The morning was close by, she could feel it in the air and she could tell by the weather. The forest had been dark and cold and lonely, she was torn between emotions, being happy for Maya finally set free to return home, and sad about the fact that she might not be seeing her anytime soon. She consoled herself with the fact that as long as they both were alive, there would forever be chances for them to meet again.She rode her horse in a slow gallop out of the forest, heading back to the Elyrian castle, it was possible that both Triston and Alpha Ardon would have returned by now and she wondered if Alpha Ardon would immediately notice Maya's absence. She doubted that because he ever since the day he had captured her, she had never seen him go down there. But whatever be the case, by the time he would come to learn of her absence, Maya would have already been long gone, probably enjoying a refershing hot bath in her room.She chuckled at the sight in her imagination and it warmed her
Triston tried to reach out to her in worry but she held a hand back to stop him from getting closer or touching her."Did you see her off to the edge of the Nyxorian forest then?" he asked her again and Ivone again shook her head.She was gasping now and the discomfort she was feeling in her heart grew into a painful squeeze and without thinking, she reached out to Triston for support as she felt her legs begin to grow weak."What is happening to me, Triston?" she asked him in between gasps. Triston held on to her as she slowly gave her whole weight to him, and gently he lowered them both to the ground with Ivone protectively in his arms. She grabbed the dress around her chest and squeezed, feeling the pain build until it was most unbearable for her so she let out a scream and started rolling about in his arms.Triston held her to his chest now and cradled her head in his hand. He shut his eyes as she begun to cry from the pain she was feeling in her chest. Already, he knew what it wa
Alpha Korvin Thorold sat on the throne of Nyxoria with his his Delta, Kaiser Archon beside him, he had the other Deltas in the throne room as well and even Zina had been invited. None of them in the room were sure of why they had to be here but Dathan, under the command of Alpha Prince Reyes Thorold, had requested that Alpha Korvin and the others who held positions of high authority in Nyxoria be present as well."What did you say this was about, Dathan?" Alpha Korvin asked Dathan. They had been in here for almost thirty minutes now and he was already running out of patience, the only reason he was here was because his son had requested the meeting, but still it was just too early in the morning.Dathan turned to Alpha Korvin and bowed to him in respect, "I do not have all the details, Alpha, only that Alpha Prince Reyes had requested for this."Alpha Korvin sighed and reclined against the throne on which he sat. He turned to face Kaiser who forced a smile, signaling for him to remain
Murmurs broke out from among the people in the room following their gasps of shock, it was still very early in the moring, the sun was just beginning to shine and most of the citizens of Nyxoria were still asleep in their beds, yet this tragedy had come to the royal family of Nyxoria.Maya's body laid displayed on the table in the throne room before her father and the Delta's in high positions in the kingdom. The sight was gruesome, she had a gaping hole in her chest and was covered entirely in her own blood. Her hair was in a shambled mess, soaked in her own blood and clinging to the skin of her face.Reyes stood a couple of distance away from the table, he had his eyes fixed on his father who was shocked to the bone staring at the lifeless body of his only daughter. He had one hand stroking her hair while the other shaky hand hovered over her abdomen, slowly making its way up her body where it stopped at her chest, right over the hole in there and he trembled even more."How did thi
Whispers broke through the crowd when Alpha Prince Reyes suddenly stood up and said "mate" in the middle of his father giving a speech. The old Alpha king paused and turned around to look at his son making his way past him and into the crowd of people. A smile came to his face and he slowly nodded his head.Alpha Prince Reyes Thorold, black wolf of the Nightshade pack was the dream of most girls in Nyxoria. He was perfect to a fault, cold and many knew him to be ruthless but this change only came after he had turned eighteen, the age of maturity for every werewolf and truly, the time when ones true self showed.Every child in Nyxoria, after the age of ten, possessed the ability to transform into any size and color of wolf they wanted, these transformations were limited to once a month under the full moon, but the last full moon before they turned eighteen, they could only transform into the kind of wolf that reflected their true self and true nature. So really, there was no surprise w
"Yes, baby sister, just like me," Damaris had replied to Ivone's question with a chuckle, but Ivone only frowned up at her."I'm not your baby sister," Ivone said, feeling less, "I'm your twin.""Youger twin sister equals baby sister," Damaris laughed, "Now let's look for your mate, all the while still trying to stay out of step mother's way...""Why does the ceremony focus on the girls?" Ivone asked out of curiosity, "When the males get mated too.""That is because the males can only sense their mate when they come of age, hence them finding their mate is completely dependent on the girls...""Mate," Ivone said in a whisper and her sister turned to her."Did I just hear you say mate?"Ivone, as if shaken from a daze, slowly turned to her sister with an unsure nod. She blinked and shook her head to clear her thoughts but it came again, like a soft whisper dropping into her mind."...mate...""Ivone, are you sure?" she hesitated and came even closer to her sister, grabbed her by the sh
"You were mated with someone from Nyxoria, how possible is that?"Triston Valtor stood with his hands placed on his hips, looking forward. He had his long white hair held in a ponytail, with some of it sweeping over his face. His stance was rigid and his muscles and abs was obvious through the thin white shirt he had on. His sweat had dampened the material and it glued on to his body.They had ran all the way to the middle of the forest from the Nyxorian castle, heading back to Elyria and they were now very close to the border."It shouldn't have been possible," Triston replied to the man rather calmly, "But it did happen.""And it doesn't bother you?" he asked again, "You don't seem surprised by this..." he struggled for what word to describe it and finally settle on one, "...phenomenon."Triston chuckled, and so did the other two with them. Jaxon Korvus was the Redwood pack's Delta and was considered Alpha Prince Triston's best friend. He was much too sensitive, much too detailed a
Damaris opened her eyes slowly just in time to see a white wolf transform into the white haired man she had encountered in the castle only some hours ago. He came down to the floor beside her, anger evident in his eyes as he made to loose the ropes binding her wrists and ankles.Two more werewolves came into the house with another standing outside, but none of them transformed into their human selves. They stood guard, with their eyes fixed on Zina and her mother, intimidatingly."Who the hell do you think you are to break into my house in such manner?!" Zina yelled out, all her initial fear vanishing as she watched painfully as the man picked up Damaris from the floor.Triston remained quiet, but Rhea, understanding what was going on spoke, "She's been mated."Zina turned around to look at her mother in shock, "What?" she asked rhetorically before slowly turning back to face the two before them, "Mated?""Are you alright?" might have been the cliche thing to ask, but Triston didn't a
Murmurs broke out from among the people in the room following their gasps of shock, it was still very early in the moring, the sun was just beginning to shine and most of the citizens of Nyxoria were still asleep in their beds, yet this tragedy had come to the royal family of Nyxoria.Maya's body laid displayed on the table in the throne room before her father and the Delta's in high positions in the kingdom. The sight was gruesome, she had a gaping hole in her chest and was covered entirely in her own blood. Her hair was in a shambled mess, soaked in her own blood and clinging to the skin of her face.Reyes stood a couple of distance away from the table, he had his eyes fixed on his father who was shocked to the bone staring at the lifeless body of his only daughter. He had one hand stroking her hair while the other shaky hand hovered over her abdomen, slowly making its way up her body where it stopped at her chest, right over the hole in there and he trembled even more."How did thi
Alpha Korvin Thorold sat on the throne of Nyxoria with his his Delta, Kaiser Archon beside him, he had the other Deltas in the throne room as well and even Zina had been invited. None of them in the room were sure of why they had to be here but Dathan, under the command of Alpha Prince Reyes Thorold, had requested that Alpha Korvin and the others who held positions of high authority in Nyxoria be present as well."What did you say this was about, Dathan?" Alpha Korvin asked Dathan. They had been in here for almost thirty minutes now and he was already running out of patience, the only reason he was here was because his son had requested the meeting, but still it was just too early in the morning.Dathan turned to Alpha Korvin and bowed to him in respect, "I do not have all the details, Alpha, only that Alpha Prince Reyes had requested for this."Alpha Korvin sighed and reclined against the throne on which he sat. He turned to face Kaiser who forced a smile, signaling for him to remain
Triston tried to reach out to her in worry but she held a hand back to stop him from getting closer or touching her."Did you see her off to the edge of the Nyxorian forest then?" he asked her again and Ivone again shook her head.She was gasping now and the discomfort she was feeling in her heart grew into a painful squeeze and without thinking, she reached out to Triston for support as she felt her legs begin to grow weak."What is happening to me, Triston?" she asked him in between gasps. Triston held on to her as she slowly gave her whole weight to him, and gently he lowered them both to the ground with Ivone protectively in his arms. She grabbed the dress around her chest and squeezed, feeling the pain build until it was most unbearable for her so she let out a scream and started rolling about in his arms.Triston held her to his chest now and cradled her head in his hand. He shut his eyes as she begun to cry from the pain she was feeling in her chest. Already, he knew what it wa
The morning was close by, she could feel it in the air and she could tell by the weather. The forest had been dark and cold and lonely, she was torn between emotions, being happy for Maya finally set free to return home, and sad about the fact that she might not be seeing her anytime soon. She consoled herself with the fact that as long as they both were alive, there would forever be chances for them to meet again.She rode her horse in a slow gallop out of the forest, heading back to the Elyrian castle, it was possible that both Triston and Alpha Ardon would have returned by now and she wondered if Alpha Ardon would immediately notice Maya's absence. She doubted that because he ever since the day he had captured her, she had never seen him go down there. But whatever be the case, by the time he would come to learn of her absence, Maya would have already been long gone, probably enjoying a refershing hot bath in her room.She chuckled at the sight in her imagination and it warmed her
The forest was silent of human noises and all that reached their ears were the cacophony of the forest night life and the sounds of their own breathing. Both girls sat atop their horses facing forward, they had just crossed the border seperating the two kingdoms and the realization of them having to seperate weighed heavily on them."I guess this is goodbye then," Maya was the first to say. She didn't lift her head to look at Ivone, instead she played with her fingers grasping on to the reins of the horse.Ivone turned to look at Maya and a smile slowly came to her face. She reached her hand out and pushed Maya a little on the shoulder and then she chuckled, "Why are you saying it like we would never see again?"Maya chuckled and a tear dropped from her eyes, "Right?" She didn't lift her head to look at Ivone still, it was too heartbreaking to say goodbye.Ivone sat up on the horse and lifted her face up to the skies, she took in a deep breath and let it out forcefully, then chuckled
The air was thick with smoke and fumes from the flames rising from the burning buildings, most of the houses that had been set on fire were either already burnt to the ground or had been extinguished already. The village was desolate, they had been able to get most of the people away to safety during the invasion and the few unfortunate ones that had been caught in the cross fire were those who lived closest to the forest.The acrid smell of burnt flesh was concentrated in this part, carried around by the night breeze coming in from the forest along with the howling sounds of some of the werewolves that had managed to get past them and escape back into the forest. The destruction they had brought down to the village was more massive than Triston had thought it would be and it annoyed him.It was still night time and the moon was shining brightly above their heads. Triston stood in the midst of the werewolves he had slain with his white fur covered in their blood, he lifted his face up
"What is is?" Ivone asked as she focused on her partner."Alpha Ardon," Maya asked and shivered, "What if we get caught Ivone? I cannot face him again, I cannot go through that again," she said to Ivone and shook her head violently like she was trying to erase a mamory."Maya, Maya..." Ivone called out to her and trie to calm her down," Alpha Ardon will never be able to get t you this time, I promise."But Maya was not convinced and she sniffed, "How sure are you? I do not want to take any more chances Ivy.""Alpha Ardon had gone to Goral," Ivone told her, "Remember the planned attack on Goral you had overheard your brother planning?" she asked and Ivone nodded her head, Ivone continued with a smile, "That attack is happening as we speak. Alpha Ardon will not be back for hours." Maya chuckled and wiped her eyes, "And Triston?"Ivone hesitated when she mentioned his name but then forced herself to smile as she leaned in to wipe a tear from Maya's cheek, "He is not here too Love."Maya
She sat on the bed in her room with her legs folded and her knees up to her chin, thinking back to all the things she had said to Triston, she hugged her legs tighter and buried her face as she cried. Half of what she had said to him she had not meant it but one thing remained that she could not help the guilt she felt, owning to the fact that she too had wanted it and she had gotten pleasure from it, but still, it was a betrayal and she was just trying to avoid taking the blame."It is not my fault," she whispered to herself and sniffed, wishing that the tears would stop but they didn't. They couldn't, "It is not my fault," she said again.She was momentarily distracted by the noice coming from outside in the courtyard. She stopped sobbing and went quiet, listening to pick up any sounds she could. She heard the neighing of horses and men shoudting out orders to another and she quickly jumped off the bed, wiped her eyes and ran to the balcony just in time to see Alpha Ardon walking ou
Alpha Ardon was quick to get changed into his battle clothes and rush out of his chambers heading for the stable as soon as the report had come to him that Goral was currently under attack. As he made his way out of the main building towards the front entrance where his horse had already been prepared and was waiting for him, he was then reminded of what Triston had disclosed to him before about the threats Alpha Prince Reyes Thorold of Nyxoria had issued against Goral and it cause him to fume.He took the reins of the horse and got on top of it, then looked back down at the man who had come to make the report to him, "Where is Triston?"The man hesitated because he did not know where Alpha Prince Triston might be, but before he could answer that, another came up to Alpha Ardon to give reply to his question."He was seen leaving the castle about half an hour ago, Alpha," the man said and Alpha Ardon frowned.At first, he tried to think of every reason why Triston would leave the castl