Darell didn't bother to respond and went straight to the hall. When he had cut Marcelyn off from his life about a month ago, this had been what he had been trying to escape.He went to his seat and sat down to await the assembly of his elders. At the fifteen-minute deadline he gave them, everyone was already standing in the hall."Which one of you threw that woman into the dungeon despite knowing that she was my mate?" Darell asked them as he let his eyes bore into them one after the other."She's a vampire," his mother said to justify their actions."Yes, Alpha. How can a vampire be your mate?" one of the elders spoke up to support Alicma."Yes, she is a vampire and yes, she is my mate. Don't you all think that I know that?" Darell responded with fury."True, that's why I said that your mate was dead," the priest spoke up."Well, she's not getting out of prison. Not on my watch," Alicma said."Mom, the fact that she is my Luna should have made you respect her," Darell said, nearly sc
Whichever case it was among the three, she knew she wasn't going to just stay put until they came back for her. But what could she do to free herself with her body tied and a silver barricade hindering her? She twisted her body as if it would miraculously free her, but nothing happened. She tried to open the gate with her hands, but the silver burnt her palms, and she had to let go. Slowly, she crawled back to the inner circle of the room and patiently waited for the person who would make the mistake of coming to check on her. She could then mind-control the person into opening the gate and freeing her without them realizing it.She bent her head in resignation when she realized that she wouldn't be able to mind control anyone since she had not been fed from a human since she woke up. She had tried with those who had bundled her, but she hadn't been able to control them. Suddenly, she felt afraid - afraid that she could die in detention just because she had trusted the wrong pers
"Alpha, when we took her to the dungeon, she had no mark on her. So I don't know how she spotted the mark," the pack elder among the men answered. Darell willed his claws to grow. When his nails were fully elongated to their full length, he clawed the first man in front of him on the cheek. The man yelped in surprise from the pain he felt and promptly held his cheek. When Darell turned to face the rest of the men, they were very afraid and each took a few steps back from him. "Alpha!" Chris screamed at Darell, who didn't seem to hear his beta. "I'm not going to ask again after this time. If I don't get an answer, the next person dies," he told them all. "How did she get that mark on her cheek?" He asked and looked at the elder. "I truly don't know, Alpha," the elder said with fear. Darell lifted his hand and tried to bring it down on the next man, but his hand refused to come down. Darell turned around with fury and saw Chris holding his hand. "Let go of my hand, Chris," he told
Amanda pretended as if she were thinking about it. When she still hadn't given any answer, even after what felt like an eternity to Hannah, she responded on behalf of her mother."Yes, ma'am. I'm sure she would be delighted to do that," Hannah told their guest in her angelic voice.The two older women laughed over Hannah's enthusiasm toward the betrothal, but she didn't mind. After all these years of waiting, she was finally getting the one chance she had pleaded with the goddess to grant her, and she wasn't ready to let it go, no matter what."Since that is settled, I would like Hannah to return with me today itself. That is if it is okay with you, Amanda," Aimea said."Sure, dearest friend," Amanda replied to Aimea."In that case, I'll go get my wardrobe ready for the journey," Hannah announced to them. She got up from her sitting position, and swiped her hands on her clothes to smooth the wrinkles that sitting down had caused to the dress, then left the room to get her things ready
As she spoke, Darell was flooded by how fluent her diction was and how she spoke with so much grace. Coupled with her speech, she was also very attractive with her looks and her high sense of fashionable dressing. Her angelic voice also hooked him up, and he thought about how he would have easily accepted her as his mate if he didn't feel something already for Marcelyn.When she was done with the introduction of herself, Darell did the same thing, but he made sure that he only shared the basic things about himself that she could easily find out if she inquired. When he was done with the introduction, he saw Hannah cocked a brow at him in a manner that suggested that she had caught him red-handed in what he had just done. Darell shrugged his shoulders and smiled at her."Anyway, just take your time to know me if you wish since I am not in a rush, neither am I that eager, to be honest," Darell warned her."Fine by me," Hannah told him and got up from where she sat. She moved to Darell
"I want to betroth your daughter to my son, Darell. Is that okay with you, Amanda?" Aimea asked her best friend.Amanda pretended like she was thinking about it. When she still didn't give any answer after what felt like an eternity to Hannah, she responded on behalf of her mother."Yes, ma'am. I'm sure she should be delighted to do that," Hannah told their guest in her angelic voice.The two older women laughed over the enthusiasm of Hannah toward the betrothal, but she didn't mind. After all these years of waiting, she was finally getting the one chance she had pleaded with the goddess to grant her, and she wasn't ready to let it go no matter what."Since that is settled, I would like Hannah to return with me today itself. That is if it is okay by you, Amanda," Aimea said."Sure, dearest friend," Amanda replied to Aimea."In that case, I'll go get my wardrobe ready for the journey," Hannah announced to them. She got up from her sitting position and swiped her hands on her clothes t
They returned to the room where Hannah still sat calmly on the chair she had sat on before they went out. Aimea told Hannah that she needed to get some things done. She winked at her son just as she went out of the door, leaving the two of them alone. Darell walked into the room fully and cleared his throat to get her attention. When Hannah looked up, he smiled at her."I know my mom introduced us before but, I'm Darell." He told her and stretched his hand toward her."Pleasure to meet you, Darell. I'm Hannah." She responded with a smile and shook the hand he offered."So, who is Hannah, and what is she up to?" Darell asked.Hannah smiled at him before she said anything. Then, she explained how she had left for Australia at a temper age to school. She told him about when she returned to Cyprus and how the rest of her pack had a hard time accepting her as one of their own because she had been away from them for too long. Hannah also told him she owned a boutique store in the city w
For today, Marcelyn had decided that she was learning how to shop and how to tell the hairdresser that she needed to change her hair. She also needed to express correctly to the makeup artist what types of makeup she wanted the person to do for her. She went to the mirror and stood in front of it. She practiced the new words until they stuck while she held her note. When she was sure she could write them perfectly without her note, she dropped the book and tried. When she got the words correctly, she smiled to herself.She took her bath and prepared herself for her outing. She also got a scarf and covered her hair and face so that she could keep people away from her, just in case they still remembered her face from the hospital video. When she stepped out of the house, she went to the first boutique on her list for shopping. As she stepped inside, she was amazed at the number of different clothing and shoes, and bags that she was surrounded with."Good afternoon and welcome to the