It wasn’t fair.She was just a dirtball slave; she was bottom of the barrel gutter trash and nothing more. Yet there was something about her that Marlon couldn’t resist. She knew it from the moment Marlon and Deonna were in the same room with one another the night she laced his food with that drug.There was no mistaking the illuminating glow their wolves had during their embrace. That food wasn’t meant for Deonna to eat; it was meant for Marlon and Marlon alone. It was supposed to be Petra and Marlon that night. It was supposed to be Petra that made love to Marlon.Since she arrived at the manor a few months before Deonna, she had an attraction toward Marlon. However, it seemed as though regardless of the advances she made toward him, he was never going to want her in the same way.It was infuriating.No more infuriating at the fact that she had a baby because of that one stupid night. Mateo. What a stupid name for a baby. As the days went on, Petra grew more bitter. She tried to bit
I lay sleeping with Mateo close to me, in the shack. After everything that had happened, everything that I learned, I wasn’t ready to face Marlon again. It was too much for me to handle; he told me he loved me. I know how my wolf feels about him, but I couldn’t bring myself to give into him.What kind of outcome would it end up being? It would result in our deaths, and it wasn’t worth the childish temptations. Plus, I had Petra on my tail, and I couldn’t risk her finding anything more out. Right now, she only thinks everything is just a rumor; she has no proof otherwise and the proof she does have will only get her in trouble.She showed so much interest in Marlon; I had no idea she felt that way. Though I wasn’t surprised. Marlon was as handsome as can be everyone in the kingdom fangirled over him and I could see how some of the maids looked at him as well. Petra was a beautiful woman with her long silky blonde hair and her large breasts that nearly popped out of her maid uniform. Sh
“What the hell happened?!”As I began waking up, I could hear Marlon’s angry voice; it sounded distant, but I knew he was right next to me. I wasn’t even sure what had happened myself. My memory was foggy; all I remembered was Beatrice telling me that it was going to be okay, and she lifted me off my bed.“Her food was drugged,” Beatrice explained.I tried to open my eyes to see where I was, but my body was disallowing me to do so. I wanted to tell him that I was awake and alright, but I couldn’t move.“Who made her food?” Marlon demanded.There was a brief pause before she answered.“I don’t know…” She finally said.“How does my head maid, not know who made their goddamn food?” Marlon hissed; I could nearly hear the spit leaving his mouth and hitting her face as he spoke.“I’m sorry…” she said softly.She was covering for somebody. But who? Who did this to me? What was wrong with me? Why couldn’t I move? Why couldn’t I remember anything?“Never mind,” Marlon said. His voice was getti
Today was the day I was going back to school; we had a 2-week break, but now it was back to open the books and learning. I was nervous and excited all at the same time.Marlon told me that he no longer wanted me to stay in the shack because he worried for our safety; and now that Beatrice was aware of the situation with Mateo and Marlon’s relation to the whole ordeal, he no longer wanted me to work under her. As much as he trusted his head maid, he worried she would try to do something stupid to save her own skin, despite the threat that Alex left for her.So, Mateo and I have been staying in the manor once again. He set up the guest bedroom, the one I stayed in before Mateo was born, with a crib and some equipment for Mateo and me. That was going to be my new bedroom for a while.I was also going to keep working as Marlon’s handmaiden; however, he hasn’t really given me any actual tasks. I don’t think he expects me to do much of anything besides taking care of Mateo. Which I didn’t m
Odette and Moira stumbled backward in utter shock as they stared at my dark hair. Their eyes were large and wary; Odette looked as though she was about to burst into tears. The halls grew quiet as everyone stopped to stare at me. None of them knew what to say and how to say it.I looked at Bob who was staring at me also with dismay; he was still in shock. I half expected him to yell for guards to come to collect me; I wouldn’t put it past him. Neither he nor Alex ever liked me, and this would be the prime opportunity to finally get rid of me.I glanced around the halls to see if I could spot Alex, but he was already gone. I wasn’t sure if he saw me at all yet, but I knew word would get around school fast enough.I began walking backward; I was afraid I would get jumped at any moment.Making eye contact with Bob, he blinked a few times as though he was being brought out of a trance. After a pause he stepped towards me, straightening his back. He pressed his lips in a thin line and poin
A war was fast approaching.Marlon hadn’t expected his son, Bob to return home from school with Deonna by his side. She was discovered by some students; despite what Bob told them about not saying anything to anybody, he knew that it was unavoidable. They will talk and word will get around the kingdom; eventually, word will reach the duke and get back to the king and queen.Even Marlon had to admit that Bob was smart in his thinking back at the academy; telling them that he’ll deal with it and then taking her into the woods. That would buy them a little bit of time so they could figure out what their next plan of action was.He was even surprised that Bob wanted to help.They had to figure out where to hide Deonna and Mateo; however, there was only one place he could think of to hide them without raising suspicion around the kingdom.Marlon paced back and forth around his study; Bob and Deonna stared at him with wide worried eyes. Once he had an actual idea, he stopped pacing so he co
My body was numb as I watched Mateo disappear with Bob. Letting him go was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I could hardly contain my heartbreak for I wanted to fall to the ground and begin wailing like a child. I had to maintain a strong stance though; I needed to be strong for my son. I knew Marlon made some good points about keeping us hidden. I didn’t agree with the tactics, but at the same time I didn’t have any other options myself and I definitely didn’t have a better plan.If the duke was approaching with an army, we needed to be as prepared as we possibly could. Marlon wasted no time in taking me into the dungeon area; I didn’t even realize he had a dungeon at the manor. Although, I expected as much.It smelled of mildew and old bodily fluids; I could still smell the lingering odor of some of the wolves he had kept down here at some point. I could feel my wolf stirring uncomfortably as we made our way through a couple of cells he kept in the dungeon. In the distance, I
Bob thought Alex was stupid and wouldn’t know what he did. Alex saw the entire thing without Bob ever knowing about it. He saw Deonna and as soon as Bob took her away, Alex knew he wasn’t going to kill her. He followed them and watched as Bob took her into the woods; he didn’t go in the woods with them, but he knew Bob would have to reemerge eventually.Once Bob reemerged, he came out with a woman wearing a headscarf; right away Alex knew that had to be Deonna. He was stupid; Bob took her back to the house and their father. Alex, of course, followed them home and overheard their entire stupid plan about hiding her in the dungeon and taking Mateo out of the kingdom.They were ridiculous to think that a plan like that would ever work. Marlon also expressed how he didn’t trust Alex which drove a knife into Alex’s chest upon hearing that. Alex wasn’t as dumb and naive as he was thought to be, and he certainly wasn’t as weak as Marlon thought him to be.Alex hears and sees everything; prob