•FREYA• I laid on the bed, my body cold from the reoccurring image of the old witch being cut to the ground mercilessly by Aldro and the blood splaying everywhere, But what woke me up from the horrible dream was when I heard the doors lock open, I opened my eyes to see it was Malia who had come in with a tray of food, Her face was as calm and stoic as always and I didn’t react in any way till the guards closed the doors and Malia neared the bed and dropped the tray on the tables and body slightly to me “ hello Malia” I first uttered but no answer, instead I saw her gaze land on me like she was silently studying me, maybe wondering if I was sent to do all this by Aldro to test her loyalty and if I had planned this to catch her Her eyes I’m sure judging my poorly stained gown my cloth coated with dried blood and my face stained with dried tears and swollen eyes, I must look horrible I walked to the small bath at the side, peeling off my clothes from my body, as I got the water and c
•FREYA• Our freedom was all I care about right now, Especially now that Aldro might be unto me, I have a feeling his patience is running thin, especially ever since he sends that the cup of poison he brings to me every morning to be taken by me, I always pour it in the small drains of the toilet before malia comes to take it away, And moons Malia is a great help, and when she told me she was turning seventeen soon, I could not help the surprise that shone on my face, I didn’t want her to see the hurt and pity laced in them as I look at her, Today is the third day she comes with the cup of the poison and after I am done, she goes out, it didn’t take long before Aldro comes in with his hands casually around his back, And now I try to contain my features every day, I try to mask my indifference and not show any hate for him, especially since I want him to let his guard down around me, “ good morning my love,” he says to me as he rounds the room to come touch my face, a touch that
“ Aldro” I gasp as he walks closer to us, from the side of my eye I see Malia had become stiff as a dry twig in response to his dark presence. “ tell me what you are planning Freya! “ he mutters to me darkly but I feign ignorance and confusion, “ what do you mean? What plan!” I asked feigning confusion, but his eyes left mine and traveled to where Malia stood, and in seconds his hands were around her neck “ you think the guards wouldn’t notice all the times she comes to your room and report to me? Tell me what you both are planning!” I couldn’t tell him, I just couldn’t lay out a plan for him, my heart raced as I saw his hand grip harder to her neck “ please stop Aldro, I just wanted a companion! There was no one I could talk to! And the only reason she is still in my room was that I saw the bruise on her arms! I wanted to help!” I explained frantically to him, I just hoped he believes because one wrong word would cause Malia her life! Aldro stared me down like he was contemplatin
•LUCIEN• . . Lost, I utterly was lost. With Freya missing I couldn’t sleep, all my nights were filled with nightmares of her calling my name and I wasn’t there for her. Gods, I was running mad with the thought of my Mate, my beautiful strong mate in the arms of that demon and constant danger every minute she spends there and isn't with meI knew I had gone every with madness as I could feel all my men stay clear of me anytime I walk by, even my brother Kaiden tried his best not to riffle me and make me angry, I stood up after that nightmare, my body lined with cold sweat as I remembered I was in Freya’s old room, I still hadn’t gone back to my room, Her scent was what filled the growing dark void in my heart, but it wasn’t enough, none of this was enough! I had no right to be asleep, to be resting when the love of my life was in total danger with a manic right now, The day after we found out she was gone and Kaiden and the rest scattered and searched the woods, they wanted to
•Kaiden• Lucien carried the girl up in his arms in bridal style, while I walked behind him and kept a lookout, we both look at each other with a look of shock and hope in our eyes as we trudged back to the pack with Malia in Lucien’s arms As soon as we came into the pack, the doctor rushed out and took her into his arms to his clinic with Lucien and me right behind him “what happened?” “She was attacked in the woods by hybrids” Lucien explained as she was put down on the bed luckily her bleeding has seem to stop but she was as pale as snow and her breathing had become harsh “ I will need to take care of her so I need both of you to step out please” We both left the room quietly before I turned to see that my brother was impatient as his body burned with nerves “calm down” I uttered “I can’t calm down, did you hear her she said Freya come on she said Freya needs help! I need to know, if there is a small chance that we can find her, that girl is our only hope” “But we need to hear
Lucien and Kaiden both rushed out of the training ground and into the doctor’s cabin as soon as they heard the news, They barged into the healer’s cabin with burning excitement in their eyes filled with haste and desperation to see the girl. Finally, she was awake and she was going to answer Lucien burning questions that kept him awake all night They reached the private room to see that the strange girl was awake, she was a little spooked to see where she was, And she had steered awake sitting up slowly she noticed the two of them as they entered the room “Hello?” The doctor tried saying but she didn’t answer, more like she was studying the faces of the three men in the room with her, or maybe if they were trustworthy enough “Is this the north pack?” She called quietly from her parched throat, she was still in much pain but looked desperate “ yes this is the north pack, we saved you from those hybrids, tell me what we’re you doing in those woods?” “ My name is Malia, The doctor’s
Freya stayed awake through the night, hoping and praying there was no news of Malia being found, no one had said anything and relief passed through her with the thought that Malia must-have Made it, Her body was still filled with nerves as she paced around her room, but there was still no word or panic from outside so she could only think they haven’t yet known or found her yet. It’s not long before Freya hears the loud bustling and shouts from the guards and people outside her room, everyone was in a panic by now as she heard the guard shouting, They had noticed! Her body became hot with nerves as she pinched her skin to calm herself from getting discovered, she couldn’t show that she knew anything, She raced to the bed and laid down on it acting like she has been in the bed all day as she heard the footstep trudge closer And not a moment later, someone opened the door it was a guard who had come into the room to check under her bed and the bathroom if she was hiding Malia or any
“And what do you fucking mean a maid escaped?!” Aldro raged on his throne, as Dex laid the news to him, Aldro’s hands were already white from gripping the so hard as his veins popped against his pasty skin, “ When the girls were rounded up for their morning routine and the girl Malia was called to take up Freya’s food for breakfast she was nowhere to be found and we only found that till morning” Dex explained as fast as he could, knowing Aldro’s rage “ but we released three of our best newly turned hybrids .. but the outcome..” “ tell me!” Aldro snapped “They were all found dead and only blood traced from the girl was left, I believe one of the enemy wolves Might have found her and we can only prepare for the worst for an attack” This felt like hot ash was thrown at his face by the news of what had happened under his roof, No no no! Aldro fumed, his whole plan had been spoiled, all the months of preparation, he had not yet gotten the army he wanted to rage down on the pack lands