Kai’s POVI heard all of it.From the little “clank” sounds as she moved through the metal tunnels, to the little clank that the tunnel covering had made when she’d pushed it open, but at first I didn't know she was the one approaching me.I’d first of all heard the ceiling creak unusually and as a light sleeper that was also ridden with an inability to sleep without nightmares, I woke up instantly. At that point, I had no idea who was there but I didn't make a peep because I was eager to meet the rascal that dared to sneak up on me at night.However, when the she got closer to the edge of the tunnel, I picked up her unmistakable sent immediately and I realized that no one else asides from her would dare to pull off such a foolish scheme.The moment she moved toward me, I heard the unmistakable sound of an extremely sharp knife being pulled out from a sheath and I knew that she’d planned to finally exert her revenge by killing me.Despite knowing that I didn't move, I decided to remai
Cora’s POVI felt extremely light head from having my mouth roughly fucked while I was hanging upside down, but I also felt strangely excited about it— it being how he’d treated me and I didn't understand why my body was betraying me once again.My emotions were raging wildly as I mentally scolded myself.All of those emotion eventually stirred up a familiar hate and disgust in the pit of my stomach as usual. Morbid couldn't even begin to describe how irritated I was with myself that I was aroused by the man I just failed to kill.Shit, my failed mission.In that very moment, I realized that I’d failed to kill Kai despite how hard I’d worked toward it, how determined I was, how carefully I’d done every step, how much I’d rejoiced that I’d finally avenge my pack.A feeling of sheer pain and disappointment in myself suddenly stabbed me in my chest and I thought I’d lose my shit, in fact I was eager to take out my pain on something or someone else before it overwhelmed me.But there was
Cora’s POVIt's been days.Four long days since I’d been in the torture room after I was caught red handed trying to kill Kai, and I hated him more every passing second. My wolf was incredibly weak from the silver chains I was bound in, but she used every morsel of strength she could gather to slowly heal my bruises so I would pass out after a while from losing blood.My hands were tied behind me on a chair and I was fed water like an animal once every day, instead of being left without food or water like he usually preferred.I wondered if he was growing soft on me or he just wanted to keep me alive longer so he could torture me as he liked, either way he was foolish to do so because my resolve to kill him hadn't wavered one bit, it’d only gotten stronger.So strong that on the second day of my imprisonment, I’d almost escaped to try and kill him again despite how the first time went. Nina had searched high and low for me after she’d seen me tied to the pillar while Kai gloated, but
Cora’s POV“Bump into one more time and you’ll regret it” I glared at the maid who’d purposely hit me with her shoulder as I was cleaning the hallways.“You’re just a maid like the rest of us here, stop acting like a spoilt brat” The maid who would soon be six feet under spoke back at me.I didn't need to think, I just landed a heavy slap across her godforsaken cheek.“Take that shitty attitude to the stinking gutter you rolled out of, because you'll never meet another spoilt brat with guts like me” I went back to pick my mop that I’d dropped to hit her.“You hit me? What the fuck is your problem?!” She held her cheek gingerly and yelled at me with tear filled eyes, but they didn't drop.“Oh, I have a problem? but when you bumped into me like a blind idiot without apologizing you didn't have any?” I snorted a laugh while she got visibly annoyed and red with fury.“You do know it's against the palace regulations to hit a maid if you're also a mere worker?” She inched towards me a bit.
Cora’s POV I was pacing up and down impatiently while Nina went to get Leila’s spare room keys because she was a weirdo with skeletons in her closet that locked her room with a key even if she’d be away from it for a minute.My entire body was burning in anticipation to deal with her good for nothing ass, and since I needed a win so badly, I was going to make sure I pulled it off no matter what the odds of succeeding were.Just then, the door knob rattled and a disoriented Nina walked in while covered in sweat.“Shit, did something happen? You couldn't get it?” I walked over to her quickly and tried to study her expression and appearance.“I was this close,” she curved her in index finger to almost touch her dumb for emphasis “to being caught and dealt with severely”“Ugh! You should’ve just let me handle it, seat and gather your strength” I held her by her shoulders and led her toward the bed and pushed her down gently to sit.She shook her head at me.“No, you’d have been spotted t
Leila’s POV“Get me another glass of water, you moron” I snapped at my maid who was mending my dress when my glass of water slipped out of my hand because I buried deep in thoughts.“I'm sorry ma'am, yes ma'am” She stuttered and went toward the door.“You thoughtless fool, clean up the broken glasses before you do that. Do I have to spell everything out for you?” I barked at her in annoyance and rolled my eyes.“Ye— Yes ma’am” She stuttered annoyingly but I paid her no mind.Instead I relaxed into my chair and sunk back into my deep thoughts, thoughts of how I’d come to be a force to reckon with at the side of the most powerful Lycan Alpha that has ever ruled; Kai.Kai and I had been soulmates from the moment we met as children, I was the only person that didn't regard him as an unredeemable monster because I saw him as powerful rather than fearful as other people did. We had easily become friends because he saw me as more than a spoilt little girl, and more like an advisor even from
Kai’s POVCora had began her new duty of cleaning my room for about a week now, but each time she was cleaning I was absent, and other times, I’d only bump into her when she’s leaving my room after cleaning and I’m arriving back from my morning training session. And of course, the only thing she ever greeted me with was a death glare, one that made it seem like she’d stab my eyes with a blunt pencil if she was given a tiny opening to do so. I was both intrigued and flattered by the intensity with which she hated me, it fueled my self absorption just as much as the fear of my subjects.However, on this fateful day, I’d skipped my morning session to catch up on some work so I was present while she cleaned, and for a dethroned princess, she did a pretty swell job at it.But what really mattered to me were how her beautiful curves called to me while she bent to sweep my floors, her ass cheeks were moulded into perfectly round mounds, she had a striking and generous amount of hips that ma
Cora’s POV The book in my hand fell to the floor when I suddenly heard a series of bangs on the door.“Open up!” I heard an unrecognized male voice and confusion washed over me as I realized that it must be a guard.What had I done this time around? I wondered as I angrily walked toward the door and pulled it open to reveal two guards.“You’re coming with us” They each grabbed me by an arm and pulled me out of the room before I could ask why they’d come for me and my skin crawled with irritation on feeling their hands firmly on my body.“Unhand me you bastards!” I yelled at them in annoyance as they dragged me down the stairs.“Are you deaf?!” My rage grew as they ignored me and pulled me toward a dark and unfamiliar path that I didn't know existed in the palace.“Where are you taking me? Let go of me this instant!” I violently tried to push them off me but they felt like hard immovable rocks so my attempts were completely futile.Before I could fight back any further, I was pushed i