NaomiA growl left Seth's lips as the soldier mentioned my brother, and a gasp left my lips. What was Xander doing here? What did he want?Before I could process further, Seth stormed towards the door, but I ran after him, holding his hand to stop him from rampaging down all the way to the dungeons. His eyes flared with anger, and his fists tightened. "I'm going to kill him." He growled, while I tried to soothe him, my other hand resting on his chest. "Seth, please, let's find out why he's here first. There must be a reason."Seth's eyes met mine, and I almost shrunk back with the intense anger burning in his orbs, turning them almost black. "His reason must be nothing more than the need to be killed." He pulled away from me once again, walking out of the room and out to the hallway but I ran after him, almost slipping on the floor because of how fast he was walking.He was out for blood, and wouldn't rest until he got it.But I couldn't let him. Xander was my only family left."Se
Ninety-SevenNaomiThe cold, damp air clung to my skin as we moved into the dungeon, and the echoes of distant moans and muffled cries filled the space. The pungent smell of blood and decay intensified, filling the air, and almost causing me to lose my lunch as I tried to keep it all in.Being in this space brought back memories. It smelt just as bad that day. Seth was nothing but a ruthless king, and I despised him with everything I had in me.Now his baby was in my belly. We moved closer into the dungeon, the occupants of the cell cowering at the sight of Ssth as he strode purposefully to the cell that contained ny brother. But they didn't cower at the sight of me, the pregnany woman following closely behind him. Instead, they stared back at us with hollow eyes, and I shivered at the thought of what could have made them that way.The cell Xander was kept in was far from the entrance, which meant it was hard for us to see him clearly, save for the little Window above his cell. As
Ninety-EightNaomiI drew patterns lazily on Seth's broad chest as I laid against him, our naked bodies tangled under the sheets, as we laid together, extremely exhausted from our exercise. He placed little kisses on my head, and we just stayed there, in silence. I knew he was thinking about something, but I had no idea what. There were a million pending issues that haven't been resolved. As king, there wasn't really any resting time. This was the last semblance of peace he was going to get until after the war, and I made sure to make it worth his time."What are you thinking about, my love?" I asked softly, my hands reaching to stroke his chin as my eyes searched his.They were not guarded, like I always knew to expect when I looked into them, instead, they were filled with conflicted emotions. Something was bothering him, and the question was, what exactly was it? There were a million things, and I had no idea which one caused him to worry that much.He let out a sigh, his hand re
Ninety-NineSethLast night was the best night I had ever had, and as I laid here, watching her sleep, I made myself a promise. I wasn't going to die when we decided to attack today.I would make sure to come back in one piece, and be with my baby and its mother. Then be the best frigging dad I could ever be. She snored lightly in her sleep as I pulled her close, placing kisses all over her face. I loved her to death, and when everything was over, we would have the best wedding ever.We would have the best life together.A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts, and I covered her body properly with the blanket as I wore my shorts to open the door.Standing in front of the door was Connor. And he was pissed.I had a good idea what he was here for, and I would be pissed as well if the roles were reversed."You let that asshole into this pack, and gave him a fucking room? What the fuck is wrong with you?" He snarled, his eyes blazing with anger. I sighed, knowing this conversation c
A Hundred! Seth "We've been attacked!" The moment those words infiltrated my ears, I knew I had one major mission. To get Naomi the hell out of here. And to not panic. "Get everyone to safety! That's the major mission right now!" I shot orders at the guards guarding Xander's room, and they ran to work. Xander ran out of his room, geared up and ready to fight. "What do you need me to do?" "Connor, work with him. " I ordered as I ran towards my room, Connor shouting as I left, "Work with him?" But that wasn't my problem now. I needed to get her to safety. She was their major mission. I couldn't afford them hurting her and my baby. As I reached my room, Aubrey was already with Naomi, and they were surrounded with maids, and Megan was pulling her to safety. Her eyes were filled with worry, and as they landed on me, relief filled them. "Seth," she called out as she took her hands from both Aubrey's and Megan's, running into my arms. "I was worried." She held me close, and I hel
One hundred and oneNaomiMegan, the guard assigned to us, kept ignoring Aubrey and I as we asked for where we were headed. All the maids were dismissed, and we kept working into the woods.There were no signs of people, and we were beginning to get worked up. My feet hurt and my head and back were hurting. I was pregnant, I didn't need all this stress.And Seth's emotions were all around my mind. There was a wave of disappointment, then it turned to anger.I do hope the war was going well. I didn't want to ever lose him.And my brother, and Connor, my first ever friend.I didn't want to lose anyone of them."Hey guard girl. This is the tenth time I'm asking you, where are we headed? I do not see any hideout in sight, and the Luna is pregnant. You are to answer her questions if you are going to put her at risk."Megan still refused to answer Aubrey, and she let out a loud groan of frustration. Megan kept doing that, ignoring our questions and it was getting really irritating.When thi
One hundred and twoSethSticking my sword into the last rogue, the smell of blood and decay intensified on the field. I looked around the field, making a mental analysis. Connor and Xander were fine, angry even. The men who were alive seem shaken, but strong and alert. We lost ten percent of our men because of Isabella's betrayal. She hasn't been found, despite my men searching every single part of the palace.But she wasn't the main problem.Luke was nowhere to be seen. He wasn't dead, that was sure, but we had no idea where he could be."Search around for the commandant. He could be anywhere." I instructed the soldiers, and they all began looking.Connor and Xander jogged up to me, their eyes filled with identical anger."That was a decoy." Xander announced, glaring at the dead rogues surrounding me.Connor nodded, taking it all in. "Well yeah, it is a decoy. We know that, but what makes you sure? Did you hear them plan this before you escaped?"Xander shook his head in negativ
One hundred and threeNaomiMy head banged against the cold, hard surface, and I groaned as consciousness reluctantly returned. My head and vision were foggy as I tried to blink away the haze, the metallic smell of blood infiltrating my nostrils as I tried to focus, and adjust my vision to the dim light of the room.It was small and damp, and with only one little Window at the top corner of the room.The feeble light barely illuminated the cold, concrete walls that seemed to close in on me.My senses came back, and the memory of everything that happened came flodding back and in panic, I reached to touch my belly, but my hands were restrained behind my back.I could feel the pulse of my baby, ans that was all it took for me to calm down. At least my baby was safe.I just needed to find a way out of here before that changes.I searched the room for anything I could use to escape. I needed to untie the binds on my hands before I'm able to do anything. But I had no idea how to.If I cou