~ZIRAI woke up with a smile on my face.Last night had been the most beautiful night of my life and I could not wait for today's event to unfold.I stirred to the other side of the bed and froze. All my happiness faded away. Kael was gone. My wolf sank at the realization.I sat up immediately and looked around the room. Maybe I was mistaken and he was still somewhere here."Kael?" I tried calling.But as expected, there was no response. I could not even hear anyone with me in the room.I frowned before deciding to go in search of him. I got out of bed and found my clothes in his wardrobe. I put on the dress and tied my hair up into a bun before walking out of the room.I had no specific idea on where to search. I just knew that I was going on this mission. I could not find him anywhere in the house so I stepped outside. The guards bowed to me as I passed them but I didn't even care to respond or acknowledge them.I went all the way to the field that lay behind the building. It was la
~ KAELI had rode for hours and only stopped when I reached our house.My conversation with my brother still replayed in my head. There was also the possibility of being played this entire time.I sighed. Was it possible for Zira to be lying to me? She would have to be a good liar to pull that off. I doubted if she was.I was sure that she had nothing to gain from lying to us because she and her family still kept us close and never pushed us away. They always included us in everything that they did. Which was why Arden was able to get her to like him. He also made sure that she never had other friends by scaring them away.I smiled at the memory as I dismounted from my horse. I had always been there, watching from a distance as Arden and Zira built their friendship. If I walked into my house and found out that all that sacrifice was for nothing, then I had no idea what I was going to do.I exhaled sharply and tied my horse to a pole before walking into the house. There a few guards ar
~KAELI squeezed my eyes shut as I waited. My heart pounded heavily as I my intake of breath deepened. My wolf came to a stop and the world became very slow but I continued to wait for everything to take it's cause. Suddenly, a short ding sound resonated throughout the room. My heart skipped a beat and I feared that I was about to die or hurt myself. Then an unlocking sound was heard and the safe came open. I snorted a laughter as I stared at the now open safe. I felt like the greatest detective ever. Who knew, perhaps wen Sherlock Holmes or his sister, Enola Holmes. I laughed even harder before going back to the spot. I stared at the slightly open safe in fear. What if the answers I awaited were truly inside and I opened it to realize that Zira was right all long? What would I do? Or what if I found another truth that placed Zira's parents as the true culprit? How was I going to make it work?I felt Ocean begining to dance wildly within my heart. If waiting for the code to work o
~ZIRAArden crashed his lips unto mine. I widened my eyes at him as my wolf spurred to life with disgust. I did not know what suddenly came over me. I lifted my hand and landed a hard slap on his face. This forcefully broke him away from my lips ad I glared at him angrily. Arden gritted his teeth as he touched the spot that I had slapped. It had gone red with seconds and his dark orbs bored into mine."Don't you ever dare touch me again!" I roared. "As I said earlier, I am not your mate and we both know it!" I spat.He narrowed his eyes at me and breathed through his open mouth. "Who then is your mate?" He demanded. "It will surprise you how close he is," I retorted. He tilted his head as he narrowed his eyes at me. Then he lifted his brows when it finally made sense to him.He snorted and brought his hand to his chin in disbelief. He shook his head as he realized who it was. "How was I so stupid not to see? It had been right in front of me the entire time," he muttered as he star
~ZIRAMy heart sank into the pit of my stomach. My wolf stirred uncomfortably inside of my mind. I had run out of excuses to give. From the way my mother looked at me, it showed that she was not going to stop until we found the truth. I needed to give her something. The last thing I wanted was for her to know that I was about to visit the pit. She could lock me up in this room if she had to, just to make sure that I would not interfere."Say something, Zira. Has the cat got your sharp little tongue?" She demanded. I shook my head at her. I looked around the room as I tried to find something good enough. If I did not speak soon, she was going to pull me by the ear and probably start searching me. She had always believed that I was never up to any good despite being the quiet child before. And now, I had gone and become the rebellious one. My eyes soon fell on my father's journal and I decided to use that instead. At least, I could get away with it. She followed my gaze and she sp
~ZIRAThere was a small smile on my face as I watched them unlock the door for me. Although small, it was a triumphant smile because I had succeeded in getting though the first phase of seeing Bella. Now all I had to worry about was seeing Bella without Uther finding out about it before I was done.Briner gestured at the way in for me and I followed his lead. Inside, it only looked like a regular cell for holding a few prisoners. I doubted if they were truly prisoners and not undercover guards. "This here is the top cell. I shall now lead you to the pit itself," he announced. I did not say a word. All I did was follow him as he led me to the main door. The guards all stared at me, surprised that a woman was in their midst and doing the king's job. We finally stopped before a door at the back. He pushed it open and all I saw was darkness. "This way, my Lord," he announced and entered the darkness. I hesitated at first, as the darkness felt cold and reminded me of the time I had d
~KAELI felt beyond broken.All I wanted was to shut the journal and ace it back in the safe but I forced myself to keep going. Knowing half the truth was not going to help me. I needed to know it all. So I turned a new page and read the words written on it. "Now that I have two sons, they will help to do my bidding. All they needed to know was that Tyrone was the murdered. Anger and hatred fueled right from.their childhood is the greatest weapon I can ask for. They would use it to destroy the Dragons for me and I would have my Moon crest as well as my rightful place on the throne."This was all we were to him. Tools that he could use to reach his goal. Did he ever care about us?I moved it to more recent pages. "Once Arden takes the stone from the Dragons, I shall push him aside. Perhaps lock both of them up until they cool off so that I can have my place ok the throne. The Dragons can all die for all I care. They are not needed. I could spare the boys since they have my blood runni
~KAELI dismounted from our horse. Zira looked down at me with dreamy eyes and I smiled. She had this way of staring that always messed with my senses. I knew that with what was going on with me, especially the huge truth that I had just discovered, I was not supposed to be paying attention to these things. Yet it was the fact that I was with Zira that was stopping me from breaking down or lashing out at my father. She was the reason why I was still calm. "Let me help you down," I offered. She willingly lifted her hands slightly so that I would have access to her waist. Then I placed her down gently."We should head in before they figure out that we are here," Zira announced. I nodded in agreement but before moving, I took off my jacket and handed it over to her. She bowed slightly as she accepted it. "You know that it should be the other way around, right?" I whispered. She shrugged. "If you're my mate, then it means you'll be Alpha someday. Why not treat you like you already