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MaiaIn Garnet Falls, my reception is just as loud, noisy, and boisterous as it was in Wellmore Village as I sit on the horse, properly this time, in front of Sir Hugo and can see everything. Hundreds of people gather around me, cheering and throwing flower petals at me.‘Thank you, Princess!’ They shout.I smile at their misplaced gratitude and avoid making eye contact with them.They try to hand me gifts of food, flowers, fabrics, trinkets and smelling salts. I ignore all the gifts being passed to me, but Sir Hugo accepts anything of value and packs them in the overfilled saddle sacks behind himself.‘I’m feeling anxious, it’s too much, and my head spins as people grab at my new dress and generally overwhelm me with their noise and presence. The energy inside me intensifies, and I wince in pain when the iron cuffs burn me. A few onlookers have noticed I’m in pain.‘Avoid using your powers. You’ll only hurt yourself,’ Sir Hugo says, with a ful
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‘Mrs Fields, this is Maia. Maia, this is Mrs Fields, my Head Housekeeper. Please escort Maia to her room, the room next to mine. Get the staff to tend to her wrists, and tell the cook to make whatever she wants for dinner. I will be accompanying her then,’ King Fenris says.‘Yes, my Lord,’ she says, curtsying and taking my hand.‘Maia, I have some urgent matters I need to tend to. I’ll join you for dinner, and we can discuss the war and so forth,’ he says kindly.‘Yes, I’d like that. Thank you,’ I say.Mrs Fields leads me up the grand staircase, along a lengthy passage, and into a stunning bedroom, with a Queen-sized four-poster bed and a balcony. I run outside through two open doors and admire the views.‘The view is breath-taking,’ I tell Mrs Fields, and she chuckles.‘It is indeed. We’re very blessed with excellent views here,’ she says.The skyline is bordered by a row of tall and large trees on the horizon. The training fields are just visible in the distance beneath them. A beau
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Alpha King DamonIn Garnet Falls, we tie our horses up to posts in the sheltered, wooden stables behind the local tavern and go inside. We wait at the bar to be served, and when the bar-mistress is free, we book two rooms for the night.‘We men can bunk in with each other, and the ladies can have their own room.’ I say.Vivian nods. It’s late, a storm is brewing outside, and we’re starving and exhausted. We sit in a quiet corner of the room, near the fireplace, minding our own business, drinking beer, and eavesdropping on the conversations between the villagers.‘It was so rude of the knight to leave with her like that. We had gifts for her too, but she was a rude, entitled girl,’ a young woman with brown eyes, red hair in a messy bun, in a black shawl, tells her companion.I scull my pint to try and stop my wolf from letting out a growl at the woman's disrespectful words towards my Luna.Vivian stands up and walks past the ladies and orders some pin
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MaiaWaking up, I’m alone in my room. I think of Damon. Does he know where I am? Will he come for me? Has he been lying to me? Or does he truly love me? I miss him. I stare at the maroon-coloured walls of my bedroom and their gold wainscotting and revel in how luxurious my room is. The sun is shining through my windows. The maids didn’t draw them last night because they didn’t want to wake me.There is a knock on my door, and Jewel and Leah let themselves in, and stand near a chest of drawers, holding a basket with a washcloth and some salve. Leah has an olive-green, floor-length, long-sleeved gown and places it on the bed.‘We’re here to help you bathe and salve your skin,’ Jewel says. I smile.‘Please, come in,’ I tell them, and I fling the covers back off my legs to get up. Jewel pulls the nightie over my head and throws it on the bed before leaning over a wooden tub and pumping the water.Jewel is struggling with the pump. She stops for a moment while she catches her breath.‘Here
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We arrive at the training fields, and the soldiers stop and look at me in awe as usual. Commander James and General Zander approach us, smiling and pleased to see King Fenris and me together on Nimble.King Fenris hops down and then helps me from Nimble and ties the reign to a wooden post in the ground.We go into a large communal tent where a large table is stationed. On the table is a map of the two kingdoms and my home, the forest, in the centre.I walk over to the table and run my fingers over the forest on the map.‘I didn’t know the kingdoms were this big,’ I say, and King Fenris walks over to me.‘When the war is over, all of this will be one kingdom,’ he says neutrally.‘I'm sorry, King Fenris, but there has to be another way. Thousands of people and werewolves will die if you proceed with this war. There has to be another way to settle this.’Commander James and General Zander look at each other, then back at me, amused.‘How do you think I should proceed? What do you think s
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I follow King Fenris back to the tent with Commander James and General Zander.Before I enter, someone grabs my attention. I stop and ignite both hands with a ball of flame. I angrily stare directly into Sir Hugo's eyes. The soldiers that stand near him step back in fear. I step toward Sir Hugo as the soldiers continue to step aside, creating a path as I walk towards Sir Hugo.‘Maia, whatever is going on?’ King Fenris asks.I stop and turn to him.‘I have a matter I would like to attend to.’ I say with a smirk on my face.I turn my attention back to Sir Hugo, not giving the King a chance to respond. At first, Sir Hugo isn't too concerned, but he becomes nervous as he realises that I am walking toward him. I stop a few metres in front of him. He crosses his arms and tries to mask his worry. He avoids eye contact even though it’s obvious I am staring at him in anger.‘Sir Hugo,’ I say in a stern voice.He looks up.‘Kitten... and what do I owe the pleasure?’ He says calmly.‘Well, you s
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MaiaLeah and Jewel help me out of my second bath today, and when I’m dry, I walk into my room and sit on my bed‘Arms up!’ Jewels instruct, and I throw my hands into the air.Leah and Jewel pull a cream corset down my arms, over my head, and down past my underarms.‘Hands on your hips, Miss Maia,’ Jewel instructs as she and Leah stand behind me. They work their way up from the top of my backside and slowly upward, pulling at every piece of string, trying to kill me. The corset is tight, my ribs are being forced inward, and I can’t breathe.‘Are you trying to kill me?’ I ask, melodramatically, gasping for air and holding my sternum, feeling winded. Jewel and Leah laugh in hysterics at my reaction to the corset.‘Beauty is pain, Miss Maia,’ Jewel says, her face reddened with laughter.They tie the strings in a double knot at the top of the corset and tuck them into the corset, hidden away.‘What’s next? The dress, right?’ I ask, knowing it
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Arriving on the castle grounds, Vivian loops her arm through Troy’s and takes in everything around us. There are lanterns lit every metre, and musicians play a symphony at the top of the stairs.‘Split up and mind-link each other if we see her,’ I say.After familiarising ourselves with our surroundings, I still hadn't seen Maia yet. I kept making my way through the crowd of people and looked around for her.Any signs of her yet, Troy? I mind-link. Sorry Alpha, not yet. Troy replies.The ball is only just beginning, so she may not be here yet. Plus, I haven't seen King Fenris yet either. I link back.Walking across the room, I lean my back against a pillar. Many women are giving me seductive looks and slowly approaching me. I roll my eyes and sigh. The women are giggling and fanning their faces. They attempt to hook their arms in mine.‘Well, hello, handsome.’ One woman says. She stares into my eyes with a flirtatious look in her eyes.I clear my throat, ‘I’m not interested, lady,’ I
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