I pulled my head back and howled loud, groaning as I tried transitioning into my wolf as fast as I could. I could see through my periphery as the man that they had ordered to go and prep the others was leaving, he was going to start killing them. I needed to stop him immediately.My elbow connected with the man holding me as I hit him really hard, he grunted and the force of his hand on my neck left me. I turned around with all of my focus on the person that had just left. I ran straight through all the men that had gathered and over the table and then to the door, following the man as fast as I could. I could hear shouts of orders behind me and somewhere far away.I heard men speaking in Vishyan as they all ran towards where I was.I was next to the man I was following in no time and had his neck in my grasp, breaking it in one second. My vision was hazy and my mouth watered with the need for all of the men to be dead, by my hands. I turned around and saw several of the men snarli
"I know," I replied softly, my eyes going back to all the scenes in front of me.This was a good thing, and I was doing a good thing for the world. Helping the way that I could. I wasn't an expert yet and I wasn't all rainbows and flowers, but I was learning slowly."How are you feeling right now?" He asked, looking back at me closely."Good. feel better than I would have normally. I did use the Queen inside me to fight, and on a normal day I would be very exhausted and would need a few hours to recuperate" I replied."Yeah. I am glad too, you do look better than before" he said."Mmm. And of course there is this fact that it didn't cause absolute destruction on the whole world again. You should know" I said the last part sarcastically. letting him know that I was aware.His body stiffened for a second before he looked at me."Commander Susan has told you" he breathed out. He looked away before looking back at me."Let me explain," he added, beginning to look scared and frustrated."T
I pulled the duvet off me and came down from the bed, my legs walking bare on the floor as I walked out of the room and searched for the bathroom. I needed to do my business and clean up, after I was done I went into the surrounding hallway. Where are all the guys? Where did they all disappear to?The floor was quiet, as if there was nobody there. I walked all the way around till I found the stairs at the end of the hall and made my way down the stairs. I finally met all the guys in the kitchen talking and eating pizza."Hey. I am so hungry" I said the moment I got close."Hey""Cassie. You are up""Are you okay?"They all asked, I ignored them and went to the tap and got me a glass of water before settling on one of the chairs to eat."I am okay. I have been asleep for a few hours so I feel better now" I said to them as I took a slice and started eating."What's happening? What were you guys talking about?" I asked them finally, after I had swallowed the bite in my mouth."Did you k
I looked out the plane and watched the faint buildings down below as they moved past. We were finally done with our first mission and we were finally going back to the academy.The snores of Karis and some of the guys drifted to where I sat, I looked away from the window and looked into the plane. It was in the early part of the morning and all the guys had finally gone to sleep. The chatter that had filled the plane earlier had slowly drifted down as they all succumbed to the tiredness that beckoned them. I was most likely the only person that was awake.Maybe some of the commanders were still awake, because at some point words would drift to where I was.I was sleepy and very tired, but I didn't want to drift from my subconscious. I couldn't sleep for two reasons. One was the fact that I had slept off most of the afternoon and early night earlier. Second was the fact that he was waiting for me there, always waiting.I wanted to prevent seeing Hades for as long as I could help it,
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
Our footsteps rang out as we walked back into the castle. The noise of the crowd was still reaching my ears after that little speech I and Hades gave. I thought we would get back into the elevator and then back into the new suite that I was staying in but Hades pulled me into one of the rooms in the hallway then closed the door on the guards that were accompanying us."Are you okay?" He asked, looking worried."I am" I replied as I nodded.Our heads both bent down to look at my stomach. It was showing a little bit for over three months."You told them about the baby" I said to him "I did. They were excited for us" he replied with a soft smile"I need to keep you safe," he said, pulling me close. He looked really very worried again."I am safe with you. I promise I won't let pride or any sort of duty keep me from protecting peanuts here. Apart from you, he is the single most important person in my life" I said to him earnestly.He immediately pulled me close and shoved his face into m
A shot came out of nowhere. I was facing Hades and we were both talking about something, now that I think about it I can't remember what it was we were talking about, but a shot came high above from the left side and it came for me. Hades was fast and immediately removed me from the position, and I heard the loud boom that followed it's impact on where I just left. Hades held me tight to him and we were suddenly moving very fast. The guards that were hiding immediately appeared and surrounded us. They had shields out that were covering I and Hades as we rushed back to the palace. Several other loud sounds followed us, very close to where we were but managed not to hit anyone. We were soon inside the palace and I could hear barks of orders from Hades as he shouted at the guards. He went into the elevator and then down underground to the several floors of building we had.He was breathing heavily by the time we appeared inside a new suite. He sat me on the very good looking couch i
We went home silently and uneventfully. The barrier was easy to breach of course with the help of forest whom by the way I hadn't seen once on this entire trip, I was too down and exhausted to play with him and all I wanted to do was go to sleep. The royal demon wolf guards were waiting for us when we arrived and they immediately escorted us back to the castle.The castle was quiet when we arrived, almost as if it had been completely cleared out before we arrived. Hashira and a few familiar council members were waiting for us but I ignored them as well and went straight into our bedroom. It was a little while before Hades joined me. By the time he arrived I was under heaps of blankets shivering and my teeths chattering because I was so very cold. All he did was find me amidst the mountain of blankets and then he held me close."Hades" said after my body had calmed down."Yes?" He asked."You are in love with me" I said softly.He was quiet for a moment, but he couldn't deny it. I t
"It is nice out today" I said to him after a while."Isn't it? I am glad you like it" he replied."Rain is coming though" I said, my eyes trained on the dark clouds far in the horizon, watching them as they got closer and closer to where we were."Yes I see that as well. We can't stay out for long, we have to get back soon" he replied."Of course," I said as I nodded."Where do you want to go in particular?" He asked me.I looked around at the far outstretched land in front of me. The huge grassy field we were currently on. To my far left was a very dense looking forest and to my far right was the edge of a cliff."Let's go to the cliff. I hear it's an amazing view" i said pointing at my right."As you wish" he said as we headed that way."Woah" I whispered the moment my feet touched the ground.The view in front of me was absolutely breathtaking. Even more so than the way Angela had described it for me.There was a small waterfall right underneath the cliff and after that was a vast
"What is the number one priority to both of us?" He asked."Obviously the barrier and making sure it remains unbreached" I replied."Exactly. We have to focus everything that we have on that, together as a team. This is a new evil that we are facing and we do not know how strong this force is and what it is truly here to do. What I know is that we stay together, at all times, promise me" he said as he looked into my eyes."I promise. Together "I promised him."Good" he said as he nodded " I'II scheduled that visit to the facility. Let us see face to face what we are dealing with" he said to me."Yes" I said. My heart was really heavy and I just had to lay my head on the table, trying to stabilise myself. What was all this coming from? I didn't like it one bit, it was honestly not good for my mental health."Hey. Let us go to your horses" he said as he pulled me up and literally had to drag me with him as we walked out of the study."How are you so cheerful? After what we just heard"
I woke up the next day happy and feeling lighter than I have felt in a very long time. I left Hades on the bed and went ahead with my morning body routine in the bathroom and dressed down before leaving our room. It was around eight and I knew Hades would stay asleep till early noon. I was sure we didn't have any plans.went to the kitchen and immediately made toast and then made coffee in a takeaway cup before leaving the castle through the side door. I hurried to the stable where I found that they were already feeding the horses for the morning."My Queen" bowed Angela. She was one of the many workers I met yesterday, she was a little younger than me, tall with beautiful dark hair and blue eyes "Hello Angela. You are all up early" I said as I looked around."Good morning""Morning my Queen"Several of the workers said as they saw me."Good morning everyone" I said out loud.Looking at them now there were not as many as they were yesterday. If anything they had reduced by half. I co
We spent the rest of the evening soaking up in the tub before we came out and finally got that wash down from my husband. We both came out of the bathroom and then into the closet room before dressing up as comfortably as we could."I will have the servants ready the snacks. You go ahead" I said to him as we parted ways at the top of the stairs. I went down and headed straight to the kitchen where I met with several of the cooks there."Hello. I am glad you haven't finished up for the evening" I said to them as I smiled.About three women were marinating chicken while two other males were stocking up the pantry. They all wore uniforms and looked very professional and coordinated."My queen" they said as they all bowed."You are all busy. Let me do it myself" | grumbled to myself as I went ahead to look for where the corn was kept. I found the butter, sugar and milk. But where was the...?"Here my queen" said one of the women as she passed me a bag of corn seeds.It was easy from heat
We went back to the castle silently. The mood between us was dull and tense, like a tight rope being stretched, any moment now it would reach its elastic limit and snap. I could just feel it. We walked into the castle and I could see that Hades was struggling to say something."Let me go freshen up" I said softly to Hades without looking at him.I immediately turned and walked away, climbing the stairs and getting back into our room. I needed some privacy. I walked into the bathroom and shut the door, then immediately pulled out my body care products. I felt the need to pamper myself. I needed to distract myself from everything or I felt like I would just shatter.I spent most of the day first of all taking care of my hair. It was now long rather than the short hair it used to be, and now hair wash days were no longer a breeze the way they used to be. It took me forever to pre-poo, then shampoo, deep condition, leave in conditioner and then seal my hair, before finally styled it.
"You do know that most of us at the academy were related to royalty one way or the other right?" She asked incredulously."Really? I always just thought your grandparents or fathers were all commanders or something" I replied."Well about seventy percent yes. In Fact I think almost all of the students at the academy are one way or the other related to a Commander. A lot of us in the other hand, are related to royalty. Like me" she explained."That explains how you were so grounded, you grew up basically knowing that you were going to rule Lamar one day" I said."Exactly" she replied "so how have you been? Is there a reason why you haven't aged a day since you left?" She added, looking at me with pure envy."Time is slower there" I replied in a chuckle "you still look beautiful by the way, royalty fits you" I said to her.We laughed it off and continued our small talk. It was really nice catching up with her."Where are the guys? Emily and Bryan? Achu and Anthony?" I asked her eagerly.