Chapter 5
.The grand chamber within the vampire king's castle was bathed in an eerie, crimson glow as candles flickered in their ornate holders. The air was thick with a sense of unease, a palpable tension that clung to the walls like a dark shroud. The king himself sat upon his obsidian throne, his regal form a stark contrast to the haunting atmosphere. In the shadowy corners of the chamber, his loyal friend Maurice watched with bated breath.“ Your Highness” He breathed out, careful with choosing his next words in front of the brooding king.“ We have searched around the plains, it was as if the pack disappeared from the face of the Earth. We couldn't locate them Your Highness” Maurice explained to the king who was paying no attention to what he was saying.“ I shouldn't have left her alone. I did it again” He whispered with a heartbroken tone. He looked pale and ragged because he hadn't fed very well in a very long time, ever since he lost Diana in the forest three years ago. The blood tasted like poison in his mouth.He remembered the first time he got to know that Diana was a werewolf, the day she shifted for the first time to defend herself against her human father who abused her then. She had come to find him in her wolf form unsure of what to do and he had left her in the forest because he didn't want a werewolf as his mate. Because of his actions, she was found by her long-lost pack and they did everything to sever the mate bond and now they have succeeded.“ your highness” Maurice coughed but The king couldn't care less. He could feel Diana around the pack house, they were still there and they were doing a horrible job of masking their presence with that witch's magic. The only problem he had with entering that territory was being invited in. He has been using his dream walking powers to communicate with Diana in her sleep hoping she would invite him in but she was in a coma and she always forgot every one of their interaction.Once she invites him into their poor excuse of a hideout, The pack house will be visible once again and he will be able to reunite with her. With a wave of his hands, he dismissed Maurice who grumbled out of the throne room.He knew that his king was in turmoil, his thoughts consumed by the memory of his mate, Diana—the one he longed for with a burning intensity that threatened to consume him. As the minutes stretched into hours, a figure emerged from the darkness.Erica, one of the vampire king's most seductive and cunning minions, slinked forward with a sultry grace that had ensnared many a heart. Her raven-black hair cascaded down her shoulders, and her sapphire eyes shimmered with a mischievous glint. She had loved him for over a century before he found his mate but he would never give in to her."Your Majesty," Erica purred, her voice like honey, as she approached the brooding king."Perhaps I can offer you some... distraction from your troubled thoughts."The vampire king's crimson eyes, usually so impenetrable, briefly flickered with a mix of desire and frustration. He knew Erica's intentions all too well—she aimed to seduce him, to draw him away from the torment of his memories. For a moment, he considered allowing himself to be lost in her embrace, to forget the ache in his heart.But as he closed his eyes, the image of Diana's face—the face of his beloved mate—loomed in his mind, and his control slipped. In an instant, his demeanor changed. His features contorted with a wild fury, and he seized Erica by the throat with a vice-like grip. She gasped, her seductive facade crumbling as fear overtook her."Your Majesty, I... I didn't mean to..." Erica's words were choked, her life hanging in the balance. The vampire king's rage was a tempest, his eyes blazing with an intensity that could incinerate the strongest of wills. He released Erica, sending her stumbling backward, gasping for breath."Leave," he commanded, his voice a low growl, his fangs bared in a menacing display of power.“ It's been three years! She wouldn't come back!” Frustrated by his rejection, Erica yelled at him. She hated Diana with her every being and she was happy the little minx was out of the picture but Vampires only mate once in their lifetime and that applied to the vampire king himself. She has loved him ever since he turned her but he wouldn't look at her that way."Leave before I decide your fate."Erica wasted no time, fleeing from the chamber with a haste that left her shaken to her core. She had dared to tempt the vampire king, to offer herself as a fleeting distraction, and she had come perilously close to losing her life. Alone once more, the king's thoughts returned to Diana.The pain of their separation gnawed at him, driving him to the brink of madness. He paced the chamber like a caged beast, his emotions in turmoil. Diana was with the werewolves, the very pack that had attacked them, nearly ending her life.The thought of her among those who had dared to harm her filled him with an indescribable rage. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, as he envisioned the torment she might be enduring. The vampire king's struggle was twofold—the relentless desire to reunite with his mate and the seething anger directed at those who had taken her away.He knew that he would stop at nothing to reclaim Diana, to protect her from the very forces that sought to keep them apart. But in the depths of his conflicted heart, he also understood that his inner demons threatened to consume him.His rage was a double-edged sword, a force that could either drive him to victory or lead him down a path of self-destruction. As the night wore on, the vampire king's mind remained a tempest of emotions. Diana was out there, and he would move heaven and earth to find her, no matter the cost.He closed his eyes once again preparing to enter her dreams once again. That was the only way to see her and even though he couldn't hold her or caress his mark on her neck and watch her little die eyes roll back in pleasure at the contact. He would manage to see her face and hear her voice through her dreams.“You are here again” her little voice whispered immediately he appeared at the clearing once again.Chapter 6.Diana couldn't help but stare into space as she awaited the arrival of either her brother or Howard. She was to be discharged from the hospital today and none of them were yet to show up. The man in her dreams didn't show up last night and that bothered and placed her on high alert. She couldn't even reply to Brittany's cheerful greetings and the latter didn't seem to mind. Diana was always in one mood or the other so she understood.She was dressed in a plain white gown and Brittany had braided her hair into a fishbone braid. She wore a pair of low black pumps as she started moving around more on her own. Every part of her has healed physically except for her unreachable memories.Suddenly the door opened to reveal her brother, the Alpha, dressed in a crisp black suit. His hair was brushed to the side of his blind eye to mask both his scar and his eye patch. Diana just noticed that they share many resemblances. They had the same brown hazel eyes but Diana's were flecked w
Chapter 7.“ My beta, Howard will take my sister Diana as his wife and mate at the next crescent ball”The words of the Alpha dropped like a bomb inside Diana's mind. Why would her brother suddenly decide that she needs to marry Howard? Howard was a nice person and he was very sweet to her but she needed to collect her thoughts and focus on gaining her lost memories before thinking of taking that big step. Anger washed over as a new feeling of resentment overtook her emotions.“ How dare he make decisions for me?” She thought as she gathered her palm into a strong fist. She shook with so much anger she could rival an erupting volcano. She gasped as she realized, where did that powerful rage come from? She was confused. She thought she was just a weak, tiny girl who needed protection from her brother and her supposed mate but there she was feeling powerful all of a sudden. She breathed out to calm herself down. Her mind went to the strange woman the Alpha just killed and she pondered
Chapter 8.“ I have been waiting for you little one,” He said the moment Diana appeared at the clearing again. He moved closer to her and held her in his arms. He appeared to be sniffing her but suddenly remembered he wouldn't get anything from her since it was a dream.“ Wait are you a real person? Or you are just a figment of your imagination?” She asked slowly removing his arms from her body. He looked shocked and more hurt by her actions. He knew of her memory loss, that was why she kept using his dream-walking abilities on her but seeing her rejecting his touch felt like a torch against his bare skin.He put his emotions and damned mate bond aside as he masked his expression. He took another step towards again as he cornered her against the tree. He bends a little bit as he whispered“ Let me be your imagination for now”She shook her head angrily, tired of everyone keeping one or two things away from her. She hated both the dream world and the real world. No one tells her anyth
Chapter 9"They have been feeding her lies," Darryl said absentmindedly to Maurice, who stared at him with growing worry. The relentless weight of concern had settled on Maurice's shoulders like an oppressive cloak. His best friend, his king, was slipping away from him, consumed by bitterness and anger. Over the past three years, he had watched Darryl transform from the compassionate, respected leader Diana had shaped him into, back into the hard-hearted ruler he once was.Darryl's mate had been his beacon of light, the one who softened his rough edges, but now her race had torn that away from him. The transformation pained Maurice deeply; he hated seeing the king everyone once feared rather than the respected one Diana had made him.Maurice's mouth twisted with remembered resentment. He couldn't forget how those people had exploited Darryl's vulnerability, his soft side. He yearned for the Darryl who had shown patience in taming Decanal, the most feral of all the wolves."When the he
Chapter 10.Diana's eyes flew open when the sun hit her face. She wasn't asleep because she was thinking about her wolf and trying to bring back her memories at the same time. Howard had left her on the bed over an hour ago to take care of pack duties. She felt oddly uncomfortable in his arms but like always she said nothing.She stood up lazily from the bed, making her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and take a bath. After washing her hair, she threw it into a bun allowing it to self dry. She made her way into the kitchen where she almost choked on her spit because Howard was cooking without a shirt on. She swallowed as she watched his perfectly sculpted back move following his arms muscles.Sensing her presence with his wolf instincts, he turned around almost giving her a brutal heart attack. She averted her gaze and stared at the floor but another part of her just wanted to look up and stare at his chiseled abs and six packs, and the v below his tummy which disappeared into
Chapter 11.Taking the advice of the strange voice, she left the passageway and made her way back to where Brittany left her but she couldn't recognize the spot again as she wandered around the second building. The words of that voice weighed heavily on her mind. She wondered why she could hear it and if the voice was trapped inside that locked storage room.Nothing ever makes sense since she woke up from that coma without her memories, she has two voices that invade her mind now and then but she is surrounded by people who will never tell her the truth and hide a lot of things from her. Even her supposed mate who was not supposed to hide anything from her hides many things from her. She made up her mind to come back and find a way to open that door even if she had to break it down. As she wandered around, she stopped in front of a large door at the sound of her brother's voice. Behind the large door was the Alpha's office. He sounded really angry as he yelled at Howard.“ Leonard I
Chapter 12.“ Where the hell have you been?” Alpha Leonard barked out the moment he saw Diana giggling at whatever Brittany said. She knew she was supposed to be scared under his heated glare but a rebellious part of her wanted to give him a snarky comeback instead.“ She was with me Alpha, I was just showing her...” Brittany jumped to her rescue before she could open her mouth but the Alpha cut her off.“ I'm asking my sister not you and I believe she has a mouth” He snapped and Brittany gulped in fear while Diana remained unfazed.“ I was bored and alone and I decided to ask Brittany to show me around the pack house” She replied with a shrug of her shoulders while moving closer to Howard who gave her a tight hug. She fit right into his arms and the anger on Leonard's face faded seeing his sister snuggling up with his Beta as it should be.“ You are not to go anywhere without telling me or your mate understood?” The Alpha said and she nodded yes, so close to saying “ Bite me” but sh
Chapter 13.“ You were in my memory ” She pointed out immediately he stepped into her dream plane once again. He raised his eyebrows at the unwelcoming attitude. She looked tired and stressed out and he didn't like the look on her face one bit but he was glad she remembered something about him.“ And?” He asked with a husky voice that sent shivers down her spine. She suddenly wanted him to hold her so she could forget everything while soaking up in his warm embrace.“ Who are you? And why did my wolf purr when you touched her?” She asked going straight to the point. He chuckled as he moved closer to her, he stroked her cheek and watched her blush grow. For a confusing reason, she doesn't want him to remove that hand.“ And if I tell you will you remember my name?” He whispered, his breath fanning her cheeks, she closed her eyes while imagining the warmth of the Sparks traveling throughout her body from his touches. What he said almost flew out of her brain but she managed to retain i