Dante POVI was furious, ranging in uncontrollable anger the moment I stepped into the dungeon and smelt her blood in the air.Before I knew it, my Lycan had taken control from me and dashed towards the person who had attacked her and tore him into pieces without care.Just a minute later, and it would have been too late.Too late to save her.Shredding him had no effect in calming my Lycan, and as I was about to go berserker and look for my next victim, the sight of my mate falling backward, thereby bringing me out of my raging state.I rushed toward her before she could hit her head on the floor and caught her in my arms.Seeing as she was unconscious and hardly breathing, fear gripped my heart, and I called out for someone to call the doctor without having it in my that I could contact him through mind link, which was faster.However, that didn't cross my mind. I was focused on her breathing and hoped she survived as I hurriedly carried her out of the dungeon and straight to my cha
Audree's PovGrowing up, the burden of inheriting my mum's powers had been on my shoulders.Burnes I never wanted or asked of in the first place.My multiple abilities started showcasing themselves when Mother was still unconscious, and I had foreseen her waking when I was at the age of five, six, or seven; I can't really remember what age I was then.Then the next was hearing animals talk, at first to my younger self, it was pretty fun because I had lots of friends to talk to and was never bored, but as I grew older, I found it annoying because I had to hear everything talk around even when I wanted quietness. Especially when I had not learned to control it and had to listen to animals, even insects talking. I grew to hate it and also didn't find any use for it.Other abilities I discovered were the ability to control elements such as air, water, fire, earth, and so on.Then on my sixteenth birthday, I developed physical enhancement like Mother did. I completely changed into a younge
He does not want me… He does not want me… He does not want me… Those were the words that kept repeatedly ringing in my head and mind. My Lycan could not take the thought of him not accepting us and began howling furiously in my head. I could care less about how she was feeling because I was feeling exactly the same way and was instead trying my very best to keep my composure. However, no matter how heartbroken I was at the moment, I could not help but wonder what his business was in the bar and his identity with the way men in black surrounded him. As I fought the feeling of being rejected and my curiosity about my impending mate that seemingly had no interest in me, a shadow of someone befell me from behind. I became alert at the sudden appearance and dangerous aura I perceived coming from the individual. I let out a warning growl and was ready to take action if he tried to attack me. “Miss, sorry to rudely walk up to you without warning, but my young master would like to see
DANTE'S POV They say when a Lycan loses his mate, he loses himself, also. His soul downs into a pit enshrouded in the darkness of despair and pain, and what emerges back to the surface is a beast. A beast that will kill anyone that stands in his path. A beast that will destroy everything destroyable. He would destroy cities and overturn empires. Armies will try to stop him, but his terror will be greater than the combined force of millions of werewolves. They are no match for him, for they do not understand his pain. When a werewolf loses its mate, it can mark another. However, a Lycan only has one... One mate. One chance at eternal happiness. The one chance of happiness that was on the verge of slipping away from my hold. Seeing as the life support that was attached to Divya was sounding erratic, no matter how Aunt Alexa tried to work her magic on her, indicating that her life was slipping away, I let out a heartrending howl that shook the entire palace walls before losing
Understanding my unsaid words, he immediately replied, "Ye...yes, your majesty", before cutting off the link.I increased my pace toward the west-east gate and could take in his scent again within a few minutes.However, I stopped as I felt myself stepping on slightly slippery ground. Taking a deep breath, the scent in the air I had previously missed as I was too focused on locating Dante's scent hit me a hundredfold.Blood!The pungent smell of blood was thick in the air.My hands shook slightly before I folded them tightly and slowly walked forward, scared of what I might see.The more I walked forward, the more I dreaded what scene I would encounter ahead.However, I braised and prepared myself to take drastic actions if necessary.On getting to the open field, I knew it was too late.I was too late.Shredded bodies lay everywhere across the field. Everywhere I looked, I would see a part of the human body.The sight before me was so gruesome that I went on my knees.It was a bloodb
Knowing how terrifying the scene before her was, I had no word of comfort for her. Besides, at the moment, all I could think about was my mate's current predicament. "Oh my goddess! Brother, your hand!" She rushed to my side immediately when she finally noticed it."It's nothing. Don't worry about it. it will heal." I responded calmly, unconcerned about my disabled arm. "B...but brother, it's not healing as fast as it should. Let's get it checked up at the clinic." She urged, trying to get me to leave the field, but I didn't bulge and instead said, "Alexa, don't worry about me. I'm not leaving here until I'm sure she will be alright." As I spoke to her, my eyes didn't flicker away from my mate and son for even a second. I focus entirely on them, watching out for any abnormality so I would take action immediately."But how can you be able to do anything in this state? You need treatment!"Giving her a stern look, I cut her off without saying anything.Right then, my injury was the le
"Do you know why the Alpha refused to accept his mate? Do you know why he refused to tell them who she was? It was because she was a spy sent by their enemy to infiltrate the pack. When he found out about it, he wanted nothing to do with her and sent her far away from him with a note that if they ever crossed part again, he would not hesitate to end her life, not considering that they were mates. That was why he made no effort to find her. He was a man of his word, and he was scared that if he got to see her again, he would be unable to keep his word." Taking a deep breath, I tried to focus on where he could be in the darkness before continuing. "Though he was hurt, he still tried to put the thought of his pack before his own needs. He thought he was doing the right thing. The Elders were finally able to locate who and where she was and set out to bring her back with them to the pack. However, they were met with a totally different situation when they got to her location. His enemies
Surprised and disoriented, I slowly blinked her eyes open, only to be met with an overwhelming brightness that flooded the room. My body throbbed with pain, every inch a testament to the brutal battering I had endured. Moments ago, I had teetered on the precipice of oblivion, uncertain if I would ever see the light of day again. But against all odds, I had awakened. My heart raced as the door swung open, revealing the imposing figure of the Queen herself. Fear gripped my heart, squeezing it with an icy hand. I had heard of how powerful the Queen was and how protective she was of her loved ones, especially her children. I hurried to get on my feet to pay my respect.I felt a pang of guilt and dread, knowing I had been caught, exposed as a spy infiltrating the palace. But there was a deeper, more complex layer to my emotions. I was the mate of the Queen's son, Dante—an intricate entanglement that had woven its way into my life, a revelation I would have never dreamt of possessing. "St
"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
The days stretched into weeks, and the weeks turned into months, and during those periods, with the help of Princess Audree, I had been able to improve my skills and relationships with a small portion of the pack members, but there were still others that remained distant and untrusting. However, I decided to ignore them and keep on training so as to be able to protect myself and prove my worth as a member of the pack. Oh, and yes, as you've probably guessed, Princess Audree was the person the Prince spoke to to help me train, which so far has been great. "Nice Divya, you are doing an excellent job. If you keep up with this pace, you will in no time be able to defend yourself against my attacks when we train. And that will make you a formidable opponent," Princess Audree said to me with a proud smile on her face after one of our evening sessions. I smiled gratefully in return, feeling a renewed sense of determination to continue improving, as I knew I still had a long way to go. But
I was filled with confusion due to his response, and I wondered why he had brought me here and what his intentions were. I didn't know if I should get up and leave or wait for him to come out of the room and ask for an explanation or something. However, I was too scared to ask for fear of his reaction; hence, I decided to leave the room before he walked out of the room. However, as I stood up and started towards the door, he suddenly emerged from the room, catching me off guard. I froze in place, unsure of what to do next as he looked directly at me. "What do you think you're doing?" he demanded, his eyes gauging me. "I…I…I thought…I" I stammered, unable to find the right words to explain myself. "I thought to go to my room so as to give you some privacy," I finally managed to say, hoping he would understand. He stared at me for a while before finally breaking into a smirk and saying, "Well, aren't you the considerate one? Well, sorry, but you will be staying in my chambers from
Everyone bowed at her appearance while the questions hung in the air, demanding answers. The tension in the room grew thicker with every passing moment.Prince Dante hesitated before finally responding, "I don't know, Your Majesty. I was not there when it happened, and by the time I got there, she had already been attacked with no guards in sight." He responded through clenched teeth. He turned and glared at me as I lay on the bed, receiving treatment.The intensity of his gaze made me feel uneasy and on edge; hence, I turned my head away to ignore him. After all, it could hardly be counted as me disrespecting him at this moment.The feeling of frustration was evidenced by his countenance and my obvious dismissal of his gaze, but he could do nothing about it."I will get to the bottom of it, Mother. Don't worry," he said, determination in his voice."Better do that. It would not be good for us if your mate kept getting attacked without proper protection and support," his mother replie