I didn't calculate properly, how difficult it would be to stay in the same roof with your mate who had once declared your death and in fact believed that he had killed you. But no amount of calculation or pep talk could ever prepare me for the kind of pain that hit me sometime in the night after I tried many times but failed to fall asleep. It gripped me so fucking hard I popped painkillers and gulped down glasses of water, massaging my chest and mourning my inability to reach into my heart and simply rip it out. Because dying was better than that pain. It hurt like a bitch and I hated that I recognised its source so much and now knew properly, what it meant. Xavier, my mate, was fucking someone else. I couldn't stop imagining one of those human girls he had brought with him, nor could I stop myself from conjuring images of him drinking from them while they blew him off or went as deep as having his dick in their holes. Those cheap disgusting bitches. I hated them all and
What the fuck? My lips hung open, my eyes blinking like a pair of blinding lights had been flashed into them. But goddess knew that was exactly how I felt. I swallowed hard, hating that smirk in the corner of his lips as he walked past me and...laid his hand on the horse I'd nurtured for years like my own child. The proud selective horse who had thrown every other person off its back except me. But was currently neighing in a somewhat excited manner when he fucking mounted her. How many of what belonged to me did this bastard want to take? Then he turned to me and motioned towards the doors. "Open the door and take good care of this babe for me while I'm here, and perhaps I could pitch in a word to your King. Say, you can work at the castle then." And the idiot who had taken me for a stable girl fucking winked, and motioned for the door with a crook of his finger as though I were his slave. What the hell? Why was I standing there in the middle of the stall seething in si
Goddess, I was almost ready to give it up had he not spoken again, this time, amusement clouding his features."Now if I had seen this palm before, I wouldn't have mistaken you for the stable help. This is the hand of a princess who doesn't know anything about survival of course. Privileged pampered, princess"My eyes widened and narrowed of their volition. I hadn't expected him to bring that up in front of... Everyone.Nor had I expected such vile accusations from him.Now he saw me as an over privileged princess who knew nothing about the suffering of the common wolves?He had no fucking idea.My grandfather cleared his throat and I blinked, regaining myself and slowly releasing my palm from his hold although I just wanted to smack it against his cheeks.It was becoming overused even to me, but how dared he? Did he know half of what I had been through before spewing that shit from his lips?I took a deep breath of my own and forced myself to genuflect before going to take my seat be
"But grandfather...""It does not matter whether you were infuriated by his words, you went through royal school for four years to learn how to control your emotions! You think I don't want to rip the bastard's head off his body and feed him to our rogues in jail? You should have controlled your emotions better! That's why you're not some commoner, Artemis. But a lycan!"I stood before my grandfather, everything capable of having feelings in me inducing emotions of anger and resentment.I wanted to kill the fucking bastard.I sucked in a deep breath, palms clasped together as I stood with my noble chin raised upwards. It wasn't enough to console me, but at least my grandfather had waited till evening after his office hours before calling me to his courtroom. "He is a royal guest, Artemis, and as much as even I hate to have him, the laws dictate that based on how he penetrated his way into our territory, we are to be hospitable towards him. Besides, I do not need any war with vampire
Of all the most arrogant and infuriating bastards... How dared he startle me by using his vampiric abilities to swiftly stand behind me? And in the name of all that was the very most unholy, his breath was tickling my ears, his potent strength and cologne making to destroy my resolve. But because I had a mission against this man, and had the awareness that he had done this to get a reaction from me, I forced a smile, taking a step away from him. "Yes, your highness." It was his turn to express surprise, and I held my chin as I gauged his reaction, my blood boiling with adrenaline, heart pounding, and wolf leaping. Sometimes I wished to put my wolf to a long sleep so she wouldn't ruin my plan. And finally, Xavier cocked his infuriating magnificent head to the side, "Well, come in then." But added as soon as Beta William made to follow me, his guards suddenly putting a distance between me and my beta. "No, only she goes in." I saw fury flash through the beta's eyes and shook m
Artemis' P.O.V."Grilled chicken salad, and you for dessert perhaps, handsome?" That flirty smile which sat prettily on beautiful pair of lips could get the woman in front of me any male she wanted.Except that I wasn't a boy.But I had stopped being offended at being mistaken for a male; thick bangs and washed grey hoodie didn't exactly scream that I was female.It was in fact actually a surprise that I hadn't been seen as homeless charity yet; working different jobs to put myself through high school had made my skin pale, and my eyes sunken with dark circles.But regardless of my problems, I forced a smile at the customer; my true emotions weren't going to get me any dime of tip.And my empty account knew how much I needed them."Thanks but, I'm not on the menu." She laughed in that high pitched squeaky voice, brushing her fingers over mine as I handed her order over to her. Good thing she wasn't offended, so I put up with the physical contact although it's one of the things I fe
They found me. It was the first thought that crossed my mind as soon as I regained consciousness. I struggled to force my eyes open as the van I was being driven in halted in front of a gigantic mansion. My abductors smelt and looked gravely pale even through my blurry vision. "Hey, get the boy, Laura. The rest of you should take care of getting the others inside. The governors will have a blast today." The boy? The others? I couldn't ponder over my thoughts, because Laura was on me the next second, a chuckle leaving her red lips as she pushed me to the cold floors. For the second time that night. It hurt like a bitch being tossed around like a piece of meat. This pain was excruciating, more than I could bear, more than I could wish on anybody. ."Hey, move it. Don't be such a girl and attempt to die on me before I've had the privilege of showing them the present I have okay?" Laura chuckled and moved towards me with that superhuman speed, her stilettos digging into my bu
I wasn't a fucking werewolf or she-wolf or whatever other name given to the bloody monsters who had killed my mother.This man who towered six foot above me duplicated before my exhausted eyes, yet I felt that magnifying pull of attraction increase and my heartbeat speed up.He was deviously beautiful, blessed with the most arresting features of chestnut hair which cascaded over his shoulders. I didn't like him, but my heart was jumping in excitement and my senses processing the glorious aroma of his scent.I didn't know what it meant; why I was so enraptured by this sinfully handsome devil or why I wanted him so much I wrapped my arms over my sides to keep them from doing something stupid.Like ask him to keep me in his...What was happening? What in the world was wrong with me?As I made the mistake of looking up again to stare at this devil of destruction, I had the urge to beg him to take my soul with him."A...wolf? You....I...couldn't you be mistaken erhm?" Laura's shaky voic