The rain continued to pour down heavily without showing signs of letting up any time soon. The constant flash of lightening and the loud roaring thunder often broke into their minds, but this time, Triston was unbothered by that. He stood in front of his men and before Ivone and Maya as they spoke but nothing of what they were saying went into his mind, not after what Ivone had said to him. "Your father knows about her!" The rain had eroded parts of the castle grouns and had formed streams of water passing through the courtyard and heading for the drain. Triston stood in one of those streams but didn't really seem to notice. He had his eyes fixed on Ivone who was holding Maya protectively behind her and she was saying something to him. Another flash of lightening and the crack of thunder brought his mind back to the present moment and to what Ivone was saying. "Please Triston!" she yelled out, "You have to let her go, she cannot stay here. For my sake, please!" Triston looked at
Alpha Ardon had killed five of the men who had dared to invade his castle and was down to the last one whom he had severely injured but wanted also not to end him too quickly. He slowly circled the injured and limping werewolf who positioned himself in the middle of the room, limping and following Alpha Ardon with his gaze as he circled him, stalking him like a prey.Alpha Ardon growled as the thunder roared and the lightening flashed. The wind broke into the room, sending a chilling breeze that swept the curtains up and whipped them in the air.The injured werewolf didn't whimper or attempt to beg for his life as the one befor him had done, and rather than impress Alpha Ardon, it just irked him the more."I should be grateful for this invasion," Alpha Ardon said to the werewolf who still held him in his gaze. His cold and angry gaze. Alpha Ardon growled and stopped circling the werewolf. He crouched down lower and flexed his shoulders as would a tiger getting ready to pounce, "This n
Maya had only gotten as far as to the outskirts of the last village before the forest when she was met by three men having on their shirt an emblem of the Nyxorian army. She slowed down and stopped, transforming back to her human self as she got close to them. "Princess Maya!" one of them said out loud as he ran to her. Out of her mind with joy, Maya ran straight into his arms and cried, hugging him tightly. The man, not expecting the hug, stood still in shock, with his arms held out but not holding on to Maya. The other two looked on in surprise at first before they signalled to the man she was hugging to pull her away. "Er... Princess Maya..." the man called and held on to her shoulders, breaking the hug and pulling her away from him. If Alpha Prince Reyes had seen what had happened, all three of them knew that he would have had the man's head rolling on the floor, even though he had not been the one who initiated the hug. Maya sniffed and wiped away the tears, "I'm sorry, I'm j
She shed tears for their sacrifice because she knew that no one who faced Alpha Ardon would make it out alive. Right noe, all she had in her mind was to get to her brother and to be safe. Her brother would always make sure she was safe, even if he would have her locked in her room for months, as long as she would be safe and in Nyxoria, she would not complain. Alpha Ardon broke into the forest, leaping over upturned roots and under branches. Despite the rain and the irregular flow in the direction of the wind, he could still very much pick up the Nyxorian princess' scent and it drove him on. He was so blinded by his desire to catch up to her that he had not seen the werewolf who had been lurking behind a tree until it struck him hard in the face. Alpha Ardon winced and crashed down to the ground, he stayed down for a second before he got up on his feet. He fixed his eyes on the werewolf who had dared to hit him and he barked at the Beta. "You insignificant...!" Alpha Ardon barked o
Ivone sat on top Triston's bed, already changed from the dress that had been soaked wet by the rain. The sun had not yet risen but they all knew it was already close to dawn. She sat with her legs folded and had her attention to the open door leading to the balcony and she just allowed her mind wander as she stared at the curtains swaying in the wind. The rain had long stopped and only the wind remained, though it was not as ferocious as it had been when it had come with the heavy rain. Triston stood by the doorway opening up to the balcony, he had his arms crossed over his chest and his body leaning on the wall. He too like Ivone, had his attention outside, looking out for when his father would return. He had already imagined his father returning to the castle covered in Maya's blood and having with him her body, or more gruesomely, just a part of her body as his prize. He shut his eyes, bowed his head and let out a sigh, perhaps just as Xaren had said, they should be preparing for
Ivone looked at Triston confused. She could still feel the pull in her heart, and the pain and she pulled him even closer and with tears in her eyes, she asked him, "What are you not telling me Triston? Where is Maya? what happened to her?!" "While you were passed out, my father went after her," he said and her eyes widened in fear and shock, "I think he..." "No!" Ivone said and pushed Triston away from her. She jumped off the bed and raced to the balcony. In the courtyard, she saw Alpha Ardon in his wolf form and he was holding something - or rather, someone - in his paws. Ivone held her breath and fixed her eyes as she watched him toss the person to the ground and tell some guards to take her. "Keep her locked up in the dungeon below the castle," Alpha Ardon ordered and the guards bowed, "And under no circumstances should anyone be allowed to go down there to see her. Not even Triston." Ivone began to hyperventilate even more as Triston came up behind her to hold her up from fal
He had meant what he had said to Ivone, about a chance still being possible for Maya to return back to Nyxoria, they just had to play it safe this time because his father was now aware of her identity and would make sure to have his eyes and ears on her. He stepped out of the room and onto the hallway with his heart racing. He dreaded meeting his father right now but he knew he could not postpone it, unless he would find a way to avoid his father in this castle or he would leave the castle all together for a few days, neither of which he could do all because of Ivone. Her scent had come to her fully now and he could sense her as well as he could sense another, and this made things quite a bit complicated and even more difficult for him because now he was overly aware of her, most especially when they were close enough to be in the same room, and even more aware when he had held her. When he had held her down from leaving the room, his wolf had gotten too sensitive because he had
"If you had not gone to Nyxoria in the first place, with the nonsensical idea of trying to find a way to avoid the war or make peace, you would never have complicated things by getting mated to a Nyxorian! You would have settled down with a girl from Elyria and you would never have betrayed Elyria like this!" Alpha Ardon was angry and was not filtering his words, he just let whatever came to his head out through his mouth without thinking of how they would affect Triston as he barked at him. "Fine then!" Triston snapped at his father, "Call it a betrayal, but if presented with the exact same scenario, I would still come to the same conclusion, I would still have made the same decision!" "You brought a Nyxorian princess to live under my roof!" Alpha Ardon yelled and threw a punch at Triston, striking him in the side of his face and bringing him down to the floor. He stood towering over Triston, ventilating like a wolf who had just run a marathon. His anger was returning to him an
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