RICKY’S POV“When last did you taste Swedish champagne?” Andy had no problem bringing champagne to my room. He’d just knocked at the door, and pushed it open the very moment I permitted him to, and that was the first thing he said as he strutted in.“Who cares about going Swede in champagne, everybody goes for French sparkling liquids.” I said in response.I’d been busy throughout the day, receiving friends and well-wishers of Rainbow crest pack, who had come to pledge their support for my upcoming marking ceremony.Andy had been with me all the while I was busy with the visitors, and I thought he would be resting now he was relieved of the burden of working all day with me, he came with a pretty bottle of Swedish champagne.“You chose French because you’ve probably not heard of the Swedish sparkling liquids.” He brought the stool I’d tossed to the window side closer to my bed, and sat down. He had two slim glasses at hand, and was going to serve the drink even if I didn’t ask for on
LUCIO’S POV“Out of the way, you!” A man riding a big black bike yelled at me, making me swerve to the corner of the road, to avoid him running into me with his back. Rainbow crest pack forts had changed so much, and I was not familiar with the rustling and bustling in the fort, but I knew what it was all for.The banners and signposts said it all. The whole rustling was because of the upcoming marking ceremony. Ricky the Lycan king was marking my niece. I glared at their images all over the streets, they made me hot inside. Who knows what that imp of a niece would do to me if she sees me after she’d been marked the Luna? She would literally skin me alive. I saw that hate in her eyes the day I sold her off.“Step aside, man, and I don’t like the way you're glaring at the banners, sick monkey.” Another man said, brushing me aside with his strong arm. He was a fellow pedestrian and I see no reason why he would be that harsh, but I put no blame on him. The entire hate was because my i
QWEN’S POV“Ma’am, wake up, we’ve arrived.” That was my chauffeur waking me, with his head bowed, while he held the car door open.I blinked a couple of times, before my eyes darted towards him. He was tall and slim, and he was clad in his long black duty outfit. I remember making the outfit myself because he thought he needed something that would hide his thin muscles.“Oh, Benito.” I stretched my arms to ease the aches on my muscles, knowing fully well that Benito, my chauffeur, was watching me from the corner of his eyes. I handed him my right hand, and he held it gently and helped me out of the car. I knew I needed no aid to alight from the car, but only peasants work without aid, and I’m not one of them.“Finally.” I muttered, looking up to the large inscription on the large pillars of the cemetery; Cursed be unto him, who would move the bones of the nobles.“This way, Ma’am.” Benito bowed, with his hands poised towards the entrance of the cemetery.“No, Benito, I will go in alo
CASSEY’S POV“Good morning, ma’am, your bath is ready.” That was my handmaiden, lily, standing by the door post of my room, with two white towels wrapped into square shapes.I was standing by the mirror, fiddling with the curls on my hair, when she gave the door a mild knock and walked in, as handmaidens were duty bound to knock once, and gracefully edged their way into the rooms, even without waiting to be granted permission by their madams.“Lily.” I swerved over to her, shooting her a soft smile.“Yes, ma’am.” She said, lowering her gaze to the floor. Handmaidens in Rainbow Crest pack, are forbidden to stare into the bright face of their mistress’ unless permitted to, so, they would always lower their gaze to the floor each time they get to meet with the superiors.“Look up.” I said briskly, freeing her from the yoke of lowering her gaze to the floor.She looked up, revealing a fair face with red eyebrows and pink lips. Her hair was the same colour as her eyebrows, and they were ve
GOVA’S POV“Look, all the banners and billboards bear pictures of the rogue that stole my mandate, and your friend, Laura.” Rhett, my fiancé said, glaring at a billboard at the roadside.He had just glided into the fort of Rainbow Crest Pack. Rhett was not willing to be part of the marking ceremony, but I pleaded with him to come with me.“That’s the good thing about being the Lycan king. The billboards would take pictures of you and paste them around the city whenever you are into something big.” I said, also staring at the billboard until we passed it, but a bit far from us lay another one.“Those faces should have been mine and yours. I could have been the one marking you today, if not for that thief.” Rhett would not stop blaming Ricky.If I must confess, I would make it clear that I do not like the Lycan king, Ricky. No one likes him because he was quick to anger, and he finds joy in torturing and abusing those who offend him.He could kill without thinking twice, but I do not de
RHETT’S POV“Those people stole our show.” I muttered in my breath, not minding that a servant was with us. He was leading us to a room in the fort, where we would stay throughout the ceremony.“They didn’t, we can’t just barge into the hall and start talking about marriage.” Gova said. She had always been the opposite of me in everything.She likes what I hate, and often hates what I like, but we were good that way because I was taking advantage of that trait of hers.The servant stopped before a plush metal door and swiped his card on the pass card device attached to the door, opening the door at that instant, and leading us into the room.“No one noticed us, just because a crazy Beta of the so-called Lycan king was cerebrating his mistress’ pregnancy. Is that not madness?” I headed straight to the massive bed in the room and sat on it, leaving Gova to the servant who had led us in.“That was your little sister.” Gova mumbled.I looked around the room as though I had never been to i
LAURA'S POV“Laura, I’ve always known you as gorgeous, but in this gown of yours, you look perfect in beauty.” Gova was standing behind me. She had offered to help me fit into the gown I chose for my marking ceremony.“Really?” I smiled and faced the mirror. My brown eyes, as I could see in the mirror, was as bright as an emerald under the bright light of the sun, and my red hair was quite alluring.“You know what, maybe we should fix a rose to your red hair, it would add to your unfading beauty.” She came closer and touched my hair. It was smooth, so her hands had no trouble threading down its long tail.It’s my day, and the world had gathered outside the fort to cerebrate me, but they were still being entertained by poets and the most lily melodies from the best psalmist of Rainbow Crest pack.“Get a fresh rose, let’s fix it to her hair and gird it tight with a hair pin.” Gova said, turning to the maids in the room.One of the Omega's bowed her head and went off to pluck a rose fro
RICKY'S POV“Have your suit, My lord.” Andy said, handing my suit to me from behind.I had been thoughtfully staring out of the window since day break, knowing fully well that it was the day the world hoped for, the day I, too, had been dreaming of, but that was until I saw the video clip.“Thank you, Andy.” I said and took the suit from him. He knew better than any other person in the pack that I liked wearing my suit by myself. I don’t like being helped with that.“How is your pregnant lady, Cassy?” I asked, hoping a word with him would ease me of the self-guilt and the panic the video clip had caused me.He smiled the way every responsible person does. Had he been a rogue, he would have denied the pregnancy and caused pain and gossip.“She’s fine. I checked on her this morning, and found her busy in the kitchen, as usual.” He said, his smiling unfading.“She still cares to stress herself in the kitchen.” I raised my eyebrows. I guess he had time to smile and sound happy because he