•••• Elite's POV ••••
**Flashback**"Why does my father hate me?"I asked the maid Maryline, who was in charge of me, timidly rubbing my eyes.Her smile faded at the Sound of my sweet beautiful but in pain naive voice."Eve, how dare you say such a thing?"She gently yelled in surprise.I bent my head in dismay."Take a look at me!."She lifted my head with her hard cranky hands full of blisters, I loved her, she is like a mother to me and my only family member I can say because she was always around me, listened and was always there for me unlike my dad who neither loved nor considered me as his child."Your dad loves you! Okay."She uttered. It felt more like she wanted to convince herself than convince me."Okay?"She insists again."Yes!"I nodded in dismay because no matter what she said at that time, it didn't matter, the truth was clear. My father despised me.Once she finished with my dressing, she stood up from the couch in which she was seated she took me to the mirror."You are beautiful!" She told while placing me in front of the mirror. She stood behind me with a big smile on her face. I saw her reflection in the mirror. I faked back a smile to appeal her soul as if everything was alright. But the truth is not everything was alright.I was only 5years old by then but I could sense all the resentment from my father. He didn't even make an effort to try to be nice or even pretend. His hatred for me was written all over his face any time we had an encounter.After she was done telling me how beautiful I was, we moved out of the room to the Reception hall where my father was and where I had to be, standing by his side as his next heiress.My father moved towards us as he saw us coming!. I felt very pleased with his response. "I guess he wants me to enter with him by his side. After all, I'm the only heir to his throne and kingdom. It's my mate that will become the next King and Alpha of this kingdom." I told myself deep down. I smiled as I watched him moved closer to us."My King!." Before my maid Maryline could finish her reverence he snored her off."Maryline, take her out." My father instructed with a cold voice. So cold that it made every part of me quivered, his reaction wasn't strange nor knew to me yet it still pained as if it was the first time.She immediately woke up stunned glancing at him with so much anger. "Where to Sir?" She asked with a dismal glance."Anywhere but out of here! Out of my sight. This kingdom doesn't need a fucken hiress but a hire." He enunciated, avoiding any eye contact with my grieving gaze, which spontaneously got filled with tears."But... My kind you asked me to get her ready for this ceremony and here we are!." She insisted not wanting to disappoint me.She battled as much as she could to make me part of the ceremony in vain. All she succeeded in was causing me more sufferings because any single word of rejection he uttered shattered my heart."I have changed my mind!. I don't want her here. She isn't fit for this!." He said what he said and majestically walked away."But my king... My king..."She watched him leave and there was nothing she could do to change his mind."I told you!." I yelled at her while busting into tears."He loves you!." She couldn't even believe in her lies, one could hear the shame in her voice which sounded so phony."I never want to see you again," I screamed while rushing into my room and I locked the door behind me.** End of flashback!.**..** A few days after my father's burial.**"Elite, Eve!." My uncle Edmonton yells my name as he searches for me around the house.I'm behind the house seated under a tree enjoying the fresh air. This place has always been my spot of, shield."Yes, Uncle!" I walk toward him at the sound of his voice."It's fine you are here!. There is someone here who wants to see you." He happily smiles meanwhile this freak me out.Has my father reincarnated from the deaths?. Oh, No!. I start panicking. No, he can't. I realise myself and I face my uncle.Asking "Who is he and why is he/she looking for me?." I have to bother because I have no friend. My father has always been hiding me away from the public since my birth.The only non-fortress (Palace) member who knows me is my private home teacher. And our classes were a secret only known between me, Maryline and Uncle Edmonton.My father never wanted "any resources to be wasted on me" those were his words.So I practically know no one. Perhaps it's a servants? I don't think. They won't summon me, they will rather come to me."Who is she/he?" I wonder aloud..."You will find out soon!. Go in, fix your hair, change this dirty dress and be a lady!.. We will be waiting for you in the throne room" He insists, with that said, he moves away."Be a lady!. Like seriously?. I hate this statement. This is what they're having teaching me all my life to be a f*cken lady. Though they all wished I was a fucken man!" I pout to myself as I walk to my Chambers.I brush my hair. I put on a long V-neck blue gown with a pair of low black ballerina.Once I'm done,I walk down to the throne room. A room I despise so much and it was dad's best place of the palace. He loved spending all his time here. Every single piece of this room reminds me of him and this seriously sucks."Come on Eve!."My uncle waves at me.Before reaching to him I take a quick scan of the room. I notice Maryline positioned at one edge of the hall faking a smile to make me feel comfortable rather she makes me more worried.I also notice a stranger seated opposite to Uncle. From where I'm strutting I can only see his back. From what I'm seeing I can tell this man is huge and strong looking.I slowly walk towards where my uncle is, keeping my glance on the strange man, taking on his appearance. He has a dark three-piece suit with an oxblood tie "sexy!". His hairs are black and well kept.As I'm about sitting next to my uncle, he stops me saying "Sit, near Adams!." he's pointing at the strange man.I turn to peep at the man then our eyes confronts unexpectedly. I can't hold the quivering going through my body. I simply lower my stare to the ground.Underneath the black hair is the most shockingly electric brown eyes I have ever seen, it sends shock waves through my spine. His facial expressions is strong and handsome with a short and well-groomed bears."Just do it he won't eat you raw!." I shout to myself deep down. I have to do as Uncle instructed yet I'm glued where I'm standing.I don't know why but this man makes me wanna run away and never return. He's like a monster!."Eve, seat!" Uncle screams with his fangs carving out. I fall on the seat like a pear which has fallen from the tree die to wind, I just find myself seated beside the huge frightening man."Edmonton, calm down!."Adams instructs with his eyes turn green and his voice got deeper and uncle remains low."F*ck!." I yell deep within, with all inside me trembling both are scaring me now.Uncle Edmonton takes a deep breath..."Eve, the day of the eclipse is fast approaching and you know our clan needs a real Alpha!..." He starts reciting his long speech to consolidate me."And I'm just like, go straight to the point, shit!"I dare not voice it out though, so I listen to his boring crap about the thrones, heritage etc... as if I care. I can't wait to run out of this hall.Adams coughs three times..."What your uncle is simply trying to say is that you are going to be my Luna, my wife. Our marriage is due. In about two weeks or less!"Adams announces with his green eyes showing a hint of anger.His voice is so deep, so deep that every part of me is trembling!. And he says it as if he was passing an exam, with no pinch of remorse or subtleness, such nonsense!."What?"I wake up from where I'm seated, "Marry who? You?" yelling St the top of my voice. "I can't marry this frightening, full-grown man." this is crazy."Unfortunately, Eve. This is how it works!" My uncle tries to help."But you promised me never to choose a mate for me. You told me that I was going to find my soul mate at the mating festival like every other young girl of my age!" I sob, yelling at him with a bitter look.The festival in question is in a week.He tries to explain but I'm so mad that I don't give him the chance too."You all keep on lying to me!." I cry as I unexpectedly shift into my wolf for the first time and ride out through the window."I will talk to her!." Edmonton craves to follow her"It's fine!." Adams stops him as he instantly shifts into his wolf and follows her through the window.I ride through the woods as I effortlessly keep shifting from my wolf to my human form and back to my wolf without even realising it. The pain of my thoughts makes me furious and unstable.Also, I don't have control over my wolf because I have never been able to shift before now and this inability made my father hate me more.I keep speeding far away to another clan's territory sobbing without noticing it."I never wanted all this. I've already suffered enough because of this heritage. From the maltreatment and hate of my father who never loved me. Now, they want me to marry a total stranger, who is far older than me. What if he tuned to be worse than my father?. What if he is not my destined mate?... I'm forever a liability even after my father's death!... To think I thought all these sufferings were going to follow him to his grave..." I moan, shifting back to my human form and I'm naked.I take shelter under a tree horrified at my nakedness. I have never been in such an embarrassing situation.It's cold, so cold that I'm shivering. I wrap my hands over my naked body taking shelter under a tree, horrified at my nakedness, like it was someone else's body. I have never been in such a sensitive situation, naked in an unknown forest this late at night.This impels me to stop wailing once I discover how far I have gone. I quickly peep around the place and I heed nothing familiar. This gets me seriously fuse especially as I don't seem to remember the road out.I dwell shivering and glue under the tree wishing uncle Edmonton finds me. Perhaps he might bring some clothes along."Aaawwwwooo..."I hear some groan approaching."OMG, Uncle!".I guess. I feel relief and worried at the same time."He's gonna see me naked."This gets me nervous. I attempt shifting back into my wolf before he finds me. Yet, all my attempts are in vain.Aaawwwooo...The groan persists towards my direction like he can sense me.I doubt if showing up in the best solution.The wolf which I thought was my uncle,
"She must die after the marriage!. I need to get full control!. I wish I could kill her, now to end this facade!"A malicious groan follows..."Be patient the marriage is in a few weeks!. After the marriage, we wait for the full moon. Then from there, we proceed with our plans. Still, everything is working as planned!."Malicious laughter follows...** ** Anticipation Ends ** **..• •• Eve Elite POV • ••Maryline enters my room and opens all the window blinds as usual.The early morning sunrays hits my face and this makes me shudder out of sleep, scantily rubbing my eyes which opens up to Maryline who is impatiently strutting at my bedside with her mended stare fixed on me.I attempt sitting up in bed in vain. Instead, I incite the fierce pain from my knee which renders me weak and a little drop of tears escaping my left eye."What?!. I'm not in the mood!." I yell at Maryline in pains, transforming all my pain into harsh words."Don't raise your voice at me!."She warns. This makes
"Take my virginity before he does!" I pull the dude closer to me. But before I could open my eyes I found my boyfriend laying bleeding on the ground. My heart fell into my stomach "what the hell is going on here!." I sob in terror..."What did I tell you?." he murmurs groaning....With glazed blood dripping from his fangs. This makes me sick. I stand frozen horrified by his monstrous act."You're evil!." I quiver...~~ Anticipation ENDs ~~~~..• •• Eve Elite POV • ••"Eve, you need to eat. Or you want me to call, Adams?."Marilyn yells. At the same time, gets horrified by her own words, especially at the mention of his name. She doesn't appreciate him."I'm not hungry! You can call who so ever you want, I don't care!." I scowl at the mention of his name. I hate when she does that..."You need to eaten. You have had nothing since morning and I know you must be hungry. You're just being stubborn!." She keeps yelling at me hoping to convince me."Thanks, Maryline! As I said I'm not hun
•• • Eve Elite Edward's POV • ••The next day..."Eve Elite Edward!."Maryline shouts as she barges into my room and opens my window blinds as usual.The early morning sunrays as usual hit my face and I wake up groaning as I stretch. "I'm tired Maryline, I need to rest!."I'm not the early morning type. I hate waking up early in the morning. And you know I here when you open the curtains harshly like that."Adams will soon be here... so.... you need to get ready!."She smiles not because she is pleased by Adams's coming. She simply smiles to camouflage her worries and to make me relax.However, that isn't what I'm observing. All I see is an excited mum ready to give out her daughter for marriage. Unfortunately for me, I don't share the same joy. I'm just disappointed in her. She doesn't even lift a finger to save me out of this marriage, she hasn't even asked my opinion, hasn't ask me what I want, getting the right questions from the wrong people hurts more."Why the hell is he coming
• • • Even Elite Edward's POV • • •I shudder out of sleep and the first thing that comes into my mind is Adams! My heart palpitated in fury whenever I think of him. Just as now, I feel like I'm going to have a stroke and die on the spot.Why did he speak to me in that manner? So that's how he sees me "as a poor helpless, worthless, little girl desperately in need of affection" the feeling makes me sick. I clench the bedsheet in wrath."Eve, it's morning already!" Maryline barges into my room using a spare key that she always keeps. "Eve!. it's late and Adams is already down waiting for you!" she hurries me out of bed."Maryline... You know I hate when you barge into my room!" I cry but does she care?."I know! I'm sorry about that but be fast before Adams gets mad at me!" It honestly escapes her mouth."Mad at you? Why will he be mad at you when you're this fond of him!" I utter while step down the bed. Down, I begin to undress and I immediately get into the bathroom."That's your be
• • • Even Elite's POV • • •"Maryline!" I scream her name as I happily walk down the stairs leading to the Kitchen this early morning. Something I never did in the past; because my dad was such a d*ck and he won't have permitted me to go out of my room, also because I had no reason to be this happy in the past but now everything seems to be different.I gallop on Maryline who is busily getting my forenoon stuffs ready for my every morning routine and I hug her tight."Eve!" she screams as she suddenly quivers at my unexpected hug wondering at the top of her voice with some hint of pleasure dispatching her face "Why all the sudden joy, my young queen?" she pauses staring at me.I got up very early this morning, without having her barging into my room, so it's normal she gets alarmed. I simply smile at her query worried gaze waiting on her to guess the reason of my joy. "I know you can guess it, Maryline! Just try!" I tell myself deep down with my slender gaze fixed on her and she imme
• • • Even Elite’s POV • • •“Maryline!” I scream her name as I happily walk down the stairs leading to the Kitchen this early morning. Something I never did in the past; because my dad was such a d*ck and he won't have permitted me to go out of my room, also because I had no reason to be this happy in the past but now everything seems to be different.I gallop on Maryline who is busily getting my forenoon stuffs ready for my every morning routine and I hug her tight.“Eve!” she screams as she suddenly quivers at my unexpected hug wondering at the top of her voice with some hint of pleasure dispatching her face “Why all the sudden joy, my young queen?” she pauses staring at me.I got up very early this morning, without having her barging into my room, so it's normal she gets alarmed. I simply smile at her query worried gaze waiting on her to guess the reason of my joy. “I know you can guess it, Maryline! Just try!” I tell myself deep down with my slender gaze fixed on her and she imme
“Finis venit. Sol et luna dea non salvabit nos!. Finis venit, finis venit.” this little girl rolls onto her side of the bed, battling so hard to breath like she has forgotten how it's been done.She keeps uttering this words in her uncomfortable dream “Finis venit. Sol et luna dea non salvabit nos!. Finis venit, finis venit” like a dose of her soul vanishes at any single word she utters.She suffocates with her eyes close. At some point, it's like her heart stops beating and everywhere gets quiet. Then a few minutes later she starts screaming back and she fight like she is drowning in an ocean filled with wild sharks.Whenever she succeeds in catching a good breath, she starts coughing deeply like an old smoker with seriously damaged lungs ready to give up his last breath at any second.Her Lady in Waiting, Miss Molly rushes in when she heard her coughing and crying “hey, hey! I'm here. Rebecca, it's Molly!” she cuddles the young girl’s hairs, while she gently tries to wake her up fro