Athena was awake early. She took her bath, cleansed her body and dressed up regally. Today was her first appearance after her coronation party and she needed to look her best. He instructed one of her servants to get Damien for her. "You look really well, Athena," Damien said with a smile. Athena nodded and pulled her leg away once her maid was done fixing the strap of her shoe. "Yes, I am. The past two days have been hectic for me." "I know. And you got the rest you deserve." Damien said. "Well, I have come with a few updates from the days you've been absent." Athena nodded and looked up at him. "I'm listening." "Well, the Lycan Confederate sent a letter to us. The letter contained the test results from the specimen they took and also added notes. I left it in your study yesterday as I didn't want yuh to be disturbed. And about the execution, people are already talking about it and wondering if you're going to execute them or let them go scott free." Athe
"What you mean is that we won't be going home anytime soon?"Ciara asked as she put on the last dress she had in her trunk. She hadn't planned on staying here for this long so she didn't bring enough clothes. She remembered how Daniel told her that she was taking so much on their way here. Who knew that they were going to stay for much longer? Daniel nodded. "Yes, we are. Honey, you should understand why we're staying for much longer." Ciara nodded. "I do. But all of my dresses have been worn and I can't wear them again." "That isn't a problem. I'd get one of the servants to wash them." Daniel said and stood on his feet. "I miss Blue moon," Ciara suddenly said and flopped into bed. "I miss our room and how comfortable I am there." "Aren't you comfortable here?" Daniel sighed and asked. "Not as comfortable as I am in Blue moon. I'm sure you feel the same way, too," Daniel shrugged. "I've never really given it a thought. But you know we'd go back so
Heyli stood in the middle of the perimeter and tried not to cave in as everyone stared at her with curiosity. The whispers were still heard and the slight giggles from girls. She even got glared at by a dark haired stud who shouldn't have been one. "Everyone, this is Heyli..." Harrison turned to look at Heyli. "What's your surname?" "Kellogg," Heyli completed. There was a disappointed look on everyone's faces and even Harrison gave her an incredulous look. "Thought you were related to King Athena." Heyli frowned. She wasn't ready to be embarrassed on her first day of being here. She turned to face everyone. "What makes y'all think that I am in any way related to the King? I just appear out of nowhere and in a few days, you all think I am in anyway related to her. Absolutely sensible." "We didn't believe you were royalty at first. It took a lot of convincing from Harrison for us to believe," Someone, a boy from the group of warriors said and turned to his
Athena stood before her subjects. Most of them were commoners and a few of them were among the elites. They all stood before the King in the hall as they wondered why they weren't outside, in front of the field where offenders were commonly executed. She was unsmiling and as soon as she cleared her throat, everyone focused their attention on her. "I understand that you all are talking about the execution and all. Why am I not outside addressing you all before the offender. That's because I have decided that he will not be killed anytime soon," Damien looked at Athena in surprise and the others began to talk in whispers about how ridiculous it was to extend the life of an offender but Athena didn't care. Knowing that her reasons were valid, she waited till the murmur had died down. "My King, why would you say such a thing? He is to be killed before the full moon!" Damien said. Athena turned to look at him with a smile on her face. "Be patient and listen to w
Kayla Hart's spot at the top of the scoreboard was enough for Heyli to know that she was one of the best. No one needed to tell her and as the red haired, tall girl walked towards her, Heyli looked at Gray eyes and wondered why he had paired her with a good fighter, knowing fully well that today was her first day of being here. Knowing that it was better to speak up than for her to be beaten to a pulp by this girl, she turned to him and walked towards him. "But this is my first time here. Don't you think it's unfair for me to be paired with her? She's at the top of the scoreboard!" Heyli said. If Grey eyes heard her, he acted like he didn't. Someone called him and that was when she knew that his name was Loki. A fucking Norseman. Sighing, she knew that she had to take the cue. Everyone at one point of their life had fought battles with people and situations stronger than they were. She wasn't first and she wasn't going to be the last. So she took a deep breat
"What do you want?" Heyli hissed as she leaned back against the bed that had been raised halfway in the air. Harrison shrugged. "Kolinsky asked me to check up on you. I wouldn't be here if he hadn't asked me to," Heyli gave him a dirty look. She was starting to dislike him. "As you can see, I am perfectly alright. You can go back and report to him," "Of course, I will," Harrison sang as he began to walk away from her. "I also won't forget to tell him that you were beaten by Kayla," Heyli ignored him and decided to leave but when she realized that a doctor or a nurse might have put her here, she decided to wait and in no time, a woman with platinum blonde hair stepped out of a door that she was just seeing for the first time. "Hello, my name is Doctor Quinn," The lady said as she smiled broadly at Heyli. "Hi, Doctor Quinn," Heyli replied quietly as she studied the woman. Quinn looked to be in her early thirties. She was young and beautiful and her hair was
Loki stared down at the girl standing before him. Her honey brown eyes swirled even in the dark and even if he knew that she was unable to defend herself, something had made him ask her to duel with Kayla. She looked interesting and he could read it in her eyes. There was a mystery behind those eyes and he wanted to know what it was. "Your name is Heyli?" He asked in his calm voice. His Norwegian accent could not be ignored and she wondered if he was an immigrant from another pack in far away Norway or he was a descendant of a Norwegian family and somehow, he had grown up with that accent. "Can you hear me?" Loki repeated as he waved his hand in front of her face. Heyli shook her head as if to clear off whatever thought she was having before she nodded her head. "Yes, my name is Heyli. Thanks for pairing me with Kayla," Heyli's voice dripped with sarcasm and Loki knew she was angry. He smiled. "I'm actually really sorry. I rarely visit and today, there was s
Never in her life had she thought that she would have anyone watching over her. It was absolutely weird as she had had to live on her own, getting beat by her father with no form of protection. But now, she had that and she wasn't sure if she really wanted it. She didn't want Loki to be her bodyguard for some reasons she had no idea about. But she knew that there was nothing she could do. She couldn't say no to Athena. The lady didn't look like one who liked to be questioned. Sighing, Heyli climbed down the porch steps and went to meet him. "Hey," She said. Loki turned. "Hey," He wasn't smiling this time. Now, he was looking like the Loki she had seen this morning and it was quite satisfying. "Are you done making up your mind?" Heyli nodded. "Not like I had an option though. So, how is it going to be? Are you going to stand before my door all day?" Loki gave her an incredulous look. "I'm not as jobless as you think. To think that I would stand before you