I don't know where the hell I was but it felt like I was dreaming. That was the only sane explanation I could come up with for the situation I was in presently.I looked back, but the door through which I came through had vanished. I had to wipe my face to be sure I wasn't hallucinating. Looking up, fear clouded my eyes at what was before me.The girls were both tied to a wooden stake with silver binds and they were knocked unconscious with fire surrounding them."Imelda!" I heard my name and I turned to see Derek surrounded by the elders and the different packs behind him, all watching the situation with no sense of urgency in their eyes."What are you all doing?""Help them out!" I yelled but they all laughed asides Derek who had his eyes fixed on me."No one can help them out," I saw Becca amidst the crowd crying. Was this why her mood was gloomy when she brought me here?Did she know about this from the start?"They are of royal blood, this is no way to treat a Princess," I raged
My brain tried processing everything that led to this moment.First, Becca had led me to a strange room and left me to go in alone.Stepping into the room, I met Naya and Maya knocked out, both tied and kept in the midst of a fire, left to burn. There was Mirabelle also, close to being executed.It all felt like a dream but in reality it wasn't. After Mirabelle was beheaded right in front of me, I kind of ended up here.I was in an open field with wild shrubs, fruits and animals moving around. The smell of wildlife felt so calming and for once, it felt like it was in the right place."You still like it here as always," the dazzling woman smiled.I faced her and frowned. One detail I missed was waking up to see a beautiful strange woman crouched beside me, calling me Temis.If I died weren't they supposed to have my name written down somewhere to recount all my good and bad deeds?"You're not dead yet stupid, stop thinking that you are," she cackled, picking up a wildflower."You read
"Come on, Imelda, we are sorry!" The girls pouted as they all ran after me while I paid them no attention.After relieving myself of the worry of seeing them hale and hearty, I became pissed at them just as I was with Becca."Imelda!" Maya grabbed me by the arms stopping me from taking any further step."Let go," I said calmly but I was boiling within."We are sorry, please just hear us out," the girls pleaded while Becca just stood aside silently unable to say anything. I was more pissed at her than I was with the girls because she personally fed me the Opium without informing me."Well you can't be pissed at me, I didn't know about all this and this is simply my first time of attending a ball," Irina said but I ignored her, facing the girls. Truly she wasn't guilty but I was pissed at all of them all the same."So you can give me some flimsy excuse like Becca?" I rolled my eyes and the girls bit their lips, looking sorry. I know I shouldn't really be pissed at them because they were
"You know him?" I glanced from Maya to the strange man."Sweet Goddess, it's truly Eric!" Naya squealed happily, throwing herself on Eric and hugging him tight."Naya, you're killing me." "Your breast is suffocating me," Eric chuckled while I just watched them silently. Unlike Naya who looked pretty much happy to see Eric, Maya look shocked and hurt seeing him and I wonder why."They probably had some bad history together," Arla suggested and I couldn't agree less."We need to go right now we are running late," Irina chirped, looking uninterested in their reunion."OMG, that's true," Naya exclaimed finally pulling away "We need to go Imelda," Naya grabbed my hands and that of Maya who was still rooted to the floor and dragged us away with Irina tagging along behind."Where do you guys know him from," I asked curiously as we rushed out of the house."He is one of Derek's best friend." "He's being away for a while now, I guess hearing that Derek is getting mated toward brought him ba
The sun reflected from the window, shining from my face and I grumbled, turning to the other side. "Becca close the window," I muttered but there was no reply which was strange. Becca should be here by now.I slowly tore my eyes open and closed it back, my eyes not fully adjusted to the light. After some seconds I slowly opened by eyes again, looking around The world around me was a blurry tableau, and it took a moment for the details to emerge from the fog. As my senses slowly adjusted, I realized I was lying on a plush bed, enveloped in luxurious sheets that I could tell were not my own."Where am I?" I wiped my eyes, trying to make sense of my environmentPanic stirred within me as I attempted to make sense of my surroundings. The room was elegantly adorned with regal accents and strange furnishings which looked oddly familiar. It didn't take long for recognition to dawn upon me; this was Derek's room."What hell was I doing in Derek's room, on his bed?"My gaze fell upon a refle
FLASHBACKEveryone returned back into the hall, people were still talking about the events that took place on the mating ritual ground.I felt someone glaring at me and turning back to see who it was, it was none other than Elder Renfrew, Mirabelle's father. His eyes clearly told me everything that I needed to know.He hated me which was certain and I had to be cautious around him because whenever the opportunity presents itself, he was going to show me just how much he hated me and I wasn't ready to put myself in such situation."What are you looking at?" Irina grabbed my hands, bringing me out of my thoughts."Nothing," I smiled."I was just thinking about the deer we saw earlier on." I peeked back but Elder Renfrew had disappeared, mixing with the crowd."You're still smitten by it?""Huh?" I faced her not hearing what she said and she gave me a weird look."You sure you're ok?" She frowned."Of course I'm ok, what could be possibly wrong with me," I snickered, grabbing a drink fr
"What are you doing here?" I looked away frowning."Well, I also came to get some fresh air and I definitely didn't expect to meet you here. I guess fate wanted us to meet," he smiled and I snorted."Cut the bullshit, you clearly knew I was here. You were following me. I initially thought I lost you but seeing you here I guess I was wrong.""Wow, you are quite observant," he grinned, sitting beside me."How did you know that I was following you?" He asked curiously, and I faced him giving him a bored look."You're not very discreet.""Now stop disturbing me and get lost," I looked away irritated and he smiled, going silent."Just pretend I'm not here," he whispered and I rolled my eyes. How could I do that when he was dragging his claws on a stone, making an irritating sound, clearly trying to piss me off.Ignored him, my eyes fixated on the lake that calmed me.The lake was like a peaceful painting with flowers all around. Lily pads with white flowers floated on the water. Lotus flo
"The King requests for your Presence your highness," Lucas said, facing the ground."Tell him I'm busy I'm in no mood to see him this morning," I flipped through the pages of the book on my table, frowning. Knowing the King, he would try to keep me tied to him, boring me to death with his numerous meetings with the council. I wonder if they never got tired of hearing each other's civics. They never for once ran out of things to talk about, instead they keep coming up with different things that needed to be addressed."Alright, I'll pass your message across," Lucas replied and turned to leave."Would you like to join me for a run this morning?" I looked up and he paused in his tracks, not moving forward."I'm sorry but I'll be busy keeping an eye on your mate," he declined and I frowned. He always had a reason never to hangout with me. "This is not about Imelda, you just don't want to be affiliated with me."He turned, facing me, his face expressionless."If you know that, why then do