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MARILYN Balin gazed into my eyes and I suddenly felt my eyelashes become tired and heavy, I’m overtaken by a sudden urge to fall asleep. Before I knew what was going on, my eyes shut and I drifted off to sleep. But then, it didn’t last long. I woke up just when Jarek got to Balin’s room. I shut my eyes and kept still, knowing that he might probably lock me in if he realizes that I was awake. I’m aware of the fact that some werewolves had the ability to put one into a deep sleep just by looking into their eyes, I never expected Balin to be amongst them. I mean, I’m aware of the fact that he is extremely powerful and all that, but this ability is one that only the oldest wolf can wield. Balin seemed more powerful than what I'd imagined. I stayed still as Jarek placed me on the bed. “I wonder what Balin is still doing with you. You are completely useless to the pack and with the way things are turning out, you will end up putting the entire pack in danger, you powerless sea creature,” J
ALICIA Ever since I bought the vengeful mermaid from the Mermaid Foundation, Tabitha and I had been focused on making sure our entire plan was perfect so that we would be able to carry out our plans without any mistakes. Thankfully, the Alpha seemed too immersed in the problems of the pack to bother about my disappearance. People leave packs on a daily basis, no one notices, but I know he must have noticed my absence since I am supposed to be serving that useless mermaid of his. “When are we going to see the Alpha?” Naia asked as she emerged from the building. My face contoured in anger. Ever since I brought her here, she keeps asking about the Alpha, and honestly, it was beginning to piss me off. Each morning when she wakes up, the first thing she asks is whether we are going to visit the Alpha that day. If not for the fact that she was really important to me, I would have snapped her neck long ago. I needed her to know more about mermaids and to practice the numerous spells Tabith
MARILYN It’s been almost a day since Balin left the room, and hadn’t bothered to come back. I’m still seated on the bed, wilting. I was feeling like the most useless person on earth, I felt so useless that I couldn’t eat the food some maids had served earlier. I felt like I didn’t deserve it. All I ever do is stand by Balin’s side and answer the Alpha’s mate. The day’s incident opened my eyes to how helpless and useless I am. Even the maids were better than me as they contributed to the growth of the pack. I, on the other hand, do nothing and just laze around all day. I got off the bed, ignoring the food on the table, I got into the bathroom and took a quick shower. I made up my mind to go find Balin since he won’t come back. I needed to tell him that being weak sucks, I needed to put my emotions out to him. I hate feeling helpless and useless. After showering, I put on black trousers and a T-shirt and exited the room. Upon getting outside, it dawned on me that I had no idea where Bal
BALIN After I stormed out of the room, I had gone to have a meeting with other Alphas of the empire regarding the escape of the demon. Having been ruling for a long time, I knew that if the demon should end up hurting or killing anyone, the blame would be shifted to Marilyn for causing the escape of the demon. And that was something I didn't want. Left to me, I didn't really care about that, as long as no one speaks to my face about it. Side talks mean nothing, coupled with the fact that no one in the entire empire would want to get on my bad side. But then, I knew it was different for Marilyn. I'm aware of how weak she is and coupled with the fact that the pack didn't accept her, I know the blame being shifted on her would break her and that is something I didn't want. Yes, I can punish or deal with whoever blames her, but then, after that, the emotional damage it caused her would remain. To prevent that, I had to act really fast. At the meeting, we all decided to go hunt the demon.
JAREK After that one stupid act from the Alpha’s mermaid, which I hoped would not drag the entire pack to ruins or tarnish the reputation I spent years building behind Balin’s back. I’m stuck here with this friend of hers who surprised me today, never have I seen a mermaid with such incredible powers. If only that mermaid of the Alpha has half of the powers Aylin wielded today, then I wouldn’t be vehemently against her. The truth is that Balin is nothing near a perfect Alpha, before the entrance of the mermaid into his life, Balin was a killing machine, who didn’t let any offender get past him. All the Alphas of the entire pack fear him today because of this, as they all knew they were in no way compared to him, but now, I feel like they might revolt soon, as Balin has changed so much, all because of some stupid mermaid, I should’ve stopped him from purchasing. He used to end lives without second thoughts, even when the law of the empire states that no Alpha should end lives outside o
BalinI got to the battlegrounds where the pack warriors and guards were gathered, waiting for me. I had asked Jarek to gather them before I arrived. “Are you sure you can perform the ritual in this state?” I asked Aylin. I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I wanted to make sure that she was on her feet, I didn’t want anything that would lead to the escape of the demon, thereby jeopardizing the entire pack, not to mention the young wolves. “I’m fine,” she said. I didn’t ask again. I turned to the warriors and gestured for them to move. They all turned to their wolves and in a matter of minutes, we all raced to the witches' forest. With me taking the lead. I made Jarek carry Aylin, as she wasn’t able to keep up with us. Upon getting to the witches’ forest, I gestured for everyone to slow down, Jarek and I slowly proceeded into the forest, which was awfully dark. Aylin muttered some spells and we were able to navigate the darkness. I turned back to her. “Go back and stay with the ot
MARILYN Yeah, I know I'm a fool for boldly declaring that I'll undergo the trial without knowing anything about it. Balin has been mad since then and has refused to say a word to me. After that declaration, he had bundled me into the mansion, saying that I had lost my mind. But then, I desperately wanted to prove to his people, to everyone who looked down on me that I wasn't useless at all. I wanted them to know that being from another race doesn't make me useless. This feeling of being of no use really sucks. Each day, I smile and go about the day's activities while wilting on the inside. This was my chance to prove to them all that even the lowest of all could make a difference, but then Balin doesn't seem to understand, he is vehemently against it. I'm ready to go against him this time to prove my value to his people. He is the Alpha and has never known the pain of being ridiculed or disrespected. Even the lowest of the maids here disrespects me. Others don't acknowledge me, but th
BALIN Marilyn is one stubborn mermaid. Mermaids are usually calm and find it hard to refute, but then Marilyn is just too different. I never expected her to stand her ground on her decision today. I'm angry and worried about her, the trial she has signed up for is one that even the strongest she-wolf failed to survive. And the cunning elders didn't tell her that she had to reject me as her mate if she fails, which is my greatest fear. Finding her took too long and I can't bear to face the rejection and worst of all end up with some annoying she-wolf that wins the trial. Marilyn is one naive mermaid. She might not know this. The elders have no intention of making her Luna. They will stop at nothing to make sure she doesn't win the trial. They will recruit the best female warriors, the smart she-wolves just to make sure that she doesn't survive the trial. This is all I'm trying to shield her from, but then she doesn't understand nor did she intend to hear me out. After leaving the roo