School activities ensued as usual, classes resumed and I and Emily had to work extra hard to catch up on all the things we had missed. You would think it was only two weeks worth of school work but that wasn't all. There was as much training as well as tests that we had missed. And it was a very exerting period as we had to catch up with the rest of our mates.I had worried that things would change in school if we went back, but apparently I had nothing to worry about because everyone acted like we hadn't gone on a super deadly mission and came back alive. I wouldn't say that I was the same and I couldn't say the same for the guys that went with me. We had definitely changed, the mission had definitely made us better, sharper and more cautious of things, and it had also made things worse.I could see all that reflecting in my training, how the mission had shaped us to be better, how I reacted quickly and how I made better decisions. I could say the same thing for Emily. We had gro
I woke up the next morning and the first thing I thought about was what had been plaguing my mind before I had fallen asleep. I had figured out that my birthday was the day I was going away with Hades. He had been trailing his time with me slowly, waiting for the chance to take me with him, because he didn't have the strength to do that now.Maybe my immature wolf blood was what had been stopping him, but the moment I turned eighteen my blood would mature fully and then he could have me the way he wanted.My eyes were slitted as I stared at the window above my bed. was getting even weaker and slower than before, and I really hoped the commanders coming today would have the answers for me, or an insight as to what was happening to me.I must have dozed off because next thing I heard was the door to my room opening and closing, then a tense silence. I could smell him even before! opened my eyes. The smell of power and dominance, that smell that always suffocated the area whenever King
I woke up late and the first thing I felt was her presence in the room, apart from the mild Alpha female vibes Emily gave off on a normal day she also had a unique scent. A mixture of Amania and Jasmine, something I would recognize anywhere as Emily's scent.That scent permeated the whole room now, and even before I saw her or recognized her wolf, I already perceived the perfume."I know you are awake" said her voice.She was most likely on the bed on the other side of the room, sitting on the bed that my wayward roommate had but never used.I heard her phone ring and then she picked the call."Yes she is awake. You can come now" she said to whoever was on the other side before she clicked the call off.There was a tense silence as we waited for whoever had been on the receiving end of the call.My door opened and several pairs of footsteps walked in. There was Bryan and Joshua, then Achu, Anthony and Karis. Then the door closed shut."They are here" said Emily as she rose from the b
The guys left after a while, claiming they needed to let me rest. Why was everyone suddenly pampering me and stuff? Emily and Bryan I knew could stay over with me for hours till midnight and still wouldn't want to leave. I even almost pleaded with them to stay but they refused, they didn't know and didn't realise that I didn't have much longer time with them. The closer my birthday got, the closer I got to leaving this world forever.I spent the rest of my afternoon and evening alone, sleeping and resting, being pampered by my new "nurse" . Yes that was what was going to be calling her, or could just use her name really or call her doctor Meena. She did work for me.I thought about so many things, for once I let all the thoughts and things that had shoved to the back of my head rise to the surface. I let myself fully think about it. I thought about Commander Jonathan.How he had lied and twisted his way into my life. How he had warmed my heart and made himself the first person to mak
The rest of the week went by that way. I was mostly on bed and was recuperating, being helped by Doctor Meena, she had a psychiatrist and a nutritionist come in to talk about what could possibly be going on with me upstairs and if there was a link between my receding strength and King Hades. We discussed some methods and therapy they thought would help with all the visions and dreams.After about two weeks of just resting up in my room and being pampered and visited by my friends, I started getting better, I was getting enough sleep at night and I had strength to start up on gaining the muscle strength that I had lost. Jogging from one side to my room and trying not to fall on my face first, then extending the distance of my exercises from one side of the dorm to the other, everyday I spoke to doctor Meena about resuming class and trainings but she refused, saying that I wasn't at a hundred percent yet and I still needed a few weeks. She also cautioned me about overdoing it and tha
Weeks went by that way. I was slowly regaining all the strength that I had lost and was finally free to resume classes as well as training. Things were okay with all my friends and the commanders, but I couldn't ignore the looming tension or fear that I felt from everyone around me. They were scared for me, afraid of what would happen to me if I went with Hades when he finally came for me. I was petrified as well, unsure and afraid of the unknown. But what could I do? This was my destiny and I needed to face it.I ignored all the tension and worried look, even acted like I couldn't hear the discussions some of my friends sometimes had when I walked away, It wasn't as if I was ignoring that fact or anything, it was just that I wanted to enjoy every second of my time here with them, savour every moment before I could probably be gone forever.I was back to classes learning about stuff as well as training. I was hanging out with my friends and laughing as hard as I could. That was all
There was a sudden increase in activity as most of the commanders and students alike dispersed probably to start work on some of my commands. I was left standing with King Jade and some of the commanders waiting, Emilyand the guys were all also left."I woke up today as a student of this academy, but I stand here today right now a Queen. I want all commanders across all countries reposted here, I want all Kings in all the countries here as well. There will be a general meeting tomorrow. And I want everyone there" I said softly to King Jade."Yes Queen Cassie" he said as he bowed a little before turning and walking away, most likely to inform all the Kings of this new development and to call back all working commanders in all the other countries to come back home."We estimated a month, we thought we had a month until my birthday, but apparently we only have at most two weeks. Any moment from now could be war, any day from today could be when King Hades would arrive. King Hades could
The rest of the time spent in the stadium was a blur. I was done and then was immediately escorted back out through the path we had entered through and quickly got into a waiting car, then off we went back to the dormitories."That was quite a speech" said King Jade as he sat beside me in the back.I turned my head from where I had been staring at the passing halls and shops and looked at him."You reminded me of your mother, passionate and strong. She was...really good for your father, even though I wanted her for myself" he said softly."She was the love of his life, but she said had also been mine, although it had never been requited" he added chuckling sadly at the end "How did it...how did everything work out? She was his mate wasn't she?" I asked, confused."Yes she was, and she also loved him back, so I never stood a chance. She was my closest friend, a Beta from one of the lowest families in the country, and at the time I was crown prince. I had a lot of responsibilities and