A person can't turn by the bite from a werewolf on the night of full moon?"She giggled softly and shook her head, the hair in the ponytail moved with the motion of her head.How well hidden was their world and more importantly what other creatures were lurking in the dark with the human mas
I opened my eyes only to find myself alone.With a groan, I brushed away the popcorn from my lap.I was in the middle of stretching my arms when my gaze met with his shining blue eyes.If it was not for the eyes I wouldn't have noticed the man standing near the door in the complete darkness.We both stayed silent."Are you here to tell me I made a mistake or lecture me about staying inside the room."There was a brief silence from his side, "I do not want to tell you what to do, Nora. I want you to feel welcome here but I also want you to stay alive."With a frown forming on my forehead, I looked away from those electric eyes."How can I ever feel that when you are trying to control my life?""There are so many things you know nothing about.""Then tell me everything," I snapped at him, "I don't want to stay in the dark."I was no longer sitting down but standing in front of him, even though his f
There was a deafening silence in the room as I tried my best to process the new information.I could feel Ruhee's eyes boring into my head, but I did not say a word.Damien was a freaking prince.And he did not even mention it. Forget it, he did not mention a lot of things and it was time for him to start speaking.She cleared her throat to get my attention. I finally looked away from the blue wall."I am fine, I just need to have a word with Damien."Her eyes widened, "You can not leave the room until the man is gone."I smiled at her, "Don't worry, I know that."A wave of relief passed from her face as she eased slightly, "Do you want me to get you something to eat?"I shook my head in return, "Can you please tell me when he is gone?""Of course, I will go and check," she ran out of the room.How did I end up here?About 10 minutes passed with no sign of Ruhee or Damien. I had an urge t
There was no reason for me to feel the cold sharp needles whenever I saw Amber with Damien. But I couldn't ignore them, no matter how much I tried.Amber became the life of the house, nothing was silent whenever she was around, The silence of the breakfast was filled with her stories about what she did or something about Damien.Damien barely said anything but he would avoid looking at me whenever she was around and I could understand the reason. Amber was the most perfect girl I had seen in my life, whether it was her flawless tanned skin, her expensive clothes hugging her curves to enhance the beauty, her curly hair which seemed to be styled by her personal hairstylist."Silver, please don't put your elbows on the table," Silver acted like he did not hear the words and continued eating.I was done eating breakfast and needed some fresh air.The garden surrounded the three-story mansion, the small trees were given different shapes all
Over the course of time, I learned a few things about werewolves.They lived in packs and the pack had a leader called alpha, the second in command was called the beta, and the third gamma.There was not much information about the royals in any of the books. They did not interfere with the working of the packs but if two packs were having serious problems then the royals would take their decision and it would be the last decision.I needed to ask Ruhee for more books. She knew things but was reluctant about telling me any information that Damien might not like. Books were the loophole in this case.I stretched my arms and closed the book. The birds were chirping a melody together outside which put a smile on my lips instantly.Feeling bored, I decided to spend some time out in the garden. Ruhee was nowhere to be found and I was sure Amber had something to do with it. Amber might have asked her to do something and knowing Ruhee she could
"Don't ever try something like that again," his voice was void of any emotion as he stood near the door with his back facing me.I stood on the bed silently when something clicked inside my head."You knew!" I whispered but he heard it perfectly even from the distance.I was no longer sitting on the bed, "What kind of messed up game are you playing? You thought it would be fun to mock me in this way? I have said this before but let me repeat it again, I will run away from you one day and that's a promise, Damien."Everything happened too fast after I completed the sentence, one minute I was staring at the back of Damien's head, and the next minute I was pinned against the wall.His face was so close to me that I could feel his minty breath, "You can try to run but I will always catch you, you can try to hide but I will always find you. Get one thing clear, Nora, no matter what road you take it will always lead you to me."I licked my lips un
Two weeks had passed. The icy walls of the palace had witnessed the gruesome sight of the murder of the King, Queen of the werewolf kingdom by Lilith and so many other wolves who were murdered by her to achieve the goal. I could not say everything went back to normal because the truth was far away from it. Damien was with me but he was not the same after losing his family. He did not only lose his father that day but his mother too, even though Lilith did not feel the same Damien always loved her like his real mother. Lilith was still in the cells, she would not say anything and would barely eat the food, there was regret in her eyes but it was not for her actions it was for her son. Luca was a whole other story, he was alive only because the dagger did not pierce through his heart but he was unconscious and not healing like he normally should. He survived thanks to the Alpha of the crescent pack, he had some contact with the witches who were ki
"Someone help, GUARDS," I screamed from the top of my lungs but the defeating silence was the only response I got as I ran towards the doorway of the left wing.I stopped running when I caught the horrific sight of guards on the floor with blood pooling around their bodies. There were no other guards in the entire hallway. I had a feeling there were no guards in the palace, if there were, they should have been here by now.I had to reach the main door and warn the guards outside but the time was not on my side, Lilith must be almost healed by now."There she is," a large man screamed running in my way with a wicked smile on his lips.I started running but it was of no use as the man shifted into a sandy wolf midway. I was thrown to the ground, there was nothing I could use to defend myself. Just when I thought my end was near a vicious growl fell into my ears and the sandy wolf turned towards the sound but it was too late for him. A large blac
Pairs of eyes kept looking at me as I passed the familiar hallway but none of them uttered a word. It was evident in their eyes they wanted to say something but the fear was making them stay silent.I bit the inside of my cheeks and continued walking, barely keeping my excitement to see Damien. I did not know how he would react but it was time for him to know everything....everything about the person who killed his mother. The person who was living with them and waiting to stab them.Two guards were standing at the entrance of the left-wing but other than them no one was there. Damien did not like people entering his personal space and the guards earlier were for my protection when he was not in the palace.I opened the door of the bedroom where the scent of Damien welcomed me. I smiled looking at the flames burning in the fireplace and the chair in front of it.Damien was in the room."Damien, I know this must be a surprise
I loosened my hold on the dagger when the man fell on the ground and Amber was standing behind him with a smirk.She took a large step and extended her hand in my direction. I looked at her hand skeptically and dragged my eyes towards the man on the ground. There were no signs of injury on his body but he was not moving at all."Is he..""Yep," she did not let me complete the sentence."But how..""Burrowed a little gift from your sister," she answered taking her hand away when I stood up without her help."What did you do? If anything happened to my sister..." I pointed my index finger at her.She rolled her eyes, "Relax, I have no interest in getting my nails dirty with the hunter's blood.""What are you doing here?" I kept an eye on my surroundings not trusting Amber. If she was here, it meant trouble was around as well."In case you failed to notice, I saved your life," she ended the sen
"So, you have lived there for months," Faith turned her index finger towards Ruhee, "and you, for almost your whole life." "Well, not exactly my whole life but go on." "And yet, none of you know any damn numbers to contact them?" Faith squinted her eyes as she looked between both of us. We were sitting in the airport and Faith was keeping her word to accompany us to the palace. "I didn't have a phone and I have a goldfish memory when it comes to numbers," I defended myself. "I never had anyone to call," Ruhee lifted her right shoulder casually, "I was living in the palace or the mansion, and whenever they needed me to do some work I was there." Ruhee said every word without any emotion. Faith glanced at me and I shook my head slightly, giving her a hint to not continue the conversation. I did not want Faith to ask something that might hurt Ruhee's feelings. "What are you doing?" I tried to peek into Faith's ph
"You little...""Father, enough...I am ashamed to call you my father. How could you murder a child?" mom yelled furiously. It was the first time I saw her raising her voice at anyone."No. It is all her doing," he pointed his finger at me, "she is on their side, she is working for the filthy creatures. It is their plan. they want to destroy us."Grandpa was trying to make everyone believe his words, his voice held urgency as he stared at everyone begging with his eyes to believe in him."It is not about sides. I just don't want innocents to die....innocents like Adam. The fight between the hunters and werewolves was over ten years ago and you are just trying to start it again. They are not bad people, they have suffered the loss too," but my words meant nothing to him. There was only hatred in his eyes as he looked at me.I inhaled a long breath, "I have lived with them, if they were bad I would be dead a long time ago but those people did everythi
I knocked on the door and waited for the response while holding my breath."Eleanor, what a lovely surprise," grandpa said in his gruff voice with no sign of emotions on his face.I gave him a tight smile."Are you here to apologize for your barbaric behavior?"I bit my tongue to stop myself from giving him a remark that would not be good for my plan."I am sorry for my behavior, grandpa."I tried to make the words believable but from his squinted eyes I had a feeling I was not much successful."Very well, if you don't mind I am in a hurry."He closed the door and started taking quick steps.I didn't stop him and continued following him, "I know I have made you very upset in the last few days but I want to make up for that.""You are wrong my child, it is not the last few days it is the last few years."I rolled my eyes but kept walking knowing very well where he wa
"What happened there?""They kept on asking me questions about your soul mate," Ruhee said in her soothing voice, "and I kept on changing the topic.""They didn't hurt you, right?" I asked with worry. I did not want her to suffer more because of my family.Ruhee shook her head with a smile, "Your mother was there the entire time and she did not let them take any extreme measures. In fact, she was not happy with their decision at all."I bit the inside of my cheeks."Get some sleep."I stood up and left the room silently. Ruhee probably did not get the chance to sleep and needed some rest.I did not get much far before Faith stopped me, "El...""Save it," I continued walking."That is not a very nice way to behave with your sister," a gruff voice made me stop.I turned towards grandpa with a frown, "I was not trying to be nice."The corner of his already down lips turned f
The sharp ray of the sun entered through the window, hitting me directly on the face. I opened my eyes slowly and looked around the room in a daze.With a yawn, I stretched my arms getting out of the bed.I rubbed my eyes as I tried to get rid of the sleep after staring at the blank purple wall of my room. But as soon as I remembered about last night my eyes opened wide forgetting everything about sleep.Faith...ice cream."Faith!!" I yelled opening the door of my room not caring if anyone was sleeping or doing some work.I banged my fists on the door of her bedroom, "FAITH OPEN THE DOOR!!"I kept slamming my fist on the door until I heard the sound of footsteps."What is your problem at 7 in the morning?" Faith asked with her eyes closed halfway."What did you do?" I ignored her question."What?""Oh, stop that. I know you added something into my ice cream yesterday when I was