He looks down to find Eirene’s fingers gripping it. Those Brown eyes struggle to stay open. “ Eirene! What have you done? It's the only proof of your child's identity-” “ No… I will gi…ve him m..y identity…” “ Zach is his father! What are you saying? Rowan, just take her-” “ I said No!” Eirene’s tone was enough to end all negotiations. The authority in her voice made Raven drop her head while Rowan looked down at the girl in his arms with a strange emotion. She was strong. Very strong. He thought she must be broken till now, considering what all she has endured but the woman Phoenix was indeed what everyone said. Undefeatable. “ Zach ordered Wil…son to kill me… I can't..” “ Wilson could be lying Eirene. Don’t tell me you believe him!” “ I trust… no one now Raven… not even him.” “ I just want… to go away from… all this… far far away…Raven…” Raven sighs to look down at the stubborn woman. Eirene won't agree. But somewhere in her heart, Raven could understand
Aiden's pov " Left arm up, block and then clench your fist to root an upper jab." " Like this." " Okay now you do it." I follow your highnesses instructions. Keeping my fist clenched and as soon as my fist touch his jaw, he blocks again to whisper. " Faster Aiden. It's all about the reflexes." I nod to try again and we continue for the next few hours. We were in-between the training when suddenly your highness enters into a series of coughs. He pulls back and rushes to turn his back on me. Reaching a tree bark, he starts vomiting. My heart drops. He was fine just now, what happened all of a sudden. I rush forward to help when he shows me his hand. My steps freeze. I am feeling strange suddenly. There is this grawning in my chest. His aura, it has suddenly turned very weak and vulnerable. What's with this strange thing I am feeling? First that woman, the Luna. I don't think I have ever despised a person by feeling their aura alone. It was all evil, sugar coate
The carriage drives through the deserted forest road and Rowan looked lost in his thoughts.Raven looks out of the window, her petite hands wringle in anxiousness. “ I just hope Aiden is fine. If something happens to him I am never going to forgive Eirene.” “ Does she have no care about her son? A week passed since Aiden went missing. And all she did was wait. I no longer recognise her anymore. How can a person be so cold hearted? Does she have no feelings left in her? Not even for her son?” “ Aiden doesn't deserve this Rowan. Have you seen the kid? He is too scared to share how he feels with her. Train. Train. Combat. That's all she teaches him. Hell I haven’t seen that mother son duo share a hug in the lat 8 years!” “ He sleeps in a separate room since he was 4! She never smiles! Not even with him! What do I make of this!” “ Eirene is raising a warrior, not a son!” Silence stretches and then Rowan sighs to speak. “ She hides them. Isn't it obvious?” “ Hides? From wh
Zachary's pov " This is not done Zach, not eating food will not help." I look up at Emerald literally pleading me but I wasn't feeling like eating. Sighing I just close my eyes and rest my arm on my eyes. " Persistence never works on me Em. Just let me sleep." " You haven't eaten anything since the last two days. Do you want to starve to death?" Maybe I do. It's surprising but having not eaten anything, I feel a little better. Either way, how does it matter. Whatever I eat ends up getting rejected by my stomach anyways. At least I don't have to rush to the washroom every hour to vomit out. My silence made her sigh. Her warm fingers brush my freezing face and she crouched down to settle beside me. " I am with you through all thick and thin Zach. You know it right?" I lower my hand to find her face inches away from mine. Those blue eyes look at me in concern. " Yet you refuse to accept Aiden." Something flashes in her eyes. And all the concern is replaced by irri
I get up to run my fingers through my hair. My body protests but I ignore it. Gulping the glass of water kept on the bedside, I make my way towards my office. The two figures get up as soon as I enter. The woman turned and extends her hand. “ It’s a pleasure, your highness. I am Doctor Raven and this is my brother in law, Alpha Rowan of Ric-“ “ Richmond pack. I know.” I shake her hand and look up at the man. He looked surprised. He wasn’t expecting me to know who he was. There are around 153433 packs in our world. Out of which 99 percent are small sized packs with less than 2000 members. Out of the remaining 1 percent 0.99 are middle sized with population size between 50k and 100k, and the left 0.01 are the big sized ones with population of more than 100k. In short there are just 15 big size packs and mine is one of them. Richmond pack is a middle size pack. But I know it because of its non involvement policy. Whenever a war has happened in the past, Alpha Rowans has n
Raven’s pov “ Maital will never agree to this. Mark my words your Highness.” With that being said, Rowan turns around to leave and all I do is stare at his retreating back. Dammit! He told me to behave and look at him. I look up at Zachary , to find indifference plastered on her face. He didn’t care what Rowan thought. Getting up, I rubs my palms on my thighs in anxiousness. “ Don’t mind him. He is just really protective of Aiden.” He looks at me to nod and then goes back to signing the papers on his table. Damn. His presence is still scary. From one look, no one can tell that he is suffering so much and doesn’t have much time to live. “ You may leave.” He dismisses me but I was reluctant to. I have gathered the courage to come here after so many years, I can’t just leave like this. “ Umm Your Highness. There is something really important I want to tell you.” He looks up at me with furrowed brows. He didn’t want to talk. But I was going to say, no matter he l
Aiden's pov I slam my bedroom door shut and lock it from the inside.Tears begged to spill from my eyes and I take deep breaths. " Mumchkin open up! Listen to me!" Uncle Rowan bangs on the door and I do my best to muffle my cries. I wasn't a cry baby. Mom has taught me to never let my emotions get the best of me. But it hurts mama. You didn't even came yourself to get me? Weren't you concerned of how I was living? Or if even I was dead or alive? I know you rarely show your emotions, a hug is the most I could get from you or rather a tap on my head. But I haven't seen you in a week. I was here living with strangers and you couldn't bother to come. You are always busy. Is your work more important than me? Each thought churned something inside me and the tears continue to dribble down my cheeks. " Aiden! Your momma loves you Mumchkin." I am starting to doubt that uncle Rowan. All of you are here, except for her. Why? What is so important. " Not now Rowa
Focusing her attention back on me. She motions her hands to explain me. “ See mothers have this instinct in them which keeps their kids connected to them.” “ Like how a newborn cries in hunger and mothers body gets to know of it.” “ With time this bond gets lost somewhere but it still exists.” “ What are you trying to say?” I groan in irritation and she declares with a duh look. “ Your mother didn't worry for you because she knew you were fine. Her heart told her before only.” “ And as far coming here is concerned. She trusts you enough to know you can defend yourself and find your way home.” “ Isn’t this why she trained you all this time? To be strong and independent?” A memory flashes in my mind of the first time I went crying to her. Her words are still imprinted in my heart. No one cares about your tears in this world, Son.If you still want to let it out? Do it alone. You may be born inside me but both you and me will die alone. Never be dependent on anyone.
20 years later…. Somewhere in the deserted lands. A woman’s breaths came in ragged gasps as she sprinted through the desolate streets, her heart pounding in her chest. Her clothing was tattered and filthy, remnants of once-sturdy fabric now hanging in rags. Dirt and grime smeared her skin, and blood trickled from a fresh cut on her forehead, the result of a close encounter with a jagged piece of debris. The cold, ashen wind whipped through her tangled hair, stinging her eyes and stealing what little warmth her body had left. Clutched tightly in her arms was a small, precious bundle of food—enough to sustain her for a few days, maybe more if rationed carefully. She had risked everything to obtain it, but now she was paying the price. Behind her, a frenzied mob gave chase, their faces twisted with desperation and hunger. Shouts, growls and curses echoed through the empty streets, the sound growing louder with each passing moment. Sera's legs burned with exhaustion, every muscle
The scene begins with silence, broken only by Aiden’s anguished sobs. The patch of grass beneath his knees feels cold, damp from the dew of a night that would never see dawn. His fingers rake the earth, trembling as he claws at it, desperate to find some semblance of reality in a world that seemed to crumble before his eyes.“No…” His voice is hoarse, barely audible. “This can’t be real… No…”He shakes his head violently, his tears falling onto the grass. His breath comes in sharp, uneven bursts as he presses his palms into the ground, trying to push himself to his feet. When he finally stands, his legs wobble beneath him, threatening to collapse with the weight of his despair. He turns his gaze to Saph, crouching beside him, her small frame trembling as she cries into her hands.“Saph,” he whispers, his voice cracking as he grabs her shoulders and pulls her up to face him. “Hey, Saph. Don’t cry, okay? Don’t worry. They’re fine—Momma and Dad are fine.”His words sound hollow even to h
Zachary’s body felt heavy, his heart throbbing like a wound that refused to heal. He could feel the weight of the moment pressing down on him, each breath more labored than the last. The storm, the crashing waves, the air—their fury was a palpable force, like a dark hand creeping toward him. He closed his eyes, resigned to the inevitable. The world was ending, and there was nothing left to fight for.“Goodbye, Son,” he whispered hoarsely, the words laced with a sorrow too deep to express.“Aiden... Dadda loves you.” The finality of it cut through him like a dagger, sharp and unforgiving.“Nooooo!” Aiden’s scream broke through the tension, raw and frantic. Zachary’s heart clenched as the sound echoed around him—his son, desperate, helpless.But before the torrent could touch him, before the wind could tear him apart and the water could swallow him whole, a figure appeared—Eirene.She moved with a fierce determination, her body blocking the inevitable like a shield. Her palms extended o
Aiden’s right leg was impatiently thumping against the wooden floor, his hands clammy as he looked up at the ticking wall clock. Two hours have passed, he can feel the tremors every few minutes, but since the last ten minutes there have been none. He couldn't help pray to the moon goddess. Everyone please be fine. Moon goddess please protect them. A hand rests on his shaking leg and Aiden looks up to meet Saph’s eyes( Sera and Saph are the same). “ Calm down. They are gonna be fine.” He interlocks his fingers with her to press them to his chest. Closing his eyes. He takes deep breath when he feels that gnawing in his chest return.Something is wrong… terribly wrong. He can feel it. The pain, the desperation. “ This is enough. I can’t stay here anymore.” Getting up on his feet Aiden proclaims when Raven’s anxious eyes meet his. They have brought Aiden here, miles away from the battlefield before the war even began. These were Eirene and Zach’s instructions and the little b
To an outsider, it might have looked like the heavens themselves opened their gates, and chaos poured out. A colossal wave, commanded by Zaid, surged forward, casting a shadow over the battlefield and drowning the cries of terror in its deafening roar. The resisting army faltered, panic spreading like wildfire as the wave moved with sentient intent, its every motion controlled by Zaid’s elemental power.“Take it, motherfuckers! Die!” Zaid’s manic laughter rang across the field as he unleashed his fury.But just as the wave threatened to swallow everything, a powerful roar split through the chaos.“Stand your ground!” Zachary’s voice boomed, unwavering, as he dropped to his knees and placed his hand firmly against the trembling earth. The veins in his arms bulged with strain as he summoned his strength. The ground beneath them answered his call, erupting upward to form a massive barrier of rock and earth. The wall collided with the wave, forcing it to break and redirect its wrath back
The sheets were ripped to tatters, the furniture in the room upturned and broken as he took her in every corner of the room. Eirene’s moans echo around as her nails dig into his naked back, head polled back and eyes rolling over as he thrusts inside her. Filling her, making her feel complete in years. “ Zach.., ahh” He continues to kiss each and every inch of her skin, his lips claiming her neck to descend down to her chest and naval. Her legs tremble body comes undone and he watches her, loving her dripping with wetness. Placing her back on the bed, he continues to show her the heights of ecstscy she has missed. Her hand tug on his hair this time, almost begging him to take her. There was dominance in his touch, yet submission in his eyes. A roughness of his hands yet softness of his lips. Eirene is taken back all those years to that night she did it with him for the first time. And she won’t lie. She felt alive after years. Back in his arms. The line between what is
The pain becomes unbearable, I start clawing my chest and when I thought its all over? A hand slams on my chest and my back is pushed against a wall. My hazy vision shows me those brown orbs. “ Damm it!” She curses, to only pull out some herbs from her pocket. Placing them in her own mouth, she chews on them before pushing them into my mouth. “ Chew on them dammit!” I blankly stare at her concerned eyes, slowly moving my mouth. While any other person would be scared of death right now all I could think of was that I had her juices in my mouth. Like literally. She chewed on those herbs before giving them to me. Did she indirectly kiss me? I am fucked up for thinking like this. What level of crazy would define that? But then this is what I am for her. Madly insanely in love with my dewdrop. My heart starts calming down and I see relief flood in her eyes as she places her palm on my chest, monitoring my heartbeat. A trail of sweat dribbles down her chin and I lift my hea
One month later…. The werewolf Kingdom has been taken over by the new King and Queen; Caden and Emerald. The prior King Zachary was declared to be dead with his absence from the court and his service to the world was honoured with a death ceremony. From the very first day Caleb took the throne, council heads were called and all the laws in the werewolf code of conduct have been re written. Despite the resistance from the four packs ( Resisting allies) who have still not accepted him as the king, his rule prevailed. The people were ecstatic to have a new King. With Zachary’s prolonged ailment, commoners long started doubting his ability to lead their world. They wanted a new ruler, new ideologies, fresh blood and they had him. But as they say, if you want to see someone’s true colours? Give them power. The taxes were tripled, burdening the common people, with the simple reason that funds were needed if a war was to break out with the four resisting packs. The council became a
My body was moving on its own accord, aligning itself to him, moving towards him, begging him like a bitch. And he watches it, denying and allowing whenever he wished. Dancing me to his tunes, making me damp the very betsheets under me. “ That pervert thought he could touch this, huh?” He continues to lay kisses all over my chest and neck. “ He thought he could even look at you?” Lifting up my wrists, he starts kissing my fingers and I feel my toes curl. That look in his eyes, he almost looked mad, insane. “ You were and will forever be mine, Dewdrop! Mine! Anyone who even dares to touch you! Is dead!” His eye were carnal, almost animalistic like there is no tomorrow. And I won’t lie. I felt a shiver of fear yet possesiveness travel down my spine. “ Umm Zach…” I moan a muffled scream and he crashed his lips on mine. Not stopping even for a second, to let me speak. My body burns up like a furnace, his arms wrap around me in a protective band and the next thing I k