~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
~KAELIn my entire life, I had never seen a woman as excited as Zira was today.She was beaming like a child as we went through the dresses in the store. I knew this store because I had once followed Arden on a date with one of the many girls he was involved with. Of course, it had been pure torture then and I had never imagined that I would one day visit this same store with a woman yet here I was, blushing like an idiot. I felt Ocean mirror Zira's excitement. It brought me joy to know that I was the reason for all of the smiles that Zira was sending out to the world. I was now sitting on a chair while I waited for Zira to emerge from the dressing room. It was not long after I thought it that she came out in a blue dress that stopped above her knees. It hugged her body and made her look even cuter. I had changed into a pair of loose pants and a shirt. Everything I wore was white, except for the satchel that contained my father's journal. "Beautiful," I whispered. She blushed. "
~KAELZira threw me a suspicious glare and I kept a calm and smiling face. She exhaled sharply. "Apparently, the relationship between Bella and Arden was fake. Uther forced her to work undercover in exchange for her survival," she explained. I narrowed my eyes at him. "Father probably saw Arden as a threat so he thought of other ways to get the Moon crest for him," I muttered slowly.Zira nodded slowly. "So she decided to double cross him and stop him from having it. I'm guessing that she really likes your brother and she was going to give it to him," she added. I nodded as it all began to make sense. "What else did she say?" I asked. Zira shrugged. "I asked for any form of proof and she gave me one. It was after all the only reason why I went to pay her a visit in the first place," she revealed. I felt Ocean spur to life at the mention of proof. Perhaps making him face the law was the best thing I could do for him. I could not trust myself to come before him without unleashing a
~ZIRAMy heart skipped two beats. Kael and I stopped immediately in the middle of the street. Kael held my hand protectively as if to tell me that I had absolutely nothing to worry about. Yet I could not control the beating of my heart. My wolf began to dance within me and I struggled to stay calm. I sensed the guard reach us. This was the moment of truth. I knew that I would not let the men apprehend me. I had not come this far to just get caught. I had a mission to complete. For this reason, I could not be captured."If they try to take you, you scream," Nala instructed within me. I exhaled sharply and prepared myself for the worst."Please, turn around for inspection," the man stated. I tilted my head at Kael to see if he approved of this. He nodded once at me and together, we turned to face the guard. "What is it?" Kael demanded first. The man was about to ask his men to search us when he registered my face and that of Kael's."Shit!" He muttered under his breath but I hea
~ZIRAWe came to a stop before the packhouse. Guards were scattered around the place as always and they bowed the moment they saw us. "We're here. Finally, home sweet home," Kael whispered.I furrowed my brows at his words. "I remember vividly well that the day my father suggested that we all stay in the same house, you objected. How come it has become a sweet home?" I demanded as Nala stirred with amusement. He chuckled and the sound floated into my ears from behind me, provoking the rise of strange sensations within me. "No home was ever sweet for me, not even my father's house because it always reminded me of the fact that I had a dead mother," he explained. I sighed shortly. "So why now?" I asked as his sad story had piqued my interest. He leaned closer to my left ear. "Because you're here," he whispered.Then he got down first and as the gentleman that he was, he helped me off the horse. It was not like I could not get off the animal on my own but it was just fun having som