~SabastianMy phone fell from my hand as I was still in a state of shock after the call with Sabrina. Richard was on his way to my pack."Are you that scared of him?" my wolf quizzed."He is the lycan king.""That doesn't answer my question. I didn't ask who he is, I asked if you are that scared…""Of course, I am that scared of him! What do you expect? A man that can kill me without having to do too much, haven't you heard? Our wolf abilities are useless where he is concerned," I growled angrily.My wolf went silent. It must have sunk in, the realization of the fact that we were no match for the lycan king, a discovery I had made recently during a conversation with Sabrina when I had threatened her I would come and fight against the lycan king, waging war against him if it got to that. She made me understand that it would all be in vain as the lycan king had the ability to control powers. I would be unable to use my strength as a wolf if he commands it."I almost forgot that part. Hi
~ SebastianI had been on edge for the past few hours while waiting for Richard to arrive. Despite all the witch did to completely cloak Athena's presence in my mansion, I still felt something was amiss but I couldn't quite place my hand on what it might be."You are not one to be frightful Sabastain! Get a hold of yourself!", my wolf advised."I know! I know! But this is Richard we are talking about, the Lycan king is on his way here and we know how bloodthirsty that breed can be", I retorted."Your fear is what would get you killed! Be brave! You are not the Sabastain I know! Where is the man that is feared and revered by werewolves far and wide? The man whose mere name makes people tremble? Huh? Where is he?", he taunted.I rolled my eyes at his words and run a hand through my hair in frustration as I muttered "Well, I am still him but Richard is…", "Someone the Sabastian I know would stand tall in confrontation against instead of acting like a scared dog! Who are you and what hav
~SabastianI glanced down the hallway leading to the basement and then at Richard."You're right, Your Majesty. She might be hiding down there. Why hadn't I thought of that? We would have checked there sooner, maybe before checking every other place.""Well, let's do that now," he said."We will, Your Majesty. Kindly spare me a few minutes to get some water to drink before we go down there. I am so dehydrated," I replied, making an excuse, hoping he would buy it.He glanced at the witch and his beta. "I could use some water too," the witch chimed in."Well, get some for everyone then," Richard concluded."Alright, please kindly wait inside the hall while I fetch it," I gestured towards the hall.When they made their way towards the hall, I quickly brought out my phone and placed a call to my chief guard. I needed him to go to the special dungeon where Athena was kept and take her away from there.I waited until I was out of earshot from them before issuing my instructions to my guard,
~Sabastian"You heard him! Open the gate," I reiterated Richard's words to the guard, doing nothing to mask the fear in my voice.The guard, who was already afraid, opened the gate with trembling hands. Richard barged into the dungeon."Athena was here! She was here! I am sure of it!" he growled, scanning the area with fiery eyes."How is that possible, Your Majesty?" I said, falling in step beside him. "If she is as powerful as you say she is, then she can't possibly have been here. This dungeon has been empty for over a month now," I explained."I know what I am saying, Sebastian. I am no fool. I smell her here!" he glared intently at me.I frowned and furrowed my brows, thinking of the best possible excuse to give as to why Athena's scent might have been there. Just as the idea hit me, to my surprise, the witch spoke, taking the words right out of my mind."Athena was here, Your Majesty, but that was weeks ago. I can smell her scent faintly."They all fixed their eyes on me, hoping
~SabrinaRichard was holding out pretty well on the outside, trying to act strong and brave, but I know his heart. I know how broken he was on the inside despite his tough exterior. This was my time, my opportunity to draw closer to him and use comfort as a guise to get what I want. I needed to cement our relationship by being available now that he was in his most vulnerable mourning state.The past couple of days, I have been trying to do just that, but he keeps pushing me away. On one occasion, he had actually flared up and shut the door to his office in my face, saying he wanted to be left alone. He said if I wanted to be of help in any way, I would be out there trying to help hunt down Athena, who was the cause of his turmoil.I scoffed as I left his office. Help hunt down Athena? When I was the one who helped her escape in the first place? How ridiculous. Despite his continuous attempts to push me away, I would keep pressing on until I finally got what I wanted. Earlier today,
~SabrinaI settled myself down on his bed. After shutting the door, he walked towards the bed, but instead of sitting on it, he sat on the floor, making himself comfortable, with one hand placed on the bed, holding his head.He arched his head upwards, his tired eyes lingering on me. I stood from the bed and sat on the floor beside him, placing the glass cups carefully between us. I then opened the wine and poured us each a glass. He grabbed his cup and, to my shock, emptied the whole thing."Richard, you shouldn't gulp down alcohol that way. This is too heavy!" I raised the bottle to my eyes, reading its content, "It has 47% alcohol in it, which is quite strong, especially since you haven't had anything to eat at all."He blinked, focusing his lazy gaze on me. "I don't care about any of that, Sabrina."I sighed. "I am not surprised." He was going through a lot and did nothing to hide it right now. If he continued on this path, he would soon become a shadow of himself. The Richard I
~AthenaIt has been at least a week of constant abuse from Sebastian. Every single day, I feel miserable and wonder just how beautiful life would have been if the things that happened on that fateful day didn't happen. I would still be the Luna of the greatest pack in the history of all packs.Now I have been reduced to a mere slave, whose home is now the dungeon. Even the maids have better lives than me right now. At least they get to live in rooms, lay on beds, and eat when they want, but for me, everything is controlled. Sebastian determines when I am to eat or even take a shower. Life has become a living hell for me. I lie on the cold hard floor every night, reminiscing the days I used to have warm lovely nights wrapped in the arms of the love of my life. Those days still seem so real, living alive inside of me."Is this really how our life is going to be forever?" Elsa asked. I could hear the sadness in her voice.I shut my eyes, blinking back tears. "Unless a miracle happens an
~SabrinaI spent the whole day thinking about that night with James. It had changed everything for me. It had been two days already, and I still hadn't come to a conclusion yet, but I was halfway through making my decision. I needed to really think things through and be sure I was making the right choice.Suddenly, there was a knock on the slightly open door, startling me."Come in," I said without looking back as I was focused on the painting in front of me. I love painting; it is a medium to express my emotions. I do it quite often, especially when I am happy, as I am now."Ms. Sabrina, His Majesty demands your presence in his office."At his words, I faltered, my painting brush mistakenly making a mess on the drawing board. Hearing that Richard wanted to see me made dread cling to the walls of my stomach. I had been intentionally avoiding being in any room or space alone with him because he would want to bring up what had happened between us that night, and frankly, it wasn't a top