NIKOLAI. I brought the letter to the attention of the elders and they all have nothing useful to say. The only interesting thing about the meeting is that Donovan is back. Funny how he came back the same time as the letter. Only proves my point that the man is bad news. “What do we about this?” I ask again and they just continue to stare.“Why do you lots never seem to have opinions? Every time I call a meeting, it feels more like I’m giving a speech because I tend to be the only one that actually has something to say.”“Maybe we’re afraid you won’t listen to them.” Donovan says and I suddenly start to crave his absence. He’s not back the same way he left, he has this glow to him that I’m not sure I can attribute to love. Donovan doesn’t look like the kind to let his feelings for someone to be so outspoken. “Try me. Give me your opinion.” I tell him and he smiles. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen him smile. It looks creepy.I like his face better when he’s not smiling. “I think
WINTER.“Are you okay?” “Of course, I am. You don’t need to worry about me, you have a war to prepare for.” Nikolai looks me up and down and kisses the top of my head before returning to his office. He’s not even mentioning the wedding and it hurts. It really hurts.I work my way to the back of the house and I hear a female voice or a male voice, I can’t tell. We don’t usually have maids at this part of the house so who is out there?“Who is there?” I call out cautiously. I’ve been learning a little self defense during my spare time but I don’t even know who I’m up against and with my skills, I’m sure six toddlers can take me up. The guards put a lot of effort into teaching me but I’m just un-teachable and my bones are like butter. I take two steps forward but I don’t see anyone, I’m sure I heard a voice. I’m looking behind me every three seconds because I don’t want anyone to sneak up on me. I’m barely any good when I’m ready, when I’m not interested practically dead meet. With th
WINTER.I try hard not to think about it. Nikolai probably didn’t mean to yell at me, he was just as tensed as I was because of the girl on his shoulder; the girl he probably put there, the girl he scooped up without a second thought, the girl he yelled at me because of. The plate in my hand slips and hit the floor, the impact sends glass shards flying everywhere, my face is not an exception. A shard draws a vertical line directly beneath my eye and blood drips slowly from my face like tears. “Shit.” I mutter and dry my hands. I thought doing the dishes would help me feel better but I guess not. I wonder if the brunette is awake, I want to not care but I can’t help it, she looked so helpless and when she held on to my dress, I thought I was going to cry. I’m tempted to go downstairs and check on her but I want to stay as far away from Nikolai as I can. That’s what he wants, give him the space he need. “Are you done?” Aunt Hyacinth asks and I just nod in response, I don’t want her
I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t do anything right. I knew I had to find Winter, she’s the only person that can the get mind back on track. I know aunt Hyacinth told me to find her with a clear mind but I need to find her to have a clear mind. I’ve checked on the brunette twice since the doctor left, she looked perfectly okay, at least I think so. I really don’t care if she’s okay or not, I just need her sane and alive. The doctor said it was going to take a while for her to wake up, looks like she’s not as tough as she looks. She was out there just one night and she almost died. How did someone like that end up as a spy? I catch a whiff of Winter's scent before I see her and I quickly tuck myself behind a wall. I have no idea why I’m hiding, guilt is not a good look on me. She’s tiptoeing down the stairs, does she feel guilty too or is she just being careful not to wake anybody? I don’t know which but what I do know is that she looks sexy as hell in the gown
HUNTER.Daphne is a blessing laced with a curse. Its still a mystery to me how she can manage to ruin the simplest of meals. We barely have enough to live off but that doesn’t stop her from doing whatever she wants. She’s a terrible cook but she still spends most of her time in the kitchen and it never ends well. The one time she prepared an edible meal, she had to go and ruin it by adding more water.It was like eating soup but with stones.The only thing she does right every time is keep the house clean, she’s obsessed with neatness. I didn’t even know the house was dirty until she arrived and cleaned it. She wiped every surface so hard that I can see my face in it.She’s so freaking hard to say no to. Not because she’s cute or I’m in love with her or anything. She just scares the shit out of me. One look from her and I’m agreeing to let her fry my lungs for dinner. She’s been asking me to let her follow me to work for the past three days and I’ve managed to make it this far with
NIKOLAI It’s day three of training my warriors and recruiting every other single able-bodied men I find. I’m not exactly desperate, I trust my men to finish the job but better prepared than sorry. Winter and I are still an unresolved issue, she avoids me as much as she can and it freaking hurts. I’m still yet to figure out what I did so wrong but I’m not sure how long I can take this silent treatment for before I go crazy. She doesn’t even speak to me, I mean she does, but not in the same way she used to. She talks to me like she’s my subject, even some of the maids are not as respectful as she is when she speaks to me. I say her name and she goes; yes your highness, then she bows. I get so mad and I can’t even yell about it. Aunt Hyacinth tells me it’s my fault but she won’t tell me what I did or how to fix it. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. I’ll do whatever it takes for her to stop treating me like this. I’ve been transferring all the aggression and anger I feel into this war an
NIKOLAI “Nikolai, wait, stop. I can’t breathe.” She complains and I let her go. I don’t know how it got to this. I left the training ground for a second because I had to gran something in my office, when I saw her in front of the door, I knew it was my chance to talk, to iron our all the tangled up feelings between us. I talked to her and then when we responded, he words hit me right in the chest but the way her lips moved healed up the wound right away. I wanted to hold back but I couldn’t, the urge was too strong, it’s like anytime I’m away from her too long, I miss her so much that I can’t control myself. I loose control over my brain and basically every other part of my body. The beast in me is unlocked and it wants to tear her up but the royalty in me wants to he gentle and touch her ever so delicately like the treasure that she is but I guess the beast won this time because I kissed her so hard, it felt like she was going to die. Her face is as red as a tomato and her eyes
HUNTER I didn’t think I’d like someone else after Winter but Daphne makes it so easy to like her. Sure she’s a pain in the ass sometimes but it's the beauty of it. I don’t want to take this little thing blooming between us to the next level but I also don’t want to take it for granted. Daphne is a really good person behind all that false bravado and it will be a big shame if I love her with half heart and I can’t boldly say that I’m over Winter, I also can’t boldly say that I don’t have any feelings for Daphne. The only thing that I’m sure of is that I don’t love the two of them at once, so all I have to do now is figure out what I truly want. Daphne and I have started to discuss things we intend to use the land to do. I’m not including her in my plans because I like her, I’m including her because she’s brilliant and she’ll make a really good business partner as long as we don’t try to kill each other. We started by taking a walk around the entire pack. She kept taking notes as