Rose’s POV:
'WHAT? Was I just ignored by an animal?' I was standing there dumbfounded as the wolf ran pass me.
'Am I invisible? How dare he ignore me? Why am I mad about being ignored by that giant wild animal? He spared my life and here I am feeling disappointed! I seriously have lost it!'
I was dragged out of my train of thought when I heard noises from the other side.
"Not again! I am not going to be ignored by other wild animals! I mean I was fortunate that kind wolf spared my life but I can't expect such hospitality and good nature from every animal out there!" I said angrily and ran to hide behind the bloody tree who started all this and gave me a very gentle kiss on the head.
I was hiding behind the tree while keeping my hand on my mouth and refraining myself from causing any sort of noise.
What I saw on the other side blew my mind. I saw my three very nosy uncles, Uncle Pete, Uncle Levi, and Uncle William along with the three villagers David, Joseph, and James whom I just met this morning, holding huge guns and torches in their hands. Uncle William was holding a real fire torch in his hand as well.
'Talk about being unlucky! I saw my uncles twice in a day, such a cursed day it is! They always bring me bad luck!' I thought while closing my eyes in frustration.
What are they doing in the middle of the forest at this time with those deadly weapons and weird torches? Are they acting in a drama? Or were they following that giant wolf? Are they planning to hunt it? According to the length and physique of the wolf, it can kill all of them in no time. But they have guns. That's a plus point for the uncles.
'I hope they don't hurt the wolf who just spared my life'
To this moment I suddenly realized.
'Why the hell am I hiding when I can just take their help to get the hell out of this scary forest'
But a thought stopped me again as my over-dramatic mind was contemplating my chances of survival with them.
'I mean, they have guns. Real guns! Depending on the fact, how much they hate me, I don't know if they will hesitate to shoot me at all!! After all, it's not a good idea to enter a battlefield when they are the only are armed! They can kill and bury me, right here and right now and nobody will ever know!' I can see the horrific scene passing through my eyes and then my logical mind suddenly spoke.
'But those villagers are with them too. They couldn't kill me in front of them, right?'
'Right?' I wanted to ask someone but the lack of humans was really bothering me for the first time.
'Should I go or should I not? Maybe, I should just take their help. At last, they are my own bloody uncles! I mean my own flesh and blood. They won't really harm me physically, we always had completely harmless verbal fights. Harmless and fun!'
I know I am overthinking right now. They are my uncles, I have known them my whole life. Not like I have lived here with them but still! They are completely harmless. The wolf must have gotten closer to our house and that's why they must be trying to get rid of it. That's why I always say, you shouldn't live in such a close proximity to a forest.
I just noticed that in my own personal debate, they are already moving away from me.
Being overly confident, I got up from my place and finally started following their footsteps.
'Let's go and get some help from my always good-for-nothing uncles. For the first time in life, they will be helpful. I am so proud of them!!!' I though smiling like a fool.
'I am an idiot! What was I thinking? My uncles actually hunting a giant wolf? My Uncles?? My uncles are chickens! They must have brought those guns from a toy shop. Hahahaha!' And suddenly a gun-shot drags me out of my long chain of thoughts.
My eyes were as wide as the moon when I heard a real gunshot. I again hid behind the nearest tree and tried to see what was happening from the shadows.
Three of my uncles with other three villagers were attacking the wolf now. But the wolf was just defending itself. I mean anyone who sees it can tell, it is just defending itself!! I saw the gun shot near his right leg resulting in a scar and blood started to flow through that wound.
'Oh My! That must have hurt a lot! Why are they doing this to a poor animal?' I couldn't believe my eyes.
Uncle Pete then took the fire torch from Uncle William's hand and tried to burn down the wolf.
My heart just skipped a beat! I wanted to stop them. I wanted to scream. They can't do this!! But yet again, I froze at my place in fear.
"Damn! Burn the beast!" said Uncle Levi in an arrogant tone.
'You are the real beast!' I thought angrily while throwing daggers at him with my intense gazes.
The wolf seems to turn angry from all the attacks and finally snapped.
He attacked Uncle Pete first as he jumped over his head and the fool of the uncle fell back on his butt. The majestic wolf then turned towards James and head-butted him, the poor guy flew 10 feet and finally smashed into a tree which broke his fall.
Uncle Pete tried to torch the wolf again by throwing it sneakily on the wolf's back and the smart animal avoided it without looking back. The said torch fell on James instead and started burning his leg. I can see the fire spreading quickly from his one leg to another because of the fabric of his pants.
'That's why I always tell you to not wear polyester' I chided him in this serious situation.
The stupid thought went out of the window when I heard James screaming in pain. I shut my eyes closed to avoid the scene but the smell of burning flesh was speaking for itself.
I wanted to help, to do something for him but I didn't know what to do anymore.
'What if the giant wolf attack me instead?' I was contemplating my life choices.
I know this scene and my own cowardice will haunt me forever!
'But should I really help them after they have put us through!' my whole life of backhand comments and pure bullying was swiping in my eyes like a very bad-quality film.
'Don't they deserve it on so many levels?' I questioned myself.
I decided to just observe for now. No need to get killed over my filthy uncles.
Right at this moment the wolf was attacking Uncle Pete with his claws, tearing his skin apart.
"Yes! Yes! Do it! Serve him right for calling me and my mother b*tch this morning" I said cheering in the dark for a non-existing audience.
"But don't kill him" I whisper, my voice filled with worry. I know, I said I hate my uncles but I do not wish them to die!!
It's like he heard my whisper and backed down from killing Uncle Pete. I was so surprised and so was uncle Pete.
This moment of distraction gave a chance to Uncle William and Uncle Levi to make another attempt to kill it with weirdly looking spears. Mind you it was an utterly failed attempt, as the wolf was dodging their attacks easily dealing with them both at the same time. I can see them trying to pierce his vital organs, one was attacking its stomach while the other was trying to injure his eyes but the wolf was swift to block them, growling and backing them on tree.
‘and where the hell did they get these old-fashioned weapons from?’
Maybe I am wrong but I don't know why it feels like he is trying not to hurt them.
'Am I a vet? How am I supposed to know the behavior of a wild animal?'
Remaining of the people were kicking James's legs and trying to cover the fire with their coats.
Meanwhile, Uncle Pete got up from his place went behind the wolf's back, and pointed his gun at it. The poor animal was handling Uncle Levi and William and had no idea about my sneaky Uncle’s attack. I wanted to scream to notify him but my throat was sore and I couldn't make a single sound.
It was not such a wise choice though.
Uncle Pete pulled the trigger and shot directly at his back.
THUD!
'Why does he have to go through all of this?'
Rose’s POV:THUD!He fell to the ground helplessly. Anyone can see that the wolf was badly injured now but was still growling menacingly. I was feeling too bad for the poor animal much more than what I feel for my own uncles.'Why does he have to go through all of this?The four of them started moving towards the wolf slowly while pointing their gun towards him.'Stop it! Please! Don't hurt him more. Let him die in peace!!!' I so badly wanted to scream but seeing the fiasco just now I didn't want to reveal my location anymore. I am not sure about my uncles being as harmless as I first thought.But to my surprise, suddenly, the wolf got up and moved with the speed of light. There was no time to think as he started attacking them one by one.He was beyond angry, it's like 'If I am going to die, I am going to take all of you with me!' He ripped David apart just like Uncle Pete.He snatched the spear with his mouth from uncle Levi's hand and kicked William on the ground. He next tossed Un
Rose’s POVTwo days ago,"Rose! Rose, Wake up, Kitty. Rose darling. Rosaline Blue! You brat wake up!" said hella loud voice from a distance but I could still hear it clearly and the strong voice was enough to wake me up from my sweet dream.I didn't take much time to recognize whose intimidating voice was that."Yeah, Mom!" I shouted back while blocking the voice by keeping my hands on my ears."Wake up, sleepy head. Get down for breakfast! Rose! If you won't come down now. I will come to your room and beat you into a pulp" shouted my mother in an angry tone.Yet another threat, and that too so early in the morning. Why am I still living in this house?? There is no respect for me!I kicked the blanket off of me and sat on my bed annoyedly without removing my hands from my ears. Noise pollution is bad for your health."Are you up already? Rose?" screamed my mother again which sounded more like a growl of an animal. Most probably a deadly wolf!"Alright, Margret! I am wide awake. Stop g
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“Four tickets booked for Ketchikan, Alaska” I said keeping my phone on the table after booking the tickets for the hell online.“Thank you. Thank you so much for being so understanding” Mother said in a grateful tone now holding my shoulder with tears still glistening in her beautiful eyes.“I am really proud of you” said father smiling proudly while patting my head gently.I did not reply and left for my room immediately after I was done with my work.I closed the door and buried my face on my pillow while kicking my feet on my innocent bed.My brother followed me soon behind.“You okay, sis?” Mark asked while opening the door.I rose my head and looked at his honey brown eyes which was staring at me with concern. I groaned in frustration before burying my face again in the pillow one last time. I turned and faced my brother while lying on my back.“I had my vacation perfectly planned. I wanted to sleep half of my vacation before I appear for my internship. Can you imagine? Two years
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Third person’s POV;At this very moment, the door of Elijah’s room opened and the least expected walked in,“ROSE!”Without uttering a word, Rose just walked towards him.She also had no idea what was wrong with her, like her feet were working independently.On the other hand, Elijah’s heart was thudding against his chest.Every single day, he prayed to meet his mate, and now that he has finally found her, the universe has gotten him into another trouble—a big one indeed!The least he wanted in his life was getting into a cheating scandal and that too in front of Rose. Cherry on top, Rose is the one who caught him!He was thinking about ways to explain to Rose that he was not the culprit and that nothing was going on between him and Beta’s daughter.With each slow step Rose was taking towards him, he felt his heart was about to break out of his chest.She was looking straight into his eyes. At the moment, her celestial face was unreadable.Elijah pushed Sofia away from him, Sofia almo
Third Person’s POV;“It was all my fault! It all happened because of me!” Rose said in a low voice and a tear rolled down to her cheek.“No” Elijah held her shoulders.“I came to your life and made it a living hell. Your mother would never accept me and now, you also had a fight with her because of me. She will hate me now” she said, a small tear fell doan on her cheek.“No, baby. Nothing like that is going to happen. I will talk to my mother tomorrow and everything will be alright” he said while wiping her tear.“This wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t come to your life. I think I should leave” Her voice cracked when she spoke. She really didn’t have the courage to leave her. She didn’t know how but she loved him more than she should.“Don’t ever say that! I can’t lose you” He said with his eyes speaking louder than words.She could see the millions of emotions in his eyes.“What will happen now?” she asked in a low voice.“Do you trust me?” He asked, his eyes never leaving hers.Ros
Third Person’s POV;“Elijah”The moment she took his name, he felt his heart thudding against his chest. He was still in shock how she has such a profound effect on him.His legs automatically started moving towards her.On the other hand, Rose felt her cheek burning when his eyes were staring deep down in her soul. She looked down in embarrassment.Elijah didn’t feel his mother’s intense gazes on him as he moved towards his mate. Now, he was standing right in front of Rose.Rose lifted her head up and their eyes met again for the second time. Elijah’s hand moved towards her cheek like an automatic reaction.Both of them were so lost in each other that they almost forget that they had company. Like it was just them in the entire mansion. ‘Just them’He caressed her cheek gently with his thumb and Rose felt a wave of electricity passing through her entire body.She wanted to jump in his arms and let him know how much she missed him and he wanted to the same, take her in his arms and fo
Elijah’s POV;“Your mate is here” My heart began pounding against my chest, the moment I heard those words.So, I was right. She is here already. She came for me.It’s been days since I met her but I already feel like I know everything about her. I don’t know how but this is crazy.Is it how being each other’s ‘soulmate’ means?“Where is she staying?” I asked plainly, keeping my excitement under control.I am the Future Werewolf King, I am not allowed to show my emotions in front of others. As my father always say, ‘Your emotions are your biggest enemy!’“She is staying at your chambers, Your Highness. Ms. Swan was the one who came up with this idea. I tried to..” the servant was dripping with sweat.Must be because Layla didn’t inform me about this and not everyone is allowed to stay at Crown Prince’s chamber, not even his mate until they are marked.I don’t know how she managed to lure mom for this but I am really proud of her.‘Good Job, Layla!’“Very well. You may leave now” I smi
Elijah’s Mother Luna Queen Phebe’s POV;“I wasn’t imagining things. She indeed look exactly like her” Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I was more astonished than before. How can I not guess before?“Look like who, if I may ask?” Hazel asked confusedly.‘Is she even for real?’“Rose, Crown prince’s mate. Doesn’t she look like Mary?” I asked with an arched eyebrow.“Oh, yes, your Highness. Now that you have mentioned it, she is indeed the exact copy of Ms. Mary Dawson” Hazel nodded her head with a bright smile.That darn fool! Why is she smiling like that?“Didn’t you think that when you first saw her?” I asked, while glaring at Hazel for playing fool with me.“Pardon me, Your Majesty. I thought she looked like someone I knew when you first said it but I also couldn’t remember as it’s been nearly three decades since I saw Ms. Dawson last” She looked down with fear.“It’s okay. It’s good enough that we know now” I said while turned around to move out of the room.I don’t have mu
Rose’s POV;“WHAT? A war?” My eyes turned as wide as the moon.“Yeah, Elijah, Alpha King Cole, Liam, and others went to a war with vampires” Layla explained anxiously. All the worry that she was hiding in her eyes was now visible in her delicate face.“Vampires exist?” I asked astonished by one other fact that I was blinded to.“Unfortunately, yes and they attacked my pack, Silver Moon. My family and my pack are in grave danger. I don’t know if they are even alive or not. Elijah and others went there as soon as possible to protect them” As the painful reality came out in the open, tears started rolling out of her eyes.“I am sorry to hear that” I hugged her gently and patted her back to show my support. I cant even imagine what she is going through.I knew she was in no condition to talk any further.After a while, she parted from me and wiped her tears from her now ruby face. I took her hand and sat on the most giant bed I have seen in my entire life. I was really amazed by the inter
Rose’s POV;“Layla, is he in some kind of danger?” I asked, with uneasy thought, my heart was thudding against my chest. “He is The Future Werewolf King, he is always in danger” She waved her hand casually like its normal to always be in danger.“What’s the other reason?” I asked curiously.“Whenever he goes, people follow. People stare at him like mad dogs and don’t even get me started with those bimbos who lust over him, all the damn time. He was never interested in that kind of attention. Hence, he keeps his things private. Only a few people have access to his chambers.” Layla explained patiently.We were passing through a gigantic wooden door that was carved to perfection.“That’s Elijah’s room” She pointed toward the giant door as we walked past it. It really took us a while to pass the entire area to reach another door which was nearly as big as Elijah’s door.“So, how many people stay in here, in this very chamber?” I asked as we were standing near the second door.“Just Elija
Rose’s POV;‘Have I seen him somewhere?’“Sister in law, it’s rude to stare” the young guy said, coughing a little to bring me back to reality.Even his voice sounds familiar. Am I going nuts?“Oh, I apologize. It’s just., you look a little familiar” I replied, coughing back in embarrassment.‘A little? Not really! He looks a lot familiar but my darn brain just couldn’t recollect!’ I cursed my beautiful brain like always.“I am pretty sure I have never met you before” he replied nonchalantly.No doubt, the kid was confident but the way he spoke it was straight away rude. Nobody was interested in that miniature sized guy when I have the mighty werewolf king for myself.“I beg your pardon?” I replied, plastering a tight smile.“I wasn’t being rude, sister in law, if that’s what you are concerned about” was his another nonchalant reply.‘Can he read mind? Is this kid special?’ I thought but his next statement dragged me out of my chain of thoughts. “It’s just, they always keep me locked
Rose’s POV;“Why didn’t you change?” She asked confusedly.“Thank you for helping me but I really want her to like me as I am. Elijah accepted me for who I am” I said“I understand and trust me, I really appreciate you being real. Let’s go meet his mother then” She smiled, she was so understanding.She is an angel!We moved towards the great hall again and then through the center, we moved inside another long chamber.After walking for a while, we finally reached near the Royal chamber.“Does Elijah stays here too?”“Nope, Elijah and Cora stays at the first floor”“Entire floor?”“Yeah. You have been given room adjacent to Elijah for now. I will take you there later”“I am afraid I will get lost in this huge castle” I replied“Don’t worry, you will be all fine” She addedShe knocked on the door which looked like it was straight from fairy tale.“Aunt Phebe, can we make your acquaintance?” She asked“Please come inside, my dear Layla” came a melodic voice from inside.She opened the do