EMERALD POVI stood at the edge of the forest, looking out at the rolling hills beyond. The wind was blowing gently, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, trying to focus on the sounds around me. The chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves, and the soft buzzing of bees. Suddenly, I heard a twig snap behind me, and my eyes snapped open. I turned around, my heart pounding in my chest, and saw him standing there. He was tall and imposing, with broad shoulders and a fierce gaze. I knew who he was, even though I had never met him before. He was the leader of the rogues, the one they called the King. And now, here he was, standing right in front of me. "What do you want?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly.He stepped closer, his eyes never leaving mine. "I've heard about you," he said, his voice low and deep. "You're different from the others. I can see it in your eyes." I tried to keep my composure, but I couldn't help but feel a little bi
CHAPTER EMERALD POVThe wolf stared down at me and in that moment, I didn't have any statement to make. I was shaken by its size and it's ability to hold on to my gaze for long time. It was evident that all he was smelling at the moment was fear, which had been built up within."Uhmm Hello?" I summoned the courage to speak, but it didn't seem to be taken by my speech. He was simply studying my posture, my body language. I wondered if he thought of me as a fearful thing. I was about speaking, when he growled outrageously loud and this shook the entire earth. Without a doubt, he was not giving into my fear.The growl grew louder, and I realized that I was not alone in the forest. Slowly, I turned to face the direction of the growl, my hands trembling. And then, I saw it - a wolf, its eyes glowing in the darkness. It was moving towards me, its teeth bared. I tried to run, but my legs wouldn't move. I was frozen in place, my heart beating like a drum in my chest."Please," I whispered, m
Authors POVEarly the next morning, just when the sun was starting to rise and the air was crisp and cool; tension filled the air in the pack meeting hall. All the pack members had gathered around to resolve the conflict between Ivory and Emily. Chatters and murmurs filled the air as they all wondered how this was going to play out. "I bet 199$ that this conflict wouldn't be resolved""Don't be too sure of yourself. The pack alpha is the one resolving the case so I bet it would be settled ambiguously""Ambiguous, my foot. Don't you know how at stubborn Ivory and Emily are? Even the pack alpha wouldn't be able to get through to them""Kelvin has a point" Issachar, a beta agreed shifting his long brown hair behind his ear as his gaze landed at Ivory; who was standing at the front of the room, next to the pack alpha. She is stoic and poised, trying to maintain her composure but one could clearly see that she was boiling with rage from the way she stamped her feets on the ground. Tur
CHAPTERDaphine POVChaos filled the pack meeting hall regarding the rouges attack as everyone began to panick, speaking in unison. "What are we going to do if the rouges attack?""This is bad. We need to prepare the pack warriors right away!""Put your worries to rest" Rex assured tr pack members. "My brothers and I won't let anything happen to anyone""Rex is right" Roy countered. "We are going to stop the rogues from infiltrating the pack at all cost!"A slow smile crept up my face at how reassuring Rex was. The pack really needed someone like him. Tired from the meeting that had taken place earlier to resolve Emily and Ivory's conflict, I moved up to my room to rest.On getting to my room, I took a warm bath and suddenly felt rejuvenated all over again. I let out a soft moan. "This feels nice""When are we going to see Rex?" Jasmine, my wolf questioned me. "I'm bored out of my mind already"I rolled my eyes at her impatience. "I'm more eager to see Rex than you are""So get ou
CHAPTERDaphine POV"What is going on?" I questioned in shock as soon as I'd left Rory's room. "Why had he treated me that way?""Thinking about this alone is giving me headache" Jasmine retorted."Let's just go into Ray's room. We have to win him over before Emily does as the pack alpha has ordered""Was Rex right?" I worried. "Are Rory and Ray no longer interested in me?""Snap out of it, girl!" Jasmine scolded. "They can't just stop being attracted to us all of a sudden. Something must be causing this."Nodding my head, I agreed with Jasmine. I decided to take Jasmine's advice and made my way to Ray's room antsy and restless.Standing Infront of his room, I adjusted my clothes and hair before rapping lightly on the door. "Ray, it's Daphine. Can I come in?" No response. I rapped on it yet again. "Ray?""For goddess sake, what is wrong with these men?!" Jasmine growled. "Just break down the door already""Shut it!" I shouted. "I'm already antsy and you're not helping!""Daphine, Is
Daphine povThe bed tonight was softer, more comfortable and lulling me into sinking deeper and burying my face into my pillow. The tears cascaded with so much speed that equated to the pain in my heart. I bit my lips to prevent any sound from escaping as I cried harder. My shoulders shook and I let myself go. The tears weren't going to stop soon and I wasn't going to try to stop either. Perhaps after sobbing, it would relieve me of the pain I was feeling, of the hurt that settled heavily in my heart.Thinking of Ray, all I saw was blankness, a blank future with Ray. There was no way I would experience the happiness I deserve with him. Despite the fact that I was their mate they never ceased to hurt me. No matter how hard my wishful heart thought, I failed to paint that future with Ray. It was a useless attempt that made a whimper escape me. I further dug into my pillow wallowing in self pity.There was only one person I was confident had my back and it was Rex. I tossed to the far
DAPHINE POVAfter successfully pulling myself together and not letting Ella see through what was brewing in my mind. We headed towards the dining table where Ella began setting the table.It was just me and the Rory's new girl who Ella told me her name. Celine, I couldn't deny that the name was as beautiful as she was but I was inwardly cursing her manners. From the way she looked down at the food Ella had laid down, I could tell I didn't like her. The aroma was compelling, it wafted through my nostril and almost made me forget her existence.Almost. Because the instance we both dug in, I moaned at the exquisite taste soundly but a loud hiss interrupted me. To my side, Celine had her fork mid air with the most disgusting expression I had ever seen. "You burnt the onions." Celine complaints.I made to butt in and point out to her that it was just perfect, deeply fried and it was responsible for the rich taste of the breakfast. But Celine didn't let me, she reached for the glass of wate
DAPHINE POVThere was no one in the garden, it was why I chose the spot. Peaceful and lonely enough to cry. I curled myself into a ball and pulled my knees to my chest. The flowers appeared dull, though they beamed under the early morning sun but to me, they were mocking me for my plight, for what I found myself into. My head was pounding, from the dissipating headache of earlier and the one my crying was causing.I kept my head against my knee cap and cried to my heart content. I was wallowing in self pity, if I wasn't this way, would they have treated me any less? For the first time in my life I suddenly wished I was an Omega. Perhaps, then I would have being blessed with a fated mate. I wonder what that would look like, would I be happy? Devoid of this sinking and painful feeling? Of heartbreaks and degradations? It would be nice but since I wasn't, I tightened my arms and cried even harder.Life wasn't fair, I didn't deserve this. What have I done? Who did I wrong to be punished