"Yes, your Majesty." The guard bowed his head in front of the prestigious man towering over him. "You requested to see me."
"Did you manage to track down the rouge?" His powerful voice thundered throughout the room.
"N-no your majesty." The man stumbled over his words. "Before we could corner the animal we lost clear sight of it, your majesty."
The other guards trembled under their armor in fear of the powerful being standing in front of them. In their eyes, he was a heartless and brutal monster. He didn't care about the well-being of his guards or anyone around him. He wasn't afraid to cut down anyone standing in his way. Even those closest to him. The man was cruel to an extent that even if a child crossed his path they would also face his wrath. The King was feared throughout the kingdom far and wide. No one was brave enough to cross his path. Until a rogue decided to perform the task that even his worst enemies were scared to say and do. Even his very presence would make the wise tremble in fear.
Another one of the guards stepped forward with trembling hands. "We have men surrounding the perimeter in which it was last..."
The room erupted in utter silence. No one dared to mutter one single word to the king. He could hear their spiked heartbeats and how much they reeked of fear. He wiped the blood from his sword onto the corpse slumped in front of him. He managed to keep a calm composure. But he could feel his inner beast clawing at him to be released. The beast wanted to protect his beloved king. It urged to demote destruction on anyone who ever thought of betraying him.
"I expect results, not excuses!" His voice was like thunder to the guards' ears. It was odd that one man could have such a profound effect on people.
No one muttered even a single word. Their eyes wandered to their fellow college's corpse on the cold pavement. They knew the same fate awaited each and everyone who couldn't please the king.
"Clean this garbage off the floor." He scrunched his nose in disgust. "Order the rest of the men to stand down."
"B-but your majesty the town folks will be in great danger of the creature."
"They are not my responsibility." He said coldly before he departed the throne room. He hated the villagers ever since he was a boy. They are responsible for turning him into the cold monster he is after they slaughtered his father. As night creatures they were more fierce and strong, it was solely their
responsibility to protect the humans. But they were seen as a threat. The humans pretended that the night creatures did more harm than good. In his eyes, the humans were considered to be more of a monster. He was tugged from his thought by one of the guards."Are you certain your plan will exceed?" The woman said.
He looked up and was greeted by a woman in her early thirties. Her forehead was creased with wrinkles and her green eyes were as cold as a block of ice. He frowned. "You were listening to my conversation."
"Well, that's what mothers do." She smiled showing her pearly white. "What do you plan to do about this creature?"
"I was thought by a brave man that if you want things to be done properly you do it yourself."
"You just killed one of our best guards Kaleb."
She frowned."I didn't kill a guard I killed a spy. He was collecting information and reporting back to someone. I'm just not certain who it is as yet. Now if you could excuse me I have urgent matters to attend to."
"Kaleb!" She called after him. " Princess Adeline will be here in a few hours. You are expected to be here when she arrives."
"Adeline can wait. This beast being on the loose is more important."
"Kaleb! You need to be here to greet her when she arrives. It would be an insult to her family."
"I didn't ask for her to be here. She is not my responsibility." He stated.
"Kaleb she is your wife."
"I never asked for a wife!" He wasn't fond of the girl mainly because of her attributes. He despised females that relied solely on makeup and expensive clothes to portray their beauty. He liked women that went natural and liked their selves the way they were born. He also wanted a female that was strong and was able to rule alongside him. He believed if both the king and queen were strong so would their kingdom.
She approached and whispered so only he could hear. "We both know Adeline's family has the best guards that could protect this kingdom from being infiltrated. Don't be a selfish boy." Her voice was toneless as she spoke. She gripped onto his shirt and pulled his head down to look into her eyes. Her green orbs were cold as a block of ice and threatening. She didn't have to use words to scare Kaleb. She was the only person who could make the man tremble in fear. She was older and way stronger than he would ever be. "I don't care how you feel about this girl. I cannot afford for this kingdom to lose its power. They already think we are weak."
She stormed off leaving an angry man. He sulked as a child would. His jugular veins were visible to the naked eyes. He despised the woman for having so much power over his life. He wished he had a father figure in his life. He hated the fact that the majority of his attributes came directly from the woman. While his father thought him about love and peace. His mother thought him otherwise. To hunt those who hunt their kind. She thought him being too kind always gets them killed. The woman even used her dead husband as an example. The funny thing about it was that Kaleb believed her words. Those words made him the most feared and hated being in the world.
Her eyes never closed that night she kept them glued to the ceiling. The following morning she felt as if they didn't belong to her. They were swollen and dark circles were outlined underneath. But her eyes were the least of her problems. Her mood was down, she was no longer vibrant or happy. She fought hard to get out of bed. She felt like someone stabbed her multiple times with a bread knife in her stomach. She was famished and her stomach felt like it was infested with tiny insects."Aurora!" Came her mother's weak voice. "There is a package outside for you darling."Her sluggish eyes grew wider and anger invaded her body. She Sprang off the bed and rushed to the other room where her mother and sister awaited her presence. But her headache intensified and she slumped to the floor holding her throbbing head."Aurora!" Ella ran to aid her sick daughter. Her blue orbs welled with tears when she noticed how exhausted Aurora looked. She was overwhelmed by guilt an
"It's going to rain today." Ella looked up at the dark angry clouds that began to form in the sky. "I think you should take a day off, Aurora." Aurora wrapped the cloak over her mother's shoulder and shrugged knowing her mother's suggestion was not effective. Her employer was stingy and selfish and he would happily deduct a huge sum of money from her small wage and as a punishment the man would force her to work overtime. Ella pinched the bridge of her nose and said. "You work too hard darling. I'm sure your employer won't mind if you do take the day off." "It's clear you don't know what my employer is like, mother." Aurora clenched her fist as images of what her boss tried to do the previous day flashed in front of her vision. "He's an old friend of mine, Aurora. I'm sure he wouldn't mind you skipping a day." She crossed her arms and peered at her daughter intensely. "Is something the matter with you?" She swallowed a lump t
Violet sprang from the bed as if it burned her skin a scowl embedded on her face. Her cold gaze landed on Aurora."What do you mean by it's not my time?""I mean your significant other will find you when the time is right." Aurora shrugged trying to find the right words. She did not want to upset her older sibling any further, knowing she could easily turn into something vicious in a matter of seconds.Violet frowned deeply. "I'm almost twenty-one years old and no man has ever glanced in my direction twice." Her voice was weary as she spoke. she slumped onto the edge of her squeaky bed and released a breath."That's not true, Violet," Aurora said as memories of how Felix placed his undivided attention on Violet. The boy would trail behind her like a lost puppy hoping she would notice him. But Violet was too preoccupied with her beauty to take notice of the boy."Tell me the name of one man that ever noticed me." She folded her arms and puckered
Aurora thought hard about what she was told by her sister that morning, all the way to work. She felt as if her head was about to explode any minute. Still, she was unable to make sense of anything.Maybe she was overreacting. The situation couldn't be that bad. But by just thinking about the disappointed look that masked Violet's face, she knew her sister didn't take the situation lightly.She felt horrible because men never ran from her after she introduced herself. On the other hand, she envied her sister for even having the ability to let men run from her naturally without her having to find alternatives to scare them off. Thus, she wished she were in Violet's position since she didn't want to be in a relationship.She was still left in the dark about Violet's situation. She could tell her sister was hiding something from her. But she couldn't stick around any longer to find out what it was. She had to ensure she arrived at work early to get her creepy
He pulled away from her and straightened his posture when the bell dangled above the wooden door. Aurora used the distraction as an opportunity to scurry as far away from her perverted employer. She rounded the counter and plastered a fake smile on her lips as she greeted the customer.A woman who seemed to be in her late fifties strolled into the tiny shop. A broad smile plastered over her lips. She was oblivious to what was taking place. She even failed to take notice of Aurora's discomfort. Her gaze landed on her employer."Mr. Rogan." She said smiling over at the man."Mrs. V." He smiled over at her. "Looking as young as ever."She giggled like a schoolgirl and her cheeks turned a shade of pink. "It's all good food and great exercise, my dear. You should try it out yourself." She eyed him up and down but her smile never faltered but his smile did. He excused himself afterward when an awkward silence fell between the two.Aurora wanted to
°Flashback°"Grandma!" Aurora had a huge smile spread across her lips as she ran to greet her grandmother.She picked up the little girl in her arms and kissed her forehead. "Grandma bought you a gift.""Really!" Her face lit up and she smiled showing her missing tooth. "What is it, grandma?" She asked."Not so fast Aurora." She chuckled. "You will have to guess this one"Her grandmother always brought her gifts from her adventures. They were often of no use to the girl because she didn't know what they were used for. But she was always ecstatic to receive her grandmother's gifts."Is it a dog?" She asked her grandma since she always wanted an animal to play with. She was often lonely and had no one to play with most of the time. Her only friend was their neighbor's son Felix. But Felix gathered her sister's company than hers."No, try again.""Oh." It was as clear as day that Aurora was disappointed. But wh
Aurora is that you?"She promptly closed the cellar door and scurried around to the veranda where her mother stood anxiously with a cloak covering her shoulders."Yes, mother I'm home." She said rubbing her arm up and down to put some warmth into her body."Where the bloody hell were you?" Ella placed her hand over her chest with a frightened look on her face. " I was so worried about you."Aurora thought of a lie to feed Ella but she couldn't think of one that made much sense. Telling Ella about the incident with Mr.Roger would cause a huge problem. So she decided to be honest but not completely." I arrived at work super late this morning and I decided I wanted to work overtime." She said leaving out the part in which she was forced to work overtime. Ella engulfed her in a bone-crushing hug."I'm just glad you are alright. Don't scare me like that ever again." Her voice wobbled as she spoke. "You are soaking wet. Let's get you
The huge animal growled at Ella. Aurora could feel the growl of the large animal vibrating in her chest. She was both scared for Ella and herself. She brought the huge animal into their home and not only that, but she also placed her family in great danger.She stared at the drooling animal that was pinning her mother to the floor. Adrenaline coursed through her stomach, speeding up her heart rate. At that moment she didn't know what to do. Should she try to kill the animal? Or should she stand and watch as it made a meal out of her mother? And then make a meal out of her and use her bones for a toothpick.'oh dear lord' she gulped.She swallowed the lump that formed at the back of her throat. She couldn't just sit and watch the animal bring forth any harm to her family."Mom dont move." She tried to remain as calm as possible.The animal that was once friendly looked evil and its warm eyes were frosty. Huge drops of saliva fell from