Narcissa perched on the edge of the table as she studied Ann silently. The uncomfortable silence extended until the muted sound of voices echoed faintly from outside of the corridor and drifted into the room. "Ah! It looks like our first guest is here!" Narcissa exclaimed excitedly as she slipped off the table and stretched her arms out languidly before her. "Now, not a word little princess, I don't want you to spoil the surprise!" She giggled as drew her fingers across her lips. Ann tried to open her mouth to respond but suddenly found that she was incapable of movement, not only that, a painful fire seemed to be coursing through her veins. She wanted to scream and her muscles fought to writhe against the pain, but they were unable to. Narcissa smirked as she sauntered towards Ann, running her finger down her cheeks as she stared intently into her eyes. "Do you like it, Ann? Isn't it exquisite!" she whispered gleefully, "Ada has a long way to go until
Ann had no idea how much time had passed since she had been brought here. Beyond Narcissa and Ada, there didn't seem to be any other signs of life down here. As much as she strained to hear beyond the closed door, no sounds were forthcoming and she ground her teeth in frustration. The silence was deafening and she had lost all feeling in her arms now.The numbness was still preferable to the burning pain that had coursed through her previously though.Narcissa had returned again not long after she and Ada had removed Brad from her cell and taken him to places unknown. She swept in humming to herself pushing a table on casters in front of her, with a television screen perched on the top. On the bottom shelf sat a tray with a few glasses and a jug of some sort of drink. Whatever it was, Ann didn't think she would be accepting it in a hurry. Chances were that she would wind up dead with one sip if she even dared give in to her thirst. She watched Narcissa through narrowed eyes, trackin
Ann's heart felt as though it had shattered into minuscule pieces as she stared soullessly at the image of Adam on the monitor in front of her.Why was he here? Why did he seem so friendly with that vile little… what the fuck was he doing in Ada's room? Narcissa's mocking laughter filled her ears."Not so sure of yourself now are you?" She smirked as she spat at her feet. "None of you are any better than the animals that you harbor inside of you… slave to your basic instinct and impulses. You weren't made to rule, you were meant to be ruled by a firm hand. You all just need a little breaking in first... that's all." So that was her plan… take over the Kingdom and have the wolves do her bidding or her masters. Ann was simply in her way as the heir to the throne and that's exactly what both Ada and Narcissa wanted…her own place on the throne."So you want the throne…""Of course I do you, silly little girl. Why else would I waste some of the best years of my life with a murdering
Ann stared blankly at the open door in front of her.She had already tried to break free with Maeve's help, but Narcissa had sauntered to the doorway and sniggered as she strained against the bonds helplessly. Eventually, Ann had given up and Narcissa returned to whichever room she had appeared from.It was quite clear that even with their combined strength, there was no way that she was going to be able to get out of things this way.The hope she had felt at the prospect of Adam figuring out where she was had all but disappeared. Perhaps Narcissa was right about the male shifters... particularly wolves. After all, her father had betrayed her mother, Brad had betrayed her, and now Adam…'Don't you fucking dare start thinking like this Ann. What happened to the confidence you had only a few days ago?' Maeve snarled angrily inside of her.Her initial disbelief and misery had soon disappeared and had yet again been replaced by the fierce, uncompromising Alpha female that took no pris
Ann's arms rippled painfully with the vibrations as Brad sawed patiently at the bolts in the plate above her head. Sawing through the manacles was out of the question, as they were too tight and Brad was certain that they were made of the same material as the chains. They would need the key itself to unlock those, and if it couldn't be found, then they would have to track down the locksmith that made these. It was an arduous process but by the time he had finished, the plate slipped over the expandable bolts and the chains hung free. Her legs felt a little strange from being kept in that position for such a long time and as soon as the pressure was released from her arms and her weight was distributed properly, her legs gave way."Goddess! Ann, I'm so sorry! I should have thought! Are you okay?" Brad fussed as he rushed over to her and carefully helped her to stand. "I'm fine, really Brad," Ann said quietly as she tried to push away from him, it didn't feel right for him to be
"Don't fucking lie to me, Adam! I saw it with my own eyes! Narcissa made us watch as you lay down in her bed and fucked that whore Ada! How could you?!" Ann raged as Adam's face became more and more panicked.Lexi gasped loudly and grabbed hold of Ann's shoulders firmly, forcing her to look her in the eye."Ann, I need you to listen to me." She said firmly, seeing Maeve's fury burning bright in her eyes."Adam didn't betray you.""Lexi, I saw it! There were cameras and...""Will you shut the fuck up and listen to me for once in your damn life?!" Lexi roared, her frustration at her friend's refusal to listen and desperation to fix this spilling out of her.Maeve growled at Lexi's tone, but Ann remained silent, scowling at Lexi as she waited for her to continue."Adam didn't sleep with Ada, I promise you. He's been with me the whole time since you disappeared."Ann blinked up at her in shock.But she had seen it, as clear as day. She had felt her heart shatter into a million pie
Lexi's face split into a grin and she whirled excitedly to relay the news to Ann, but when she turned she was confronted with the sight of both of them still held tightly in each others arms, but it was almost as if they were frozen as they stared up into each other's eyes.The expression on their faces was an odd mixture of terror, and disbelief, but also excitement and hope."Erm, guys? Everything okay?" Lexi asked as she took an uncertain step toward them.Yet neither one of them responded, both too deeply engrossed in each other's gaze."Erm, hello?" Lexi prodded, slightly irritated now, "The bitch queen back here has been taken care of and all you guys can do is stare deeply into each other's eyes? What the hell…"Neither Ann nor Adam looked at her, both of them spellbound with each other's presence as Lexi's father came to stand at her side, dragging Narcissa's limp figure across the cold stone floor behind him by her hair.Lord Brarthroroz looked across at his daughter and
Lexi sighed in exasperation."Oh for fuck sake, you did, didn't you?! Ugh, you furballs make me sick sometimes. Come on, let's take your lovey-dovey asses upstairs so you can help other people feel sickened by your undying adoration for one another." She sniggered as she moved towards the staircase."You knew, didn't you?" Ann's voice called out suddenly as she stopped in her tracks at the bottom of the staircase.Lexi wanted to lie and say that she hadn't known, but she couldn't bring herself to do it anymore. She turned to face them both and smiled."I did know yes, but trust me when I say that there was no other option," Lexi said sternly. "If we had told you it would have negated the chance for the curse to break on its own, as it is, we don't know if it's the fact that Narcissa had her powers stripped, or if this little dilemma that my Mimic caused triggered the realization for you both… we'll probably never know." she shrugged as Ann and Adam exchanged a look."So the whole…