HELEN'S POV
SOME DAYS BACK
I had just found out about my mate and gosh I hated him instantly. He looked so round and fat and wasn't even attractive to me. Although I felt the excitement and connection I should feel to believe he truly is my mate but still I never wanted him.
"I cannot accept you as my mate," I had told him and ran out of the house.
"Helen! Helen!" I could hear my mum calling me back but I wouldn't stop as I continued to run until I was far away from home and alone crying out my eyes.
"Why will you give him as my mate? Why! Why can't I have handsome mates like others? Why?" I cried and yelled looking up at the sky. I was apparently mad at the moon goddess for choosing someone like that as my mate.
I had always imagined my mate to have a very handsome, tall, charming face and all that but I was punished with the opposite of what I imagined and wanted.
I burped and sniffed in stopping my nose from running as I wiped my face with the back of my hand.
I didn't know when I dozed off and woke up later to find the most handsome and amazing man standing right before me and staring down at me.
I jolted and sat upright, I was shy but he smiled at me and said, "Hey, it's okay. I won't hurt you, are you okay?"
Gosh, he had the most beautiful smile ever and right there I wanted him as mine, as my mate and future.
I nodded,"yes, I'm alright," I replied suddenly feeling excited.
"So, can I sit with you?" He asked sweetly, making my heart flutter again. I nodded yes and shifted a bit to create space for him.
"I am Liam and the Alpha of my pack," he introduced himself.
"Wow!" So he is also the Alpha of his pack. He seems too good to be real. I already like him. I told him my name and he commented nicely.
So we talked and chatted for long hours. He made me laugh and happy. We laughed and had fun as we talked for long hours that I forgot I was supposed to be heading home.
Then he asked me the question that ruined not just the moment but my entire system.
"Do you by any chance know Lily James? She is my mate but I can only see her on her eighteenth birthday which is some days away, do you know her? Is she nice?" He asked.
Why? Just why? Why does it have to be him? Just when I thought I have found the perfect one for me and now he is supposed to be Lily's mate. What should I do, should I lie to him about Karen or should I say the truth. I was confused.
"Helen? Are you okay?" he asked, jolting me back to the moment.
I forced a smile,"Yes..errr I'm fine,"
"Lily is my friend…" I started to say. Liam focused on me and was like "really? So how is she?"
I struggled with my conscience whether to say nice things about Lily and lose Liam to her or say otherwise and secure Liam for myself.
"She killed her mother on her sixteenth birthday…" I said and the look on Liam's face changed suddenly.
"She is a killer, how can she be my mate when she is a killer?" He asked me to breathe hard.
I didn't mean to say it this way to make him spite Lily but I messaged my conscience with the fact that there was still an atom of truth in what I said.
Right there, Liam promised to choose me over Lily as he would rather have me as his mate than Lily who is a killer.
PRESENT DAY
LILY'S POV
I searched around for Helen and Liam as I rushed after them. It was almost midnight and I could be transforming anytime and it's dangerous for me to be out as the first time transformation can be quite dangerous and I might not be able to control myself.
I heard a voice a bit away from where I stood and knew it was them. I was about to charge towards them in anger but decided to take them unawares.
What I heard on getting there made me regret coming there in the first place. I wished I could turn back the hands of them and unhear all that I heard.
"Babes, you shouldn't have said that in public, it would hurt her," Helen said to Liam as she made an attempt to sit on his lap.
"She is a killer, I can't have anything to do with her and I have chosen you now, okay?" Liam assured her.
"But what about the moon goddess?"
"Leave that to me,"
"What if I didn't tell you Lily killed her mother, would it have been different, would you have chosen me over her?"
My ears twitched from where I stood listening to them. I couldn't believe my ears. My own best friend was the one that told Liam I killed my mother so he could hate me and chose her. How could I trust her and told her the truth but she chose to betray me for a man.
12:00 on the dot, the moon was full. I looked up to see the fullmoon sitting pretty in the sky. I could hear the howling of some werewolves afar.
My hands began to shake as my fingers started to change into sharp claws. My eyes turned golden and I felt my entire body changing. I wondered what was happening as I was losing control over my will and ability to choose what I want to do. Then it hit me, the transformation was happening. Shit, I cursed within me as my dress ripped apart and I turned into a beautiful light silver colour werewolf.
I had no time to admire and bask in the euphoria of witnessing my first transformation as the anger I had set in. I looked and saw Liam and Helen over there together and it only heightened my anger. I charged at them and using my claws I scratched Helen's skin and injured her badly. She is a betrayer and deserved even more.
"Yaaaaaak!" I growled at them.
Liam's eyes turned angry and changed colour. He howled angrily at me. He wanted to shift shape and fight me but saw Helen lying injured on the ground and rushed towards her.
"Oooooooooooooo," he howled to gather other werewolves. I was afraid and shifted my shape back into my human self. I wanted to run but other werewolves were already gathered and I covered my naked body with crumbs of leaves. It was the full moon and some had shifted shapes and were ready to pounce on me once Alpha Liam gave the other.
Liam stood up and growled angrily again as he approached me.
"You truly are a killer and now you have injured your best friend again in a bid to kill her like you did to your mother. I will never accept you as my mate no matter what! what do we do to her?" He asked turning to my father who looked at me in disgust and told him to do with me whatever his heart desires.
"Guards! Arrest and chain her! She will be tortured for as long as I want!" Liam commanded.
I whimpered in pain as I shifted backwards but I was lifted up and carried to be chained and tortured.
Once again, my birthday has brought another unending suffering for me. Now I believe that I'm truly cursed from birth. I didn't mean to hurt Helen even though I was angry with her but I couldn't control myself. Nobody cared to hear me out as they dragged me to the pack's dungeon which was in Alpha Liam's house.
LILY'S POVIt has only been a few hours since I was brought into the dungeon and was chained with not just ordinary chains but silver chains. The silver chains weekend me and seeped me of my strength. As minutes passed, I continued to lose my strength and powers.The silver chain has been known to weaken werewolves and we have been told to avoid it but it is now being used to punish me.My two hands were tied behind my back with the silver chain and my legs too although I was tied while sitting. My hair was scattered and poured down my face covering my eyes at intervals but above all my heart aches the most. My father hated me and just when I thought and hoped that my mate would come and save me on my eighteenth birthday, everything turned worse and now he hates me even more than my father and now he has kept me here tied up with a chain that is taking away all my strength.Just may
WRITER'S POVIt has been a few minutes since Lily was dragged back into the dungeon after they tortured her.Good thing she wasn't chained or tied like before but instead they left her to die on the cold floor.She stayed apart from the silver chains as she thought of her exit plan. She already made up her mind to escape from the prison and flee from there entirely."Where then can I go?"Lily asked herself but couldn't answer as she realised she had nowhere to go. Then she wondered if because she had nowhere to go should make her die in the hands of her Alpha mate that rejected her.She hadn't had anything to eat since they brought her in and the worms in her stomach has been growling and eating her intestines.Suddenly the dungeon room opened to let in one of Alpha Liam's men who pushed a plate towards Lily and stepped out again.Dried
LILY'S POVThe moment I shifted shape, I jumped on Liam, scratched him and ran off. I was very fast and swift with it. Liam's guards wanted to come after me but I heard Liam stopping them as I dashed off without looking back.My paws were hurting like hell but I refused to stop. I just wanted to be as far as I could from everyone and everything. I delved deeper into the forest without stopping. As much as I felt tired but my wolf wasn't tired a bit as it continued to run. Maybe it was because she too was tired of the humiliation we have faced and experienced both from Liam and my family.My white beautiful fur got scratched a few times from branches but I still wouldn't stop until I was far away.Finally, I got to a place and stopped as my paws were tired from running and my claws itched to rest. I wanted to shift back into my human form but realized I already tore my clothes while
LILY'S POVIt didn't take a lot of time before a not so elderly woman came to us carrying a first aid box.I wished I could heal faster like other werewolves."Hello miss,you can meet Maggie," the perky nurse said to me with a welcoming smile. I forced a smile at her too as she got down to work. Danny stepped away a bit and watched from a distance.She looked at my legs, "ouch! Does this hurt much? You look really wounded…" She said as she applied a powdered medicine in the open wounds in my legs. All thanks to Liam and his silver dungeon.I cried out in pain, "ouch! Oh my! This hurt a lot!""Yeah, I know but don't worry it will subside soon. This will help it," Maggie consoled."Can you make this stop already!" I continued to wince in pain clutching my legs.The pain was really excruciating and burned deep into my s
DANNY'S POVIt was evening and I felt like having a walk in the garden just outside my mansion. I loved to feel the cool breeze caress my skin and feel refreshed again so I decided to step out for a while.When I got outside, I saw a figure lying on the floor outside of my mansion causing me to pause for a while as I wondered who that could be.Without wasting much time, I approached the figure. For all I know, he or she could be hurt and getting to him on time could save a life."Jeez!" I exclaimed as I got to the spot where the body lay. It turned out it was a girl and holy shit she was apparently naked and had just a few leaves straps covering just a bit of exposed body.I was perplexed and confused at the same time as I thought of what best to do. I couldn't even tell if she was still alive because she looked wounded. I wondered if she was a rogue or a
LILY'S POVI opened my eyes to see myself lying on a huge bed. I looked around and discovered I was in a well decorated beautiful room.I tried to think of where I am and then it hit me.Danny.Yes, I remembered the guy I met earlier and the nurse he brought to me. The memories started to pour in as everything started to become clear in my head.He said his name was Danny and he even told me he was werewolf too and I had nothing to fear about.I noticed I was now changed into clothes and not the blanket I was into before Danny brought me in."Oh my god!" I covered my mouth with my palm as I imagined myself being dressed up by Danny.Gosh, thinking about it alone was embarrassing enough."Asssh! What have I done? I shouldn't have fallen asleep…" I said in regret hoping hi
LILY'S POVI patiently waited for Danny to return with my food while I kept my eyes busy with the decorations of the room which really wowed me. I needed not to be told I was in a castle with the way the whole place looked like it was in another world; fantasy world, a beauty I thought I could only imagine in my head and dreams.Suddenly the door through the outside creaked open letting in a pretty girl with blonde hair and sharp round eyes."Wow, she is so pretty," I murmured to herself as I watched the girl walk to where I sat.She stood right in front of me, hands akimbo with her face squeezed while she scrutinized me with the piercing eyes of hers."And who...are...you?" she asked with a raised brow.I shifted uncomfortably on my seat. Just a moment ago, I classified her as pretty but I guess I just made a mistake as the girl right in fron
LIAM'S POV"How do you feel now babe?" I asked as I softly caressed Helen's forehead. She looked up at me and smiled brightly. I was really glad she was awake and safe. Although she looks a little dull, I knew she would be fully recovered soon.I thought of the witch, Lily, and let out an angry sigh. She should be grateful to the moon goddess or whatever god that helped her life by not letting Helen die, otherwise, she would have seen and experienced my real wrath as an Alpha.Not my problem wherever she fled to, all I hope is that she doesn't ever return to this pack again."I'm fine now...where is Lily?" Helen asked as she struggled to get up.I held her back to the bed, "Easy, you ain't that strong yet to move around," I stopped her and made her lie back on the bed."Are you hurting anywhere?" I asked after I noticed her wince a little in p