Gad's POV"Where is my mate?" I demanded for the umpteenth time, banging my hand against the metal bars that were holding me.That bastard had a lot of audacity! How dare he lock me in his filthy, disgusting cell? Even the foolish guards that would often patrol along the hallway would look at me with disdain. I, Gad! An Alpha heir being treated like trash! It was totally unacceptable!My feet fell to the concrete floor. It was extremely cold and uncomfortable in this rotten place, but the thing that really gave me a pit in my stomach was when I thought about last night.My fingers came up to my cheek that was still holding the bruise caused by the slap that my mate had given me."My poor Koko, that crazy bastard has really brainwashed you, hasn't he?"I knew that there was no way Koko would slap me in her right senses, she still loved me. Even when I was fooling around with her sister and treating her badly, because she was the mate that the Moon goddess had given me and there was nob
Niyol's PovThis morning, Koko was still looking down, but she was trying to fake it with a plastic smile that was definitely not fooling me at all.Even when we were having breakfast, She was just poking at her plate with her spoon occasionally, taking a few mouthfuls after I nagged her to.Seeing her like this because of a worthless piece of trash made my blood boil so much.Last night we were supposed to celebrate our love… I was suppose to finally mark her, to show her just how much I adored her as my Queen.But he had ruined it."Koko, we are going to have another mating ceremony, it's going to be even more grand than last nig-"I said moving my hands over to scoop over her fingers in mine, she looked at me, giving me the most genuine smile that I had seen on her all morning."You don't have to worry about making it grand, lets just make it more quiet… more intimate… that is what the mating ceremony is truly about right? Sharing just how we feel about each other…"I leaned over an
Gad's POVI couldn't believe itThose guards actually threw me out of the palace gates as if I was a piece of trash, I was not even able to say a word throughout the entire journey home because I was still trying to process the shame and humiliation that I had been subjected to because of the bastard that stole my mate.And my father was not even helping matters at all. Instead of him to support me as he usually did, he was telling me that I should be grateful that I was actually spared by that thief."Gad you are lucky that you were able to leave that place with your head intact."I just growled under my breath, looking out the windscreen, but the only thing that came to my eyes was the image of me on my way to meet my mate. I shook my head snapping myself back to reality, there was no way I could live without her and I knew that she loved me too.She was probably just being with that bastard just to spite me.I tapped my fingers on my lap as I thought of the one person that could be
Koko's POV"Koko, are you ready for your big special day?"I looked at the reflection of the woman in front of me, she was wearing a gem necklace that had just been gifted by her mother in law and the most plastic smile she had ever seen in her entire life on her face.That woman was me.As I had requested from my mate, this mating ceremony would be more intimate and private than the last one was. It was just our friends, family and a few trusted handpicked nobles.It was also going to be kicked off in the throne room, but for now I was getting dolled up in my room, I had been pampered and petted and now I was looking like an absolute doll. And I felt just as empty as one, however I still managed to force a smile on my face.It made my stomach twist how much I still allowed that bastard to affect me. Ever since he left, I had been having nightmares of my past. The past I had been trying so hard to forget and throw away to the trash where it belonged.Last night I fell asleep in my mat
Donna (Koko's mom)"Are you sure it's the palace?" The man that was driving the taxi asked me for the umpteenth time and I responded with the same tired expression that I had beforeWhen Gad told me that the daughter I had despised so much was now going to become the Luna Queen, I could see that my luck was finally changing after so long.All I had to do was go there and fake a few tears and immediately she would forgive me like the foolish person she was.That was if the cab driver could take me there instead of asking stupid questions."Yes, I'm heading to the palace, that's what I told you.""Are you sure? because there is an event going on in the palace right now and commoners are not allowed in…""And what makes you think I'm a commoner like yourself?"I asked him in a bitter tone and he actually slowed down his cab just so that he could look at me from head to toe in his backseat. In the brief three seconds he did that, I felt like his eyes were raking through my entire body."Y
Koko's POVAs I was marching towards the palace gates, I hoped to the moon goddess that I would not see that woman by the time I got there because things were going to get really ugly.But then all my hopes were smashed into the rocks when I saw her standing there looking so haggard that just looking at her only was enough to make my skin crawl.I took a huge generous breath before I continued walking towards her direction and the moment she spotted me she threw herself all over me, blabbering all sorts of nonsense that I could not even catch.Finally I had had more than enough from her and I asked her in a very cold tone what she was doing here. She looked as if someone had thrown cold water all over her body then she backed away for a moment looking at my face carefully as if she was trying to examine something."I asked you a question, didn't I? What are you doing here, do you have any business here, or is there anyone you know in this Palace?''When she finally found her voice, sh
Niyol's POVI was tapping my feet on the floor when my mate walked back in, but then as I was sitting on my throne. I noticed in her eyes, her walk and everything around her.Her entire aura was giving off such a malicious energy that it seemed like if someone had breathed too close to her, she would snap their neck.I was wondering what was taking her so long, but whatever or whoever it was it seemed to have to really upset her. I held out my hand to her as she came closer, when she saw my outstretched arms, she stared at it for a moment, her eyes softening up immediately and she took my hand and then sat next to me where her place was.But she was still looking very troubled. I mind-linked her, asking her if anything was wrong, she was a little too quick to it claim that she was completely fine."You don't have to worry about me it is nothing important,"How could she say nothing important? When she had literally walked into the throne room with eyes that looked as if they were thir
Koko's POVI woke up this morning with aches all over my body, but then it was a soreness that I was fine with, my mate held me protectively to himself, his strong arms wrapped around me, keeping me warm all night. I could feel his mark on my neck and a shiver ran across my entire body.I had always felt close to him, but there was something different now, like my feelings for him had been heated in a flame and was now ten times more intense than before."You're smiling so much, are you that happy that I've finally marked you?" His voice suddenly burst into my thoughts, but as I was thinking of a response, I could also sense that he was smiling cheek from cheek."I...I could say the same to you too, Niyol..."He pulled me even closer to him, but I didn't feel close enough to him. We had finally gotten here, after all the people that had done their best to try and get in between our love, they had all failed.Suddenly, the thoughts of that shameless woman began to flood my mind and my
Koko's POVAs I was walking down the hallway, I let out a broad smile when I saw my saving Grace's grandson coming towards us."Greetings my alpha, greetings my Luna." He smiled."I can perceive that you're happy today my Luna." He said."Who won't be happy to see their child celebrating another year in the land of the living?"I never thought this day would come, I never thought in my wildest imagination that I would have a mate, how much more a child that will celebrate five years. It was worth everything we'd do today to celebrate her."Congratulations Luna..""Thank you, what about your grandma.. have you been able to convince her yet?"After saving my mate and I the anxiety that came with the evil prophecy the wicked old woman came with, we had offered my three times saviour a place to stay in the palace on several occasions, but she kept turning them down.I even went as far as explaining to her that I didn't forget her after I got to the palace, it was just that unfortunate thi
Koko's POV"And they all lived happily ever after.." I kissed my little baby to sleep after telling her a wonderful bedtime story, her eyes were closed with a smile. I walked over to her father who was standing at the door."Isn't it crazy to imagine that one day she will be too big for bedtime stories?"He was always worried for Aurora's future, and so was I. On the day Aurora was born, there was this pit in my stomach, and I was overjoyed that I had finally seen my beautiful baby. But there was still something that trouble me and pulled at my heart, making me unable to be truly happy. Initially I thought it was because I was worried about the gender preference that existed in the Palace. But even after the heart warming conversation between my mate and I at the hospital, I was still very troubled, even though the weight had been lightened on my neck.The day my fear was confirmed was the day the party was held for Aurora to present her to the world as the princess and next alpha
Niyol's povWhen I saw my mate in labour, it was as if the world beneath my feet was shattering; and there was nothing I could do but to hold her hand firmly.Even when she screamed, when she came over and began to drag my shirt and slapped my shoulders. I knew she was not able to think straight in that condition and of course that was not something I needed to be told. so I held onto her and I whispered reassuring words in her ears.I assured her that I was there for her as I had always been and I always would.That I wasn't going anywhere, after all we had made a promise to be with each other in the good times and the bad and this was definitely one of those times and that promised came to play.Soon the screaming was over and the only sound that was head was the beautiful cry of my pup as it came into the world.After she had been washed and wrapped in a clean white cloth, I asked if it was ok for me to hold her, and a midwife said of course it was. I felt my hands trembling a litt
Koko's POV As the time came for my baby to arrive to the world, my heart was pounding more and more each and every day with excitement and anticipation, me and my mate had already picked out the cutest baby names and we had already prepared the room for the baby be it a boy or girl, it would not be wasted because we were planning to have more than one child anyways. So many people had already started bringing gifts for the pup, things that could be used for either gender. I was so excited for the day that I would finally meet my pup. It was obvious that my excitement was not mine alone, because the entire Kingdom shared it with me and I was being pampered so much that at one point, it seemed like the only thing that was left for my mate to do was to also chew my food and give it to me the way birds did for their young ones. The gifts became so much that some point, we had to create a room for them, so that they would not be crowding up the place too much. I noticed the contents in th
Koko's POV "Ready or not, here I come…" I remember once when my sister and I were playing hide and seek. It was one of my few good childhood memories, that woman wasn't around that day. I had crept deeper among the clothes in the wardrobe so that she would have a harder time finding me and it worked.. but it worked a little too well. I was entangled in the clothes like a fly that had been found in a spider's web then I began to cry and cry when suddenly the wardrobe was opened and I heard my Dad's voice. Hanola, I don't think your sister is here either…" I tried to call out for help, but my voice was only choked by my sobs and the clothes that were surrounding me. But somehow she knew, maybe that was the bond that we had as twins… a bond that was scarred after we lost our father, and that woman used lies to tear us apart. She dived into the wardrobe and pulled me out, but she got stuck along the way and Dad helped us out. I was still crying when I came out, then she held the hem of he
Niyol's povAs I was standing outside my mate's wardroom, my heart was in my throat, but that was until the doctor came from behind with her results and his face did not have a worried expression.When I opened the door, I saw my mate sitting up and her eyes met mine. I rushed off to her, and hugged her gently, even though I wanted nothing more than to crush her body against mine."Koko!" I called her as if we were a million miles apart and that was how I felt when I found out that her mother was planning to take her to that basterd.Her mother.. I thought for a moment, her body was now in a morgue. How would she react when she find out that her mother was dead?This thought continued to run through my mind as the doctor said her survival was a miracle and the baby was unharmed too."...you are quite fortunate Queen Luna, the two other people in the car with you are both…""I don't want to know.." She interrupted the doctor."Whatever became of them, I don't ever want to know especial
Niyol's POV"So is Koko's mother really leaving?"My beta and I were in my office looking through some budget plans for the palace, when he asked that question and I responded positive to it and immediately both of us sighed with relief."Finally! I thought she would never leave..""Chester, she is still my mother-in-law, don't forget that.""She might be your mother-in-law, but no offense to you, that woman has no sort of class. I'm quite surprised that she was able to raise someone like Koko, but that explains why they are not close…"I did not want to admit it to my mate, but I was more fed up of her mother than she even was, although that did not change the fact that she was still her mother and there was no way I could throw her out, even though it seemed like she was becoming more and more unbearable everyday.Whenever she came to a dining table, I was sure everything would be messed up. She would eat and drink as if that was her last day on earth, and just yesterday alone, the
Gad's POVThat old hag! My fingers were tightened up on the steering wheel.She was actually thinking she could pull a fast one on me, but fortunately for me and more for her, I was able to finally get my threats through to her, then she finally sent me a letter that made sense.I looked out the windscreen again, for the hundredth times in 5 minutes.As I was looking outside, she suddenly mind-linked me and told me to look up, when I did, I saw her raising up her blinds and my mate was standing next to her, and of course she was looking as beautiful as she always did.That old hag had also added in her letter that my mate was forced to carry the bastard of that idiot that stole her from me.Well the moment she came back home, I would have that rotten thing flushed out of her system so she would carry my pup as she should have in the first place."What are you waiting for? Come here with her right now.." I ordered the old hag, my hands were now so tight on the steering wheel that they
Koko's POV."My sister?"I got to the dining room this morning and I could feel how tensed the air was as I was walking in, I saw both my mate and his sister, they seemed to be having a very heated conversation, but that was not until I walked in.They both looked at me; my mate kept his eyes on me longer until I sat on my seat."I'm sorry, but is there something on my face?" I had to ask him after a while, because the staring was becoming a little too discomforting to me."Koko…"He called me, as he placed the fork and knife that he was using to battle with a juicy steak earlier on a serviette lying on the glass dinning table."Your mother told me about how your discussion went yesterday,""Oh! she did?" I asked, cocking up an eyebrow."I'm sure she did…" I replied my own question, knowing how twisted that woman could be."I can't compel you to forgive her, but I wish you can see how hard she is trying to just show you that she is sorry for everything.."It took every single fiber of