Chapter Thirty-Four: We're In This Together Kiara, at the age of twelve Kiara POV: Panting, I dropped dead on the floor in the participant tent. Beta Tim and Gamma Chris weren't kidding when they said the kings wouldnt go easy on me. They had me run twenty miles around the grounds in under seven minutes. They gave me three minutes to develop the offence and defence battle strategy, given a scenario we were under attack; they made me run an obstacle course in ten minutes, dodging warriors' attacks and weapons, climbing over walls, jumping and using weapons. But if that wasn't enough to end it all, they had me spar with another she-wolf candidate, and at the absolute end, they had me spar with them, which was next to impossible since they were giants compared to me. The only hit I could get in was on their legs. And to top that off, they had even shifted into their wolves. But what caught me off guard was that whenever I tried to get a shot in on their wolves, they used to discre
Chapter Thirty-Five: We're In This Together Kiara, at the age of twelve Kiara POV: I twirled around in my knee-length red dress, giggling. I was twelve years old and a pre-mature scholar but the joys that these simple things like dressing up as a princess always warmed my heart. As always, Auntie Meg had done a great job; she made my hair in a waterfall braid and even put on some blush and nude lipgloss. It was the first time I had done makeup. Cathy always wanted me to do it, but I was always scared I would look bad; even today, I was hesitant. If it weren't for my uttermost trust in auntie Meg, I would never let her put anything on my face. As for the dress, it was a gift from Rex's mom: a congratulatory gift for my warrior scholarship. Over the years here, whenever I missed mom and dad back home, the former luna queen and the alpha king always stepped up, making me feel special. Whether taking a walk with the former luna queen or taking me shopping alongside Rex, they always
Chapter Thirty-Six: Aiden and Me Kiara, at the age of Fourteen Kiara POV:"Is this what we taught you, Kiara? Could you hurry up and pin him? What's taking so long." I heard one of my warrior instructors grumble from the sidelinesI huffed! He was more distracting than helping. "What's the wrong cupcake? Can't even get a hit in?" Said Aiden, wearing his coacky smirk Goddess! I wanted to punch his teeth as much as I adored the guy. "You got this, kiki. Focus on your pressure point." I heard Rex and JJ yell from the other side of the sparring circle. Taking a deep breath and closing my eyes for a second, I calmed myself down and focused on Aiden's movements. Over the years sparing with him, I had picked up his weak points and tactics. I knew when he tapped his right foot he was about to punch on the left side. I punched his right side in the hope of him shielding with his left hand, and he took the bait. Sliding my foot under his legs, he lost his balance which gave me enough t
Chapter Thirty-Seven: You Need To Be Responsible Kiara, at the age of Fourteen Kiara POV: Taking a deep breath and calming my nerves down because of the whole drama with Aiden and Rex, I opened the door and went inside. The scent of musk that I had picked up as their familiar scent invaded my nose and had me forgetting about the whole drama at the field for a few minutes. However, the happy, calming moment I was having was gone when I looked up and locked eyes with the twins, and I swear on everything sugary, they were pissed. Perfect! I didn't even do anything this time. Honestly, I sometimes felt like they had it out for Aiden and me. I may be getting ahead of myself and assuming that what happened downstairs was the reason for the attitude. But I could bet on my scholar standing; it was about that. Even if they were in different multiverses, these two knew everything and anything that Aiden and I did. At first, I was like, maybe they were protective friends, elder broth
Chapter Thirty-Eight: This Can't Be Fixed So Easily Kiara, at the age of Fourteen Kiara POV: I was running down the corridor when I suddenly bumped into someone, but before I could fall, I was held by a pair of arms. Aiden's pine tree scent wafted through my nose as a fresh stream of tears escaped my eyes. I grabbed him around his neck and cried. Why were the twins so rude to me from time to time again? What have I ever done, or what have they ever had a chance to hear that gave them the right to accuse me of something I'm not constantly? How could I like someone like that when they both did nothing but ridicule me nowadays? What was so wrong with being friends with Aiden and the other guys but not JJ and Rex? And, back then, they didn't even like JJ; I was a kid then and hadn't picked up their attitude towards him, but now when I look back, it's blatant as day how much they didn't like him either but couldn't say anything as they had no grounds and we were children. "K
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Forgive Us Kiara, at the age of Fourteen Kiara POV: I could see Aiden open his mouth from the side of my eye to say something that would get him in trouble probably. As harsh as Beta Tim and Gamma Chris were to everyone, they were not like that with me. They were exceptionally friendly and ensured I was protected and safe, which I found weird because I wasn't related to them in any way plus, being friends with the prince wouldn't grant this behaviour since they were the harshest on him and JJ didn't get any special attention like me despite being the only other friend Rex had. Aiden used to mess with me and said they probably liked liked me. Yeah, we were close, but they were like my older brothers. The feelings I had for Beta Tim and Gamma Chris were nothing like I had for the twins, which were, as we speak, breaking my heart. Before Aiden could spew some nonsense and land himself in trouble, I spoke up, grabbing Gamma Chris's attention. "Lead the way, G
Chapter Forty: Dream Come True Kiara, at the age of Fourteen Kiara POV: Confused about what to wear as king Kayden and Jayden hadn't told me where we were going, I went with a simple pink dress that fell a little above my knees with white sneakers and did my hair in a ponytail. If there was one thing, more like who, I absolutely missed during my time here in the castle was auntie Meg. She was a second mother to me, she always had my clothes out and did my hair, and now that I have to do it myself, I'm always second-guessing whether what I choose is nice or not. I was scared I would either go too girly with my still lowkey obsession with Disney and bright colours or go completely tomboy because all I have done over the years was spend time with guys around me. I was broken out of thought when I heard a knock on the door. Then it slowly opened, but no one came in. "Can I come in?" I heard Beta Tim say Yelling a yeah, the door opened, and both beta Tim and Gamma Chris stood smi
Chapter Forty-One: Warrior Scholarship Final Test Kiara, at the age of fifteen Kiara POV: I bounced on my toes as I waited in the changing rooms to be called out for my turn. It was finally here, the day we would see if our hard work, tears, bloodshed and effort would pay off. Three years had once again flown by, and we were at the end of the warrior scholarship. I still remember coming back to the castle after my scholar's scholarship. It had been three years since this whole thing started, six years since I started considering the castle a home far away from home and most notably, six years since I met the alpha kings, who no doubt I had the biggest crush on now. Growing up, I always thought they were my best friend, but as time progressed and they started to show up more, my feelings grew, not to mention the trip they took me to Disney land last year. It would be ingrained in my memory forever. I still dreamt about that day, how they smiled at me, how they looked at me, the t